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Revision as of 08:16, 19 July 2016
1990–91 NBA season | |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
TV partner/s | NBC, TBS, TNT |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | Michael Jordan (Chicago) |
Top scorer | Michael Jordan (Chicago) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Chicago Bulls |
Eastern runners-up | Detroit Pistons |
Western champions | Los Angeles Lakers |
Western runners-up | Portland Trail Blazers |
Finals | |
Finals champions | Chicago Bulls |
Runners-up | Los Angeles Lakers |
Finals MVP | Michael Jordan (Chicago) |
The 1990–91 NBA season was the 45th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Chicago Bulls winning their first NBA Championship, eliminating the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals.
Notable occurrences
- The 1991 NBA All-Star Game was played at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina, with the East defeating the West 116-114. Charles Barkley of the Philadelphia 76ers won the game's MVP award.
- The Minnesota Timberwolves played their first game at the Target Center. They had played their first season at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome while Target Center was being built.
- The NBA on NBC began (replacing The NBA on CBS) when the National Broadcasting Company signed a 4 year, US$600 million deal with the NBA. The relationship lasted 12 years (concluding at the end of the 2001-02 NBA season), until The NBA on ABC returned in 2002-03.
- On December 30, the last game of 1990, Scott Skiles of Orlando recorded 30 assists in a game against the Denver Nuggets to set a new NBA record.
- The Utah Jazz played their final season at the Salt Palace.
- The flagrant foul was instituted.
- For the first time since 1981, the Los Angeles Lakers were not the Number 1 seed in the Western Conference. However they still reached the NBA Finals by upsetting the heavily favored Portland Trail Blazers in six games. They would go on to lose to the Chicago Bulls in five games, their last NBA Finals appearance until 2000.
- During the season, all NBA teams sport patches featuring the American flag on their warmups as an honor to the American soldiers fighting during the Persian Gulf War.
Standings
By division
- Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division v •d •e | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-Boston Celtics | 56 | 26 | .683 | — | 35–6 | 21–20 | 20-6 |
x-Philadelphia 76ers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 12 | 29-12 | 15-26 | 14-12 |
x-New York Knicks | 39 | 43 | .476 | 17 | 21-20 | 18-23 | 17–9 |
Washington Bullets | 30 | 52 | .366 | 26 | 21-20 | 9-32 | 10-16 |
New Jersey Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 30 | 20-21 | 6–35 | 8-18 |
Miami Heat | 24 | 58 | .293 | 32 | 18-23 | 6-35 | 9-17 |
Central Division v •d •e | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
y-Chicago Bulls | 61 | 21 | .744 | — | 35–6 | 26–15 | 25–5 |
x-Detroit Pistons | 50 | 32 | .610 | 11 | 32–9 | 18–23 | 19-11 |
x-Milwaukee Bucks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 13 | 33–8 | 15–26 | 16–14 |
x-Atlanta Hawks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 18 | 29–12 | 14–27 | 11–19 |
x-Indiana Pacers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 20 | 29-12 | 12–29 | 15-15 |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 28 | 23–18 | 10–31 | 11-19 |
Charlotte Hornets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 35 | 12–24 | 9–32 | 8–22 |
- Western Conference
Midwest Division v •d •e | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-San Antonio Spurs | 55 | 27 | .671 | — | 33–8 | 22–19 | 20–8 |
x-Utah Jazz | 54 | 28 | .659 | 1 | 36–5 | 18–23 | 21-7 |
x-Houston Rockets | 52 | 30 | .634 | 3 | 31-10 | 21–20 | 20-8 |
Orlando Magic | 31 | 51 | .378 | 24 | 24-17 | 7–34 | 13–15 |
Minnesota Timberwolves | 29 | 53 | .354 | 26 | 21-20 | 8-33 | 9-19 |
Dallas Mavericks | 28 | 54 | .341 | 27 | 20-21 | 8–33 | 7-21 |
Denver Nuggets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 35 | 17-24 | 3-38 | 8–20 |
Pacific Division v •d •e | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-Portland Trail Blazers | 63 | 19 | .768 | — | 36–5 | 27–14 | 18-10 |
x-Los Angeles Lakers | 58 | 24 | .707 | 5 | 33–8 | 25-16 | 19-9 |
x-Phoenix Suns | 55 | 27 | .671 | 8 | 32–9 | 23-18 | 17–11 |
x-Golden State Warriors | 44 | 38 | .537 | 19 | 30–11 | 14–27 | 13–15 |
x-Seattle SuperSonics | 41 | 41 | .500 | 22 | 28-13 | 13–28 | 12-16 |
Los Angeles Clippers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 32 | 23–18 | 8-33 | 10-18 |
Sacramento Kings | 25 | 57 | .305 | 38 | 24-17 | 1–40 | 9–19 |
By conference
# | Eastern Conference v •d •e | ||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Chicago Bulls | 61 | 21 | .744 | – |
2 | y-Boston Celtics | 56 | 26 | .683 | 5 |
3 | x-Detroit Pistons | 50 | 32 | .610 | 11 |
4 | x-Milwaukee Bucks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 13 |
5 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 17 |
6 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 18 |
7 | x-Indiana Pacers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 20 |
8 | x-New York Knicks | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 |
9 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 28 |
10 | Washington Bullets | 30 | 52 | .366 | 31 |
11 | New Jersey Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 35 |
11 | Charlotte Hornets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 35 |
12 | Miami Heat | 24 | 58 | .293 | 37 |
# | Western Conference v •d •e | ||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Portland Trail Blazers | 63 | 19 | .768 | – |
2 | y-San Antonio Spurs | 55 | 27 | .671 | 8 |
3 | x-Los Angeles Lakers | 58 | 24 | .707 | 5 |
4 | x-Phoenix Suns | 55 | 27 | .671 | 8 |
5 | x-Utah Jazz | 54 | 28 | .659 | 9 |
6 | x-Houston Rockets | 52 | 30 | .634 | 11 |
7 | x-Golden State Warriors | 44 | 38 | .537 | 19 |
8 | x-Seattle SuperSonics | 41 | 41 | .500 | 22 |
9 | Orlando Magic | 31 | 51 | .378 | 32 |
10 | Los Angeles Clippers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 32 |
11 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 29 | 53 | .354 | 34 |
12 | Dallas Mavericks | 28 | 54 | .341 | 35 |
13 | Sacramento Kings | 25 | 57 | .305 | 38 |
14 | Denver Nuggets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 43 |
Notes
- z – clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs
- y – clinched division title
- x – clinched playoff spot
Statistics leaders
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
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Points per game | Michael Jordan | Chicago Bulls | 31.5 |
Rebounds per game | David Robinson | San Antonio Spurs | 13.0 |
Assists per game | John Stockton | Utah Jazz | 14.2 |
Steals per game | Alvin Robertson | Milwaukee Bucks | 3.0 |
Blocks per game | Hakeem Olajuwon | Houston Rockets | 3.9 |
FG% | Buck Williams | Portland Trail Blazers | 60.2 |
FT% | Reggie Miller | Indiana Pacers | 91.8 |
3FG% | Jim Les | Sacramento Kings | 46.1 |
NBA awards
- Most Valuable Player: Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
- Rookie of the Year: Derrick Coleman, New Jersey Nets
- Defensive Player of the Year: Dennis Rodman, Detroit Pistons
- Sixth Man of the Year: Detlef Schrempf, Indiana Pacers
- Most Improved Player: Scott Skiles, Orlando Magic
- Coach of the Year: Don Chaney, Houston Rockets
- All-NBA First Team:
- F - Karl Malone, Utah Jazz
- F - Charles Barkley, Philadelphia 76ers
- C - David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs
- G - Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
- G - Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
- All-NBA Second Team:
- F - Dominique Wilkins, Atlanta Hawks
- F - Chris Mullin, Golden State Warriors
- C - Patrick Ewing, New York Knicks
- G - Kevin Johnson, Phoenix Suns
- G - Clyde Drexler, Portland Trail Blazers
- All-NBA Third Team:
- F - James Worthy, Los Angeles Lakers
- F - Bernard King, Washington Bullets
- C - Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets
- G - John Stockton, Utah Jazz
- G - Joe Dumars, Detroit Pistons
- All-NBA Rookie Team:
- Dee Brown, Boston Celtics
- Kendall Gill, Charlotte Hornets
- Derrick Coleman, New Jersey Nets
- Dennis Scott, Orlando Magic
- Lionel Simmons, Sacramento Kings
- NBA All-Defensive First Team:
- Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
- Alvin Robertson, Milwaukee Bucks
- David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs
- Dennis Rodman, Detroit Pistons
- Buck Williams, Portland Trail Blazers
- NBA All-Defensive Second Team:
- Joe Dumars, Detroit Pistons
- John Stockton, Utah Jazz
- Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets
- Scottie Pippen, Chicago Bulls
- Dan Majerle, Phoenix Suns