The 1990β91 NBA season was the 21st season for the
Portland Trail Blazers in the
National Basketball Association.[1] During the off-season, the Blazers acquired
Danny Ainge from the
Sacramento Kings,[2][3][4] and later on traded second-year guard
DraΕΎen PetroviΔ to the
New Jersey Nets, and acquired
Walter Davis from the
Denver Nuggets in a three-team midseason trade.[5][6] The Blazers won their first eleven games of the season,[7] on their way to a franchise best start at a record of 27β3,[8] and holding a 39β9 record at the All-Star break.[9] They would post a 16-game winning streak near the end of the season as they finished with a league best record at 63β19, setting a franchise-high win total that still stands today, and made their ninth consecutive trip to the
NBA Playoffs.[10] It was their first Pacific Division title since the
1977β78 season,[11] and ended the
Los Angeles Lakers' streak of nine straight years as Pacific Division champions and number-one seed in the Western Conference.
Clyde Drexler averaged 21.5 points, 6.7 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.8 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, and finished in sixth place in
Most Valuable Player voting,[12][13][14] while
Terry Porter averaged 17.0 points, 8.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game, and
Kevin Duckworth provided the team with 15.8 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. Drexler, Porter and Duckworth were all selected for the
1991 NBA All-Star Game, with head coach
Rick Adelman coaching the Western Conference.[15][16] In addition,
Jerome Kersey contributed 14.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game, while
Buck Williams provided with 11.7 points and 9.4 rebounds per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team. Off the bench, second-year forward
Clifford Robinson averaged 11.7 points per game, and Ainge contributed 11.1 points per game.[17] Adelman also finished in second place in
Coach of the Year voting.[18][19][20]
The 1990β91 NBA season was the 21st season for the
Portland Trail Blazers in the
National Basketball Association.[1] During the off-season, the Blazers acquired
Danny Ainge from the
Sacramento Kings,[2][3][4] and later on traded second-year guard
DraΕΎen PetroviΔ to the
New Jersey Nets, and acquired
Walter Davis from the
Denver Nuggets in a three-team midseason trade.[5][6] The Blazers won their first eleven games of the season,[7] on their way to a franchise best start at a record of 27β3,[8] and holding a 39β9 record at the All-Star break.[9] They would post a 16-game winning streak near the end of the season as they finished with a league best record at 63β19, setting a franchise-high win total that still stands today, and made their ninth consecutive trip to the
NBA Playoffs.[10] It was their first Pacific Division title since the
1977β78 season,[11] and ended the
Los Angeles Lakers' streak of nine straight years as Pacific Division champions and number-one seed in the Western Conference.
Clyde Drexler averaged 21.5 points, 6.7 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.8 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, and finished in sixth place in
Most Valuable Player voting,[12][13][14] while
Terry Porter averaged 17.0 points, 8.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game, and
Kevin Duckworth provided the team with 15.8 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. Drexler, Porter and Duckworth were all selected for the
1991 NBA All-Star Game, with head coach
Rick Adelman coaching the Western Conference.[15][16] In addition,
Jerome Kersey contributed 14.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game, while
Buck Williams provided with 11.7 points and 9.4 rebounds per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team. Off the bench, second-year forward
Clifford Robinson averaged 11.7 points per game, and Ainge contributed 11.1 points per game.[17] Adelman also finished in second place in
Coach of the Year voting.[18][19][20]