NBA professional basketball team season
The
1990β91 NBA season was the Spurs' 15th season in the
National Basketball Association , and 24th season as a franchise.
[1] During the off-season, the Spurs acquired
Paul Pressey from the
Milwaukee Bucks .
[2]
[3]
[4] After a promising rookie season from second-year star
David Robinson , the Spurs would win 17 of their first 22 games, holding a 32β13 record at the All-Star break.
[5] However, with
Terry Cummings and
Rod Strickland lost for long stretched games due to hand injuries,
[6]
[7] the team struggled in February with a 4β7 record. At midseason, the team released
Reggie Williams to free agency, and signed free agent
Avery Johnson , who was previously released by the
Denver Nuggets .
[8] The Spurs would bounce back winning 13 of their final 17 games as they won the Midwest Division with a solid 55β27 record.
[9]
Robinson averaged 25.6 points, 13.0 rebounds, and 3.9 blocks per game while being selected to the
All-NBA First Team , All-Defensive Second Team, and for selected the
1991 NBA All-Star Game .
[10]
[11] In addition, Cummings averaged 17.6 points and 7.8 rebounds per game, while second-year forward
Sean Elliott provided the team with 15.9 points and 5.6 rebounds per game,
Willie Anderson contributed 14.4 points and 4.8 assists per game, and Strickland provided with 13.8 points, 8.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game.
[12] Robinson also finished in third place in
Most Valuable Player voting,
[13]
[14]
[15] and in second place in
Defensive Player of the Year voting,
[16]
[17] and head coach
Larry Brown finished tied in fifth place in
Coach of the Year voting.
[18]
[19]
In the Western Conference First Round of the
playoffs , the Spurs faced the 7th-seeded
Golden State Warriors , led by the trio of
Chris Mullin ,
Mitch Richmond and
Tim Hardaway . The Spurs won Game 1 at home, 130β121,
[20]
[21]
[22] but would then lose the next three games, thus the series.
[23]
[24]
[25]
[26] Following the season,
David Wingate signed as a free agent with the
Washington Bullets .
[27]
[28]
On November 3, 1990, the Spurs hosted the
Los Angeles Lakers on the premiere broadcast of the
NBA on NBC . The Spurs defeated the Lakers, 110β99.
[29]
[30]
[31]
[32]
1990β91 San Antonio Spurs roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
G
40
Anderson, Willie
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1967β01β08
Georgia
F
34
Cummings, Terry
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1961β03β15
DePaul
F
32
Elliott, Sean
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1968β02β02
Arizona
F
21
Green, Sidney
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1961β01β04
UNLV
F
3
Higgins, Sean
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1968β12β30
Michigan
G
15
Johnson, Avery
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1965β03β25
Southern
F
45
Massenburg, Tony
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1967β07β31
Maryland
G
8
Pressey, Paul
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1958β12β24
Tulsa
C
50
Robinson, David
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1965β08β06
Navy
C
24
Schintzius, Dwayne
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
260 lb (118 kg)
1968β10β14
Florida
G
1
Strickland, Rod
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1966β07β11
DePaul
G
25
Wingate, David
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1963β12β15
Georgetown
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
1990-91 NBA Records
Team
ATL
BOS
CHA
CHI
CLE
DAL
DEN
DET
GSW
HOU
IND
LAC
LAL
MIA
MIL
MIN
NJN
NYK
ORL
PHI
PHO
POR
SAC
SAS
SEA
UTA
WAS
Atlanta
β
3β1
1β4
1β4
3β2
2β0
1β1
0β5
1β1
1β1
4β1
2β0
1β1
4β0
2β3
1β1
3β1
3β1
1β1
0β4
0β2
1β1
2β0
2β0
1β1
1β1
2β2
Boston
1β3
β
3β1
2β2
3β1
2β0
2β0
2β2
1β1
2β0
2β2
2β0
1β1
4β1
2β2
2β0
4β1
5β0
1β1
2β3
1β1
1β1
2β0
1β1
2β0
1β1
5β1
Charlotte
4β1
1β3
β
0β5
1β4
1β1
0β2
1β4
1β1
0β2
0β5
1β1
0β2
2β2
2β3
1β1
2β2
0β4
2β0
2β2
0β2
0β2
2β0
1β1
0β2
0β2
2β2
Chicago
4β1
2β2
5β0
β
5β0
2β0
2β0
3β2
1β1
0β2
4β1
2β0
1β1
4β0
4β1
2β0
3β1
4β0
2β0
1β3
1β1
0β2
2β0
0β2
2β0
2β0
3β1
Cleveland
2β3
1β3
4β1
0β5
β
2β0
1β1
2β3
0β2
0β2
1β4
1β1
1β1
3β1
2β3
1β1
2β2
3β1
2β0
2β2
0β2
0β2
1β1
0β2
1β1
0β2
1β3
Dallas
0β2
0β2
1β1
0β2
0β2
β
3β1
0β2
2β2
1β3
2β0
1β3
2β2
0β2
1β1
1β4
2β0
2β0
1β4
1β1
0β4
1β3
2β2
1β4
2β2
0β5
2β0
Denver
1β1
0β2
2β0
0β2
1β1
1β3
β
0β2
1β3
0β5
0β2
0β4
0β4
0β2
1β1
3β2
1β1
1β1
2β3
0β2
0β4
0β4
3β1
1β4
0β4
1β3
1β1
Detroit
5β0
2β2
4β1
2β3
3β2
2β0
2β0
β
1β1
2β0
3β2
2β0
0β2
3β1
2β3
2β0
3β1
1β3
2β0
2β2
0β2
1β1
2β0
0β2
1β1
0β2
3β1
Golden State
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β2
3β1
1β1
β
2β2
1β1
3β2
2β3
2β0
1β1
3β1
1β1
2β0
2β2
2β0
1β3
2β3
2β3
2β2
3β1
1β3
0β2
Houston
1β1
0β2
2β0
2β0
2β0
3β1
5β0
0β2
2β2
β
1β1
2β2
1β3
2β0
2β0
5β0
2β0
2β0
3β2
2β0
3β1
0β4
3β1
2β3
2β2
2β2
1β1
Indiana
1β4
2β2
5β0
1β4
4β1
0β2
2β0
2β3
1β1
1β1
β
1β1
0β2
2β2
2β3
1β1
3β1
2β2
1β1
1β3
1β1
0β2
2β0
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β2
L.A. Clippers
0β2
0β2
1β1
0β2
1β1
3β1
4β0
0β2
2β3
2β2
1β1
β
0β4
0β2
1β1
3β1
1β1
0β2
1β3
0β2
2β3
1β3
3β2
2β2
2β3
1β3
0β2
L.A. Lakers
1β1
1β1
2β0
1β1
1β1
2β2
4β0
2β0
3β2
3β1
2β0
4β0
β
2β0
0β2
3β1
2β0
1β1
4β0
1β1
3β2
2β3
4β0
3β1
3β2
2β2
2β0
Miami
0β4
1β4
2β2
0β4
1β3
2β0
2β0
1β3
0β2
0β2
2β2
2β0
0β2
β
0β4
0β2
3β3
1β4
1β1
1β4
0β2
0β2
1β1
0β2
0β2
1β1
3β2
Milwaukee
3β2
2β2
3β2
1β4
3β2
1β1
1β1
3β2
1β1
0β2
3β2
1β1
2β0
4β0
β
1β1
2β2
4β0
2β0
2β2
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
3β1
Minnesota
1β1
0β2
1β1
0β2
1β1
4β1
2β3
0β2
1β3
0β5
1β1
1β3
1β3
2β0
1β1
β
1β1
1β1
2β2
2β0
0β4
0β4
3β1
0β4
2β2
1β4
1β1
New Jersey
1β3
1β4
2β2
1β3
2β2
0β2
1β1
1β3
1β1
0β2
1β3
1β1
0β2
3β3
2β2
1β1
β
0β5
1β1
2β3
1β1
0β2
1β1
0β2
1β1
0β2
2β3
New York
1β3
0β5
4β0
0β4
1β3
0β2
1β1
3β1
0β2
0β2
2β2
2β0
1β1
4β1
0β4
1β1
5β0
β
0β2
5β1
0β2
0β2
2β0
1β1
1β1
2β0
3β2
Orlando
1β1
1β1
0β2
0β2
0β2
4β1
3β2
0β2
2β2
2β3
1β1
3β1
0β4
1β1
0β2
2β2
1β1
2β0
β
0β2
2β2
0β4
2β2
1β3
1β3
1β4
1β1
Philadelphia
4β0
3β2
2β2
3β1
2β2
1β1
2β0
2β2
0β2
0β2
3β1
2β0
1β1
4β1
2β2
0β2
3β2
1β5
2β0
β
1β1
1β1
1β1
0β2
1β1
0β2
3β2
Phoenix
2β0
1β1
2β0
1β1
2β0
4β0
4β0
2β0
3β1
1β3
1β1
3β2
2β3
2β0
1β1
4β0
1β1
2β0
2β2
1β1
β
3β2
3β1
1β3
3β2
2β2
2β0
Portland
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β0
2β0
3β1
4β0
1β1
3β2
4β0
2β0
3β1
3β2
2β0
1β1
4β0
2β0
2β0
4β0
1β1
2β3
β
3β2
2β2
4β0
3β1
2β0
Sacramento
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
1β1
2β2
1β3
0β2
3β2
1β3
0β2
2β3
0β4
1β1
1β1
1β3
1β1
0β2
2β2
1β1
1β3
2β3
β
1β3
1β4
1β3
2β0
San Antonio
0β2
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β0
4β1
4β1
2β0
2β2
3β2
1β1
2β2
1β3
2β0
1β1
4β0
2β0
1β1
3β1
2β0
3β1
2β2
3β1
β
3β1
2β3
2β0
Seattle
1β1
0β2
2β0
0β2
1β1
2β2
4β0
1β1
1β3
2β2
1β1
3β2
2β3
2β0
1β1
2β2
1β1
1β1
3β1
1β1
2β3
0β4
4β1
1β3
β
1β3
2β0
Utah
1β1
1β1
2β0
0β2
2β0
5β0
3β1
2β0
3β1
2β2
0β2
3β1
2β2
1β1
1β1
4β1
2β0
0β2
4β1
2β0
2β2
1β3
3β1
3β2
3β1
β
2β0
Washington
2β2
1β5
2β2
1β3
3β1
0β2
1β1
1β3
2β0
1β1
2β2
2β0
0β2
2β3
1β3
1β1
3β2
2β3
1β1
2β3
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
β
1990β91 game log Total: 55β27 (home: 33β8; road: 22β19)
November: 8β4 (home: 5β0; road: 3β4)
December: 11β2 (home: 5β2; road: 6β0)
January: 12β5 (home: 8β1; road: 4β4)
February: 4β7 (home: 3β3; road: 1β4)
March: 12β5 (home: 9β0; road: 3β5)
April: 8β4 (home: 3β2; road: 5β2)
1990β91 schedule
1991 playoff game log
First Round: 1β3 (home: 1β1; road: 0β2)
1991 schedule
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1990-91 San Antonio Spurs
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"A Trading Flurry Uncapped in NBA: Basketball: Ainge Goes to Portland, Schayes to Milwaukee, Pressey to San Antonio, Bol to Philadelphia After Salary Cap Raised by Nearly $2 Million" . Los Angeles Times . Associated Press. August 2, 1990. Retrieved December 15, 2021 .
^ Hente, Karl (August 2, 1990).
"As Salary Cap Rises, Players Fly Around NBA" . The Washington Post . Retrieved November 22, 2022 .
^ Goldaper, Sam (November 5, 1990).
"N.B.A.; Even Newer Spurs Doing Fine" . The New York Times . Retrieved April 9, 2023 .
^
"NBA Games Played on February 7, 1991" . Basketball-Reference . Retrieved November 21, 2022 .
^
"Strickland Breaks Hand" . United Press International . February 2, 1991. Retrieved January 17, 2022 .
^
"Strickland Breaks Hand" . Deseret News . February 3, 1991. Retrieved November 22, 2022 .
^ Watson, Phil (August 29, 2016).
"San Antonio Spurs: 25 Best Players to Play for The Spurs" . Hoopshabit . Retrieved December 15, 2021 .
^
"1990β91 San Antonio Spurs Schedule and Results" . Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 16, 2021 .
^ Smith, Sam (January 30, 1991).
"Pippen Bypassed for All-Star Team" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved November 22, 2022 .
^
"1991 NBA All-Star Game: East 116, West 114" . Basketball-Reference . Retrieved December 2, 2021 .
^
"1990β91 San Antonio Spurs Roster and Stats" . Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 16, 2021 .
^ Brown, Clifton (May 21, 1991).
"BASKETBALL; Amid Pressing Matters, Jordan Accepts M.V.P." The New York Times . Retrieved September 5, 2022 .
^ Howard-Cooper, Scott (May 21, 1991).
"NBA PLAYOFFS: Jordan Is MVP in Landslide Vote" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved November 22, 2022 .
^ Smith, Sam (May 21, 1991).
"Jordan MVP by a Landslide" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved November 22, 2022 .
^
"SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; Rodman Is Named Defensive Player of Year" . The New York Times . May 14, 1991. Retrieved November 22, 2022 .
^
"1990β91 NBA Awards Voting" . Basketball-Reference . Retrieved January 3, 2022 .
^
"Chaney Gets Coaching Award, New Contract" . United Press International . May 23, 1991. Retrieved December 31, 2022 .
^
"Rockets' Chaney Named Coach of Year" . Chicago Tribune . May 24, 1991. Retrieved December 31, 2022 .
^
"San Antonio 130, Golden State 121" . United Press International . April 25, 1991. Retrieved September 5, 2022 .
^
"Plenty in Reserve" . Orlando Sentinel . April 29, 1991. Retrieved April 10, 2023 .
^
"1991 NBA Western Conference First Round Game 1: Golden State Warriors at San Antonio Spurs Box Score, April 25, 1991" . Basketball-Reference . Retrieved November 22, 2022 .
^
"BASKETBALL; 4 Guards and 4 Games Do It for Warriors" . The New York Times . Associated Press. May 4, 1991. Retrieved March 10, 2022 .
^
"Warriors Unlikely Winners: NBA Playoffs: Golden State Eliminates Spurs in Four Games to Gain Series Against the Lakers" . Los Angeles Times . Associated Press. May 4, 1991. Retrieved September 5, 2022 .
^ Liotta, Tim (May 4, 1991).
"Spurs Get Boot from Warriors" . The Washington Post . Retrieved September 22, 2022 .
^
"1991 NBA Western Conference First Round: Warriors vs. Spurs" . Basketball-Reference . Retrieved April 10, 2023 .
^ Aldridge, David (October 2, 1991).
"Bullets Bring in Wingate for Shot in Backcourt" . The Washington Post . Retrieved November 22, 2022 .
^
"Transactions" . The New York Times . October 3, 1991. Retrieved January 19, 2022 .
^ Herbert, Steven (November 3, 1990).
"The Lakers' 1990-1991 National Basketball Assn. season" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved December 15, 2021 .
^
"Spurs 110, Lakers 99" . United Press International . November 3, 1990. Retrieved April 10, 2023 .
^
"Pro Basketball; Spurs Overcome Injuries and Win" . The New York Times . Associated Press. November 4, 1990. Retrieved April 10, 2023 .
^ Heisler, Mark (November 4, 1990).
"Spurs Use a 20-0 Ambush to Run Lakers Out of Town: Pro Basketball: San Antonio, Without Its Starting Guards, Gets Dunleavy Era Off on the Wrong Foot, 110-99. Worthy Scores 35" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved April 10, 2023 .
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