1990–91 Portland Trail Blazers season

The 1990–91 NBA season was the 21st season for the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the offseason, the Blazers acquired Danny Ainge from the Sacramento Kings. The Blazers won their first eleven games on their way to a franchise best start at a record of 27–3. They would post a 16-game winning streak near the end of the season as they finished with a league best record at 63–19, setting a franchise-high win total that still stands today, and made their ninth consecutive trip to the NBA Playoffs. It was their first Pacific Division title since the 1977–78 season, and ended the Los Angeles Lakers' streak of nine straight years as Pacific Division champions and number-one seed in the Western Conference.

1990–91 Portland Trail Blazers season
Division champions
Head coachRick Adelman
ArenaMemorial Coliseum
Results
Record63–19 (.768)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishWestern Conference Finals
(Lost to Lakers 2-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKOIN
Prime Sports Northwest
RadioKEX

However, after advancing to the Western Conference Finals with a 3–2 win over the Seattle SuperSonics in the first round, and a 4–1 win over the Utah Jazz in the conference semifinals, the Blazers were denied a second straight trip to the NBA Finals, falling to the 3rd-seeded Lakers in six games.[2]

Three members of the team, Clyde Drexler, Terry Porter and Kevin Duckworth were all selected for the 1991 NBA All-Star Game.

Draft picks
Main article: 1990 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
125Alaa AbdelnabyPF EgyptDuke

Roster
Roster listing
Portland Trail Blazers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 31 Abdelnaby, Alaa 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Duke
SG 9 Ainge, Danny 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) BYU
PF 2 Bryant, Mark 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Seton Hall
PF 42 Cooper, Wayne 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) New Orleans
SG 6 Davis, Walter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 193 lb (88 kg) North Carolina
SG 22 Drexler, Clyde 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Houston
C 00 Duckworth, Kevin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Eastern Illinois
SF 25 Kersey, Jerome 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Longwood
PG 30 Porter, Terry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) UW-Stevens Point
PF 3 Robinson, Clifford R. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Connecticut
PF 52 Williams, Buck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Maryland
PG 21 Young, Danny 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Wake Forest
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Portland Trail Blazers6319.768—36–527–1418-10
x-Los Angeles Lakers5824.707533–825-1619-9
x-Phoenix Suns5527.671832–923-1817–11
x-Golden State Warriors4438.5371930–1114–2713–15
x-Seattle SuperSonics4141.5002228-1313–2812-16
Los Angeles Clippers3151.3783223–188-3310-18
Sacramento Kings2557.3053824-171–409–19
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Portland Trail Blazers6319.768–
2 y-San Antonio Spurs5527.6718
3 x-Los Angeles Lakers5824.7075
4 x-Phoenix Suns5527.6718
5 x-Utah Jazz5428.6599
6 x-Houston Rockets5230.63411
7 x-Golden State Warriors4438.53719
8 x-Seattle SuperSonics4141.50022
9 Orlando Magic3151.37832
10 Los Angeles Clippers3151.37832
11 Minnesota Timberwolves2953.35434
12 Dallas Mavericks2854.34135
13 Sacramento Kings2557.30538
14 Denver Nuggets2062.24443
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
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 —3–11–41–43–22–01–10–51–11–14–12–01–14–02–31–13–13–11–10–40–21–12–02–01–11–12–2
Boston 1–3—3–12–23–12–02–02–21–12–02–22–01–14–12–22–04–15–01–12–31–11–12–01–12–01–15–1
Charlotte 4–11–3—0–51–41–10–21–41–10–20–51–10–22–22–31–12–20–42–02–20–20–22–01–10–20–22–2
Chicago 4–12–25–0—5–02–02–03–21–10–24–12–01–14–04–12–03–14–02–01–31–10–22–00–22–02–03–1
Cleveland 2–31–34–10–5—2–01–12–30–20–21–41–11–13–12–31–12–23–12–02–20–20–21–10–21–10–21–3
Dallas 0–20–21–10–20–2—3–10–22–21–32–01–32–20–21–11–42–02–01–41–10–41–32–21–42–20–52–0
Denver 1–10–22–00–21–11–3—0–21–30–50–20–40–40–21–13–21–11–12–30–20–40–43–11–40–41–31–1
Detroit 5–02–24–12–33–22–02–0—1–12–03–22–00–23–12–32–03–11–32–02–20–21–12–00–21–10–23–1
Golden State 1–11–11–11–12–02–23–11–1—2–21–13–22–32–01–13–11–12–02–22–01–32–32–32–23–11–30–2
Houston 1–10–22–02–02–03–15–00–22–2—1–12–21–32–02–05–02–02–03–22–03–10–43–12–32–22–21–1
Indiana 1–42–25–01–44–10–22–02–31–11–1—1–10–22–22–31–13–12–21–11–31–10–22–01–11–12–02–2
L.A. Clippers 0–20–21–10–21–13–14–00–22–32–21–1—0–40–21–13–11–10–21–30–22–31–33–22–22–31–30–2
L.A. Lakers 1–11–12–01–11–12–24–02–03–23–12–04–0—2–00–23–12–01–14–01–13–22–34–03–13–22–22–0
Miami 0–41–42–20–41–32–02–01–30–20–22–22–00–2—0–40–23–31–41–11–40–20–21–10–20–21–13–2
Milwaukee 3–22–23–21–43–21–11–13–21–10–23–21–12–04–0—1–12–24–02–02–21–11–11–11–11–11–13–1
Minnesota 1–10–21–10–21–14–12–30–21–30–51–11–31–32–01–1—1–11–12–22–00–40–43–10–42–21–41–1
New Jersey 1–31–42–21–32–20–21–11–31–10–21–31–10–23–32–21–1—0–51–12–31–10–21–10–21–10–22–3
New York 1–30–54–00–41–30–21–13–10–20–22–22–01–14–10–41–15–0—0–25–10–20–22–01–11–12–03–2
Orlando 1–11–10–20–20–24–13–20–22–22–31–13–10–41–10–22–21–12–0—0–22–20–42–21–31–31–41–1
Philadelphia 4–03–22–23–12–21–12–02–20–20–23–12–01–14–12–20–23–21–52–0—1–11–11–10–21–10–23–2
Phoenix 2–01–12–01–12–04–04–02–03–11–31–13–22–32–01–14–01–12–02–21–1—3–23–11–33–22–22–0
Portland 1–11–12–02–02–03–14–01–13–24–02–03–13–22–01–14–02–02–04–01–12–3—3–22–24–03–12–0
Sacramento 0–20–20–20–21–12–21–30–23–21–30–22–30–41–11–11–31–10–22–21–11–32–3—1–31–41–32–0
San Antonio 0–21–11–12–02–04–14–12–02–23–21–12–21–32–01–14–02–01–13–12–03–12–23–1—3–12–32–0
Seattle 1–10–22–00–21–12–24–01–11–32–21–13–22–32–01–12–21–11–13–11–12–30–44–11–3—1–32–0
Utah 1–11–12–00–22–05–03–12–03–12–20–23–12–21–11–14–12–00–24–12–02–21–33–13–23–1—2–0
Washington 2–21–52–21–33–10–21–11–32–01–12–22–00–22–31–31–13–22–31–12–30–20–20–20–20–20–2—

Game log

Playoffs

West First Round

(1) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (8) Seattle SuperSonics: Blazers win series 3-2

  • Game 1 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (April 26): Portland 110, Seattle 102
  • Game 2 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (April 28): Portland 115, Seattle 106
  • Game 3 @ Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle (April 30): Seattle 102, Portland 99
  • Game 4 @ Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle (May 2): Seattle 101, Portland 89
  • Game 5 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (May 4): Portland 119, Seattle 107

Last Playoff Meeting: 1983 Western Conference First Round (Portland won 2-0)

West Conference Semifinals

(1) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (5) Utah Jazz: Blazers win series 4-1

  • Game 1 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (May 7): Portland 117, Utah 97
  • Game 2 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (May 9): Portland 118, Utah 116
  • Game 3 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (May 11): Utah 107, Portland 101
  • Game 4 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (May 12): Portland 104, Utah 101
  • Game 5 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (May 14): Portland 103, Utah 96

Last Playoff Meeting: 1988 Western Conference First Round (Utah won 3-1)

West Conference Finals

(1) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (3) Los Angeles Lakers: Lakers win series 4-2

  • Game 1 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (May 18): Los Angeles 111, Portland 106
  • Game 2 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (May 21): Portland 109, Los Angeles 98
  • Game 3 @ Great Western Forum, Los Angeles (May 24): Los Angeles 106, Portland 92
  • Game 4 @ Great Western Forum, Los Angeles (May 26): Los Angeles 116, Portland 95
  • Game 5 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (May 28): Portland 95, Los Angeles 84
  • Game 6 @ Great Western Forum, Los Angeles (May 30): Los Angeles 91, Portland 90

Last Playoff Meeting: 1989 Western Conference First Round (Los Angeles won 3-0)

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season

Playoffs

Awards and honors

Transactions

References
  1. 1990–91 Portland Trail Blazers
  2. "Lakers Survive Final Threat : Western Conference: Porter misses, Johnson passes and Los Angeles wins right to play Bulls, 91-90". Los Angeles Times. May 31, 1991. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
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