1989–90 San Antonio Spurs season
1989–90 San Antonio Spurs season | |
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Division champions | |
Head coach | Larry Brown |
General manager | Bob Bass |
Owner(s) | Red McCombs |
Arena | HemisFair Arena |
Results | |
Record | 56–26 (.683) |
Place | Division: 1st (Midwest) Conference: 2nd (Western) |
Playoff finish | Conference Semifinals (Lost to Trail Blazers 3–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | KSAT-TV (Dave Barnett, Greg Simmons) Home Sports Entertainment (Dave Barnett, Greg Simmons) |
Radio | WOAI (Jay Howard) |
The 1989–90 NBA season was the Spurs' 14th season in the National Basketball Association, and 23rd season as a franchise.[1] They finished with a franchise-best 56–26 regular season record, surpassing the 53-win season of 1982–83.
As the 1980s ended, the 1989–90 season proved to be the rebirth of the Spurs franchise. With his tour of duty over, David Robinson arrived to the Spurs along with the newly added Terry Cummings, who was acquired from the Milwaukee Bucks, and 1989 first round draftee Sean Elliott. The team also acquired Maurice Cheeks from the Philadelphia 76ers during the offseason, but traded him at midseason to the New York Knicks for second-year guard Rod Strickland. This season would mark a turning point for the franchise, the Spurs would miss the playoffs only once between 1990 and 2019 (that coming in 1996–97).
Although there was speculation that Robinson might choose not to sign with the Spurs and to become a free agent once his Navy commitment ended,[2][3] Robinson decided to play in San Antonio. Robinson joined the Spurs for the 1989-90 season, and he helped the team produce the second greatest single season turnaround in NBA history.[4] Robinson had one of the most successful rookie seasons for a center in NBA history, finishing the season as Rookie of the Year while averaging 24.3 points and 12.0 rebounds per game.
In the first round of the playoffs, the Spurs swept the Denver Nuggets in three games. However, they would lose in a full seven game series to the Portland Trail Blazers in the semifinals.
For the season, the Spurs introduced a new logo, which featured the fiesta colors of turquoise, fuchsia and orange. The uniforms remained silver and black, although starting this season the team nickname replaced the city name on road jerseys. The "fiesta" logo lasted until 2002.
Draft picks[]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 3 | Sean Elliott | SF | ![]() |
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Roster[]
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Roster Notes[]
- Small forward Mike Mitchell was signed by the Spurs before the playoffs began. He did not play during the regular season.
Regular season[]
The Spurs went from 21–61[5] in the 1988–89 NBA season to 56–26 in 1989–90, for a remarkable 35-game improvement. They advanced to the second round of the Western Conference playoffs where they lost in seven games to the eventual western conference champions, the Portland Trail Blazers. Following the 1989–90 season, David Robinson was unanimously named the NBA Rookie of the Year, and subsequently SEGA produced a game featuring him entitled David Robinson's Supreme Court.[citation needed]
Season standings[]
Midwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-San Antonio Spurs | 56 | 26 | .683 | – | 34–7 | 22–19 | 19–9 |
x-Utah Jazz | 55 | 27 | .671 | 1 | 36–5 | 19–22 | 21–7 |
x-Dallas Mavericks | 47 | 35 | .573 | 9 | 30–11 | 17–24 | 17–11 |
x-Denver Nuggets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 13 | 28–13 | 15–26 | 15–13 |
x-Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 15 | 31–10 | 10–31 | 13–15 |
Minnesota Timberwolves | 22 | 60 | .268 | 34 | 17–24 | 5–36 | 6–22 |
Charlotte Hornets | 19 | 63 | .232 | 37 | 13–28 | 6–35 | 7–21 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Los Angeles Lakers | 63 | 19 | .768 | – |
2 | y-San Antonio Spurs | 56 | 26 | .683 | 7 |
3 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 59 | 23 | .720 | 4 |
4 | x-Utah Jazz | 55 | 27 | .671 | 8 |
5 | x-Phoenix Suns | 54 | 28 | .659 | 9 |
6 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 47 | 35 | .573 | 16 |
7 | x-Denver Nuggets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 20 |
8 | x-Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 22 |
9 | Seattle SuperSonics | 41 | 41 | .500 | 22 |
10 | Golden State Warriors | 37 | 45 | .451 | 26 |
11 | Los Angeles Clippers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 33 |
12 | Sacramento Kings | 23 | 59 | .280 | 40 |
13 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 22 | 60 | .268 | 41 |
14 | Charlotte Hornets | 19 | 63 | .232 | 44 |
Record vs. opponents[]
1989-90 NBA Records | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | — | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
Boston | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0���2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 |
Charlotte | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 0–2 |
Chicago | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
Cleveland | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–5 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
Dallas | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
Denver | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | — | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 |
Detroit | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
Golden State | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
Houston | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
Indiana | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
L.A. Clippers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 |
L.A. Lakers | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
Miami | 0–4 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 3–1 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 |
Milwaukee | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
Minnesota | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 1–1 |
New Jersey | 2–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | — | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 |
New York | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 |
Orlando | 0–5 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 |
Philadelphia | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 |
Phoenix | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–3 | 5–0 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
Portland | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
Sacramento | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 0–4 | — | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
San Antonio | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | — | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
Seattle | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | — | 1–3 | 2–0 |
Utah | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 |
Washington | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 4–0 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |
Game log[]
Regular season[]
1989–90 game log Total: 56–26 (Home: 34–7; Road: 22–19) | |
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November: 8–5 (Home: 5–1; Road: 3–4) | |
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December: 11–2 (Home: 7–0; Road: 4–2) | |
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January: 10–6 (Home: 7–0; Road: 3–6) | |
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February: 8–5 (Home: 4–3; Road: 4–2) | |
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March: 11–5 (Home: 7–2; Road: 4–3) | |
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April: 7–6 (Home: 4–1; Road: 3–5) | |
1989–90 schedule |
Playoffs[]
1990 playoff game log | |
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First Round: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0) | |
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Conference Semifinals: 3–4 (Home: 3–0; Road: 0–4) | |
1990 schedule |
Player statistics[]
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 |
Regular season[]
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Willie Anderson | 82 | 81 | 34.0 | .492 | .269 | .748 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 1.4 | .7 | 15.7 |
Uwe Blab | 7 | 0 | 7.1 | .545 | . | .500 | 1.3 | .1 | .0 | .0 | 2.1 |
Frank Brickowski | 78 | 12 | 18.4 | .545 | .000 | .674 | 4.2 | 1.3 | .8 | .5 | 6.6 |
Maurice Cheeks | 50 | 49 | 35.3 | .478 | .111 | .832 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 1.6 | .1 | 10.9 |
Terry Cummings | 81 | 78 | 34.8 | .475 | .322 | .780 | 8.4 | 2.7 | 1.4 | .6 | 22.4 |
Sean Elliott | 81 | 69 | 25.1 | .481 | .111 | .866 | 3.7 | 1.9 | .6 | .2 | 10.0 |
Caldwell Jones | 72 | 2 | 12.3 | .465 | .200 | .704 | 3.2 | .3 | .3 | .4 | 2.4 |
Jeff Lebo | 4 | 0 | 8.0 | .286 | . | 1.000 | 1.0 | .8 | .5 | .0 | 1.5 |
Vernon Maxwell | 49 | 2 | 22.8 | .435 | .288 | .621 | 2.9 | 3.0 | .9 | .1 | 6.9 |
Johnny Moore | 53 | 8 | 9.7 | .373 | .235 | .593 | 1.0 | 1.5 | .6 | .1 | 2.2 |
Zarko Paspalj | 28 | 1 | 6.5 | .342 | .000 | .818 | 1.1 | .4 | .1 | .3 | 2.6 |
David Robinson | 82 | 81 | 36.6 | .531 | .000 | .732 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 24.3 |
Rod Strickland | 31 | 24 | 36.2 | .468 | .222 | .615 | 4.3 | 8.0 | 1.8 | .2 | 14.2 |
Chris Welp | 13 | 1 | 4.3 | .304 | . | .500 | .9 | .4 | .1 | .0 | 1.2 |
Reggie Williams | 10 | 0 | 6.8 | .452 | .000 | .667 | .8 | .5 | .1 | .3 | 4.2 |
David Wingate | 78 | 2 | 23.8 | .448 | .000 | .777 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 1.1 | .2 | 6.8 |
Playoffs[]
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Willie Anderson | 10 | 10 | 37.5 | .518 | .400 | .806 | 5.4 | 5.2 | .9 | .4 | 20.5 |
Uwe Blab | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | .000 | . | .500 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.5 |
Frank Brickowski | 10 | 0 | 16.1 | .574 | . | .654 | 4.4 | 1.1 | .8 | .1 | 7.9 |
Terry Cummings | 10 | 10 | 37.5 | .528 | .200 | .808 | 9.4 | 2.2 | .7 | .4 | 24.9 |
Sean Elliott | 10 | 10 | 29.1 | .552 | .000 | .724 | 4.1 | 1.8 | .9 | .6 | 12.7 |
Caldwell Jones | 9 | 0 | 7.3 | .444 | . | .000 | 1.4 | .2 | .0 | .3 | .9 |
Mike Mitchell | 4 | 0 | 3.8 | .375 | . | . | .8 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 1.5 |
Johnny Moore | 9 | 0 | 9.6 | .250 | .000 | .500 | 1.2 | 2.3 | .8 | .1 | 1.8 |
David Robinson | 10 | 10 | 37.5 | .533 | . | .677 | 12.0 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 4.0 | 24.3 |
Rod Strickland | 10 | 10 | 38.4 | .425 | .000 | .556 | 5.3 | 11.2 | 1.4 | .0 | 12.3 |
Reggie Williams | 9 | 0 | 5.4 | .333 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.2 | .3 | .2 | .0 | 2.2 |
David Wingate | 10 | 0 | 29.3 | .519 | .667 | .750 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 1.8 | .3 | 9.1 |
Award winners[]
- David Robinson, NBA Rookie of the Year
- David Robinson, All-NBA Defensive Second Team
- David Robinson, All-NBA Rookie Team
- David Robinson, All-NBA Team, Third Team
References[]
- ^ 1989–90 San Antonio Spurs
- ^ SPORTS OF THE TIMES; THE ROBINSON PLOT THICKENS, The New York Times, May 18, 1987.
- ^ The Summer Our Ship Came In, Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, May 20, 2007.
- ^ NBA.com: David Robinson Bio
- ^ "NBA.com: 1988-89 Standings". Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2007-10-20.
External links[]
- San Antonio Spurs seasons
- 1989–90 NBA season by team
- 1989 in sports in Texas
- 1990 in sports in Texas