1990–91 Portland Trail Blazers season

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1990–91 Portland Trail Blazers season
Division champions
Head coachRick Adelman
General managerBucky Buckwalter
PresidentBucky Buckwalter (vice)
ArenaMemorial Coliseum
Results
Record63–19 (.768)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishConference Finals
(Lost to Lakers 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
  • KOIN
  • Prime Sports Northwest
RadioKEX
< 1989–90 1991–92 >

The 1990–91 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] and later on traded second-year guard Dražen Petrović to the New Jersey Nets, and acquired Walter Davis from the Denver Nuggets at midseason.[3] The Blazers won their first eleven games of the season,[4] on their way to a franchise best start at a record of 27–3.[5] 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.[6] It was their first Pacific Division title since the 1977–78 season,[7] 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,[8] 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.[9] 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.[10]

However, after advancing to the Western Conference Finals with a 3–2 win over the Seattle SuperSonics in the Western Conference First Round,[11] and a 4–1 win over the Utah Jazz in the Western Conference Semi-finals,[12] the Blazers were denied a second straight trip to the NBA Finals, falling to the 3rd-seeded Lakers in six games in the Western Conference Finals.[13]

Following the season, Davis was released to free agency, and re-signed with the Denver Nuggets.[14]

Draft picks[]

Main article: 1990 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 25 Alaa Abdelnaby PF  Egypt Duke

Roster[]

1990–91 Portland Trail Blazers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
F/C 31 Abdelnaby, Alaa 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1968–06–24 Duke
G 9 Ainge, Danny 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1959–03–17 BYU
F/C 2 Bryant, Mark 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1965–04–25 Seton Hall
F/C 42 Cooper, Wayne 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1956–11–16 New Orleans
G/F 6 Davis, Walter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1954–09–09 North Carolina
G/F 22 Drexler, Clyde 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1962–06–22 Houston
C 00 Duckworth, Kevin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1964–04–01 Eastern Illinois
F 25 Kersey, Jerome 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1962–06–26 Longwood
G 30 Porter, Terry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1963–04–08 UW-Stevens Point
F 3 Robinson, Clifford R. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1966–12–16 Connecticut
F/C 52 Williams, Buck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1960–03–08 Maryland
G 21 Young, Danny 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1962–07–26 Wake Forest
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Pacific Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
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
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot
# Western Conference
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
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 – 3–1 1–4 1–4 3–2 2–0 1–1 0–5 1–1 1–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–3 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2
Boston 1–3 – 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–2 2–0 4–1 5–0 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 5–1
Charlotte 4–1 1–3 – 0–5 1–4 1–1 0–2 1–4 1–1 0–2 0–5 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–3 1–1 2–2 0–4 2–0 2–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2
Chicago 4–1 2–2 5–0 – 5–0 2–0 2–0 3–2 1–1 0–2 4–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 4–1 2–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 3–1
Cleveland 2–3 1–3 4–1 0–5 – 2–0 1–1 2–3 0–2 0–2 1–4 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–3 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3
Dallas 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 – 3–1 0–2 2–2 1–3 2–0 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–4 2–0 2–0 1–4 1–1 0–4 1–3 2–2 1–4 2–2 0–5 2–0
Denver 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–3 – 0–2 1–3 0–5 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–3 0–2 0–4 0–4 3–1 1–4 0–4 1–3 1–1
Detroit 5–0 2–2 4–1 2–3 3–2 2–0 2–0 – 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–0 0–2 3–1 2–3 2–0 3–1 1–3 2–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–1
Golden State 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 – 2–2 1–1 3–2 2–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–3 2–3 2–3 2–2 3–1 1–3 0–2
Houston 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 5–0 0–2 2–2 – 1–1 2–2 1–3 2–0 2–0 5–0 2–0 2–0 3–2 2–0 3–1 0–4 3–1 2–3 2–2 2–2 1–1
Indiana 1–4 2–2 5–0 1–4 4–1 0–2 2–0 2–3 1–1 1–1 – 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–3 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2
L.A. Clippers 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 4–0 0–2 2–3 2–2 1–1 – 0–4 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 2–3 1–3 3–2 2–2 2–3 1–3 0–2
L.A. Lakers 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 3–2 3–1 2–0 4–0 – 2–0 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 3–2 2–3 4–0 3–1 3–2 2–2 2–0
Miami 0–4 1–4 2–2 0–4 1–3 2–0 2–0 1–3 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 – 0–4 0–2 3–3 1–4 1–1 1–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–2
Milwaukee 3–2 2–2 3–2 1–4 3–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–1 0–2 3–2 1–1 2–0 4–0 – 1–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1
Minnesota 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–1 2–3 0–2 1–3 0–5 1–1 1–3 1–3 2–0 1–1 – 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–4 0–4 3–1 0–4 2–2 1–4 1–1
New Jersey 1–3 1–4 2–2 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 0–2 3–3 2–2 1–1 – 0–5 1–1 2–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–3
New York 1–3 0–5 4–0 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 0–4 1–1 5–0 – 0–2 5–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–2
Orlando 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 4–1 3–2 0–2 2–2 2–3 1–1 3–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 – 0–2 2–2 0–4 2–2 1–3 1–3 1–4 1–1
Philadelphia 4–0 3–2 2–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–2 0–2 3–2 1–5 2–0 – 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–2
Phoenix 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 4–0 2–0 3–1 1–3 1–1 3–2 2–3 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 – 3–2 3–1 1–3 3–2 2–2 2–0
Portland 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–1 3–2 4–0 2–0 3–1 3–2 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 2–3 – 3–2 2–2 4–0 3–1 2–0
Sacramento 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–2 3–2 1–3 0–2 2–3 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–3 – 1–3 1–4 1–3 2–0
San Antonio 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 4–1 4–1 2–0 2–2 3–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 3–1 – 3–1 2–3 2–0
Seattle 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 4–0 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 3–2 2–3 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–3 0–4 4–1 1–3 – 1–3 2–0
Utah 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 5–0 3–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 0–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 4–1 2–0 0–2 4–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 3–1 3–2 3–1 – 2–0
Washington 2–2 1–5 2–2 1–3 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 2–3 1–3 1–1 3–2 2–3 1–1 2–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 —

Game log[]

Playoffs[]

1991 playoff game log
First round
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series home_wins = 3 home_losses = 0 road_wins = 0 road_losses = 2

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1 April 26 Seattle W 110–102 Clyde Drexler (39) Kevin Duckworth (13) Clyde Drexler (9) Memorial Coliseum
12,884 		1–0
2 April 28 Seattle W 115–106 Clyde Drexler (22) Kevin Duckworth (10) Clyde Drexler (10) Memorial Coliseum
12,884 		2–0
3 April 30 @ Seattle L 99–102 Clyde Drexler (23) Buck Williams (11) Clyde Drexler (11) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,476 		2–1
4 May 2 @ Seattle L 89–101 Jerome Kersey (20) Williams, Robinson (9) Jerome Kersey (5) Seattle Center Coliseum
13,367 		2–2
5 May 4 Seattle W 119–107 Terry Porter (23) Buck Williams (12) Terry Porter (11) Memorial Coliseum
12,884 		3–2
Conference Semi-finals
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series home_wins = 3 home_losses = 0 road_wins = 1 road_losses = 1

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1 May 7 Utah W 117–97 Clyde Drexler (20) Clyde Drexler (15) Terry Porter (9) Memorial Coliseum
12,884 		1–0
2 May 9 Utah W 118–116 Jerome Kersey (34) Jerome Kersey (6) Clyde Drexler (15) Memorial Coliseum
12,884 		2–0
3 May 11 @ Utah L 101–107 Terry Porter (28) Drexler, Kersey (10) Clyde Drexler (7) Delta Center
12,616 		2–1
4 May 12 @ Utah W 104–101 Kevin Duckworth (30) Duckworth, Drexler (11) Clyde Drexler (10) Delta Center
12,616 		3–1
5 May 14 Utah W 103–96 Drexler, Porter (22) Buck Williams (12) Clyde Drexler (8) Memorial Coliseum
12,884 		4–1
Conference Finals
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series home_wins = 2 home_losses = 1 road_wins = 0 road_losses = 3

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1 May 18 L.A. Lakers L 106–111 Clyde Drexler (28) Buck Williams (10) Clyde Drexler (12) Memorial Coliseum
12,884 		0–1
2 May 21 L.A. Lakers W 109–98 Terry Porter (26) Buck Williams (11) Terry Porter (8) Memorial Coliseum
12,884 		1–1
3 May 24 @ L.A. Lakers L 92–106 Jerome Kersey (19) Buck Williams (11) Terry Porter (7) Great Western Forum
17,505 		1–2
4 May 26 @ L.A. Lakers L 95–116 Jerome Kersey (25) Drexler, Williams (8) Terry Porter (10) Great Western Forum
17,505 		1–3
5 May 28 L.A. Lakers W 95–84 Jerome Kersey (20) Buck Williams (16) Clyde Drexler (7) Memorial Coliseum
12,884 		2–3
6 May 30 @ L.A. Lakers L 90–91 Terry Porter (24) Clyde Drexler (8) Clyde Drexler (6) Great Western Forum
17,505 		2–4
1991 schedule

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

NOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.

Season[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Playoffs[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and honors[]

Transactions[]

References[]

  1. ^ 1990–91 Portland Trail Blazers
  2. ^ "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. August 2, 1990. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "BASKETBALL; Nets Obtain Petrovic And Look Out for No. 1". New York Times. January 24, 1991. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "Blazers 117, Spurs 103". UPI Archives. November 26, 1990. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  5. ^ "Portland Trail Blazers at Cleveland Cavaliers Box Score, December 29, 1990". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  6. ^ "1990–91 Portland Trail Blazers Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  7. ^ "Portland Trail Blazers". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  8. ^ "1990–91 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  9. ^ "1991 NBA All-Star Game: East 116, West 114". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  10. ^ "1990–91 Portland Trail Blazers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  11. ^ "BASKETBALL; Blazers Finally Win Series From Stubborn SuperSonics". New York Times. May 5, 1991. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  12. ^ "BASKETBALL: THREE TEAMS ADVANCE TO CONFERENCE FINALS; Blazers Take 5 To Chase Jazz". New York Times. May 15, 1991. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Walter Davis Waived by Trail Blazers". New York Times. October 30, 1991. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
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