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1990–91 San Antonio Spurs season

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The 1990–91 San Antonio Spurs season was the 15th season for the San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association, and their 24th season as a franchise.[1] During the off-season, the Spurs acquired Paul Pressey from the Milwaukee Bucks.[2][3][4]

Head coachLarry Brown
General managerBob Bass
OwnerRed McCombs
ArenaHemisFair Arena
Quick facts San Antonio Spurs season, Head coach ...
1990–91 San Antonio Spurs season
Division champions
Head coachLarry Brown
General managerBob Bass
OwnerRed McCombs
ArenaHemisFair Arena
Results
Record55–27 (.671)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Midwest)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Warriors 1–3)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionHome Sports Entertainment, KSAT-TV
RadioWOAI, KCOR (Spanish)
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With the addition of Pressey, and after a promising rookie season from second-year star David Robinson, the Spurs won 17 of their first 22 games of the regular season, which included an eight-game winning streak in December, and later on held a 32–13 record at the All-Star break.[5] However, with Terry Cummings and Rod Strickland both out for parts of the season due to hand injuries,[6][7][8] the team struggled in February with a 4–7 record. At mid-season, the team released Reggie Williams to free agency, and signed free agent Avery Johnson, who was previously released by the Denver Nuggets.[9] The Spurs won 13 of their final 17 games of the season, and won the Midwest Division title with a solid 55–27 record, earning the second seed in the Western Conference.[10]

Robinson averaged 25.6 points, 13.0 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 3.9 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, and to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. 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. Off the bench, Pressey contributed 7.5 points and 3.9 assists per game, while Sidney Green averaged 6.7 points and 4.7 rebounds per game, David Wingate provided with 5.4 points per game, and Dave Greenwood averaged 3.8 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.[11]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina, Robinson was selected for the 1991 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Western Conference All-Star team.[12][13][14] Robinson finished in third place in Most Valuable Player voting, behind Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls, and Magic Johnson of the Los Angeles Lakers;[15][16] he also finished in second place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, behind Dennis Rodman of the Detroit Pistons,[17][16] while Elliott finished tied in sixth place in Most Improved Player voting,[16] and head coach Larry Brown finished tied in fifth place in Coach of the Year voting.[18][16]

In the Western Conference First Round of the 1991 NBA playoffs, the Spurs faced off against the 7th–seeded Golden State Warriors, who were led by the Run TMC trio of All-Star forward Chris Mullin, All-Star guard Tim Hardaway, and Mitch Richmond. The Spurs won Game 1 over the Warriors at home, 130–121 at the HemisFair Arena.[19][20][21] However, the Spurs lost the next three games, which included a Game 4 loss to the Warriors on the road, 110–97 at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, thus losing the series in four games.[22][23][24]

The Spurs finished tenth in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 651,965 at the HemisFair Arena during the regular season.[11][25] Following the season, David Wingate signed as a free agent with the Washington Bullets.[26][27] On November 3, 1990, the Spurs hosted the Lakers on the premiere broadcast of the NBA on NBC; the Spurs defeated the Lakers at the HemisFair Arena, 110–99.[28][29][30]

Draft picks

Main article: 1990 NBA draft
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Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
124Dwayne SchintziusC United StatesFlorida
243Tony MassenburgPF United StatesMaryland
254Sean HigginsSG/SF United StatesMichigan
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
1990–91 San Antonio Spurs roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G 40 Willie Anderson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1967–01–08 Georgia
F 34 Terry Cummings 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1961–03–15 DePaul
F 32 Sean Elliott 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1968–02–02 Arizona
F 21 Sidney Green 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1961–01–04 UNLV
F 3 Sean Higgins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1968–12–30 Michigan
G 15 Avery Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1965–03–25 Southern
F 45 Tony Massenburg 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1967–07–31 Maryland
G 8 Paul Pressey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1958–12–24 Tulsa
C 50 David Robinson 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1965–08–06 Navy
C 24 Dwayne Schintzius 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1968–10–14 Florida
G 1 Rod Strickland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1966–07–11 DePaul
G 25 David Wingate 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1963–12–15 Georgetown
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
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Regular season

Season standings

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Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs5527.671—33–822–1920–8
x-Utah Jazz5428.659136–518–2321-7
x-Houston Rockets5230.634331-1021–2020-8
Orlando Magic3151.3782424-177–3413–15
Minnesota Timberwolves2953.3542621-208-339-19
Dallas Mavericks2854.3412720-218–337-21
Denver Nuggets2062.2443517-243-388–20
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y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
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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
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z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

Regular season

More information 1990–91 game log Total: 55–27 (home: 33–8; road: 22–19), Game ...
1990–91 game log
Total: 55–27 (home: 33–8; road: 22–19)
November: 8–4 (home: 5–0; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 November 3 L.A. Lakers W 110–99 HemisFair Arena 1–0
2 November 7 Denver W 161–153 HemisFair Arena 2–0
3 November 8 @ Utah L 94–103 Salt Palace 2–1
4 November 10 Houston W 111–110 HemisFair Arena 3–1
5 November 13 @ Golden State L 124–128 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 3–2
6 November 15 @ Sacramento W 122–93 ARCO Arena 4–2
7 November 17 Phoenix W 128–114 HemisFair Arena 5–2
8 November 21 Minnesota W 114–100 HemisFair Arena 6–2
9 November 23 @ Dallas W 107–104 Reunion Arena 7–2
10 November 25 @ Portland L 103–117 Memorial Coliseum 7–3
11 November 27 @ Seattle W 124–111 Seattle Center Coliseum 8–3
12 November 28 @ L.A. Lakers L 80–97 Great Western Forum 8–4
December: 11–2 (home: 5–2; road: 6–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
13 December 1 Dallas W 109–97 HemisFair Arena 9–4
14 December 5 Atlanta L 108–110 HemisFair Arena 9–5
15 December 8 Boston W 102–96 HemisFair Arena 10–5
16 December 11 @ Detroit W 95–86 Palace of Auburn Hills 11–5
17 December 12 @ Charlotte W 92–81 Charlotte Coliseum 12–5
18 December 14 @ Cleveland W 116–106 (OT) Richfield Coliseum 13–5
19 December 15 @ Minnesota W 90–74 Target Center 14–5
20 December 18 @ Houston W 96–95 The Summit 15–5
21 December 19 Denver W 144–109 HemisFair Arena 16–5
22 December 21 @ Phoenix W 132–128 (OT) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 17–5
23 December 22 Milwaukee L 98–114 HemisFair Arena 17–6
24 December 26 Miami W 111–97 HemisFair Arena 18–6
25 December 28 Sacramento W 104–88 HemisFair Arena 19–6
January: 12–5 (home: 8–1; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
26 January 2 @ Indiana L 109–121 Market Square Arena 19–7
27 January 4 @ New Jersey W 93–89 Brendan Byrne Arena 20–7
28 January 5 @ Orlando W 107–90 Orlando Arena 21–7
29 January 7 @ Philadelphia W 111–102 (OT) The Spectrum 22–7
30 January 8 @ Atlanta L 98–109 The Omni 22–8
31 January 10 Orlando W 117–111 HemisFair Arena 23–8
32 January 12 Utah W 112–92 HemisFair Arena 24–8
33 January 15 @ Utah L 102–124 Salt Palace 24–9
34 January 16 Dallas W 100–94 HemisFair Arena 25–9
35 January 18 Charlotte L 110–117 HemisFair Arena 25–10
36 January 19 @ Denver W 117–108 McNichols Sports Arena 26–10
37 January 22 L.A. Clippers W 106–100 HemisFair Arena 27–10
38 January 24 Cleveland W 111–103 HemisFair Arena 28–10
39 January 26 Minnesota W 112–105 HemisFair Arena 29–10
40 January 28 Seattle W 119–107 HemisFair Arena 30–10
41 January 29 @ Houston L 89–91 The Summit 30–11
42 January 31 Chicago W 106–102 HemisFair Arena 31–11
February: 4–7 (home: 3–3; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
43 February 2 Houston L 94–100 (OT) HemisFair Arena 31–12
44 February 5 Golden State L 106–112 HemisFair Arena 31–13
45 February 7 Indiana W 118–108 HemisFair Arena 32–13
46 February 12 Washington W 102–92 HemisFair Arena 33–13
47 February 14 Phoenix L 97–106 HemisFair Arena 33–14
48 February 16 @ Dallas L 94–96 Reunion Arena 33–15
49 February 18 @ Utah L 81–104 Salt Palace 33–16
50 February 22 @ L.A. Clippers L 101–107 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 33–17
51 February 24 @ Portland W 95–88 Memorial Coliseum 34–17
52 February 26 Portland W 102–101 (OT) HemisFair Arena 35–17
53 February 28 @ New York L 93–100 Madison Square Garden 35–18
March: 12–5 (home: 9–0; road: 3–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
54 March 1 @ Boston L 98–108 Boston Garden 35–19
55 March 3 @ Washington W 107–85 Capital Centre 36–19
56 March 5 Philadelphia W 104–99 HemisFair Arena 37–19
57 March 7 New Jersey W 111–99 HemisFair Arena 38–19
58 March 9 Seattle W 112–99 HemisFair Arena 39–19
59 March 11 Utah W 105–96 HemisFair Arena 40–19
60 March 13 @ L.A. Clippers L 93–97 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 40–20
61 March 14 @ Golden State W 101–99 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 41–20
62 March 16 @ Sacramento L 85–92 ARCO Arena 41–21
63 March 17 @ L.A. Lakers L 91–98 Great Western Forum 41–22
64 March 19 Sacramento W 104–101 HemisFair Arena 42–22
65 March 21 @ Orlando L 102–105 Orlando Arena 42–23
66 March 22 @ Miami W 97–90 Miami Arena 43–23
67 March 24 Detroit W 85–78 HemisFair Arena 44–23
68 March 26 New York W 129–119 (OT) HemisFair Arena 45–23
69 March 28 Orlando W 119–95 HemisFair Arena 46–23
70 March 30 Denver W 130–116 HemisFair Arena 47–23
April: 8–4 (home: 3–2; road: 5–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
71 April 2 L.A. Lakers L 115–122 HemisFair Arena 47–24
72 April 4 @ Milwaukee W 105–101 Bradley Center 48–24
73 April 5 @ Chicago W 110–107 Chicago Stadium 49–24
74 April 7 @ Minnesota W 92–87 Target Center 50–24
75 April 8 Golden State W 115–105 HemisFair Arena 51–24
76 April 10 Portland L 100–105 HemisFair Arena 51–25
77 April 12 @ Seattle L 99–100 Seattle Center Coliseum 51–26
78 April 14 @ Phoenix W 109–101 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 52–26
79 April 16 L.A. Clippers W 128–98 HemisFair Arena 53–26
80 April 18 @ Houston W 102–95 The Summit 54–26
81 April 19 @ Denver L 122–125 McNichols Sports Arena 54–27
82 April 21 Dallas W 135–101 HemisFair Arena 55–27
1990–91 schedule
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Playoffs

More information 1991 playoff game log, Game ...
1991 playoff game log
First Round: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 25 Golden State W 130–121 Willie Anderson (38) David Robinson (13) Rod Strickland (13) HemisFair Arena
15,908		 1–0
2 April 27 Golden State L 98–111 David Robinson (28) David Robinson (15) Rod Strickland (7) HemisFair Arena
15,908		 1–1
3 May 1 @ Golden State L 106–109 David Robinson (27) David Robinson (12) Rod Strickland (7) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025		 1–2
4 May 3 @ Golden State L 97–110 Sean Elliott (23) David Robinson (14) Rod Strickland (8) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025		 1–3
1991 schedule
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Player statistics

Regular season

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Sean ElliottSF 82823,04445623869331,30137.15.62.9.8.415.9
David RobinsonC 82813,0951,0632081273202,10137.713.02.51.53.925.6
Willie AndersonSG 75752,59235135879461,08334.64.74.81.1.614.4
Paul PresseySG 70181,683176271633252824.02.53.9.9.57.5
Terry CummingsPF 67622,19552115761301,17732.87.82.3.9.417.6
Sidney GreenPF 6671,09931352321344316.74.7.8.5.26.7
David GreenwoodPF 63111,01822152292523916.23.5.8.5.43.8
Rod StricklandPG 58562,0762194631171180035.83.88.02.0.213.8
Sean HigginsSF 5004646335812259.31.3.7.2.04.5
Avery Johnson†PG 47107425615333224115.81.23.3.7.05.1
Dwayne SchintziusC 427398121172291589.52.9.4.0.73.8
Tony MassenburgPF 35016158449824.61.7.1.1.32.3
David WingateSG 250563754619513622.53.01.8.8.25.4
Reggie Williams†SF 2203545946201117116.12.72.1.9.57.8
Byron Dinkins†PG 1001441119203414.41.11.9.2.03.4
Pete MyersSG 811031814332912.92.31.8.4.43.6
Clifford LettPG 709977213414.11.01.0.3.14.9
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  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Spurs only.

Playoffs

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Rod StricklandPG 441682135907542.05.38.82.3.018.8
David RobinsonC 4416654861510341.513.52.01.53.825.8
Willie AndersonSG 441591919627639.84.84.81.5.519.0
Sean ElliottSF 441322216415933.05.54.01.0.314.8
Terry CummingsPF 44124374325931.09.31.0.8.514.8
Paul PresseySG 401241116833331.02.84.02.0.88.3
David WingateSG 303831101412.71.0.3.3.04.7
Avery JohnsonPG 3019041026.3.01.3.3.0.7
Sean HigginsSF 3013010004.3.0.3.0.0.0
Sidney GreenPF 3011400083.71.3.0.0.02.7
David GreenwoodPF 105220025.02.02.0.0.02.0
Tony MassenburgPF 101000001.0.0.0.0.0.0
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