1989–90 San Antonio Spurs season

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The 1989–90 NBA season was the Spurs' 14th season in the National Basketball Association, and 23rd season as a franchise.[1] This marked the first NBA season for David Robinson, who was selected by the Spurs as the first overall pick in the 1987 NBA draft.[2][3][4][5][6] In the 1989 NBA draft, the team had the third overall pick, and selected Sean Elliott from the University of Arizona,[7][8][9][10] and acquired All-Star forward Terry Cummings from the Milwaukee Bucks,[11][12][13][14][15] and acquired All-Star guard Maurice Cheeks and David Wingate from the Philadelphia 76ers during the off-season.[16][17][18][19][20] The Spurs held a 32–14 record at the All-Star break,[21] finished with a franchise-best 56–26 regular season record,[22] first place in the Midwest Division, and surpassing the 53-win season of 1982–83.

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1989–90 San Antonio Spurs season
Division champions
Head coachLarry Brown
General managerBob Bass
Owner(s)Red McCombs
ArenaHemisFair Arena
Results
Record5626 (.683)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Midwest)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishConference semifinals
(lost to Trail Blazers 3–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKSAT-TV
(Dave Barnett, Greg Simmons)
Home Sports Entertainment
(Dave Barnett, Greg Simmons)
RadioWOAI
(Jay Howard)
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As the 1980s ended, the 1989–90 season proved to be the rebirth of the Spurs franchise. With his tour of duty at the Navy over, Robinson arrived to the Spurs along with Elliott, Cummings and Cheeks, who only spent half the season in San Antonio, and was traded at midseason to the New York Knicks in exchange for second-year guard Rod Strickland.[23][24][25][26] 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,[27][28] 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.[29] Robinson had one of the most successful rookie seasons for a center in NBA history, finishing the season as the Rookie of the Year,[30][31][32] averaging 24.3 points, 12.0 rebounds and 3.9 blocks per game, earning All-NBA Third Team, NBA All-Rookie First Team, and NBA All-Defensive Second Team honors, while being selected for the 1990 NBA All-Star Game, which was his first ever All-Star appearance.[33][34][35][36] He also finished in sixth place in Most Valuable Player voting.[37][38] In addition, Cummings averaged 22.4 points and 8.4 rebounds per game, while second-year guard Willie Anderson provided the team with 15.7 points, 4.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game, and Elliott contributed 10.0 points per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.[39]

In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Spurs swept the Denver Nuggets in three straight games.[40][41][42][43] However, they would lose in a full seven game series to the Portland Trail Blazers in the Western Conference Semi-finals.[44][45][46][47] The Blazers would lose to the defending champion Detroit Pistons in five games in the NBA Finals.[48][49][50][51][52] Following the season, Frank Brickowski was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks.[53][54][55]

For the season, the Spurs introduced a new primary logo, which featured the fiesta colors of turquoise, fuchsia and orange.[56] The uniforms remained silver and black, although starting this season, the team name "Spurs" replaced the city name "San Antonio" on the road jerseys.[57][58] The "fiesta" logo and the new uniforms both remained in use until 2002.

Draft picks

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 3 Sean Elliott SF  United States Arizona
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Roster

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1989–90 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) 1967–01–08 Georgia
C 33 Blab, Uwe 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 252 lb (114 kg) 1962–03–26 Indiana
C 43 Brickowski, Frank 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1959–08–14 Penn State
F 34 Cummings, Terry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1961–03–15 DePaul
F 32 Elliott, Sean 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1968–02–02 Arizona
F 27 Jones, Caldwell 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1950–08–04 Albany State
F 34 Mitchell, Mike 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1956–01–01 Auburn
G 00 Moore, Johnny 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1958–03–03 North Carolina
C 50 Robinson, David 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1965–08–06 Navy
G 1 Strickland, Rod 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1966–07–11 DePaul
F 2 Williams, Reggie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1964–03–05 Georgetown
G 25 Wingate, David 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1963–12–15 Georgetown
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 22, 1990

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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

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Perspective

The Spurs went from 21–61[59] 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

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W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 5626.68334–722–1919–9
x-Utah Jazz 5527.671136–519–2221–7
x-Dallas Mavericks 4735.573930–1117–2417–11
x-Denver Nuggets 4339.5241328–1315–2615–13
x-Houston Rockets 4141.5001531–1010–3113–15
Minnesota Timberwolves 2260.2683417–245–366–22
Charlotte Hornets 1963.2323713–286–357–21
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#
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Los Angeles Lakers6319.768
2 y-San Antonio Spurs5626.6837
3 x-Portland Trail Blazers5923.7204
4 x-Utah Jazz5527.6718
5 x-Phoenix Suns5428.6599
6 x-Dallas Mavericks4735.57316
7 x-Denver Nuggets4339.52420
8 x-Houston Rockets4141.50022
9 Seattle SuperSonics4141.50022
10 Golden State Warriors3745.45126
11 Los Angeles Clippers3052.36633
12 Sacramento Kings2359.28040
13 Minnesota Timberwolves2260.26841
14 Charlotte Hornets1963.23244
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Record vs. opponents

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1989-90 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 1–32–00–52–30–21–13–22–02–02–31–10–24–03–21–12–21–35–02–20–21–11–11–11–11–12–2
Boston 3–12–02–23–11–11–12–21–12–01–31–10–25–02–21–15–14–14–03–21–10–22–01–12–01–12–3
Charlotte 0–20–20–21–11–33–20–22–21–41–12–20–41–10–22–21–11–11–10–21–30–41–30–50–40–50–2
Chicago 5–02–22–05–02–01–11–42–01–12–31–11–14–04–12–03–13–13–22–22–01–11–11–11–10–23–1
Cleveland 3–21–31–10–50–20–21–41–10–23–21–11–14–03–21–14–02–24–12–21–11–12–01–11–11–13–1
Dallas 2–01–13–10–22–02–31–13–14–12–03–10–42–01–14–12–01–12–01–11–30–43–13–22–21–31–1
Denver 1–11–12–31–12–03–20–22–24–10–22–20–42–01–15–02–01–12–01–11–32–24–01–32–20–41–1
Detroit 2–32–22–04–14–11–12–01–11–14–11–11–13–13–22–04–04–05–01–32–01–12–01–11–11–14–0
Golden State 0–21–12–20–21–11–32–21–12–21–13–11–42–01–13–12–00–22–01–10–52–23–21–32–32–21–1
Houston 0–20–24–11–12–01–41–41–12–21–12–22–21–11–12–21–11–12–01–12–21–34–02–22–23–21–1
Indiana 3–23–11–13–22–30–22–01–41–11–10–20–23–13–21–14–01–34–10–41–11–11–11–11–11–13–1
L.A. Clippers 1–11–12–21–11–11–32–21–11–32–22–01–40–21–13–12–00–22–00–20–40–52–30–43–20–41–1
L.A. Lakers 2–02–04–01–11–14–04–01–14–12–22–04–12–01–14–02–02–01–11–13–12–35–02–24–02–21–1
Miami 0–40–51–10–40–40–20–21–30–21–11–32–00–22–21–11–41–53–10–50–20–21–10–20–21–12–3
Milwaukee 2–32–22–01–42–31–11–12–31–11–12–31–11–12–22–04–02–25–01–31–11–11–11–12–00–23–1
Minnesota 1–11–12–20–21–11–40–50–21–32–21–11–30–41–10–21–11–11–11–10–41–32–21–41–30–51–1
New Jersey 2–21–51–11–30–40–20–20–40–21–10–40–20–24–10–41–11–41–31–40–20–21–10–20–20–22–3
New York 3–11–41–11–32–21–11–10–42–01–13–12–00–25–12–21–14–12–22–31–10–22–01–11–11–15–0
Orlando 0–50–41–12–31–40–20–20–50–20–21–40–21–11–30–51–13–12–22–20–20–21–11–10–21–10–4
Philadelphia 2–22–32–02–22–21–11–13–11–11–14–02–01–15–03–11–14–13–22–21–11–11–11–11–11–15–1
Phoenix 2–01–13–10–21–13–13–10–25–02–21–14–01–32–01–14–02–01–12–01–12–35–00–43–23–12–0
Portland 1–12–04–01–11–14–02–21–12–23–11–15–03–22–01–13–12–02–02–01–13–24–03–13–22–21–1
Sacramento 1–10–23–11–10–21–30–40–22–30–41–13–20–51–11–12–21–10–21–11–10–50–40–42–21–31–1
San Antonio 1–11–15–01–11–12–33–11–13–12–21–14–02–22–01–14–12–01–11–11–14–01–34–03–13–22–0
Seattle 1–10–24–01–11–12–22–21–13–22–21–12–30–42–00–23–12–01–12–01–12–32–32–21–31–32–0
Utah 1–11–15–02–01–13–14–01–12–22–31–14–02–21–12–05–02–01–11–11–11–32–23–12–33–12–0
Washington 2–23–22–01–31–31–11–10–41–11–11–31–11–13–21–31–13–20–54–01–50–21–11–10–20–20–2
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Game log

Regular season

More information 1989–90 game log Total: 56–26 (home: 34–7; road: 22–19), Game ...
1989–90 game log
Total: 56–26 (home: 34–7; road: 22–19)
November: 8–5 (home: 5–1; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1 November 4 L.A. Lakers W 106–98 HemisFair Arena 1–0
2 November 8 Portland L 104–108 HemisFair Arena 1–1
3 November 10 @ Utah L 92–106 Salt Palace 1–2
4 November 11 Denver W 122–108 HemisFair Arena 2–2
5 November 14 @ Milwaukee L 97–108 Bradley Center 2–3
6 November 15 @ Minnesota W 86–76 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 3–3
7 November 17 @ Philadelphia L 101–108 The Spectrum 3–4
8 November 18 @ New Jersey W 110–95 Brendan Byrne Arena 4–4
9 November 21 Phoenix W 107–98 HemisFair Arena 5–4
10 November 24 @ L.A. Clippers W 90–89 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 6–4
11 November 26 @ L.A. Lakers L 112–132 Great Western Forum 6–5
12 November 28 Seattle W 117–104 HemisFair Arena 7–5
13 November 30 Dallas W 93–89 HemisFair Arena 8–5
December: 11–2 (home: 7–0; road: 4–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
14 December 2 Charlotte W 118–110 HemisFair Arena 9–5
15 December 6 Golden State W 121–119 HemisFair Arena 10–5
16 December 8 @ Dallas W 99–93 Reunion Arena 11–5
17 December 9 New Jersey W 109–92 HemisFair Arena 12–5
18 December 12 @ Atlanta L 94–102 The Omni 12–6
19 December 14 Houston W 104–100 HemisFair Arena 13–6
20 December 16 Orlando W 125–116 HemisFair Arena 14–6
21 December 20 Sacramento W 103–100 HemisFair Arena 15–6
22 December 22 @ Phoenix W 119–115 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16–6
23 December 23 Utah W 115–98 HemisFair Arena 17–6
24 December 26 @ Charlotte W 107–82 Charlotte Coliseum 18–6
25 December 27 @ Washington W 107–97 Capital Centre 19–6
26 December 29 @ Chicago L 97–101 Chicago Stadium 19–7
January: 10–6 (home: 7–0; road: 3–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
27 January 3 Philadelphia W 103–94 HemisFair Arena 20–7
28 January 6 Minnesota W 109–96 HemisFair Arena 21–7
29 January 8 @ Orlando L 102–111 Orlando Arena 21–8
30 January 9 @ Miami W 107–102 Miami Arena 22–8
31 January 12 @ Boston W 97–90 Boston Garden 23–8
32 January 13 @ New York L 101–107 Madison Square Garden 23–9
33 January 15 @ Cleveland L 89–92 Richfield Coliseum 23–10
34 January 17 New York W 101–97 HemisFair Arena 24–10
35 January 19 Cleveland W 104–101 HemisFair Arena 25–10
36 January 20 @ Denver L 99–126 McNichols Sports Arena 25–11
37 January 22 Washington W 124–115 HemisFair Arena 26–11
38 January 24 L.A. Clippers W 106–98 HemisFair Arena 25–13
39 January 26 @ Portland L 103–109 Memorial Coliseum 26–13
40 January 27 @ Seattle L 98–109 Seattle Center Coliseum 26–14
41 January 29 @ L.A. Lakers W 86–84 Great Western Forum 28–13
42 January 31 Charlotte W 129–95 HemisFair Arena 29–13
February: 8–5 (home: 4–3; road: 4–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
43 February 2 @ Charlotte W 118–107 Charlotte Coliseum 30–13
44 February 3 Chicago W 112–111 HemisFair Arena 31–13
45 February 6 Atlanta W 105–94 HemisFair Arena 32–13
46 February 8 Indiana L 100–105 HemisFair Arena 32–14
47 February 13 @ Dallas L 96–103 Reunion Arena 32–15
48 February 14 Boston L 95–106 HemisFair Arena 32–16
49 February 16 Utah W 100–86 HemisFair Arena 33–16
50 February 17 @ Houston W 104–102 The Summit 34–16
51 February 20 L.A. Lakers L 114–115 (OT) HemisFair Arena 34–17
52 February 23 Minnesota W 105–95 HemisFair Arena 35–17
53 February 25 @ L.A. Clippers W 107–106 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 36–17
54 February 26 @ Sacramento W 105–96 ARCO Arena 37–17
55 February 28 @ Golden State L 135–144 (OT) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 37–18
March: 11–5 (home: 7–2; road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
56 March 2 Golden State W 131–115 HemisFair Arena 38–18
57 March 3 @ Utah L 98–112 Salt Palace 38–19
58 March 5 Houston L 105–109 HemisFair Arena 38–20
59 March 10 Denver W 118–111 HemisFair Arena 39–20
60 March 12 @ Minnesota W 92–88 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 40–20
61 March 13 @ Indiana W 103–102 Market Square Arena 41–20
62 March 15 @ Detroit L 98–110 Palace of Auburn Hills 41–21
63 March 17 Miami W 111–98 HemisFair Arena 42–21
64 March 19 @ Phoenix W 113–102 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 43–21
65 March 20 @ Seattle W 128–106 Seattle Center Coliseum 44–21
66 March 22 Portland W 107–106 HemisFair Arena 45–21
67 March 24 Detroit W 105–98 HemisFair Arena 46–21
68 March 26 @ Houston L 95–113 The Summit 46–22
69 March 27 Seattle W 115–103 HemisFair Arena 47–22
70 March 29 Dallas L 105–109 HemisFair Arena 47–23
71 March 31 Milwaukee W 107–100 HemisFair Arena 48–23
April: 7–6 (home: 4–1; road: 3–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
72 April 3 Minnesota L 90–92 HemisFair Arena 48–24
73 April 4 @ Dallas L 98–104 Reunion Arena 48–25
74 April 7 @ Sacramento W 111–93 ARCO Arena 49–25
75 April 8 @ Portland L 105–112 Memorial Coliseum 49–26
76 April 10 @ Golden State W 132–122 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 50–26
77 April 12 L.A. Clippers W 105–98 HemisFair Arena 51–26
78 April 14 Sacramento W 105–94 HemisFair Arena 52–26
79 April 16 @ Charlotte W 110–101 Charlotte Coliseum 53–26
80 April 18 Utah W 102–93 HemisFair Arena 54–26
81 April 20 @ Denver W 112–108 McNichols Sports Arena 55–26
82 April 22 Phoenix W 108–93 HemisFair Arena 56–26
1989–90 schedule
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Playoffs

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1990 playoff game log
First Round: 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1 April 26 Denver W 119–103 Willie Anderson (27) David Robinson (13) Rod Strickland (9) HemisFair Arena
15,910
1–0
2 April 28 Denver W 129–120 David Robinson (31) Terry Cummings (13) Rod Strickland (13) HemisFair Arena
15,910
2–0
3 May 1 @ Denver W 131–120 Terry Cummings (28) David Robinson (16) Rod Strickland (9) McNichols Sports Arena
15,604
3–0
Conference semifinals: 3–4 (home: 3–0; road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1 May 5 @ Portland L 94–107 Frank Brickowski (20) David Robinson (9) Rod Strickland (9) Memorial Coliseum
12,884
0–1
2 May 8 @ Portland L 112–122 Terry Cummings (33) David Robinson (8) Rod Strickland (14) Memorial Coliseum
12,884
0–2
3 May 10 Portland W 121–98 David Robinson (28) Strickland, Cummings (9) Rod Strickland (17) HemisFair Arena
15,910
1–2
4 May 12 Portland W 115–105 Terry Cummings (35) Terry Cummings (11) Rod Strickland (14) HemisFair Arena
15,910
2–2
5 May 15 @ Portland L 132–138 (2OT) Terry Cummings (32) David Robinson (15) Rod Strickland (7) Memorial Coliseum
12,884
2–3
6 May 17 Portland W 112–97 Willie Anderson (30) David Robinson (13) Rod Strickland (12) HemisFair Arena
15,910
3–3
7 May 19 @ Portland L 105–108 (OT) Terry Cummings (27) David Robinson (16) Rod Strickland (8) Memorial Coliseum
12,884
3–4
1990 schedule
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Player statistics

Ragular season

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
David RobinsonC 82813,0029831641383191,99336.612.02.01.73.924.3
Willie AndersonSG 82812,788372364111581,28834.04.54.41.4.715.7
Terry CummingsPF 81782,821677219110521,81834.88.42.71.4.622.4
Sean ElliottSF 81692,032297154451481025.13.71.9.6.210.0
Frank BrickowskiC 78121,438327105663751718.44.21.3.8.56.6
David WingateSG 7821,856195208891852723.82.52.71.1.26.8
Caldwell JonesPF 72288523020202717312.33.2.3.3.42.4
Johnny MoorePG 53851652823231189.71.01.5.6.12.2
Maurice CheeksPG 50491,76616730282554535.33.36.01.6.110.9
Vernon MaxwellSG 4921,11814114642534022.82.93.0.9.16.9
Rod StricklandPG 31241,12113324957643936.24.38.01.8.214.2
Žarko PaspaljSF 281181301037726.51.1.4.1.32.6
Chris WelpC 1315612510154.3.9.4.1.01.2
Reggie WilliamsSF 100688513426.8.8.5.1.34.2
Uwe BlabC 70509100157.11.3.1.0.02.1
Jeff LeboSG 4032432068.01.0.8.5.01.5
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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 10103845311214012338.45.311.21.4.012.3
Terry CummingsPF 101037594227424937.59.42.2.7.424.9
David RobinsonC 101037512023114024337.512.02.31.14.024.3
Willie AndersonSG 101037554529420537.55.45.2.9.420.5
Sean ElliottSF 101029141189612729.14.11.8.9.612.7
David WingateSG 10029337381839129.33.73.81.8.39.1
Frank BrickowskiC 1001614411817916.14.41.1.8.17.9
Johnny MoorePG 9086112171169.61.22.3.8.11.8
Caldwell JonesPF 90661320387.31.4.2.0.3.9
Reggie WilliamsSF 904911320205.41.2.3.2.02.2
Mike MitchellF 4015320063.8.8.5.0.01.5
Uwe BlabC 205200032.51.0.0.0.01.5
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References

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