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1990–91 Portland Trail Blazers season

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The 1990–91 Portland Trail Blazers 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][3][4] and later on traded second-year guard Dražen Petrović to the New Jersey Nets, and acquired Walter Davis from the Denver Nuggets in a three-team midseason trade.[5][6] The Blazers won their first eleven games of the season,[7] on their way to a franchise best start at a record of 27–3,[8] and holding a 39–9 record at the All-Star break.[9] 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.[10] It was their first Pacific Division title since the 1977–78 season,[11] and ended the Los Angeles Lakers' streak of nine straight years as Pacific Division champions and number-one seed in the Western Conference.

Quick Facts Portland Trail Blazers season, Head coach ...
1990–91 Portland Trail Blazers season
Division champions
Head coachRick Adelman
PresidentBucky Buckwalter (vice)
General managerBucky Buckwalter
ArenaMemorial Coliseum
Results
Record63–19 (.768)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishConference finals
(lost to Lakers 2–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television
RadioKEX
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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,[12][13][14] 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.[15][16] 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.[17] Adelman also finished in second place in Coach of the Year voting.[18][19][20]

However, after advancing to the Western Conference finals with a 3–2 win over the Seattle SuperSonics in the Western Conference First Round,[21][22][23][24] and a 4–1 win over the Utah Jazz in the Western Conference Semi-finals,[25][26][27][28] 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.[29][30][31][32] The Lakers would lose in five games to the Chicago Bulls in the NBA Finals.[33][34][35][36][37]

Following the season, Davis was released to free agency, and re-signed with his former team, the Denver Nuggets.[38][39]

Draft picks

Main article: 1990 NBA draft
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Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
125Alaa AbdelnabyPF EgyptDuke
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Roster

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

Record vs. opponents

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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—
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Game log

Playoffs

More information 1991 playoff game log, Game ...
1991 playoff game log
First round
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
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
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
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
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
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
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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

Regular season

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Clyde Drexler 828234.8.482.319.7946.76.01.8.721.5
Clifford Robinson 821123.7.463.316.6534.31.81.0.911.7
Terry Porter 818132.9.515.415.8233.58.02.0.117.0
Kevin Duckworth 818131.0.481.000.7726.61.1.4.415.8
Buck Williams 808032.3.602.7059.41.2.6.611.7
Danny Ainge 80021.4.472.406.8262.63.6.8.211.1
Danny Young 75112.0.380.346.9111.01.9.7.13.8
Jerome Kersey 737232.3.478.308.7096.63.11.41.014.8
Wayne Cooper 67111.1.393.000.7862.8.3.1.92.2
Mark Bryant 53014.7.488.000.7333.6.5.3.25.1
Alaa Abdelnaby 4306.7.474.5682.1.3.1.33.1
Walter Davis† 32113.7.446.333.9131.81.3.6.06.1
Dražen Petrović† 1807.4.451.167.6821.01.1.3.04.4
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Playoffs

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Clyde Drexler 161639.6.476.268.7768.18.12.11.021.7
Terry Porter 161637.2.500.362.8612.86.61.5.118.1
Jerome Kersey 161636.8.465.7526.93.11.8.417.9
Buck Williams 161635.8.500.6038.9.9.6.310.3
Kevin Duckworth 161631.9.401.7326.7.9.5.511.7
Clifford Robinson 16022.1.538.333.5513.91.1.41.010.3
Danny Ainge 16017.3.448.306.8211.81.9.8.38.0
Mark Bryant 1409.8.455.8752.3.1.1.12.4
Walter Davis 1308.5.396.000.8331.2.5.3.03.3
Danny Young 705.1.545.000.01.0.0.01.7
Alaa Abdelnaby 502.6.333.6.0.0.0.8
Wayne Cooper 304.3.5001.7.3.0.0.7
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  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Trail Blazers only.

Awards and honors

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