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1990–91 San Antonio Spurs season

(lost to Warriors 1–3)

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. During the off-season, the Spurs acquired Paul Pressey from the Milwaukee Bucks.

After a promising rookie season from second-year star David Robinson, the Spurs won 17 of their first 22 games of the regular season, holding a 32–13 record at the All-Star break. However, with Terry Cummings and Rod Strickland both out for parts of the season due to hand injuries, 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. The Spurs would bounce back winning 13 of their final 17 games as they won the Midwest Division title with a solid 55–27 record, and earned the second seed in the Western Conference.

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.

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. 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; he also finished in second place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, behind Dennis Rodman of the Detroit Pistons, while Elliott finished tied in sixth place in Most Improved Player voting, and head coach Larry Brown finished tied in fifth place in Coach of the Year voting.

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 at the HemisFair Arena, 130–121, but then lost the next three games to the Warriors, including a Game 4 road loss at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, 110–97, thus losing the series in four games. Following the season, David Wingate signed as a free agent with the Washington Bullets.

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.

Draft picks

Main article: 1990 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1	24	Dwayne Schintzius	C	Florida
2	43	Tony Massenburg	PF	Maryland
2	54	Sean Higgins	SG/SF	Michigan

Roster

Larry Brown
R. C. Buford
Gregg Popovich

Regular season

Season standings

:y - clinched division title :x - clinched playoff spot

:z - clinched division title :y - clinched division title :x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

Regular season

|- | 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
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
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
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
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
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

Playoffs

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
-

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
	SF	82	82	3,044	456	238	69	33	1,301	37.1	5.6	2.9	.8	.4	15.9
	C	82	81	3,095	1,063	208	127	320	2,101	37.7	13.0	2.5	1.5	3.9	25.6
	SG	75	75	2,592	351	358	79	46	1,083	34.6	4.7	4.8	1.1	.6	14.4
	SG	70	18	1,683	176	271	63	32	528	24.0	2.5	3.9	.9	.5	7.5
	PF	67	62	2,195	521	157	61	30	1,177	32.8	7.8	2.3	.9	.4	17.6
	PF	66	7	1,099	313	52	32	13	443	16.7	4.7	.8	.5	.2	6.7
	PF	63	11	1,018	221	52	29	25	239	16.2	3.5	.8	.5	.4	3.8
	PG	58	56	2,076	219	463	117	11	800	35.8	3.8	8.0	2.0	.2	13.8
	SF	50	0	464	63	35	8	1	225	9.3	1.3	.7	.2	.0	4.5
†	PG	47	10	742	56	153	33	2	241	15.8	1.2	3.3	.7	.0	5.1
	C	42	7	398	121	17	2	29	158	9.5	2.9	.4	.0	.7	3.8
	PF	35	0	161	58	4	4	9	82	4.6	1.7	.1	.1	.3	2.3
	SG	25	0	563	75	46	19	5	136	22.5	3.0	1.8	.8	.2	5.4
†	SF	22	0	354	59	46	20	11	171	16.1	2.7	2.1	.9	.5	7.8
†	PG	10	0	144	11	19	2	0	34	14.4	1.1	1.9	.2	.0	3.4
	SG	8	1	103	18	14	3	3	29	12.9	2.3	1.8	.4	.4	3.6
	PG	7	0	99	7	7	2	1	34	14.1	1.0	1.0	.3	.1	4.9

† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Spurs only.

Playoffs

POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
PG	4	4	168	21	35	9	0	75	42.0	5.3	8.8	2.3	.0	18.8
C	4	4	166	54	8	6	15	103	41.5	13.5	2.0	1.5	3.8	25.8
SG	4	4	159	19	19	6	2	76	39.8	4.8	4.8	1.5	.5	19.0
SF	4	4	132	22	16	4	1	59	33.0	5.5	4.0	1.0	.3	14.8
PF	4	4	124	37	4	3	2	59	31.0	9.3	1.0	.8	.5	14.8
SG	4	0	124	11	16	8	3	33	31.0	2.8	4.0	2.0	.8	8.3
SG	3	0	38	3	1	1	0	14	12.7	1.0	.3	.3	.0	4.7
PG	3	0	19	0	4	1	0	2	6.3	.0	1.3	.3	.0	.7
SF	3	0	13	0	1	0	0	0	4.3	.0	.3	.0	.0	.0
PF	3	0	11	4	0	0	0	8	3.7	1.3	.0	.0	.0	2.7
PF	1	0	5	2	2	0	0	2	5.0	2.0	2.0	.0	.0	2.0
PF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0

Awards and records

David Robinson, NBA All-Star
David Robinson, All-NBA First Team
David Robinson, NBA All-Defensive First Team

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