1990–91 NBA season
League	National Basketball Association
Sport	Basketball
TV partner/s	NBC, TBS
Regular season
Season MVP	Michael Jordan (Chicago)
Top scorer	Michael Jordan (Chicago)
Playoffs
Eastern champions	Chicago Bulls
Eastern runners-up	Detroit Pistons
Western champions	Los Angeles Lakers
Western runners-up	Portland Trail Blazers
Finals
Finals champions	Chicago Bulls
Runners-up	Los Angeles Lakers
Finals MVP	Michael Jordan (Chicago)
NBA seasons
← 1989–90	1991–92 →

The 1990–91 NBA season was the 45th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Chicago Bulls winning their first NBA Championship, eliminating the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals.

Contents 1 Notable occurrences 2 Final standings 2.1 Eastern Conference 2.2 Western Conference 3 1990-91 NBA statistics leaders 4 NBA awards 5 See also

[edit] Notable occurrences

• The 1991 NBA All-Star Game was played at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina, with the East defeating the West 116-114. Charles Barkley of the Philadelphia 76ers won the game's MVP award.
• The Minnesota Timberwolves played their first game at the Target Center.
• The NBA on NBC began (replacing The NBA on CBS) when the National Broadcasting Company signed a 4 year, US$600 million deal with the NBA. The relationship lasted 12 years (concluding at the end of the 2001-02 NBA season), until The NBA on ABC returned in 2002-03.
• On December 30, the last game of 1990, Scott Skiles of Orlando recorded 30 assists in a game against the Denver Nuggets to set a new NBA record.
• The Utah Jazz played their final season at the Salt Palace.
• The flagrant foul was instituted.
• For the first time since 1981, the Los Angeles Lakers were not the Number 1 seed in the Western Conference.

[edit] Final standings

[edit] Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Boston Celtics	56	26	.683	-
Philadelphia 76ers	44	38	.537	12
New York Knicks	39	43	.476	17
Washington Bullets	30	52	.366	26
New Jersey Nets	26	56	.317	30
Miami Heat	24	58	.293	32

Central Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Chicago Bulls C	61	21	.744	-
Detroit Pistons	50	32	.610	11
Milwaukee Bucks	48	34	.585	13
Atlanta Hawks	43	39	.524	18
Indiana Pacers	41	41	.500	20
Cleveland Cavaliers	33	49	.402	28
Charlotte Hornets	26	56	.317	35

[edit] Western Conference

Midwest Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
San Antonio Spurs	55	27	.671	-
Utah Jazz	54	28	.659	1
Houston Rockets	52	30	.634	3
Orlando Magic	31	51	.378	24
Minnesota Timberwolves	29	53	.354	26
Dallas Mavericks	28	54	.341	27
Denver Nuggets	20	62	.244	35

Pacific Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Portland Trail Blazers	63	19	.768	-
Los Angeles Lakers	58	24	.707	5
Phoenix Suns	55	27	.671	8
Golden State Warriors	44	38	.537	19
Seattle SuperSonics	41	41	.500	22
Los Angeles Clippers	31	51	.378	32
Sacramento Kings	25	57	.305	38

C - NBA Champions

[edit] 1990-91 NBA statistics leaders

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	Michael Jordan	Chicago Bulls	31.5
Rebounds per game	David Robinson	San Antonio Spurs	13.0
Assists per game	John Stockton	Utah Jazz	14.2
Steals per game	Alvin Robertson	Milwaukee Bucks	3.0
Blocks per game	Hakeem Olajuwon	Houston Rockets	3.9
FG%	Buck Williams	Portland Trail Blazers	60.2
FT%	Reggie Miller	Indiana Pacers	91.8
3FG%	Jim Les	Sacramento Kings	46.1

[edit] NBA awards

• Most Valuable Player: Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
• Rookie of the Year: Derrick Coleman, New Jersey Nets
• Defensive Player of the Year: Dennis Rodman, Detroit Pistons
• Sixth Man of the Year: Detlef Schrempf, Indiana Pacers
• Most Improved Player: Scott Skiles, Orlando Magic
• Coach of the Year: Don Chaney, Houston Rockets
• All-NBA First Team:
  • F - Karl Malone, Utah Jazz
  • F - Charles Barkley, Philadelphia 76ers
  • C - David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs
  • G - Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
  • G - Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
• All-NBA Second Team:
  • F - Dominique Wilkins, Atlanta Hawks
  • F - Chris Mullin, Golden State Warriors
  • C - Patrick Ewing, New York Knicks
  • G - Kevin Johnson, Phoenix Suns
  • G - Clyde Drexler, Portland Trail Blazers
• All-NBA Third Team:
  • F - James Worthy, Los Angeles Lakers
  • F - Bernard King, Washington Bullets
  • C - Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets
  • G - John Stockton, Utah Jazz
  • G - Joe Dumars, Detroit Pistons
• All-NBA Rookie Team:
  • Dee Brown, Boston Celtics
  • Kendall Gill, Charlotte Hornets
  • Derrick Coleman, New Jersey Nets
  • Dennis Scott, Orlando Magic
  • Lionel Simmons, Sacramento Kings
• NBA All-Defensive First Team:
  • Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
  • Alvin Robertson, Milwaukee Bucks
  • David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs
  • Dennis Rodman, Detroit Pistons
  • Buck Williams, Portland Trail Blazers
• NBA All-Defensive Second Team:
  • Joe Dumars, Detroit Pistons
  • John Stockton, Utah Jazz
  • Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets
  • Scottie Pippen, Chicago Bulls
  • Dan Majerle, Phoenix Suns

Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com

[edit] See also

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