NBA
1990-91 Season
Champions: Chicago Bulls (4-1)
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The 1990-91 NBA season featured 27 teams across 1175 recorded games. Portland Trail Blazers posted the league's best record at 63-19. Chicago Bulls won the championship, defeating Los Angeles Lakers 4-1 in the Finals. Michael Jordan was named Finals MVP; Michael Jordan took the regular-season MVP award.
Final Standings
Western Conference
- Portland Trail Blazers 63-19 0.768
- Los Angeles Lakers 58-24 0.707
- San Antonio Spurs 55-27 0.671
- Phoenix Suns 55-27 0.671
- Utah Jazz 54-28 0.659
- Houston Rockets 52-30 0.634
- Golden State Warriors 44-38 0.537
- Seattle SuperSonics 41-41 0.500
- Los Angeles Clippers 31-51 0.378
- Orlando Magic 31-51 0.378
- Minnesota Timberwolves 29-53 0.354
- Dallas Mavericks 28-54 0.341
- Sacramento Kings 25-57 0.305
- Denver Nuggets 20-62 0.244
Eastern Conference
- Chicago Bulls 🏆 61-21 0.744
- Boston Celtics 56-26 0.683
- Detroit Pistons 50-32 0.610
- Milwaukee Bucks 48-34 0.585
- Philadelphia 76ers 44-38 0.537
- Atlanta Hawks 43-39 0.524
- Indiana Pacers 41-41 0.500
- New York Knicks 39-43 0.476
- Cleveland Cavaliers 33-49 0.402
- Washington Bullets 30-52 0.366
- Charlotte Hornets 26-56 0.317
- New Jersey Nets 26-56 0.317
- Miami Heat 24-58 0.293
Season Leaders
Scoring
- 1 Michael Jordan CHI 31.5 PPG
- 2 Karl Malone UTA 29.0 PPG
- 3 Bernard King WSB 28.4 PPG
- 4 Charles Barkley PHI 27.6 PPG
- 5 Patrick Ewing NYK 26.6 PPG
Rebounding
- 1 David Robinson SAS 13.0 RPG
- 2 Dennis Rodman DET 12.5 RPG
- 3 Charles Oakley NYK 12.1 RPG
- 4 Karl Malone UTA 11.8 RPG
- 5 Patrick Ewing NYK 11.2 RPG
Assists
- 1 John Stockton UTA 14.2 APG
- 2 Magic Johnson LAL 12.5 APG
- 3 Michael Adams DEN 10.5 APG
- 4 Kevin Johnson PHO 10.1 APG
- 5 Tim Hardaway GSW 9.7 APG
1990 Draft — Top Picks
- #1 Derrick Coleman New Jersey Nets
- #2 Gary Payton Seattle SuperSonics
- #3 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Denver Nuggets