1989–90 Los Angeles Lakers season

1989–90 Los Angeles Lakers season
Division Champions
Head coach	Pat Riley
Owner(s)	Jerry Buss
Arena	Great Western Forum
Results
Record	63–19 (.768)
Place	Division: 1st (Pacific) Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish	West Conference Semifinals (eliminated 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1989–90 NBA season was the Lakers' 42nd season in the NBA and 30th in the city of Los Angeles.^[1] Despite finishing the regular season with a league-best 63–19 record, the Lakers were upset in the Western Conference Semifinals by the Phoenix Suns.^[2] It was the first time in nine years that the Lakers did not reach the Western Conference Finals, ending a run that started in 1981—the longest series of consecutive NBA Conference Finals appearances since Bill Russell's Boston Celtics in 1969.

Magic Johnson won the league's MVP trophy—his third in four years—in a controversial voting over Charles Barkley of the Philadelphia 76ers. Johnson received fewer first-place votes (27 of the 92 cast) than Barkley (38), but totaled 636 points in the ballot compared to Barkley's 614.^[3]

It's Pat Riley's final season as Lakers head coach as he would resign after the season. He would return to coach the New York Knicks for the 1991-92 season.

Draft picks

Main article: 1989 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	26	Vlade Divac	C	Serbia

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	63	19	.768	–	37–4	26–15	22–6
x-Portland Trail Blazers	59	23	.720	4	35–6	24–17	20–8
x-Phoenix Suns	54	28	.659	9	32–9	22–19	20–8
Seattle SuperSonics	41	41	.500	22	30–11	11–30	11–17
Golden State Warriors	37	45	.451	26	27–14	10–31	11–17
Los Angeles Clippers	30	52	.366	33	20–21	10–31	7–21
Sacramento Kings	23	59	.280	40	16–25	7–34	7–21

#	Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Los Angeles Lakers	63	19	.768	–
2	y- San Antonio Spurs	56	26	.683	7
3	x-Portland Trail Blazers	59	23	.720	4
4	x-Utah Jazz	55	27	.671	8
5	x-Phoenix Suns	54	28	.659	9
6	x-Dallas Mavericks	47	35	.573	16
7	x-Denver Nuggets	43	39	.524	20
8	x-Houston Rockets	41	41	.500	22

9	Seattle SuperSonics	41	41	.500	22
10	Golden State Warriors	37	45	.451	26
11	Los Angeles Clippers	30	52	.366	33
12	Sacramento Kings	23	59	.280	40
13	Minnesota Timberwolves	22	60	.268	41
14	Charlotte Hornets	19	63	.232	44

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

West First Round

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (8) Houston Rockets: Lakers win series 3–1

Game 1 @ Great Western Forum, Los Angeles (April 27): Los Angeles 101, Houston 89
Game 2 @ Great Western Forum, Los Angeles (April 29): Los Angeles 104, Houston 100
Game 3 @ The Summit, Houston (May 1): Houston 114, Los Angeles 108
Game 4 @ The Summit, Houston (May 3): Los Angeles 109, Houston 88

Last Playoff Meeting: 1986 Western Conference Finals (Houston won 4–1)

West Conference Semifinals

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (5) Phoenix Suns: Suns win series 4–1

Game 1 @ Great Western Forum, Los Angeles (May 8): Phoenix 104, Los Angeles 102
Game 2 @ Great Western Forum, Los Angeles (May 10): Los Angeles 124, Phoenix 100
Game 3 @ Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix (May 12): Phoenix 117, Los Angeles 103
Game 4 @ Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix (May 13): Phoenix 114, Los Angeles 101
Game 5 @ Great Western Forum, Los Angeles (May 15): Phoenix 106, Los Angeles 103

Last Playoff Meeting: 1989 Western Conference Finals (Los Angeles won 4–0)

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

Awards and records

References

↑ 1989-90 Los Angeles Lakers
↑ "Suns Rally to Beat Lakers, Earning Trip to West Final". New York Times. May 16, 1990.
↑ "M.V.P. Controversy". New York Times. May 23, 1990.

1989–90 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Miami New Jersey New York Philadelphia Washington

Central	Atlanta Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee Orlando

Western

Midwest	Charlotte Dallas Denver Houston Minnesota San Antonio Utah

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Portland Sacramento Seattle

Los Angeles Lakers

Founded in 1947 Played in Minneapolis (1947–1960) Based in Los Angeles, California

Franchise	Franchise Team history All-time roster Draft history Seasons Records Head coaches Current season

Arenas	Minneapolis Auditorium Minneapolis Armory Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena The Forum Staples Center

D-League affiliate	Los Angeles D-Fenders

Administration	Jeanie, Jim, and Johnny Buss (majority owners) Anschutz Entertainment Group (minority owner) Edward P. Roski (minority owner) Patrick Soon-Shiong (minority owner) Mitch Kupchak (General Manager) Luke Walton (Head Coach)

Retired numbers	13 22 25 32 33 34 42 44 52 Chick Hearn (Microphone) Minneapolis Lakers Hall of Famers Mikan Mikkelsen Martin Lovellette Pollard Coach Kundla

NBA Championships (16)	1949 1950 1952 1953 1954 1972 1980 1982 1985 1987 1988 2000 2001 2002 2009 2010

Conference Championships (31)	1949 1950 1952 1953 1954 1959 1962 1963 1965 1966 1968 1969 1970 1972 1973 1980 1982 1983 1984 1985 1987 1988 1989 1991 2000 2001 2002 2004 2008 2009 2010

Rivalries	Boston Celtics Houston Rockets Detroit Pistons San Antonio Spurs Los Angeles Clippers

Culture and lore	Jack Kent Cooke Jerry Buss Showtime Chick Hearn Shaq–Kobe feud Lawrence Tanter Jack Nicholson "I Love L.A." Laker Girls Laker Band Dancing Barry

Media	TV Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes Radio 710 ESPN Radio 1330 ESPN Deportes Announcers Bill Macdonald Stu Lantz John Ireland Mychal Thompson

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