1989–90 Philadelphia 76ers season

1989–90 Philadelphia 76ers season
Division Champions
Head coach Jim Lynam
Arena The Spectrum
Results
Record 53–29 (.646)
Place Division: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish East Conference Semifinals
(eliminated 1-4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1989-90 NBA season was the 76ers 41st season in the NBA and 27th season in Philadelphia. The Sixers would win the Atlantic Division title compiling a 53-29 record, defeating the Boston Celtics by just one game.

In the post season, they would win a hard fought five game series with the Cleveland Cavaliers, then would lose in the semi-finals to the Chicago Bulls four games to one. Rick Mahorn joined Charles Barkley and Mike Gminski to form a formidable front court, while longtime Sixer Maurice Cheeks was dealt to the Spurs for Johnny Dawkins, who teamed with Hersey Hawkins in the backcourt.

Draft picks

Main article: 1989 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 19 Kenny Payne  United States Louisville
2 44 Reggie Cross  United States Hawaii
2 54 Toney Mack  United States Georgia

Roster

1989–90 Philadelphia 76ers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G/F 20 Anderson, Ron 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1958–10–15 Fresno State
PF 34 Barkley, Charles 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 252 lb (114 kg) 1963–02–20 Auburn
PG 1 Brooks, Scott 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1965–07–31 UC Irvine
G/F 7 Copeland, Lanard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1965–07–26 Georgia State
PG 12 Dawkins, Johnny 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1963–09–28 Duke
G 8 Gaines, Corey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1965–06–01 Loyola Marymount
C 42 Gminski, Mike 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1959–08–03 Duke
SG 33 Hawkins, Hersey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1966–09–29 Bradley
44 Mahorn, Rick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1958–09–21 Hampton
40 Nimphius, Kurt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1958–03–13 Arizona State
SF 18 Payne, Kenny 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1966–11–25 Louisville
G/F 21 Smith, Derek 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1961–11–01 Louisville
PF/C 45 Thornton, Bob 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1962–07–10 UC Irvine
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Philadelphia 76ers 53 29 .646 – 34–7 19–22 19–7
x-Boston Celtics 52 30 .634 1 30–11 22–19 19–7
x-New York Knicks 45 37 .549 8 29–12 16–25 17–9
Washington Bullets 31 51 .378 22 20–21 11–30 10–16
Miami Heat 18 64 .220 35 11–30 7–34 4–22
New Jersey Nets 17 65 .207 36 13–28 4–37 9–17
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Detroit Pistons 59 23 .720 –
2 y-Philadelphia 76ers 53 29 .646 6
3 x-Chicago Bulls 55 27 .671 4
4 x-Boston Celtics 52 30 .634 7
5 x-New York Knicks 45 37 .549 14
6 x-Milwaukee Bucks 44 38 .537 15
7 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 42 40 .512 17
8 x-Indiana Pacers 42 40 .512 17
9 Atlanta Hawks 41 41 .500 18
10 Washington Bullets 31 51 .378 28
11 Miami Heat 18 64 .220 41
11 Orlando Magic 18 64 .220 41
13 New Jersey Nets 17 65 .207 42
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

Reference

Playoffs

East First Round

(2) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (7) Cleveland Cavaliers: 76ers win series 3-2

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff meeting)

East Conference Semifinals

(2) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (3) Chicago Bulls: Bulls win series 4-1

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff meeting)

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

    See also

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