1990–91 Golden State Warriors season

1990–91 Golden State Warriors season
Head coach	Don Nelson
Arena	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Results
Record	44–38 (.537)
Place	Division: 4th (Pacific) Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finish	West Conference Semifinals (eliminated 1-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	SportsChannel Bay Area, KPIX, KICU
Radio	KNBR

The 1990-91 NBA season was the Warriors' 45th season in the NBA and 28th in the San Francisco Bay Area.^[1] The trio of Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond and Chris Mullin were given the name "Run TMC" during the season.^[2]

In the opening game, the Warriors defeated the Denver Nuggets 162–158, the highest-scoring regulation game in NBA history. Despite their scoring prowess, the Warriors were limited defensively. On February 26, 1991, they lost 131–119 to the Orlando Magic despite the Run TMC trio each scoring more than 30 points (the rest of the team totaled 21 points).^[3] They finished fourth in the Pacific Division with a 44-38 record. In the first round of the playoffs, they defeated the #2 seed San Antonio Spurs. They would lose to the Los Angeles Lakers in the semifinals.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	11	Tyrone Hill	PF	United States	Xavier
2	28	Les Jepsen	C	United States	Iowa
2	34	Kevin Pritchard	PG	United States	Kansas

Roster

Golden State Warriors roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From SG 4 Askew, Vincent 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Memphis SG 20 Elie, Mario 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) American International College PG 10 Hardaway, Tim 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Texas-El Paso SF 22 Higgins, Rod 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fresno State PF 32 Hill, Tyrone 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Xavier C 51 Jepsen, Les 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 237 lb (108 kg) Iowa C 53 Lister, Alton 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Arizona State SG 13 Marciulionis, Sarunas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) C 44 Mokeski, Paul 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Kansas SF 17 Mullin, Chris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) St. John's C 43 Petersen, Jim 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Minnesota SG 23 Richmond, Mitch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Kansas State PF 3 Tolbert, Tom 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Arizona	Head coach Don Nelson (Iowa) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve	Inactive
C	Alton Lister	Jim Petersen	Paul Mokeski	Les Jepsen
PF	Tom Tolbert	Rod Higgins	Tyrone Hill
SF	Chris Mullin	Mario Elie
SG	Mitch Richmond	Šarūnas Marčiulionis	Vincent Askew
PG	Tim Hardaway

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Portland Trail Blazers	63	19	.768	—	36–5	27–14	18-10
x-Los Angeles Lakers	58	24	.707	5	33–8	25-16	19-9
x-Phoenix Suns	55	27	.671	8	32–9	23-18	17–11
x-Golden State Warriors	44	38	.537	19	30–11	14–27	13–15
x-Seattle SuperSonics	41	41	.500	22	28-13	13–28	12-16
Los Angeles Clippers	31	51	.378	32	23–18	8-33	10-18
Sacramento Kings	25	57	.305	38	24-17	1–40	9–19

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Portland Trail Blazers	63	19	.768	–
2	y-San Antonio Spurs	55	27	.671	8
3	x-Los Angeles Lakers	58	24	.707	5
4	x-Phoenix Suns	55	27	.671	8
5	x-Utah Jazz	54	28	.659	9
6	x-Houston Rockets	52	30	.634	11
7	x-Golden State Warriors	44	38	.537	19
8	x-Seattle SuperSonics	41	41	.500	22
9	Orlando Magic	31	51	.378	32
10	Los Angeles Clippers	31	51	.378	32
11	Minnesota Timberwolves	29	53	.354	34
12	Dallas Mavericks	28	54	.341	35
13	Sacramento Kings	25	57	.305	38
14	Denver Nuggets	20	62	.244	43

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

West First Round

(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (7) Golden State Warriors: Warriors win series 3-1

• Game 1 @ HemisFair Arena, San Antonio (April 25): San Antonio 130, Golden State 121
• Game 2 @ HemisFair Arena, San Antonio (April 27): Golden State 111, San Antonio 98
• Game 3 @ Oakland Coliseum, Oakland (May 1): Golden State 109, San Antonio 106
• Game 4 @ Oakland Coliseum, Oakland (May 3): Golden State 110, San Antonio 97

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series)

West Conference Semifinals

(3) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (7) Golden State Warriors: Lakers win series 4-1

• Game 1 @ Great Western Forum, Los Angeles (May 5): Los Angeles 126, Golden State 116
• Game 2 @ Great Western Forum, Los Angeles (May 8): Golden State 125 , Los Angeles 124
• Game 3 @ Oakland Coliseum, Oakland (May 10): Los Angeles 115, Golden State 112
• Game 4 @ Oakland Coliseum, Oakland (May 12): Los Angeles 123, Golden State 107
• Game 5 @ Great Western Forum, Los Angeles (May 14): Los Angeles 124, Golden State 119 (0T)

Last Playoff Meeting: 1987 Western Conference Semifinals (Los Angeles won 4-1)

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

• Chris Mullin, NBA All-Star Game
• Tim Hardaway, NBA All-Star Game
• Chris Mullin, All-NBA Second Team

References

1. 1990-91 Golden State Warriors
2. Osborne, Ben (January 3, 2011). "Original Old School: Run & Shoot & Shoot…". SlamOnline.com. Archived from the original on March 1, 2013.
3. Hoffman, Benjamin (February 16, 2013). "Fascination Lingers for Three Stars of Warriors’ Brief Run". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 28, 2013.

See also

• 1990-91 NBA season