1990–91 San Antonio Spurs season

1990–91 San Antonio Spurs season
Division Champions
Head coach	Larry Brown
Arena	HemisFair Arena
Results
Record	55–27 (.671)
Place	Division: 1st (Midwest) Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish	West First Round (eliminated 1-3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Home Sports Entertainment, KSAT
Radio	WOAI , KCOR (Spanish)

The 1990-91 NBA season was the Spurs' 15th season in the NBA and 24th season as a franchise.^[1] Despite losing Terry Cummings and Rod Strickland for long stretched games due to injuries, the Spurs again won the Midwest Division with a solid 55-27 record. David Robinson averaged 25.6 points, 13.0 rebounds, and 3.9 blocks per game. However, in the first round of the playoffs, they would be stunned by the #7 seed Golden State Warriors in four games.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	24	Dwayne Schintzius	C	United States	Florida
2	43	Tony Massenburg	PF	United States	Maryland
2	54	Sean Higgins	SG/SF	United States	Michigan

Roster

San Antonio Spurs roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G/F 40 Anderson, Willie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Georgia F 34 Cummings, Terry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) DePaul F 32 Elliott, Sean 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Arizona F/C 21 Green, Sidney 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) UNLV G/F 3 Higgins, Sean 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Michigan G 15 Johnson, Avery 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Southern F 45 Massenburg, Tony 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Maryland G/F 8 Pressey, Paul 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Tulsa C 50 Robinson, David 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Navy C 24 Schintzius, Dwayne 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Florida G 1 Strickland, Rod 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) DePaul G/F 25 Wingate, David 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Georgetown	Head coach Larry Brown (North Carolina) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-San Antonio Spurs	55	27	.671	—	33–8	22–19	20–8
x-Utah Jazz	54	28	.659	1	36–5	18–23	21-7
x-Houston Rockets	52	30	.634	3	31-10	21–20	20-8
Orlando Magic	31	51	.378	24	24-17	7–34	13–15
Minnesota Timberwolves	29	53	.354	26	21-20	8-33	9-19
Dallas Mavericks	28	54	.341	27	20-21	8–33	7-21
Denver Nuggets	20	62	.244	35	17-24	3-38	8–20

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)

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

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Willie Anderson
Terry Cummings
Byron Dinkins
Sean Elliott
Sidney Green
Dave Greenwood
Sean Higgins
Avery Johnson
Clifford Lett
Tony Massenburg
Pete Myers
Paul Pressey
David Robinson
Dwayne Schintzius
Rod Strickland
Reggie Williams
David Wingate

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Willie Anderson
Terry Cummings
Sean Elliott
Sidney Green
Dave Greenwood
Sean Higgins
Avery Johnson
Tony Massenburg
Paul Pressey
David Robinson
Rod Strickland
David Wingate

Awards and records

• David Robinson, All-NBA First Team
• David Robinson, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

References

1. 1990-91 San Antonio Spurs

See also

• 1990-91 NBA season