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1990–91 Portland Trail Blazers season

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Head coach
  
Rick Adelman

Record
  
63–19 (.768)

Arena
  
Memorial Coliseum

Place
  
Division: 1st (Pacific) Conference: 1st (Western)

Playoff finish
  
West Conference Finals (eliminated 2-4)

Television
  
Northwest Cable Sports, KOIN

The 1990–91 season was the 21st season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). During the offseason, the Blazers acquired Danny Ainge from the Sacramento Kings. The Blazers won their first eleven games on their way to a franchise best start at a record of 27–3. They would post a 16-game winning streak near the end of the season as they finished with a league best record at 63–19, setting a franchise-high win total that still stands today, and made their ninth consecutive trip to the NBA Playoffs. It was their first Pacific Division title since the 1977–78 season, and ended the Los Angeles Lakers' streak of nine straight years as Pacific Division champions and number-one seed in the Western Conference.

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However, after advancing to the Western Conference Finals with a 3–2 win over the Seattle SuperSonics in the first round, and a 4–1 win over the Utah Jazz in the conference semifinals, the Blazers were denied a second straight trip to the NBA Finals, falling to the 3rd-seeded Lakers in six games.

Three members of the team, Clyde Drexler, Terry Porter and Kevin Duckworth were all selected for the 1991 NBA All-Star Game.

The team's season roster is featured in the video games NBA 2K16 and NBA 2K17.

Season standings

y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot z – clinched division title y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot

West First Round

(1) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (8) Seattle SuperSonics: Blazers win series 3-2

  • Game 1 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (April 26): Portland 110, Seattle 102
  • Game 2 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (April 28): Portland 115, Seattle 106
  • Game 3 @ Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle (April 30): Seattle 102, Portland 99
  • Game 4 @ Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle (May 2): Seattle 101, Portland 89
  • Game 5 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (May 4): Portland 119, Seattle 107

    • Last Playoff Meeting: 1983 Western Conference First Round (Portland won 2-0)

    West Conference Semifinals

    (1) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (5) Utah Jazz: Blazers win series 4-1

  • Game 1 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (May 7): Portland 117, Utah 97
  • Game 2 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (May 9): Portland 118, Utah 116
  • Game 3 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (May 11): Utah 107, Portland 101
  • Game 4 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (May 12): Portland 104, Utah 101
  • Game 5 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (May 14): Portland 103, Utah 96

    • Last Playoff Meeting: 1988 Western Conference First Round (Utah won 3-1)

    West Conference Finals

    (1) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (3) Los Angeles Lakers: Lakers win series 4-2

  • Game 1 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (May 18): Los Angeles 111, Portland 106
  • Game 2 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (May 21): Portland 109, Los Angeles 98
  • Game 3 @ Great Western Forum, Los Angeles (May 24): Los Angeles 106, Portland 92
  • Game 4 @ Great Western Forum, Los Angeles (May 26): Los Angeles 116, Portland 95
  • Game 5 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (May 28): Portland 95, Los Angeles 84
  • Game 6 @ Great Western Forum, Los Angeles (May 30): Los Angeles 91, Portland 90

    • Last Playoff Meeting: 1989 Western Conference First Round (Los Angeles won 3-0)

    Awards and honors

  • Clyde Drexler, NBA All-Star
  • Clyde Drexler, All-NBA Second Team
  • Buck Williams, NBA All-Defensive First Team
  • Kevin Duckworth, NBA All-Star
  • Terry Porter, NBA All-Star

    • References

    1990–91 Portland Trail Blazers season Wikipedia
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