1989–90 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 1989–90 NBA season was the Lakers' 42nd season in the National Basketball Association, and 30th in the city of Los Angeles.[1] The Lakers drafted Yugoslavian center Vlade Divac with the 26th overall pick in the 1989 NBA draft.[2] Despite the retirement of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and an NBA Finals defeat in which they were swept in four games by the Detroit Pistons, the Lakers got off to a fast start winning ten of their first eleven games,[3] on their way finishing the regular season with a league-best 63–19 record.[4]

1989–90 Los Angeles Lakers season
Division champions
Head coachPat Riley
OwnersJerry Buss
ArenaGreat Western Forum
Results
Record63–19 (.768)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(Lost to Suns 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKCAL-TV
Prime Ticket
(Chick Hearn, Stu Lantz)
RadioKLAC
(Chick Hearn, Stu Lantz)

Magic Johnson averaged 22.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, 11.5 assists and 1.7 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, while James Worthy averaged 21.1 points and 6.0 rebounds per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team. In addition, Byron Scott provided the team with 15.5 points per game, while A.C. Green provided with 12.9 points and 8.7 rebounds per game, sixth man Orlando Woolridge contributed 12.7 points per game, Mychal Thompson averaged 10.1 points and 6.8 rebounds per game, and Divac contributed 8.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game off the bench, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.[5] Three members of the team, Johnson, Worthy and Green were all selected for the 1990 NBA All-Star Game, with head coach Pat Riley coaching the Western Conference.[6] Johnson won the All-Star MVP award, despite the West losing 130–113 to the East.[7] Riley was also named Coach of the Year.[8]

However, after defeating the Houston Rockets in four games in the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs,[9] the Lakers were upset in the Western Conference Semi-finals by the 5th-seeded Phoenix Suns in five games.[10] 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,[11] the longest series of consecutive NBA Conference Finals appearances since Bill Russell's Boston Celtics in 1969.

Following the season, Riley resigned after nine seasons and was replaced by Mike Dunleavy.[12] He would return to coach the New York Knicks for the 1991–92 season.[13] Also following the season, Orlando Woolridge was traded to the Denver Nuggets,[14] and Michael Cooper was released to free agency, and left to play in Italy.[15]

Johnson won the league's Most Valuable Player of the Year award (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.[16][17]

Draft picks
Main article: 1989 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
126Vlade DivacC Yugoslavia

Roster
1989–90 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 21 Cooper, Michael 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1956–04–15 New Mexico
C 12 Divac, Vlade 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1968–02–03 Yugoslavia
G 10 Drew, Larry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1958–04–02 Missouri
F 45 Green, A. C. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1963–10–04 Oregon State
G 32 Johnson, Magic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1959–08–14 Michigan State
F 49 McCants, Mel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1967–08–19 Purdue
C 31 McNamara, Mark 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1959–06–08 California
G 4 Scott, Byron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1961–03–28 Arizona State
C 43 Thompson, Mychal 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1955–01–30 Minnesota
F 3 Vincent, Jay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1959–06–10 Michigan State
F 0 Woolridge, Orlando 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1959–12–16 Notre Dame
F 42 Worthy, James 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1961–02–27 North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 6319.768–37–426–1522–6
x-Portland Trail Blazers 5923.720435–624–1720–8
x-Phoenix Suns 5428.659932–922–1920–8
Seattle SuperSonics 4141.5002230–1111–3011–17
Golden State Warriors 3745.4512627–1410–3111–17
Los Angeles Clippers 3052.3663320–2110–317–21
Sacramento Kings 2359.2804016–257–347–21
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Los Angeles Lakers6319.768–
2 y-San Antonio Spurs5626.6837
3 x-Portland Trail Blazers5923.7204
4 x-Utah Jazz5527.6718
5 x-Phoenix Suns5428.6599
6 x-Dallas Mavericks4735.57316
7 x-Denver Nuggets4339.52420
8 x-Houston Rockets4141.50022
9 Seattle SuperSonics4141.50022
10 Golden State Warriors3745.45126
11 Los Angeles Clippers3052.36633
12 Sacramento Kings2359.28040
13 Minnesota Timberwolves2260.26841
14 Charlotte Hornets1963.23244
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1989-90 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —1–32–00–52–30–21–13–22–02–02–31–10–24–03–21–12–21–35–02–20–21–11–11–11–11–12–2
Boston 3–1—2–02–23–11–11–12–21–12–01–31–10–25–02–21–15–14–14–03–21–10–22–01–12–01–12–3
Charlotte 0–20–2—0–21–11–33–20–22–21–41–12–20–41–10–22–21–11–11–10–21–30–41–30–50–40–50–2
Chicago 5–02–22–0—5–02–01–11–42–01–12–31–11–14–04–12–03–13–13–22–22–01–11–11–11–10–23–1
Cleveland 3–21–31–10–5—0–20–21–41–10–23–21–11–14–03–21–14–02–24–12–21–11–12–01–11–11–13–1
Dallas 2–01–13–10–22–0—2–31–13–14–12–03–10–42–01–14–12–01–12–01–11–30–43–13–22–21–31–1
Denver 1–11–12–31–12–03–2—0–22–24–10–22–20–42–01–15–02–01–12–01–11–32–24–01–32–20–41–1
Detroit 2–32–22–04–14–11–12–0—1–11–14–11–11–13–13–22–04–04–05–01–32–01–12–01–11–11–14–0
Golden State 0–21–12–20–21–11–32–21–1—2–21–13–11–42–01–13–12–00–22–01–10–52–23–21–32–32–21–1
Houston 0–20–24–11–12–01–41–41–12–2—1–12–22–21–11–12–21–11–12–01–12–21–34–02–22–23–21–1
Indiana 3–23–11–13–22–30–22–01–41–11–1—0–20–23–13–21–14–01–34–10–41–11–11–11–11–11–13–1
L.A. Clippers 1–11–12–21–11–11–32–21–11–32–22–0—1–40–21–13–12–00–22–00–20–40–52–30–43–20–41–1
L.A. Lakers 2–02–04–01–11–14–04–01–14–12–22–04–1—2–01–14–02–02–01–11–13–12–35–02–24–02–21–1
Miami 0–40–51–10–40–40–20–21–30–21–11–32–00–2—2–21–11–41–53–10–50–20–21–10–20–21–12–3
Milwaukee 2–32–22–01–42–31–11–12–31–11–12–31–11–12–2—2–04–02–25–01–31–11–11–11–12–00–23–1
Minnesota 1–11–12–20–21–11–40–50–21–32–21–11–30–41–10–2—1–11–11–11–10–41–32–21–41–30–51–1
New Jersey 2–21–51–11–30–40–20–20–40–21–10–40–20–24–10–41–1—1–41–31–40–20–21–10–20–20–22–3
New York 3–11–41–11–32–21–11–10–42–01–13–12–00–25–12–21–14–1—2–22–31–10–22–01–11–11–15–0
Orlando 0–50–41–12–31–40–20–20–50–20–21–40–21–11–30–51–13–12–2—2–20–20–21–11–10–21–10–4
Philadelphia 2–22–32–02–22–21–11–13–11–11–14–02–01–15–03–11–14–13–22–2—1–11–11–11–11–11–15–1
Phoenix 2–01–13–10–21–13–13–10–25–02–21–14–01–32–01–14–02–01–12–01–1—2–35–00–43–23–12–0
Portland 1–12–04–01–11–14–02–21–12–23–11–15–03–22–01–13–12–02–02–01–13–2—4–03–13–22–21–1
Sacramento 1–10–23–11–10–21–30–40–22–30–41–13–20–51–11–12–21–10–21–11–10–50–4—0–42–21–31–1
San Antonio 1–11–15–01–11–12–33–11–13–12–21–14–02–22–01–14–12–01–11–11–14–01–34–0—3–13–22–0
Seattle 1–10–24–01–11–12–22–21–13–22–21–12–30–42–00–23–12–01–12–01–12–32–32–21–3—1–32–0
Utah 1–11–15–02–01–13–14–01–12–22–31–14–02–21–12–05–02–01–11–11–11–32–23–12–33–1—2–0
Washington 2–23–22–01–31–31–11–10–41–11–11–31–11–13–21–31–13–20–54–01–50–21–11–10–20–20–2—

Playoffs
1990 playoff game log
First Round: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 27 Houston W 101–89 James Worthy (34) James Worthy (11) Magic Johnson (14) Great Western Forum
17,505		 1–0
2 April 29 Houston W 104–100 James Worthy (32) Magic Johnson (7) Magic Johnson (14) Great Western Forum
17,505		 2–0
3 May 1 @ Houston L 108–114 James Worthy (26) Magic Johnson (8) Magic Johnson (18) The Summit
16,611		 2–1
4 May 3 @ Houston W 109–88 James Worthy (20) James Worthy (7) Magic Johnson (8) The Summit
16,611		 3–1
Conference Semifinals: 1–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 8 Phoenix L 102–104 Johnson, Worthy (22) A. C. Green (13) Magic Johnson (14) Great Western Forum
17,505		 0–1
2 May 10 Phoenix W 124–100 James Worthy (27) A. C. Green (13) Magic Johnson (14) Great Western Forum
17,505		 1–1
3 May 12 @ Phoenix L 103–117 James Worthy (27) A. C. Green (10) Magic Johnson (16) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,487		 1–2
4 May 13 @ Phoenix L 101–114 Magic Johnson (43) A. C. Green (18) Magic Johnson (10) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,487		 1–3
5 May 15 Phoenix L 103–106 Magic Johnson (43) Johnson, Divac (8) Magic Johnson (7) Great Western Forum
17,505		 1–4
1990 schedule

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

NOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and records

References
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  2. "Kings Take Ellison First in N.B.A. Draft; Clippers Pick Ferry". New York Times. June 28, 1989. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
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  4. "1989–90 Los Angeles Lakers Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
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  6. "1990 NBA All-Star Game: East 130, West 113". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
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  8. "Riley Is Coach of Year". New York Times. May 15, 1990. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  9. "Worthy Helps Lakers Eliminate Rockets". New York Times. May 4, 1990. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  10. "Suns Rally to Beat Lakers, Earning Trip to West Final". The New York Times. May 16, 1990.
  11. "Los Angeles Lakers". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  12. "Dunleavy Replaces Riley as Coach of Lakers". New York Times. June 12, 1990.
  13. "BASKETBALL; Now the Hard Part for Riley: Coaching Knicks". New York Times. June 1, 1991. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  14. "Nuggets obtain Woolridge from Lakers". UPI Archives. August 3, 1990. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  15. "Lakers Send Off Cooper : Pro basketball: As he requested, the guard is waived, opening the door for him to go to the Italian League". Los Angeles Times. August 16, 1990. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  16. "M.V.P. Controversy". The New York Times. May 23, 1990.
  17. "1989–90 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
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