1990–91 Golden State Warriors season

The 1990–91 NBA season was the Warriors' 45th season in the National Basketball Association, and 28th in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1] The trio of Chris Mullin, Mitch Richmond, and second-year star Tim Hardaway 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.[3][4] Despite their scoring prowess, the Warriors were limited defensively. The team got off to a solid start winning seven of their first nine games, but later on played around .500 along the way. 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).[5][6][7] At midseason, the team signed rookie guard Mario Elie after a brief stint with the Philadelphia 76ers.[8] The Warriors won their final five games of the season, finishing fourth in the Pacific Division with a 44–38 record.[9]

1990–91 Golden State Warriors season
Head coachDon Nelson
General managerDon Nelson
Owner(s)Jim Fitzgerald
ArenaOakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Results
Record44–38 (.537)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Pacific)
Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finishConference Semi-finals
(Lost to Lakers 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioKNBR

Mullin averaged 25.7 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, while Richmond averaged 23.9 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game, and Hardaway provided the team with 22.9 points, 9.7 assists and 2.6 steals per game. Mullin and Hardaway were both selected for the 1991 NBA All-Star Game.[10] In addition, second-year guard Sarunas Marciulionis contributed 10.9 points per game off the bench, and sixth man Rod Higgins provided with 9.5 points per game off the bench.[11]

In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Warriors would again pull of an upset as they defeated the 2nd-seeded San Antonio Spurs in four games after losing Game 1.[12] However, they would lose to Magic Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers, four games to one in the Western Conference Semi-finals.[13]

Draft picks
Main article: 1990 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
111Tyrone HillPF United StatesXavier
228Les JepsenC United StatesIowa
234Kevin PritchardPG United StatesKansas

Roster
1990–91 Golden State Warriors roster
Players Coaches
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Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 4 Askew, Vincent 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1966–02–28 Memphis
G 10 Hardaway, Tim (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1966–09–01 UTEP
F 22 Higgins, Rod 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1960–01–31 Fresno State
F 32 Hill, Tyrone 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1968–03–19 Xavier
C 51 Jepsen, Les 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 237 lb (108 kg) 1967–06–24 Iowa
C 53 Lister, Alton 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1958–10–01 Arizona State
G 13 Marciulionis, Sarunas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1964–06–13 Lithuania
C 44 Mokeski, Paul 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1957–01–03 Kansas
F 17 Mullin, Chris (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1963–07–30 St. John's
C 43 Petersen, Jim 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1962–02–22 Minnesota
G 23 Richmond, Mitch (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1965–06–30 Kansas State
F 3 Tolbert, Tom 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1965–10–16 Arizona
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 6, 1991

Regular season

Season standings
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Portland Trail Blazers6319.768—36–527–1418-10
x-Los Angeles Lakers5824.707533–825-1619-9
x-Phoenix Suns5527.671832–923-1817–11
x-Golden State Warriors4438.5371930–1114–2713–15
x-Seattle SuperSonics4141.5002228-1313–2812-16
Los Angeles Clippers3151.3783223–188-3310-18
Sacramento Kings2557.3053824-171–409–19
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Portland Trail Blazers6319.768–
2 y-San Antonio Spurs5527.6718
3 x-Los Angeles Lakers5824.7075
4 x-Phoenix Suns5527.6718
5 x-Utah Jazz5428.6599
6 x-Houston Rockets5230.63411
7 x-Golden State Warriors4438.53719
8 x-Seattle SuperSonics4141.50022
9 Orlando Magic3151.37832
10 Los Angeles Clippers3151.37832
11 Minnesota Timberwolves2953.35434
12 Dallas Mavericks2854.34135
13 Sacramento Kings2557.30538
14 Denver Nuggets2062.24443
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1990-91 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 –3–11–41–43–22–01–10–51–11–14–12–01–14–02–31–13–13–11–10–40–21–12–02–01–11–12–2
Boston 1–3–3–12–23–12–02–02–21–12–02–22–01–14–12–22–04–15–01–12–31–11–12–01–12–01–15–1
Charlotte 4–11–3–0–51–41–10–21–41–10–20–51–10–22–22–31–12–20–42–02–20–20–22–01–10–20–22–2
Chicago 4–12–25–0–5–02–02–03–21–10–24–12–01–14–04–12–03–14–02–01–31–10–22–00–22–02–03–1
Cleveland 2–31–34–10–5–2–01–12–30–20–21–41–11–13–12–31–12–23–12–02–20–20–21–10–21–10–21–3
Dallas 0–20–21–10–20–2–3–10–22–21–32–01–32–20–21–11–42–02–01–41–10–41–32–21–42–20–52–0
Denver 1–10–22–00–21–11–3–0–21–30–50–20–40–40–21–13–21–11–12–30–20–40–43–11–40–41–31–1
Detroit 5–02–24–12–33–22–02–0–1–12–03–22–00–23–12–32–03–11–32–02–20–21–12–00–21–10–23–1
Golden State 1–11–11–11–12–02–23–11–1–2–21–13–22–32–01–13–11–12–02–22–01–32–32–32–23–11–30–2
Houston 1–10–22–02–02–03–15–00–22–2–1–12–21–32–02–05–02–02–03–22–03–10–43–12–32–22–21–1
Indiana 1–42–25–01–44–10–22–02–31–11–1–1–10–22–22–31–13–12–21–11–31–10–22–01–11–12–02–2
L.A. Clippers 0–20–21–10–21–13–14–00–22–32–21–1–0–40–21–13–11–10–21–30–22–31–33–22–22–31–30–2
L.A. Lakers 1–11–12–01–11–12–24–02–03–23–12–04–0–2–00–23–12–01–14–01–13–22–34–03–13–22–22–0
Miami 0–41–42–20–41–32–02–01–30–20–22–22–00–2–0–40–23–31–41–11–40–20–21–10–20–21–13–2
Milwaukee 3–22–23–21–43–21–11–13–21–10–23–21–12–04–0–1–12–24–02–02–21–11–11–11–11–11–13–1
Minnesota 1–10–21–10–21–14–12–30–21–30–51–11–31–32–01–1–1–11–12–22–00–40–43–10–42–21–41–1
New Jersey 1–31–42–21–32–20–21–11–31–10–21–31–10–23–32–21–1–0–51–12–31–10–21–10–21–10–22–3
New York 1–30–54–00–41–30–21–13–10–20–22–22–01–14–10–41–15–0–0–25–10–20–22–01–11–12–03–2
Orlando 1–11–10–20–20–24–13–20–22–22–31–13–10–41–10–22–21–12–0–0–22–20–42–21–31–31–41–1
Philadelphia 4–03–22–23–12–21–12–02–20–20–23–12–01–14–12–20–23–21–52–0–1–11–11–10–21–10–23–2
Phoenix 2–01–12–01–12–04–04–02–03–11–31–13–22–32–01–14–01–12–02–21–1–3–23–11–33–22–22–0
Portland 1–11–12–02–02–03–14–01–13–24–02–03–13–22–01–14–02–02–04–01–12–3–3–22–24–03–12–0
Sacramento 0–20–20–20–21–12–21–30–23–21–30–22–30–41–11–11–31–10–22–21–11–32–3–1–31–41–32–0
San Antonio 0–21–11–12–02–04–14–12–02–23–21–12–21–32–01–14–02–01–13–12–03–12–23–1–3–12–32–0
Seattle 1–10–22–00–21–12–24–01–11–32–21–13–22–32–01–12–21–11–13–11–12–30–44–11–3–1–32–0
Utah 1–11–12–00–22–05–03–12–03–12–20–23–12–21–11–14–12–00–24–12–02–21–33–13–23–1–2–0
Washington 2–21–52–21–33–10–21–11–32–01–12–22–00–22–31–31–13–22–31–12–30–20–20–20–20–20–2—

Playoffs
1991 playoff game log
First round: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 25 @ San Antonio L 121–130 Mullin, Richmond (29) Chris Mullin (8) Tim Hardaway (8) HemisFair Arena
15,908		 0–1
2 April 27 @ San Antonio W 111–98 Chris Mullin (27) Chris Mullin (7) Tim Hardaway (9) HemisFair Arena
15,908		 1–1
3 May 1 San Antonio W 109–106 Mitch Richmond (27) Tim Hardaway (8) Tim Hardaway (11) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025		 2–1
4 May 3 San Antonio W 110–97 Tim Hardaway (32) Mitch Richmond (11) Tim Hardaway (9) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025		 3–1
Conference Semi-finals: 1–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 5 @ L.A. Lakers L 116–126 Tim Hardaway (33) Alton Lister (8) Hardaway, Marciulionis (9) Great Western Forum
17,505		 0–1
2 May 8 @ L.A. Lakers W 125–124 Chris Mullin (41) Jim Petersen (7) Tim Hardaway (14) Great Western Forum
17,505		 1–1
3 May 10 L.A. Lakers L 112–115 Richmond, Hardaway (24) Chris Mullin (11) Tim Hardaway (12) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025		 1–2
4 May 12 L.A. Lakers L 107–123 Mitch Richmond (26) Richmond, Mullin (6) Tim Hardaway (9) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 1–3
5 May 14 @ L.A. Lakers L 119–124 (OT) Tim Hardaway (27) Mullin, Lister (8) Tim Hardaway (20) Great Western Forum
17,505		 1–4
1991 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

Awards and records

References
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  13. "BASKETBALL: THREE TEAMS ADVANCE TO CONFERENCE FINALS; Lakers Prevail Over Warriors". The New York Times. May 15, 1991. Retrieved October 16, 2021.

See also
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