1989–90 Los Angeles Lakers season
| 1989–90 Los Angeles Lakers season | |
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Division Champions
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| Head coach | Pat Riley |
| Owner(s) | Jerry Buss |
| Arena | Great Western Forum |
| Results | |
| Record | 63–19 (.768) |
| Place | Division: 1st (Pacific) Conference: 1st (Western) |
| Playoff finish | West Conference Semifinals (eliminated 1–4) |
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Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com |
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The 1989–90 NBA season was the Lakers' 42nd season in the NBA and 30th in the city of Los Angeles.[1] Despite finishing the regular season with a league-best 63–19 record, the Lakers were upset in the Western Conference Semifinals by the Phoenix Suns.[2] 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—the longest series of consecutive NBA Conference Finals appearances since Bill Russell's Boston Celtics in 1969.
Ninth-year head coach Pat Riley resigned after the season and was replaced by Mike Dunleavy.[3] He would return to coach the New York Knicks for the 1991–92 season.
Magic Johnson won the league's MVP trophy—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.[4]
Contents
Draft picks
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| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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| 1 | 26 | Vlade Divac | C |  Serbia |
Roster
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Regular season
Season standings
| Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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| y-Los Angeles Lakers | 63 | 19 | .768 | – | 37–4 | 26–15 | 22–6 |
| x-Portland Trail Blazers | 59 | 23 | .720 | 4 | 35–6 | 24–17 | 20–8 |
| x-Phoenix Suns | 54 | 28 | .659 | 9 | 32–9 | 22–19 | 20–8 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 41 | 41 | .500 | 22 | 30–11 | 11–30 | 11–17 |
| Golden State Warriors | 37 | 45 | .451 | 26 | 27–14 | 10–31 | 11–17 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 33 | 20–21 | 10–31 | 7–21 |
| Sacramento Kings | 23 | 59 | .280 | 40 | 16–25 | 7–34 | 7–21 |
| # | Western Conference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
| 1 | z-Los Angeles Lakers | 63 | 19 | .768 | – |
| 2 | y- San Antonio Spurs | 56 | 26 | .683 | 7 |
| 3 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 59 | 23 | .720 | 4 |
| 4 | x-Utah Jazz | 55 | 27 | .671 | 8 |
| 5 | x-Phoenix Suns | 54 | 28 | .659 | 9 |
| 6 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 47 | 35 | .573 | 16 |
| 7 | x-Denver Nuggets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 20 |
| 8 | x-Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 22 |
| 9 | Seattle SuperSonics | 41 | 41 | .500 | 22 |
| 10 | Golden State Warriors | 37 | 45 | .451 | 26 |
| 11 | Los Angeles Clippers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 33 |
| 12 | Sacramento Kings | 23 | 59 | .280 | 40 |
| 13 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 22 | 60 | .268 | 41 |
| 14 | Charlotte Hornets | 19 | 63 | .232 | 44 |
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Game log
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Playoffs
West First Round
(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (8) Houston Rockets: Lakers win series 3–1
- Game 1 @ Great Western Forum, Los Angeles (April 27): Los Angeles 101, Houston 89
- Game 2 @ Great Western Forum, Los Angeles (April 29): Los Angeles 104, Houston 100
- Game 3 @ The Summit, Houston (May 1): Houston 114, Los Angeles 108
- Game 4 @ The Summit, Houston (May 3): Los Angeles 109, Houston 88
Last Playoff Meeting: 1986 Western Conference Finals (Houston won 4–1)
West Conference Semifinals
(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (5) Phoenix Suns: Suns win series 4–1
- Game 1 @ Great Western Forum, Los Angeles (May 8): Phoenix 104, Los Angeles 102
- Game 2 @ Great Western Forum, Los Angeles (May 10): Los Angeles 124, Phoenix 100
- Game 3 @ Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix (May 12): Phoenix 117, Los Angeles 103
- Game 4 @ Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix (May 13): Phoenix 114, Los Angeles 101
- Game 5 @ Great Western Forum, Los Angeles (May 15): Phoenix 106, Los Angeles 103
Last Playoff Meeting: 1989 Western Conference Finals (Los Angeles won 4–0)
Player statistics
| Legend | |||||
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| 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
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Playoffs
Awards and records
- Magic Johnson, NBA Most Valuable Player Award
- Pat Riley, NBA Coach of the Year Award
- Magic Johnson, All-NBA First Team
- James Worthy, All-NBA Third Team
- Magic Johnson, NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award
- Vlade Divac, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
Transactions
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References
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