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NBA professional basketball team season
The
1990β91 NBA season was the 21st season of the
National Basketball Association in
Cleveland, Ohio .
[2] After playing in
Italy the previous season,
Danny Ferry would make his debut in the NBA, signing a contract with the Cavaliers.
[3]
[4] However, a year after overcoming injuries to make the playoffs, the Cavaliers were utterly destroyed by injuries again, as
Mark Price only played just 16 games due to a torn ACL in his left knee, averaging 16.9 points, 10.4 assists and 2.6 steals per game,
[5]
[6]
[7] and sixth man
Hot Rod Williams only played just 43 games due to a foot injury.
[8]
[9] The team re-signed free agent
Darnell Valentine in December as their starting point guard in Price's absence.
[10]
The Cavaliers played around .500 early into the season, but as they stood at a 10β8 start, they struggled and lost 16 of their next 17 games, including an 11-game losing streak, and held a 15β32 record at the All-Star break.
[11] Despite winning eight out of eleven games in April, the Cavaliers were unable to make the
playoffs , finishing 6th in the Central Division with a disappointing 33β49 record.
[12]
Brad Daugherty led the team with 21.6 points and 10.9 rebounds per game, and was selected for the
1991 NBA All-Star Game ,
[13]
[14] while
Larry Nance averaged 19.2 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game, and Williams provided the team with 11.7 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game. In addition,
Craig Ehlo provided with 10.1 points, 4.6 assists and 1.5 steals per game, while Valentine contributed 9.4 points, 5.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game, Ferry provided with 8.6 points and 3.5 rebounds per game off the bench, and second-year forward
Chucky Brown contributed 8.5 points per game.
[15] Following the season, Valentine was released to free agency.
Draft picks
Roster
1990β91 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
F
00
BabiΔ, MiloΕ‘
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1968β11β23
Tennessee Tech
F
20
Bennett, Winston
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1965β02β09
Kentucky
F
52
Brown, Chucky
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
214 lb (97 kg)
1968β02β29
NC State
F
33
Chievous, Derrick
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1967β07β03
Missouri
C
43
Daugherty, Brad
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1965β10β19
North Carolina
G
3
Ehlo, Craig
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1961β08β11
Washington State
F
35
Ferry, Danny
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1966β10β17
Duke
F
32
James, Henry
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1965β07β29
Saint Mary's
G
5
Kerr, Steve
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1965β09β27
Arizona
F
23
Morton, John
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1967β05β18
Seton Hall
F
22
Nance, Larry
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1959β02β12
Clemson
F
24
Paddio, Gerald
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1965β04β21
UNLV
G
25
Price, Mark
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1964β02β15
Georgia Tech
G
1
Valentine, Darnell
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
1959β02β03
Kansas
C
18
Williams, Hot Rod
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1962β08β09
Tulane
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Roster Last transaction: January 21, 1991
Regular season
Season standings
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
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
β
3β1
1β4
1β4
3β2
2β0
1β1
0β5
1β1
1β1
4β1
2β0
1β1
4β0
2β3
1β1
3β1
3β1
1β1
0β4
0β2
1β1
2β0
2β0
1β1
1β1
2β2
Boston
1β3
β
3β1
2β2
3β1
2β0
2β0
2β2
1β1
2β0
2β2
2β0
1β1
4β1
2β2
2β0
4β1
5β0
1β1
2β3
1β1
1β1
2β0
1β1
2β0
1β1
5β1
Charlotte
4β1
1β3
β
0β5
1β4
1β1
0β2
1β4
1β1
0β2
0β5
1β1
0β2
2β2
2β3
1β1
2β2
0β4
2β0
2β2
0β2
0β2
2β0
1β1
0β2
0β2
2β2
Chicago
4β1
2β2
5β0
β
5β0
2β0
2β0
3β2
1β1
0β2
4β1
2β0
1β1
4β0
4β1
2β0
3β1
4β0
2β0
1β3
1β1
0β2
2β0
0β2
2β0
2β0
3β1
Cleveland
2β3
1β3
4β1
0β5
β
2β0
1β1
2β3
0β2
0β2
1β4
1β1
1β1
3β1
2β3
1β1
2β2
3β1
2β0
2β2
0β2
0β2
1β1
0β2
1β1
0β2
1β3
Dallas
0β2
0β2
1β1
0β2
0β2
β
3β1
0β2
2β2
1β3
2β0
1β3
2β2
0β2
1β1
1β4
2β0
2β0
1β4
1β1
0β4
1β3
2β2
1β4
2β2
0β5
2β0
Denver
1β1
0β2
2β0
0β2
1β1
1β3
β
0β2
1β3
0β5
0β2
0β4
0β4
0β2
1β1
3β2
1β1
1β1
2β3
0β2
0β4
0β4
3β1
1β4
0β4
1β3
1β1
Detroit
5β0
2β2
4β1
2β3
3β2
2β0
2β0
β
1β1
2β0
3β2
2β0
0β2
3β1
2β3
2β0
3β1
1β3
2β0
2β2
0β2
1β1
2β0
0β2
1β1
0β2
3β1
Golden State
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β2
3β1
1β1
β
2β2
1β1
3β2
2β3
2β0
1β1
3β1
1β1
2β0
2β2
2β0
1β3
2β3
2β3
2β2
3β1
1β3
0β2
Houston
1β1
0β2
2β0
2β0
2β0
3β1
5β0
0β2
2β2
β
1β1
2β2
1β3
2β0
2β0
5β0
2β0
2β0
3β2
2β0
3β1
0β4
3β1
2β3
2β2
2β2
1β1
Indiana
1β4
2β2
5β0
1β4
4β1
0β2
2β0
2β3
1β1
1β1
β
1β1
0β2
2β2
2β3
1β1
3β1
2β2
1β1
1β3
1β1
0β2
2β0
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β2
L.A. Clippers
0β2
0β2
1β1
0β2
1β1
3β1
4β0
0β2
2β3
2β2
1β1
β
0β4
0β2
1β1
3β1
1β1
0β2
1β3
0β2
2β3
1β3
3β2
2β2
2β3
1β3
0β2
L.A. Lakers
1β1
1β1
2β0
1β1
1β1
2β2
4β0
2β0
3β2
3β1
2β0
4β0
β
2β0
0β2
3β1
2β0
1β1
4β0
1β1
3β2
2β3
4β0
3β1
3β2
2β2
2β0
Miami
0β4
1β4
2β2
0β4
1β3
2β0
2β0
1β3
0β2
0β2
2β2
2β0
0β2
β
0β4
0β2
3β3
1β4
1β1
1β4
0β2
0β2
1β1
0β2
0β2
1β1
3β2
Milwaukee
3β2
2β2
3β2
1β4
3β2
1β1
1β1
3β2
1β1
0β2
3β2
1β1
2β0
4β0
β
1β1
2β2
4β0
2β0
2β2
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
3β1
Minnesota
1β1
0β2
1β1
0β2
1β1
4β1
2β3
0β2
1β3
0β5
1β1
1β3
1β3
2β0
1β1
β
1β1
1β1
2β2
2β0
0β4
0β4
3β1
0β4
2β2
1β4
1β1
New Jersey
1β3
1β4
2β2
1β3
2β2
0β2
1β1
1β3
1β1
0β2
1β3
1β1
0β2
3β3
2β2
1β1
β
0β5
1β1
2β3
1β1
0β2
1β1
0β2
1β1
0β2
2β3
New York
1β3
0β5
4β0
0β4
1β3
0β2
1β1
3β1
0β2
0β2
2β2
2β0
1β1
4β1
0β4
1β1
5β0
β
0β2
5β1
0β2
0β2
2β0
1β1
1β1
2β0
3β2
Orlando
1β1
1β1
0β2
0β2
0β2
4β1
3β2
0β2
2β2
2β3
1β1
3β1
0β4
1β1
0β2
2β2
1β1
2β0
β
0β2
2β2
0β4
2β2
1β3
1β3
1β4
1β1
Philadelphia
4β0
3β2
2β2
3β1
2β2
1β1
2β0
2β2
0β2
0β2
3β1
2β0
1β1
4β1
2β2
0β2
3β2
1β5
2β0
β
1β1
1β1
1β1
0β2
1β1
0β2
3β2
Phoenix
2β0
1β1
2β0
1β1
2β0
4β0
4β0
2β0
3β1
1β3
1β1
3β2
2β3
2β0
1β1
4β0
1β1
2β0
2β2
1β1
β
3β2
3β1
1β3
3β2
2β2
2β0
Portland
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β0
2β0
3β1
4β0
1β1
3β2
4β0
2β0
3β1
3β2
2β0
1β1
4β0
2β0
2β0
4β0
1β1
2β3
β
3β2
2β2
4β0
3β1
2β0
Sacramento
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
1β1
2β2
1β3
0β2
3β2
1β3
0β2
2β3
0β4
1β1
1β1
1β3
1β1
0β2
2β2
1β1
1β3
2β3
β
1β3
1β4
1β3
2β0
San Antonio
0β2
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β0
4β1
4β1
2β0
2β2
3β2
1β1
2β2
1β3
2β0
1β1
4β0
2β0
1β1
3β1
2β0
3β1
2β2
3β1
β
3β1
2β3
2β0
Seattle
1β1
0β2
2β0
0β2
1β1
2β2
4β0
1β1
1β3
2β2
1β1
3β2
2β3
2β0
1β1
2β2
1β1
1β1
3β1
1β1
2β3
0β4
4β1
1β3
β
1β3
2β0
Utah
1β1
1β1
2β0
0β2
2β0
5β0
3β1
2β0
3β1
2β2
0β2
3β1
2β2
1β1
1β1
4β1
2β0
0β2
4β1
2β0
2β2
1β3
3β1
3β2
3β1
β
2β0
Washington
2β2
1β5
2β2
1β3
3β1
0β2
1β1
1β3
2β0
1β1
2β2
2β0
0β2
2β3
1β3
1β1
3β2
2β3
1β1
2β3
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
β
Game log
1990β91 game log Total: 33β49 (Home: 23β18; Road: 10β31)
November: 9β7 (home: 5β2; road: 4β5)
December: 2β10 (home: 2β6; road: 0β4)
January: 3β11 (home: 2β3; road: 1β8)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
February: 6β7 (home: 5β4; road: 1β3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
46
February 5, 1991
@
Atlanta
L 114β118
The Omni 11,354
15β31
March: 5β10 (home: 3β1; road: 2β9)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
April: 8β3 (home: 6β1; road: 2β2)
1990β91 schedule
Player stats
Player Statistics Citation:
[15]
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