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1989–90 Houston Rockets season

The 1989–90 NBA season was the Rockets' 23rd season in the National Basketball Association, and 19th season in the city of Houston.[1] After a 9–6 start to the season, the Rockets would struggle posting a 12–18 record as they entered the New Year. However, they would manage to win seven of their next nine games, holding a 22–25 record at the All-Star break.[2] At midseason, the team acquired second-year guard Vernon Maxwell from the San Antonio Spurs,[3][4][5] as they continued to play .500 basketball for the rest of the season. The Rockets finished fifth in the Midwest Division with a 41–41 record,[6] winning a tie-breaker over the Seattle SuperSonics for the #8 seed in the Western Conference.[7][8]

1989–90 Houston Rockets season
Head coachDon Chaney
General managerSteve Patterson
Owner(s)Charlie Thomas
ArenaThe Summit
Results
Record41–41 (.500)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Midwest)
Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Lakers 1–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKTXH
Home Sports Entertainment
RadioKTRH
< 1988–89 1990–91 >

Akeem Olajuwon led the Rockets with 24.3 points, 14.0 rebounds and 4.6 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, the NBA All-Defensive First Team, and was selected for the 1990 NBA All-Star Game.[9][10][11][12] In addition, Otis Thorpe averaged 17.1 points and 9.0 rebounds per game, while Mitchell Wiggins averaged 15.5 points per game, Buck Johnson provided the team with 14.8 points and 1.3 steals per game, and Sleepy Floyd contributed 12.2 points and 7.3 assists per game.[13] Olajuwon also finished in seventh place in Most Valuable Player voting,[14] and in second place in Defensive Player of the Year voting.[15][16][17]

However, in the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Rockets lost to the top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers in four games.[18][19][20][21] Following the season, Wiggins was released to free agency, and John Lucas and Tim McCormick were both traded to the Atlanta Hawks.[22][23][24]

Draft picks

The Rockets had no draft picks in 1989.

Roster

1989–90 Houston Rockets roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G25Bowie, Anthony6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg)1963–11–09Oklahoma
F44Caldwell, Adrian6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)265 lb (120 kg)1966–07–04Lamar
G9Dinkins, Byron6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg)1967–06–15Charlotte
G21Floyd, Sleepy6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg)1960–03–06Georgetown
F1Johnson, Buck6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg)1964–01–03Alabama
G32Lloyd, Lewis6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg)1959–02–22Drake
G10Lucas, John6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg)1953–10–31Maryland
G11Maxwell, Vernon6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg)1965–09–12Florida
C40McCormick, Tim6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg)1962–03–10Michigan
C34Olajuwon, Akeem7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)255 lb (116 kg)1963–01–21Houston
F13Smith, Larry6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg)1958–01–18Alcorn State
F33Thorpe, Otis6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg)1962–08–05Providence
G23Wiggins, Mitchell6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg)1959–09–28Florida State
G42Woodson, Mike6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg)1958–03–24Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 19, 1990

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs5626.683–34–722–1919–9
x-Utah Jazz5527.671136–519–2221–7
x-Dallas Mavericks4735.573930–1117–2417–11
x-Denver Nuggets4339.5241328–1315–2615–13
x-Houston Rockets4141.5001531–1010–3113–15
Minnesota Timberwolves2260.2683417–245–366–22
Charlotte Hornets1963.2323713–286–357–21
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1z-Los Angeles Lakers6319.768–
2y-San Antonio Spurs5626.6837
3x-Portland Trail Blazers5923.7204
4x-Utah Jazz5527.6718
5x-Phoenix Suns5428.6599
6x-Dallas Mavericks4735.57316
7x-Denver Nuggets4339.52420
8x-Houston Rockets4141.50022
9Seattle SuperSonics4141.50022
10Golden State Warriors3745.45126
11Los Angeles Clippers3052.36633
12Sacramento Kings2359.28040
13Minnesota Timberwolves2260.26841
14Charlotte Hornets1963.23244
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1989-90 NBA Records
TeamATLBOSCHACHICLEDALDENDETGSWHOUINDLACLALMIAMILMINNJNNYKORLPHIPHOPORSACSASSEAUTAWAS
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
Boston3–1—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
Charlotte0–20–2—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
Chicago5–02–22–0—5–02–01–11–42–01–12–31–11–14–04–12–03–13–13–22–22–01–11–11–11–10–23–1
Cleveland3–21–31–10–5—0–20–21–41–10–23–21–11–14–03–21–14–02–24–12–21–11–12–01–11–11–13–1
Dallas2–01–13–10–22–0—2–31–13–14–12–03–10–42–01–14–12–01–12–01–11–30–43–13–22–21–31–1
Denver1–11–12–31–12–03–2—0–22–24–10–22–20–42–01–15–02–01–12–01–11–32–24–01–32–20–41–1
Detroit2–32–22–04–14–11–12–0—1–11–14–11–11–13–13–22–04–04–05–01–32–01–12–01–11–11–14–0
Golden State0–21–12–20–21–11–32–21–1—2–21–13–11–42–01–13–12–00–22–01–10–52–23–21–32–32–21–1
Houston0–20–24–11–12–01–41–41–12–2—1–12–22–21–11–12–21–11–12–01–12–21–34–02–22–23–21–1
Indiana3–23–11–13–22–30–22–01–41–11–1—0–20–23–13–21–14–01–34–10–41–11–11–11–11–11–13–1
L.A. Clippers1–11–12–21–11–11–32–21–11–32–22–0—1–40–21–13–12–00–22–00–20–40–52–30–43–20–41–1
L.A. Lakers2–02–04–01–11–14–04–01–14–12–22–04–1—2–01–14–02–02–01–11–13–12–35–02–24–02–21–1
Miami0–40–51–10–40–40–20–21–30–21–11–32–00–2—2–21–11–41–53–10–50–20–21–10–20–21–12–3
Milwaukee2–32–22–01–42–31–11–12–31–11–12–31–11–12–2—2–04–02–25–01–31–11–11–11–12–00–23–1
Minnesota1–11–12–20–21–11–40–50–21–32–21–11–30–41–10–2—1–11–11–11–10–41–32–21–41–30–51–1
New Jersey2–21–51–11–30–40–20–20–40–21–10–40–20–24–10–41–1—1–41–31–40–20–21–10–20–20–22–3
New York3–11–41–11–32–21–11–10–42–01–13–12–00–25–12–21–14–1—2–22–31–10–22–01–11–11–15–0
Orlando0–50–41–12–31–40–20–20–50–20–21–40–21–11–30–51–13–12–2—2–20–20–21–11–10–21–10–4
Philadelphia2–22–32–02–22–21–11–13–11–11–14–02–01–15–03–11–14–13–22–2—1–11–11–11–11–11–15–1
Phoenix2–01–13–10–21–13–13–10–25–02–21–14–01–32–01–14–02–01–12–01–1—2–35–00–43–23–12–0
Portland1–12–04–01–11–14–02–21–12–23–11–15–03–22–01–13–12–02–02–01–13–2—4–03–13–22–21–1
Sacramento1–10–23–11–10–21–30–40–22–30–41–13–20–51–11–12–21–10–21–11–10–50–4—0–42–21–31–1
San Antonio1–11–15–01–11–12–33–11–13–12–21–14–02–22–01–14–12–01–11–11–14–01–34–0—3–13–22–0
Seattle1–10–24–01–11–12–22–21–13–22–21–12–30–42–00–23–12–01–12–01–12–32–32–21–3—1–32–0
Utah1–11–15–02–01–13–14–01–12–22–31–14–02–21–12–05–02–01–11–11–11–32–23–12–33–1—2–0
Washington2–23–22–01–31–31–11–10–41–11–11–31–11–13–21–31–13–20–54–01–50–21–11–10–20–20–2—

Game log

Playoffs

1990 playoff game log
First Round: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1April 27@ L.A. LakersL 89–101Otis Thorpe (21)Akeem Olajuwon (14)Sleepy Floyd (8)Great Western Forum
17,505		0–1
2April 29@ L.A. LakersL 100–104Sleepy Floyd (27)Akeem Olajuwon (11)Sleepy Floyd (8)Great Western Forum
17,505		0–2
3May 1L.A. LakersW 114–108Otis Thorpe (27)Otis Thorpe (8)Sleepy Floyd (18)The Summit
16,611		1–2
4May 3L.A. LakersL 88–109Akeem Olajuwon (28)Akeem Olajuwon (10)Sleepy Floyd (10)The Summit
16,611		1–3
1990 schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG

Playoffs

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Awards and records

Transactions

See also

References

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