1990–91 Washington Bullets season explained

The 1990–91 NBA season was the Bullets' 30th season in the National Basketball Association.[1] In the off-season, the Bullets acquired second-year forward Pervis Ellison from the Sacramento Kings.[2] [3] The team struggled with a 4–10 start in November, but played around .500 afterwards and held a 21–27 record at the All-Star break.[4] However, with a nine-game losing streak between February and March, the Bullets' struggles continued as they finished fourth in the Atlantic Division with a 30–52 record.[5]

Bernard King averaged 28.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and selected for the 1991 NBA All-Star Game.[6] [7] In addition, Harvey Grant showed improvement averaging 18.2 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, while Ledell Eackles contributed 13.0 points per game, Hot Plate Williams provided with 12.5 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, but only played just 33 games due to a knee injury and weight problems, where he weighed up to 302 lbs.[8] [9] and Ellison averaged 10.4 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game. Darrell Walker averaged 7.8 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game, while rookie guard A.J. English contributed 8.8 points per game off the bench, and Charles Jones provided with 5.8 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game.[10] Grant also finished in fourth place in Most Improved Player voting.[11] Following the season, Walker was traded to the Detroit Pistons.[12] [13]

On April 4, 1991, during a home game against the Portland Trail Blazers, Walker, Ellison, head coach Wes Unseld, and the Bullets' mascot "Hoops", were all ejected out of the game by referee Steve Javie, as the Bullets lost to the Blazers, 105–96.[14] [15] [16]

NBA draft

See main article: article and 1990 NBA draft.

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
2 35 PF/C UTEP
2 37 G Virginia Union

Regular season

Season standings

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1990-91 NBA Records
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Atlanta— 3–1 1–4 1–4 3–2 2–0 1–1 0–5 1–1 1–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–3 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2
Boston1–3 — 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–2 2–0 4–1 5–0 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 5–1
Charlotte4–1 1–3 — 0–5 1–4 1–1 0–2 1–4 1–1 0–2 0–5 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–3 1–1 2–2 0–4 2–0 2–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2
Chicago4–1 2–2 5–0 — 5–0 2–0 2–0 3–2 1–1 0–2 4–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 4–1 2–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 3–1
Cleveland2–3 1–3 4–1 0–5 — 2–0 1–1 2–3 0–2 0–2 1–4 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–3 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3
Dallas0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 — 3–1 0–2 2–2 1–3 2–0 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–4 2–0 2–0 1–4 1–1 0–4 1–3 2–2 1–4 2–2 0–5 2–0
Denver1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–3 — 0–2 1–3 0–5 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–3 0–2 0–4 0–4 3–1 1–4 0–4 1–3 1–1
Detroit5–0 2–2 4–1 2–3 3–2 2–0 2–0 — 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–0 0–2 3–1 2–3 2–0 3–1 1–3 2–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–1
Golden State1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 — 2–2 1–1 3–2 2–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–3 2–3 2–3 2–2 3–1 1–3 0–2
Houston1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 5–0 0–2 2–2 — 1–1 2–2 1–3 2–0 2–0 5–0 2–0 2–0 3–2 2–0 3–1 0–4 3–1 2–3 2–2 2–2 1–1
Indiana1–4 2–2 5–0 1–4 4–1 0–2 2–0 2–3 1–1 1–1 — 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–3 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2
L.A. Clippers0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 4–0 0–2 2–3 2–2 1–1 — 0–4 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 2–3 1–3 3–2 2–2 2–3 1–3 0–2
L.A. Lakers1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 3–2 3–1 2–0 4–0 — 2–0 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 3–2 2–3 4–0 3–1 3–2 2–2 2–0
Miami0–4 1–4 2–2 0–4 1–3 2–0 2–0 1–3 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 — 0–4 0–2 3–3 1–4 1–1 1–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–2
Milwaukee3–2 2–2 3–2 1–4 3–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–1 0–2 3–2 1–1 2–0 4–0 — 1–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1
Minnesota1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–1 2–3 0–2 1–3 0–5 1–1 1–3 1–3 2–0 1–1 — 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–4 0–4 3–1 0–4 2–2 1–4 1–1
New Jersey1–3 1–4 2–2 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 0–2 3–3 2–2 1–1 — 0–5 1–1 2–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–3
New York1–3 0–5 4–0 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 0–4 1–1 5–0 — 0–2 5–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–2
Orlando1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 4–1 3–2 0–2 2–2 2–3 1–1 3–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 — 0–2 2–2 0–4 2–2 1–3 1–3 1–4 1–1
Philadelphia4–0 3–2 2–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–2 0–2 3–2 1–5 2–0 — 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–2
Phoenix2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 4–0 2–0 3–1 1–3 1–1 3–2 2–3 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 — 3–2 3–1 1–3 3–2 2–2 2–0
Portland1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–1 3–2 4–0 2–0 3–1 3–2 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 2–3 — 3–2 2–2 4–0 3–1 2–0
Sacramento0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–2 3–2 1–3 0–2 2–3 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–3 — 1–3 1–4 1–3 2–0
San Antonio0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 4–1 4–1 2–0 2–2 3–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 3–1 — 3–1 2–3 2–0
Seattle1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 4–0 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 3–2 2–3 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–3 0–4 4–1 1–3 — 1–3 2–0
Utah1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 5–0 3–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 0–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 4–1 2–0 0–2 4–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 3–1 3–2 3–1 — 2–0
Washington2–2 1–5 2–2 1–3 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 2–3 1–3 1–1 3–2 2–3 1–1 2–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 —

Game log

Player statistics

Regular season

|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 42 || 1 || 14.0 || .440 || .238 || .854 || 2.8 || 1.1 || .4 || .2 || 5.8|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 67 || 17 || 24.1 || .453 || .237 || .739 || 1.9 || 2.0 || .7 || .1 || 13.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 76 || 30 || 25.6 || .513 || .000 || .650 || 7.7 || 1.3 || .6 || 2.1 || 10.4|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 70 || 12 || 20.6 || .439 || .097 || .707 || 2.1 || 2.5 || .4 || .2 || 8.8|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 54 || 3 || 11.2 || .460 || .000 || .689 || 2.8 || .7 || .2 || .4 || 4.4|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 77 || 76 || 36.9 || .498 || .133 || .743 || 7.2 || 2.6 || 1.2 || .8 || 18.2|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 70 || 7 || 14.6 || .461 || .000 || .722 || 2.9 || .6 || .2 || .1 || 5.2|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 33 || 4 || 9.6 || .465 || .200 || .820 || 1.4 || .7 || .5 || .1 || 5.2|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 62 || 54 || 24.2 || .540 || || .580 || 5.8 || .8 || .8 || 2.0 || 2.6|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 64 || 64 || 37.5 || .472 || .216 || .790 || 5.0 || 4.6 || .9 || .3 || 28.4|- | style="text-align:left;"|†| 12 || 10 || 21.3 || .418 || .000 || .583 || 2.3 || 2.0 || .6 || .0 || 6.9|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 5 || 0 || 9.0 || .500 || || .500 || .8 || .8 || .2 || .0 || 1.4|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 71 || 65 || 32.5 || .430 || .000 || .604 || 7.0 || 6.5 || 1.1 || .5 || 7.8|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 33 || 11 || 28.5 || .417 || .244 || .753 || 5.4 || 4.0 || 1.2 || .2 || 12.5|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 73 || 56 || 27.9 || .454 || .240 || .759 || 3.3 || 4.8 || 1.2 || .1 || 8.0|}

Awards and records

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/WAS/1991.html 1990-91 Washington Bullets
  2. News: Associated Press . Bullets Get Pervis Ellison in Three-Way Trade: Pro Basketball: Jeff Malone Goes to Jazz, with Hansen and Leckner Going to Sacramento. Nets Deal for Theus, Meaning They Will Probably Pick Coleman . Los Angeles Times . June 26, 1990 . December 15, 2021.
  3. News: Aldridge . David . Bullets Trade Malone in 3-Team Deal for Ellison . The Washington Post . June 26, 1990 . November 22, 2022.
  4. News: NBA Games Played on February 7, 1991 . Basketball-Reference . November 22, 2022.
  5. Web site: 1990–91 Washington Bullets Schedule and Results. Basketball-Reference. February 3, 2022.
  6. News: Smith . Sam . Pippen Bypassed for All-Star Team . Chicago Tribune . January 30, 1991 . November 22, 2022.
  7. News: 1991 NBA All-Star Game: East 116, West 114 . Basketball-Reference . December 15, 2021.
  8. News: Kornheiser . Tony . Scaling the Mountain Williams Says He's Hungry for Basketball Now . The Washington Post . January 16, 1991 . November 22, 2022.
  9. News: Aldridge . David . Banged Up and Bandaged, Bullets Prepare to Put Lid on a Painful Season . The Washington Post . April 21, 1991 . November 22, 2022.
  10. Web site: 1990–91 Washington Bullets Roster and Stats. Basketball-Reference. February 3, 2022.
  11. News: 1990–91 NBA Awards Voting . Basketball-Reference . January 3, 2022.
  12. News: SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; Remaking the Pistons . The New York Times . September 6, 1991 . January 31, 2022.
  13. News: Aldridge . David . Bullets Trade Walker to Pistons for Picks . The Washington Post . September 6, 1991 . November 22, 2022.
  14. News: Aldridge . David . Bullets Left Dejected and Ejected . The Washington Post . April 5, 1991 . November 22, 2022.
  15. News: Associated Press . NBA ROUNDUP: Technically, Trail Blazers Earn 105-96 Win . Los Angeles Times . April 5, 1991 . November 22, 2022.
  16. News: Goldstein . Alan . Trail Blazers Foul Up Bullets, 105–96 Walker, Ellison, Unseld Ejected . The Baltimore Sun . April 5, 1991 . November 22, 2022.

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