# 1989–90 San Antonio Spurs season

The 1989–90 NBA season was the Spurs' 14th season in the National Basketball Association, and 23rd season as a franchise. This marked the first NBA season for David Robinson, who was selected by the Spurs as the first overall pick in the 1987 NBA draft. In the 1989 NBA draft, the team had the third overall pick, and selected Sean Elliott from the University of Arizona, and acquired All-Star forward Terry Cummings from the Milwaukee Bucks, and acquired All-Star guard Maurice Cheeks and David Wingate from the Philadelphia 76ers during the off-season. The Spurs held a 32–14 record at the All-Star break, finished with a franchise-best 56–26 regular season record, first place in the Midwest Division, and surpassing the 53-win season of 1982–83.
As the 1980s ended, the 1989–90 season proved to be the rebirth of the Spurs franchise. With his tour of duty at the Navy over, Robinson arrived to the Spurs along with Elliott, Cummings and Cheeks, who only spent half the season in San Antonio, and was traded at midseason to the New York Knicks in exchange for second-year guard Rod Strickland. This season would mark a turning point for the franchise, the Spurs would miss the playoffs only once between 1990 and 2019 (that coming in 1996–97).
Although there was speculation that Robinson might choose not to sign with the Spurs and to become a free agent once his Navy commitment ended, Robinson decided to play in San Antonio. Robinson joined the Spurs for the 1989-90 season, and he helped the team produce the second greatest single season turnaround in NBA history. Robinson had one of the most successful rookie seasons for a center in NBA history, finishing the season as the Rookie of the Year, averaging 24.3 points, 12.0 rebounds and 3.9 blocks per game, earning All-NBA Third Team, NBA All-Rookie First Team, and NBA All-Defensive Second Team honors, while being selected for the 1990 NBA All-Star Game, which was his first ever All-Star appearance. He also finished in sixth place in Most Valuable Player voting. In addition, Cummings averaged 22.4 points and 8.4 rebounds per game, while second-year guard Willie Anderson provided the team with 15.7 points, 4.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game, and Elliott contributed 10.0 points per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.
In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Spurs swept the Denver Nuggets in three straight games. However, they would lose in a full seven game series to the Portland Trail Blazers in the Western Conference Semi-finals. The Blazers would lose to the defending champion Detroit Pistons in five games in the NBA Finals. Following the season, Frank Brickowski was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks.
For the season, the Spurs introduced a new primary logo, which featured the fiesta colors of turquoise, fuchsia and orange. The uniforms remained silver and black, although starting this season, the team name "Spurs" replaced the city name "San Antonio" on the road jerseys. The "fiesta" logo and the new uniforms both remained in use until 2002.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 3 | Sean Elliott | SF | United States | Arizona |

## Roster
### Roster Notes

* Small forward Mike Mitchell was signed by the Spurs before the playoffs began. He did not play during the regular season.

## Regular season

The Spurs went from 21–61 in the 1988–89 NBA season to 56–26 in 1989–90, for a remarkable 35-game improvement. They advanced to the second round of the Western Conference playoffs where they lost in seven games to the eventual western conference champions, the Portland Trail Blazers. Following the 1989–90 season, David Robinson was unanimously named the NBA Rookie of the Year, and subsequently SEGA produced a game featuring him entitled David Robinson's Supreme Court.

### Season standings

| Midwest Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-San Antonio Spurs | 56 | 26 | .683 | – | 34–7 | 22–19 | 19–9 |
| x-Utah Jazz | 55 | 27 | .671 | 1 | 36–5 | 19–22 | 21–7 |
| x-Dallas Mavericks | 47 | 35 | .573 | 9 | 30–11 | 17–24 | 17–11 |
| x-Denver Nuggets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 13 | 28–13 | 15–26 | 15–13 |
| x-Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 15 | 31–10 | 10–31 | 13–15 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 22 | 60 | .268 | 34 | 17–24 | 5–36 | 6–22 |
| Charlotte Hornets | 19 | 63 | .232 | 37 | 13–28 | 6–35 | 7–21 |
| # | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte |
| # | 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 |

### Record vs. opponents

1989-90 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 | — | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Boston | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| Charlotte | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 0–2 |
| Chicago | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| Cleveland | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–5 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Dallas | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Denver | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | — | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 |
| Detroit | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Golden State | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Houston | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| Indiana | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| L.A. Clippers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 |
| L.A. Lakers | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Miami | 0–4 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 3–1 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| Milwaukee | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| Minnesota | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 1–1 |
| New Jersey | 2–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | — | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 |
| New York | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 |
| Orlando | 0–5 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 |
| Philadelphia | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 |
| Phoenix | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–3 | 5–0 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Portland | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Sacramento | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 0–4 | — | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| San Antonio | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | — | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| Seattle | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | — | 1–3 | 2–0 |
| Utah | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 |
| Washington | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 4–0 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |

## Game log
### Regular season

1989–90 game log Total: 56–26 (home: 34–7; road: 22–19) :
November: 8–5 (home: 5–1; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
November 4
L.A. Lakers
W 106–98
HemisFair Arena
1–0
2
November 8
Portland
L 104–108
HemisFair Arena
1–1
3
November 10
@ Utah
L 92–106
Salt Palace
1–2
4
November 11
Denver
W 122–108
HemisFair Arena
2–2
5
November 14
@ Milwaukee
L 97–108
Bradley Center
2–3
6
November 15
@ Minnesota
W 86–76
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
3–3
7
November 17
@ Philadelphia
L 101–108
The Spectrum
3–4
8
November 18
@ New Jersey
W 110–95
Brendan Byrne Arena
4–4
9
November 21
Phoenix
W 107–98
HemisFair Arena
5–4
10
November 24
@ L.A. Clippers
W 90–89
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
6–4
11
November 26
@ L.A. Lakers
L 112–132
Great Western Forum
6–5
12
November 28
Seattle
W 117–104
HemisFair Arena
7–5
13
November 30
Dallas
W 93–89
HemisFair Arena
8–5 :
December: 11–2 (home: 7–0; road: 4–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
14
December 2
Charlotte
W 118–110
HemisFair Arena
9–5
15
December 6
Golden State
W 121–119
HemisFair Arena
10–5
16
December 8
@ Dallas
W 99–93
Reunion Arena
11–5
17
December 9
New Jersey
W 109–92
HemisFair Arena
12–5
18
December 12
@ Atlanta
L 94–102
The Omni
12–6
19
December 14
Houston
W 104–100
HemisFair Arena
13–6
20
December 16
Orlando
W 125–116
HemisFair Arena
14–6
21
December 20
Sacramento
W 103–100
HemisFair Arena
15–6
22
December 22
@ Phoenix
W 119–115
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
16–6
23
December 23
Utah
W 115–98
HemisFair Arena
17–6
24
December 26
@ Charlotte
W 107–82
Charlotte Coliseum
18–6
25
December 27
@ Washington
W 107–97
Capital Centre
19–6
26
December 29
@ Chicago
L 97–101
Chicago Stadium
19–7 :
January: 10–6 (home: 7–0; road: 3–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
27
January 3
Philadelphia
W 103–94
HemisFair Arena
20–7
28
January 6
Minnesota
W 109–96
HemisFair Arena
21–7
29
January 8
@ Orlando
L 102–111
Orlando Arena
21–8
30
January 9
@ Miami
W 107–102
Miami Arena
22–8
31
January 12
@ Boston
W 97–90
Boston Garden
23–8
32
January 13
@ New York
L 101–107
Madison Square Garden
23–9
33
January 15
@ Cleveland
L 89–92
Richfield Coliseum
23–10
34
January 17
New York
W 101–97
HemisFair Arena
24–10
35
January 19
Cleveland
W 104–101
HemisFair Arena
25–10
36
January 20
@ Denver
L 99–126
McNichols Sports Arena
25–11
37
January 22
Washington
W 124–115
HemisFair Arena
26–11
38
January 24
L.A. Clippers
W 106–98
HemisFair Arena
25–13
39
January 26
@ Portland
L 103–109
Memorial Coliseum
26–13
40
January 27
@ Seattle
L 98–109
Seattle Center Coliseum
26–14
41
January 29
@ L.A. Lakers
W 86–84
Great Western Forum
28–13
42
January 31
Charlotte
W 129–95
HemisFair Arena
29–13 :
February: 8–5 (home: 4–3; road: 4–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
43
February 2
@ Charlotte
W 118–107
Charlotte Coliseum
30–13
44
February 3
Chicago
W 112–111
HemisFair Arena
31–13
45
February 6
Atlanta
W 105–94
HemisFair Arena
32–13
46
February 8
Indiana
L 100–105
HemisFair Arena
32–14
47
February 13
@ Dallas
L 96–103
Reunion Arena
32–15
48
February 14
Boston
L 95–106
HemisFair Arena
32–16
49
February 16
Utah
W 100–86
HemisFair Arena
33–16
50
February 17
@ Houston
W 104–102
The Summit
34–16
51
February 20
L.A. Lakers
L 114–115 (OT)
HemisFair Arena
34–17
52
February 23
Minnesota
W 105–95
HemisFair Arena
35–17
53
February 25
@ L.A. Clippers
W 107–106
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
36–17
54
February 26
@ Sacramento
W 105–96
ARCO Arena
37–17
55
February 28
@ Golden State
L 135–144 (OT)
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
37–18 :
March: 11–5 (home: 7–2; road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
56
March 2
Golden State
W 131–115
HemisFair Arena
38–18
57
March 3
@ Utah
L 98–112
Salt Palace
38–19
58
March 5
Houston
L 105–109
HemisFair Arena
38–20
59
March 10
Denver
W 118–111
HemisFair Arena
39–20
60
March 12
@ Minnesota
W 92–88
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
40–20
61
March 13
@ Indiana
W 103–102
Market Square Arena
41–20
62
March 15
@ Detroit
L 98–110
Palace of Auburn Hills
41–21
63
March 17
Miami
W 111–98
HemisFair Arena
42–21
64
March 19
@ Phoenix
W 113–102
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
43–21
65
March 20
@ Seattle
W 128–106
Seattle Center Coliseum
44–21
66
March 22
Portland
W 107–106
HemisFair Arena
45–21
67
March 24
Detroit
W 105–98
HemisFair Arena
46–21
68
March 26
@ Houston
L 95–113
The Summit
46–22
69
March 27
Seattle
W 115–103
HemisFair Arena
47–22
70
March 29
Dallas
L 105–109
HemisFair Arena
47–23
71
March 31
Milwaukee
W 107–100
HemisFair Arena
48–23 :
April: 7–6 (home: 4–1; road: 3–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
72
April 3
Minnesota
L 90–92
HemisFair Arena
48–24
73
April 4
@ Dallas
L 98–104
Reunion Arena
48–25
74
April 7
@ Sacramento
W 111–93
ARCO Arena
49–25
75
April 8
@ Portland
L 105–112
Memorial Coliseum
49–26
76
April 10
@ Golden State
W 132–122
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
50–26
77
April 12
L.A. Clippers
W 105–98
HemisFair Arena
51–26
78
April 14
Sacramento
W 105–94
HemisFair Arena
52–26
79
April 16
@ Charlotte
W 110–101
Charlotte Coliseum
53–26
80
April 18
Utah
W 102–93
HemisFair Arena
54–26
81
April 20
@ Denver
W 112–108
McNichols Sports Arena
55–26
82
April 22
Phoenix
W 108–93
HemisFair Arena
56–26 :
1989–90 schedule :

### Playoffs

1990 playoff game log :
First Round: 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 26
Denver
W 119–103
Willie Anderson (27)
David Robinson (13)
Rod Strickland (9)
HemisFair Arena 15,910
1–0
2
April 28
Denver
W 129–120
David Robinson (31)
Terry Cummings (13)
Rod Strickland (13)
HemisFair Arena 15,910
2–0
3
May 1
@ Denver
W 131–120
Terry Cummings (28)
David Robinson (16)
Rod Strickland (9)
McNichols Sports Arena 15,604
3–0 :
Conference semifinals: 3–4 (home: 3–0; road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 5
@ Portland
L 94–107
Frank Brickowski (20)
David Robinson (9)
Rod Strickland (9)
Memorial Coliseum 12,884
0–1
2
May 8
@ Portland
L 112–122
Terry Cummings (33)
David Robinson (8)
Rod Strickland (14)
Memorial Coliseum 12,884
0–2
3
May 10
Portland
W 121–98
David Robinson (28)
Strickland, Cummings (9)
Rod Strickland (17)
HemisFair Arena 15,910
1–2
4
May 12
Portland
W 115–105
Terry Cummings (35)
Terry Cummings (11)
Rod Strickland (14)
HemisFair Arena 15,910
2–2
5
May 15
@ Portland
L 132–138 (2OT)
Terry Cummings (32)
David Robinson (15)
Rod Strickland (7)
Memorial Coliseum 12,884
2–3
6
May 17
Portland
W 112–97
Willie Anderson (30)
David Robinson (13)
Rod Strickland (12)
HemisFair Arena 15,910
3–3
7
May 19
@ Portland
L 105–108 (OT)
Terry Cummings (27)
David Robinson (16)
Rod Strickland (8)
Memorial Coliseum 12,884
3–4 :
1990 schedule :

## Player statistics
### Ragular season

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| David Robinson | C | 82 | 81 | 3,002 | 983 | 164 | 138 | 319 | 1,993 | 36.6 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 24.3 |
| Willie Anderson | SG | 82 | 81 | 2,788 | 372 | 364 | 111 | 58 | 1,288 | 34.0 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 1.4 | .7 | 15.7 |
| Terry Cummings | PF | 81 | 78 | 2,821 | 677 | 219 | 110 | 52 | 1,818 | 34.8 | 8.4 | 2.7 | 1.4 | .6 | 22.4 |
| Sean Elliott | SF | 81 | 69 | 2,032 | 297 | 154 | 45 | 14 | 810 | 25.1 | 3.7 | 1.9 | .6 | .2 | 10.0 |
| Frank Brickowski | C | 78 | 12 | 1,438 | 327 | 105 | 66 | 37 | 517 | 18.4 | 4.2 | 1.3 | .8 | .5 | 6.6 |
| David Wingate | SG | 78 | 2 | 1,856 | 195 | 208 | 89 | 18 | 527 | 23.8 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 1.1 | .2 | 6.8 |
| Caldwell Jones | PF | 72 | 2 | 885 | 230 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 173 | 12.3 | 3.2 | .3 | .3 | .4 | 2.4 |
| Johnny Moore | PG | 53 | 8 | 516 | 52 | 82 | 32 | 3 | 118 | 9.7 | 1.0 | 1.5 | .6 | .1 | 2.2 |
| Maurice Cheeks$^†$ | PG | 50 | 49 | 1,766 | 167 | 302 | 82 | 5 | 545 | 35.3 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 1.6 | .1 | 10.9 |
| Vernon Maxwell$^†$ | SG | 49 | 2 | 1,118 | 141 | 146 | 42 | 5 | 340 | 22.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | .9 | .1 | 6.9 |
| Rod Strickland$^†$ | PG | 31 | 24 | 1,121 | 133 | 249 | 57 | 6 | 439 | 36.2 | 4.3 | 8.0 | 1.8 | .2 | 14.2 |
| Žarko Paspalj | SF | 28 | 1 | 181 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 72 | 6.5 | 1.1 | .4 | .1 | .3 | 2.6 |
| Chris Welp$^†$ | C | 13 | 1 | 56 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4.3 | .9 | .4 | .1 | .0 | 1.2 |
| Reggie Williams$^†$ | SF | 10 | 0 | 68 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 6.8 | .8 | .5 | .1 | .3 | 4.2 |
| Uwe Blab$^†$ | C | 7 | 0 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7.1 | 1.3 | .1 | .0 | .0 | 2.1 |
| Jeff Lebo | SG | 4 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8.0 | 1.0 | .8 | .5 | .0 | 1.5 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Spurs only.

### Playoffs

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Rod Strickland | PG | 10 | 10 | 384 | 53 | 112 | 14 | 0 | 123 | 38.4 | 5.3 | 11.2 | 1.4 | .0 | 12.3 |
| Terry Cummings | PF | 10 | 10 | 375 | 94 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 249 | 37.5 | 9.4 | 2.2 | .7 | .4 | 24.9 |
| David Robinson | C | 10 | 10 | 375 | 120 | 23 | 11 | 40 | 243 | 37.5 | 12.0 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 4.0 | 24.3 |
| Willie Anderson | SG | 10 | 10 | 375 | 54 | 52 | 9 | 4 | 205 | 37.5 | 5.4 | 5.2 | .9 | .4 | 20.5 |
| Sean Elliott | SF | 10 | 10 | 291 | 41 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 127 | 29.1 | 4.1 | 1.8 | .9 | .6 | 12.7 |
| David Wingate | SG | 10 | 0 | 293 | 37 | 38 | 18 | 3 | 91 | 29.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 1.8 | .3 | 9.1 |
| Frank Brickowski | C | 10 | 0 | 161 | 44 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 79 | 16.1 | 4.4 | 1.1 | .8 | .1 | 7.9 |
| Johnny Moore | PG | 9 | 0 | 86 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 9.6 | 1.2 | 2.3 | .8 | .1 | 1.8 |
| Caldwell Jones | PF | 9 | 0 | 66 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7.3 | 1.4 | .2 | .0 | .3 | .9 |
| Reggie Williams | SF | 9 | 0 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 5.4 | 1.2 | .3 | .2 | .0 | 2.2 |
| Mike Mitchell | F | 4 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.8 | .8 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 1.5 |
| Uwe Blab | C | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.5 |

## Award winners

* David Robinson, NBA All-Star
* David Robinson, NBA Rookie of the Year
* David Robinson, All-NBA Rookie First Team
* David Robinson, All-NBA Team, Third Team
* David Robinson, All-NBA Defensive Second Team
* Sean Elliott, All-NBA Rookie Second Team
* Bob Bass, NBA Executive of the Year