The
1989–90 NBA season was the 21st season for the
Phoenix Suns
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in the
National Basketball Association
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.record.
Cotton Fitzsimmons
Lowell Gibbs "Cotton" Fitzsimmons (October 7, 1931 – July 24, 2004) was an American college and NBA basketball coach. A native of Bowling Green, Missouri, he attended and played basketball at Hannibal-LaGrange Junior College in Hannibal, Mi ...
was
head coach
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for a club that returned to the
Western Conference Finals. All home games were played at
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
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. In December, the team traded
Armen Gilliam
Armen Louis Gilliam (born Armon Louis Gilliam; May 28, 1964 – July 5, 2011) was an American professional basketball player who played 13 years in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1987 to 2000. He also played one season for the Pi ...
to the
Charlotte Hornets
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in exchange for
Kurt Rambis
Darrell Kurt Rambis (born February 25, 1958) is a Greek-American former professional basketball player and coach who is a senior basketball adviser for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a player, he won fou ...
, who won four championships with the
Los Angeles Lakers
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. The Suns held a 28–17 record at the All-Star break, and finished third in the Pacific Division with a 54–28 record.
averaged 27.2 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, while last season's
Most Improved Player,
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averaged 22.5 points and 11.4 assists per game. Chambers and Johnson were both selected for the
1990 NBA All-Star Game
The 40th National Basketball Association All-Star Game was played on February 11, 1990, at Miami Arena in Miami. Magic Johnson was named the game's MVP as well as the leading scorer with 22 points.
The Eastern Conference All-Star Starters as sel ...
, which was Johnson's first All-Star selection, and were both named to the
All-NBA Second Team
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at season's end. In addition,
Jeff Hornacek
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provided the team with 17.6 points, 5.0 assists and 1.7 steals per game, while sixth man
Eddie Johnson provided with 16.9 points per game off the bench, second-year guard
Dan Majerle
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contributed 11.1 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game also off the bench, and
Mark West averaged 10.5 points, 8.9 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game.
In the Western Conference First Round of the
playoffs
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, the Suns lost Game 1 to the 4th-seeded
Utah Jazz
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, but managed to defeat them in five games.
In the Western Conference Semi-finals, they upset
Magic Johnson
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and the top-seeded
Los Angeles Lakers
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in five games,
but lost to the
Portland Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers (colloquially known as the Blazers) are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. The Trail Blazers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Con ...
four games to two in the Western Conference Finals.
The Blazers would lose to the defending champion
Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit. The Pistons compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division and play their home games at Li ...
in five games in the
NBA Finals
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.
The season was also highlighted by Chambers setting a franchise record for
points
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scored in one game, when on February 18, 1990, he scored 56 points in a 131–113 road win over the
Golden State Warriors
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. Just over a month later, he would break his own record when he scored 60 against his former team, the
Seattle SuperSonics
The Seattle SuperSonics (commonly known as the Seattle Sonics) were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle. The SuperSonics competed in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the league's Western Confe ...
on March 24, 1990, which the Suns won at home, 121–95. Chamber's record would be broken by
Devin Booker
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on
March 24th 2017 by scoring 70 points against the
Boston Celtics
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.
NBA Draft
The Suns traded first-round pick
Anthony Cook on draft night to the
Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit. The Pistons compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division and play their home games at Li ...
for 27th pick
Kenny Battle
Kenneth R. Battle (born October 10, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player.
High school career
In 1984, Battle led Aurora West High School to third place in the Illinois High School Association Class AA state basketball tourn ...
and
Micheal Williams
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. Battle played for a season and a half before being waived in January 1991.
Micheal Williams
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would play six games for the Suns before being waived. The Suns received the 46th pick (
Ricky Blanton
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) from the
Chicago Bulls
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when they traded
Craig Hodges
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for
Ed Nealy
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. Blanton, after knee surgery, sat on the bench for the 89–90 season, and was waived shortly after the start of the
90–91 season. Mike Morrison played sparingly in the 89–90 season, and was traded before the start of the 90–91 season.
Greg Grant played the season as a backup to
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, before being released in the 1990 offseason.
Roster
Regular season
Standings
Record vs. opponents
Playoffs
The Suns entered the postseason as the fifth seed in the Western Conference, opening the playoffs against the fourth-seeded
Utah Jazz
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. With stomach flu limiting All-Star point guard
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to only 9 minutes, the Jazz took game one with a 17-point victory in
Salt Lake City
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. Johnson returned for game two, leading the Suns to an 18-point victory. After splitting two games in Phoenix, the Suns headed back to Salt Lake for the decisive fifth game. Kevin Johnson sealed the game with a last-second jump shot to give the Suns a 104–102 victory.
The Suns would next face-off against the top-seeded
Los Angeles Lakers
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, who finished the season with a league-best 63–19 record. Coach
Cotton Fitzsimmons
Lowell Gibbs "Cotton" Fitzsimmons (October 7, 1931 – July 24, 2004) was an American college and NBA basketball coach. A native of Bowling Green, Missouri, he attended and played basketball at Hannibal-LaGrange Junior College in Hannibal, Mi ...
came into game one with an 0–37 record coaching against the Lakers at the
Great Western Forum
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. The Suns had lost 21 consecutive games at the Forum dating back to 1984. They ended the streak with a 104–102 upset, stealing homecourt advantage. Center
Mark West led the Suns with 24 points, 16 rebounds and 7 blocks. The Lakers would recover in game two, blowing out the Suns 100–124 to even the series. After winning games three and four in Phoenix, the Suns returned to the Forum with a 3–1 series lead. Despite an early 15-point lead and a 43-point performance from
MVP
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Magic Johnson
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, the Suns rallied to a 106–103 victory, behind 37 points from Kevin Johnson.
The Suns headed to the Western Conference Finals to face the
Portland Trail Blazers
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. Looking to steal homecourt advantage for the third straight series, the Suns fell 98–100 in a closely contested game one. A last second shot from reserve shooting guard
Mike McGee was blocked by Blazers guard
Danny Young. Game two saw the Suns run to a 22-point lead in the second quarter, finishing the first half leading 59–41. The Blazers launched a furious second-half comeback, tying the game 106–106 after a
Terry Porter
Terry Porter (born April 8, 1963) is an American former college basketball coach and former player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was most recently the head men's basketball coach at the University of Portland. A native of Wisc ...
three-pointer with 28 seconds left. Kevin Johnson was immediately fouled, missing the first free throw and making the second to give the Suns a one-point lead. Porter would give the Blazers the lead after a 14-foot jump shot with 12 seconds left. Suns forward
Eddie Johnson missed a 20-foot jumper with 4 seconds left, giving the Blazers a 108–107 victory. The Suns would beat the Blazers by 34 and 12 in games three and four in Phoenix, before the Blazers retook the series lead with a 6-point victory in game five. Fortune turned against the Suns in game six, when Kevin Johnson went down with a hamstring injury at the end of the second quarter. Shooting guard
Jeff Hornacek
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led the team in Johnson's absence, scoring a career playoff high 36 points. The Suns led 109–108 with 55 seconds left in the game. Blazers forward
Jerome Kersey
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blocked a shot by Hornacek and scored a fast-break layup, giving the Blazers a 110–109 lead with 27 seconds left. Looking to regain the lead, Suns forward
Tom Chambers had the ball stripped by
Buck Williams
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Williams, ...
. Star
Clyde Drexler
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would make two free-throws to put the Blazers up 112–109. Hornacek missed a last-second three-pointer, ending the Suns unlikely playoff run.
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Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
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Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
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Player statistics
Season
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, , , 59 , , 8 , , 12.4 , , .547 , , .250 , , .671 , , 2.1 , , 0.6 , , .6 , , .2 , , 4.1
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, , , 81 , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 81 , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 37.6 , , .501 , , .279 , , .861 , , 7.0 , , 2.3 , , 1.1 , , .6 , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 27.2
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, * , , 16 , , 7 , , 16.7 , , .430 , , . , , .696 , , 4.4 , , 0.5 , , .4 , , .3 , , 8.9
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, , , 67 , , 3 , , 10.1 , , .384 , , .188 , , .661 , , 0.9 , , 2.5 , , .5 , , .0 , , 3.1
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, , , 67 , , 60 , , 34.0 , , .536 , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , .408
† , , .856 , , 4.7 , , 5.0 , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 1.7 , , .2 , , 17.6
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, , , 64 , , 4 , , 28.3 , , .453 , , .380 , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , .917
^ , , 3.8 , , 1.7 , , .5 , , .2 , , 16.9
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, , , 74 , , 74 , , 37.6 , , .499 , , .195 , , .838 , , 3.6 , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 11.4 , , 1.3 , , .2 , , 22.5
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, , , 74 , , 0 , , 13.7 , , .557 , , . , , .653 , , 3.7 , , 0.3 , , .3 , , 1.8 , , 3.5
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, , , 11 , , 0 , , 7.5 , , .379 , , .000 , , 1.000
^ , , 0.7 , , 0.5 , , .2 , , .0 , , 2.5
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, , , 73 , , 23 , , 30.7 , , .424 , , .238 , , .762 , , 5.9 , , 2.6 , , 1.4 , , .4 , , 11.1
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, , , 14 , , 7 , , 20.0 , , .483 , , .348 , , .476 , , 2.6 , , 1.1 , , .6 , , .1 , , 7.3
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, , , 36 , , 1 , , 4.3 , , .338 , , .286 , , .800 , , 0.6 , , 0.3 , , .1 , , .0 , , 2.0
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, , , 60 , , 18 , , 10.2 , , .513 , , 1.000
† , , .589 , , 2.5 , , 0.3 , , .4 , , .4 , , 4.2
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, * , , 58 , , 45 , , 25.1 , , .514 , , .000 , , .722 , , 7.0 , , 1.8 , , 1.2 , , .5 , , 5.4
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, , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 82 , , 79 , , 29.3 , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , .625 , , . , , .691 , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 8.9 , , 0.5 , , .4 , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 2.2 , , 10.5
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, * , , 6 , , 0 , , 4.3 , , .200 , , . , , .500 , , 0.2 , , 0.7 , , .0 , , .0 , , 0.8
* – Stats with the Suns.
† – Minimum 25 three-pointers made.
^ – Minimum 125 free throws made.
Playoffs
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, , , 8 , , , , 4.3 , , .308 , , . , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 1.000 , , 0.6 , , 0.0 , , .0 , , .0 , , 1.1
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, , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 16 , , , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 38.3 , , .425 , , .263 , , .879 , , 6.7 , , 1.9 , , .4 , , .4 , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 22.2
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, , , 7 , , , , 6.7 , , .450 , , .333 , , . , , 0.9 , , 1.4 , , .3 , , .0 , , 1.4
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, , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 16 , , , , 36.4 , , .511 , , .250 , , .932 , , 3.9 , , 4.6 , , 1.5 , , .0 , , 18.6
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, , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 16 , , , , 21.1 , , .450 , , .395 , , .787 , , 3.6 , , 1.1 , , .6 , , .2 , , 12.3
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, , , 12 , , , , 7.8 , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , .667 , , . , , .571 , , 1.7 , , 0.2 , , .2 , , .8 , , 1.3
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, , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 16 , , , , 29.9 , , .487 , , .333 , , .785 , , 5.1 , , 2.1 , , 1.2 , , .1 , , 12.6
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, , , 10 , , , , 4.4 , , .350 , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , .429 , , .250 , , 0.4 , , 0.2 , , .1 , , .1 , , 1.8
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, , , 11 , , , , 9.1 , , .520 , , . , , .444 , , 1.9 , , 0.2 , , .3 , , .5 , , 3.1
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, , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 16 , , , , 24.1 , , .444 , , .000 , , .679 , , 7.7 , , 1.4 , , .5 , , .5 , , 4.2
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, , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 16 , , , , 34.0 , , .577 , , . , , .540 , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 10.3 , , 0.3 , , .2 , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 2.6 , , 11.1
Awards and honors
Week/Month
*
Tom Chambers was named Player of the Week for games played February 5 through February 18.
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was named Player of the Week for games played March 12 through March 18.
All-Star
*
Tom Chambers was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference in the
All-Star Game
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. Chambers finished 9th in voting among Western Conference forwards with 64,028 votes.
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Kevin Johnson Kevin Johnson may refer to:
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was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference in the
All-Star Game
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. Johnson finished 6th in voting among Western Conference guards with 78,812 votes.
Season
*
Tom Chambers was named to the
All-NBA Second Team
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. Chambers finished 8th in
MVP
In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ...
voting.
*
Kevin Johnson Kevin Johnson may refer to:
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was named to the
All-NBA Second Team
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.
*
Eddie Johnson finished 3rd in
Sixth Man of the Year
The National Basketball Association's Sixth Man of the Year Award is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1982–83 NBA season to the league's best performing player for his team coming off the bench as a substitu ...
voting.
He won the award the previous year in the
1988–89 season.
*
Mark West led the league in
field goal percentage
Field goal percentage in basketball is the ratio of field goals made to field goals attempted. Its abbreviation is FG%. Although three-point field goal percentage is often calculated separately, three-point field goals are included in the gener ...
, making .625% of his shots.
Transactions
Trades
Free agents
Additions
Subtractions
Player Transactions Citation:
References
Standings on Basketball Reference
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