The

1990–91 NBA season The 1990–91 NBA season was the 45th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Chicago Bulls winning their first NBA Championship, eliminating the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals. This season wo ...

was the second season for the

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in the

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. After finishing with an 18–64 record in their inaugural season, the Magic received the fourth overall pick in the

1990 NBA draft The 1990–91 NBA season, 1990 NBA draft took place on June 27, 1990, in New York City, New York. One of the standouts of this draft is Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Basketball Hall of Famer Gary Payton. He became a nine-time All-Sta ...

, and selected small forward Dennis Scott out of Georgia Tech University. Also, after playing in the Central Division in the Eastern Conference the previous year, the Magic would move into the Western Conference, and settle into the Midwest Division. The Magic continued to struggle in their second season losing their first six games of the regular season. After a three-game winning streak, the team lost 16 of their next 18 games, which included seven and eight-game losing streaks. However, February would be the best month for the Magic as they won 8 out of 11 games, finishing in fourth place in the Midwest Division with a 31–51 record. Point guard

Scott Skiles Scott Allen Skiles Sr. (born March 5, 1964) is an American former basketball coach and player. He coached the Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls, Milwaukee Bucks and Orlando Magic. A first-round draft pick out of Michigan State University, Skiles played ...

averaged 17.2 points and 8.4 assists per game, and was named the NBA Most Improved Player of the Year, while Scott averaged 15.7 points per game, led the Magic with 125 three-point field goals, and was named to the

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. In addition, Terry Catledge averaged 14.6 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, while second-year guard Nick Anderson provided the team with 14.1 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, and Otis Smith contributed 13.9 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, Jerry Reynolds provided with 12.9 points per game, while Jeff Turner averaged 8.6 points and 5.1 rebounds per game, and Sam Vincent contributed 8.3 points and 4.0 assists per game. On December 30, 1990, in a home game against the

Denver Nuggets The Denver Nuggets are an American professional basketball team based in Denver. The Nuggets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division (NBA), Northwest Division of the Western Conference (NBA), W ...

at the

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, Skiles set an NBA record of 30 assists in a single game, as the Magic defeated the Nuggets, 155–116.

Draft picks

Roster

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

Game log

Player statistics

Regular season

Awards and records

– Most Improved Player * Dennis Scott – All-Rookie 1st Team

Transactions

References

External links

1990-91 Orlando Magic Statistics
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