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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 30th season for the
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in the
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, and their 18th season in
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. During the off-season, the Bullets acquired second-year forward
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from the
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. The Bullets struggled with a 4–10 start to the regular season in November, but played around .500 basketball afterwards and held a 21–27 record at the All-Star break. However, the team struggled posting a nine-game losing streak between February and March, and finishing in fourth place in the Atlantic Division with a 30–52 record.
Bernard King Bernard King (born December 4, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player at the small forward position in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played 14 seasons with the New Jersey Nets, Utah Jazz, Golden State Warrior ...
averaged 28.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game, and was named to the
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, and selected for the
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in
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, which was his fourth and final All-Star appearance. In addition,
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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. and Ellison averaged 10.4 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game. Meanwhile,
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averaged 7.8 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game, while rookie shooting guard A.J. English contributed 8.8 points per game off the bench, and defensive center Charles Jones provided with 5.8 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game. Grant also finished in fourth place in Most Improved Player voting. Following the season, Walker was traded to the
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. On April 4, 1991, during a home game against the
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at the Capital Centre, Walker, Ellison, head coach
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, and the Bullets' mascot "Hoops", were all ejected out of the game by referee
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, as the Bullets lost to the Trail Blazers, 105–96.


NBA draft


Roster


Regular season


Season standings

:z - clinched division title :y - clinched division title :x - clinched playoff spot


Record vs. opponents


Game log


Player statistics


Regular season

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Awards and records

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Bernard King Bernard King (born December 4, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player at the small forward position in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played 14 seasons with the New Jersey Nets, Utah Jazz, Golden State Warrior ...
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All-NBA Third Team The All-NBA Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every NBA season. The voting is conducted by a global panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. The team has been sel ...


Transactions


See also

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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 ...


References


External links


1990-91 Washington Bullets Statistics
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