Resetting the NBA Back to 1980

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1989 NBA All-Star Game (Houston)


TEAM DETLEF STARTERS:
G- Kevin Johnson (Portland)
G- Dan Terrell (Chicago)
C- Brad Daugherty (Washington)
F- Sam Perkins (New Jersey)
F- Detlef Schrempf (Indiana)

TEAM DETLEF RESERVES
Travis Boesen (San Antonio)
Johnny Dawkins (Milwaukee)
Karl Malone (Cleveland)
Dave Greenwood (Chicago)
Gota Kouna (Chicago)
Patrick Ewing (Portland)
Derrick McKey (San Diego)


TEAM BILL STARTERS
G- Andrew Toney (Phoenix)
G- Terry Cummings (Dallas)
C- Bill Cartwright (New York)
F- Rich Yonakor (New York)
F- Jay Vincent (Milwaukee)

TEAM BILL RESERVES
Louis Orr (Utah)
Fred Roberts (Dallas)
Dan Suttle (Miami)
Terry Teagle (Phoenix)
Kenny Walker (Detroit)
Buck Williams (Houston)
Sam Vincent (San Diego)


Charles Oakley (Philadelphia), Wayne Robinson (Denver), Tellis Frank (Dallas), Dennis Johnson (Seattle), and Cliff Robinson (New York) are all unable to play due to injury

FINAL SCORE: Team Detlef wins 130-117
1989 ASG MVP: Brad Daugherty

 

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EASTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS
New York Knicks 57-25
Miami Marlins 57-25
Chicago Bulls 48-34
New Jersey Nets 48-34
Indiana Pacers 46-36
Cleveland Cavaliers 37-45
Philadelphia 76'ers 35-47
Washington Bullets 35-47

WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS
Dallas Mavericks 61-21
San Antonio Spurs 52-30
Houston Rockets 50-32
San Diego Clippers 48-34
Milwaukee Bucks 46-36
Los Angeles Lakers 43-39
Minnesota Huskies 43-39
Denver Nuggets 42-40


The Knicks return to the #1 Seed, but not without a challenge from Miami, who has now reached their full potential with the Suttle-Mullin-Olajuwon trio. Another trio (Terrell-Greenwood-Kouta) of the Bulls wouldn't be as good as last year, but still put up a good effort. New Jersey and Indiana both as well had pretty good seasons, and the rest of the east is terrible.

In the west, Dallas reaches full form, as they score their 1st 60-Win Season, and they make their 7th Straight Playoff Appearance, despite only being in season #9. Milwaukee would adjust well to their temporary stay in the west, and Denver would return to the playoffs after a brief absence.

The notable trades are as follow:

New Jersey gets:​	Philadelphia gets:​
Derrick Gallik​	Clyde Drexler​

Washington gets:​	Portland gets:​
Sam Bowie​	Steve Stipanovich, 1991 3rd Round Pick, 1992 3rd Round Pick​

New Jersey gets:​	New York gets:​
Mark Yeager, 1992 1st Round Pick​	Cliff Robinson, Michael Meier, 1990 3rd Round Pick​

 

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FIRST-ROUND

Dallas 3-0 Denver
San Diego 1-3 Milwaukee
Houston 3-2 Los Angeles
San Antonio 0-3 Minnesota

New York 3-2 Washington
New Jersey 3-1 Indiana
Chicago 1-3 Cleveland
Miami 3-0 Philadelphia

CONFERENCE SEMI-FINALS

Dallas 4-2 Milwaukee
Houston 4-1 Minnesota

New York 3-4 New Jersey
Miami 4-1 Cleveland

CONFERENCE FINALS

DAL vs HOU
The Mavericks look to be back-to-back WC Champions. The Houston Rockets are looking for franchise appearance #1 and trying to get the 34-year old Moses Malone a title before he most likely leaves after the 1990 Season. This would be a no-brainer. Dallas easily won all 4 games, en route to the '89 Finals.


NJN vs MIA
The Miami Marlins, led by the MOS (Mullin-Olajuwon-Suttle) are looking for a franchise's first Finals appearance. The New Jersey Nets, led by Sam Perkins, are also looking for their first franchise title. The question is, which will get appearance #1 first. Miami begins with a 2-0 lead, before the Nets storm back to tie it. Then each team wins a game at home, to send the series to a Game 7 in Miami. This would be close, but New Jersey had two strong quarters, and by the time Miami did make a comeback, it was too late. New Jersey won in 7 and advanced to the NBA Finals/

1989 NBA FINALS: DALLAS MAVERICKS VS NEW JERSEY NETS

New Jersey is in the finals. But now they have to get pasted the mighty Dallas Mavericks. Sam Perkins and Carrey Scurry would dominate, putting up a combined 35 points and 18 Rebounds to lead New Jersey to a road win in game 1. Despite a pretty weak 2nd Half, Dallas would come back for a 14 Point Win in Game 2, which included double-doubles from Thomas, Frank, and Roberts (the three combined for 39 Points, 22 Rebounds, and 14 Assists).

Game 3 was predicted to be a Nets win, and this would be true.....until there were about 15 seconds left. That's when Thomas hit a mid-ranger to give the Mavs a 2-pt lead. Then Byron Scott missed, so Dallas took a 4-pt lead w/ free throws. And then it was too late. Cummings and Wes Matthews had double-doubles, and on to the next game. After Dallas took Game 3, lots of hope was lost for Nets fans. If Dallas was to win game 4, that could mean the series wasn't ever coming back. Unfortunately, New Jersey once again blew it in the final minutes, having a chance with 2 Minutes left, tied at 100. Perk gave it all he had, scoring 30 points to go along with 17 Boards.

Heading to Dallas, nearly all faith in the Nets pulling out the series win was gone. Dallas only needed one more win, New Jersey needed 3. New Jersey came back from a 10-Point Deficient at the half and had the game by 3 with 0:07 left on the clock. But Johnny Newman (a notoriously good 3-pt Shooter) hit a last-second shot to send the game to OT. Unfortunately, the Nets missed a string of potential shots to take the lead or tie the game. Then they had to foul Isiah Thomas who made both, then New Jersey missed what could have become their greatest shot in franchise history. But Dan Majerle missed, and Dallas rides into the sunlight, as The Grand Champs.

Spoiler: 1989 Champions

1989 Champions: Dallas Mavericks
1989 Finals MVP: Terry Cummings

 

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(THE NBA ADDS A ALL-NBA THIRD TEAM FOR THE 1988-89 SEASON)


1989 NBA MVP: Bill Cartwright (8th MVP; Commissioner Stern announces that when he retires, the MVP Award will be named in his honor)

1989 NBA ROY: Rik Smits

1989 NBA DPOY: Brad Daugherty

1989 NBA 6MOY: Mike O' Koren

1989 NBA MIP: Travis Boesen

1989 All-NBA First Team:
Bill Cartwright
Detlef Schrempf
Rich Yonakor
Sam Perkins
Wayne Robinson

1989 All-NBA Second Team:
Brad Daugherty
Travis Boeson
Fred Roberts
Dan Terrell
Terry Cummings

1989 All-NBA Third Team:
Andrew Toney
Jay Vincent
Dennis Johnson
Kevin Johnson
Chris Mullin

1989 All-NBA Rookie Team:
Rik Smits
Mitch Richmond
Grant Long
Scott Brooks (Yes, the guy who is the Wizards coach)
Chris Morris

1989 All-Defensive First Team:
Brad Daugherty
John Salley
Detlef Schrempf
Karl Malone
Dennis Rodman

1989 All-Defensive Second Team:
Carey Scurry
Granville Waiters
Kevin Johnson
Patrick Ewing
Terry Cummings

 

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Hey guys! I just wanted to give a quick update. No posts until next weekend (because it's Memorial Day weekend). Also, I promise that I'm not done with this what-if, probably the 1989-90 and 1990-91 Weekends next week. Stay tuned for more!

 

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Retirements include Alvan Adams, John Lucas, World B. Free, Larry Kenon, Foots Walker, and George Gervin.
In a shocking deal, the Utah Jazz give up the Jazz name to the new New Orleans team. The Jazz will become the Salt Miners (I think you can tell who will be moving in '91-92



1989 NBA Expansion Draft

With the 1st Pick, New Orleans selects Terry Catledge from Miami

With the 2nd Pick, Louisville selects Leroy Combs from Houston

WIth the 3rd Pick, Louisville selects Keith Smith from Atlanta

With the 4th Pick, New Orleans selects Anthony Frederick from San Diego

With the 5th Pick, New Orleans selects Brian Rowsom from New York

With the 6th Pick, Louisville selects Quantez Klein from San Antonio

With the 7th PIck, Louisville selects Clint Prest from Dallas

With the 8th Pick, New Orleans selects Purvis Short from Golden State

With the 9th Pick, New Orleans selects Rafael Addison from Chicago

With the 10th Pick, Louisville selects Cooper Skinner from Cleveland

With the 11th Pick, Louisville selects Periklis Vetoulas from Washington

With the 12th Pick, New Orleans selects Ricky Berry from Minnesota

With the 13th Pick, New Orleans selects Dezman Gaiter from Indiana

With the 14th Pick, Louisville selects Cedric Maxwell from Boston

With the 15th Pick, Louisville selects Michael Harper from Seattle

With the 16th Pick, New Orleans selects Lance Armstrong from Utah

With the 17th Pick, New Orleans selects Willie White from Portland

With the 18th Pick, Louisville selects Curtis Brown from Los Angeles

With the 19th Pick, Louisville selects Tim Perry from Detroit

With the 20th and Final Pick, New Orleans selects Jerome Kersey from Milwaukee


1989 NBA Draft Lottery
Teams competing for the #1 Pick: Charlotte, Toronto, Atlanta, Detroit, Golden State, Boston, Portland, Denver (via Utah), Seattle, Phoenix and expansion teams Louisville and New Orleans

The 12th Pick will belong to the New Orleans Jazz

The 11th Pick will belong to the Louisville Colonels

The 10th Pick will belong to the Seattle SuperSonics

The 9th Pick will belong to the Denver Nuggets (via the Utah Salt Miners)

The 8th Pick will belong to the Boston Celtics

The 7th Pick will belong to the Detroit Pistons

The 6th Pick will belong to the Atlanta Hawks

The 5th Pick will belong to the Toronto Dragons

The 4th Pick will belong to the Charlotte Hornets

The 3rd Pick will belong to the Phoenix Suns

The 2nd Pick will belong to the Portland Trail Blazers

And that means the #1 Pick will belong to the Golden State Warriors


1989 NBA Draft
(At this point I'm getting lazy)

With the 1st Pick in the 1989 NBA Draft, the Golden State Warriors select Sean Elliot, Small Foward from Arizona

With the 2nd Pick in the 1989 NBA Draft, the Portland Trail Blazers select Mookie Blaylock, Point Guard from Oklahoma

With the 3rd Pick in the 1989 NBA Draft, the Phoenix Suns select Nick Anderson, Guard/Foward from Illinois

With the 4th Pick in the 1989 NBA Draft, the Charlotte Hornets select Vlade Divac, Center from Yugoslavia

With the 5th Pick in the 1989 NBA Draft, the Toronto Dragons select Tim Hardaway, Point Guard from Texas-El Paso

With the 6th Pick in the 1989 NBA Draft, the Atlanta Hawks select Sherman Douglas, Point Guard from Syracuse

With the 7th Pick in the 1989 NBA Draft, the Detroit Pistons select J.R. Reid, Foward/Center from UNC

With the 8th Pick in the 1989 NBA Draft, the Boston Celtics select Shawn Kemp, Foward/Center from Trinity Valley Community College

With the 9th Pick in the 1989 NBA Draft, the Denver Nuggets (via Utah) select Dana Barros, Guard from Boston College

With the 10th Pick in the 1989 NBA Draft, the Seattle SuperSonics select Pooh Richardson, Point Guard from UCLA

With the 11th Pick in the 1989 NBA Draft, the Louisville Colonels select B.J. Armstrong, Point Guard from Iowa

With the 12th Pick in the 1989 NBA Draft, the New Orleans Jazz select Stacey King, Foward/Center from Oklahoma

With the 13th Pick in the 1989 NBA Draft, the Washington Bullets select Glen Rice, Small Foward from Michigan

With the 14th Pick in the 1989 NBA Draft, the Philadelphia 76'ers select Michael Ansley, Small Foward from Alabama

With the 15th Pick in the 1989 NBA Draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers select Todd Lichti, Shooting Guard from Stanford

With the 16th Pick in the 1989 NBA Draft, the Denver Nuggets select Jeff Martin, Guard from Murray State

With the 17th Pick in the 1989 NBA Draft, the Los Angeles Lakers select Michael Smith, Power Foward from BYU

With the 18th Pick in the 1989 NBA Draft, the New Jersey Nets (via Minnesota) select Byron Irvin, Shooting Guard from Missouri

With the 19th Pick in the 1989 NBA Draft, the Indiana Pacers select Chucky Brown, Foward from NC State

With the 20th Pick in the 1989 NBA Draft, the Milwaukee Bucks select Clifford Robinson, Foward/Center from UConn

With the 21st Pick in the 1989 NBA Draft, the New Jersey Nets select Blue Edwards, Guard/Foward from East Carolina University

With the 22nd Pick in the 1989 NBA Draft, the San Diego Clippers select Sarunas Marciulionis, Guard/Foward from Lithuania

With the 23rd Pick in the 1989 NBA Draft, the Chicago Bulls select Randy White, Power Foward from Louisiana Tech

With the 24th Pick in the 1989 NBA Draft, the Houston Rockets select Donald Royal, Small Foward from Notre Dame

With the 25th Pick in the 1989 NBA Draft, the San Antonio Spurs select Byron Dinkins, Point Guard from UNC Charlotte

With the 26th Pick in the 1989 NBA Draft, the Miami Marlins select John Morton, Guard/Foward from Seton Hall

With the 27th Pick in the 1989 NBA Draft, the New York Knicks select Tom Hammonds, Power Foward from Georgia Tech

With the 28th Pick in the 1989 NBA Draft, the Dallas Mavericks select Stanley Brundy, Small Foward from DePaul

With the 32nd Pick in the 1989 NBA Draft, the Detroit Pistons select Drazen Petrovic, Shooting Guard from Yugoslavia

With the 44th Pick in the 1989 NBA Draft, the Denver Nuggets select Pervis Ellison, Foward/Center from Louisville

 

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1990 NBA ASG (Miami)

TEAM SAM STARTERS:
G- Michael Jordan (Denver)
G- Mark Yeager (New Jersey)
C- Rik Smits (Utah)
F- David Robinson (Washington)
F- Sam Perkins (New Jersey)

TEAM SAM RESERVES:
Dennis Johnson (Seattle)
Brad Daugherty (Washington)
Chuck Person (Portland)
Mike O' Koren (Houston)
Brian Shaw (New York)
Terry Cummings (Dallas)
Patrick Ewing (Portland)


TEAM DETLEF STARTERS:
G- Derrick McKey (San Diego)
G- Detlef Schrempf (Indiana)
C- Bill Cartwright (New York)
F- Otis Thorpe (Detroit)
F- Cliff Robinson (New York)

TEAM DETLEF RESERVES:
Charles Oakley (Philadelphia)
Charles Barkley (Minnesota)
Travis Boeson (San Antonio)
Larry Krystkowaik (Houston)
Terry Porter (Minnesota)
Terry Teagle (Phoenix)
Rich Yonakor (New York)


Johnny Dawkins and Andrew Toney unable to play due to injury

FINAL SCORE: Team Detlef wins 143-127
1990 ASG MVP: Detlef Schrempf

 

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EASTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS
Washington Bullets 57-25
Miami Marlins 51-31
Indiana Pacers 50-32
New Jersey Nets 50-32
Atlanta Hawks 47-35
New York Knicks 46-36
Philadelphia 76'ers 38-44
Boston Celtics 36-46

WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS
San Antonio Spurs 56-26
Los Angeles Lakers 53-29
Utah Salt Miners 51-31
Denver Nuggets 51-31
Minnesota Huskies 51-31
Houston Rockets 50-32
Phoenix Suns 50-32
Dallas Mavericks 49-33

This season would see a 22-Game improvement from the Bullets, led by a unanimous ROY in David Robinson. Behind them are the Marlins, Pacers, and Nets who are all no-brainers. And Boston has a late-season comeback and would edge out the Cavs for Spot #8.

The West would have probably the best season in this simulation so far, but the big shocker would be that the defending champs would fall to the 8th Seed. Portland, Golden State, and New Orleans are the only teams that fail to have a record over.500 (Seattle, San Diego, and Milwaukee managed to have this despite no playoffs)

 

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For moves of expansion, in a heartbreaker for the City of Detroit, it's announced that Pistons will become the St. Louis Brewers after the 1990-91 Season. It is immediately rumored that one of the 4 New Expansion Teams will be moved there to replace them, but only time will tell. Also with this move, Milwaukee will move back to the East immediately after the movement is complete.

Okay... can we have more context behind this sudden move?

 

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FIRST-ROUND

Spurs 3-2 Mavericks
Denver 3-1 Minnesota
Utah 3-1 Houston
Los Angeles 1-3 Phoenix

Washington 3-0 Boston
New Jersey 3-2 Atlanta
Indiana 1-3 New York
Miami 3-0 Philadelphia


CONFERENCE SEMI-FINALS

San Antonio 4-0 Denver
Utah 0-4 Phoenix

Washington 1-4 New Jersey
Miami 2-4 New York


CONFERENCE FINALS

SAS vs PHO

The Spurs (led by a core of Worthy, Smith, Boeson, Harper, and Scott Brooks) look to make their first-ever NBA Finals. Against them are the Phoenix Suns, who have surprised literally everybody so far, first by putting the aging Lakers up in 4, then sweeping the Salt Miners. Phoenix would continue to stun literally everybody by knocking out the Spurs in 6, advancing to the Finals (becoming the lowest seed to do so since the new format).

NJN vs NYK

The big battle of New York. The Knicks have their 8th Conference Finals appearance in 9 Years and are looking for their 6th NBA Title. Meanwhile, the Nets are looking to make the Finals after getting a run for their money from the Marlins. However, this series would be an embarrassment for the Nets, after taking a 3-0 lead. That's right it actually happened. The Knicks would turn it on, and win 4 straight to become the first-ever team to come back from a 0-3 deficient.


1990 NBA FINALS: NEW YORK KNICKS VS PHOENIX SUNS

New York is back with a vengeance, after coming back from the impossible. Even with that over their heads, many people aren't certain that they can pull it off. But for now, it's NY that takes the first game off of 26 from Cartwright and Vince Taylor + 22 from Cliff Robinson. Game two would be exactly the opposite, Phoenix won by 24, Terry Teagle scored 21, Andrew Toney scored 16, and a certain player, Scottie Pippen, scored 14. Game 3 would be a Phoenix win by just 1. Cartwright did put up 27 and 11, but Teagle's 30, 6, and 5 were no match. And #32 scored 17.

In Game 4, Pippen would get his first ever playoff start, but that is really the only high note for the Suns. New York would get revenge to tie up the series. But there was one piece of bad news. Rich Yonakor (who was supposed to return) was injured, meaning that he will be out for the series. Phoenix would again blow out NY by 24. Teagle, Toney, and Pippen would combine for 68 Points. And Pip would have 6reb, 3ast, 1stl, and 2blk. Game 6 would be a 115-104 W for the Knicks. Robinson and Cartwright would combine for 53 pts and 24reb to send the series to 7. Despite the Suns starters scoring 89, it just wouldn't be enough


Game 7. Two Legacies on the line. If New York wins, they can confirm that they were the Team of the '80s, and look new heading into the '90s. If Phoenix can pull this off, this probably would become one of the greatest title runs of all time. I wish I could say it was climactic, but it wasn't. New York got the lead and basically kept it the entirety of the game. One big shocker was that right before the beginning of the game, Yonakor was cleared to play. This would play a key part, as the Knicks had an extra weapon just when they needed it. Him, Cartwright, Robinson, and Brian Shaw would combine for 79 Points. The Phoenix starters would score 75, unfortunately, Pippen only had 2pts and 4 Shots, so that definitely weighed them down. So the Knicks take Title #6, and establish themselves as the official team of the 1980's.

Spoiler: 1990 Champions

1990 Champions: New York Knicks (6th Title)
1990 Finals MVP: Cliff Robinson

 

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1990 NBA MVP: Detlef Schrempf

1990 NBA ROY: Sean Elliot

1990 NBA DPOY: Dennis Rodman

1990 NBA 6MOY: Alex Stivrins

1990 NBA MIP: Matt Dunaway

1990 All-NBA First Team:
Detlef Schrempf
Rik Smits
Sam Perkins
Andrew Toney
Mark Yeager

1990 All-NBA Second Team:
Bill Cartwright
Brad Daugherty
John Williams
Charles Barkley
Michael Jordan

1990 All-NBA Third Team:
Terry Porter
David Robinson
Rich Yonakor
Travis Boeson
Otis Thorpe

1990 All-NBA Rookie Team:
Sean Elliot
Vlade Divac
David Robinson
Sarunas Marciulionis
Drazen Petrovic

1990 All-Defensive First Team:
Dennis Rodman
Rik Smits
Brad Daugherty
Granville Waiters
John Salley

1990 All-Defensive Second Team:
Detlef Schrempf
Charles Barkley
Derrick McKey
John Williams
Vlade Divac

 

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Retirements include Julius Erving, John Drew, Ray Williams, Robert Reid, Jack Sikma, Reggie Theus, and Tom Chambers.


1990 NBA Draft Lottery

12th Pick: Seattle

11th Pick: San Diego

10th Pick: Milwaukee

9th Pick: Golden State (from Portland)

8th Pick: Golden State

7th Pick: Cleveland

6th Pick: Detroit

5th Pick: Toronto

4th Pick: Louisville

3rd Pick: Charlotte

2nd Pick: Chicago

And that means the 1st Pick in the 1990 Draft will belong to the New Orleans Jazz

1990 NBA Draft
June 27, 1990: Felt Forum (on TNT)

With the 1st Pick in the 1990 Draft, the New Orleans Jazz select Dennis Scott, Guard/Foward from Georgia Tech

With the 2nd Pick in the 1990 Draft, the Chicago Bulls select Derrick Coleman, Foward/Center from Syracuse

With the 3rd Pick in the 1990 Draft, the Charlotte Hornets select Lionel Simmons, Small Foward from La Salle

With the 4th Pick in the 1990 Draft, the Louisville Colonels select Gary Payton, Point Guard from Oregon State

With the 5th Pick in the 1990 Draft, the Toronto Dragons select Kendall Gill, Guard/Foward from Illinois

With the 6th Pick in the 1990 Draft, the Detroit Pistons select Willie Burton, Small Foward from Minnesota

With the 7th Pick in the 1990 Draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers select Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, Point Guard from LSU

With the 8th Pick in the 1990 Draft, the Golden State Warriors select Travis Mays, Point Guard from Texas

With the 9th Pick in the 1990 Draft, the Golden State Warriors select Dee Brown, Guard from Jacksonville University

With the 10th Pick in the 1990 Draft, the Milwaukee Bucks select Cedric Ceballos, Small Foward from Cal State Fullerton

With the 11th Pick in the 1990 Draft, the San Diego Clippers select Danny Ferry, Foward from Duke

With the 12th Pick in the 1990 Draft, the Seattle SuperSonics select Duane Causwell, Center from Temple

Other Notable Picks:

With the 57th Pick in the 1990 Draft, the Louisville Colonels select Jayson Williams


Free Agent Signings:
Michael Ray Richardson NYK-DET

Notable Trades:
Bulls trade Craig Hodges, 1994 2nd Round Pick to Los Angeles, in exchange for Doug Roth
Mavericks trade Peter Thibeaux to the Dragons for Dominique Wilkins

NOTES before 90-91 Season

Yes, it is me! I have finally returned. I decided that this still was wide open, so I decided to continue on. Thank you to the 0 people that still care about this, and yeah. Here we go again.

 

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1991 NBA All-Star Game (Charlotte)

Slam Dunk Contest:

Player	Round 1	Round 2
Chris Mullin (Miami)	92 (45 + 47)	17 (17 + 0)
Tang Brown (Minnesota)	54 (49 + 5)	ELIMINATED
Kevin Johnson (Portland)	88 (42 + 46)	35 (29 + 6)
Robert LaFrance (Boston)	50 (50 + 0)	ELIMINATED

Three-Point Contest

Player	Round 1	Round 1 Tiebreaker	Round 2	Round 2 Tiebreaker	Round 3
Andrew Toney (Phoenix)	20
Chris Mullin (Miami)	18
Ricky Berry (New Orleans)	26	28 (Advances)	24	26 (Eliminated)
Scott Brooks (San Antonio	25
Hersey Hawkins (Detroit)	26	22 (Eliminated)
Mark Yeager (New Jersey)	28		23 (Eliminated)
Dennis Scott (New Orleans)	28		24	28 (Advances	29
Dana Barros (Denver)	26	29 (Advances)	29 (Advances)		26

TEAM DETLEF STARTERS:
G- Kevin Johnson
G- Michael Jordan
C- Joe Kleine
F- Detlef Schrempf
F- Brad Daugherty

TEAM DETLEF RESERVES:
Sam Perkins
Andrew Toney
Buck Williams
Travis Boesen
Charles Barkley
Tyronne Taylor
Wes Matthews



TEAM MARK STARTERS:
G- Mark Yeager
G- Dan Emery
C- Rik Smits
F- Bill Cartwright
F- Wayne Robinson

TEAM MARK RESERVES:
Rich Yonakor
Brain Shaw
Terry Teagle
Shelton Jones
Cliff Robinson
Patrick Ewing
Otis Thorpe



FINAL SCORE: Team Detlef wins 136-132
1991 All-Star Game MVP: Detlef Schrempf

 

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EASTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS:
New York Knicks 62-20
Atlanta Hawks 55-27
New Jersey Nets 47-35
Indiana Pacers 47-35
Charlotte Hornets 46-36
Washington Bullets 46-36
Detroit Pistons 43-39
Miami Marlins 43-39

WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS:
Phoenix Suns 53-29
Portland Trail Blazers 52-30
Houston Rockets 52-30
Denver Nuggets 50-32
Utah Salt Miners 47-35
Los Angeles Lakers 46-36
Minnesota Huskies 39-43
San Antonio Spurs 39-43

The East is normal. The Knicks once again, even despite an aging Bill Cartwright, continue to dominate, with the Hawks, Nets, and Pacers following suit. Detroit and Miami beat out Boston for the final spots. However, there are two shocking teams. First, the Hornets, who in just their 3rd Year make the playoffs led by Lionel Simmons and Vlade Divac. The other team: the Pistons, who after spending the late 80's in the basement, make the playoffs for the first time since 1987.

Meanwhile, in the west, things are also pretty normal. The Suns are the top dogs, followed by Portland, Houston, and Denver. The only notable change is the Mavericks, who have a awful 32-50 season, as Cummings and Thomas have bad seasons, along with Fred Roberts being out for the entire year.

The only notable trade is between Louisville and Toronto
Colonels get 1993 2nd Round Pick,
Dragons get: George McCloud, Cedric Maxwell

 

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1991 NBA Playoffs

FIRST-ROUND

Phoenix 1-3 San Antonio
Denver 0-3 Utah
Houston 3-2 Los Angeles
Portland 3-1 Minnesota

New York 3-1 Miami
Indiana 3-0 Charlotte
New Jersey 0-3 Washington
Atlanta 3-0 Detroit

CONFERENCE SEMI-FINALS

Utah 0-4 San Antonio
Portland 4-3 Houston

New York 4-2 Indiana
Atlanta 3-4 Washington

CONFERENCE FINALS

POR vs SAS
The 2nd Seed Trail Blazers take on the 8th Seed San Antonio Spurs. Everyone has been calling the Spurs "Shock Antonio" after going 7-1 in the first two rounds. Meanwhile, the Blazers avoided a serious scare from the Rockets to advance on to here. But the luck of Worthy, Boesen, and Harper would run out, as the Blazers pull off the sweep , advancing to the '91 Finals.

NYK vs WAS
The dynamic duo of Brad Daugherty and David Robinson take on their final challenge: the New York Knicks, despite the age of Cartwright and Yonakor, this team still is....the best. And they would prove this, sweeping the Bullets, and reaching their 5th NBA Finals in 7 Years.


1991 NBA FINALS: PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS VS NEW YORK KNICKS

The big matchup: Cartwright vs Ewing, Yonakor vs Johnson, New vs Old. All about to come to a head. Game 1 was an easy Portland win, 113-95. Matt Dunaway and Chuck Person have good scoring night, and Kevin Johnson has a great passing night with 19 assists. Game 2 was only 3 Points (101-98). But again, it is more of the same thing. Dunaway and Ewing had good games, Johnson had a double-double, and the Trail Blazers escape New York with a 2-0 lead

Game 3 was very close. With 10 seconds left, it was Blazers up 111-110. Patrick Ewing hit a free throw, then missed the 2nd. NY got the ball back, Ewing blocked a 3-pt attempt, hit two game-clinching free-throws, then stole the ball on what would have been the final shot. 3 Points, 1 Block, and 1 Steal in 10 Seconds. Cartwright, Yonakor, and Robinson combined for 76 Points, yet it wasn't enough.

Game 4 facing the sweep. Portland had a chance to begin building the Knicks coffin. And if things couldn't get any worse, Cartwright injured himself in the 2nd Quater, he went out, and all hope was gone. Rich Yonakor subbed out with 0:39 seconds left, It wasn't gonna happen. The Blazers ran out the clock, as they were proclaimed the 1991 NBA Champs

Spoiler: 1991 Champions

1991 Champions: Portland Trail Blazers
1991 Finals MVP: Patrick Ewing