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Oregon Symbols, Team: 1990-1991 Portland TrailBlazers
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1990-1991 Portland TrailBlazers
Adopted in 1991.
Portland TrailBlazers of 1990-1991 declared to be official team, HCR 10 (1991)
The Trail Blazers continued to breathe the rarefied air at the top of the league in 1990-91, posting a franchise-record 63 victories. They began the year with 11 straight wins, ran out to a 19-1 mark, and never looked back, winning consistently and closing out the campaign with a 10-1 record in April. They set a team record with a 16-game winning streak from March 20 through April 19. Portland also broke the Los Angeles Lakers' nine-year dominance of the Pacific Division. The Blazers led the division for all but a single day during the regular season, when a March 19 loss to Golden State knocked them from the top spot for 24 hours.
As is typical of a great team, everybody contributed. Drexler (#22) led in scoring, but his 21.5 points per game average was the lowest team-leading mark in seven years. The tireless Williams made more than 60 percent of his shots to lead the league in field-goal percentage at .602. The team also enhanced its shooting prowess and backcourt experience by trading for veteran Danny Ainge prior to the season. Porter and Ainge ranked among the league's top 10 in three-point field-goal percentage, and Jerome Kersey continued to be a durable and formidable performer at small forward. Drexler, Porter, and Duckworth were All-Star selections at midseason.
Many figured the Blazers would return to the NBA Finals and perhaps claim their second league championship in 1991. But Magic Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers derailed Portland's title hopes with a six-game series victory in the Western Conference Finals.
THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS
Year Location W L Pct. Pos. Div. W L Pct.
1990-91 Portland 63 19 .768 (1) Pac 9 7 .562
Division Champions in 1978, 1991, 1992 & 1999
Western Conference Champions in 1977, 1990 & 1992
NBA Champions in 1977
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