1990-91 NBA Season Standings

The Chicago Bulls (61-21) won their first NBA championship, defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 4-1 in the Finals behind Michael Jordan's first Finals MVP. Portland (63-19) had the league's best regular-season record and topped the West as Pacific Division champion, edging Midwest champion San Antonio for the 1-seed. Golden State, the 7-seed, upset Spurs star teams en route to the West semifinals.

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Sourcing caveat: San Antonio (Midwest champion, 3rd-best West record) and Boston (Atlantic champion) hold guaranteed top-2 conference seeds ahead of teams with better records (LA Lakers, Phoenix), per the era's division-winner rule; the 9th-place ties (NJ/Charlotte at 26-56 and Orlando/LA Clippers at 31-51) are ordered per Wikipedia's official standings tables.

Eastern Conference

SeedTeamWLPCTGB
1CBChicago Bulls6121.744-
2BCBoston Celtics5626.6835
3DPDetroit Pistons5032.61011
4MBMilwaukee Bucks4834.58513
5P7Philadelphia 76ers4438.53717
6AHAtlanta Hawks4339.52418
7IPIndiana Pacers4141.50020
8NYKNew York Knicks3943.47622
9CCCleveland Cavaliers3349.40228
10WBWashington Bullets3052.36631
11NJNNew Jersey Nets2656.31735
12CHCharlotte Hornets2656.31735
13MHMiami Heat2458.29337

Western Conference

SeedTeamWLPCTGB
1PTBPortland Trail Blazers6319.768-
2SASSan Antonio Spurs5527.6718
3LALLos Angeles Lakers5824.7075
4PSPhoenix Suns5527.6718
5UJUtah Jazz5428.6599
6HRHouston Rockets5230.63411
7GSWGolden State Warriors4438.53719
8SSSeattle SuperSonics4141.50022
9OMOrlando Magic3151.37832
10LACLos Angeles Clippers3151.37832
11MTMinnesota Timberwolves2953.35434
12DMDallas Mavericks2854.34135
13SKSacramento Kings2557.30538
14DNDenver Nuggets2062.24443

Sources

Data last verified: 11 August 2026.

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