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1990-91 NBA Central standings
The Chicago Bulls won the 1990-91 NBA Central division race at 61-21, 11 games ahead of the Detroit Pistons.
🏆The 1990-91 playoffs, series by series
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Central standings, 1990-91
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Chicago Bulls (CHI) e | 61 | 21 | .744 | - | 7-3 | W4 |
| Detroit Pistons (DET) x | 50 | 32 | .610 | 11 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Milwaukee Bucks (MIL) x | 48 | 34 | .585 | 13 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Atlanta Hawks (ATL) x | 43 | 39 | .524 | 18 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Indiana Pacers (IND) x | 41 | 41 | .500 | 20 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers (CLE) | 33 | 49 | .402 | 28 | 8-2 | W4 |
| Charlotte Hornets (CHH) | 26 | 56 | .317 | 35 | 4-6 | L2 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- e
- clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 7 times.
- The Chicago Bulls trailed by as many as 4 games on November 27, 1990.
- The Chicago Bulls took first place for good on February 7, 1991.
- The Chicago Bulls won 11 games in a row from February 4, 1991 to March 1, 1991, the longest run of the race.
- The Milwaukee Bucks led by 2.5 games as late as January 8, 1991.
- The Chicago Bulls went 19-1 from February 6, 1991 to March 20, 1991, turning a deficit of 1.5 games into a lead of 10 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 64 of the 150 days played.
- Five teams held first place.
- The Chicago Bulls spent 92 of the season's 171 charted days in first place.