[2][3][4] After a promising rookie season from second-year star David Robinson, the Spurs would win 17 of their first 22 games, holding a 32–13 record at the All-Star break.
[5] However, with Terry Cummings and Rod Strickland lost for long stretched games due to hand injuries,[6][7] the team struggled in February with a 4–7 record.
[8] The Spurs would bounce back winning 13 of their final 17 games as they won the Midwest Division with a solid 55–27 record.
[18][19] In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Spurs faced the 7th-seeded Golden State Warriors, led by the trio of Chris Mullin, Mitch Richmond and Tim Hardaway.
[27][28] On November 3, 1990, the Spurs hosted the Los Angeles Lakers on the premiere broadcast of the NBA on NBC.