1989–90 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 1989–90 NBA season was the Lakers' 42nd season in the NBA and 30th in the city of Los Angeles. Despite finishing the regular season with a league-best 63–19 record, the Lakers were upset in the Western Conference Semifinals by the fifth-seeded Phoenix Suns in five games after defeating the Houston Rockets in the first round. It was the first time in nine years that the Lakers did not reach the Western Conference Finals, ending a run that started in 1981—the longest series of consecutive NBA Conference Finals appearances since Bill Russell's Boston Celtics in 1969.

1989–90 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 1989–90 NBA season was the Lakers' 42nd season in the NBA and 30th in the city of Los Angeles. Despite finishing the regular season with a league-best 63–19 record, the Lakers were upset in the Western Conference Semifinals by the fifth-seeded Phoenix Suns in five games after defeating the Houston Rockets in the first round. It was the first time in nine years that the Lakers did not reach the Western Conference Finals, ending a run that started in 1981—the longest series of consecutive NBA Conference Finals appearances since Bill Russell's Boston Celtics in 1969.