featuring the American flag on their warmups as an honor to the American soldiers fighting during the Persian Gulf War. Champion became the league's official outfitter. The Golden State Warriors became the only seventh seeded team to beat the second seed twice since the 16-team playoff field was introduced seven years earlier. The Warriors defeated the San Antonio Spurs in four games. The NBA becomes the first major professional sports league to play outside North America, as the Phoenix Suns and Utah Jazz open the season against each other in Tokyo, Japan. On March 9, 1991, the Houston Rockets' Akeem Olajuwon officially changed the spelling of his first name to Hakeem. 1990–91 NBA changes The Indiana Pacers changed their logo and uniforms, adding navy to their color scheme. The Minnesota Timberwolves moved into Target Center. The New Jersey Nets changed their logo and uniforms. The New York Knicks slightly changed their uniforms replacing their alternate "NY" logo on the left leg of their shorts with their current primary logo. The Sacramento Kings changed their uniforms, adding a darker blue color from their primary logo. Standings By division Eastern Conference Western Conference By conference Notes z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs y – Clinched division title x – Clinched playoff spot Playoffs Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Home court advantage does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics. Statistics leaders NBA awards Most Valuable Player: Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls Rookie of the Year: Derrick Coleman, New Jersey Nets Defensive Player of the Year: Dennis Rodman, Detroit Pistons Sixth Man of the Year: Detlef Schrempf, Indiana Pacers Most Improved Player: Scott Skiles, Orlando Magic Coach of the Year: Don Chaney, Houston Rockets All-NBA First Team: F – Karl Malone, Utah Jazz F – Charles Barkley, Philadelphia 76ers C – David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs G – Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls G – Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers All-NBA Second Team: F – Dominique Wilkins, Atlanta Hawks