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1992–93 NBA season

The 1992–93 NBA season was the 47th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Chicago Bulls winning their third straight NBA Championship, beating the Phoenix Suns 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.

1992–93 NBA season
LeagueNational Basketball Association
SportBasketball
Duration
  • November 6, 1992 – April 25, 1993
  • April 29 – June 5, 1993 (Playoffs)
  • June 9 – 20, 1993 (Finals)
Number of teams27
TV partner(s)NBC, TBS, TNT
Draft
Top draft pickShaquille O'Neal
Picked byOrlando Magic
Regular season
Top seedPhoenix Suns
Season MVPCharles Barkley (Phoenix)
Top scorerMichael Jordan (Chicago)
Playoffs
Eastern championsChicago Bulls
  Eastern runners-upNew York Knicks
Western championsPhoenix Suns
  Western runners-upSeattle SuperSonics
Finals
ChampionsChicago Bulls
  Runners-upPhoenix Suns
Finals MVPMichael Jordan (Chicago)
NBA seasons

Notable occurrences

Coaching changes
Offseason
Team1991–92 coach1992–93 coach
Denver NuggetsPaul WestheadDan Issel
Detroit PistonsChuck DalyRon Rothstein
Los Angeles LakersMike Dunleavy, Sr.Randy Pfund
Milwaukee BucksFrank HamblenMike Dunleavy, Sr.
New Jersey NetsBill FitchChuck Daly
Philadelphia 76ersJim LynamDoug Moe
Phoenix SunsCotton FitzsimmonsPaul Westphal
Sacramento KingsRex HughesGarry St. Jean
San Antonio SpursBob BassJerry Tarkanian
In-season
TeamOutgoing coachIncoming coach
Dallas MavericksRichie AdubatoGar Heard
Minnesota TimberwolvesJimmy RodgersSidney Lowe
Philadelphia 76ersDoug MoeFred Carter
San Antonio SpursJerry TarkanianRex Hughes
Rex HughesJohn Lucas
  • The 1993 NBA All-Star Game was played at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, with the West defeating the East 135–132 in overtime. Much to delight of the local fans, Karl Malone and John Stockton of the Utah Jazz were named co-MVPs of the game.
  • The Phoenix Suns played their first season at America West Arena.
  • The San Antonio Spurs played their final season in the HemisFair Arena.
  • The Charlotte Hornets became the first of the four late 1980s expansion franchises to win a playoff series on Alonzo Mourning's 20-foot jumper at the buzzer in Game 4 of their first round playoff series against the Boston Celtics.
  • Michael Jordan scored his 20,000th career point and tied Wilt Chamberlain's record of seven scoring titles.
  • In Game 3 of the NBA Finals, the Suns defeated the Bulls in triple overtime, 129–121. This marked the second time a Finals game lasted three overtimes, along with Game 5 of the 1976 Finals, which also involved the Suns. Coincidentally, in the 1976 game, Paul Westphal played for the Suns, and in the 1993 game, he coached the Suns.
  • Michael Jordan scored 40 or more points in 4 consecutive games of the NBA Finals, setting a record, and averaged an NBA Finals record 41.0 points per game for the series.
  • The Chicago Bulls defeated the Phoenix Suns in the NBA Finals to become the first team in almost 30 years to win three consecutive championships.
  • New Jersey Nets guard Dražen Petrović was killed in an automobile accident in Munich, Germany on June 7. Almost two months later, on July 27, Boston Celtics guard Reggie Lewis collapsed during practice and died of a heart condition later the same day. Both were later honored by their respective teams by retiring their numbers, and Petrovic would be eventually inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
  • The Dallas Mavericks became the third team to lose 70 games in a season, after the 1972–73 Philadelphia 76ers and the 1986–87 Los Angeles Clippers, they finished 11–71. They would later be joined by the 1997–98 Denver Nuggets, the 2009–10 New Jersey Nets and the 2015–16 Philadelphia 76ers.
  • During the regular season, there were three instances where games had to be stopped due to damage to the goals.
    • On February 7 in the game between the Orlando Magic and the Phoenix Suns at America West Arena, Magic rookie Shaquille O'Neal went up for a dunk and the recoil due to his massive size was too much for the stanchion to bear; the supports detached and the basket folded in on itself.
    • On March 12, during a game between the Chicago Bulls and New Jersey Nets at Brendan Byrne Arena that was televised nationally on TNT, Nets forward Chris Morris shattered the glass behind the rim with a forceful dunk.
    • On April 23, in another game played in New Jersey between the Nets and Magic, O'Neal struck again; this time, he dunked with so much force that the entire backboard, including the shot clock positioned above it, was pulled off the goal.[1] This led the league to provide stronger shatterproof backboards. However, every team is still required to have a spare backboard in their home arenas just in case.
  • On April 14, during a timeout in the third quarter of a Chicago Bulls-Miami Heat game, spectator Don Calhoun made a 75-foot shot through the basket from the free-throw line at the opposite end of the court, winning himself 1-million dollars.[2][3]

1992–93 NBA changes

Standings

Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Chicago Bulls5725.695—31–1026–1519–9
x-Cleveland Cavaliers5428.659335–619–2222–6
x-Charlotte Hornets4438.5371322–1922–1912–16
x-Atlanta Hawks4339.5241425–1618–2312–16
x-Indiana Pacers4141.5001627–1414–2711–17
Detroit Pistons4042.4881728–1312–2912–16
Milwaukee Bucks2854.3412918–2310–3110–18
Western Conference
Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Houston Rockets5527.671—31–1024–17

19–7

x-San Antonio Spurs4933.598631–1018–2317–9
x-Utah Jazz4735.573828–1319–2216–10
Denver Nuggets3646.4391928–138–3313–13
Minnesota Timberwolves1963.2323611–308–3310–16
Dallas Mavericks1171.134447–344–373–23
Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Phoenix Suns6220.756—35–627–1421–9
x-Seattle SuperSonics5527.671733–822–1922–8
x-Portland Trail Blazers5131.6221130–1121–2019–11
x-Los Angeles Clippers4141.5002127–1414–2715–15
x-Los Angeles Lakers3943.4762320–2119–2213–17
Golden State Warriors3448.4152819–2215–269–21
Sacramento Kings2557.3053716–259–326–24

By conference

#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1c-New York Knicks6022.732–
2y-Chicago Bulls5725.6953
3x-Cleveland Cavaliers5428.6596
4x-Boston Celtics4834.58512
5x-Charlotte Hornets4438.53716
6x-New Jersey Nets4339.52417
7x-Atlanta Hawks4339.52417
8x-Indiana Pacers4141.50019
9Orlando Magic4141.50019
10Detroit Pistons4042.48820
11Miami Heat3646.43924
12Milwaukee Bucks2854.34132
13Philadelphia 76ers2656.31736
14Washington Bullets2260.26838
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1z-Phoenix Suns6220.756–
2y-Houston Rockets5527.6717
3x-Seattle SuperSonics5527.6717
4x-Portland Trail Blazers5131.62211
5x-San Antonio Spurs4933.59813
6x-Utah Jazz4735.57315
7x-Los Angeles Clippers4141.50021
8x-Los Angeles Lakers3943.47623
9Denver Nuggets3646.43926
10Golden State Warriors3448.41528
11Sacramento Kings2557.30537
12Minnesota Timberwolves1963.23243
13Dallas Mavericks1171.13451

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

A ticket for Game 4 of the 1993 Western Conference Finals between the Seattle SuperSonics and the Phoenix Suns.

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.

First roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
            
E1New York*3
E8Indiana1
E1New York*4
E5Charlotte1
E4Boston1
E5Charlotte3
E1New York*2
E2Chicago*4
E3Cleveland3
E6New Jersey2
E3Cleveland0
E2Chicago*4
E2Chicago*3
E7Atlanta0
E2Chicago*4
W1Phoenix*2
W1Phoenix*3
W8LA Lakers2
W1Phoenix*4
W5San Antonio2
W4Portland1
W5San Antonio3
W1Phoenix*4
W3Seattle3
W3Seattle3
W6Utah2
W3Seattle4
W2Houston*3
W2Houston*3
W7LA Clippers2
  • * Division winner
  • Bold Series winner
  • Italic Team with home-court advantage

Statistics leaders

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per gameMichael JordanChicago Bulls32.6
Rebounds per gameDennis RodmanDetroit Pistons18.3
Assists per gameJohn StocktonUtah Jazz12.0
Steals per gameMichael JordanChicago Bulls2.83
Blocks per gameHakeem OlajuwonHouston Rockets4.17
FG%Cedric CeballosPhoenix Suns.576
FT%Mark PriceCleveland Cavaliers.948
3FG%B. J. ArmstrongChicago Bulls.453

NBA awards

Yearly awards

Player of the week

The following players were named NBA Player of the Week.

WeekPlayer
Nov. 6 – Nov. 15Shaquille O'Neal (Orlando Magic)
Nov. 16 – Nov. 22Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls)
Nov. 23 – Nov. 29David Robinson (San Antonio Spurs)
Nov. 30 – Dec. 6Dražen Petrović (New Jersey Nets)
Dec. 7 – Dec. 13Charles Barkley (Phoenix Suns)
Dec. 14 – Dec. 20Patrick Ewing (New York Knicks)
Dec. 21 – Dec. 27Sean Elliott (San Antonio Spurs)
Dec. 28 – Jan. 3David Robinson (San Antonio Spurs)
Jan. 4 – Jan. 10Shawn Kemp (Seattle SuperSonics)
Jan. 10 – Jan. 17Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston Rockets)
Jan. 18 – Jan. 24Patrick Ewing (New York Knicks)
Jan. 25 – Jan. 31Karl Malone (Utah Jazz)
Feb. 1 – Feb. 7Nick Anderson (Orlando Magic)
Feb. 8 – Feb. 14Larry Johnson (Charlotte Hornets)
Feb. 23 – Feb. 28Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston Rockets)
Mar. 1 – Mar. 7Rony Seikaly (Miami Heat)
Mar. 8 – Mar. 14Rumeal Robinson (New Jersey Nets)
Mar. 15 – Mar. 21Patrick Ewing (New York Knicks)
Mar. 22 – Mar. 28Dikembe Mutombo (Denver Nuggets)
Mar. 29 – Apr. 4Charles Barkley (Phoenix Suns)
Apr. 5 – Apr. 11Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston Rockets)
Apr. 12 – Apr. 18Alonzo Mourning (Charlotte Hornets)
Apr. 19 – Apr. 25Larry Johnson (Charlotte Hornets)

Player of the month

The following players were named NBA Player of the Month.

MonthPlayer
NovemberMichael Jordan (Chicago Bulls)
DecemberCharles Barkley (Phoenix Suns)
JanuaryHakeem Olajuwon (Houston Rockets)
FebruaryDominique Wilkins (Atlanta Hawks)
MarchPatrick Ewing (New York Knicks)
AprilHakeem Olajuwon (Houston Rockets)

Rookie of the month

The following players were named NBA Rookie of the Month.

MonthRookie
NovemberShaquille O'Neal (Orlando Magic)
DecemberShaquille O'Neal (Orlando Magic)
JanuaryShaquille O'Neal (Orlando Magic)
FebruaryShaquille O'Neal (Orlando Magic)
MarchAlonzo Mourning (Charlotte Hornets)
AprilAlonzo Mourning (Charlotte Hornets)

Coach of the month

The following coaches were named NBA Coach of the Month.

MonthCoach
NovemberMike Dunleavy (Milwaukee Bucks)
DecemberPaul Westphal (Phoenix Suns)
JanuaryJohn Lucas (San Antonio Spurs)
FebruaryLenny Wilkens (Cleveland Cavaliers)
MarchBob Weiss (Atlanta Hawks)
AprilRudy Tomjanovich (Houston Rockets)

See also

References

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