1991–92 Los Angeles Clippers season

The 1991–92 NBA season was the Clippers' 22nd season in the National Basketball Association, and their 8th season in Los Angeles.[1] During the offseason, the Clippers acquired Doc Rivers from the Atlanta Hawks, and James Edwards from the Detroit Pistons. The Clippers, led by Danny Manning and Ron Harper won five of their first seven games. They would lose six straight afterwards, but then post an 8-game winning streak in December which led them to a 14–10 start. However, they would struggle over the next few weeks sliding back below .500 with a 21–24 record as head coach Mike Schuler was fired.[2] After splitting two games under interim Mack Calvin, the team hired Larry Brown, who resigned as coach of the San Antonio Spurs a few weeks earlier.

1991–92 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coachMike Schuler
Mack Calvin (interim)
Larry Brown
OwnersDonald Sterling
ArenaLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Results
Record45–37 (.549)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Pacific)
Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finishWest First Round
(Lost to Jazz 2–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKCOP-TV
(Ralph Lawler, Mike Fratello)
SportsChannel Los Angeles
(Joel Meyers, Jerry Tarkanian)
RadioKRLA
(Rich Marotta)

Under Brown, the Clippers won 23 of their final 35 games to finish fifth in the Pacific Division with a 45–37 record. Making their first playoff appearance since the 1975–76 season when they were known as the Buffalo Braves, and ending a fifteen-year playoff drought.[3] This season also marked the first time that the Clippers finished with a better record than their crosstown rival, the Los Angeles Lakers, who finished two games behind them with a 43–39 record. In the first round of the playoffs, the Clippers lost in five games to the Utah Jazz.

Following the season, Rivers was traded along with Charles D. Smith, and second-year guard Bo Kimble to the New York Knicks, Edwards signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers, and Olden Polynice was dealt to the Detroit Pistons.

Draft picks
Main article: 1991 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
122LeRon EllisC/PF United StatesSyracuse
237Elliot PerryPG United StatesMemphis
238Joe WyliePF United StatesMiami (FL)

Roster
Roster listing
Los Angeles Clippers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 53 Edwards, James 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 252 lb (114 kg) Washington
C 22 Ellis, LeRon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Syracuse
PG 23 Grant, Gary 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Michigan
SG 4 Harper, Ron 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Miami (OH)
SG 30 Kimble, Bo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Loyola Marymount
PF 5 Manning, Danny 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Kansas
SF 3 Norman, Ken 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Illinois
C 0 Polynice, Olden 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Virginia
PG 32 Rivers, David 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Notre Dame
PG 25 Rivers, Doc 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Marquette
SF 54 Smith, Charles D. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Pittsburgh
PF 35 Vaught, Loy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Michigan
PG 21 Young, Danny 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Wake Forest
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster notes
  • Forward Tony Brown becomes the 5th former Laker to play with the crosstown rival Clippers. He would later serve as an assistant coach for the team under coaches Mike Dunleavy, Sr. and Kim Hughes from 2008 to 2010
  • This is guard David Rivers's second tour of duty with the franchise. He previously played for the team in 1989–1990.

Regular season

Season standings
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Portland Trail Blazers5725.695—33–824–1721–9
x-Golden State Warriors5527.671231–1024–1719–11
x-Phoenix Suns5329.646436–517–2417–13
x-Seattle SuperSonics4735.5731028–1319–2216–14
x-Los Angeles Clippers4537.5491229–1216–2513–17
x-Los Angeles Lakers4339.5241424–1719–2213–17
Sacramento Kings2953.3542821–208–336–24
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Portland Trail Blazers5725.695–
2 y-Utah Jazz5527.6712
3 x-Golden State Warriors5527.6712
4 x-Phoenix Suns5329.6464
5 x-San Antonio Spurs4735.57310
6 x-Seattle SuperSonics4735.57310
7 x-Los Angeles Clippers4537.54912
8 x-Los Angeles Lakers4339.52414
9 Houston Rockets4240.51215
10 Sacramento Kings2953.35428
11 Denver Nuggets2458.29333
12 Dallas Mavericks2260.26835
13 Minnesota Timberwolves1567.18342
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1991-92 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —3–12–20–50–52–02–01–41–12–01–41–10–22–23–12–03–12–22–22–22–00–21–10–21–11–12–2
Boston 1–3—3–11–33–11–11–14–01–11–12–22–02–03–22–20–22–33–25–03–11–11–12–01–12–01–13–1
Charlotte 2–21–3—0–42–31–11–11–41–10–23–20–21–11–32–31–11–30–43–13–11–10–21–12–01–10–22–2
Chicago 5–03–14–0—3–22–02–04–11–11–13–12–01–14–03–22–04–04–03–13–11–12–02–01–12–01–14–0
Cleveland 5–01–33–22–3—1–11–13–11–11–15–01–12–03–13–12–02–24–03–14–01–10–22–01–11–11–14–0
Dallas 0–21–11–10–21–1—3–20–20–44–21–11–30–41–11–13–20–20–21–10–22–20–41–30–50–41–40–2
Denver 0–21–11–10–21–12–3—0–20–42–30–20–41–30–21–12–31–10–22–02–01–31–32–21–41–31–51–1
Detroit 4–10–44–11–41–32–02–0—1–12–02–20–22–02–23–21–12–22–24–03–10–22–02–01–11–11–13–1
Golden State 1–11–11–11–11–14–04–01–1—2–22–03–23–21–12–04–02–01–12–01–13–22–35–02–23–21–32–0
Houston 0–21–12–01–11–12–43–20–22–2—1–12–22–22–01–13–21–11–12–01–11–33–13–13–21–31–42–0
Indiana 4–12–22–31–30–51–12–02–20–21–1—0–22–03–14–12–02–21–32–22–21–10–21–12–00–21–12–2
L.A. Clippers 1–10–22–00–21–13–14–02–02–32–22–0—2–32–02–04–01–10–22–01–13–22–32–32–22–31–30–2
L.A. Lakers 2–00–21–11–10–24–03–10–22–32–20–23–2—2–01–13–12–02–02–02–02–31–44–11–31–41–31–1
Miami 2–22–33–10–41–31–12–02–21–10–21–30–20–2—4–02–02–21–43–11–40–20–22–01–11–11–15–0
Milwaukee 1–32–23–22–31–31–11–12–30–21–11–40–21–10–4—2–00–41–33–13–10–20–20–21–11–11–13–1
Minnesota 0–22–01–10–20–22–33–21–10–42–30–20–41–30–20–2—0–20–20–20–20–40–41–30–60–42–30–2
New Jersey 1–33–23–10–42–22–01–12–20–21–12–21–10–22–24–02–0—2–33–13–21–11–11–11–10–20–22–3
New York 2–22–34–00–40–42–02–02–21–11–13–12–00–24–13–12–03–2—4–13–11–11–11–10–22–02–04–0
Orlando 2–20–51–31–31–31–10–20–40–20–22–20–20–21–31–32–01–31–4—3–20–20–20–21–11–10–22–3
Philadelphia 2–21–31–31–30–42–00–21–31–11–12–21–10–24–11–32–02–31–32–3—0–21–11–11–12–00–25–0
Phoenix 0–21–11–11–11–12–23–12–02–33–11–12–33–22–02–04–01–11–12–02–0—3–24–13–13–22–22–0
Portland 2–01–12–00–22–04–03–10–23–21–32–03–24–12–02–04–01–11–12–01–12–3—5–02–24–12–22–0
Sacramento 1–10–21–10–20–23–12–20–20–51–31–13–21–40–22–03–11–11–12–01–11–40–5—1–31–41–32–0
San Antonio 2–01–10–21–11–15–04–11–12–22–30–22–23–11–11–16–01–12–01–11–11–32–23–1—3–11–40–2
Seattle 1–10–21–10–21–14–03–11–12–33–12–03–24–11–11–14–02–00–21–10–22–31–44–11–3—3–12–0
Utah 1–11–12–01–11–14–15–11–13–14–11–13–13–11–11–13–22–00–22–02–02–22–23–14–11–3—2–0
Washington 2–21–32–20–40–42–01–11–30–20–22–22–01–10–51–32–03–20–43–20–50–20–20–22–00–20–2—

Playoffs

West First Round

(2) Utah Jazz vs. (7) Los Angeles Clippers: Jazz win series 3-2

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series)

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Tony Brown
Lanard Copeland
James Edwards
LeRon Ellis
Gary Grant
Ron Harper
Bo Kimble
Danny Manning
Tharon Mayes
Ken Norman
Elliot Perry
Olden Polynice
David Rivers
Doc Rivers
Charles Smith
Loy Vaught
Danny Young

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
James Edwards
LeRon Ellis
Gary Grant
Ron Harper
Bo Kimble
Danny Manning
Ken Norman
Olden Polynice
Doc Rivers
Charles Smith
Loy Vaught
Danny Young

Transactions

The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1991–92 season.

Trades
June 26, 1991
 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Atlanta Hawks
  • 1991 first-round draft pick & 1993 and 1994 second-round draft picks
June 26, 1991
 To Los Angeles Clippers
  • 1996 or 1997 second-round draft pick
 To Denver Nuggets
September 22, 1991
 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Detroit Pistons

Free agents

References
  1. 1991-92 Los Angeles Clippers
  2. Stewart, Larry (February 3, 1992). "Schuler Fired as Clippers' Coach". Los Angeles Times. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "PRO BASKETBALL; Clippers End Long Playoff Wait". New York Times. April 17, 1992. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
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