1992–93 Chicago Bulls season

The 1992–93 NBA season was the Bulls' 27th season in the National Basketball Association.[1] The Bulls entered the season as the back-to-back defending NBA champions, having defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1992 NBA Finals in six games, winning their second NBA championship. After two straight championships, the Bulls would yet again have another successful season finishing in first place in the Central Division, and second overall in the Eastern Conference with a 57–25 record. They also advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the fifth consecutive season, becoming the first team since the 1987–88 Boston Celtics to do so. Michael Jordan once again led the league in scoring with 32.6 points per game, and was selected for the 1993 NBA All-Star Game along with Scottie Pippen.

1992–93 Chicago Bulls season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachPhil Jackson
General managerJerry Krause
OwnersJerry Reinsdorf
ArenaChicago Stadium
Results
Record57–25 (.695)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Central)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishNBA Champions
(Defeated Suns 4–2)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWGN-TV
SportsChannel Chicago
RadioWMAQ

In the first round of the playoffs, the Bulls swept the Atlanta Hawks in three straight games. In the semifinals, they swept the Cleveland Cavaliers in four straight games. Then after losing the first two games of the Eastern Conference Finals to the top-seeded New York Knicks, the Bulls would win the next four games of the series. Then they would then go on to win their third consecutive NBA championship, defeating regular season MVP Charles Barkley and the Phoenix Suns in six games in the 1993 NBA Finals.[2] This was the last title the Bulls won while playing at Chicago Stadium. Chicago's offseason was also marked by Jordan's sudden retirement.[3]

Offseason

NBA Draft
Main article: 1992 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 27 Byron Houston Forward  United States Oklahoma State
2 33 Corey Williams Guard  United States Oklahoma State
2 39 Litterial Green Guard  United States Georgia

Roster
Roster listing
1992–93 Chicago Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
PG 10 Armstrong, B.J. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Iowa
C 24 Cartwright, Bill 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) San Francisco
PF 54 Grant, Horace 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Clemson
SG 23 Jordan, Michael 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) North Carolina
PF/C 21 King, Stacey 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Oklahoma
SF 22 McCray, Rodney 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Louisville
PF 45 Nealy, Ed 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Kansas State
PG 5 Paxson, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Notre Dame
C 32 Perdue, Will 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Vanderbilt
SF 33 Pippen, Scottie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Central Arkansas
SG 6 Tucker, Trent 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Minnesota
SG 20 Walker, Darrell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Arkansas
PG 12 Williams, Corey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oklahoma State
PF/C 42 Williams, Scott 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season 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
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-New York Knicks6022.732–
2 y-Chicago Bulls5725.6953
3 x-Cleveland Cavaliers5428.6596
4 x-Boston Celtics4834.58512
5 x-Charlotte Hornets4438.53716
6 x-New Jersey Nets4339.52417
7 x-Atlanta Hawks4339.52417
8 x-Indiana Pacers4141.50019
9 Orlando Magic4141.50019
10 Detroit Pistons4042.48820
11 Miami Heat3646.43924
12 Milwaukee Bucks2854.34132
13 Philadelphia 76ers2656.31736
14 Washington Bullets2260.26838

Record vs. opponents
1992–93 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 —2–23–22–20–51–12–02–32–01–12–21–11–13–13–22–01–32–21–33–10–21–11–12–01–12–02–2
Boston 2–2—3–11–33–12–02–01–32–01–12–21–11–13–12–22–04–01–43–24–10–22–01–11–10–20–24–1
Charlotte 2–31–3—2–31–32–01–14–12–00–20–51–11–12–23–12–02–21–33–14–00–21–12–01–11–11–14–0
Chicago 2–23–13–2—2–32–01–13–12–00–25–02–00–23–14–12–04–01–33–12–21–12–02–00–22–02–04–0
Cleveland 5–01–33–13–2—2–01–13–22–01–14–01–12–02–24–12–02–21–32–24–02–00–21–11–11–11–13–1
Dallas 1–10–20–20–20–2—1–51–10–41–41–10–41–30–20–21–40–20–21–11–10–40–40–40–51–30–51–1
Denver 0–20–21–11–11–15–1—1–13–12–31–12–21–30–21–13–21–11–10–21–11–31–33–11–41–32–32–0
Detroit 3–23–11–41–32–31–11–1—0–21–13–21–11–11–32–21–13–12–23–13–10–21–12–00–20–20–24–0
Golden State 0–20–20–20–20–24–01–32–0—2–20–22–31–42–01–13–11–10–21–11–11–40–54–13–11–43–11–1
Houston 1–11–12–02–01–14–13–21–12–2—2–04–03–12–01–14–21–11–11–12–02–21–34–04–11–34–11–1
Indiana 2–22–25–00–50–41–11–12–32–00–2—1–11–12–22–31–13–11–32–23–11–11–12–01–12–00–23–1
L.A. Clippers 1–11–11–10–21–14–02–21–13–20–41–1—3–20–22–04–00–22–01–11–13–22–33–20–41–42–22–0
L.A. Lakers 1–11–11–12–00–23–13–11–14–11–31–12–3—0–21–13–10–20–21–12–00–53–23–22–21–41–32–0
Miami 1–31–32–21–32–22–02–03–10–20–22–22–02–0—2–22–02–30–53–21–30–21–11–11–11–10–22–3
Milwaukee 2–32–21–31–41–42–01–12–21–11–13–20–21–12–2—1–10–41–32–22–20–20–21–10–20–20–21–3
Minnesota 0–20–20–20–20–24–12–31–11–32–41–10–41–30–21–1—1–10–20–20–20–41–31–31–40–41–41–1
New Jersey 3–10–42–20–42–22–01–11–31–11–11–32–02–03–24–01–1—1–33–23–21–10–22–01–11–11–14–1
New York 2–24–13–13–13–12–01–12–22–01–13–10–22–05–03–12–03–1—2–25–01–11–12–02–01–11–14–1
Orlando 3–12–31–31–32–21–12–01–31–11–12–21–11–12–32–22–02–32–2—3–20–22–02–00–20–21–14–0
Philadelphia 1–31–40–42–20–41–11–11–31–10–21–31–10–23–12–22–02–30–52–3—0–20–21–10–21–10–23–1
Phoenix 2–02–02–01–10–24–03–12–04–12–21–12–35–02–02–04–01–11–12–02–0—3–25–03–12–33–12–0
Portland 1–10–21–10–22–04–03–11–15–03–11–13–22–31–12–03–12–01–10–22–02–3—5–02–22–32–21–1
Sacramento 1–11–10–20–21–14–01–30–21–40–40–22–32–31–11–13–10–20–20–21–10–50–5—2–21–42–21–1
San Antonio 0–21–11–12–01–15–04–12–01–31–41–14–02–21–12–04–11–10–22–02–01–32–22–2—3–13–31–1
Seattle 1–12–01–10–21–13–13–12–04–13–10–24–14–11–12–04–01–11–12–01–13–23–24–11–3—2–22–0
Utah 0–22–01–10–21–15–03–22–01–31–42–02–23–12–02–04–11–11–11–12–01–32–22–23–32–2—1–1
Washington 2–21–40–40–41–31–10–20–41–11–11–30–20–23–23–11–11–41–40–41–30–21–11–11–10–21–1—

Game log

Regular season
1992–93 game log
Total: 57–25 (Home: 31–10; Road: 26–15)
November: 9–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 6–2)
December: 12–4 (Home: 8–2; Road: 4–2)
January: 7–8 (Home: 4–3; Road: 3–5)
February: 10–2 (Home: 4–2; Road: 6–0)
March: 10–4 (Home: 7–2; Road: 3–2)
April: 9–4 (Home: 5–0; Road: 4–4)
1992–93 schedule

Playoffs
1993 playoff game log
Total: 15–4 (Home: 8–2; Road: 7–2)
First Round: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
Conference Semifinals : 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
Conference Finals : 4–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–2)
NBA Finals : 4–2 (Home: 1–2; Road: 3–0)
1992–93 schedule

Player stats
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

Regular season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
B. J. Armstrong 827430.4.499.446.8611.84.0.80.0712.3
Ricky Blanton 206.5.429.000.0001.5.51.00.003.0
Bill Cartwright 636319.9.411.000.7353.71.3.32.165.6
Joe Courtney 506.8.444.000.750.4.2.40.202.2
Jo Jo English 605.2.300.000.0001.0.2.50.331.0
Horace Grant 777735.6.508.200.6199.52.61.161.2513.2
Michael Jordan 787839.3.495.352.8376.75.52.83.7832.6
Stacey King 76313.9.471.333.7052.7.9.34.265.4
Rodney McCray 64515.9.451.400.6922.51.3.19.233.5
Ed Nealy 1107.2.435.2001.0001.5.2.27.092.1
John Paxson 59817.5.451.463.850.82.3.64.034.2
Will Perdue 721613.9.557.000.6044.01.0.31.654.7
Scottie Pippen 818138.6.473.237.6637.76.32.14.9018.6
Trent Tucker 69013.2.485.405.8181.01.2.35.095.2
Darrell Walker 28013.1.403.000.5001.41.6.82.072.6
Corey Williams 3506.9.365.333.818.9.7.11.062.3
Scott Williams 71519.3.466.000.7146.41.0.77.935.9

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
B. J. Armstrong 1933.8.524.512.9091.53.31.00.1111.4
Bill Cartwright 1923.4.465.000.7784.51.5.58.166.3
Horace Grant 1934.3.546.000.6858.22.31.211.2110.7
Michael Jordan 1941.2.475.389.8056.76.02.05.8935.1
Stacey King 1912.1.394.000.8062.1.7.47.214.1
Rodney McCray 75.6.167.000.0001.9.7.00.14.3
John Paxson 1917.4.583.625.7271.01.7.32.054.9
Will Perdue 137.8.500.000.5002.3.4.08.151.9
Scottie Pippen 1941.5.465.176.6386.95.62.16.6820.1
Trent Tucker 1910.9.413.462.500.91.0.37.002.8
Darrell Walker 92.4.250.000.667.1.6.00.00.4
Scott Williams 1920.8.506.000.5525.81.4.37.895.5

Playoffs

East First Round

(2) Chicago Bulls vs. (7) Atlanta Hawks: Bulls win series 3-0

  • Game 1 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (April 30): Chicago 114, Atlanta 90
  • Game 2 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (May 2): Chicago 117, Atlanta 102
  • Game 3 @ The Omni, Atlanta (May 4): Chicago 98, Atlanta 88

Last Playoff Meeting: 1970 Western Division Semifinals (Atlanta won 4-1)

East Conference Semifinals

(2) Chicago Bulls vs. (3) Cleveland Cavaliers: Bulls win series 4-0

  • Game 1 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (May 11): Chicago 91, Cleveland 84
  • Game 2 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (May 13): Chicago 104, Cleveland 85
  • Game 3 @ The Coliseum, Richfield (May 15): Chicago 96, Cleveland 90
  • Game 4 @ The Coliseum, Richfield (May 17): Chicago 103, Cleveland 101

Last Playoff Meeting: 1992 Eastern Conference Finals (Chicago won 4-2)

East Conference Finals

(1) New York Knicks vs. (2) Chicago Bulls: Bulls win series 4-2 (after trailing 2-0 to Knicks)

Last Playoff Meeting: 1992 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Chicago won 4-3)

NBA Finals

The 1993 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1992–93 NBA season, featuring the Chicago Bulls, led by Michael Jordan, and the Phoenix Suns, winners of 62 games and led by regular season MVP Charles Barkley. The Bulls became the first team since the legendary Boston Celtics of the 1960s to win three consecutive championship titles, clinching the "three-peat" with John Paxson's game-winning 3-pointer that gave them a 99–98 victory in Game 6. The road team won five of the six games, with Chicago winning at home in game 4.

  • The Phoenix Suns won game 3 in 3OT, 129–121. Suns Head Coach Paul Westphal was the only person to appear in both triple-overtime NBA finals games. The first was the classic 1976 contest against Boston, in Game 5 as a player. His Suns also played in that year's finals, thus becoming the only team to appear in two triple-overtime finals games. Back in 1976, the Suns lost 126–128 against Boston.
  • The Bulls got off to a good start in Game 6 but struggled in the fourth quarter, wasting a double-digit lead to trail 98–94. Michael Jordan made a layup to cut the margin to 2 points, and the Suns missed a shot on their next possession. Trailing 98–96 and facing a Game 7 on the road if they lost that day, John Paxson took a pass from Horace Grant and buried a three-point shot with 3.9 seconds left, giving the Bulls a 99–98 lead. The victory was secured by a last-second block from Horace Grant.
  • Michael Jordan, who averaged a Finals-record 41.0 points per game during the six-game series, became the first player in NBA history to win three straight Finals MVP Awards. He joined Magic Johnson as the only other player to win the award three times. The NBA started awarding the Finals MVP in 1969.

(W1) Phoenix Suns vs. (E2) Chicago Bulls: Bulls win series 4–2

1993 NBA Finals roster

1993 Chicago Bulls

Head Coach:Phil Jackson
Michael Jordan | Scottie Pippen | Horace Grant | B.J. Armstrong | Scott Williams | Bill Cartwright | Stacey King | Trent Tucker | John Paxson | Will Perdue | Rodney McCray | Ricky Blanton | Darrell Walker | Corey Williams | Jo Jo English |

1993 Phoenix Suns

Head Coach:Paul Westphal
Charles Barkley | Dan Majerle | Kevin Johnson | Tom Chambers | Danny Ainge | Richard Dumas | Negele Knight | Oliver Miller | Mark West | Jerrod Mustaf | Frank Johnson | Tim Kempton |

Series summary
GameDateHome TeamResultRoad TeamTV Time
Game 1June 9Phoenix92-100ChicagoNBC 9:00pm et
Game 2June 11Phoenix108-111ChicagoNBC 9:00pm et
Game 3June 13Chicago121-129 (3ot)PhoenixNBC 8:30pm et
Game 4June 16Chicago111-105PhoenixNBC 8:00pm et
Game 5June 18Chicago98-108PhoenixNBC 8:00pm et
Game 6June 20Phoenix98-99ChicagoNBC 9:00pm et

Bulls win series 4-2

Award winners

NBA All-Star Game
  • Michael Jordan, Guard
  • Scottie Pippen, Forward

References
  1. https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CHI/1993.html
  2. "ON PRO BASKETBALL; A Basket Gives Bulls Some Poetic Justice". New York Times. June 21, 1993. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  3. "Jordan, N.B.A.'s Greatest Star, To Announce Retirement Today". The New York Times. October 6, 1993.
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