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.

Contents

Notable occurrences

Final standings

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

1992-93 NBA Stats Leaders

NBA awards

See also

Notable occurrences

★ The 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 play their first game at America West Arena.

★ Michael Jordan scores his 20,000th career point and ties Wilt Chamberlain's record of seven consecutive 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 and the first since 1976, which also involved the Suns.

★ The Chicago Bulls defeat the Phoenix Suns in the NBA Finals to become the first team in almost 30 years to win three consecutive championships.

Final standings

Eastern Conference

'Atlantic Division'

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
New York Knicks	60	22	.732	-
Boston Celtics	48	34	.585	12
New Jersey Nets	43	39	.524	17
Orlando Magic	41	41	.500	19
Miami Heat	36	46	.439	24
Philadelphia 76ers	26	56	.317	34
Washington Bullets	22	60	.268	38

'Central Division'

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Chicago Bulls 'C'	57	25	.695	-
Cleveland Cavaliers	54	28	.659	3
Charlotte Hornets	44	38	.537	13
Atlanta Hawks	43	39	.524	14
Indiana Pacers	41	41	.500	16
Detroit Pistons	40	42	.488	17
Milwaukee Bucks	28	54	.341	29

Western Conference

'Midwest Division'

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Houston Rockets	55	27	.671	-
San Antonio Spurs	49	33	.598	6
Utah Jazz	47	35	.573	8
Denver Nuggets	36	46	.439	19
Minnesota Timberwolves	19	63	.232	36
Dallas Mavericks	11	71	.134	44

'Pacific Division'

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Phoenix Suns	62	20	.756	-
Seattle SuperSonics	55	27	.671	7
Portland Trail Blazers	51	31	.622	11
Los Angeles Clippers	41	41	.500	21
Los Angeles Lakers	39	43	.476	23
Golden State Warriors	34	48	.415	28
Sacramento Kings	25	57	.305	37

'C' - NBA Champions

1992-93 NBA Stats Leaders

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	Michael Jordan	Chicago Bulls	32.6
Rebounds per game	Dennis Rodman	Detroit Pistons	18.3
Assists per game	John Stockton	Utah Jazz	12.0
Steals per game	Michael Jordan	Chicago Bulls	2.8
Blocks per game	Hakeem Olajuwon	Houston Rockets	4.2
FG%	Cedric Ceballos	Phoenix Suns	57.6
FT%	Mark Price	Cleveland Cavaliers	94.8
3FG%	Chris Mullin	Golden State Warriors	45.1

NBA awards

★ 'Most Valuable Player:' Charles Barkley, Phoenix Suns

★ 'Rookie of the Year:' Shaquille O'Neal, Orlando Magic

★ 'Defensive Player of the Year:' Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets

★ 'Sixth Man of the Year:' Clifford R. Robinson, Portland Trail Blazers

★ 'Most Improved Player:' Chris Jackson, Denver Nuggets

★ 'Coach of the Year:' Pat Riley, New York Knicks

★ 'All-NBA First Team:'

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★ F - Karl Malone, Utah Jazz

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★ F - Charles Barkley, Phoenix Suns

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★ C - Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets

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★ G - Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls

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★ G - Mark Price, Cleveland Cavaliers

★ 'All-NBA Second Team:'

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★ F - Dominique Wilkins, Atlanta Hawks

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★ F - Larry Johnson, Charlotte Hornets

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★ C - Patrick Ewing, New York Knicks

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★ G - John Stockton, Utah Jazz

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★ G - Joe Dumars, Detroit Pistons

★ 'All-NBA Third Team:'

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★ F - Scottie Pippen, Chicago Bulls

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★ F - Derrick Coleman, New Jersey Nets

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★ C - David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs

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★ G - Tim Hardaway, Golden State Warriors

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★ G - Drazen Petrovic, New Jersey Nets

★ 'NBA All-Defensive First Team:'

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★ F - Scottie Pippen, Chicago Bulls

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★ F - Dennis Rodman, Detroit Pistons

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★ C - Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets

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★ G - Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls

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★ G - Joe Dumars, Detroit Pistons

★ 'NBA All-Defensive Second Team:'

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★ F - Horace Grant, Chicago Bulls

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★ F - David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs

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★ C - Larry Nance, Cleveland Cavaliers

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★ G - Dan Majerle, Phoenix Suns

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★ G - John Starks, New York Knicks

★ 'All-NBA Rookie First Team:'

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★ Shaquille O'Neal, Orlando Magic

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★ Christian Laettner, Minnesota Timberwolves

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★ LaPhonso Ellis, Denver Nuggets

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★ Alonzo Mourning, Charlotte Hornets

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★ Tom Gugliotta, Washington Bullets

★ 'All-NBA Rookie Second Team:'

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★ Walt Williams, Sacramento Kings

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★ Clarence Weatherspoon, Philadelphia 76ers

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★ Latrell Sprewell, Golden State Warriors

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★ Robert Horry, Houston Rockets

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★ Richard Dumas, Phoenix Suns

★ 'NBA All-Defensive First Team:'

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★ Scottie Pippen, Chicago Bulls

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★ Dennis Rodman, Detroit Pistons

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★ Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets

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★ Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls

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★ Joe Dumars, Detroit Pistons

★ 'NBA All-Defensive First Team:'

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★ Horace Grant, Chicago Bulls

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★ Larry Nance, Cleveland Cavaliers

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★ David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs

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★ Dan Majerle, Phoenix Suns

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★ John Starks, New York Knicks
''Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com''

See also

★ 1993 NBA Playoffs

★ 1993 NBA Finals

★ 1993 NBA Draft