1992–93 Chicago Bulls season

1992–93 Chicago Bulls season
NBA Champions
Conference Champions
Division Champions
Third NBA Championship
Head coach	Phil Jackson
General manager	Jerry Krause
Owner(s)	Jerry Reinsdorf
Arena	Chicago Stadium
Results
Record	57–25 (.695)
Place	Division: 1st (Central) Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	NBA Champions (Defeated Suns 4-2)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	SportsChannel Chicago, WGN
Radio	WMAQ

The 1992–93 NBA season was the Bulls' 27th season in the NBA.^[1] The Bulls finished in first place in the Central Division, and second overall in the Eastern Conference with a 57–25 record. They 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 and Scottie Pippen were both selected for the 1993 NBA All-Star Game.

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 the Phoenix Suns in the 1993 NBA Finals. This was the last title the Bulls won while playing at Chicago Stadium. Chicago's offseason was also marked by Jordan's sudden retirement.^[2]

The team's season roster is featured in the video game NBA 2K16.^[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

Chicago Bulls roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)
1.0 !PG	10	USA !	Armstrong, B.J.	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Iowa
6.0 !C	24	USA !	Cartwright, Bill	7000215899999999999♠7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	San Francisco
4.5 !PF	54	USA !	Grant, Horace	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Clemson
2.0 !SG	23	USA !	Jordan, Michael	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	North Carolina
4.5 !PF	21	USA !	King, Stacey	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Oklahoma
3.0 !SF	22	USA !	McCray, Rodney	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Louisville
4.5 !PF	45	USA !	Nealy, Ed	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	Kansas State
1.0 !PG	5	USA !	Paxson, John	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Notre Dame
6.0 !C	32	USA !	Perdue, Will	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Vanderbilt
3.0 !SF	33	USA !	Pippen, Scottie	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Central Arkansas
2.0 !SG	6	USA !	Tucker, Trent	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Minnesota
2.0 !SG	20	USA !	Walker, Darrell	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Arkansas
1.0 !PG	12	USA !	Williams, Corey	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oklahoma State
4.5 !PF	42	USA !	Williams, Scott	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	North Carolina

Head coach

Phil Jackson (North Dakota)

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 Bulls	57	25	.695	—	31–10	26–15	19–9
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	54	28	.659	3	35–6	19–22	22–6
x-Charlotte Hornets	44	38	.537	13	22–19	22–19	12–16
x-Atlanta Hawks	43	39	.524	14	25–16	18–23	12–16
x-Indiana Pacers	41	41	.500	16	27–14	14–27	11–17
Detroit Pistons	40	42	.488	17	28–13	12–29	12–16
Milwaukee Bucks	28	54	.341	29	18–23	10–31	10–18

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	—	2–2	3–2	2–2	0–5	1–1	2–0	2–3	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	3–2	2–0	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2
Boston	2–2	—	3–1	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	4–0	1–4	3–2	4–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–1
Charlotte	2–3	1–3	—	2–3	1–3	2–0	1–1	4–1	2–0	0–2	0–5	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	3–1	4–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0
Chicago	2–2	3–1	3–2	—	2–3	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	5–0	2–0	0–2	3–1	4–1	2–0	4–0	1–3	3–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	4–0
Cleveland	5–0	1–3	3–1	3–2	—	2–0	1–1	3–2	2–0	1–1	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	4–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	2–2	4–0	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
Dallas	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	—	1–5	1–1	0–4	1–4	1–1	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–4	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–4	0–4	0–5	1–3	0–5	1–1
Denver	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–1	—	1–1	3–1	2–3	1–1	2–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	3–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–3	3–1	1–4	1–3	2–3	2–0
Detroit	3–2	3–1	1–4	1–3	2–3	1–1	1–1	—	0–2	1–1	3–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	3–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	4–0
Golden State	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–3	2–0	—	2–2	0–2	2–3	1–4	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–4	0–5	4–1	3–1	1–4	3–1	1–1
Houston	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–1	3–2	1–1	2–2	—	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	4–0	4–1	1–3	4–1	1–1
Indiana	2–2	2–2	5–0	0–5	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–3	2–0	0–2	—	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–3	1–1	3–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	3–1
L.A. Clippers	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–1	3–2	0–4	1–1	—	3–2	0–2	2–0	4–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–2	2–3	3–2	0–4	1–4	2–2	2–0
L.A. Lakers	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	3–1	3–1	1–1	4–1	1–3	1–1	2–3	—	0–2	1–1	3–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–5	3–2	3–2	2–2	1–4	1–3	2–0
Miami	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	2–0	—	2–2	2–0	2–3	0–5	3–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–3
Milwaukee	2–3	2–2	1–3	1–4	1–4	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	—	1–1	0–4	1–3	2–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3
Minnesota	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	4–1	2–3	1–1	1–3	2–4	1–1	0–4	1–3	0–2	1–1	—	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	1–3	1–4	0–4	1–4	1–1
New Jersey	3–1	0–4	2–2	0–4	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	2–0	3–2	4–0	1–1	—	1–3	3–2	3–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1
New York	2–2	4–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–0	5–0	3–1	2–0	3–1	—	2–2	5–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–1
Orlando	3–1	2–3	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–3	2–2	2–0	2–3	2–2	—	3–2	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–1	4–0
Philadelphia	1–3	1–4	0–4	2–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–3	0–5	2–3	—	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–1
Phoenix	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	4–0	3–1	2–0	4–1	2–2	1–1	2–3	5–0	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	—	3–2	5–0	3–1	2–3	3–1	2–0
Portland	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	4–0	3–1	1–1	5–0	3–1	1–1	3–2	2–3	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–3	—	5–0	2–2	2–3	2–2	1–1
Sacramento	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	4–0	1–3	0–2	1–4	0–4	0–2	2–3	2–3	1–1	1–1	3–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–5	0–5	—	2–2	1–4	2–2	1–1
San Antonio	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	5–0	4–1	2–0	1–3	1–4	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	4–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–2	2–2	—	3–1	3–3	1–1
Seattle	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–1	3–1	0–2	4–1	4–1	1–1	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–2	3–2	4–1	1–3	—	2–2	2–0
Utah	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	5–0	3–2	2–0	1–3	1–4	2–0	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–0	4–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–3	2–2	2–2	3–3	2–2	—	1–1
Washington	2–2	1–4	0–4	0–4	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	3–2	3–1	1–1	1–4	1–4	0–4	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	—

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
Armstrong, B.J. !B. J. Armstrong	82	74	30.4	.499	.446	.861	1.8	4.0	.80	.07	12.3
Blanton, Ricky !Ricky Blanton	2	0	6.5	.429	.000	.000	1.5	.5	1.00	.00	3.0
Cartwright, Bill !Bill Cartwright	63	63	19.9	.411	.000	.735	3.7	1.3	.32	.16	5.6
Courtney, Joe !Joe Courtney	5	0	6.8	.444	.000	.750	.4	.2	.40	.20	2.2
English, Jo Jo !Jo Jo English	6	0	5.2	.300	.000	.000	1.0	.2	.50	.33	1.0
Grant, Horace !Horace Grant	77	77	35.6	.508	.200	.619	9.5	2.6	1.16	1.25	13.2
Jordan, Michael !Michael Jordan	78	78	39.3	.495	.352	.837	6.7	5.5	2.83	.78	32.6
King, Stacey !Stacey King	76	3	13.9	.471	.333	.705	2.7	.9	.34	.26	5.4
McCray, Rodney !Rodney McCray	64	5	15.9	.451	.400	.692	2.5	1.3	.19	.23	3.5
Nealy, Ed !Ed Nealy	11	0	7.2	.435	.200	1.000	1.5	.2	.27	.09	2.1
Paxson, John !John Paxson	59	8	17.5	.451	.463	.850	.8	2.3	.64	.03	4.2
Perdue, Will !Will Perdue	72	16	13.9	.557	.000	.604	4.0	1.0	.31	.65	4.7
Pippen, Scottie !Scottie Pippen	81	81	38.6	.473	.237	.663	7.7	6.3	2.14	.90	18.6
Tucker, Trent !Trent Tucker	69	0	13.2	.485	.405	.818	1.0	1.2	.35	.09	5.2
Walker, Darrell !Darrell Walker	28	0	13.1	.403	.000	.500	1.4	1.6	.82	.07	2.6
Williams, Corey !Corey Williams	35	0	6.9	.365	.333	.818	.9	.7	.11	.06	2.3
Williams, Scott !Scott Williams	71	5	19.3	.466	.000	.714	6.4	1.0	.77	.93	5.9

Playoffs

Player	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Armstrong, B.J. !B. J. Armstrong	19	33.8	.524	.512	.909	1.5	3.3	1.00	.11	11.4
Cartwright, Bill !Bill Cartwright	19	23.4	.465	.000	.778	4.5	1.5	.58	.16	6.3
Grant, Horace !Horace Grant	19	34.3	.546	.000	.685	8.2	2.3	1.21	1.21	10.7
Jordan, Michael !Michael Jordan	19	41.2	.475	.389	.805	6.7	6.0	2.05	.89	35.1
King, Stacey !Stacey King	19	12.1	.394	.000	.806	2.1	.7	.47	.21	4.1
McCray, Rodney !Rodney McCray	7	5.6	.167	.000	.000	1.9	.7	.00	.14	.3
Paxson, John !John Paxson	19	17.4	.583	.625	.727	1.0	1.7	.32	.05	4.9
Perdue, Will !Will Perdue	13	7.8	.500	.000	.500	2.3	.4	.08	.15	1.9
Pippen, Scottie !Scottie Pippen	19	41.5	.465	.176	.638	6.9	5.6	2.16	.68	20.1
Tucker, Trent !Trent Tucker	19	10.9	.413	.462	.500	.9	1.0	.37	.00	2.8
Walker, Darrell !Darrell Walker	9	2.4	.250	.000	.667	.1	.6	.00	.00	.4
Williams, Scott !Scott Williams	19	20.8	.506	.000	.552	5.8	1.4	.37	.89	5.5

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)

Game 1 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (May 23): New York 98, Chicago 90
Game 2 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (May 25): New York 96, Chicago 91
Game 3 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (May 29): Chicago 103, New York 83
Game 4 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (May 31): Chicago 105, New York 95
Game 5 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (June 2): Chicago 97, New York 94
Game 6 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (June 4): Chicago 96, New York 88

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. This series was also notable in that the road team won each game, with the exception of Chicago in game 4.

The Phoenix Suns won game 3 in 3OT, 129–121. Suns Head Coach Paul Westphal became the only person to appear in both triple-overtime finals games. The first was the classic 1976 contest against Boston, in Game 5 as a player. Ironically, his Suns also appeared 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

Game 1 @ America West Arena, Phoenix (June 9): Chicago 100, Phoenix 92
Game 2 @ America West Arena, Phoenix (June 11): Chicago 111, Phoenix 108
Game 3 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (June 13): Phoenix 129, Chicago 121 (3OT)
Game 4 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (June 16): Chicago 111, Phoenix 105
Game 5 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (June 18): Phoenix 108, Chicago 98
Game 6 @ America West Arena, Phoenix (June 20): Chicago 99, Phoenix 98

1993 NBA Finals roster

1993 Chicago Bulls

1993 Phoenix Suns

Series summary

Game	Date	Home Team	Result	Road Team	TV Time
Game 1	June 9	Phoenix	92-100	Chicago	NBC 9:00pm et
Game 2	June 11	Phoenix	108-111	Chicago	NBC 9:00pm et
Game 3	June 13	Chicago	121-129 (3ot)	Phoenix	NBC 8:30pm et
Game 4	June 16	Chicago	111-105	Phoenix	NBC 8:00pm et
Game 5	June 18	Chicago	98-108	Phoenix	NBC 8:00pm et
Game 6	June 20	Phoenix	98-99	Chicago	NBC 9:00pm et

Bulls win series 4-2

Award winners

NBA All-Star Game

Michael Jordan, Guard
Scottie Pippen, Forward

References

↑ http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CHI/1993.html
↑ "Jordan, N.B.A.'s Greatest Star, To Announce Retirement Today". New York Times. October 6, 1993.
↑ Lelinwalla, Mark (September 11, 2015). "'NBA 2K16': All The Classic Teams Announced". Tech Times. Retrieved April 16, 2016.

1992–93 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Miami New Jersey New York Orlando Philadelphia Washington

Central	Atlanta Charlotte Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Western

Midwest	Dallas Denver Houston Minnesota San Antonio Utah

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Portland Sacramento Seattle

Chicago Bulls 1992–93 NBA Champions

5 John Paxson 6 Trent Tucker 10 B. J. Armstrong 12 Corey Williams 20 Darrell Walker 21 Stacey King 22 Rodney McCray 23 Michael Jordan (Finals MVP) 24 Bill Cartwright 32 Will Perdue 33 Scottie Pippen 42 Scott Williams 54 Horace Grant 55 Ed Nealy Head coach Phil Jackson Assistant coaches Tex Winter Johnny Bach Jim Cleamons

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