1991–92 New Jersey Nets season

The 1991–92 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 25th season in the National Basketball Association, and 16th season in East Rutherford, New Jersey.[1] The Nets selected point guard Kenny Anderson out of Georgia Tech with the second overall pick in the 1991 NBA draft.[2] However, Anderson held out early due to a contract dispute,[3][4] as the Nets struggled losing 11 of their first 13 games, but after a 7–18 start, they managed to win nine of their next twelve games. With Anderson coming off the bench, the Nets finished third in the Atlantic Division with a 40–42 record.[5]

1991–92 New Jersey Nets season
Head coachBill Fitch
ArenaBrendan Byrne Arena
Results
Record40–42 (.488)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Cavaliers 1–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWWOR-TV
SportsChannel New York
(Spencer Ross, Bill Raftery, Jim Spanarkel)
RadioWNEW
(Howard David, Jim Spanarkel, Mike O'Koren)

Dražen Petrović led the team in scoring averaging 20.6 points per game, and finished in second place in Most Improved Player voting,[6] while second-year star Derrick Coleman averaged 19.8 points, 9.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, and Sam Bowie provided the team with 15.0 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game. In addition, Mookie Blaylock contributed 13.8 points, 6.8 assists and 2.4 steals per game, while Chris Morris provided with 11.4 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game, second-year forward Terry Mills averaged 9.0 points and 5.5 rebounds per game off the bench, and Chris Dudley led the team with 9.0 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game. Anderson averaged 7.0 points and 3.2 assists per game off the bench as backup point guard behind Blaylock.[7]

The club qualified for the playoffs, but were eliminated in the Eastern Conference First Round by the Cleveland Cavaliers in four games.[8] Following the season, Blaylock and Roy Hinson, who missed the entire season with a knee injury, were both traded to the Atlanta Hawks,[9] while Mills signed as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons, and head coach Bill Fitch was fired after clashing with his young stars.

For the season, the team added new darker blue road uniforms, replacing the light blue road jerseys from the previous season.[10]

Draft picks
Main article: 1991 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
12Kenny AndersonPG United StatesGeorgia Tech
253Von McDadeSG United StatesMilwaukee

Roster
1991–92 New Jersey Nets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 21 Addison, Rafael 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1964–07–22 Syracuse
G 7 Anderson, Kenny 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 1970–10–09 Georgia Tech
G 10 Blaylock, Mookie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1967–03–20 Oklahoma
C 31 Bowie, Sam 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1961–03–17 Kentucky
F 44 Coleman, Derrick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1967–06–21 Syracuse
C 22 Dudley, Chris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1965–02–22 Yale
C 54 Feitl, Dave 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1962–06–08 UTEP
G 12 George, Tate 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1968–05–29 Connecticut
F – Hinson, Roy  (IN) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1961–05–02 Rutgers
G 20 Lee, Doug 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1964–10–24 Purdue
F 5 Mills, Terry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1967–12–21 Michigan
F 34 Morris, Chris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1966–01–20 Auburn
G 3 Petrović, Dražen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1964–10–22 Croatia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster Notes
  • Power forward Roy Hinson missed the entire season due to a knee injury.

Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics5131.622—34–717–2419–9
x-New York Knicks5131.622—30–1121–2020–8
x-New Jersey Nets4042.4881125–1615–2615–13
x-Miami Heat3844.4631328–1310–3114–14
Philadelphia 76ers3547.4271623–1812–2915–13
Washington Bullets2557.3052614–2711–307–21
Orlando Magic2161.2563013–288–338–20
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Chicago Bulls6715.817–
2 y-Boston Celtics5131.62216
3 x-Cleveland Cavaliers5725.69510
4 x-New York Knicks5131.62216
5 x-Detroit Pistons4834.58519
6 x-New Jersey Nets4042.48827
7 x-Indiana Pacers4042.48827
8 x-Miami Heat3844.46329
9 Atlanta Hawks3844.46329
10 Philadelphia 76ers3547.42732
11 Milwaukee Bucks3151.37836
12 Charlotte Hornets3151.37836
13 Washington Bullets2557.30542
14 Orlando Magic2161.25646
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—

Game log
GameDateOpponentResultNets pointsOpponentsRecordStreakNotes
1November 2@ CharlotteWin1161181-0Won 1
2November 6@ PhiladelphiaLoss1051071-1Lost 1
3November 7MiamiLoss891111-2Lost 2
4November 9DetroitLoss1001101-3Lost 3
5November 12@ New YorkLoss96981-4Lost 4
6November 13UtahLoss92981-5Lost 5
7November 15WashingtonLoss1111161-6Lost 6OT
8November 16@ OrlandoLoss1001021-7Lost 7
9November 19SacramentoWin1221182-7Won 1
10November 21@ ClevelandLoss1121162-8Lost 1
11November 23BostonLoss1071252-9Lost 2
12November 26@ HoustonLoss1091182-10Lost 3
13November 27@ San AntonioLoss1001062-11Lost 4
14November 29@ DallasWin97913-11Won 1
15November 30@ DenverLoss971073-12Lost 1
16December 3PhiladelphiaWin88864-12Won 1
17December 5@ MilwaukeeWin1091015-12Won 2
18December 6LA LakersLoss89985-13Lost 1
19December 10New YorkLoss881145-14Lost 2
20December 12DenverWin121816-14Won 1
21December 14CharlotteLoss1021096-15Lost 1
22December 17@ New YorkLoss941026-16Lost 2
23December 18ClevelandWin102937-16Won 1
24December 20ChicagoLoss981157-17Lost 1
25December 21@ IndianaLoss1091187-18Lost 2OT
26December 23AtlantaWin105938-18Won 1
27December 26HoustonWin99939-18Won 2
28December 27@ CharlotteWin13612010-18Won 3
29December 30OrlandoWin12211211-18Won 4
30January 3WashingtonLoss10811211-19Lost 1
31January 4@ ChicagoLoss9614011-20Lost 2
32January 6LA ClippersWin1059012-20Won 1
33January 8MinnesotaWin1039713-20Won 2
34January 10MilwaukeeWin1049714-20Won 3
35January 11@ DetroitLoss889014-21Lost 1
36January 14DallasWin978815-21Won 1
37January 15@ BostonWin13012016-21Won 2
38January 18@ MinnesotaWin11210017-21Won 3
39January 22PhoenixWin10610418-21Won 4
40January 24MiamiWin12311719-21Won 5
41January 25@ PhiladelphiaLoss9411519-22Lost 1
42January 28@ SacramentoLoss11812419-23Lost 2
43January 29@ PhoenixLoss9512819-24Lost 3
44January 31@ PortlandLoss10811319-25Lost 4
45February 1@ LA ClippersLoss889919-26Lost 5
46February 5SeattleLoss859519-27Lost 6
47February 6@ WashingtonLoss10812419-28Lost 7
48February 11@ ChicagoLoss11313319-29Lost 8
49February 12@ PhiladelphiaWin1028720-29Won 1
50February 14PhiladelphiaWin1079921-29Won 2
51February 15@ ClevelandLoss9212821-30Lost 1
52February 19DetroitWin10610222-30Won 1
53February 21IndianaWin10510123-30Won 2
54February 22@ AtlantaLoss10711923-31Lost 1
55February 25BostonWin1099524-31Won 1
56February 27PortlandWin989625-31Won 2
57February 29@ DetroitWin999026-31Won 3
58March 1New YorkWin907527-31Won 4
59March 4@ LA LakersLoss9210127-32Lost 1
60March 6@ UtahLoss9611727-33Lost 2
61March 7@ SeattleLoss9810927-34Lost 3
62March 10@ Golden StateLoss12212927-35Lost 4
63March 13@ BostonWin11010828-35Won 1
64March 14@ New YorkWin969429-35Won 2OT
65March 17ChicagoLoss799029-36Lost 1
66March 20WashingtonWin999630-36Won 1
67March 22@ MiamiLoss10010730-37Lost 1
68March 23CharlotteWin12312031-37Won 1
69March 25BostonLoss11011831-38Lost 1
70March 28Golden StateLoss14815331-39Lost 2OT
71March 30San AntonioWin11710932-39Won 1
72April 1@ MilwaukeeWin12111733-39Won 2
73April 3MilwaukeeWin12210334-39Won 3
74April 5@ IndianaWin12812035-39Won 4
75April 7AtlantaLoss9710435-40Lost 1
76April 8@ WashingtonWin10910336-40Won 1
77April 10ClevelandWin1108637-40Won 2
78April 11@ AtlantaLoss9811837-41Lost 1
79April 13@ OrlandoWin11010438-41Won 1
80April 14@ MiamiWin10510039-41Won 2
81April 16IndianaLoss11311939-42Lost 1
82April 18OrlandoWin12711140-42Won 1
1April 23@ ClevelandLoss1131200-1Lost 1
2April 25@ ClevelandLoss961180-2Lost 2
3April 28ClevelandWin1091041-2Won 1
4April 30ClevelandLoss89981-3Lost 1

Playoffs
1992 playoff game log
First Round: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 23 @ Cleveland L 113–120 Dražen Petrović (40) Derrick Coleman (11) Derrick Coleman (9) Richfield Coliseum
16,512		 0–1
2 April 25 @ Cleveland L 96–118 Derrick Coleman (24) Derrick Coleman (9) Mookie Blaylock (6) Richfield Coliseum
20,273		 0–2
3 April 28 Cleveland W 109–104 Chris Morris (28) Derrick Coleman (11) Mookie Blaylock (12) Brendan Byrne Arena
15,258		 1–2
4 April 30 Cleveland L 89–98 Coleman, Morris (22) Derrick Coleman (14) Derrick Coleman (6) Brendan Byrne Arena
13,071		 1–3
1992 schedule

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
Drazen Petrovic 82 82 36.9 .508 .444 .808 3.1 3.1 1.3 0.1 20.6
Derrick Coleman 65 58 34.0 .504 .303 .763 9.5 3.2 0.8 1.5 19.8
Sam Bowie 71 61 30.7 .445 .320 .757 8.1 2.6 0.6 1.7 15.0
Mookie Blaylock 72 67 35.4 .432 .222 .712 3.7 6.8 2.4 0.6 13.8
Chris Morris 77 74 31.1 .477 .200 .714 6.4 2.6 1.7 1.1 11.4
Terry Mills 82 24 20.9 .463 .348 .750 5.5 1.0 0.6 0.5 9.0
Kenny Anderson 64 13 17.0 .390 .231 .745 2.0 3.2 1.0 0.1 7.0
Tate George 70 2 14.8 .427 .167 .821 1.5 2.3 0.6 0.0 6.0
Rafael Addison 76 8 15.5 .433 .286 .737 2.2 0.9 0.4 0.4 5.8
Chris Dudley 82 21 23.2 .403 .468 9.0 0.7 0.5 2.2 5.6
Jud Buechler 2 0 14.5 .500 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 4.0
Doug Lee 46 0 6.7 .431 .270 .526 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.0 2.6
Dave Feitl 34 0 5.1 .429 .842 1.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 2.4

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Drazen Petrovic 4 4 40.8 .539 .333 .846 2.5 3.3 1.0 0.3 24.3
Derrick Coleman 4 4 40.5 .486 .167 .762 11.3 5.3 1.8 1.0 22.3
Chris Morris 4 4 33.8 .552 .400 .778 5.0 1.3 1.8 1.8 18.8
Mookie Blaylock 4 4 37.0 .309 .167 .750 4.0 7.8 3.8 0.5 9.5
Sam Bowie 4 4 28.0 .424 .500 .667 4.8 2.3 0.8 0.8 9.3
Terry Mills 4 0 19.3 .370 .000 .636 6.0 2.0 0.3 0.5 6.8
Rafael Addison 1 0 9.0 .286 .500 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 5.0
Tate George 4 0 11.0 .304 .333 0.0 2.0 0.8 0.3 3.8
Chris Dudley 4 0 19.3 .357 .500 6.3 0.8 0.5 2.5 3.5
Kenny Anderson 3 0 8.0 .333 1.000 1.0 1.0 0.3 0.0 2.7
Dave Feitl 1 0 3.0 .500 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
Doug Lee 2 0 3.0 .000 .000 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0

Player Statistics Citation:[7]

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