1992–93 Boston Celtics season

The 1992–93 NBA season was the 47th season for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association.[1] This marked the first season since the 1978–79 season that Hall of Fame player Larry Bird was not on the team. This was also the final season for long-time Celtics All-Star forward Kevin McHale, as he would retire the following off-season.[2] During the off-season, the Celtics signed free agent Xavier McDaniel.[3] However, the team got off to a bad start losing eight of their first ten games, as Celtics guard John Bagley would suffer from injuries and miss almost the entire season, and Ed Pinckney only played just seven games due to a knee injury.[4] Despite the bad start, the Celtics would post a 7-game winning streak in January, and would then post a nine-game winning streak in March to finish second in the Atlantic Division with a solid 48–34 record (only 3 games behind the previous year, when Bird was on the team).[5] The Celtics also qualified for the playoffs for the fourteenth consecutive season.[6]

1992–93 Boston Celtics season
Head coachChris Ford
ArenaBoston Garden
Hartford Civic Center
Results
Record48–34 (.585)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Atlantic)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Hornets 1–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWFXT
SportsChannel New England
RadioWEEI

Reggie Lewis led them in scoring averaging 20.8 points per game, while McDaniel averaged 13.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game, and Kevin Gamble provided the team with 13.3 points per game. In addition, Robert Parish averaged 12.6 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game, and Dee Brown provided with 10.9 points, 5.8 assists and 1.7 steals per game.[7] McHale contributed 10.7 points and 5.0 rebounds per game off the bench, but would briefly feud with head coach Chris Ford near the end of the season over his lack of playing time, which did not help with causing distractions and lack of focus for the Celtics.[8]

The Celtics held home court advantage in the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs against the 5th-seeded Charlotte Hornets, but during Game 1 of the series, Lewis collapsed on the court,[9] (Lewis would never again play in a Celtics uniform, and would die before the next season began).[10] Boston held on to win Game 1, but (minus Lewis) lost the next three games, and thus the series.[11]

Draft picks
Main article: 1992 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 21 Jon Barry (traded to Milwaukee) SG  United States Georgia Tech
2 47 Darren Morningstar C  United States Pittsburgh

Roster
1992–93 Boston Celtics roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 4 Abdelnaby, Alaa 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1968–06–24 Duke
G 5 Bagley, John 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1960–04–23 Boston College
G 7 Brown, Dee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1968–11–29 Jacksonville
G 20 Douglas, Sherman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1966–09–15 Syracuse
F 44 Fox, Rick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1969–07–24 North Carolina
F 34 Gamble, Kevin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1965–11–13 Iowa
C 53 Kleine, Joe 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1962–01–04 Arkansas
G 35 Lewis, Reggie  (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1965–11–21 Northeastern
F 31 McDaniel, Xavier 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1963–06–04 Wichita State
F 32 McHale, Kevin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1957–12–19 Minnesota
C 00 Parish, Robert 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1953–08–30 Centenary College of Louisiana
F 54 Pinckney, Ed  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1963–03–27 Villanova
F 43 Williams, Lorenzo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1969–07–15 Stetson
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 17, 1993

Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-New York Knicks6022.732—37–423–1823–5
x-Boston Celtics4834.5851228–1320–2119–9
x-New Jersey Nets4339.5241726–1517–2414–14
Orlando Magic4141.5001927–1414–2715–13
Miami Heat3646.4392426–1510–319–19
Philadelphia 76ers2656.3173415–2611–3011–17
Washington Bullets2260.2683815–267–347–21
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot
# 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
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

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—

Playoffs
1993 playoff game log
First round: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 29 Charlotte W 112–101 Xavier McDaniel (21) Douglas, Parish (9) Sherman Douglas (11) Boston Garden
14,890		 1–0
2 May 1 Charlotte L 98–99 (2OT) Kevin McHale (30) Robert Parish (16) Sherman Douglas (10) Boston Garden
14,890		 1–1
3 May 3 @ Charlotte L 89–119 Kevin Gamble (19) Alaa Abdelnaby (6) Sherman Douglas (8) Charlotte Coliseum
23,698		 1–2
4 May 5 @ Charlotte L 103–104 Robert Parish (24) Robert Parish (9) Sherman Douglas (9) Charlotte Coliseum
23,698		 1–3
1993 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

References
  1. 1992-93 Boston Celtics
  2. "PRO BASKETBALL; McHale Looks Back and It's Funny". New York Times. May 7, 1993. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  3. "McDaniel Signs With Celtics". Hartford Courant. September 11, 1992. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  4. "PRO BASKETBALL; Potholes on Parquet: Celtics Search for Blueprint of Bright Future". New York Times. May 9, 1993. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  5. "1992–93 Boston Celtics Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  6. "Boston Celtics". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  7. "1992–93 Boston Celtics Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  8. "IT'S NEVER BEEN MCHALE'S PLACE TO CAUSE STIR". Hartford Courant. April 16, 1993. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  9. "PRO BASKETBALL; Celtics' Lewis Out of Playoffs". New York Times. May 3, 1993. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  10. "PRO BASKETBALL; Celtics' Lewis Dies After Collapsing in a Gym". New York Times. July 28, 1993. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  11. "PRO BASKETBALL; Hornets Oust Celtics in Down-to-Wire Style". New York Times. May 6, 1993. Retrieved October 11, 2017.

See also
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