1992–93 Portland Trail Blazers season

The 1992–93 NBA season was the 23rd season for the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association.[1] The Trail Blazers entered the season as runners-up in the 1992 NBA Finals, where they lost to the Chicago Bulls in six games. In the off-season, the team signed free agents Rod Strickland,[2] and Mario Elie.[3] The Blazers got off to a fast start winning their first eight games of the season, and held a 31–16 record at the All-Star break. However, Clyde Drexler only played just 49 games due to knee and hamstring injuries,[4] averaging 19.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.9 steals per game.[5] The Blazers finished the season with a 51–31 record, third in the Pacific Division and fourth in the Western Conference.[6] It was their 11th straight trip to the postseason.[7]

1992–93 Portland Trail Blazers season
Head coachRick Adelman
ArenaMemorial Coliseum
Results
Record51–31 (.622)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Pacific)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishWest First Round
(Lost to Spurs 1–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKGW
Prime Sports Northwest
RadioKEX

Clifford Robinson was named Sixth Man of the Year, averaging 19.1 points and 6.6 rebounds per game off the bench, and also finished in fifth place in Most Improved Player voting,[8] while Terry Porter averaged 18.2 points and 5.2 assists per game, and Strickland provided the team with 13.7 points, 7.2 assists and 1.7 steals per game. In addition, Jerome Kersey contributed 10.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, while Kevin Duckworth provided with 9.9 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, and Buck Williams averaged 8.3 points and 8.4 rebounds per game.[5] Drexler and Porter were both selected for the 1993 NBA All-Star Game.[9]

However, the Blazers were unable to follow the previous season's run to the NBA Finals, as they fell to the 5th-seeded San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, 3–1.[10] Following the season, Duckworth was traded to the Washington Bullets after his production had decreased in the previous two seasons,[11] and Elie was dealt to the Houston Rockets.[12]

NBA Draft
Main article: 1992 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 26 Dave Johnson SF/SG  United States Syracuse
2 31 Reggie Smith C/PF  United States TCU

Roster
1992–93 Portland Trail Blazers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 2 Bryant, Mark 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1965–04–25 Seton Hall
G 22 Drexler, Clyde 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1962–06–22 Houston
C 00 Duckworth, Kevin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1964–04–01 Eastern Illinois
F 17 Elie, Mario 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1963–11–26 American International
G 4 Johnson, Dave 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1970–11–16 Syracuse
F 25 Kersey, Jerome 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1962–06–26 Longwood
F 31 Murray, Tracy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1971–07–25 UCLA
G 30 Porter, Terry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1963–04–08 UW-Stevens Point
F 3 Robinson, Clifford 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1966–12–16 Connecticut
G 11 Rudd, Delaney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1962–11–08 Wake Forest
F 54 Smith, Reggie 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1970–08–21 TCU
G 1 Strickland, Rod 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1966–07–11 DePaul
F 52 Williams, Buck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1960–03–08 Maryland
C 6 Wolf, Joe 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964–12–17 North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Phoenix Suns6220.756—35–627–1421–9
x-Seattle SuperSonics5527.671733–822–1922–8
x-Portland Trail Blazers5131.6221130–1121–2019–11
x-Los Angeles Clippers4141.5002127–1414–2715–15
x-Los Angeles Lakers3943.4762320–2119–2213–17
Golden State Warriors3448.4152819–2215–269–21
Sacramento Kings2557.3053716–259–326–24
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Phoenix Suns6220.756–
2 y-Houston Rockets5527.6717
3 x-Seattle SuperSonics5527.6717
4 x-Portland Trail Blazers5131.62211
5 x-San Antonio Spurs4933.59813
6 x-Utah Jazz4735.57318
7 x-Los Angeles Clippers4141.50021
8 x-Los Angeles Lakers3943.47623
9 Denver Nuggets3646.43926
10 Golden State Warriors3448.41528
11 Sacramento Kings2557.30537
12 Minnesota Timberwolves1963.23243
13 Dallas Mavericks1171.13451
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
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series home_wins = 1 home_losses = 1 road_wins = 0 road_losses = 2

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1 April 29 San Antonio L 86–87 Jerome Kersey (24) Jerome Kersey (9) Rod Strickland (9) Memorial Coliseum
12,888		 0–1
2 May 1 San Antonio W 105–96 Clyde Drexler (21) Rod Strickland (8) Rod Strickland (9) Memorial Coliseum
12,888		 1–1
3 May 5 @ San Antonio L 101–107 Clyde Drexler (19) Buck Williams (7) Rod Strickland (9) HemisFair Arena
16,057		 1–2
4 May 7 @ San Antonio L 97–100 (OT) Mark Bryant (21) Jerome Kersey (14) Rod Strickland (10) HemisFair Arena
16,057		 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

NOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and honors

References
  1. 1992-93 Portland Trail Blazers
  2. "BLAZERS SIGN FREE AGENT STRICKLAND". Deseret News. July 4, 1992. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  3. "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Blazer Offer to Elie". New York Times. August 5, 1992. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  4. "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Drexler's Hamstring Has Him Out Again". New York Times. April 6, 1993. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  5. "1992–93 Portland Trail Blazers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  6. "1992–93 Portland Trail Blazers Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  7. "Portland Trail Blazers". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  8. "1992–93 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  9. "1993 NBA All-Star Game: West 135, East 132 (OT)". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  10. "BASKETBALL; Spurs Eliminate Trail Blazers". New York Times. May 8, 1993. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  11. "BULLETS TRADE GRANT TO GET DUCKWORTH". Washington Post. June 25, 1993. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  12. "Rockets Release Floyd, Trade Pick for Elie". Los Angeles Times. August 3, 1993. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
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