1992–93 San Antonio Spurs season
The 1992–93 NBA season was the Spurs' 17th season in the National Basketball Association, and 26th season as a franchise.[1] During the off-season, the Spurs acquired Dale Ellis from the Milwaukee Bucks,[2] signed free agents Vinny Del Negro and undrafted rookie guard Lloyd Daniels, and re-signed Avery Johnson after a brief stint with the Houston Rockets. However, prior to the start of the season, Terry Cummings suffered a serious knee injury and only played in the final eight games of the season.[3] The Spurs struggled with a 9–11 start to the season as new head coach Jerry Tarkanian was fired. After playing one game under assistant Rex Hughes, the team hired John Lucas II as their new coach. At midseason, the team traded Sidney Green to the Charlotte Hornets for J.R. Reid.[4] Under Lucas, the Spurs would play solid basketball posting a 10-game winning streak in January, then winning eight straight games in February, finishing second in the Midwest Division with a 49–33 record.[5]
1992–93 San Antonio Spurs season | |
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Head coach |
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General manager | Bob Bass |
Owner(s) | Red McCombs |
Arena | HemisFair Arena |
Results | |
Record | 49–33 (.598) |
Place | Division: 2nd (Midwest) Conference: 5th (Western) |
Playoff finish | Conference Semifinals (Lost to Suns 2–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | KABB Home Sports Entertainment |
Radio | WOAI KCOR (Spanish) |
David Robinson averaged 23.4 points, 11.7 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 3.2 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and NBA All-Defensive First Team, and also finished in sixth place in Most Valuable Player voting, and tied in second place in Defensive Player of the Year voting.[6] In addition, Sean Elliott finished second on the team in scoring averaging 17.2 points per game, while Ellis provided them with 16.7 points per game. Antoine Carr averaged 13.1 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, while Daniels contributed 9.1 points per game off the bench, and Johnson averaged 8.7 points and 7.5 assists per game.[7] Robinson and Elliott were both selected for the 1993 NBA All-Star Game.[8]
In the playoffs, the Spurs defeated the 4th-seeded Portland Trail Blazers three games to one in the Western Conference First Round,[9] but lost in six games to regular season MVP Charles Barkley and the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference Semi-finals.[10] It was also their final year playing at HemisFair Arena. Following the season, Elliott was traded to the Detroit Pistons,[11] and Johnson signed as a free agent with the Golden State Warriors.[12]
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 18 | Tracy Murray | SF | ![]() | UCLA |
2 | 44 | Henry Williams | G | ![]() | UNC-Charlotte |
Roster
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Regular season
Season standings
Midwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-Houston Rockets | 55 | 27 | .671 | — | 31–10 | 24–17 |
19–7 |
x-San Antonio Spurs | 49 | 33 | .598 | 6 | 31–10 | 18–23 | 17–9 |
x-Utah Jazz | 47 | 35 | .573 | 8 | 28–13 | 19–22 | 16–10 |
Denver Nuggets | 36 | 46 | .439 | 19 | 28–13 | 8–33 | 13–13 |
Minnesota Timberwolves | 19 | 63 | .232 | 36 | 11–30 | 8–33 | 10–16 |
Dallas Mavericks | 11 | 71 | .134 | 44 | 7–34 | 4–37 | 3–23 |
- y – clinched division title
- x – clinched playoff spot
# | Western Conference | ||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Phoenix Suns | 62 | 20 | .756 | – |
2 | y-Houston Rockets | 55 | 27 | .671 | 7 |
3 | x-Seattle SuperSonics | 55 | 27 | .671 | 7 |
4 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 11 |
5 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 49 | 33 | .598 | 13 |
6 | x-Utah Jazz | 47 | 35 | .573 | 18 |
7 | x-Los Angeles Clippers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21 |
8 | x-Los Angeles Lakers | 39 | 43 | .476 | 23 |
9 | Denver Nuggets | 36 | 46 | .439 | 26 |
10 | Golden State Warriors | 34 | 48 | .415 | 28 |
11 | Sacramento Kings | 25 | 57 | .305 | 37 |
12 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 19 | 63 | .232 | 43 |
13 | Dallas Mavericks | 11 | 71 | .134 | 51 |
- z – clinched division title
- y – clinched division title
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1992-93 NBA Records | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | — |
Playoffs
Player statistics
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 |
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Willie Anderson | 38 | 7 | 14.7 | .430 | .125 | .786 | 1.5 | 2.1 | .4 | .2 | 4.8 |
William Bedford | 16 | 0 | 4.1 | .333 | 1.000 | .500 | .6 | .0 | .0 | .1 | 1.6 |
Antoine Carr | 71 | 46 | 27.4 | .538 | .000 | .777 | 5.5 | 1.4 | .5 | 1.2 | 13.1 |
Terry Cummings | 8 | 0 | 9.5 | .379 | . | .500 | 2.4 | .5 | .1 | .1 | 3.4 |
Lloyd Daniels | 77 | 10 | 20.4 | .443 | .333 | .727 | 2.8 | 1.9 | .5 | .4 | 9.1 |
Vinny Del Negro | 73 | 31 | 20.9 | .507 | .250 | .863 | 2.2 | 4.0 | .6 | .0 | 7.4 |
Sean Elliott | 70 | 70 | 37.2 | .491 | .356 | .795 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 1.0 | .4 | 17.2 |
Dale Ellis | 82 | 76 | 33.3 | .499 | .401 | .797 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .2 | 16.7 |
Sidney Green | 15 | 0 | 13.5 | .408 | . | .867 | 4.7 | 1.3 | .3 | .2 | 3.5 |
Avery Johnson | 75 | 49 | 27.1 | .502 | .000 | .791 | 1.9 | 7.5 | 1.1 | .2 | 8.7 |
Sam Mack | 40 | 0 | 6.7 | .398 | .136 | .776 | 1.2 | .4 | .4 | .1 | 3.6 |
Matt Othick | 4 | 0 | 9.8 | .600 | .500 | .000 | .5 | 1.8 | .3 | .0 | 2.0 |
J.R. Reid | 66 | 24 | 24.1 | .485 | .000 | .770 | 5.8 | .8 | .5 | .4 | 9.9 |
David Robinson | 82 | 82 | 39.2 | .501 | .176 | .732 | 11.7 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 23.4 |
Larry Smith | 66 | 13 | 12.6 | .437 | . | .409 | 4.1 | .4 | .3 | .2 | 1.3 |
David Wood | 64 | 2 | 9.3 | .444 | .238 | .836 | 1.5 | .5 | .2 | .2 | 2.4 |
Playoffs
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Willie Anderson | 10 | 0 | 21.9 | .451 | .545 | .882 | 2.3 | 2.8 | .9 | .2 | 9.5 |
Antoine Carr | 8 | 8 | 21.4 | .527 | . | .600 | 4.8 | 1.1 | .4 | 1.1 | 10.5 |
Terry Cummings | 10 | 0 | 13.8 | .443 | .000 | .625 | 3.9 | .5 | .3 | .1 | 6.7 |
Lloyd Daniels | 8 | 0 | 9.3 | .367 | .143 | .833 | 1.9 | .3 | .4 | .0 | 3.5 |
Vinny Del Negro | 8 | 0 | . | . | .222 | 1.000 | 2.4 | 3.0 | .1 | .1 | 5.0 |
Sean Elliott | 10 | 10 | 38.1 | .472 | .214 | .925 | 4.8 | 3.6 | .8 | .3 | 15.8 |
Dale Ellis | 10 | 10 | 30.5 | .451 | .313 | .813 | 3.5 | 1.1 | .4 | .0 | 12.5 |
Avery Johnson | 10 | 10 | 31.4 | .514 | .000 | .714 | 3.1 | 8.1 | 1.0 | .1 | 8.2 |
J.R. Reid | 10 | 2 | 22.0 | .483 | .000 | .771 | 5.0 | 1.5 | .8 | .8 | 8.5 |
David Robinson | 10 | 10 | 42.1 | .465 | .000 | .664 | 12.6 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 23.1 |
Larry Smith | 6 | 0 | 8.3 | .667 | . | .750 | 2.7 | .2 | .7 | .3 | 1.2 |
David Wood | 5 | 0 | 4.0 | .500 | 1.000 | . | .4 | .2 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
Awards and records
References
- 1992-93 San Antonio Spurs
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