1991–92 Portland Trail Blazers season

The 1991–92 NBA season was the 22nd season for the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association.[1] In the off-season, the Blazers signed undrafted rookie guard Robert Pack.[2][3] After losing three of their first four games, the team would quickly recover as they held a 32–14 record at the All-Star break.[4] The Blazers finished their season with a 57–25 record,[5] earning their second straight Pacific Division championship and 10th consecutive trip to the NBA Playoffs.[6]

1991–92 Portland Trail Blazers season
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachRick Adelman
ArenaMemorial Coliseum
Results
Record57–25 (.695)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishNBA Finals
(lost to Bulls 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioKEX

Clyde Drexler averaged 25.0 points, 6.6 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 1.8 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, selected for the 1992 NBA All-Star Game,[7][8] and finished a distant second to Michael Jordan in the MVP ballot.[9][10][11] In addition, Terry Porter averaged 18.1 points, 5.8 assists and 1.5 steals per game, while Jerome Kersey provided the team with 12.6 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game, and Buck Williams contributed 11.3 points and 8.8 rebounds per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. Sixth man Clifford Robinson averaged 12.4 points and 5.1 rebounds per game off the bench, while Kevin Duckworth provided with 10.7 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, and Danny Ainge contributed 9.7 points per game off the bench.[12]

The Blazers began their postseason run by defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 3–1 in the Western Conference First Round,[13][14][15] eliminating the Lakers for the first time since Portland's championship season of 1977; the Lakers had beaten the Blazers in four playoff series since then, including most recently the 1991 Western Conference finals. The Blazers proceeded to defeat the Phoenix Suns, 4–1 in the Western Conference Semi-finals,[16][17][18][19] and Karl Malone and John Stockton's Utah Jazz, 4–2 in the Western Conference finals,[20][21][22][23] earning their second trip to the NBA Finals in three years, and a matchup with the defending champion Chicago Bulls. The Blazers' dream of winning their second NBA title, however, was stifled by the Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen-led Bulls, who defeated the Blazers 4–2 and won their second straight NBA title.[24][25][26][27][28] Following the season, Ainge signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns,[29][30][31] and Pack was traded to the Denver Nuggets.[32][33][34]

For the season, the Blazers changed their primary logo, which showed the team name next to red and black lines curling into each other,[35] and redesigned their uniforms.[36][37] The logo and uniforms both remained in use until 2002.

As of 2022, this season was the last time the Trail Blazers had reached the NBA Finals.

Draft picks
Main article: 1991 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
254Marcus KennedyPF United StatesEastern Michigan

Roster
1991–92 Portland Trail Blazers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C 31 Abdelnaby, Alaa 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1968–06–24 Duke
SG 9 Ainge, Danny 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1959–03–17 BYU
PF 2 Bryant, Mark 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1965–04–25 Seton Hall
C 42 Cooper, Wayne 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1956–11–16 New Orleans
SG 22 Drexler, Clyde (C) 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
SF 25 Kersey, Jerome 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1962–06–26 Longwood
PG 14 Pack, Robert 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1969–02–03 USC
PG 30 Porter, Terry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1963–04–08 UW–Stevens Point
PF 3 Robinson, Clifford 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1966–12–16 Connecticut
SG 12 Strothers, Lamont 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1968–05–10 Christopher Newport
SG 8 Whatley, Ennis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1962–08–11 Alabama
PF 52 Williams, Buck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1960–03–08 Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Portland Trail Blazers5725.695—33–824–1721–9
x-Golden State Warriors5527.671231–1024–1719–11
x-Phoenix Suns5329.646436–517–2417–13
x-Seattle SuperSonics4735.5731028–1319–2216–14
x-Los Angeles Clippers4537.5491229–1216–2513–17
x-Los Angeles Lakers4339.5241424–1719–2213–17
Sacramento Kings2953.3542821–208–336–24
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Portland Trail Blazers5725.695–
2 y-Utah Jazz5527.6712
3 x-Golden State Warriors5527.6712
4 x-Phoenix Suns5329.6464
5 x-San Antonio Spurs4735.57310
6 x-Seattle SuperSonics4735.57310
7 x-Los Angeles Clippers4537.54912
8 x-Los Angeles Lakers4339.52414
9 Houston Rockets4240.51215
10 Sacramento Kings2953.35428
11 Denver Nuggets2458.29333
12 Dallas Mavericks2260.26835
13 Minnesota Timberwolves1567.18342
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

Playoffs
1992 playoff game log
First round
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series home_wins = 2 home_losses = 0 road_wins = 1 road_losses = 1

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1 April 23 L.A. Lakers W 115–102 Clifford Robinson (24) Buck Williams (13) Clyde Drexler (10) Memorial Coliseum
12,888		 1–0
2 April 25 L.A. Lakers W 101–79 Kevin Duckworth (19) Buck Williams (12) Terry Porter (6) Memorial Coliseum
12,888		 2–0
3 April 29 @ L.A. Lakers L 119–121 (OT) Clyde Drexler (42) Buck Williams (13) Clyde Drexler (12) Great Western Forum
16,690		 2–1
4 May 3 @ L.A. Lakers W 102–76 Clyde Drexler (26) Buck Williams (11) Clyde Drexler (7) Thomas & Mack Center
15,478		 3–1
Conference Semi-finals
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series home_wins = 3 home_losses = 0 road_wins = 1 road_losses = 1

}}

1 May 5 Phoenix W 113–111 Terry Porter (31) Clyde Drexler (10) Terry Porter (7) Memorial Coliseum
12,888		 1–0
2 May 7 Phoenix W 126–119 Porter, Drexler (27) Jerome Kersey (9) Clyde Drexler (13) Memorial Coliseum
12,888		 2–0
3 May 9 @ Phoenix L 117–124 Clyde Drexler (37) Jerome Kersey (9) Terry Porter (11) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,496		 2–1
4 May 11 @ Phoenix W 153–151 (2OT) Clyde Drexler (33) Jerome Kersey (10) Terry Porter (14) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,496		 3–1
5 May 14 Phoenix W 118–106 Clyde Drexler (34) Kersey, Williams (12) Drexler, Kersey (8) Memorial Coliseum
12,888		 4–1
Conference finals
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series home_wins = 3 home_losses = 0 road_wins = 1 road_losses = 2

}}

1 May 16 Utah W 113–88 Terry Porter (26) Buck Williams (8) Drexler, Porter (8) Memorial Coliseum
12,888		 1–0
2 May 19 Utah W 119–102 Terry Porter (41) Duckworth, Robinson (7) Clyde Drexler (12) Memorial Coliseum
12,888		 2–0
3 May 22 @ Utah L 89–97 Drexler, Kersey (26) Kersey, Williams (9) Drexler, Porter (7) Delta Center
19,911		 2–1
4 May 24 @ Utah L 112–121 Terry Porter (34) Jerome Kersey (8) Terry Porter (7) Delta Center
19,911		 2–2
5 May 26 Utah W 127–121 (OT) Jerome Kersey (29) Buck Williams (12) Terry Porter (12) Memorial Coliseum
12,888		 3–2
6 May 28 @ Utah W 105–97 three players tied (18) Buck Williams (8) Terry Porter (10) Delta Center
19,911		 4–2
NBA Finals
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series home_wins = 1 home_losses = 2 road_wins = 1 road_losses = 2

}}

1 June 3 @ Chicago L 89–122 Drexler, Robinson (16) Jerome Kersey (7) Clyde Drexler (7) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 0–1
2 June 5 @ Chicago W 115–104 (OT) Clyde Drexler (26) Buck Williams (14) Clyde Drexler (8) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 1–1
3 June 7 Chicago L 84–94 Clyde Drexler (32) Jerome Kersey (12) Terry Porter (4) Memorial Coliseum
12,888		 1–2
4 June 10 Chicago W 93–88 Drexler, Kersey (21) Kevin Duckworth (11) Clyde Drexler (9) Memorial Coliseum
12,888		 2–2
5 June 12 Chicago L 106–119 Clyde Drexler (30) Jerome Kersey (12) Terry Porter (8) Memorial Coliseum
12,888		 2–3
6 June 14 @ Chicago L 93–97 Drexler, Kersey (24) Jerome Kersey (9) Terry Porter (8) Chicago Stadium
18,678		 2–4
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

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
Alaa Abdelnaby
Danny Ainge
Clyde Drexler
Buck Williams

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Alaa Abdelnaby
Danny Ainge
Clyde Drexler
Buck Williams

Awards and records

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