1992–93 Chicago Bulls season

The 1992–93 NBA season was the Bulls' 27th season in the National Basketball Association.[1] The Bulls entered the season as the back-to-back defending NBA champions, having defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1992 NBA Finals in six games, winning their second NBA championship. In the off-season, the team acquired Rodney McCray from the Dallas Mavericks,[2][3][4] and signed free agent Trent Tucker.[5][6][7] At midseason, the team signed Darrell Walker, who was previously released by the Detroit Pistons.[8][9] After two straight championships, the Bulls would make changes to their lineup, replacing John Paxson at point guard with B. J. Armstrong after Paxson went down with a knee injury, and only played 59 games.[10][11][12] The team won nine of their first eleven games, and posted a 7-game winning streak between December and January,[13] holding a 35–17 record at the All-Star break.[14] The Bulls posted another 7-game winning streak between February and March,[15] and would yet again have another successful season finishing in first place in the Central Division, and second overall in the Eastern Conference with a 57–25 record.[16] They also advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the fifth consecutive season, becoming the first team since the 1987–88 Boston Celtics to do so.[17]

1992–93 Chicago Bulls season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachPhil Jackson
General managerJerry Krause
OwnersJerry Reinsdorf
ArenaChicago Stadium
Results
Record57–25 (.695)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Central)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishNBA Champions
(Defeated Suns 4–2)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWGN-TV
SportsChannel Chicago
RadioWMAQ

Michael Jordan once again led the league in scoring averaging 32.6 points, 6.7 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.8 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, while Scottie Pippen averaged 18.6 points, 7.7 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 2.1 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team. Both players were selected to the NBA All-Defensive First Team, and selected for the 1993 NBA All-Star Game.[18][19][20][21][22] In addition, Horace Grant averaged 13.2 points, 9.5 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, while Armstrong provided the team with 12.3 points per game.[23] Jordan also finished in third place in Most Valuable Player voting,[24][25][26][27] and tied in second place in Defensive Player of the Year voting.[28][29][30]

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Bulls swept the Atlanta Hawks in three straight games.[31][32][33][34] In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, they swept the Cleveland Cavaliers in four straight games.[35][36][37][38] Then after losing the first two games of the Eastern Conference Finals to the top-seeded New York Knicks,[39][40][41] the Bulls would win the next four games of the series.[42][43][44][45] Then they would then go on to win their third consecutive NBA championship, defeating regular season MVP Charles Barkley and the Phoenix Suns in six games in the 1993 NBA Finals.[46][47][48][49][50] This was the last title the Bulls won while playing at Chicago Stadium.

Chicago's off-season was also marked by Jordan's sudden retirement.[51][52][53][54][55] Also following the season, McCray, Tucker, and Walker were all released to free agency.[56] For the season, the Bulls slightly changed their uniforms, which remained in used until 2004, when they added their secondary logo on the back of their jerseys.[57][58]

Offseason

NBA draft
Main article: 1992 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 27 Byron Houston Forward  United States Oklahoma State
2 33 Corey Williams Guard  United States Oklahoma State
2 39 Litterial Green Guard  United States Georgia

Roster
1992–93 Chicago Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
PG 10 Armstrong, BJ 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1967–09–09 Iowa
SF 17 Blanton, Ricky 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1966–04–21 LSU
C 24 Cartwright, Bill (C) 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1957–07–30 San Francisco
PF 40 Courtney, Joe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1967–10–17 Mississippi State
SG 3 English, Jo Jo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1970–02–04 South Carolina
PF 54 Grant, Horace 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1965–07–04 Clemson
SG 23 Jordan, Michael (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1963–02–17 North Carolina
PF 21 King, Stacey 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1967–01–29 Oklahoma
SF 22 McCray, Rodney 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1961–08–29 Louisville
SF 45 Nealy, Ed 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1960–02–19 Kansas State
PG 5 Paxson, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1960–09–29 Notre Dame
C 32 Perdue, Will 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1965–08–29 Vanderbilt
SF 33 Pippen, Scottie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1965–09–25 Central Arkansas
SG 6 Tucker, Trent 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1959–12–20 Minnesota
SG 20 Walker, Darrell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1961–03–09 Arkansas
PG 12 Williams, Corey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1970–04–24 Oklahoma State
PF 42 Williams, Scott 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1968–03–21 North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 25, 1993

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Chicago Bulls5725.695—31–1026–1519–9
x-Cleveland Cavaliers5428.659335–619–2222–6
x-Charlotte Hornets4438.5371322–1922–1912–16
x-Atlanta Hawks4339.5241425–1618–2312–16
x-Indiana Pacers4141.5001627–1414–2711–17
Detroit Pistons4042.4881728–1312–2912–16
Milwaukee Bucks2854.3412918–2310–3110–18
#
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

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—

Game log

Regular season
1992–93 game log
Total: 57–25 (Home: 31–10; Road: 26–15)
November: 9–3 (home: 3–1; road: 6–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 November 6, 1992 @ Cleveland W 101–96 Michael Jordan (29) Horace Grant (15) Scottie Pippen (10) Richfield Coliseum
20,273		 1–0
2 November 7, 1992 Atlanta L 99–100 Michael Jordan (35) Horace Grant (11) Michael Jordan (11) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 1–1
3 November 9, 1992 Indiana W 102–87 Michael Jordan (24) Scottie Pippen (13) Michael Jordan (12) Chicago Stadium
18,084		 2–1
4 November 11, 1992 Detroit W 98–96 (OT) Michael Jordan (37) Horace Grant (14) Scottie Pippen (10) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 3–1
5 November 13, 1992 @ Milwaukee W 101–96 Michael Jordan (34) Scottie Pippen (13) Scottie Pippen (8) Bradley Center
18,633		 4–1
6 November 14, 1992 Denver W 117–84 Michael Jordan (18) Will Perdue (13) Michael Jordan (7) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 5–1
7 November 17, 1992 @ Minnesota W 124–103 Michael Jordan (32) Scott Williams (6) Scottie Pippen (12) Target Center
19,006		 6–1
8 November 19, 1992 @ Seattle W 108–99 Michael Jordan (35) Pippen & Williams (9) Scottie Pippen (8) Kingdome
37,401		 7–1
9 November 20, 1992 @ L.A. Lakers L 118–120 (OT) Michael Jordan (54) Horace Grant (14) Grant & Jordan (7) Great Western Forum
17,505		 7–2
10 November 22, 1992 @ Phoenix W 128–111 Michael Jordan (40) Grant & King (8) B. J. Armstrong (9) America West Arena
19,023		 8–2
11 November 24, 1992 @ Golden State W 101–92 Michael Jordan (49) Horace Grant (17) Jordan & Pippen (7) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025		 9–2
12 November 28, 1992 @ New York L 75–112 Michael Jordan (17) Grant & Pippen (7) Jordan & Pippen (4) Madison Square Garden
19,763		 9–3
December: 12–4 (home: 8–2; road: 4–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
13 December 2, 1992 @ Boston L 96–101 Horace Grant (20) Horace Grant (11) Scottie Pippen (10) Boston Garden
14,890		 9–4
14 December 4, 1992 Portland W 111–99 Michael Jordan (38) Michael Jordan (13) Scottie Pippen (9) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 10–4
15 December 5, 1992 Boston W 96–89 Michael Jordan (24) Horace Grant (10) Scottie Pippen (11) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 11–4
16 December 8, 1992 @ Atlanta L 114–123 Michael Jordan (32) Michael Jordan (12) Michael Jordan (8) The Omni
16,441		 11–5
17 December 9, 1992 Cleveland W 108–91 Michael Jordan (28) Horace Grant (15) Scottie Pippen (11) Chicago Stadium
18,142		 12–5
18 December 11, 1992 Houston L 96–110 Michael Jordan (26) Michael Jordan (11) Scottie Pippen (8) Chicago Stadium
18,147		 12–6
19 December 12, 1992 New Jersey W 95–89 Michael Jordan (38) Horace Grant (11) Scottie Pippen (7) Chicago Stadium
18,232		 13–6
20 December 15, 1992 Charlotte W 125–110 Scottie Pippen (26) Scottie Pippen (9) Scottie Pippen (10) Chicago Stadium
18,088		 14–6
21 December 17, 1992 @ Washington W 107–99 Michael Jordan (28) Scottie Pippen (13) Michael Jordan (8) Capital Centre
18,756		 15–6
22 December 19, 1992 Philadelphia L 96–98 Michael Jordan (23) Horace Grant (11) Michael Jordan (10) Chicago Stadium
18,270		 15–7
23 December 21, 1992 Miami W 86–82 Scottie Pippen (22) Michael Jordan (8) 3 players tied (4) Chicago Stadium
18,147		 16–7
24 December 23, 1992 Washington W 107–98 Michael Jordan (57) Horace Grant (16) Michael Jordan (10) Chicago Stadium
18,109		 17–7
25 December 25, 1992 New York W 89–77 Michael Jordan (42) Scottie Pippen (9) Jordan & Pippen (5) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 18–7
26 December 26, 1992 @ Indiana W 95–84 Horace Grant (30) Horace Grant (20) Michael Jordan (8) Market Square Arena
16,530		 19–7
27 December 29, 1992 @ Charlotte W 114–103 Michael Jordan (28) Michael Jordan (12) Michael Jordan (11) Charlotte Coliseum
23,698		 20–7
28 December 30, 1992 @ Miami W 105–100 Michael Jordan (39) Horace Grant (9) Jordan & Pippen (8) Miami Arena
15,008		 21–7
January: 7–8 (home: 4–3; road: 3–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
29 January 2, 1993 Indiana W 109–100 Michael Jordan (39) Horace Grant (16) Scottie Pippen (7) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 22–7
30 January 5, 1993 L.A. Lakers L 88–91 Michael Jordan (36) Cartwright & Pippen (7) Michael Jordan (5) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 22–8
31 January 6, 1993 @ Cleveland L 95–117 Scottie Pippen (24) Scottie Pippen (9) Michael Jordan (3) Richfield Coliseum
20,273		 22–9
32 January 8, 1993 Milwaukee Bucks W 120–95 Michael Jordan (35) Will Perdue (13) Scottie Pippen (12) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 23–9
33 January 9, 1993 @ Philadelphia L 91–104 Michael Jordan (30) Scottie Pippen (12) Michael Jordan (6) The Spectrum
18,168		 23–10
34 January 12, 1993 @ Orlando W 122–106 Horace Grant (26) Scottie Pippen (10) Scottie Pippen (10) Orlando Arena
15,151		 24–10
35 January 15, 1993 Golden State W 122–101 Michael Jordan (26) Michael Jordan (12) Michael Jordan (10) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 25–10
36 January 16, 1993 Orlando L 124–128 (OT) Michael Jordan (64) Horace Grant (19) Scottie Pippen (8) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 25–11
37 January 18, 1993 Boston W 103–93 Michael Jordan (29) Horace Grant (12) Scottie Pippen (8) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 26–11
38 January 21, 1993 @ New Jersey W 107–94 Michael Jordan (30) Horace Grant (12) Scottie Pippen (8) Brendan Byrne Arena
20,049		 27–11
39 January 22, 1993 Charlotte L 97–105 Michael Jordan (28) Horace Grant (13) Armstrong & Pippen (5) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 27–12
40 January 24, 1993 @ San Antonio L 99–103 Michael Jordan (42) Michael Jordan (11) Scottie Pippen (6) HemisFair Arena
16,057		 27–13
41 January 26, 1993 @ Dallas W 123–88 King & Pippen (19) King & Pippen (11) Scottie Pippen (7) Reunion Arena
17,502		 28–13
42 January 28, 1993 @ Houston L 83–94 Michael Jordan (26) Scottie Pippen (8) Scottie Pippen (7) The Summit
16,611		 28–14
43 January 30, 1993 @ Denver L 102–109 Michael Jordan (39) Scott Williams (14) B. J. Armstrong (6) McNichols Sports Arena
17,022		 28–15
February: 10–2 (home: 4–2; road: 6–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
44 February 1, 1993 @ Utah W 96–92 Michael Jordan (37) Horace Grant (19) B. J. Armstrong (4) Delta Center
19,911		 29–15
45 February 3, 1993 @ Sacramento W 107–88 Michael Jordan (36) Horace Grant (11) Scottie Pippen (9) ARCO Arena
17,317		 30–15
46 February 4, 1993 @ L.A. Clippers W 107–105 (OT) Michael Jordan (33) Horace Grant (14) 3 players tied (4) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
15,989		 31–15
47 February 7, 1993 @ Portland W 101–91 Michael Jordan (34) Horace Grant (13) Scottie Pippen (7) Memorial Coliseum
12,888		 32–15
48 February 10, 1993 @ Indiana W 115–104 Michael Jordan (40) Horace Grant (14) Michael Jordan (8) Market Square Arena
16,530		 33–15
49 February 12, 1993 New York L 98–104 Scottie Pippen (35) Horace Grant (12) Trent Tucker (6) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 33–16
50 February 13, 1993 Cleveland L 111–116 Jordan & Pippen (25) Grant & Perdue (8) 3 players tied (5) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 33–17
51 February 15, 1993 Sacramento W 119–101 Michael Jordan (32) Scott Williams (12) Michael Jordan (6) Chicago Stadium
18,237		 34–17
52 February 17, 1993 Utah W 114–96 Michael Jordan (27) Horace Grant (9) Scottie Pippen (7) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 35–17
All-Star Break
53 February 23, 1993 Milwaukee W 99–95 Michael Jordan (34) Horace Grant (13) Scottie Pippen (9) Chicago Stadium
18,197		 36–17
54 February 25, 1993 @ Orlando W 108–106 Michael Jordan (36) Grant & Perdue (9) Scottie Pippen (7) Orlando Arena
15,151		 37–17
55 February 27, 1993 Atlanta W 112–92 Michael Jordan (34) Scott Williams (11) Armstrong & Jordan (8) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 38–17
March: 10–4 (home: 7–2; road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
56 March 2, 1993 @ New Jersey W 87–80 Michael Jordan (24) Horace Grant (11) Michael Jordan (8) Brendan Byrne Arena
20,049		 39–17
57 March 3, 1993 Dallas W 125–97 Scottie Pippen (24) Scott Williams (8) Trent Tucker (8) Chicago Stadium
18,062		 40–17
58 March 5, 1993 San Antonio L 102–107 (OT) Scottie Pippen (39) Scottie Pippen (13) Scottie Pippen (10) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 40–18
59 March 9, 1993 Seattle W 86–83 Michael Jordan (38) Scottie Pippen (12) Michael Jordan (9) Chicago Stadium
18,531		 41–18
60 March 11, 1993 @ Miami L 95–97 Michael Jordan (29) Scott Williams (9) Michael Jordan (8) Miami Arena
15,008		 41–19
61 March 12, 1993 Charlotte W 123–108 Michael Jordan (52) Will Perdue (10) B. J. Armstrong (7) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 42–19
62 March 14, 1993 @ Detroit L 99–101 Michael Jordan (28) Scott Williams (10) Jordan & Pippen (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,454		 42–20
63 March 15, 1993 L.A. Clippers W 101–94 B. J. Armstrong (28) Horace Grant (17) B. J. Armstrong (7) Chicago Stadium
18,482		 43–20
64 March 19, 1993 Washington W 104–99 Michael Jordan (25) Will Perdue (12) Scottie Pippen (7) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 44–20
65 March 20, 1993 @ Washington W 126–101 Michael Jordan (47) Michael Jordan (8) Armstrong & Jordan (4) Capital Centre
18,756		 45–20
66 March 23, 1993 Minnesota W 107–100 Michael Jordan (34) Scott Williams (13) Michael Jordan (7) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 46–20
67 March 24, 1993 @ Philadelphia W 113–100 Michael Jordan (43) Scottie Pippen (10) Scottie Pippen (8) The Spectrum
18,168		 47–20
68 March 26, 1993 Orlando W 107–86 Scottie Pippen (20) Scottie Pippen (13) Scottie Pippen (8) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 48–20
69 March 30, 1993 Phoenix L 109–113 Michael Jordan (44) Horace Grant (16) Scottie Pippen (10) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 48–21
April: 9–4 (home: 5–0; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
70 April 2, 1993 New Jersey W 118–105 Michael Jordan (40) Horace Grant (11) Scottie Pippen (8) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 49–21
71 April 4, 1993 @ Boston W 101–89 Michael Jordan (32) Scottie Pippen (9) Armstrong & Grant (4) Boston Garden
14,890		 50–21
72 April 6, 1993 @ Milwaukee L 109–113 Michael Jordan (30) Scottie Pippen (11) Scottie Pippen (8) Bradley Center
18,633		 50–22
73 April 9, 1993 @ Atlanta W 88–87 Michael Jordan (30) Michael Jordan (12) Armstrong & Jordan (4) The Omni
16,510		 51–22
74 April 10, 1993 @ Indiana W 92–87 B. J. Armstrong (27) Horace Grant (14) 3 players tied (5) Market Square Arena
16,530		 52–22
75 April 12, 1993 @ Detroit W 98–95 Michael Jordan (23) Horace Grant (11) Horace Grant (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,454		 53–22
76 April 14, 1993 Miami W 119–92 Michael Jordan (34) Horace Grant (8) John Paxson (8) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 54–22
77 April 16, 1993 Milwaukee W 119–105 Michael Jordan (47) Jordan & Pippen (7) John Paxson (8) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 55–22
78 April 18, 1993 @ Cleveland L 94–103 Michael Jordan (32) Horace Grant (9) Michael Jordan (9) Richfield Coliseum
20,273		 55–23
79 April 20, 1993 Philadelphia W 123–94 Michael Jordan (28) Scott Williams (10) B. J. Armstrong (14) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 56–23
80 April 22, 1993 Detroit W 109–103 (OT) Michael Jordan (36) Scottie Pippen (13) Scottie Pippen (8) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 57–23
81 April 23, 1993 @ Charlotte L 103–104 Michael Jordan (38) 4 players tied (6) Grant & Pippen (5) Charlotte Coliseum
23,698		 57–24
82 April 25, 1993 @ New York L 84–89 Michael Jordan (21) Scott Williams (9) Michael Jordan (7) Madison Square Garden
19,763		 57–25
1992–93 schedule

Playoffs
1993 playoff game log
Total: 15–4 (Home: 8–2; Road: 7–2)
First Round: 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 30, 1993 Atlanta W 114–90 Michael Jordan (35) Horace Grant (10) Trent Tucker (7) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 1–0
2 May 2, 1993 Atlanta W 117–102 Michael Jordan (29) Horace Grant (8) John Paxson (7) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 2–0
3 May 4, 1993 @ Atlanta W 98–88 Michael Jordan (39) Horace Grant (9) B. J. Armstrong (6) The Omni
15,141		 3–0
Conference Semifinals: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 11, 1993 Cleveland W 91–84 Michael Jordan (43) Cartwright & Williams (10) Jordan & Pippen (4) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 1–0
2 May 13, 1993 Cleveland W 104–85 Horace Grant (20) Scott Williams (10) Scottie Pippen (7) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 2–0
3 May 15, 1993 @ Cleveland W 96–90 Michael Jordan (32) Scottie Pippen (9) Scottie Pippen (6) Richfield Coliseum
20,273		 3–0
4 May 17, 1993 @ Cleveland W 103–101 Michael Jordan (31) Horace Grant (10) Michael Jordan (6) Richfield Coliseum
20,274		 4–0
Conference Finals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 23, 1993 @ New York L 90–98 Michael Jordan (27) Horace Grant (8) Michael Jordan (5) Madison Square Garden
19,763		 0–1
2 May 25, 1993 @ New York L 91–96 Michael Jordan (36) Michael Jordan (9) Pippen & Williams (4) Madison Square Garden
19,763		 0–2
3 May 29, 1993 New York W 103–83 Scottie Pippen (29) Michael Jordan (8) Michael Jordan (11) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 1–2
4 May 31, 1993 New York W 105–95 Michael Jordan (54) Scottie Pippen (7) Scottie Pippen (4) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 2–2
5 June 2, 1993 @ New York W 97–94 Michael Jordan (29) Scottie Pippen (11) Michael Jordan (14) Madison Square Garden
19,763		 3–2
6 June 4, 1993 New York W 96–88 Michael Jordan (25) Horace Grant (11) Michael Jordan (9) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 4–2
NBA Finals: 4–2 (home: 1–2; road: 3–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 June 9, 1993 @ Phoenix W 100–92 Michael Jordan (31) Scott Williams (10) 4 players tied (5) America West Arena
19,023		 1–0
2 June 11, 1993 @ Phoenix W 111–108 Michael Jordan (42) Jordan & Pippen (12) Scottie Pippen (12) America West Arena
19,023		 2–0
3 June 13, 1993 Phoenix L 121–129 (3OT) Michael Jordan (44) Horace Grant (17) Scottie Pippen (9) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 2–1
4 June 16, 1993 Phoenix W 111–105 Michael Jordan (55) Horace Grant (16) Scottie Pippen (10) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 3–1
5 June 18, 1993 Phoenix L 98–108 Michael Jordan (41) Grant & Jordan (7) Michael Jordan (7) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 3–2
6 June 20, 1993 @ Phoenix W 99–98 Michael Jordan (33) Scottie Pippen (12) Michael Jordan (7) America West Arena
19,023		 4–2
1993 schedule

Player stats
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

Regular season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
B. J. Armstrong 827430.4.499.446.8611.84.0.80.0712.3
Ricky Blanton 206.5.429.000.0001.5.51.00.003.0
Bill Cartwright 636319.9.411.000.7353.71.3.32.165.6
Joe Courtney 506.8.444.000.750.4.2.40.202.2
Jo Jo English 605.2.300.000.0001.0.2.50.331.0
Horace Grant 777735.6.508.200.6199.52.61.161.2513.2
Michael Jordan 787839.3.495.352.8376.75.52.83.7832.6
Stacey King 76313.9.471.333.7052.7.9.34.265.4
Rodney McCray 64515.9.451.400.6922.51.3.19.233.5
Ed Nealy 1107.2.435.2001.0001.5.2.27.092.1
John Paxson 59817.5.451.463.850.82.3.64.034.2
Will Perdue 721613.9.557.000.6044.01.0.31.654.7
Scottie Pippen 818138.6.473.237.6637.76.32.14.9018.6
Trent Tucker 69013.2.485.405.8181.01.2.35.095.2
Darrell Walker 28013.1.403.000.5001.41.6.82.072.6
Corey Williams 3506.9.365.333.818.9.7.11.062.3
Scott Williams 71519.3.466.000.7146.41.0.77.935.9

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
B. J. Armstrong 1933.8.524.512.9091.53.31.00.1111.4
Bill Cartwright 1923.4.465.000.7784.51.5.58.166.3
Horace Grant 1934.3.546.000.6858.22.31.211.2110.7
Michael Jordan 1941.2.475.389.8056.76.02.05.8935.1
Stacey King 1912.1.394.000.8062.1.7.47.214.1
Rodney McCray 75.6.167.000.0001.9.7.00.14.3
John Paxson 1917.4.583.625.7271.01.7.32.054.9
Will Perdue 137.8.500.000.5002.3.4.08.151.9
Scottie Pippen 1941.5.465.176.6386.95.62.16.6820.1
Trent Tucker 1910.9.413.462.500.91.0.37.002.8
Darrell Walker 92.4.250.000.667.1.6.00.00.4
Scott Williams 1920.8.506.000.5525.81.4.37.895.5

NBA Finals

The 1993 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1992–93 NBA season, featuring the Chicago Bulls, led by Michael Jordan, and the Phoenix Suns, winners of 62 games and led by regular season MVP Charles Barkley. The Bulls became the first team since the legendary Boston Celtics of the 1960s to win three consecutive championship titles, clinching the "three-peat" with John Paxson's game-winning 3-pointer that gave them a 99–98 victory in Game 6. The road team won five of the six games, with Chicago winning at home in Game 4, 111–105.[59]

  • The Phoenix Suns won game 3 in 3OT, 129–121.[60] Suns Head Coach Paul Westphal was the only person to appear in both triple-overtime NBA finals games. The first was the classic 1976 contest against Boston, in Game 5 as a player. His Suns also played in that year's finals, thus becoming the only team to appear in two triple-overtime finals games. Back in 1976, the Suns lost 126–128 against Boston.
  • The Bulls got off to a good start in Game 6 but struggled in the fourth quarter, wasting a double-digit lead to trail 98–94. Michael Jordan made a layup to cut the margin to 2 points, and the Suns missed a shot on their next possession. Trailing 98–96 and facing a Game 7 on the road if they lost that day, John Paxson took a pass from Horace Grant and buried a three-point shot with 3.9 seconds left, giving the Bulls a 99–98 lead. The victory was secured by a last-second block from Horace Grant.[46]
  • Michael Jordan, who averaged a Finals-record 41.0 points per game during the six-game series, became the first player in NBA history to win three straight Finals MVP Awards. He joined Magic Johnson as the only other player to win the award three times. The NBA started awarding the Finals MVP in 1969.

(W1) Phoenix Suns vs. (E2) Chicago Bulls: Bulls win series 4–2

1993 NBA Finals roster

1993 Chicago Bulls

Head Coach:Phil Jackson
Michael Jordan | Scottie Pippen | Horace Grant | B. J. Armstrong | Scott Williams | Bill Cartwright | Stacey King | Trent Tucker | John Paxson | Will Perdue | Rodney McCray | Ricky Blanton | Darrell Walker | Corey Williams | Jo Jo English |

1993 Phoenix Suns

Head Coach:Paul Westphal
Charles Barkley | Dan Majerle | Kevin Johnson | Tom Chambers | Danny Ainge | Richard Dumas | Negele Knight | Oliver Miller | Mark West | Jerrod Mustaf | Frank Johnson | Tim Kempton |

Award winners

NBA All-Star Game
  • Michael Jordan, Guard
  • Scottie Pippen, Forward

Transactions

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