1992–93 Los Angeles Clippers season

The 1992–93 NBA season was the Clippers' 23rd season in the National Basketball Association, and their 9th season in Los Angeles.[1] In the 1992 NBA draft, the Clippers selected Randy Woods out of La Salle University with the sixteenth overall pick, and selected Elmore Spencer out of UNLV with the 25th overall pick.[2][3][4][5] In the off-season, the team acquired Mark Jackson from the New York Knicks,[6][7][8][9] acquired second-year center Stanley Roberts from the Orlando Magic in a three-team trade,[10][11][8] acquired Hot Plate Williams from the Washington Bullets,[12][13][14] and signed free agent Kiki Vandeweghe.[15][16][17] After losing their first three games, the Clippers played solid basketball winning 12 of their next 16 games, and later held a 26–25 record at the All-Star break.[18] The Clippers finished fourth in the Pacific Division with a 41–41 record, making their second consecutive playoff appearance.[19]

1992–93 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coachLarry Brown
OwnersDonald Sterling
ArenaLos Angeles Sports Arena
Results
Record41–41 (.500)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Pacific)
Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finishWest First Round
(lost to the Houston Rockets 2–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKCOP-TV
(Ralph Lawler, Bill Walton)
SportsChannel Los Angeles
(Joel Meyers, Jerry Tarkanian)
RadioKMPC
(Rich Marotta)

Danny Manning averaged 22.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, and was selected for the 1993 NBA All-Star Game,[20][21][22][23] while Ron Harper averaged 18.0 points, 4.5 assists and 2.2 steals per game, and Jackson provided the team with 14.4 points, 8.8 assists and 1.7 steals per game. In addition, Ken Norman contributed 15.0 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, while Roberts provided with 11.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game, and Loy Vaught averaged 9.4 points and 6.2 rebounds per game off the bench.[24]

However, in the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Clippers lost to the Houston Rockets in five games.[25][26][27][28] Following the season, head coach Larry Brown resigned and left to take a coaching job with the Indiana Pacers,[29][30][31][32] while Norman signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks,[33][34][35] and Vandeweghe retired.[36] The Clippers would not make it back to the playoffs again until 1997.

Draft picks
Main article: 1992 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
116Randy WoodsPG United StatesLa Salle
125Elmore SpencerC United StatesUNLV

Roster
1992–93 Los Angeles Clippers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
PG 7 Conner, Lester 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1959–09–17 Oregon State
PG 23 Grant, Gary 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1965–04–21 Michigan
PG 4 Harper, Ron (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 1964–01–20 Miami (OH)
SG 8 Jackson, Jaren 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1967–10–27 Georgetown
PG 13 Jackson, Mark 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1965–04–01 St. John's
PF 5 Manning, Danny 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 234 lb (106 kg) 1966–05–17 Kansas
SF 3 Norman, Ken 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 1964–09–05 Illinois
C 53 Roberts, Stanley 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 285 lb (129 kg) 1970–02–07 LSU
C 27 Spencer, Elmore 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1969–12–06 UNLV
PF 55 Vandeweghe, Kiki 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1958–08–01 UCLA
PF 35 Vaught, Loy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1968–02–27 Michigan
SG 10 Washington, Duane 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1964–08–31 Tennessee State
PF 34 Williams, John 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 295 lb (134 kg) 1966–10–26 LSU
PG 14 Woods, Randy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1970–09–23 La Salle
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2009-10-04

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 Jazz4735.57315
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—

Game log

Regular season
1992–93 game log
Total: 41–41 (home: 27–14; road: 14–27)
November: 7–6 (home: 4–2; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
December: 8–6 (home: 6–3; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
January: 7–8 (home: 3–2; road: 4–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
February: 6–6 (home: 4–3; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
March: 6–10 (home: 4–3; road: 2–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
April: 7–5 (home: 6–1; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1992–93 schedule

Playoffs
1993 playoff game log
First round: 2–3 (home: 1–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 29 @ Houston L 94–117 Mark Jackson (26) three players tied (8) Gary Grant (8) The Summit
16,611		 0–1
2 May 1 @ Houston W 95–83 Ron Harper (29) Ken Norman (12) Mark Jackson (8) The Summit
16,611		 1–1
3 May 3 Houston L 99–111 Danny Manning (23) Ron Harper (9) Mark Jackson (8) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
12,628		 1–2
4 May 5 Houston W 93–90 Ron Harper (21) Stanley Roberts (13) Mark Jackson (7) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
14,710		 2–2
5 May 8 @ Houston L 80–84 Danny Manning (24) Danny Manning (12) Mark Jackson (9) The Summit
16,611		 2–3
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

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Danny Manning 797734.950.926.780.26.62.61.41.322.8
Ron Harper 807737.145.128.076.95.3 4.52.20.918.0
Ken Norman 767132.651.126.359.57.52.20.80.815.0
Mark Jackson 828138.048.626.880.34.78.81.70.114.4
Stanley Roberts 777623.652.70.048.86.20.80.41.811.3
Loy Vaught 79420.950.825.074.86.20.70.70.59.4
John Williams 74822.143.022.654.34.31.91.10.36.6
Gary Grant 74821.944.126.274.31.94.81.40.16.6
Kiki VanDeWeghe 41312.045.332.487.91.20.60.30.26.2
Jaren Jackson 34010.341.440.085.21.11.00.60.13.9
Lester Conner 31013.645.20.094.71.62.11.10.12.4
Elmore Spencer 4446.453.70.050.01.40.20.20.42.4
Randy Woods 4114.234.821.473.10.31.00.30.01.7
Duane Washington 407.00.00.00.00.51.30.30.00.0
Alex Stivrins 101.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Danny Manning 5534.241.20.080.87.21.61.41.018.2
Ron Harper 5534.847.450.064.74.03.23.02.018.0
Mark Jackson 5537.643.850.086.45.87.61.60.215.2
Ken Norman 5532.837.337.550.08.22.40.80.012.8
Stanley Roberts 5529.852.00.027.88.20.20.60.611.4
Loy Vaught 3016.740.00.080.06.00.01.30.35.3
Gary Grant 5020.232.30.050.00.44.60.60.04.2
Lester Conner 5012.875.0100.0100.01.42.00.60.24.2
Kiki VanDeWeghe 109.033.30.00.00.01.01.00.04.0
Jaren Jackson 407.038.50.00.01.30.50.50.02.5
John Williams 5019.622.266.750.02.81.41.00.02.2
Elmore Spencer 202.00.00.00.00.50.00.00.00.0

[24]

Awards, records and milestones

All-Star

Danny Manning selected as a reserve forward for the Western Conference All-Stars. Manning is the first Clipper All-Star since Marques Johnson was selected in 1986.

Transactions

The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1992–93 season.

Trades
June 24, 1992 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Detroit Pistons
September 22, 1992 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To New York Knicks
September 22, 1992 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Orlando Magic
  • 1993 or 1994 first-round draft pick
October 8, 1992 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Washington Bullets

Free agents

Player Transactions Citation:[37]

See also

References
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