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][3][4] 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 during a pick-up game, and only played in the final eight games of the season.[5][6][7] Under new head coach, former UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian,[8][9] the Spurs struggled with a 9–11 start to the season. Tarkanian was fired, then after playing one game under assistant Rex Hughes, the team hired John Lucas II as their new coach.[10][11][12] At midseason, the team traded Sidney Green to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for J.R. Reid.[13][14][15] Under Lucas, the Spurs would play solid basketball posting a 10-game winning streak in January, then winning eight straight games in February, as they held a 34–15 record at the All-Star break.[16] However, they would play below .500 for the remainder of the season, finishing second in the Midwest Division with a 49–33 record.[17]

1992–93 San Antonio Spurs season
Head coach
General managerBob Bass
Owner(s)Red McCombs
ArenaHemisFair Arena
Results
Record49–33 (.598)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Midwest)
Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finishConference semifinals
(lost to the Phoenix Suns 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKABB
Home Sports Entertainment
RadioWOAI
KCOR (Spanish)

David Robinson averaged 23.4 points, 11.7 rebounds, 3.7 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,[18][19] and tied in second place in Defensive Player of the Year voting.[20][21][22] 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.[23] Robinson and Elliott were both selected for the 1993 NBA All-Star Game,[24][25][26][27] and Lucas finished in sixth place in Coach of the Year voting.[28][29][30]

In the playoffs, the Spurs defeated the 4th-seeded Portland Trail Blazers three games to one in the Western Conference First Round,[31][32][33][34] but lost in six games to regular season MVP Charles Barkley and the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference Semi-finals.[35][36][37][38] The Suns would reach the NBA Finals, but would lose to the 2-time defending champion Chicago Bulls in six games.[39][40][41][42][43] It was also the Spurs' final year playing at the HemisFair Arena.

Following the season, Elliott was traded to the Detroit Pistons,[44][45][46][47] and Johnson signed as a free agent with the Golden State Warriors.[48][49]

Draft picks
Main article: 1992 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
118Tracy MurraySF United StatesUCLA
244Henry WilliamsG United StatesUNC-Charlotte

Roster
1992–93 San Antonio Spurs roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G 40 Anderson, Willie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1967–01–08 Georgia
F 35 Carr, Antoine 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1961–07–23 Wichita State
F 34 Cummings, Terry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1961–03–15 DePaul
G 24 Daniels, Lloyd 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1967–09–04 Mt. San Antonio
G 15 Del Negro, Vinny 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1966–08–09 NC State
F 32 Elliott, Sean 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1968–02–02 Arizona
G 3 Ellis, Dale 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1960–08–06 Tennessee
G 6 Johnson, Avery 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1965–03–25 Southern
G 5 Mack, Sam 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1970–05–26 Houston
F 7 Reid, J. R. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 247 lb (112 kg) 1968–03–31 North Carolina
C 50 Robinson, David 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1965–08–06 Navy
F 2 Smith, Larry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1958–01–18 Alcorn State
F 10 Wood, David 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1964–10–30 Nevada
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Houston Rockets5527.671—31–1024–17

19–7

x-San Antonio Spurs4933.598631–1018–2317–9
x-Utah Jazz4735.573828–1319–2216–10
Denver Nuggets3646.4391928–138–3313–13
Minnesota Timberwolves1963.2323611–308–3310–16
Dallas Mavericks1171.134447–344–373–23
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot
#
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

Playoffs
1993 playoff game log
First Round: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 29 @ Portland W 87–86 Sean Elliott (18) David Robinson (15) Elliott, Johnson (7) Memorial Coliseum
12,888		 1–0
2 May 1 @ Portland L 96–105 Robinson, Cummings (15) David Robinson (14) Avery Johnson (6) Memorial Coliseum
12,888		 1–1
3 May 5 Portland W 107–101 David Robinson (26) David Robinson (14) Avery Johnson (6) HemisFair Arena
16,057		 2–1
4 May 7 Portland W 100–97 (OT) Dale Ellis (21) David Robinson (17) David Robinson (11) HemisFair Arena
16,057		 3–1
Conference semifinals: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 11 @ Phoenix L 89–98 David Robinson (32) David Robinson (10) Vinny Del Negro (6) America West Arena
19,023		 0–1
2 May 13 @ Phoenix L 103–109 David Robinson (27) David Robinson (10) three players tied (6) America West Arena
19,023		 0–2
3 May 15 Phoenix W 111–96 Antoine Carr (21) Johnson, Robinson (8) Avery Johnson (15) HemisFair Arena
16,057		 1–2
4 May 16 Phoenix W 117–103 David Robinson (36) David Robinson (16) Avery Johnson (12) HemisFair Arena
16,057		 2–2
5 May 18 @ Phoenix L 97–109 David Robinson (24) David Robinson (8) Avery Johnson (15) America West Arena
19,023		 2–3
6 May 20 Phoenix L 100–102 David Robinson (22) David Robinson (14) Avery Johnson (10) HemisFair Arena
16,057		 2–4
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
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
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 80 ...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

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