1992–93 San Antonio Spurs season

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The 1992–93 San Antonio Spurs season was the 17th season for the San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association, and their 26th season as a franchise.[1] During the off-season, the Spurs acquired former All-Star guard Dale Ellis from the Milwaukee Bucks in a three-team trade,[2][3][4] signed free agents Vinny Del Negro and undrafted rookie shooting guard Lloyd Daniels, and re-signed Avery Johnson after a brief stint with the Houston Rockets. The team also hired former University of Nevada, Las Vegas coach Jerry Tarkanian as their new head coach.[5][6] However, prior to the start of the regular season, Terry Cummings suffered a serious knee injury during a pick-up game, and only played in the final eight games of the season.[7][8][9]

Head coach
General managerBob Bass
OwnerRed McCombs
ArenaHemisFair Arena
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1992–93 San Antonio Spurs season
Head coach
General managerBob Bass
OwnerRed 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
Local media
TelevisionKABB
Home Sports Entertainment
RadioWOAI
KCOR (Spanish)
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Under Tarkanian and with the addition of Ellis, Johnson and Del Negro, the Spurs struggled with a 9–11 start to the regular season. After 20 games into the season, Tarkanian was fired as head coach, then after playing one game under assistant coach Rex Hughes, the team hired John Lucas II as their new coach.[10][11][12] In December, the team traded Sidney Green to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for J.R. Reid.[13][14][15] Under Lucas, the Spurs played solid basketball posting a 10-game winning streak in January, and then posting an eight-game winning streak between January and February, as the team held a 34–15 record at the All-Star break.[16] However, the Spurs played below .500 in winning percentage for the remainder of the season, finishing in second place in the Midwest Division with a 49–33 record, and earning the fifth seed in the Western Conference.[17]

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 to the NBA All-Defensive First Team, while Sean Elliott averaged 17.2 points and 3.8 assists per game, and Ellis provided the team with 16.7 points per game, and also led them with 119 three-point field goals. In addition, Antoine Carr averaged 13.1 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, while Reid provided with 9.9 points and 5.8 rebounds per game in 66 games after the trade, Daniels contributed 9.1 points per game off the bench, Johnson contributed 8.7 points and 7.5 assists per game, and Del Negro averaged 7.4 points and 4.0 assists per game.[18]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, Robinson and Elliott were both selected for the 1993 NBA All-Star Game, as members of the Western Conference All-Star team; it was Elliott's first ever All-Star appearance.[19][20][21] Robinson finished in sixth place in Most Valuable Player voting,[22][23] and also finished tied in second place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, behind Hakeem Olajuwon of the Houston Rockets,[24][23] while Lucas finished in sixth place in Coach of the Year voting.[25][23]

In the Western Conference First Round of the 1993 NBA playoffs, the Spurs faced off against the 4th–seeded Portland Trail Blazers, who were led by the trio of All-Star guard Clyde Drexler, All-Star guard Terry Porter, and Sixth Man of the Year, Clifford Robinson. With the series tied at 1–1, the Spurs won the next two games over the Trail Blazers at home, which included a Game 4 win at the HemisFair Arena in overtime, 100–97 to win the series in four games.[26][27][28]

In the Western Conference Semi-finals, the Spurs faced off against the top–seeded, and Pacific Division champion Phoenix Suns, who were led by the All-Star trio of Most Valuable Player of the Year, Charles Barkley, three-point specialist Dan Majerle, and Kevin Johnson. The Spurs lost the first two games to the Suns on the road at the America West Arena, but managed to win the next two games at the HemisFair Arena to even the series. However, the Spurs lost the next two games to the Suns, including a Game 6 loss at the HemisFair Arena, 102–100, in which Barkley hit a game-winning buzzer-beater, as the Spurs lost the series in six games.[29][30][31] The Suns would advance to the 1993 NBA Finals, but would lose to the 2-time defending NBA champion Chicago Bulls in six games.[32][33][34]

The Spurs finished eleventh in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 658,337 at the HemisFair Arena during the regular season;[18][35] this was also the team's final season in which they played their home games at the HemisFair Arena. Following the season, Elliott was traded to the Detroit Pistons,[36][37][38] and Johnson signed as a free agent with the Golden State Warriors.[39][40][41]

Draft picks

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

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

Season standings

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Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Houston Rockets5527.671—31–1024–1719–7
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
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y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot
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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
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z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

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1992–93 game log
Total: 49–33 (Home: 31–10; Road: 18–23)
November: 5–6 (home: 4–2; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 November 6, 1992 @ Sacramento L 106–114 ARCO Arena 0–1
2 November 7, 1992 @ Denver L 121–125 (2OT) McNichols Sports Arena 0–2
3 November 10, 1992 Milwaukee W 104–98 HemisFair Arena 1–2
4 November 12, 1992 Atlanta L 97–104 HemisFair Arena 1–3
5 November 14, 1992 Houston L 87–93 HemisFair Arena 1–4
6 November 17, 1992 Cleveland W 106–95 HemisFair Arena 2–4
7 November 19, 1992 Dallas W 123–95 HemisFair Arena 3–4
8 November 21, 1992 @ Houston L 100–103 The Summit 3–5
9 November 24, 1992 @ Portland L 91–95 Memorial Coliseum 3–6
10 November 25, 1992 @ Utah W 128–102 Delta Center 4–6
11 November 28, 1992 Seattle W 104–97 HemisFair Arena 5–6
December: 9–6 (home: 4–2; road: 5–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
12 December 1, 1992 @ Washington L 106–119 Capital Centre 5–7
13 December 2, 1992 @ Philadelphia W 98–82 The Spectrum 6–7
14 December 4, 1992 @ New Jersey L 103–108 (OT) Brendan Byrne Arena 6–8
15 December 5, 1992 @ Atlanta L 105–113 The Omni 6–9
16 December 8, 1992 Utah W 121–103 HemisFair Arena 7–9
17 December 10, 1992 Miami W 101–91 HemisFair Arena 8–9
18 December 12, 1992 @ Dallas W 113–91 Reunion Arena 9–9
19 December 15, 1992 L.A. Lakers L 101–107 HemisFair Arena 9–10
20 December 17, 1992 @ Houston L 109–121 The Summit 9–11
21 December 18, 1992 Dallas W 122–101 HemisFair Arena 10–11
22 December 22, 1992 Denver W 113–108 HemisFair Arena 11–11
23 December 25, 1992 @ L.A. Clippers W 103–94 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 12–11
24 December 26, 1992 @ L.A. Lakers W 104–92 Great Western Forum 13–11
25 December 28, 1992 Golden State L 105–106 HemisFair Arena 14–11
26 December 30, 1992 @ Denver W 114–94 McNichols Sports Arena 14–12
January: 12–2 (home: 8–0; road: 4–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
27 January 3, 1993
7:00 p.m. CST		 Phoenix W 114–113 (OT) Robinson (33) Robinson (11) Del Negro (9) HemisFair Arena
16,057		 15–12
28 January 5, 1993 @ Utah L 87–113 Delta Center 15–13
29 January 7, 1993 Utah W 109–99 HemisFair Arena 16–13
30 January 9, 1993 Portland W 109–93 HemisFair Arena 17–13
31 January 11, 1993 @ Detroit W 109–91 The Palace of Auburn Hills 18–13
32 January 13, 1993 @ Minnesota W 89–81 Target Center 19–13
33 January 14, 1993 @ Milwaukee W 108–93 Bradley Center 20–13
34 January 16, 1993 Charlotte W 124–111 HemisFair Arena 21–13
35 January 19, 1993 Denver W 121–110 HemisFair Arena 22–13
36 January 22, 1993 Detroit W 123–109 HemisFair Arena 23–13
37 January 24, 1993
12 Noon CST		 Chicago W 103–99 Robinson (24) Robinson (13) Johnson (15) HemisFair Arena
16,057		 24–13
38 January 27, 1993 @ Seattle W 119–99 Seattle Center Coliseum 25–13
39 January 29, 1993
8:30 p.m. CST		 @ Phoenix L 110–125 Elliott,
Ellis (19)		 Robinson (10) Johnson (9) America West Arena
19,023		 25–14
40 January 30, 1993 Sacramento W 129–124 HemisFair Arena 26–14
February: 9–4 (home: 7–1; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
41 February 2, 1993 New Jersey W 111–93 HemisFair Arena 27–14
42 February 4, 1993 Indiana W 133–115 HemisFair Arena 28–14
43 February 6, 1993 Minnesota W 104–95 HemisFair Arena 29–14
44 February 9, 1993 L.A. Clippers W 112–97 HemisFair Arena 30–14
45 February 11, 1993 Washington W 105–95 HemisFair Arena 31–14
46 February 13, 1993 Boston W 90–85 HemisFair Arena 32–14
47 February 15, 1993 @ L.A. Clippers W 102–99 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 33–14
48 February 16, 1993 @ Golden State L 112–133 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 33–15
49 February 18, 1993 Philadelphia W 103–98 HemisFair Arena 34–15
All-Star Break
50 February 23, 1993
8:30 p.m. CST		 Phoenix L 103–105 Robinson (35) Robinson (11) Johnson (12) HemisFair Arena
16,057		 34–16
51 February 25, 1993 @ Charlotte L 104–111 Charlotte Coliseum 34–17
52 February 26, 1993 @ Miami L 86–93 Miami Arena 34–18
53 February 28, 1993 @ Orlando W 94–90 Orlando Arena 35–17
March: 8–8 (home: 4–2; road: 4–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
54 March 2, 1993 @ Indiana L 95–109 Market Square Arena 35–19
55 March 3, 1993 @ Boston L 91–132 Boston Garden 35–20
56 March 5, 1993
7:00 p.m. CST		 @ Chicago W 107–102 (OT) Ellis (29) Robinson (11) Johnson (7) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 36–20
57 March 6, 1993 @ Minnesota L 105–106 Target Center 36–21
58 March 9, 1993 Dallas W 119–84 HemisFair Arena 37–21
59 March 13, 1993 Portland W 108–99 HemisFair Arena 38–21
60 March 15, 1993 L.A. Lakers L 87–92 HemisFair Arena 38–22
61 March 17, 1993 @ L.A. Lakers W 101–100 Great Western Forum 39–22
62 March 19, 1993 Orlando W 96–93 HemisFair Arena 40–22
63 March 21, 1993 @ New York L 96–115 Madison Square Garden 40–23
64 March 23, 1993 @ Cleveland L 90–127 Richfield Coliseum 40–24
65 March 24, 1993 @ Minnesota W 105–92 Target Center 41–24
66 March 26, 1993 Utah L 98–104 HemisFair Arena 41–25
67 March 28, 1993 @ Dallas W 114–107 Reunion Arena 42–25
68 March 30, 1993 Seattle W 99–97 HemisFair Arena 43–25
69 March 31, 1993 @ Utah L 85–93 Delta Center 43–26
April: 6–7 (home: 4–3; road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
70 April 2, 1993 Minnesota W 108–101 HemisFair Arena 43–27
71 April 4, 1993 New York L 103–108 (OT) HemisFair Arena 44–27
72 April 6, 1993 Golden State L 111–125 HemisFair Arena 44–28
73 April 8, 1993 L.A. Clippers W 112–108 HemisFair Arena 45–28
74 April 10, 1993 @ Houston L 88–98 The Summit 45–29
75 April 13, 1993 @ Sacramento W 110–100 ARCO Arena 46–29
76 April 14, 1993 @ Golden State W 96–93 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 47–29
77 April 16, 1993 Sacramento L 93–100 HemisFair Arena 47–30
78 April 18, 1993 @ Portland L 101–105 Memorial Coliseum 47–31
79 April 19, 1993 @ Seattle L 89–96 Seattle Center Coliseum 47–32
80 April 22, 1993 Denver W 131–111 HemisFair Arena 48–32
81 April 24, 1993
2:30 p.m. CST		 @ Phoenix L 97–99 Ellis,
Robinson (20)		 Robinson (19) Johnson (9) America West Arena
19,023		 48–33
82 April 25, 1993 Houston W 119–117 (OT) HemisFair Arena 49–33
1992–93 schedule
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Playoffs

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1993 playoff game log
First Round: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 29, 1993 @ Portland W 87–86 Sean Elliott (18) David Robinson (15) Elliott, Johnson (7) Memorial Coliseum
12,888		 1–0
2 May 1, 1993 @ Portland L 96–105 Robinson, Cummings (15) David Robinson (14) Avery Johnson (6) Memorial Coliseum
12,888		 1–1
3 May 5, 1993 Portland W 107–101 David Robinson (26) David Robinson (14) Avery Johnson (6) HemisFair Arena
16,057		 2–1
4 May 7, 1993 Portland W 100–97 (OT) Dale Ellis (21) David Robinson (17) David Robinson (11) HemisFair Arena
16,057		 3–1
Western Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 11, 1993
9:30 p.m. CST		 @ Phoenix L 89–98 Robinson (32) Robinson (10) Del Negro (6) America West Arena
19,023		 0–1
2 May 13, 1993
9:30 p.m. CST		 @ Phoenix L 103–109 Robinson (27) Robinson (10) Del Negro,
Elliott,
Johnson (6)		 America West Arena
19,023		 0–2
3 May 15, 1993
12 p.m. CST		 Phoenix W 111–96 Carr (21) Johnson,
Robinson (8)		 Johnson (15) HemisFair Arena
16,057		 1–2
4 May 16, 1993
2:30 p.m. CST		 Phoenix W 117–103 Robinson (36) Robinson (16) Johnson (12) HemisFair Arena
16,057		 2–2
5 May 18, 1993
9:30 p.m. CST		 @ Phoenix L 97–109 Robinson (24) Robinson (8) Johnson (15) America West Arena
19,023		 2–3
6 May 20, 1993
6:00 p.m. CST		 Phoenix L 100–102 Robinson (22) Robinson (14) Johnson (10) HemisFair Arena
16,057		 2–4
1993 schedule
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Player statistics

Ragular season

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
David RobinsonC 82823,2119563011272641,91639.211.73.71.53.223.4
Dale EllisSG 82762,73131210778181,36633.33.81.31.0.216.7
Lloyd DanielsSG 77101,573216148383070120.42.81.9.5.49.1
Avery JohnsonPG 75492,030146561851665627.11.97.51.1.28.7
Vinny Del NegroPG 73311,52616329144154320.92.24.0.6.07.4
Antoine CarrPF 71461,94738897358793227.45.51.4.51.213.1
Sean ElliottSF 70702,60432226568281,20737.24.63.81.0.417.2
J. R. Reid†PF 66241,59238656362665324.15.8.8.5.49.9
Larry SmithPF 66138332682823168512.64.1.4.3.21.3
David WoodPF 642598973413121559.31.5.5.2.22.4
Sam MackSF 40026748151451426.71.2.4.4.13.6
Willie AndersonSG 387560577914618314.71.52.1.4.24.8
William BedfordC 1606610001254.1.6.0.0.11.6
Sidney Green†PF 1502027119535313.54.71.3.3.23.5
Terry CummingsPF 807619411279.52.4.5.1.13.4
Matt OthickPG 4039271089.8.51.8.3.02.0
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  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Spurs only.

Playoffs

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
David RobinsonC 101042112640103623142.112.64.01.03.623.1
Sean ElliottSF 101038148368315838.14.83.6.8.315.8
Avery JohnsonPG 101031431811018231.43.18.11.0.18.2
Dale EllisSG 101030535114012530.53.51.1.4.012.5
J. R. ReidPF 1022205015888522.05.01.5.8.88.5
Willie AndersonSG 1002192328929521.92.32.8.9.29.5
Terry CummingsPF 100138395316713.83.9.5.3.16.7
Antoine CarrPF 88171389398421.44.81.1.41.110.5
Vinny Del NegroPG 801121924114014.02.43.0.1.15.0
Lloyd DanielsSG 807415230289.31.9.3.4.03.5
Larry SmithPF 60501614278.32.7.2.7.31.2
David WoodPF 5020310054.0.6.2.0.01.0
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