1991–92 Seattle SuperSonics season
1991–92 Seattle SuperSonics season | |
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Head coach | K. C. Jones Bob Kloppenburg George Karl |
General manager | Bob Whitsitt |
Arena | Seattle Center Coliseum |
Results | |
Record | 47–35 (.573) |
Place | Division: 4th (Pacific) Conference: 6th (Western) |
Playoff finish | West Conference Semifinals (Lost to Jazz 1–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | KING-TV KSTW Northwest Cable Sports |
Radio | KJR |
The 1991–92 NBA season was the 24th season for the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association.[1] After a 7–3 start to the season, head coach K. C. Jones was fired with the team holding an 18–18 record. After splitting four games under interim coach Bob Kloppenburg, the Sonics hired George Karl, who returned after a four-year absence from coaching in the NBA. Under Karl, the SuperSonics finished the season fourth in the Pacific Division with a 47–35 record, reaching the playoffs as the number 6 seed in the Western Conference. Ricky Pierce led the team in scoring averaging 21.7 points per game in his first full season with the Sonics. In the first round, they defeated the 3rd-seeded Golden State Warriors in four games, winning the final two games by just four points. However, they lost the conference semifinals to the Utah Jazz in five games.
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 14 | Rich King | C | ![]() |
Nebraska |
Roster
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Regular season
Season standings
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-Portland Trail Blazers | 57 | 25 | .695 | — | 33–8 | 24–17 | 21–9 |
x-Golden State Warriors | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 | 31–10 | 24–17 | 19–11 |
x-Phoenix Suns | 53 | 29 | .646 | 4 | 36–5 | 17–24 | 17–13 |
x-Seattle SuperSonics | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10 | 28–13 | 19–22 | 16–14 |
x-Los Angeles Clippers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12 | 29–12 | 16–25 | 13–17 |
x-Los Angeles Lakers | 43 | 39 | .524 | 14 | 24–17 | 19–22 | 13–17 |
Sacramento Kings | 29 | 53 | .354 | 28 | 21–20 | 8–33 | 6–24 |
- y – clinched division title
- x – clinched playoff spot
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c-Portland Trail Blazers | 57 | 25 | .695 | – |
2 | y-Utah Jazz | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 |
3 | x-Golden State Warriors | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 |
4 | x-Phoenix Suns | 53 | 29 | .646 | 4 |
5 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10 |
6 | x-Seattle SuperSonics | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10 |
7 | x-Los Angeles Clippers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12 |
8 | x-Los Angeles Lakers | 43 | 39 | .524 | 14 |
9 | Houston Rockets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15 |
10 | Sacramento Kings | 29 | 53 | .354 | 28 |
11 | Denver Nuggets | 24 | 58 | .293 | 33 |
12 | Dallas Mavericks | 22 | 60 | .268 | 35 |
13 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 15 | 67 | .183 | 42 |
- z – clinched division title
- y – clinched division title
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1991–92 NBA records | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | — | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
Boston | 1–3 | — | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
Charlotte | 2–2 | 1–3 | — | 0–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
Chicago | 5–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | — | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
Cleveland | 5–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
Dallas | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 |
Denver | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | — | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 1–1 |
Detroit | 4–1 | 0–4 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
Golden State | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
Houston | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2–0 |
Indiana | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
L.A. Clippers | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
L.A. Lakers | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
Miami | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 |
Milwaukee | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | — | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
Minnesota | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–6 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 0–2 |
New Jersey | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 |
New York | 2–2 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | — | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
Orlando | 2–2 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | — | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 |
Philadelphia | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 5–0 |
Phoenix | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
Portland | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | — | 5–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
Sacramento | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–5 | — | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
San Antonio | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 |
Seattle | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 1–3 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 |
Utah | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 |
Washington | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |
Game log
Playoffs
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First Round: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
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Conference Semifinals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
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1992 playoff schedule |
Player statistics
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 |
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Dana Barros | 75 | 1 | 17.7 | .483 | .446 | .759 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 8.3 |
Benoit Benjamin | 63 | 61 | 30.8 | .478 | .000 | .687 | 8.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 14.0 |
Tony Brown* | 35 | 2 | 11.5 | .394 | .293 | .811 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 4.8 |
Michael Cage | 82 | 69 | 30.0 | .566 | .000 | .620 | 8.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 8.8 |
Marty Conlon | 45 | 1 | 8.5 | .475 | .000 | .750 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
Quintin Dailey* | 11 | 1 | 8.9 | .243 | .000 | .813 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
Eddie Johnson | 81 | 19 | 29.2 | .459 | .252 | .861 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 17.1 |
Shawn Kemp | 64 | 23 | 28.3 | .504 | .000 | .748 | 10.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 15.5 |
Rich King | 40 | 2 | 5.3 | .380 | .000 | .756 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
Bart Kofoed | 44 | 0 | 5.4 | .472 | .143 | .577 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
Derrick McKey | 52 | 44 | 33.8 | .472 | .380 | .847 | 5.2 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 14.9 |
Nate McMillan | 72 | 30 | 22.9 | .437 | .276 | .643 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 6.0 |
Gary Payton | 81 | 79 | 31.5 | .451 | .130 | .669 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 9.4 |
Ricky Pierce | 78 | 78 | 34.1 | .475 | .268 | .916 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 21.7 |
* Statistics with the Seattle SuperSonics.
Playoffs
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Dana Barros | 7 | 0 | 13.7 | .525 | .588 | .000 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 7.4 |
Benoit Benjamin | 9 | 4 | 17.9 | .561 | .000 | .500 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 6.1 |
Tony Brown | 5 | 0 | 4.4 | .333 | .250 | .571 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
Michael Cage | 9 | 4 | 21.9 | .559 | .000 | 1.000 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 4.3 |
Marty Conlon | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | .000 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
Eddie Johnson | 9 | 0 | 27.4 | .474 | .182 | .941 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 18.4 |
Shawn Kemp | 9 | 9 | 37.6 | .475 | .000 | .763 | 12.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 17.4 |
Derrick McKey | 9 | 9 | 35.0 | .525 | .313 | .844 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 16.3 |
Nate McMillan | 9 | 2 | 27.3 | .422 | .231 | .714 | 3.7 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 9.6 |
Gary Payton | 8 | 8 | 27.6 | .466 | .000 | .583 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 7.6 |
Ricky Pierce | 9 | 9 | 35.1 | .481 | .273 | .870 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 19.6 |
Awards and records
Records
- Michael Cage finished the season with a franchise record .566 in field goal percentage.[2]
Transactions
Overview
Players added Via draft Via free agency |
Players Lost Via trade Via waivers |
Trades
October 2, 1991 |
To Seattle SuperSonics Conditional 1993, 1995 and 1996 second-round picks |
To Los Angeles Lakers Sedale Threatt |
Free agents
Additions
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Waivings
Player | Left |
Quintin Dailey | December 10, 1991 |
See also
References
- ^ 1991–92 Seattle SuperSonics
- ^ "Oklahoma City Thunder Season Leaders – Basketball-Reference.com". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 21, 2017.