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1992–93 Chicago Bulls season

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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
Local media
TelevisionWGN-TV
SportsChannel Chicago
RadioWMAQ
< 1991–92 1993–94 >

The 1992–93 Chicago Bulls season was the 27th season for the Chicago Bulls in the National Basketball Association.[1] The Bulls entered the regular 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. During 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 mid-season, 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 starting 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 with a 57–25 record, and earning the second seed in the Eastern Conference;[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]

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, and Horace Grant provided the team with 13.2 points, 9.5 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. In addition, Armstrong contributed 12.3 points and 4.0 assists per game, while off the bench, Scott Williams provided with 5.9 points and 6.4 rebounds per game, and starting center Bill Cartwright contributed 5.6 points per game.[18] Jordan and Pippen were both named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team.

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, Jordan and Pippen were both selected for the 1993 NBA All-Star Game, as members of the Eastern Conference All-Star team; Jordan scored 30 points along with 5 assists and 4 steals, despite the Eastern Conference losing to the Western Conference in overtime, 135–132.[19][20][21] Meanwhile, Armstrong participated in the NBA Three-Point Shootout.[22][23] Free agent and former Bulls guard Craig Hodges also participated in the Three-Point Shootout, despite not being part of an active NBA roster; Hodges last played in the NBA for the Bulls during the previous season, and was released to free agency afterwards.[22][23] Jordan finished in third place in Most Valuable Player voting, behind Charles Barkley of the Phoenix Suns, and Hakeem Olajuwon of the Houston Rockets,[24][25] and also finished tied in second place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, also behind Olajuwon.[26][25]

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the 1993 NBA playoffs, the Bulls faced off against the 7th–seeded Atlanta Hawks, a team that featured All-Star forward Dominique Wilkins, All-Star forward Kevin Willis, and Mookie Blaylock. The Bulls won the first two games over the Hawks at home at the Chicago Stadium, before winning Game 3 on the road, 98–88 at the Omni Coliseum, in which Jordan scored 39 points despite a sprained right ankle; the Bulls won the series over the Hawks in a three-game sweep.[27][28][29]

In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, and for the second consecutive year, the team faced off against the 3rd–seeded Cleveland Cavaliers, who were led by the All-Star trio of Brad Daugherty, Mark Price and Larry Nance. The Bulls won the first two games over the Cavaliers at the Chicago Stadium, and then won the next two games on the road. In Game 4 at the Coliseum at Richfield, Jordan hit another game-winning buzzer-beater against the Cavaliers, as the Bulls won the game, 103–101 to win the series in a four-game sweep.[30][31][32]

In the Eastern Conference Finals, and for the third consecutive year, the Bulls faced off against the top–seeded, and Atlantic Division champion New York Knicks, a team that featured the trio of All-Star center Patrick Ewing, John Starks, and former Bulls forward Charles Oakley. The Bulls lost the first two games to the Knicks on the road at Madison Square Garden,[33][34][35] but managed to win the next two games at the Chicago Stadium to even the series. After winning Game 5 at Madison Square Garden, 97–94, the Bulls won Game 6 over the Knicks at the Chicago Stadium, 96–88 to win the series in six games, and advance to the NBA Finals for the third consecutive year.[36][37][38]

In the 1993 NBA Finals, the Bulls faced off against the top–seeded Suns, who were led by the All-Star trio of Barkley, three-point specialist Dan Majerle, and Kevin Johnson; the Suns had home-court advantage in the series since they finished with a league-best 62–20 record during the regular season. The Bulls won the first two games on the road at the America West Arena, but then lost Game 3 at home to the Suns in triple-overtime, 129–121 at the Chicago Stadium. With a 3–2 series lead, the Bulls won Game 6 over the Suns at the America West Arena, as Paxson made a game-winning three-point shot to win the game, 99–98; the Bulls won the series in six games to win their third consecutive NBA championship, as Jordan was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player for the third straight year.[39][40][41] This was the last title the Bulls won while playing at the Chicago Stadium.

The Bulls finished sixth in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 759,656 at the Chicago Stadium during the regular season.[18][42] Chicago's off-season was also marked by Jordan's sudden retirement.[43][44][45] Also following the season, McCray, Tucker, and Walker were all released to free agency.[46]

For the season, the Bulls slightly changed their uniforms, which would remain in used until 2004, when they added their secondary logo on the back of their jerseys.[47][48]

Offseason

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NBA draft

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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

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

Roster
Updated: February 25, 1993

Regular season

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Season standings

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Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Chicago Bulls 57 25 .695 — 31–10 26–15 19–9
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 54 28 .659 3 35–6 19–22 22–6
x-Charlotte Hornets 44 38 .537 13 22–19 22–19 12–16
x-Atlanta Hawks 43 39 .524 14 25–16 18–23 12–16
x-Indiana Pacers 41 41 .500 16 27–14 14–27 11–17
Detroit Pistons 40 42 .488 17 28–13 12–29 12–16
Milwaukee Bucks 28 54 .341 29 18–23 10–31 10–18
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-New York Knicks 60 22 .732 –
2 y-Chicago Bulls 57 25 .695 3
3 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 54 28 .659 6
4 x-Boston Celtics 48 34 .585 12
5 x-Charlotte Hornets 44 38 .537 16
6 x-New Jersey Nets 43 39 .524 17
7 x-Atlanta Hawks 43 39 .524 17
8 x-Indiana Pacers 41 41 .500 19
9 Orlando Magic 41 41 .500 19
10 Detroit Pistons 40 42 .488 20
11 Miami Heat 36 46 .439 24
12 Milwaukee Bucks 28 54 .341 32
13 Philadelphia 76ers 26 56 .317 36
14 Washington Bullets 22 60 .268 38

Game log

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Regular season

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1992–93 game log
Total: 57–25 (Home: 31–10; Road: 26–15)
November: 9–3 (home: 3–1; road: 6–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 6, 1992
7:00 p.m. CST 		@ Cleveland W 101–96 Jordan (29) Grant (15) 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
9:00 p.m. CST 		@ Seattle W 108–99 Jordan (35) Pippen,
Williams (9) 		Pippen (8) Kingdome
37,401 		7–1
9 November 20, 1992
9:30 p.m. CST 		@ L.A. Lakers L 118–120 (OT) Jordan (54) Grant (14) Grant,
Jordan (7) 		Great Western Forum
17,505 		7–2
10 November 22, 1992
8:00 p.m. CST 		@ Phoenix W 128–111 Jordan (40) Grant,
King (8) 		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
12 Noon CST 		@ New York L 75–112 Jordan (17) Grant,
Pippen (7) 		Jordan,
Pippen (4) 		Madison Square Garden
19,763 		9–3
December: 12–4 (home: 8–2; road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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
7:30 p.m. CST 		Cleveland W 108–91 Jordan (28) Grant (15) Pippen (11) Chicago Stadium
18,142 		12–5
18 December 11, 1992
7:30 p.m. CST 		Houston L 96–110 Jordan (26) Jordan (11) Pippen (8) Chicago Stadium
18,147 		12–6
19 December 12, 1992
7:30 p.m. CST 		New Jersey W 95–89 Jordan (38) Grant (11) Pippen (7) Chicago Stadium
18,232 		13–6
20 December 15, 1992
7:30 p.m. CST 		Charlotte W 125–110 Pippen (26) Pippen (9) 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
8:00 p.m. CST 		New York W 89–77 Jordan (42) 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
6:30 p.m. CST 		@ Charlotte W 114–103 Jordan (28) Jordan (12) 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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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
7:00 p.m. CST 		L.A. Lakers L 88–91 Jordan (36) Cartwright,
Pippen (7) 		Jordan (5) Chicago Stadium
18,676 		22–8
31 January 6, 1993
6:30 p.m. CST 		@ Cleveland L 95–117 Pippen (24) Pippen (9) 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
6:30 p.m. CST 		@ New Jersey W 107–94 Jordan (30) Grant (12) Pippen (8) Brendan Byrne Arena
20,049 		27–11
39 January 22, 1993
7:30 p.m. CST 		Charlotte L 97–105 Jordan (28) Grant (13) Armstrong,
Pippen (5) 		Chicago Stadium
18,676 		27–12
40 January 24, 1993
12 Noon CST 		@ San Antonio L 99–103 Jordan (42) Jordan (11) 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
7:30 p.m. CST 		@ Houston L 83–94 Jordan (26) Pippen (8) 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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
44 February 1, 1993
7:00 p.m. CST 		@ Utah W 96–92 Jordan (37) Grant (19) 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
7:00 p.m. CST 		New York L 98–104 Pippen (35) Grant (12) Tucker (6) Chicago Stadium
18,676 		33–16
50 February 13, 1993
7:30 p.m. CST 		Cleveland L 111–116 Jordan,
Pippen (25) 		Grant,
Perdue (8) 		Armstrong,
Jordan,
Pippen (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
7:30 p.m. CST 		Utah W 114–96 Jordan (27) Grant (9) 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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
56 March 2, 1993
7:00 p.m. CST 		@ New Jersey W 87–80 Jordan (24) Grant (11) 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
7:00 p.m. CST 		San Antonio L 102–107 (OT) Pippen (39) Pippen (13) Pippen (10) Chicago Stadium
18,676 		40–18
59 March 9, 1993
7:30 p.m. CST 		Seattle W 86–83 Jordan (38) Pippen (12) 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
7:30 p.m. CST 		Charlotte W 123–108 Jordan (52) Perdue (10) 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
7:00 p.m. CST 		Phoenix L 109–113 Jordan (44) Grant (16) Pippen (10) Chicago Stadium
18,676 		48–21
April: 9–4 (home: 5–0; road: 4–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
70 April 2, 1993
7:30 p.m. CST 		New Jersey W 118–105 Jordan (40) Grant (11) 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
4:30 p.m. CDT 		@ Cleveland L 94–103 Jordan (32) Grant (9) 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
7:00 p.m. CDT 		@ Charlotte L 103–104 Jordan (38) Grant,
King,
Pippen,
Williams (6) 		Grant,
Pippen (5) 		Charlotte Coliseum
23,698 		57–24
82 April 25, 1993
12 Noon CDT 		@ 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

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1993 playoff game log
Total: 15–4 (Home: 8–2; Road: 7–2)
First Round: 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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
Eastern Conference Semifinals: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 11, 1993
7:00 p.m. CDT 		Cleveland W 91–84 Jordan (43) Cartwright,
Williams (10) 		Jordan,
Pippen (4) 		Chicago Stadium
18,676 		1–0
2 May 13, 1993
7:00 p.m. CDT 		Cleveland W 104–85 Grant (20) Williams (10) Pippen (7) Chicago Stadium
18,676 		2–0
3 May 15, 1993
2:30 p.m. CDT 		@ Cleveland W 96–90 Jordan (32) Pippen (9) Pippen (6) Richfield Coliseum
20,273 		3–0
4 May 17, 1993
7:00 p.m. CDT 		@ Cleveland W 103–101 Jordan (31) Grant (10) Jordan (6) Richfield Coliseum
20,274 		4–0
Eastern Conference Finals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 23, 1993
2:30 p.m. CDT 		@ New York L 90–98 Jordan (27) Grant (8) Jordan (5) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		0–1
2 May 25, 1993
7:00 p.m. CDT 		@ New York L 91–96 Jordan (36) Jordan (9) Pippen,
Williams (4) 		Madison Square Garden
19,763 		0–2
3 May 29, 1993
2:30 p.m. CDT 		New York W 103–83 Pippen (29) Jordan (8) Jordan (11) Chicago Stadium
18,676 		1–2
4 May 31, 1993
2:30 p.m. CDT 		New York W 105–95 Jordan (54) Pippen (7) Pippen (4) Chicago Stadium
18,676 		2–2
5 June 2, 1993
8:00 p.m. CDT 		@ New York W 97–94 Jordan (29) Pippen (11) Jordan (14) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		3–2
6 June 4, 1993
8:00 p.m. CDT 		New York W 96–88 Jordan (25) Grant (11) Jordan (9) Chicago Stadium
18,676 		4–2
NBA Finals: 4–2 (home: 1–2; road: 3–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 June 9, 1993
8:00 p.m. CDT 		@ Phoenix W 100–92 Jordan (31) Williams (10) Armstrong,
Grant,
Jordan,
Pippen (5) 		America West Arena
19,023 		1–0
2 June 11, 1993
8:00 p.m. CDT 		@ Phoenix W 111–108 Jordan (42) Jordan,
Pippen (12) 		Pippen (12) America West Arena
19,023 		2–0
3 June 13, 1993
6:00 p.m. CDT 		Phoenix L 121–129 (3OT) Jordan (44) Grant (17) Pippen (9) Chicago Stadium
18,676 		2–1
4 June 16, 1993
8:00 p.m. CDT 		Phoenix W 111–105 Jordan (55) Grant (16) Pippen (10) Chicago Stadium
18,676 		3–1
5 June 18, 1993
8:00 p.m. CDT 		Phoenix L 98–108 Jordan (41) Grant,
Jordan (7) 		Jordan (7) Chicago Stadium
18,676 		3–2
6 June 20, 1993
8:00 p.m. CDT 		@ Phoenix W 99–98 Jordan (33) Pippen (12) Jordan (7) America West Arena
19,023 		4–2
1993 schedule

Player stats

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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

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
B. J. Armstrong 82 74 30.4 .499 .446 .861 1.8 4.0 .80 .07 12.3
Ricky Blanton 2 0 6.5 .429 .000 .000 1.5 .5 1.00 .00 3.0
Bill Cartwright 63 63 19.9 .411 .000 .735 3.7 1.3 .32 .16 5.6
Joe Courtney 5 0 6.8 .444 .000 .750 .4 .2 .40 .20 2.2
Jo Jo English 6 0 5.2 .300 .000 .000 1.0 .2 .50 .33 1.0
Horace Grant 77 77 35.6 .508 .200 .619 9.5 2.6 1.16 1.25 13.2
Michael Jordan 78 78 39.3 .495 .352 .837 6.7 5.5 2.83 .78 32.6
Stacey King 76 3 13.9 .471 .333 .705 2.7 .9 .34 .26 5.4
Rodney McCray 64 5 15.9 .451 .400 .692 2.5 1.3 .19 .23 3.5
Ed Nealy 11 0 7.2 .435 .200 1.000 1.5 .2 .27 .09 2.1
John Paxson 59 8 17.5 .451 .463 .850 .8 2.3 .64 .03 4.2
Will Perdue 72 16 13.9 .557 .000 .604 4.0 1.0 .31 .65 4.7
Scottie Pippen 81 81 38.6 .473 .237 .663 7.7 6.3 2.14 .90 18.6
Trent Tucker 69 0 13.2 .485 .405 .818 1.0 1.2 .35 .09 5.2
Darrell Walker 28 0 13.1 .403 .000 .500 1.4 1.6 .82 .07 2.6
Corey Williams 35 0 6.9 .365 .333 .818 .9 .7 .11 .06 2.3
Scott Williams 71 5 19.3 .466 .000 .714 6.4 1.0 .77 .93 5.9

Playoffs

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
B. J. Armstrong 19 33.8 .524 .512 .909 1.5 3.3 1.00 .11 11.4
Bill Cartwright 19 23.4 .465 .000 .778 4.5 1.5 .58 .16 6.3
Horace Grant 19 34.3 .546 .000 .685 8.2 2.3 1.21 1.21 10.7
Michael Jordan 19 41.2 .475 .389 .805 6.7 6.0 2.05 .89 35.1
Stacey King 19 12.1 .394 .000 .806 2.1 .7 .47 .21 4.1
Rodney McCray 7 5.6 .167 .000 .000 1.9 .7 .00 .14 .3
John Paxson 19 17.4 .583 .625 .727 1.0 1.7 .32 .05 4.9
Will Perdue 13 7.8 .500 .000 .500 2.3 .4 .08 .15 1.9
Scottie Pippen 19 41.5 .465 .176 .638 6.9 5.6 2.16 .68 20.1
Trent Tucker 19 10.9 .413 .462 .500 .9 1.0 .37 .00 2.8
Darrell Walker 9 2.4 .250 .000 .667 .1 .6 .00 .00 .4
Scott Williams 19 20.8 .506 .000 .552 5.8 1.4 .37 .89 5.5

Player statistics citation:[18]

NBA Finals

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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.[49]

  • The Phoenix Suns won game 3 in 3OT, 129–121.[50] 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.[39]
  • 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

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1993 Chicago Bulls

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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

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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

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NBA All-Star Game

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  • Michael Jordan, Guard
  • Scottie Pippen, Forward

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