1992–93_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season

1992–93 Cleveland Cavaliers season

1992–93 Cleveland Cavaliers season

NBA professional basketball team season

The 1992–93 NBA season was the 23rd season of the National Basketball Association in Cleveland, Ohio.[1] During the off-season, the Cavaliers signed free agent Gerald Wilkins,[2][3][4] and then traded Steve Kerr to the Orlando Magic during the first month of the regular season.[5][6][7] The Cavaliers struggled with an 8–11 start, but then went on a 7-game winning streak afterwards in December. The Cavs also had a 12–1 record in February, held a 34–19 record at the All-Star break,[8] then posted a ten-game winning streak in April, finishing 2nd in the Central Division with a 54–28 record, while posting a very successful 35–6 home record.[9]

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Brad Daugherty led the team averaging 20.2 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, while Mark Price averaged 18.2 points and led the team with 8.0 assists per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, and Larry Nance averaged 16.5 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. In addition, Craig Ehlo provided the team with 11.6 points per game, while Wilkins contributed 11.1 points per game, and sixth man Hot Rod Williams provided with 11.0 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game off the bench.[10] Daugherty, Price and Nance were all selected for the 1993 NBA All-Star Game.[11][12][13][14] Price also won the Three-Point Shootout during the All-Star Weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah,[15][16][17] and finished tied in eighth place in Most Valuable Player voting,[18][19][20] while head coach Lenny Wilkens finished in eighth place in Coach of the Year voting.[21][22][23]

In the Eastern Conference First Round, the Cavaliers defeated the New Jersey Nets in five games,[24][25][26][27] but were swept in four straight games by the 2-time defending champion Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals.[28][29][30][31] The Bulls would go on to defeat the Phoenix Suns in six games in the NBA Finals, winning their third consecutive championship.[32][33][34][35][36] Following the season, Wilkens resigned and took a coaching job with the Atlanta Hawks,[37][38][39] while Ehlo signed as a free agent with the Hawks,[40][41][42] and Mike Sanders retired.

A forgotten highlight of this season is when the Cavaliers set a franchise record by scoring 83 points in a half. On January 15, 1993, the visiting Cavs trailed the Indiana Pacers 64–49. Behind 17 points in 21 minutes by reserve guard John Battle, Cleveland rallied to win 132–120.[43][44]

Draft picks

Main article: 1992 NBA draft

The Cavaliers had no draft picks in 1992.

Roster

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Regular season

Season standings

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y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot
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z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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Game log

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Playoffs

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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

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Playoffs

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Player Statistics Citation:[1]

Awards and records

Transactions

References

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