1992–93_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season

1992–93 Portland Trail Blazers season

1992–93 Portland Trail Blazers season

NBA professional basketball team season


The 1992–93 NBA season was the 23rd season for the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association.[1] The Trail Blazers entered the season as runners-up in the 1992 NBA Finals, where they lost to the Chicago Bulls in six games. In the off-season, the team signed free agents Rod Strickland,[2][3][4] and Mario Elie.[5][6][7] The Blazers got off to a fast start winning their first eight games of the season, and held a 31–16 record at the All-Star break.[8] However, Clyde Drexler only played just 49 games due to knee and hamstring injuries.[9][10][11][12] The Blazers finished the season with a 51–31 record, third in the Pacific Division and fourth in the Western Conference.[13] It was their 11th straight trip to the postseason.[14]

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Drexler averaged 19.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.9 steals per game, while Clifford Robinson averaged 19.1 points and 6.6 rebounds per game off the bench, was named Sixth Man of the Year,[15][16][17][18] and also finished in fifth place in Most Improved Player voting,[19] and Terry Porter provided the team with 18.2 points and 5.2 assists per game. In addition, Strickland provided with 13.7 points, 7.2 assists and 1.7 steals per game, while Jerome Kersey contributed 10.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, Kevin Duckworth provided with 9.9 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, and Buck Williams averaged 8.3 points and 8.4 rebounds per game.[20] Drexler and Porter were both selected for the 1993 NBA All-Star Game.[21][22][23][24]

However, the Blazers were unable to follow the previous season's run to the NBA Finals, as they fell to the 5th-seeded San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, 3–1.[25][26][27][28] Following the season, Duckworth was traded to the Washington Bullets after his production had decreased in the previous two seasons,[29][30][31][32] and Elie was dealt to the Houston Rockets.[33][34][35]

This season was not without controversy, as in February 1993, four members of the team: Kersey and Trail Blazer rookies, Tracy Murray, Dave Johnson and Reggie Smith, were all accused of sexual misconduct by two 16-year old teenage girls from Salt Lake City, Utah, who claimed they had sex with the players on January 23; Murray and Johnson were both fined $20,000 and suspended for three games, while Kersey and Smith were both fined $15,000.[36][37][38][39][40]

NBA draft

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Roster

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Regular season

Season standings

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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

Playoffs

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Player statistics

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  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

NOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.

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Awards and honors

Transactions


References

  1. "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Blazers Add Strickland, But Lose Ainge". The New York Times. July 4, 1992. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  2. "Trail Blazers Lose Ainge, Sign Spurs' Strickland". Los Angeles Times. Staff and Wire Reports. July 4, 1992. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  3. "Blazers Sign Free Agent Strickland". Deseret News. Associated Press. July 4, 1992. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  4. "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Blazer Offer to Elie". The New York Times. Associated Press. August 5, 1992. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  5. "Blazers Sign Elie to Offer Sheet". Deseret News. August 5, 1992. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  6. "Miscellany". Los Angeles Times. Staff and Wire Reports. August 19, 1992. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  7. "NBA Games Played on February 18, 1993". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  8. "Drexler Has Knee Surgery". United Press International. September 17, 1992. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  9. "BASKETBALL: WEDNESDAY NIGHT; Drexler Isn't Quite Himself These Days". The New York Times. Associated Press. December 25, 1992. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  10. "PRO BASKETBALL; Drexler Is Injured in Loss". The New York Times. Associated Press. March 1, 1993. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  11. "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Drexler's Hamstring Has Him Out Again". The New York Times. April 6, 1993. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  12. "1992–93 Portland Trail Blazers Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  13. "Portland Trail Blazers". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  14. "SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; First Among the Sixth". The New York Times. May 14, 1993. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  15. "Robinson Wins Sixth Man Award". Deseret News. May 14, 1993. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  16. "Robinson Selected Top NBA Reserve". Tampa Bay Times. May 14, 1993. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  17. "NBA & ABA Sixth Man of the Year Award Winners". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  18. "1992–93 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  19. "1992–93 Portland Trail Blazers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  20. Sorensen, Mike (February 19, 1993). "Life at the Top of the NBA Has Put Jordan Under Considerable Scrutiny". Deseret News. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  21. Rock, Brad (February 21, 1993). "All Right, It's Here!". Deseret News. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  22. "1993 NBA All-Star Recap". NBA.com. NBA.com Staff. September 13, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  23. "1993 NBA All-Star Game: West 135, East 132 (OT)". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  24. "BASKETBALL; Spurs Eliminate Trail Blazers". The New York Times. Associated Press. May 8, 1993. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  25. "NBA PLAYOFF ROUNDUP: Spurs Oust Trail Blazers in Extra Period, 100-97". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. May 8, 1993. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  26. "Spurs Oust Trail Blazers with 100-97 O.T. Victory". Deseret News. Associated Press. May 8, 1993. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  27. "1993 NBA Western Conference First Round: Spurs vs. Trail Blazers". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  28. "SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; Bullets Get Duckworth for Grant". The New York Times. June 25, 1993. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  29. Aldridge, David (June 25, 1993). "Bullets Trade Grant to Get Duckworth". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  30. "Bullets Trade Grant, Acquire Duckworth". Los Angeles Times. Staff and Wire Reports. June 25, 1993. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  31. Goldstein, Alan (June 25, 1993). "Bullets Fill Hole in Middle by Dealing for Duckworth; Forward Grant Sent to Blazers in Trade". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  32. "Rockets Release Floyd, Trade Pick for Elie". Los Angeles Times. Staff and Wire Reports. August 3, 1993. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  33. "Team-by-Team Look at the NBA for the 1993-94 Season". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. October 31, 1993. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  34. "Houston Rockets". Chicago Tribune. November 5, 1993. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  35. West, Brian (February 12, 1993). "Troubles Aren't Over Just Yet for 4 Players from Portland". Deseret News. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  36. Aldridge, David (March 2, 1993). "Scarred by Incident, Trail Blazers Face Trouble in Many Directions". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  37. "Players' Group Says Portland Mishandled Scandal". Deseret News. Associated Press. December 3, 1993. Retrieved April 8, 2023.

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