1992–93 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 1992–93 NBA season was the Lakers' 45th season in the National Basketball Association, and 33rd in the city of Los Angeles.[1] After playing in the Olympics, All-Star guard Magic Johnson attempted a comeback, but cut it short when other NBA players expressed fear of playing against him.[2][3] Under new head coach Randy Pfund,[4] the Lakers played around .500 for the first half of the season holding a 26–23 at the All-Star break. At midseason, Sam Perkins was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics for Benoit Benjamin and top draft pick Doug Christie.[5] However, the Lakers struggled playing below .500 for the remainder of the season, losing 11 of 12 games between March 17 and April 9, finishing fifth in the Pacific Division with a 39–43 record, their worst since 1974–75, but still qualified the playoffs as the #8 seed in the Western Conference.[6]

1992–93 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coachRandy Pfund
General managerJerry West
Owner(s)Jerry Buss
ArenaGreat Western Forum
Results
Record39–43 (.476)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Pacific)
Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Suns 2–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKCAL-TV
Prime Sports West
RadioKLAC

Sedale Threatt led the team with 15.1 points, 6.9 assists and 1.7 steals per game, while James Worthy finished second on the team in scoring averaging 14.9 points per game, and Byron Scott provided them with 13.7 points per game. In addition, Vlade Divac averaged 12.8 points, 8.9 rebounds, 1.6 steals and 1.7 blocks per game, while A.C. Green contributed 12.8 points and 8.7 rebounds per game, Elden Campbell provided with 7.7 points and 1.3 blocks per game, and top draft pick Anthony Peeler contributed 10.4 points per game off the bench.[7]

In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Lakers took a 2–0 series lead over regular season MVP Charles Barkley, and the top-seeded Phoenix Suns.[8] However, they would lose the series in five games, losing Game 5 on the road in overtime, 112–104.[9] Following the season, Green signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns,[10] while Scott signed with the Indiana Pacers during the next season,[11] and Benjamin was dealt to the New Jersey Nets.[12]

Draft picks
Main article: 1992 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
115Anthony PeelerSG United StatesMissouri
236Duane CooperPG United StatesSouthern California

Roster
1992–93 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 00 Benjamin, Benoit 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1964–11–22 Creighton
F 30 Blackwell, Alex 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1970–06–27 Monmouth
F 41 Campbell, Elden 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1968–07–23 Clemson
G 35 Christie, Doug 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1970–05–09 Pepperdine
G 5 Cooper, Duane 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1969–06–25 Southern California
C 12 Divac, Vlade 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1968–02–03 Serbia
C 53 Edwards, James 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1955–11–22 Washington
F 45 Green, A. C. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1963–10–04 Oregon State
G 1 Peeler, Anthony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1969–11–25 Missouri
G 4 Scott, Byron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1961–03–28 Arizona State
G 34 Smith, Tony 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1968–06–14 Marquette
G 3 Threatt, Sedale 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1961–09–10 West Virginia Tech
F 42 Worthy, James 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1961–02–27 North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Phoenix Suns6220.756—35–627–1421–9
x-Seattle SuperSonics5527.671733–822–1922–8
x-Portland Trail Blazers5131.6221130–1121–2019–11
x-Los Angeles Clippers4141.5002127–1414–2715–15
x-Los Angeles Lakers3943.4762320–2119–2213–17
Golden State Warriors3448.4152819–2215–269–21
Sacramento Kings2557.3053716–259–326–24
# 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 Jazz4735.57318
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
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1992-93 NBA Records
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 —2–23–22–20–51–12–02–32–01–12–21–11–13–13–22–01–32–21–33–10–21–11–12–01–12–02–2
Boston 2–2—3–11–33–12–02–01–32–01–12–21–11–13–12–22–04–01–43–24–10–22–01–11–10–20–24–1
Charlotte 2–31–3—2–31–32–01–14–12–00–20–51–11–12–23–12–02–21–33–14–00–21–12–01–11–11–14–0
Chicago 2–23–13–2—2–32–01–13–12–00–25–02–00–23–14–12–04–01–33–12–21–12–02–00–22–02–04–0
Cleveland 5–01–33–13–2—2–01–13–22–01–14–01–12–02–24–12–02–21–32–24–02–00–21–11–11–11–13–1
Dallas 1–10–20–20–20–2—1–51–10–41–41–10–41–30–20–21–40–20–21–11–10–40–40–40–51–30–51–1
Denver 0–20–21–11–11–15–1—1–13–12–31–12–21–30–21–13–21–11–10–21–11–31–33–11–41–32–32–0
Detroit 3–23–11–41–32–31–11–1—0–21–13–21–11–11–32–21–13–12–23–13–10–21–12–00–20–20–24–0
Golden State 0–20–20–20–20–24–01–32–0—2–20–22–31–42–01–13–11–10–21–11–11–40–54–13–11–43–11–1
Houston 1–11–12–02–01–14–13–21–12–2—2–04–03–12–01–14–21–11–11–12–02–21–34–04–11–34–11–1
Indiana 2–22–25–00–50–41–11–12–32–00–2—1–11–12–22–31–13–11–32–23–11–11–12–01–12–00–23–1
L.A. Clippers 1–11–11–10–21–14–02–21–13–20–41–1—3–20–22–04–00–22–01–11–13–22–33–20–41–42–22–0
L.A. Lakers 1–11–11–12–00–23–13–11–14–11–31–12–3—0–21–13–10–20–21–12–00–53–23–22–21–41–32–0
Miami 1–31–32–21–32–22–02–03–10–20–22–22–02–0—2–22–02–30–53–21–30–21–11–11–11–10–22–3
Milwaukee 2–32–21–31–41–42–01–12–21–11–13–20–21–12–2—1–10–41–32–22–20–20–21–10–20–20–21–3
Minnesota 0–20–20–20–20–24–12–31–11–32–41–10–41–30–21–1—1–10–20–20–20–41–31–31–40–41–41–1
New Jersey 3–10–42–20–42–22–01–11–31–11–11–32–02–03–24–01–1—1–33–23–21–10–22–01–11–11–14–1
New York 2–24–13–13–13–12–01–12–22–01–13–10–22–05–03–12–03–1—2–25–01–11–12–02–01–11–14–1
Orlando 3–12–31–31–32–21–12–01–31–11–12–21–11–12–32–22–02–32–2—3–20–22–02–00–20–21–14–0
Philadelphia 1–31–40–42–20–41–11–11–31–10–21–31–10–23–12–22–02–30–52–3—0–20–21–10–21–10–23–1
Phoenix 2–02–02–01–10–24–03–12–04–12–21–12–35–02–02–04–01–11–12–02–0—3–25–03–12–33–12–0
Portland 1–10–21–10–22–04–03–11–15–03–11–13–22–31–12–03–12–01–10–22–02–3—5–02–22–32–21–1
Sacramento 1–11–10–20–21–14–01–30–21–40–40–22–32–31–11–13–10–20–20–21–10–50–5—2–21–42–21–1
San Antonio 0–21–11–12–01–15–04–12–01–31–41–14–02–21–12–04–11–10–22–02–01–32–22–2—3–13–31–1
Seattle 1–12–01–10–21–13–13–12–04–13–10–24–14–11–12–04–01–11–12–01–13–23–24–11–3—2–22–0
Utah 0–22–01–10–21–15–03–22–01–31–42–02–23–12–02–04–11–11–11–12–01–32–22–23–32–2—1–1
Washington 2–21–40–40–41–31–10–20–41–11–11–30–20–23–23–11–11–41–40–41–30–21–11–11–10–21–1—

Playoffs
1993 playoff game log
First Round: 2–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 30 @ Phoenix W 107–103 Sedale Threatt (35) Vlade Divac (10) Sedale Threatt (7) America West Arena
19,023		 1–0
2 May 2 @ Phoenix W 86–81 Vlade Divac (19) Green, Divac (13) Sedale Threatt (8) America West Arena
19,023		 2–0
3 May 4 Phoenix L 102–107 Vlade Divac (30) A. C. Green (17) Sedale Threatt (10) Great Western Forum
17,505		 2–1
4 May 6 Phoenix L 86–101 Vlade Divac (17) A. C. Green (15) Sedale Threatt (6) Great Western Forum
17,505		 2–2
5 May 9 @ Phoenix L 104–112 (OT) James Worthy (24) A. C. Green (19) Sedale Threatt (9) America West Arena
19,023		 2–3
1993 schedule

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

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

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

References
  1. 1992-93 Los Angeles Lakers
  2. "BASKETBALL; Johnson's Return to League Isn't Welcomed by Some". New York Times. November 1, 1992. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  3. "Magic Johnson Retires, Cites Controversies". Los Angeles Times. November 3, 1992. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  4. "SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; Pfund Chosen to Succeed Dunleavy". New York Times. May 19, 1992. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  5. "PRO BASKETBALL; Sonics Get Lakers' Perkins". New York Times. February 23, 1993. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  6. "1992–93 Los Angeles Lakers Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  7. "1992–93 Los Angeles Lakers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  8. "PRO BASKETBALL; Shocker II: The Lakers Defeat the Suns Again". New York Times. May 3, 1993. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  9. "NBA PLAYOFFS : Prodigal Suns Complete Return : Game 5: Phoenix survives Laker rally and pulls away in overtime, 112-104". Los Angeles Times. May 10, 1993. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  10. "Suns Turn Up the Heat by Signing Green". Deseret News. September 29, 1993. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  11. "SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; Pacers Sign Scott". New York Times. December 7, 1993. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  12. "PRO BASKETBALL; Nets Get Benjamin In Swap For Bowie". New York Times. June 22, 1993. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
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