1992–93 Chicago Bulls season


The 1992–93 NBA season was the Bulls' 27th season in the National Basketball Association. The Bulls entered the 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. After two straight championships, the Bulls would yet again have another successful season finishing in first place in the Central Division, and second overall in the Eastern Conference with a 57–25 record. 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. Michael Jordan once again led the league in scoring with 32.6 points per game, and was selected for the 1993 NBA All-Star Game along with Scottie Pippen.
In the first round of the playoffs, the Bulls swept the Atlanta Hawks in three straight games. In the semifinals, they swept the Cleveland Cavaliers in four straight games. Then after losing the first two games of the Eastern Conference Finals to the top-seeded New York Knicks, the Bulls would win the next four games of the series. Then they would then go on to win their third consecutive NBA championship, defeating regular season MVP Charles Barkley and the Phoenix Suns in six games in the 1993 NBA Finals. This was the last title the Bulls won while playing at Chicago Stadium. Chicago's offseason was also marked by Jordan's sudden retirement.

Offseason

NBA Draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalitySchool/Club Team
127Byron HoustonForwardUnited StatesOklahoma State
233Corey WilliamsGuardUnited StatesOklahoma State
239Litterial GreenGuardUnited StatesGeorgia

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Regular season

Playoffs

Player stats

Regular season

Playoffs

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1933.8.524.512.9091.53.31.00.1111.4
1923.4.465.000.7784.51.5.58.166.3
1934.3.546.000.6858.22.31.211.2110.7
1941.2.475.389.8056.76.02.05.8935.1
1912.1.394.000.8062.1.7.47.214.1
75.6.167.000.0001.9.7.00.14.3
1917.4.583.625.7271.01.7.32.054.9
137.8.500.000.5002.3.4.08.151.9
1941.5.465.176.6386.95.62.16.6820.1
1910.9.413.462.500.91.0.37.002.8
92.4.250.000.667.1.6.00.00.4
1920.8.506.000.5525.81.4.37.895.5

Playoffs

East First Round

Chicago Bulls vs. Atlanta Hawks: Bulls win series 3-0
Last Playoff Meeting: 1970 Western Division Semifinals

East Conference Semifinals

Chicago Bulls vs. Cleveland Cavaliers: Bulls win series 4-0
Last Playoff Meeting: 1992 Eastern Conference Finals

East Conference Finals

New York Knicks vs. Chicago Bulls: Bulls win series 4-2
Last Playoff Meeting: 1992 Eastern Conference Semifinals

NBA Finals

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.
Phoenix Suns vs. Chicago Bulls: Bulls win series 4–2

1993 Chicago Bulls

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

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 |

Series summary

Bulls win series 4-2

Award winners