1992–93 Los Angeles Lakers season

1992–93 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coach	Randy Pfund
Owner(s)	Jerry Buss
Arena	Great Western Forum
Results
Record	39–43 (.476)
Place	Division: 5th (Pacific) Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finish	West First Round (eliminated 2-3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1992–93 NBA season was the Lakers' 45th season in the NBA and 33rd in the city of Los Angeles. After playing in the Olympics, Magic Johnson attempted a comeback, but cutted in short when other NBA players expressed fear of playing against him. The Lakers hired Randy Pfund as head coach, and later on traded Sam Perkins to the Seattle Supersonics for Benoit Benjamin and rookie Doug Christie at midseason. The Lakers struggled and finished fifth in the Pacific Division with a 39–43 record, their worst since 1974–75. In the first round of the playoffs, they would lose in five games to the Phoenix Suns.

Draft picks

Main article: 1992 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	15	Anthony Peeler	SG	United States	Missouri
2	36	Duane Cooper	PG	United States	Southern California

Roster

Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From C 00 Benjamin, Benoit 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Creighton SF 30 Blackwell, Alex 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Monmouth PF 41 Campbell, Elden 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Clemson SG 35 Christie, Doug 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Pepperdine PG 5 Cooper, Duane 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Southern California C 12 Divac, Vlade 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 243 lb (110 kg) C 53 Edwards, James 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Washington PF 45 Green, A. C. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oregon State SG 1 Peeler, Anthony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Missouri SG 4 Scott, Byron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Arizona State SG 34 Smith, Tony 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Marquette PG 3 Threatt, Sedale 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) West Virginia Tech SF 42 Worthy, James 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) North Carolina	Head coach Randy Pfund 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 Suns	62	20	.756	—	35–6	27–14	21–9
x-Seattle SuperSonics	55	27	.671	7	33–8	22–19	22–8
x-Portland Trail Blazers	51	31	.622	11	30–11	21–20	19–11
x-Los Angeles Clippers	41	41	.500	21	27–14	14–27	15–15
x-Los Angeles Lakers	39	43	.476	23	20–21	19–22	13–17
Golden State Warriors	34	48	.415	28	19–22	15–26	9–21
Sacramento Kings	25	57	.305	37	16–25	9–32	6–24

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Phoenix Suns	62	20	.756	–
2	y-Houston Rockets	55	27	.671	7
3	x-Seattle SuperSonics	55	27	.671	7
4	x-Portland Trail Blazers	51	31	.622	11
5	x-San Antonio Spurs	49	33	.598	13
6	x-Utah Jazz	47	35	.573	18
7	x-Los Angeles Clippers	41	41	.500	21
8	x-Los Angeles Lakers	39	43	.476	23
9	Denver Nuggets	36	46	.439	26
10	Golden State Warriors	34	48	.415	28
11	Sacramento Kings	25	57	.305	37
12	Minnesota Timberwolves	19	63	.232	43
13	Dallas Mavericks	11	71	.134	51

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

West First Round

(1) Phoenix Suns vs. (8) Los Angeles Lakers: Suns win series 3-2

• Game 1 @ America West Arena, Phoenix (April 30): LA Lakers 107, Phoenix 103
• Game 2 @ America West Arena, Phoenix (May 2): LA Lakers 86, Phoenix 81
• Game 3 @ Great Western Forum, Los Angeles (May 4): Phoenix 107, LA Lakers 102
• Game 4 @ Great Western Forum, Los Angeles (May 6): Phoenix 101, LA Lakers 86
• Game 5 @ America West Arena, Phoenix (May 9): Phoenix 112, LA Lakers 104 (OT)

Last Playoff Meeting: 1990 Western Conference Semifinals (Phoenix won 4-1)

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

See also

• 1992–93 NBA season