1992–93 Portland Trail Blazers season

1992–93 Portland Trail Blazers season
Head coach	Rick Adelman
Arena	Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	51–31 (.622)
Place	Division: 3rd (Pacific) Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish	West First Round (eliminated 3–1)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1992–93 season was the 23rd season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Despite missing 33 games, Clyde Drexler continued to lead the Blazers in scoring with 19.9 points per game. The Blazers finished the season with a 51–31 record, third in the Pacific Division and fourth in the Western Conference. It was their 11th straight trip to the postseason. Clifford Robinson was named Sixth Man of The Year averaging 19.1 points per game off the bench. However, the Blazers were unable to follow the previous season's run to the NBA Finals, as they fell to the San Antonio Spurs in the first round, 3–1. Following the season, Kevin Duckworth was traded to the Washington Bullets.

NBA Draft

Main article: 1992 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	26	Dave Johnson	SF/SG	United States	Syracuse
2	31	Reggie Smith	C/PF	United States	TCU

Roster

Portland TrailBlazers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From C 2 Bryant, Mark 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Seton Hall SG 22 Drexler, Clyde 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Houston C 00 Duckworth, Kevin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Eastern Illinois SF 17 Elie, Mario 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) American International SG 4 Johnson, Dave 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Syracuse SF 25 Kersey, Jerome 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Longwood SF 31 Murray, Tracy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) UCLA PG 30 Porter, Terry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) UW-Stevens Point PF 3 Robinson, Clifford 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Connecticut PG 11 Rudd, Delaney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Wake Forest PF 54 Smith, Reggie 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Texas Christian PG 1 Strickland, Rod 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) DePaul PF 52 Williams, Buck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Maryland C 6 Wolf, Joe 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) North Carolina	Head coach Rick Adelman (Loyola Marymount) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve	Inactive
C	Mark Bryant	Kevin Duckworth	Joe Wolf	Reggie Smith
PF	Buck Williams	Cliff Robinson
SF	Clyde Drexler	Jerome Kersey	Tracy Murray
SG	Terry Porter	Mario Elie	Dave Johnson
PG	Rod Strickland			Delaney Rudd

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

(4) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (5) San Antonio Spurs: Spurs win series 3-1

• Game 1 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (April 29): San Antonio 87, Portland 86
• Game 2 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (May 1): Portland 105, San Antonio 96
• Game 3 @ HemisFair Arena, San Antonio (May 5): San Antonio 107, Portland 101
• Game 4 @ HemisFair Arena, San Antonio (May 7): San Antonio 100, Portland 97 (OT)

Last Playoff Meeting: 1990 Western Conference Semifinals (Portland won 4-3)

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

Awards and honors

• Clyde Drexler, NBA All-Star
• Terry Porter, NBA All-Star
• Cliff Robinson, NBA Sixth Man of the Year