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1991–92 Portland Trail Blazers season

NBA professional basketball team season


NBA professional basketball team season

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  • Prime Sports Northwest (lost to Bulls 2–4)

The 1991–92 Portland Trail Blazers season was the 22nd season for the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association. During the off-season, the Trail Blazers signed undrafted rookie point guard Robert Pack.

After losing three of their first four games of the regular season, the Trail Blazers quickly recovered as they held a 32–14 record at the All-Star break. The Trail Blazers won their second consecutive Pacific Division title with a 57–25 record, earned the first seed in the Western Conference, and qualified for their tenth consecutive trip to the NBA playoffs.

Clyde Drexler averaged 25.0 points, 6.6 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 1.8 steals per game, contributed 114 three-point field goals, and was named to the All-NBA First Team. In addition, Terry Porter averaged 18.1 points, 5.8 assists and 1.5 steals per game, and led the Trail Blazers with 128 three-point field goals, while Jerome Kersey provided the team with 12.6 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game, sixth man Clifford Robinson contributed 12.4 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game off the bench, and Buck Williams provided with 11.3 points and 8.8 rebounds per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. Meanwhile, Kevin Duckworth averaged 10.7 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, while off the bench, Danny Ainge contributed 9.7 points per game, second-year forward Alaa Abdelnaby provided with 6.1 points and 3.7 rebounds per game, Pack contributed 4.6 points per game, and Mark Bryant averaged 4.1 points and 3.6 rebounds per game.

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Orlando Arena in Orlando, Florida, Drexler was selected for the 1992 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Western Conference All-Star team. Drexler also finished in second place in Most Valuable Player voting, behind Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls, while Williams finished tied in sixth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, and head coach Rick Adelman finished tied in ninth place in Coach of the Year voting.

In the Western Conference First Round of the 1992 NBA playoffs, and for the second consecutive year, the Trail Blazers faced off against the 8th–seeded Los Angeles Lakers, a team that featured Byron Scott, Sedale Threatt and A.C. Green. The Lakers were without All-Star guard Magic Johnson, who had retired early into the regular season due to his HIV infection, and were also without All-Star forward James Worthy, and Sam Perkins due to season-ending injuries.

The Trail Blazers won the first two games over the Lakers at home at the Memorial Coliseum, before losing Game 3 on the road in overtime, 121–119 at the Great Western Forum. Game 4 of the series was played at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada, home of the NCAA's UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team, due to the 1992 Los Angeles riots; the Trail Blazers defeated the Lakers, 102–76 to win the series in four games. It was the first time that the Trail Blazers won an NBA playoff series over the Lakers since 1977, in which the team won an NBA championship; the Lakers had defeated the Trail Blazers in four playoff series since then, including most recently the 1991 Western Conference Finals.

In the Western Conference Semi-finals, the team faced off against the 4th–seeded Phoenix Suns, who were led by the All-Star trio of Kevin Johnson, Jeff Hornacek, and sixth man Dan Majerle. The Trail Blazers won the first two games over the Suns at home at the Memorial Coliseum, and took a 2–0 series lead. After losing Game 3 on the road, 124–117 at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, the Trail Blazers won Game 4 over the Suns on the road in double-overtime, 153–151. With a 3–1 series lead, the Trail Blazers won Game 5 over the Suns at the Memorial Coliseum, 118–106 to win the series in five games.

In the Western Conference Finals, and also for the second consecutive year, the Trail Blazers faced off against the 2nd–seeded, and Midwest Division champion Utah Jazz, who were led by the trio of All-Star forward Karl Malone, All-Star guard John Stockton, and Jeff Malone. The Trail Blazers won their first two home games at the Memorial Coliseum, but then lost the next two games to the Jazz on the road, which included a Game 4 loss at the Delta Center, 121–112 as the Jazz evened the series. After winning Game 5 at the Memorial Coliseum in overtime, 127–121, the Trail Blazers won Game 6 over the Jazz at the Delta Center, 105–97 to win the series in six games, and earn their second trip to the NBA Finals in three years.

In the 1992 NBA Finals, the Trail Blazers faced off against the top–seeded, and defending NBA champion Bulls, who were led by the trio of Jordan, All-Star forward Scottie Pippen, and Horace Grant. After losing Game 1 on the road, 122–89 at the Chicago Stadium, the Trail Blazers managed to win Game 2 over the Bulls on the road in overtime, 115–104 to even the series. However, with the series tied at 2–2, the Trail Blazers lost Game 5 to the Bulls at home, 119–106 at the Memorial Coliseum, and then lost Game 6 at the Chicago Stadium, 97–93, thus losing the series in six games, as the Bulls won their second consecutive NBA championship. Following the season, Ainge signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns, and Pack was traded to the Denver Nuggets.

For the season, the Trail Blazers changed their primary logo, which showed the team's name next to red and black lines curling into each other, and redesigned their uniforms. The primary logo and uniforms would both remain in use until 2002.

As of 2025, this season was the last time the Trail Blazers had reached the NBA Finals.

Draft picks

Main article: 1991 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalitySchool/Club team
254Marcus KennedyPFUnited StatesEastern Michigan

Roster

  • Rick Adelman
  • Jack Schalow
  • John Wetzel

Regular season

Season standings

:y – clinched division title :x – clinched playoff spot

:z – clinched division title :y – clinched division title :x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

Playoffs

|- | 1 | April 23 | L.A. Lakers | W 115–102 | Clifford Robinson (24) | Buck Williams (13) | Clyde Drexler (10) | Memorial Coliseum 12,888

1–0
2
April 25
L.A. Lakers
W 101–79
Kevin Duckworth (19)
Buck Williams (12)
Terry Porter (6)
Memorial Coliseum
12,888
2–0
-
3
April 29
@ L.A. Lakers
L 119–121 (OT)
Clyde Drexler (42)
Buck Williams (13)
Clyde Drexler (12)
Great Western Forum
16,690
2–1
-
4
May 3
@ L.A. Lakers
W 102–76
Clyde Drexler (26)
Buck Williams (11)
Clyde Drexler (7)
Thomas & Mack Center
15,478
3–1
-
-
1
May 5
Phoenix
W 113–111
Terry Porter (31)
Clyde Drexler (10)
Terry Porter (7)
Memorial Coliseum
12,888
1–0
-
2
May 7
Phoenix
W 126–119
Porter, Drexler (27)
Jerome Kersey (9)
Clyde Drexler (13)
Memorial Coliseum
12,888
2–0
-
3
May 9
@ Phoenix
L 117–124
Clyde Drexler (37)
Jerome Kersey (9)
Terry Porter (11)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,496
2–1
-
4
May 11
@ Phoenix
W 153–151 (2OT)
Clyde Drexler (33)
Jerome Kersey (10)
Terry Porter (14)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,496
3–1
-
5
May 14
Phoenix
W 118–106
Clyde Drexler (34)
Kersey, Williams (12)
Drexler, Kersey (8)
Memorial Coliseum
12,888
4–1
-
-
1
May 16
Utah
W 113–88
Terry Porter (26)
Buck Williams (8)
Drexler, Porter (8)
Memorial Coliseum
12,888
1–0
-
2
May 19
Utah
W 119–102
Terry Porter (41)
Duckworth, Robinson (7)
Clyde Drexler (12)
Memorial Coliseum
12,888
2–0
-
3
May 22
@ Utah
L 89–97
Drexler, Kersey (26)
Kersey, Williams (9)
Drexler, Porter (7)
Delta Center
19,911
2–1
-
4
May 24
@ Utah
L 112–121
Terry Porter (34)
Jerome Kersey (8)
Terry Porter (7)
Delta Center
19,911
2–2
-
5
May 26
Utah
W 127–121 (OT)
Jerome Kersey (29)
Buck Williams (12)
Terry Porter (12)
Memorial Coliseum
12,888
3–2
-
6
May 28
@ Utah
W 105–97
three players tied (18)
Buck Williams (8)
Terry Porter (10)
Delta Center
19,911
4–2
-
-
1
June 3
@ Chicago
L 89–122
Drexler, Robinson (16)
Jerome Kersey (7)
Clyde Drexler (7)
Chicago Stadium
18,676
0–1
-
2
June 5
@ Chicago
W 115–104 (OT)
Clyde Drexler (26)
Buck Williams (14)
Clyde Drexler (8)
Chicago Stadium
18,676
1–1
-
3
June 7
Chicago
L 84–94
Clyde Drexler (32)
Jerome Kersey (12)
Terry Porter (4)
Memorial Coliseum
12,888
1–2
-
4
June 10
Chicago
W 93–88
Drexler, Kersey (21)
Kevin Duckworth (11)
Clyde Drexler (9)
Memorial Coliseum
12,888
2–2
-
5
June 12
Chicago
L 106–119
Clyde Drexler (30)
Jerome Kersey (12)
Terry Porter (8)
Memorial Coliseum
12,888
2–3
-
6
June 14
@ Chicago
L 93–97
Drexler, Kersey (24)
Jerome Kersey (9)
Terry Porter (8)
Chicago Stadium
18,678
2–4
-

Player statistics

Regular season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
828234.0.461.395.8563.15.81.5.118.1
828227.1.461.000.6906.11.2.5.510.7
82725.9.466.091.6645.11.71.01.312.4
81619.7.442.339.8241.82.5.9.29.7
808031.5.604.000.7548.81.4.8.511.3
777633.2.467.125.6648.23.21.5.912.6
767636.2.470.337.7946.66.71.8.925.0
72012.4.423.000.8031.31.9.6.14.6
71113.2.493.7523.7.4.4.26.1
56014.3.480.000.6673.6.7.5.14.1
3509.8.427.6362.9.6.1.82.2
2309.1.412.000.871.91.5.6.13.0
1807.4.400.300.714.51.1.3.02.5
404.3.333.000.500.3.3.3.32.5

Playoffs

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
212141.4.516.474.8324.66.71.0.121.4
212140.3.466.235.8077.47.01.51.026.3
212136.1.508.7588.51.01.3.89.6
212136.0.510.000.6937.73.62.0.916.2
212130.8.495.6605.62.0.5.611.9
21024.9.462.167.5714.22.01.01.010.8
21021.4.479.404.8301.92.3.7.010.6
1506.4.300.0001.000.7.9.5.01.1
1403.7.222.750.4.5.4.1.8
1209.7.345.7502.4.1.3.01.9
803.1.500.500.5.3.0.01.5
309.0.5002.7.0.01.01.3
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Trail Blazers only.

Player statistics citation:

Awards and records

  • Clyde Drexler, All-NBA First Team
  • Buck Williams, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

References

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