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1992–93 Chicago Bulls season

NBA professional basketball team season (won championship)

NBA professional basketball team season (won championship)

SportsChannel Chicago (Defeated Suns 4–2)

The 1992–93 Chicago Bulls season was the 27th season for the Chicago Bulls in the National Basketball Association. The Bulls entered the regular 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. During the off-season, the team acquired Rodney McCray from the Dallas Mavericks, and signed free agent Trent Tucker. At mid-season, the team signed Darrell Walker, who was previously released by the Detroit Pistons.

After two straight championships, the Bulls would make changes to their starting lineup, replacing John Paxson at point guard with B. J. Armstrong after Paxson went down with a knee injury, and only played 59 games. The team won nine of their first eleven games, and posted a 7-game winning streak between December and January, holding a 35–17 record at the All-Star break. The Bulls posted another 7-game winning streak between February and March, and would yet again have another successful season finishing in first place in the Central Division with a 57–25 record, and earning the second seed in the Eastern Conference; 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 averaging 32.6 points, 6.7 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.8 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, while Scottie Pippen averaged 18.6 points, 7.7 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 2.1 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and Horace Grant provided the team with 13.2 points, 9.5 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. In addition, Armstrong contributed 12.3 points and 4.0 assists per game, while off the bench, Scott Williams provided with 5.9 points and 6.4 rebounds per game, and starting center Bill Cartwright contributed 5.6 points per game. Jordan and Pippen were both named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team.

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, Jordan and Pippen were both selected for the 1993 NBA All-Star Game, as members of the Eastern Conference All-Star team; Jordan scored 30 points along with 5 assists and 4 steals, despite the Eastern Conference losing to the Western Conference in overtime, 135–132. Meanwhile, Armstrong participated in the NBA Three-Point Shootout. Free agent and former Bulls guard Craig Hodges also participated in the Three-Point Shootout, despite not being part of an active NBA roster; Hodges last played in the NBA for the Bulls during the previous season, and was released to free agency afterwards.

Jordan finished in third place in Most Valuable Player voting, behind Charles Barkley of the Phoenix Suns, and Hakeem Olajuwon of the Houston Rockets, and also finished tied in second place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, also behind Olajuwon.

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the 1993 NBA playoffs, the Bulls faced off against the 7th–seeded Atlanta Hawks, a team that featured All-Star forward Dominique Wilkins, All-Star forward Kevin Willis, and Mookie Blaylock. The Bulls won the series over the Hawks in a three-game sweep, as Jordan scored 39 points despite a sprained right ankle in Game 3, in which the Bulls defeated the Hawks on the road, 98–88 at the Omni Coliseum.

In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, the team then faced off against the 3rd–seeded Cleveland Cavaliers, who were led by the All-Star trio of Brad Daugherty, Mark Price and Larry Nance. The Bulls won their first two home games over the Cavaliers at the Chicago Stadium, then won the next two games on the road. In Game 4 at the Coliseum at Richfield, Jordan hit another game-winning buzzer-beater against the Cavaliers, as the Bulls won the game, 103–101 to win the series in a four-game sweep.

In the Eastern Conference Finals, and for the third consecutive year, the Bulls faced off against the top–seeded, and Atlantic Division champion New York Knicks, a team that featured the trio of All-Star center Patrick Ewing, John Starks, and former Bulls forward Charles Oakley. The Bulls lost the first two games to the Knicks on the road at Madison Square Garden, but managed to win the next two games at home to even the series. After winning Game 5 on the road, 97–94, the Bulls defeated the Knicks in Game 6, 96–88 at the Chicago Stadium, thus winning the series in six games to reach the NBA Finals for the third consecutive year.

In the 1993 NBA Finals, the Bulls faced off against the top–seeded Suns, who were led by the All-Star trio of Barkley, three-point specialist Dan Majerle, and Kevin Johnson; the Suns had home-court advantage in the series since they finished with a league-best 62–20 record during the regular season. The Bulls won the first two games on the road at the America West Arena, but then lost Game 3 at home to the Suns in triple-overtime, 129–121 at the Chicago Stadium. With a 3–2 series lead, the Bulls defeated the Suns in Game 6 at the America West Arena, as Paxson made a game-winning three-point shot to win the game, 99–98; the Bulls won the series in six games to win their third consecutive NBA championship, as Jordan was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player for the third straight year. This was the last title the Bulls won while playing at the Chicago Stadium.

The Bulls finished sixth in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 759,656 at the Chicago Stadium during the regular season. Chicago's off-season was also marked by Jordan's sudden retirement. Also following the season, McCray, Tucker, and Walker were all released to free agency.

For the season, the Bulls slightly changed their uniforms, which would remain in used until 2004, when they added their secondary logo on the back of their jerseys.

Offseason

NBA draft

Main article: 1992 NBA draft

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

Roster

  • Phil Jackson
  • Johnny Bach
  • Jim Cleamons
  • Tex Winter

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | November 6, 1992 7:00p.m. CST | @ Cleveland | W 101–96 | Jordan (29) | Grant (15) | Pippen (10) | Richfield Coliseum 20,273 | 1–0 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | November 7, 1992 | Atlanta | L 99–100 | Michael Jordan (35) | Horace Grant (11) | Michael Jordan (11) | Chicago Stadium 18,676 | 1–1 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | November 9, 1992 | Indiana | W 102–87 | Michael Jordan (24) | Scottie Pippen (13) | Michael Jordan (12) | Chicago Stadium 18,084 | 2–1 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | November 11, 1992 | Detroit | W 98–96 (OT) | Michael Jordan (37) | Horace Grant (14) | Scottie Pippen (10) | Chicago Stadium 18,676 | 3–1 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | November 13, 1992 | @ Milwaukee | W 101–96 | Michael Jordan (34) | Scottie Pippen (13) | Scottie Pippen (8) | Bradley Center 18,633 | 4–1 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | November 14, 1992 | Denver | W 117–84 | Michael Jordan (18) | Will Perdue (13) | Michael Jordan (7) | Chicago Stadium 18,676 | 5–1 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 7 | November 17, 1992 | @ Minnesota | W 124–103 | Michael Jordan (32) | Scott Williams (6) | Scottie Pippen (12) | Target Center 19,006 | 6–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 | November 19, 1992 9:00p.m. CST | @ Seattle | W 108–99 | Jordan (35) | Pippen, Williams (9) | Pippen (8) | Kingdome 37,401 | 7–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 | November 20, 1992 9:30p.m. CST | @ L.A. Lakers | L 118–120 (OT) | Jordan (54) | Grant (14) | Grant, Jordan (7) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 7–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 | November 22, 1992 8:00p.m. CST | @ Phoenix | W 128–111 | Jordan (40) | Grant, King (8) | Armstrong (9) | America West Arena 19,023 | 8–2 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 11 | November 24, 1992 | @ Golden State | W 101–92 | Michael Jordan (49) | Horace Grant (17) | Jordan & Pippen (7) | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,025 | 9–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 | November 28, 1992 12Noon CST | @ New York | L 75–112 | Jordan (17) | Grant, Pippen (7) | Jordan, Pippen (4) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 9–3 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 13 | December 2, 1992 | @ Boston | L 96–101 | Horace Grant (20) | Horace Grant (11) | Scottie Pippen (10) | Boston Garden 14,890 | 9–4 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 14 | December 4, 1992 | Portland | W 111–99 | Michael Jordan (38) | Michael Jordan (13) | Scottie Pippen (9) | Chicago Stadium 18,676 | 10–4 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 15 | December 5, 1992 | Boston | W 96–89 | Michael Jordan (24) | Horace Grant (10) | Scottie Pippen (11) | Chicago Stadium 18,676 | 11–4 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 16 | December 8, 1992 | @ Atlanta | L 114–123 | Michael Jordan (32) | Michael Jordan (12) | Michael Jordan (8) | The Omni 16,441 | 11–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 | December 9, 1992 7:30p.m. CST | Cleveland | W 108–91 | Jordan (28) | Grant (15) | Pippen (11) | Chicago Stadium 18,142 | 12–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 18 | December 11, 1992 7:30p.m. CST | Houston | L 96–110 | Jordan (26) | Jordan (11) | Pippen (8) | Chicago Stadium 18,147 | 12–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 | December 12, 1992 7:30p.m. CST | New Jersey | W 95–89 | Jordan (38) | Grant (11) | Pippen (7) | Chicago Stadium 18,232 | 13–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 | December 15, 1992 7:30p.m. CST | Charlotte | W 125–110 | Pippen (26) | Pippen (9) | Pippen (10) | Chicago Stadium 18,088 | 14–6 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 21 | December 17, 1992 | @ Washington | W 107–99 | Michael Jordan (28) | Scottie Pippen (13) | Michael Jordan (8) | Capital Centre 18,756 | 15–6 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 22 | December 19, 1992 | Philadelphia | L 96–98 | Michael Jordan (23) | Horace Grant (11) | Michael Jordan (10) | Chicago Stadium 18,270 | 15–7 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 23 | December 21, 1992 | Miami | W 86–82 | Scottie Pippen (22) | Michael Jordan (8) | 3 players tied (4) | Chicago Stadium 18,147 | 16–7 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 24 | December 23, 1992 | Washington | W 107–98 | Michael Jordan (57) | Horace Grant (16) | Michael Jordan (10) | Chicago Stadium 18,109 | 17–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 | December 25, 1992 8:00p.m. CST | New York | W 89–77 | Jordan (42) | Pippen (9) | Jordan, Pippen (5) | Chicago Stadium 18,676 | 18–7 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 26 | December 26, 1992 | @ Indiana | W 95–84 | Horace Grant (30) | Horace Grant (20) | Michael Jordan (8) | Market Square Arena 16,530 | 19–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 | December 29, 1992 6:30p.m. CST | @ Charlotte | W 114–103 | Jordan (28) | Jordan (12) | Jordan (11) | Charlotte Coliseum 23,698 | 20–7 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 28 | December 30, 1992 | @ Miami | W 105–100 | Michael Jordan (39) | Horace Grant (9) | Jordan & Pippen (8) | Miami Arena 15,008 | 21–7 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 29 | January 2, 1993 | Indiana | W 109–100 | Michael Jordan (39) | Horace Grant (16) | Scottie Pippen (7) | Chicago Stadium 18,676 | 22–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 30 | January 5, 1993 7:00p.m. CST | L.A. Lakers | L 88–91 | Jordan (36) | Cartwright, Pippen (7) | Jordan (5) | Chicago Stadium 18,676 | 22–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 31 | January 6, 1993 6:30p.m. CST | @ Cleveland | L 95–117 | Pippen (24) | Pippen (9) | Jordan (3) | Richfield Coliseum 20,273 | 22–9 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 32 | January 8, 1993 | Milwaukee Bucks | W 120–95 | Michael Jordan (35) | Will Perdue (13) | Scottie Pippen (12) | Chicago Stadium 18,676 | 23–9 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 33 | January 9, 1993 | @ Philadelphia | L 91–104 | Michael Jordan (30) | Scottie Pippen (12) | Michael Jordan (6) | The Spectrum 18,168 | 23–10 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 34 | January 12, 1993 | @ Orlando | W 122–106 | Horace Grant (26) | Scottie Pippen (10) | Scottie Pippen (10) | Orlando Arena 15,151 | 24–10 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 35 | January 15, 1993 | Golden State | W 122–101 | Michael Jordan (26) | Michael Jordan (12) | Michael Jordan (10) | Chicago Stadium 18,676 | 25–10 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 36 | January 16, 1993 | Orlando | L 124–128 (OT) | Michael Jordan (64) | Horace Grant (19) | Scottie Pippen (8) | Chicago Stadium 18,676 | 25–11 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 37 | January 18, 1993 | Boston | W 103–93 | Michael Jordan (29) | Horace Grant (12) | Scottie Pippen (8) | Chicago Stadium 18,676 | 26–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 | January 21, 1993 6:30p.m. CST | @ New Jersey | W 107–94 | Jordan (30) | Grant (12) | Pippen (8) | Brendan Byrne Arena 20,049 | 27–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 39 | January 22, 1993 7:30p.m. CST | Charlotte | L 97–105 | Jordan (28) | Grant (13) | Armstrong, Pippen (5) | Chicago Stadium 18,676 | 27–12 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 40 | January 24, 1993 12Noon CST | @ San Antonio | L 99–103 | Jordan (42) | Jordan (11) | Pippen (6) | HemisFair Arena 16,057 | 27–13 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 41 | January 26, 1993 | @ Dallas | W 123–88 | King & Pippen (19) | King & Pippen (11) | Scottie Pippen (7) | Reunion Arena 17,502 | 28–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 42 | January 28, 1993 7:30p.m. CST | @ Houston | L 83–94 | Jordan (26) | Pippen (8) | Pippen (7) | The Summit 16,611 | 28–14 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 43 | January 30, 1993 | @ Denver | L 102–109 | Michael Jordan (39) | Scott Williams (14) | B. J. Armstrong (6) | McNichols Sports Arena 17,022 | 28–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 | February 1, 1993 7:00p.m. CST | @ Utah | W 96–92 | Jordan (37) | Grant (19) | Armstrong (4) | Delta Center 19,911 | 29–15 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 45 | February 3, 1993 | @ Sacramento | W 107–88 | Michael Jordan (36) | Horace Grant (11) | Scottie Pippen (9) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 30–15 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 46 | February 4, 1993 | @ L.A. Clippers | W 107–105 (OT) | Michael Jordan (33) | Horace Grant (14) | 3 players tied (4) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 15,989 | 31–15 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 47 | February 7, 1993 | @ Portland | W 101–91 | Michael Jordan (34) | Horace Grant (13) | Scottie Pippen (7) | Memorial Coliseum 12,888 | 32–15 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 48 | February 10, 1993 | @ Indiana | W 115–104 | Michael Jordan (40) | Horace Grant (14) | Michael Jordan (8) | Market Square Arena 16,530 | 33–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 | February 12, 1993 7:00p.m. CST | New York | L 98–104 | Pippen (35) | Grant (12) | Tucker (6) | Chicago Stadium 18,676 | 33–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 50 | February 13, 1993 7:30p.m. CST | Cleveland | L 111–116 | Jordan, Pippen (25) | Grant, Perdue (8) | Armstrong, Jordan, Pippen (5) | Chicago Stadium 18,676 | 33–17 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 51 | February 15, 1993 | Sacramento | W 119–101 | Michael Jordan (32) | Scott Williams (12) | Michael Jordan (6) | Chicago Stadium 18,237 | 34–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 | February 17, 1993 7:30p.m. CST | Utah | W 114–96 | Jordan (27) | Grant (9) | Pippen (7) | Chicago Stadium 18,676 | 35–17 |- align="center" |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |-style="background:#cfc;" | 53 | February 23, 1993 | Milwaukee | W 99–95 | Michael Jordan (34) | Horace Grant (13) | Scottie Pippen (9) | Chicago Stadium 18,197 | 36–17 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 54 | February 25, 1993 | @ Orlando | W 108–106 | Michael Jordan (36) | Grant & Perdue (9) | Scottie Pippen (7) | Orlando Arena 15,151 | 37–17 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 55 | February 27, 1993 | Atlanta | W 112–92 | Michael Jordan (34) | Scott Williams (11) | Armstrong & Jordan (8) | Chicago Stadium 18,676 | 38–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 56 | March 2, 1993 7:00p.m. CST | @ New Jersey | W 87–80 | Jordan (24) | Grant (11) | Jordan (8) | Brendan Byrne Arena 20,049 | 39–17 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 57 | March 3, 1993 | Dallas | W 125–97 | Scottie Pippen (24) | Scott Williams (8) | Trent Tucker (8) | Chicago Stadium 18,062 | 40–17 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 58 | March 5, 1993 7:00p.m. CST | San Antonio | L 102–107 (OT) | Pippen (39) | Pippen (13) | Pippen (10) | Chicago Stadium 18,676 | 40–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 | March 9, 1993 7:30p.m. CST | Seattle | W 86–83 | Jordan (38) | Pippen (12) | Jordan (9) | Chicago Stadium 18,531 | 41–18 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 60 | March 11, 1993 | @ Miami | L 95–97 | Michael Jordan (29) | Scott Williams (9) | Michael Jordan (8) | Miami Arena 15,008 | 41–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 | March 12, 1993 7:30p.m. CST | Charlotte | W 123–108 | Jordan (52) | Perdue (10) | Armstrong (7) | Chicago Stadium 18,676 | 42–19 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 62 | March 14, 1993 | @ Detroit | L 99–101 | Michael Jordan (28) | Scott Williams (10) | Jordan & Pippen (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 21,454 | 42–20 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 63 | March 15, 1993 | L.A. Clippers | W 101–94 | B. J. Armstrong (28) | Horace Grant (17) | B. J. Armstrong (7) | Chicago Stadium 18,482 | 43–20 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 64 | March 19, 1993 | Washington | W 104–99 | Michael Jordan (25) | Will Perdue (12) | Scottie Pippen (7) | Chicago Stadium 18,676 | 44–20 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 65 | March 20, 1993 | @ Washington | W 126–101 | Michael Jordan (47) | Michael Jordan (8) | Armstrong & Jordan (4) | Capital Centre 18,756 | 45–20 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 66 | March 23, 1993 | Minnesota | W 107–100 | Michael Jordan (34) | Scott Williams (13) | Michael Jordan (7) | Chicago Stadium 18,676 | 46–20 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 67 | March 24, 1993 | @ Philadelphia | W 113–100 | Michael Jordan (43) | Scottie Pippen (10) | Scottie Pippen (8) | The Spectrum 18,168 | 47–20 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 68 | March 26, 1993 | Orlando | W 107–86 | Scottie Pippen (20) | Scottie Pippen (13) | Scottie Pippen (8) | Chicago Stadium 18,676 | 48–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 69 | March 30, 1993 7:00p.m. CST | Phoenix | L 109–113 | Jordan (44) | Grant (16) | Pippen (10) | Chicago Stadium 18,676 | 48–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 70 | April 2, 1993 7:30p.m. CST | New Jersey | W 118–105 | Jordan (40) | Grant (11) | Pippen (8) | Chicago Stadium 18,676 | 49–21 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 71 | April 4, 1993 | @ Boston | W 101–89 | Michael Jordan (32) | Scottie Pippen (9) | Armstrong & Grant (4) | Boston Garden 14,890 | 50–21 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 72 | April 6, 1993 | @ Milwaukee | L 109–113 | Michael Jordan (30) | Scottie Pippen (11) | Scottie Pippen (8) | Bradley Center 18,633 | 50–22 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 73 | April 9, 1993 | @ Atlanta | W 88–87 | Michael Jordan (30) | Michael Jordan (12) | Armstrong & Jordan (4) | The Omni 16,510 | 51–22 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 74 | April 10, 1993 | @ Indiana | W 92–87 | B. J. Armstrong (27) | Horace Grant (14) | 3 players tied (5) | Market Square Arena 16,530 | 52–22 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 75 | April 12, 1993 | @ Detroit | W 98–95 | Michael Jordan (23) | Horace Grant (11) | Horace Grant (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 21,454 | 53–22 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 76 | April 14, 1993 | Miami | W 119–92 | Michael Jordan (34) | Horace Grant (8) | John Paxson (8) | Chicago Stadium 18,676 | 54–22 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 77 | April 16, 1993 | Milwaukee | W 119–105 | Michael Jordan (47) | Jordan & Pippen (7) | John Paxson (8) | Chicago Stadium 18,676 | 55–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 78 | April 18, 1993 4:30p.m. CDT | @ Cleveland | L 94–103 | Jordan (32) | Grant (9) | Jordan (9) | Richfield Coliseum 20,273 | 55–23 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 79 | April 20, 1993 | Philadelphia | W 123–94 | Michael Jordan (28) | Scott Williams (10) | B. J. Armstrong (14) | Chicago Stadium 18,676 | 56–23 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 80 | April 22, 1993 | Detroit | W 109–103 (OT) | Michael Jordan (36) | Scottie Pippen (13) | Scottie Pippen (8) | Chicago Stadium 18,676 | 57–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 81 | April 23, 1993 7:00p.m. CDT | @ Charlotte | L 103–104 | Jordan (38) | Grant, King, Pippen, Williams (6) | Grant, Pippen (5) | Charlotte Coliseum 23,698 | 57–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 82 | April 25, 1993 12Noon CDT | @ New York | L 84–89 | Michael Jordan (21) | Scott Williams (9) | Michael Jordan (7) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 57–25

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 30, 1993 | Atlanta | W 114–90 | Michael Jordan (35) | Horace Grant (10) | Trent Tucker (7) | Chicago Stadium 18,676 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | May 2, 1993 | Atlanta | W 117–102 | Michael Jordan (29) | Horace Grant (8) | John Paxson (7) | Chicago Stadium 18,676 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | May 4, 1993 | @ Atlanta | W 98–88 | Michael Jordan (39) | Horace Grant (9) | B. J. Armstrong (6) | The Omni 15,141 | 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | May 11, 1993 7:00p.m. CDT | Cleveland | W 91–84 | Jordan (43) | Cartwright, Williams (10) | Jordan, Pippen (4) | Chicago Stadium 18,676 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | May 13, 1993 7:00p.m. CDT | Cleveland | W 104–85 | Grant (20) | Williams (10) | Pippen (7) | Chicago Stadium 18,676 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | May 15, 1993 2:30p.m. CDT | @ Cleveland | W 96–90 | Jordan (32) | Pippen (9) | Pippen (6) | Richfield Coliseum 20,273 | 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 17, 1993 7:00p.m. CDT | @ Cleveland | W 103–101 | Jordan (31) | Grant (10) | Jordan (6) | Richfield Coliseum 20,274 | 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | May 23, 1993 2:30p.m. CDT | @ New York | L 90–98 | Jordan (27) | Grant (8) | Jordan (5) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | May 25, 1993 7:00p.m. CDT | @ New York | L 91–96 | Jordan (36) | Jordan (9) | Pippen, Williams (4) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | May 29, 1993 2:30p.m. CDT | New York | W 103–83 | Pippen (29) | Jordan (8) | Jordan (11) | Chicago Stadium 18,676 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 31, 1993 2:30p.m. CDT | New York | W 105–95 | Jordan (54) | Pippen (7) | Pippen (4) | Chicago Stadium 18,676 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | June 2, 1993 8:00p.m. CDT | @ New York | W 97–94 | Jordan (29) | Pippen (11) | Jordan (14) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | June 4, 1993 8:00p.m. CDT | New York | W 96–88 | Jordan (25) | Grant (11) | Jordan (9) | Chicago Stadium 18,676 | 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | June 9, 1993 8:00p.m. CDT | @ Phoenix | W 100–92 | Jordan (31) | Williams (10) | Armstrong, Grant, Jordan, Pippen (5) | America West Arena 19,023 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | June 11, 1993 8:00p.m. CDT | @ Phoenix | W 111–108 | Jordan (42) | Jordan, Pippen (12) | Pippen (12) | America West Arena 19,023 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | June 13, 1993 6:00p.m. CDT | Phoenix | L 121–129 (3OT) | Jordan (44) | Grant (17) | Pippen (9) | Chicago Stadium 18,676 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | June 16, 1993 8:00p.m. CDT | Phoenix | W 111–105 | Jordan (55) | Grant (16) | Pippen (10) | Chicago Stadium 18,676 | 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | June 18, 1993 8:00p.m. CDT | Phoenix | L 98–108 | Jordan (41) | Grant, Jordan (7) | Jordan (7) | Chicago Stadium 18,676 | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | June 20, 1993 8:00p.m. CDT | @ Phoenix | W 99–98 | Jordan (33) | Pippen (12) | Jordan (7) | America West Arena 19,023 | 4–2

Player stats

Regular season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
827430.4.499.446.8611.84.0.80.0712.3
206.5.429.000.0001.5.51.00.003.0
636319.9.411.000.7353.71.3.32.165.6
506.8.444.000.750.4.2.40.202.2
605.2.300.000.0001.0.2.50.331.0
777735.6.508.200.6199.52.61.161.2513.2
787839.3.495.352.8376.75.52.83.7832.6
76313.9.471.333.7052.7.9.34.265.4
64515.9.451.400.6922.51.3.19.233.5
1107.2.435.2001.0001.5.2.27.092.1
59817.5.451.463.850.82.3.64.034.2
721613.9.557.000.6044.01.0.31.654.7
818138.6.473.237.6637.76.32.14.9018.6
69013.2.485.405.8181.01.2.35.095.2
28013.1.403.000.5001.41.6.82.072.6
3506.9.365.333.818.9.7.11.062.3
71519.3.466.000.7146.41.0.77.935.9

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

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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, 111–105.

  • The Phoenix Suns won game 3 in 3OT, 129–121. Suns Head Coach Paul Westphal was the only person to appear in both triple-overtime NBA finals games. The first was the classic 1976 contest against Boston, in Game 5 as a player. His Suns also played in that year's finals, thus becoming the only team to appear in two triple-overtime finals games. Back in 1976, the Suns lost 126–128 against Boston.
  • The Bulls got off to a good start in Game 6 but struggled in the fourth quarter, wasting a double-digit lead to trail 98–94. Michael Jordan made a layup to cut the margin to 2 points, and the Suns missed a shot on their next possession. Trailing 98–96 and facing a Game 7 on the road if they lost that day, John Paxson took a pass from Horace Grant and buried a three-point shot with 3.9 seconds left, giving the Bulls a 99–98 lead. The victory was secured by a last-second block from Horace Grant.
  • Michael Jordan, who averaged a Finals-record 41.0 points per game during the six-game series, became the first player in NBA history to win three straight Finals MVP Awards. He joined Magic Johnson as the only other player to win the award three times. The NBA started awarding the Finals MVP in 1969.

(W1) Phoenix Suns vs. (E2) Chicago Bulls: Bulls win series 4–2

  • Game 1 @ America West Arena, Phoenix (June 9): Chicago 100, Phoenix 92
  • Game 2 @ America West Arena, Phoenix (June 11): Chicago 111, Phoenix 108
  • Game 3 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (June 13): Phoenix 129, Chicago 121 (3OT)
  • Game 4 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (June 16): Chicago 111, Phoenix 105
  • Game 5 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (June 18): Phoenix 108, Chicago 98
  • Game 6 @ America West Arena, Phoenix (June 20): Chicago 99, Phoenix 98

1993 NBA Finals roster

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 |

Award winners

  • Michael Jordan, Associated Press Athlete of the Year
  • Michael Jordan, All-NBA First Team
  • Scottie Pippen, All-NBA Third Team
  • Michael Jordan, NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
  • Michael Jordan, NBA All-Defensive First Team
  • Scottie Pippen, NBA All-Defensive First Team
  • Horace Grant, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

NBA All-Star Game

  • Michael Jordan, Guard
  • Scottie Pippen, Forward

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