1992–93 Los Angeles Clippers season

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1992–93 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coachLarry Brown
OwnersDonald Sterling
ArenaLos Angeles Sports Arena
Results
Record41–41 (.500)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Pacific)
Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finishWest First Round
(Lost to Rockets 2–3)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKCOP-TV
(Ralph Lawler, Bill Walton)
SportsChannel Los Angeles
(Joel Meyers, Jerry Tarkanian)
RadioKMPC
(Rich Marotta)
< 1991–92 1993–94 >

The 1992–93 NBA season was the Clippers' 23rd season in the National Basketball Association, and their 9th season in Los Angeles.[1] In the off-season, the Clippers acquired Mark Jackson from the New York Knicks,[2] acquired second-year center Stanley Roberts from the Orlando Magic,[3] and signed free agents Kiki Vandeweghe and Hot Plate Williams. After losing their first three games, the Clippers played solid basketball winning 12 of their next 16 games, and later held a 26–25 record at the All-Star break. The Clippers finished fourth in the Pacific Division with a 41–41 record, making their second consecutive playoff appearance.[4]

Danny Manning averaged 22.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, and was selected for the 1993 NBA All-Star Game,[5] while Ron Harper averaged 18.0 points, 4.5 assists and 2.2 steals per game, and Jackson provided the team with 14.4 points, 8.8 assists and 1.7 steals per game. In addition, Ken Norman contributed 15.0 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, while Roberts provided with 11.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game, and Loy Vaught averaged 9.4 points and 6.2 rebounds per game off the bench.[6]

However, in the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Clippers lost to the Houston Rockets in five games.[7] Following the season, head coach Larry Brown resigned and left to take a coaching job with the Indiana Pacers,[8] while Norman signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks,[9] and Vandeweghe retired. The Clippers would not make it back to the playoffs again until 1997.

Draft picks[]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 16 Randy Woods PG  United States La Salle
1 25 Elmore Spencer C  United States UNLV

Roster[]

1992–93 Los Angeles Clippers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
G 7 Conner, Lester 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1959–09–17 Oregon State
G 23 Grant, Gary 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1965–04–21 Michigan
G 4 Harper, Ron (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 1964–01–20 Miami (OH)
G 8 Jackson, Jaren 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1967–10–27 Georgetown
G 13 Jackson, Mark 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1965–04–01 St. John's
F 5 Manning, Danny 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 234 lb (106 kg) 1966–05–17 Kansas
F 3 Norman, Ken 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 1964–09–05 Illinois
C 53 Roberts, Stanley 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 285 lb (129 kg) 1970–02–07 LSU
C 27 Spencer, Elmore 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1969–12–06 UNLV
F 55 Vandeweghe, Kiki 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1958–08–01 UCLA
F 35 Vaught, Loy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1968–02–27 Michigan
G 10 Washington, Duane 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1964–08–31 Tennessee State
F 34 Williams, John 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 295 lb (134 kg) 1966–10–26 LSU
G 14 Woods, Randy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1970–09–23 La Salle
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2009-10-04

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

Record vs. opponents[]

1992-93 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta 2–2 3–2 2–2 0–5 1–1 2–0 2–3 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–2 2–0 1–3 2–2 1–3 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2
Boston 2–2 3–1 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 4–0 1–4 3–2 4–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 4–1
Charlotte 2–3 1–3 2–3 1–3 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 0–2 0–5 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 3–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0
Chicago 2–2 3–1 3–2 2–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 5–0 2–0 0–2 3–1 4–1 2–0 4–0 1–3 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 4–0
Cleveland 5–0 1–3 3–1 3–2 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 4–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 2–2 4–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1
Dallas 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–5 1–1 0–4 1–4 1–1 0–4 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–4 0–4 0–5 1–3 0–5 1–1
Denver 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–1 1–1 3–1 2–3 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–3 3–1 1–4 1–3 2–3 2–0
Detroit 3–2 3–1 1–4 1–3 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 3–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 4–0
Golden State 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 4–0 1–3 2–0 2–2 0–2 2–3 1–4 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–4 0–5 4–1 3–1 1–4 3–1 1–1
Houston 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 4–1 3–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 4–0 4–1 1–3 4–1 1–1
Indiana 2–2 2–2 5–0 0–5 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–3 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–3 1–1 3–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–1
L.A. Clippers 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 3–2 0–4 1–1 3–2 0–2 2–0 4–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–3 3–2 0–4 1–4 2–2 2–0
L.A. Lakers 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 4–1 1–3 1–1 2–3 0–2 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–5 3–2 3–2 2–2 1–4 1–3 2–0
Miami 1–3 1–3 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–3 0–5 3–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–3
Milwaukee 2–3 2–2 1–3 1–4 1–4 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–4 1–3 2–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3
Minnesota 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 4–1 2–3 1–1 1–3 2–4 1–1 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 1–3 1–4 0–4 1–4 1–1
New Jersey 3–1 0–4 2–2 0–4 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 2–0 3–2 4–0 1–1 1–3 3–2 3–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–1
New York 2–2 4–1 3–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 0–2 2–0 5–0 3–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 5–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–1
Orlando 3–1 2–3 1–3 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–3 2–2 2–0 2–3 2–2 3–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 4–0
Philadelphia 1–3 1–4 0–4 2–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–3 0–5 2–3 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–1
Phoenix 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 4–0 3–1 2–0 4–1 2–2 1–1 2–3 5–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–2 5–0 3–1 2–3 3–1 2–0
Portland 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 1–1 5–0 3–1 1–1 3–2 2–3 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–3 5–0 2–2 2–3 2–2 1–1
Sacramento 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 4–0 1–3 0–2 1–4 0–4 0–2 2–3 2–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–5 0–5 2–2 1–4 2–2 1–1
San Antonio 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 5–0 4–1 2–0 1–3 1–4 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 4–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 2–2 3–1 3–3 1–1
Seattle 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 4–1 3–1 0–2 4–1 4–1 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–2 3–2 4–1 1–3 2–2 2–0
Utah 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 5–0 3–2 2–0 1–3 1–4 2–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–2 2–2 3–3 2–2 1–1
Washington 2–2 1–4 0–4 0–4 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–2 3–2 3–1 1–1 1–4 1–4 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1

Game log[]

Regular season[]

1992–93 game log
Total: 41–41 (Home: 27–14; Road: 14–27)
November: 7–6 (Home: 4–2; Road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
December: 8–6 (Home: 6–3; Road: 2–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
January: 7–8 (Home: 3–2; Road: 4–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
February: 6–6 (Home: 4–3; Road: 2–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
March: 6–10 (Home: 4–3; Road: 2–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
April: 7–5 (Home: 6–1; Road: 1–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1992–93 schedule

Playoffs[]

1993 playoff game log
First round: 2–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 April 29 @ Houston L 94–117 Mark Jackson (26) three players tied (8) Gary Grant (8) The Summit
16,611
0–1
2 May 1 @ Houston W 95–83 Ron Harper (29) Ken Norman (12) Mark Jackson (8) The Summit
16,611
1–1
3 May 3 Houston L 99–111 Danny Manning (23) Ron Harper (9) Mark Jackson (8) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
12,628
1–2
4 May 5 Houston W 93–90 Ron Harper (21) Stanley Roberts (13) Mark Jackson (7) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
14,710
2–2
5 May 8 @ Houston L 80–84 Danny Manning (24) Danny Manning (12) Mark Jackson (9) The Summit
16,611
2–3
1993 schedule

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

Season[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Danny Manning 79 77 34.9 50.9 26.7 80.2 6.6 2.6 1.4 1.3 22.8
Ron Harper 80 77 37.1 45.1 28.0 76.9 5.3 4.5 2.2 0.9 18.0
Ken Norman 76 71 32.6 51.1 26.3 59.5 7.5 2.2 0.8 0.8 15.0
Mark Jackson 82 81 38.0 48.6 26.8 80.3 4.7 8.8 1.7 0.1 14.4
Stanley Roberts 77 76 23.6 52.7 0.0 48.8 6.2 0.8 0.4 1.8 11.3
Loy Vaught 79 4 20.9 50.8 25.0 74.8 6.2 0.7 0.7 0.5 9.4
John Williams 74 8 22.1 43.0 22.6 54.3 4.3 1.9 1.1 0.3 6.6
Gary Grant 74 8 21.9 44.1 26.2 74.3 1.9 4.8 1.4 0.1 6.6
Kiki VanDeWeghe 41 3 12.0 45.3 32.4 87.9 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.2 6.2
Jaren Jackson 34 0 10.3 41.4 40.0 85.2 1.1 1.0 0.6 0.1 3.9
Lester Conner 31 0 13.6 45.2 0.0 94.7 1.6 2.1 1.1 0.1 2.4
Elmore Spencer 44 4 6.4 53.7 0.0 50.0 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.4 2.4
Randy Woods 41 1 4.2 34.8 21.4 73.1 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.0 1.7
Duane Washington 4 0 7.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.0
Alex Stivrins 1 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Playoffs[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Danny Manning 5 5 34.2 41.2 0.0 80.8 7.2 1.6 1.4 1.0 18.2
Ron Harper 5 5 34.8 47.4 50.0 64.7 4.0 3.2 3.0 2.0 18.0
Mark Jackson 5 5 37.6 43.8 50.0 86.4 5.8 7.6 1.6 0.2 15.2
Ken Norman 5 5 32.8 37.3 37.5 50.0 8.2 2.4 0.8 0.0 12.8
Stanley Roberts 5 5 29.8 52.0 0.0 27.8 8.2 0.2 0.6 0.6 11.4
Loy Vaught 3 0 16.7 40.0 0.0 80.0 6.0 0.0 1.3 0.3 5.3
Gary Grant 5 0 20.2 32.3 0.0 50.0 0.4 4.6 0.6 0.0 4.2
Lester Conner 5 0 12.8 75.0 100.0 100.0 1.4 2.0 0.6 0.2 4.2
Kiki VanDeWeghe 1 0 9.0 33.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 4.0
Jaren Jackson 4 0 7.0 38.5 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.5 0.5 0.0 2.5
John Williams 5 0 19.6 22.2 66.7 50.0 2.8 1.4 1.0 0.0 2.2
Elmore Spencer 2 0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

[6]

Awards, records and milestones[]

All-Star[]

Danny Manning selected as a reserve forward for the Western Conference All-Stars. Manning is the first Clipper All-Star since Marques Johnson was selected in 1986.

Transactions[]

The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1992–93 season.

Trades[]

June 24, 1992 To Los Angeles Clippers
To Detroit Pistons
September 22, 1992 To Los Angeles Clippers
  • Mark Jackson & 1995 second-round draft pick
To New York Knicks
September 22, 1992 To Los Angeles Clippers
To Orlando Magic
  • 1993 or 1994 first-round draft pick
October 8, 1992 To Los Angeles Clippers
To Washington Bullets

Free agents[]

Player Transactions Citation:[10]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ 1992-93 Los Angeles Clippers
  2. ^ "BASKETBALL; Knicks' Jackson Going to Clippers? Just One Obstacle". New York Times. September 1, 1992. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "BASKETBALL; Will the Magic's Center Make a Trade Disappear?". New York Times. September 2, 1992. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "1992–93 Los Angeles Clippers Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "1993 NBA All-Star Game: West 135, East 132 (OT)". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "1992–93 Los Angeles Clippers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  7. ^ "PRO BASKETBALL; Rockets Hold Off Clippers to Enter the Next Realm". New York Times. May 8, 1993. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  8. ^ "PRO BASKETBALL; Brown Takes Old Baggage to a New Port". New York Times. June 14, 1993. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  9. ^ "SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; Norman Goes to Bucks". New York Times. July 8, 1993. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  10. ^ "1992–93 Los Angeles Clippers Transactions". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
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