1992–93 Phoenix Suns season

1992–93 Phoenix Suns season
1992–93 Phoenix Suns season
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coach	Paul Westphal
General manager	Jerry Colangelo
Owner(s)	Jerry Colangelo
Arena	America West Arena
Results
Record	62–20 (.756)
Place	Division: 1st (Pacific); Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish	NBA Finals; (Lost to Bulls 2–4)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KUTP; ASPN;
Radio	KTAR
< 1991–92	1993–94 >

Phoenix Suns 25th anniversary logo

A ticket for Game 4 of the 1993 Western Conference Finals between the Seattle SuperSonics and the Suns at the Seattle Center Coliseum

The 1992–93 NBA season was the 25th season for the Phoenix Suns in the National Basketball Association.^[1] This season is most memorable for the Suns acquiring All-Star power forward Charles Barkley from the Philadelphia 76ers,^[2] and signing free agent Danny Ainge prior to the season.^[3] Under new head coach Paul Westphal,^[4] the Suns had a successful season posting a 14-game winning streak in December which led them to a 21–4 start, then posted an 11-game winning streak between March and April to finish with an NBA-best 62–20 record.^[5] The team set the franchise record for most wins in a season (the record was later tied in the 2004–05 season). Barkley won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award and led the team to its second trip to the NBA Finals, where they lost to Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and the 2-time defending champion Chicago Bulls in six games.^[6]

In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Suns faced elimination as they trailed 2–0 against the 8th-seeded Los Angeles Lakers.^[7] However, they won the next three games, including a 112–104 overtime home win in Game 5 to advance in the Western Conference Semi-finals,^[8] where they defeated the 5th-seeded San Antonio Spurs in six games.^[9] In the Western Conference Finals, they defeated the Seattle SuperSonics in a full seven game series,^[10] on their way to the Finals before losing in six games to the Bulls.

Barkley led the Suns in scoring and rebounding with 25.6 points and 12.1 rebounds per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, while Dan Majerle finished second on the team in scoring with 16.9 points per game, and tied in first place in the league with 167 three-point field goals, while being named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. Barkley and Majerle were both selected for the 1993 NBA All-Star Game, with Westphal coaching the Western Conference.^[11] Point guard Kevin Johnson only played just 49 games due to hamstring and knee injuries,^[12] averaging 16.1 points and 7.8 assists per game, and rookie forward Richard Dumas (who was suspended for all of the previous season for violating the NBA's substance abuse policy), contributed 15.8 points per game and was selected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team, despite only playing just 48 games due to injury. In addition, Cedric Ceballos provided the team with 12.8 points per game, while sixth man Tom Chambers provided with 12.2 points per game off the bench, and Ainge contributed 11.8 points per game and 150 three-point field goals also off the bench.^[13] Following the season, Chambers signed as a free agent with the Utah Jazz.^[14]

The season saw the debut of the new "Streaking Sun" logo,^[15] which was featured on the front of the team's new jerseys.^[16]^[17] The new primary logo and uniforms would both last until 2000. The season was also the Suns first at the new America West Arena (later renamed Talking Stick Resort Arena). The new arena had a regular season attendance of 779,943 in 41 home games, the fifth highest total attendance in the league.^[18] The team sold-out the capacity 19,023 arena every game of the season.

This was the last time the Suns would make the NBA Finals until the 2020–21 season.

Offseason[]

NBA Draft[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	22	Oliver Miller	Center	United States	Arkansas
2	48	Brian Davis	Forward	United States	Duke
2	49	Ron Ellis	Forward	United States	Louisiana Tech

The Suns used their first-round pick to select center Oliver Miller from Arkansas. Miller averaged 12.2 points and 6.5 rebounds per game through four years with the Razorbacks. Miller would go on to play two seasons with the Suns before signing with the Detroit Pistons as a free agent in 1994. He would later return to the Suns in the 1999–2000 season.^[19] Second-round picks Brian Davis and Ron Ellis were not signed by the Suns. Davis would later play with the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 1993–94 season,^[20] while Ellis never played in the NBA.

Trades[]

America West Arena

On June 17, 1992, the Suns traded former All-Star Jeff Hornacek, Tim Perry, and Andrew Lang to the Philadelphia 76ers for All-Star forward Charles Barkley.^[21] Barkley would play four seasons with the Suns before being traded to the Houston Rockets in 1996. Hornacek would play less than two seasons with the Sixers, Perry would play less than four, and Lang only one. Many consider the trade to be the best in Suns history.^[22]

Free agency[]

The Suns key off-season signing was veteran shooting guard Danny Ainge. Ainge would spend his last three seasons in the NBA with the Suns.^[23] Point guard Frank Johnson was signed to back-up All-Star Kevin Johnson.^[24] Forward/center Tim Kempton was signed, but played sparingly throughout the season.^[25] Small forward Alex Stivrins was picked up in the off-season, but later waived. He would return with two 10-day contracts later in the season, but was again waived.^[26]

Roster[]

1992–93 Phoenix Suns roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)	From
G	22	Ainge, Danny	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1959–03–17	BYU
F	34	Barkley, Charles (C)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	252 lb (114 kg)	1963–02–20	Auburn
F	23	Ceballos, Cedric	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1969–08–02	Cal State Fullerton
F	24	Chambers, Tom	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1959–06–21	Utah
F	21	Dumas, Richard	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1969–05–19	Oklahoma State
G	3	Johnson, Frank	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1958–11–23	Wake Forest
G	7	Johnson, Kevin (C)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1966–03–04	California
F	8	Kempton, Tim	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1964–01–25	Notre Dame
G	32	Knight, Negele	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1967–03–06	Dayton
G	9	Majerle, Dan	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1965–09–09	Central Michigan
C	25	Miller, Oliver	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	1970–04–06	Arkansas
F	0	Mustaf, Jerrod	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	1969–10–28	Maryland
C	41	West, Mark	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1960–11–05	Old Dominion

Head coach

Paul Westphal

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Roster
Last transaction: April 11, 1993

Regular season[]

In 1992, the Suns moved into their new arena in downtown Phoenix, the America West Arena (now Talking Stick Resort Arena). The arena was not the only new arrival into Phoenix though, as flamboyant all-star power forward Charles Barkley was traded from the Philadelphia 76ers for Jeff Hornacek, Andrew Lang, and Tim Perry. Barkley would go on to win his first and only MVP in his first year with Phoenix in 1993.

In addition to Barkley, the Suns added some key players to their roster, amongst them Danny Ainge. The organization also drafted a player out of UArkansas: center Oliver Miller. Also making his Suns debut was their 1991 first round draft pick, Oklahoma State forward Richard Dumas, who missed the previous season due to a drug-related suspension.

Season standings[]

Pacific Division v t	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 v t
#	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

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[]

1992–93 game log
Total: 62–20 (Home: 35–6; Road: 27–14)

November: 7–4 (Home: 5–1; Road: 2–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	November 7	L.A. Clippers	W 111–105	Charles Barkley (37)	Charles Barkley (21)	Charles Barkley (8)	America West Arena 19,023	1–0
2	November 10	@ Portland	L 89–100	Charles Barkley (21)	Charles Barkley (14)	Negele Knight (9)	Memorial Coliseum 12,888	1–1
3	November 12	@ Utah	W 102–91	Charles Barkley (25)	Charles Barkley (14)	Charles Barkley, Dan Majerle (5)	Delta Center 19,911	2–1
4	November 14	@ Minnesota	W 108–101	Tom Chambers (28)	Charles Barkley (13)	Dan Majerle (6)	Target Center 19,006	3–1
5	November 16	Seattle	W 117–108	Charles Barkley (28)	Charles Barkley (12)	Negele Knight (7)	America West Arena 19,023	4–1
6	November 18	Sacramento	W 127–111	Cedric Ceballos (30)	Cedric Ceballos (13)	Oliver Miller, Alex Stivrins (5)	America West Arena 19,023	5–1
7	November 21	@ L.A. Clippers	L 107–111	Charles Barkley (44)	Charles Barkley (17)	Kevin Johnson (7)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 14,419	5–2
8	November 22	Chicago	L 111–128	Charles Barkley (22)	Charles Barkley (9)	Kevin Johnson (8)	America West Arena 19,023	5–3
9	November 25	Portland	W 121–117	Charles Barkley (33)	Charles Barkley (18)	Charles Barkley (6)	America West Arena 19,023	6–3
10	November 27	Golden State	W 121–107	Charles Barkley (29)	Charles Barkley (11)	Frank Johnson (9)	America West Arena 19,023	7–3
11	November 28	@ Golden State	L 131–134	Charles Barkley (28)	Charles Barkley (18)	Dan Majerle (7)	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,025	7–4

December: 14–0 (Home: 7–0; Road: 7–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
12	December 1	Charlotte	W 109–90	Cedric Ceballos (20)	Charles Barkley (14)	Charles Barkley (7)	America West Arena 19,023	8–4
13	December 4	L.A. Lakers	W 103–93	Charles Barkley (19)	Charles Barkley (9)	Frank Johnson (5)	America West Arena 19,023	9–4
14	December 6	@ Milwaukee	W 122–112	Negele Knight (22)	Charles Barkley (14)	Negele Knight (7)	Bradley Center 16,646	10–4
15	December 8	@ New Jersey	W 105–100	Charles Barkley (34)	Charles Barkley (12)	Charles Barkley (6)	Meadowlands Arena 16,514	11–4
16	December 9	@ Charlotte	W 110–101	Charles Barkley (23)	Charles Barkley (12)	Charles Barkley (10)	Charlotte Coliseum 23,698	12–4
17	December 11	@ Orlando	W 108–107	Tom Chambers (27)	Charles Barkley (11)	Danny Ainge (9)	Orlando Arena 15,151	13–4
18	December 12	@ Miami	W 122–118	Charles Barkley (39)	Charles Barkley (10)	Danny Ainge, Dan Majerle, Oliver Miller (5)	Miami Arena 15,008	14–4
19	December 15	Washington	W 125–110	Charles Barkley (36)	Charles Barkley (10)	Dan Majerle (9)	America West Arena 19,023	15–4
20	December 18	@ L.A. Lakers	W 116–100	Charles Barkley (25)	Charles Barkley (23)	Negele Knight, Dan Majerle (7)	Great Western Forum 16,734	16–4
21	December 22	Golden State	W 106–104	Charles Barkley (35)	Charles Barkley (16)	Dan Majerle (5)	America West Arena 19,023	17–4
22	December 23	@ Denver	W 111–96	Dan Majerle (25)	Cedric Ceballos (11)	Dan Majerle (5)	McNichols Sports Arena n/a	18–4
23	December 26	Seattle	W 113–110	Charles Barkley (33)	Charles Barkley (13)	Negele Knight, Dan Majerle (5)	America West Arena 19,023	19–4
24	December 27	Denver	W 129–88	Richard Dumas (27)	Cedric Ceballos (12)	Kevin Johnson (12)	America West Arena 19,023	20–4
25	December 30	Houston	W 133–110	Charles Barkley, Kevin Johnson, Dan Majerle (25)	Charles Barkley (17)	Charles Barkley, Kevin Johnson (10)	America West Arena 19,023	21–4

January: 10–4 (Home: 3–0; Road: 7–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
26	January 3	@ San Antonio	L 113–114 (OT)	Charles Barkley (31)	Charles Barkley (12)	Kevin Johnson (8)	HemisFair Arena 16,057	21–5
27	January 5	@ Houston	W 106–104	Charles Barkley (29)	Charles Barkley (8)	Charles Barkley (10)	The Summit 13,755	22–5
28	January 7	@ Dallas	W 111–107	Charles Barkley (32)	Charles Barkley (14)	Charles Barkley, Dan Majerle (6)	Reunion Arena 13,750	23–5
29	December 12	@ Seattle	L 113–122	Charles Barkley (27)	Charles Barkley (11)	Kevin Johnson (8)	Seattle Center Coliseum 14,812	23–6
30	January 14	@ Sacramento	W 114–104	Richard Dumas, Dan Majerle (23)	Dan Majerle, Oliver Miller (9)	Kevin Johnson (8)	ARCO Arena 17,317	24–6
31	January 15	Miami	W 107–99	Charles Barkley (31)	Charles Barkley (10)	Kevin Johnson, Dan Majerle (5)	America West Arena 19,023	25–6
32	January 18	@ New York	L 103–106	Charles Barkley (27)	Charles Barkley (15)	Kevin Johnson (9)	Madison Square Garden 19,763	25–7
33	January 20	@ Cleveland	L 119–123	Richard Dumas (23)	Mark West (12)	Cedric Ceballos (5)	Coliseum at Richfield 20,273	25–8
34	January 22	@ Washington	W 122–115	Richard Dumas (26)	Charles Barkley (9)	Charles Barkley (7)	Capital Centre 18,756	26–8
35	January 23	@ Atlanta	W 110–91	Charles Barkley (32)	Charles Barkley (16)	Kevin Johnson (7)	Omni Coliseum 16,531	27–8
36	January 25	@ Detroit	W 121–119	Charles Barkley, Kevin Johnson (24)	Richard Dumas (11)	Kevin Johnson (9)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 21,454	28–8
37	January 27	@ Minnesota	W 117–116 (OT)	Charles Barkley (35)	Charles Barkley (24)	Kevin Johnson (7)	Target Center 18,503	29–8
38	January 29	San Antonio	W 125–110	Danny Ainge (26)	Charles Barkley (11)	Kevin Johnson (11)	America West Arena 19,023	30–8
39	January 30	Dallas	W 126–105	Dan Majerle (30)	Charles Barkley (14)	Kevin Johnson (7)	America West Arena 19,023	31–8

February: 9–4 (Home: 7–1; Road: 2–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
40	February 2	@ L.A. Clippers	L 108–112	Kevin Johnson (23)	Mark West (12)	Charles Barkley, Kevin Johnson (6)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 15,989	31–9
41	February 3	Minnesota	W 122–102	Danny Ainge (19)	Charles Barkley (14)	Kevin Johnson (8)	America West Arena 19,023	32–9
42	February 5	L.A. Lakers	W 132–104	Dan Majerle (29)	Richard Dumas (9)	Charles Barkley, Kevin Johnson (6)	America West Arena 19,023	33–9
43	February 7	Orlando	W 121–105	Richard Dumas (31)	Charles Barkley (19)	Danny Ainge, Kevin Johnson (9)	America West Arena 19,023	34–9
44	February 10	L.A. Clippers	W 122–100	Charles Barkley (22)	Charles Barkley (13)	Charles Barkley (8)	America West Arena 19,023	35–9
45	February 11	@ Golden State	W 122–100	Danny Ainge (33)	Charles Barkley (19)	Kevin Johnson (12)	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,025	36–9
46	February 13	@ Seattle	L 94–95	Charles Barkley (33)	Charles Barkley (8)	Charles Barkley (8)	Seattle Center Coliseum 14,812	36–10
47	February 16	Boston	W 110–97	Charles Barkley (32)	Charles Barkley, Tom Chambers (12)	Charles Barkley (9)	America West Arena 19,023	37–10
48	February 18	Atlanta	W 131–119	Richard Dumas (32)	Charles Barkley (16)	Charles Barkley (12)	America West Arena 19,023	38–10
All-Star Break
49	February 23	@ San Antonio	W 105–103	Charles Barkley (29)	Charles Barkley (12)	Danny Ainge (7)	HemisFair Arena 16,057	39–10
50	February 25	@ Houston	L 104–131	Richard Dumas (21)	Charles Barkley, Richard Dumas (8)	Danny Ainge, Charles Barkley, Negele Knight (4)	The Summit 16,611	39–11
51	February 26	Utah	W 113–106	Charles Barkley (29)	Charles Barkley (11)	Charles Barkley (11)	America West Arena 19,023	40–11
52	February 28	Cleveland	L 94–101	Charles Barkley (27)	Charles Barkley (19)	Charles Barkley (11)	America West Arena 19,023	40–12

March: 13–3 (Home: 8–2; Road: 5–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
53	March 2	@ Portland	L 97–102	Charles Barkley, Dan Majerle (20)	Charles Barkley (12)	Dan Majerle (7)	Memorial Coliseum 12,888	40–13
54	March 3	Philadelphia	W 125–115	Charles Barkley (36)	Charles Barkley (17)	Charles Barkley (9)	America West Arena 19,023	41–13
55	March 5	Sacramento	W 130–122	Charles Barkley (32)	Mark West (12)	Kevin Johnson (6)	America West Arena 19,023	42–13
56	March 6	@ Dallas	W 109–102	Kevin Johnson (28)	Charles Barkley (15)	Kevin Johnson (7)	Reunion Arena 17,502	43–13
57	March 9	@ Sacramento	W 128–108	Cedric Ceballos (40)	Cedric Ceballos (12)	Kevin Johnson (12)	ARCO Arena 17,317	44–13
58	March 10	Golden State	W 111–100	Charles Barkley (30)	Mark West (13)	Kevin Johnson (8)	America West Arena 19,023	45–13
59	March 12	Dallas	W 116–98	Cedric Ceballos (24)	Charles Barkley, Cedric Ceballos (9)	Kevin Johnson (9)	America West Arena 19,023	46–13
60	March 13	New Jersey	L 93–124	Kevin Johnson (23)	Cedric Ceballos, Tom Chambers, Jerrod Mustaf (7)	Kevin Johnson (6)	America West Arena 19,023	46–14
61	March 17	Portland	W 129–111	Cedric Ceballos, Tom Chambers (24)	Cedric Ceballos (14)	Kevin Johnson (14)	America West Arena 19,023	47–14
62	March 19	Detroit	W 127–97	Danny Ainge (23)	Charles Barkley (16)	Dan Majerle (9)	America West Arena 19,023	48–14
63	March 21	Indiana	L 108–109	Charles Barkley (38)	Charles Barkley, Mark West (9)	Kevin Johnson (11)	America West Arena 19,023	48–15
64	March 23	New York	W 121–92	Charles Barkley (31)	Cedric Ceballos (12)	Frank Johnson (7)	America West Arena 19,023	49–15
65	March 24	@ L.A. Lakers	W 120–105	Charles Barkley (33)	Charles Barkley (12)	Charles Barkley (8)	Great Western Forum 17,505	50–15
66	March 26	Milwaukee	W 109–103	Charles Barkley (31)	Charles Barkley (15)	Frank Johnson (8)	America West Arena 19,023	51–15
67	March 28	@ Philadelphia	W 110–100	Charles Barkley (35)	Cedric Ceballos (15)	Kevin Johnson (8)	The Spectrum 18,168	52–15
68	March 30	@ Chicago	W 113–109	Cedric Ceballos (27)	Mark West (10)	Kevin Johnson (16)	Chicago Stadium 18,676	53–15

April: 9–5 (Home: 5–2; Road: 4–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
69	April 2	@ Boston	W 118–114	Charles Barkley (37)	Charles Barkley (11)	Kevin Johnson (9)	Boston Garden 14,890	54–15
70	April 4	@ Indiana	W 110–100	Charles Barkley (32)	Charles Barkley (13)	Kevin Johnson (8)	Market Square Arena 16,530	55–15
71	April 6	L.A. Lakers	W 115–114	Kevin Johnson (32)	Charles Barkley (11)	Dan Majerle (8)	America West Arena 19,023	56–15
72	April 8	@ Sacramento	W 123–114	Cedric Ceballos (28)	Mark West (13)	Kevin Johnson (7)	ARCO Arena	57–15
73	April 9	Denver	W 98–97	Charles Barkley (26)	Charles Barkley (19)	Charles Barkley (12)	America West Arena 19,023	58–15
74	April 11	Utah	W 112–99	Kevin Johnson (29)	Charles Barkley (7)	Kevin Johnson (9)	America West Arena 19,023	59–15
75	April 12	@ L.A. Clippers	L 104–111	Richard Dumas (28)	Richard Dumas (12)	Danny Ainge, Dan Majerle (6)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 15,989	59–16
76	April 14	Minnesota	W 98–84	Dan Majerle (25)	Cedric Ceballos (13)	Kevin Johnson (10)	America West Arena 19,023	60–16
77	April 16	Seattle	L 102–108	Cedric Ceballos (21)	Tom Chambers, Jerrod Mustaf (7)	Kevin Johnson, Dan Majerle (7)	America West Arena 19,023	60–17
78	April 17	@ Utah	L 101–110	Cedric Ceballos (25)	Cedric Ceballos (10)	Negele Knight (6)	Delta Center 19,911	60–18
79	April 19	Houston	L 97–111	Kevin Johnson (18)	Jerrod Mustaf (8)	Kevin Johnson (7)	America West Arena 19,023	60–19
80	April 22	@ Portland	W 115–114	Charles Barkley (25)	Cedric Ceballos (9)	Kevin Johnson (14)	Memorial Coliseum 12,888	61–19
81	April 24	San Antonio	W 99–97	Richard Dumas (23)	Cedric Ceballos (11)	Danny Ainge, Frank Johnson, Negele Knight (6)	America West Arena 19,023	62–19
82	April 25	@ Denver	L 118–120	Richard Dumas (25)	Charles Barkley (10)	Danny Ainge (7)	McNichols Sports Arena 17,022	62–20

1992–93 season schedule

Playoffs[]

Under rookie head coach Paul Westphal (a former Suns assistant and, as a player, member of the 1976 Suns squad that went to the NBA Finals), the Suns squad consisting mostly of Barkley, Majerle, Johnson and Ainge won 62 games that year. After eliminating the Lakers (against whom they came back from an 0–2 deficit preventing them from being the first eight-seeded team to eliminate the top seeded team in the first round), Spurs, and Sonics, the Suns advanced to the Finals for the second time in franchise history. They eventually lost to the Bulls, led by Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen. This series included a triple-overtime game (Game 3) that along with game 4 of the 1976 series are the only triple overtime games in the history of the NBA finals.^[27]^[28] Approximately 300,000 fans braved the 105 degree heat to celebrate the memorable season in the streets of Phoenix.^[29]

Game log[]

1993 playoff game log

First Round: 3–2 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 30	L.A. Lakers	L 103–107	Charles Barkley (34)	Charles Barkley (15)	Knight, Majerle (5)	America West Arena 19,023	0–1
2	May 2	L.A. Lakers	L 81–86	three players tied (18)	Charles Barkley (21)	Kevin Johnson (16)	America West Arena 19,023	0–2
3	May 4	@ L.A. Lakers	W 107–102	Charles Barkley (27)	Charles Barkley (11)	three players tied (5)	Great Western Forum 17,505	1–2
4	May 6	@ L.A. Lakers	W 101–86	Charles Barkley (28)	Charles Barkley (11)	Kevin Johnson (6)	Great Western Forum 17,505	2–2
5	May 9	L.A. Lakers	W 112–104 (OT)	Charles Barkley (31)	Barkley, Miller (14)	Kevin Johnson (13)	America West Arena 19,023	3–2

Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 11	San Antonio	W 98–89	Kevin Johnson (25)	Charles Barkley (10)	Kevin Johnson (7)	America West Arena 19,023	1–0
2	May 13	San Antonio	W 109–103	Charles Barkley (35)	Charles Barkley (10)	Kevin Johnson (12)	America West Arena 19,023	2–0
3	May 15	@ San Antonio	L 96–111	Kevin Johnson (26)	Charles Barkley (14)	Kevin Johnson (7)	HemisFair Arena 16,057	2–1
4	May 16	@ San Antonio	L 103–117	Kevin Johnson (26)	Charles Barkley (12)	Kevin Johnson (8)	HemisFair Arena 16,057	2–2
5	May 18	San Antonio	W 109–97	Charles Barkley (36)	Charles Barkley (12)	Kevin Johnson (12)	America West Arena 19,023	3–2
6	May 20	@ San Antonio	W 102–100	Charles Barkley (28)	Charles Barkley (21)	Kevin Johnson (8)	HemisFair Arena 16,057	4–2

Conference Finals: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 24	Seattle	W 105–91	Cedric Ceballos (21)	Charles Barkley (14)	Dan Majerle (9)	America West Arena 19,023	1–0
2	May 26	Seattle	L 99–103	Dan Majerle (29)	Barkley, Majerle (10)	Charles Barkley (6)	America West Arena 19,023	1–1
3	May 28	@ Seattle	W 104–97	Kevin Johnson (20)	Charles Barkley (16)	Kevin Johnson (9)	Seattle Center Coliseum 14,812	2–1
4	May 30	@ Seattle	L 101–120	Charles Barkley (27)	Charles Barkley (7)	Kevin Johnson (7)	Seattle Center Coliseum 14,812	2–2
5	June 1	Seattle	W 120–114	Charles Barkley (43)	Charles Barkley (15)	Barkley, Johnson (10)	America West Arena 19,023	3–2
6	June 3	@ Seattle	L 102–118	Kevin Johnson (22)	Charles Barkley (11)	Kevin Johnson (4)	Seattle Center Coliseum 14,812	3–3
7	June 5	Seattle	W 123–110	Charles Barkley (44)	Charles Barkley (24)	Kevin Johnson (9)	America West Arena 19,023	4–3

NBA Finals: 2–4 (Home: 0–3; Road: 2–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	June 9	Chicago	L 92–100	Charles Barkley (21)	Richard Dumas (12)	Charles Barkley (5)	America West Arena 19,023	0–1
2	June 11	Chicago	L 108–111	Charles Barkley (42)	Charles Barkley (13)	Kevin Johnson (6)	America West Arena 19,023	0–2
3	June 13	@ Chicago	W 129–121 (3OT)	Dan Majerle (28)	Charles Barkley (19)	Kevin Johnson (9)	Chicago Stadium 18,676	1–2
4	June 16	@ Chicago	L 105–111	Charles Barkley (32)	Charles Barkley (12)	Charles Barkley (10)	Chicago Stadium 18,676	1–3
5	June 18	@ Chicago	W 108–98	Dumas, Johnson (25)	Dan Majerle (12)	Kevin Johnson (8)	Chicago Stadium 18,676	2–3
6	June 20	Chicago	L 98–99	Barkley, Majerle (21)	Charles Barkley (17)	Kevin Johnson (10)	America West Arena 19,023	2–4

1993 schedule

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 Phoenix Suns won game 3 in 3OT, 129–121. Suns Head Coach Paul Westphal became the only person to appear in both triple-overtime finals games. The first was Game 5 of the 1976 contest against Boston, as a player for the Suns, which thus were the only team to appear in two triple-overtime finals games. 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 pointer 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 PPG during the six game series, became the first player in NBA history to win three straight Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player 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.

Awards and honors[]

Week/Month[]

Charles Barkley was named Player of the Week for games played December 7 through December 13.
Charles Barkley was named Player of the Week for games played March 29 through April 4.
Charles Barkley was named Player of the Month for December.
Paul Westphal was named Coach of the Month for December.

All-Star[]

Charles Barkley was voted as a starter for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. It was his seventh All-Star selection. Barkley finished third in All-Star voting with 858,947 votes, behind only Michael Jordan (1,035,824) and Scottie Pippen (932,912).
Dan Majerle was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. It was his second All-Star selection.
The other Suns player who received All-Star votes was Kevin Johnson (188,545).
Paul Westphal coached the Western Conference All-Star team to a 135–130 victory over the East.
Cedric Ceballos participated in the Slam Dunk Contest. After winning the 1992 contest, Ceballos made the final round, finishing third behind Clarence Weatherspoon and champion Harold Miner.
Dan Majerle participated in the Three-Point Shootout, losing to champion Mark Price.

Season[]

Charles Barkley received the Most Valuable Player Award.
Jerry Colangelo received the Executive of the Year Award.
Charles Barkley was named to the All-NBA First Team.
Dan Majerle was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. Majerle also finished fifth in Defensive Player of the Year voting.^[30]
Richard Dumas was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.
Cedric Ceballos led the league in field goal percentage, making 57.6 percent of his shots.
Dan Majerle led the league (tied with Reggie Miller) in three-point field goals with 167.
Danny Ainge finished second in Sixth Man of the Year voting.^[30]
Tom Chambers finished fifth in Sixth Man of the Year voting.^[30]

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 Ainge	80	0	27.0	.462	.403	.848	2.7	3.3	0.9	0.1	11.8
Charles Barkley	76	76	37.6	.520	.305	.765	12.2	5.1	1.6	1.0	25.6
Cedric Ceballos	74	46	21.7	.576†	.000	.725	5.5	1.0	0.7	0.4	12.8
Tom Chambers	73	0	23.6	.447	.393	.837	4.7	1.4	0.6	0.3	12.2
Richard Dumas	48	32	27.5	.524	.333	.707	4.6	1.3	1.8	0.8	15.8
Frank Johnson	77	0	14.6	.436	.083	.776	1.5	2.4	0.8	0.1	4.3
Kevin Johnson	49	47	33.5	.499	.125	.819	2.1	7.8	1.7	0.4	16.1
Tim Kempton	30	0	5.6	.396	.	.581	1.3	0.6	0.1	0.1	1.9
Negele Knight	52	35	17.1	.391	.000	.779	1.2	2.8	0.4	0.1	6.1
Dan Majerle	82	82	39.0	.464	.381	.778	4.7	3.8	1.7	0.4	16.9
Oliver Miller	56	1	19.1	.475	.000	.710	4.9	2.1	0.7	1.8	5.6
Jerrod Mustaf	32	9	10.5	.438	.000	.623	2.6	0.3	0.5	0.3	4.6
Kurt Rambis*	5	0	8.2	.571	.	.500	1.2	0.2	0.6	0.0	1.8
Alex Stivrins*	10	0	3.5	.611	.000	.	0.8	0.1	0.1	0.1	2.2
Mark West	82	82	19.0	.614†	.	.518	5.6	0.4	0.2	1.3	5.3

* – Stats with the Suns.
† – Minimum 300 field goals made.

Playoffs[]

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Danny Ainge	24	0	24.6	.376	.413	.872	2.5	2.3	0.5	0.1	8.1
Charles Barkley	24	24	42.8	.477	.222	.771	13.6	4.3	1.6	1.0	26.6
Cedric Ceballos	16	3	11.6	.571	.	.727	2.3	0.8	0.3	0.4	6.0
Tom Chambers	24	1	15.7	.388	.400	.815	2.7	0.5	0.2	0.4	7.3
Richard Dumas	23	20	21.7	.525	.000	.755	2.8	1.0	0.9	0.6	10.9
Frank Johnson	22	0	7.8	.440	.333	.862	0.5	0.8	0.3	0.0	3.2
Kevin Johnson	23	23	39.7	.480	.000	.795	2.7	7.9	1.5	0.6	17.8
Negele Knight	9	1	3.8	.563	.	.	0.3	0.8	0.0	0.1	2.0
Dan Majerle	24	24	44.6	.431	.394	.696	5.8	3.7	1.4	1.2	15.4
Oliver Miller	24	0	21.4	.587†	.000	.564	5.2	2.1	0.9	2.5	7.2
Jerrod Mustaf	7	0	1.4	.600†	.	.	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.9
Mark West	24	24	19.5	.544	.	.609	4.1	0.5	0.2	1.4	4.8

† – Minimum 20 field goals made.

Transactions[]

Trades[]

June 17, 1992

To Philadelphia 76ers

Jeff Hornacek
Tim Perry
Andrew Lang

To Phoenix Suns

Charles Barkley

Free agents[]

Additions[]

Date	Player	Signed	Former Team
July 3, 1992	Danny Ainge	Signed 3-year contract for $5.2 million	Portland Trail Blazers
August 18, 1992	Tim Kempton	Signed multi-year contract	Denver Nuggets
September 29, 1992	Alex Stivrins	Undisclosed	Seattle SuperSonics
October 8, 1992	Frank Johnson	Undisclosed	Orlando Magic
November 5, 1992	Frank Johnson	Signed one-year contract for $140,000	Phoenix Suns
March 31, 1993	Alex Stivrins	Signed two 10-day contracts	Milwaukee Bucks

Subtractions[]

Date	Player	Reason Left	New Team
June 17, 1992	Steve Burtt	Waived	Washington Bullets
September 24, 1992	Chad Gallagher	Released	Utah Jazz
October 22, 1992	Brad Davis	Waived	Minnesota Timberwolves
November 3, 1992	Frank Johnson	Waived	Phoenix Suns
November 5, 1992	Ed Nealy	Waived	Golden State Warriors
November 20, 1992	Kurt Rambis	Waived	Sacramento Kings
December 28, 1992	Alex Stivrins	Waived	Atlanta Hawks
April 11, 1993	Alex Stivrins	Waived	n/a

Player Transactions Citation:^[31]

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