1992–93 Los Angeles Clippers season

The 1992–93 Los Angeles Clippers season was the 23rd season for the Los Angeles Clippers in the National Basketball Association, and their ninth season in Los Angeles, California.

Season summary

Off-season In the 1992 NBA draft, the Clippers selected point guard Randy Woods out of La Salle University with the 16th overall pick, and also selected center Elmore Spencer from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with the 25th overall pick. During the off-season, the team acquired Mark Jackson from the New York Knicks, and acquired second-year center Stanley Roberts from the Orlando Magic in a three-team trade, acquired Hot Plate Williams from the Washington Bullets, and signed free agent Kiki Vandeweghe.

Regular season With the addition of Jackson, Roberts and Williams, the Clippers lost their first three games of the regular season, but then won 12 of their next 16 games. The team played around .500 in winning percentage for the first half of the season, holding a 26–25 record at the All-Star break. The Clippers played slightly below .500 for the remainder of the season, and finished in fourth place in the Pacific Division with a 41–41 record, earning the seventh seed in the Western Conference, and qualifying for their second consecutive NBA playoff appearance.

Danny Manning averaged 22.8 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 1.3 blocks per game, 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, and Roberts provided with 11.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game. Off the bench, Loy Vaught averaged 9.4 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, while Williams provided with 6.6 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, Gary Grant contributed 6.6 points, 4.8 assists and 1.4 steals per game, and Vandeweghe contributed 6.2 points per game, but only played just 41 games.

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, Manning was selected for the 1993 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Western Conference All-Star team; it was his first ever All-Star appearance. It was also the first time that a Clippers player participated in the NBA All-Star Game since the 1985–86 season, in which former Clippers star Marques Johnson was selected for the 1986 NBA All-Star Game at the Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas.

The Clippers finished 23rd in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 532,625 at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena during the regular season, which was the fifth-lowest in the league.

NBA playoffs In the Western Conference First Round of the 1993 NBA playoffs, the Clippers faced off against the 2nd–seeded, and Midwest Division champion Houston Rockets, who were led by All-Star center, and Defensive Player of the Year, Hakeem Olajuwon, All-Star forward Otis Thorpe, and Vernon Maxwell. The Rockets took a 2–1 series lead, but the Clippers managed to win Game 4 at home, 93–90 at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena to even the series. However, the Clippers lost Game 5 to the Rockets on the road, 84–80 at The Summit, thus losing in a hard-fought five-game series.

Aftermath Following the season, head coach Larry Brown resigned and left to take a coaching job with the Indiana Pacers, while Norman signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks, and Vandeweghe retired. The Clippers would not return to the NBA playoffs again until the 1996–97 season.

Draft picks

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

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

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

Game log Regular season

Playoffs

Player statistics

Season PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG Danny Manning 79 77 34.9 50.9 26.7 80.2 6.6 2.6 1.4 1.322.8 Ron Harper 80 77 37.1 45.1 28.0 76.95.3 4.5 2.2 0.918.0 Ken Norman 76 71 32.6 51.1 26.3 59.5 7.5 2.2 0.8 0.815.0 Mark Jackson 82 81 38.0 48.6 26.8 80.3 4.7 8.8 1.7 0.114.4 Stanley Roberts 77 76 23.6 52.7 0.0 48.8 6.2 0.8 0.4 1.811.3 Loy Vaught 79 4 20.9 50.8 25.0 74.8 6.2 0.7 0.7 0.59.4 John Williams 74 8 22.1 43.0 22.6 54.3 4.3 1.9 1.1 0.36.6 Gary Grant 74 8 21.9 44.1 26.2 74.3 1.9 4.8 1.4 0.16.6 Kiki VanDeWeghe 41 3 12.0 45.3 32.4 87.9 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.26.2 Jaren Jackson 34 0 10.3 41.4 40.0 85.2 1.1 1.0 0.6 0.13.9 Lester Conner 31 0 13.6 45.2 0.0 94.7 1.6 2.1 1.1 0.12.4 Elmore Spencer 44 4 6.4 53.7 0.0 50.0 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.42.4 Randy Woods 41 1 4.2 34.8 21.4 73.1 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.01.7 Duane Washington 4 0 7.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.3 0.3 0.00.0 Alex Stivrins 1 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00.0

Playoffs PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG Danny Manning 5 5 34.2 41.2 0.0 80.8 7.2 1.6 1.4 1.018.2 Ron Harper 5 5 34.8 47.4 50.0 64.7 4.0 3.2 3.0 2.018.0 Mark Jackson 5 5 37.6 43.8 50.0 86.4 5.8 7.6 1.6 0.215.2 Ken Norman 5 5 32.8 37.3 37.5 50.0 8.2 2.4 0.8 0.012.8 Stanley Roberts 5 5 29.8 52.0 0.0 27.8 8.2 0.2 0.6 0.611.4 Loy Vaught 3 0 16.7 40.0 0.0 80.0 6.0 0.0 1.3 0.35.3 Gary Grant 5 0 20.2 32.3 0.0 50.0 0.4 4.6 0.6 0.04.2 Lester Conner 5 0 12.8 75.0 100.0 100.0 1.4 2.0 0.6 0.24.2 Kiki VanDeWeghe 1 0 9.0 33.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.04.0 Jaren Jackson 4 0 7.0 38.5 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.5 0.5 0.02.5 John Williams 5 0 19.6 22.2 66.7 50.0 2.8 1.4 1.0 0.02.2 Elmore Spencer 2 0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.00.0

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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 William Bedford & draft rights to Don MacLean To Detroit Pistons Olden Polynice & 1996 and 1997 second-round draft picks September 22, 1992 To Los Angeles Clippers Mark Jackson & 1995 second-round draft pick To New York Knicks Charles Smith, Doc Rivers & Bo Kimble September 22, 1992 To Los Angeles Clippers Stanley Roberts To Orlando Magic 1993 or 1994 first-round draft pick October 8, 1992 To Los Angeles Clippers John Williams To Washington Bullets William Bedford & draft rights to Don MacLean

Free agents

Additions Player Signed Former team

Subtractions Player Left New team

Player Transactions Citation:

See also Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena

References

1992–93 Los Angeles Clippers season

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