1992–93 New Jersey Nets season

1992–93 New Jersey Nets season
Head coachChuck Daly
General managerWillis Reed
ArenaBrendan Byrne Arena
Results
Record43–39 (.524)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Cavaliers 2–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWWOR-TV
SportsChannel New York
RadioWNEW
< 1991–92 1993–94 >

The 1992–93 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 26th season in the National Basketball Association, and 17th season in East Rutherford, New Jersey.[1] During the off-season, the Nets hired Chuck Daly as head coach; Daly led the Detroit Pistons to two straight championships in 1989 and 1990.[2][3][4][5] The team also acquired Rumeal Robinson from the Atlanta Hawks,[6][7][8] acquired Jayson Williams from the Philadelphia 76ers,[9][10][11] and signed free agents Chucky Brown and Rick Mahorn.[12][13][14]

Under Daly, the Nets continued to improve holding a 30–21 record at the All-Star break.[15] However, they would lose second-year star Kenny Anderson for the remainder of the season to a wrist injury after 55 games.[16][17][18] At mid-season, the Nets signed free agents, former All-Star guard Maurice Cheeks,[19][20][21] and former All-Star forward Bernard King.[22][23][24] Despite losing ten of their final eleven games, the team finished third in the Atlantic Division with a 43–39 record.[25]

Dražen Petrović and Derrick Coleman were both selected to the All-NBA Third Team, as Petrović led the team in scoring averaging 22.3 points per game, and Coleman averaged 20.7 points, 11.2 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game. In addition, Anderson became the team's starting point guard, as he provided the team with 16.9 points, 8.2 assists and 1.7 steals per game, and finished in third place in Most Improved Player voting,[26][27][28] while Chris Morris contributed 14.1 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game, and Sam Bowie provided with 9.1 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game.[29] Daly finished in fifth place in Coach of the Year voting.[30][31][32]

The Nets qualified for the playoffs, and faced off against the Cleveland Cavaliers for the second consecutive year; the Nets would lose to the Cavaliers in five games.[33][34][35][36]

Following the season, tragedy struck as Petrović was killed in a car accident in Germany at the age of 28 on June 7, 1993; Petrović was a passenger in a car driven by his girlfriend, which lost control and crashed head-on into a truck on a rain-drenched highway near Munich, Germany. His girlfriend, Klara Szalantzy, 23, and another passenger, Hilal Haene, 53, were both seriously injured. Shortly before his death, Petrović last played for the Croatian national basketball team in the European Championships in Wroclaw, Poland.[37][38][39][40][41] The Nets retired his #3 jersey, as Petrović would later on be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame posthumously.

Also following the season, Bowie was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers,[42][43][44] while Chris Dudley signed as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers,[45][46] Brown signed with the Dallas Mavericks, and King and Cheeks both retired.

Draft picks

Main article: 1992 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 29 P. J. Brown PF  United States Louisiana Tech
2 40 Steve Rogers SG  United States Alabama State

Roster

1992–93 New Jersey Nets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 21 Addison, Rafael 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1964-07-22 Syracuse
G 7 Anderson, Kenny Injured 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 1970-10-09 Georgia Tech
C 31 Bowie, Sam 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1961-03-17 Kentucky
F 52 Brown, Chucky 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1968-02-29 NC State
G 10 Cheeks, Maurice 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1956-09-08 West Texas A&M
F 44 Coleman, Derrick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1967-06-21 Syracuse
C 22 Dudley, Chris Injured 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1965-02-22 Yale
G 12 George, Tate 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1968-05-29 Connecticut
F 30 King, Bernard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1956-12-04 Tennessee
F 4 Mahorn, Rick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1958-09-21 Hampton
F 34 Morris, Chris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1966-01-20 Auburn
G 3 Petrović, Dražen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1964-10-22 Croatia
G 24 Robinson, Rumeal 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1966-11-13 Michigan
C 33 Schintzius, Dwayne 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1968-10-14 Florida
F 55 Williams, Jayson Injured 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1968-02-22 St. John's
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Roster notes

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-New York Knicks 60 22 .732 — 37–4 23–18 23–5
x-Boston Celtics 48 34 .585 12 28–13 20–21 19–9
x-New Jersey Nets 43 39 .524 17 26–15 17–24 14–14
Orlando Magic 41 41 .500 19 27–14 14–27 15–13
Miami Heat 36 46 .439 24 26–15 10–31 9–19
Philadelphia 76ers 26 56 .317 34 15–26 11–30 11–17
Washington Bullets 22 60 .268 38 15–26 7–34 7–21
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-New York Knicks 60 22 .732 –
2 y-Chicago Bulls 57 25 .695 3
3 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 54 28 .659 6
4 x-Boston Celtics 48 34 .585 12
5 x-Charlotte Hornets 44 38 .537 16
6 x-New Jersey Nets 43 39 .524 17
7 x-Atlanta Hawks 43 39 .524 17
8 x-Indiana Pacers 41 41 .500 19
9 Orlando Magic 41 41 .500 19
10 Detroit Pistons 40 42 .488 20
11 Miami Heat 36 46 .439 24
12 Milwaukee Bucks 28 54 .341 32
13 Philadelphia 76ers 26 56 .317 36
14 Washington Bullets 22 60 .268 38
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: 49–33 (Home: 26–15; Road: 23–18)
November: 7–7 (home: 2–4; road: 5–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 November 10, 1992 @ New York L 96–99 Madison Square Garden 1–2
7 November 17, 1992 Utah L 97–108 Brendan Byrne Arena 3–4
11 November 24, 1992 @ Seattle L 97–103 Seattle Center Coliseum 4–7
12 November 25, 1992 @ L.A. Lakers W 100–98 Great Western Forum 5–7
13 November 27, 1992 @ Utah W 112–110 Delta Center 6–7
December: 9–5 (home: 5–3; road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
16 December 4, 1992 San Antonio W 108–103 (OT) Brendan Byrne Arena 9–7
18 December 8, 1992
7:30 p.m. EST 		Phoenix L 100–105 Morris (25) Morris (12) Anderson (7) Brendan Byrne Arena
16,514 		10–8
19 December 10, 1992 L.A. Clippers W 111–105 Brendan Byrne Arena 10–9
20 December 12, 1992
8:30 p.m. EST 		@ Chicago L 89–95 Petrović (25) Bowie (17) Anderson,
Petrović (6) 		Chicago Stadium
18,232 		11–9
21 December 15, 1992 New York L 94–108 Brendan Byrne Arena 11–10
26 December 26, 1992 @ Cleveland W 119–114 Richfield Coliseum 14–12
27 December 28, 1992 Charlotte W 104–103 Brendan Byrne Arena 15–12
January: 8–7 (home: 6–1; road: 2–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
29 January 2, 1993 @ Charlotte L 117–118 Charlotte Coliseum 16–13
34 January 13, 1993 Cleveland W 104–98 Brendan Byrne Arena 19–15
38 January 21, 1993
7:30 p.m. EST 		Chicago L 94–107 Anderson,
Coleman (22) 		Coleman (12) Anderson (12) Brendan Byrne Arena
20,049 		22–16
40 January 24, 1993 Houston W 100–83 Brendan Byrne Arena 23–17
41 January 26, 1993 L.A. Lakers W 106–91 Brendan Byrne Arena 24–17
43 January 30, 1993 @ Houston L 105–108 The Summit 24–19
February: 7–5 (home: 5–1; road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
45 February 2, 1993 @ San Antonio L 93–111 HemisFair Arena 25–20
46 February 4, 1993 Seattle W 113–103 (OT) Brendan Byrne Arena 26–20
All-Star Break
52 February 23, 1993 @ Charlotte L 95–104 Charlotte Coliseum 30–22
55 February 28, 1993 New York W 102–76 Brendan Byrne Arena 31–24
March: 10–5 (home: 7–1; road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
56 March 2, 1993
8:00 p.m. EST 		Chicago L 80–87 Coleman (22) Dudley (13) Coleman,
George (4) 		Brendan Byrne Arena
20,049 		31–25
59 March 10, 1993 @ L.A. Clippers W 109–98 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 34–25
61 March 13, 1993
9:30 p.m. EST 		@ Phoenix W 124–93 Petrović (29) Coleman (12) Robinson (10) America West Arena
19,023 		36–25
67 March 24, 1993 Charlotte W 118–116 Brendan Byrne Arena 40–27
April: 2–10 (home: 1–5; road: 1–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
72 April 2, 1993
8:00 p.m. EST 		@ Chicago L 105–118 Coleman (30) Mahorn (11) Coleman (7) Chicago Stadium
18,676 		42–30
73 April 4, 1993 @ Cleveland L 99–105 Richfield Coliseum 42–31
76 April 10, 1993 Cleveland L 99–100 Brendan Byrne Arena 42–34
80 April 21, 1993 @ New York L 74–105 Madison Square Garden 43–37
1992–93 schedule

Playoffs

1993 playoff game log
Eastern Conference 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, 1993 @ Cleveland L 98–114 Coleman (31) Coleman (10) Cheeks,
George (5) 		Richfield Coliseum
18,339 		0–1
2 May 1, 1993 @ Cleveland W 101–99 Coleman (27) Coleman (14) Robinson (9) Richfield Coliseum
20,273 		1–1
3 May 5, 1993 Cleveland L 84–93 Coleman (22) Coleman (13) Robinson (9) Brendan Byrne Arena
16,453 		1–2
4 May 7, 1993 Cleveland W 96–79 Morris (22) Coleman (14) Coleman,
Robinson (8) 		Brendan Byrne Arena
15,238 		2–2
1 May 9, 1993 @ Cleveland L 89–99 Coleman (33) Coleman (16) Robinson (6) Richfield Coliseum
17,388 		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

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Dražen Petrović 70 67 38.0 .518 .449 .870 2.7 3.5 1.3 0.2 22.3
Derrick Coleman 76 73 36.3 .460 .232 .808 11.2 3.6 1.2 1.7 20.7
Kenny Anderson 55 55 36.5 .435 .280 .776 4.1 8.2 1.7 0.2 16.9
Chris Morris 77 57 29.9 .481 .224 .794 5.9 1.4 1.9 0.7 14.1
Sam Bowie 79 65 26.5 .450 .333 .779 7.0 1.6 0.4 1.6 9.1
Rumeal Robinson 80 28 19.8 .423 .357 .574 2.0 4.0 1.2 0.2 8.4
Bernard King 32 2 13.4 .514 .286 .684 2.4 0.6 0.3 0.1 7.0
Rafael Addison 68 15 17.1 .443 .206 .814 1.9 0.8 0.3 0.2 6.3
Chucky Brown 77 20 15.4 .483 .000 .724 3.0 0.7 0.3 0.3 5.1
Jayson Williams 12 2 11.6 .457 .389 3.4 0.0 0.3 0.3 4.1
Rick Mahorn 74 9 14.6 .472 .333 .800 3.8 0.4 0.3 0.4 3.9
Maurice Cheeks 35 0 14.6 .548 .000 .889 1.2 3.1 0.9 0.1 3.6
Chris Dudley 71 16 19.7 .353 .518 7.2 0.2 0.2 1.5 3.5
Tate George 48 1 7.9 .378 .000 .833 0.6 1.2 0.2 0.1 2.5
Dwayne Schintzius 5 0 7.0 .286 1.000 1.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.4
Dan O'Sullivan 3 0 3.3 .667 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3
Doug Lee 5 0 6.6 .286 .333 0.4 1.0 0.0 0.2 1.0
Dave Hoppen 2 0 5.0 1.000 .000 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Derrick Coleman 5 5 45.0 .532 .417 .806 13.4 4.6 1.2 2.6 26.8
Chris Morris 5 4 32.6 .557 .375 .917 6.4 1.4 1.6 1.2 17.0
Dražen Petrović 5 5 38.6 .455 .333 .800 1.8 1.8 0.4 0.0 15.6
Rumeal Robinson 5 5 27.2 .429 .286 .714 2.4 7.0 1.0 0.0 9.8
Chucky Brown 4 0 15.5 .409 .857 2.3 0.3 0.8 0.8 6.0
Dwayne Schintzius 5 0 21.2 .448 .500 5.0 0.8 0.2 1.2 5.8
Maurice Cheeks 5 0 16.4 .478 .000 1.2 2.8 1.2 0.2 4.4
Rafael Addison 5 0 10.6 .333 1.000 1.2 1.0 0.6 0.0 3.4
Sam Bowie 3 3 23.7 .444 1.000 4.0 0.7 2.0 0.3 3.3
Bernard King 3 1 8.0 .571 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 2.7
Rick Mahorn 4 2 15.8 .400 3.3 0.8 0.0 0.5 2.0
Tate George 2 0 11.0 .286 1.5 3.0 0.5 0.0 2.0

Player Statistics Citation:[29]

Awards, Records and Honors

Transactions

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