1992–93 Seattle SuperSonics season

1992–93 Seattle SuperSonics season
Head coachGeorge Karl
General managerBob Whitsitt
Owner(s)Barry Ackerley
ArenaSeattle Center Coliseum
Results
Record55–27 (.671)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Pacific)
Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishWestern Conference finals
(lost to the Phoenix Suns 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioKJR
< 1991–92 1993–94 >
A ticket for Game 4 of the 1993 Western Conference finals between the SuperSonics and the Phoenix Suns at the Seattle Center Coliseum.

The 1992–93 NBA season was the 25th season for the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the first month of the regular season, the Sonics acquired Vincent Askew from the Sacramento Kings.[2] With George Karl in his second season as the SuperSonics coach, the team won their first four games of the season, which included two victories against the Houston Rockets in their first two games overseas in Yokohama, Japan.[3][4][5][6]

At mid-season, the team traded Benoit Benjamin and top draft pick Doug Christie to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Sam Perkins.[7][8][9][10] With a 33–17 record at the All-Star break,[11] the Sonics won ten straight games between February and March, as they improved their 47–35 record from the previous season to 55–27, and reached the 1993 Playoffs as the #3 seed in the Western Conference.[12]

Shawn Kemp averaged 17.8 points, 10.7 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.9 blocks per game, and was selected for the 1993 NBA All-Star Game, which was his first All-Star appearance,[13][14][15][16] while Ricky Pierce led the team in scoring averaging 18.2 points per game, and Gary Payton provided the team with 13.5 points, 4.9 assists and 2.2 steals per game. In addition, sixth man Eddie Johnson contributed 14.4 points per game off the bench, while Derrick McKey provided with 13.4 points and 1.4 steals per game, and Michael Cage led the team with 8.0 rebounds per game.[17] Payton also finished in sixth place in Most Improved Player voting,[18] while Karl finished in third place in Coach of the Year voting.[19][20][21]

In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Sonics trailed 2–1 to the Utah Jazz,[22][23][24] but managed to defeat them in five games,[25][26][27][28] then defeated the Rockets in seven games in the Western Conference Semi-finals, which included a 103–100 overtime home win in Game 7.[29][30][31][32] However, the Sonics would then lose in the Western Conference finals to the Charles Barkley-led Phoenix Suns in a full seven game series.[33][34][35][36] The Suns would reach the NBA Finals, but would lose to the 2-time defending champion Chicago Bulls in six games.[37][38][39][40][41]

Following the season, McKey was traded to the Indiana Pacers,[42][43][44][45] and Johnson and Dana Barros were both dealt to the Charlotte Hornets,[46][47][48][49] who then sent Barros to the Philadelphia 76ers two days later.[50][51][52][53]

Draft picks

Main article: 1992 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 17 Doug Christie SG  United States Pepperdine
2 45 Chris King SF  United States Wake Forest

Roster

1992–93 Seattle SuperSonics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 17 Askew, Vincent 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1966–02–28 Memphis
G 11 Barros, Dana 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 1967–04–13 Boston College
C 44 Cage, Michael 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 224 lb (102 kg) 1962–01–28 San Diego State
F 8 Johnson, Eddie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1959–05–01 Illinois
F 40 Kemp, Shawn 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1969–11–26 Trinity Valley CC
C 25 King, Rich 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1969–04–04 Nebraska
F 31 McKey, Derrick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1966–10–10 Alabama
G 10 McMillan, Nate 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1964–08–03 NC State
G 21 Paddio, Gerald 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1965–04–21 UNLV
G 20 Payton, Gary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1968–07–23 Oregon State
F 14 Perkins, Sam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1961–06–14 North Carolina
G 22 Pierce, Ricky 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1959–08–19 Rice
C 55 Scheffler, Steve 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1967–09–03 Purdue
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Depth chart

Pos. Starter Bench Reserve Inactive
C Michael Cage Steve Scheffler Rich King
PF Shawn Kemp Sam Perkins
SF Derrick McKey Eddie Johnson Gerald Paddio
SG Ricky Pierce Nate McMillan
Vincent Askew
PG Gary Payton Dana Barros

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
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot
#
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 15
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: 55–27 (Home: 33–8; Road: 22–19)
November: 8–4 (home: 6–1; road: 2–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 6, 1992 @ Houston
(at Yokohama, Japan) 		W 111–94 Tokyo Dome 1–0
2 November 7, 1992 Houston
(at Yokohama, Japan) 		W 89–85 Tokyo Dome 2–0
3 November 12, 1992 L.A. Lakers W 114–102 Seattle Center Coliseum 3–0
4 November 14, 1992 Sacramento W 133–117 Seattle Center Coliseum 4–0
5 November 16, 1992
6:30 p.m. PST 		@ Phoenix L 108–117 Kemp,
McKey (19) 		Kemp (9) McMillan (8) America West Arena
19,023 		4–1
6 November 17, 1992 New York W 100–90 Seattle Center Coliseum 5–1
7 November 19, 1992
7:00 p.m. PST 		Chicago L 99–108 Payton (18) Kemp,
McMillan (7) 		Barros (7) Kingdome
37,401 		5–2
8 November 21, 1992 Detroit W 138–101 Seattle Center Coliseum 6–2
9 November 23, 1992 @ Sacramento L 99–103 ARCO Arena 6–3
10 November 24, 1992 New Jersey W 103–97 Seattle Center Coliseum 7–3
11 November 27, 1992 @ Dallas W 127–104 Reunion Arena 8–3
12 November 28, 1992 @ San Antonio L 97–104 HemisFair Arena 8–4
December: 10–4 (home: 7–0; road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
13 December 1, 1992 Orlando W 116–102 Seattle Center Coliseum 9–4
14 December 3, 1992 Dallas W 125–108 Seattle Center Coliseum 10–4
15 December 5, 1992 Minnesota W 124–87 Seattle Center Coliseum 11–4
16 December 8, 1992 @ New York L 88–100 Madison Square Garden 11–5
17 December 9, 1992 @ Philadelphia L 104–115 The Spectrum 11–6
18 December 11, 1992 @ Boston W 100–90 Boston Garden 12–6
19 December 12, 1992 @ Cleveland L 93–97 Richfield Coliseum 12–7
20 December 15, 1992 Milwaukee W 108–100 Seattle Center Coliseum 13–7
21 December 18, 1992 Portland W 126–109 Seattle Center Coliseum 14–7
22 December 19, 1992 L.A. Clippers W 121–101 Seattle Center Coliseum 15–7
23 December 22, 1992 @ Portland W 107–96 Memorial Coliseum 16–7
24 December 23, 1992 @ L.A. Lakers W 80–79 Great Western Forum 17–7
25 December 26, 1992
6:30 p.m. PST 		@ Phoenix L 110–113 Johnson (22) Cage (8) Payton (11) America West Arena
19,023 		17–8
26 December 29, 1992 Boston W 111–87 Seattle Center Coliseum 18–8
January: 10–4 (home: 6–1; road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
27 January 2, 1993 Denver W 108–104 Seattle Center Coliseum 19–8
28 January 5, 1993 Golden State W 116–106 Seattle Center Coliseum 20–8
29 January 8, 1993 @ Minnesota W 98–93 Target Center 21–8
30 January 9, 1993 @ Denver W 107–95 McNichols Sports Arena 22–8
31 January 12, 1993
7:00 p.m. PST 		Phoenix W 122–113 McKey (24) Kemp (14) Pierce (6) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,812 		23–8
32 January 14, 1993 @ Utah L 89–96 Delta Center 23–9
33 January 15, 1993 L.A. Clippers W 123–104 Seattle Center Coliseum 24–9
34 January 17, 1993 @ Portland L 97–109 Memorial Coliseum 24–10
35 January 18, 1993 Utah W 106–96 Seattle Center Coliseum 25–10
36 January 20, 1993 @ L.A. Lakers W 111–101 Great Western Forum 26–10
37 January 22, 1993 @ Golden State W 118–114 (2OT) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 27–10
38 January 24, 1993 @ L.A. Clippers L 95–116 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 27–11
39 January 27, 1993 San Antonio L 99–119 Seattle Center Coliseum 27–12
40 January 30, 1993 Portland W 108–86 Seattle Center Coliseum 28–12
February: 9–5 (home: 3–2; road: 6–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
41 February 1, 1993 @ Charlotte L 100–112 Charlotte Coliseum 28–13
42 February 2, 1993 @ Atlanta L 109–118 The Omni 28–14
43 February 4, 1993 @ New Jersey L 103–113 (OT) Brendan Byrne Arena 28–15
44 February 6, 1993 @ Washington W 120–92 Capital Centre 29–15
45 February 7, 1993 @ Detroit W 103–101 The Palace of Auburn Hills 30–15
46 February 9, 1993 Denver L 92–96 Seattle Center Coliseum 30–16
47 February 11, 1993 Utah L 96–101 Seattle Center Coliseum 30–17
48 February 13, 1993
7:00 p.m. PST 		Phoenix W 95–94 Pierce (25) Kemp (14) Payton (7) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,812 		31–17
49 February 16, 1993 Washington W 112–102 Seattle Center Coliseum 32–17
50 February 18, 1993 @ Golden State W 131–116 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 33–17
All-Star Break
51 February 23, 1993 @ Denver W 103–99 McNichols Sports Arena 34–17
52 February 24, 1993 @ Minnesota W 89–77 Target Center 35–17
53 February 26, 1993 @ Sacramento W 141–120 ARCO Arena 36–17
54 February 27, 1993 Golden State W 109–92 Seattle Center Coliseum 37–17
March: 11–6 (home: 6–2; road: 5–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
55 March 2, 1993 Cleveland W 108–105 (OT) Seattle Center Coliseum 38–17
56 March 4, 1993 Charlotte W 138–112 Seattle Center Coliseum 39–17
57 March 6, 1993 Philadelphia W 149–93 Seattle Center Coliseum 40–17
58 March 8, 1993 @ Indiana L 99–105 Market Square Arena 40–18
59 March 9, 1993
5:30 p.m. PST 		@ Chicago L 83–86 Kemp (19) Kemp (11) Payton (6) Chicago Stadium
18,531 		40–19
60 March 11, 1993 @ Milwaukee W 116–105 Bradley Center 41–19
61 March 13, 1993 @ Miami L 102–106 Miami Arena 41–20
62 March 14, 1993 @ Orlando W 105–97 Orlando Arena 42–20
63 March 16, 1993 Miami W 98–85 Seattle Center Coliseum 43–20
64 March 18, 1993 Sacramento W 131–111 Seattle Center Coliseum 44–20
65 March 19, 1993 @ Utah W 108–97 Delta Center 45–20
66 March 21, 1993 @ Houston W 100–89 The Summit 46–20
67 March 23, 1993 Portland L 99–108 Seattle Center Coliseum 46–21
68 March 25, 1993 Indiana L 117–120 Seattle Center Coliseum 46–22
69 March 27, 1993 L.A. Clippers W 112–108 Seattle Center Coliseum 47–22
70 March 30, 1993 @ San Antonio L 97–99 HemisFair Arena 47–23
71 March 31, 1993 @ Dallas W 103–96 Reunion Arena 48–23
April: 7–4 (home: 5–2; road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
72 April 3, 1993 Atlanta W 128–105 Seattle Center Coliseum 49–23
73 April 6, 1993 Dallas L 107–109 Seattle Center Coliseum 49–24
74 April 9, 1993 Sacramento W 111–97 Seattle Center Coliseum 50–24
75 April 11, 1993 @ L.A. Lakers L 96–98 Great Western Forum 50–25
76 April 13, 1993 Minnesota W 129–95 Seattle Center Coliseum 51–25
77 April 16, 1993
7:30 p.m. PDT 		@ Phoenix W 108–102 Kemp,
Payton (19) 		Kemp (13) Payton (10) America West Arena
19,023 		52–25
78 April 17, 1993 Houston L 81–86 Seattle Center Coliseum 52–26
79 April 19, 1993 San Antonio W 96–89 Seattle Center Coliseum 53–26
80 April 22, 1993 @ L.A. Clippers W 100–98 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 54–26
81 April 23, 1993 L.A. Lakers W 122–93 Seattle Center Coliseum 55–26
82 April 25, 1993 @ Golden State L 109–119 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 55–27
1992–93 schedule

Playoffs

1993 playoff game log
Western Conference First Round: 3–2 (home: 2–1; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 30, 1993 Utah W 99–85 Shawn Kemp (29) Shawn Kemp (17) Nate McMillan (9) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,429 		1–0
2 May 2, 1993 Utah L 85–89 Gary Payton (19) Sam Perkins (10) Nate McMillan (7) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,513 		1–1
3 May 4, 1993 @ Utah L 80–90 Perkins, Johnson (20) Perkins, Cage (9) Ricky Pierce (5) Delta Center
19,911 		1–2
4 May 6, 1993 @ Utah W 93–80 Eddie Johnson (24) Shawn Kemp (11) McKey,
Payton (6) 		Delta Center
19,911 		2–2
5 May 8, 1993 Utah W 100–92 Sam Perkins (20) Sam Perkins (13) Gary Payton (7) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,812 		3–2
Western Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (home: 4–0; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 10, 1993 Houston W 99–90 Ricky Pierce (23) Shawn Kemp (11) Nate McMillan (10) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,252 		1–0
2 May 12, 1993 Houston W 111–100 Sam Perkins (23) Michael Cage (14) Derrick McKey (7) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,732 		2–0
3 May 15, 1993 @ Houston L 79–97 Shawn Kemp (12) Perkins, Cage (9) Nate McMillan (4) The Summit
16,611 		2–1
4 May 16, 1993 @ Houston L 92–103 Shawn Kemp (23) Shawn Kemp (18) Nate McMillan (8) The Summit
16,611 		2–2
5 May 18, 1993 Houston W 120–95 Ricky Pierce (24) Shawn Kemp (12) Nate McMillan (5) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,433 		3–2
6 May 20, 1993 @ Houston L 90–103 Perkins, Payton (14) Shawn Kemp (9) three players tied (3) The Summit
16,611 		3–3
7 May 22, 1993 Houston W 103–100 (OT) Ricky Pierce (25) Shawn Kemp (11) Nate McMillan (6) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,812 		4–3
Western Conference Finals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 24, 1993
6:00 p.m. PDT 		@ Phoenix L 91–105 McKey (17) Kemp (10) McMillan (7) America West Arena
19,023 		0–1
2 May 26, 1993
6:00 p.m. PDT 		@ Phoenix W 103–99 Pierce (34) McMillan (8) McMillan (6) America West Arena
19,023 		1–1
3 May 28, 1993
6:00 p.m. PDT 		Phoenix L 97–104 Pierce (28) Kemp (12) McMillan (5) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,812 		1–2
4 May 30, 1993
12:30 p.m. PDT 		Phoenix W 120–101 Kemp,
McKey (20) 		Kemp (8) McKey (6) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,812 		2–2
5 June 1, 1993
6:00 p.m. PDT 		@ Phoenix L 114–120 Kemp (33) Kemp,
Perkins (6) 		Payton (8) America West Arena
19,023 		2–3
6 June 3, 1993
6:00 p.m. PDT 		Phoenix W 118–102 Pierce (27) Kemp (15) McKey (5) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,812 		3–3
7 June 5, 1993
12:30 p.m. PDT 		@ Phoenix L 110–123 Johnson (34) Kemp (8) McMillan (7) America West Arena
19,023 		3–4
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% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Vincent Askew 64 4 16.5 .495 .333 .701 2.3 1.8 .6 .3 6.0
Dana Barros 69 2 18.0 .451 .379 .831 1.6 2.2 .9 .0 7.8
Benoit Benjamin1 31 6 14.5 .497 .000 .701 3.6 .4 .5 1.1 6.7
Michael Cage 82 66 26.3 .526 .000 .469 8.0 .8 .9 .6 6.1
Eddie Johnson 82 0 22.8 .467 .304 .911 3.3 1.6 .4 .0 14.4
Shawn Kemp 78 68 33.1 .492 .000 .712 10.7 2.0 1.5 1.9 17.8
Rich King 3 0 4.0 .400 .000 1.000 1.7 .3 .0 .0 2.0
Derrick McKey 77 68 31.7 .496 .357 .741 4.2 2.6 1.4 .8 13.4
Nate McMillan 73 25 27.1 .464 .385 .709 4.2 5.3 2.4 .4 7.5
Gerald Paddio 41 3 7.5 .447 .250 .667 1.2 .8 .3 .1 3.9
Gary Payton 82 78 31.1 .494 .206 .770 3.4 4.9 2.2 .3 13.5
Sam Perkins 30 13 25.4 .511 .452 .795 4.8 .9 .7 1.0 12.1
Ricky Pierce 77 72 28.8 .489 .372 .889 2.5 2.9 1.3 .1 18.2
Steve Scheffler 29 5 5.7 .521 .000 .667 1.2 .2 .2 .0 2.3
1.^ Statistics with the SuperSonics.

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Vincent Askew 12 0 8.6 .561 .000 .696 1.6 .8 .1 .1 5.2
Dana Barros 16 0 8.5 .468 .313 .750 .8 .8 .3 .0 3.4
Michael Cage 19 2 19.9 .525 .000 .389 5.8 .5 .7 .4 4.8
Eddie Johnson 19 0 20.1 .390 .333 .935 2.4 .9 .2 .1 10.8
Shawn Kemp 19 19 34.9 .512 .000 .809 10.0 2.6 1.5 2.1 16.5
Derrick McKey 19 17 34.1 .525 .400 .667 5.2 3.7 .6 .9 11.3
Nate McMillan 19 2 21.8 .340 .208 .533 3.5 5.4 .6 1.3 4.8
Gerald Paddio 9 0 3.3 .500 .000 .000 .3 .4 .2 .1 1.6
Gary Payton 19 19 31.8 .443 .167 .676 3.3 3.7 1.8 .2 12.3
Sam Perkins 19 17 32.9 .436 .380 .873 7.0 1.9 1.0 1.3 14.4
Ricky Pierce 19 19 30.4 .456 .400 .898 2.4 2.2 .6 .2 17.7
Steve Scheffler 9 0 2.4 .500 .000 .1000 1.1 .1 .2 .0 1.6

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Transactions

Overview

Players Added ----

Via free agency

Via trade

Players Lost ----

Via free agency

Via trade

Via waivers

Trades

November 25, 1992 To Seattle SuperSonics----Conditional 2nd round pick for the 1993 NBA draft To Sacramento Kings----Vincent Askew
February 22, 1993 To Seattle SuperSonics----Sam Perkins To Los Angeles Lakers----Benoit Benjamin----Draft rights to Doug Christie

Free agents

Waivings

Player Left
Corey Gaines November 19

Player Transactions Citation:[54]

See also

References

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