1992–93 Chicago Bulls season

NBA season
team = Chicago Bulls
misc = Third World Championship
end_year = 1993
wins = 57
losses = 25
division = Central
division_place = 1
conf_place = 2
coach = Phil Jackson
arena = Chicago Stadium
owners = Jerry Reinsdorf
television =
radio =
playoffs = NBA Champions
bbr_team = CHI

The Chicago Bulls finished in first place in the Central Division. The Bulls would go on to beat the Phoenix Suns in the 1993 NBA Finals.

Offseason

NBA Draft

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. This series was also notable in that the road team won each game, with the exception of Chicago in game 4.

* The Phoenix Suns won game 3 in 3OT, 129-121. By the way, Suns Head Coach Paul Westphal became the only person to appear in both triple-overtime finals games. The first was the classic 1976 contest against Boston, in Game 5 as a player. Ironically, his Suns also appeared in that year's finals, thus becoming the only team to appear in two triple-overtime finals games. Back 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 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.

1993 NBA Finals roster

1993 Chicago Bulls

Head Coach:Phil Jackson
Michael Jordan
Scottie Pippen
Horace Grant
B.J. Armstrong
Scott Williams
Bill Cartwright
Stacey King
Trent Tucker
John Paxson
Will Perdue
Rodney McCray
Ricky Blanton
Darrell Walker
Corey Williams
Jo Jo English

1993 Phoenix Suns

Head Coach:Paul Westphal
Charles Barkley
Dan Majerle
Kevin Johnson
Tom Chambers
Danny Ainge
Richard Dumas
Negele Knight
Oliver Miller
Mark West
Jerrod Mustaf
Frank Johnson
Tim Kempton

eries Summary

"Bulls win series 4-2"

Award Winners

*Michael Jordan, Associated Press Athlete of the Year
* Michael Jordan, All-NBA Team, First Team
* Michael Jordan, Guard, NBA Finals MVP
* Michael Jordan, NBA All-Defensive First Team

NBA All-Star Game

* Michael Jordan, Guard

References

* [http://www.databasebasketball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?yr=1992&tm=Chi&lg=N Bulls on Database Basketball]
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CHI/1993.html Bulls on Basketball Reference]