1992–93 Chicago Bulls season

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. This was the last title for Chicago Stadium.

Offseason

NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	27	Byron Houston	Forward	United States	Oklahoma State
2	33	Corey Williams	Guard	United States	Oklahoma State
2	39	Litterial Green	Guard	United States	Georgia

Regular season

Season standings

Roster

1992-93 Chicago Bulls roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From 1.0 !PG 10 USA ! Armstrong, B.J. 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Iowa 3.0 !SF 17 USA ! Blanton, Ricky 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) LSU 6.0 !C 24 USA ! Cartwright, Bill 85 !7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) San Francisco 4.5 !PF 40 USA ! Courtney, Joe 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Southern Mississippi 2.0 !SG 3 USA ! English, Jo Jo 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) South Carolina 4.5 !PF 54 USA ! Grant, Horace 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Clemson 2.0 !SG 23 USA ! Jordan, Michael 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) North Carolina 4.5 !PF 21 USA ! King, Stacey 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Oklahoma 3.0 !SF 22 USA ! McCray, Rodney 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Louisville 3.0 !SF 45 USA ! Nealy, Ed 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Kansas State 1.0 !PG 5 USA ! Paxson, John 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Notre Dame 6.0 !C 32 USA ! Perdue, Will 84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Vanderbilt 3.0 !SF 33 USA ! Pippen, Scottie 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Central Arkansas 2.0 !SG 6 USA ! Tucker, Trent 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Minnesota 2.0 !SG 20 USA ! Walker, Darrell 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Arkansas 1.0 !PG 12 USA ! Williams, Corey 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oklahoma State 4.5 !PF 42 USA ! Williams, Scott 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) North Carolina	Head coach Phil Jackson (North Dakota) Assistant coach(es) Johnny Bach (Fordham) Jim Cleamons (Ohio State) Tex Winter (Southern California) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Player stats

Regular season

Playoffs

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 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.

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 |

Series 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
• Scottie Pippen, Forward

References

• Bulls on Database Basketball
• Bulls on Basketball Reference

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