1991–92 San Antonio Spurs season explained

The 1991–92 NBA season was the Spurs' 16th season in the National Basketball Association, and 25th season as a franchise.[1] During the off-season, the Spurs acquired Antoine Carr from the Sacramento Kings,[2] [3] then signed free agent Vinnie Johnson in December.[4] After a 10–3 start to the season, the Spurs struggled with mediocrity holding a 21–17 record in late January, as head coach Larry Brown was fired, and soon took a coaching job with the Los Angeles Clippers.[5] [6] [7] At midseason, the team signed three-point specialist Trent Tucker.[8] Under replacement, interim and General Manager Bob Bass, the Spurs held a 27–19 record at the All-Star break,[9] finishing second in the Midwest Division with a 47–35 record.[10]

David Robinson averaged 23.2 points, 12.2 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 4.5 blocks per game, and was named Defensive Player of the Year,[11] and made the All-NBA First Team, the NBA All-Defensive First Team, and was selected for the 1992 NBA All-Star Game.[12] [13] He also finished in third place in Most Valuable Player voting behind Michael Jordan and Clyde Drexler.[14] [15] [16] In addition, Terry Cummings averaged 17.3 points and 9.0 rebounds per game, while Sean Elliott provided the team with 16.3 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, Rod Strickland provided with 13.8 points, 8.6 assists and 2.1 steals per game, Willie Anderson contributed 13.1 points and 5.3 assists per game, and Carr averaged 10.9 points per game.[17]

However, in March, Robinson went down with a thumb injury, and would not be available for the postseason.[18] [19] [20] [21] Without their star center, the Spurs were swept in three straight games in the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs to the Phoenix Suns.[22] [23] [24] Following the season, Strickland signed as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers,[25] [26] [27] while Bass was fired as head coach, and Johnson retired.

Draft picks

See main article: article and 1991 NBA draft.

Regular season

Season standings

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1991-92 NBA Records
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— 3–1 2–2 0–5 0–5 2–0 2–0 1–4 1–1 2–0 1–4 1–1 0–2 2–2 3–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2
1–3 — 3–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–2 2–2 0–2 2–3 3–2 5–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1
2–2 1–3 — 0–4 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–4 1–1 0–2 3–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–3 1–1 1–3 0–4 3–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–2
5–0 3–1 4–0 — 3–2 2–0 2–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 3–2 2–0 4–0 4–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 4–0
5–0 1–3 3–2 2–3 — 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 5–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 4–0 3–1 4–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0
0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 — 3–2 0–2 0–4 4–2 1–1 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–1 3–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–4 1–3 0–5 0–4 1–4 0–2
0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–3 — 0–2 0–4 2–3 0–2 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–1 2–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–3 1–3 2–2 1–4 1–3 1–5 1–1
4–1 0–4 4–1 1–4 1–3 2–0 2–0 — 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 2–0 2–2 3–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 4–0 3–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1
1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 4–0 1–1 — 2–2 2–0 3–2 3–2 1–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–3 5–0 2–2 3–2 1–3 2–0
0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–4 3–2 0–2 2–2 — 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 3–1 3–1 3–2 1–3 1–4 2–0
4–1 2–2 2–3 1–3 0–5 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 — 0–2 2–0 3–1 4–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–2
1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 3–1 4–0 2–0 2–3 2–2 2–0 — 2–3 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–3 2–3 2–2 2–3 1–3 0–2
L.A. Lakers2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 4–0 3–1 0–2 2–3 2–2 0–2 3–2 — 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–3 1–4 4–1 1–3 1–4 1–3 1–1
2–2 2–3 3–1 0–4 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 — 4–0 2–0 2–2 1–4 3–1 1–4 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–0
1–3 2–2 3–2 2–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–3 0–2 1–1 1–4 0–2 1–1 0–4 — 2–0 0–4 1–3 3–1 3–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1
0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–3 3–2 1–1 0–4 2–3 0–2 0–4 1–3 0–2 0–2 — 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–4 1–3 0–6 0–4 2–3 0–2
1–3 3–2 3–1 0–4 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 4–0 2–0 — 2–3 3–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–3
2–2 2–3 4–0 0–4 0–4 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 4–1 3–1 2–0 3–2 — 4–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 4–0
2–2 0–5 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–3 2–0 1–3 1–4 — 3–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–3
2–2 1–3 1–3 1–3 0–4 2–0 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 4–1 1–3 2–0 2–3 1–3 2–3 — 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 5–0
0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–3 3–1 1–1 2–3 3–2 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 — 3–2 4–1 3–1 3–2 2–2 2–0
2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 0–2 3–2 1–3 2–0 3–2 4–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–3 — 5–0 2–2 4–1 2–2 2–0
1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 3–1 2–2 0–2 0–5 1–3 1–1 3–2 1–4 0–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–4 0–5 — 1–3 1–4 1–3 2–0
San Antonio 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 5–0 4–1 1–1 2–2 2–3 0–2 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 6–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 — 3–1 1–4 0–2
1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 2–3 3–1 2–0 3–2 4–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–3 1–4 4–1 1–3 — 3–1 2–0
1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–1 5–1 1–1 3–1 4–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–2 3–1 4–1 1–3 — 2–0
Washington2–2 1–3 2–2 0–4 0–4 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–5 1–3 2–0 3–2 0–4 3–2 0–5 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 —

Game log

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 1| April 24| @ Phoenix| L 111–117| Terry Cummings (30)| Terry Cummings (12)| Rod Strickland (9)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,496| 0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2| April 26| @ Phoenix| L 107–119| Terry Cummings (31)| Terry Cummings (10)| Rod Strickland (10)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,496| 0–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 3| April 29| Phoenix| L 92–101| Antoine Carr (20)| Cummings, Carr (12)| three players tied (5)| HemisFair Arena
14,853| 0–3|-

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player
SF82 82 3,120 439 214 84 29 1,338 38.0 5.4 2.6 1.0 .4 16.3
PF81 27 1,867 346 63 32 96 881 23.0 4.3 .8 .4 1.2 10.9
PF80 1 1,127 342 36 29 11 367 14.1 4.3 .5 .4 .1 4.6
PF70 67 2,149 631 102 58 34 1,210 30.7 9.0 1.5 .8 .5 17.3
C68 68 2,564 829 181 158 305 1,578 37.7 12.2 2.7 2.3 4.5 23.2
PG67 2 601 47 91 26 9 246 9.0 .7 1.4 .4 .1 3.7
SG60 23 1,350 182 145 41 14 478 22.5 3.0 2.4 .7 .2 8.0
SF60 4 718 124 34 25 7 252 12.0 2.1 .6 .4 .1 4.2
SG57 55 1,889 300 302 54 51 744 33.1 5.3 5.3 .9 .9 13.1
PG57 54 2,053 265 491 118 17 787 36.0 4.6 8.6 2.1 .3 13.8
SG56 7 759 95 142 29 19 151 13.6 1.7 2.5 .5 .3 2.7
C33 1 132 36 3 2 6 48 4.0 1.1 .1 .1 .2 1.5
SG24 0 415 37 27 21 3 155 17.3 1.5 1.1 .9 .1 6.5
†PG20 14 463 35 100 21 3 135 23.2 1.8 5.0 1.1 .2 6.8
†SG19 5 374 41 63 21 1 98 19.7 2.2 3.3 1.1 .1 5.2
†SF11 0 140 22 11 8 3 33 12.7 2.0 1.0 .7 .3 3.0
†SF6 0 36 8 4 2 0 15 6.0 1.3 .7 .3 .0 2.5
†PG3 0 13 1 1 0 0 6 4.3 .3 .3 .0 .0 2.0
†PF1 0 9 0 0 0 0 2 9.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 2.0
SG1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1.0 .0 .0 .0 .0

Playoffs

Player
SF3 3 137 13 8 3 4 59 45.7 4.3 2.7 1.0 1.3 19.7
PF3 3 122 34 7 4 4 78 40.7 11.3 2.3 1.3 1.3 26.0
PF3 3 109 23 3 2 11 59 36.3 7.7 1.0 .7 3.7 19.7
SF3 2 57 12 0 2 2 15 19.0 4.0 .0 .7 .7 5.0
SG3 2 46 3 3 3 1 13 15.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 .3 4.3
SG3 0 69 8 7 5 1 25 23.0 2.7 2.3 1.7 .3 8.3
PF3 0 47 11 2 0 0 9 15.7 3.7 .7 .0 .0 3.0
SG3 0 38 3 2 0 0 14 12.7 1.0 .7 .0 .0 4.7
PG2 2 80 7 19 3 2 31 40.0 3.5 9.5 1.5 1.0 15.5
PG2 0 15 0 2 1 1 7 7.5 .0 1.0 .5 .5 3.5

Awards and records

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SAS/1992.html 1991-92 San Antonio Spurs
  2. News: SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; Carr to Spurs, Schintzius to Kings . The New York Times . September 24, 1991 . December 31, 2021.
  3. News: Kings Send Carr to Spurs for Schintzius . United Press International . September 23, 1991 . November 20, 2022.
  4. News: Spurs Sign Vinnie Johnson . United Press International . December 12, 1991 . December 2, 2021.
  5. News: Howard-Cooper . Scott . One Way or Another, Brown Out with Spurs . Los Angeles Times . January 22, 1992 . November 21, 2022.
  6. News: Martinez . Michael . BASKETBALL; Brown's 'Last Stop' Is Job with Clippers . The New York Times . February 7, 1992 . January 15, 2022.
  7. News: Howard-Cooper . Scott . Brown Is Surprised by Interest of Clippers: Pro Basketball: New coach Says He Expected to Be Out of Work Longer After Being Fired by Spurs . Los Angeles Times . February 7, 1992 . November 20, 2022.
  8. News: SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; Tucker Joins Spurs . The New York Times . February 28, 1992 . January 19, 2022.
  9. News: NBA Games Played on February 6, 1992 . Basketball-Reference . November 21, 2022.
  10. Web site: 1991–92 San Antonio Spurs Schedule and Results. Basketball-Reference. October 14, 2021.
  11. News: NBA & ABA Defensive Player of the Year Award Winners . Basketball-Reference . December 27, 2022.
  12. News: Heisler . Mark . Comeback or Farewell, a Magical All-Star Game . Los Angeles Times . February 9, 1992 . January 28, 2023.
  13. News: 1992 NBA All-Star Game: West 153, East 113 . Basketball-Reference . December 1, 2021.
  14. News: Araton . Harvey . PRO BASKETBALL; M.V.P., Yes. An Ambassador, No . The New York Times . May 19, 1992 . November 20, 2022.
  15. News: Jordan Chosen MVP; Drexler Is Second . Los Angeles Times . May 19, 1992 . November 20, 2022.
  16. News: 1991–92 NBA Awards Voting . Basketball-Reference . January 3, 2022.
  17. Web site: 1991–92 San Antonio Spurs Roster and Stats. Basketball-Reference. December 1, 2021.
  18. News: SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Spurs' Robinson Might Face Surgery . The New York Times . March 27, 1992 . November 20, 2022.
  19. News: Robinson Out for Season and Start of Playoffs After Surgery . United Press International . March 28, 1992 . December 2, 2021.
  20. News: SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Robinson Has Surgery on Injured Thumb . The New York Times . March 29, 1992 . November 20, 2022.
  21. News: Hafner . Dan . NBA ROUNDUP: Without Robinson, Spurs Just Another Loser . Los Angeles Times . March 30, 1992 . April 18, 2023.
  22. News: PRO BASKETBALL; Jordan Scores 56 Points, Finishing Sweep of Heat . The New York Times . April 30, 1992 . October 14, 2021.
  23. News: Jordan Warms to Task, Hits 56, Eliminates Heat . The Washington Post . April 30, 1992 . July 26, 2022.
  24. Web site: 1992 NBA Western Conference First Round: Spurs vs. Suns . Basketball-Reference . April 18, 2023.
  25. News: SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Blazers Add Strickland, But Lose Ainge . The New York Times . July 4, 1992 . January 28, 2023.
  26. News: Staff and Wire Reports . Trail Blazers Lose Ainge, Sign Spurs' Strickland . Los Angeles Times . July 4, 1992 . November 20, 2022.
  27. News: Blazers Sign Free Agent Strickland . Deseret News . July 4, 1992 . December 1, 2021.

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