1992–93 Boston Celtics season explained

The 1992–93 NBA season was the 47th season for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association.[1] This marked the first season since the 1978–79 season that Hall of Fame player Larry Bird was not on the team. This was also the final season for long-time Celtics All-Star forward Kevin McHale, as he would retire the following off-season.[2] [3] [4] [5] During the off-season, the Celtics signed free agent Xavier McDaniel,[6] [7] [8] [9] then later on in December, traded top draft pick Jon Barry to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Alaa Abdelnaby,[10] [11] [12] and also re-signed free agent John Bagley, who played for the team the previous season, but was not re-signed during the off-season.[13] [14] [15]

However, the team got off to a bad start losing eight of their first ten games, as Ed Pinckney only played just seven games due to a knee injury.[16] [17] [18] Despite the bad start, the Celtics would post a 7-game winning streak in January, hold a 26–24 record at the All-Star break,[19] and would then post a nine-game winning streak in March to finish second in the Atlantic Division with a solid 48–34 record (only 3 games behind the previous year, when Bird was on the team).[20] The Celtics also qualified for the playoffs for the fourteenth consecutive season.[21]

Reggie Lewis led the team in scoring averaging 20.8 points per game, while McDaniel averaged 13.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game, and Kevin Gamble provided the team with 13.3 points per game. In addition, Robert Parish averaged 12.6 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game, and Dee Brown provided with 10.9 points, 5.8 assists and 1.7 steals per game.[22] McHale contributed 10.7 points and 5.0 rebounds per game off the bench, but would briefly feud with head coach Chris Ford near the end of the season over his lack of playing time, which did not help with causing distractions and lack of focus for the Celtics.[23] [24] Ford finished in seventh place in Coach of the Year voting.[25] [26] [27]

The Celtics held home-court advantage in the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs against the 5th-seeded Charlotte Hornets. However, during Game 1 of the series, Lewis collapsed on the court; Lewis scored 17 points in 13 minutes as the Celtics defeated the Hornets, 112–101.[28] [29] [30] [31] [32] However, without Lewis, the Celtics lost the next three games to the Hornets, thus losing the series in four games.[33] [34] [35] [36] Game 1 of that series would also be the final game for Lewis, as he would die of cardiac arrest during practice three months later, before the next season began.[37] [38] [39] [40] [41]

Following the season, Joe Kleine signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns,[42] [43] and Bagley signed with the Atlanta Hawks during the next season.[44] [45]

Draft picks

See main article: 1992 NBA draft.

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
121Jon Barry (traded to Milwaukee)SGGeorgia Tech
247Darren MorningstarCPittsburgh

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

1992-93 NBA Records
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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
Boston2–2 – 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
Charlotte2–3 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
Chicago2–2 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
Cleveland5–0 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
Dallas1–1 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
Denver0–2 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
Detroit3–2 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 State0–2 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
Houston1–1 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
Indiana2–2 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. Clippers1–1 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. Lakers1–1 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
Miami1–3 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
Milwaukee2–3 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
Minnesota0–2 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 Jersey3–1 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 York2–2 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
Orlando3–1 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
Philadelphia1–3 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
Phoenix2–0 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
Portland1–1 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
Sacramento1–1 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 Antonio0–2 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
Seattle1–1 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
Utah0–2 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
Washington2–2 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 —

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 1| April 29| Charlotte| W 112–101| Xavier McDaniel (21)| Douglas, Parish (9)| Sherman Douglas (11)| Boston Garden
14,890| 1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2| May 1| Charlotte| L 98–99 (2OT)| Kevin McHale (30)| Robert Parish (16)| Sherman Douglas (10)| Boston Garden
14,890| 1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 3| May 3| @ Charlotte| L 89–119| Kevin Gamble (19)| Alaa Abdelnaby (6)| Sherman Douglas (8)| Charlotte Coliseum
23,698| 1–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 4| May 5| @ Charlotte| L 103–104| Robert Parish (24)| Robert Parish (9)| Sherman Douglas (9)| Charlotte Coliseum
23,698| 1–3|-

Player statistics

Regular season

|- | style="text-align:left;"|†| 63 || 52 || 18.3 || .525 || || .760 || 4.8 || .3 || .3 || .3 || 8.2|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 10 || 0 || 9.7 || .360 || .000 || .833 || .7 || 2.0 || .2 || .0 || 2.3|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 3 || 1 || 9.7 || .462 || .000 || 1.000 || 3.7 || .7 || .3 || .0 || 4.7|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 80 || 48 || 28.2 || .468 || .317 || .793 || 3.1 || 5.8 || 1.7 || .4 || 10.9|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 79 || 36 || 24.5 || .498 || .207 || .560 || 2.1 || 6.4 || .6 || .1 || 7.8|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 71 || 14 || 15.2 || .484 || .174 || .802 || 2.2 || 1.6 || .9 || .3 || 6.4|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 82 || 58 || 31.0 || .507 || .374 || .826 || 3.0 || 2.8 || 1.0 || .5 || 13.3|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 78 || 3 || 14.5 || .404 || .000 || .707 || 4.4 || .5 || .2 || .2 || 3.3|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 7 || 0 || 5.9 || .231 || .000 || .786 || .1 || 1.4 || .3 || .1 || 2.4|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 80 || 80 || 39.3 || .470 || .233 || .867 || 4.3 || 3.7 || 1.5 || 1.0 || 20.8|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 82 || 27 || 27.0 || .495 || .273 || .793 || 6.0 || 2.0 || .9 || .6 || 13.5|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 71 || 0 || 23.3 || .459 || .111 || .841 || 5.0 || 1.0 || .2 || .8 || 10.7|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 79 || 79 || 27.2 || .535 || || .689 || 9.4 || .8 || .7 || 1.4 || 12.6|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 7 || 5 || 21.6 || .417 || || .923 || 6.1 || .1 || .6 || 1.0 || 4.6|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 9 || 0 || 5.7 || .520 || .000 || .619 || 1.1 || .2 || .1 || .2 || 4.3|- | style="text-align:left;"|†| 22 || 7 || 6.9 || .516 || || .286 || 2.0 || .2 || .2 || .6 || 1.5|- | style="text-align:left;"|†| 2 || 0 || 4.5 || .000 || || .500 || 1.5 || .0 || .0 || .5 || .5|}

Playoffs

|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 4 || 4 || 17.0 || .458 || || || 3.3 || .3 || .0 || .3 || 5.5|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 4 || 3 || 33.3 || .366 || .143 || 1.000 || 1.5 || 3.8 || .5 || 1.0 || 11.3|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 4 || 4 || 41.5 || .378 || .000 || .667 || 6.5 || 9.5 || 1.0 || .0 || 11.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 4 || 0 || 17.8 || .280 || .333 || 1.000 || 4.8 || 1.3 || .5 || .3 || 4.3|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 4 || 4 || 35.5 || .548 || .417 || 1.000 || 2.3 || 2.5 || 1.5 || .3 || 13.8|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 4 || 0 || 7.3 || .600 || || || 1.3 || .0 || .0 || .3 || 1.5|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 1 || 1 || 13.0 || .636 || .000 || .750 || 2.0 || 1.0 || .0 || 1.0 || 17.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 4 || 0 || 31.5 || .415 || .000 || .667 || 4.5 || 2.3 || .3 || .8 || 12.5|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 4 || 0 || 28.3 || .582 || || .857 || 7.3 || .8 || .5 || 1.8 || 19.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 4 || 4 || 36.5 || .544 || || .857 || 9.5 || 1.3 || .3 || 1.5 || 17.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 1 || 0 || 3.0 || 1.000 || || || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 2.0|}

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1993.html 1992-93 Boston Celtics
  2. News: Associated Press . McHale Makes Retirement Official After Hornets Eliminate Celtics . Los Angeles Times . May 6, 1993 . September 25, 2022.
  3. News: MacMullan . Jackie . For Celtics' McHale, Retirement Proves to Be Painful Decision . The Baltimore Sun . May 6, 1993 . April 20, 2023.
  4. News: Arace . Michael . Now It's All Official: McHale's Career Over . Hartford Courant . May 6, 1993 . July 24, 2022.
  5. News: Moran . Malcolm . PRO BASKETBALL; McHale Looks Back and It's Funny . The New York Times . May 7, 1993 . December 31, 2021.
  6. News: McDaniel Signs with Celtics . United Press International . September 10, 1992 . June 20, 2023.
  7. News: Araton . Harvey . BASKETBALL; Knicks Lose McDaniel to the Celtics . The New York Times . September 11, 1992 . July 24, 2022.
  8. News: Arace . Michael . McDaniel Signs with Celtics . Hartford Courant . September 11, 1992 . November 2, 2016.
  9. News: Bunn . Curtis G. . Celtic-Pride Talk Convincing to McDaniel . Los Angeles Times . September 13, 1992 . September 25, 2022.
  10. News: SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; Celtics Trade Barry and Obtain Abdelnaby . The New York Times . December 5, 1992 . February 8, 2023.
  11. News: United Press International . Bucks Deal Abdelnaby for Barry . Deseret News . December 5, 1992 . February 8, 2023.
  12. News: Arace . Michael . A Workable Trade for Abdelnaby, Barry . Hartford Courant . December 5, 1992 . February 8, 2023.
  13. News: Celtics Re-Sign Bagley . Deseret News . December 24, 1992 . May 14, 2024.
  14. Golden . Ed . Celtics Add Bagley to Point Guard Mix . Sun Journal . December 24, 1992 . May 14, 2024.
  15. Ledger Wire Services . Celtics Re-Sign Bagley to Spark Hurting Offense . Lakeland Ledger . December 24, 1992 . May 14, 2024.
  16. News: Staff and Wire Reports . Names in the News . Los Angeles Times . November 19, 1992 . October 20, 2023.
  17. News: SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Pinckney Out for Two Months or More . The New York Times . November 21, 1992 . November 10, 2022.
  18. News: Moran . Malcolm . PRO BASKETBALL; Potholes on Parquet: Celtics Search for Blueprint of Bright Future . The New York Times . May 9, 1993 . December 31, 2021.
  19. News: NBA Games Played on February 18, 1993 . Basketball-Reference . July 24, 2022.
  20. Web site: 1992–93 Boston Celtics Schedule and Results. Basketball-Reference. June 22, 2021.
  21. News: Boston Celtics . Basketball-Reference . January 31, 2022.
  22. Web site: 1992–93 Boston Celtics Roster and Stats. Basketball-Reference. June 22, 2021.
  23. News: McHale Doesn't Like View . Tampa Bay Times . April 13, 1993 . November 10, 2022.
  24. News: Greenberg . Alan . It's Never Been McHale's Place to Cause Stir . Hartford Courant . April 16, 1993 . January 19, 2022.
  25. News: NBA Coach of the Year . The Baltimore Sun . May 18, 1993 . May 23, 2023.
  26. News: Coach of Year: NBA Honors Riley as League's Finest . Deseret News . May 18, 1993 . May 23, 2023.
  27. News: Riley Named Coach of Year . Tampa Bay Times . May 18, 1993 . May 23, 2023.
  28. News: Arace . Michael . Celtics Win, But Lewis Leaves Game . Hartford Courant . April 30, 1993 . July 23, 2022.
  29. News: Celtics 112, Hornets 101 . United Press International . April 30, 1993 . September 25, 2022.
  30. News: Associated Press . NBA PLAYOFF ROUNDUP: Hornets Work Doubly Hard to Beat Celtics . Los Angeles Times. May 2, 1993 . July 8, 2023.
  31. News: Associated Press . PRO BASKETBALL; Celtics' Lewis Out of Playoffs . The New York Times . May 3, 1993 . July 26, 2021.
  32. News: Associated Press . Lewis' Ailment Could Be Life-Threatening: Heart Problem: Celtics' Top Scorer Will Probably Have to Give Up NBA, Team Doctor Says . Los Angeles Times . May 4, 1993 . April 5, 2023.
  33. News: Moran . Malcolm . PRO BASKETBALL; Hornets Oust Celtics in Down-to-Wire Style . The New York Times . May 6, 1993 . October 11, 2017.
  34. News: Associated Press . NBA ROUNDUP: Mourning's Late Shot Sinks Celtics . Los Angeles Times . May 6, 1993 . December 4, 2022.
  35. News: Arace . Michael . Hornets Send Celtics Home Empty-Handed . Hartford Courant . May 6, 1993 . July 23, 2022.
  36. News: 1993 NBA Eastern Conference First Round: Hornets vs. Celtics . Basketball-Reference . February 7, 2023.
  37. News: Thomas Jr. . Robert McG. . PRO BASKETBALL; Celtics' Lewis Dies After Collapsing in a Gym . The New York Times . July 28, 1993 . January 15, 2022.
  38. News: Almond . Elliott . Celtics' Lewis Collapses on Court, Dies: Pro Basketball: Boston's Leading Scorer Had Been Warned of Possible Danger Because of Heart Condition . Los Angeles Times . July 28, 1993 . October 16, 2022.
  39. News: Nakamura . David . Celtics' Lewis Dies After Collapsing . The Washington Post . July 28, 1993 . December 4, 2022.
  40. News: Kent . Milton . Celtics' Reggie Lewis Collapses, Dies; Dunbar Graduate Collapses 2nd Time in Three Months . The Baltimore Sun . July 28, 1993 . May 2, 2023.
  41. News: Greenberg . Alan . After Sudden Collapse, an End to a Young Life . Hartford Courant . July 28, 1993 . July 24, 2022.
  42. News: SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Kleine and Suns Agree to Contract . The New York Times . August 14, 1993 . December 4, 2022.
  43. News: Wang . Gene . 1993-94 NBA Previews . The Washington Post . November 4, 1993 . February 8, 2023.
  44. News: Transactions . The New York Times . December 14, 1993 . September 25, 2022.
  45. Celtics Blow Lead, Not Game . Star-News . December 14, 1993 . May 14, 2024.

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