1992–93 Houston Rockets season

1992–93 Houston Rockets season
Division Champions
Robert Horry's rookie season
Head coach	Rudy Tomjanovich
Arena	The Summit
Results
Record	55–27 (.671)
Place	Division: 1st (Midwest) Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish	West Conference Semifinals (eliminated 3-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1992–93 NBA season was the Rockets' 26th season in the NBA, and 22nd season in Houston.^[1] The Rockets finished first place in the Midwest Division with a 55–27 record. In the first round of the playoffs, they defeated the Los Angeles Clippers in five games, but lost seven to the Seattle SuperSonics in the semifinals. A notable note about the Rockets' playoff run that year was the final game of the regular season. The Rockets were playing against the San Antonio Spurs with the Rockets leading by 2 in the final seconds, until David Robinson tip-dunked a missed shot after time expired. It was ruled good, and the Rockets went on to lose in overtime, tying their record with Seattle, and losing home court advantage due to their match-up tiebreaker against the Sonics, and ended up losing the decisive game 7 in overtime at Seattle. Following the season, Sleepy Floyd signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs.

Draft picks

Main article: 1992 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School or club team
1	11	Robert Horry	SF/PF	United States	Alabama
2	41	Popeye Jones	PF	United States	Murray State
2	53	Curtis Blair	PG	United States	Richmond

Roster

Houston Rockets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)
1.0 !PG	1	USA !	Brooks, Scott	7000180340000000000♠5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	UC Irvine
4.5 !PF	50	USA !	Bullard, Matt	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Iowa
1.0 !PG	21	USA !	Floyd, Sleepy	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Georgetown
1.0 !PG	22	USA !	Garland, Winston	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Missouri State
4.5 !PF	7	USA !	Herrera, Carl	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Houston
3.0 !SF	25	USA !	Horry, Robert	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Alabama
2.0 !SG	11	USA !	Maxwell, Vernon	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Florida
6.0 !C	34	USA !	Olajuwon, Hakeem (C)	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Houston
6.0 !C	15	USA !	Rollins, Tree	7000215899999999999♠7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Clemson
1.0 !PG	30	USA !	Smith, Kenny	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	North Carolina
2.0 !SG	10	USA !	Teagle, Terry	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Baylor
4.5 !PF	33	USA !	Thorpe, Otis (C)	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Providence
3.0 !SF	20	USA !	Winchester, Kennard	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Averett

Head coach

Rudy Tomjanovich (Michigan)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve	Inactive
C	Hakeem Olajuwon		Tree Rollins	Mark Acres
PF	Otis Thorpe	Matt Bullard
SF	Robert Horry	Carl Herrera		Kennard Winchester
SG	Vernon Maxwell	Sleepy Floyd	Terry Teagle
PG	Kenny Smith	Winston Garland Scott Brooks

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Houston Rockets	55	27	.671	—	31–10	24–17	19–7
x-San Antonio Spurs	49	33	.598	6	31–10	18–23	17–9
x-Utah Jazz	47	35	.573	8	28–13	19–22	16–10
Denver Nuggets	36	46	.439	19	28–13	8–33	13–13
Minnesota Timberwolves	19	63	.232	36	11–30	8–33	10–16
Dallas Mavericks	11	71	.134	44	7–34	4–37	3–23

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	18
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	—

Playoffs

West First Round

(2) Houston Rockets vs. (7) Los Angeles Clippers: Rockets win series 3-2

Game 1 @ The Summit, Houston (April 29): Houston 117, L.A. Clippers 94
Game 2 @ The Summit, Houston (May 1): L.A. Clippers 95, Houston 83
Game 3 @ Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles (May 3): Houston 111, L.A. Clippers 99
Game 4 @ Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles (May 5): L.A. Clippers 93, Houston 90
Game 5 @ The Summit, Houston (May 8): Houston 84, L.A. Clippers 80

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series)

West Conference Semifinals

(2) Houston Rockets vs. (3) Seattle SuperSonics: Sonics win series 4-3

Game 1 @ Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle (May 10): Seattle 99, Houston 90
Game 2 @ Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle (May 12): Seattle 111, Houston 100
Game 3 @ The Summit, Houston (May 15): Houston 97, Seattle 79
Game 4 @ The Summit, Houston (May 16): Houston 103, Seattle 92
Game 5 @ Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle (May 18): Seattle 120, Houston 95
Game 6 @ The Summit, Houston (May 20): Houston 103, Seattle 90
Game 7 @ Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle (May 22): Seattle 103, Houston 100 (OT)

Last Playoff Meeting: 1989 Western Conference First Round (Seattle won 3-0)

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%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

Awards and records

References

↑ 1992–93 Houston Rockets

1992–93 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Miami New Jersey New York Orlando Philadelphia Washington

Central	Atlanta Charlotte Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Western

Midwest	Dallas Denver Houston Minnesota San Antonio Utah

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Portland Sacramento Seattle

San Diego / Houston Rockets seasons

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

1993–94

1994–95

2000s

2010s

Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

Houston Rockets

Founded in 1967 Played in San Diego (1967–1971) Based in Houston, Texas

Franchise	Franchise History Expansion Draft All-time roster Seasons Records Draft history Head coaches Current season

Arenas	San Diego Sports Arena Hofheinz Pavilion HemisFair Arena The Summit/Compaq Center Toyota Center

Culture and lore	Red Rowdies Clutch City Clutch the Rockets Bear The Clock Incident 13 points in 35 seconds The Kiss of Death The Dream Shake 22 in a row Kermit Washington/Rudy Tomjanovich

NBA Championships (2)	1994 1995

Western Conference Championships (4)	1981 1986 1994 1995

Administration	Owner Leslie Alexander General Manager Daryl Morey Head Coach Mike D'Antoni

Retired numbers	11 22 23 24 34 45 CD

Most Valuable Players	Moses Malone Hakeem Olajuwon

Hall of Famers	Charles Barkley Rick Barry Clyde Drexler Elvin Hayes Moses Malone Calvin Murphy Dikembe Mutombo Hakeem Olajuwon Scottie Pippen Ralph Sampson Yao Ming

D-League affiliate	Rio Grande Valley Vipers

Rivals	San Antonio Spurs Los Angeles Lakers Utah Jazz

Media	TV Root Sports Southwest Radio Sportstalk 790 Announcers Bill Worrell Clyde Drexler Matt Bullard Craig Ackerman

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1992–93 Houston Rockets season

Draft picks

Roster

Depth chart

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Playoffs

West First Round

West Conference Semifinals

Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

See also

References