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1992–93 Los Angeles Lakers season

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1992–93 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coachRandy Pfund
General managerJerry West
Owner(s)Jerry Buss
ArenaGreat Western Forum
Results
Record39–43 (.476)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Pacific)
Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to the Phoenix Suns 2–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKCAL-TV
Prime Sports West
RadioKLAC
< 1991–92 1993–94 >

The 1992–93 NBA season was the Lakers' 45th season in the National Basketball Association, and 33rd in the city of Los Angeles.[1] The Lakers received the fifteenth overall pick in the 1992 NBA draft, and selected Anthony Peeler from the University of Missouri.[2][3][4][5][6] During the off-season, the team signed free agent James Edwards, who won two championships with the Detroit Pistons.[7][8] After playing in the Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, All-Star guard Magic Johnson attempted a comeback, but cut it short when other NBA players expressed fear of playing against him due to his HIV infection, most notably All-Star forward Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz.[9][10][11][12][13]

Under new head coach Randy Pfund,[14][15][16] the Lakers played around .500 for the first half of the season holding a 26–23 at the All-Star break.[17] At mid-season, the team traded Sam Perkins to the Seattle SuperSonics in exchange for Benoit Benjamin and top draft pick Doug Christie.[18][19][20][21] However, the Lakers struggled playing below .500 for the remainder of the season, losing 11 of 12 games between March 17 and April 9, finishing fifth in the Pacific Division with a 39–43 record, their worst since 1974–75, but still qualified the playoffs as the #8 seed in the Western Conference.[22]

Sedale Threatt led the team with 15.1 points, 6.9 assists and 1.7 steals per game, while James Worthy finished second on the team in scoring averaging 14.9 points per game, and Byron Scott provided them with 13.7 points per game. In addition, Vlade Divac averaged 12.8 points, 8.9 rebounds, 1.6 steals and 1.7 blocks per game, while A.C. Green contributed 12.8 points and 8.7 rebounds per game, Elden Campbell provided with 7.7 points and 1.3 blocks per game, and Peeler contributed 10.4 points per game off the bench.[23]

In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Lakers took a 2–0 series lead over regular season MVP Charles Barkley, and the top-seeded Phoenix Suns.[24][25][26] However, they would lose the series in five games, losing Game 5 on the road in overtime, 112–104.[27][28][29][30] The Suns would reach the NBA Finals, but would lose to the 2-time defending champion Chicago Bulls in six games.[31][32][33][34][35]

Following the season, Green signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns,[36][37][38] while Scott signed with the Indiana Pacers during the next season,[39][40][41] and Benjamin was traded to the New Jersey Nets.[42][43][44]

Draft picks

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Main article: 1992 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 15 Anthony Peeler SG  United States Missouri
2 36 Duane Cooper PG  United States Southern California

Roster

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1992–93 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 00 Benjamin, Benoit 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1964–11–22 Creighton
PF 30 Blackwell, Alex 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1970–06–27 Monmouth
PF 41 Campbell, Elden 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1968–07–23 Clemson
SG 35 Christie, Doug 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1970–05–09 Pepperdine
PG 5 Cooper, Duane 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1969–06–25 USC
C 12 Divac, Vlade 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1968–02–03 Serbia
C 53 Edwards, James 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1955–11–22 Washington
PF 45 Green, A.C. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1963–10–04 Oregon State
SG 1 Peeler, Anthony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1969–11–25 Missouri
SG 4 Scott, Byron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1961–03–28 Arizona State
SG 34 Smith, Tony 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1968–06–14 Marquette
PG 3 Threatt, Sedale 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1961–09–10 West Virginia Tech
SF 42 Worthy, James 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1961–02–27 North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

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Season standings

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Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Phoenix Suns 62 20 .756 — 35–6 27–14 21–9
x-Seattle SuperSonics 55 27 .671 7 33–8 22–19 22–8
x-Portland Trail Blazers 51 31 .622 11 30–11 21–20 19–11
x-Los Angeles Clippers 41 41 .500 21 27–14 14–27 15–15
x-Los Angeles Lakers 39 43 .476 23 20–21 19–22 13–17
Golden State Warriors 34 48 .415 28 19–22 15–26 9–21
Sacramento Kings 25 57 .305 37 16–25 9–32 6–24
#
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 15
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

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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 —

Game log

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Regular season

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1992–93 game log
Total: 39–43 (home: 20–21; road: 19–22)
November: 7–4 (home: 4–3; road: 3–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 6 @ L.A. Clippers W 114-112 (OT) Byron Scott (29) Sam Perkins (10) Sedale Threatt (11) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
15,989 		1–0
2 November 8 Sacramento L 114-121 James Worthy (30) Elden Campbell (9) Sedale Threatt (9) Great Western Forum
15,021 		1-1
3 November 10 @ Golden State W 107-106 Sedale Threatt (26) Vlade Divac (10) Byron Scott (6) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025 		2–1
4 November 12 @ Seattle L 102-114 Sedale Threatt (25) Divac & Threatt (7) Sedale Threatt (8) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,419 		2-2
5 November 13 L.A. Clippers L 98-124 Divac & Scott (17) Sam Perkins (9) Sedale Threatt (5) Great Western Forum
14,555 		2–3
6 November 15 Golden State W 105-102 Sedale Threatt (24) Sam Perkins (9) Sedale Threatt (7) Great Western Forum
13,941 		3-3
7 November 20, 1992
7:30 p.m. PST 		Chicago W 120–118 (OT) Perkins (26) Perkins (15) Threatt,
Worthy (8) 		Great Western Forum
17,505 		4–3
8 November 22 Denver W 119-107 Sedale Threatt (32) Sam Perkins (9) Sedale Threatt (9) Great Western Forum
13,841 		5–3
9 November 25 New Jersey L 98-100 Tony Smith (17) Vlade Divac (14) Sedale Threatt (10) Great Western Forum
13,860 		5–4
10 November 27 @ Portland W 98-90 James Worthy (19) Sam Perkins (9) James Worthy (7) Memorial Coliseum
12,888 		6–4
11 November 29 Dallas W 114-95 Vlade Divac (20) A.C. Green (14) Sedale Threatt (6) Great Western Forum
13,855 		7–4
December: 8–7 (home: 4–3; road: 4–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
12 December 1 @ Sacramento L 110-117 Sedale Threatt (26) Vlade Divac (10) James Edwards (5) ARCO Arena
17,317 		7–5
13 December 3 @ Houston W 95-89 Sam Perkins (21) Sam Perkins (13) Sedale Threatt (7) The Summit
10,902 		8–5
14 December 4, 1992
6:30 p.m. PST 		@ Phoenix L 93-103 Perkins (25) DIvac (7) Divac (8) American West Arena
19,023 		8–6
15 December 6 Minnesota W 107-85 Sedale Threatt (19) Vlade Divac (12) Peeler & Threatt (5) Great Western Forum
14,068 		9–6
16 December 9 Portland W 124-111 Sedale Threatt (26) Sam Perkins (11) James Worthy (12) Great Western Forum
15,133 		10–6
17 December 11 Washington W 118-93 Sam Perkins (25) Vlade Divac (12) Sedale Threatt (8) Great Western Forum
13,618 		11–6
18 December 13 Milwaukee W 114-96 Anthony Peeler (21) A.C. Green (12) Sedale Threatt (9) Great Western Forum
13,265 		12–6
19 December 15 @ San Antonio W 107-101 Sedale Threatt (24) A.C. Green (8) Sedale Threatt (9) HemisFair Arena
16,057 		13–6
20 December 16 @ Dallas L 95-102 Sedale Threatt (23) Vlade Divac (9) James Worthy (6) Reunion Arena
13,358 		13–7
21 December 18, 1992
7:30 p.m. PST 		Phoenix L 100-116 Smith,
Threatt (16) 		Divac (10) Threatt (5) The Forum (Inglewood, California)Great Western Forum
16,734 		13–8
22 December 19 @ Denver W 92-86 Sedale Threatt (27) Vlade Divac (14) Sam Perkins (4) McNichols Sports Arena
17,022 		14–8
23 December 23 Seattle L 79-80 Peeler & Worthy (16) Vlade Divac (13) Sedale Threatt (5) Great Western Forum
14,754 		14–9
24 December 26 San Antonio L 92-104 James Edwards (16) Green & Smith (5) James Worthy (7) Great Western Forum
17,505 		14–10
25 December 28 @ Miami L 96-107 James Worthy (26) Divac & Perkins (7) Threatt & Worthy (5) Miami Arena
15,008 		14–11
26 December 30 @ Orlando W 96-93 Sam Perkins (21) Sedale Threatt (7) Sedale Threatt (11) Orlando Arena
15,151 		15–11
January: 7–9 (home: 2–3; road: 5–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
27 January 2 @ Cleveland L 91-106 Vlade Divac (18) Vlade Divac (15) Scott & Threatt (5) Richfield Coliseum
20,273 		15–12
28 January 3 @ Milwaukee L 101-109 Vlade Divac (21) Sam Perkins (15) Sedale Threatt (6) Bradley Center
15,881 		15–13
29 January 5, 1993
5:00 p.m. PST 		@ Chicago W 91–88 Worthy (21) Green (15) Peeler (6) Chicago Stadium
18,676 		16–13
30 January 6 @ Minnesota W 98-78 A.C. Green (17) Divac & Green (9) Threatt & Worthy (7) Target Center
18,494 		17–13
31 January 8 Sacramento W 93-90 James Worthy (25) Vlade Divac (16) Sedale Threatt (10) Great Western Forum
15,066 		18–13
32 January 10 Miami L 89-101 Vlade Divac (24) Vlade Divac (12) Duane Cooper (5) Great Western Forum
14,956 		18–14
33 January 14 @ L.A. Clippers L 102-105 Sam Perkins (16) A.C. Green (10) Sedale Threatt (6) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
15,356 		18–15
34 January 15 Portland W 99-96 Sedale Threatt (22) A.C. Green (13) Byron Scott (5) Great Western Forum
17,505 		19–15
35 January 18 Houston L 90-110 James Worthy (18) A.C. Green (11) Sedale Threatt (8) Great Western Forum
15,489 		19–16
36 January 20 Seattle L 101-111 Sedale Threatt (20) A.C. Green (12) Cooper & Threatt (5) Great Western Forum
14,114 		19–17
37 January 22 @ Utah L 94-98 Sam Perkins (19) A.C. Green (8) Threatt & Worthy (4) Delta Center
19,911 		19–18
38 January 24 @ Washington W 112-110 (OT) James Worthy (25) A.C. Green (15) Sam Perkins (10) Capital Centre
14,704 		20–18
39 January 26 @ New Jersey L 91-106 James Worthy (22) Sam Perkins (11) Sedale Threatt (4) Brendan Byrne Arena
16,467 		20–19
40 January 28 @ Indiana L 110-127 Anthony Peeler (25) Vlade Divac (12) Sedale Threatt (6) Market Square Arena
13,085 		20-20
41 January 29 @ Charlotte W 123-108 Byron Scott (27) Vlade Divac (8) Sedale Threatt (10) Charlotte Coliseum
23,698 		21–20
42 January 31 @ Boston W 96-87 Peeler & Threatt (16) A.C. Green (12) Sedale Threatt (7) Boston Garden
14,890 		22–20
February: 6–4 (home: 5–2; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
43 February 2 Orlando L 97-110 Anthony Peeler (24) A.C. Green (12) Sedale Threatt (8) Great Western Forum
17,505 		22–21
44 February 4 Utah W 114-110 A.C. Green (23) A.C. Green (11) James Worthy (7) Great Western Forum
14,629 		23–21
45 February 5, 1993
6:30 p.m. PST 		@ Phoenix L 104-132 Green (20) Green (15) Threatt (6) American West Arena
19,023 		23–22
46 February 8 Dallas W 108-100 (OT) Byron Scott (26) Sam Perkins (17) Sedale Threatt (8) Great Western Forum
14,202 		24–22
47 February 10 Denver W 111-102 James Worthy (21) Sam Perkins (10) Sedale Threatt (7) Great Western Forum
14,351 		25–22
48 February 14 Atlanta W 135-96 Byron Scott (24) Vlade Divac (13) Duane Cooper (11) Great Western Forum
16,219 		26–22
49 February 18 @ Portland L 103-105 James Worthy (26) A.C. Green (10) Byron Scott (7) Memorial Coliseum
12,888 		26–23
All-Star Break
50 February 24 @ Sacramento W 104-99 Sedale Threatt (23) A.C. Green (15) Sedale Threatt (11) ARCO Arena
17,317 		27–23
51 February 26 Cleveland L 102-114 James Worthy (23) A.C. Green (10) Sedale Threatt (12) Great Western Forum
16,054 		27–24
52 February 28 L.A. Clippers W 124-112 A.C. Green (30) Vlade Divac (12) Sedale Threatt (13) Great Western Forum
16,895 		28–24
March: 6–11 (home: 2–7; road: 4–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
53 March 2 @ Denver L 115-127 Sedale Threatt (25) A.C. Green (13) Sedale Threatt (7) McNichols Sports Arena
17,022 		28–25
54 March 3 @ Golden State W 117-111 A.C. Green (24) A.C. Green (11) Sedale Threatt (10) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025 		29–25
55 March 5 Philadelphia W 101-97 (OT) Byron Scott (22) Vlade Divac (21) Sedale Threatt (10) Great Western Forum
14,531 		30–25
56 March 7 Charlotte L 101-105 James Worthy (25) A.C. Green (13) Sedale Threatt (10) Great Western Forum
16,989 		30–26
57 March 9 @ Detroit W 123-121 James Worthy (28) A.C. Green (17) Sedale Threatt (15) The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,454 		31–26
58 March 10 @ New York L 104-110 A.C. Green (22) Vlade Divac (14) Divac & Threatt (5) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		31–27
59 March 12 @ Philadelphia W 101-95 Vlade Divac (20) Vlade Divac (12) Sedale Threatt (8) The Spectrum
16,126 		32–27
60 March 14 @ Atlanta L 107-117 James Worthy (25) A.C. Green (13) Sedale Threatt (6) Omni Coliseum
13,628 		32–28
61 March 15 @ San Antonio W 92-87 James Worthy (24) Vlade Divac (12) Scott & Threatt (5) HemisFair Arena
16,057 		33–28
62 March 17 San Antonio L 100-101 Vlade Divac (23) Vlade Divac (9) Sedale Threatt (10) Great Western Forum
15,000 		33–29
63 March 19 Boston L 119-129 Byron Scott (20) Divac & Green (9) Sedale Threatt (11) Great Western Forum
17,505 		33–30
64 March 21 Detroit L 101-106 Vlade Divac (28) Vlade Divac (12) Sedale Threatt (6) Great Western Forum
15,923 		33–31
65 March 24, 1993
7:30 p.m. PST 		Phoenix L 105-120 Worthy (16) Divac,
Green (8) 		Threatt (11) Great Western Forum
17,505 		33–32
66 March 26 New York L 95-105 Byron Scott (18) Elden Campbell (12) Sedale Threatt (6) Great Western Forum
17,505 		33-33
67 March 28 Indiana W 92-90 Campbell & Divac (18) Vlade Divac (13) Vlade Divac (6) Great Western Forum
15,747 		34–33
68 March 30 @ L.A. Clippers L 93-101 A.C. Green (22) Vlade Divac (12) Sedale Threatt (8) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
14,274 		34-34
69 March 31 Minnesota L 113-126 Sedale Threatt (22) A.C. Green (11) Sedale Threatt (7) Great Western Forum
15,350 		34–35
April: 5–8 (home: 3–3; road: 2–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
70 April 4 Utah L 99-111 Anthony Peeler (19) Vlade Divac (10) Sedale Threatt (8) Great Western Forum
15,593 		34–36
71 April 6, 1993
7:30 p.m. PDT 		@ Phoenix L 114-115 Campbell (21) Green (13) Cooper (4) American West Arena
19,023 		34–37
72 April 8 @ Golden State L 116-122 (OT) Byron Scott (24) Vlade Divac (9) Sedale Threatt (9) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025 		34–38
73 April 9 Portland L 105-109 James Worthy (26) Vlade Divac (17) Anthony Peeler (8) Great Western Forum
15,956 		34–39
74 April 11 Seattle W 98-96 Sedale Threatt (25) A.C. Green (11) James Worthy (9) Great Western Forum
14,915 		35–39
75 April 13 @ Houston L 107-126 Vlade Divac (18) Vlade Divac (13) Vlade Divac (5) The Summit
16,611 		35–40
76 April 14 @ Dallas W 112-99 Sedale Threatt (22) Vlade Divac (12) Sedale Threatt (5) Reunion Arena
16,064 		36–40
77 April 16 Houston L 84-100 Christie & Peeler (15) Vlade Divac (13) Sedale Threatt (7) Great Western Forum
15,187 		36–41
78 April 18 Golden State W 115-112 Green & Worthy (22) A.C. Green (14) Sedale Threatt (11) Great Western Forum
14,827 		37–41
79 April 20 @ Minnesota W 107-95 A.C. Green (20) Vlade Divac (10) Sedale Threatt (6) Target Center
19,006 		38–41
80 April 21 @ Utah L 102-113 Benoit Benjamin (17) Campbell & Christie (8) Byron Scott (7) Delta Center
19,911 		38–42
81 April 23 @ Seattle L 93-122 Tony Smith (18) Elden Campbell (8) Duane Cooper (7) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,691 		38–43
82 April 24 Sacramento W 125-107 A.C. Green (26) A.C. Green (11) Sedale Threatt (12) Great Western Forum
16,482 		39–43
1992–93 schedule

Playoffs

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1993 playoff game log
Total: 2–3 (home: 0–2; road: 2–1)
Western Conference First Round: 2–3 (home: 0–2; road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 30, 1993
7:30 p.m. PDT 		@ Phoenix W 107–103 Threatt (35) Divac (10) Threatt (7) America West Arena
19,023 		1–0
2 May 2, 1993
12 Noon PDT 		@ Phoenix W 86–81 Divac (19) Divac,
Green (13) 		Threatt (8) America West Arena
19,023 		2–0
3 May 4, 1993
7:30 p.m. PDT 		Phoenix L 102–107 Divac (30) Green (17) Threatt (10) Great Western Forum
17,505 		2–1
4 May 6, 1993
7:30 p.m. PDT 		Phoenix L 86–101 Divac (17) Green (15) Threatt (6) Great Western Forum
17,505 		2–2
5 May 9, 1993
2:30 p.m. PDT 		@ Phoenix L 104–112 (OT) Worthy (24) Green (19) Threatt (9) America West Arena
19,023 		2–3
1993 schedule

Player statistics

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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

Regular season

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Los Angeles Lakers statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Benoit Benjamin† 28 0 10.9 .481 .595 3.4 .4 .5 .5 4.5
Alex Blackwell 27 0 4.0 .333 .000 .750 .9 .3 .1 .1 1.3
Elden Campbell 79 13 19.6 .458 .000 .637 4.2 .6 .7 1.3 7.7
Doug Christie 23 0 14.4 .425 .167 .758 2.2 2.3 1.0 .2 6.2
Duane Cooper 65 0 9.9 .392 .233 .714 .8 2.3 .3 .0 2.4
Vlade Divac 82 69 30.8 .485 .280 .689 8.9 2.8 1.6 1.7 12.8
James Edwards 52 0 11.9 .452 .712 1.9 .8 .2 .1 6.3
A.C. Green 82 55 34.4 .537 .348 .739 8.7 1.4 1.1 .5 12.8
Anthony Peeler 77 11 21.5 .468 .390 .786 2.3 2.2 .8 .2 10.4
Sam Perkins† 49 49 32.4 .459 .172 .829 7.7 2.6 .8 1.0 13.7
Byron Scott 58 53 28.9 .449 .326 .848 2.3 2.7 .9 .2 13.7
Tony Smith 55 9 13.7 .484 .182 .756 1.6 1.1 .9 .1 6.0
Sedale Threatt 82 82 35.3 .508 .264 .823 3.3 6.9 1.7 .1 15.1
James Worthy 82 69 28.8 .447 .270 .810 3.0 3.4 1.1 .3 14.9

Playoffs

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Los Angeles Lakers statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Elden Campbell 5 5 35.6 .420 .500 8.4 1.4 1.2 2.4 14.0
Doug Christie 5 0 7.8 .364 .333 .8 1.2 .4 .4 1.8
Duane Cooper 2 0 2.0 .000 .000 1.0 .5 .0 .0 .0
Vlade Divac 5 5 33.4 .500 .444 .545 9.4 5.6 1.2 2.4 18.0
James Edwards 3 0 4.7 .750 .7 .0 .0 .0 2.0
A.C. Green 5 5 44.0 .429 .000 .619 14.6 2.6 1.4 .6 9.8
Byron Scott 5 5 35.4 .500 .533 .783 2.2 1.8 1.0 .0 13.6
Tony Smith 5 0 14.6 .520 .500 .667 1.6 .4 .2 .2 6.8
Sedale Threatt 5 5 41.0 .438 .231 .750 3.4 8.0 2.6 .2 18.0
James Worthy 5 0 29.6 .372 .250 .600 3.4 2.6 1.0 .0 13.8
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Lakers only.

Awards and records

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Transactions

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