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A ticket for Game 4 of the 1993 Western Conference finals between the SuperSonics and the Phoenix Suns at the Seattle Center Coliseum. The1992–93 Seattle SuperSonics season was the 25th season for theSeattle SuperSonics in theNational Basketball Association .[ 1] Vincent Askew from theSacramento Kings .[ 2] George Karl in his first full season as the SuperSonics' head coach, the team won their first four games of the season, which included two victories against theHouston Rockets in their first two games overseas inYokohama, Japan .[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
At mid-season, the team tradedBenoit Benjamin , and top draft pickDoug Christie out ofPepperdine University to theLos Angeles Lakers in exchange forSam Perkins .[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] previous season by finishing in second place in thePacific Division with a 55–27 record, and earning the third seed in theWestern Conference .[ 10]
Shawn Kemp averaged 17.8 points, 10.7 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.9 blocks per game, whileRicky Pierce averaged 18.2 points and 1.3 steals per game, andGary Payton provided the team with 13.5 points, 4.9 assists and 2.2 steals per game. In addition, sixth manEddie Johnson contributed 14.4 points per game off the bench, whileDerrick McKey provided with 13.4 points and 1.4 steals per game, and Perkins averaged 12.1 points and 4.8 rebounds per game in 30 games after the trade. Meanwhile,Dana Barros contributed 7.8 points per game,Nate McMillan provided with 7.5 points, 5.3 assists and 2.4 steals per game,Michael Cage averaged 6.1 points and 8.0 rebounds per game, and Askew contributed 6.0 points per game.[ 11]
During theNBA All-Star weekend at theDelta Center inSalt Lake City, Utah , Kemp was selected for the1993 NBA All-Star Game , as a member of the Western Conference All-Star team; it was his first ever All-Star appearance.[ 12] [ 13] [ 14] NBA Slam Dunk Contest , but withdrew due to a sore right thumb,[ 15] [ 16] NBA Three-Point Shootout .[ 17] [ 18] Most Valuable Player voting,[ 19] [ 20] Most Improved Player voting, with Kemp finishing tied in eleventh place,[ 20] Coach of the Year voting.[ 21] [ 20]
In the Western Conference First Round of the1993 NBA playoffs , the SuperSonics faced off against the 6th–seededUtah Jazz , who were led by the trio of All-Star forwardKarl Malone , All-Star guardJohn Stockton , andJeff Malone . The SuperSonics won Game 1 over the Jazz at home, 99–85 at theSeattle Center Coliseum , but then lost the next two games, which included a Game 3 loss on the road, 90–80 at theDelta Center as the Jazz took a 2–1 series lead.[ 22] [ 23] [ 24] [ 25] [ 26] [ 27]
In the Western Conference Semi-finals, the team faced off against the 2nd–seeded, andMidwest Division championRockets , a team that featured All-Star center, and Defensive Player of the Year,Hakeem Olajuwon , All-Star forwardOtis Thorpe , andVernon Maxwell . Despite both teams finishing with the same regular-season record, the SuperSonics had home-court advantage in the series. The SuperSonics took a 2–0 series lead over the Rockets, before losing the next two games on the road at theThe Summit . After winning Game 5 at the Seattle Center Coliseum, 120–95, the SuperSonics lost Game 6 to the Rockets at The Summit, 103–90. With the series tied at 3–3, the SuperSonics won Game 7 over the Rockets at the Seattle Center Coliseum in overtime, 103–100 to win in a hard-fought seven-game series.[ 28] [ 29] [ 30]
In the Western Conference Finals, the SuperSonics then faced off against the top–seeded, and Pacific Division championPhoenix Suns , who were led by the All-Star trio of Most Valuable Player of the Year,Charles Barkley , three-point specialistDan Majerle , andKevin Johnson . The Suns took a 3–2 series lead, but the SuperSonics managed to win Game 6 at the Seattle Center Coliseum, 118–102 to even the series. However, the SuperSonics lost Game 7 to the Suns on the road, 123–110 at theAmerica West Arena , in which Barkley scored 44 points along with 24 rebounds; the SuperSonics lost to the Suns in a hard-fought seven-game series.[ 31] [ 32] [ 33] 1993 NBA Finals , but would lose to the 2-time defending NBA championChicago Bulls in six games.[ 34] [ 35] [ 36]
The SuperSonics finished twelfth in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 646,589 at the Seattle Center Coliseum during the regular season.[ 11] [ 37] Indiana Pacers ,[ 38] [ 39] [ 40] Charlotte Hornets ,[ 41] [ 42] [ 43] Philadelphia 76ers two days later.[ 44] [ 45] [ 46]
1992–93 Seattle SuperSonics roster Players Coaches Head coach
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y – clinched division titlex – clinched playoff spotz – clinched division titley – clinched division titlex – clinched playoff spot1992–93 game log November: 8–4 (home: 6–1; road: 2–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record 1 November 6, 1992 @Houston (atYokohama, Japan ) W 111–94 Tokyo Dome 1–0 2 November 7, 1992 Houston (atYokohama, Japan ) W 89–85 Tokyo Dome 2–0 3 November 12, 1992 L.A. Lakers W 114–102 Seattle Center Coliseum 3–0 4 November 14, 1992 Sacramento W 133–117 Seattle Center Coliseum 4–0 5 November 16, 1992 p.m.PST @Phoenix L 108–117 Kemp ,McKey (19)Kemp (9)McMillan (8)America West Arena 4–1 6 November 17, 1992 New York W 100–90 Seattle Center Coliseum 5–1 7 November 19, 1992 p.m.PST Chicago L 99–108 Payton (18)Kemp ,McMillan (7)Barros (7)Kingdome 5–2 8 November 21, 1992 Detroit W 138–101 Seattle Center Coliseum 6–2 9 November 23, 1992 @Sacramento L 99–103 ARCO Arena 6–3 10 November 24, 1992 New Jersey W 103–97 Seattle Center Coliseum 7–3 11 November 27, 1992 @Dallas W 127–104 Reunion Arena 8–3 12 November 28, 1992 @San Antonio L 97–104 HemisFair Arena 8–4
December: 10–4 (home: 7–0; road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record 13 December 1, 1992 Orlando W 116–102 Seattle Center Coliseum 9–4 14 December 3, 1992 Dallas W 125–108 Seattle Center Coliseum 10–4 15 December 5, 1992 Minnesota W 124–87 Seattle Center Coliseum 11–4 16 December 8, 1992 @New York L 88–100 Madison Square Garden 11–5 17 December 9, 1992 @Philadelphia L 104–115 The Spectrum 11–6 18 December 11, 1992 @Boston W 100–90 Boston Garden 12–6 19 December 12, 1992 @Cleveland L 93–97 Richfield Coliseum 12–7 20 December 15, 1992 Milwaukee W 108–100 Seattle Center Coliseum 13–7 21 December 18, 1992 Portland W 126–109 Seattle Center Coliseum 14–7 22 December 19, 1992 L.A. Clippers W 121–101 Seattle Center Coliseum 15–7 23 December 22, 1992 @Portland W 107–96 Memorial Coliseum 16–7 24 December 23, 1992 @L.A. Lakers W 80–79 Great Western Forum 17–7 25 December 26, 1992 p.m.PST @Phoenix L 110–113 Johnson (22)Cage (8)Payton (11)America West Arena 17–8 26 December 29, 1992 Boston W 111–87 Seattle Center Coliseum 18–8
January: 10–4 (home: 6–1; road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record 27 January 2, 1993 Denver W 108–104 Seattle Center Coliseum 19–8 28 January 5, 1993 Golden State W 116–106 Seattle Center Coliseum 20–8 29 January 8, 1993 @Minnesota W 98–93 Target Center 21–8 30 January 9, 1993 @Denver W 107–95 McNichols Sports Arena 22–8 31 January 12, 1993 p.m.PST Phoenix W 122–113 McKey (24)Kemp (14)Pierce (6)Seattle Center Coliseum 23–8 32 January 14, 1993 @Utah L 89–96 Delta Center 23–9 33 January 15, 1993 L.A. Clippers W 123–104 Seattle Center Coliseum 24–9 34 January 17, 1993 @Portland L 97–109 Memorial Coliseum 24–10 35 January 18, 1993 Utah W 106–96 Seattle Center Coliseum 25–10 36 January 20, 1993 @L.A. Lakers W 111–101 Great Western Forum 26–10 37 January 22, 1993 @Golden State W 118–114 (2OT) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 27–10 38 January 24, 1993 @L.A. Clippers L 95–116 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 27–11 39 January 27, 1993 San Antonio L 99–119 Seattle Center Coliseum 27–12 40 January 30, 1993 Portland W 108–86 Seattle Center Coliseum 28–12
February: 9–5 (home: 3–2; road: 6–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record 41 February 1, 1993 @Charlotte L 100–112 Charlotte Coliseum 28–13 42 February 2, 1993 @Atlanta L 109–118 The Omni 28–14 43 February 4, 1993 @New Jersey L 103–113 (OT) Brendan Byrne Arena 28–15 44 February 6, 1993 @Washington W 120–92 Capital Centre 29–15 45 February 7, 1993 @Detroit W 103–101 The Palace of Auburn Hills 30–15 46 February 9, 1993 Denver L 92–96 Seattle Center Coliseum 30–16 47 February 11, 1993 Utah L 96–101 Seattle Center Coliseum 30–17 48 February 13, 1993 p.m.PST Phoenix W 95–94 Pierce (25)Kemp (14)Payton (7)Seattle Center Coliseum 31–17 49 February 16, 1993 Washington W 112–102 Seattle Center Coliseum 32–17 50 February 18, 1993 @Golden State W 131–116 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 33–17 All-Star Break 51 February 23, 1993 @Denver W 103–99 McNichols Sports Arena 34–17 52 February 24, 1993 @Minnesota W 89–77 Target Center 35–17 53 February 26, 1993 @Sacramento W 141–120 ARCO Arena 36–17 54 February 27, 1993 Golden State W 109–92 Seattle Center Coliseum 37–17
March: 11–6 (home: 6–2; road: 5–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record 55 March 2, 1993 Cleveland W 108–105 (OT) Seattle Center Coliseum 38–17 56 March 4, 1993 Charlotte W 138–112 Seattle Center Coliseum 39–17 57 March 6, 1993 Philadelphia W 149–93 Seattle Center Coliseum 40–17 58 March 8, 1993 @Indiana L 99–105 Market Square Arena 40–18 59 March 9, 1993 p.m.PST @Chicago L 83–86 Kemp (19)Kemp (11)Payton (6)Chicago Stadium 40–19 60 March 11, 1993 @Milwaukee W 116–105 Bradley Center 41–19 61 March 13, 1993 @Miami L 102–106 Miami Arena 41–20 62 March 14, 1993 @Orlando W 105–97 Orlando Arena 42–20 63 March 16, 1993 Miami W 98–85 Seattle Center Coliseum 43–20 64 March 18, 1993 Sacramento W 131–111 Seattle Center Coliseum 44–20 65 March 19, 1993 @Utah W 108–97 Delta Center 45–20 66 March 21, 1993 @Houston W 100–89 The Summit 46–20 67 March 23, 1993 Portland L 99–108 Seattle Center Coliseum 46–21 68 March 25, 1993 Indiana L 117–120 Seattle Center Coliseum 46–22 69 March 27, 1993 L.A. Clippers W 112–108 Seattle Center Coliseum 47–22 70 March 30, 1993 @San Antonio L 97–99 HemisFair Arena 47–23 71 March 31, 1993 @Dallas W 103–96 Reunion Arena 48–23
April: 7–4 (home: 5–2; road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record 72 April 3, 1993 Atlanta W 128–105 Seattle Center Coliseum 49–23 73 April 6, 1993 Dallas L 107–109 Seattle Center Coliseum 49–24 74 April 9, 1993 Sacramento W 111–97 Seattle Center Coliseum 50–24 75 April 11, 1993 @L.A. Lakers L 96–98 Great Western Forum 50–25 76 April 13, 1993 Minnesota W 129–95 Seattle Center Coliseum 51–25 77 April 16, 1993 p.m.PDT @Phoenix W 108–102 Kemp ,Payton (19)Kemp (13)Payton (10)America West Arena 52–25 78 April 17, 1993 Houston L 81–86 Seattle Center Coliseum 52–26 79 April 19, 1993 San Antonio W 96–89 Seattle Center Coliseum 53–26 80 April 22, 1993 @L.A. Clippers W 100–98 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 54–26 81 April 23, 1993 L.A. Lakers W 122–93 Seattle Center Coliseum 55–26 82 April 25, 1993 @Golden State L 109–119 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 55–27
1992–93 schedule
1993 playoff game log Western Conference First Round: 3–2 (home: 2–1; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series 1 April 30, 1993 Utah W 99–85 Shawn Kemp (29)Shawn Kemp (17)Nate McMillan (9)Seattle Center Coliseum 1–0 2 May 2, 1993 Utah L 85–89 Gary Payton (19)Sam Perkins (10)Nate McMillan (7)Seattle Center Coliseum 1–1 3 May 4, 1993 @Utah L 80–90 Perkins ,Johnson (20)Perkins ,Cage (9)Ricky Pierce (5)Delta Center 1–2 4 May 6, 1993 @Utah W 93–80 Eddie Johnson (24)Shawn Kemp (11)McKey ,Payton (6)Delta Center 2–2 5 May 8, 1993 Utah W 100–92 Sam Perkins (20)Sam Perkins (13)Gary Payton (7)Seattle Center Coliseum 3–2
Western Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (home: 4–0; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series 1 May 10, 1993 Houston W 99–90 Ricky Pierce (23)Shawn Kemp (11)Nate McMillan (10)Seattle Center Coliseum 1–0 2 May 12, 1993 Houston W 111–100 Sam Perkins (23)Michael Cage (14)Derrick McKey (7)Seattle Center Coliseum 2–0 3 May 15, 1993 @Houston L 79–97 Shawn Kemp (12)Perkins ,Cage (9)Nate McMillan (4)The Summit 2–1 4 May 16, 1993 @Houston L 92–103 Shawn Kemp (23)Shawn Kemp (18)Nate McMillan (8)The Summit 2–2 5 May 18, 1993 Houston W 120–95 Ricky Pierce (24)Shawn Kemp (12)Nate McMillan (5)Seattle Center Coliseum 3–2 6 May 20, 1993 @Houston L 90–103 Perkins ,Payton (14)Shawn Kemp (9)three players tied (3) The Summit 3–3 7 May 22, 1993 Houston W 103–100 (OT) Ricky Pierce (25)Shawn Kemp (11)Nate McMillan (6)Seattle Center Coliseum 4–3
Western Conference Finals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series 1 May 24, 1993 p.m.PDT @Phoenix L 91–105 McKey (17)Kemp (10)McMillan (7)America West Arena 0–1 2 May 26, 1993 p.m.PDT @Phoenix W 103–99 Pierce (34)McMillan (8)McMillan (6)America West Arena 1–1 3 May 28, 1993 p.m.PDT Phoenix L 97–104 Pierce (28)Kemp (12)McMillan (5)Seattle Center Coliseum 1–2 4 May 30, 1993 p.m.PDT Phoenix W 120–101 Kemp ,McKey (20)Kemp (8)McKey (6)Seattle Center Coliseum 2–2 5 June 1, 1993 p.m.PDT @Phoenix L 114–120 Kemp (33)Kemp ,Perkins (6)Payton (8)America West Arena 2–3 6 June 3, 1993 p.m.PDT Phoenix W 118–102 Pierce (27)Kemp (15)McKey (5)Seattle Center Coliseum 3–3 7 June 5, 1993 p.m.PDT @Phoenix L 110–123 Johnson (34)Kemp (8)McMillan (7)America West Arena 3–4
1993 schedule
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Player Transactions Citation:[ 47]
^ 1992–93 Seattle SuperSonics ^ "Bench Gives SuperSonics Boost Over Winless Clips" .Deseret News . November 14, 1994. RetrievedJanuary 19, 2022 .^ "N.B.A. Schedules 2d Japan Opener" .The New York Times . Associated Press. June 26, 1992. RetrievedAugust 4, 2017 .^ "PRO BASKETBALL; Sonics Win in Japan" .The New York Times . Associated Press. November 7, 1992. RetrievedSeptember 25, 2022 .^ "NBA ROUNDUP: Hawks Tarnish Special Night for Bulls" .Los Angeles Times . Associated Press. November 8, 1992. RetrievedSeptember 25, 2022 .^ "PRO BASKETBALL; Sonics Get Lakers' Perkins" .The New York Times . Associated Press. February 23, 1993. RetrievedApril 17, 2017 .^ Elliott, Helene (February 23, 1993)."Lakers Trade for Benjamin and Christie: Pro Basketball: Perkins Is Sent to the SuperSonics. Pfund Says That It Is Time for a Change, Because of the Loss of Magic" .Los Angeles Times . RetrievedJuly 24, 2022 . ^ "Sonics Add Perkins, Lakers 2" .The Washington Post . February 23, 1993. 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February 20, 1993. p. C3. RetrievedSeptember 24, 2025 .^ "NBA All-Star Weekend" .The Register-Guard . February 20, 1993. p. 6B. RetrievedSeptember 24, 2025 .^ "NBA & ABA All-Star Game Contest Winners" . Basketball-Reference. RetrievedSeptember 24, 2025 .^ "MVP Voting" .The Victoria Advocate . Associated Press. May 26, 1993. p. 4B. RetrievedMay 16, 2025 .^a b c "1992–93 NBA Awards Voting" . Basketball-Reference. RetrievedMay 16, 2025 .^ "Coach of Year: NBA Honors Riley as League's Finest" .Deseret News . May 18, 1993. RetrievedMay 23, 2023 .^ "NBA ROUNDUP: Not Even an Ankle Injury Can Slow Jordan" .Los Angeles Times . Associated Press. May 5, 1993. RetrievedDecember 4, 2022 .^ Rock, Brad (May 5, 1993)."Jazz Now in Control After Topping Sonics" .Deseret News . RetrievedSeptember 26, 2022 . ^ "1993 NBA Western Conference First Round Game 3: Seattle SuperSonics at Utah Jazz Box Score, May 4, 1993" . Basketball-Reference. RetrievedFebruary 25, 2023 .^ "NBA PLAYOFFS: Perkins, SuperSonics Advance" .Los Angeles Times . Associated Press. May 9, 1993. RetrievedJuly 24, 2022 .^ "Caption Only: Jazz Down and Out" .Deseret News . May 9, 1993. RetrievedDecember 4, 2022 .^ "1993 NBA Western Conference First Round: Jazz vs. SuperSonics" . Basketball-Reference. RetrievedFebruary 7, 2023 .^ "PRO BASKETBALL; It's a Home-Court Sweep: Sonics Triumph in Game 7" .The New York Times . Associated Press. May 23, 1993. RetrievedJuly 24, 2022 .^ "SuperSonics Beat Rockets in Overtime: Western Conference: Seattle Comes Back, 103-100, and Earns a Berth Against Phoenix in Series That Will Begin Monday" .Los Angeles Times . Associated Press. May 23, 1993. RetrievedJuly 3, 2021 .^ "1993 NBA Western Conference Semifinals: Rockets vs. SuperSonics" . Basketball-Reference. RetrievedFebruary 7, 2023 .^ Friend, Tom (June 6, 1993)."PRO BASKETBALL; Barkley Leads Suns to Dreamers' Matchup" .The New York Times . RetrievedJuly 24, 2022 . ^ Howard-Cooper, Scott (June 6, 1993)."Barkley at His Most Valuable as Suns Cruise: Game 7: Phoenix Wins the West, 123-110, Behind 44 Points and 24 Rebounds from Star Forward" .Los Angeles Times . RetrievedJune 25, 2021 . ^ "1993 NBA Western Conference Finals: SuperSonics vs. Suns" . Basketball-Reference. RetrievedFebruary 7, 2023 .^ Araton, Harvey (June 21, 1993)."ON PRO BASKETBALL; A Basket Gives Bulls Some Poetic Justice" .The New York Times . RetrievedSeptember 25, 2022 . ^ "Paxson 3-Pointer Finishes Off Suns: Game 6: Shot Gives Bulls a One-Point Lead, and Then Grant Blocks Johnson's Shot to Seal Third Consecutive Title, 99-98" .Los Angeles Times . Associated Press. June 21, 1993. RetrievedSeptember 25, 2022 .^ "1993 NBA Finals: Bulls vs. Suns" . Basketball-Reference. RetrievedFebruary 7, 2023 .^ "1992–93 NBA Season Summary" . Basketball-Reference. RetrievedOctober 10, 2025 .^ "Schrempf Goes from Indiana to Seattle" . United Press International. November 1, 1993. RetrievedJune 22, 2023 .^ "PRO BASKETBALL; Schrempf Goes to SuperSonics" .The New York Times . Associated Press. November 2, 1993. RetrievedJuly 31, 2021 .^ "NBA REPORT: SuperSonics Get Schrempf, Deal McKey to Pacers" .Los Angeles Times . Associated Press. November 2, 1993. RetrievedJuly 23, 2022 .^ "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Sonics Send Two to the Hornets for Gill" .The New York Times . September 2, 1993. RetrievedOctober 13, 2021 .^ "Charlotte Trades Gill to Seattle" .Los Angeles Times . September 2, 1993. RetrievedJuly 23, 2022 .^ Smith, Sam (September 2, 1993)."Hornets Lose Gill, Get Two, Maybe Hawkins" .The Baltimore Sun . RetrievedJune 22, 2023 . ^ "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Musical Chairs: Hornets Get Hawkins" .The New York Times . September 4, 1993. RetrievedDecember 31, 2021 .^ "Around the NBA" .The Washington Post . September 4, 1993. RetrievedDecember 21, 2022 .^ "76ers Were Aiming to Get Younger, More Athletic" .Deseret News . Associated Press. 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