1992–93 Los Angeles Lakers season

1992–93 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coach	Randy Pfund
General manager	Jerry West
Owner(s)	Jerry Buss
Arena	Great Western Forum
Results
Record	39–43 (.476)
Place	Division: 5th (Pacific) Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finish	First round (lost to the Phoenix Suns 2–3)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	KCAL-TV Prime Sports West
Radio	KLAC

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 1992 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 out of Pepperdine University.^{[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, 1993, finishing in fifth place 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

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

1992–93 Los Angeles Lakers roster

Players

Coaches

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

Head coach Randy Pfund Assistant(s) Bill Bertka Larry Drew Chet Kammerer Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division v t e	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 v t e
	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

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

Regular season

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

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

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

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

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.

Player Statistics Citation:^[23]

Awards and records

Transactions

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