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1992–93 NBA season Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 '' Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the ...
was the 47th season for the
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in the
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. This marked the first season since the 1978–79 season that Hall of Fame player
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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. During the off-season, the Celtics signed free agent
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. However, the team got off to a bad start losing eight of their first ten games, as Celtics guard John Bagley would suffer from injuries and miss almost the entire season, and
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only played just seven games due to a knee injury. 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, 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). The Celtics also qualified for the playoffs for the fourteenth consecutive season.
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led them in scoring averaging 20.8 points per game, while McDaniel averaged 13.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game, and
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provided the team with 13.3 points per game. In addition,
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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. McHale contributed 10.7 points and 5.0 rebounds per game off the bench, but would briefly feud with head coach
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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. The Celtics held home court advantage in the Eastern Conference First Round of the
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against the 5th-seeded
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, but during Game 1 of the series, Lewis collapsed on the court, (Lewis would never again play in a Celtics uniform, and would die three months later, before the next season began). Boston held on to win Game 1, but (minus Lewis) lost the next three games, and thus the series. Following the season,
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signed as a free agent with the
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, and Bagley signed with the
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Draft picks


Roster


Regular season


Season standings

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Record vs. opponents


Playoffs

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Awards and records


Transactions


References


See also

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1992–93 NBA season Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 '' Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the ...
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Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of t ...
Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of t ...
Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of t ...
Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of t ...
Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of t ...