The 1992–93 NBA season was the 27th season for the

Chicago Bulls The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Bulls compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The team was founded on January 16 ...

in the

National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Ca ...

. The Bulls entered the regular season as the back-to-back defending NBA champions, having defeated the

Portland Trail Blazers The Portland Trail Blazers (colloquially known as the Blazers) are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. The Trail Blazers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division (N ...

in the 1992 NBA Finals in six games, winning their second NBA championship. In the off-season, the team acquired Rodney McCray from the

Dallas Mavericks The Dallas Mavericks (often referred to as the Mavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Dallas. The Mavericks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division (NBA), Southwest Divisi ...

, and signed free agent

Trent Tucker Kelvin Trent Tucker (born December 20, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player who played eleven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A shooting guard, Tucker attended the University of Minnesota from 1978 to ...

. At mid-season, the team signed Darrell Walker, who was previously released by the

Detroit Pistons The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit. The Pistons compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), East ...

. After two straight championships, the Bulls would make changes to their starting lineup, replacing John Paxson at point guard with B. J. Armstrong after Paxson went down with a knee injury, and only played 59 games. The team won nine of their first eleven games, and posted a 7-game winning streak between December and January, holding a 35–17 record at the All-Star break. The Bulls posted another 7-game winning streak between February and March, and would yet again have another successful season finishing in first place in the Central Division with a 57–25 record, and earning the #2 seed in the Eastern Conference; they also advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the fifth consecutive season, becoming the first team since the 1987–88 Boston Celtics to do so.

Michael Jordan Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials MJ, is an American businessman and former professional basketball player, who is currently a minority owner of the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Ass ...

once again led the league in scoring averaging 32.6 points, 6.7 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.8 steals per game, and was named to the

All-NBA First Team The All-NBA Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every NBA season. The voting is conducted by a global panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. The team has been sel ...

, while Scottie Pippen averaged 18.6 points, 7.7 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 2.1 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and Horace Grant provided the team with 13.2 points, 9.5 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game, and was named to the

NBA All-Defensive Second Team The NBA All-Defensive Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor given since the 1968–69 NBA season to the best defensive players during the regular season. The All-Defensive Team is generally composed of ten players in two ...

. In addition, Armstrong contributed 12.3 points and 4.0 assists per game, while off the bench, Scott Williams provided with 5.9 points and 6.4 rebounds per game, and starting center Bill Cartwright contributed 5.6 points per game. Jordan and Pippen were both named to the

NBA All-Defensive First Team The NBA All-Defensive Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor given since the 1968–69 NBA season to the best defensive players during the regular season. The All-Defensive Team is generally composed of ten players in tw ...

, and selected for the

1993 NBA All-Star Game The 1993 NBA All-Star Game took place on February 21, 1993, and was an exhibition game played between the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, home of the Utah Jazz. This was the 43rd edition N ...

Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Lake City, often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC, is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of cities and towns in Utah, most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. It is the county seat of Salt Lake County, Utah, Salt ...

; Jordan also finished in third place in

Most Valuable Player In team sports, a most valuable player (MVP) award is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particular competition, or ...

voting behind

Charles Barkley Charles Wade Barkley (born February 20, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player who is a television analyst on NBA on TNT, TNT and CBS Sports. Nicknamed "Sir Charles", "the Bread Truck", and "the Round Mound of Rebound", ...

of the

Phoenix Suns The Phoenix Suns are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. The Suns compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division (NBA), Pacific Division of the Western Conference (NBA), We ...

, and

Hakeem Olajuwon Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon ( ; ; born January 21, 1963), nicknamed "the Dream", is a Nigerian and American former professional basketball player. From 1984 to 2002, he played Center (basketball), center in the National Basketball Association (NB ...

of the

Houston Rockets The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston. The Rockets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division (NBA), Southwest Division of the Western Conference (NBA) ...

, and finished tied in second place in Defensive Player of the Year voting. In the Eastern Conference First Round of the 1993 NBA playoffs, the Bulls swept the

Atlanta Hawks The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division (NBA), Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Easte ...

in three straight games. In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, they swept the

Cleveland Cavaliers The Cleveland Cavaliers, often referred to as the Cavs, are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland. The Cavaliers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Divis ...

in four straight games. Then after losing the first two games of the Eastern Conference Finals to the top-seeded

New York Knicks The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks compete in the Na ...

, the Bulls would win the next four games of the series. Then they would then go on to win their third consecutive NBA championship, defeating regular season MVP Barkley and the

in six games in the 1993 NBA Finals. This was the last title the Bulls won while playing at

Chicago Stadium Chicago Stadium was an indoor arena in Chicago from 1929 to 1995. When it was built, it was the largest indoor arena in the world with a maximum seating capacity of 26,000. It was the home of the National Hockey League's Chicago Blackhawks and ...

. Chicago's off-season was also marked by Jordan's sudden retirement. Also following the season, McCray, Tucker, and Walker were all released to free agency. For the season, the Bulls slightly changed their uniforms, which remained in used until 2004, when they added their secondary logo on the back of their jerseys.

Offseason

NBA draft

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Regular season

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7:00p.m. CST , @

Cleveland Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania st ...

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Jordan Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and Israel and the occupied Palestinian ter ...

(29) , Grant (15) , Pippen (10) , Richfield Coliseum
20,273 , 1–0 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 2 , November 7, 1992 ,

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...

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,

(35) , Horace Grant (11) ,

(11) ,

18,676 , 1–1 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , November 9, 1992 ,

Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...

W 102–87
,

(24) , Scottie Pippen (13) ,

(12) ,

18,084 , 2–1 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , November 11, 1992 ,

Detroit Detroit ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Michigan, most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario. It had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 United State ...

W 98–96 (OT)
,

(37) , Horace Grant (14) , Scottie Pippen (10) ,

18,676 , 3–1 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 5 , November 13, 1992 , @

Milwaukee Milwaukee is the List of cities in Wisconsin, most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the List of United States cities by population, 31st-most populous city in the United States ...

W 101–96
,

(34) , Scottie Pippen (13) , Scottie Pippen (8) , Bradley Center
18,633 , 4–1 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 6 , November 14, 1992 ,

Denver Denver ( ) is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Consolidated city and county, consolidated city and county, the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Colorado, most populous city of the U.S. state of ...

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,

(18) , Will Perdue (13) ,

(7) ,

18,676 , 5–1 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 7 , November 17, 1992 , @

Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...

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,

(32) , Scott Williams (6) , Scottie Pippen (12) ,

Target Center Target Center is a multi-purpose arena located in Minneapolis that opened in 1990. It hosts major family shows, concerts, sporting events, graduations and private events. Target Corporation, founded and headquartered in Minneapolis since 1902, h ...

19,006 , 6–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 8 , November 19, 1992
9:00p.m. CST , @

Seattle Seattle ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. With a population of 780,995 in 2024, it is the 18th-most populous city in the United States. The city is the cou ...

W 108–99
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(35) , Pippen,
Williams (9) , Pippen (8) ,

Kingdome The Kingdome (officially the King County Stadium) was a multi-purpose stadium located in the Industrial District, Seattle, Industrial District (later SoDo, Seattle, SoDo) neighborhood of Seattle, Washington (state), Washington, United States. O ...

37,401 , 7–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 9 , November 20, 1992
9:30p.m. CST , @ L.A. Lakers
L 118–120 (OT)
,

(54) , Grant (14) , Grant,

(7) ,

Great Western Forum The Kia Forum, also known as Los Angeles Forum and formerly Great Western Forum, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Inglewood, California, United States, adjacent to Los Angeles. Located on West Manchester Boulevard, with Laffit Pincay Jr., P ...

17,505 , 7–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 10 , November 22, 1992
8:00p.m. CST , @ Phoenix
W 128–111
,

(40) , Grant,

King King is a royal title given to a male monarch. A king is an Absolute monarchy, absolute monarch if he holds unrestricted Government, governmental power or exercises full sovereignty over a nation. Conversely, he is a Constitutional monarchy, ...

(8) , Armstrong (9) , America West Arena
19,023 , 8–2 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 11 , November 24, 1992 , @ Golden State
W 101–92
,

(49) , Horace Grant (17) ,

& Pippen (7) , Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025 , 9–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 12 , November 28, 1992
12Noon CST , @ New York
L 75–112
,

(17) , Grant,
Pippen (7) ,

,
Pippen (4) ,

Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as the Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh and Eighth Avenue (Manhattan), Eig ...

19,763 , 9–3 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 13 , December 2, 1992 , @

Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

L 96–101
, Horace Grant (20) , Horace Grant (11) , Scottie Pippen (10) , Boston Garden
14,890 , 9–4 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 14 , December 4, 1992 , Portland
W 111–99
,

(38) ,

(13) , Scottie Pippen (9) ,

18,676 , 10–4 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 15 , December 5, 1992 ,

W 96–89
,

(24) , Horace Grant (10) , Scottie Pippen (11) ,

18,676 , 11–4 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 16 , December 8, 1992 , @

L 114–123
,

(32) ,

(12) ,

(8) , The Omni
16,441 , 11–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 17 , December 9, 1992
7:30p.m. CST ,

W 108–91
,

(28) , Grant (15) , Pippen (11) ,

18,142 , 12–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 18 , December 11, 1992
7:30p.m. CST ,

Houston Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...

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(26) ,

(11) , Pippen (8) ,

18,147 , 12–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 19 , December 12, 1992
7:30p.m. CST ,

New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...

W 95–89
,

(38) , Grant (11) , Pippen (7) ,

18,232 , 13–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 20 , December 15, 1992
7:30p.m. CST , Charlotte
W 125–110
, Pippen (26) , Pippen (9) , Pippen (10) ,

18,088 , 14–6 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 21 , December 17, 1992 , @ Washington
W 107–99
,

(28) , Scottie Pippen (13) ,

(8) , Capital Centre
18,756 , 15–6 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 22 , December 19, 1992 ,

Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...

L 96–98
,

(23) , Horace Grant (11) ,

(10) ,

18,270 , 15–7 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 23 , December 21, 1992 ,

Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...

W 86–82
, Scottie Pippen (22) ,

(8) , 3 players tied (4) ,

18,147 , 16–7 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 24 , December 23, 1992 , Washington
W 107–98
,

(57) , Horace Grant (16) ,

(10) ,

18,109 , 17–7 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 25 , December 25, 1992
8:00p.m. CST , New York
W 89–77
,

(42) , Pippen (9) ,

,
Pippen (5) ,

18,676 , 18–7 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 26 , December 26, 1992 , @

W 95–84
, Horace Grant (30) , Horace Grant (20) ,

(8) , Market Square Arena
16,530 , 19–7 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 27 , December 29, 1992
6:30p.m. CST , @ Charlotte
W 114–103
,

(28) ,

(12) ,

(11) , Charlotte Coliseum
23,698 , 20–7 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 28 , December 30, 1992 , @

W 105–100
,

(39) , Horace Grant (9) ,

& Pippen (8) , Miami Arena
15,008 , 21–7 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 29 , January 2, 1993 ,

W 109–100
,

(39) , Horace Grant (16) , Scottie Pippen (7) ,

18,676 , 22–7 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 30 , January 5, 1993
7:00p.m. CST , L.A. Lakers
L 88–91
,

(36) , Cartwright,
Pippen (7) ,

(5) ,

18,676 , 22–8 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 31 , January 6, 1993
6:30p.m. CST , @

L 95–117
, Pippen (24) , Pippen (9) ,

(3) , Richfield Coliseum
20,273 , 22–9 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 32 , January 8, 1993 ,

Milwaukee Bucks The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), East ...

W 120–95
,

(35) , Will Perdue (13) , Scottie Pippen (12) ,

18,676 , 23–9 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 33 , January 9, 1993 , @

L 91–104
,

(30) , Scottie Pippen (12) ,

(6) , The Spectrum
18,168 , 23–10 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 34 , January 12, 1993 , @ Orlando
W 122–106
, Horace Grant (26) , Scottie Pippen (10) , Scottie Pippen (10) , Orlando Arena
15,151 , 24–10 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 35 , January 15, 1993 , Golden State
W 122–101
,

(26) ,

(12) ,

(10) ,

18,676 , 25–10 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 36 , January 16, 1993 , Orlando
L 124–128 (OT)
,

(64) , Horace Grant (19) , Scottie Pippen (8) ,

18,676 , 25–11 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 37 , January 18, 1993 ,

W 103–93
,

(29) , Horace Grant (12) , Scottie Pippen (8) ,

18,676 , 26–11 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 38 , January 21, 1993
6:30p.m. CST , @

W 107–94
,

(30) , Grant (12) , Pippen (8) ,

Brendan Byrne Arena Meadowlands Arena (formerly Brendan Byrne Arena, Continental Airlines Arena and Izod Center) is a closed indoor sports and concert venue located in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. Since closing, ...

20,049 , 27–11 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 39 , January 22, 1993
7:30p.m. CST , Charlotte
L 97–105
,

(28) , Grant (13) , Armstrong,
Pippen (5) ,

18,676 , 27–12 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 40 , January 24, 1993
12Noon CST , @

San Antonio San Antonio ( ; Spanish for " Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio. San Antonio is the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the ...

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(42) ,

(11) , Pippen (6) ,

HemisFair Arena HemisFair Arena (also known as the San Antonio Convention Center Arena) was an indoor arena located in San Antonio, Texas. It was home to the ABA/NBA's San Antonio Spurs from 1973 to 1993 and the San Antonio Force of the AFL during the 1992 sea ...

16,057 , 27–13 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 41 , January 26, 1993 , @

Dallas Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...

W 123–88
,

& Pippen (19) ,

& Pippen (11) , Scottie Pippen (7) ,

Reunion Arena Reunion Arena was an indoor arena located in the Reunion, Dallas, Reunion district of downtown Dallas, Texas, United States. The arena served as the primary home of the National Hockey League's (NHL) Dallas Stars and the National Basketball Ass ...

17,502 , 28–13 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 42 , January 28, 1993
7:30p.m. CST , @

L 83–94
,

(26) , Pippen (8) , Pippen (7) , The Summit
16,611 , 28–14 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 43 , January 30, 1993 , @

L 102–109
,

(39) , Scott Williams (14) , B. J. Armstrong (6) ,

McNichols Sports Arena McNichols Sports Arena was an indoor arena located in Denver, Colorado, United States. Located adjacent to Mile High Stadium and completed in 1975, at a cost of $16 million, it seated 16,061 for hockey games and 17,171 for basketball games. Sp ...

17,022 , 28–15 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 44 , February 1, 1993
7:00p.m. CST , @

Utah Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...

W 96–92
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(37) , Grant (19) , Armstrong (4) , Delta Center
19,911 , 29–15 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 45 , February 3, 1993 , @

Sacramento Sacramento ( or ; ; ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers in Northern California's Sacramento Valley, Sacramento's 2020 p ...

W 107–88
,

(36) , Horace Grant (11) , Scottie Pippen (9) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 30–15 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 46 , February 4, 1993 , @ L.A. Clippers
W 107–105 (OT)
,

(33) , Horace Grant (14) , 3 players tied (4) , Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
15,989 , 31–15 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 47 , February 7, 1993 , @ Portland
W 101–91
,

(34) , Horace Grant (13) , Scottie Pippen (7) , Memorial Coliseum
12,888 , 32–15 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 48 , February 10, 1993 , @

W 115–104
,

(40) , Horace Grant (14) ,

(8) , Market Square Arena
16,530 , 33–15 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 49 , February 12, 1993
7:00p.m. CST , New York
L 98–104
, Pippen (35) , Grant (12) , Tucker (6) ,

18,676 , 33–16 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 50 , February 13, 1993
7:30p.m. CST ,

L 111–116
,

,
Pippen (25) , Grant,
Perdue (8) , Armstrong,

,
Pippen (5) ,

18,676 , 33–17 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 51 , February 15, 1993 ,

W 119–101
,

(32) , Scott Williams (12) ,

(6) ,

18,237 , 34–17 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 52 , February 17, 1993
7:30p.m. CST ,

W 114–96
,

(27) , Grant (9) , Pippen (7) ,

18,676 , 35–17 , - align="center" , colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff", All-Star Break , - style="background:#cfc;" , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , -style="background:#cfc;" , 53 , February 23, 1993 ,

W 99–95
,

(34) , Horace Grant (13) , Scottie Pippen (9) ,

18,197 , 36–17 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 54 , February 25, 1993 , @ Orlando
W 108–106
,

(36) , Grant & Perdue (9) , Scottie Pippen (7) , Orlando Arena
15,151 , 37–17 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 55 , February 27, 1993 ,

W 112–92
,

(34) , Scott Williams (11) , Armstrong &

(8) ,

18,676 , 38–17 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 56 , March 2, 1993
7:00p.m. CST , @

W 87–80
,

(24) , Grant (11) ,

(8) ,

20,049 , 39–17 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 57 , March 3, 1993 ,

W 125–97
, Scottie Pippen (24) , Scott Williams (8) ,

(8) ,

18,062 , 40–17 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 58 , March 5, 1993
7:00p.m. CST ,

L 102–107 (OT)
, Pippen (39) , Pippen (13) , Pippen (10) ,

18,676 , 40–18 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 59 , March 9, 1993
7:30p.m. CST ,

W 86–83
,

(38) , Pippen (12) ,

(9) ,

18,531 , 41–18 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 60 , March 11, 1993 , @

L 95–97
,

(29) , Scott Williams (9) ,

(8) , Miami Arena
15,008 , 41–19 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 61 , March 12, 1993
7:30p.m. CST , Charlotte
W 123–108
,

(52) , Perdue (10) , Armstrong (7) ,

18,676 , 42–19 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 62 , March 14, 1993 , @

L 99–101
,

(28) , Scott Williams (10) ,

& Pippen (6) , The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,454 , 42–20 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 63 , March 15, 1993 , L.A. Clippers
W 101–94
, B. J. Armstrong (28) , Horace Grant (17) , B. J. Armstrong (7) ,

18,482 , 43–20 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 64 , March 19, 1993 , Washington
W 104–99
,

(25) , Will Perdue (12) , Scottie Pippen (7) ,

18,676 , 44–20 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 65 , March 20, 1993 , @ Washington
W 126–101
,

(47) ,

(8) , Armstrong &

(4) , Capital Centre
18,756 , 45–20 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 66 , March 23, 1993 ,

W 107–100
,

(34) , Scott Williams (13) ,

(7) ,

18,676 , 46–20 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 67 , March 24, 1993 , @

W 113–100
,

(43) , Scottie Pippen (10) , Scottie Pippen (8) , The Spectrum
18,168 , 47–20 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 68 , March 26, 1993 , Orlando
W 107–86
, Scottie Pippen (20) , Scottie Pippen (13) , Scottie Pippen (8) ,

18,676 , 48–20 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 69 , March 30, 1993
7:00p.m. CST , Phoenix
L 109–113
,

(44) , Grant (16) , Pippen (10) ,

18,676 , 48–21 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 70 , April 2, 1993
7:30p.m. CST ,

W 118–105
,

(40) , Grant (11) , Pippen (8) ,

18,676 , 49–21 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 71 , April 4, 1993 , @

W 101–89
,

(32) , Scottie Pippen (9) , Armstrong & Grant (4) , Boston Garden
14,890 , 50–21 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 72 , April 6, 1993 , @

L 109–113
,

(30) , Scottie Pippen (11) , Scottie Pippen (8) , Bradley Center
18,633 , 50–22 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 73 , April 9, 1993 , @

W 88–87
,

(30) ,

(12) , Armstrong &

(4) , The Omni
16,510 , 51–22 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 74 , April 10, 1993 , @

W 92–87
, B. J. Armstrong (27) , Horace Grant (14) , 3 players tied (5) , Market Square Arena
16,530 , 52–22 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 75 , April 12, 1993 , @

W 98–95
,

(23) , Horace Grant (11) , Horace Grant (7) , The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,454 , 53–22 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 76 , April 14, 1993 ,

W 119–92
,

(34) , Horace Grant (8) , John Paxson (8) ,

18,676 , 54–22 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 77 , April 16, 1993 ,

W 119–105
,

(47) ,

& Pippen (7) , John Paxson (8) ,

18,676 , 55–22 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 78 , April 18, 1993
4:30p.m. CDT , @

L 94–103
,

(32) , Grant (9) ,

(9) , Richfield Coliseum
20,273 , 55–23 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 79 , April 20, 1993 ,

W 123–94
,

(28) , Scott Williams (10) , B. J. Armstrong (14) ,

18,676 , 56–23 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 80 , April 22, 1993 ,

W 109–103 (OT)
,

(36) , Scottie Pippen (13) , Scottie Pippen (8) ,

18,676 , 57–23 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 81 , April 23, 1993
7:00p.m. CDT , @ Charlotte
L 103–104
,

(38) , Grant,

,
Pippen,
Williams (6) , Grant,
Pippen (5) , Charlotte Coliseum
23,698 , 57–24 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 82 , April 25, 1993
12Noon CDT , @ New York
L 84–89
,

(21) , Scott Williams (9) ,

(7) ,

19,763 , 57–25

Playoffs

, - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , April 30, 1993 ,

W 114–90
,

(35) , Horace Grant (10) ,

(7) ,

18,676 , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , May 2, 1993 ,

W 117–102
,

(29) , Horace Grant (8) , John Paxson (7) ,

18,676 , 2–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 3 , May 4, 1993 , @

W 98–88
,

(39) , Horace Grant (9) , B. J. Armstrong (6) , The Omni
15,141 , 3–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , May 11, 1993
7:00p.m. CDT ,

W 91–84
,

(43) , Cartwright,
Williams (10) ,

,
Pippen (4) ,

18,676 , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , May 13, 1993
7:00p.m. CDT ,

W 104–85
, Grant (20) , Williams (10) , Pippen (7) ,

18,676 , 2–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 3 , May 15, 1993
2:30p.m. CDT , @

W 96–90
,

(32) , Pippen (9) , Pippen (6) , Richfield Coliseum
20,273 , 3–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 4 , May 17, 1993
7:00p.m. CDT , @

W 103–101
,

(31) , Grant (10) ,

(6) , Richfield Coliseum
20,274 , 4–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 1 , May 23, 1993
2:30p.m. CDT , @ New York
L 90–98
,

(27) , Grant (8) ,

(5) ,

19,763 , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 2 , May 25, 1993
7:00p.m. CDT , @ New York
L 91–96
,

(36) ,

(9) , Pippen,
Williams (4) ,

19,763 , 0–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 3 , May 29, 1993
2:30p.m. CDT , New York
W 103–83
, Pippen (29) ,

(8) ,

(11) ,

18,676 , 1–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 4 , May 31, 1993
2:30p.m. CDT , New York
W 105–95
,

(54) , Pippen (7) , Pippen (4) ,

18,676 , 2–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 5 , June 2, 1993
8:00p.m. CDT , @ New York
W 97–94
,

(29) , Pippen (11) ,

(14) ,

19,763 , 3–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 6 , June 4, 1993
8:00p.m. CDT , New York
W 96–88
,

(25) , Grant (11) ,

(9) ,

18,676 , 4–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , June 9, 1993
8:00p.m. CDT , @ Phoenix
W 100–92
,

(31) , Williams (10) , Armstrong,
Grant,

,
Pippen (5) , America West Arena
19,023 , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , June 11, 1993
8:00p.m. CDT , @ Phoenix
W 111–108
,

(42) ,

,
Pippen (12) , Pippen (12) , America West Arena
19,023 , 2–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 3 , June 13, 1993
6:00p.m. CDT , Phoenix
L 121–129 (3OT)
,

(44) , Grant (17) , Pippen (9) ,

18,676 , 2–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 4 , June 16, 1993
8:00p.m. CDT , Phoenix
W 111–105
,

(55) , Grant (16) , Pippen (10) ,

18,676 , 3–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 5 , June 18, 1993
8:00p.m. CDT , Phoenix
L 98–108
,

(41) , Grant,

(7) ,

18,676 , 3–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 6 , June 20, 1993
8:00p.m. CDT , @ Phoenix
W 99–98
,

(33) , Pippen (12) ,

(7) , America West Arena
19,023 , 4–2

Player stats

Regular season

Playoffs

Player Statistics Citation:

NBA Finals

The 1993 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1992–93 NBA season, featuring the

, led by Michael Jordan, and the

, winners of 62 games and led by regular season MVP

. The Bulls became the first team since the legendary

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of the 1960s to win three consecutive championship titles, clinching the "three-peat" with John Paxson's game-winning 3-pointer that gave them a 99–98 victory in Game 6. The road team won five of the six games, with Chicago winning at home in Game 4, 111–105. * The Phoenix Suns won game 3 in 3OT, 129–121. Suns Head Coach Paul Westphal was the only person to appear in both triple-overtime NBA finals games. The first was the classic

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contest against

, in Game 5 as a player. His Suns also played in that year's finals, thus becoming the only team to appear in two triple-overtime finals games. Back in 1976, the Suns lost 126–128 against Boston. * The Bulls got off to a good start in Game 6 but struggled in the fourth quarter, wasting a double-digit lead to trail 98–94. Michael Jordan made a layup to cut the margin to 2 points, and the Suns missed a shot on their next possession. Trailing 98–96 and facing a Game 7 on the road if they lost that day, John Paxson took a pass from Horace Grant and buried a three-point shot with 3.9 seconds left, giving the Bulls a 99–98 lead. The victory was secured by a last-second block from Horace Grant. *

, who averaged a Finals-record 41.0 points per game during the six-game series, became the first player in NBA history to win three straight Finals MVP Awards. He joined

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as the only other player to win the award three times. The NBA started awarding the Finals MVP in 1969. (W1)

vs. (E2)

: ''Bulls win series 4–2'' * Game 1 @ America West Arena, Phoenix (June 9): Chicago 100, Phoenix 92 * Game 2 @ America West Arena, Phoenix (June 11): Chicago 111, Phoenix 108 * Game 3 @

, Chicago (June 13): Phoenix 129, Chicago 121 (3OT) * Game 4 @

, Chicago (June 16): Chicago 111, Phoenix 105 * Game 5 @

, Chicago (June 18): Phoenix 108, Chicago 98 * Game 6 @ America West Arena, Phoenix (June 20): Chicago 99, Phoenix 98

1993 NBA Finals roster

1993 Chicago Bulls

Head Coach: Phil Jackson

, Scottie Pippen , Horace Grant , B. J. Armstrong , Scott Williams , Bill Cartwright , Stacey King ,

, John Paxson , Will Perdue , Rodney McCray , Ricky Blanton , Darrell Walker , Corey Williams ,

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1993 Phoenix Suns

Head Coach: Paul Westphal

, Dan Majerle , Kevin Johnson , Tom Chambers ,

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, Richard Dumas , Negele Knight , Oliver Miller , Mark West , Jerrod Mustaf , Frank Johnson , Tim Kempton ,

Award winners

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* Scottie Pippen, All-NBA Third Team *

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* Scottie Pippen,

* Horace Grant,

NBA All-Star Game

* Michael Jordan, Guard * Scottie Pippen, Forward

Transactions

References

*
Bulls on Basketball Reference
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