The 1992–93 NBA season was the 25th season for the

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in the

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. This season is most memorable for the Suns acquiring controversial All-Star power forward

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from the

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, signing free agent

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, and hiring Paul Westphal as their new head coach. The Suns had a successful regular season by posting a 14-game winning streak in December, which led them to a 21–4 start, held a 38–10 record at the All-Star break, then posted an 11-game winning streak between March and April, finishing in first place in the Pacific Division with a league-best 62–20 record, and earning the #1 seed in the Western Conference. The team set the franchise record for most wins in a season (the record was later tied in the 2004–05 season and later broken in the 2021-22 NBA season). Barkley averaged 25.6

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, 12.1 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.6 steals per game, and was named to the

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, and was named the NBA Most Valuable Player of the Year, while Dan Majerle averaged 16.9 points and 1.7 steals per game, finished tied in first place in the league with 167 three-point field goals, and was named to the

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. In addition,

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Kevin Johnson provided the team with 16.1 points, 7.8 assists and 1.7 steals per game, but only played just 49 games due to groin, hamstring and knee injuries, and rookie forward

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contributed 15.8 points and 1.8 steals per game, and was selected to the

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, despite only playing just 48 games due to injury; Dumas was drafted by the Suns in the

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, but was suspended for all of the previous season for violating the NBA's substance abuse policy. Meanwhile, Cedric Ceballos provided with 12.8 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, and also led the league with .576 in field-goal percentage, while Tom Chambers played a sixth man role off the bench, averaging 12.2 points and 4.7 rebounds per game, and Ainge contributed 11.8 points per game and 150 three-point field goals, also off the bench. Negele Knight contributed 6.1 points per game, but only played 52 games due to injury, first-round draft pick Oliver Miller from the

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provided with 5.6 points, 4.9 rebounds and led the team with 1.8 blocks per game off the bench, and starting center Mark West averaged 5.3 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game. Barkley and Majerle were both selected for the

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, with Westphal coaching the Western Conference. Majerle finished tied in fifth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, while Ceballos finished tied in eleventh place in Most Improved Player voting, Ainge finished tied in second place in Sixth Man of the Year voting, with Chambers finishing in fifth place, and Westphal finished in fourth place in Coach of the Year voting. In the Western Conference First Round of the 1993 NBA playoffs, the Suns faced elimination as they trailed 2–0 against the 8th-seeded

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; however, they won the next three games, including a 112–104 overtime home win in Game 5 to advance in the Western Conference Semi-finals, where they defeated the 5th-seeded

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in six games. In the Western Conference finals, they defeated the Seattle SuperSonics in a full seven-game series, and reached the

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for the second time in franchise history. In the 1993 NBA Finals, the Suns lost to

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, and the 2-time defending champion

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in six games. Following the season, Chambers signed as a free agent with the

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. This season saw the debut of the new "Streaking Sun" logo alongside a changed shade of purple, which was featured on the front of the team's new jerseys. The new primary logo and uniforms would both remain in use until 2000. The season was also the Suns first at the new America West Arena (currently known as "Footprint Center"). The new arena had a regular season attendance of 779,943 in 41 home games, the fifth highest total attendance in the league. The team sold-out the capacity 19,023 arena every game of the season. This was the last time the Suns would reach the NBA Finals until the 2020–21 season.

Offseason

NBA draft

The Suns used their first-round pick to select center Oliver Miller from

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. Miller averaged 12.2 points and 6.5 rebounds per game through four years with the Razorbacks. Miller would go on to play two seasons with the Suns before signing with the

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as a free agent in

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. He would later return to the Suns in the 1999–2000 season. Second-round picks Brian Davis and Ron Ellis were not signed by the Suns. Davis would later play with the

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in the 1993–94 season, while Ellis never played in the NBA.

Trades

On June 17, 1992, the Suns traded former All-Star

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, Tim Perry, and

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to the

for All-Star forward

. Barkley would play four seasons with the Suns before being traded to the

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1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

. Hornacek would play less than two seasons with the Sixers, Perry would play less than four, and Lang only one. Many consider the trade to be the best in Suns history.

Free agency

The Suns key off-season signing was veteran

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. Ainge would spend his last three seasons in the NBA with the Suns.

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Frank Johnson was signed to back-up All-Star Kevin Johnson. Forward/center Tim Kempton was signed, but played sparingly throughout the season.

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Alex Stivrins was picked up in the off-season, but later waived. He would return with two 10-day contracts later in the season, but was again waived.

Roster

Regular season

In 1992, the Suns moved into their new arena in downtown Phoenix, the America West Arena (now Footprint Center). The arena was not the only new arrival into Phoenix though, as flamboyant all-star power forward

was traded from the

for

, and Tim Perry. Barkley would go on to win his first and only

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in his first year with Phoenix in 1993. In addition to Barkley, the Suns added some key players to their roster, amongst them

. Also making his Suns debut was their 1991 first round draft pick,

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forward

, who missed the previous season due to a drug-related suspension.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

, - bgcolor=ccffcc , 1 , November 7 , L.A. Clippers
W 111–105
,

(37) ,

(21) ,

(8) , America West Arena
19,023 , 1–0 , - bgcolor=ffcccc , 2 , November 10 , @ Portland
L 89–100
,

(21) ,

(14) , Negele Knight (9) , Memorial Coliseum
12,888 , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 3 , November 12, 1992
7:00p.m. MST , @

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 102–91
, Barkley (25) , Barkley (14) , Barkley,
Majerle (5) , Delta Center
19,911 , 2–1 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 4 , November 14 , @

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 ...

W 108–101
, Tom Chambers (28) ,

(13) , Dan Majerle (6) ,

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 , 3–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 5 , November 16, 1992
7:30p.m. MST ,

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 117–108
, Barkley (28) , Barkley (12) ,

Knight A knight is a person granted an honorary title of a knighthood by a head of state (including the pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the church, or the country, especially in a military capacity. The concept of a knighthood ...

(7) , America West Arena
19,023 , 4–1 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 6 , November 18 ,

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 127–111
, Cedric Ceballos (30) , Cedric Ceballos (13) , Oliver Miller,
Alex Stivrins (5) , America West Arena
19,023 , 5–1 , - bgcolor=ffcccc , 7 , November 21 , @ L.A. Clippers
L 107–111
,

(44) ,

(17) , Kevin Johnson (7) ,

Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena The Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena was a multi-purpose arena at Exposition Park, in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. It was located next to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and just south of the campus of the University of ...

14,419 , 5–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 8 , November 22, 1992
7:00p.m. MST ,

Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...

L 111–128
, Barkley (22) , Barkley (9) , K. Johnson (8) , America West Arena
19,023 , 5–3 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 9 , November 25 , Portland
W 121–117
,

(33) ,

(18) ,

(6) , America West Arena
19,023 , 6–3 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 10 , November 27 , Golden State
W 121–107
,

(29) ,

(11) , Frank Johnson (9) , America West Arena
19,023 , 7–3 , - bgcolor=ffcccc , 11 , November 28 , @ Golden State
L 131–134
,

(28) ,

(18) , Dan Majerle (7) ,

Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena Oakland Arena, often referred to as the Oakland Coliseum Arena, is an indoor arena in Oakland, California, and part of the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Authority. Opened in 1966, the arena was originally home to the California Seals of the ...

15,025 , 7–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 12 , December 1, 1992
7:30p.m. MST , Charlotte
W 109–90
, Ceballos (20) , Barkley (14) , Barkley (7) , America West Arena
19,023 , 8–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 13 , December 4, 1992
7:30p.m. MST , L.A. Lakers
W 103–93
, Barkley (19) , Barkley (9) , F. Johnson (5) , America West Arena
19,023 , 9–4 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 14 , December 6 , @

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W 122–112
, Negele Knight (22) ,

(14) , Negele Knight (7) , Bradley Center
16,646 , 10–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 15 , December 8, 1992
5:30p.m. MST , @

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 105–100
, Barkley (34) , Barkley (12) , Barkley (6) ,

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, ...

16,514 , 11–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 16 , December 9, 1992
5:30p.m. MST , @ Charlotte
W 110–101
, Barkley (23) , Barkley (12) , Barkley (10) ,

Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte Coliseum was a multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was operated by the Charlotte Coliseum Authority, which also oversees the operation of Bojangles Coliseum, which was called Charlotte ...

23,698 , 12–4 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 17 , December 11 , @

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W 108–107
, Tom Chambers (27) ,

(11) ,

(9) , Orlando Arena
15,151 , 13–4 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 18 , December 12 , @

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 122–118
,

(39) ,

(10) ,

,
Dan Majerle,
Oliver Miller (5) ,

Miami Arena Miami Arena was an indoor arena located in Miami, Florida. The venue served as the home of the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). From 1988 until 1999, it also ...

15,008 , 14–4 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 19 , December 15 , Washington
W 125–110
,

(36) ,

(10) , Dan Majerle (9) , America West Arena
19,023 , 15–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 20 , December 18, 1992
8:30p.m. MST , @ L.A. Lakers
W 116–100
, Barkley (25) , Barkley (23) ,

,
Majerle (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 ...

16,734 , 16–4 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 21 , December 22 , Golden State
W 106–104
,

(35) ,

(16) , Dan Majerle (5) , America West Arena
19,023 , 17–4 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 22 , December 23 , @

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 ...

W 111–96
, Dan Majerle (25) , Cedric Ceballos (11) , Dan Majerle (5) ,

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 ...

n/a , 18–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 23 , December 26, 1992
7:30p.m. MST ,

W 113–110
, Barkley (33) , Barkley (13) ,

,
Majerle (5) , America West Arena
19,023 , 19–4 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 24 , December 27 ,

W 129–88
,

(27) , Cedric Ceballos (12) , Kevin Johnson (12) , America West Arena
19,023 , 20–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 25 , December 30, 1992
7:30p.m. MST ,

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 ...

W 133–110
, Barkley,
Ke=. Johnson,
Majerle (25) , Barkley (17) , Barkley,
K. Johnson (10) , America West Arena
19,023 , 21–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 26 , January 3, 1993
6:00p.m. MST , @

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 ...

L 113–114 (OT)
, Barkley (31) , Barkley (12) , K. Johnson (8) ,

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 , 21–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 27 , January 5, 1993
6:30p.m. MST , @

W 106–104
, Barkley (29) , Barkley (8) , Barkley (10) , The Summit
13,755 , 22–5 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 28 , January 7 , @

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 111–107
,

(32) ,

(14) ,

,
Dan Majerle (6) ,

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 ...

13,750 , 23–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 29 , January 12, 1993
8:00p.m. MST , @

L 113–122
, Barkley (27) , Barkley (11) , K. Johnson (8) , Seattle Center Coliseum
14,812 , 23–6 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 30 , January 14 , @

W 114–104
,

,
Dan Majerle (23) , Dan Majerle,
Oliver Miller (9) , Kevin Johnson (8) ,

ARCO Arena ARCO Arena (known as Power Balance Pavilion from 2011 to 2012 and Sleep Train Arena from 2012 until 2022) was an indoor arena located in Sacramento, California, United States. Opened in 1988, it was the home of the Sacramento Kings of the Nation ...

17,317 , 24–6 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 31 , January 15 ,

W 107–99
,

(31) ,

(10) , Kevin Johnson,
Dan Majerle (5) , America West Arena
19,023 , 25–6 , - bgcolor=ffcccc , 32 , January 18, 1993
11:00a.m. MST , @

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...

L 103–106
, Barkley (27) , Barkley (15) , K. Johnson (9) ,

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 , 25–7 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 33 , January 20, 1993
5:30p.m. MST , @

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 ...

L 119–123
, Dumas (23) ,

West West is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some Romance langu ...

(12) , Ceballos (5) ,

Richfield Coliseum Richfield Coliseum, also known as the Coliseum at Richfield, was an indoor arena located in Richfield Township, between Cleveland and Akron, Ohio. It opened in 1974 as a replacement for the Cleveland Arena, and had a seating capacity of 20,27 ...

20,273 , 25–8 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 34 , January 22 , @ Washington
W 122–115
,

(26) ,

(9) ,

(7) , Capital Centre
18,756 , 26–8 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 35 , January 23 , @

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 ...

W 110–91
,

(32) ,

(16) , Kevin Johnson (7) ,

Omni Coliseum Omni Coliseum (often called The Omni) was an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Completed in 1972, the arena seated 16,378 for basketball and 15,278 for ice hockey, hockey. It was part of the Omni Complex, now known as the CNN Cente ...

16,531 , 27–8 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 36 , January 25 , @

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W 121–119
,

,
Kevin Johnson (24) ,

(11) , Kevin Johnson (9) , The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,454 , 28–8 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 37 , January 27 , @

W 117–116 (OT)
,

(35) ,

(24) , Kevin Johnson (7) ,

18,503 , 29–8 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 38 , January 29, 1993
6:00p.m. MST ,

W 125–110
, Ainge (26) , Barkley (11) , K. Johnson (11) , America West Arena
19,023 , 30–8 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 39 , January 30 ,

W 126–105
, Dan Majerle (30) ,

(14) , Kevin Johnson (7) , America West Arena
19,023 , 31–8 , - bgcolor=ffcccc , 40 , February 2 , @ L.A. Clippers
L 108–112
, Kevin Johnson (23) , Mark West (12) ,

,
Kevin Johnson (6) ,

15,989 , 31–9 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 41 , February 3 ,

W 122–102
,

(19) ,

(14) , Kevin Johnson (8) , America West Arena
19,023 , 32–9 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 42 , February 5, 1993
7:30p.m. MST , L.A. Lakers
W 132–104
, Majerle (29) , Dumas (9) , Barkley,
K. Johnson (6) , America West Arena
19,023 , 33–9 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 43 , February 7 ,

W 121–105
,

(31) ,

(19) ,

,
Kevin Johnson (9) , America West Arena
19,023 , 34–9 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 44 , February 10 , L.A. Clippers
W 122–100
,

(22) ,

(13) ,

(8) , America West Arena
19,023 , 35–9 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 45 , February 11 , @ Golden State
W 122–100
,

(33) ,

(19) , Kevin Johnson (12) ,

15,025 , 36–9 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 46 , February 13, 1993
8:00p.m. MST , @

L 94–95
, Barkley (33) , Barkley (8) , Barkley (8) , Seattle Center Coliseum
14,812 , 36–10 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 47 , February 16 ,

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W 110–97
,

(32) ,

,
Tom Chambers (12) ,

(9) , America West Arena
19,023 , 37–10 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 48 , February 18 ,

W 131–119
,

(32) ,

(16) ,

(12) , America West Arena
19,023 , 38–10 , - align="center" , colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff", All-Star Break , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 49 , February 23, 1993
6:30p.m. MST , @

W 105–103
, Barkley (29) , Barkley (12) , Ainge (7) ,

16,057 , 39–10 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 50 , February 25, 1993
6:30p.m. MST , @

L 104–131
, Dumas (21) , Barkley,
Dumas (8) , Ainge,
Barkley,

(4) , The Summit
16,611 , 39–11 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 51 , February 26, 1993
7:30p.m. MST ,

W 113–106
, Barkley (29) , Barkley (11) , Barkley (11) , America West Arena
19,023 , 40–11 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 52 , February 28, 1993
1:30p.m. MST ,

L 94–101
, Barkley (27) , Barkley (19) , Barkley (11) , America West Arena
19,023 , 40–12 , - bgcolor=ffcccc , 53 , March 2 , @ Portland
L 97–102
,

,
Dan Majerle (20) ,

(12) , Dan Majerle (7) , Memorial Coliseum
12,888 , 40–13 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 54 , March 3 ,

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W 125–115
,

(36) ,

(17) ,

(9) , America West Arena
19,023 , 41–13 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 55 , March 5 ,

W 130–122
,

(32) , Mark West (12) , Kevin Johnson (6) , America West Arena
19,023 , 42–13 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 56 , March 6 , @

W 109–102
, Kevin Johnson (28) ,

(15) , Kevin Johnson (7) ,

17,502 , 43–13 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 57 , March 9 , @

W 128–108
, Cedric Ceballos (40) , Cedric Ceballos (12) , Kevin Johnson (12) ,

17,317 , 44–13 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 58 , March 10 , Golden State
W 111–100
,

(30) , Mark West (13) , Kevin Johnson (8) , America West Arena
19,023 , 45–13 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 59 , March 12 ,

W 116–98
, Cedric Ceballos (24) ,

,
Cedric Ceballos (9) , Kevin Johnson (9) , America West Arena
19,023 , 46–13 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 60 , March 13, 1993
7:30p.m. MST ,

L 93–124
, K. Johnson (23) , Ceballos,
Chambers,
Mustaf (7) , K. Johnson (6) , America West Arena
19,023 , 46–14 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 61 , March 17 , Portland
W 129–111
, Cedric Ceballos,
Tom Chambers (24) , Cedric Ceballos (14) , Kevin Johnson (14) , America West Arena
19,023 , 47–14 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 62 , March 19 ,

W 127–97
,

(23) ,

(16) , Dan Majerle (9) , America West Arena
19,023 , 48–14 , - bgcolor=ffcccc , 63 , March 21 ,

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 ...

L 108–109
,

(38) ,

,
Mark West (9) , Kevin Johnson (11) , America West Arena
19,023 , 48–15 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 64 , March 23, 1993
6:30p.m. MST ,

W 121–92
, Barkley (31) , Ceballos (12) , F. Johnson (7) , America West Arena
19,023 , 49–15 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 65 , March 24, 1993
8:30p.m. MST , @ L.A. Lakers
W 120–105
, Barkley (33) , Barkley (12) , Barkley (8) ,

17,505 , 50–15 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 66 , March 26 ,

W 109–103
,

(31) ,

(15) , Frank Johnson (8) , America West Arena
19,023 , 51–15 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 67 , March 28 , @

W 110–100
,

(35) , Cedric Ceballos (15) , Kevin Johnson (8) , The Spectrum
18,168 , 52–15 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 68 , March 30, 1993
6:00p.m. MST , @

W 113–109
, Ceballos (27) ,

(10) , K. Johnson (16) ,

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 ...

18,676 , 53–15 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 69 , April 2 , @

W 118–114
,

(37) ,

(11) , Kevin Johnson (9) ,

Boston Garden The Boston Garden was an arena in Boston, Massachusetts. Designed by boxing promoter Tex Rickard, who also built the third iteration of New York's Madison Square Garden, it opened on November 17, 1928, as "Boston Madison Square Garden" (later ...

14,890 , 54–15 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 70 , April 4 , @

W 110–100
,

(32) ,

(13) , Kevin Johnson (8) ,

Market Square Arena Market Square Arena (MSA) was an indoor arena in Indianapolis. Completed in 1974, at a cost of $23 million, it seated 16,530 for basketball and 15,993 for ice hockey. Seating capacity for concerts and other events was adjusted by the use of larg ...

16,530 , 55–15 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 71 , April 6, 1993
7:30p.m. MST , L.A. Lakers
W 115–114
, K. Johnson (32) , Barkley (11) , Majerle (8) , America West Arena
19,023 , 56–15 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 72 , April 8 , @

W 123–114
, Cedric Ceballos (28) , Mark West (13) , Kevin Johnson (7) ,

, 57–15 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 73 , April 9 ,

W 98–97
,

(26) ,

(19) ,

(12) , America West Arena
19,023 , 58–15 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 74 , April 11, 1993
12:30p.m. MST ,

W 112–99
, K. Johnson (29) , Barkley (7) , K. Johnson (9) , America West Arena
19,023 , 59–15 , - bgcolor=ffcccc , 75 , April 12 , @ L.A. Clippers
L 104–111
,

(28) ,

(12) ,

,
Dan Majerle (6) ,

15,989 , 59–16 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 76 , April 14 ,

W 98–84
, Dan Majerle (25) , Cedric Ceballos (13) , Kevin Johnson (10) , America West Arena
19,023 , 60–16 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 77 , April 16, 1993
6:30p.m. MST ,

L 102–108
, Ceballos (21) , Chambers,
Mustaf (7) , K. Johnson,
Majerle (7) , America West Arena
19,023 , 60–17 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 78 , April 17, 1993
6:00p.m. MST , @

L 101–110
, Ceballos (25) , Ceballos (10) ,

(6) , Delta Center
19,911 , 60–18 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 79 , April 19, 1993
7:30p.m. MST ,

L 97–111
, K. Johnson (18) , Mustaf (8) , K. Johnson (7) , America West Arena
19,023 , 60–19 , - bgcolor=ccffcc , 80 , April 22 , @ Portland
W 115–114
,

(25) , Cedric Ceballos (9) , Kevin Johnson (14) , Memorial Coliseum
12,888 , 61–19 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 81 , April 24, 1993
12:30p.m. MST ,

W 99–97
, Dumas (23) , Ceballos (11) , Ainge,
F. Johnson,

(6) , America West Arena
19,023 , 62–19 , - bgcolor=ffcccc , 82 , April 25 , @

L 118–120
,

(25) ,

(10) ,

(7) ,

17,022 , 62–20

Playoffs

Under rookie head coach Paul Westphal (a former Suns assistant and, as a player, member of the 1976 Suns squad that went to the NBA Finals), the Suns squad consisting mostly of Barkley, Majerle, Johnson and Ainge won 62 games that year. After eliminating the Lakers (against whom they came back from an 0–2 deficit preventing them from being the first eight-seeded team to eliminate the top seeded team in the first round), Spurs, and Sonics, the Suns advanced to the Finals for the second time in franchise history. They eventually lost to the Bulls, led by

and

. This series included a triple-overtime game (Game 3) that along with game 5 of the 1976 series are the only triple overtime games in the history of the NBA finals. Approximately 300,000 fans braved the 105 degree heat to celebrate the memorable season in the streets of Phoenix.

Game log

, - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 1 , April 30, 1993
7:30p.m. MST , L.A. Lakers
L 103–107
, Barkley (34) , Barkley (15) ,

,
Majerle (5) , America West Arena
19,023 , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 2 , May 2, 1993
12Noon MST , L.A. Lakers
L 81–86
, Barkley,
Chambers,
Dumas (18) , Barkley (21) , K. Johnson (16) , America West Arena
19,023 , 0–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 3 , May 4, 1993
7:30p.m. MST , @ L.A. Lakers
W 107–102
, Barkley (27) , Barkley (11) , Barkley,
K. Johnson,
Majerle (5) ,

17,505 , 1–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 4 , May 6, 1993
7:30p.m. MST , @ L.A. Lakers
W 101–86
, Barkley (28) , Barkley (11) , K. Johnson (6) ,

17,505 , 2–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 5 , May 9, 1993
2:30p.m. MST , L.A. Lakers
W 112–104 (OT)
, Barkley (31) , Barkley,

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(14) , K. Johnson (13) , America West Arena
19,023 , 3–2 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , May 11, 1993
7:30p.m. MST ,

W 98–89
, K. Johnson (25) , Barkley (10) , K. Johnson (7) , America West Arena
19,023 , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , May 13, 1993
7:30p.m. MST ,

W 109–103
, Barkley (35) , Barkley (10) , K. Johnson (12) , America West Arena
19,023 , 2–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 3 , May 15, 1993
10:00a.m. MST , @

L 96–111
, K. Johnson (26) , Barkley (14) , K. Johnson (7) ,

16,057 , 2–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 4 , May 16, 1993
12:30p.m. MST , @

L 103–117
, K. Johnson (26) , Barkley (12) , K. Johnson (8) ,

16,057 , 2–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 5 , May 18, 1993
7:30p.m. MST ,

W 109–97
, Barkley (36) , Barkley (12) , K. Johnson (12) , America West Arena
19,023 , 3–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 6 , May 20, 1993
4:00p.m. MST , @

W 102–100
, Barkley (28) , Barkley (21) , K. Johnson (8) ,

16,057 , 4–2 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , May 24, 1993
6:00p.m. MST ,

W 105–91
, Ceballos (21) , Barkley (14) , Majerle (9) , America West Arena
19,023 , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 2 , May 26, 1993
6:00p.m. MST ,

L 99–103
, Majerle (29) , Barkley,
Majerle (10) , Barkley (6) , America West Arena
19,023 , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 3 , May 28, 1993
6:00p.m. MST , @

W 104–97
, K. Johnson (20) , Barkley (16) , K. Johnson (9) , Seattle Center Coliseum
14,812 , 2–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 4 , May 30, 1993
12:30p.m. MST , @

L 101–120
, Barkley (27) , Barkley (7) , K. Johnson (7) , Seattle Center Coliseum
14,812 , 2–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 5 , June 1, 1993
6:00p.m. MST ,

W 120–114
, Barkley (43) , Barkley (15) , Barkley,
K. Johnson (10) , America West Arena
19,023 , 3–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 6 , June 3, 1993
6:00p.m. MST , @

L 102–118
, K. Johnson (22) , Barkley (11) , K. Johnson (4) , Seattle Center Coliseum
14,812 , 3–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 7 , June 5, 1993
12:30p.m. MST ,

W 123–110
, Barkley (44) , Barkley (24) , K. Johnson (9) , America West Arena
19,023 , 4–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 1 , June 9, 1993
6:00p.m. MST ,

L 92–100
, Barkley (21) , Dumas (12) , Barkley (5) , America West Arena
19,023 , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 2 , June 11, 1993
6:00p.m. MST ,

L 108–111
, Barkley (42) , Barkley (13) , K. Johnson (6) , America West Arena
19,023 , 0–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 3 , June 13, 1993
4:00p.m. MST , @

W 129–121 (3OT)
, Majerle (28) , Barkley (19) , K. Johnson (9) ,

18,676 , 1–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 4 , June 16, 1993
6:00p.m. MST , @

L 105–111
, Barkley (32) , Barkley (12) , Barkley (10) ,

18,676 , 1–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 5 , June 18, 1993
6:00p.m. MST , @

W 108–98
, Dumas,
K. Johnson (25) , Majerle (12) , K. Johnson (8) ,

18,676 , 2–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 6 , June 20, 1993
4:00p.m. MST ,

L 98–99
, Barkley,
Majerle (21) , Barkley (17) , K. Johnson (10) , America West Arena
19,023 , 2–4 , -

NBA Finals

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

, led by

, and the Phoenix Suns, winners of 62 games and led by regular season MVP Charles Barkley. The Bulls became the first team since the legendary

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 Atlantic Division (NBA), Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), ...

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 Phoenix Suns won game 3 in 3OT, 129–121. Suns Head Coach Paul Westphal became the only person to appear in both triple-overtime finals games. The first was Game 5 of the

1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...

contest against

, as a player for the Suns, which thus were the only team to appear in two triple-overtime finals games. 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 pointer 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 PPG during the six-game series, became the first player in NBA history to win three straight

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s. 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.

Awards and honors

Week/Month

was named Player of the Week for games played December 7 through December 13. *

was named Player of the Week for games played March 29 through April 4. *

was named Player of the Month for December. * Paul Westphal was named Coach of the Month for December.

All-Star

was voted as a starter for the Western Conference in the

All-Star Game An all-star game is an exhibition game that showcases the best players (the "stars") of a sports league. The exhibition is between two teams organized solely for the event, usually representing the league's teams based on region or division, bu ...

. It was his seventh All-Star selection. Barkley finished third in All-Star voting with 858,947 votes, behind only

(1,035,824) and

(932,912). * Dan Majerle was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. It was his second All-Star selection. * The other Suns player who received All-Star votes was Kevin Johnson (188,545). * Paul Westphal coached the Western Conference All-Star team to a 135–130 victory over the East. * Cedric Ceballos participated in the

Slam Dunk Contest The NBA Slam Dunk Contest (officially known as the AT&T Slam Dunk) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) competition held during the NBA All-Star Weekend. The contest was conceived of and started by the American Basketball Associat ...

. After winning the 1992 contest, Ceballos made the final round, finishing third behind Clarence Weatherspoon and champion Harold Miner. * Dan Majerle participated in the

Three-Point Shootout The Three-Point Contest is a National Basketball Association (NBA) contest held on the Saturday before the annual All-Star Game as part of All-Star weekend. The 2019 iteration of the contest involved ten participants. From its introduction in 1 ...

, losing to champion

Mark Price William Mark Price (born February 15, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. The last coaching job he held was as head coach of the Charlotte 49ers men's basketball, Charlotte 49ers. As a four-time NBA All-Star and ...

Season

received the Most Valuable Player Award. *

Jerry Colangelo Jerry Colangelo (born November 20, 1939) is an American businessman and sports executive. He formerly owned the Phoenix Suns of the NBA, the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA, the Arizona Sandsharks of the Continental Indoor Soccer League, the A ...

received the Executive of the Year Award. *

was named to the

. * Dan Majerle was named to the

. Majerle also finished fifth in Defensive Player of the Year voting. *

was named to the

. * Cedric Ceballos led the league in

field goal percentage Field goal percentage in basketball is the ratio of field goals made to field goals attempted. Its abbreviation is FG%. Although three-point field goal percentage is often calculated separately, three-point field goals are included in the gene ...

, making 57.6 percent of his shots. * Dan Majerle led the league (tied with

Reggie Miller Reginald Wayne Miller (born August 24, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player who List of NBA players who have spent their entire career with one franchise, played his entire 18-year career in the National Basketball Assoc ...

) in

three-point field goal A three-point field goal (also 3-pointer, three, or triple) is a field goal in a basketball game made from beyond the three-point line, a designated arc surrounding the basket. A successful attempt is worth three points, in contrast to the two ...

s with 167. *

finished tied in second in Sixth Man of the Year voting. * Tom Chambers finished fifth in Sixth Man of the Year voting.

Player statistics

Season

* – Stats with the Suns.
† – Minimum 300 field goals made.

Playoffs

† – Minimum 20 field goals made. Player Statistics Citation:

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Additions

Subtractions

Player Transactions Citation:

References

*
Suns on Basketball Reference
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