1991–92 Golden State Warriors season

1991–92 Golden State Warriors season
Head coach Don Nelson
Arena Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Results
Record 55–27 (.671)
Place Division: 2nd (Pacific)
Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish West First Round
(Lost to SuperSonics 1–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television KPIX-TV
KICU-TV
SportsChannel Pacific
Radio KNBR

The 1991–92 NBA season was the Warriors' 46th season in the National Basketball Association, and 29th in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1] On the first day of the regular season, Run TMC was broken up when the Warriors traded Mitch Richmond to the Sacramento Kings for 6-foot-9-inch (2.06 m) rookie Billy Owens, whose additional height compared to Richmond was the size that head coach Don Nelson believed would complete the team.[2][3][4] Nelson said he "was under pressure to get [the team] bigger" to improve the Warriors from a good team to a great one.[5] "I’d never make that trade again", Nelson lamented.[5]

The Warriors started their season winning their first four games, then won 11 of their 15 games in February including an 8-game winning streak. The team finished second in the Pacific Division with a 55–27 record, the most wins in a season for the franchise since 1975–76. Nelson was named Coach of The Year, and Owens was selected to the All-Rookie First Team. Chris Mullin and Tim Hardaway were both selected for the 1992 NBA All-Star Game, with Nelson coaching the Western Conference. However, in the first round of the playoffs, they lost in four games to the 6th-seeded Seattle SuperSonics, losing the final two games by just four points.[6] Following the season, Rod Higgins signed as a free agent with the Sacramento Kings.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
116Chris GatlingPF United StatesOld Dominion
117Victor AlexanderC United StatesIowa State
125Shaun VandiverPF United StatesColorado
243Lamont StrothersSG United StatesChristopher Newport

Roster

Golden State Warriors roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 52 United States Alexander, Victor 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Iowa State
SG 4 United States Askew, Vincent 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Memphis
SG 33 United States Battle, Kenny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Illinois
SF 35 United States Buechler, Jud 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Arizona
SG 20 United States Elie, Mario 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) American International College
PF 25 United States Gatling, Chris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Old Dominion
PG 10 United States Hardaway, Tim 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) UTEP
SF 22 United States Higgins, Rod 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fresno State
C 32 United States Hill, Tyrone 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Xavier
SG 11 United States Jackson, Jaren 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Georgetown
C 53 United States Lister, Alton 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Arizona State
SG 13 Lithuania Marciulionis, Sarunas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
PF 45 United States Massenburg, Tony 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Maryland
SF 17 United States Mullin, Chris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) St. John's
PF 30 United States Owens, Billy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Syracuse
PF 43 United States Petersen, Jim 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Minnesota
PF 3 United States Tolbert, Tom 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Arizona
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Portland Trail Blazers5725.695—33-824-1721-9
x-Golden State Warriors5527.671231-1024-1719-11
x-Phoenix Suns5329.646436-517-2417-13
x-Seattle SuperSonics4735.5731028-1319-2216-14
x-Los Angeles Clippers4537.5491229-1216-2513-17
x-Los Angeles Lakers4339.5241424-1719-2213-17
Sacramento Kings2953.3542821-208-336-24
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Portland Trail Blazers5725.695–
2 y-Utah Jazz5527.6712
3 x-Golden State Warriors5527.6712
4 x-Phoenix Suns5329.6464
5 x-San Antonio Spurs4735.57310
6 x-Seattle SuperSonics4735.57310
7 x-Los Angeles Clippers4537.54912
8 x-Los Angeles Lakers4339.52414
9 Houston Rockets4240.51215
10 Sacramento Kings2953.35428
11 Denver Nuggets2458.29333
12 Dallas Mavericks2260.26835
13 Minnesota Timberwolves1567.18342
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1991-92 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 —3–12–20–50–52–02–01–41–12–01–41–10–22–23–12–03–12–22–22–22–00–21–10–21–11–12–2
Boston 1–3—3–11–33–11–11–14–01–11–12–22–02–03–22–20–22–33–25–03–11–11–12–01–12–01–13–1
Charlotte 2–21–3—0–42–31–11–11–41–10–23–20–21–11–32–31–11–30–43–13–11–10–21–12–01–10–22–2
Chicago 5–03–14–0—3–22–02–04–11–11–13–12–01–14–03–22–04–04–03–13–11–12–02–01–12–01–14–0
Cleveland 5–01–33–22–3—1–11–13–11–11–15–01–12–03–13–12–02–24–03–14–01–10–22–01–11–11–14–0
Dallas 0–21–11–10–21–1—3–20–20–44–21–11–30–41–11–13–20–20–21–10–22–20–41–30–50–41–40–2
Denver 0–21–11–10–21–12–3—0–20–42–30–20–41–30–21–12–31–10–22–02–01–31–32–21–41–31–51–1
Detroit 4–10–44–11–41–32–02–0—1–12–02–20–22–02–23–21–12–22–24–03–10–22–02–01–11–11–13–1
Golden State 1–11–11–11–11–14–04–01–1—2–22–03–23–21–12–04–02–01–12–01–13–22–35–02–23–21–32–0
Houston 0–21–12–01–11–12–43–20–22–2—1–12–22–22–01–13–21–11–12–01–11–33–13–13–21–31–42–0
Indiana 4–12–22–31–30–51–12–02–20–21–1—0–22–03–14–12–02–21–32–22–21–10–21–12–00–21–12–2
L.A. Clippers 1–10–22–00–21–13–14–02–02–32–22–0—2–32–02–04–01–10–22–01–13–22–32–32–22–31–30–2
L.A. Lakers 2–00–21–11–10–24–03–10–22–32–20–23–2—2–01–13–12–02–02–02–02–31–44–11–31–41–31–1
Miami 2–22–33–10–41–31–12–02–21–10–21–30–20–2—4–02–02–21–43–11–40–20–22–01–11–11–15–0
Milwaukee 1–32–23–22–31–31–11–12–30–21–11–40–21–10–4—2–00–41–33–13–10–20–20–21–11–11–13–1
Minnesota 0–22–01–10–20–22–33–21–10–42–30–20–41–30–20–2—0–20–20–20–20–40–41–30–60–42–30–2
New Jersey 1–33–23–10–42–22–01–12–20–21–12–21–10–22–24–02–0—2–33–13–21–11–11–11–10–20–22–3
New York 2–22–34–00–40–42–02–02–21–11–13–12–00–24–13–12–03–2—4–13–11–11–11–10–22–02–04–0
Orlando 2–20–51–31–31–31–10–20–40–20–22–20–20–21–31–32–01–31–4—3–20–20–20–21–11–10–22–3
Philadelphia 2–21–31–31–30–42–00–21–31–11–12–21–10–24–11–32–02–31–32–3—0–21–11–11–12–00–25–0
Phoenix 0–21–11–11–11–12–23–12–02–33–11–12–33–22–02–04–01–11–12–02–0—3–24–13–13–22–22–0
Portland 2–01–12–00–22–04–03–10–23–21–32–03–24–12–02–04–01–11–12–01–12–3—5–02–24–12–22–0
Sacramento 1–10–21–10–20–23–12–20–20–51–31–13–21–40–22–03–11–11–12–01–11–40–5—1–31–41–32–0
San Antonio 2–01–10–21–11–15–04–11–12–22–30–22–23–11–11–16–01–12–01–11–11–32–23–1—3–11–40–2
Seattle 1–10–21–10–21–14–03–11–12–33–12–03–24–11–11–14–02–00–21–10–22–31–44–11–3—3–12–0
Utah 1–11–12–01–11–14–15–11–13–14–11–13–13–11–11–13–22–00–22–02–02–22–23–14–11–3—2–0
Washington 2–21–32–20–40–42–01–11–30–20–22–22–01–10–51–32–03–20–43–20–50–20–20–22–00–20–2—

Playoffs

West First Round

(3) Golden State Warriors vs. (6) Seattle SuperSonics: SuperSonics win series 3-1

Last Playoff Meeting: 1975 Western Conference Semifinals (Golden State won 4-2)

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

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1991–92 Golden State Warriors
  2. ↑ Howard-Cooper, Scott (August 23, 2011). "Time can't fade indelible mark Run TMC left on Warriors, NBA". NBA.com. Archived from the original on February 28, 2013.
  3. ↑ Hoffman, Benjamin (February 16, 2013). "Fascination Lingers for Three Stars of Warriors' Brief Run". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 28, 2013.
  4. ↑ Wolff, Alexander (December 2, 1991). "The Golden West". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 2013-02-28. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  5. 1 2 Osborne, Ben (January 3, 2011). "Original Old School: Run & Shoot & Shoot…". SlamOnline.com. Archived from the original on March 1, 2013.
  6. ↑ "After Beating Warriors, SuperSonics Sit and Wait". Los Angeles Times. May 3, 1992. Retrieved July 26, 2017.

See also

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