The 1992âÂÂ93 Chicago Bulls season was the 27th season for the Chicago Bulls in the National Basketball Association. The Bulls entered the regular season as the back-to-back defending NBA champions, having defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1992 NBA Finals in six games, winning their second NBA championship. During the off-season, the team acquired Rodney McCray from the Dallas Mavericks, and signed free agent Trent Tucker. At mid-season, the team signed Darrell Walker, who was previously released by the Detroit Pistons.
After two straight championships, the Bulls changed their starting lineup, replacing John Paxson at point guard with B. J. Armstrong, after Paxson suffered a knee injury and only played 59 games. The team won nine of their first eleven games of the regular season, posted a seven-game winning streak between December and January, and later on held a 35âÂÂ17 record at the All-Star break. The Bulls posted another seven-game winning streak between February and March, and had another successful season finishing in first place in the Central Division with a 57âÂÂ25 record, and earning the second seed in the Eastern Conference; the team qualified for the NBA playoffs for the ninth consecutive year.
Michael Jordan 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, 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. 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.
During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, Jordan and Pippen were both selected for the 1993 NBA All-Star Game, as members of the Eastern Conference All-Star team. Jordan scored 30 points along with 5 assists and 4 steals, despite the Eastern Conference losing to the Western Conference in overtime, 135âÂÂ132. Meanwhile, Armstrong participated in the NBA Three-Point Shootout. Free agent and former Bulls guard Craig Hodges also participated in the Three-Point Shootout, despite not being part of an active NBA roster; Hodges last played in the NBA for the Bulls during the previous season, and was released to free agency afterwards. Jordan finished in third place in Most Valuable Player voting, behind Charles Barkley of the Phoenix Suns, and Hakeem Olajuwon of the Houston Rockets, and also finished tied in second place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, also behind Olajuwon.
In the Eastern Conference First Round of the 1993 NBA playoffs, the Bulls faced off against the 7thâÂÂseeded Atlanta Hawks, a team that featured All-Star forward Dominique Wilkins, All-Star forward Kevin Willis, and Mookie Blaylock. The Bulls won the first two games over the Hawks at home at the Chicago Stadium, before winning Game 3 on the road, 98âÂÂ88 at the Omni Coliseum, in which Jordan scored 39 points despite a sprained right ankle; the Bulls won the series over the Hawks in a three-game sweep.
In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, and for the second consecutive year, the team faced off against the 3rdâÂÂseeded Cleveland Cavaliers, who were led by the All-Star trio of Brad Daugherty, Mark Price and Larry Nance. The Bulls won the first two games over the Cavaliers at the Chicago Stadium, and then won the next two games on the road. In Game 4 at the Coliseum at Richfield, Jordan hit another game-winning buzzer-beater against the Cavaliers, as the Bulls won the game, 103âÂÂ101 to win the series in a four-game sweep, and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the fifth consecutive year, becoming the first team since the 1987âÂÂ88 Boston Celtics to do so.
In the Conference Finals, and for the third consecutive year, the Bulls faced off against the topâÂÂseeded, and Atlantic Division champion New York Knicks, a team that featured the trio of All-Star center Patrick Ewing, John Starks, and former Bulls forward Charles Oakley. The Bulls lost the first two games to the Knicks on the road at Madison Square Garden, but managed to win the next two games at the Chicago Stadium to even the series. After winning Game 5 at Madison Square Garden, 97âÂÂ94, the Bulls won Game 6 over the Knicks at the Chicago Stadium, 96âÂÂ88 to win the series in six games, and advance to the NBA Finals for the third consecutive year.
In the 1993 NBA Finals, the Bulls faced off against the topâÂÂseeded Suns, who were led by the All-Star trio of Barkley, three-point specialist Dan Majerle, and Kevin Johnson; the Suns had home-court advantage in the series since they finished with a league-best 62âÂÂ20 record during the regular season. The Bulls won the first two games on the road at the America West Arena, but then lost Game 3 at home to the Suns in triple-overtime, 129âÂÂ121 at the Chicago Stadium. With a 3âÂÂ2 series lead, the Bulls won Game 6 over the Suns at the America West Arena, as Paxson made a game-winning three-point shot to win the game, 99âÂÂ98; the Bulls won the series in six games to win their third consecutive NBA championship, as Jordan was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player for the third straight year. This was the last title the Bulls won while playing at the Chicago Stadium.
The Bulls finished sixth in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 759,656 at the Chicago Stadium during the regular season. 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 would remain in used until 2004, when they added their secondary logo on the back of their jerseys.
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | November 6, 1992<br>7:00p.m. CST | @ Cleveland | W 101âÂÂ96 | Jordan (29) | Grant (15) | Pippen (10) | Richfield Coliseum<br>20,273 | 1âÂÂ0 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | November 7, 1992 | Atlanta | L 99âÂÂ100 | Michael Jordan (35) | Horace Grant (11) | Michael Jordan (11) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 1âÂÂ1 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | November 9, 1992 | Indiana | W 102âÂÂ87 | Michael Jordan (24) | Scottie Pippen (13) | Michael Jordan (12) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,084 | 2âÂÂ1 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | November 11, 1992 | Detroit | W 98âÂÂ96 (OT) | Michael Jordan (37) | Horace Grant (14) | Scottie Pippen (10) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 3âÂÂ1 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | November 13, 1992 | @ Milwaukee | W 101âÂÂ96 | Michael Jordan (34) | Scottie Pippen (13) | Scottie Pippen (8) | Bradley Center<br />18,633 | 4âÂÂ1 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | November 14, 1992 | Denver | W 117âÂÂ84 | Michael Jordan (18) | Will Perdue (13) | Michael Jordan (7) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 5âÂÂ1 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 7 | November 17, 1992 | @ Minnesota | W 124âÂÂ103 | Michael Jordan (32) | Scott Williams (6) | Scottie Pippen (12) | Target Center<br />19,006 | 6âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 | November 19, 1992<br>9:00p.m. CST | @ Seattle | W 108âÂÂ99 | Jordan (35) | Pippen,<br>Williams (9) | Pippen (8) | Kingdome<br>37,401 | 7âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 | November 20, 1992<br>9:30p.m. CST | @ L.A. Lakers | L 118âÂÂ120 (OT) | Jordan (54) | Grant (14) | Grant,<br>Jordan (7) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 7âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 | November 22, 1992<br>8:00p.m. CST | @ Phoenix | W 128âÂÂ111 | Jordan (40) | Grant,<br>King (8) | Armstrong (9) | America West Arena<br>19,023 | 8âÂÂ2 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 11 | November 24, 1992 | @ Golden State | W 101âÂÂ92 | Michael Jordan (49) | Horace Grant (17) | Jordan & Pippen (7) | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena<br />15,025 | 9âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 | November 28, 1992<br>12Noon CST | @ New York | L 75âÂÂ112 | Jordan (17) | Grant,<br>Pippen (7) | Jordan,<br>Pippen (4) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,763 | 9âÂÂ3
|-style="background:#fcc;" | 13 | December 2, 1992 | @ Boston | L 96âÂÂ101 | Horace Grant (20) | Horace Grant (11) | Scottie Pippen (10) | Boston Garden<br />14,890 | 9âÂÂ4 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 14 | December 4, 1992 | Portland | W 111âÂÂ99 | Michael Jordan (38) | Michael Jordan (13) | Scottie Pippen (9) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 10âÂÂ4 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 15 | December 5, 1992 | Boston | W 96âÂÂ89 | Michael Jordan (24) | Horace Grant (10) | Scottie Pippen (11) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 11âÂÂ4 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 16 | December 8, 1992 | @ Atlanta | L 114âÂÂ123 | Michael Jordan (32) | Michael Jordan (12) | Michael Jordan (8) | The Omni<br />16,441 | 11âÂÂ5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 | December 9, 1992<br>7:30p.m. CST | Cleveland | W 108âÂÂ91 | Jordan (28) | Grant (15) | Pippen (11) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,142 | 12âÂÂ5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 18 | December 11, 1992<br>7:30p.m. CST | Houston | L 96âÂÂ110 | Jordan (26) | Jordan (11) | Pippen (8) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,147 | 12âÂÂ6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 | December 12, 1992<br>7:30p.m. CST | New Jersey | W 95âÂÂ89 | Jordan (38) | Grant (11) | Pippen (7) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,232 | 13âÂÂ6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 | December 15, 1992<br>7:30p.m. CST | Charlotte | W 125âÂÂ110 | Pippen (26) | Pippen (9) | Pippen (10) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,088 | 14âÂÂ6 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 21 | December 17, 1992 | @ Washington | W 107âÂÂ99 | Michael Jordan (28) | Scottie Pippen (13) | Michael Jordan (8) | Capital Centre<br />18,756 | 15âÂÂ6 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 22 | December 19, 1992 | Philadelphia | L 96âÂÂ98 | Michael Jordan (23) | Horace Grant (11) | Michael Jordan (10) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,270 | 15âÂÂ7 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 23 | December 21, 1992 | Miami | W 86âÂÂ82 | Scottie Pippen (22) | Michael Jordan (8) | 3 players tied (4) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,147 | 16âÂÂ7 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 24 | December 23, 1992 | Washington | W 107âÂÂ98 | Michael Jordan (57) | Horace Grant (16) | Michael Jordan (10) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,109 | 17âÂÂ7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 | December 25, 1992<br>8:00p.m. CST | New York | W 89âÂÂ77 | Jordan (42) | Pippen (9) | Jordan,<br>Pippen (5) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,676 | 18âÂÂ7 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 26 | December 26, 1992 | @ Indiana | W 95âÂÂ84 | Horace Grant (30) | Horace Grant (20) | Michael Jordan (8) | Market Square Arena<br />16,530 | 19âÂÂ7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 | December 29, 1992<br>6:30p.m. CST | @ Charlotte | W 114âÂÂ103 | Jordan (28) | Jordan (12) | Jordan (11) | Charlotte Coliseum<br>23,698 | 20âÂÂ7 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 28 | December 30, 1992 | @ Miami | W 105âÂÂ100 | Michael Jordan (39) | Horace Grant (9) | Jordan & Pippen (8) | Miami Arena<br />15,008 | 21âÂÂ7
|-style="background:#cfc;" | 29 | January 2, 1993 | Indiana | W 109âÂÂ100 | Michael Jordan (39) | Horace Grant (16) | Scottie Pippen (7) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 22âÂÂ7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 30 | January 5, 1993<br>7:00p.m. CST | L.A. Lakers | L 88âÂÂ91 | Jordan (36) | Cartwright,<br>Pippen (7) | Jordan (5) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,676 | 22âÂÂ8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 31 | January 6, 1993<br>6:30p.m. CST | @ Cleveland | L 95âÂÂ117 | Pippen (24) | Pippen (9) | Jordan (3) | Richfield Coliseum<br>20,273 | 22âÂÂ9 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 32 | January 8, 1993 | Milwaukee Bucks | W 120âÂÂ95 | Michael Jordan (35) | Will Perdue (13) | Scottie Pippen (12) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 23âÂÂ9 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 33 | January 9, 1993 | @ Philadelphia | L 91âÂÂ104 | Michael Jordan (30) | Scottie Pippen (12) | Michael Jordan (6) | The Spectrum<br />18,168 | 23âÂÂ10 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 34 | January 12, 1993 | @ Orlando | W 122âÂÂ106 | Horace Grant (26) | Scottie Pippen (10) | Scottie Pippen (10) | Orlando Arena<br />15,151 | 24âÂÂ10 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 35 | January 15, 1993 | Golden State | W 122âÂÂ101 | Michael Jordan (26) | Michael Jordan (12) | Michael Jordan (10) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 25âÂÂ10 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 36 | January 16, 1993 | Orlando | L 124âÂÂ128 (OT) | Michael Jordan (64) | Horace Grant (19) | Scottie Pippen (8) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 25âÂÂ11 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 37 | January 18, 1993 | Boston | W 103âÂÂ93 | Michael Jordan (29) | Horace Grant (12) | Scottie Pippen (8) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 26âÂÂ11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 | January 21, 1993<br>6:30p.m. CST | @ New Jersey | W 107âÂÂ94 | Jordan (30) | Grant (12) | Pippen (8) | Brendan Byrne Arena<br>20,049 | 27âÂÂ11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 39 | January 22, 1993<br>7:30p.m. CST | Charlotte | L 97âÂÂ105 | Jordan (28) | Grant (13) | Armstrong,<br>Pippen (5) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,676 | 27âÂÂ12 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 40 | January 24, 1993<br>12Noon CST | @ San Antonio | L 99âÂÂ103 | Jordan (42) | Jordan (11) | Pippen (6) | HemisFair Arena<br>16,057 | 27âÂÂ13 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 41 | January 26, 1993 | @ Dallas | W 123âÂÂ88 | King & Pippen (19) | King & Pippen (11) | Scottie Pippen (7) | Reunion Arena<br />17,502 | 28âÂÂ13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 42 | January 28, 1993<br>7:30p.m. CST | @ Houston | L 83âÂÂ94 | Jordan (26) | Pippen (8) | Pippen (7) | The Summit<br>16,611 | 28âÂÂ14 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 43 | January 30, 1993 | @ Denver | L 102âÂÂ109 | Michael Jordan (39) | Scott Williams (14) | B. J. Armstrong (6) | McNichols Sports Arena<br />17,022 | 28âÂÂ15
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 | February 1, 1993<br>7:00p.m. CST | @ Utah | W 96âÂÂ92 | Jordan (37) | Grant (19) | Armstrong (4) | Delta Center<br>19,911 | 29âÂÂ15 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 45 | February 3, 1993 | @ Sacramento | W 107âÂÂ88 | Michael Jordan (36) | Horace Grant (11) | Scottie Pippen (9) | ARCO Arena<br />17,317 | 30âÂÂ15 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 46 | February 4, 1993 | @ L.A. Clippers | W 107âÂÂ105 (OT) | Michael Jordan (33) | Horace Grant (14) | 3 players tied (4) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena<br />15,989 | 31âÂÂ15 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 47 | February 7, 1993 | @ Portland | W 101âÂÂ91 | Michael Jordan (34) | Horace Grant (13) | Scottie Pippen (7) | Memorial Coliseum<br />12,888 | 32âÂÂ15 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 48 | February 10, 1993 | @ Indiana | W 115âÂÂ104 | Michael Jordan (40) | Horace Grant (14) | Michael Jordan (8) | Market Square Arena<br />16,530 | 33âÂÂ15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 | February 12, 1993<br>7:00p.m. CST | New York | L 98âÂÂ104 | Pippen (35) | Grant (12) | Tucker (6) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,676 | 33âÂÂ16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 50 | February 13, 1993<br>7:30p.m. CST | Cleveland | L 111âÂÂ116 | Jordan,<br>Pippen (25) | Grant,<br>Perdue (8) | Armstrong,<br>Jordan,<br>Pippen (5) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,676 | 33âÂÂ17 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 51 | February 15, 1993 | Sacramento | W 119âÂÂ101 | Michael Jordan (32) | Scott Williams (12) | Michael Jordan (6) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,237 | 34âÂÂ17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 | February 17, 1993<br>7:30p.m. CST | Utah | W 114âÂÂ96 | Jordan (27) | Grant (9) | Pippen (7) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,676 | 35âÂÂ17 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |-style="background:#cfc;" | 53 | February 23, 1993 | Milwaukee | W 99âÂÂ95 | Michael Jordan (34) | Horace Grant (13) | Scottie Pippen (9) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,197 | 36âÂÂ17 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 54 | February 25, 1993 | @ Orlando | W 108âÂÂ106 | Michael Jordan (36) | Grant & Perdue (9) | Scottie Pippen (7) | Orlando Arena<br />15,151 | 37âÂÂ17 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 55 | February 27, 1993 | Atlanta | W 112âÂÂ92 | Michael Jordan (34) | Scott Williams (11) | Armstrong & Jordan (8) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 38âÂÂ17
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 56 | March 2, 1993<br>7:00p.m. CST | @ New Jersey | W 87âÂÂ80 | Jordan (24) | Grant (11) | Jordan (8) | Brendan Byrne Arena<br>20,049 | 39âÂÂ17 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 57 | March 3, 1993 | Dallas | W 125âÂÂ97 | Scottie Pippen (24) | Scott Williams (8) | Trent Tucker (8) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,062 | 40âÂÂ17 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 58 | March 5, 1993<br>7:00p.m. CST | San Antonio | L 102âÂÂ107 (OT) | Pippen (39) | Pippen (13) | Pippen (10) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,676 | 40âÂÂ18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 | March 9, 1993<br>7:30p.m. CST | Seattle | W 86âÂÂ83 | Jordan (38) | Pippen (12) | Jordan (9) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,531 | 41âÂÂ18 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 60 | March 11, 1993 | @ Miami | L 95âÂÂ97 | Michael Jordan (29) | Scott Williams (9) | Michael Jordan (8) | Miami Arena<br />15,008 | 41âÂÂ19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 | March 12, 1993<br>7:30p.m. CST | Charlotte | W 123âÂÂ108 | Jordan (52) | Perdue (10) | Armstrong (7) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,676 | 42âÂÂ19 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 62 | March 14, 1993 | @ Detroit | L 99âÂÂ101 | Michael Jordan (28) | Scott Williams (10) | Jordan & Pippen (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br />21,454 | 42âÂÂ20 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 63 | March 15, 1993 | L.A. Clippers | W 101âÂÂ94 | B. J. Armstrong (28) | Horace Grant (17) | B. J. Armstrong (7) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,482 | 43âÂÂ20 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 64 | March 19, 1993 | Washington | W 104âÂÂ99 | Michael Jordan (25) | Will Perdue (12) | Scottie Pippen (7) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 44âÂÂ20 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 65 | March 20, 1993 | @ Washington | W 126âÂÂ101 | Michael Jordan (47) | Michael Jordan (8) | Armstrong & Jordan (4) | Capital Centre<br />18,756 | 45âÂÂ20 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 66 | March 23, 1993 | Minnesota | W 107âÂÂ100 | Michael Jordan (34) | Scott Williams (13) | Michael Jordan (7) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 46âÂÂ20 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 67 | March 24, 1993 | @ Philadelphia | W 113âÂÂ100 | Michael Jordan (43) | Scottie Pippen (10) | Scottie Pippen (8) | The Spectrum<br />18,168 | 47âÂÂ20 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 68 | March 26, 1993 | Orlando | W 107âÂÂ86 | Scottie Pippen (20) | Scottie Pippen (13) | Scottie Pippen (8) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 48âÂÂ20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 69 | March 30, 1993<br>7:00p.m. CST | Phoenix | L 109âÂÂ113 | Jordan (44) | Grant (16) | Pippen (10) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,676 | 48âÂÂ21
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 70 | April 2, 1993<br>7:30p.m. CST | New Jersey | W 118âÂÂ105 | Jordan (40) | Grant (11) | Pippen (8) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,676 | 49âÂÂ21 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 71 | April 4, 1993 | @ Boston | W 101âÂÂ89 | Michael Jordan (32) | Scottie Pippen (9) | Armstrong & Grant (4) | Boston Garden<br />14,890 | 50âÂÂ21 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 72 | April 6, 1993 | @ Milwaukee | L 109âÂÂ113 | Michael Jordan (30) | Scottie Pippen (11) | Scottie Pippen (8) | Bradley Center<br />18,633 | 50âÂÂ22 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 73 | April 9, 1993 | @ Atlanta | W 88âÂÂ87 | Michael Jordan (30) | Michael Jordan (12) | Armstrong & Jordan (4) | The Omni<br />16,510 | 51âÂÂ22 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 74 | April 10, 1993 | @ Indiana | W 92âÂÂ87 | B. J. Armstrong (27) | Horace Grant (14) | 3 players tied (5) | Market Square Arena<br />16,530 | 52âÂÂ22 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 75 | April 12, 1993 | @ Detroit | W 98âÂÂ95 | Michael Jordan (23) | Horace Grant (11) | Horace Grant (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br />21,454 | 53âÂÂ22 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 76 | April 14, 1993 | Miami | W 119âÂÂ92 | Michael Jordan (34) | Horace Grant (8) | John Paxson (8) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 54âÂÂ22 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 77 | April 16, 1993 | Milwaukee | W 119âÂÂ105 | Michael Jordan (47) | Jordan & Pippen (7) | John Paxson (8) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 55âÂÂ22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 78 | April 18, 1993<br>4:30p.m. CDT | @ Cleveland | L 94âÂÂ103 | Jordan (32) | Grant (9) | Jordan (9) | Richfield Coliseum<br>20,273 | 55âÂÂ23 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 79 | April 20, 1993 | Philadelphia | W 123âÂÂ94 | Michael Jordan (28) | Scott Williams (10) | B. J. Armstrong (14) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 56âÂÂ23 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 80 | April 22, 1993 | Detroit | W 109âÂÂ103 (OT) | Michael Jordan (36) | Scottie Pippen (13) | Scottie Pippen (8) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 57âÂÂ23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 81 | April 23, 1993<br>7:00p.m. CDT | @ Charlotte | L 103âÂÂ104 | Jordan (38) | Grant,<br>King,<br>Pippen,<br>Williams (6) | Grant,<br>Pippen (5) | Charlotte Coliseum<br>23,698 | 57âÂÂ24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 82 | April 25, 1993<br>12Noon CDT | @ New York | L 84âÂÂ89 | Michael Jordan (21) | Scott Williams (9) | Michael Jordan (7) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,763 | 57âÂÂ25
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 30, 1993 | Atlanta | W 114âÂÂ90 | Michael Jordan (35) | Horace Grant (10) | Trent Tucker (7) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 1âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | May 2, 1993 | Atlanta | W 117âÂÂ102 | Michael Jordan (29) | Horace Grant (8) | John Paxson (7) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 2âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | May 4, 1993 | @ Atlanta | W 98âÂÂ88 | Michael Jordan (39) | Horace Grant (9) | B. J. Armstrong (6) | The Omni<br />15,141 | 3âÂÂ0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | May 11, 1993<br>7:00p.m. CDT | Cleveland | W 91âÂÂ84 | Jordan (43) | Cartwright,<br>Williams (10) | Jordan,<br>Pippen (4) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,676 | 1âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | May 13, 1993<br>7:00p.m. CDT | Cleveland | W 104âÂÂ85 | Grant (20) | Williams (10) | Pippen (7) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,676 | 2âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | May 15, 1993<br>2:30p.m. CDT | @ Cleveland | W 96âÂÂ90 | Jordan (32) | Pippen (9) | Pippen (6) | Richfield Coliseum<br>20,273 | 3âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 17, 1993<br>7:00p.m. CDT | @ Cleveland | W 103âÂÂ101 | Jordan (31) | Grant (10) | Jordan (6) | Richfield Coliseum<br>20,274 | 4âÂÂ0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | May 23, 1993<br>2:30p.m. CDT | @ New York | L 90âÂÂ98 | Jordan (27) | Grant (8) | Jordan (5) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,763 | 0âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | May 25, 1993<br>7:00p.m. CDT | @ New York | L 91âÂÂ96 | Jordan (36) | Jordan (9) | Pippen,<br>Williams (4) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,763 | 0âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | May 29, 1993<br>2:30p.m. CDT | New York | W 103âÂÂ83 | Pippen (29) | Jordan (8) | Jordan (11) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,676 | 1âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 31, 1993<br>2:30p.m. CDT | New York | W 105âÂÂ95 | Jordan (54) | Pippen (7) | Pippen (4) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,676 | 2âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | June 2, 1993<br>8:00p.m. CDT | @ New York | W 97âÂÂ94 | Jordan (29) | Pippen (11) | Jordan (14) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,763 | 3âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | June 4, 1993<br>8:00p.m. CDT | New York | W 96âÂÂ88 | Jordan (25) | Grant (11) | Jordan (9) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,676 | 4âÂÂ2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | June 9, 1993<br>8:00p.m. CDT | @ Phoenix | W 100âÂÂ92 | Jordan (31) | Williams (10) | Armstrong,<br>Grant,<br>Jordan,<br>Pippen (5) | America West Arena<br>19,023 | 1âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | June 11, 1993<br>8:00p.m. CDT | @ Phoenix | W 111âÂÂ108 | Jordan (42) | Jordan,<br>Pippen (12) | Pippen (12) | America West Arena<br>19,023 | 2âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | June 13, 1993<br>6:00p.m. CDT | Phoenix | L 121âÂÂ129 (3OT) | Jordan (44) | Grant (17) | Pippen (9) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,676 | 2âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | June 16, 1993<br>8:00p.m. CDT | Phoenix | W 111âÂÂ105 | Jordan (55) | Grant (16) | Pippen (10) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,676 | 3âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | June 18, 1993<br>8:00p.m. CDT | Phoenix | L 98âÂÂ108 | Jordan (41) | Grant,<br>Jordan (7) | Jordan (7) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,676 | 3âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | June 20, 1993<br>8:00p.m. CDT | @ Phoenix | W 99âÂÂ98 | Jordan (33) | Pippen (12) | Jordan (7) | America West Arena<br>19,023 | 4âÂÂ2
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The 1993 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1992âÂÂ93 NBA season, featuring the Chicago Bulls, led by Michael Jordan, 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 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 99âÂÂ98 victory in Game 6. The road team won five of the six games, with Chicago winning at home in Game 4, 111âÂÂ105.
(W1) Phoenix Suns vs. (E2) Chicago Bulls: Bulls win series 4âÂÂ2
Head Coach:Phil Jackson <br> Michael Jordan | Scottie Pippen | Horace Grant | B. J. Armstrong | Scott Williams | Bill Cartwright | Stacey King | Trent Tucker | John Paxson | Will Perdue | Rodney McCray | Ricky Blanton | Darrell Walker | Corey Williams | Jo Jo English |
Head Coach:Paul Westphal <br> Charles Barkley | Dan Majerle | Kevin Johnson | Tom Chambers | Danny Ainge | Richard Dumas | Negele Knight | Oliver Miller | Mark West | Jerrod Mustaf | Frank Johnson | Tim Kempton |