1991–92 Portland Trail Blazers season

The 1991–92 NBA season was the 22nd season for the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association.[1] After losing three of their first four games, the Blazers would quickly recover as they continued to lead the way in the West posting a 57–25 record, earning their second straight Pacific Division championship and 10th consecutive trip to the NBA Playoffs. Clyde Drexler led the way averaging 25.0 points per game while being named to the All-NBA First Team, selected for the 1992 NBA All-Star Game, and finishing a distant second to Michael Jordan in the MVP ballot.[2]

1991–92 Portland Trail Blazers season
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachRick Adelman
ArenaMemorial Coliseum
Results
Record57–25 (.695)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishNBA Finals
(Lost to Bulls 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKOIN
Northwest Cable Sports
RadioKEX

The Blazers began their postseason run by defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 3–1 in the first round, eliminating the Lakers for the first time since Portland's championship season of 1977; the Lakers had beaten the Blazers in four playoff series since then, including most recently the 1991 Western Conference Finals. The Blazers proceeded to defeat the Phoenix Suns 4–1 in the second round and Karl Malone's Utah Jazz 4–2 in the Western Conference Finals, earning their second trip to the NBA Finals in three years, and a matchup with the defending champion Chicago Bulls.

The Blazers' dream of winning their second NBA title, however, was stifled by the Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen-led Bulls, who defeated the Blazers 4–2 and won their second straight NBA title.[3] Following the season, Danny Ainge signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns.

For the season, the Blazers changed their logo and uniforms. Both would last until 2002.

Draft picks
Main article: 1991 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
254Marcus KennedyPF United StatesEastern Michigan

Roster
Roster listing
Portland Trail Blazers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F/C 31 Abdelnaby, Alaa 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Duke
G 9 Ainge, Danny 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) BYU
F/C 2 Bryant, Mark 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Seton Hall
F/C 42 Cooper, Wayne 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) New Orleans
G/F 22 Drexler, Clyde 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Houston
C 00 Duckworth, Kevin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Eastern Illinois
SF 25 Kersey, Jerome 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Longwood
PG 14 Pack, Robert 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Southern California
G 30 Porter, Terry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) UW-Stevens Point
F 3 Robinson, Clifford 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Connecticut
SG 12 Strothers, Lamont 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Christopher Newport
PG 8 Whatley, Ennis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Alabama
F/C 52 Williams, Buck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Maryland
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—

Game log

Playoffs

West First Round

(1) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (8) Los Angeles Lakers: Blazers win series 3–1

  • Game 1 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (April 23): Portland 115, LA Lakers 102
  • Game 2 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (April 25): Portland 101, LA Lakers 79
  • Game 3 @ Great Western Forum, Los Angeles (April 29): LA Lakers 121, Portland 119 (OT)
  • Game 4 @ Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas (May 3): Portland 102, LA Lakers 76

Last Playoff Meeting: 1991 Western Conference Finals (Los Angeles won 4–2)

West Conference Semifinals

(1) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (4) Phoenix Suns: Blazers win series 4–1

  • Game 1 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (May 5): Portland 113, Phoenix 111
  • Game 2 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (May 7): Portland 126, Phoenix 119
  • Game 3 @ Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix (May 9): Phoenix 124, Portland 117
  • Game 4 @ Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix (May 11): Portland 153, Phoenix 151 (2OT)
  • Game 5 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (May 14): Portland 118, Phoenix 106

West Conference Finals

(1) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (2) Utah Jazz: Blazers win series 4–2

  • Game 1 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (May 16): Portland 113, Utah 88
  • Game 2 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (May 19): Portland 119, Utah 102
  • Game 3 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 22): Utah 97, Portland 89
  • Game 4 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 24): Utah 121, Portland 112
  • Game 5 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (May 26): Portland 127, Utah 121 (OT)
  • Game 6 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 28): Portland 105, Utah 97

Last Playoff Meeting: 1991 Western Conference Semifinals (Portland won 4–1)

NBA Finals

(1) Chicago Bulls vs. (1) Portland Trail Blazers: Bulls win series 4–2

  • Game 1 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (June 3): Chicago 122, Portland 89
  • Game 2 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (June 5): Portland 115, Chicago 104 (OT)
  • Game 3 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (June 7): Chicago 94, Portland 84
  • Game 4 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (June 10): Portland 93, Chicago 88
  • Game 5 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (June 12): Chicago 119, Portland 106
  • Game 6 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (June 14): Chicago 97, Portland 93

Last Playoff Meeting: 1977 Western Conference First Round (Portland won 2–1)

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

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Transactions

References
  1. 1991-92 Portland Trail Blazers
  2. "M.V.P., Yes. An Ambassador, No". The New York Times. May 19, 1992.
  3. "Bulls Repeat With Kick at Finish : NBA finals: Pippen and reserves help Chicago rally from 17-point deficit, then Jordan closes out Portland, 97-93". Los Angeles Times. June 15, 1992. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
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