1991–92 Portland Trail Blazers season

1991–92 Portland Trail Blazers season
Conference Champions
Division Champions
Head coach	Rick Adelman
Arena	Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	57–25 (.695)
Place	Division: 1st (Pacific) Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish	NBA Finals (eliminated 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Northwest Cable Sports, KOIN
Radio	KKRZ

The 1991–92 season was the 22nd season for the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[1] The Blazers 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 averaged 25.0 points per game and finished a distant second to Michael Jordan in the MVP ballot.^[2]

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 the 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. 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
2	54	Marcus Kennedy	PF	United States	Eastern Michigan

Roster

Portland TrailBlazers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)
4.5 !PF	31	EGY !	Abdelnaby, Alaa	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Duke
2.0 !SG	9	USA !	Ainge, Danny	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Brigham Young
4.5 !PF	2	USA !	Bryant, Mark	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Seton Hall
6.0 !C	42	USA !	Cooper, Wayne	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	New Orleans
2.0 !SG	22	USA !	Drexler, Clyde	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Houston
6.0 !C	00	USA !	Duckworth, Kevin	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Eastern Illinois
3.0 !SF	25	USA !	Kersey, Jerome	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Longwood
1.0 !PG	14	USA !	Pack, Robert	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Southern California
1.0 !PG	30	USA !	Porter, Terry	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	UW-Stevens Point
4.5 !PF	3	USA !	Robinson, Clifford	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Connecticut
2.0 !SG	12	USA !	Strothers, Lamont	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Christopher Newport
1.0 !PG	8	USA !	Whatley, Ennis	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Alabama
4.5 !PF	52	USA !	Williams, Buck	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Maryland

Head coach

Rick Adelman (Loyola Marymount)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve	Inactive
C	Kevin Duckworth	Mark Bryant	Wayne Cooper
PF	Buck Williams	Cliff Robinson	Alaa Abdelnaby
SF	Jerome Kersey	Danny Ainge
SG	Clyde Drexler	Ennis Whatley		Lamont Strothers
PG	Terry Porter	Robert Pack

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Portland Trail Blazers	57	25	.695	—	33-8	24-17	21-9
x-Golden State Warriors	55	27	.671	2	31-10	24-17	19-11
x-Phoenix Suns	53	29	.646	4	36-5	17-24	17-13
x-Seattle SuperSonics	47	35	.573	10	28-13	19-22	16-14
x-Los Angeles Clippers	45	37	.549	12	29-12	16-25	13-17
x-Los Angeles Lakers	43	39	.524	14	24-17	19-22	13-17
Sacramento Kings	29	53	.354	28	21-20	8-33	6-24

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

#	Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Portland Trail Blazers	57	25	.695	–
2	y-Utah Jazz	55	27	.671	2
3	x-Golden State Warriors	55	27	.671	2
4	x-Phoenix Suns	53	29	.646	4
5	x-San Antonio Spurs	47	35	.573	10
6	x-Seattle SuperSonics	47	35	.573	10
7	x-Los Angeles Clippers	45	37	.549	12
8	x-Los Angeles Lakers	43	39	.524	14

9	Houston Rockets	42	40	.512	15
10	Sacramento Kings	29	53	.354	28
11	Denver Nuggets	24	58	.293	33
12	Dallas Mavericks	22	60	.268	35
13	Minnesota Timberwolves	15	67	.183	42

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	—	3–1	2–2	0–5	0–5	2–0	2–0	1–4	1–1	2–0	1–4	1–1	0–2	2–2	3–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–2
Boston	1–3	—	3–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–2	2–2	0–2	2–3	3–2	5–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1
Charlotte	2–2	1–3	—	0–4	2–3	1–1	1–1	1–4	1–1	0–2	3–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–3	1–1	1–3	0–4	3–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–2
Chicago	5–0	3–1	4–0	—	3–2	2–0	2–0	4–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	3–2	2–0	4–0	4–0	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–0
Cleveland	5–0	1–3	3–2	2–3	—	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	5–0	1–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–2	4–0	3–1	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0
Dallas	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	—	3–2	0–2	0–4	4–2	1–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–1	3–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–4	1–3	0–5	0–4	1–4	0–2
Denver	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–3	—	0–2	0–4	2–3	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–3	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–4	1–3	1–5	1–1
Detroit	4–1	0–4	4–1	1–4	1–3	2–0	2–0	—	1–1	2–0	2–2	0–2	2–0	2–2	3–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	4–0	3–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
Golden State	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	1–1	—	2–2	2–0	3–2	3–2	1–1	2–0	4–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–2	2–3	5–0	2–2	3–2	1–3	2–0
Houston	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–4	3–2	0–2	2–2	—	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	3–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	3–1	3–1	3–2	1–3	1–4	2–0
Indiana	4–1	2–2	2–3	1–3	0–5	1–1	2–0	2–2	0–2	1–1	—	0–2	2–0	3–1	4–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–2
L.A. Clippers	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	3–1	4–0	2–0	2–3	2–2	2–0	—	2–3	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	3–2	2–3	2–3	2–2	2–3	1–3	0–2
L.A. Lakers	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	4–0	3–1	0–2	2–3	2–2	0–2	3–2	—	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–3	1–4	4–1	1–3	1–4	1–3	1–1
Miami	2–2	2–3	3–1	0–4	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	—	4–0	2–0	2–2	1–4	3–1	1–4	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–0
Milwaukee	1–3	2–2	3–2	2–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–3	0–2	1–1	1–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	—	2–0	0–4	1–3	3–1	3–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
Minnesota	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–3	3–2	1–1	0–4	2–3	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–2	—	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–4	1–3	0–6	0–4	2–3	0–2
New Jersey	1–3	3–2	3–1	0–4	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	4–0	2–0	—	2–3	3–1	3–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–3
New York	2–2	2–3	4–0	0–4	0–4	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	4–1	3–1	2–0	3–2	—	4–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	4–0
Orlando	2–2	0–5	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–3	1–4	—	3–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–3
Philadelphia	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–4	2–0	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	4–1	1–3	2–0	2–3	1–3	2–3	—	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	5–0
Phoenix	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–3	3–1	1–1	2–3	3–2	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	—	3–2	4–1	3–1	3–2	2–2	2–0
Portland	2–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	4–0	3–1	0–2	3–2	1–3	2–0	3–2	4–1	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–3	—	5–0	2–2	4–1	2–2	2–0
Sacramento	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	2–2	0–2	0–5	1–3	1–1	3–2	1–4	0–2	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–4	0–5	—	1–3	1–4	1–3	2–0
San Antonio	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	5–0	4–1	1–1	2–2	2–3	0–2	2–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	6–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	—	3–1	1–4	0–2
Seattle	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	2–3	3–1	2–0	3–2	4–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–3	1–4	4–1	1–3	—	3–1	2–0
Utah	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–1	5–1	1–1	3–1	4–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–2	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–2	3–1	4–1	1–3	—	2–0
Washington	2–2	1–3	2–2	0–4	0–4	2–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	0–5	1–3	2–0	3–2	0–4	3–2	0–5	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	—

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

Awards and records

References

↑ 1991-92 Portland Trail Blazers
↑ "M.V.P., Yes. An Ambassador, No.". New York Times. May 19, 1992.

1991–92 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Miami New Jersey New York Orlando Philadelphia Washington

Central	Atlanta Charlotte Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Western

Midwest	Dallas Denver Houston Minnesota San Antonio Utah

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Portland Sacramento Seattle

Portland Trail Blazers

Founded in 1970 Based in Portland, Oregon

Franchise	Franchise All-time roster History Expansion draft Draft history Accomplishments Head coaches Seasons Current season

Arenas	Memorial Coliseum (1970–1995) Moda Center (1995–present)

General Managers	Glickman Inman Spoelstra Petrie Whitsitt Nash Patterson Leiweke Pritchard Cho Buchanan Olshey

Presidents	Sarkowsky Weinberg Whitsitt Glickman Patterson Leiweke Miller McGowan

D-League affiliates	Fort Worth Flyers (2005–06) Anaheim Arsenal (2006–07) Idaho Stampede (2007–14) Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2014–15)

Administration	Owner Paul Allen General Manager Neil Olshey Head Coach Terry Stotts List of executives

Retired numbers	1 13 14 15 20 22 30 (Gross) 30 (Porter) 32 36 45 77

Hall of Famers	Clyde Drexler Dražen Petrović Scottie Pippen Jack Ramsay Arvydas Sabonis Bill Walton Lenny Wilkens

Culture	Blazermania Rip City "Duck" Rose Garden arena bankruptcy Larry Weinberg Bill Walton Jack Ramsay Mike and Mike Clyde the Glide The Schonz Memorial Day Miracle Blaze the Trail Cat Portland Indians Portland Fire Portlandia

NBA Championships (1)	1977

Western Conference Championships (3)	1977 1990 1992

Division Championships (5)	1978 1991 1992 1999 2015

Media	TV KGW Comcast SportsNet Northwest Radio KPOJ Trail Blazers Radio Network Announcers Kevin Calabro Lamar Hurd Bill Schonely Brian Wheeler

Portland Trail Blazers seasons

1970s

1976–77

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

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