1991–92 New Jersey Nets season

1991–92 New Jersey Nets season
Head coach	Bill Fitch
Arena	Brendan Byrne Arena
Results
Record	40–42 (.488)
Place	Division: 3rd (Atlantic) Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East First Round (eliminated 1-3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	SportsChannel New York, WABC, EMI
Radio	WNEW

The 1991–92 New Jersey Nets season was the 25th season, 16th in the NBA basketball in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Nets selected point guard Kenny Anderson out of Georgia Tech with their second pick in the 1991 NBA Draft. However, Anderson held out early and the Nets struggled losing 11 of their 13 games and 18 of its first 25. With Anderson coming off the bench, the Nets finished third in the Atlantic Division with a 40-42 record. The club qualified for the playoffs, but were eliminated in the first round by the Cleveland Cavaliers in four games.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	2	Kenny Anderson	PG	United States	Georgia Tech
2	53	Von McDade	SG	United States	Milwaukee

Roster

New Jersey Nets roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From SF 21 Addison, Rafael 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Syracuse PG 7 Anderson, Kenny 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Georgia Tech PG 10 Blaylock, Mookie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oklahoma C 31 Bowie, Sam 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Kentucky PF 44 Coleman, Derrick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Syracuse C 22 Dudley, Chris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Yale C 45 Feitl, Dave 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Texas-El Paso SG 12 George, Tate 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Connecticut SG 20 Lee, Doug 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Purdue PF 5 Mills, Terry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Michigan SF 34 Morris, Chris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Auburn SG 3 Petrović, Dražen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg)	Head coach Bill Fitch Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Boston Celtics	51	31	.622	—	34–7	17–24	19–9
x-New York Knicks	51	31	.622	—	30–11	21–20	20–8
x-New Jersey Nets	40	42	.488	11	25–16	15–26	15–13
x-Miami Heat	38	44	.463	13	28–13	10–31	14–14
Philadelphia 76ers	35	47	.427	16	23–18	12–29	15–13
Washington Bullets	25	57	.305	26	14–27	11–30	7–21
Orlando Magic	21	61	.256	30	13–28	8–33	8–20

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Chicago Bulls	67	15	.817	–
2	y-Boston Celtics	51	31	.622	16
3	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	57	25	.695	10
4	x-New York Knicks	51	31	.622	16
5	x-Detroit Pistons	48	34	.585	19
6	x-New Jersey Nets	40	42	.488	27
7	x-Indiana Pacers	40	42	.488	27
8	x-Miami Heat	38	44	.463	29
9	Atlanta Hawks	38	44	.463	29
10	Philadelphia 76ers	35	47	.427	32
11t	Milwaukee Bucks	31	51	.378	36
11t	Charlotte Hornets	31	51	.378	36
13	Washington Bullets	25	57	.305	42
14	Orlando Magic	21	61	.256	46

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Nets points	Opponents	Record	Streak	Notes
1	November 2	@ Charlotte	Win	116	118	1-0	Won 1
2	November 6	@ Philadelphia	Loss	105	107	1-1	Lost 1
3	November 7	Miami	Loss	89	111	1-2	Lost 2
4	November 9	Detroit	Loss	100	110	1-3	Lost 3
5	November 12	@ New York	Loss	96	98	1-4	Lost 4
6	November 13	Utah	Loss	92	98	1-5	Lost 5
7	November 15	Washington	Loss	111	116	1-6	Lost 6	OT
8	November 16	@ Orlando	Loss	100	102	1-7	Lost 7
9	November 19	Sacramento	Win	122	118	2-7	Won 1
10	November 21	@ Cleveland	Loss	112	116	2-8	Lost 1
11	November 23	Boston	Loss	107	125	2-9	Lost 2
12	November 26	@ Houston	Loss	109	118	2-10	Lost 3
13	November 27	@ San Antonio	Loss	100	106	2-11	Lost 4
14	November 29	@ Dallas	Win	97	91	3-11	Won 1
15	November 30	@ Denver	Loss	97	107	3-12	Lost 1
16	December 3	Philadelphia	Win	88	86	4-12	Won 1
17	December 5	@ Milwaukee	Win	109	101	5-12	Won 2
18	December 6	LA Lakers	Loss	89	98	5-13	Lost 1
19	December 10	New York	Loss	88	114	5-14	Lost 2
20	December 12	Denver	Win	121	81	6-14	Won 1
21	December 14	Charlotte	Loss	102	109	6-15	Lost 1
22	December 17	@ New York	Loss	94	102	6-16	Lost 2
23	December 18	Cleveland	Win	102	93	7-16	Won 1
24	December 20	Chicago	Loss	98	115	7-17	Lost 1
25	December 21	@ Indiana	Loss	109	118	7-18	Lost 2	OT
26	December 23	Atlanta	Win	105	93	8-18	Won 1
27	December 26	Houston	Win	99	93	9-18	Won 2
28	December 27	@ Charlotte	Win	136	120	10-18	Won 3
29	December 30	Orlando	Win	122	112	11-18	Won 4
30	January 3	Washington	Loss	108	112	11-19	Lost 1
31	January 4	@ Chicago	Loss	96	140	11-20	Lost 2
32	January 6	LA Clippers	Win	105	90	12-20	Won 1
33	January 8	Minnesota	Win	103	97	13-20	Won 2
34	January 10	Milwaukee	Win	104	97	14-20	Won 3
35	January 11	@ Detroit	Loss	88	90	14-21	Lost 1
36	January 14	Dallas	Win	97	88	15-21	Won 1
37	January 15	@ Boston	Win	130	120	16-21	Won 2
38	January 18	@ Minnesota	Win	112	100	17-21	Won 3
39	January 22	Phoenix	Win	106	104	18-21	Won 4
40	January 24	Miami	Win	123	117	19-21	Won 5
41	January 25	@ Philadelphia	Loss	94	115	19-22	Lost 1
42	January 28	@ Sacramento	Loss	118	124	19-23	Lost 2
43	January 29	@ Phoenix	Loss	95	128	19-24	Lost 3
44	January 31	@ Portland	Loss	108	113	19-25	Lost 4
45	February 1	@ LA Clippers	Loss	88	99	19-26	Lost 5
46	February 5	Seattle	Loss	85	95	19-27	Lost 6
47	February 6	@ Washington	Loss	108	124	19-28	Lost 7
48	February 11	@ Chicago	Loss	113	133	19-29	Lost 8
49	February 12	@ Philadelphia	Win	102	87	20-29	Won 1
50	February 14	Philadelphia	Win	107	99	21-29	Won 2
51	February 15	@ Cleveland	Loss	92	128	21-30	Lost 1
52	February 19	Detroit	Win	106	102	22-30	Won 1
53	February 21	Indiana	Win	105	101	23-30	Won 2
54	February 22	@ Atlanta	Loss	107	119	23-31	Lost 1
55	February 25	Boston	Win	109	95	24-31	Won 1
56	February 27	Portland	Win	98	96	25-31	Won 2
57	February 29	@ Detroit	Win	99	90	26-31	Won 3
58	March 1	New York	Win	90	75	27-31	Won 4
59	March 4	@ LA Lakers	Loss	92	101	27-32	Lost 1
60	March 6	@ Utah	Loss	96	117	27-33	Lost 2
61	March 7	@ Seattle	Loss	98	109	27-34	Lost 3
62	March 10	@ Golden State	Loss	122	129	27-35	Lost 4
63	March 13	@ Boston	Win	110	108	28-35	Won 1
64	March 14	@ New York	Win	96	94	29-35	Won 2	OT
65	March 17	Chicago	Loss	79	90	29-36	Lost 1
66	March 20	Washington	Win	99	96	30-36	Won 1
67	March 22	@ Miami	Loss	100	107	30-37	Lost 1
68	March 23	Charlotte	Win	123	120	31-37	Won 1
69	March 25	Boston	Loss	110	118	31-38	Lost 1
70	March 28	Golden State	Loss	148	153	31-39	Lost 2	OT
71	March 30	San Antonio	Win	117	109	32-39	Won 1
72	April 1	@ Milwaukee	Win	121	117	33-39	Won 2
73	April 3	Milwaukee	Win	122	103	34-39	Won 3
74	April 5	@ Indiana	Win	128	120	35-39	Won 4
75	April 7	Atlanta	Loss	97	104	35-40	Lost 1
76	April 8	@ Washington	Win	109	103	36-40	Won 1
77	April 10	Cleveland	Win	110	86	37-40	Won 2
78	April 11	@ Atlanta	Loss	98	118	37-41	Lost 1
79	April 13	@ Orlando	Win	110	104	38-41	Won 1
80	April 14	@ Miami	Win	105	100	39-41	Won 2
81	April 16	Indiana	Loss	113	119	39-42	Lost 1
82	April 18	Orlando	Win	127	111	40-42	Won 1
1	April 23	@ Cleveland	Loss	113	120	0-1	Lost 1
2	April 25	@ Cleveland	Loss	96	118	0-2	Lost 2
3	April 28	Cleveland	Win	109	104	1-2	Won 1
4	April 30	Cleveland	Loss	89	98	1-3	Lost 1

Playoffs

East First Round

(3) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (6) New Jersey Nets: Cavaliers win series 3-1

• Game 1 @ The Coliseum, Richfield (April 23): Cleveland 120, New Jersey 113
• Game 2 @ The Coliseum, Richfield (April 25): Cleveland 118, New Jersey 96
• Game 3 @ Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford (April 28): New Jersey 109, Cleveland 104
• Game 4 @ Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford (April 30): Cleveland 98, New Jersey 89

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series)

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

References

• New Jersey Nets on Database Basketball
• New Jersey Nets on Basketball Reference