1992–93 Boston Celtics season

1992–93 Boston Celtics season
Head coach	Chris Ford
Arena	Boston Garden Hartford Civic Center
Results
Record	48–34 (.585)
Place	Division: 2nd (Atlantic) Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East First Round (eliminated 1–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	SportsChannel New England, WFXT, WTXX, WTIC-TV
Radio	WHDH, WTIC Radio

The 1992–93 Boston Celtics season was the 47th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[1] This marked the first season since the 1978-79 season that Hall of Fame player Larry Bird was not on the team. This also was the final season for longtime Celtics all-star forward Kevin McHale. The Celtics had a solid 48-34 record (only 3 games behind the previous year, when Bird was on the team) and held home court advantage in the first round against the Charlotte Hornets, but during Game 1 of the series, all-star forward Reggie Lewis collapsed on the court (Lewis would never again play in a Celtics uniform and would die before the next season began). Boston held on to win game 1, but (minus Lewis) lost the next three games, and thus the series.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	21	Jon Barry (traded to Milwaukee)	SG	United States	Georgia Tech
2	47	Darren Morningstar	C	United States	Pittsburgh

Roster

Boston Celtics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From C 4 Abdelnaby, Alaa 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Duke PG 5 Bagley, John 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Boston College SG 7 Brown, Dee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jacksonville PG 20 Douglas, Sherman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Syracuse SF 44 Fox, Rick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) North Carolina SF 34 Gamble, Kevin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Iowa C 53 Kleine, Joe 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Arkansas SG 35 Lewis, Reggie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Northeastern SF 31 McDaniel, Xavier 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Wichita State PF 32 McHale, Kevin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Minnesota C 00 Parish, Robert 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Centenary College of Louisiana PF 54 Pinckney, Ed  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Villanova PF 43 Williams, Lorenzo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Stetson	Head coach Chris Ford (Villanova) 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-New York Knicks	60	22	.732	—	37–4	23–18	23–5
x-Boston Celtics	48	34	.585	12	28–13	20–21	19–9
x-New Jersey Nets	43	39	.524	17	26–15	17–24	14–14
Orlando Magic	41	41	.500	19	27–14	14–27	15–13
Miami Heat	36	46	.439	24	26–15	10–31	9–19
Philadelphia 76ers	26	56	.317	34	15–26	11–30	11–17
Washington Bullets	22	60	.268	38	15–26	7–34	7–21

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-New York Knicks	60	22	.732	–
2	y-Chicago Bulls	57	25	.695	3
3	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	54	28	.659	6
4	x-Boston Celtics	48	34	.585	12
5	x-Charlotte Hornets	44	38	.537	16
6	x-New Jersey Nets	43	39	.524	17
7	x-Atlanta Hawks	43	39	.524	17
8	x-Indiana Pacers	41	41	.500	19
9	Orlando Magic	41	41	.500	19
10	Detroit Pistons	40	42	.488	20
11	Miami Heat	36	46	.439	24
12	Milwaukee Bucks	28	54	.341	32
13	Philadelphia 76ers	26	56	.317	36
14	Washington Bullets	22	60	.268	38

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

East First Round

(4) Boston Celtics vs. (5) Charlotte Hornets: Hornets win series 3-1

• Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston (April 29): Boston 112, Charlotte 101
• Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 1): Charlotte 99, Boston 98 (2OT)
• Game 3 @ Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte (May 3): Charlotte 119, Boston 89
• Game 4 @ Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte (May 5): Charlotte 104, Boston 103

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

1. 1992-93 Boston Celtics

See also

• 1992–93 NBA season