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1993–94 NBA season | |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration |
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Number of teams | 27 |
TV partner(s) | NBC, TBS, TNT |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Chris Webber |
Picked by | Orlando Magic (traded to Golden State Warriors for Penny Hardaway) |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Seattle SuperSonics |
Season MVP | Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston) |
Top scorer | David Robinson (San Antonio) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | New York Knicks |
Eastern runners-up | Indiana Pacers |
Western champions | Houston Rockets |
Western runners-up | Utah Jazz |
Finals | |
Champions | Houston Rockets |
Runners-up | New York Knicks |
Finals MVP | Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston) |
NBA seasons | |
The 1993–94 NBA season was the 48th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Houston Rockets defeating the New York Knicks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals to win the franchise's first championship.
Offseason | ||
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Team | 1992–93 coach | 1993–94 coach |
Atlanta Hawks | Bob Weiss | Lenny Wilkens |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Lenny Wilkens | Mike Fratello |
Dallas Mavericks | Gar Heard | Quinn Buckner |
Detroit Pistons | Ron Rothstein | Don Chaney |
Indiana Pacers | Bob Hill | Larry Brown |
Los Angeles Clippers | Larry Brown | Bob Weiss |
Orlando Magic | Matt Guokas | Brian Hill |
In-season | ||
Team | Outgoing coach | Incoming coach |
Los Angeles Lakers | Randy Pfund | Bill Bertka |
Bill Bertka | Magic Johnson |
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W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-New York Knicks | 57 | 25 | .695 | — | 32–9 | 25–16 | 18–10 |
x-Orlando Magic | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 | 31–10 | 19–22 | 20–8 |
x-New Jersey Nets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12 | 29–12 | 16–25 | 17–11 |
x-Miami Heat | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15 | 22–19 | 20–21 | 16–12 |
Boston Celtics | 32 | 50 | .390 | 25 | 18–23 | 14–27 | 12–16 |
Philadelphia 76ers | 25 | 57 | .305 | 32 | 15–26 | 10–31 | 7–21 |
Washington Bullets | 24 | 58 | .293 | 33 | 17–24 | 7–34 | 8–20 |
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W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-Atlanta Hawks | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 36–5 | 21–20 | 21–7 |
x-Chicago Bulls | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 | 31–10 | 24–17 | 21–7 |
x-Indiana Pacers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10 | 29–12 | 18–23 | 15–13 |
x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10 | 31–10 | 16–25 | 16–12 |
Charlotte Hornets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16 | 28–13 | 13–28 | 12–16 |
Detroit Pistons | 20 | 62 | .244 | 37 | 10–31 | 10–31 | 4–24 |
Milwaukee Bucks | 20 | 62 | .244 | 37 | 11–30 | 9–32 | 9–19 |
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W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-Houston Rockets | 58 | 24 | .707 | — | 35–6 | 23–18 | 15–11 |
x-San Antonio Spurs | 55 | 27 | .671 | 3 | 32–9 | 23–18 | 16–10 |
x-Utah Jazz | 53 | 29 | .646 | 5 | 33–8 | 20–21 | 21–5 |
x-Denver Nuggets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 16 | 28–13 | 14–27 | 14–12 |
Minnesota Timberwolves | 20 | 62 | .244 | 38 | 13–28 | 7–34 | 5–21 |
Dallas Mavericks | 13 | 69 | .159 | 45 | 6–35 | 7–34 | 7–19 |
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W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-Seattle SuperSonics | 63 | 19 | .768 | — | 37–4 | 26–15 | 25–5 |
x-Phoenix Suns | 56 | 26 | .683 | 7 | 36–5 | 20–21 | 19–11 |
x-Golden State Warriors | 50 | 32 | .610 | 13 | 29–12 | 21–20 | 19–11 |
x-Portland Trail Blazers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 16 | 30–11 | 17–24 | 17–13 |
Los Angeles Lakers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 30 | 21–20 | 12–29 | 7–23 |
Sacramento Kings | 28 | 54 | .341 | 35 | 20–21 | 8–33 | 9–21 |
Los Angeles Clippers | 27 | 55 | .329 | 36 | 17–24 | 10–31 | 9–21 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c-Atlanta Hawks | 57 | 25 | .695 | – |
2 | y-New York Knicks | 57 | 25 | .695 | – |
3 | x-Chicago Bulls | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 |
4 | x-Orlando Magic | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 |
5 | x-Indiana Pacers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10 |
6 | x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10 |
7 | x-New Jersey Nets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12 |
8 | x-Miami Heat | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15 |
9 | Charlotte Hornets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16 |
10 | Boston Celtics | 32 | 50 | .390 | 25 |
11 | Philadelphia 76ers | 25 | 57 | .305 | 32 |
12 | Washington Bullets | 24 | 58 | .293 | 33 |
13t | Milwaukee Bucks | 20 | 62 | .244 | 37 |
13t | Detroit Pistons | 20 | 62 | .244 | 37 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Seattle SuperSonics | 63 | 19 | .768 | – |
2 | y-Houston Rockets | 58 | 24 | .707 | 5 |
3 | x-Phoenix Suns | 56 | 26 | .683 | 7 |
4 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 55 | 27 | .671 | 8 |
5 | x-Utah Jazz | 53 | 29 | .646 | 10 |
6 | x-Golden State Warriors | 50 | 32 | .610 | 13 |
7 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 16 |
8 | x-Denver Nuggets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 21 |
9 | Los Angeles Lakers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 30 |
10 | Sacramento Kings | 28 | 54 | .341 | 35 |
11 | Los Angeles Clippers | 27 | 55 | .329 | 36 |
12 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 20 | 62 | .244 | 43 |
13 | Dallas Mavericks | 13 | 69 | .159 | 50 |
Notes
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Home court advantage does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics.
First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Atlanta* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E8 | Miami | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Atlanta* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | Indiana | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Orlando | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | Indiana | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | Indiana | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | New York* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Chicago | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E6 | Cleveland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Chicago | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | New York* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | New York* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E7 | New Jersey | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | New York* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Houston* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Seattle* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W8 | Denver | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W8 | Denver | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Utah | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | San Antonio | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Utah | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Utah | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Houston* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Phoenix | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | Golden State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Phoenix | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Houston* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Houston* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W7 | Portland | 1 |
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
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Points per game | David Robinson | San Antonio Spurs | 29.8 |
Rebounds per game | Dennis Rodman | San Antonio Spurs | 17.3 |
Assists per game | John Stockton | Utah Jazz | 12.6 |
Steals per game | Nate McMillan | Seattle SuperSonics | 2.96 |
Blocks per game | Dikembe Mutombo | Denver Nuggets | 4.10 |
FG% | Shaquille O'Neal | Orlando Magic | .599 |
FT% | Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf | Denver Nuggets | .956 |
3FG% | Tracy Murray | Portland Trail Blazers | .459 |