1993–94 NBA season

1993–94 NBA season
League National Basketball Association
Sport Basketball
Duration November 5, 1993 – April 24, 1994
April 28 – June 5, 1994 (Playoffs)
June 8 – 22, 1994 (Finals)
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 Anfernee 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)

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.

Notable occurrences

Coaching changes
Offseason
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

New Uniforms

The Denver Nuggets and Milwaukee Bucks made major changes to their uniform set. The Bucks adapted about the same color scheme as the Colorado Rockies baseball team, except that hunter green is used instead of black, while their uniforms feature taller B's and S's on the home and road jerseys. The Nuggets switched to a more styled typeface script to go along with their new uniforms.

Standings

By division

Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
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
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
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-Cleveland Cavaliers 47 35 .573 10 31–10 16–25 16–12
x-Indiana Pacers 47 35 .573 10 29–12 18–23 15–13
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
Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
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
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
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

By conference

# Eastern Conference
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
# Western Conference
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

  • z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
  • c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs
  • y – Clinched division title
  • x – Clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

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.

Main article: 1994 NBA Playoffs
First Round Conference Semifinals Conference Finals NBA Finals
            
1 Seattle 2
8 Denver 3
8 Denver 3
5 Utah 4
4 San Antonio 1
5 Utah 3
5 Utah 1
Western Conference
2 Houston 4
3 Phoenix 3
6 Golden State 0
3 Phoenix 3
2 Houston 4
2 Houston 3
7 Portland 1
W2 Houston 4
E2 New York 3
1 Atlanta 3
8 Miami 2
1 Atlanta 2
5 Indiana 4
4 Orlando 0
5 Indiana 3
5 Indiana 3
Eastern Conference
2 New York 4
3 Chicago 3
6 Cleveland 0
3 Chicago 3
2 New York 4
2 New York 3
7 New Jersey 1

Statistics leaders

Category Player Team Stat
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

NBA awards

Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com

References

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