# 1991–92 Portland Trail Blazers season

The 1991–92 Portland Trail Blazers season was the 22nd season for the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association. In the off-season, the Blazers signed undrafted rookie guard Robert Pack. After losing three of their first four games, the team would quickly recover as they held a 32–14 record at the All-Star break. The Blazers finished their season with 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, 6.6 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 1.8 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, selected for the 1992 NBA All-Star Game, and finished a distant second to Michael Jordan in the MVP ballot. In addition, Terry Porter averaged 18.1 points, 5.8 assists and 1.5 steals per game, while Jerome Kersey provided the team with 12.6 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game, and Buck Williams contributed 11.3 points and 8.8 rebounds per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. Sixth man Clifford Robinson averaged 12.4 points and 5.1 rebounds per game off the bench, while Kevin Duckworth provided with 10.7 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, and Danny Ainge contributed 9.7 points per game off the bench.
The Blazers began their postseason run by defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 3–1 in the Western Conference 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 Western Conference Semi-finals, and Karl Malone and John Stockton'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 their second NBA 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, Ainge signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns, and Pack was traded to the Denver Nuggets.
For the season, the Blazers changed their primary logo, which showed the team name next to red and black lines curling into each other, and redesigned their uniforms. The logo and uniforms both remained in use until 2002.
As of 2024, this season was the last time the Trail Blazers had reached the NBA Finals.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
| 2 | 54 | Marcus Kennedy | PF | United States | Eastern Michigan |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Pacific Divisionvte | 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 Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte |
| # | 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 | — |

### Game log
## Playoffs

1992 playoff game log :
First round: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 23
L.A. Lakers
W 115–102
Clifford Robinson (24)
Buck Williams (13)
Clyde Drexler (10)
Memorial Coliseum 12,888
1–0
2
April 25
L.A. Lakers
W 101–79
Kevin Duckworth (19)
Buck Williams (12)
Terry Porter (6)
Memorial Coliseum 12,888
2–0
3
April 29
@ L.A. Lakers
L 119–121 (OT)
Clyde Drexler (42)
Buck Williams (13)
Clyde Drexler (12)
Great Western Forum 16,690
2–1
4
May 3
@ L.A. Lakers
W 102–76
Clyde Drexler (26)
Buck Williams (11)
Clyde Drexler (7)
Thomas & Mack Center 15,478
3–1 :
Conference Semi-finals: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 5
Phoenix
W 113–111
Terry Porter (31)
Clyde Drexler (10)
Terry Porter (7)
Memorial Coliseum 12,888
1–0
2
May 7
Phoenix
W 126–119
Porter, Drexler (27)
Jerome Kersey (9)
Clyde Drexler (13)
Memorial Coliseum 12,888
2–0
3
May 9
@ Phoenix
L 117–124
Clyde Drexler (37)
Jerome Kersey (9)
Terry Porter (11)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,496
2–1
4
May 11
@ Phoenix
W 153–151 (2OT)
Clyde Drexler (33)
Jerome Kersey (10)
Terry Porter (14)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,496
3–1
5
May 14
Phoenix
W 118–106
Clyde Drexler (34)
Kersey, Williams (12)
Drexler, Kersey (8)
Memorial Coliseum 12,888
4–1 :
Conference finals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 16
Utah
W 113–88
Terry Porter (26)
Buck Williams (8)
Drexler, Porter (8)
Memorial Coliseum 12,888
1–0
2
May 19
Utah
W 119–102
Terry Porter (41)
Duckworth, Robinson (7)
Clyde Drexler (12)
Memorial Coliseum 12,888
2–0
3
May 22
@ Utah
L 89–97
Drexler, Kersey (26)
Kersey, Williams (9)
Drexler, Porter (7)
Delta Center 19,911
2–1
4
May 24
@ Utah
L 112–121
Terry Porter (34)
Jerome Kersey (8)
Terry Porter (7)
Delta Center 19,911
2–2
5
May 26
Utah
W 127–121 (OT)
Jerome Kersey (29)
Buck Williams (12)
Terry Porter (12)
Memorial Coliseum 12,888
3–2
6
May 28
@ Utah
W 105–97
three players tied (18)
Buck Williams (8)
Terry Porter (10)
Delta Center 19,911
4–2 :
NBA Finals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
June 3
@ Chicago
L 89–122
Drexler, Robinson (16)
Jerome Kersey (7)
Clyde Drexler (7)
Chicago Stadium 18,676
0–1
2
June 5
@ Chicago
W 115–104 (OT)
Clyde Drexler (26)
Buck Williams (14)
Clyde Drexler (8)
Chicago Stadium 18,676
1–1
3
June 7
Chicago
L 84–94
Clyde Drexler (32)
Jerome Kersey (12)
Terry Porter (4)
Memorial Coliseum 12,888
1–2
4
June 10
Chicago
W 93–88
Drexler, Kersey (21)
Kevin Duckworth (11)
Clyde Drexler (9)
Memorial Coliseum 12,888
2–2
5
June 12
Chicago
L 106–119
Clyde Drexler (30)
Jerome Kersey (12)
Terry Porter (8)
Memorial Coliseum 12,888
2–3
6
June 14
@ Chicago
L 93–97
Drexler, Kersey (24)
Jerome Kersey (9)
Terry Porter (8)
Chicago Stadium 18,678
2–4 :
1992 schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Terry Porter | 82 | 82 | 34.0 | .461 | .395 | .856 | 3.1 | 5.8 | 1.5 | .1 | 18.1 |
| Kevin Duckworth | 82 | 82 | 27.1 | .461 | .000 | .690 | 6.1 | 1.2 | .5 | .5 | 10.7 |
| Clifford Robinson | 82 | 7 | 25.9 | .466 | .091 | .664 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 12.4 |
| Danny Ainge | 81 | 6 | 19.7 | .442 | .339 | .824 | 1.8 | 2.5 | .9 | .2 | 9.7 |
| Buck Williams | 80 | 80 | 31.5 | .604 | .000 | .754 | 8.8 | 1.4 | .8 | .5 | 11.3 |
| Jerome Kersey | 77 | 76 | 33.2 | .467 | .125 | .664 | 8.2 | 3.2 | 1.5 | .9 | 12.6 |
| Clyde Drexler | 76 | 76 | 36.2 | .470 | .337 | .794 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 1.8 | .9 | 25.0 |
| Robert Pack | 72 | 0 | 12.4 | .423 | .000 | .803 | 1.3 | 1.9 | .6 | .1 | 4.6 |
| Alaa Abdelnaby | 71 | 1 | 13.2 | .493 | | .752 | 3.7 | .4 | .4 | .2 | 6.1 |
| Mark Bryant | 56 | 0 | 14.3 | .480 | .000 | .667 | 3.6 | .7 | .5 | .1 | 4.1 |
| Wayne Cooper | 35 | 0 | 9.8 | .427 | | .636 | 2.9 | .6 | .1 | .8 | 2.2 |
| Ennis Whatley | 23 | 0 | 9.1 | .412 | .000 | .871 | .9 | 1.5 | .6 | .1 | 3.0 |
| Danny Young$^†$ | 18 | 0 | 7.4 | .400 | .300 | .714 | .5 | 1.1 | .3 | .0 | 2.5 |
| Lamont Strothers | 4 | 0 | 4.3 | .333 | .000 | .500 | .3 | .3 | .3 | .3 | 2.5 |

### Playoffs

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Terry Porter | 21 | 21 | 41.4 | .516 | .474 | .832 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 1.0 | .1 | 21.4 |
| Clyde Drexler | 21 | 21 | 40.3 | .466 | .235 | .807 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 26.3 |
| Buck Williams | 21 | 21 | 36.1 | .508 | | .758 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .8 | 9.6 |
| Jerome Kersey | 21 | 21 | 36.0 | .510 | .000 | .693 | 7.7 | 3.6 | 2.0 | .9 | 16.2 |
| Kevin Duckworth | 21 | 21 | 30.8 | .495 | | .660 | 5.6 | 2.0 | .5 | .6 | 11.9 |
| Clifford Robinson | 21 | 0 | 24.9 | .462 | .167 | .571 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 10.8 |
| Danny Ainge | 21 | 0 | 21.4 | .479 | .404 | .830 | 1.9 | 2.3 | .7 | .0 | 10.6 |
| Ennis Whatley | 15 | 0 | 6.4 | .300 | .000 | 1.000 | .7 | .9 | .5 | .0 | 1.1 |
| Robert Pack | 14 | 0 | 3.7 | .222 | | .750 | .4 | .5 | .4 | .1 | .8 |
| Mark Bryant | 12 | 0 | 9.7 | .345 | | .750 | 2.4 | .1 | .3 | .0 | 1.9 |
| Alaa Abdelnaby | 8 | 0 | 3.1 | .500 | | .500 | .5 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 1.5 |
| Wayne Cooper | 3 | 0 | 9.0 | .500 | | | 2.7 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Trail Blazers only.

## Awards and records

* Clyde Drexler, All-NBA First Team
* Buck Williams, NBA All-Defensive Second Team