# 1992–93 Seattle SuperSonics season

The 1992–93 NBA season was the 25th season for the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association. During the first month of the regular season, the SuperSonics acquired Vincent Askew from the Sacramento Kings. With George Karl in his second season as the SuperSonics coach, the team won their first four games of the season, which included two victories against the Houston Rockets in their first two games overseas in Yokohama, Japan.
At mid-season, the team traded Benoit Benjamin, and top draft pick Doug Christie out of Pepperdine University to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Sam Perkins. With a 33–17 record at the All-Star break, the SuperSonics won ten straight games between February and March, as they improved their 47–35 record from the previous season to 55–27, second place in the Pacific Division, and reached the 1993 Playoffs as the #3 seed in the Western Conference.
Shawn Kemp averaged 17.8 points, 10.7 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.9 blocks per game, and was selected for the 1993 NBA All-Star Game in Salt Lake City, Utah, which was his first ever All-Star appearance, while Ricky Pierce led the team in scoring averaging 18.2 points per game, and Gary Payton provided the team with 13.5 points, 4.9 assists and 2.2 steals per game. In addition, sixth man Eddie Johnson contributed 14.4 points per game off the bench, while Derrick McKey provided with 13.4 points and 1.4 steals per game, and Michael Cage led the team with 8.0 rebounds per game. Payton also finished in sixth place in Most Improved Player voting, while Karl finished in third place in Coach of the Year voting.
In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the SuperSonics trailed 2–1 to the Utah Jazz, but managed to defeat them in five games, then defeated the Rockets in seven games in the Western Conference Semi-finals, which included a 103–100 overtime home win in Game 7. However, the SuperSonics would then lose in the Western Conference finals to the Charles Barkley-led Phoenix Suns in a full seven game series. The Suns would reach the NBA Finals, but would lose to the 2-time defending champion Chicago Bulls in six games.
Following the season, McKey was traded to the Indiana Pacers, and Johnson and Dana Barros were both dealt to the Charlotte Hornets, who then sent Barros to the Philadelphia 76ers two days later.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 17 | Doug Christie | SG | United States | Pepperdine |
| 2 | 45 | Chris King | SF | United States | Wake Forest |

## Roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starter | Bench | Reserve | Inactive |
| C | Michael Cage | | Steve Scheffler | Rich King |
| PF | Shawn Kemp | Sam Perkins | | |
| SF | Derrick McKey | Eddie Johnson | Gerald Paddio | |
| SG | Ricky Pierce | Nate McMillan Vincent Askew | | |
| PG | Gary Payton | Dana Barros | | |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Pacific Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Phoenix Suns | 62 | 20 | .756 | — | 35–6 | 27–14 | 21–9 |
| x-Seattle SuperSonics | 55 | 27 | .671 | 7 | 33–8 | 22–19 | 22–8 |
| x-Portland Trail Blazers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 11 | 30–11 | 21–20 | 19–11 |
| x-Los Angeles Clippers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21 | 27–14 | 14–27 | 15–15 |
| x-Los Angeles Lakers | 39 | 43 | .476 | 23 | 20–21 | 19–22 | 13–17 |
| Golden State Warriors | 34 | 48 | .415 | 28 | 19–22 | 15–26 | 9–21 |
| Sacramento Kings | 25 | 57 | .305 | 37 | 16–25 | 9–32 | 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 | z-Phoenix Suns | 62 | 20 | .756 | – |
| 2 | y-Houston Rockets | 55 | 27 | .671 | 7 |
| 3 | x-Seattle SuperSonics | 55 | 27 | .671 | 7 |
| 4 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 11 |
| 5 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 49 | 33 | .598 | 13 |
| 6 | x-Utah Jazz | 47 | 35 | .573 | 15 |
| 7 | x-Los Angeles Clippers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21 |
| 8 | x-Los Angeles Lakers | 39 | 43 | .476 | 23 |
| 9 | Denver Nuggets | 36 | 46 | .439 | 26 |
| 10 | Golden State Warriors | 34 | 48 | .415 | 28 |
| 11 | Sacramento Kings | 25 | 57 | .305 | 37 |
| 12 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 19 | 63 | .232 | 43 |
| 13 | Dallas Mavericks | 11 | 71 | .134 | 51 |
    z – clinched division title
    y – clinched division title
    x – clinched playoff spot

### Record vs. opponents

1992–93 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 | – | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Boston | 2–2 | – | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 |
| Charlotte | 2–3 | 1–3 | – | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Chicago | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | – | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Cleveland | 5–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Dallas | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 1–1 |
| Denver | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | – | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 |
| Detroit | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 |
| Golden State | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | – | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Houston | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | – | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| Indiana | 2–2 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| L.A. Clippers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | – | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
| Miami | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 |
| Milwaukee | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | – | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| Minnesota | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 |
| New Jersey | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | – | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| New York | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | – | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| Orlando | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | – | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Philadelphia | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 2–3 | – | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| Phoenix | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 3–2 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Portland | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | – | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Sacramento | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 0–5 | – | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| San Antonio | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | – | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 |
| Seattle | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | – | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Utah | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | – | 1–1 |
| Washington | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |

## Game log
### Regular season

1992–93 game log Total: 55–27 (Home: 33–8; Road: 22–19) :
November: 8–4 (home: 6–1; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
November 6, 1992
@ Houston (at Yokohama, Japan)
W 111–94
Tokyo Dome
1–0
2
November 7, 1992
Houston (at Yokohama, Japan)
W 89–85
Tokyo Dome
2–0
3
November 12, 1992
L.A. Lakers
W 114–102
Seattle Center Coliseum
3–0
4
November 14, 1992
Sacramento
W 133–117
Seattle Center Coliseum
4–0
5
November 16, 1992 6:30 p.m. PST
@ Phoenix
L 108–117
Kemp, McKey (19)
Kemp (9)
McMillan (8)
America West Arena 19,023
4–1
6
November 17, 1992
New York
W 100–90
Seattle Center Coliseum
5–1
7
November 19, 1992 7:00 p.m. PST
Chicago
L 99–108
Payton (18)
Kemp, McMillan (7)
Barros (7)
Kingdome 37,401
5–2
8
November 21, 1992
Detroit
W 138–101
Seattle Center Coliseum
6–2
9
November 23, 1992
@ Sacramento
L 99–103
ARCO Arena
6–3
10
November 24, 1992
New Jersey
W 103–97
Seattle Center Coliseum
7–3
11
November 27, 1992
@ Dallas
W 127–104
Reunion Arena
8–3
12
November 28, 1992
@ San Antonio
L 97–104
HemisFair Arena
8–4 :
December: 10–4 (home: 7–0; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
13
December 1, 1992
Orlando
W 116–102
Seattle Center Coliseum
9–4
14
December 3, 1992
Dallas
W 125–108
Seattle Center Coliseum
10–4
15
December 5, 1992
Minnesota
W 124–87
Seattle Center Coliseum
11–4
16
December 8, 1992
@ New York
L 88–100
Madison Square Garden
11–5
17
December 9, 1992
@ Philadelphia
L 104–115
The Spectrum
11–6
18
December 11, 1992
@ Boston
W 100–90
Boston Garden
12–6
19
December 12, 1992
@ Cleveland
L 93–97
Richfield Coliseum
12–7
20
December 15, 1992
Milwaukee
W 108–100
Seattle Center Coliseum
13–7
21
December 18, 1992
Portland
W 126–109
Seattle Center Coliseum
14–7
22
December 19, 1992
L.A. Clippers
W 121–101
Seattle Center Coliseum
15–7
23
December 22, 1992
@ Portland
W 107–96
Memorial Coliseum
16–7
24
December 23, 1992
@ L.A. Lakers
W 80–79
Great Western Forum
17–7
25
December 26, 1992 6:30 p.m. PST
@ Phoenix
L 110–113
Johnson (22)
Cage (8)
Payton (11)
America West Arena 19,023
17–8
26
December 29, 1992
Boston
W 111–87
Seattle Center Coliseum
18–8 :
January: 10–4 (home: 6–1; road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
27
January 2, 1993
Denver
W 108–104
Seattle Center Coliseum
19–8
28
January 5, 1993
Golden State
W 116–106
Seattle Center Coliseum
20–8
29
January 8, 1993
@ Minnesota
W 98–93
Target Center
21–8
30
January 9, 1993
@ Denver
W 107–95
McNichols Sports Arena
22–8
31
January 12, 1993 7:00 p.m. PST
Phoenix
W 122–113
McKey (24)
Kemp (14)
Pierce (6)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,812
23–8
32
January 14, 1993
@ Utah
L 89–96
Delta Center
23–9
33
January 15, 1993
L.A. Clippers
W 123–104
Seattle Center Coliseum
24–9
34
January 17, 1993
@ Portland
L 97–109
Memorial Coliseum
24–10
35
January 18, 1993
Utah
W 106–96
Seattle Center Coliseum
25–10
36
January 20, 1993
@ L.A. Lakers
W 111–101
Great Western Forum
26–10
37
January 22, 1993
@ Golden State
W 118–114 (2OT)
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
27–10
38
January 24, 1993
@ L.A. Clippers
L 95–116
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
27–11
39
January 27, 1993
San Antonio
L 99–119
Seattle Center Coliseum
27–12
40
January 30, 1993
Portland
W 108–86
Seattle Center Coliseum
28–12 :
February: 9–5 (home: 3–2; road: 6–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
41
February 1, 1993
@ Charlotte
L 100–112
Charlotte Coliseum
28–13
42
February 2, 1993
@ Atlanta
L 109–118
The Omni
28–14
43
February 4, 1993
@ New Jersey
L 103–113 (OT)
Brendan Byrne Arena
28–15
44
February 6, 1993
@ Washington
W 120–92
Capital Centre
29–15
45
February 7, 1993
@ Detroit
W 103–101
The Palace of Auburn Hills
30–15
46
February 9, 1993
Denver
L 92–96
Seattle Center Coliseum
30–16
47
February 11, 1993
Utah
L 96–101
Seattle Center Coliseum
30–17
48
February 13, 1993 7:00 p.m. PST
Phoenix
W 95–94
Pierce (25)
Kemp (14)
Payton (7)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,812
31–17
49
February 16, 1993
Washington
W 112–102
Seattle Center Coliseum
32–17
50
February 18, 1993
@ Golden State
W 131–116
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
33–17
All-Star Break
51
February 23, 1993
@ Denver
W 103–99
McNichols Sports Arena
34–17
52
February 24, 1993
@ Minnesota
W 89–77
Target Center
35–17
53
February 26, 1993
@ Sacramento
W 141–120
ARCO Arena
36–17
54
February 27, 1993
Golden State
W 109–92
Seattle Center Coliseum
37–17 :
March: 11–6 (home: 6–2; road: 5–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
55
March 2, 1993
Cleveland
W 108–105 (OT)
Seattle Center Coliseum
38–17
56
March 4, 1993
Charlotte
W 138–112
Seattle Center Coliseum
39–17
57
March 6, 1993
Philadelphia
W 149–93
Seattle Center Coliseum
40–17
58
March 8, 1993
@ Indiana
L 99–105
Market Square Arena
40–18
59
March 9, 1993 5:30 p.m. PST
@ Chicago
L 83–86
Kemp (19)
Kemp (11)
Payton (6)
Chicago Stadium 18,531
40–19
60
March 11, 1993
@ Milwaukee
W 116–105
Bradley Center
41–19
61
March 13, 1993
@ Miami
L 102–106
Miami Arena
41–20
62
March 14, 1993
@ Orlando
W 105–97
Orlando Arena
42–20
63
March 16, 1993
Miami
W 98–85
Seattle Center Coliseum
43–20
64
March 18, 1993
Sacramento
W 131–111
Seattle Center Coliseum
44–20
65
March 19, 1993
@ Utah
W 108–97
Delta Center
45–20
66
March 21, 1993
@ Houston
W 100–89
The Summit
46–20
67
March 23, 1993
Portland
L 99–108
Seattle Center Coliseum
46–21
68
March 25, 1993
Indiana
L 117–120
Seattle Center Coliseum
46–22
69
March 27, 1993
L.A. Clippers
W 112–108
Seattle Center Coliseum
47–22
70
March 30, 1993
@ San Antonio
L 97–99
HemisFair Arena
47–23
71
March 31, 1993
@ Dallas
W 103–96
Reunion Arena
48–23 :
April: 7–4 (home: 5–2; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
72
April 3, 1993
Atlanta
W 128–105
Seattle Center Coliseum
49–23
73
April 6, 1993
Dallas
L 107–109
Seattle Center Coliseum
49–24
74
April 9, 1993
Sacramento
W 111–97
Seattle Center Coliseum
50–24
75
April 11, 1993
@ L.A. Lakers
L 96–98
Great Western Forum
50–25
76
April 13, 1993
Minnesota
W 129–95
Seattle Center Coliseum
51–25
77
April 16, 1993 7:30 p.m. PDT
@ Phoenix
W 108–102
Kemp, Payton (19)
Kemp (13)
Payton (10)
America West Arena 19,023
52–25
78
April 17, 1993
Houston
L 81–86
Seattle Center Coliseum
52–26
79
April 19, 1993
San Antonio
W 96–89
Seattle Center Coliseum
53–26
80
April 22, 1993
@ L.A. Clippers
W 100–98
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
54–26
81
April 23, 1993
L.A. Lakers
W 122–93
Seattle Center Coliseum
55–26
82
April 25, 1993
@ Golden State
L 109–119
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
55–27 :
1992–93 schedule :

## Playoffs

1993 playoff game log :
Western Conference First Round: 3–2 (home: 2–1; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 30, 1993
Utah
W 99–85
Shawn Kemp (29)
Shawn Kemp (17)
Nate McMillan (9)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,429
1–0
2
May 2, 1993
Utah
L 85–89
Gary Payton (19)
Sam Perkins (10)
Nate McMillan (7)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,513
1–1
3
May 4, 1993
@ Utah
L 80–90
Perkins, Johnson (20)
Perkins, Cage (9)
Ricky Pierce (5)
Delta Center 19,911
1–2
4
May 6, 1993
@ Utah
W 93–80
Eddie Johnson (24)
Shawn Kemp (11)
McKey, Payton (6)
Delta Center 19,911
2–2
5
May 8, 1993
Utah
W 100–92
Sam Perkins (20)
Sam Perkins (13)
Gary Payton (7)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,812
3–2 :
Western Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (home: 4–0; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 10, 1993
Houston
W 99–90
Ricky Pierce (23)
Shawn Kemp (11)
Nate McMillan (10)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,252
1–0
2
May 12, 1993
Houston
W 111–100
Sam Perkins (23)
Michael Cage (14)
Derrick McKey (7)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,732
2–0
3
May 15, 1993
@ Houston
L 79–97
Shawn Kemp (12)
Perkins, Cage (9)
Nate McMillan (4)
The Summit 16,611
2–1
4
May 16, 1993
@ Houston
L 92–103
Shawn Kemp (23)
Shawn Kemp (18)
Nate McMillan (8)
The Summit 16,611
2–2
5
May 18, 1993
Houston
W 120–95
Ricky Pierce (24)
Shawn Kemp (12)
Nate McMillan (5)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,433
3–2
6
May 20, 1993
@ Houston
L 90–103
Perkins, Payton (14)
Shawn Kemp (9)
three players tied (3)
The Summit 16,611
3–3
7
May 22, 1993
Houston
W 103–100 (OT)
Ricky Pierce (25)
Shawn Kemp (11)
Nate McMillan (6)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,812
4–3 :
Western Conference Finals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 24, 1993 6:00 p.m. PDT
@ Phoenix
L 91–105
McKey (17)
Kemp (10)
McMillan (7)
America West Arena 19,023
0–1
2
May 26, 1993 6:00 p.m. PDT
@ Phoenix
W 103–99
Pierce (34)
McMillan (8)
McMillan (6)
America West Arena 19,023
1–1
3
May 28, 1993 6:00 p.m. PDT
Phoenix
L 97–104
Pierce (28)
Kemp (12)
McMillan (5)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,812
1–2
4
May 30, 1993 12:30 p.m. PDT
Phoenix
W 120–101
Kemp, McKey (20)
Kemp (8)
McKey (6)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,812
2–2
5
June 1, 1993 6:00 p.m. PDT
@ Phoenix
L 114–120
Kemp (33)
Kemp, Perkins (6)
Payton (8)
America West Arena 19,023
2–3
6
June 3, 1993 6:00 p.m. PDT
Phoenix
W 118–102
Pierce (27)
Kemp (15)
McKey (5)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,812
3–3
7
June 5, 1993 12:30 p.m. PDT
@ Phoenix
L 110–123
Johnson (34)
Kemp (8)
McMillan (7)
America West Arena 19,023
3–4 :
1993 schedule :

## Player statistics
### Season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Vincent Askew | 64 | 4 | 16.5 | .495 | .333 | .701 | 2.3 | 1.8 | .6 | .3 | 6.0 |
| Dana Barros | 69 | 2 | 18.0 | .451 | .379 | .831 | 1.6 | 2.2 | .9 | .0 | 7.8 |
| Benoit Benjamin | 31 | 6 | 14.5 | .497 | .000 | .701 | 3.6 | .4 | .5 | 1.1 | 6.7 |
| Michael Cage | 82 | 66 | 26.3 | .526 | .000 | .469 | 8.0 | .8 | .9 | .6 | 6.1 |
| Eddie Johnson | 82 | 0 | 22.8 | .467 | .304 | .911 | 3.3 | 1.6 | .4 | .0 | 14.4 |
| Shawn Kemp | 78 | 68 | 33.1 | .492 | .000 | .712 | 10.7 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 17.8 |
| Rich King | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | .400 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.7 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
| Derrick McKey | 77 | 68 | 31.7 | .496 | .357 | .741 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 1.4 | .8 | 13.4 |
| Nate McMillan | 73 | 25 | 27.1 | .464 | .385 | .709 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 2.4 | .4 | 7.5 |
| Gerald Paddio | 41 | 3 | 7.5 | .447 | .250 | .667 | 1.2 | .8 | .3 | .1 | 3.9 |
| Gary Payton | 82 | 78 | 31.1 | .494 | .206 | .770 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 2.2 | .3 | 13.5 |
| Sam Perkins | 30 | 13 | 25.4 | .511 | .452 | .795 | 4.8 | .9 | .7 | 1.0 | 12.1 |
| Ricky Pierce | 77 | 72 | 28.8 | .489 | .372 | .889 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 1.3 | .1 | 18.2 |
| Steve Scheffler | 29 | 5 | 5.7 | .521 | .000 | .667 | 1.2 | .2 | .2 | .0 | 2.3 |
    1.^ Statistics with the SuperSonics.

### Playoffs

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Vincent Askew | 12 | 0 | 8.6 | .561 | .000 | .696 | 1.6 | .8 | .1 | .1 | 5.2 |
| Dana Barros | 16 | 0 | 8.5 | .468 | .313 | .750 | .8 | .8 | .3 | .0 | 3.4 |
| Michael Cage | 19 | 2 | 19.9 | .525 | .000 | .389 | 5.8 | .5 | .7 | .4 | 4.8 |
| Eddie Johnson | 19 | 0 | 20.1 | .390 | .333 | .935 | 2.4 | .9 | .2 | .1 | 10.8 |
| Shawn Kemp | 19 | 19 | 34.9 | .512 | .000 | .809 | 10.0 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 16.5 |
| Derrick McKey | 19 | 17 | 34.1 | .525 | .400 | .667 | 5.2 | 3.7 | .6 | .9 | 11.3 |
| Nate McMillan | 19 | 2 | 21.8 | .340 | .208 | .533 | 3.5 | 5.4 | .6 | 1.3 | 4.8 |
| Gerald Paddio | 9 | 0 | 3.3 | .500 | .000 | .000 | .3 | .4 | .2 | .1 | 1.6 |
| Gary Payton | 19 | 19 | 31.8 | .443 | .167 | .676 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 1.8 | .2 | 12.3 |
| Sam Perkins | 19 | 17 | 32.9 | .436 | .380 | .873 | 7.0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 14.4 |
| Ricky Pierce | 19 | 19 | 30.4 | .456 | .400 | .898 | 2.4 | 2.2 | .6 | .2 | 17.7 |
| Steve Scheffler | 9 | 0 | 2.4 | .500 | .000 | .1000 | 1.1 | .1 | .2 | .0 | 1.6 |
Player Statistics Citation:

## Awards and records
### Awards

* Shawn Kemp was selected to play in the 1993 NBA All-Star Game for the West.

### Records
## Transactions
### Overview

| Players Added ---- Via free agency Corey Gaines Gerald Paddio Steve Scheffler Via trade Sam Perkins Vincent Askew | Players Lost ---- Via free agency Bart Kofoed Marty Conlon Via trade Benoit Benjamin Via waivers Corey Gaines |

### Trades

| November 25, 1992 | To Seattle SuperSonics----Conditional 2nd round pick for the 1993 NBA draft | To Sacramento Kings----Vincent Askew |
| February 22, 1993 | To Seattle SuperSonics----Sam Perkins | To Los Angeles Lakers----Benoit Benjamin----Draft rights to Doug Christie |

### Waivings

| Player | Left |
| Corey Gaines | November 19 |
Player Transactions Citation: