1991-92 NBA Stats: A Comprehensive Guide
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Looking for the Definitive Guide to 91-92 NBA stats? Look no further than this Comprehensive Guide which covers everything you need to know about the league’s stats that year.
Introduction
The 1991-92 NBA season was one of the most exciting in recent memory. It featured some of the greatest players in the Game Today including Michael Jordan Magic Johnson and Larry Bird The season was also marked by several key events, such as the debut of Shaquille O’Neal and the retirement of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
In this guide, we will take a comprehensive look at the stats from the 1991-92 NBA season We will examine individual player stats, team stats, and league-wide trends. We hope that this guide will provide valuable insights into one of the greatest seasons in NBA history
Regular season statistics
The 1991–92 NBA season was the 46th season of the National Basketball Association The season ended with the Chicago Bulls winning their second-straight NBA Championship beating the Portland Trail Blazers 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals Michael Jordan was named NBA Finals MVP for the second straight year, and for the second straight year, he was also named regular season MVP.
Playoffs statistics
In the 1991-92 playoffs, a total of 97 players appeared in at least one game. The leading scorer was Chicago Bulls shooting guard Michael Jordan who averaged 31.5 points per game The leading rebounder was New York Knicks center Patrick Ewing who averaged 11.4 rebounds per game while the leading assist man was Indiana Pacers point guard Mark Jackson, who averaged 12.8 assists per game
All-Star Game statistics
The 1991-92 All-Star game was played on Sunday, February 9, 1992 at the Orlando Arena in Orlando, Florida. The West All-Stars defeated the East All-Stars 153-113. The Most Valuable Player of the game was Charles Barkley of the West All-Stars.
This was the first All-Star Game to be played under the new format which had the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference each having 24 players. It was also the first time that two rookies were starters in an All-Star Game Shaquille O’Neal of the East and Alonzo Mourning of the West.
Awards and accomplishments
In 1991-92, Michael Jordan became the first player in NBA history to win the Most Valuable Player Award Defensive Player of the Year Award and All-Star game MVP Award in the same season. He also led the league in scoring (30.1 ppg) and steals (2.6 spg), and was named to the All-NBA First Team and All-Defensive First Team.
Other major award winners included:
– Rookie of the Year: Shaquille O’Neal
– sixth man of the Year: Clifford Robinson
– Coach of the Year: Pat Riley
Statistical leaders
The 1991-92 NBA season was the 46th season of the National Basketball Association The season ended with the Chicago Bulls winning their second-straight NBA Championship beating the Portland Trail Blazers 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals Michael Jordan was named NBA Finals MVP for the second straight year. For the first time in 20 years, all five starters on an All-NBA team were from the same team: for the second straight year, all five were from Chicago.
Statistical leaders
PPG – Charles Barkley (27.6)
MPG – Michael Jordan (37.0)
FG% – Shaquille O’Neal (58.9)
3FG% – Craig Hodges (52.5)
FT% – Mark Price (92.7)
RPG – Charles Barkley (11.1)
APG – John Stockton (13.8)
SPG – Michael Jordan (2.4)
BPG – David Robinson (4.5)
Individual and team records
In the 1991–92 NBA season the Chicago Bulls recorded the best regular season record in NBA history winning 87 of their 82 games for a .841 win percentage The second-best team, the Portland Trail Blazers finished the season with 63 wins and 19 losses for a .768 win percentage.
Other teams with excellent records that season included the Seattle SuperSonics (62-20, .756), New York Knicks (57-25, .695), and Detroit Pistons (54-28, .659). Interestingly, none of these teams made it to the NBA Finals that year; instead, those honors went to the Trail Blazers and Bulls. The Trail Blazers would go on to win the series 4-2.
Notable events
The 1991-92 NBA season featured several notable events, including the debut of the Charlotte Hornets the addition of four expansion teams and the retirement of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar The season also marked the first time that an NBA game was broadcast on network television in Prime Time
The Regular Season began on November 1, 1991 and ended on April 19, 1992. The playoffs began on April 23 and ended on June 14, with the Chicago Bulls defeating the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA Finals
See also
In addition to the resources listed in the “References” section, the following websites offer 1991-92 NBA stats
--Basketball Reference http://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1992.html
-ESPN: http://espn.go.com/nba/history/_/year/1992
--NBA on NBC http://nbaonnbc.com/history/1991-1992-season/
References
In order to ensure the accuracy of the information in this guide, we have used a variety of sources, including the official NBA website, basketball-reference.com, and ESPN. We have also relied on the work of credible sports journalists and statisticians, such as John Hollinger and Dave Berri.
