1991–92 Seattle SuperSonics season

The 1991–92 NBA season was the 24th season for the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association. After a 7–3 start to the season, head coach K. C. Jones was fired with the team holding an 18–18 record. After splitting four games under interim coach Bob Kloppenburg, the Sonics hired George Karl, who returned after a four-year absence from coaching in the NBA. Under Karl, the SuperSonics held a 24–24 record at the All-Star break, and finished the season fourth in the Pacific Division with a 47–35 record, reaching the playoffs as the number 6 seed in the Western Conference.

Ricky Pierce led the team in scoring averaging 21.7 points per game, while sixth man Eddie Johnson averaged 17.1 points per game off the bench, and Shawn Kemp played most of the season off the bench averaging 15.5 points, 10.4 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game. In addition, Derrick McKey provided the team with 14.9 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, but only played 52 games due to a thumb injury, while Benoit Benjamin provided with 14.0 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game, only playing 63 games due to a broken hand, second-year guard Gary Payton contributed 9.4 points, 6.2 assists and 1.8 steals per game, and Michael Cage averaged 8.8 points and 8.9 rebounds per game.

In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the SuperSonics defeated the 3rd-seeded Golden State Warriors in four games, winning the final two games by just four points. However, they lost in the Western Conference Semi-finals to the Utah Jazz in five games.

Draft picks

Main article: 1991 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	14	Rich King	C	United States	Nebraska

Roster

1991–92 Seattle SuperSonics roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
PG	11	Barros, Dana	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	1967–04–13	Boston College
C	00	Benjamin, Benoit	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1964–11–22	Creighton
SF	21	Brown, Tony	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1960–07–29	Arkansas
C	44	Cage, Michael	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	1962–01–28	San Diego State
C	24	Conlon, Marty	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	1968–01–19	Providence
SG	8	Johnson, Eddie	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1959–05–01	Illinois
PF	40	Kemp, Shawn	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1969–11–26	Trinity Valley CC
C	25	King, Rich	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	1969–04–04	Nebraska
SG	23	Kofoed, Bart	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1964–03–24	Nebraska–Kearney
SF	31	McKey, Derrick	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1966–10–10	Alabama
PG	10	McMillan, Nate	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1964–08–03	NC State
PG	20	Payton, Gary	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1968–07–23	Oregon State
SG	22	Pierce, Ricky	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1959–08–19	Rice

Head coach

George Karl

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division v t e	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 Conference v t e
#	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

1991–92 game log
Total: 47–35 (home: 28–13; road: 19–22)

November: 8–7 (home: 3–3; road: 5–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	November 1	Phoenix Suns	L 95–99	R. Pierce (25)	M. Cage (13)	G. Payton (7)	Seattle Center Coliseum 12,863	0–1
2	November 3	San Antonio Spurs	L 98–106	D. McKey (23)	M. Cage (9)	N. McMillan (10)	Seattle Center Coliseum 12,863	0–2
3	November 5	Sacramento Kings	W 98–87	D. McKey (20)	M. Cage (16)	G. Payton (9)	Seattle Center Coliseum 9,343	1–2
4	November 7	@ Utah Jazz	W 103–95	B. Benjamin (22)	B. Benjamin (13)	G. Payton (5)	Delta Center 18,700	2–2
5	November 9	Indiana Pacers	W 118–111	M. Cage (23)	M. Cage (22)	G. Payton (7)	Seattle Center Coliseum 11,930	3–2
6	November 14	@ Cleveland Cavaliers	L 109-115 (OT)	R. Pierce (29)	M. Cage (10)	G. Payton (12)	Coliseum at Richfield 10,838	3–3
7	November 15	@ Indiana Pacers	W 124–108	R. Pierce (34)	M. Cage (14)	G. Payton (15)	Market Square Arena 10,877	4–3
8	November 17	@ Minnesota Timberwolves	W 101–91	R. Pierce (28)	M. Cage (11)	G. Payton (9)	Target Center 19,006	5–3
9	November 19	@ Washington Bullets	W 113–106	G. Payton (22)	M. Cage (20)	G. Payton (7)	Capital Centre 7,015	6–3
10	November 20	@ Detroit Pistons	W 91–86	R. Pierce (18)	M. Cage (9)	N. McMillan, G. Payton (4)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 21,454	7–3
11	November 22	Chicago Bulls	L 109-112 (OT)	R. Pierce (30)	B. Benjamin, M. Cage (12)	G. Payton (7)	Kingdome 38,067	7–4
12	November 24	@ Los Angeles Clippers	L 86–89	R. Pierce (28)	B. Benjamin (15)	B. Benjamin, N. McMillan (5)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 9,196	7–5
13	November 26	Golden State Warriors	W 136-130 (OT)	E. Johnson (29)	D. McKey (15)	N. McMillan (9)	Seattle Center Coliseum 11,743	8–5
14	November 29	@ Denver Nuggets	L 90–101	E. Johnson (20)	M. Cage (13)	G. Payton (4)	McNichols Sports Arena 10,613	8–6
15	November 30	@ San Antonio Spurs	L 101–119	E. Johnson (21)	N. McMillan (10)	G. Payton (5)	HemisFair Arena 16,057	8–7

December : 8–6 (home: 7–1; road: 1–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
16	December 3	Washington Bullets	W 91–90	R. Pierce (26)	S. Kemp (12)	G. Payton (5)	Seattle Center Coliseum 10,957	9–7
17	December 6	Minnesota Timberwolves	W 96–94	R. Pierce (29)	M. Cage (23)	G. Payton, R. Pierce (5)	Seattle Center Coliseum 9,796	10–7
18	December 7	Dallas Mavericks	W 104–101	R. Pierce (27)	M. Cage (14)	N. McMillan (6)	Seattle Center Coliseum 12,313	11–7
19	December 10	@ Chicago Bulls	L 103–108	R. Pierce (30)	M. Cage (13)	S. Kemp, G. Payton (5)	Chicago Stadium 18,061	11–8
20	December 11	@ New York Knicks	L 87–96	R. Pierce (25)	B. Benjamin, S. Kemp (9)	R. Pierce (7)	Madison Square Garden 14,934	11–9
21	December 13	@ Boston Celtics	L 97–117	R. Pierce (21)	B. Benjamin (8)	N. McMillan (8)	Boston Garden 14,890	11–10
22	December 14	@ Philadelphia 76ers	L 95–104	B. Benjamin (23)	B. Benjamin (9)	N. McMillan (8)	The Spectrum 12,395	11–11
23	December 17	Los Angeles Clippers	W 116–99	B. Benjamin (20)	M. Cage (13)	N. McMillan (6)	Seattle Center Coliseum 10,357	12–11
24	December 19	Denver Nuggets	W 119–106	R. Pierce (29)	M. Cage (15)	D. McKey, N. McMillan, G. Payton (4)	Seattle Center Coliseum 10,663	13–11
25	December 21	Golden State Warriors	W 120–112	R. Pierce (34)	G. Payton (11)	G. Payton (12)	Seattle Center Coliseum 14,180	14–11
26	December 22	@ Portland Trail Blazers	L 87–96	B. Benjamin (18)	M. Cage (9)	B. Kofoed, G. Payton (5)	Memorial Coliseum 12,888	14–12
27	December 26	@ Sacramento Kings	W 115-106 (OT)	R. Pierce (27)	B. Benjamin (13)	G. Payton (5)	ARCO Arena 17,014	15–12
28	December 27	Boston Celtics	L 87–110	R. Pierce (26)	D. McKey (7)	G. Payton (4)	Kingdome 37,175	15–13

January : 7–10 (home: 3–6; road: 4–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
29	January 2	Miami Heat	W 113-109 (OT)	R. Pierce (34)	B. Benjamin (15)	N. McMillan, G. Payton (4)	Seattle Center Coliseum 10,787	16–13
30	January 4	Philadelphia 76ers	L 93–112	D. McKey (24)	M. Cage, S. Kemp (7)	G. Payton (7)	Seattle Center Coliseum 14,166	16–14
31	January 7	@ Denver Nuggets	W 106–99	R. Pierce (28)	S. Kemp (11)	G. Payton (4)	McNichols Sports Arena 8,877	17–14
32	January 8	Orlando Magic	L 103–104	B. Benjamin (24)	S. Kemp (8)	G. Payton (9)	Seattle Center Coliseum 9,958	17–15
33	January 10	@ Dallas Mavericks	W 94–82	E. Johnson (19)	S. Kemp (13)	G. Payton (9)	Reunion Arena	18–15
34	January 11	@ Houston Rockets	L 115–119	E. Johnson (28)	B. Benjamin, M. Cage (7)	N. McMillan (8)	The Summit 15,458	18–16
35	January 13	@ Los Angeles Clippers	L 94–98	E. Johnson (20)	B. Benjamin, E. Johnson, S. Kemp (10)	G. Payton (8)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 10,087	18–17
36	January 14	Charlotte Hornets	L 116-117 (OT)	R. Pierce (20)	S. Kemp (12)	B. Kofoed (9)	Seattle Center Coliseum 9,132	18–18
37	January 16	Los Angeles Clippers	W 101–98	R. Pierce (26)	S. Kemp (19)	G. Payton (6)	Seattle Center Coliseum 10,408	19–18
38	January 18	Los Angeles Lakers	W 112–108	R. Pierce (28)	M. Cage (10)	B. Benjamin (4)	Seattle Center Coliseum 14,533	20–18
39	January 20	@ Los Angeles Lakers	L 110–116	E. Johnson (29)	S. Kemp (15)	G. Payton (6)	Great Western Forum 17,236	20–19
40	January 21	Atlanta Hawks	L 119–128	R. Pierce (29)	S. Kemp (13)	G. Payton (10)	Seattle Center Coliseum 11,436	20–20
41	January 23	Portland Trail Blazers	L 109–113	S. Kemp (26)	E. Johnson, S. Kemp (9)	R. Pierce (8)	Seattle Center Coliseum 14,457	20–21
42	January 25	Utah Jazz	L 103–104	B. Benjamin, R. Pierce (22)	S. Kemp (12)	G. Payton (8)	Seattle Center Coliseum 14,084	20–22
43	January 28	@ Orlando Magic	W 102–97	E. Johnson (39)	E. Johnson (11)	G. Payton (7)	Orlando Arena 15,151	21–22
44	January 29	@ Miami Heat	L 114–119	R. Pierce (28)	S. Kemp (16)	G. Payton (11)	Miami Arena 14,728	21–23
45	January 31	@ Charlotte Hornets	W 122–105	E. Johnson (30)	S. Kemp (21)	N. McMillan (8)	Charlotte Coliseum 23,698	22–23

February : 9–3 (home: 5–0; road: 4–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
46	February 2	@ Milwaukee Bucks	L 106–122	B. Benjamin (19)	B. Benjamin (13)	T. Brown (4)	Bradley Center 17,832	22–24
47	February 3	@ Atlanta Hawks	W 112–110	R. Pierce (26)	S. Kemp (15)	G. Payton (12)	Omni Coliseum 9,951	23–24
48	February 5	@ New Jersey Nets	W 95–85	R. Pierce (19)	B. Benjamin (10)	N. McMillan (4)	Brendan Byrne Arena 9,328	24–24
49	February 11	Houston Rockets	W 105–99	R. Pierce (31)	S. Kemp (10)	E. Johnson, N. McMillan, G. Payton (4)	Seattle Center Coliseum 12,676	25–24
50	February 14	San Antonio Spurs	W 108–91	R. Pierce (23)	M. Cage (10)	N. McMillan (8)	Seattle Center Coliseum 12,126	26–24
51	February 15	@ Golden State Warriors	L 122–140	E. Johnson (28)	B. Benjamin (11)	G. Payton (10)	Oakland-Alameda County Arena 15,025	26–25
52	February 17	Phoenix Suns	W 98–96	S. Kemp (24)	S. Kemp (14)	G. Payton (8)	Seattle Center Coliseum 11,144	27–25
53	February 20	Los Angeles Lakers	W 105–103	E. Johnson (24)	M. Cage (14)	G. Payton (7)	Kingdome 30,847	28–25
54	February 22	Portland Trail Blazers	W 113–104	E. Johnson (29)	B. Benjamin (13)	N. McMillan, G. Payton (8)	Kingdome 38,610	29–25
55	February 24	@ Minnesota Timberwolves	W 106–91	E. Johnson (26)	S. Kemp (15)	N. McMillan (8)	Target Center 18,082	30–25
56	February 27	@ Utah Jazz	W 130-124 (OT)	E. Johnson (32)	S. Kemp (9)	N. McMillan, G. Payton (7)	Delta Center 19,911	31–25
57	February 29	@ Sacramento Kings	L 110–115	E. Johnson (21)	B. Benjamin (8)	G. Payton (7)	ARCO Arena 17,014	31–26

March : 10–6 (home: 7–3; road: 3–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
58	March 1	Cleveland Cavaliers	W 113–107	E. Johnson, R. Pierce (22)	B. Benjamin, M. Cage (14)	R. Pierce (6)	Seattle Center Coliseum 13,647	32–26
59	March 3	Denver Nuggets	W 111–92	S. Kemp (21)	S. Kemp (13)	G. Payton (9)	Seattle Center Coliseum 9,865	33–26
60	March 5	@ Phoenix Suns	L 105–118	R. Pierce (23)	S. Kemp (19)	G. Payton (12)	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,496	33–27
61	March 7	New Jersey Nets	W 109–98	R. Pierce (27)	M. Cage (13)	N. McMillan (7)	Seattle Center Coliseum 13,419	34–27
62	March 8	@ Portland Trail Blazers	L 97–109	R. Pierce (28)	R. Pierce (10)	G. Payton (7)	Memorial Coliseum 12,888	34–28
63	March 10	Detroit Pistons	L 92–98	G. Payton (19)	S. Kemp (9)	N. McMillan (5)	Seattle Center Coliseum 13,098	34–29
64	March 11	@ Los Angeles Clippers	W 104–96	R. Pierce (19)	B. Benjamin, M. Cage (6)	G. Payton (9)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 10,912	35–29
65	March 15	Dallas Mavericks	W 109–100	R. Pierce (23)	S. Kemp (15)	G. Payton (8)	Seattle Center Coliseum 12,163	36–29
66	March 17	Golden State Warriors	L 107–119	R. Pierce (24)	S. Kemp (15)	R. Pierce (5)	Seattle Center Coliseum 13,163	36–30
67	March 19	@ Houston Rockets	W 112–91	R. Pierce (22)	M. Cage, S. Kemp (14)	G. Payton (11)	The Summit 15,122	37–30
68	March 21	@ San Antonio Spurs	L 96–101	E. Johnson (23)	S. Kemp (13)	D. Barros, M. Cage, N. McMillan (4)	HemisFair Arena 16,057	37–31
69	March 22	@ Dallas Mavericks	W 113–105	E. Johnson (31)	S. Kemp (17)	N. McMillan (8)	Reunion Arena 14,345	38–31
70	March 24	Houston Rockets	W 128–106	D. McKey (23)	M. Cage, S. Kemp (11)	N. McMillan, G. Payton (7)	Seattle Center Coliseum 11,377	39–31
71	March 27	Milwaukee Bucks	W 96–95	E. Johnson (21)	N. McMillan (7)	N. McMillan (6)	Seattle Center Coliseum 11,450	40–31
72	March 28	New York Knicks	L 87–92	S. Kemp (27)	S. Kemp (12)	N. McMillan (6)	Seattle Center Coliseum 14,812	40–32
73	March 31	Utah Jazz	W 122–103	D. Barros, E. Johnson (18)	S. Kemp, G. Payton (10)	G. Payton (13)	Seattle Center Coliseum 12,242	41–32

April : 6–3 (home: 4–0; road: 2–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
74	April 2	@ Sacramento Kings	W 111–103	E. Johnson (28)	S. Kemp (11)	R. Pierce (9)	ARCO Arena 17,014	42–32
75	April 3	@ Los Angeles Lakers	W 96–91	E. Johnson (24)	S. Kemp (14)	N. McMillan (11)	Great Western Forum 17,070	43–32
76	April 7	Los Angeles Lakers	117–88	E. Johnson, G. Payton (18)	S. Kemp (12)	G. Payton (7)	Seattle Center Coliseum 12,335	44–32
77	April 9	Phoenix Suns	119–104	S. Kemp (17)	S. Kemp (14)	N. McMillan (12)	Seattle Center Coliseum 11,223	45–32
78	April 10	@ Portland Trail Blazers	L 103–113	E. Johnson (36)	S. Kemp (9)	N. McMillan (12)	Memorial Coliseum 12,888	45–33
79	April 12	Minnesota Timberwolves	W 126–116	R. Pierce (21)	S. Kemp (16)	N. McMillan (10)	Seattle Center Coliseum 11,391	46–33
80	April 14	@ Phoenix Suns	L 100–122	S. Kemp (26)	S. Kemp (11)	G. Payton (6)	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,496	46–34
81	April 17	Sacramento Kings	W 130–106	S. Kemp (24)	S. Kemp (14)	N. McMillan (9)	Seattle Center Coliseum 12,129	47–34
82	April 19	@ Golden State Warriors	L 106–108	S. Kemp (23)	S. Kemp (19)	N. McMillan (9)	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,025	47–35

1991–92 season schedule

Playoffs

1992 playoff game log

First round: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 23	@ Golden State	W 117–109	Kemp, Pierce (28)	Shawn Kemp (16)	Gary Payton (12)	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,025	1–0
2	April 25	@ Golden State	L 101–115	Eddie Johnson (22)	Shawn Kemp (19)	Ricky Pierce (7)	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,025	1–1
3	April 28	Golden State	W 129–128	Derrick McKey (27)	Shawn Kemp (10)	Nate McMillan (10)	Seattle Center Coliseum 14,252	2–1
4	April 30	Golden State	W 119–116	Ricky Pierce (27)	Shawn Kemp (20)	Nate McMillan (10)	Seattle Center Coliseum 14,252	3–1

Conference Semi-finals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 6	@ Utah	L 100–108	Derrick McKey (20)	Shawn Kemp (15)	Nate McMillan (8)	Delta Center 19,911	0–1
2	May 8	@ Utah	L 97–103	Eddie Johnson (26)	Shawn Kemp (9)	Payton, Pierce (3)	Delta Center 19,911	0–2
3	May 10	Utah	W 104–98	Ricky Pierce (31)	Benoit Benjamin (8)	McMillan, Payton (6)	Seattle Center Coliseum 14,104	1–2
4	May 12	Utah	L 83–89	Ricky Pierce (21)	Shawn Kemp (11)	Nate McMillan (9)	Seattle Center Coliseum 14,252	1–3
5	May 14	@ Utah	L 100–111	Eddie Johnson (26)	Michael Cage (11)	Nate McMillan (12)	Delta Center 19,911	1–4

1992 schedule

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Dana Barros	75	1	17.7	.483	.446	.759	1.1	1.7	0.7	0.1	8.3
Benoit Benjamin	63	61	30.8	.478	.000	.687	8.1	1.2	0.6	1.9	14.0
Tony Brown*	35	2	11.5	.394	.293	.811	1.6	0.9	0.5	0.1	4.8
Michael Cage	82	69	30.0	.566	.000	.620	8.9	1.1	1.2	0.7	8.8
Marty Conlon	45	1	8.5	.475	.000	.750	1.5	0.3	0.2	0.2	2.7
Quintin Dailey*	11	1	8.9	.243	.000	.813	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.1	2.8
Eddie Johnson	81	19	29.2	.459	.252	.861	3.6	2.0	0.7	0.1	17.1
Shawn Kemp	64	23	28.3	.504	.000	.748	10.4	1.3	1.1	1.9	15.5
Rich King	40	2	5.3	.380	.000	.756	1.2	0.3	0.1	0.1	2.2
Bart Kofoed	44	0	5.4	.472	.143	.577	0.6	1.2	0.0	0.0	1.5
Derrick McKey	52	44	33.8	.472	.380	.847	5.2	2.3	1.2	0.9	14.9
Nate McMillan	72	30	22.9	.437	.276	.643	3.5	5.0	1.8	0.4	6.0
Gary Payton	81	79	31.5	.451	.130	.669	3.6	6.2	1.8	0.3	9.4
Ricky Pierce	78	78	34.1	.475	.268	.916	3.0	3.1	1.1	0.3	21.7

* Statistics with the Seattle SuperSonics.

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Dana Barros	7	0	13.7	.525	.588	.000	1.0	1.1	0.6	0.0	7.4
Benoit Benjamin	9	4	17.9	.561	.000	.500	5.1	0.6	0.6	1.4	6.1
Tony Brown	5	0	4.4	.333	.250	.571	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0	1.8
Michael Cage	9	4	21.9	.559	.000	1.000	5.7	0.4	0.7	0.9	4.3
Marty Conlon	1	0	1.0	.000	.000	1.000	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0
Eddie Johnson	9	0	27.4	.474	.182	.941	3.0	0.9	0.3	0.3	18.4
Shawn Kemp	9	9	37.6	.475	.000	.763	12.2	0.4	0.6	1.6	17.4
Derrick McKey	9	9	35.0	.525	.313	.844	4.9	2.7	0.8	1.3	16.3
Nate McMillan	9	2	27.3	.422	.231	.714	3.7	7.0	1.8	0.3	9.6
Gary Payton	8	8	27.6	.466	.000	.583	2.6	4.8	1.0	0.3	7.6
Ricky Pierce	9	9	35.1	.481	.273	.870	2.4	3.1	0.6	0.1	19.6

Awards and records

Records

Michael Cage finished the season with a franchise record .566 in field goal percentage.

Transactions

Overview

Players added

Via draft

Rich King

Via free agency

Players Lost

Via trade

Sedale Threatt

Via waivers

Quintin Dailey

Trades

October 2, 1991

To Seattle SuperSonics

Conditional 1993, 1995 and 1996 second-round picks

To Los Angeles Lakers

Sedale Threatt

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Bart Kofoed	August 23, 1991	Utah Jazz
Marty Conlon	October 1, 1991
Tony Brown	February 20, 1992

Waivings

Player	Left
Quintin Dailey	December 10, 1991

Player Transactions Citation:

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1991–92 Seattle SuperSonics
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External links

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