1991–92 Seattle SuperSonics season

NBA basketball team season March 2026 January 2025 Seattle SuperSonics 1992 47 35 Pacific 4 6 K. C. Jones (fired)Bob Kloppenburg (interim)George Karl Bob Whitsitt Seattle Center Coliseum KING-TVPrime Sports Northwest KJR West Conference Semi-finals(lost to Jazz 1–4) SEA The 1991–92 Seattle SuperSonics season was the 24th season for the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association. Oklahoma City Thunder Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/OKC/ August 9, 2026 Season summary Off-season The SuperSonics had the 14th overall pick in the 1991 NBA draft, and selected center Rich King from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Associated Press UNLV's Johnson Is No. 1: NBA Draft: Coaches' Attempts in Charlotte and New Jersey to Select Billy Owens Are Overruled. Three UNLV Players Are Taken in the First Round Los Angeles Times June 27, 1991 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-06-27-sp-1793-story.html July 10, 2025 Associated Press As Expected, Hornets Select Johnson No. 1 Deseret News June 27, 1991 https://www.deseret.com/1991/6/27/18928032/as-expected-hornets-select-johnson-no-1/ July 10, 2025 1991 NBA Draft Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1991.html July 1, 2025 Regular season The SuperSonics won seven of their first ten games of the regular season, but then lost eight of their next twelve games. Head coach K. C. Jones was fired after an 18–18 start to the season; Staff and Wire Reports Seattle SuperSonics Fire Jones as Coach Los Angeles Times January 16, 1992 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-01-16-sp-216-story.html November 21, 2022 Seattle Dismisses K.C. Jones The Washington Post January 16, 1992 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1992/01/16/seattle-dismisses-kc-jones/c2bb73c9-2da2-4f1e-bb14-39654bbed3f4/ December 31, 2021 Sonics Fire Jones as Coach After O.T. Loss Chicago Tribune January 16, 1992 https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-01-16-9201050444-story.html January 28, 2023 after four games under assistant coach Bob Kloppenburg as an interim coach, the SuperSonics hired George Karl, who returned after a four-year absence from coaching in the NBA. Karl Named Sonics Coach United Press International January 23, 1992 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/01/23/Karl-named-Sonics-coach/9955696142800/ November 21, 2022 Sports People: Pro Basketball: Karl New Sonics Coach The New York Times January 24, 1992 https://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/24/sports/sports-people-pro-basketball-karl-new-sonics-coach.html December 2, 2021 Nelson Glenn Karl Comes of Age in Seattle Chicago Tribune May 10, 1992 https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-05-10-9202110752-story.html January 28, 2023 Under Karl, the SuperSonics held a 24–24 record at the All-Star break, NBA Games Played on February 6, 1992 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/index.fcgi?month=2&day=6&year=1992 November 21, 2022 and finished in fourth place in the Pacific Division with a 47–35 record, earning the sixth seed in the Western Conference. 1991–92 Seattle SuperSonics Schedule and Results Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1992_games.html December 1, 2021 Ricky Pierce led the SuperSonics 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 regular 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, Sports People: Basketball: Karl Confirms It: He's Talking to Sonics The New York Times January 21, 1992 https://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/21/sports/sports-people-basketball-karl-confirms-it-he-s-talking-to-sonics.html January 15, 2022 Heisler Mark Threatt Turns Up Volume, 116-110: Lakers: When SuperSonics' Payton Chides Guard, He Scores 15 Points and Leads L.A. to Victory Los Angeles Times January 21, 1992 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-01-21-sp-445-story.html January 28, 2023 Malamud Allan Notes on a Scorecard Los Angeles Times January 21, 1992 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-01-21-sp-503-story.html November 21, 2022 while Benoit Benjamin provided with 14.0 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game, only playing in 63 games due to a broken hand injury, Howard-Cooper Scott Clippers Take Advantage of Fizzling Rockets Los Angeles Times March 27, 1992 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-03-27-sp-4420-story.html November 21, 2022 Dufresne Chris Lakers Thrown for a Loss, 117-88 Los Angeles Times April 8, 1992 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-04-08-sp-463-story.html November 21, 2022 and second-year guard Gary Payton contributed 9.4 points, 6.2 assists and 1.8 steals per game. Meanwhile, Michael Cage averaged 8.8 points and 8.9 rebounds per game, Dana Barros contributed 8.3 points per game, and Nate McMillan provided with 6.0 points, 5.0 assists and 1.8 steals per game. 1991–92 Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Stats Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1992.html December 1, 2021 During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Orlando Arena in Orlando, Florida, Kemp participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest for the third consecutive year. Pro Basketball Gadsden Times February 8, 1992 D2 https://books.google.com/books?id=H3EfAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA10&dq=1992+NBA+slam+dunk+roster&article_id=7135,868277&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiTgMOr2p2QAxVfLtAFHVQuNtIQ6AF6BAgGEAM#v=onepage&q=1992%20NBA%20slam%20dunk%20roster&f=false October 12, 2025 NBA & ABA All-Star Game Contest Winners Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/contest.html October 12, 2025 Despite a stellar season, Pierce was not selected for the 1992 NBA All-Star Game. 1992 NBA All-Star Game: West 153, East 113 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_1992.html January 8, 2026 Karl finished in 13th place in Coach of the Year voting. 1991–92 NBA Awards Voting Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/awards_1992.html December 7, 2025 The SuperSonics finished 19th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 588,928 at the Seattle Center Coliseum during the regular season. 1991–92 NBA Season Summary Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1992.html February 25, 2026 NBA playoffs In the Western Conference First Round of the 1992 NBA playoffs, the SuperSonics faced off against the 3rd–seeded Golden State Warriors, who were led by the trio of All-Star forward Chris Mullin, All-Star guard Tim Hardaway, and sixth man Šarūnas Marčiulionis. The SuperSonics managed to win Game 1 over the Warriors on the road, 117–109 at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, before losing Game 2 on the road by a score of 115–101, as the Warriors evened the series. 1992 NBA Western Conference First Round Game 1: Seattle SuperSonics at Golden State Warriors Box Score, April 23, 1992 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199204230GSW.html June 30, 2026 1992 NBA Western Conference First Round Game 2: Seattle SuperSonics at Golden State Warriors Box Score, April 25, 1992 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199204250GSW.html June 30, 2026 The SuperSonics won the next two games at home, which included a Game 4 win over the Warriors at the Seattle Center Coliseum, 119–116 to win the series in four games. Associated Press Pro Basketball: SuperSonics Move to Round 2 with Knockout of Warriors The New York Times May 1, 1992 https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/01/sports/pro-basketball-supersonics-move-to-round-2-with-knockout-of-warriors.html October 14, 2021 Associated Press After Beating Warriors, SuperSonics Sit and Wait Los Angeles Times May 3, 1992 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-05-03-sp-1731-story.html July 26, 2022 1992 NBA Western Conference First Round: SuperSonics vs. Warriors Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/1992-nba-western-conference-first-round-supersonics-vs-warriors.html April 18, 2023 In the Western Conference Semi-finals, the team faced off against the 2nd–seeded, and Midwest Division champion Utah Jazz, who were led by the trio of All-Star forward Karl Malone, All-Star guard John Stockton, and Jeff Malone. The SuperSonics lost the first two games to the Jazz on the road at the Delta Center, before winning Game 3 at the Seattle Center Coliseum, 104–98. 1992 NBA Western Conference Semifinals Game 3: Utah Jazz at Seattle SuperSonics Box Score, May 10, 1992 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199205100SEA.html June 30, 2026 However, the SuperSonics lost the next two games, including a Game 5 road loss to the Jazz at the Delta Center, 111–100, thus losing the series in five games. Basketball: Jazz and Trail Blazers Win to Advance to Conference finals The New York Times May 15, 1992 https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/15/sports/basketball-jazz-and-trail-blazers-win-to-advance-to-conference-finals.html October 14, 2021 Associated Press Jazz Earns First Trip to Western Finals Los Angeles Times May 15, 1992 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-05-15-sp-2020-story.html July 26, 2022 1992 NBA Western Conference Semifinals: SuperSonics vs. Jazz Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/1992-nba-western-conference-semifinals-supersonics-vs-jazz.html April 18, 2023 Draft picks 1991 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 14 Rich King C United States Nebraska Roster Seattle SuperSonics 1991–92 11 Dana Barros PG 5 11 163 1967–04–13 Boston College 00 Benoit Benjamin C 7 0 250 1964–11–22 Creighton 21 Tony Brown basketball SF 6 6 185 1960–07–29 Arkansas 44 Michael Cage C 6 9 224 1962–01–28 San Diego State 24 Marty Conlon C 6 10 224 1968–01–19 Providence 8 Eddie Johnson basketball, born 1959 SG 6 7 215 1959–05–01 Illinois 40 Shawn Kemp PF 6 10 230 1969–11–26 Trinity Valley CC 25 Rich King basketball C 7 2 260 1969–04–04 Nebraska 23 Bart Kofoed SG 6 4 210 1964–03–24 Nebraska–Kearney 31 Derrick McKey SF 6 9 205 1966–10–10 Alabama 10 Nate McMillan PG 6 5 195 1964–08–03 North Carolina State 20 Gary Payton PG 6 4 180 1968–07–23 Oregon State 22 Ricky Pierce SG 6 4 205 1959–08–19 Rice George Karl Bob Kloppenburg Kip Motta Gary Wortman Regular season Season standings SEA y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot SEA z – clinched division title y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot Game log Seattle SuperSonics 1992 Total: 47–35 (home: 28–13; road: 19–22) Seattle SuperSonics November yes 3 3 5 4 |- | 1 | November 1 | Phoenix | L 95–99 | Ricky Pierce (25) | Michael Cage (13) | Gary Payton (7) | Seattle Center Coliseum12,863 | 0–1 |- | 2 | November 3 | San Antonio | L 98–106 | Derrick McKey (23) | Michael Cage (9) | Nate McMillan (10) | Seattle Center Coliseum12,863 | 0–2 |- | 3 | November 5 | Sacramento | W 98–87 | Derrick McKey (20) | Michael Cage (16) | Gary Payton (9) | Seattle Center Coliseum9,343 | 1–2 |- | 4 | November 7 | @ Utah | W 103–95 | Benoit Benjamin (22) | Benoit Benjamin (13) | Gary Payton (5) | Delta Center18,700 | 2–2 |- | 5 | November 9 | Indiana | W 118–111 | Michael Cage (23) | Michael Cage (22) | Gary Payton (7) | Seattle Center Coliseum11,930 | 3–2 |- | 6 | November 14 | @ Cleveland | L 109-115 (OT) | Ricky Pierce (29) | Michael Cage (10) | Gary Payton (12) | Coliseum at Richfield10,838 | 3–3 |- | 7 | November 15 | @ Indiana | W 124–108 | Ricky Pierce (34) | Michael Cage (14) | Gary Payton (15) | Market Square Arena10,877 | 4–3 |- | 8 | November 17 | @ Minnesota | W 101–91 | Ricky Pierce (28) | Michael Cage (11) | Gary Payton (9) | Target Center19,006 | 5–3 |- | 9 | November 19 | @ Washington | W 113–106 | Gary Payton (22) | Michael Cage (20) | Gary Payton (7) | Capital Centre7,015 | 6–3 |- | 10 | November 20 | @ Detroit | W 91–86 | Ricky Pierce (18) | Michael Cage (9) | Nate McMillan,Gary Payton (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills21,454 | 7–3 |- | 11 | November 22 | Chicago | L 109–112 (OT) | Ricky Pierce (30) | Benjamin,Cage (12) | Gary Payton (7) | Kingdome38,067 | 7–4 |- | 12 | November 24 | @ L. A. Clippers | L 86–89 | Ricky Pierce (28) | Benoit Benjamin (15) | Benjamin,McMillan (5) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena9,196 | 7–5 |- | 13 | November 26 | Golden State | W 136–130 (OT) | Eddie Johnson (29) | Derrick McKey (15) | Nate McMillan (9) | Seattle Center Coliseum11,743 | 8–5 |- | 14 | November 29 | @ Denver | L 90–101 | Eddie Johnson (20) | Michael Cage (13) | Gary Payton (4) | McNichols Sports Arena10,613 | 8–6 |- | 15 | November 30 | @ San Antonio | L 101–119 | Eddie Johnson (21) | Nate McMillan (10) | Gary Payton (5) | HemisFair Arena16,057 | 8–7 Seattle SuperSonics December 7 1 1 5 |- | 16 | December 3 | Washington | W 91–90 | Ricky Pierce (26) | Shawn Kemp (12) | Gary Payton (5) | Seattle Center Coliseum 10,957 | 9–7 |- | 17 | December 6 | Minnesota | W 96–94 | Ricky Pierce (29) | Michael Cage (23) | Payton,Pierce (5) | Seattle Center Coliseum9,796 | 10–7 |- | 18 | December 7 | Dallas | W 104–101 | Ricky Pierce (27) | Michael Cage (14) | Nate McMillan (6) | Seattle Center Coliseum12,313 | 11–7 |- | 19 | December 10 | @ Chicago | L 103–108 | Ricky Pierce (30) | Michael Cage (13) | Kemp,Payton (5) | Chicago Stadium18,061 | 11–8 |- | 20 | December 11 | @ New York | L 87–96 | Ricky Pierce (25) | Benjamin,Kemp (9) | Ricky Pierce (7) | Madison Square Garden14,934 | 11–9 |- | 21 | December 13 | @ Boston | L 97–117 | Ricky Pierce (21) | Benoit Benjamin (8) | Nate McMillan (8) | Boston Garden14,890 | 11–10 |- | 22 | December 14 | @ Philadelphia | L 95–104 | Benoit Benjamin (23) | Benoit Benjamin (9) | Nate McMillan (8) | The Spectrum12,395 | 11–11 |- | 23 | December 17 | L. A. Clippers | W 116–99 | Benoit Benjamin (20) | Michael Cage (13) | Nate McMillan (6) | Seattle Center Coliseum10,357 | 12–11 |- | 24 | December 19 | Denver | W 119–106 | Ricky Pierce (29) | Michael Cage (15) | McKey,McMillan,Payton (4) | Seattle Center Coliseum10,663 | 13–11 |- | 25 | December 21 | Golden State | W 120–112 | Ricky Pierce (34) | Gary Payton (11) | Gary Payton (12) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,180 | 14–11 |- | 26 | December 22 | @ Portland | L 87–96 | Benoit Benjamin (18) | Michael Cage (9) | Kofoed,Payton (5) | Memorial Coliseum12,888 | 14–12 |- | 27 | December 26 | @ Sacramento | W 115–106 (OT) | Ricky Pierce (27) | Benoit Benjamin (13) | Gary Payton (5) | ARCO Arena17,014 | 15–12 |- | 28 | December 27 | Boston | L 87–110 | Ricky Pierce (26) | Derrick McKey (7) | Gary Payton (4) | Kingdome37,175 | 15–13 Seattle SuperSonics January 3 6 4 4 |- | 29 | January 2 | Miami | W 113–109 (OT) | Ricky Pierce (34) | Benoit Benjamin (15) | McMillan,Payton (4) | Seattle Center Coliseum10,787 | 16–13 |- | 30 | January 4 | Philadelphia | L 93–112 | Derrick McKey (24) | Cage,Kemp (7) | Gary Payton (7) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,166 | 16–14 |- | 31 | January 7 | @ Denver | W 106–99 | Ricky Pierce (28) | Shawn Kemp (11) | Gary Payton (4) | McNichols Sports Arena8,877 | 17–14 |- | 32 | January 8 | Orlando | L 103–104 | Benoit Benjamin (24) | Shawn Kemp (8) | Gary Payton (9) | Seattle Center Coliseum9,958 | 17–15 |- | 33 | January 10 | @ Dallas | W 94–82 | Eddie Johnson (19) | Shawn Kemp (13) | Gary Payton (9) | Reunion Arena | 18–15 |- | 34 | January 11 | @ Houston | L 115–119 | Eddie Johnson (28) | Benjamin,Cage (7) | Nate McMillan (8) | The Summit15,458 | 18–16 |- | 35 | January 13 | @ L. A. Clippers | L 94–98 | Eddie Johnson (20) | Benjamin,Johnson,Kemp (10) | Gary Payton (8) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena10,087 | 18–17 |- | 36 | January 14 | Charlotte | L 116–117 (OT) | Ricky Pierce (20) | Shawn Kemp (12) | Bart Kofoed (9) | Seattle Center Coliseum9,132 | 18–18 |- | 37 | January 16 | L. A. Clippers | W 101–98 | Ricky Pierce (26) | Shawn Kemp (19) | Gary Payton (6) | Seattle Center Coliseum10,408 | 19–18 |- | 38 | January 18 | L. A. Lakers | W 112–108 | Ricky Pierce (28) | Michael Cage (10) | Benoit Benjamin (4) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,533 | 20–18 |- | 39 | January 20 | @ L. A. Lakers | L 110–116 | Eddie Johnson (29) | Shawn Kemp (15) | Gary Payton (6) | Great Western Forum17,236 | 20–19 |- | 40 | January 21 | Atlanta | L 119–128 | Ricky Pierce (29) | Shawn Kemp (13) | Gary Payton (10) | Seattle Center Coliseum11,436 | 20–20 |- | 41 | January 23 | Portland | L 109–113 | Shawn Kemp (26) | Johnson,Kemp (9) | Ricky Pierce (8) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,457 | 20–21 |- | 42 | January 25 | Utah | L 103–104 | Benjamin,Pierce (22) | Shawn Kemp (12) | Gary Payton (8) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,084 | 20–22 |- | 43 | January 28 | @ Orlando | W 102–97 | Eddie Johnson (39) | Eddie Johnson (11) | Gary Payton (7) | Orlando Arena15,151 | 21–22 |- | 44 | January 29 | @ Miami | L 114–119 | Ricky Pierce (28) | Shawn Kemp (16) | Gary Payton (11) | Miami Arena14,728 | 21–23 |- | 45 | January 31 | @ Charlotte | W 122–105 | Eddie Johnson (30) | Shawn Kemp (21) | Nate McMillan (8) | Charlotte Coliseum23,698 | 22–23 Seattle SuperSonics February 5 0 4 3 |- | 46 | February 2 | @ Milwaukee | L 106–122 | Benoit Benjamin (19) | Benoit Benjamin (13) | Tony Brown (4) | Bradley Center17,832 | 22–24 |- | 47 | February 3 | @ Atlanta | W 112–110 | Ricky Pierce (26) | Shawn Kemp (15) | Gary Payton (12) | Omni Coliseum9,951 | 23–24 |- | 48 | February 5 | @ New Jersey | W 95–85 | Ricky Pierce (19) | Benoit Benjamin (10) | Nate McMillan (4) | Brendan Byrne Arena9,328 | 24–24 |- | 49 | February 11 | Houston | W 105–99 | Ricky Pierce (31) | Shawn Kemp (10) | Johnson,McMillan,Payton (4) | Seattle Center Coliseum12,676 | 25–24 |- | 50 | February 14 | San Antonio | W 108–91 | Ricky Pierce (23) | Michael Cage (10) | Nate McMillan (8) | Seattle Center Coliseum12,126 | 26–24 |- | 51 | February 15 | @ Golden State | L 122–140 | Eddie Johnson (28) | Benoit Benjamin (11) | Gary Payton (10) | Oakland-Alameda County Arena15,025 | 26–25 |- | 52 | February 17 | Phoenix | W 98–96 | Shawn Kemp (24) | Shawn Kemp (14) | Gary Payton (8) | Seattle Center Coliseum11,144 | 27–25 |- | 53 | February 20 | L. A. Lakers | W 105–103 | Eddie Johnson (24) | Michael Cage (14) | Gary Payton (7) | Kingdome30,847 | 28–25 |- | 54 | February 22 | Portland | W 113–104 | Eddie Johnson (29) | Benoit Benjamin (13) | McMillan,Payton (8) | Kingdome38,610 | 29–25 |- | 55 | February 24 | @ Minnesota | W 106–91 | Eddie Johnson (26) | Shawn Kemp (15) | Nate McMillan (8) | Target Center18,082 | 30–25 |- | 56 | February 27 | @ Utah | W 130–124 (OT) | Eddie Johnson (32) | Shawn Kemp (9) | Nate McMillan,Gary Payton (7) | Delta Center19,911 | 31–25 |- | 57 | February 29 | @ Sacramento | L 110–115 | Eddie Johnson (21) | Benoit Benjamin (8) | Gary Payton (7) | ARCO Arena17,014 | 31–26 Seattle SuperSonics March 7 3 3 3 |- | 58 | March 1 | Cleveland | W 113–107 | Johnson,Pierce (22) | Benjamin,Cage (14) | Ricky Pierce (6) | Seattle Center Coliseum13,647 | 32–26 |- | 59 | March 3 | Denver | W 111–92 | Shawn Kemp (21) | Shawn Kemp (13) | Gary Payton (9) | Seattle Center Coliseum9,865 | 33–26 |- | 60 | March 5 | @ Phoenix | L 105–118 | Ricky Pierce (23) | Shawn Kemp (19) | Gary Payton (12) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum14,496 | 33–27 |- | 61 | March 7 | New Jersey | W 109–98 | Ricky Pierce (27) | Michael Cage (13) | Nate McMillan (7) | Seattle Center Coliseum13,419 | 34–27 |- | 62 | March 8 | @ Portland | L 97–109 | Ricky Pierce (28) | Ricky Pierce (10) | Gary Payton (7) | Memorial Coliseum12,888 | 34–28 |- | 63 | March 10 | Detroit | L 92–98 | Gary Payton (19) | Shawn Kemp (9) | Nate McMillan (5) | Seattle Center Coliseum13,098 | 34–29 |- | 64 | March 11 | @ L. A. Clippers | W 104–96 | Ricky Pierce (19) | Benjamin,Cage (6) | Gary Payton (9) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena10,912 | 35–29 |- | 65 | March 15 | Dallas | W 109–100 | Ricky Pierce (23) | Shawn Kemp (15) | Gary Payton (8) | Seattle Center Coliseum12,163 | 36–29 |- | 66 | March 17 | Golden State | L 107–119 | Ricky Pierce (24) | Shawn Kemp (15) | Ricky Pierce (5) | Seattle Center Coliseum13,163 | 36–30 |- | 67 | March 19 | @ Houston | W 112–91 | Ricky Pierce (22) | Cage,Kemp (14) | Gary Payton (11) | The Summit15,122 | 37–30 |- | 68 | March 21 | @ San Antonio | L 96–101 | Eddie Johnson (23) | Shawn Kemp (13) | Barros,Cage,McMillan (4) | HemisFair Arena16,057 | 37–31 |- | 69 | March 22 | @ Dallas | W 113–105 | Eddie Johnson (31) | Shawn Kemp (17) | Nate McMillan (8) | Reunion Arena14,345 | 38–31 |- | 70 | March 24 | Houston | W 128–106 | Derrick McKey (23) | Cage,Kemp (11) | McMillan,Payton (7) | Seattle Center Coliseum11,377 | 39–31 |- | 71 | March 27 | Milwaukee | W 96–95 | Eddie Johnson (21) | Nate McMillan (7) | Nate McMillan (6) | Seattle Center Coliseum11,450 | 40–31 |- | 72 | March 28 | New York Knicks | L 87–92 | Shawn Kemp (27) | Shawn Kemp (12) | Nate McMillan (6) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,812 | 40–32 |- | 73 | March 31 | Utah | W 122–103 | Barros,Johnson (18) | Kemp,Payton (10) | Payton (13) | Seattle Center Coliseum12,242 | 41–32 Seattle SuperSonics April 4 0 2 3 |- | 74 | April 2 | @ Sacramento | W 111–103 | Eddie Johnson (28) | Shawn Kemp (11) | Ricky Pierce (9) | ARCO Arena17,014 | 42–32 |- | 75 | April 3 | @ L. A. Lakers | W 96–91 | Eddie Johnson (24) | Shawn Kemp (14) | Nate McMillan (11) | Great Western Forum17,070 | 43–32 |- | 76 | April 7 | L. A. Lakers | 117–88 | Johnson,Gary Payton (18) | Shawn Kemp (12) | Gary Payton (7) | Seattle Center Coliseum12,335 | 44–32 |- | 77 | April 9 | Phoenix | 119–104 | Shawn Kemp (17) | Shawn Kemp (14) | Nate McMillan (12) | Seattle Center Coliseum11,223 | 45–32 |- | 78 | April 10 | @ Portland | L 103–113 | Eddie Johnson (36) | Shawn Kemp (9) | Nate McMillan (12) | Memorial Coliseum12,888 | 45–33 |- | 79 | April 12 | Minnesota | W 126–116 | Ricky Pierce (21) | Shawn Kemp (16) | Nate McMillan (10) | Seattle Center Coliseum11,391 | 46–33 |- | 80 | April 14 | @ Phoenix | L 100–122 | Shawn Kemp (26) | Shawn Kemp (11) | Gary Payton (6) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum14,496 | 46–34 |- | 81 | April 17 | Sacramento | W 130–106 | Shawn Kemp (24) | Shawn Kemp (14) | Nate McMillan (9) | Seattle Center Coliseum12,129 | 47–34 |- | 82 | April 19 | @ Golden State | L 106–108 | Shawn Kemp (23) | Shawn Kemp (19) | Nate McMillan (9) | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena15,025 | 47–35 OKC 1992 Playoffs Seattle SuperSonics yes 1992 Seattle SuperSonics yes First round yes no 2 0 1 1 |- | 1 | April 23 | @ Golden State | W 117–109 | Kemp, Pierce (28) | Shawn Kemp (16) | Gary Payton (12) | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena15,025 | 1–0 |- | 2 | April 25 | @ Golden State | L 101–115 | Eddie Johnson (22) | Shawn Kemp (19) | Ricky Pierce (7) | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena15,025 | 1–1 |- | 3 | April 28 | Golden State | W 129–128 | Derrick McKey (27) | Shawn Kemp (10) | Nate McMillan (10) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,252 | 2–1 |- | 4 | April 30 | Golden State | W 119–116 | Ricky Pierce (27) | Shawn Kemp (20) | Nate McMillan (10) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,252 | 3–1 Seattle SuperSonics Conference Semi-finals yes no 1 1 0 3 |- | 1 | May 6 | @ Utah | L 100–108 | Derrick McKey (20) | Shawn Kemp (15) | Nate McMillan (8) | Delta Center19,911 | 0–1 |- | 2 | May 8 | @ Utah | L 97–103 | Eddie Johnson (26) | Shawn Kemp (9) | Payton, Pierce (3) | Delta Center19,911 | 0–2 |- | 3 | May 10 | Utah | W 104–98 | Ricky Pierce (31) | Benoit Benjamin (8) | McMillan, Payton (6) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,104 | 1–2 |- | 4 | May 12 | Utah | L 83–89 | Ricky Pierce (21) | Shawn Kemp (11) | Nate McMillan (9) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,252 | 1–3 |- | 5 | May 14 | @ Utah | L 100–111 | Eddie Johnson (26) | Michael Cage (11) | Nate McMillan (12) | Delta Center19,911 | 1–4 SEA yes 1992 Player statistics Season PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG Barros, Dana Dana Barros 75 1 17.7 .483 .446 .759 1.1 1.7 0.7 0.1 8.3 Benjamin, Benoit Benoit Benjamin 63 61 30.8 .478 .000 .687 8.1 1.2 0.6 1.9 14.0 Brown, Tony Tony Brown* 35 2 11.5 .394 .293 .811 1.6 0.9 0.5 0.1 4.8 Cage, Michael Michael Cage 82 69 30.0 .566 .000 .620 8.9 1.1 1.2 0.7 8.8 Conlon, Marty Marty Conlon 45 1 8.5 .475 .000 .750 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 2.7 Dailey, Quintin Quintin Dailey* 11 1 8.9 .243 .000 .813 1.1 0.4 0.5 0.1 2.8 Johnson, Eddie Eddie Johnson 81 19 29.2 .459 .252 .861 3.6 2.0 0.7 0.1 17.1 Kemp, Shawn Shawn Kemp 64 23 28.3 .504 .000 .748 10.4 1.3 1.1 1.9 15.5 King, Rich Rich King 40 2 5.3 .380 .000 .756 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 2.2 Kofoed, Bart Bart Kofoed 44 0 5.4 .472 .143 .577 0.6 1.2 0.0 0.0 1.5 McKey, Derrick Derrick McKey 52 44 33.8 .472 .380 .847 5.2 2.3 1.2 0.9 14.9 McMillan, Nate Nate McMillan 72 30 22.9 .437 .276 .643 3.5 5.0 1.8 0.4 6.0 Payton, Gary Gary Payton 81 79 31.5 .451 .130 .669 3.6 6.2 1.8 0.3 9.4 Pierce, Ricky 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 PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG Barros, Dana Dana Barros 7 0 13.7 .525 .588 .000 1.0 1.1 0.6 0.0 7.4 Benjamin, Benoit Benoit Benjamin 9 4 17.9 .561 .000 .500 5.1 0.6 0.6 1.4 6.1 Brown, Tony Tony Brown 5 0 4.4 .333 .250 .571 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 1.8 Cage, Michael Michael Cage 9 4 21.9 .559 .000 1.000 5.7 0.4 0.7 0.9 4.3 Conlon, Marty Marty Conlon 1 0 1.0 .000 .000 1.000 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 Johnson, Eddie Eddie Johnson 9 0 27.4 .474 .182 .941 3.0 0.9 0.3 0.3 18.4 Kemp, Shawn Shawn Kemp 9 9 37.6 .475 .000 .763 12.2 0.4 0.6 1.6 17.4 McKey, Derrick Derrick McKey 9 9 35.0 .525 .313 .844 4.9 2.7 0.8 1.3 16.3 McMillan, Nate Nate McMillan 9 2 27.3 .422 .231 .714 3.7 7.0 1.8 0.3 9.6 Payton, Gary Gary Payton 8 8 27.6 .466 .000 .583 2.6 4.8 1.0 0.3 7.6 Pierce, Ricky Ricky Pierce 9 9 35.1 .481 .273 .870 2.4 3.1 0.6 0.1 19.6 Player statistics citation: Awards and records Records Michael Cage finished the season with a franchise record .566 in field goal percentage.https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/OKC/leaders_season.html Oklahoma City Thunder Season Leaders – Basketball-Reference.com Basketball-Reference.com April 21, 2017 Transactions Overview Players added Via draft Rich King Via free agency Bart Kofoed Marty Conlon Tony BrownPlayers Lost Via trade Sedale Threatt Via waivers Quintin Dailey Trades October 2, 1991 To Seattle SuperSonicsConditional 1993, 1995 and 1996 second-round picks To Los Angeles LakersSedale 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:1991–92 Seattle SuperSonics Transactions Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1992_transactions.html October 14, 2021 See also 1991–92 NBA season References 2 External links 1991–92 Seattle SuperSonics season at Basketball Reference Category:Seattle SuperSonics seasons Seattle