NBA Championship (1993)
The Bulls complete the three-peat with a dramatic Game 6 victory.
The 1993 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 1992–93 season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. It featured the two-time defending NBA champion and Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls, led by Michael Jordan, and the Western Conference champion Phoenix Suns, winners of 62 games and led by regular season MVP Charles Barkley.
Quick Facts
- Head coach
- Phil Jackson
- Key player
- Michael Jordan (Finals MVP)
- Opponent
- Phoenix Suns
- Series result
- 4-2
- Finals mvp stats
- 41.0 PPG for the series
Lore & Background
The Bulls became the first team since the Boston Celtics of the 1960s to win three consecutive championship titles, clinching the "three-peat" with John Paxson's game-winning 3-pointer that gave them a 99–98 victory in Game 6. In the first round of the Western Conference playoffs, the Suns fell down 2–0 to the Los Angeles Lakers before rallying to defeat them in five games.
Reader's Guide
The Bulls won the series 4–2. Game 1: Bulls won. Game 2: Bulls won. Game 3: Suns won 129–121 in triple overtime. Game 4: Bulls won 111–105. Game 5: Suns won 108–98. Game 6: Bulls won 99–98.
Did You Know?
- Michael Jordan averaged a Finals-record 41.0 PPG during the six-game series.
- Jordan became the first player in NBA history to win three straight Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Awards.
- Game 3 was the first triple-overtime game in the NBA Finals since 1976.
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