After a historic regular season that earned them homecourt advantage and the number one seed throughout the postseason, the Phoenix Suns were on the verge of an early exit just two games into the 1993 playoffs.
The Suns were heavily favored to take care of the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round after sweeping them 5-0 during the season. However, the Suns’ top-ranked offense failed to get on track as the Lakers stunned the basketball world by winning both Game 1 and Game 2 in Phoenix to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series.
“We had the best record in the league,” former Suns owner Jerry Colangelo said.