1993–94 San Antonio Spurs season

The 1993–94 NBA season was the 18th season for the San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association, and their 27th season as a franchise. It was also their first season playing at the Alamodome. During the off-season, the Spurs acquired controversial All-Star forward and rebound specialist Dennis Rodman from the Detroit Pistons, signed free agent Sleepy Floyd, and acquired Negele Knight from the Phoenix Suns during the first month of the regular season.

The Spurs went on an 8-game winning streak between November and December, after a 4–5 start to the regular season, then won 13 consecutive games between January and February, holding a 35–14 record at the All-Star break, but then lost seven of their final ten games, finishing in second place in the Midwest Division with a 55–27 record, and earning the #4 seed in the Western Conference.

David Robinson captured the scoring title averaging 29.8 points, 10.7 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.7 steals and 3.3 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, to the NBA All-Defensive First Team, and was selected for the 1994 NBA All-Star Game in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In addition, Dale Ellis averaged 15.2 points per game and led the Spurs with 131 three-point field goals, while Willie Anderson provided the team with 11.9 points and 4.3 assists per game, and Vinny Del Negro contributed 10.0 points and 4.2 assists per game. Off the bench, Knight provided with 9.3 points and 3.1 assists per game, while J.R. Reid contributed 9.0 points per game, Terry Cummings averaged 7.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, and Rodman, who was the team's starting power forward, contributed 4.7 points and led the league with 17.3 rebounds per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team.

Robinson finished in second place in Most Valuable Player voting, and Rodman finished tied in eleventh place, while Robinson also finished in second place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, with Rodman finishing in sixth place; Rodman also finished tied in sixth place in Sixth Man of the Year voting.

In the Western Conference First Round of the 1994 NBA playoffs, the Spurs faced off against the 5th-seeded Utah Jazz; despite winning Game 1 at home, 106–89, Rodman became a distraction as he scuffled with head coach John Lucas, as the Spurs lost to the Jazz in four games. Rodman had also committed a flagrant foul on Jazz All-Star guard John Stockton in Game 2, and was suspended for Game 3.

Following the season, Lucas departed for a job as head coach and General Manager for the Philadelphia 76ers, while Ellis signed as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets, Floyd re-signed with the New Jersey Nets, and Antoine Carr signed with the Utah Jazz.

One notable highlight of the regular season was Robinson recording a quadruple-double of 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 blocks in a 115–96 home win over the Detroit Pistons on February 17, 1994. Another notable highlight was Robinson scoring a career-high of 71 points on the final day of the regular season, in a 112–97 road win over the Los Angeles Clippers on April 24, 1994. In March, Ellis became the first player in NBA history to reach 1,000 career three-point field-goals, as he hit his 1,000 three-pointer in a 107–100 home win over the Sacramento Kings on March 19, 1994.