
November 22, 1992: Suns lose to the Bulls 128-111 in front of their home crowd to fall to 5-3
Barkley: The Bulls came in here in November and just kicked our butts. We started reading our press clippings. A lot of people picked us to get to the Finals. After that game, we had a players meeting and said we had to stop reading our clippings; we haven’t accomplished anything. From that point on we went on a roll.
Dec. 9, 1992 – Barkley's first triple-double keys 110-101 defeat of the Charlotte Hornets, lifts Suns to league-leading record of 12-4. They do not relinquish that position for the remainder of season.
Westphal: This team will not be intimidated and it will not give up.
Dec. 18, 1992 – Suns activate small forward Richard Dumas for the first time since being suspended for violating the league’s drug policy on October 31, 1991
Westphal: He’s someone who can have a great NBA career in this league, as long as his body holds up and his substance problems don’t recur.
Dumas: It’s been frustrating, but it’s all part of life. I just had to put my faith in God and go from there.
Dec. 21, 1992 – Suns hold an open practice for charity at America West Arena; 18,000 were allowed in, more than 2,000 more fans were turned away.
Westphal: What a fantastic thing.
Majerle: It’s incredible. I guess it shows we’ve been doing a pretty good job.
Dec. 30, 1992 – Kevin Johnson returns to lineup to help team blast Houston 133-110, completing 14-0 month, Suns' best ever, improving record to NBA-best 21-4.
Majerle: We knew [KJ] would be back. He was a little rusty, but his game hasn’t fallen off at all.

Westphal: People might have forgotten a little about Kevin. He was phenomenal.
Barkley: It was a perfect month. Now the season starts for real.
Westphal: Now we find out what kind of team we are. We’re on a nice roll, but next month won’t be easy. Not by a long shot.
Barkley: It’s going to be tough. We’re not scared of anybody and nobody’s cared of us. We’ll have to have a a tougher mentality, because we’re a marked team.
Westphal: There are a lot of different personalities on this team. That’s what has made us so interesting. I thought they would jell, I just didn’t know when. This team happened to jell early.
Colangelo: The entire city of Phoenix ... seemed to be galvanized with the spirit of this team. Their never-say-die attitude, their willingness to approach each challenge with equal parts of heart and humor captured the imaginations of the fans.
Ainge: It was great because Barkley was in such great shape after playing in the Olympics. I thought that was probably the best year of his career. Everybody else on that team was a professional and we just had a group of good guys that knew how to play, and a coach that gave us good direction that was offensively a spectacular coach. He had a great mind and I thought that (Paul) Westphal did as good a job as anybody could at utilizing all the players and dealing with all the strong personalities that he managed.
Jan. 18, 1993 – Barkley hops scorer's table at Madison Square Garden, chasing referee Jimmy Clark to dressing room, upset over officiating in loss to Knicks. Barkley suspended one game.
Westphal: He tried to give the official the benefit of his constructive criticism. He didn’t punch the guy or anything.
Barkley: I told them they called a bad game and they did. That’s it.
February 3, 1993 – Suns reach midpoint of season at league-leading 32-9, tying club record. Westphal named Western Conference All-Star Game coach
Westphal: I’m excited about it. It’s a big thrill. I thank the players. I give them credit, plus the organization for putting them together and my assistants for the everyday coaching.
February 8, 1993 - In his first visit to America West Arena, rookie center Shaquille O’Neal tears down backboard and delays nationally televised game in Suns’ 121-105 win.
Orlando Magic center Shaquille O’Neal: The thing started coming forward, and I thought the whole thing was going to fall on me for a minute