[7][8] Without All-Star guard Tim Hardaway and sixth man Šarūnas Marčiulionis, who both missed the entire season with knee injuries,[9][10][11][12] and with Chris Mullin missing the first 20 games with a finger injury,[13][14][15] the Warriors struggled losing three of their first four games, but soon recovered later holding a 27–20 record at the All-Star break.
[16] The team improved over the previous season as they posted an 8-game winning streak in April, finishing third in the Pacific Division with a solid 50–32 record.
[17] Webber averaged 17.5 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.2. blocks per game, and was named Rookie of the Year,[18][19][20] and was also named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, while second-year star Latrell Sprewell averaged 21.0 points, 4.7 assists and 2.2 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, NBA All-Defensive Second Team, and was selected for the 1994 NBA All-Star Game.
[27][28] However, in the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Warriors were swept by the Phoenix Suns in three straight games.
Following the season, Marčiulionis and second-year forward Byron Houston were both traded to the Seattle SuperSonics,[33][34][35] and Johnson re-signed as a free agent with his former team, the San Antonio Spurs.