1981–82 Milwaukee Bucks season

The 1981–82 Milwaukee Bucks season was the 14th season for the Bucks.

1981–82 Milwaukee Bucks season
Division champions
Head coachDon Nelson
ArenaMECCA Arena
Results
Record55–27 (.671)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Central)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Conference Semifinals
(Lost to 76ers 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Draft picks
Main article: 1981 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
121Alton ListerPF/C United StatesArizona State
367Mark Smith United StatesIllinois
490Kris Anderson United StatesFlorida State
5113Kelvin Troy United StatesRutgers
6136Jo Jo Hunter United StatesColorado
7159Lewis Latimore United StatesVirginia
8181Mike Brkovich CanadaMichigan State
9201Chip Rucker United StatesNortheastern
10221Artie Green United StatesMarquette

Roster
Roster listing
Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SF 2 Bridgeman, Junior  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Louisville
PG 21 Buckner, Quinn  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Indiana
PF 42 Catchings, Harvey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Hardin Simmons
C 54 Crompton, Geoff 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 280 lb (127 kg) North Carolina
G 15 Criss, Charlie 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) New Mexico State
PF 6 Cummings, Pat 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Cincinnati
SF 8 Johnson, Marques 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) UCLA
PF 43 Johnson, Mickey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aurora
C 16 Lanier, Bob 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) St. Bonaventure
C 53 Lister, Alton 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Arizona State
F 7 May, Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Indiana
SG 4 Moncrief, Sidney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Arkansas
SG 32 Winters, Brian 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) South Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season Standings
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks5527.671–31–1024–1724–6
x-Atlanta Hawks4240.51213.024–1718–2315–14
Detroit Pistons3943.47616.023–1816–2519–11
Indiana Pacers3547.42720.025–1610–3114–16
Chicago Bulls3448.41521.022–1912–2912–17
Cleveland Cavaliers1567.18340.09–326–355–25
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics6319.768–
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks5527.6718
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers5824.7075
4 x-New Jersey Nets4438.53719
5 x-Washington Bullets4339.52420
6 x-Atlanta Hawks4240.51221
7 Detroit Pistons3943.47624
8 Indiana Pacers3547.42728
9 Chicago Bulls3448.41529
10 New York Knicks3349.40230
11 Cleveland Cavaliers1567.18348


z = clinched division title
y = clinched division title
x = clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1981-82 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —1–52–34–21–11–12–40–22–04–21–10–23–33–25–13–31–12–01–11–11–12–02–4
Boston 5–1—4–25–02–01–16–01–11–14–12–01–13–35–15–14–21–11–12–02–00–22–06–0
Chicago 3–22–4—5–11–11–10–60–21–13–31–12–01–52–43–21–50–21–11–12–01–11–12–4
Cleveland 2–40–51–5—2–00–21–51–11–11–51–10–20–60–60–60–50–21–10–21–10–22–01–5
Dallas 1–10–21–10–2—1–51–10–52–41–14–21–41–12–01–10–22–32–31–52–31–43–31–1
Denver 1–11–11–12–05–1—1–13–25–10–24–21–41–11–11–11–12–32–32–45–02–33–32–0
Detroit 4–20–66–05–11–11–1—2–02–02–42–00–22–42–43–32–30–20–20–22–01–11–11–4
Golden State 2–01–12–01–15–02–30–2—1–42–03–23–32–01–11–10–24–22–43–25–11–53–21–1
Houston 0–21–11–11–14–21–50–24–1—2–03–31–41–11–11–11–13–24–13–34–12–36–02–0
Indiana 2–41–53–35–11–12–04–20–20–2—1–10–20–64–23–20–61–11–12–02–01–11–11–5
Kansas City 1–10–21–11–12–42–40–22–33–31–1—1–41–11–12–00–22–30–51–54–12–33–30–2
Los Angeles 2–01–10–22–04–14–12–03–34–12–04–1—0–21–10–21–14–25–12–35–14–25–02–0
Milwaukee 3–33–35–16–01–11–14–20–21–16–01–12–0—4–13–34–21–12–01–12–00–22–03–2
New Jersey 2–31–54–26–00–21–14–21–11–12–41–11–11–4—4–23–32–01–11–12–00–22–04–2
New York 1–51–52–36–01–11–13–31–11–12–30–22–03–32–4—1–50–21–10–22–00–22–01–5
Philadelphia 3–32–45–15–02–01–13–22–01–16–02–01–12–43–35–1—1–12–00–22–02–02–06–0
Phoenix 1–11–12–02–03–23–22–02–42–31–13–22–41–10–22–01–1—3–34–14–23–33–21–1
Portland 0–21–11–11–13–23–22–04–21–41–15–01–50–21–11–10–23–3—3–24–23–34–10–2
San Antonio 1–10–21–12–05–14–22–02–33–30–25–13–21–11–12–02–01–42–3—3–24–13–31–1
San Diego 1–10–20–21–13–20–50–21–51–40–21–41–50–20–20–20–22–42–42–3—1–51–40–2
Seattle 1–12–01–12–04–13–21–15–13–21–13–22–42–02–02–00–23–33–31–45–1—5–01–1
Utah 0–20–21–10–23–33–31–12–30–61–13–30–50–20–20–20–22–31–43–34–10–5—1–1
Washington 4–20–64–25–11–10–24–11–10–25–12–00–22–32–45–10–61–12–01–12–01–11–1—

Game log
1981–82 game log
Total: 55–27 (Home: 31–10; Road: 24–17)
October: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
November: 8–5 (Home: 6–1; Road: 2–4)
December: 10–2 (Home: 5–2; Road: 5–0)
January: 2–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 2–1)
February: 3–0 (Home: 3–0; Road: 0–0)
March: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
1981–82 schedule

Playoffs

East First Round

The Bucks had a first round bye.

East Conference Semifinals

(2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers
76ers win series 4-2

  • Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 125, Milwaukee 122
  • Game 2 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 120, Milwaukee 108
  • Game 3 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 92, Philadelphia 91
  • Game 4 @ Milwaukee: Philadelphia 100, Milwaukee 93
  • Game 5 @ Philadelphia: Milwaukee 110, Philadelphia 98
  • Game 6 @ Milwaukee: Philadelphia 102, Milwaukee 90

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Junior Bridgeman 4112.5
Quinn Buckner 7012.9
Harvey Catchings
Pat Cummings 786.5
Bob Dandridge
Mike Evans
Marques Johnson 6016.5
Mickey Johnson
Bob Lanier 7413.5
Alton Lister 804.5
Scott May
Sidney Moncrief 8019.8
Brian Winters 6115.9

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Harvey Catchings
Pat Cummings
Marques Johnson
Mickey Johnson
Bob Lanier
Alton Lister
Scott May
Sidney Moncrief
Brian Winters

Awards and Records

Transactions

Free agents
PlayerSignedFormer team
Scott May November 16, 1981 Chicago Bulls

References
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