1982–83 Milwaukee Bucks season

The 1982-83 NBA season was the Bucks' 15th season in the NBA.[1]

1982–83 Milwaukee Bucks season
Division champions
Head coachDon Nelson
ArenaMECCA Arena
Results
Record51–31 (.622)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Central)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Conference Finals
(Lost to 76ers 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Draft picks
Main article: 1982 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
120Paul PresseySF United StatesTulsa
227Fred RobertsPF United StatesBrigham Young
489Jerry BeckSF/PF United StatesMiddle Tennessee State
6135Tony Carr United StatesWisconsin-Eau Claire
7158Bobby Austin United StatesCincinnati
8181Bryan Leonard United StatesIllinois
9202Robert Tate United StatesIdaho State
10223Bob Coenen United StatesWisconsin-Eau Claire

Roster
Roster listing
Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G/F 2 Bridgeman, Junior 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Louisville
F/C 42 Catchings, Harvey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Hardin Simmons
F/C 36 Cowens, Dave 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Florida State
PG 12 Ford, Phil 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) North Carolina
G 11 Hassett, Joe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Providence
SF 8 Johnson, Marques 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) UCLA
C 23 LaGarde, Tom 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) North Carolina
C 16 Lanier, Bob 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) St. Bonaventure
F/C 53 Lister, Alton 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Arizona State
C 45 Mokeski, Paul 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Kansas
G 4 Moncrief, Sidney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Arkansas
G/F 25 Pressey, Paul 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Tulsa
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 Bucks 5131.622–31–1020–2122–7
x-Atlanta Hawks 4339.524826–1517–2421–8
Detroit Pistons 3745.4511423–1814–2719–11
Chicago Bulls 2854.3412318–2310–3113–17
Cleveland Cavaliers 2359.2802815–268–338–22
Indiana Pacers 2062.2443114–276–356–24
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Philadelphia 76ers6517.793–
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks5131.62214
3 x-Boston Celtics5626.6839
4 x-New Jersey Nets4933.59816
5 x-New York Knicks4438.53721
6 x-Atlanta Hawks4339.52422
7 Washington Bullets4240.51223
8 Detroit Pistons3745.45128
9 Chicago Bulls2854.34137
10 Cleveland Cavaliers2359.28042
11 Indiana Pacers2062.24445
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1982-83 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 —1–55–16–01–11–13–30–22–06–00–20–21–42–43–22–41–11–10–21–11–12–04–2
Boston 5–1—3–25–12–02–03–31–12–04–11–12–03–35–13–33–32–01–12–01–11–12–03–3
Chicago 1–52–3—5–11–11–12–42–01–14–20–20–21–52–41–41–50–21–10–21–10–21–11–5
Cleveland 0–61–51–5—2–00–21–52–02–05–11–10–21–50–61–50–50–21–10–21–11–10–23–2
Dallas 1–10–21–10–2—3–32–03–25–12–03–32–30–20–20–20–22–33–22–45–02–32–40–2
Denver 1–10–21–12–03–3—2–04–15–11–13–31–42–01–10–20–24–12–32–43–23–24–21–1
Detroit 3–33–34–25–10–20–2—2–02–04–20–20–23–33–21–50–61–11–11–11–10–20–23–2
Golden State 2–01–10–20–22–31–40–2—3–21–11–41–51–10–21–10–22–42–41–43–33–33–22–0
Houston 0–20–21–10–21–51–50–22–3—2–01–50–50–21–10–20–20–50–51–52–31–40–61–1
Indiana 0–61–42–41–50–21–12–41–10–2—1–10–21–50–63–31–41–10–20–21–11–12–01–5
Kansas City 2–01–12–01–13–33–32–04–15–11–1—1–41–11–11–10–21–42–33–34–11–44–22–0
Los Angeles 2–00–22–02–03–24–12–05–15–02–04–1—2–01–12–00–23–33–31–45–15–14–11–1
Milwaukee 4–13–35–15–12–00–23–31–12–05–11–10–2—3–24–21–51–12–02–02–00–22–03–2
New Jersey 4–21–54–26–02–01–12–32–01–16–01–11–12–3—4–23–31–11–10–21–12–01–13–2
New York 2–33–34–15–12–02–05–11–12–03–31–10–22–42–4—1–50–21–12–00–21–11–14–2
Philadelphia 4–23–35–15–02–02–06–02–02–04–12–02–05–13–35–1—2–00–21–12–02–02–04–2
Phoenix 1–10–22–02–03–21–41–14–25–01–14–13–31–11–12–00–2—5–13–24–25–15–00–2
Portland 1–11–11–11–12–33–21–14–25–02–03–23–30–21–11–12–01–5—2–35–13–33–21–1
San Antonio 2–00–22–02–04–24–21–14–15–12–03–34–10–22–00–21–12–33–2—4–11–45–12–0
San Diego 1–11–11–11–10–52–31–13–33–21–11–41–50–21–12–00–22–41–51–4—0–62–30–2
Seattle 1–11–12–01–13–22–32–03–34–11–14–11–52–00–21–10–21–53–34–16–0—5–01–1
Utah 0–20–21–12–04–22–42–02–36–00–22–41–40–21–11–10–20–52–31–53–20–5—0–2
Washington 2–43–35–12–32–01–12–30–21–15–10–21–13–33–32–42–42–01–10–22–01–12–0—

Game log
1982–83 game log
Total: 51–31 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
October: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
November: 5–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 3–2)
December: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
1982–83 schedule

Playoffs

East First Round

The Bucks had a first round bye.

East Conference Semifinals

(2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (3) Boston Celtics
Bucks win series 4–0

  • Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston: Milwaukee 116, Boston 95
  • Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston: Milwaukee 95, Boston 91
  • Game 3 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee: Milwaukee 107, Boston 99
  • Game 4 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee: Milwaukee 107, Boston 93

East Conference Finals

(1) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (2) Milwaukee Bucks
76ers win series 4–1

  • Game 1 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia: Philadelphia 111, Milwaukee 109 (OT)
  • Game 2 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia: Philadelphia 87, Milwaukee 81
  • Game 3 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee: Philadelphia 104, Milwaukee 96
  • Game 4 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee: Milwaukee 100, Philadelphia 94
  • Game 5 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia: Philadelphia 115, Milwaukee 103

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 7014.4
Harvey Catchings 743.3
Dave Cowens 408.1
Charlie Criss
Phil Ford 566.8
Joe Hassett
Marques Johnson 8021.4
Tom LaGarde
Bob Lanier
Alton Lister
Steve Mix
Paul Mokeski
Sidney Moncrief
Paul Pressey
Brian Winters

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Junior Bridgeman
Harvey Catchings
Phil Ford
Joe Hassett
Marques Johnson
Tom LaGarde
Bob Lanier
Alton Lister
Sidney Moncrief
Paul Pressey
Brian Winters

Awards and records

Transactions

Trades
June 28, 1982
 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To Dallas Mavericks----
September 9, 1982
 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To Boston Celtics----
November 12, 1982
 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To New Jersey Nets----

References
  1. 1982-83 Milwaukee Bucks

See also
  • 1982-83 NBA season
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