1981–82 Indiana Pacers season
NBA professional basketball team season
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The 1981–82 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's sixth season in the NBA and 15th season as a franchise.[1]
Record35–47 (.427)
| 1981–82 Indiana Pacers season | |
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| Head coach | Jack McKinney |
| Arena | Market Square Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 35–47 (.427) |
| Place | Division: 4th (Central) Conference: 8th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
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| Local media | |
| Television | WTTV |
| Radio | WIBC |
Offseason
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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| 1 | 14 | Herb Williams | C |  United States |
Ohio State |
| 2 | 36 | Ray Blume | C | United States |
Oregon State |
| 2 | 37 | Al Leslie | SG | United States |
Bucknell |
| 3 | 60 | Purvis Miller | SF | United States |
USC |
Roster
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Regular season
Season standings
| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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| y-Milwaukee Bucks | 55 | 27 | .671 | – | 31–10 | 24–17 | 24–6 |
| x-Atlanta Hawks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 13.0 | 24–17 | 18–23 | 15–14 |
| Detroit Pistons | 39 | 43 | .476 | 16.0 | 23–18 | 16–25 | 19–11 |
| Indiana Pacers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 20.0 | 25–16 | 10–31 | 14–16 |
| Chicago Bulls | 34 | 48 | .415 | 21.0 | 22–19 | 12–29 | 12–17 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 15 | 67 | .183 | 40.0 | 9–32 | 6–35 | 5–25 |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
| 1 | z-Boston Celtics | 63 | 19 | .768 | – |
| 2 | y-Milwaukee Bucks | 55 | 27 | .671 | 8 |
| 3 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 58 | 24 | .707 | 5 |
| 4 | x-New Jersey Nets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 19 |
| 5 | x-Washington Bullets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 20 |
| 6 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 21 |
| 7 | Detroit Pistons | 39 | 43 | .476 | 24 |
| 8 | Indiana Pacers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 28 |
| 9 | Chicago Bulls | 34 | 48 | .415 | 29 |
| 10 | New York Knicks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 30 |
| 11 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 15 | 67 | .183 | 48 |
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Game log
Regular season
| 1981–82 game log Total: 35–47 (Home: 25–16; Road: 10–31) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
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November: 6–8 (home: 3–2; road: 3–6)
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January: 3–10 (home: 2–3; road: 1–7)
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February: 8–7 (home: 7–3; road: 1–4)
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March: 6–9 (home: 4–3; road: 2–6)
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April: 2–7 (home: 2–2; road: 0–5)
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Player statistics
Ragular season
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Don Buse | PG | 82 | 78 | 2,529 | 223 | 407 | 164 | 27 | 797 | 30.8 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 2.0 | .3 | 9.7 |
| Herb Williams | C | 82 | 75 | 2,277 | 605 | 139 | 53 | 178 | 942 | 27.8 | 7.4 | 1.7 | .6 | 2.2 | 11.5 |
| Johnny Davis | SG | 82 | 70 | 2,664 | 178 | 346 | 76 | 11 | 1,396 | 32.5 | 2.2 | 4.2 | .9 | .1 | 17.0 |
| Billy Knight | SF | 81 | 19 | 1,803 | 257 | 118 | 63 | 14 | 998 | 22.3 | 3.2 | 1.5 | .8 | .2 | 12.3 |
| Louis Orr | SF | 80 | 41 | 1,951 | 331 | 134 | 56 | 26 | 918 | 24.4 | 4.1 | 1.7 | .7 | .3 | 11.5 |
| Clemon Johnson | C | 79 | 42 | 1,979 | 571 | 127 | 60 | 112 | 747 | 25.1 | 7.2 | 1.6 | .8 | 1.4 | 9.5 |
| George McGinnis | PF | 76 | 4 | 1,341 | 398 | 204 | 96 | 28 | 354 | 17.6 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 1.3 | .4 | 4.7 |
| Butch Carter | SG | 75 | 0 | 1,035 | 79 | 60 | 34 | 11 | 442 | 13.8 | 1.1 | .8 | .5 | .1 | 5.9 |
| Tom Owens | PF | 74 | 40 | 1,599 | 372 | 127 | 41 | 37 | 780 | 21.6 | 5.0 | 1.7 | .6 | .5 | 10.5 |
| George L. Johnson | PF | 59 | 4 | 720 | 217 | 40 | 36 | 25 | 300 | 12.2 | 3.7 | .7 | .6 | .4 | 5.1 |
| Jerry Sichting | PG | 51 | 0 | 800 | 55 | 117 | 33 | 1 | 212 | 15.7 | 1.1 | 2.3 | .6 | .0 | 4.2 |
| Mike Bantom† | SF | 39 | 37 | 1,037 | 214 | 68 | 38 | 24 | 458 | 26.6 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 1.0 | .6 | 11.7 |
| Raymond Townsend | SG | 14 | 0 | 95 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 6.8 | .9 | .7 | .2 | .0 | 2.5 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Pacers only.