1981–82 Atlanta Hawks season
NBA professional basketball team season
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The 1981–82 Atlanta Hawks season was the Hawks' 33rd season in the NBA and 14th season in Atlanta.[1]
| 1981–82 Atlanta Hawks season | |
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| Head coach | Kevin Loughery |
| General manager | Stan Kasten |
| Owner | Ted Turner |
| Arena | The Omni |
| Results | |
| Record | 42–40 (.512) |
| Place | Division: 2nd (Central) Conference: 6th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | First round (lost to 76ers 0–2) |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | |
| Radio | WSB |
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Al Wood | SF/SG |  United States | North Carolina |
| 2 | 38 | Clyde Bradshaw | United States | DePaul | |
| 3 | 52 | Rudy Macklin | SF/SG | United States | Louisiana State |
| 4 | 75 | Kevin Figaro | United States | Louisiana-Lafayette | |
| 5 | 98 | Steve Krafscisin | United States | Iowa | |
| 6 | 121 | Darryl Warwick | United States | Hampton | |
| 7 | 144 | Kevin Vesey | United States | Iona | |
| 8 | 167 | Gilbert Salinas |  Mexico United States | Notre Dame | |
| 9 | 189 | Howard Thompkins | United States | Wagner | |
| 10 | 209 | Mike Frazier | United States | Georgetown |
Roster
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Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
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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: 42–40 (home: 24–17; road: 18–23) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 0–1 (home: 0–1; road: 0–0)
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November: 8–4 (home: 4–3; road: 4–1)
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December: 4–11 (home: 2–4; road: 2–7)
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January: 7–6 (home: 4–2; road: 3–4)
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February: 5–8 (home: 1–5; road: 4–3)
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March: 12–5 (home: 8–1; road: 4–4)
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April: 6–5 (home: 5–1; road: 1–4)
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| 1981–82 schedule | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playoffs
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First round: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
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Player statistics
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Roundfield | 61 | 58 | 36.3 | 46.6 | 20.0 | 76.0 | 11.8 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 18.6 |
| John Drew | 70 | 51 | 29.1 | 48.6 | 33.3 | 74.1 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 18.5 |
| Eddie Johnson | 68 | 57 | 34.0 | 45.0 | 23.3 | 76.4 | 2.8 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 17.8 |
| Rory Sparrow | 82 | 82 | 31.8 | 50.1 | 6.7 | 83.8 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 10.5 |
| Tom McMillen | 73 | 23 | 24.5 | 50.9 | 33.3 | 82.4 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 9.9 |
| Steve Hawes | 49 | 42 | 26.9 | 48.1 | 40.0 | 76.2 | 6.5 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 9.3 |
| Charlie Criss | 27 | 0 | 20.4 | 40.0 | 25.0 | 89.0 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 8.7 |
| Mike Glenn | 49 | 0 | 17.0 | 54.3 | 50.0 | 88.1 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 7.7 |
| Rudy Macklin | 79 | 32 | 19.2 | 43.4 | 0.0 | 77.5 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 7.0 |
| Wes Matthews | 47 | 5 | 17.8 | 44.0 | 25.0 | 75.9 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 6.9 |
| Jim McElroy | 20 | 17 | 17.5 | 41.6 | 20.0 | 80.6 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 6.7 |
| Tree Rollins | 79 | 39 | 25.5 | 58.4 | 0.0 | 61.2 | 7.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 6.1 |
| Al Wood | 19 | 0 | 12.5 | 34.3 | 0.0 | 71.4 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 4.8 |
| Freeman Williams | 23 | 0 | 8.2 | 38.2 | 20.0 | 84.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 4.8 |
| Sam Pellom | 69 | 4 | 15.0 | 45.4 | 0.0 | 77.2 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 4.2 |
| Craig Shelton | 4 | 0 | 5.3 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
Playoffs
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Dan Roundfield | 2 | 42.5 | 47.2 | 0.0 | 57.1 | 11.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 21.0 | |
| John Drew | 2 | 29.5 | 36.4 | 0.0 | 58.3 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.5 | |
| Eddie Johnson | 2 | 33.5 | 34.6 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 11.0 | |
| Tom McMillen | 2 | 23.5 | 61.5 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 10.0 | |
| Rory Sparrow | 2 | 34.5 | 41.7 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | |
| Rudy Macklin | 2 | 15.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | |
| Steve Hawes | 1 | 12.0 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | |
| Mike Glenn | 2 | 17.5 | 71.4 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 6.0 | |
| Wes Matthews | 2 | 14.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 4.0 | |
| Tree Rollins | 2 | 32.5 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | |
| Sam Pellom | 1 | 4.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | |
| Freeman Williams | 1 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Player statistics citation:[2]