1982–83 Milwaukee Bucks season
NBA professional basketball team season
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The 1982-83 Milwaukee Bucks season was the Bucks' 15th season in the NBA.[1]
| 1982–83 Milwaukee Bucks season | |
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Division champions | |
| Head coach | Don Nelson |
| General manager | Don Nelson |
| Owner | Jim Fitzgerald |
| Arena | MECCA Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 51–31 (.622) |
| Place | Division: 1st (Central) Conference: 2nd (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Conference finals (lost to 76ers 1–4) |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Paul Pressey | SF |  United States | Tulsa |
| 2 | 27 | Fred Roberts | PF | United States | Brigham Young |
| 4 | 89 | Jerry Beck | SF/PF | United States | Middle Tennessee State |
| 6 | 135 | Tony Carr | United States | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | |
| 7 | 158 | Bobby Austin | United States | Cincinnati | |
| 8 | 181 | Bryan Leonard | United States | Illinois | |
| 9 | 202 | Robert Tate | United States | Idaho State | |
| 10 | 223 | Bob Coenen | United States | Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
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 | 51 | 31 | .622 | – | 31–10 | 20–21 | 22–7 |
| x-Atlanta Hawks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 8 | 26–15 | 17–24 | 21–8 |
| Detroit Pistons | 37 | 45 | .451 | 14 | 23–18 | 14–27 | 19–11 |
| Chicago Bulls | 28 | 54 | .341 | 23 | 18–23 | 10–31 | 13–17 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 23 | 59 | .280 | 28 | 15–26 | 8–33 | 8–22 |
| Indiana Pacers | 20 | 62 | .244 | 31 | 14–27 | 6–35 | 6–24 |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
| 1 | z-Philadelphia 76ers | 65 | 17 | .793 | – |
| 2 | y-Milwaukee Bucks | 51 | 31 | .622 | 14 |
| 3 | x-Boston Celtics | 56 | 26 | .683 | 9 |
| 4 | x-New Jersey Nets | 49 | 33 | .598 | 16 |
| 5 | x-New York Knicks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 21 |
| 6 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 22 |
| 7 | Washington Bullets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 23 |
| 8 | Detroit Pistons | 37 | 45 | .451 | 28 |
| 9 | Chicago Bulls | 28 | 54 | .341 | 37 |
| 10 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 23 | 59 | .280 | 42 |
| 11 | Indiana Pacers | 20 | 62 | .244 | 45 |
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Game log
| 1982–83 game log Total: 51–31 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
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November: 5–4 (home: 2–2; road: 3–2)
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December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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| 1982–83 schedule | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playoffs
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 |
Player statistics source:[2]
Season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Moncrief | 76 | 76 | 35.7 | 52.4 | 10.0 | 82.6 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 22.5 |
| Marques Johnson | 80 | 80 | 35.7 | 50.9 | 20.0 | 73.5 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 21.4 |
| Junior Bridgeman | 70 | 5 | 26.5 | 49.2 | 7.7 | 83.7 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 14.4 |
| Mickey Johnson | 6 | 0 | 25.5 | 45.5 | 0.0 | 77.8 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 11.2 |
| Bob Lanier | 39 | 35 | 25.1 | 49.1 | 0.0 | 68.4 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 10.7 |
| Brian Winters | 57 | 12 | 23.9 | 43.4 | 32.4 | 85.9 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 10.6 |
| Alton Lister | 80 | 37 | 23.6 | 52.9 | 0.0 | 53.7 | 7.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 8.4 |
| Dave Cowens | 40 | 34 | 25.4 | 44.4 | 0.0 | 82.5 | 6.9 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 8.1 |
| Phil Ford | 70 | 56 | 20.7 | 47.1 | 12.5 | 79.6 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 6.8 |
| Paul Pressey | 79 | 18 | 19.3 | 45.7 | 11.1 | 59.7 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 6.7 |
| Charlie Criss | 66 | 0 | 14.0 | 45.1 | 19.4 | 89.5 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 6.2 |
| Steve Mix | 57 | 20 | 13.9 | 48.7 | 25.0 | 85.1 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 6.0 |
| Harvey Catchings | 74 | 33 | 21.0 | 45.7 | 0.0 | 67.4 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 3.3 |
| Armond Hill | 14 | 3 | 12.1 | 53.8 | 0.0 | 81.8 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 3.3 |
| Paul Mokeski | 50 | 1 | 11.8 | 46.0 | 0.0 | 81.0 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 3.2 |
| Sam Pellom | 4 | 0 | 5.0 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
Playoffs
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Marques Johnson | 9 | 42.4 | 48.6 | 0.0 | 65.1 | 8.0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 22.0 | |
| Sidney Moncrief | 9 | 41.9 | 43.7 | 0.0 | 75.4 | 6.7 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 18.9 | |
| Junior Bridgeman | 9 | 34.2 | 46.9 | 40.0 | 93.3 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 16.9 | |
| Bob Lanier | 9 | 27.8 | 57.3 | 0.0 | 60.0 | 7.0 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 13.7 | |
| Brian Winters | 9 | 26.7 | 42.9 | 27.3 | 82.4 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 9.9 | |
| Alton Lister | 9 | 22.9 | 42.9 | 0.0 | 80.0 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 6.4 | |
| Charlie Criss | 9 | 12.9 | 44.1 | 0.0 | 94.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5.2 | |
| Paul Pressey | 9 | 16.7 | 40.4 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 5.1 | |
| Phil Ford | 2 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | |
| Harvey Catchings | 9 | 15.4 | 47.4 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2.3 | |
| Paul Mokeski | 4 | 3.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Awards and records
Transactions
Trades
| June 28, 1982 | To Milwaukee Bucks----
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To Dallas Mavericks---- |
| September 9, 1982 | To Milwaukee Bucks---- | To Boston Celtics---- |
| November 12, 1982 | To Milwaukee Bucks---- | To New Jersey Nets---- |