1981–82 Milwaukee Bucks season

1981–82 Milwaukee Bucks season
Division Champions
Head coach	Don Nelson
Arena	MECCA Arena
Results
Record	55–27 (.671)
Place	Division: 1st (Central) Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Conference Semifinals (Eliminated 2-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

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

Draft picks

Main article: 1981 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	21	Alton Lister	PF/C	United States	Arizona State
3	67	Mark Smith		United States	Illinois
4	90	Kris Anderson		United States	Florida State
5	113	Kelvin Troy		United States	Rutgers
6	136	Jo Jo Hunter		United States	Colorado
7	159	Lewis Latimore		United States	Virginia
8	181	Mike Brkovich		Canada	Michigan State
9	201	Chip Rucker		United States	Northeastern
10	221	Artie Green		United States	Marquette

Regular season

Season Standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
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

#	Eastern Conference
#	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

Season Schedule

October

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record
1	Oct 30	@ Detroit Pistons	113-118	0-1
2	Oct 31	Boston Celtics	119-103	1-1

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November

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record
3	Nov 5	Washington Bullets	98-90	2-1
4

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Player stats

Player	Games Played	Points	Minutes	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Sidney Moncrief	80	1581	2980	534	382	138	22
Bob Lanier	74	996	1986	388	219	72	56
Marques Johnson	60	990	1900	364	213	59	35
Alton Lister
Dave Cowens
Mickey Johnson	76	978	1934	454	215	72	45
Brian Winters	61	967	1829	170	253	57	9
Stan Pietkiewicz
Richard Washington
Junior Bridgeman
Quinn Buckner
Harvey Catchings
Geff Crompton
Pat Cummings

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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

Awards and Records

References

1981–82 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston New Jersey New York Philadelphia Washington

Central	Atlanta Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Western

Midwest	Dallas Denver Houston Kansas City San Antonio Utah

Pacific	Golden State Los Angeles Phoenix Portland San Diego Seattle

National Basketball Association

2015–2016 season

Eastern
Conference

Atlantic	Boston Celtics Brooklyn Nets New York Knicks Philadelphia 76ers Toronto Raptors

Central	Chicago Bulls Cleveland Cavaliers Detroit Pistons Indiana Pacers Milwaukee Bucks

Southeast	Atlanta Hawks Charlotte Hornets Miami Heat Orlando Magic Washington Wizards

Western
Conference

Northwest	Denver Nuggets Minnesota Timberwolves Oklahoma City Thunder Portland Trail Blazers Utah Jazz

Pacific	Golden State Warriors Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Lakers Phoenix Suns Sacramento Kings

Southwest	Dallas Mavericks Houston Rockets Memphis Grizzlies New Orleans Pelicans San Antonio Spurs

Annual events

MVP

Finals

MVP

Others

NBA Silver Anniversary Team

NBA 35th Anniversary Team

ABA

BAA

Collective bargaining agreement

Criticisms and controversies

2007 Tim Donaghy betting scandal

First overall draft picks

NBL

Players

Records

Teams

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Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

Milwaukee Bucks

Founded in 1968 Based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Franchise	Franchise 1968 Expansion Draft All-time roster Draft history Seasons Head coaches Current season

Arenas	MECCA Arena BMO Harris Bradley Center New arena (open appx. 2018)

General Managers	Erickson Embry Nelson D. Harris Dunleavy Weinhauer Grunfeld L. Harris Hammond

D-League affiliate	None

Administration	Owner Wesley Edens & Marc Lasry General Manager John Hammond Head Coach Jason Kidd

Retired numbers	1 2 4 10 14 16 32 33

Hall of Famers	Lew Alcindor Nate Archibald Dave Cowens Wayne Embry Alex English Bob Lanier Moses Malone Oscar Robertson

NBA Championships (1)	1971

Conference Championships (2)	1971 1974

Culture & lore	The Big O Bango The Fastest Expansion Champion MECCA Court The Coin Flip Fear the Deer

Media	TV Fox Sports Wisconsin Jim Paschke (play-by-play) Gus Johnson (part-time play-by-play) Jon McGlocklin (color) Marques Johnson (part-time color) Radio WTMJ Ted Davis Dennis Krause

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