1982–83 Milwaukee Bucks season

1982–83 Milwaukee Bucks season
Division Champions
Head coach Don Nelson
Arena MECCA Arena
Results
Record 51–31 (.622)
Place Division: 1st (Central)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish East Conference Finals
(eliminated 1-4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

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

Draft picks

Main article: 1982 NBA Draft
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

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
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
# Eastern Conference
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

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

East Conference Finals

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

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
Harvey Catchings
Dave Cowens
Charlie Criss
Phil Ford
Armond Hill
Marques Johnson
Mickey Johnson
Bob Lanier
Alton Lister
Steve Mix
Paul Mokeski
Sidney Moncrief
Sam Pellom
Paul Pressey
Brian Winters

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Junior Bridgeman
Harvey Catchings
Charlie Criss
Phil Ford
Marques Johnson
Bob Lanier
Alton Lister
Paul Mokeski
Sidney Moncrief
Paul Pressey
Brian Winters

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1982-83 Milwaukee Bucks

See also

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