1982–83 Portland Trail Blazers season

1982–83 Portland Trail Blazers season
Head coach	Jack Ramsay
Arena	Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	46–36 (.561)
Place	Division: 4th (Pacific) Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finish	West Conference Semifinals (eliminated 1-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1982–83 season was the 13th season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[1] The Blazers finished 46–36, a four-game improvement from the previous season.

In the 1983 NBA Playoffs, the Blazers won their first playoff series since their championship season of 1976–77, defeating the Seattle SuperSonics in their first-round best-of-three series in a two-game sweep and gaining a measure of revenge for the Sonics' having eliminated them from the postseason in 1978 and 1980.

However, the Blazers were bested in their Western Conference semifinal series against the Los Angeles Lakers four games to one, on the Lakers' way to the 1983 NBA Finals.

Draft picks

Note: This is not a complete list; only the first two rounds are covered, as well as any other picks by the franchise who played at least one NBA game.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	11	Lafayette Lever	G	United States	Arizona State

Regular season

The Trail Blazers played their home games at Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Season standings

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Los Angeles Lakers	58	24	.707	–
2	y-San Antonio Spurs	53	29	.646	5
3	x-Phoenix Suns	53	29	.646	5
4	x-Seattle SuperSonics	48	34	.585	10
5	x-Portland Trail Blazers	46	36	.561	12
6	x-Denver Nuggets	45	37	.549	13
7	Kansas City Kings	45	37	.549	13
8	Dallas Mavericks	38	44	.463	20
9	Utah Jazz	30	52	.366	28
9	Golden State Warriors	30	52	.366	28
11	San Diego Clippers	25	57	.305	33
12	Houston Rockets	14	68	.171	44

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

West First Round

(4) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (5) Portland Trail Blazers: Blazers win series 2–0

• Game 1 @ Kingdome, Seattle: Portland 108, Seattle 97
• Game 2 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland: Portland 105, Seattle 96

Last playoff meeting: 1980 Western Conference First round (Seattle won 2-1)

West Conference Semifinals

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (5) Portland Trail Blazers: Lakers win series 4–1

• Game 1 @ The Forum, Los Angeles: Los Angeles 118, Portland 97
• Game 2 @ The Forum, Los Angeles: Los Angeles 112, Portland 106
• Game 3 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland: Los Angeles 115, Portland 109 (OT)
• Game 4 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland: Portland 108, Los Angeles 95
• Game 5 @ The Forum, Los Angeles: Los Angeles 116, Portland 108

Last playoff meeting: 1977 Western Conference Finals (Portland won 4-0)

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

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

Awards and honors

• Jim Paxson, NBA All-Star

References

1. 1982-83 Portland Trail Blazers