1981–82 Seattle SuperSonics season

1981–82 Seattle SuperSonics season
Head coach Lenny Wilkens
General manager Zollie Volchok
Arena Kingdome
Seattle Center Coliseum (Game's 1 and 3 Western Conference Mini-Series)
Results
Record 52–30 (.634)
Place Division: 2nd (Pacific)
Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish West Conference Semifinals
(Lost to Spurs 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television KIRO-TV
Radio KIRO

The 1981–82 NBA season was the SuperSonics' 15th season in the NBA.[1]

In the playoffs, the SuperSonics defeated the Houston Rockets in three games in the First Round, before losing to the San Antonio Spurs in five games in the Semifinals.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
15Danny VranesPF United StatesUtah
353Mark RadfordPG/SG United StatesOregon State
599Andra Griffin United StatesWashington
6122Earl Banks United StatesAuburn
7145Tom Sienkiewicz United StatesVillanova

Roster

Seattle SuperSonics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 32 Brown, Fred 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1948–08–07 Iowa
C 40 Donaldson, James 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1957-08-16 Washington State
PF 22 Hanzlik, Bill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Notre Dame
F 3 Kelser, Greg 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Michigan State
F 27 Johnson, John 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1947–10–18 Iowa
G 30 Radford, Mark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oregon State
F 8 Shelton, Lonnie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1955–10–19 Oregon State
F/C 43 Sikma, Jack 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1955–11–14 Illinois Wesleyan
G 20 Smith, Phil 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) San Francisco
PF 33 Tolbert, Ray 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Indiana
F 23 Vranes, Danny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1958–10–29 Utah
F 42 Walker, Wally 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1954–07–18 Virginia
G 1 Williams, Gus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1953–10–10 Southern California
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers5725.695–30–1127–1421–9
x-Seattle SuperSonics5230.6345.031–1021–2018–12
x-Phoenix Suns4636.56111.031–1015–2614–16
Golden State Warriors4537.54912.028–1317–2415–15
Portland Trail Blazers4240.51215.027–1415–2615–15
San Diego Clippers1765.20740.011–306–357–23
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers5725.695–
2 y-San Antonio Spurs4834.5859
3 x-Seattle SuperSonics5230.6345
4 x-Denver Nuggets4636.56111
5 x-Phoenix Suns4636.56111
6 x-Houston Rockets4636.56111
7 Golden State Warriors4537.54912
8 Portland Trail Blazers4240.51215
9 Kansas City Kings3052.36627
10 Dallas Mavericks2854.34129
11 Utah Jazz2557.30532
12 San Diego Clippers1765.20740


z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1981-82 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —1–52–34–21–11–12–40–22–04–21–10–23–33–25–13–31–12–01–11–11–12–02–4
Boston 5–1—4–25–02–01–16–01–11–14–12–01–13–35–15–14–21–11–12–02–00–22–06–0
Chicago 3–22–4—5–11–11–10–60–21–13–31–12–01–52–43–21–50–21–11–12–01–11–12–4
Cleveland 2–40–51–5—2–00–21–51–11–11–51–10–20–60–60–60–50–21–10–21–10–22–01–5
Dallas 1–10–21–10–2—1–51–10–52–41–14–21–41–12–01–10–22–32–31–52–31–43–31–1
Denver 1–11–11–12–05–1—1–13–25–10–24–21–41–11–11–11–12–32–32–45–02–33–32–0
Detroit 4–20–66–05–11–11–1—2–02–02–42–00–22–42–43–32–30–20–20–22–01–11–11–4
Golden State 2–01–12–01–15–02–30–2—1–42–03–23–32–01–11–10–24–22–43–25–11–53–21–1
Houston 0–21–11–11–14–21–50–24–1—2–03–31–41–11–11–11–13–24–13–34–12–36–02–0
Indiana 2–41–53–35–11–12–04–20–20–2—1–10–20–64–23–20–61–11–12–02–01–11–11–5
Kansas City 1–10–21–11–12–42–40–22–33–31–1—1–41–11–12–00–22–30–51–54–12–33–30–2
Los Angeles 2–01–10–22–04–14–12–03–34–12–04–1—0–21–10–21–14–25–12–35–14–25–02–0
Milwaukee 3–33–35–16–01–11–14–20–21–16–01–12–0—4–13–34–21–12–01–12–00–22–03–2
New Jersey 2–31–54–26–00–21–14–21–11–12–41–11–11–4—4–23–32–01–11–12–00–22–04–2
New York 1–51–52–36–01–11–13–31–11–12–30–22–03–32–4—1–50–21–10–22–00–22–01–5
Philadelphia 3–32–45–15–02–01–13–22–01–16–02–01–12–43–35–1—1–12–00–22–02–02–06–0
Phoenix 1–11–12–02–03–23–22–02–42–31–13–22–41–10–22–01–1—3–34–14–23–33–21–1
Portland 0–21–11–11–13–23–22–04–21–41–15–01–50–21–11–10–23–3—3–24–23–34–10–2
San Antonio 1–10–21–12–05–14–22–02–33–30–25–13–21–11–12–02–01–42–3—3–24–13–31–1
San Diego 1–10–20–21–13–20–50–21–51–40–21–41–50–20–20–20–22–42–42–3—1–51–40–2
Seattle 1–12–01–12–04–13–21–15–13–21–13–22–42–02–02–00–23–33–31–45–1—5–01–1
Utah 0–20–21–10–23–33–31–12–30–61–13–30–50–20–20–20–22–31–43–34–10–5—1–1
Washington 4–20–64–25–11–10–24–11–10–25–12–00–22–32–45–10–61–12–01–12–01–11–1—

Playoffs

West First Round

(3) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (6) Houston Rockets
SuperSonics win series 2-1

  • Game 1 @ Seattle: Seattle 102, Houston 87
  • Game 2 @ Houston: Houston 91, Seattle 70
  • Game 3 @ Seattle: Seattle 104, Houston 83

West Conference Semifinals

(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (3) Seattle SuperSonics
Spurs win series 4-1

  • Game 1 @ Seattle: San Antonio 95, Seattle 93
  • Game 2 @ Seattle: Seattle 114, San Antonio 99
  • Game 3 @ San Antonio: San Antonio 99, Seattle 97
  • Game 4 @ San Antonio: San Antonio 115, Seattle 113
  • Game 5 @ Seattle: San Antonio 109, Seattle 103

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
James Bailey
Fred Brown
James Donaldson
Bill Hanzlik
Armond Hill
John Johnson
Vinnie Johnson
Greg Kelser
Mark Radford
Lonnie Shelton
Jack Sikma
Phil Smith
Ray Tolbert
Danny Vranes
Wally Walker
Gus Williams

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Fred Brown
James Donaldson
Bill Hanzlik
John Johnson
Greg Kelser
Lonnie Shelton
Jack Sikma
Phil Smith
Ray Tolbert
Danny Vranes
Wally Walker
Gus Williams

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1981-82 Seattle SuperSonics

See also

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