1982–83 Detroit Pistons season

1982–83 Detroit Pistons season
Head coach Scotty Robertson
General manager Jack McCloskey
Owner(s) William Davidson
Arena Pontiac Silverdome
Results
Record 37–45 (.451)
Place Division: 3rd (Central)
Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finish DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1982-83 NBA season was the Pistons' 35th season in the NBA and 26th season in the city of Detroit.[1]

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
19Cliff LevingstonPF United StatesWichita State
118Ricky PierceSG/SF United StatesRice
478Walker RussellSG United StatesWestern Michigan
5101John Ebeling United StatesFlorida Southern
6124Gary Holmes United StatesMinnesota
7147Dean Marquardt United StatesMarquette
8170Brian Nyenhuis United StatesMarquette
9193Kevin Smith United StatesMichigan State
10214David Coulthard CanadaYork

Roster

Detroit Pistons roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 54 Benson, Kent 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Indiana
SG 15 Johnson, Vinnie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Baylor
SG 34 Johnstone, Jim 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Wake Forest
PF 34 Jones, Edgar 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Nevada
C 40 Laimbeer, Bill 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Notre Dame
PF 53 Levingston, Cliff 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Wichita State
SG 25 Long, John 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Detroit
SF 34 May, Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Indiana
C 44 Owens, Tom 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Southern California
SG 22 Pierce, Ricky 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Rice
SG 33 Russell, Walker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Western Michigan
PF 32 Smith, Jim 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Ohio State
PF 24 Tolbert, Ray 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Indiana
PG 11 Thomas, Isiah 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Indiana
F 7 Tripucka, Kelly 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Notre Dame
G/F 41 Tyler, Terry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Detroit
F 34 Wilkes, James 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) UCLA
C 34 Zoet, Jim 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Kent State
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 5131.622–31–1020–2122–7
x-Atlanta Hawks 4339.524826–1517–2421–8
Detroit Pistons 3745.4511423–1814–2719–11
Chicago Bulls 2854.3412318–2310–3113–17
Cleveland Cavaliers 2359.2802815–268–338–22
Indiana Pacers 2062.2443114–276–356–24
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Philadelphia 76ers6517.793–
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks5131.62214
3 x-Boston Celtics5626.6839
4 x-New Jersey Nets4933.59816
5 x-New York Knicks4438.53721
6 x-Atlanta Hawks4339.52422
7 Washington Bullets4240.51223
8 Detroit Pistons3745.45128
9 Chicago Bulls2854.34137
10 Cleveland Cavaliers2359.28042
11 Indiana Pacers2062.24445
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1982-83 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 —1–55–16–01–11–13–30–22–06–00–20–21–42–43–22–41–11–10–21–11–12–04–2
Boston 5–1—3–25–12–02–03–31–12–04–11–12–03–35–13–33–32–01–12–01–11–12–03–3
Chicago 1–52–3—5–11–11–12–42–01–14–20–20–21–52–41–41–50–21–10–21–10–21–11–5
Cleveland 0–61–51–5—2–00–21–52–02–05–11–10–21–50–61–50–50–21–10–21–11–10–23–2
Dallas 1–10–21–10–2—3–32–03–25–12–03–32–30–20–20–20–22–33–22–45–02–32–40–2
Denver 1–10–21–12–03–3—2–04–15–11–13–31–42–01–10–20–24–12–32–43–23–24–21–1
Detroit 3–33–34–25–10–20–2—2–02–04–20–20–23–33–21–50–61–11–11–11–10–20–23–2
Golden State 2–01–10–20–22–31–40–2—3–21–11–41–51–10–21–10–22–42–41–43–33–33–22–0
Houston 0–20–21–10–21–51–50–22–3—2–01–50–50–21–10–20–20–50–51–52–31–40–61–1
Indiana 0–61–42–41–50–21–12–41–10–2—1–10–21–50–63–31–41–10–20–21–11–12–01–5
Kansas City 2–01–12–01–13–33–32–04–15–11–1—1–41–11–11–10–21–42–33–34–11–44–22–0
Los Angeles 2–00–22–02–03–24–12–05–15–02–04–1—2–01–12–00–23–33–31–45–15–14–11–1
Milwaukee 4–13–35–15–12–00–23–31–12–05–11–10–2—3–24–21–51–12–02–02–00–22–03–2
New Jersey 4–21–54–26–02–01–12–32–01–16–01–11–12–3—4–23–31–11–10–21–12–01–13–2
New York 2–33–34–15–12–02–05–11–12–03–31–10–22–42–4—1–50–21–12–00–21–11–14–2
Philadelphia 4–23–35–15–02–02–06–02–02–04–12–02–05–13–35–1—2–00–21–12–02–02–04–2
Phoenix 1–10–22–02–03–21–41–14–25–01–14–13–31–11–12–00–2—5–13–24–25–15–00–2
Portland 1–11–11–11–12–33–21–14–25–02–03–23–30–21–11–12–01–5—2–35–13–33–21–1
San Antonio 2–00–22–02–04–24–21–14–15–12–03–34–10–22–00–21–12–33–2—4–11–45–12–0
San Diego 1–11–11–11–10–52–31–13–33–21–11–41–50–21–12–00–22–41–51–4—0–62–30–2
Seattle 1–11–12–01–13–22–32–03–34–11–14–11–52–00–21–10–21–53–34–16–0—5–01–1
Utah 0–20–21–12–04–22–42–02–36–00–22–41–40–21–11–10–20–52–31–53–20–5—0–2
Washington 2–43–35–12–32–01–12–30–21–15–10–21–13–33–32–42–42–01–10–22–01–12–0—

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

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1982-83 Detroit Pistons

See also

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