1982–83 San Antonio Spurs season

The 1982–83 NBA season was the Spurs' seventh season in the NBA and 16th season as a franchise.[1]

1982–83 San Antonio Spurs season
Division champions
Head coachStan Albeck
ArenaHemisFair Arena
Results
Record53–29 (.646)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Midwest)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishWest Conference Finals
(Lost to Lakers 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
224Oliver RobinsonSG United StatesAlabama-Birmingham
364Willie Redden United StatesSouth Florida
487Tony Grier United StatesSouth Florida
5110Clarence Swannegan United StatesTexas Tech
6133Jaime Pena Mexico
 United States		New Mexico State
7156Delonte Taylor United StatesNorth Texas State
8179Chris Faggi United StatesMemphis
9201Harry O'Brien United StatesSt. Mary's
10222Keith White United StatesMcMurry

Roster
Roster listing
San Antonio Spurs roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
PG 00 Moore, Johnny 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Texas
PG 9 Smith, Robert 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) UNLV
G 10 Dunleavy, Mike 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) South Carolina
G 1 Robinson, Oliver 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Alabama–Birmingham
G/F 44 Gervin, George 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Eastern Michigan
G/F 21 Phegley, Roger 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Bradley
SF 34 Mitchell, Mike 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Auburn
SF 35 Sanders, Mike 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UCLA
SF 15 Rains, Ed 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) South Alabama
F 20 Banks, Gene 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Duke
PF 42 Jones, Edgar 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Nevada
F/C 5 Paultz, Billy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) St. John's
F/C 30 Griffin, Paul 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Western Michigan
C 53 Gilmore, Artis 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jacksonville
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Reserve
C Artis Gilmore Billy Paultz
PF Gene Banks Edgar Jones Paul Griffin
SF Mike Mitchell Mike Sanders Ed Rains
SG George Gervin Roger Phegley Oliver Robinson
PG Johnny Moore Mike Dunleavy Robert Smith

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Regular season

Season standings
Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 5329.646–31–1022–1921–9
x-Denver Nuggets 4537.549829–1216–2517–13
Kansas City Kings 4537.549830–1115–2618–12
Dallas Mavericks 3844.4631523–1815–2615–15
Utah Jazz 3052.3662321–209–3215–15
Houston Rockets 1468.171399–325–364–26
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers5824.707–
2 y-San Antonio Spurs5329.6465
3 x-Phoenix Suns5329.6465
4 x-Seattle SuperSonics4834.58510
5 x-Portland Trail Blazers4636.56112
6 x-Denver Nuggets4537.54913
7 Kansas City Kings4537.54913
8 Dallas Mavericks3844.46320
9 Utah Jazz3052.36628
9 Golden State Warriors3052.36628
11 San Diego Clippers2557.30533
12 Houston Rockets1468.17144


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—

Game log

Regular season
1982–83 game log
Total: 53–29 (Home: 31–10; Road: 22–19)
October: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
November: 10–6 (Home: 6–2; Road: 4–4)
December: 9–6 (Home: 4–3; Road: 5–3)
January: 9–6 (Home: 5–2; Road: 4–4)
February: 6–5 (Home: 4–2; Road: 2–3)
March: 10–4 (Home: 7–0; Road: 3–4)
April: 7–2 (Home: 4–1; Road: 3–1)
1982–83 schedule

Playoffs
1983 playoff game log
Western Conference Semifinals: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)
Western Conference Finals: 2–4 (Home: 0–3; Road: 2–1)
1983 schedule

Playoffs

West First Round

The Spurs had a first round bye.

West Conference Semifinals

(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (6) Denver Nuggets: Spurs win series 4–1

West Conference Finals

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (2) San Antonio Spurs: Lakers win series 4–2

  • Game 1 @ The Forum, Los Angeles: Los Angeles 119, San Antonio 107
  • Game 2 @ The Forum, Los Angeles: San Antonio 122, Los Angeles 113
  • Game 3 @ HemisFair Arena, San Antonio: Los Angeles 113, San Antonio 100
  • Game 4 @ HemisFair Arena, San Antonio: Los Angeles 129, San Antonio 121
  • Game 5 @ The Forum, Los Angeles: San Antonio 117, Los Angeles 112
  • Game 6 @ HemisFair Arena, San Antonio: Los Angeles 101, San Antonio 100

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
Gene Banks
Geoff Crompton
Coby Dietrick
Mike Dunleavy
George Gervin
Artis Gilmore
Paul Griffin
Jim Johnstone
Edgar Jones
Mike Mitchell
Johnny Moore
Billy Paultz
Roger Phegley
Ed Rains
Oliver Robinson
Mike Sanders
Robert Smith
Bill Willoughby

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Gene Banks
Mike Dunleavy
George Gervin
Artis Gilmore
Edgar Jones
Mike Mitchell
Johnny Moore
Billy Paultz
Roger Phegley
Ed Rains
Mike Sanders
Robert Smith

Awards and records

Transactions

References
  1. 1982-83 San Antonio Spurs

See also
  • 1982-83 NBA season
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