1982-83 Milwaukee Bucks Season
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1982%E2%80%9383 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 (Lost to 76ers 1-4) |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com | |
The 1982-83 NBA season was the Bucks' 15th season in the NBA.[1]
Draft picks
| 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 |
Roster
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
Record vs. opponents
| 1982-83 NBA Records | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | -- | 1-5 | 5-1 | 6-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 6-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 3-2 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 4-2 |
| Boston | 5-1 | -- | 3-2 | 5-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 4-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 3-3 | 5-1 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 3-3 |
| Chicago | 1-5 | 2-3 | -- | 5-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 4-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-5 | 2-4 | 1-4 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-5 |
| Cleveland | 0-6 | 1-5 | 1-5 | -- | 2-0 | 0-2 | 1-5 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 5-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-5 | 0-6 | 1-5 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 3-2 |
| Dallas | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0-2 | -- | 3-3 | 2-0 | 3-2 | 5-1 | 2-0 | 3-3 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 3-2 | 2-4 | 5-0 | 2-3 | 2-4 | 0-2 |
| Denver | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 3-3 | -- | 2-0 | 4-1 | 5-1 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 1-4 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 4-1 | 2-3 | 2-4 | 3-2 | 3-2 | 4-2 | 1-1 |
| Detroit | 3-3 | 3-3 | 4-2 | 5-1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | -- | 2-0 | 2-0 | 4-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 3-2 | 1-5 | 0-6 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 3-2 |
| Golden State | 2-0 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 1-4 | 0-2 | -- | 3-2 | 1-1 | 1-4 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 3-2 | 2-0 |
| Houston | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-3 | -- | 2-0 | 1-5 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-5 | 0-5 | 1-5 | 2-3 | 1-4 | 0-6 | 1-1 |
| Indiana | 0-6 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-2 | -- | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-5 | 0-6 | 3-3 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-5 |
| Kansas City | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 2-0 | 4-1 | 5-1 | 1-1 | -- | 1-4 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 4-1 | 1-4 | 4-2 | 2-0 |
| Los Angeles | 2-0 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 3-2 | 4-1 | 2-0 | 5-1 | 5-0 | 2-0 | 4-1 | -- | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 1-4 | 5-1 | 5-1 | 4-1 | 1-1 |
| Milwaukee | 4-1 | 3-3 | 5-1 | 5-1 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 5-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | -- | 3-2 | 4-2 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 3-2 |
| New Jersey | 4-2 | 1-5 | 4-2 | 6-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 6-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-3 | -- | 4-2 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 3-2 |
| New York | 2-3 | 3-3 | 4-1 | 5-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 5-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 2-4 | -- | 1-5 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 4-2 |
| Philadelphia | 4-2 | 3-3 | 5-1 | 5-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 6-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 4-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 5-1 | 3-3 | 5-1 | -- | 2-0 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 4-2 |
| Phoenix | 1-1 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 3-2 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 4-2 | 5-0 | 1-1 | 4-1 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 0-2 | -- | 5-1 | 3-2 | 4-2 | 5-1 | 5-0 | 0-2 |
| Portland | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 4-2 | 5-0 | 2-0 | 3-2 | 3-3 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-5 | -- | 2-3 | 5-1 | 3-3 | 3-2 | 1-1 |
| San Antonio | 2-0 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 4-2 | 4-2 | 1-1 | 4-1 | 5-1 | 2-0 | 3-3 | 4-1 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 3-2 | -- | 4-1 | 1-4 | 5-1 | 2-0 |
| San Diego | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-5 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 1-4 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 1-5 | 1-4 | -- | 0-6 | 2-3 | 0-2 |
| Seattle | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 2-3 | 2-0 | 3-3 | 4-1 | 1-1 | 4-1 | 1-5 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 4-1 | 6-0 | -- | 5-0 | 1-1 |
| Utah | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 4-2 | 2-4 | 2-0 | 2-3 | 6-0 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-5 | 2-3 | 1-5 | 3-2 | 0-5 | -- | 0-2 |
| Washington | 2-4 | 3-3 | 5-1 | 2-3 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 5-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | -- |
Game log
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
- Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston: Milwaukee 116, Boston 95
- Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston: Milwaukee 95, Boston 91
- Game 3 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee: Milwaukee 107, Boston 99
- Game 4 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee: Milwaukee 107, Boston 93
East Conference Finals
(1) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (2) Milwaukee Bucks
76ers win series 4-1
- Game 1 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia: Philadelphia 111, Milwaukee 109 (OT)
- Game 2 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia: Philadelphia 87, Milwaukee 81
- Game 3 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee: Philadelphia 104, Milwaukee 96
- Game 4 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee: Milwaukee 100, Philadelphia 94
- Game 5 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia: Philadelphia 115, Milwaukee 103
Player statistics
Season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Bridgeman | 70 | 14.4 | |||||||||
| Harvey Catchings | 74 | 3.3 | |||||||||
| Dave Cowens | 40 | 8.1 | |||||||||
| Charlie Criss | |||||||||||
| Phil Ford | 56 | 6.8 | |||||||||
| Joe Hassett | |||||||||||
| Marques Johnson | 80 | 21.4 | |||||||||
| Tom LaGarde | |||||||||||
| Bob Lanier | |||||||||||
| Alton Lister | |||||||||||
| Steve Mix | |||||||||||
| Paul Mokeski | |||||||||||
| Sidney Moncrief | |||||||||||
| Paul Pressey | |||||||||||
| Brian Winters |
Playoffs
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Bridgeman | |||||||||||
| Harvey Catchings | |||||||||||
| Phil Ford | |||||||||||
| Joe Hassett | |||||||||||
| Marques Johnson | |||||||||||
| Tom LaGarde | |||||||||||
| Bob Lanier | |||||||||||
| Alton Lister | |||||||||||
| Sidney Moncrief | |||||||||||
| Paul Pressey | |||||||||||
| Brian Winters |
Awards and records
- Sidney Moncrief, NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
- Sidney Moncrief, All-NBA First Team
- Sidney Moncrief, NBA All-Defensive First Team
- Don Nelson, NBA Coach of the Year Award
Transactions
Trades
| June 28, 1982 |
To Milwaukee Bucks----
|
To Dallas Mavericks---- |
| September 9, 1982 |
To Milwaukee Bucks---- | To Boston Celtics---- |
| November 12, 1982 |
To Milwaukee Bucks---- | To New Jersey Nets---- |
References
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