1982–83 New Jersey Nets season

1982–83 New Jersey Nets season
Head coach Larry Brown
Bill Blair
Arena Brendan Byrne Arena
Results
Record 4933 (.598)
Place Division: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish East First Round
(Eliminated 0-2)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
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The 1982–83 NBA season was the Nets' 7th season in the NBA.[1] With 49 wins and 33 losses, it was also their best record since the ABA–NBA merger—a mark that would stand until the 2001–02 season.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 13 Sleepy Floyd PG  United States Georgetown
1 21 Eddie Phillips PF  United States Alabama
3 59 Jimmie Black  United States North Carolina
4 80 James Griffin  United States Illinois
4 82 Tony Brown SG/SF  United States Arkansas
5 105 Chris Giles  United States Alabama-Birmingham
6 128 Mel Daniel  United States Furman
7 151 Tony Anderson  United States UCLA
8 174 Otis Jackson  United States Memphis
9 197 Gary Johnson  United States Oral Roberts
10 218 Sean Tuohy PG  United States Mississippi

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Philadelphia 76ers 65 17 .793 35–6 30–11 15–9
x-Boston Celtics 56 26 .683 9 33–8 23–18 14–10
x-New Jersey Nets 49 33 .598 16 30–11 19–22 11–13
x-New York Knicks 44 38 .537 21 26–15 18–23 10–14
Washington Bullets 42 40 .512 23 27–14 15–26 10–14
# 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

Playoffs

East First Round

(4) New Jersey Nets vs. (5) New York Knicks: Knicks win series 2–0

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

See also