1982–83 Phoenix Suns season
The 1982–83 Phoenix Suns season was the 15th season for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. The Suns were in the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season, extending a then-franchise record. The Suns were eliminated in the first round two games to one by the Denver Nuggets, a team they had beaten by the same margin a year earlier. The Suns were led by head coach John MacLeod and played all home games in Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Walter Davis led the Suns in scoring with 19 points per game. Second-year player Larry Nance, who finished the season fourth in the NBA in blocks per game, was second in team scoring at 16.7, while fellow big man Maurice Lucas averaged a double-double with 16.5 points and 10.4 rebounds a contest. Lucas, a 30-year old veteran who had played for four NBA teams and one ABA team before reaching the Suns, returned to his first All-Star Game after two seasons when he suited up with Phoenix. Point guard Dennis Johnson earned another spot on the All-Defensive First Team.
Offseason
NBA Draft
Roster
Phoenix Suns roster |
Players | Coaches |
Pos. | # | Nat. | Name | Height | Weight | DOB (Y-M-D) | From |
6.0 !C |
33 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Adams, Alvan |
style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
210 lb (95 kg) |
1954-07-19 |
Oklahoma |
1.5 !G |
6 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Davis, Walter |
style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
193 lb (88 kg) |
1954-09-09 |
North Carolina |
6.0 !C |
53 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Edwards, James |
style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
225 lb (102 kg) |
1955-11-22 |
Washington |
1.5 !G |
11 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
High, Johnny |
style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
185 lb (84 kg) |
1957-04-25 |
Nevada |
1.5 !G |
24 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Johnson, Dennis |
style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
185 lb (84 kg) |
1954-09-18 |
Pepperdine |
5.5 !F/C |
50 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Kramer, Joel |
style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
203 lb (92 kg) |
1955-11-30 |
San Diego State |
4.0 !F |
20 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Lucas, Maurice |
style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
215 lb (98 kg) |
1952-02-18 |
Marquette |
1.5 !G |
4 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Macy, Kyle |
style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
175 lb (79 kg) |
1957-04-09 |
Kentucky |
4.0 !F |
22 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Nance, Larry |
style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
205 lb (93 kg) |
1959-02-12 |
Clemson |
4.0 !F |
32 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Pittman, Charles |
style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
220 lb (100 kg) |
1958-03-23 |
Maryland |
4.0 !F |
14 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Scott, Alvin |
style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
185 lb (84 kg) |
1955-09-14 |
Oral Roberts |
4.0 !F |
40 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Thirdkill, David |
style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
195 lb (88 kg) |
1960-04-12 |
Bradley |
4.0 !F |
7 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
White, Rory |
style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
210 lb (95 kg) |
1959-08-16 |
South Alabama |
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- Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Athletic trainer(s)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
Injured
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Depth chart
Regular season
Standings
Playoffs
Game log
Awards and honors
All-Star
- Maurice Lucas was voted as a starter for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. Lucas finished first in voting among Western Conference forwards with 431,288 votes. It was his fifth All-Star selection.
- The other Suns player receiving All-Star votes was Dennis Johnson (306,470).
Season
Player statistics
Season
Player |
GP |
GS |
MPG |
FG% |
3FG% |
FT% |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
PPG |
Adams, Alvan !Alvan Adams | 80 | 75 | 30.6 | .486 | .333 | .829 | 6.9 | 4.7 | 1.4 | .9 | 14.2 |
Cook, Jeff !Jeff Cook* | 45 | 2 | 12.2 | .430 | .000 | .759 | 2.9 | 1.3 | .3 | .3 | 3.6 |
Davis, Walter !Walter Davis | 80 | 79 | 31.1 | .516 | .304 | .818 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 1.5 | .2 | 19.0 |
Edwards, James !James Edwards* | 16 | 1 | 17.8 | .487 | . | .660 | 3.7 | 1.7 | .3 | .3 | 8.8 |
High, Johnny !Johnny High | 82 | 2 | 14.1 | .461 | .200 | .463 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.0 | .4 | 3.2 |
Johnson, Dennis !Dennis Johnson | 77 | 74 | 33.1 | .462 | .161 | .791 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 1.3 | .5 | 14.2 |
Kramer, Joel !Joel Kramer | 54 | 4 | 8.5 | .423 | .000 | .875^ | 1.6 | 0.7 | .3 | .1 | 1.9 |
Lucas, Maurice !Maurice Lucas | 77 | 71 | 33.6 | .474 | .333 | .781 | 10.4 | 2.8 | .7 | .6 | 16.5 |
Macy, Kyle !Kyle Macy | 82 | 9 | 22.4 | .517 | .303 | .872^ | 2.0 | 3.4 | .8 | .1 | 9.9 |
Nance, Larry !Larry Nance | 82 | 82 | 35.5 | .550 | .333 | .672 | 8.7 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 16.7 |
Pittman, Charles !Charles Pittman | 28 | 0 | 6.1 | .475 | .000 | .676 | 1.1 | 0.3 | .1 | .3 | 2.3 |
Scott, Alvin !Alvin Scott | 81 | 9 | 14.1 | .479 | .000 | .736 | 2.8 | 1.2 | .6 | .4 | 4.1 |
Thirdkill, David !David Thirdkill | 49 | 2 | 10.6 | .435 | .143 | .577 | 1.5 | 0.7 | .4 | .1 | 4.0 |
White, Rory !Rory White | 65 | 0 | 9.6 | .543 | .000 | .642 | 1.6 | 0.5 | .2 | .0 | 5.0 |
* - Stats with the Suns.
^ - Minimum 125 free throws made.
Playoffs
Player |
GP |
GS |
MPG |
FG% |
3FG% |
FT% |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
PPG |
Adams, Alvan !Alvan Adams | 3 | 3 | 28.0 | .469 | . | .714 | 6.0 | 4.7 | .7 | 1.7 | 11.7 |
Davis, Walter !Walter Davis | 3 | 3 | 37.7 | .435 | .500 | .810 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 26.0 |
Edwards, James !James Edwards | 3 | 0 | 18.0 | .423 | . | 1.000 | 6.0 | 1.3 | .3 | .3 | 9.3 |
High, Johnny !Johnny High | 3 | 0 | 15.0 | .455 | .000 | .000 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .3 | 3.3 |
Johnson, Dennis !Dennis Johnson | 3 | 3 | 36.0 | .458 | .000 | .833 | 7.7 | 5.7 | 1.7 | .7 | 18.0 |
Kramer, Joel !Joel Kramer | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | . | . | 0.0 | 0.0 | .0 | .0 | 0.0 |
Lucas, Maurice !Maurice Lucas | 2 | 2 | 28.5 | .571 | . | .500 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 1.5 | .0 | 13.0 |
Macy, Kyle !Kyle Macy | 3 | 0 | 24.0 | .429 | .000 | .714 | 2.7 | 3.0 | .3 | .0 | 11.7 |
Nance, Larry !Larry Nance | 3 | 3 | 34.3 | .400 | . | .800 | 8.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
Pittman, Charles !Charles Pittman | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | . | . | . | 0.0 | 0.0 | .0 | .0 | 0.0 |
Scott, Alvin !Alvin Scott | 3 | 1 | 20.7 | .462 | . | 1.000 | 4.0 | 1.7 | .7 | 1.7 | 4.7 |
White, Rory !Rory White | 3 | 0 | 13.3 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 3.3 | 0.0 | .0 | .0 | 5.3 |
Transactions
Trades
Free agents
Additions
Subtractions
References
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