1981–82 Denver Nuggets season

1981–82 Denver Nuggets season
Head coach Doug Moe
Arena McNichols Arena
Results
Record 46–36 (.561)
Place Division: 3rd (Midwest)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish West First Round
(Eliminated 1-2)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television KWGN
Radio KOA

The 1981-82 Denver Nuggets season was their 15th season, and their sixth in the NBA. During the 1981-82 season, they scored at least 100 points in every game and allowed at least 100 points in every game. They returned to the postseason for the first time since the 1978-79 season.

Draft picks

Main article: 1981 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
2 34 Kenneth Green Power Forward  United States Texas-Pan American
5 101 Willie Sims Guard  United States LSU
6 124 Alonzo Weatherly Power Forward  United States University of Denver
7 147 Greg Manning Shooting Guard  United States Maryland
8 169 Curtis Redding  United States St. John's
9 191 Andrew Burton Guard  United States Austin Peay
10 211 Derrick Rowland Guard  United States Potsdam State

Roster

Denver Nuggets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
SF 2 United States English, Alex  (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) South Carolina
C 44 United States Issel, Dan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Kentucky
SF 33 United States Thompson, David 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) North Carolina State
PF 55 Germany Vandeweghe, Kiki 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) UCLA
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 48 34 .585 – 29–12 19–22 20–10
x-Denver Nuggets 46 36 .561 2.0 29–12 17–24 19–11
x-Houston Rockets 46 36 .561 2.0 25–16 21–20 17–13
Kansas City Kings 30 52 .366 18.0 23–18 7–34 11–19
Dallas Mavericks 28 54 .341 20.0 16–25 12–29 11–19
Utah Jazz 25 57 .305 23.0 18–23 7–34 9–21
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers 57 25 .695 –
2 y-San Antonio Spurs 48 34 .585 9
3 x-Seattle SuperSonics 52 30 .634 5
4 x-Denver Nuggets 46 36 .561 11
5 x-Phoenix Suns 46 36 .561 11
6 x-Houston Rockets 46 36 .561 11
7 Golden State Warriors 45 37 .549 12
8 Portland Trail Blazers 42 40 .512 15
9 Kansas City Kings 30 52 .366 27
10 Dallas Mavericks 28 54 .341 29
11 Utah Jazz 25 57 .305 32
12 San Diego Clippers 17 65 .207 40

Notes

Playoffs

West First Round

(4) Denver Nuggets vs. (5) Phoenix Suns: Suns win series 2-1

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

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and records

Transactions

Trades

Free Agents

Player Former team
Player New team

See also

References

External links

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