1981–82 Milwaukee Bucks season

1981–82 Milwaukee Bucks season
Central Division Champions
Head coach Don Nelson
Arena MECCA Arena
Results
Record 55–27 (.671)
Place Division: 1st (Central)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish East Conference Semifinals
(Eliminated 2-4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1981–82 Milwaukee Bucks season was the 14th season for the Bucks.

Draft picks

Main article: 1981 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 21 Alton Lister PF/C  United States Arizona State
3 67 Mark Smith  United States Illinois
4 90 Kris Anderson  United States Florida State
5 113 Kelvin Troy  United States Rutgers
6 136 Jo Jo Hunter  United States Colorado
7 159 Lewis Latimore  United States Virginia
8 181 Mike Brkovich  Canada Michigan State
9 201 Chip Rucker  United States Northeastern
10 221 Artie Green  United States Marquette

Regular season

Season Standings

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 55 27 .671 – 31–10 24–17 24–6
x-Atlanta Hawks 42 40 .512 13.0 24–17 18–23 15–14
Detroit Pistons 39 43 .476 16.0 23–18 16–25 19–11
Indiana Pacers 35 47 .427 20.0 25–16 10–31 14–16
Chicago Bulls 34 48 .415 21.0 22–19 12–29 12–17
Cleveland Cavaliers 15 67 .183 40.0 9–32 6–35 5–25
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics 63 19 .768 –
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks 55 27 .671 8
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers 58 24 .707 5
4 x-New Jersey Nets 44 38 .537 19
5 x-Washington Bullets 43 39 .524 20
6 x-Atlanta Hawks 42 40 .512 21
7 Detroit Pistons 39 43 .476 24
8 Indiana Pacers 35 47 .427 28
9 Chicago Bulls 34 48 .415 29
10 New York Knicks 33 49 .402 30
11 Cleveland Cavaliers 15 67 .183 48
z = clinched division title
y = clinched division title
x = clinched playoff spot

Season Schedule

October

Game Date Opponent Score Record
1 Oct 30 @ Detroit Pistons 113-118 0-1
2 Oct 31 Boston Celtics 119-103 1-1

[1]

November

Game Date Opponent Score Record
3 Nov 5Washington Bullets 98-90 2-1
4

[1]

Player stats

Player Games Played Points Minutes Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks
Sidney Moncrief 80 1581 2980 534 382 138 22
Bob Lanier 74 996 1986 388 219 72 56
Marques Johnson 60 990 1900 364 213 59 35
Alton Lister
Dave Cowens
Mickey Johnson 76 978 1934 454 215 72 45
Brian Winters 61 967 1829 170 253 57 9
Stan Pietkiewicz
Richard Washington
Junior Bridgeman
Quinn Buckner
Harvey Catchings
Geff Crompton
Pat Cummings

[2]


Playoffs

East First Round

The Bucks had a first round bye.

East Conference Semifinals

(2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers
76ers win series 4-2

Awards and Records

References

  1. 1 2 1981-82 Milwaukee Bucks Games - Basketball-Reference.com
  2. ↑ http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIL/1982.html
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