1981–82 San Antonio Spurs season

1981–82 San Antonio Spurs season
Midwest Division Champions
Head coach	Stan Albeck
Arena	HemisFair Arena
Results
Record	48–34 (.585)
Place	Division: 1st (Midwest) Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish	West Conference Finals (Eliminated 0-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KMOL
Radio	KCTI

The 1981-82 NBA season was the Spurs' 6th season in the NBA and 15th season as a franchise.^[1] George Gervin was the winner of a fourth scoring title in five years with 32.3 points per game. The Spurs won their second straight division title with a record of 48-34.^[2] In the playoffs the Spurs beat the Seattle SuperSonics in 5 games. In the Western Finals, the Spurs would be swept in 4 straight by the Los Angeles Lakers.^[2]

Draft picks

Main article: 1981 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
2	28	Gene Banks	SG/SF	United States	Duke
2	30	Ed Rains		United States	South Alabama
3	64	Tom Baker		United States	Eastern Kentucky
4	87	Earl Belcher	F	United States	St. Bonaventure
5	110	Mike Rhodes		United States	Vanderbilt
6	133	Norman Shavers		United States	Jackson State
7	156	Mark Minderman		United States	Northern Michigan
8	178	Bob Bartholomew		United States	San Diego
9	199	Leonel Marquetti		United States	Hampton
10	219	Alvin Brooks		United States	Lamar

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

Playoffs

West First Round

The Spurs had a first round bye.

West Conference Semifinals

(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (3) Seattle SuperSonics: Spurs win series 4-1

Game 1 @ Seattle: San Antonio 95, Seattle 93
Game 2 @ Seattle: Seattle 114, San Antonio 99
Game 3 @ San Antonio: San Antonio 99, Seattle 97
Game 4 @ San Antonio: San Antonio 115, Seattle 113
Game 5 @ Seattle: San Antonio 109, Seattle 103

West Conference Finals

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (2) San Antonio Spurs: Lakers win series 4-0

Game 1 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 128, San Antonio 117
Game 2 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 110, San Antonio 101
Game 3 @ San Antonio: Los Angeles 118, San Antonio 108
Game 4 @ San Antonio: Los Angeles 128, San Antonio 123

Player stats

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
Banks, Gene !Gene Banks	56\|45 \|89\|100 \|90\|72 \|22\|
Bratz, Mike !Mike Bratz
Brewer, Ron !Ron Brewer
Corzine, Dave !Dave Corzine
Gervin, George !George Gervin
Griffin, Paul !Paul Griffin
Hayes, Steve !Steve Hayes
Johnson, George T. !George T. Johnson
Johnson, Reggie !Reggie Johnson
Lambert, John !John Lambert
Mitchell, Mike !Mike Mitchell
Moore, Johnny !Johnny Moore
Olberding, Mark !Mark Olberding
Phegley, Roger !Roger Phegley
Rains, Ed !Ed Rains
Restani, Kevin !Kevin Restani
Yonakor, Rich !Rich Yonakor

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Banks, Gene !Gene Banks
Bratz, Mike !Mike Bratz
Corzine, Dave !Dave Corzine
Gervin, George !George Gervin
Johnson, George T. !George T. Johnson
Lambert, John !John Lambert
Mitchell, Mike !Mike Mitchell
Moore, Johnny !Johnny Moore
Olberding, Mark !Mark Olberding
Phegley, Roger !Roger Phegley
Rains, Ed !Ed Rains
Yonakor, Rich !Rich Yonakor

Awards and honors

George Gervin, All-NBA First Team
George Gervin, NBA Scoring Champion

References

Spurs on Basketball Reference

1981–82 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston New Jersey New York Philadelphia Washington

Central	Atlanta Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Western

Midwest	Dallas Denver Houston Kansas City San Antonio Utah

Pacific	Golden State Los Angeles Phoenix Portland San Diego Seattle

San Antonio Spurs

Formerly the Dallas Chaparrals (1967–1970, 1971–1973) and the Texas Chaparrals (1970–1971) Founded in 1967 Based in San Antonio, Texas

Franchise	Franchise ABA–NBA merger All-time roster Draft history Seasons Current season

Arenas	State Fair Coliseum Moody Coliseum Tarrant County Coliseum Lubbock Municipal Coliseum HemisFair Arena Alamodome AT&T Center

D-League affiliate	Austin Spurs

Administration	Owner Peter Holt General Manager R. C. Buford Head Coach Gregg Popovich

Retired Numbers	00 6 12 13 32 44 50

Hall of Famers	George Gervin Moses Malone Dominique Wilkins David Robinson Artis Gilmore Dennis Rodman

NBA Championships (5)	1999 2003 2005 2007 2014

Conference Championships (6)	1999 2003 2005 2007 2013 2014

Rivals	Houston Rockets Los Angeles Lakers Phoenix Suns

Mascot	The Coyote

Culture and lore	The Twin Towers The Big Three Hack-a-Shaq Memorial Day Miracle

Media	TV KENS KMYS Fox Sports Southwest Radio KCOR WOAI Announcers Bill Land Sean Elliott Bill Schoening Paul Castro

San Antonio Spurs seasons

1970s

1980s

1990s

1998–99

2000s

2002–03

2004–05

2006–07

2010s

2013–14

Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

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