1982–83 Milwaukee Bucks season

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1982–83   Milwaukee Bucks season
Division champions
Head coach Don Nelson
General manager Don Nelson
Owner(s) Jim Fitzgerald
Arena MECCA Arena
Results
Record5131 (.622)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Central)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish Conference finals
(lost to 76ers 1–4)

Stats at Basketball Reference
< 1981–82 1983–84 >

The 1982-83 NBA season was the Bucks' 15th season in the NBA. [1]

Contents

Draft picks

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
120 Paul Pressey SFFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Tulsa
227 Fred Roberts PFFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Brigham Young
489 Jerry Beck SF/PFFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Middle Tennessee State
6135Tony CarrFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Wisconsin-Eau Claire
7158 Bobby Austin Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Cincinnati
8181 Bryan Leonard Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Illinois
9202 Robert Tate Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Idaho State
10223 Bob Coenen Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Roster

1982–83 Milwaukee Bucks roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.PlayerHeightWeightDOBFrom
G/F 2 Junior Bridgeman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg)1953–09–17 Louisville
F/C 42 Harvey Catchings 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)218 lb (99 kg)1951–09–02 Hardin–Simmons
F/C 36 Dave Cowens 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg)1948–10–25 Florida State
G 15 Charlie Criss 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)165 lb (75 kg)1948–11–06 New Mexico State
PG 12 Phil Ford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg)1956–02–09 North Carolina
SF 8 Marques Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)218 lb (99 kg)1956–02–08 UCLA
C 16 Bob Lanier 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)250 lb (113 kg)1948–09–10 St. Bonaventure
C 53 Alton Lister 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)240 lb (109 kg)1958–10–01 Arizona State
C 45 Paul Mokeski 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)250 lb (113 kg)1957–01–03 Kansas
PG 4 Sidney Moncrief 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg)1957–09–21 Arkansas
G/F 25 Paul Pressey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg)1958–12–24 Tulsa
SG 32 Brian Winters 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg)1952–03–01 South Carolina
Head coach
Assistant(s)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured

Regular season

Season standings

W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 5131.62231–1020–2122–7
x-Atlanta Hawks 4339.524826–1517–2421–8
Detroit Pistons 3745.4511423–1814–2719–11
Chicago Bulls 2854.3412318–2310–3113–17
Cleveland Cavaliers 2359.2802815–268–338–22
Indiana Pacers 2062.2443114–276–356–24
#
Team W L PCT GB
1z-Philadelphia 76ers 6517.793
2y-Milwaukee Bucks 5131.62214
3x-Boston Celtics 5626.6839
4x-New Jersey Nets 4933.59816
5x-New York Knicks 4438.53721
6x-Atlanta Hawks 4339.52422
7 Washington Bullets 4240.51223
8 Detroit Pistons 3745.45128
9 Chicago Bulls 2854.34137
10 Cleveland Cavaliers 2359.28042
11 Indiana Pacers 2062.24445
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

1982–83 game log
Total: 51–31 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
October: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1October 30, 1982 New York W 108–86 MECCA Arena 1–0
2October 31, 1982@ Cleveland W 119—95 Junior Bridgeman (17) Coliseum at Richfield 2–0
November: 5–4 (home: 2–2; road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
3November 2, 1982@ Kansas City L 112–119 Kemper Arena 2–1
4November 4, 1982@ Atlanta W 104—100 The Omni 3–1
5November 5, 1982 San Diego W 130–99 MECCA Arena 4–1
5November 7, 1982 Seattle L 90–102 MECCA Arena 4–2
6November 10, 1982@ Boston W 105—101 Boston Garden 5–2
7November 12, 1982@ Detroit L 100–111 Pontiac Silverdome 5–3
8November 14, 1982 Boston L 98–100 MECCA Arena 5–4
9November 16, 1982 Indiana W 115–103 MECCA Arena 6–4
10November 18, 1982@ New York L 89—77 Madison Square Garden 7–4
December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1982–83 schedule

Playoffs

1983 playoff game log
Conference semifinals: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1April 27@ Boston W 116–95 Sidney Moncrief (22) Bob Lanier (10) Marques Johnson (5) Boston Garden
15,320
1–0
2April 29@ Boston W 95–91 Sidney Moncrief (20) Marques Johnson (9) Sidney Moncrief (4) Boston Garden
15,320
2–0
3May 1 Boston W 107–99 Sidney Moncrief (26) Junior Bridgeman (10) Bob Lanier (6) MECCA Arena
11,052
3–0
4May 2 Boston W 107–93 Marques Johnson (33) Alton Lister (11) Marques Johnson (6) MECCA Arena
11,052
4–0
Conference finals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1May 8@ Philadelphia L 109–111 (OT) Marques Johnson (30) Bob Lanier (9) Moncrief, Lanier (6) Spectrum
18,482
0–1
2May 11@ Philadelphia L 81–87 Marques Johnson (25) Marques Johnson (11) Lanier, Winters (4) Spectrum
18,482
0–2
3May 14 Philadelphia L 96–104 Junior Bridgeman (24) Sidney Moncrief (10) Brian Winters (7) MECCA Arena
11,052
0–3
4May 15 Philadelphia W 100–94 Marques Johnson (19) Marques Johnson (10) Marques Johnson (8) MECCA Arena
11,052
1–3
5May 18@ Philadelphia L 103–115 Marques Johnson (21) Alton Lister (12) Junior Bridgeman (5) Spectrum
18,482
1–4
1983 schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

Player statistics source: [2]

Season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Sidney Moncrief 767635.752.410.082.65.83.91.50.322.5
Marques Johnson 808035.750.920.073.57.04.51.30.721.4
Junior Bridgeman 70526.549.27.783.73.53.00.60.114.4
Mickey Johnson 6025.545.50.077.84.21.80.20.311.2
Bob Lanier 393525.149.10.068.45.12.70.90.610.7
Brian Winters 571223.943.432.485.91.92.70.80.110.6
Alton Lister 803723.652.90.053.77.11.40.62.28.4
Dave Cowens 403425.444.40.082.56.92.10.80.48.1
Phil Ford 705620.747.112.579.61.43.60.70.06.8
Paul Pressey 791819.345.711.159.73.62.61.30.66.7
Charlie Criss 66014.045.119.489.51.21.90.40.06.2
Steve Mix 572013.948.725.085.12.41.20.60.16.0
Harvey Catchings 743321.045.70.067.45.51.00.42.03.3
Armond Hill 14312.153.80.081.81.41.90.60.03.3
Paul Mokeski 50111.846.00.081.02.40.50.20.43.2
Sam Pellom 405.040.00.00.02.00.00.00.02.0

Playoffs

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Marques Johnson 942.448.60.065.18.04.20.90.822.0
Sidney Moncrief 941.943.70.075.46.73.72.00.318.9
Junior Bridgeman 934.246.940.093.35.03.11.10.216.9
Bob Lanier 927.857.30.060.07.02.60.61.613.7
Brian Winters 926.742.927.382.42.43.60.70.49.9
Alton Lister 922.942.90.080.06.81.21.01.76.4
Charlie Criss 912.944.10.094.41.61.31.00.05.2
Paul Pressey 916.740.40.040.03.71.61.00.75.1
Phil Ford 22.50.00.0100.00.00.50.00.03.0
Harvey Catchings 915.447.40.0100.04.20.40.21.12.3
Paul Mokeski 43.050.00.00.00.50.30.30.01.0

Awards and records

Transactions

Trades

June 28, 1982 To Milwaukee Bucks ---- To Dallas Mavericks ----
September 9, 1982 To Milwaukee Bucks ---- To Boston Celtics ----
November 12, 1982 To Milwaukee Bucks ---- To New Jersey Nets ----

References

  1. 1982-83 Milwaukee Bucks
  2. "1982-83 Milwaukee Bucks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.

See also