1981–82 San Antonio Spurs season

The 1981–82 NBA season was the Spurs' sixth 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]

1981–82 San Antonio Spurs season
Division champions
Head coachStan Albeck
ArenaHemisFair Arena
Results
Record48–34 (.585)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Midwest)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishWest Conference Finals
(Lost to Lakers 0–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKMOL
RadioKCTI

Draft picks
Main article: 1981 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
228Gene BanksSG/SF United StatesDuke
230Ed Rains United StatesSouth Alabama
364Tom Baker United StatesEastern Kentucky
487Earl BelcherF United StatesSt. Bonaventure
5110Mike Rhodes United StatesVanderbilt
6133Norman Shavers United StatesJackson State
7156Mark Minderman United StatesNorthern Michigan
8178Bob Bartholomew United StatesSan Diego
9199Leonel Marquetti United StatesHampton
10219Alvin Brooks United StatesLamar

Roster
Roster listing
San Antonio Spurs roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 20 Banks, Gene 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Duke
G 23 Bratz, Mike 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Stanford
C 40 Corzine, Dave 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) DePaul
SF 44 Gervin, George 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Eastern Michigan
F 30 Griffin, Paul  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Western Michigan
C 52 Johnson, George 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Dillard
PF 24 Lambert, John 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Southern California
F 34 Mitchell, Mike 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Auburn
G 00 Moore, Johnny 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Texas
PF 53 Olberding, Mark 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Minnesota
G 21 Phegley, Roger 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Bradley
SF 15 Rains, Ed 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) North Alabama
PF 43 Yonakor, Rich 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) North Carolina
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 Spurs4834.585–29–1219–2220–10
x-Denver Nuggets4636.5612.029–1217–2419–11
x-Houston Rockets4636.5612.025–1621–2017–13
Kansas City Kings3052.36618.023–187–3411–19
Dallas Mavericks2854.34120.016–2512–2911–19
Utah Jazz2557.30523.018–237–349–21
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers5725.695–
2 y-San Antonio Spurs4834.5859
3 x-Seattle SuperSonics5230.6345
4 x-Denver Nuggets4636.56111
5 x-Phoenix Suns4636.56111
6 x-Houston Rockets4636.56111
7 Golden State Warriors4537.54912
8 Portland Trail Blazers4240.51215
9 Kansas City Kings3052.36627
10 Dallas Mavericks2854.34129
11 Utah Jazz2557.30532
12 San Diego Clippers1765.20740


Record vs. opponents
1981-82 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —1–52–34–21–11–12–40–22–04–21–10–23–33–25–13–31–12–01–11–11–12–02–4
Boston 5–1—4–25–02–01–16–01–11–14–12–01–13–35–15–14–21–11–12–02–00–22–06–0
Chicago 3–22–4—5–11–11–10–60–21–13–31–12–01–52–43–21–50–21–11–12–01–11–12–4
Cleveland 2–40–51–5—2–00–21–51–11–11–51–10–20–60–60–60–50–21–10–21–10–22–01–5
Dallas 1–10–21–10–2—1–51–10–52–41–14–21–41–12–01–10–22–32–31–52–31–43–31–1
Denver 1–11–11–12–05–1—1–13–25–10–24–21–41–11–11–11–12–32–32–45–02–33–32–0
Detroit 4–20–66–05–11–11–1—2–02–02–42–00–22–42–43–32–30–20–20–22–01–11–11–4
Golden State 2–01–12–01–15–02–30–2—1–42–03–23–32–01–11–10–24–22–43–25–11–53–21–1
Houston 0–21–11–11–14–21–50–24–1—2–03–31–41–11–11–11–13–24–13–34–12–36–02–0
Indiana 2–41–53–35–11–12–04–20–20–2—1–10–20–64–23–20–61–11–12–02–01–11–11–5
Kansas City 1–10–21–11–12–42–40–22–33–31–1—1–41–11–12–00–22–30–51–54–12–33–30–2
Los Angeles 2–01–10–22–04–14–12–03–34–12–04–1—0–21–10–21–14–25–12–35–14–25–02–0
Milwaukee 3–33–35–16–01–11–14–20–21–16–01–12–0—4–13–34–21–12–01–12–00–22–03–2
New Jersey 2–31–54–26–00–21–14–21–11–12–41–11–11–4—4–23–32–01–11–12–00–22–04–2
New York 1–51–52–36–01–11–13–31–11–12–30–22–03–32–4—1–50–21–10–22–00–22–01–5
Philadelphia 3–32–45–15–02–01–13–22–01–16–02–01–12–43–35–1—1–12–00–22–02–02–06–0
Phoenix 1–11–12–02–03–23–22–02–42–31–13–22–41–10–22–01–1—3–34–14–23–33–21–1
Portland 0–21–11–11–13–23–22–04–21–41–15–01–50–21–11–10–23–3—3–24–23–34–10–2
San Antonio 1–10–21–12–05–14–22–02–33–30–25–13–21–11–12–02–01–42–3—3–24–13–31–1
San Diego 1–10–20–21–13–20–50–21–51–40–21–41–50–20–20–20–22–42–42–3—1–51–40–2
Seattle 1–12–01–12–04–13–21–15–13–21–13–22–42–02–02–00–23–33–31–45–1—5–01–1
Utah 0–20–21–10–23–33–31–12–30–61–13–30–50–20–20–20–22–31–43–34–10–5—1–1
Washington 4–20–64–25–11–10–24–11–10–25–12–00–22–32–45–10–61–12–01–12–01–11–1—

Game log

Regular season
1981–82 game log
Total: 48–34 (Home: 29–12; Road: 19–22)
October: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
November: 8–5 (Home: 5–1; Road: 3–4)
December: 9–4 (Home: 5–2; Road: 4–2)
January: 9–5 (Home: 7–1; Road: 2–4)
February: 8–6 (Home: 5–2; Road: 3–4)
March: 8–8 (Home: 4–4; Road: 4–4)
April: 4–6 (Home: 2–2; Road: 2–4)
1981–82 schedule

Playoffs
1982 playoff game log
Western Conference Semifinals: 4–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–1)
Western Conference Finals: 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–2)
1982 schedule

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

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

Awards and honors

References
  1. 1981-82 San Antonio Spurs
  2. San Antonio Spurs (1973-Present)
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