1982–83 Washington Bullets season

1982–83 Washington Bullets season
Head coachGene Shue
ArenaCapital Centre
Results
Record42–40 (.512)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Atlantic)
Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionWDCA
RadioWTOP

The 1982–83 NBA season was the Washington Bullets' 22nd season in the NBA and their 10th season in the city of Washington, D.C.[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 1982 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 25 Bryan Warrick  United States St. Joseph's
2 41 Dwight Anderson G  United States Southern California
2 44 Mike Gibson  United States South Carolina Upstate
3 58 Mike Largey  United States Upsala
4 81 Dino Gregory  United States California State-Long Beach
5 104 Clarence Dickerson  United States Hawaii
5 112 Jerry Davis  United States Detroit Mercy
6 127 Byron Williams  United States Idaho State
7 150 Wendell Gibson  United States South Carolina
8 173 Ken Luck  United States Delaware
9 196 James Terry  United States Howard
10 217 Donald Sinclair  United States North Carolina Central

Roster

Washington Bullets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
F 42 Greg Ballard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oregon
C 40 Dave Batton 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Notre Dame
G/F 22 Don Collins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Washington State
SF 23 Charles Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Vanderbilt
F 35 Kevin Grevey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Kentucky
PF 24 Spencer Haywood 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Detroit Mercy
PG 15 Frank Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Wake Forest
PF 44 Rick Mahorn 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Hampton
C 43 Jeff Ruland 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Iona
G 12 Carlos Terry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Winston-Salem State
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Philadelphia 76ers 65 17 .793 – 35–6 30–11 15–9
x-Boston Celtics 56 26 .683 9 33–8 23–18 14–10
x-New Jersey Nets 49 33 .598 16 30–11 19–22 11–13
x-New York Knicks 44 38 .537 21 26–15 18–23 10–14
42 40 .512 23 27–14 15–26 10–14
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Philadelphia 76ers 65 17 .793 –
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks 51 31 .622 14
3 x-Boston Celtics 56 26 .683 9
4 x-New Jersey Nets 49 33 .598 16
5 x-New York Knicks 44 38 .537 21
6 x-Atlanta Hawks 43 39 .524 22
7 42 40 .512 23
8 Detroit Pistons 37 45 .451 28
9 Chicago Bulls 28 54 .341 37
10 Cleveland Cavaliers 23 59 .280 42
11 Indiana Pacers 20 62 .244 45
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1982-83 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 – 1–5 5–1 6–0 1–1 1–1 3–3 0–2 2–0 6–0 0–2 0–2 1–4 2–4 3–2 2–4 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–2
Boston 5–1 – 3–2 5–1 2–0 2–0 3–3 1–1 2–0 4–1 1–1 2–0 3–3 5–1 3–3 3–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–3
Chicago 1–5 2–3 – 5–1 1–1 1–1 2–4 2–0 1–1 4–2 0–2 0–2 1–5 2–4 1–4 1–5 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–5
Cleveland 0–6 1–5 1–5 – 2–0 0–2 1–5 2–0 2–0 5–1 1–1 0–2 1–5 0–6 1–5 0–5 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–2
Dallas 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 – 3–3 2–0 3–2 5–1 2–0 3–3 2–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–3 3–2 2–4 5–0 2–3 2–4 0–2
Denver 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 3–3 – 2–0 4–1 5–1 1–1 3–3 1–4 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 4–1 2–3 2–4 3–2 3–2 4–2 1–1
Detroit 3–3 3–3 4–2 5–1 0–2 0–2 – 2–0 2–0 4–2 0–2 0–2 3–3 3–2 1–5 0–6 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 3–2
Golden State 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–3 1–4 0–2 – 3–2 1–1 1–4 1–5 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–4 2–4 1–4 3–3 3–3 3–2 2–0
Houston 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–5 1–5 0–2 2–3 – 2–0 1–5 0–5 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–5 0–5 1–5 2–3 1–4 0–6 1–1
Indiana 0–6 1–4 2–4 1–5 0–2 1–1 2–4 1–1 0–2 – 1–1 0–2 1–5 0–6 3–3 1–4 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–5
Kansas City 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–3 3–3 2–0 4–1 5–1 1–1 – 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–4 2–3 3–3 4–1 1–4 4–2 2–0
Los Angeles 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 3–2 4–1 2–0 5–1 5–0 2–0 4–1 – 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–3 3–3 1–4 5–1 5–1 4–1 1–1
Milwaukee 4–1 3–3 5–1 5–1 2–0 0–2 3–3 1–1 2–0 5–1 1–1 0–2 – 3–2 4–2 1–5 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 3–2
New Jersey 4–2 1–5 4–2 6–0 2–0 1–1 2–3 2–0 1–1 6–0 1–1 1–1 2–3 – 4–2 3–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–2
New York 2–3 3–3 4–1 5–1 2–0 2–0 5–1 1–1 2–0 3–3 1–1 0–2 2–4 2–4 – 1–5 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 4–2
Philadelphia 4–2 3–3 5–1 5–0 2–0 2–0 6–0 2–0 2–0 4–1 2–0 2–0 5–1 3–3 5–1 – 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–2
Phoenix 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 3–2 1–4 1–1 4–2 5–0 1–1 4–1 3–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 – 5–1 3–2 4–2 5–1 5–0 0–2
Portland 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 3–2 1–1 4–2 5–0 2–0 3–2 3–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–5 – 2–3 5–1 3–3 3–2 1–1
San Antonio 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 4–2 4–2 1–1 4–1 5–1 2–0 3–3 4–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–3 3–2 – 4–1 1–4 5–1 2–0
San Diego 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–5 2–3 1–1 3–3 3–2 1–1 1–4 1–5 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–4 1–5 1–4 – 0–6 2–3 0–2
Seattle 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–3 2–0 3–3 4–1 1–1 4–1 1–5 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–5 3–3 4–1 6–0 – 5–0 1–1
Utah 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 4–2 2–4 2–0 2–3 6–0 0–2 2–4 1–4 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–5 2–3 1–5 3–2 0–5 – 0–2
Washington 2–4 3–3 5–1 2–3 2–0 1–1 2–3 0–2 1–1 5–1 0–2 1–1 3–3 3–3 2–4 2–4 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 —

Game log

Regular season

1982–83 game log
Total: 42–40 (Home: 27–14; Road: 15–26)
October: 1–1 (home: 0–0; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 29 @ Indiana L 90–93 Market Square Arena 0–1
2 October 30 @ Chicago W 143–125 Chicago Stadium 1–1
November: 6–7 (home: 3–3; road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 November 2 @ Atlanta L 88–105 The Omni 1–2
4 November 3 New Jersey W 104–85 Capital Centre 2–2
5 November 5 @ Boston L 97–104 Boston Garden 2–3
6 November 6 Indiana W 119–115 (OT) Capital Centre 3–3
7 November 9 Detroit L 105–108 Capital Centre 3–4
8 November 12 New York L 87–88 Capital Centre 3–5
9 November 14 @ Philadelphia L 92–101 Spectrum 3–6
10 November 17 San Antonio L 112–114 Capital Centre 3–7
11 November 19 @ Los Angeles L 92–122 The Forum 3–8
12 November 20 @ San Diego W 95–87 San Diego Sports Arena 4–8
13 November 24 @ Phoenix W 106–93 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 5–8
14 November 26 @ Indiana W 87–85 Market Square Arena 6–8
15 November 27 Portland W 107–90 Capital Centre 7–8
December: 9–5 (home: 6–2; road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
16 December 1 New Jersey L 99–105 Capital Centre 7–9
17 December 3 New York W 105–98 Capital Centre 8–9
18 December 4 @ Dallas W 115–105 Reunion Arena 9–9
19 December 8 @ New Jersey L 95–98 Brendan Byrne Arena 9–10
20 December 9 Denver W 98–90 Capital Centre 10–10
21 December 11 @ New York L 79–85 Madison Square Garden 10–11
22 December 14 @ Chicago W 108–102 Chicago Stadium 11–1
23 December 18 @ Detroit W 119–110 Pontiac Silverdome 12–11
24 December 18 Philadelphia W 100–97 Capital Centre 13–11
25 December 21 Cleveland W 77–74 Capital Centre 14–11
26 December 23 @ New Jersey L 90–97 Brendan Byrne Arena 14–12
27 December 25 Atlanta L 91–97 Capital Centre 14–13
28 December 27 Chicago W 89–87 Capital Centre 15–13
29 December 29 Milwaukee W 94–87 Capital Centre 16–13
January: 4–11 (home: 4–4; road: 0–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
30 January 1 @ New York L 77–98 Madison Square Garden 16–14
31 January 4 Dallas W 92–84 Capital Centre 17–14
32 January 7 Philadelphia L 89–106 Capital Centre 17–15
33 January 8 @ Cleveland L 82–98 Richfield Coliseum 17–16
34 January 12 @ Detroit L 100–116 Pontiac Silverdome 17–17
35 January 14 Golden State L 104–116 Capital Centre 17–18
36 January 15 @ San Antonio L 96–117 HemisFair Arena 17–19
37 January 18 @ Houston L 98–100 The Summit 17–20
38 January 20 Cleveland L 89–97 Capital Centre 17–21
39 January 21 @ Milwaukee L 104–111 MECCA Arena 17–22
40 January 22 Chicago L 86–95 Capital Centre 17–23
41 January 24 Boston W 93–91 Capital Centre 18–23
42 January 26 @ Boston L 99–125 Boston Garden 18–24
43 January 27 Seattle W 99–86 Capital Centre 19–24
44 January 29 Phoenix W 88–82 Capital Centre 20–24
February: 5–6 (home: 4–1; road: 1–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
45 February 2 Kansas City L 115–117 Capital Centre 20–25
46 February 4 San Diego W 100–93 Capital Centre 21–25
47 February 6 Indiana W 103–99 Capital Centre 22–25
48 February 8 Boston W 104–101 (OT) Capital Centre 23–25
49 February 10 Houston W 104–100 Capital Centre 24–25
All-Star Break
50 February 15 @ Golden State L 93–111 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 24–26
51 February 18 @ Seattle L 112–115 Kingdome 24–27
52 February 20 @ Portland L 95–104 Memorial Coliseum 24–28
53 February 22 @ Utah W 99–98 Salt Palace Acord Arena 25–28
54 February 23 @ Kansas City L 107–113 Kemper Arena 25–29
55 February 26 @ Denver L 111–125 McNichols Sports Arena 25–30
March: 11–6 (home: 7–3; road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
56 March 1 Milwaukee L 99–101 Capital Centre 25–31
57 March 3 @ Atlanta L 89–91 The Omni 25–32
58 March 4 Los Angeles W 96–93 Capital Centre 26–32
59 March 6 Atlanta W 102–91 Capital Centre 27–32
60 March 9 Chicago W 110–92 Capital Centre 28–32
61 March 12 Philadelphia L 86–95 Capital Centre 28–33
62 March 13 @ Philadelphia L 93–97 Spectrum 28–34
63 March 15 Cleveland W 95–92 (OT) Capital Centre 29–34
64 March 16 @ Atlanta L 81–94 (OT) The Omni 29–35
65 March 18 New York L 100–106 Capital Centre 29–36
66 March 19 @ New York W 96–90 Madison Square Garden 30–36
67 March 22 Utah W 121–98 Capital Centre 31–36
68 March 24 @ Chicago W 102–96 Chicago Stadium 32–36
69 March 25 @ Milwaukee W 97–96 MECCA Arena 33–36
70 March 27 Indiana W 120–101 Capital Centre 34–36
71 March 29 Milwaukee W 94–81 Capital Centre 35–36
72 March 30 @ New Jersey W 100–97 Brendan Byrne Arena 36–36
April: 6–4 (home: 3–1; road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
73 April 1 @ Indiana W 123–109 Market Square Arena 37–36
74 April 2 Boston L 117–120 (OT) Capital Centre 37–37
75 April 5 New Jersey W 95–89 Capital Centre 38–37
76 April 6 @ Detroit L 96–107 Pontiac Silverdome 38–38
77 April 8 @ Boston W 107–99 Boston Garden 39–38
78 April 9 Atlanta W 100–78 Capital Centre 40–38
79 April 13 @ Philadelphia W 95–76 Spectrum 41–38
80 April 14 @ Milwaukee L 90–97 MECCA Arena 41–39
81 April 16 Detroit W 102–95 Capital Centre 42–39
82 April 17 @ Cleveland L 105–118 Richfield Coliseum 42–40
1982–83 schedule

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

Awards and records

Transactions

References

  1. ^ 1982-83 Washington Bullets

See also

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