1982–83 Milwaukee Bucks season
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1982–83 Milwaukee Bucks season | |
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Division Champions
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Head coach | Don Nelson |
Arena | MECCA Arena |
Results | |
Record | 51–31 (.622) |
Place | Division: 1st (Central) Conference: 2nd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | East Conference Finals (eliminated 1-4) |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com |
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The 1982-83 NBA season was the Bucks' 15th season in the NBA.[1]
Contents
Draft picks
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Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 20 | Paul Pressey | SF | United States | Tulsa |
2 | 27 | Fred Roberts | PF | United States | Brigham Young |
4 | 89 | Jerry Beck | SF/PF | United States | Middle Tennessee State |
6 | 135 | Tony Carr | United States | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | |
7 | 158 | Bobby Austin | United States | Cincinnati | |
8 | 181 | Bryan Leonard | United States | Illinois | |
9 | 202 | Robert Tate | United States | Idaho State | |
10 | 223 | Bob Coenen | United States | Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
Roster
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Regular season
Season standings
Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-Milwaukee Bucks | 51 | 31 | .622 | – | 31–10 | 20–21 | 22–7 |
x-Atlanta Hawks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 8 | 26–15 | 17–24 | 21–8 |
Detroit Pistons | 37 | 45 | .451 | 14 | 23–18 | 14–27 | 19–11 |
Chicago Bulls | 28 | 54 | .341 | 23 | 18–23 | 10–31 | 13–17 |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 23 | 59 | .280 | 28 | 15–26 | 8–33 | 8–22 |
Indiana Pacers | 20 | 62 | .244 | 31 | 14–27 | 6–35 | 6–24 |
# | Eastern Conference | ||||
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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 | Washington Bullets | 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
Game log
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Playoffs
East First Round
The Bucks had a first round bye.
East Conference Semifinals
(2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (3) Boston Celtics
Bucks win series 4–0
- Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston: Milwaukee 116, Boston 95
- Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston: Milwaukee 95, Boston 91
- Game 3 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee: Milwaukee 107, Boston 99
- Game 4 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee: Milwaukee 107, Boston 93
East Conference Finals
(1) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (2) Milwaukee Bucks
76ers win series 4–1
- Game 1 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia: Philadelphia 111, Milwaukee 109 (OT)
- Game 2 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia: Philadelphia 87, Milwaukee 81
- Game 3 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee: Philadelphia 104, Milwaukee 96
- Game 4 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee: Milwaukee 100, Philadelphia 94
- Game 5 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia: Philadelphia 115, Milwaukee 103
Player statistics
Legend | |||||
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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 |
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Junior Bridgeman | |||||||||||
Harvey Catchings | |||||||||||
Dave Cowens | |||||||||||
Charlie Criss | |||||||||||
Phil Ford | |||||||||||
Armond Hill | |||||||||||
Marques Johnson | |||||||||||
Mickey Johnson | |||||||||||
Bob Lanier | |||||||||||
Alton Lister | |||||||||||
Steve Mix | |||||||||||
Paul Mokeski | |||||||||||
Sidney Moncrief | |||||||||||
Sam Pellom | |||||||||||
Paul Pressey | |||||||||||
Brian Winters |
Playoffs
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Junior Bridgeman | |||||||||||
Harvey Catchings | |||||||||||
Charlie Criss | |||||||||||
Phil Ford | |||||||||||
Marques Johnson | |||||||||||
Bob Lanier | |||||||||||
Alton Lister | |||||||||||
Paul Mokeski | |||||||||||
Sidney Moncrief | |||||||||||
Paul Pressey | |||||||||||
Brian Winters |
Awards and records
- Sidney Moncrief, NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
- Sidney Moncrief, All-NBA First Team
- Sidney Moncrief, NBA All-Defensive First Team
- Don Nelson, NBA Coach of the Year Award
Transactions
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References
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