NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
1982–83 Portland Trail Blazers season Head coach Jack Ramsay General manager Stu Inman Owner(s) Larry Weinberg Arena Memorial Coliseum Results Record 46–36 (.561) Place Division: 4th (Pacific) Conference: 5th (Western) Playoff finish Conference Semi-finals(lost to Lakers 1–4) Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
The 1982–83 season was the 13th season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] The Blazers finished 46–36, a four-game improvement from the previous season.
In the 1983 NBA Playoffs, the Blazers won their first playoff series since their championship season of 1976–77 , defeating the Seattle SuperSonics in their first-round best-of-three series in a two-game sweep and gaining a measure of revenge for the Sonics' having eliminated them from the postseason in 1978 and 1980.
However, the Blazers were bested in their Western Conference semi-final series against the Los Angeles Lakers four games to one, on the Lakers' way to the 1983 NBA Finals.
The 1982–83 NBA season saw the beginning of an unprecedented playoff streak for the Blazers, as they would go on to qualify for 21 consecutive postseasons. The second longest NBA playoff streak behind the Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers who made the playoffs every year from 1950 to 1971 , and the San Antonio Spurs who made the playoffs every year from 1998 to 2019 .
Draft picks Note: This is not a complete list; only the first two rounds are covered, as well as any other picks by the franchise who played at least one NBA game.
Roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G 10 Buse, Don 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Evansville F 34 Carr, Kenny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) NC State F/C 42 Cooper, Wayne 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) New Orleans F 22 Judkins, Jeff 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Utah F 3 Lamp, Jeff 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Virginia PG 12 Lever, Fat 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Arizona State SF 33 Natt, Calvin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Louisiana–Monroe C 24 Norris, Audie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jackson State G 4 Paxson, Jim 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Dayton F/C 43 Thompson, Mychal 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Minnesota G 10 Valentine, Darnell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Kansas F 31 Verhoeven, Pete 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fresno State
Head coach Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Regular season The Trail Blazers played their home games at Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Season standings 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 Playoffs 1983 playoff game log First round: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
Conference Semi-finals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
1983 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 Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Playoffs Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Awards and honors Transactions References ^ 1982-83 Portland Trail Blazers
Portland Trail Blazers seasons
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