1982–83 New Jersey Nets season

The 1982–83 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' seventh season in the NBA.[1] With 49 wins and 33 losses, it was also their best record since the ABA–NBA merger—a mark that would stand until the 2001–02 season.

1982–83 New Jersey Nets season
Head coachLarry Brown
Bill Blair
ArenaBrendan Byrne Arena
Results
Record49–33 (.598)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Knicks 0–2)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Draft picks
Main article: 1982 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
113Sleepy FloydPG United StatesGeorgetown
121Eddie PhillipsPF United StatesAlabama
359Jimmy BlackPG United StatesNorth Carolina
480James Griffin United StatesIllinois
482Tony BrownSG/SF United StatesArkansas
5105Chris Giles United StatesAlabama-Birmingham
6128Mel Daniel United StatesFurman
7151Tony Anderson United StatesUCLA
8174Otis Jackson United StatesMemphis
9197Gary Johnson United StatesOral Roberts
10218Sean TuohyPG United StatesMississippi

Roster
1982–83 New Jersey Nets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
SG 10 Birdsong, Otis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1955-12-09 Houston
PG 12 Cook, Darwin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1958-08-06 Portland
C 53 Dawkins, Darryl 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 251 lb (114 kg) 1957-01-11 Maynard Evans HS (FL)
C 44 Elmore, Len 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1952-03-28 Maryland
C 42 Gminski, Mike 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1959-08-03 Duke
SF 55 King, Albert 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1959-12-17 Maryland
SF 31 O'Koren, Mike 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1958-02-07 North Carolina
SF 51 Phillips, Eddie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1961-09-29 Alabama
PG 20 Richardson, Micheal Ray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1955-04-11 Montana
PG 1 Walker, Foots 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1951-05-21 West Georgia
PF 52 Williams, Buck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1954-10-14 Maryland
SF 34 Willoughby, Bill 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1957-05-20 Dwight Morrow HS (NJ)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
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Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Philadelphia 76ers 6517.793–35–630–1115–9
x-Boston Celtics 5626.683933–823–1814–10
x-New Jersey Nets 4933.5981630–1119–2211–13
x-New York Knicks 4438.5372126–1518–2310–14
Washington Bullets 4240.5122327–1415–2610–14
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Philadelphia 76ers6517.793–
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks5131.62214
3 x-Boston Celtics5626.6839
4 x-New Jersey Nets4933.59816
5 x-New York Knicks4438.53721
6 x-Atlanta Hawks4339.52422
7 Washington Bullets4240.51223
8 Detroit Pistons3745.45128
9 Chicago Bulls2854.34137
10 Cleveland Cavaliers2359.28042
11 Indiana Pacers2062.24445
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 —1–55–16–01–11–13–30–22–06–00–20–21–42–43–22–41–11–10–21–11–12–04–2
Boston 5–1—3–25–12–02–03–31–12–04–11–12–03–35–13–33–32–01–12–01–11–12–03–3
Chicago 1–52–3—5–11–11–12–42–01–14–20–20–21–52–41–41–50–21–10–21–10–21–11–5
Cleveland 0–61–51–5—2–00–21–52–02–05–11–10–21–50–61–50–50–21–10–21–11–10–23–2
Dallas 1–10–21–10–2—3–32–03–25–12–03–32–30–20–20–20–22–33–22–45–02–32–40–2
Denver 1–10–21–12–03–3—2–04–15–11–13–31–42–01–10–20–24–12–32–43–23–24–21–1
Detroit 3–33–34–25–10–20–2—2–02–04–20–20–23–33–21–50–61–11–11–11–10–20–23–2
Golden State 2–01–10–20–22–31–40–2—3–21–11–41–51–10–21–10–22–42–41–43–33–33–22–0
Houston 0–20–21–10–21–51–50–22–3—2–01–50–50–21–10–20–20–50–51–52–31–40–61–1
Indiana 0–61–42–41–50–21–12–41–10–2—1–10–21–50–63–31–41–10–20–21–11–12–01–5
Kansas City 2–01–12–01–13–33–32–04–15–11–1—1–41–11–11–10–21–42–33–34–11–44–22–0
Los Angeles 2–00–22–02–03–24–12–05–15–02–04–1—2–01–12–00–23–33–31–45–15–14–11–1
Milwaukee 4–13–35–15–12–00–23–31–12–05–11–10–2—3–24–21–51–12–02–02–00–22–03–2
New Jersey 4–21–54–26–02–01–12–32–01–16–01–11–12–3—4–23–31–11–10–21–12–01–13–2
New York 2–33–34–15–12–02–05–11–12–03–31–10–22–42–4—1–50–21–12–00–21–11–14–2
Philadelphia 4–23–35–15–02–02–06–02–02–04–12–02–05–13–35–1—2–00–21–12–02–02–04–2
Phoenix 1–10–22–02–03–21–41–14–25–01–14–13–31–11–12–00–2—5–13–24–25–15–00–2
Portland 1–11–11–11–12–33–21–14–25–02–03–23–30–21–11–12–01–5—2–35–13–33–21–1
San Antonio 2–00–22–02–04–24–21–14–15–12–03–34–10–22–00–21–12–33–2—4–11–45–12–0
San Diego 1–11–11–11–10–52–31–13–33–21–11–41–50–21–12–00–22–41–51–4—0–62–30–2
Seattle 1–11–12–01–13–22–32–03–34–11–14–11–52–00–21–10–21–53–34–16–0—5–01–1
Utah 0–20–21–12–04–22–42–02–36–00–22–41–40–21–11–10–20–52–31–53–20–5—0–2
Washington 2–43–35–12–32–01–12–30–21–15–10–21–13–33–32–42–42–01–10–22–01–12–0—

Game log

Playoffs
1983 playoff game log
First Round: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 20 New York L 107–118 Albert King (17) Buck Williams (13) Cook, Birdsong (6) Brendan Byrne Arena
15,672		 0–1
2 April 21 @ New York L 99–105 Albert King (25) Buck Williams (10) Foots Walker (6) Madison Square Garden
19,591		 0–2
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

Awards and records

References
  1. 1982–83 New Jersey Nets

See also
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