NBA professional basketball team season
The 1981–82 season was the 12th season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] The Blazers finished 42–40, dropping three games more than in the previous season.
Portland finished eighth in the Western Conference; as only six teams qualified in each conference for the 1982 NBA Playoffs , the Blazers did not participate in the postseason. This would be the only year the Blazers missed the playoffs between their championship season of 1976–77 and 2002–03 .
Draft picks [ ]
Main article: 1981 NBA Draft
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 (YYYY-MM-DD)
From
G
12
Bates, Billy Ray
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Kentucky State
F
30
Gross, Bob
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Long Beach State
C
40
Guðmundsson, Pétur
7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
260 lb (118 kg)
Washington
F
32
Harper, Mike
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
North Park
C
44
Kunnert, Kevin
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Iowa
F
3
Lamp, Jeff
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Virginia
SF
33
Natt, Calvin
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Louisiana–Monroe
G
4
Paxson, Jim
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Dayton
PG
14
Ransey, Kelvin
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Ohio State
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
F
42
Washington, Kermit
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
American
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain(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 [ ]
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
–
1–5
2–3
4–2
1–1
1–1
2–4
0–2
2–0
4–2
1–1
0–2
3–3
3–2
5–1
3–3
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
2–4
Boston
5–1
–
4–2
5–0
2–0
1–1
6–0
1–1
1–1
4–1
2–0
1–1
3–3
5–1
5–1
4–2
1–1
1–1
2–0
2–0
0–2
2–0
6–0
Chicago
3–2
2–4
–
5–1
1–1
1–1
0–6
0–2
1–1
3–3
1–1
2–0
1–5
2–4
3–2
1–5
0–2
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
2–4
Cleveland
2–4
0–5
1–5
–
2–0
0–2
1–5
1–1
1–1
1–5
1–1
0–2
0–6
0–6
0–6
0–5
0–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
0–2
2–0
1–5
Dallas
1–1
0–2
1–1
0–2
–
1–5
1–1
0–5
2–4
1–1
4–2
1–4
1–1
2–0
1–1
0–2
2–3
2–3
1–5
2–3
1–4
3–3
1–1
Denver
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
5–1
–
1–1
3–2
5–1
0–2
4–2
1–4
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–3
2–3
2–4
5–0
2–3
3–3
2–0
Detroit
4–2
0–6
6–0
5–1
1–1
1–1
–
2–0
2–0
2–4
2–0
0–2
2–4
2–4
3–3
2–3
0–2
0–2
0–2
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–4
Golden State
2–0
1–1
2–0
1–1
5–0
2–3
0–2
–
1–4
2–0
3–2
3–3
2–0
1–1
1–1
0–2
4–2
2–4
3–2
5–1
1–5
3–2
1–1
Houston
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
4–2
1–5
0–2
4–1
–
2–0
3–3
1–4
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
3–2
4–1
3–3
4–1
2–3
6–0
2–0
Indiana
2–4
1–5
3–3
5–1
1–1
2–0
4–2
0–2
0–2
–
1–1
0–2
0–6
4–2
3–2
0–6
1–1
1–1
2–0
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–5
Kansas City
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
2–4
2–4
0–2
2–3
3–3
1–1
–
1–4
1–1
1–1
2–0
0–2
2–3
0–5
1–5
4–1
2–3
3–3
0–2
Los Angeles
2–0
1–1
0–2
2–0
4–1
4–1
2–0
3–3
4–1
2–0
4–1
–
0–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
4–2
5–1
2–3
5–1
4–2
5–0
2–0
Milwaukee
3–3
3–3
5–1
6–0
1–1
1–1
4–2
0–2
1–1
6–0
1–1
2–0
–
4–1
3–3
4–2
1–1
2–0
1–1
2–0
0–2
2–0
3–2
New Jersey
2–3
1–5
4–2
6–0
0–2
1–1
4–2
1–1
1–1
2–4
1–1
1–1
1–4
–
4–2
3–3
2–0
1–1
1–1
2–0
0–2
2–0
4–2
New York
1–5
1–5
2–3
6–0
1–1
1–1
3–3
1–1
1–1
2–3
0–2
2–0
3–3
2–4
–
1–5
0–2
1–1
0–2
2–0
0–2
2–0
1–5
Philadelphia
3–3
2–4
5–1
5–0
2–0
1–1
3–2
2–0
1–1
6–0
2–0
1–1
2–4
3–3
5–1
–
1–1
2–0
0–2
2–0
2–0
2–0
6–0
Phoenix
1–1
1–1
2–0
2–0
3–2
3–2
2–0
2–4
2–3
1–1
3–2
2–4
1–1
0–2
2–0
1–1
–
3–3
4–1
4–2
3–3
3–2
1–1
Portland
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
3–2
3–2
2–0
4–2
1–4
1–1
5–0
1–5
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
3–3
–
3–2
4–2
3–3
4–1
0–2
San Antonio
1–1
0–2
1–1
2–0
5–1
4–2
2–0
2–3
3–3
0–2
5–1
3–2
1–1
1–1
2–0
2–0
1–4
2–3
–
3–2
4–1
3–3
1–1
San Diego
1–1
0–2
0–2
1–1
3–2
0–5
0–2
1–5
1–4
0–2
1–4
1–5
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
2–4
2–4
2–3
–
1–5
1–4
0–2
Seattle
1–1
2–0
1–1
2–0
4–1
3–2
1–1
5–1
3–2
1–1
3–2
2–4
2–0
2–0
2–0
0–2
3–3
3–3
1–4
5–1
–
5–0
1–1
Utah
0–2
0–2
1–1
0–2
3–3
3–3
1–1
2–3
0–6
1–1
3–3
0–5
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
2–3
1–4
3–3
4–1
0–5
–
1–1
Washington
4–2
0–6
4–2
5–1
1–1
0–2
4–1
1–1
0–2
5–1
2–0
0–2
2–3
2–4
5–1
0–6
1–1
2–0
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
—
Game log [ ]
Regular season [ ]
1981–82 game log Total: 42–40 (Home: 27–14; Road: 15–26)
October: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
1
October 30
Phoenix
W 103–95
Memorial Coliseum
1–0
November: 9–4 (Home: 7–1; Road: 2–3)
December: 6–8 (Home: 3–2; Road: 3–6)
January: 7–6 (Home: 4–3; Road: 3–3)
February: 6–9 (Home: 3–3; Road: 3–6)
March: 7–8 (Home: 4–4; Road: 3–4)
April: 6–5 (Home: 5–1; Road: 1–4)
1981–82 schedule
Player statistics [ ]
Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
References [ ]
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