1982–83 Denver Nuggets season

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1982–83 Denver Nuggets season
Head coachDoug Moe
ArenaMcNichols Sports Arena
Results
Record45–37 (.549)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Midwest)
Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finishWest Conference Semi-finals
(Lost to Spurs 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKWGN
RadioKOA
< 1981–82 1983–84 >

The 1982-83 Denver Nuggets season was their 16th season, and their seventh in the NBA. The Nuggets head coach was Doug Moe and his assistant coach was Bill Ficke.

In the playoffs, the Nuggets defeated the Phoenix Suns in three games in the First Round, before losing to the San Antonio Spurs in five games in the Semi-finals.

Draft picks[]

Main article: 1982 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 19 Rob Williams PG  United States Houston
3 62  United States Pepperdine
4 84  United States Southwest Louisiana
5 109 Bill Duffy  United States Santa Clara
6 131  United States North Carolina
7 153  United States North Carolina
8 178  United States Alabama-Birmingham
9 200  United States UCLA
10 220 Mike Phillips  United States Niagara

Roster[]

1982-83 Denver Nuggets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
PG 20 Anderson, Dwight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Southern California
SG 23 Dunn, T.R. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Alabama
SF 2 English, Alex (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) South Carolina
G 5 Evans, Mike 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Kansas State
F 22 Gondrezick, Glen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) UNLV
PF 24 Hanzlik, Bill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Notre Dame
C 44 Issel, Dan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Kentucky
C 53 Kelley, Rich 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 253 lb (115 kg) Stanford
G 7 McKinney, Billy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Northwestern
G 43 Ray, James 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jacksonville
C 25 Robisch, Dave 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Kansas
C 34 Schayes, Danny 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Syracuse
PF 55 Vandeweghe, Kiki 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) UCLA
PG 21 Williams, Rob 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Houston
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Midwest Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 53 29 .646 – 31–10 22–19 21–9
x-Denver Nuggets 45 37 .549 8 29–12 16–25 17–13
Kansas City Kings 45 37 .549 8 30–11 15–26 18–12
Dallas Mavericks 38 44 .463 15 23–18 15–26 15–15
Utah Jazz 30 52 .366 23 21–20 9–32 15–15
Houston Rockets 14 68 .171 39 9–32 5–36 4–26
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers 58 24 .707 –
2 y-San Antonio Spurs 53 29 .646 5
3 x-Phoenix Suns 53 29 .646 5
4 x-Seattle SuperSonics 48 34 .585 10
5 x-Portland Trail Blazers 46 36 .561 12
6 x-Denver Nuggets 45 37 .549 13
7 Kansas City Kings 45 37 .549 13
8 Dallas Mavericks 38 44 .463 20
9 Utah Jazz 30 52 .366 28
9 Golden State Warriors 30 52 .366 28
11 San Diego Clippers 25 57 .305 33
12 Houston Rockets 14 68 .171 44


Notes

  • z, y – division champions
  • 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: 45–37 (Home: 29–12; Road: 16–25)
October: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
November: 6–9 (Home: 3–4; Road: 3–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
December: 6–7 (Home: 3–3; Road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
January: 9–7 (Home: 7–1; Road: 2–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
February: 7–6 (Home: 4–1; Road: 3–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
March: 10–5 (Home: 7–2; Road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
April: 6–2 (Home: 4–0; Road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1982–83 schedule

Playoffs[]

1983 playoff game log
First round: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 19 @ Phoenix L 108–121 Kiki VanDeWeghe (32) T. R. Dunn (12) English, Evans (4) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
11,901 		0–1
2 April 21 Phoenix W 113–99 Kiki VanDeWeghe (26) Dan Issel (11) Rob Williams (9) McNichols Sports Arena
15,903 		1–1
3 April 24 @ Phoenix W 117–112 (OT) Alex English (42) T. R. Dunn (12) Dunn, Williams (6) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,660 		2–1
Conference Semi-finals: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 26 @ San Antonio L 133–152 Dan Issel (28) T. R. Dunn (11) English, Williams (7) HemisFair Arena
10,116 		0–1
2 April 27 @ San Antonio L 109–126 Kiki VanDeWeghe (22) T. R. Dunn (8) Mike Evans (9) HemisFair Arena
10,690 		0–2
3 April 29 San Antonio L 126–127 (OT) Alex English (39) Kiki VanDeWeghe (14) English, Williams (7) McNichols Sports Arena
16,965 		0–3
4 May 2 San Antonio W 124–114 Kiki VanDeWeghe (37) Kiki VanDeWeghe (11) Alex English (11) McNichols Sports Arena
15,035 		1–3
5 May 4 @ San Antonio L 105–145 Billy McKinney (20) T. R. Dunn (8) Mike Evans (6) HemisFair Arena
12,736 		1–4
1983 schedule

Awards and records[]

  • Alex English, All-NBA Second Team
  • T.R. Dunn, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

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

Transactions[]

References[]

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