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1981–82 Milwaukee Bucks season
NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
(lost to 76ers 2–4)
The 1981–82 Milwaukee Bucks season was the 14th season for the Bucks.
Draft picks
Main article: 1981 NBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Alton Lister | PF/C | Arizona State | |
| 3 | 67 | Mark Smith | Illinois | ||
| 4 | 90 | Kris Anderson | Florida State | ||
| 5 | 113 | Kelvin Troy | Rutgers | ||
| 6 | 136 | Jo Jo Hunter | Colorado | ||
| 7 | 159 | Lewis Latimore | Virginia | ||
| 8 | 181 | Mike Brkovich | Michigan State | ||
| 9 | 201 | Chip Rucker | Northeastern | ||
| 10 | 221 | Artie Green | Marquette |
Roster
- Don Nelson
- John Killilea
- Garry St. Jean
- Dave Wohl
Regular season
Season Standings
:z = clinched division title :y = clinched division title :x = clinched playoff spot
Game log
|-style="background:#fcc;" | 1 || October 30, 1981 || @ Detroit | L 113–118 |Sidney Moncrief (22) |Mickey Johnson (10) |Quinn Buckner (8) | Pontiac Silverdome | 0–1 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 2 || October 31, 1981 || Boston | W 119–103 |Sidney Moncrief (29) |Harvey Catchings, Mickey Johnson (10) | | MECCA Arena | 1–1 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 3 || November 5, 1981 || Washington | W 98–90 |Brian Winters (25) |Mickey Johnson (11) | | MECCA Arena | 2–1 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 4 || November 7, 1981 || San Diego | W 105–102 |Brian Winters (22) | | | MECCA Arena | 3–1 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 5 || November 10, 1981 || @ Atlanta | L 83—94 |Mickey Johnson (20) | | | The Omni | 3–2 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 6 || November 11, 1981 || @ New Jersey | W 100—88 |Bob Lanier (20) | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 4–2 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 7 || November 13, 1981 || New York | W 105–102 |Quinn Buckner (21) | | | MECCA Arena | 5–2 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 8 || November 15, 1981 || Cleveland | W 98–96 |Sidney Moncrief (28) | | | MECCA Arena | 6–2 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 9 || November 17, 1981 || @ Washington | W 99—95 | | | | Capital Centre | 7–2 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 10 || November 18, 1981 || @ Philadelphia | L 100—102 | | | | The Spectrum | 7–3 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 11 || November 20, 1981 || @ Boston | L 89–112 | | | | Boston Garden | 7–4 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 12 || November 21, 1981 || @ New York | L 112—118 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 7–5 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 13 || November 24, 1981 || Detroit | W 103–95 | | | | MECCA Arena | 8–5 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 14 || November 27, 1981 || Golden State | L 96–113 | | | | MECCA Arena | 8–6 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 15 || November 29, 1981 || San Antonio | W 105–89 | | | | MECCA Arena | 9–6 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 16 || December 1, 1981 || @ Cleveland | W 126—110 |Sidney Moncrief (39) | | | Coliseum at Richfield | 10–6 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 17 || December 4, 1981 || Atlanta | W 97–80 | | | | MECCA Arena | 11–6 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 18 || December 5, 1981 || @ Detroit | W 111–108 | | | | Pontiac Silverdome | 12–6 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 19 || December 9, 1981 || Houston | W 89–83 | | | | MECCA Arena | 13–6 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 20 || December 11, 1981 || Indiana | W 103–100 OT | | | | MECCA Arena | 14–6 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 21 || December 12, 1981 || @ New York | W 104—86 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 15–6 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 22 || December 13, 1981 || Philadelphia | W 127–108 | | | | MECCA Arena | 16–6 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 23 || December 15, 1981 || @ Indiana | W 104–96 | | | | Market Square Arena | 17–6 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 24 || December 18, 1981 || New Jersey | L 88–100 | | | | MECCA Arena | 17–7 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 25 || December 22, 1981 || Kansas City | L 101–106 | | | | MECCA Arena | 17–8 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 26 || December 26, 1981 || @ Cleveland | W 109—102 | | | | Coliseum at Richfield | 18–8 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 27 || December 27, 1981 || Chicago | W 108–96 | | | | MECCA Arena | 19–8 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 39 || January 20, 1982 || @ Dallas | L 104–109 | | | | Reunion Arena | 26–13 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 42 || January 26, 1982 || @ Los Angeles | W 96–94 |Marques Johnson (20) | | | The Forum | 28–14 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 43 || January 28, 1982 || @ Utah | W 119–101 | | | | Salt Palace | 29–14 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 44 || February 3, 1982 || Chicago | W 113–98 |Brian Winters (25) | | | MECCA Arena | 30–14 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 45 || February 5, 1982 || Dallas | W 117–92 |Sidney Moncrief, Brian Winters (19) | | | MECCA Arena | 31–14 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 46 || February 7, 1982 || Phoenix | W 107–92 |Scott May, Brian Winters (32) | | | MECCA Arena | 32–14 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 59 || March 6, 1982 || @ San Antonio | L 166–171 3OT | | | | HemisFair Arena | 42–17 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 63 || March 12, 1982 || Seattle | L 110–112 | | | | MECCA Arena | 42–21 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 64 || March 14, 1982 || Utah | W 129–100 | | | | MECCA Arena | 43–21
Playoffs
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 25 | @ Philadelphia | L 122–125 | Mickey Johnson (28) | Marques Johnson (7) | Brian Winters (5) | Spectrum 10,086 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 28 | @ Philadelphia | L 108–120 | Brian Winters (21) | Bob Lanier (11) | Winters, May (5) | Spectrum 14,716 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | May 1 | Philadelphia | W 92–91 | Mickey Johnson (21) | Marques Johnson (11) | Marques Johnson (7) | MECCA Arena 11,052 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 2 | Philadelphia | L 93–100 | Marques Johnson (23) | Mickey Johnson, Moncrief (7) | Mickey Johnson (7) | MECCA Arena 11,052 | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | May 5 | @ Philadelphia | W 110–98 | Bob Lanier (27) | Alton Lister (11) | Brian Winters (7) | Spectrum 16,668 | 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | May 7 | Philadelphia | L 90–102 | Bob Lanier (19) | Bob Lanier (10) | Brian Winters (6) | MECCA Arena 11,052
| 2–4 |
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Player statistics
Player statistics source:
Season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Moncrief | 80 | 80 | 37.3 | 52.3 | 7.1 | 81.7 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 19.8 |
| Marques Johnson | 60 | 52 | 31.7 | 53.2 | 0.0 | 70.0 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 16.5 |
| Brian Winters | 61 | 13 | 30.0 | 50.1 | 38.7 | 78.8 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 15.9 |
| Bob Lanier | 74 | 72 | 26.8 | 55.8 | 0.0 | 75.2 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 13.5 |
| Quinn Buckner | 70 | 70 | 30.8 | 48.2 | 26.7 | 65.5 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 12.9 |
| Mickey Johnson | 76 | 71 | 25.4 | 49.1 | 14.3 | 80.1 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 12.9 |
| Junior Bridgeman | 41 | 4 | 22.5 | 48.3 | 44.4 | 86.4 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 12.5 |
| Scott May | 65 | 7 | 18.3 | 50.8 | 0.0 | 82.4 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 9.0 |
| Robert Smith | 17 | 1 | 18.6 | 47.3 | 20.0 | 83.3 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 6.8 |
| Pat Cummings | 78 | 7 | 14.5 | 50.9 | 0.0 | 73.6 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 6.5 |
| Bob Dandridge | 11 | 0 | 15.8 | 38.2 | 0.0 | 58.8 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 4.7 |
| Alton Lister | 80 | 23 | 14.8 | 51.9 | 0.0 | 52.0 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| Kevin Stacom | 7 | 0 | 12.9 | 41.2 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 4.3 |
| Mike Evans | 14 | 0 | 14.0 | 47.1 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 4.0 |
| Harvey Catchings | 80 | 9 | 20.0 | 42.0 | 0.0 | 59.4 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.9 |
| Geoff Crompton | 35 | 1 | 5.8 | 34.4 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| Brad Holland | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Playoffs
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Johnson | 6 | 34.3 | 57.3 | 0.0 | 84.6 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 19.8 | |
| Marques Johnson | 6 | 39.2 | 44.0 | 25.0 | 57.1 | 7.3 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 18.8 | |
| Brian Winters | 6 | 38.7 | 49.4 | 50.0 | 83.3 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 16.8 | |
| Bob Lanier | 6 | 35.3 | 51.3 | 0.0 | 56.0 | 7.5 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 16.0 | |
| Sidney Moncrief | 6 | 42.0 | 41.9 | 0.0 | 78.9 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 15.3 | |
| 6 | 18.7 | 58.3 | 0.0 | 71.4 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 5.5 | ||
| Robert Smith | 6 | 11.3 | 38.5 | 28.6 | 87.5 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 4.8 | |
| Scott May | 4 | 12.5 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 64.3 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4.3 | |
| Brad Holland | 1 | 3.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | |
| Pat Cummings | 6 | 7.3 | 36.4 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.5 | |
| Harvey Catchings | 6 | 4.3 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
Awards and records
- Sidney Moncrief, All-NBA Second Team
- Sidney Moncrief, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
- Quinn Buckner, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
Transactions
Free agents
| Scott May | November 16, 1981 | Chicago Bulls |
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References
References
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