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1981–82 Phoenix Suns season

NBA team season

NBA team season

FieldValue
teamPhoenix Suns
end_year1982
wins46
losses36
divisionPacific
division_place3
conf_place4
coachJohn MacLeod
gmJerry Colangelo
ownersKarl Eller, Don Pitt, Don Diamond, Bhavik Darji, Marvin Meyer, Richard L. Bloch
arenaArizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
playoffs[Conference semifinals](1982-nba-playoffs-bracket)
(lost to [Lakers](1981-82-los-angeles-lakers-season) 0–4)
bbr_teamPHO
televisionKNXV
radioKTAR

(lost to Lakers 0–4) The 1981–82 Phoenix Suns season was the 14th season for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. The Suns were in the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season, extending a then-franchise record. In the first round, Denver was taken down by the Suns, two games to one. Phoenix would find a tougher opponent, however, in the Western Conference Semifinals, getting swept four games to zero by the eventual league champions, Los Angeles Lakers. The Suns were led by head coach John MacLeod and played all home games in Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Dennis Johnson again earned NBA All-Defensive First Team honors and was the lone All-Star Game participant from the Suns. Additionally, he led the Suns in scoring with his 19.5 points average, a personal career-high. Truck Robinson was not far behind with his 19.1 average, and paired that with rebounding average of 9.7 a game. Fellow big man Alvan Adams brought in 7 rebounds and 15 points a contest.

Offseason

NBA draft

Main article: 1981 NBA draft

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120Larry NanceForwardUnited StatesClemson
362Sam Clancy Jr.ForwardUnited StatesPittsburgh
366Craig DykemaForwardUnited StatesLong Beach State
5112Paul HeuermanCenterUnited StatesMichigan
6135Pete HarrisGuardUnited StatesNortheastern
7158David WilliamsForwardUnited StatesSouthern
8180Steve RisleyForwardUnited StatesIndiana
9200Brian JohnsonForwardUnited StatesColorado
10220Felton SealeyForwardUnited StatesOregon

Roster

  • John MacLeod ()
  • Al Bianchi ()
  • John Wetzel ()
  • Joe Proski ()

Regular season

Standings

Playoffs

Game log

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 20 | @ Denver | L 113–129 | Kyle Macy (22) | Truck Robinson (13) | Truck Robinson (6) | McNichols Sports Arena 17,298 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 23 | Denver | W 126–110 | Dennis Johnson (29) | Alvan Adams (9) | Dennis Johnson (8) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 12,798 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 24 | @ Denver | W 124–119 | Dennis Johnson (26) | Truck Robinson (9) | Rich Kelley (7) | McNichols Sports Arena 17,443

2–1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
1
April 27
@ Los Angeles
L 96–115
Johnson, Adams (20)
Truck Robinson (14)
three players tied (4)
The Forum
13,623
0–1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
2
April 28
@ Los Angeles
L 98–117
Dennis Johnson (27)
Larry Nance (11)
Dennis Johnson (6)
The Forum
15,558
0–2
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
3
April 30
Los Angeles
L 106–114
Alvan Adams (23)
Alvan Adams (12)
three players tied (5)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,660
0–3
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
4
May 2
Los Angeles
L 107–112
Dennis Johnson (31)
Macy, Nance (6)
Alvan Adams (8)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
11,932
0–4
-

Awards and honors

All-Star

  • Dennis Johnson was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. Johnson finished fourth in voting among Western Conference guards with 220,914 votes. It was his fourth consecutive All-Star selection.
  • The other Suns player who received All-Star votes was Alvan Adams (134,441).

Season

  • Kyle Macy led the league in free throw percentage with .899%.
  • Dennis Johnson was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team. Johnson also finished 21st in MVP voting.

Player statistics

Season

|- align="center" bgcolor="" | || 79 || 75 || 30.3 || .494 || .000 || .781 || 7.4 || 4.5 || 1.4 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 1.0 || 15.1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | || 64 || 3 || 14.6 || .445 || .250 || .740 || 1.4 || 1.3 || 1.2 || .2 || 5.1 |- align="center" bgcolor="" | || 76 || 22 || 17.1 || .422 || .000 || .664 || 4.0 || 1.3 || .5 || .3 || 5.1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | || 55 || 12 || 21.5 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | .523† || .188 || .820 || 1.9 || 2.9 || .8 || .1 || 14.4 |- align="center" bgcolor="" | || 32 || 0 || 3.2 || .459 || .500^ || .778 || 0.4 || 0.5 || .1 || .0 || 1.3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | || 80 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 77 || 36.7 || .470 || .190 || .806 || 5.1 || 4.6 || 1.3 || .7 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 19.5 |- align="center" bgcolor="" | || 81 || 39 || 23.4 || .467 || .000 || .749 || 6.1 || 3.6 || .8 || .9 || 7.9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | || 56 || 0 || 9.8 || .414 || . || .786 || 1.9 || 0.9 || .3 || .2 || 2.6 |- align="center" bgcolor="" | || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 82 || 72 || 34.7 || .514 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | .390^ || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | .899 || 3.2 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 4.7 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 1.7 || .1 || 14.2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | || 8 || 0 || 2.9 || .692† || . || .600 || 0.5 || 0.4 || .3 || .0 || 2.6 |- align="center" bgcolor="" | || 80 || 0 || 14.8 || .521 || .000 || .641 || 3.2 || 1.0 || .5 || .9 || 6.6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | || 74 || 72 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 37.1 || .513 || 1.000^ || .687 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 9.7 || 2.4 || .6 || .4 || 19.1 |- align="center" bgcolor="" | || 81 || 38 || 21.5 || .497 || .000 || .730 || 3.6 || 1.8 || .7 || .9 || 6.0 |}

† – Minimum 300 field goals made.

^ – Minimum 25 three-pointers made.

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="" | || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 7 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 7 || 33.3 || .522 || . || .786 || 7.3 || 3.7 || 2.0 || 1.4 || 16.9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 7 || 0 || 3.4 || .250 || . || 1.000^ || 0.1 || 0.7 || .1 || .1 || 0.7 |- align="center" bgcolor="" | || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 7 || 0 || 6.4 || .500 || . || . || 1.3 || 1.0 || .3 || .3 || 1.1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 7 || 0 || 24.7 || .448 || .333 || .917 || 3.1 || 4.3 || .7 || .1 || 18.1 |- align="center" bgcolor="" | || 6 || 0 || 2.0 || .167 || . || . || 0.7 || 0.3 || .0 || .0 || 0.3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 7 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 7 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 38.7 || .477 || .000 || .769 || 4.4 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 4.6 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 2.1 || .6 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 22.3 |- align="center" bgcolor="" | || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 7 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 7 || 27.3 || .500 || . || .700 || 6.9 || 4.3 || .9 || .4 || 9.7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | || 4 || 0 || 5.0 || .714† || . || .667 || 1.3 || 0.3 || .3 || .0 || 3.0 |- align="center" bgcolor="" | || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 7 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 7 || 34.7 || .427 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | .364 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | .938^ || 3.1 || 4.0 || 1.0 || .1 || 13.6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 7 || 0 || 18.3 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | .610† || . || .500 || 4.6 || 1.0 || 1.4 || 1.6 || 7.7 |- align="center" bgcolor="" | || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 7 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 7 || 30.4 || .563 || . || .300 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 7.6 || 2.7 || .7 || .1 || 13.3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 7 || 0 || 18.1 || .438 || .000 || .500 || 2.3 || 2.0 || 1.1 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 1.9 || 4.6 |}

† – Minimum 20 field goals made.

^ – Minimum 10 free throws made.

Transactions

Trades

October 1, 1981To **Chicago Bulls**To **Phoenix Suns**

Free agents

Additions

DatePlayerContractOld Team
June 19, 1981Alvin ScottRe-signed to four-year contractPhoenix Suns
October 26, 1981John McCulloughUndisclosed

Subtractions

DatePlayerReason leftNew team
June 18, 1981Mike NilesWaived
December 18, 1981John McCulloughWaivedBillings Volcanos (CBA)

References

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