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NBA professional basketball team season
The 1981–82 NBA season was the Clippers' 12th season in the NBA and their fourth season in the city of San Diego.[1]
Donald Sterling took over control of the franchise during this season, beginning what would be a 33-year stewardship.
Draft picks[edit]
San Diego Clippers 1981-1982 roster
|
Players |
Coaches
|
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
From
|
G
|
15
|
Brogan, Jim
|
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
|
180 lb (82 kg)
|
|
West Virginia Wesleyan
|
F
|
7
|
Brooks, Michael
|
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
|
220 lb (100 kg)
|
|
La Salle
|
F
|
23
|
Bryant, Joe
|
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
|
185 lb (84 kg)
|
|
La Salle
|
F
|
22
|
Chambers, Tom
|
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
|
225 lb (102 kg)
|
|
Utah
|
G
|
1
|
Criss, Charlie
|
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
|
165 lb (75 kg)
|
|
New Mexico State
|
G
|
42
|
Davis, Ron
|
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
|
198 lb (90 kg)
|
|
Washington State
|
G
|
13
|
Douglas, John
|
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
|
180 lb (82 kg)
|
|
Kansas
|
G
|
24
|
Hill, Armond
|
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
|
190 lb (86 kg)
|
|
Princeton
|
F
|
34
|
Lee, Rock
|
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
|
220 lb (100 kg)
|
|
San Diego State
|
C
|
31
|
Nater, Swen
|
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
|
240 lb (109 kg)
|
|
UCLA
|
F
|
30
|
Smith, Jim
|
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
|
225 lb (102 kg)
|
|
Ohio State
|
G
|
11
|
Smith, Phil
|
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
|
197 lb (89 kg)
|
|
San Francisco
|
G
|
14
|
Taylor, Brian
|
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
|
185 lb (84 kg)
|
|
Princeton
|
C
|
33
|
Whitehead, Jerome
|
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
|
220 lb (100 kg)
|
|
Marquette
|
F
|
21
|
Wiley, Michael
|
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
|
235 lb (107 kg)
|
|
Long Beach State
|
C
|
32
|
Walton, Bill
|
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
|
235 lb (107 kg)
|
|
UCLA
|
G
|
20
|
Williams, Freeman
|
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
|
185 lb (84 kg)
|
|
Portland State
|
G
|
4
|
Wood, Al
|
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
|
193 lb (88 kg)
|
|
North Carolina
|
|
- Head coach
- Legend
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
Injured
|
Roster Notes[edit]
- Center Bill Walton missed the entire season again due to another left foot injury.
- This is Jerome Whitehead's second tour of duty with the Clippers. He previously played with the team during the 1978–79 season.
- Guard Armond Hill is currently an assistant coach with the franchise since 2013.
Regular season[edit]
Season standings[edit]
Notes
- z, y – division champions
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents[edit]
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[edit]
Player statistics[edit]
Player
|
GP
|
GS
|
MPG
|
FG%
|
3FG%
|
FT%
|
RPG
|
APG
|
SPG
|
BPG
|
PPG
|
Jim Brogan
|
63 |
19 |
16.3 |
.453 |
.281 |
.726 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
6.3
|
Michael Brooks
|
82 |
73 |
33.5 |
.504 |
.000 |
.757 |
7.6 |
2.9 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
15.6
|
Joe Bryant
|
75 |
49 |
26.5 |
.486 |
.267 |
.785 |
3.7 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
11.8
|
Tom Chambers
|
81 |
58 |
33.1 |
.525 |
.000 |
.620 |
6.9 |
1.8 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
17.2
|
Charlie Criss
|
28 |
20 |
30.0 |
.479 |
.381 |
.884 |
1.6 |
4.0 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
12.9
|
Ron Davis
|
7 |
0 |
9.6 |
.400 |
|
.500 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
3.3
|
John Douglas
|
64 |
9 |
16.1 |
.465 |
.305 |
.657 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
7.0
|
Armond Hill
|
19 |
14 |
25.3 |
.382 |
.000 |
.688 |
1.4 |
4.3 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
4.7
|
Rock Lee
|
2 |
0 |
5.0 |
.500 |
|
.000 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0
|
Swen Nater
|
21 |
7 |
27.4 |
.577 |
1.000 |
.747 |
9.1 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
12.5
|
Jim Smith
|
72 |
3 |
11.9 |
.509 |
|
.459 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
2.9
|
Phil Smith
|
48 |
39 |
30.1 |
.440 |
.208 |
.732 |
2.4 |
4.9 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
13.2
|
Brian Taylor
|
41 |
40 |
31.1 |
.503 |
.365 |
.818 |
2.3 |
5.6 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
10.8
|
Jerome Whitehead
|
72 |
63 |
30.8 |
.559 |
|
.763 |
9.2 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
13.8
|
Michael Wiley
|
61 |
1 |
16.6 |
.565 |
.000 |
.695 |
3.0 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
8.3
|
Freeman Williams
|
37 |
10 |
21.8 |
.456 |
.324 |
.843 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
16.5
|
Al Wood
|
29 |
5 |
23.9 |
.518 |
.167 |
.802 |
3.1 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
12.5
|
Awards, records and milestones[edit]
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Transactions[edit]
The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1981–82 season.
Free agents[edit]
References[edit]
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