NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
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 [ edit ] 1982-83 Denver Nuggets roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From PG 20 Anderson, Dwight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) USC SG 23 Dunn, T.R. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Alabama SF 2 English, Alex 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 (DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Regular season [ edit ] Season standings [ edit ] Notes
z , y – division champions x – clinched playoff spot Record vs. opponents [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Regular season [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 1983 playoff game log First round: 2–1 (home: 1–0; road: 1–1)
Conference Semi-finals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
1983 schedule
Awards and records [ edit ] Player statistics [ edit ] Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Playoffs [ edit ] Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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