NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1981–82 NBA season was Indiana's sixth season in the NBA and 15th season as a franchise.[1]
Offseason
Draft picks
Roster
1981-82 Indiana Pacers roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Nat.
Name
Ht.
Wt.
From
F
42
Bantom, Mike
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1951–12–3
Saint Joseph's
G
10
Buse, Don
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1950–8–10
Evansville
G
12
Carter, Butch
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1958–6–11
Indiana
G
16
Davis, Johnny
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1955–10–21
Dayton
F/C
45
Johnson, Clemon
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1956–09–12
Florida A&M
F
24
Johnson, George
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1956–12–8
St. John's
G/F
25
Knight, Billy
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1952–06–9
Pittsburgh
F
30
McGinnis, George
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1950-08-12
Indiana
F
55
Orr, Louis
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1958–05–7
Syracuse
F/C
26
Owens, Tom
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1949–06–28
South Carolina
G
14
Sichting, Jerry
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
168 lb (76 kg)
1956–11–29
Purdue
G
11
Townsend, Raymond
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1955–12–20
UCLA
F/C
32
Williams, Herb
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
242 lb (110 kg)
1958–02–16
Ohio State
Head coach
Legend
(C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Roster Last transaction: 2012–10–10
Regular season
Season standings
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
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
Regular season
1981–82 game log Total: 35–47 (Home: 25–16; Road: 10–31)
October: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
November: 6–8 (home: 3–2; road: 3–6)
December: 8–6 (home: 6–3; road: 2–3)
January: 3–10 (home: 2–3; road: 1–7)
February: 8–7 (home: 7–3; road: 1–4)
March: 6–9 (home: 4–3; road: 2–6)
April: 2–7 (home: 2–2; road: 0–5)
1981–82 schedule
Player statistics
Season
Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Johnny Davis
82
70
32.5
46.7
18.5
79.9
2.2
4.2
0.9
0.1
17.0
Billy Knight
81
19
22.3
49.5
28.1
82.6
3.2
1.5
0.8
0.2
12.3
Mike Bantom
39
37
26.6
43.8
33.3
66.0
5.5
1.7
1.0
0.6
11.7
Herb Williams
82
75
27.8
47.7
28.6
67.0
7.4
1.7
0.6
2.2
11.5
Louis Orr
80
41
24.4
49.7
12.5
79.9
4.1
1.7
0.7
0.3
11.5
Tom Owens
74
40
21.6
47.0
50.0
80.1
5.0
1.7
0.6
0.5
10.5
Don Buse
82
78
30.8
45.5
38.6
81.3
2.7
5.0
2.0
0.3
9.7
Clemon Johnson
79
42
25.1
48.7
0.0
65.1
7.2
1.6
0.8
1.4
9.5
Butch Carter
75
0
13.8
46.8
32.0
82.9
1.1
0.8
0.5
0.1
5.9
George Johnson
59
4
12.2
41.2
0.0
75.0
3.7
0.7
0.6
0.4
5.1
George McGinnis
76
4
17.6
37.3
0.0
45.3
5.2
2.7
1.3
0.4
4.7
Jerry Sichting
51
0
15.7
46.9
11.1
76.3
1.1
2.3
0.6
0.0
4.2
Raymond Townsend
14
0
6.8
26.8
22.2
55.0
0.9
0.7
0.2
0.0
2.5
Player Statistics Citation:[2]
Awards and records
Transactions
References
See also
Franchise Arenas Personnel G League affiliate Retired numbers
ABA championships Rivalries Culture and lore
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