NBA professional basketball team season
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
Roster
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
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
Season standings
Notes
z , y – division champions
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
Player statistics
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
Transactions
The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1981–82 season.
Trades
Free agents
References
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