1981–82 New Jersey Nets season

The 1981–82 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 6th season in the NBA.[1] The Nets moved their home games from the Rutgers Athletic Center in Piscataway to the Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford.

1981–82 New Jersey Nets season
Head coachLarry Brown
ArenaBrendan Byrne Arena
Results
Record44–38 (.537)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Bullets 0–2)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Draft picks
Main article: 1981 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
13Buck WilliamsPF/C United StatesMaryland
110Albert KingSF/SG United StatesMaryland
118Ray TolbertPF United StatesIndiana
349David BurnsG United StatesSt. Louis
472Edmund SherodG United StatesVirginia Commonwealth
595Joe CooperC/PF United StatesColorado
6118Kevin Lynam United StatesLa Salle
7141Rod Robertson United StatesNorthwestern
8164Ken Webb United StatesFarleigh Dickinson
9186Rudy Williams United StatesProvidence
10206Vic Sison United StatesUCLA

Roster
Roster listing
New Jersey Nets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 33 Bailey, James 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Rutgers
G 10 Birdsong, Otis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Houston
G 12 Cook, Darwin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Portland
F/C 44 Elmore, Len 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Maryland
C 42 Gminski, Mike 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Duke
F 55 King, Albert 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Maryland
C 40 Lacey, Sam 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) New Mexico State
F 31 O'Koren, Mike 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 207 lb (94 kg) North Carolina
F 20 van Breda Kolff, Jan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Vanderbilt
G 1 Walker, Foots 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) West Georgia
F 52 Williams, Buck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Maryland
G 13 Williams, Ray 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Minnesota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics6319.768–35–628–1320–4
x-Philadelphia 76ers5824.7075.032–926–1516–8
x-New Jersey Nets4438.53719.025–1619–2212–12
x-Washington Bullets4339.52420.022–1921–207–17
New York Knicks3349.40230.019–2214–275–19
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics6319.768–
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks5527.6718
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers5824.7075
4 x-New Jersey Nets4438.53719
5 x-Washington Bullets4339.52420
6 x-Atlanta Hawks4240.51221
7 Detroit Pistons3943.47624
8 Indiana Pacers3547.42728
9 Chicago Bulls3448.41529
10 New York Knicks3349.40230
11 Cleveland Cavaliers1567.18348


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 —1–52–34–21–11–12–40–22–04–21–10–23–33–25–13–31–12–01–11–11–12–02–4
Boston 5–1—4–25–02–01–16–01–11–14–12–01–13–35–15–14–21–11–12–02–00–22–06–0
Chicago 3–22–4—5–11–11–10–60–21–13–31–12–01–52–43–21–50–21–11–12–01–11–12–4
Cleveland 2–40–51–5—2–00–21–51–11–11–51–10–20–60–60–60–50–21–10–21–10–22–01–5
Dallas 1–10–21–10–2—1–51–10–52–41–14–21–41–12–01–10–22–32–31–52–31–43–31–1
Denver 1–11–11–12–05–1—1–13–25–10–24–21–41–11–11–11–12–32–32–45–02–33–32–0
Detroit 4–20–66–05–11–11–1—2–02–02–42–00–22–42–43–32–30–20–20–22–01–11–11–4
Golden State 2–01–12–01–15–02–30–2—1–42–03–23–32–01–11–10–24–22–43–25–11–53–21–1
Houston 0–21–11–11–14–21–50–24–1—2–03–31–41–11–11–11–13–24–13–34–12–36–02–0
Indiana 2–41–53–35–11–12–04–20–20–2—1–10–20–64–23–20–61–11–12–02–01–11–11–5
Kansas City 1–10–21–11–12–42–40–22–33–31–1—1–41–11–12–00–22–30–51–54–12–33–30–2
Los Angeles 2–01–10–22–04–14–12–03–34–12–04–1—0–21–10–21–14–25–12–35–14–25–02–0
Milwaukee 3–33–35–16–01–11–14–20–21–16–01–12–0—4–13–34–21–12–01–12–00–22–03–2
New Jersey 2–31–54–26–00–21–14–21–11–12–41–11–11–4—4–23–32–01–11–12–00–22–04–2
New York 1–51–52–36–01–11–13–31–11–12–30–22–03–32–4—1–50–21–10–22–00–22–01–5
Philadelphia 3–32–45–15–02–01–13–22–01–16–02–01–12–43–35–1—1–12–00–22–02–02–06–0
Phoenix 1–11–12–02–03–23–22–02–42–31–13–22–41–10–22–01–1—3–34–14–23–33–21–1
Portland 0–21–11–11–13–23–22–04–21–41–15–01–50–21–11–10–23–3—3–24–23–34–10–2
San Antonio 1–10–21–12–05–14–22–02–33–30–25–13–21–11–12–02–01–42–3—3–24–13–31–1
San Diego 1–10–20–21–13–20–50–21–51–40–21–41–50–20–20–20–22–42–42–3—1–51–40–2
Seattle 1–12–01–12–04–13–21–15–13–21–13–22–42–02–02–00–23–33–31–45–1—5–01–1
Utah 0–20–21–10–23–33–31–12–30–61–13–30–50–20–20–20–22–31–43–34–10–5—1–1
Washington 4–20–64–25–11–10–24–11–10–25–12–00–22–32–45–10–61–12–01–12–01–11–1—

Game log

Regular season
1981–82 game log
Total: 44–38 (Home: 25–16; Road: 19–22)
October: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
November: 3–10 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–9)
December: 8–6 (Home: 4–4; Road: 4–2)
January: 8–6 (Home: 3–2; Road: 5–4)
February: 10–5 (Home: 7–3; Road: 3–2)
March: 8–7 (Home: 5–3; Road: 3–4)
April: 7–2 (Home: 4–1; Road: 3–1)
1981–82 schedule

Playoffs
1982 playoff game log
Eastern Conference First Round: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
1982 schedule

Playoffs

East First Round

(4) New Jersey Nets vs. (5) Washington Bullets: Bullets win series 2-0

  • Game 1 @ New Jersey: Washington 96, New Jersey 83
  • Game 2 @ Washington: Washington 103, New Jersey 92

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Transactions
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gollark: Who would *pay* to run that?
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References
  1. 1981-82 New Jersey Nets

See also
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