1981–82 Detroit Pistons season

The 1981-82 NBA season was the Pistons' 34th season in the NBA and 25th season in the city of Detroit.[1]

1981–82 Detroit Pistons season
Head coachScotty Robertson
General managerJack McCloskey
OwnersWilliam Davidson
ArenaPontiac Silverdome
Results
Record39–43 (.476)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Central)
Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Draft picks
Main article: 1981 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
12Isiah ThomasPG United StatesIndiana
112Kelly TripuckaSF/SG United StatesNotre Dame
471John May United StatesSouth Alabama
489Don Koonce United StatesNorth Carolina-Charlotte
594George DeVone United StatesNorth Carolina-Charlotte
6117Vince Brookins United StatesIowa
7140Greg Nance United StatesWest Virginia
8163Joe Schoen United StatesSaint Francis
9185Eddie Baker United StatesAlcorn State
10205Melvin Maxwell United StatesWestern Michigan

Roster
Roster listing
Detroit Pistons roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 54 Benson, Kent 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Indiana
F 32 Carr, Kenny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) North Carolina State
SG 24 Hardy, Alan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Michigan
C 52 Hayes, Steve 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Idaho State
SG 10 Johnson, Vinnie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Baylor
F 42 Jones, Edgar 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Nevada
F 22 Judkins, Jeff 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Utah
C 40 Laimbeer, Bill 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Notre Dame
G 30 Lee, Ron 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Oregon
SG 25 Long, John 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Detroit
PG 11 Thomas, Isiah 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Indiana
F 7 Tripucka, Kelly 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Notre Dame
G/F 41 Tyler, Terry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Detroit
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks5527.671–31–1024–1724–6
x-Atlanta Hawks4240.51213.024–1718–2315–14
Detroit Pistons3943.47616.023–1816–2519–11
Indiana Pacers3547.42720.025–1610–3114–16
Chicago Bulls3448.41521.022–1912–2912–17
Cleveland Cavaliers1567.18340.09–326–355–25
# 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: 39–43 (Home: 23–18; Road: 16–25)
October: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
November: 6–7 (Home: 4–3; Road: 2–4)
December: 5–10 (Home: 2–3; Road: 3–7)
January: 5–9 (Home: 2–4; Road: 3–5)
February: 7–6 (Home: 5–3; Road: 2–3)
March: 9–7 (Home: 5–2; Road: 4–5)
April: 5–4 (Home: 4–3; Road: 1–1)
1981–82 schedule

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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Kent Benson 75 72 32.9 .505 .273 .804 8.7 2.1 .88 1.30 12.5
Kenny Carr 28 6 15.9 .458 .000 .646 4.9 .8 .21 .21 7.4
Glenn Hagan 4 0 6.3 .429 .000 1.000 1.0 2.0 .33 .00 1.8
Alan Hardy 38 0 8.2 .456 .000 .621 0.9 .5 .24 .11 3.7
Steve Hayes 26 0 15.8 .495 .000 .610 3.8 .9 .12 .69 4.5
Phil Hubbard 52 38 21.2 .505 .000 .650 5.2 1.3 .73 .31 10.0
Vinnie Johnson 67 15 17.8 .493 .273 .754 2.1 2.4 .75 .34 7.7
Edgar Jones 48 19 16.7 .548 .500 .698 4.3 .8 .58 1.92 7.8
Jeff Judkins 30 0 8.4 .383 .100 .615 1.1 .5 .20 .67 2.6
Greg Kesler 11 0 16.6 .407 .000 .659 3.5 1.1 .45 .64 8.8
Bill Laimbeer 30 30 31.2 .516 .143 .813 11.3 1.8 .57 1.13 12.8
Ron Lee 81 7 18.1 .358 .305 .706 1.9 3.9 1.43 .25 3.4
John Long 69 66 32.0 .492 .133 .865 3.7 2.1 .94 .36 21.9
Paul Mokeski 39 3 13.4 .441 .000 .758 3.1 .6 .33 .59 3.2
Isiah Thomas 72 72 33.8 .424 .288 .704 2.9 7.8 2.08 .24 17.0
Kelly Tripucka 82 82 37.5 .496 .227 .797 5.4 3.3 1.09 .25 21.6
Terry Tyler 82 0 24.3 .523 .250 .740 6.0 5.4 .94 1.95 9.9
Larry Wright 1 0 6.0 .000 .000 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0

Awards and records

References
  1. 1981-82 Detroit Pistons

See also
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