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NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season
1981–82 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coachKevin Loughery
General managerStan Kasten
Owner(s)Ted Turner
ArenaThe Omni
Results
Record42–40 (.512)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to 76ers 0–2)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioWSB
< 1980–81 1982–83 >

The 1981–82 NBA season was the Hawks' 33rd season in the NBA and 14th season in Atlanta.

Draft picks

Main article: 1981 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 4 Al Wood SF/SG  United States North Carolina
2 38 Clyde Bradshaw  United States DePaul
3 52 Rudy Macklin SF/SG  United States Louisiana State
4 75 Kevin Figaro  United States Louisiana-Lafayette
5 98 Steve Krafscisin  United States Iowa
6 121 Darryl Warwick  United States Hampton
7 144 Kevin Vesey  United States Iona
8 167 Gilbert Salinas  Mexico
 United States		 Notre Dame
9 189 Howard Thompkins  United States Wagner
10 209 Mike Frazier  United States Georgetown

Roster

1981–82 Atlanta Hawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 22 Drew, John 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Gardner–Webb
G 34 Glenn, Mike 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Southern Illinois
C 10 Hawes, Steve 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Washington
G 3 Johnson, Eddie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Auburn
SF 40 Macklin, Rudy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) LSU
G 1 Matthews, Wes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Wisconsin
G 33 McElroy, Jim 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Central Michigan
C 54 McMillen, Tom 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Maryland
C 30 Rollins, Tree 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Clemson
F 32 Roundfield, Dan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Central Michigan
PG 2 Sparrow, Rory 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Villanova
G 20 Williams, Freeman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Portland State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 55 27 .671 – 31–10 24–17 24–6
x-Atlanta Hawks 42 40 .512 13.0 24–17 18–23 15–14
Detroit Pistons 39 43 .476 16.0 23–18 16–25 19–11
Indiana Pacers 35 47 .427 20.0 25–16 10–31 14–16
Chicago Bulls 34 48 .415 21.0 22–19 12–29 12–17
Cleveland Cavaliers 15 67 .183 40.0 9–32 6–35 5–25
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics 63 19 .768 –
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks 55 27 .671 8
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers 58 24 .707 5
4 x-New Jersey Nets 44 38 .537 19
5 x-Washington Bullets 43 39 .524 20
6 x-Atlanta Hawks 42 40 .512 21
7 Detroit Pistons 39 43 .476 24
8 Indiana Pacers 35 47 .427 28
9 Chicago Bulls 34 48 .415 29
10 New York Knicks 33 49 .402 30
11 Cleveland Cavaliers 15 67 .183 48
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: 42–40 (home: 24–17; road: 18–23)
October: 0–1 (home: 0–1; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 31 Philadelphia
November: 8–4 (home: 4–3; road: 4–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 November 6 @ Philadelphia
13 November 28 Boston
December: 4–11 (home: 2–4; road: 2–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
14 December 1 Philadelphia
19 December 11 @ Boston
20 December 12 Boston
24 December 20 @ Los Angeles
26 December 26 @ San Antonio
January: 7–6 (home: 4–2; road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
33 January 13 @ Boston
34 January 15 @ Philadelphia
38 January 22 San Antonio
February: 5–8 (home: 1–5; road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
45 February 9 Los Angeles
March: 12–5 (home: 8–1; road: 4–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
56 March 5 @ Philadelphia
63 March 17 @ Boston
April: 6–5 (home: 5–1; road: 1–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
73 April 2 Boston
77 April 9 Philadelphia
1981–82 schedule

Playoffs

1982 playoff game log
First round: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 21 @ Philadelphia L 76–111 John Drew (18) Dan Roundfield (11) Rory Sparrow (8) Spectrum
11,250 		1–0
2 April 23 Philadelphia W 95–98 (OT) Dan Roundfield (29) Dan Roundfield (11) Eddie Johnson (4) Omni Coliseum
8,703 		2–0
1982 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

Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Dan Roundfield 61 58 36.3 46.6 20.0 76.0 11.8 2.7 1.0 1.5 18.6
John Drew 70 51 29.1 48.6 33.3 74.1 5.4 1.4 0.9 0.0 18.5
Eddie Johnson 68 57 34.0 45.0 23.3 76.4 2.8 5.3 1.5 0.2 17.8
Rory Sparrow 82 82 31.8 50.1 6.7 83.8 2.7 5.2 1.1 0.2 10.5
Tom McMillen 73 23 24.5 50.9 33.3 82.4 4.6 1.8 0.3 0.3 9.9
Steve Hawes 49 42 26.9 48.1 40.0 76.2 6.5 2.9 0.7 0.7 9.3
Charlie Criss 27 0 20.4 40.0 25.0 89.0 1.4 2.8 0.9 0.1 8.7
Mike Glenn 49 0 17.0 54.3 50.0 88.1 1.2 1.8 0.5 0.1 7.7
Rudy Macklin 79 32 19.2 43.4 0.0 77.5 3.3 0.6 0.5 0.3 7.0
Wes Matthews 47 5 17.8 44.0 25.0 75.9 1.2 3.0 1.1 0.0 6.9
Jim McElroy 20 17 17.5 41.6 20.0 80.6 0.9 2.0 0.4 0.2 6.7
Tree Rollins 79 39 25.5 58.4 0.0 61.2 7.7 0.7 0.4 2.8 6.1
Al Wood 19 0 12.5 34.3 0.0 71.4 2.3 0.6 0.5 0.1 4.8
Freeman Williams 23 0 8.2 38.2 20.0 84.6 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.0 4.8
Sam Pellom 69 4 15.0 45.4 0.0 77.2 3.3 0.4 0.4 0.7 4.2
Craig Shelton 4 0 5.3 33.3 0.0 50.0 0.8 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.3

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Dan Roundfield 2 42.5 47.2 0.0 57.1 11.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 21.0
John Drew 2 29.5 36.4 0.0 58.3 5.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 11.5
Eddie Johnson 2 33.5 34.6 0.0 100.0 3.0 4.5 0.0 0.5 11.0
Tom McMillen 2 23.5 61.5 0.0 66.7 3.5 0.5 1.5 0.0 10.0
Rory Sparrow 2 34.5 41.7 0.0 100.0 4.0 5.5 1.0 0.0 7.0
Rudy Macklin 2 15.0 50.0 0.0 100.0 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 7.0
Steve Hawes 1 12.0 40.0 0.0 75.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.0
Mike Glenn 2 17.5 71.4 0.0 100.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.0 6.0
Wes Matthews 2 14.0 20.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.5 4.0
Tree Rollins 2 32.5 33.3 0.0 75.0 4.0 1.0 0.0 3.0 3.5
Sam Pellom 1 4.0 33.3 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
Freeman Williams 1 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

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Awards and records

Transactions

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References

  1. 1981-82 Atlanta Hawks
  2. "1981-82 Atlanta Hawks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 18, 2021.

See also

1981–82 NBA season
Eastern
Atlantic
Central
Western
Midwest
Pacific
Atlanta Hawks
  • Founded in 1946
  • Formerly the Buffalo Bisons (1946) and the Tri-Cities Blackhawks (1946–1951); played in Milwaukee (1951–1955) and St. Louis (1955–1968)
  • Based in Atlanta, Georgia
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Arenas
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Owner(s)
Tony Ressler
Jami Gertz
Grant Hill
Sara Blakely
Jesse Itzler
Steven Price
Rick Schnall
General manager
Landry Fields
Head coach
Quin Snyder
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