NBA professional basketball team season
The 1982–83 NBA season was the Spurs' seventh season in the NBA and 16th season as a franchise.[1]
Draft picks
Roster
1982–83 San Antonio Spurs roster
Players
|
Coaches
|
Pos.
|
No.
|
Name
|
Height
|
Weight
|
DOB
|
From
|
PF
|
20
|
Banks, Gene
|
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
|
215 lb (98 kg)
|
1959-05-15
|
Duke
|
PG
|
10
|
Dunleavy, Mike
|
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
|
180 lb (82 kg)
|
1954-03-21
|
South Carolina
|
G/F
|
44
|
Gervin, George
|
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
|
180 lb (82 kg)
|
1952-04-27
|
Eastern Michigan
|
C
|
53
|
Gilmore, Artis
|
7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
|
240 lb (109 kg)
|
1949-09-21
|
Jacksonville
|
PF
|
30
|
Griffin, Paul
|
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
|
205 lb (93 kg)
|
1954-01-20
|
Western Michigan
|
PF
|
42
|
Jones, Edgar
|
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
|
225 lb (102 kg)
|
1956-06-17
|
Nevada
|
SF
|
34
|
Mitchell, Mike
|
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
|
215 lb (98 kg)
|
1956-01-01
|
Auburn
|
PG
|
00
|
Moore, Johnny
|
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
|
175 lb (79 kg)
|
1958-03-03
|
Texas
|
C
|
5
|
Paultz, Billy
|
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
|
235 lb (107 kg)
|
1948-07-30
|
St. John's
|
SG
|
21
|
Phegley, Roger
|
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
|
205 lb (93 kg)
|
1956-10-16
|
Bradley
|
SF
|
15
|
Rains, Ed
|
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
|
190 lb (86 kg)
|
1956-12-24
|
South Alabama
|
SG
|
1
|
Robinson, Oliver
|
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
|
180 lb (82 kg)
|
1960-03-13
|
UAB
|
SF
|
35
|
Sanders, Mike
|
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
|
210 lb (95 kg)
|
1960-05-07
|
UCLA
|
PG
|
9
|
Smith, Robert
|
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
|
165 lb (75 kg)
|
1955-03-10
|
UNLV
|
|
- Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
- Injured
Roster Last transaction: April 7, 1983
|
Regular season
Season standings
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1982-83 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 |
5–1 |
6–0 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
3–3 |
0–2 |
2–0 |
6–0 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
1–4 |
2–4 |
3–2 |
2–4 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
4–2
|
Boston
|
5–1 |
— |
3–2 |
5–1 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
3–3 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
4–1 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
3–3 |
5–1 |
3–3 |
3–3 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
3–3
|
Chicago
|
1–5 |
2–3 |
— |
5–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
2–4 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
4–2 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
1–5 |
2–4 |
1–4 |
1–5 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
1–5
|
Cleveland
|
0–6 |
1–5 |
1–5 |
— |
2–0 |
0–2 |
1–5 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
5–1 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–5 |
0–6 |
1–5 |
0–5 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
3–2
|
Dallas
|
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
— |
3–3 |
2–0 |
3–2 |
5–1 |
2–0 |
3–3 |
2–3 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
2–3 |
3–2 |
2–4 |
5–0 |
2–3 |
2–4 |
0–2
|
Denver
|
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
3–3 |
— |
2–0 |
4–1 |
5–1 |
1–1 |
3–3 |
1–4 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
4–1 |
2–3 |
2–4 |
3–2 |
3–2 |
4–2 |
1–1
|
Detroit
|
3–3 |
3–3 |
4–2 |
5–1 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
— |
2–0 |
2–0 |
4–2 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
3–3 |
3–2 |
1–5 |
0–6 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
3–2
|
Golden State
|
2–0 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
2–3 |
1–4 |
0–2 |
— |
3–2 |
1–1 |
1–4 |
1–5 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
2–4 |
2–4 |
1–4 |
3–3 |
3–3 |
3–2 |
2–0
|
Houston
|
0–2 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–5 |
1–5 |
0–2 |
2–3 |
— |
2–0 |
1–5 |
0–5 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
0–5 |
0–5 |
1–5 |
2–3 |
1–4 |
0–6 |
1–1
|
Indiana
|
0–6 |
1–4 |
2–4 |
1–5 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
2–4 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
— |
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–5 |
0–6 |
3–3 |
1–4 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
1–5
|
Kansas City
|
2–0 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
3–3 |
3–3 |
2–0 |
4–1 |
5–1 |
1–1 |
— |
1–4 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–4 |
2–3 |
3–3 |
4–1 |
1–4 |
4–2 |
2–0
|
Los Angeles
|
2–0 |
0–2 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
3–2 |
4–1 |
2–0 |
5–1 |
5–0 |
2–0 |
4–1 |
— |
2–0 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
0–2 |
3–3 |
3–3 |
1–4 |
5–1 |
5–1 |
4–1 |
1–1
|
Milwaukee
|
4–1 |
3–3 |
5–1 |
5–1 |
2–0 |
0–2 |
3–3 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
5–1 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
— |
3–2 |
4–2 |
1–5 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
0–2 |
2–0 |
3–2
|
New Jersey
|
4–2 |
1–5 |
4–2 |
6–0 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
2–3 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
6–0 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
2–3 |
— |
4–2 |
3–3 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
3–2
|
New York
|
2–3 |
3–3 |
4–1 |
5–1 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
5–1 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
3–3 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
2–4 |
2–4 |
— |
1–5 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
4–2
|
Philadelphia
|
4–2 |
3–3 |
5–1 |
5–0 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
6–0 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
4–1 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
5–1 |
3–3 |
5–1 |
— |
2–0 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
4–2
|
Phoenix
|
1–1 |
0–2 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
3–2 |
1–4 |
1–1 |
4–2 |
5–0 |
1–1 |
4–1 |
3–3 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
0–2 |
— |
5–1 |
3–2 |
4–2 |
5–1 |
5–0 |
0–2
|
Portland
|
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
2–3 |
3–2 |
1–1 |
4–2 |
5–0 |
2–0 |
3–2 |
3–3 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
1–5 |
— |
2–3 |
5–1 |
3–3 |
3–2 |
1–1
|
San Antonio
|
2–0 |
0–2 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
4–2 |
4–2 |
1–1 |
4–1 |
5–1 |
2–0 |
3–3 |
4–1 |
0–2 |
2–0 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
2–3 |
3–2 |
— |
4–1 |
1–4 |
5–1 |
2–0
|
San Diego
|
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
0–5 |
2–3 |
1–1 |
3–3 |
3–2 |
1–1 |
1–4 |
1–5 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
0–2 |
2–4 |
1–5 |
1–4 |
— |
0–6 |
2–3 |
0–2
|
Seattle
|
1–1 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
3–2 |
2–3 |
2–0 |
3–3 |
4–1 |
1–1 |
4–1 |
1–5 |
2–0 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–5 |
3–3 |
4–1 |
6–0 |
— |
5–0 |
1–1
|
Utah
|
0–2 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
4–2 |
2–4 |
2–0 |
2–3 |
6–0 |
0–2 |
2–4 |
1–4 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
0–5 |
2–3 |
1–5 |
3–2 |
0–5 |
— |
0–2
|
Washington
|
2–4 |
3–3 |
5–1 |
2–3 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
2–3 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
5–1 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
3–3 |
3–3 |
2–4 |
2–4 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
—
|
Game log
Regular season
1982–83 game log Total: 53–29 (home: 31–10; road: 22–19)
|
October: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0) |
November: 10–6 (home: 6–2; road: 4–4) |
December: 9–6 (home: 4–3; road: 5–3) |
January: 9–6 (home: 5–2; road: 4–4) |
February: 6–5 (home: 4–2; road: 2–3) |
March: 10–4 (home: 7–0; road: 3–4) |
April: 7–2 (home: 4–1; road: 3–1) |
1982–83 schedule
|
Playoffs
1983 playoff game log
|
Conference semifinals: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1) |
Conference finals: 2–4 (home: 0–3; road: 2–1) |
1983 schedule
|
Player statistics
Ragular season
Player
|
POS
|
GP
|
GS
|
MP
|
REB
|
AST
|
STL
|
BLK
|
PTS
|
MPG
|
RPG
|
APG
|
SPG
|
BPG
|
PPG
|
Artis Gilmore |
C
|
82 |
82 |
2,797 |
984 |
126 |
40 |
192 |
1,479 |
34.1 |
12.0 |
1.5 |
.5 |
2.3 |
18.0
|
Gene Banks |
PF
|
81 |
81 |
2,722 |
612 |
279 |
78 |
21 |
1,206 |
33.6 |
7.6 |
3.4 |
1.0 |
.3 |
14.9
|
Mike Mitchell |
SF
|
80 |
79 |
2,803 |
537 |
98 |
57 |
52 |
1,591 |
35.0 |
6.7 |
1.2 |
.7 |
.7 |
19.9
|
Mike Dunleavy Sr. |
PG
|
79 |
9 |
1,619 |
134 |
437 |
74 |
4 |
613 |
20.5 |
1.7 |
5.5 |
.9 |
.1 |
7.8
|
George Gervin |
SG
|
78 |
78 |
2,830 |
357 |
264 |
88 |
67 |
2,043 |
36.3 |
4.6 |
3.4 |
1.1 |
.9 |
26.2
|
Johnny Moore |
PG
|
77 |
73 |
2,552 |
277 |
753 |
194 |
32 |
941 |
33.1 |
3.6 |
9.8 |
2.5 |
.4 |
12.2
|
Roger Phegley |
SG
|
62 |
4 |
599 |
84 |
60 |
30 |
8 |
286 |
9.7 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
.5 |
.1 |
4.6
|
Paul Griffin |
PF
|
53 |
0 |
956 |
216 |
86 |
33 |
25 |
173 |
18.0 |
4.1 |
1.6 |
.6 |
.5 |
3.3
|
Bill Willoughby† |
SF
|
52 |
0 |
1,062 |
190 |
56 |
24 |
16 |
319 |
20.4 |
3.7 |
1.1 |
.5 |
.3 |
6.1
|
Oliver Robinson |
SG
|
35 |
0 |
147 |
17 |
21 |
4 |
2 |
101 |
4.2 |
.5 |
.6 |
.1 |
.1 |
2.9
|
Ed Rains |
SF
|
34 |
1 |
292 |
44 |
22 |
10 |
1 |
95 |
8.6 |
1.3 |
.6 |
.3 |
.0 |
2.8
|
Edgar Jones† |
PF
|
28 |
3 |
622 |
177 |
20 |
14 |
31 |
268 |
22.2 |
6.3 |
.7 |
.5 |
1.1 |
9.6
|
Mike Sanders |
SF
|
26 |
0 |
393 |
94 |
19 |
18 |
6 |
183 |
15.1 |
3.6 |
.7 |
.7 |
.2 |
7.0
|
Geoff Crompton |
C
|
14 |
0 |
148 |
48 |
7 |
3 |
5 |
31 |
10.6 |
3.4 |
.5 |
.2 |
.4 |
2.2
|
Coby Dietrick |
C
|
8 |
0 |
34 |
8 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4.3 |
1.0 |
.8 |
.1 |
.0 |
.3
|
Billy Paultz† |
C
|
7 |
0 |
125 |
33 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
25 |
17.9 |
4.7 |
.6 |
.7 |
.9 |
3.6
|
Jim Johnstone† |
C
|
7 |
0 |
54 |
16 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
7.7 |
2.3 |
.1 |
.1 |
.1 |
1.0
|
Robert Smith† |
PG
|
7 |
0 |
25 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
3.6 |
.4 |
.3 |
.1 |
.0 |
1.7
|
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Spurs only.
Playoffs
Player
|
POS
|
GP
|
GS
|
MP
|
REB
|
AST
|
STL
|
BLK
|
PTS
|
MPG
|
RPG
|
APG
|
SPG
|
BPG
|
PPG
|
George Gervin |
SG
|
11 |
|
437 |
74 |
37 |
12 |
4 |
277 |
39.7 |
6.7 |
3.4 |
1.1 |
.4 |
25.2
|
Mike Mitchell |
SF
|
11 |
|
422 |
105 |
12 |
7 |
19 |
230 |
38.4 |
9.5 |
1.1 |
.6 |
1.7 |
20.9
|
Johnny Moore |
PG
|
11 |
|
414 |
47 |
161 |
28 |
3 |
247 |
37.6 |
4.3 |
14.6 |
2.5 |
.3 |
22.5
|
Artis Gilmore |
C
|
11 |
|
401 |
142 |
18 |
9 |
34 |
184 |
36.5 |
12.9 |
1.6 |
.8 |
3.1 |
16.7
|
Gene Banks |
PF
|
11 |
|
398 |
76 |
50 |
11 |
1 |
175 |
36.2 |
6.9 |
4.5 |
1.0 |
.1 |
15.9
|
Edgar Jones |
PF
|
11 |
|
193 |
53 |
17 |
6 |
14 |
75 |
17.5 |
4.8 |
1.5 |
.5 |
1.3 |
6.8
|
Mike Dunleavy Sr. |
PG
|
11 |
|
174 |
13 |
49 |
9 |
1 |
61 |
15.8 |
1.2 |
4.5 |
.8 |
.1 |
5.5
|
Billy Paultz |
C
|
11 |
|
133 |
32 |
11 |
4 |
2 |
30 |
12.1 |
2.9 |
1.0 |
.4 |
.2 |
2.7
|
Roger Phegley |
SG
|
8 |
|
38 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
4.8 |
1.0 |
.1 |
.0 |
.0 |
3.0
|
Mike Sanders |
SF
|
6 |
|
25 |
9 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
4.2 |
1.5 |
.7 |
.0 |
.0 |
2.3
|
Robert Smith |
PG
|
6 |
|
19 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
3.2 |
.8 |
1.0 |
.2 |
.0 |
1.7
|
Ed Rains |
SF
|
3 |
|
11 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3.7 |
.3 |
.3 |
.0 |
.0 |
1.3
|
Awards and records
Transactions
References
See also
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