1981–82 Indiana Pacers season

The 1981–82 NBA season was Indiana's sixth season in the NBA and 15th season as a franchise.[1]

1981–82 Indiana Pacers season
Head coachJack McKinney
ArenaMarket Square Arena
Results
Record35–47 (.427)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Central)
Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWTTV
RadioWIBC

Offseason

Draft picks
Main article: 1981 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 14 Herb Williams C  United States Ohio State
2 36 Ray Blume C  United States Oregon State
2 37 Al Leslie SG  United States Bucknell
3 60 Purvis Miller SF  United States USC

Roster
1981-82 Indiana Pacers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHt.Wt.From
F 42 Bantom, Mike 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1951–12–3 Saint Joseph's
G 10 Buse, Don 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1950–8–10 Evansville
G 12 Carter, Butch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1958–6–11 Indiana
G 16 Davis, Johnny 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1955–10–21 Dayton
F/C 45 Johnson, Clemon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1956–09–12 Florida A&M
F 24 Johnson, George  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1956–12–8 St. John's
G/F 25 Knight, Billy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1952–06–9 Pittsburgh
F 30 McGinnis, George 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1950-08-12 Indiana
F 55 Orr, Louis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1958–05–7 Syracuse
F/C 26 Owens, Tom 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1949–06–28 South Carolina
G 14 Sichting, Jerry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 1956–11–29 Purdue
G 11 Townsend, Raymond 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1955–12–20 UCLA
F/C 32 Williams, Herb 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 1958–02–16 Ohio State
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2012–10–10

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
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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: 35–47 (Home: 25–16; Road: 10–31)
October: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
November: 6–8 (home: 3–2; road: 3–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
3 November 4 @ Philadelphia L 99–107 Knight (21) Bantom (10) Buse (13) The Spectrum
11,257		 2–1
4 November 6 @ Boston L 94–111 Owens (16) Owens (7) Davis (5) Boston Garden
15,320		 2–2
9 November 15 @ Los Angeles L 123–124 (2OT) Owens (26) Knight (8) Buse,
Davis (7)		 The Forum
14,140		 4–5
15 November 27 Philadelphia L 112–124 (OT) Orr (24) C Johnson (14) McGinnis (5) Market Square Arena
15,613		 7–8
December: 8–6 (home: 6–3; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
17 December 1 Boston W 90–87 Davis (21) Williams (10) Davis,
Williams (4)		 Market Square Arena
12,634		 9–8
21 December 11 @ Milwaukee
23 December 15 Milwaukee
30 December 29 Milwaukee
January: 3–10 (home: 2–3; road: 1–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
37 January 15 Los Angeles L 92–97 Davis (18) Williams (16) Davis (6) Market Square Arena
11,029		 17–20
40 January 20 @ Boston L 103–112 Knight (20) Williams (9) Buse,
Davis,
C Johnson,
Orr (3)		 Boston Garden
15,320		 18–22
41 January 22 Philadelphia L 105–112 Williams (22) C Johnson (12) Davis (7) Market Square Arena
11,411		 18–23
42 January 23 @ San Antonio W 107–98 Davis (24) Orr (11) Buse (7) HemisFair Arena
10,236		 19–23
All-Star Break
February: 8–7 (home: 7–3; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
44 February 2 Boston L 105–109 Buse,
Orr (18)		 Williams (12) Buse (7) Market Square Arena
13,435		 19–25
48 February 9 @ Milwaukee
49 February 10 @ Philadelphia L 96–102 Knight (19) Knight (8) Buse (5) The Spectrum
9,292		 20–29
52 February 17 Milwaukee
57 February 26 San Antonio W 108–100 Buse (23) Owens (9) Buse (10) Market Square Arena
8,372		 26–31
March: 6–9 (home: 4–3; road: 2–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
63 March 10 @ Boston L 100–121 C Johnson (20) C Johnson (11) Buse (6) Boston Garden
15,320		 29–34
67 March 19 @ Philadelphia L 95–112 Knight (22) C Johnson (18) Buse (6) The Spectrum
12,522		 30–37
April: 2–7 (home: 2–2; road: 0–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
75 April 4 @ Milwaukee
79 April 13 Philadelphia L 89–93 Davis (23) Knight (10) McGinnis (7) Market Square Arena
6,643		 34–45
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

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Johnny Davis 82 70 32.5 46.7 18.5 79.9 2.2 4.2 0.9 0.1 17.0
Billy Knight 81 19 22.3 49.5 28.1 82.6 3.2 1.5 0.8 0.2 12.3
Mike Bantom 39 37 26.6 43.8 33.3 66.0 5.5 1.7 1.0 0.6 11.7
Herb Williams 82 75 27.8 47.7 28.6 67.0 7.4 1.7 0.6 2.2 11.5
Louis Orr 80 41 24.4 49.7 12.5 79.9 4.1 1.7 0.7 0.3 11.5
Tom Owens 74 40 21.6 47.0 50.0 80.1 5.0 1.7 0.6 0.5 10.5
Don Buse 82 78 30.8 45.5 38.6 81.3 2.7 5.0 2.0 0.3 9.7
Clemon Johnson 79 42 25.1 48.7 0.0 65.1 7.2 1.6 0.8 1.4 9.5
Butch Carter 75 0 13.8 46.8 32.0 82.9 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.1 5.9
George Johnson 59 4 12.2 41.2 0.0 75.0 3.7 0.7 0.6 0.4 5.1
George McGinnis 76 4 17.6 37.3 0.0 45.3 5.2 2.7 1.3 0.4 4.7
Jerry Sichting 51 0 15.7 46.9 11.1 76.3 1.1 2.3 0.6 0.0 4.2
Raymond Townsend 14 0 6.8 26.8 22.2 55.0 0.9 0.7 0.2 0.0 2.5

Player Statistics Citation:[2]

References
  1. 1981-82 Indiana Pacers
  2. "1981-82 Indiana Pacers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 24, 2021.

See also
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