NBA professional basketball team season
1981β82 Houston Rockets season | |||
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Head coach | Del Harris | ||
Arena | The Summit | ||
Results | |||
Record | 46–36 (.561) | ||
Place | Division: 3rd (Midwest) Conference: 6th (Western) | ||
Playoff finish | West First Round (lostββto SuperSonics 1β2) | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
Local media | |||
Television | KHTV | ||
Radio | KTRH | ||
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The 1981β82 NBA season was the: Rockets' 15th season in theββNBA and 11th season in the city of Houston. The Rockets entered the season as runner-ups in the 1981 NBA Finals, having lostββto the Boston Celtics in six games.
In the "playoffs," the Rockets lost to the Seattle SuperSonics in three games in the First Round.
Draft picksβ»
Main article: 1981 NBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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2 | 45 | Ed Turner | SF | United States | Texas A&I |
4 | 81 | Larry Spriggs | SF | United States | Howard |
5 | 105 | Hasan Houston | United States | Bradley | |
6 | 127 | Fred Cowan | United States | Kentucky | |
7 | 151 | Joe Faine | United States | Bowling Green State | |
8 | 172 | Stanley Brewer | United States | West Georgia State |
Rosterβ»
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Regular seasonβ»
Season standingsβ»
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-San Antonio Spurs | 48 | 34 | .585 | β | 29β12 | 19β22 | 20β10 |
x-Denver Nuggets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 2.0 | 29β12 | 17β24 | 19β11 |
x-Houston Rockets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 2.0 | 25β16 | 21β20 | 17β13 |
Kansas City Kings | 30 | 52 | .366 | 18.0 | 23β18 | 7β34 | 11β19 |
Dallas Mavericks | 28 | 54 | .341 | 20.0 | 16β25 | 12β29 | 11β19 |
Utah Jazz | 25 | 57 | .305 | 23.0 | 18β23 | 7β34 | 9β21 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c-Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | β |
2 | y-San Antonio Spurs | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9 |
3 | x-Seattle SuperSonics | 52 | 30 | .634 | 5 |
4 | x-Denver Nuggets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 11 |
5 | x-Phoenix Suns | 46 | 36 | .561 | 11 |
6 | x-Houston Rockets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 11 |
7 | Golden State Warriors | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12 |
8 | Portland Trail Blazers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15 |
9 | Kansas City Kings | 30 | 52 | .366 | 27 |
10 | Dallas Mavericks | 28 | 54 | .341 | 29 |
11 | Utah Jazz | 25 | 57 | .305 | 32 |
12 | San Diego Clippers | 17 | 65 | .207 | 40 |
- z β clinched division title
- y β clinched division title
- x β clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponentsβ»
1981-82 NBA Records | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | β | 1β5 | 2β3 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 3β2 | 5β1 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β4 |
Boston | 5β1 | β | 4β2 | 5β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 6β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 5β1 | 5β1 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 6β0 |
Chicago | 3β2 | 2β4 | β | 5β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β6 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 3β2 | 1β5 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β4 |
Cleveland | 2β4 | 0β5 | 1β5 | β | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β6 | 0β6 | 0β6 | 0β5 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β5 |
Dallas | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | β | 1β5 | 1β1 | 0β5 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 2β3 | 1β5 | 2β3 | 1β4 | 3β3 | 1β1 |
Denver | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 5β1 | β | 1β1 | 3β2 | 5β1 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 2β3 | 2β4 | 5β0 | 2β3 | 3β3 | 2β0 |
Detroit | 4β2 | 0β6 | 6β0 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β4 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β4 |
Golden State | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 5β0 | 2β3 | 0β2 | β | 1β4 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 2β4 | 3β2 | 5β1 | 1β5 | 3β2 | 1β1 |
Houston | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 1β5 | 0β2 | 4β1 | β | 2β0 | 3β3 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 4β1 | 3β3 | 4β1 | 2β3 | 6β0 | 2β0 |
Indiana | 2β4 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | β | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β6 | 4β2 | 3β2 | 0β6 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β5 |
Kansas City | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 3β3 | 1β1 | β | 1β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 0β5 | 1β5 | 4β1 | 2β3 | 3β3 | 0β2 |
Los Angeles | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 4β1 | β | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 2β3 | 5β1 | 4β2 | 5β0 | 2β0 |
Milwaukee | 3β3 | 3β3 | 5β1 | 6β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 6β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | β | 4β1 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β2 |
New Jersey | 2β3 | 1β5 | 4β2 | 6β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β4 | β | 4β2 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 4β2 |
New York | 1β5 | 1β5 | 2β3 | 6β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 2β4 | β | 1β5 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β5 |
Philadelphia | 3β3 | 2β4 | 5β1 | 5β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 6β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 5β1 | β | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 6β0 |
Phoenix | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 2β4 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | β | 3β3 | 4β1 | 4β2 | 3β3 | 3β2 | 1β1 |
Portland | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 5β0 | 1β5 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β3 | β | 3β2 | 4β2 | 3β3 | 4β1 | 0β2 |
San Antonio | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 2β3 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 5β1 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β4 | 2β3 | β | 3β2 | 4β1 | 3β3 | 1β1 |
San Diego | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 0β5 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 1β4 | 1β5 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 2β3 | β | 1β5 | 1β4 | 0β2 |
Seattle | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β4 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 1β4 | 5β1 | β | 5β0 | 1β1 |
Utah | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 0β6 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 0β5 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 1β4 | 3β3 | 4β1 | 0β5 | β | 1β1 |
Washington | 4β2 | 0β6 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 5β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 2β4 | 5β1 | 0β6 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β |
Game logβ»
Regular seasonβ»
1981β82 game log Total: 46β36 (home: 25β16; road: 21β20) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 1β1 (home: 0β0; road: 1β1)
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November: 5β10 (home: 2β4; road: 3β6)
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December: 6β7 (home: 4β4; road: 2β3)
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January: 9β4 (home: 6β2; road: 3β2)
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February: 11β3 (home: 6β0; road: 5β3)
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March: 9β7 (home: 3β5; road: 6β2)
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April: 5β4 (home: 4β1; road: 1β3)
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1981β82 schedule |
Playoffsβ»
1982 playoff game log | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 1β2 (home: 1β0; road: 0β2)
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1982 schedule |
Player statisticsβ»
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 |
Seasonβ»
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Mike Dunleavy | |||||||||||
Calvin Garrett | |||||||||||
Elvin Hayes | |||||||||||
Tom Henderson | |||||||||||
Major Jones | |||||||||||
Allen Leavell | |||||||||||
Moses Malone | |||||||||||
Calvin Murphy | |||||||||||
Jawann Oldham | |||||||||||
Billy Paultz | |||||||||||
Robert Reid | |||||||||||
Larry Spriggs |
Playoffsβ»
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Awards and recordsβ»
Transactionsβ»
- June 8, 1981: Traded a 1981 2nd round draft pick (Charles Davis) and a 1983 2nd round draft pick to the Washington Bullets for Elvin Hayes.