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33-49, Finished 5th in NBA Atlantic Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
Scored 106.2 points per game, Allowed 108.9 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 34-48)
Coached by Red Holzman (33-49)
Arena: Madison Square Garden (IV) ▪ Attendance: 444,189 (10th of 23)
SRS: -2.15 (18th of 23) ▪ Pace Factor: 99.5 (15th of 23)
Offensive Rating: 106.0 (14th of 23) ▪ Defensive Rating: 108.6 (17th of 23)
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1981-82 Statistics ▪ Schedule
| G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 82 | 19830 | 3523 | 7178 | .491 | 58 | 214 | .271 | 1603 | 2171 | .738 | 1168 | 2273 | 3441 | 2075 | 719 | 338 | 1486 | 2195 | 8707 | 106.2 |
| Opponent | 82 | 19830 | 3541 | 7018 | .505 | 51 | 168 | .304 | 1793 | 2369 | .757 | 1125 | 2366 | 3491 | 2089 | 703 | 358 | 1462 | 2017 | 8926 | 108.9 |
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| Rk | Player | Num | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Micheal Ray Richardson | 20 | G-F | 6-5 | 189 | 26 | 82 | 79 | 3044 | 619 | 1343 | .461 | 19 | 101 | .188 | 212 | 303 | .700 | 177 | 388 | 565 | 572 | 213 | 41 | 291 | 317 | 1469 |
| 2 | Maurice Lucas | 23 | F-C | 6-9 | 215 | 29 | 80 | 74 | 2671 | 505 | 1001 | .504 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 253 | 349 | .725 | 274 | 629 | 903 | 179 | 68 | 70 | 173 | 309 | 1263 |
| 3 | Campy Russell | 21 | F | 6-8 | 215 | 30 | 77 | 63 | 2358 | 410 | 858 | .478 | 25 | 57 | .439 | 228 | 294 | .776 | 86 | 150 | 236 | 284 | 77 | 12 | 195 | 221 | 1073 |
| 4 | Bill Cartwright | 25 | C | 7-1 | 245 | 24 | 72 | 50 | 2060 | 390 | 694 | .562 | 0 | 0 | 257 | 337 | .763 | 116 | 305 | 421 | 87 | 48 | 65 | 166 | 208 | 1037 | |
| 5 | Sly Williams | 33 | F-G | 6-7 | 210 | 24 | 60 | 27 | 1521 | 349 | 628 | .556 | 2 | 9 | .222 | 131 | 173 | .757 | 100 | 127 | 227 | 142 | 77 | 16 | 114 | 153 | 831 |
| 6 | Randy Smith | 9 | G-F | 6-3 | 180 | 33 | 82 | 40 | 2033 | 348 | 748 | .465 | 3 | 11 | .273 | 122 | 151 | .808 | 53 | 102 | 155 | 255 | 91 | 1 | 124 | 199 | 821 |
| 7 | Mike Newlin | 14 | G-F | 6-4 | 200 | 33 | 76 | 32 | 1507 | 286 | 615 | .465 | 7 | 23 | .304 | 126 | 147 | .857 | 36 | 55 | 91 | 170 | 33 | 3 | 104 | 194 | 705 |
| 8 | Marvin Webster | 40 | C | 7-1 | 225 | 29 | 82 | 32 | 1883 | 199 | 405 | .491 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 170 | .635 | 184 | 306 | 490 | 99 | 22 | 91 | 90 | 211 | 506 | |
| 9 | Reggie Carter | 35 | G | 6-3 | 175 | 24 | 75 | 1 | 923 | 119 | 280 | .425 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 80 | .800 | 35 | 60 | 95 | 130 | 36 | 6 | 78 | 124 | 302 | |
| 10 | Toby Knight | 43 | F | 6-9 | 210 | 26 | 40 | 0 | 550 | 102 | 183 | .557 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 25 | .680 | 33 | 49 | 82 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 74 | 221 | |
| 11 | Paul Westphal | 44 | G | 6-4 | 195 | 31 | 18 | 12 | 451 | 86 | 194 | .443 | 2 | 8 | .250 | 36 | 47 | .766 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 100 | 19 | 8 | 47 | 61 | 210 |
| 12 | Alex Bradley | 30 | F | 6-6 | 215 | 22 | 39 | 0 | 331 | 54 | 103 | .524 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 29 | 48 | .604 | 31 | 34 | 65 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 28 | 37 | 137 |
| 13 | Larry Demic | 42 | F-C | 6-9 | 225 | 24 | 48 | 0 | 356 | 39 | 83 | .470 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 14 | 39 | .359 | 29 | 50 | 79 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 65 | 92 |
| 14 | Hollis Copeland | 45 | F | 6-6 | 180 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 118 | 16 | 38 | .421 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .833 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 37 | |
| 15 | DeWayne Scales | 31 | F | 6-8 | 208 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Rk | Player | Num | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Micheal Ray Richardson | 20 | G-F | 6-5 | 189 | 26 | 82 | 79 | 37.1 | 7.5 | 16.4 | .461 | 0.2 | 1.2 | .188 | 2.6 | 3.7 | .700 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 17.9 |
| 2 | Maurice Lucas | 23 | F-C | 6-9 | 215 | 29 | 80 | 74 | 33.4 | 6.3 | 12.5 | .504 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.2 | 4.4 | .725 | 3.4 | 7.9 | 11.3 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 15.8 |
| 3 | Bill Cartwright | 25 | C | 7-1 | 245 | 24 | 72 | 50 | 28.6 | 5.4 | 9.6 | .562 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 4.7 | .763 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 14.4 | |
| 4 | Sly Williams | 33 | F-G | 6-7 | 210 | 24 | 60 | 27 | 25.4 | 5.8 | 10.5 | .556 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .222 | 2.2 | 2.9 | .757 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 13.9 |
| 5 | Campy Russell | 21 | F | 6-8 | 215 | 30 | 77 | 63 | 30.6 | 5.3 | 11.1 | .478 | 0.3 | 0.7 | .439 | 3.0 | 3.8 | .776 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 13.9 |
| 6 | Paul Westphal | 44 | G | 6-4 | 195 | 31 | 18 | 12 | 25.1 | 4.8 | 10.8 | .443 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .250 | 2.0 | 2.6 | .766 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 11.7 |
| 7 | Randy Smith | 9 | G-F | 6-3 | 180 | 33 | 82 | 40 | 24.8 | 4.2 | 9.1 | .465 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .273 | 1.5 | 1.8 | .808 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 10.0 |
| 8 | Mike Newlin | 14 | G-F | 6-4 | 200 | 33 | 76 | 32 | 19.8 | 3.8 | 8.1 | .465 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .304 | 1.7 | 1.9 | .857 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 9.3 |
| 9 | Marvin Webster | 40 | C | 7-1 | 225 | 29 | 82 | 32 | 23.0 | 2.4 | 4.9 | .491 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.1 | .635 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 6.2 | |
| 10 | Toby Knight | 43 | F | 6-9 | 210 | 26 | 40 | 0 | 13.8 | 2.6 | 4.6 | .557 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | .680 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 5.5 | |
| 11 | Reggie Carter | 35 | G | 6-3 | 175 | 24 | 75 | 1 | 12.3 | 1.6 | 3.7 | .425 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | .800 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 4.0 | |
| 12 | Alex Bradley | 30 | F | 6-6 | 215 | 22 | 39 | 0 | 8.5 | 1.4 | 2.6 | .524 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.7 | 1.2 | .604 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 3.5 |
| 13 | Hollis Copeland | 45 | F | 6-6 | 180 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 6.6 | 0.9 | 2.1 | .421 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .833 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2.1 | |
| 14 | Larry Demic | 42 | F-C | 6-9 | 225 | 24 | 48 | 0 | 7.4 | 0.8 | 1.7 | .470 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.8 | .359 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| 15 | DeWayne Scales | 31 | F | 6-8 | 208 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 8.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | .200 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | .500 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Rk | Player | Num | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sly Williams | 33 | F-G | 6-7 | 210 | 24 | 60 | 27 | 1521 | 8.3 | 14.9 | .556 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .222 | 3.1 | 4.1 | .757 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 19.7 |
| 2 | Bill Cartwright | 25 | C | 7-1 | 245 | 24 | 72 | 50 | 2060 | 6.8 | 12.1 | .562 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 5.9 | .763 | 2.0 | 5.3 | 7.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 18.1 | |
| 3 | Micheal Ray Richardson | 20 | G-F | 6-5 | 189 | 26 | 82 | 79 | 3044 | 7.3 | 15.9 | .461 | 0.2 | 1.2 | .188 | 2.5 | 3.6 | .700 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 17.4 |
| 4 | Maurice Lucas | 23 | F-C | 6-9 | 215 | 29 | 80 | 74 | 2671 | 6.8 | 13.5 | .504 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.4 | 4.7 | .725 | 3.7 | 8.5 | 12.2 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 17.0 |
| 5 | Mike Newlin | 14 | G-F | 6-4 | 200 | 33 | 76 | 32 | 1507 | 6.8 | 14.7 | .465 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .304 | 3.0 | 3.5 | .857 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 16.8 |
| 6 | Paul Westphal | 44 | G | 6-4 | 195 | 31 | 18 | 12 | 451 | 6.9 | 15.5 | .443 | 0.2 | 0.6 | .250 | 2.9 | 3.8 | .766 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 16.8 |
| 7 | Campy Russell | 21 | F | 6-8 | 215 | 30 | 77 | 63 | 2358 | 6.3 | 13.1 | .478 | 0.4 | 0.9 | .439 | 3.5 | 4.5 | .776 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 16.4 |
| 8 | Alex Bradley | 30 | F | 6-6 | 215 | 22 | 39 | 0 | 331 | 5.9 | 11.2 | .524 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 3.2 | 5.2 | .604 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 7.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 14.9 |
| 9 | Randy Smith | 9 | G-F | 6-3 | 180 | 33 | 82 | 40 | 2033 | 6.2 | 13.2 | .465 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .273 | 2.2 | 2.7 | .808 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 14.5 |
| 10 | Toby Knight | 43 | F | 6-9 | 210 | 26 | 40 | 0 | 550 | 6.7 | 12.0 | .557 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 | .680 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 14.5 | |
| 11 | Reggie Carter | 35 | G | 6-3 | 175 | 24 | 75 | 1 | 923 | 4.6 | 10.9 | .425 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3.1 | .800 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 11.8 | |
| 12 | Hollis Copeland | 45 | F | 6-6 | 180 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 118 | 4.9 | 11.6 | .421 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | .833 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 5.8 | 11.3 | |
| 13 | Marvin Webster | 40 | C | 7-1 | 225 | 29 | 82 | 32 | 1883 | 3.8 | 7.7 | .491 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 3.3 | .635 | 3.5 | 5.9 | 9.4 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 9.7 | |
| 14 | Larry Demic | 42 | F-C | 6-9 | 225 | 24 | 48 | 0 | 356 | 3.9 | 8.4 | .470 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.4 | 3.9 | .359 | 2.9 | 5.1 | 8.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 6.6 | 9.3 |
| 15 | DeWayne Scales | 31 | F | 6-8 | 208 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1.5 | 7.5 | .200 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 3.0 | .500 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Rk | Player | Num | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maurice Lucas | 23 | F-C | 6-9 | 215 | 29 | 80 | 2671 | 17.9 | .547 | .504 | 11.5 | 27.5 | 19.3 | 9.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 13.0 | 20.5 | 111 | 105 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 7.3 |
| 2 | Micheal Ray Richardson | 20 | G-F | 6-5 | 189 | 26 | 82 | 3044 | 17.7 | .498 | .468 | 6.5 | 14.9 | 10.6 | 27.4 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 16.5 | 23.9 | 102 | 105 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 5.4 |
| 3 | Bill Cartwright | 25 | C | 7-1 | 245 | 24 | 72 | 2060 | 16.3 | .616 | .562 | 6.3 | 17.3 | 11.7 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 16.5 | 20.2 | 112 | 108 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 4.9 |
| 4 | Sly Williams | 33 | F-G | 6-7 | 210 | 24 | 60 | 1521 | 18.6 | .590 | .557 | 7.4 | 9.7 | 8.5 | 14.2 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 13.9 | 22.2 | 113 | 109 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 4.2 |
| 5 | Marvin Webster | 40 | C | 7-1 | 225 | 29 | 82 | 1883 | 11.8 | .527 | .491 | 11.0 | 19.0 | 14.9 | 6.7 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 15.8 | 12.5 | 109 | 108 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 3.2 |
| 6 | Campy Russell | 21 | F | 6-8 | 215 | 30 | 77 | 2358 | 13.3 | .543 | .492 | 4.1 | 7.4 | 5.7 | 16.9 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 16.5 | 20.7 | 105 | 111 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 3.2 |
| 7 | Randy Smith | 9 | G-F | 6-3 | 180 | 33 | 82 | 2033 | 12.2 | .504 | .467 | 2.9 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 17.5 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 13.2 | 19.0 | 104 | 111 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.4 |
| 8 | Mike Newlin | 14 | G-F | 6-4 | 200 | 33 | 76 | 1507 | 11.5 | .519 | .471 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 16.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 13.3 | 21.4 | 104 | 113 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| 9 | Toby Knight | 43 | F | 6-9 | 210 | 26 | 40 | 550 | 13.0 | .570 | .557 | 6.7 | 10.4 | 8.5 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 9.8 | 16.1 | 114 | 110 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| 10 | Alex Bradley | 30 | F | 6-6 | 215 | 22 | 39 | 331 | 12.4 | .552 | .524 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 11.2 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 18.4 | 18.9 | 101 | 109 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| 11 | Reggie Carter | 35 | G | 6-3 | 175 | 24 | 75 | 923 | 9.4 | .479 | .425 | 4.3 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 18.5 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 19.8 | 17.6 | 96 | 110 | -0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| 12 | Paul Westphal | 44 | G | 6-4 | 195 | 31 | 18 | 451 | 13.3 | .489 | .448 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 31.8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 18.0 | 23.9 | 99 | 111 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 13 | Hollis Copeland | 45 | F | 6-6 | 180 | 26 | 18 | 118 | 7.5 | .455 | .421 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 10.1 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 15.6 | 100 | 112 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 14 | DeWayne Scales | 31 | F | 6-8 | 208 | 23 | 3 | 24 | 1.0 | .255 | .200 | 9.4 | 14.6 | 11.9 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 25.4 | 13.5 | 56 | 107 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| 15 | Larry Demic | 42 | F-C | 6-9 | 225 | 24 | 48 | 356 | 5.7 | .459 | .470 | 9.1 | 16.4 | 12.7 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 20.6 | 14.6 | 87 | 110 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Rk | Player | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marvin Webster | *$562,500 |
| 2 | Bill Cartwright | *$375,000 |
| 3 | Micheal Ray Richardson | *$260,500 |