1982–83 Seattle SuperSonics season
NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1982–83 NBA season was the SuperSonics' 16th season in the NBA .[ 1] They started off the season with twelve straight wins but went 36-34 the rest of the way.
In the playoffs, the SuperSonics were swept by the Portland Trail Blazers in two games in the First Round.
Draft picks
Roster
1982–83 Seattle SuperSonics roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
PG
32
Brown, Fred
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
182 lb (83 kg)
1948-08-07
Iowa
C
40
Donaldson, James
7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
275 lb (125 kg)
1957-08-16
Washington State
PF
10
Hawes, Steve
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1950-05-26
Washington
SF
3
Kelser, Greg
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1957-09-17
Michigan State
SG
30
Radford, Mark
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1959-07-05
Oregon State
PF
8
Shelton, Lonnie
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1955-10-19
Oregon State
C
43
Sikma, Jack
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1955-11-14
Illinois Wesleyan
SG
20
Smith, Phil
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1952-04-22
San Francisco
SG
44
Thompson, David
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1954-07-13
NC State
PF
33
Tolbert, Ray
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1958-09-10
Indiana
SF
23
Vranes, Danny
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1958-10-29
Utah
PG
1
Williams, Gus
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1953-10-10
USC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Roster Last transaction: February 13, 1983
Regular season
Season standings
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
Record: 48-34
Game
Date
Location
Score
Record
Attendance
1
October 29
Seattle
128–95
1–0
21,885
2
October 31
San Diego
127–109
2–0
3,507
3
November 2
Utah
120–92
3–0
7,378
4
November 3
Seattle
109–107
4–0
9,808
5
November 5
Seattle
112–103
5–0
14,665
6
November 7
Milwaukee
102–90
6–0
10,975
7
November 9
Chicago
112–111
7–0
9,122
8
November 10
Dallas
94–91
8–0
9,813
9
November 13
San Antonio
107–98
9–0
14,814
10
November 14
Houston
102–99
10–0
6,576
11
November 17
Seattle
119–97
11–0
11,169
12
November 19
Seattle
101–94
12–0
14,190
13
November 21
Seattle
91–111
12–1
13,353
14
November 24
Seattle
93–111
12–2
26,320
15
November 26
Seattle
127–106
13–2
Not announced
16
November 27
Golden State
133–118
14–2
12,968
17
December 1
Seattle
131–110
15–2
Not announced
18
December 5
St. Louis
103–106
15–3
8,180
19
December 7
Houston
107–88
16–3
7,049
20
December 8
Dallas
94–110
16–4
10,063
21
December 10
Seattle
100–101
16–5
13,711
22
December 14
Seattle
109–114 (OT)
16–6
12,432
23
December 16
Seattle
103–93
17–6
9,116
24
December 17
Seattle
93–90
18–6
11,263
25
December 18
San Diego
121–107
19–6
3,594
26
December 21
Seattle
99–94
20–6
12,976
27
December 23
Seattle
120–95
21–6
10,791
28
December 25
Portland
88–95
21–7
12,666
29
December 26
Seattle
88–87
22–7
14,412
30
December 29
Seattle
109–92
23–7
14,223
31
December 30
Los Angeles
117–137
23–8
17,505
32
January 2
Phoenix
99–116
23–9
11,318
33
January 5
Seattle
104–108
23–10
9,203
34
January 8
Golden State
104–110
23–11
12,269
35
January 9
Portland
101–110
23–12
12,666
36
January 11
Seattle
119–131
23–13
Not announced
37
January 13
Phoenix
99–102
23–14
13,536
38
January 14
Seattle
99–102
23–15
14,482
39
January 16
Seattle
111–96
24–15
14,253
40
January 19
Atlanta
111–116
24–16
5,795
41
January 21
Philadelphia
117–130
24–17
18,482
42
January 23
New Jersey
102–105
24–18
13,276
43
January 26
Detroit
118–109
25–18
10,184
44
January 27
Washington
86–99
25–19
7,261
45
January 29
Cleveland
88–89
25–20
3,650
46
February 2
Seattle
117–114
26–20
10,158
47
February 4
Seattle
115–103
27–20
13,082
48
February 6
Seattle
96–97
27–21
22,217
49
February 8
Seattle
118–121
27–22
19,726
50
February 9
Denver
125–134
27–23
12,847
51
February 10
Utah
105–99
28–23
8,939
52
February 16
Seattle
100–108
28–24
17,870
53
February 18
Seattle
115–112
29–24
12,661
54
February 20
Seattle
116–112
30–24
15,006
55
February 22
Seattle
117–101
31–24
19,732
56
February 24
Denver
129–138
31–25
15,748
57
February 25
Seattle
101–106
31–26
15,688
58
February 27
Seattle
101–98
32–26
20,167
59
March 1
San Antonio
104–119
32–27
7,988
60
March 2
Dallas
105–108
32–28
11,194
61
March 5
Houston
126–103
33–28
7,183
62
March 8
New York
98–107
33–29
8,743
63
March 9
Boston
112–106
34–29
15,320
64
March 11
Indiana
127–121
35–29
4,176
65
March 13
Kansas City
120–115 (OT)
36–29
7,754
66
March 16
Seattle
110–102
37–29
10,981
67
March 18
Seattle
147–117
38–29
14,268
68
March 20
Seattle
128–116
39–29
11,139
69
March 22
Los Angeles
108–123
39–30
17,505
70
March 23
Seattle
137–117
40–30
14,203
71
March 25
Seattle
104-106
40–31
11,884
72
March 27
Utah
122–108
41–31
8,923
73
March 30
Seattle
135–124
42–31
10,069
74
April 1
Seattle
101–95
43–31
12,782
75
April 4
Seattle
121–111
44–31
18,045
76
April 5
San Diego
115–109 (2OT)
45–31
4,228
77
April 7
Seattle
102–96
46–31
9,601
78
April 10
Portland
102–93
47–31
12,666
79
April 12
Seattle
106–101
48–31
14,361
80
April 13
Phoenix
96–109
48–32
10,882
81
April 15
Los Angeles
99–100
48–33
17,505
82
April 16
Golden State
122–133
48–34
7,713
Playoffs
1983 playoff game log
First round: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
1983 schedule
Player statistics
Legend
GP
Games played
RPG
Rebounds per game
GS
Games started
APG
Assists per game
MPG
Minutes per game
PPG
Points per game
Awards and records
Transactions
Free agents
Additions
Subtractions
Trades
References
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