The 1981–82 season was the 12th season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[ 1] The Blazers finished 42–40, dropping three games more than in the previous season.
Portland finished eighth in the Western Conference; as only six teams qualified in each conference for the 1982 NBA Playoffs , the Blazers did not participate in the postseason. This would be the only year the Blazers missed the playoffs between their championship season of 1976–77 and 2002–03 .
Note: This is not a complete list; only the first two rounds are covered, as well as any other picks by the franchise who played at least one NBA game.
1981–82 Portland Trail Blazers roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
G
12
Bates, Billy Ray
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1956–05–31
Kentucky State
F
30
Gross, Bob
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1953–08–03
Long Beach State
C
40
Guðmundsson, Pétur
7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
260 lb (118 kg)
1958–10–30
Washington
F
32
Harper, Mike
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1957–12–09
North Park
C
44
Kunnert, Kevin
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1951–11–11
Iowa
F
3
Lamp, Jeff
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1959–03–09
Virginia
SF
33
Natt, Calvin
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1957–01–08
Louisiana–Monroe
G
4
Paxson, Jim
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1957–07–09
Dayton
PG
14
Ransey, Kelvin
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1958–05–03
Ohio State
F/C
43
Thompson, Mychal
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
226 lb (103 kg)
1955–01–30
Minnesota
G
10
Valentine, Darnell
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
1959–02–03
Kansas
F
31
Verhoeven, Pete
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1959–02–15
Fresno State
F
42
Washington, Kermit
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1951–09–17
American
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
The Trail Blazers played their home games at Veterans Memorial Coliseum .
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
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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
–
1–5
2–3
4–2
1–1
1–1
2–4
0–2
2–0
4–2
1–1
0–2
3–3
3–2
5–1
3–3
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
2–4
Boston
5–1
–
4–2
5–0
2–0
1–1
6–0
1–1
1–1
4–1
2–0
1–1
3–3
5–1
5–1
4–2
1–1
1–1
2–0
2–0
0–2
2–0
6–0
Chicago
3–2
2–4
–
5–1
1–1
1–1
0–6
0–2
1–1
3–3
1–1
2–0
1–5
2–4
3–2
1–5
0–2
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
2–4
Cleveland
2–4
0–5
1–5
–
2–0
0–2
1–5
1–1
1–1
1–5
1–1
0–2
0–6
0–6
0–6
0–5
0–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
0–2
2–0
1–5
Dallas
1–1
0–2
1–1
0–2
–
1–5
1–1
0–5
2–4
1–1
4–2
1–4
1–1
2–0
1–1
0–2
2–3
2–3
1–5
2–3
1–4
3–3
1–1
Denver
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
5–1
–
1–1
3–2
5–1
0–2
4–2
1–4
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–3
2–3
2–4
5–0
2–3
3–3
2–0
Detroit
4–2
0–6
6–0
5–1
1–1
1–1
–
2–0
2–0
2–4
2–0
0–2
2–4
2–4
3–3
2–3
0–2
0–2
0–2
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–4
Golden State
2–0
1–1
2–0
1–1
5–0
2–3
0–2
–
1–4
2–0
3–2
3–3
2–0
1–1
1–1
0–2
4–2
2–4
3–2
5–1
1–5
3–2
1–1
Houston
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
4–2
1–5
0–2
4–1
–
2–0
3–3
1–4
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
3–2
4–1
3–3
4–1
2–3
6–0
2–0
Indiana
2–4
1–5
3–3
5–1
1–1
2–0
4–2
0–2
0–2
–
1–1
0–2
0–6
4–2
3–2
0–6
1–1
1–1
2–0
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–5
Kansas City
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
2–4
2–4
0–2
2–3
3–3
1–1
–
1–4
1–1
1–1
2–0
0–2
2–3
0–5
1–5
4–1
2–3
3–3
0–2
Los Angeles
2–0
1–1
0–2
2–0
4–1
4–1
2–0
3–3
4–1
2–0
4–1
–
0–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
4–2
5–1
2–3
5–1
4–2
5–0
2–0
Milwaukee
3–3
3–3
5–1
6–0
1–1
1–1
4–2
0–2
1–1
6–0
1–1
2–0
–
4–1
3–3
4–2
1–1
2–0
1–1
2–0
0–2
2–0
3–2
New Jersey
2–3
1–5
4–2
6–0
0–2
1–1
4–2
1–1
1–1
2–4
1–1
1–1
1–4
–
4–2
3–3
2–0
1–1
1–1
2–0
0–2
2–0
4–2
New York
1–5
1–5
2–3
6–0
1–1
1–1
3–3
1–1
1–1
2–3
0–2
2–0
3–3
2–4
–
1–5
0–2
1–1
0–2
2–0
0–2
2–0
1–5
Philadelphia
3–3
2–4
5–1
5–0
2–0
1–1
3–2
2–0
1–1
6–0
2–0
1–1
2–4
3–3
5–1
–
1–1
2–0
0–2
2–0
2–0
2–0
6–0
Phoenix
1–1
1–1
2–0
2–0
3–2
3–2
2–0
2–4
2–3
1–1
3–2
2–4
1–1
0–2
2–0
1–1
–
3–3
4–1
4–2
3–3
3–2
1–1
Portland
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
3–2
3–2
2–0
4–2
1–4
1–1
5–0
1–5
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
3–3
–
3–2
4–2
3–3
4–1
0–2
San Antonio
1–1
0–2
1–1
2–0
5–1
4–2
2–0
2–3
3–3
0–2
5–1
3–2
1–1
1–1
2–0
2–0
1–4
2–3
–
3–2
4–1
3–3
1–1
San Diego
1–1
0–2
0–2
1–1
3–2
0–5
0–2
1–5
1–4
0–2
1–4
1–5
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
2–4
2–4
2–3
–
1–5
1–4
0–2
Seattle
1–1
2–0
1–1
2–0
4–1
3–2
1–1
5–1
3–2
1–1
3–2
2–4
2–0
2–0
2–0
0–2
3–3
3–3
1–4
5–1
–
5–0
1–1
Utah
0–2
0–2
1–1
0–2
3–3
3–3
1–1
2–3
0–6
1–1
3–3
0–5
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
2–3
1–4
3–3
4–1
0–5
–
1–1
Washington
4–2
0–6
4–2
5–1
1–1
0–2
4–1
1–1
0–2
5–1
2–0
0–2
2–3
2–4
5–1
0–6
1–1
2–0
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
—
1981–82 game log Total: 42–40 (Home: 27–14; Road: 15–26)
October: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
November: 9–4 (home: 7–1; road: 2–3)
December: 6–8 (home: 3–2; road: 3–6)
January: 7–6 (home: 4–3; road: 3–3)
February: 6–9 (home: 3–3; road: 3–6)
March: 7–8 (home: 4–4; road: 3–4)
April: 6–5 (home: 5–1; road: 1–4)
1981–82 schedule
Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG