1981–82 Portland Trail Blazers season

The 1981–82 Portland Trail Blazers 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.

1981–82 Portland Trail Blazers season
Head coach	Jack Ramsay
General manager	Stu Inman
Owner(s)	Larry Weinberg
Arena	Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	42–40 (.512)
Place	Division: 5th (Pacific) Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
< 1980–81 1982–83 >

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.

Draft picks

Main article: 1981 NBA draft

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.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	15	Jeff Lamp	G/F	United States	Virginia
1	16	Darnell Valentine	G	United States	Kansas
2	26	Brian Jackson	F	United States	Utah State
3	61	Pétur Guðmundsson	F/C	Iceland	Washington
4	85	Peter Verhoeven	F	United States	Fresno State

Roster

1981–82 Portland Trail Blazers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From G 12 Billy Ray Bates 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1956–05–31 Kentucky State F 30 Bob Gross 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1953–08–03 Long Beach State C 40 Pétur Guðmundsson 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1958–10–30 Washington F 32 Mike Harper 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1957–12–09 North Park C 44 Kevin Kunnert 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1951–11–11 Iowa F 3 Jeff Lamp 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1959–03–09 Virginia SF 33 Calvin Natt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1957–01–08 Louisiana–Monroe G 4 Jim Paxson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1957–07–09 Dayton PG 14 Kelvin Ransey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1958–05–03 Ohio State F/C 43 Mychal Thompson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1955–01–30 Minnesota G 10 Darnell Valentine 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1959–02–03 Kansas F 31 Pete Verhoeven 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1959–02–15 Fresno State F 42 Kermit Washington  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1951–09–17 American

Head coach Jack Ramsay Assistant(s) Bucky Buckwalter Jim Lynam Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

The Trail Blazers played their home games at Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Season standings

Pacific Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	57	25	.695	–	30–11	27–14	21–9
x-Seattle SuperSonics	52	30	.634	5.0	31–10	21–20	18–12
x-Phoenix Suns	46	36	.561	11.0	31–10	15–26	14–16
Golden State Warriors	45	37	.549	12.0	28–13	17–24	15–15
Portland Trail Blazers	42	40	.512	15.0	27–14	15–26	15–15
San Diego Clippers	17	65	.207	40.0	11–30	6–35	7–23

#	Western Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Los Angeles Lakers	57	25	.695	–
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 - 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	NYN	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	—

Game log

Regular season

1981–82 game log Total: 42–40 (Home: 27–14; Road: 15–26)
October: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 30 Phoenix W 103–95 Memorial Coliseum 1–0
November: 9–4 (home: 7–1; road: 2–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 2 November 1 Seattle W 104–94 Memorial Coliseum 2–0 3 November 3 Los Angeles W 102–100 Memorial Coliseum 3–0 4 November 4 @ Golden State W 109–108 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 4–0 5 November 6 Utah W 119–109 Memorial Coliseum 5–0 6 November 8 Denver W 120–116 Memorial Coliseum 6–0 7 November 10 Dallas W 117–95 Memorial Coliseum 7–0 8 November 12 @ San Diego L 115–122 San Diego Sports Arena 7–1 9 November 13 @ Los Angeles L 115–119 The Forum 7–2 10 November 15 San Antonio L 105–110 Memorial Coliseum 7–3 11 November 20 New Jersey W 106–86 Memorial Coliseum 8–3 12 November 25 @ Seattle L 103–110 Kingdome 8–4 13 November 27 @ Utah W 103–93 Salt Palace Acord Arena 9–4 14 November 29 Chicago W 114–109 Memorial Coliseum 10–4
December: 6–8 (home: 3–2; road: 3–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 15 December 1 @ Denver W 121–113 McNichols Sports Arena 11–4 16 December 2 @ Kansas City W 112–107 Kemper Arena 12–4 17 December 4 @ San Antonio L 111–127 HemisFair Arena 12–5 18 December 5 @ Houston L 98–110 The Summit 12–6 19 December 8 Golden State L 108–122 Memorial Coliseum 12–7 20 December 10 @ Phoenix L 110–117 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 12–8 21 December 11 @ Los Angeles L 116–124 The Forum 12–9 22 December 13 Detroit W 105–99 Memorial Coliseum 13–9 23 December 15 San Diego W 118–101 Memorial Coliseum 14–9 24 December 19 @ Dallas L 95–102 Reunion Arena 14–10 25 December 22 Los Angeles L 110–124 Memorial Coliseum 14–11 26 December 25 Seattle W 99–94 Memorial Coliseum 15–11 27 December 26 @ San Diego W 128–116 San Diego Sports Arena 16–11 28 December 30 @ Phoenix L 112–113 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16–12
January: 7–6 (home: 4–3; road: 3–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 29 January 1 Philadelphia L 105–120 Memorial Coliseum 16–13 30 January 3 Kansas City W 127–116 (OT) Memorial Coliseum 17–13 31 January 5 San Antonio W 115–110 Memorial Coliseum 18–13 32 January 8 Denver L 121–124 Memorial Coliseum 18–14 33 January 10 Houston L 109–111 Memorial Coliseum 18–15 34 January 12 Indiana W 105–93 Memorial Coliseum 19–15 35 January 14 @ Houston W 111–100 The Summit 20–15 36 January 16 @ Dallas W 110–103 Reunion Arena 21–15 37 January 19 @ Atlanta L 101–112 The Omni 21–16 38 January 20 @ Philadelphia L 110–115 The Spectrum 21–17 39 January 22 @ Washington L 97–110 Capital Centre 21–18 40 January 24 @ Boston W 123–119 Boston Garden 22–18 41 January 28 San Diego W 96–93 Memorial Coliseum 23–18
February: 6–9 (home: 3–3; road: 3–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 42 February 2 Kansas City W 102–97 Memorial Coliseum 24–18 43 February 3 @ Utah L 118–122 Salt Palace Acord Arena 24–19 44 February 5 Utah W 121–100 Memorial Coliseum 25–19 45 February 7 New York W 100–98 Memorial Coliseum 26–19 46 February 10 @ Cleveland W 105–91 Richfield Coliseum 27–19 47 February 11 @ Milwaukee L 105–116 MECCA Arena 27–20 48 February 13 @ Detroit W 128–120 Pontiac Silverdome 28–20 49 February 14 @ Indiana L 91–107 Market Square Arena 28–21 50 February 16 Washington L 97–100 Memorial Coliseum 28–22 51 February 19 Boston L 117–127 Memorial Coliseum 28–23 52 February 21 Atlanta L 97–109 Memorial Coliseum 28–24 53 February 23 @ Chicago L 122–123 Chicago Stadium 28–25 54 February 24 @ Kansas City W 123–111 Kemper Arena 29–25 55 February 26 @ New Jersey L 106–110 Brendan Byrne Arena 29–26 56 February 27 @ New York L 105–107 Madison Square Garden 29–27
March: 7–8 (home: 4–4; road: 3–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 57 March 2 Phoenix W 119–108 (OT) Memorial Coliseum 30–27 58 March 5 Cleveland L 110–111 Memorial Coliseum 30–28 59 March 7 @ Golden State W 106–102 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 31–28 60 March 10 @ Dallas L 102–104 Reunion Arena 31–29 61 March 12 @ San Antonio W 112–108 HemisFair Arena 32–29 62 March 13 @ Houston L 107–112 The Summit 32–30 63 March 16 Los Angeles L 108–120 Memorial Coliseum 32–31 64 March 18 Golden State W 109–95 Memorial Coliseum 33–31 65 March 19 @ Utah W 131–129 (OT) Salt Palace Acord Arena 34–31 66 March 21 Dallas W 109–101 Memorial Coliseum 35–31 67 March 23 Milwaukee L 104–109 Memorial Coliseum 35–32 68 March 25 Houston L 95–108 Memorial Coliseum 35–33 69 March 26 @ Golden State L 89–102 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 35–34 70 March 28 @ Seattle L 101–109 Kingdome 35–35 71 March 30 Kansas City W 109–99 Memorial Coliseum 36–35
April: 6–5 (home: 5–1; road: 1–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 72 April 1 San Antonio W 109–105 Memorial Coliseum 37–35 73 April 2 @ Denver L 121–127 McNichols Sports Arena 37–36 74 April 4 @ Los Angeles L 111–129 The Forum 37–37 75 April 6 Denver W 136–122 Memorial Coliseum 38–37 76 April 8 @ Phoenix W 106–104 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 39–37 77 April 9 San Diego W 124–104 Memorial Coliseum 40–37 78 April 11 Golden State W 116–106 (OT) Memorial Coliseum 41–37 79 April 13 @ Seattle L 86–88 Kingdome 41–38 80 April 15 @ San Diego L 123–129 San Diego Sports Arena 41–39 81 April 16 Phoenix L 99–113 Memorial Coliseum 41–40 82 April 18 Seattle W 119–114 Memorial Coliseum 42–40
1981–82 schedule