1982–83 Atlanta Hawks season

The 1982–83 Atlanta Hawks season was the franchise's thirty-fourth season in the National Basketball Association and fifteenth in Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to the start of the season, the Hawks made a blockbuster trade. The franchise sent John Drew and Freeman Williams to the Utah Jazz in exchange for first round draft pick Dominique Wilkins, a star at the University of Georgia.[1] Wilkins would make an impact as he averaged 17.5 points per game. The Hawks finished in second place with a 43–39 record. In the playoffs, the Hawks would however be eliminated 2–1 by the Boston Celtics.[1]

1982–83 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coachKevin Loughery (3rd season)
ArenaThe Omni
Results
Record43–39 (.524)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast First Round
(Eliminated 1–2)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWTBS
SuperStation WTBS
RadioWSB
< 1981–82 1983–84 >

Draft picks

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RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
110Keith EdmonsonSG  United StatesPurdue
356Joe Kopicki  United StatesDetroit Mercy
5102Mark Hall  United StatesMinnesota
6126Jay Bruchak  United StatesMount St. Mary's
7148Horace Wyatt  United StatesClemson
8172James Ratiff  United StatesHoward
9194Pierre Bland  United StatesElizabeth City State
10216Ronnie McAdoo  United StatesOld Dominion

Roster

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PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
PF44Hastings, Scott6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg)Arkansas
G3Johnson, Eddie6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg)Auburn
G1Matthews, Wes6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg)Wisconsin
C54McMillen, Tom6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)215 lb (98 kg)Maryland
C30Rollins, Tree7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)235 lb (107 kg)Clemson
F32Roundfield, Dan6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg)Central Michigan
PG2Sparrow, Rory6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg)Villanova
SF21Wilkins, Dominique6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg)Georgia
Head coach

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

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Season standings

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W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks5131.62231–1020–2122–7
x-Atlanta Hawks4339.524826–1517–2421–8
Detroit Pistons3745.4511423–1814–2719–11
Chicago Bulls2854.3412318–2310–3113–17
Cleveland Cavaliers2359.2802815–268–338–22
Indiana Pacers2062.2443114–276–356–24
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Team W L PCT GB
1z-Philadelphia 76ers6517.793
2y-Milwaukee Bucks5131.62214
3x-Boston Celtics5626.6839
4x-New Jersey Nets4933.59816
5x-New York Knicks4438.53721
6x-Atlanta Hawks4339.52422
7Washington Bullets4240.51223
8Detroit Pistons3745.45128
9Chicago Bulls2854.34137
10Cleveland Cavaliers2359.28042
11Indiana Pacers2062.24445
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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1982-83 NBA Records
TeamATLBOSCHICLEDALDENDETGSWHOUINDKCKLALMILNJNNYKPHIPHOPORSASSDCSEAUTAWAS
Atlanta1–55–16–01–11–13–30–22–06–00–20–21–42–43–22–41–11–10–21–11–12–04–2
Boston5–13–25–12–02–03–31–12–04–11–12–03–35–13–33–32–01–12–01–11–12–03–3
Chicago1–52–35–11–11–12–42–01–14–20–20–21–52–41–41–50–21–10–21–10–21–11–5
Cleveland0–61–51–52–00–21–52–02–05–11–10–21–50–61–50–50–21–10–21–11–10–23–2
Dallas1–10–21–10–23–32–03–25–12–03–32–30–20–20–20–22–33–22–45–02–32–40–2
Denver1–10–21–12–03–32–04–15–11–13–31–42–01–10–20–24–12–32–43–23–24–21–1
Detroit3–33–34–25–10–20–22–02–04–20–20–23–33–21–50–61–11–11–11–10–20–23–2
Golden State2–01–10–20–22–31–40–23–21–11–41–51–10–21–10–22–42–41–43–33–33–22–0
Houston0–20–21–10–21–51–50–22–32–01–50–50–21–10–20–20–50–51–52–31–40–61–1
Indiana0–61–42–41–50–21–12–41–10–21–10–21–50–63–31–41–10–20–21–11–12–01–5
Kansas City2–01–12–01–13–33–32–04–15–11–11–41–11–11–10–21–42–33–34–11–44–22–0
Los Angeles2–00–22–02–03–24–12–05–15–02–04–12–01–12–00–23–33–31–45–15–14–11–1
Milwaukee4–13–35–15–12–00–23–31–12–05–11–10–23–24–21–51–12–02–02–00–22–03–2
New Jersey4–21–54–26–02–01–12–32–01–16–01–11–12–34–23–31–11–10–21–12–01–13–2
New York2–33–34–15–12–02–05–11–12–03–31–10–22–42–41–50–21–12–00–21–11–14–2
Philadelphia4–23–35–15–02–02–06–02–02–04–12–02–05–13–35–12–00–21–12–02–02–04–2
Phoenix1–10–22–02–03–21–41–14–25–01–14–13–31–11–12–00–25–13–24–25–15–00–2
Portland1–11–11–11–12–33–21–14–25–02–03–23–30–21–11–12–01–52–35–13–33–21–1
San Antonio2–00–22–02–04–24–21–14–15–12–03–34–10–22–00–21–12–33–24–11–45–12–0
San Diego1–11–11–11–10–52–31–13–33–21–11–41–50–21–12–00–22–41–51–40–62–30–2
Seattle1–11–12–01–13–22–32–03–34–11–14–11–52–00–21–10–21–53–34–16–05–01–1
Utah0–20–21–12–04–22–42–02–36–00–22–41–40–21–11–10–20–52–31–53–20–50–2
Washington2–43–35–12–32–01–12–30–21–15–10–21–13–33–32–42–42–01–10–22–01–12–0

Game log

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1982–83 game log
November
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
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December
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
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January
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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February
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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March
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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April
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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1982–83 schedule

Playoffs

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1983 playoff game log
First round: 1–2 (home: 1–0; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1April 19@ BostonL 95–103Dan Roundfield (24)Dan Roundfield (20)Johnny Davis (11)Boston Garden
15,320
0–1
2April 22BostonW 95–93Dan Roundfield (19)Tree Rollins (14)Johnny Davis (14)Omni Coliseum
10,405
1–1
3April 24@ BostonL 79–98Tree Rollins (18)Dan Roundfield (10)three players tied (3)Boston Garden
15,320
1–2
1983 schedule

Player statistics

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Legend
  GPGames 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

Season

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PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Dan Roundfield777636.547.018.574.911.42.90.81.519.0
Dominique Wilkins828232.949.318.268.25.81.61.00.817.5
Eddie Johnson615729.745.334.178.52.05.21.00.116.0
Johnny Davis533327.645.527.879.62.45.90.80.112.9
Rory Sparrow494931.651.620.074.32.94.91.40.012.6
Tom McMillen61422.446.70.081.23.61.20.30.48.3
Tree Rollins808030.951.00.072.69.30.90.64.37.8
Mike Glenn73415.451.80.083.11.21.70.40.17.3
Wes Matthews64018.540.329.276.81.43.90.90.16.9
Rudy Macklin732016.047.20.077.12.61.00.60.16.0
Steve Hawes46318.737.314.374.25.01.30.60.25.0
Rickey Brown26011.747.10.062.53.40.30.20.24.7
Randy Smith1509.543.90.092.90.50.90.10.04.7
Keith Edmonson3229.734.50.059.31.20.70.30.23.5
Sam Pellom204.533.30.00.00.00.50.00.02.0
George Johnson37012.543.90.073.73.20.50.31.61.7
Scott Hastings1004.231.30.066.71.00.20.10.11.4

Playoffs

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PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Dan Roundfield341.348.00.045.514.03.31.31.317.7
Johnny Davis337.740.40.090.01.79.00.00.017.0
Dominique Wilkins336.340.5100.085.75.00.30.70.315.7
Rudy Macklin326.045.80.080.05.00.70.70.710.0
Tree Rollins339.348.10.033.310.01.00.33.39.7
Mike Glenn322.354.50.0100.01.71.00.70.09.3
Tom McMillen313.033.30.0100.02.30.70.30.73.3
Wes Matthews312.733.30.080.00.03.70.00.33.3
Randy Smith27.520.00.0100.00.52.00.50.03.0
Keith Edmonson12.0100.00.00.01.01.00.00.02.0
Rickey Brown27.533.30.050.01.50.00.00.01.5
George Johnson12.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0

Player Statistics Citation:[2]

Awards and records

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Awards

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Records

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Transactions

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Trades

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Free agents

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Atlanta Hawks (1968-Present)
  2. ^ "1982-83 Atlanta Hawks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 18, 2021.