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(Top) 1 Offseason 1.1 Draft picks 2 Roster 3 Regular season 3.1 Season standings 3.2 Record vs. opponents 4 Game log 4.1 Regular season 5 Player statistics 5.1 Season 6 Awards and records 7 Transactions 8 References 9 See also

1981–82 Indiana Pacers season

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Head coach

Jack McKinney

Arena

Market Square Arena

Results

Record

35–47 (.427)

Place

Division: 4th (Central)
Conference: 8th (Eastern)

Playoff finish

Did not qualify

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Local media

Television

Radio

The 1981–82 NBA season was Indiana's sixth season in the NBA and 15th season as a franchise.^[1]

Offseason[edit]

Draft picks[edit]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	14	Herb Williams	C	United States	Ohio State
2	36	Ray Blume	C	United States	Oregon State
2	37	Al Leslie	SG	United States	Bucknell
3	60	Purvis Miller	SF	United States	USC

Roster[edit]

1981-82 Indiana Pacers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Ht.	Wt.	From
F	42	Bantom, Mike	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1951–12–3	Saint Joseph's
G	10	Buse, Don	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1950–8–10	Evansville
G	12	Carter, Butch	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1958–6–11	Indiana
G	16	Davis, Johnny	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1955–10–21	Dayton
F/C	45	Johnson, Clemon	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1956–09–12	Florida A&M
F	24	Johnson, George	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1956–12–8	St. John's
G/F	25	Knight, Billy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1952–06–9	Pittsburgh
F	30	McGinnis, George	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1950-08-12	Indiana
F	55	Orr, Louis	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1958–05–7	Syracuse
F/C	26	Owens, Tom	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1949–06–28	South Carolina
G	14	Sichting, Jerry	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	1956–11–29	Purdue
G	11	Townsend, Raymond	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1955–12–20	UCLA
F/C	32	Williams, Herb	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	1958–02–16	Ohio State

Head coach

Jack McKinney

Legend

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

Roster
Last transaction: 2012–10–10

Regular season[edit]

Season standings[edit]

Central Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks	55	27	.671	–	31–10	24–17	24–6
x-Atlanta Hawks	42	40	.512	13.0	24–17	18–23	15–14
Detroit Pistons	39	43	.476	16.0	23–18	16–25	19–11
Indiana Pacers	35	47	.427	20.0	25–16	10–31	14–16
Chicago Bulls	34	48	.415	21.0	22–19	12–29	12–17
Cleveland Cavaliers	15	67	.183	40.0	9–32	6–35	5–25

#	Eastern Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Boston Celtics	63	19	.768	–
2	y-Milwaukee Bucks	55	27	.671	8
3	x-Philadelphia 76ers	58	24	.707	5
4	x-New Jersey Nets	44	38	.537	19
5	x-Washington Bullets	43	39	.524	20
6	x-Atlanta Hawks	42	40	.512	21

7	Detroit Pistons	39	43	.476	24
8	Indiana Pacers	35	47	.427	28
9	Chicago Bulls	34	48	.415	29
10	New York Knicks	33	49	.402	30
11	Cleveland Cavaliers	15	67	.183	48

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents[edit]

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	—

Game log[edit]

Regular season[edit]

1981–82 game log
Total: 35–47 (Home: 25–16; Road: 10–31)

October: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

November: 6–8 (home: 3–2; road: 3–6)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
3	November 4	@ Philadelphia	L 99–107	Knight (21)	Bantom (10)	Buse (13)	The Spectrum 11,257	2–1
4	November 6	@ Boston	L 94–111	Owens (16)	Owens (7)	Davis (5)	Boston Garden 15,320	2–2
9	November 15	@ Los Angeles	L 123–124 (2OT)	Owens (26)	Knight (8)	Buse, Davis (7)	The Forum 14,140	4–5
15	November 27	Philadelphia	L 112–124 (OT)	Orr (24)	C Johnson (14)	McGinnis (5)	Market Square Arena 15,613	7–8

December: 8–6 (home: 6–3; road: 2–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
17	December 1	Boston	W 90–87	Davis (21)	Williams (10)	Davis, Williams (4)	Market Square Arena 12,634	9–8
21	December 11	@ Milwaukee
23	December 15	Milwaukee
30	December 29	Milwaukee

January: 3–10 (home: 2–3; road: 1–7)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
37	January 15	Los Angeles	L 92–97	Davis (18)	Williams (16)	Davis (6)	Market Square Arena 11,029	17–20
40	January 20	@ Boston	L 103–112	Knight (20)	Williams (9)	Buse, Davis, C Johnson, Orr (3)	Boston Garden 15,320	18–22
41	January 22	Philadelphia	L 105–112	Williams (22)	C Johnson (12)	Davis (7)	Market Square Arena 11,411	18–23
42	January 23	@ San Antonio	W 107–98	Davis (24)	Orr (11)	Buse (7)	HemisFair Arena 10,236	19–23
All-Star Break

February: 8–7 (home: 7–3; road: 1–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
44	February 2	Boston	L 105–109	Buse, Orr (18)	Williams (12)	Buse (7)	Market Square Arena 13,435	19–25
48	February 9	@ Milwaukee
49	February 10	@ Philadelphia	L 96–102	Knight (19)	Knight (8)	Buse (5)	The Spectrum 9,292	20–29
52	February 17	Milwaukee
57	February 26	San Antonio	W 108–100	Buse (23)	Owens (9)	Buse (10)	Market Square Arena 8,372	26–31

March: 6–9 (home: 4–3; road: 2–6)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
63	March 10	@ Boston	L 100–121	C Johnson (20)	C Johnson (11)	Buse (6)	Boston Garden 15,320	29–34
67	March 19	@ Philadelphia	L 95–112	Knight (22)	C Johnson (18)	Buse (6)	The Spectrum 12,522	30–37

April: 2–7 (home: 2–2; road: 0–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
75	April 4	@ Milwaukee
79	April 13	Philadelphia	L 89–93	Davis (23)	Knight (10)	McGinnis (7)	Market Square Arena 6,643	34–45

1981–82 schedule

Player statistics[edit]

Legend
GP	Games 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[edit]

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Johnny Davis	82	70	32.5	46.7	18.5	79.9	2.2	4.2	0.9	0.1	17.0
Billy Knight	81	19	22.3	49.5	28.1	82.6	3.2	1.5	0.8	0.2	12.3
Mike Bantom	39	37	26.6	43.8	33.3	66.0	5.5	1.7	1.0	0.6	11.7
Herb Williams	82	75	27.8	47.7	28.6	67.0	7.4	1.7	0.6	2.2	11.5
Louis Orr	80	41	24.4	49.7	12.5	79.9	4.1	1.7	0.7	0.3	11.5
Tom Owens	74	40	21.6	47.0	50.0	80.1	5.0	1.7	0.6	0.5	10.5
Don Buse	82	78	30.8	45.5	38.6	81.3	2.7	5.0	2.0	0.3	9.7
Clemon Johnson	79	42	25.1	48.7	0.0	65.1	7.2	1.6	0.8	1.4	9.5
Butch Carter	75	0	13.8	46.8	32.0	82.9	1.1	0.8	0.5	0.1	5.9
George Johnson	59	4	12.2	41.2	0.0	75.0	3.7	0.7	0.6	0.4	5.1
George McGinnis	76	4	17.6	37.3	0.0	45.3	5.2	2.7	1.3	0.4	4.7
Jerry Sichting	51	0	15.7	46.9	11.1	76.3	1.1	2.3	0.6	0.0	4.2
Raymond Townsend	14	0	6.8	26.8	22.2	55.0	0.9	0.7	0.2	0.0	2.5

Player Statistics Citation:^[2]

Awards and records[edit]

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Transactions[edit]

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References[edit]

^ 1981-82 Indiana Pacers

^ "1981-82 Indiana Pacers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 24, 2021.