1981–82 Seattle SuperSonics season

NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season

1981–82 Seattle SuperSonics season

Head coach| Lenny Wilkens
General manager| Zollie Volchok
Owner(s)| Sam Schulman
Arena|

* Kingdome
* Seattle Center Coliseum (Playoffs)

Results
Record| 52-30 (.634)
Place| Division: 2nd (Pacific)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish| Conference Semi-finals
(lost to Spurs 1–4)

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Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television| KIRO-TV
Radio| KIRO
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The 1981–82 NBA season was the SuperSonics' 15th season in the NBA.[1]

In the playoffs, the SuperSonics defeated the Houston Rockets in three games in the First Round, before losing to the San Antonio Spurs in five games in the Semi-finals.

## Draft picks

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1 | 5 | Danny Vranes | PF |  United States | Utah
3 | 53 | Mark Radford | PG/SG |  United States | Oregon State

## Roster

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SG | 32 | Fred Brown | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 182 lb (83 kg)  | 1948-08-07  | Iowa
C | 40 | James Donaldson | 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)  | 275 lb (125 kg)  | 1957-08-16  | Washington State
SF | 22 | Bill Hanzlik | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)  | 185 lb (84 kg)  | 1957-12-06  | Notre Dame
SF | 27 | John Johnson | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)  | 200 lb (91 kg)  | 1947-10-18  | Iowa
SF | 3 | Greg Kelser | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)  | 205 lb (93 kg)  | 1957-09-17  | Michigan State
SG | 30 | Mark Radford | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 190 lb (86 kg)  | 1959-07-05  | Oregon State
PF | 8 | Lonnie Shelton | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)  | 240 lb (109 kg)  | 1955-10-19  | Oregon State
C | 43 | Jack Sikma | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)  | 230 lb (104 kg)  | 1955-11-14  | Illinois Wesleyan
SG | 20 | Phil Smith | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 185 lb (84 kg)  | 1952-04-22  | San Francisco
PF | 33 | Ray Tolbert | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)  | 225 lb (102 kg)  | 1958-09-10  | Indiana
SF | 23 | Danny Vranes | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)  | 210 lb (95 kg)  | 1958-10-29  | Utah
SF | 42 | Wally Walker | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)  | 190 lb (86 kg)  | 1954-07-18  | Virginia
PG | 1 | Gus Williams | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 175 lb (79 kg)  | 1953-10-10  | USC

Head coach

* Lenny Wilkens

Assistant(s)

* Les Habegger
* Dave Harshman

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Legend

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

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Roster
Updated: February 16, 1982

## Regular season

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### Season standings

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Pacific Division

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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
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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

### 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 | —

### Game log

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1 | October 31  | Phoenix | 94–84 | Gus Williams (28) | 1–0
2 | November 1  | @ Portland | 94–104 | Gus Williams (21) | 1–1
3 | November 4  | @ Los Angeles | 103–106 | Gus Williams (29) | 1–2
4 | November 6  | Denver | 105–109 | Walker, Sikma (20) | 1–3
5 | November 10  | @ Golden State | 123–113 | Gus Williams (33) | 2–3
6 | November 11  | Dallas | 107–79 | Lonnie Shelton (18) | 3–3
7 | November 13  | San Antonio | 112–119 | Jack Sikma (39) | 3–4
8 | November 18  | @ San Antonio  | 93–111 | Shelton, Sikma (19) | 3–5
9 | November 20  | Dallas  | 90–89 | Gus Williams (22) | 4–5
10 | November 22  | New Jersey | 109–92 | Lonnie Shelton (22) | 5–5
11 | November 25  | Portland  | 110–103 | Fred Brown (23) | 6–5
12 | November 27  | Houston | 117–110 | Gus Williams (33) | 7–5
13 | November 28  | @ San Diego | 120–122 | Jack Sikma (29) | 7–6
14 | December 1  | Chicago | 103–87 | Gus Williams (25) | 8–6
15 | December 2  | Los Angeles  | 104–96 | Jack Sikma (27) | 9–6
16 | December 4  | @ Kansas City | 109–112 | Jack Sikma (30) | 9–7
17 | December 5  | @ Atlanta | 92–85 | Gus Williams (22) | 10–7
18 | December 8  | @ Houston  | 107–96 | Gus Williams (29) | 11–7
19 | December 9  | @ San Antonio  | 99–110 | Jack Sikma (28) | 11–8
20 | December 12  | Detroit | 117–111 | Gus Williams (33) | 12–8
21 | December 13  | San Diego  | 98–74 | Gus Williams (18) | 13–8
22 | December 15  | Denver  | 126–120 | Gus Williams (33) | 14–8
23 | December 17  | @ San Diego  | 106–92 | Gus Williams (24) | 15–8
24 | December 19  | @ Utah | 115–103 | Gus Williams (30) | 16–8
25 | December 23  | Utah  | 113–99 | Lonnie Shelton (27) | 17–8
26 | December 25  | @ Portland  | 94–99 | Gus Williams (25) | 17–9
27 | December 28  | Golden State  | 104–100 | Sikma, Williams (26) | 18–9
28 | December 30  | Philadelphia | 99–102 | Gus Williams (31) | 18–10
29 | January 2  | @ Phoenix  | 97–120 | Gus Williams (22) | 18–11
30 | January 3  | @ Los Angeles  | 110–90 | Gus Williams (27) | 19–11
31 | January 6  | Dallas  | 107–100 | Jack Sikma (25) | 20–11
32 | January 7  | Houston  | 116–107 | Jack Sikma (25) | 21–11
33 | January 9  | @ Denver  | 125–110 | Gus Williams (39) | 22–11
34 | January 13  | Indiana | 106–86 | Gus Williams (19) | 23–11
35 | January 15  | Utah  | 115–103 | Gus Williams (42) | 24–11
36 | January 17  | Golden State  | 122–97 | Lonnie Shelton (22) | 25–11
37 | January 19  | @ Cleveland | 99–97 | Jack Sikma (28) | 26–11
38 | January 20  | @ Washington | 95–106 | Sikma, Williams (21) | 26–12
39 | January 22  | @ Boston | 118–106 | Lonnie Shelton (37) | 27–12
40 | January 23  | @ Philadelphia  | 87–100 | Jack Sikma (23) | 27–13
41 | January 25  | @ New York | 113–99 | Gus Williams (25) | 28–13
42 | January 27  | @ Kansas City  | 110–103 | Gus Williams (31) | 29–13
43 | February 3  | Kansas City  | 97–87 | Gus Williams (28) | 30–13
44 | February 5  | @ Golden State  | 108–99 | Jack Sikma (30) | 31–13
45 | February 6  | Utah  | 129–103 | Jack Sikma (20) | 32–13
46 | February 7  | San Diego  | 99–97 | Gus Williams (21) | 33–13
47 | February 9  | New York  | 114–105 | Jack Sikma (25) | 34–13
48 | February 11  | @ Houston  | 100–117 | Sikma, Williams, Donaldson (16) | 34–14
49 | February 12  | @ Dallas  | 100–103 | Jack Sikma (30) | 34–15
50 | February 14  | @ San Antonio  | 94–114 | Jack Sikma (22) | 34–16
51 | February 16  | @ Los Angeles  | 101–108 | Gus Williams (30) | 34–17
52 | February 18  | Washington  | 105–87 | Gus Williams (26) | 35–17
53 | February 19  | Atlanta | 122–127 (4OT) | Williams, Brown (24) | 35–18
54 | February 21  | Boston  | 103–100 | Gus Williams (34) | 36–18
55 | February 25  | Los Angeles  | 98–104 | Wally Walker (18) | 36–19
56 | February 26  | @ Utah  | 98–97 | Jack Sikma (24) | 37–19
57 | February 28  | Phoenix  | 98–103 | Jack Sikma (33) | 37–20
58 | March 3  | Cleveland  | 136–107 | Greg Kelser (19) | 38–20
59 | March 5  | Dallas  | 98–97 | Gus Williams (38) | 39–20
60 | March 7  | San Diego  | 144–106 | Gus Williams (30) | 40–20
61 | March 9  | @ Chicago  | 104–109 | Gus Williams (25) | 40–21
62 | March 12  | @ Milwaukee | 112–110 | Gus Williams (30) | 41–21
63 | March 14  | @ New Jersey  | 98–97 | Gus Williams (23) | 42–21
64 | March 16  | @ Indiana  | 96–109 | Gus Williams (18) | 42–22
65 | March 18  | @ Detroit  | 115–119 | Gus Williams (33) | 42–23
66 | March 19  | @ Kansas City  | 109–103 | Gus Williams (27) | 43–23
67 | March 21  | @ Phoenix  | 115–105 | Gus Williams (41) | 44–23
68 | March 24  | Milwaukee  | 99–97 | Jack Sikma (22) | 45–23
69 | March 26  | Houston  | 97–99 | Gus Williams (26) | 45–24
70 | March 28  | Portland  | 109–101 | Jack Sikma (25) | 46–24
71 | March 30  | @ Denver  | 142–145 (OT) | Gus Williams (32) | 46–25
72 | March 31  | Kansas City  | 109–116 | Lonnie Shelton (23) | 46–26
73 | April 2  | San Antonio  | 111–86 | Gus Williams (33) | 47–26
74 | April 4  | Denver  | 140–116 | Jack Sikma (29) | 48–26
75 | April 6  | Phoenix  | 102–91 | Gus Williams (27) | 49–26
76 | April 8  | @ San Diego  | 117–115 (OT) | Gus Williams (41) | 50–26
77 | April 10  | @ Phoenix  | 99–116 | Gus Williams (21) | 50–27
78 | April 11  | @ Los Angeles  | 104–107 | Jack Sikma (26) | 50–28
79 | April 13  | Portland  | 88–86 | Jack Sikma (22) | 51–28
80 | April 14  | Golden State  | 93–104 | Gus Williams (23) | 51–29
81 | April 17  | @ Golden State  | 95–94 | Jack Sikma (28) | 52–29
82 | April 19  | @ Portland  | 114–119 | James Donaldson (23) | 52–30

## Playoffs

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1982 playoff game log

First round: 2–1 (home: 2–0; road: 0–1)

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1  | April 21  | Houston | W 102–87 | Gus Williams (27)  | Jack Sikma (13)  | Gus Williams (12)  | Kingdome
14,071  | 1–0
2  | April 23  | @ Houston | L 70–91 | Gus Williams (18)  | Jack Sikma (11)  | four players tied (3)  | The Summit
15,676  | 1–1
3  | April 25  | Houston | W 104–83 | Jack Sikma (30)  | Jack Sikma (17)  | Gus Williams (12)  | Kingdome
14,071  | 2–1

Conference Semi-finals: 1–4 (home: 1–2; road: 0–2)

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1  | April 27  | San Antonio | L 93–95 | Jack Sikma (26)  | Jack Sikma (12)  | Hanzlik, Brown (4)  | Kingdome
14,457  | 0–1
2  | April 28  | San Antonio | W 114–99 | Gus Williams (34)  | G. Johnson, Corzine (8)  | Gus Williams (9)  | Kingdome
19,403  | 1–1
3  | April 30  | @ San Antonio | L 97–99 | Gus Williams (25)  | Jack Sikma (15)  | Gus Williams (11)  | HemisFair Arena
14,019  | 1–2
4  | May 2  | @ San Antonio | L 113–115 | Gus Williams (33)  | James Donaldson (16)  | Gus Williams (7)  | HemisFair Arena
15,002  | 1–3
5  | May 5  | San Antonio | L 103–109 | Gus Williams (36)  | Jack Sikma (11)  | Gus Williams (9)  | Kingdome
23,180  | 1–4

1982 schedule

## Player statistics

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Seattle SuperSonics Stats - 1981-82

Player  | GP  | MIN  | PPG  | RPG  | APG  | SPG  | BPG  | TPG  | FPG
Fred Brown | 82  | 21.8  | 11.2  | 1.7  | 2.9  | 0.8  | 0.0  | 1.2  | 4.8
James Donaldson | 82  | 20.9  | 8.1  | 6.0  | 0.6  | 0.3  | 1.7  | 1.4  | 3.1
Bill Hanzlik | 81  | 24.4  | 5.8  | 3.3  | 2.3  | 1.0  | 0.4  | 1.3  | 2.1
Greg Kelser | 49  | 11.4  | 4.9  | 3.1  | 0.9  | 0.3  | 0.3  | 1.3  | 1.7
John Johnson | 14  | 13.4  | 4.2  | 1.3  | 2.1  | 0.3  | 0.2  | 1.2  | 1.6
Mark Radford | 43  | 8.6  | 3.4  | 0.7  | 1.3  | 0.4  | 0.0  | 1.0  | 1.3
Lonnie Shelton | 81  | 32.9  | 14.9  | 6.3  | 3.1  | 1.2  | 0.5  | 2.5  | 6.3
Jack Sikma | 82  | 37.2  | 19.6  | 12.7  | 3.4  | 1.2  | 1.3  | 2.6  | 7.1
Phil Smith | 26  | 22.9  | 8.2  | 2.7  | 2.8  | 0.8  | 0.3  | 1.5  | 3.3
Ray Tolbert | 52  | 9.5  | 3.4  | 1.9  | 0.5  | 0.2  | 0.3  | 0.6  | 1.5
Danny Vranes | 77  | 14.0  | 4.9  | 2.6  | 0.7  | 0.4  | 0.3  | 0.9  | 1.9
Wally Walker | 70  | 28.1  | 9.9  | 4.4  | 3.1  | 0.5  | 0.4  | 1.6  | 4.3
Gus Williams | 80  | 36.0  | 23.4  | 3.1  | 6.9  | 2.2  | 0.5  | 2.5  | 9.7

### Playoffs

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Seattle SuperSonics Stats - 1981-82

Player  | GP  | MIN  | PPG  | RPG  | APG  | SPG  | BPG  | TPG  | FPG
Fred Brown | 8  | 19.8  | 11.9  | 1.9  | 2.3  | 0.6  | 0.0  | 1.1  | 5.4
James Donaldson | 8  | 23.6  | 6.8  | 9.3  | 0.9  | 0.3  | 0.6  | 1.3  | 2.3
Bill Hanzlik | 8  | 25.4  | 6.5  | 4.0  | 2.5  | 0.8  | 0.6  | 1.6  | 2.0
Greg Kelser | 3  | 2.0  | 1.3  | 1.0  | 0.3  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.7  | 0.0
John Johnson | 7  | 22.7  | 5.4  | 2.0  | 4.9  | 0.9  | 0.0  | 1.6  | 2.1
Lonnie Shelton | 8  | 33.3  | 12.8  | 7.4  | 2.0  | 0.6  | 0.9  | 2.5  | 5.0
Jack Sikma | 8  | 39.4  | 20.5  | 12.1  | 3.0  | 1.1  | 1.0  | 2.0  | 7.1
Phil Smith | 8  | 11.5  | 3.1  | 1.0  | 0.9  | 0.6  | 0.1  | 0.5  | 1.5
Ray Tolbert | 4  | 7.8  | 2.5  | 1.3  | 0.3  | 1.0  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.8
Danny Vranes | 6  | 4.8  | 0.5  | 0.3  | 0.0  | 0.2  | 0.0  | 0.3  | 0.2
Wally Walker | 8  | 19.6  | 4.9  | 4.0  | 1.9  | 0.5  | 0.5  | 0.9  | 2.4
Gus Williams | 8  | 39.4  | 26.3  | 3.3  | 8.1  | 1.6  | 0.6  | 2.3  | 10.3

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* Mark Radford did not play due to injury.

## Awards and records

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* Gus Williams, All-NBA First Team, NBA Comeback Player of the Year
* Lonnie Shelton, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
* Jack Sikma, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

## Transactions

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## See also

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* 1981-82 NBA season

## References

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* New York
* Philadelphia
* Washington

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Central|

* Atlanta
* Chicago
* Cleveland
* Detroit
* Indiana
* Milwaukee

Western|

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* Dallas
* Denver
* Houston
* Kansas City
* San Antonio
* Utah

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Pacific|

* Golden State
* Los Angeles
* Phoenix
* Portland
* San Diego
* Seattle

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Oklahoma City Thunder

* Founded in 1967
* Formerly the Seattle SuperSonics (1967–2008)
* Based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Franchise|

* History
* All-time roster
* Draft history
* 1967
* Records
* Head coaches
* Seasons
* Current season

Arenas|

* Seattle Center Coliseum
* Kingdome
* Tacoma Dome
* Paycom Center

Personnel|

Owner(s)
Professional Basketball Club (Clay Bennett, chairman)
President
Vacant
General manager
Sam Presti
Head coach
Mark Daigneault

G League affiliate|

* Oklahoma City Blue

Retired numbers|

* 1
* 4
* 10
* 19
* 24
* 32
* 43

NBA championships|

* 1979

Rivalries|

* Portland Trail Blazers (I-5 rivalry)

Culture and lore|

* Seattle SuperSonics
* relocation to Oklahoma City
* Howard Schultz
* Wheedle
* Squatch
* Rumble the Bison
* "It Was a Good Day"
* Sonicsgate
* Thunderstruck
* "Thunder Up"
* Radio network
* KWPN-AM
* WWLS-FM
* Love's

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Bold indicates NBA Finals victory
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*[No.]: Jersey number
*[DOB]: Date of birth
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*[ W ]: Games won
*[ L ]: Games lost
*[ PCT ]: Winning percentage
*[ GB ]: Games behind
*[ Home ]: Home record
*[ Road ]: Road record
*[ Div ]: Division record