# 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). 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.

## Draft picks

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 |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Pacific Divisionvte | 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 Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte |
| # | 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 | 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
### Regular season

1981–82 game log Total: 42–40 (Home: 27–14; Road: 15–26) :
October: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 30
Phoenix
W 103–95
Memorial Coliseum
1–0 :
November: 9–4 (home: 7–1; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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 :

## Player statistics

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |