# 1981–82 Atlanta Hawks season

The 1981–82 NBA season was the Hawks' 33rd season in the NBA and 14th season in Atlanta.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 4 | Al Wood | SF/SG | United States | North Carolina |
| 2 | 38 | Clyde Bradshaw | | United States | DePaul |
| 3 | 52 | Rudy Macklin | SF/SG | United States | Louisiana State |
| 4 | 75 | Kevin Figaro | | United States | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| 5 | 98 | Steve Krafscisin | | United States | Iowa |
| 6 | 121 | Darryl Warwick | | United States | Hampton |
| 7 | 144 | Kevin Vesey | | United States | Iona |
| 8 | 167 | Gilbert Salinas | | Mexico United States | Notre Dame |
| 9 | 189 | Howard Thompkins | | United States | Wagner |
| 10 | 209 | Mike Frazier | | United States | Georgetown |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Central Divisionvte | 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 Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte |
| # | 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

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: 24–17; road: 18–23) :
October: 0–1 (home: 0–1; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 31
Philadelphia :
November: 8–4 (home: 4–3; road: 4–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
November 6
@ Philadelphia
13
November 28
Boston :
December: 4–11 (home: 2–4; road: 2–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
14
December 1
Philadelphia
19
December 11
@ Boston
20
December 12
Boston
24
December 20
@ Los Angeles
26
December 26
@ San Antonio :
January: 7–6 (home: 4–2; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
33
January 13
@ Boston
34
January 15
@ Philadelphia
38
January 22
San Antonio :
February: 5–8 (home: 1–5; road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
45
February 9
Los Angeles :
March: 12–5 (home: 8–1; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
56
March 5
@ Philadelphia
63
March 17
@ Boston :
April: 6–5 (home: 5–1; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
73
April 2
Boston
77
April 9
Philadelphia :
1981–82 schedule :

### Playoffs

1982 playoff game log :
First round: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 21
@ Philadelphia
L 76–111
John Drew (18)
Dan Roundfield (11)
Rory Sparrow (8)
Spectrum 11,250
1–0
2
April 23
Philadelphia
W 95–98 (OT)
Dan Roundfield (29)
Dan Roundfield (11)
Eddie Johnson (4)
Omni Coliseum 8,703
2–0 :
1982 schedule :

## Player statistics
### Season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Dan Roundfield | 61 | 58 | 36.3 | 46.6 | 20.0 | 76.0 | 11.8 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 18.6 |
| John Drew | 70 | 51 | 29.1 | 48.6 | 33.3 | 74.1 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 18.5 |
| Eddie Johnson | 68 | 57 | 34.0 | 45.0 | 23.3 | 76.4 | 2.8 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 17.8 |
| Rory Sparrow | 82 | 82 | 31.8 | 50.1 | 6.7 | 83.8 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 10.5 |
| Tom McMillen | 73 | 23 | 24.5 | 50.9 | 33.3 | 82.4 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 9.9 |
| Steve Hawes | 49 | 42 | 26.9 | 48.1 | 40.0 | 76.2 | 6.5 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 9.3 |
| Charlie Criss | 27 | 0 | 20.4 | 40.0 | 25.0 | 89.0 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 8.7 |
| Mike Glenn | 49 | 0 | 17.0 | 54.3 | 50.0 | 88.1 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 7.7 |
| Rudy Macklin | 79 | 32 | 19.2 | 43.4 | 0.0 | 77.5 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 7.0 |
| Wes Matthews | 47 | 5 | 17.8 | 44.0 | 25.0 | 75.9 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 6.9 |
| Jim McElroy | 20 | 17 | 17.5 | 41.6 | 20.0 | 80.6 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 6.7 |
| Tree Rollins | 79 | 39 | 25.5 | 58.4 | 0.0 | 61.2 | 7.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 6.1 |
| Al Wood | 19 | 0 | 12.5 | 34.3 | 0.0 | 71.4 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 4.8 |
| Freeman Williams | 23 | 0 | 8.2 | 38.2 | 20.0 | 84.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 4.8 |
| Sam Pellom | 69 | 4 | 15.0 | 45.4 | 0.0 | 77.2 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 4.2 |
| Craig Shelton | 4 | 0 | 5.3 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 |

### Playoffs

| Player | GP | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Dan Roundfield | 2 | 42.5 | 47.2 | 0.0 | 57.1 | 11.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| John Drew | 2 | 29.5 | 36.4 | 0.0 | 58.3 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.5 |
| Eddie Johnson | 2 | 33.5 | 34.6 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| Tom McMillen | 2 | 23.5 | 61.5 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 10.0 |
| Rory Sparrow | 2 | 34.5 | 41.7 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 |
| Rudy Macklin | 2 | 15.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 |
| Steve Hawes | 1 | 12.0 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 |
| Mike Glenn | 2 | 17.5 | 71.4 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 6.0 |
| Wes Matthews | 2 | 14.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| Tree Rollins | 2 | 32.5 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
| Sam Pellom | 1 | 4.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Freeman Williams | 1 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Player Statistics Citation:

## Awards and records

* Dan Roundfield, NBA All-Defensive First Team