# Temporada 1981-82 de los Phoenix Suns

La temporada 1981-82 fue la decimocuarta de los Phoenix Suns en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 46 victorias y 36 derrotas, ocupando el cuarto puesto de la Conferencia Oeste, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron en las semifinales de conferencia ante Los Angeles Lakers.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 20 | Larry Nance | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Clemson |
| 3 | 66 | Craig Dykema | Alero | Estados Unidos | Long Beach State |

## Temporada regular

División Pacífico :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | 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 |

## Playoffs
### Primera ronda

Denver Nuggets vs. Phoenix Suns
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 20 de abril | Denver Nuggets 129, Phoenix Suns 113 | Denver |
| 23 de abril | Phoenix Suns 126, Denver Nuggets 110 | Phoenix |
| 24 de abril | Denver Nuggets 119, Phoenix Suns 124 | Denver |
| | Phoenix Suns gana las series 1-2 | |

### Semifinales de Conferencia

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Phoenix Suns
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 27 de abril | Los Angeles Lakers 115, Phoenix Suns 96 | Los Ángeles |
| 28 de abril | Los Angeles Lakers 117, Phoenix Suns 98 | Los Ángeles |
| 30 de abril | Phoenix Suns 106, Los Angeles Lakers 114 | Phoenix |
| 2 de mayo | Phoenix Suns 107, Los Angeles Lakers 112 | Phoenix |
| | Los Angeles Lakers gana las series 4-0 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | PT | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | T3 | T3I | %T3 | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | BP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Truck Robinson | 30 | 74 | 72 | 37.1 | 7.8 | 15.2 | .513 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.000 | 3.4 | 5.0 | .687 | 2.7 | 7.0 | 9.7 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 19.1 |
| 2 | Dennis Johnson | 27 | 80 | 77 | 36.7 | 7.2 | 15.4 | .470 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .190 | 5.0 | 6.2 | .806 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 19.5 |
| 3 | Kyle Macy | 24 | 82 | 72 | 34.7 | 5.9 | 11.5 | .514 | 0.5 | 1.2 | .390 | 1.9 | 2.1 | .899 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 14.2 |
| 4 | Alvan Adams | 27 | 79 | 75 | 30.3 | 6.4 | 13.0 | .494 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.3 | 2.9 | .781 | 1.7 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 15.1 |
| 5 | Rich Kelley | 28 | 81 | 39 | 23.4 | 2.9 | 6.2 | .467 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.1 | 2.8 | .749 | 2.1 | 4.1 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 7.9 |
| 6 | Walter Davis | 27 | 55 | 12 | 21.5 | 6.4 | 12.2 | .523 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .188 | 1.7 | 2.0 | .820 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 14.4 |
| 7 | Alvin Scott | 26 | 81 | 38 | 21.5 | 2.3 | 4.7 | .497 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.3 | 1.8 | .730 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 6.0 |
| 8 | Jeff Cook | 25 | 76 | 22 | 17.1 | 2.0 | 4.7 | .422 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.2 | 1.8 | .664 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 5.1 |
| 9 | Larry Nance | 22 | 80 | 0 | 14.8 | 2.8 | 5.5 | .521 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.9 | 1.5 | .641 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 6.6 |
| 10 | Dudley Bradley | 24 | 64 | 3 | 14.6 | 2.0 | 4.4 | .445 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .250 | 1.2 | 1.6 | .740 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 5.1 |
| 11 | Joel Kramer | 26 | 56 | 0 | 9.8 | 1.0 | 2.4 | .414 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.6 | 0.8 | .786 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.6 |
| 12 | Craig Dykema | 22 | 32 | 0 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 1.2 | .459 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .500 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .778 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| 13 | John McCullough | 25 | 8 | 0 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 1.6 | .692 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.4 | 0.6 | .600 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.6 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Dennis Johnson | Mejor quinteto defensivo de la NBA All-Star |