# Temporada 1982-83 de los Phoenix Suns

La temporada 1982-83 fue la decimoquinta de los Phoenix Suns en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 53 victorias y 29 derrotas, ocupando el tercer puesto de la Conferencia Oeste, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron en primera ronda ante Denver Nuggets.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 15 | David Thirdkill | Alero | Estados Unidos | Bradley |
| 2 | 39 | Kevin Magee | Pívot | Estados Unidos | UC Irvine |
| 3 | 61 | Charles Pittman | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Maryland |
| 4 | 86 | Rory White | Alero | Estados Unidos | South Alabama |
| 10 | 221 | Dale Wilkinson | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Idaho State |

## Temporada regular

División Pacífico :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Div |
| y-Los Angeles Lakers | 58 | 24 | .707 | – | 33–8 | 25–16 | 21–9 |
| x-Phoenix Suns | 53 | 29 | .646 | 5 | 32–9 | 21–20 | 21–9 |
| x-Seattle SuperSonics | 48 | 34 | .585 | 10 | 29–12 | 19–22 | 14–16 |
| x-Portland Trail Blazers | 46 | 36 | .561 | 12 | 31–10 | 15–26 | 16–14 |
| Golden State Warriors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 28 | 21–20 | 9–32 | 11–19 |
| San Diego Clippers | 25 | 57 | .305 | 33 | 18–23 | 7–34 | 7–23 |

## Playoffs
### Primera ronda

Phoenix Suns vs. Denver Nuggets
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 19 de abril | Phoenix Suns 121, Denver Nuggets 108 | Phoenix |
| 21 de abril | Denver Nuggets 113, Phoenix Suns 99 | Denver |
| 24 de abril | Phoenix Suns 112, Denver Nuggets 117 | Phoenix |
| | Denver Nuggets gana las series 1-2 | |

## 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 | Larry Nance | 23 | 82 | 82 | 35.5 | 7.2 | 13.0 | .550 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .333 | 2.4 | 3.5 | .672 | 2.9 | 5.7 | 8.7 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 16.7 |
| 2 | Maurice Lucas | 30 | 77 | 71 | 33.6 | 6.4 | 13.6 | .474 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .333 | 3.6 | 4.6 | .781 | 2.6 | 7.8 | 10.4 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 16.5 |
| 3 | Dennis Johnson | 28 | 77 | 74 | 33.1 | 5.2 | 11.2 | .462 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .161 | 3.8 | 4.8 | .791 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 14.2 |
| 4 | Walter Davis | 28 | 80 | 79 | 31.1 | 8.3 | 16.1 | .516 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .304 | 2.3 | 2.8 | .818 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 19.0 |
| 5 | Alvan Adams | 28 | 80 | 75 | 30.6 | 6.0 | 12.3 | .486 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .333 | 2.3 | 2.7 | .829 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 6.9 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 14.2 |
| 6 | Kyle Macy | 25 | 82 | 9 | 22.4 | 4.0 | 7.7 | .517 | 0.3 | 0.9 | .303 | 1.6 | 1.8 | .872 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 9.9 |
| 7 | James Edwards | 27 | 16 | 1 | 17.8 | 3.4 | 7.1 | .487 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 1.9 | 2.9 | .660 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 8.8 |
| 8 | Johnny High | 25 | 82 | 2 | 14.1 | 1.2 | 2.6 | .461 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .200 | 0.8 | 1.7 | .463 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
| 9 | Alvin Scott | 27 | 81 | 9 | 14.1 | 1.5 | 3.2 | .479 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.0 | 1.4 | .736 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 4.1 |
| 10 | Jeff Cook | 26 | 45 | 2 | 12.2 | 1.4 | 3.2 | .430 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.9 | 1.2 | .759 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.6 |
| 11 | David Thirdkill | 22 | 49 | 2 | 10.6 | 1.5 | 3.5 | .435 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .143 | 0.9 | 1.6 | .577 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 4.0 |
| 12 | Rory White | 23 | 65 | 0 | 9.6 | 2.0 | 3.6 | .543 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.1 | 1.7 | .642 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| 13 | Joel Kramer | 27 | 54 | 4 | 8.5 | 0.8 | 1.9 | .423 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .875 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.9 |
| 14 | Charles Pittman | 24 | 28 | 0 | 6.1 | 0.7 | 1.4 | .475 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.9 | 1.3 | .676 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 |

## Galardones y récords

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