NBA
Portland Trail Blazers 1981-82
1981-82 champion: Los Angeles Lakers (4-2) MVP: Moses Malone Finals MVP: Magic Johnson
Season Story
The 1981-82 Portland Trail Blazers finished 42-40 (.512), ranking 14th of 23 teams.
They missed the playoffs.
Mychal Thompson led the roster at 20.8 points per game, with Jim Paxson adding 18.9.
Compiled from recorded results and player statistics.
Team Totals
109.8 PPG
42.7 RPG
25.0 APG
Key Players
Calvin Natt 17.7 PPG 8.2 RPG · 2.0 APG · 75 GP
Kelvin Ransey 16.1 PPG 2.4 RPG · 7.1 APG · 78 GP
Billyray Bates 11.1 PPG 1.4 RPG · 1.5 APG · 75 GP
Full Roster — Season Averages
| Player | GP | PTS | REB | AST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mychal Thompson | 79 | 20.8 | 11.7 | 4.0 |
| Jim Paxson | 82 | 18.9 | 2.7 | 3.4 |
| Calvin Natt | 75 | 17.7 | 8.2 | 2.0 |
| Kelvin Ransey | 78 | 16.1 | 2.4 | 7.1 |
| Billyray Bates | 75 | 11.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| Bob Gross | 59 | 7.2 | 4.4 | 2.1 |
| Mike Harper | 68 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 0.8 |
| Darnell Valentine | 82 | 6.4 | 1.8 | 3.3 |
| Kermit Washington | 20 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 1.4 |
| Peter Verhoeven | 71 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 0.7 |
| Jeff Lamp | 54 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 |
| Petur Gudmundsson | 68 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 0.9 |
| Kevin Kunnert | 21 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 0.9 |
| Carl Bailey | 1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Dennis Awtrey | 10 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 |