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1981-82 Detroit Pistons Statistics
Team Record: 39-43
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Scotty Robertson (39-43)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 406,317, Avg. 9,910 in 41 home dates
1981-82 Detroit Pistons Results
The Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1981-82 season with a record of 39 wins and 43 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference.
Detroit scored 9,112 points and conceded 9,187. Kelly Tripucka tossed in a team-best 1,772 points for the Pistons, while Johnny Long netted 18 or more per game, too. Kent Benson contributed 653 boards. Isiah Thomas dished out 565 assists for the squad.
Defensively, Isiah Thomas added 150 steals, and Terry Tyler blocked 160 shots.
Scotty Robertson coached the team.
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Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kelly Tripucka | F-G | 82 | 82 | 3077 | 1281 | 636 | 22 | 5 | 621 | 495 | 219 | 224 | 443 | 270 | 89 | 16 | 280 | 241 | 1772 |
Johnny Long | G-F | 69 | 66 | 2211 | 1294 | 637 | 15 | 2 | 275 | 238 | 95 | 162 | 257 | 148 | 65 | 25 | 167 | 173 | 1514 |
Isiah Thomas | G | 72 | 72 | 2433 | 1068 | 453 | 59 | 17 | 429 | 302 | 57 | 152 | 209 | 565 | 150 | 17 | 299 | 253 | 1225 |
Kent Benson | C | 75 | 72 | 2467 | 802 | 405 | 11 | 3 | 158 | 127 | 219 | 434 | 653 | 159 | 66 | 98 | 160 | 214 | 940 |
Terry Tyler | F-G | 82 | 0 | 1989 | 643 | 336 | 4 | 1 | 192 | 142 | 154 | 339 | 493 | 126 | 77 | 160 | 121 | 182 | 815 |
Phil Hubbard | F-C | 52 | 38 | 1104 | 410 | 207 | 3 | 0 | 163 | 106 | 101 | 171 | 272 | 67 | 38 | 16 | 99 | 176 | 520 |
Vinnie Johnson | G | 67 | 15 | 1191 | 422 | 208 | 11 | 3 | 130 | 98 | 75 | 69 | 144 | 160 | 50 | 23 | 91 | 93 | 517 |
Bill Laimbeer | C | 30 | 30 | 935 | 283 | 146 | 7 | 1 | 112 | 91 | 110 | 230 | 340 | 55 | 17 | 34 | 60 | 126 | 384 |
Edgar Jones | F-C | 48 | 19 | 802 | 259 | 142 | 2 | 1 | 129 | 90 | 70 | 137 | 207 | 40 | 28 | 92 | 66 | 149 | 375 |
Ron Lee | G | 81 | 7 | 1467 | 246 | 88 | 59 | 18 | 119 | 84 | 35 | 120 | 155 | 312 | 116 | 20 | 123 | 221 | 278 |
Kenny Carr | F | 28 | 6 | 444 | 168 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 53 | 53 | 84 | 137 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 69 | 207 |
Alan Hardy | F | 38 | 0 | 310 | 136 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 32 | 142 |
Paul Mokeski | C-F | 39 | 3 | 523 | 111 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 25 | 35 | 87 | 122 | 24 | 13 | 23 | 39 | 103 | 123 |
Steve Hayes | C | 26 | 0 | 412 | 93 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 25 | 32 | 68 | 100 | 24 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 54 | 117 |
Greg Kelser | F | 11 | 0 | 183 | 86 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 27 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 32 | 97 |
Jeff Judkins | G-F | 30 | 0 | 251 | 81 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 79 |
Glenn Hagan | G | 4 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
Larry Wright | G | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Totals | 835 | 410 | 19830 | 7391 | 3561 | 213 | 52 | 2581 | 1938 | 1298 | 2345 | 3643 | 2027 | 741 | 564 | 1615 | 2160 | 9112 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kelly Tripucka | F-G | 82 | 82 | 37.5 | 49.6 | 22.7 | 79.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 21.6 |
Johnny Long | G-F | 69 | 66 | 32.0 | 49.2 | 13.3 | 86.5 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 21.9 |
Isiah Thomas | G | 72 | 72 | 33.8 | 42.4 | 28.8 | 70.4 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 7.8 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 17.0 |
Kent Benson | C | 75 | 72 | 32.9 | 50.5 | 27.3 | 80.4 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 8.7 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 12.5 |
Terry Tyler | F-G | 82 | 0 | 24.3 | 52.3 | 25.0 | 74.0 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 9.9 |
Phil Hubbard | F-C | 52 | 38 | 21.2 | 50.5 | 0.0 | 65.0 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 10.0 |
Vinnie Johnson | G | 67 | 15 | 17.8 | 49.3 | 27.3 | 75.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 7.7 |
Bill Laimbeer | C | 30 | 30 | 31.2 | 51.6 | 14.3 | 81.3 | 3.7 | 7.7 | 11.3 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 12.8 |
Edgar Jones | F-C | 48 | 19 | 16.7 | 54.8 | 50.0 | 69.8 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 7.8 |
Ron Lee | G | 81 | 7 | 18.1 | 35.8 | 30.5 | 70.6 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 3.4 |
Kenny Carr | F | 28 | 6 | 15.9 | 45.8 | 0.0 | 64.6 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 7.4 |
Alan Hardy | F | 38 | 0 | 8.2 | 45.6 | 0.0 | 62.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 3.7 |
Paul Mokeski | C-F | 39 | 3 | 13.4 | 44.1 | 0.0 | 75.8 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
Steve Hayes | C | 26 | 0 | 15.8 | 49.5 | 61.0 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 4.5 | |
Greg Kelser | F | 11 | 0 | 16.6 | 40.7 | 0.0 | 65.9 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 8.8 |
Jeff Judkins | G-F | 30 | 0 | 8.4 | 38.3 | 10.0 | 61.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 2.6 |
Glenn Hagan | G | 4 | 0 | 6.3 | 42.9 | 100.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 1.8 | |
Larry Wright | G | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | ||
Averages | 835 | 410 | 23.7 | 48.2 | 24.4 | 75.1 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 10.9 |