Phoenix Suns Playoff Rosters

1981-1982 Phoenix Suns Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Alvan Adams FC 6-9 210 Jul 19, 1954 27 Oklahoma 6 1975 1st Rnd, #6, Phoenix Suns
Dudley Bradley GF 6-6 195 Mar 19, 1957 25 North Carolina 2 1979 1st Rnd, #13, Indiana Pacers
Jeff Cook FC 6-10 215 Oct 21, 1956 25 Idaho State 3 1978 3rd Rnd, #49, Kansas City Kings
Walter Davis GF 6-6 193 Sep 9, 1954 27 North Carolina 4 1977 1st Rnd, #5, Phoenix Suns
Craig Dykema PF 6-8 190 Jun 11, 1959 22 Long Beach State 0 1981 3rd Rnd, #66, Phoenix Suns
Dennis Johnson SG 6-4 185 Sep 18, 1954 27 Pepperdine 5 1976 2nd Rnd, #41, Seattle SuperSonics
Rich Kelley C 7-0 235 Mar 23, 1953 29 Stanford 6 1975 1st Rnd, #9, New Orleans Jazz
Joel Kramer FC 6-7 203 Nov 30, 1955 26 San Diego State 3 1978 3rd Rnd, #63, Phoenix Suns
Kyle Macy PG 6-3 175 Apr 9, 1957 25 Kentucky 2 1979 1st Rnd, #22, Phoenix Suns
Larry Nance F-C 6-10 205 Feb 12, 1959 23 Clemson 0 1981 1st Rnd, #20, Phoenix Suns
Truck Robinson SF 6-7 225 Oct 4, 1951 30 Tennessee State 7 1974 2nd Rnd, #22, Washington Wizards
Alvin Scott GF 6-7 185 Sep 14, 1955 26 Oral Roberts 4 1977 7th Rnd, #136, Phoenix Suns

1981-1982 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #3 Philadelphia Sixers #6 Atlanta Hawks PHI in 2
First Round #4 New Jersey Nets #5 Washington Bullets WAS in 2
Second Round #1 Boston Celtics #5 Washington Bullets BOS in 5
Second Round #3 Philadelphia Sixers #2 Milwaukee Bucks PHI in 6
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #3 Philadelphia Sixers PHI in 7

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #3 Seattle SuperSonics #6 Houston Rockets SEA in 3
First Round #4 Denver Nuggets #5 Phoenix Suns PHX in 3
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #5 Phoenix Suns LAL in 4
Second Round #3 Seattle SuperSonics #2 San Antonio Spurs SAS in 5
Conference Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #2 San Antonio Spurs LAL in 4

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #3 Philadelphia Sixers #1 Los Angeles Lakers LAL in 6

1981-1982 Phoenix Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Dennis Johnson 7 38.7 22.3 4.4 4.6 2.1 0.6 3.6
Walter Davis 7 24.7 18.1 3.1 4.3 0.7 0.1 1.7
Alvan Adams 7 33.3 16.9 7.3 3.7 2.0 1.4 3.0
Kyle Macy 7 34.7 13.6 3.1 4.0 1.0 0.1 1.9
Truck Robinson 7 30.4 13.3 7.6 2.7 0.7 0.1 1.4
Rich Kelley 7 27.3 9.7 6.9 4.3 0.9 0.4 1.7
Larry Nance 7 18.3 7.7 4.6 1.0 1.4 1.6 1.7
Alvin Scott 7 18.1 4.6 2.3 2.0 1.1 1.9 0.7
Joel Kramer 4 5.0 3.0 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2
Jeff Cook 7 6.4 1.1 1.3 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.3
Dudley Bradley 7 3.4 0.7 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.7
Craig Dykema 6 2.0 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2

1981-1982 Phoenix Suns Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Phoenix Leaders Denver Leaders
Apr 20, 1982
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Denver
L, 129-113 McNichols Sports Arena
Opening Round
0-1 PTS: 22. Kyle Macy
PTS: 29. K. Vandeweghe
Apr 23, 1982
v.
Denver
W, 126-110 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Opening Round
1-1 PTS: 29. D. Johnson
PTS: 26. Dan Issel
Apr 24, 1982
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Denver
W, 119-124 McNichols Sports Arena
Opening Round
2-1 PTS: 30. Walter Davis
REB: 9. T. Robinson
PTS: 26. Dan Issel
REB: 10. Dan Issel

1981-1982 Phoenix Suns Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Phoenix Leaders L.A. Lakers Leaders
Apr 27, 1982
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L.A. Lakers
L, 115-96 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals
0-1 PTS: 20. D. Johnson
PTS: 28. J. Wilkes
Apr 28, 1982
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L.A. Lakers
L, 117-98 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals
0-2 PTS: 27. D. Johnson
PTS: 24. K. Abdul-Jabbar
Apr 30, 1982
v.
L.A. Lakers
L, 106-114 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Conference Semi Finals
0-3 PTS: 23. Alvan Adams
PTS: 26. J. Wilkes
May 2, 1982
v.
L.A. Lakers
L, 107-112 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Conference Semi Finals
0-4 PTS: 31. D. Johnson
PTS: 24. J. Wilkes