Phoenix Suns Playoff Rosters

1982-1983 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 28 Oklahoma 7 1975 1st Rnd, #6, Phoenix Suns
Walter Davis GF 6-6 193 Sep 9, 1954 28 North Carolina 5 1977 1st Rnd, #5, Phoenix Suns
James Edwards C 7-0 225 Nov 22, 1955 27 Washington 5 1977 3rd Rnd, #46, Los Angeles Lakers
Johnny High PG 6-3 185 Apr 25, 1957 25 Nevada 2 1979 2nd Rnd, #24, Phoenix Suns
Dennis Johnson SG 6-4 185 Sep 18, 1954 28 Pepperdine 6 1976 2nd Rnd, #41, Seattle SuperSonics
Joel Kramer FC 6-7 203 Nov 30, 1955 27 San Diego State 4 1978 3rd Rnd, #63, Phoenix Suns
Maurice Lucas PF 6-9 215 Feb 18, 1952 31 Marquette 6 1974 1st Rnd, #14, Chicago Bulls
1976 ABA Dispersal Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 2, Portland Trail Blazers
Kyle Macy PG 6-3 175 Apr 9, 1957 26 Kentucky 3 1979 1st Rnd, #22, Phoenix Suns
Larry Nance F-C 6-10 205 Feb 12, 1959 24 Clemson 1 1981 1st Rnd, #20, Phoenix Suns
Charles Pittman PF 6-8 220 Mar 23, 1958 25 Maryland 0 1982 3rd Rnd, #61, Phoenix Suns
Alvin Scott GF 6-7 185 Sep 14, 1955 27 Oral Roberts 5 1977 7th Rnd, #136, Phoenix Suns
David Thirdkill GF 6-7 195 Apr 12, 1960 23 Bradley 0 1982 1st Rnd, #15, Phoenix Suns
Rory White PF 6-8 210 Aug 16, 1959 23 South Alabama 0 1982 4th Rnd, #86, Phoenix Suns

1982-1983 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #3 Boston Celtics #6 Atlanta Hawks BOS in 3
First Round #4 New Jersey Nets #5 New York Knicks NYK in 2
Second Round #1 Philadelphia Sixers #5 New York Knicks PHI in 4
Second Round #3 Boston Celtics #2 Milwaukee Bucks MIL in 4
Conference Finals #1 Philadelphia Sixers #2 Milwaukee Bucks PHI in 5

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #3 Phoenix Suns #6 Denver Nuggets DEN in 3
First Round #4 Seattle SuperSonics #5 Portland Trail Blazers POR in 2
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #5 Portland Trail Blazers LAL in 5
Second Round #2 San Antonio Spurs #6 Denver Nuggets SAS in 5
Conference Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #2 San Antonio Spurs LAL in 6

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Philadelphia Sixers #1 Los Angeles Lakers PHI in 4

1982-1983 Phoenix Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Walter Davis 3 37.7 26.0 5.0 4.3 2.0 1.7 1.7
Dennis Johnson 3 36.0 18.0 7.7 5.7 1.7 0.7 2.7
Larry Nance 3 34.3 12.0 8.3 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0
Kyle Macy 3 24.0 11.7 2.7 3.0 0.3 0.0 0.3
Alvan Adams 3 28.0 11.7 6.0 4.7 0.7 1.7 1.7
James Edwards 3 18.0 9.3 6.0 1.3 0.3 0.3 1.7
Maurice Lucas 2 28.5 13.0 6.0 4.0 1.5 0.0 2.0
Rory White 3 13.3 5.3 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
Alvin Scott 3 20.7 4.7 4.0 1.7 0.7 1.7 1.3
Johnny High 3 15.0 3.3 3.3 2.0 1.0 0.3 0.3
Charles Pittman 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Joel Kramer 2 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1982-1983 Phoenix Suns Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Phoenix Leaders Denver Leaders
Apr 19, 1983
v.
Denver
W, 121-108 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Opening Round
1-0 PTS: 28. D. Johnson
REB: 12. D. Johnson
AST: 8. D. Johnson
PTS: 32. K. Vandeweghe
REB: 12. T.R. Dunn
AST: 4. Mike Evans
Apr 21, 1983
@
Denver
L, 113-99 McNichols Sports Arena
Opening Round
1-1 PTS: 31. Walter Davis
REB: 9. J. Edwards
AST: 5. D. Johnson
PTS: 26. K. Vandeweghe
REB: 11. Dan Issel
AST: 9. Rob Williams
Apr 24, 1983
v.
Denver
L, 112-117 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Opening Round
1-2 PTS: 29. Walter Davis
REB: 12. Larry Nance
AST: 9. Alvan Adams
PTS: 42. Alex English
REB: 12. T.R. Dunn
AST: 6. T.R. Dunn