DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1981-82 New Jersey Nets
44–38 · #11 in the league · First Round
Season snapshotNJN
New Jersey Nets went 44–38 in the regular season, good for the #11 record in the league, and finished as first round.
League rank
#11
Net rating
+0.7
Home floor
Brendan Byrne Arena
Roster
16 players
Record
44–38
53.7% win rate
League rank
#11
Playoff team
Net rating
+0.7
SRS +0.9
Finish
First Round
Reached the First Round.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Williams | F-C | — | 82 | 82 | 15.5 | 12.3 | 1.3 |
| Len Elmore | C-F | 44 | 81 | 70 | 9.1 | 5.4 | 1.2 |
| Ray Williams | G | 13 | 82 | 69 | 20.4 | 4.0 | 6.0 |
| Foots Walker | G | — | 77 | 54 | 5.9 | 1.9 | 5.2 |
| Albert King | F-G | — | 76 | 52 | 12.1 | 4.1 | 1.9 |
| Mike O'Koren | F-G | — | 80 | 32 | 11.4 | 3.8 | 2.4 |
| Otis Birdsong | G | — | 37 | 22 | 14.2 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
| Darwin Cook | G | — | 82 | 17 | 11.0 | 1.9 | 3.9 |
| Mike Gminski | C | — | 64 | 6 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 0.6 |
| Sam Lacey | C | — | 54 | 6 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
| James Bailey | F-C | — | 67 | 0 | 8.9 | 5.1 | 0.8 |
| Jan van Breda Kolff | F-G | — | 41 | 0 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| Ray Tolbert | F | — | 12 | 0 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 |
| Mike Woodson | G-F | — | 7 | 0 | 11.9 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
| David Burns | G | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| Joe Cooper | C-F | — | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
103.0
ORtg
102.3
DRtg
103.1
Pace
+0.9
SRS
+0.7
MOV
52.9%
TS%
48.7%
eFG%
25.1
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Larry Brown
head_coach
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First Round
Reached the First Round.
View playoffsHome floor
Brendan Byrne Arena
13,676 average attendance
Then and now
New Jersey Nets
NJN · Now: Brooklyn Nets
16 players