1982–83 Portland Trail Blazers season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Portland Trail Blazers 1983 46 36 Pacific 4 5 Jack Ramsay Stu Inman Larry Weinberg Memorial Coliseum Conference semifinals(lost to Lakers 1–4) POR The 1982–83 Portland Trail Blazers season was the 13th season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).1982-83 Portland Trail Blazers The Blazers finished 46–36, a four-game improvement from the previous season. In the 1983 NBA Playoffs, the Blazers won their first playoff series since their championship season of 1976–77, defeating the Seattle SuperSonics in their first-round best-of-three series in a two-game sweep and gaining a measure of revenge for the Sonics' having eliminated them from the postseason in 1978 and 1980. However, the Blazers were bested in their Western Conference semi-final series against the Los Angeles Lakers four games to one, on the Lakers' way to the 1983 NBA Finals. The 1982–83 NBA season saw the beginning of an unprecedented playoff streak for the Blazers, as they would go on to qualify for 21 consecutive postseasons. The second longest NBA playoff streak behind the Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers who made the playoffs every year from 1950 to 1971, and the San Antonio Spurs who made the playoffs every year from 1998 to 2019. Draft picks 1982 NBA draft Note: This is not a complete list; only the first two rounds are covered, as well as any other picks by the franchise who played at least one NBA game. Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 1 11 Lafayette Lever G Arizona State Roster Portland Trail Blazers #000000 #FFFFFF #d1210a #FFFFFF 10 Don Buse G 6 4 190 Evansville 34 Kenny Carr F 6 7 220 North Carolina State 42 Wayne Cooper basketball C/F 6 10 220 New Orleans 22 Jeff Judkins F 6 6 185 Utah 3 Jeff Lamp F 6 6 195 Virginia 12 Fat Lever PG 6 3 170 Arizona State 33 Calvin Natt SF 6 6 220 Louisiana-Monroe 24 Audie Norris C 6 9 230 Jackson State 4 Jim Paxson G 6 6 200 Dayton 43 Mychal Thompson C/F 6 10 226 Minnesota 10 Darnell Valentine G 6 1 183 Kansas 31 Pete Verhoeven Peter Verhoeven F 6 9 215 Fresno State Jack Ramsay Regular season thumb|The Trail Blazers played their home games at Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Season standings POR POR z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot Game log Playoffs Portland Trail Blazers 1983 yes #000000 #FF0000 Portland Trail Blazers First round yes no yes #FF0000 #000000 1 0 1 0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 20 | @ Seattle | W 108–97 | Thompson, Paxson (25) | Calvin Natt (11) | Mychal Thompson (8) | Kingdome9,211 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 22 | Seattle | W 105–96 | Jim Paxson (26) | Mychal Thompson (12) | Thompson, Lever (6) | Memorial Coliseum12,666 | 2–0 |- Portland Trail Blazers Conference Semi-finals no yes #FF0000 #000000 1 1 0 3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 24 | @ Los Angeles | L 97–118 | Mychal Thompson (22) | Thompson, Natt (9) | three players tied (7) | The Forum13,891 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 26 | @ Los Angeles | L 106–112 | Calvin Natt (26) | Wayne Cooper (7) | Darnell Valentine (15) | The Forum16,239 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 29 | Los Angeles | L 109–115 (OT) | Paxson, Natt (22) | Natt, Cooper (10) | Darnell Valentine (14) | Memorial Coliseum12,666 | 0–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 1 | Los Angeles | W 108–95 | Jim Paxson (20) | Calvin Natt (10) | Darnell Valentine (11) | Memorial Coliseum12,666 | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | May 3 | @ Los Angeles | L 108–116 | Jim Paxson (32) | Calvin Natt (11) | Darnell Valentine (8) | The Forum16,739 | 1–4 |- POR 1983 yes Awards and honors Jim Paxson, NBA All-Star References Category:Portland Trail Blazers seasons Portland Trail Blazers 1982 Portland Trail Blazers 1982 Po Portland Portland