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1982–83 Houston Rockets season

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{{NBA season

| team = Houston Rockets

| end_year = 1983

| wins = 14

| losses = 68

| division = Midwest

| division_place = 6

| conf_place = 12

| coach = Del Harris

| arena = The Summit

| television = KHTV

| radio = KTRH

| playoffs = Did not qualify

| bbr_team = HOU

}}

The 1982–83 NBA season was the Rockets' 16th season in the NBA and 12th season in the city of Houston.[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1983.html 1982-83 Houston Rockets]

Draft picks

{{main|1982 NBA draft}}

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! style="{{NBA color cell|Houston Rockets}}" width="10%"|Round

! style="{{NBA color cell|Houston Rockets}}" width="10%"|Pick

! style="{{NBA color cell|Houston Rockets}}" width="20%"|Player

! style="{{NBA color cell|Houston Rockets}}" width="15%"|Position

! style="{{NBA color cell|Houston Rockets}}" width="15%"|Nationality

! style="{{NBA color cell|Houston Rockets}}" width="20%"|College/Club team

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| 1

16Terry TeagleSG{{flagu|United States}}Baylor
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| 2

42Jeff TaylorPG{{flagu|United States}}Texas Tech
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| 3

63Chuck NevittC{{flagu|United States}}NC State
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| 4

85Andre Gaddy{{flagu|United States}}George Mason
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| 5

107Jeff Schneider{{flagu|United States}}Virginia Tech
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| 6

132Don Wilson{{flagu|United States}}Northeast Louisiana
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| 7

154Mike HelmsG{{flagu|United States}}Wake Forest
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| 8

176Dan Callandrillo{{flagu|United States}}Seton Hall
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Roster

{{NBA roster header|team=Houston Rockets

| bg1 = #B50000 | color1 = #FFFFFF

| bg2 = #FFAA1D | color2 = #000000

}}

{{player2 | num = 44 | first = Elvin | last = Hayes | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 235 | college = Houston}}

{{player2 | num = 6 | first = Tom | last = Henderson | dab = basketball | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 190 | college = Hawaii}}

{{player2 | num = 30 | first = Allen | last = Leavell | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 170 | college = Oklahoma City}}

{{player2 | num = 23 | first = Calvin | last = Murphy | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 9 | lbs = 165 | college = Niagara}}

{{player2 | num = 42 | first = Chuck | last = Nevitt | pos = C | ft = 7 | in = 5 | lbs = 217 | from = North Carolina State}}

{{player2 | num = 50 | first = Robert | last = Reid | dab = basketball | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 205 | college = St. Mary's}}

{{player2 | num = 20 | first = Terry | last = Teagle | pos = G/F | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 195 | college = Baylor}}

{{player2 | num = 42 | first = Wally | last = Walker | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 190 | college = Virginia}}

{{NBA roster footer

| head_coach =

| asst_coach =

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Regular season

=Season standings=

{{1982–83 NBA Midwest standings|team=HOU}}

{{1982–83 NBA West standings|team=HOU}}

:z – clinched division title

:y – clinched division title

:x – clinched playoff spot

=Record vs. opponents=

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colspan=24|1982-83 NBA Records
width=100|Team

!style="background:#FF0000;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|ATL

!style="background:#006400;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|BOS

!style="background:#FF0000;color:#000000;width=35"|CHI

!style="background:#FFD700;color:#8B0000;width=35"|CLE

!style="background:#008000;color:#00008B;width=35"|DAL

!style="background:#0000CD;color:#FFD700;width=35"|DEN

!style="background:#0000FF;color:#FF0000;width=35"|DET

!style="background:#0000FF;color:#FFD700;width=35"|GSW

!style="background:#FF0000;color:#FFD700;width=35"|HOU

!style="background:#000080;color:#FFD700;width=35"|IND

!style="background:#0000FF;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|KCK

!style="background:#800080;color:#FFD700;width=35"|LAL

!style="background:#006400;color:#B22222;width=35"|MIL

!style="background:#B0170C;color:#00056D;width=35"|NJN

!style="background:#800000;color:#191970;width=35"|NYK

!style="background:#FF0000;color:#0000FF;width=35"|PHI

!style="background:#800080;color:#FF4500;width=35"|PHO

!style="background:#000000;color:#FF0000;width=35"|POR

!style="background:#000000;color:#C0C0C0;width=35"|SAS

!style="background:#F9160D;color:#1A2E8B;width=35"|SDC

!style="background:#005831;color:#FFC322;width=35"|SEA

!style="background:#36004A;color:#FFFF00;width=35"|UTA

!style="background:#DC143C;color:#0000CD;width=35"|WAS

style="text-align:left;" | Atlanta—1–55–16–01–11–13–30–22–06–00–20–21–42–43–22–41–11–10–21–11–12–04–2
style="text-align:left;" | Boston5–1—3–25–12–02–03–31–12–04–11–12–03–35–13–33–32–01–12–01–11–12–03–3
style="text-align:left;" | Chicago1–52–3—5–11–11–12–42–01–14–20–20–21–52–41–41–50–21–10–21–10–21–11–5
style="text-align:left;" | Cleveland0–61–51–5—2–00–21–52–02–05–11–10–21–50–61–50–50–21–10–21–11–10–23–2
style="text-align:left;" | Dallas1–10–21–10–2—3–32–03–25–12–03–32–30–20–20–20–22–33–22–45–02–32–40–2
style="text-align:left;" | Denver1–10–21–12–03–3—2–04–15–11–13–31–42–01–10–20–24–12–32–43–23–24–21–1
style="text-align:left;" | Detroit3–33–34–25–10–20–2—2–02–04–20–20–23–33–21–50–61–11–11–11–10–20–23–2
style="text-align:left;" | Golden State2–01–10–20–22–31–40–2—3–21–11–41–51–10–21–10–22–42–41–43–33–33–22–0
style="text-align:left;" | Houston0–20–21–10–21–51–50–22–3—2–01–50–50–21–10–20–20–50–51–52–31–40–61–1
style="text-align:left;" | Indiana0–61–42–41–50–21–12–41–10–2—1–10–21–50–63–31–41–10–20–21–11–12–01–5
style="text-align:left;" | Kansas City2–01–12–01–13–33–32–04–15–11–1—1–41–11–11–10–21–42–33–34–11–44–22–0
style="text-align:left;" | Los Angeles2–00–22–02–03–24–12–05–15–02–04–1—2–01–12–00–23–33–31–45–15–14–11–1
style="text-align:left;" | Milwaukee4–13–35–15–12–00–23–31–12–05–11–10–2—3–24–21–51–12–02–02–00–22–03–2
style="text-align:left;" | New Jersey4–21–54–26–02–01–12–32–01–16–01–11–12–3—4–23–31–11–10–21–12–01–13–2
style="text-align:left;" | New York2–33–34–15–12–02–05–11–12–03–31–10–22–42–4—1–50–21–12–00–21–11–14–2
style="text-align:left;" | Philadelphia4–23–35–15–02–02–06–02–02–04–12–02–05–13–35–1—2–00–21–12–02–02–04–2
style="text-align:left;" | Phoenix1–10–22–02–03–21–41–14–25–01–14–13–31–11–12–00–2—5–13–24–25–15–00–2
style="text-align:left;" | Portland1–11–11–11–12–33–21–14–25–02–03–23–30–21–11–12–01–5—2–35–13–33–21–1
style="text-align:left;" | San Antonio2–00–22–02–04–24–21–14–15–12–03–34–10–22–00–21–12–33–2—4–11–45–12–0
style="text-align:left;" | San Diego1–11–11–11–10–52–31–13–33–21–11–41–50–21–12–00–22–41–51–4—0–62–30–2
style="text-align:left;" | Seattle1–11–12–01–13–22–32–03–34–11–14–11–52–00–21–10–21–53–34–16–0—5–01–1
style="text-align:left;" | Utah0–20–21–12–04–22–42–02–36–00–22–41–40–21–11–10–20–52–31–53–20–5—0–2
style="text-align:left;" | Washington2–43–35–12–32–01–12–30–21–15–10–21–13–33–32–42–42–01–10–22–01–12–0—

=Game log=

[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1983_games.html]

Player statistics

{{NBA roster statistics legend}}

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! style="background:#BC1E2C; color:#FFFFFF" width="6%" | GP

! style="background:#BC1E2C; color:#FFFFFF" width="6%" | GS

! style="background:#BC1E2C; color:#FFFFFF" width="6%" | MPG

! style="background:#BC1E2C; color:#FFFFFF" width="6%" | FG%

! style="background:#BC1E2C; color:#FFFFFF" width="6%" | 3FG%

! style="background:#BC1E2C; color:#FFFFFF" width="6%" | FT%

! style="background:#BC1E2C; color:#FFFFFF" width="6%" | RPG

! style="background:#BC1E2C; color:#FFFFFF" width="6%" | APG

! style="background:#BC1E2C; color:#FFFFFF" width="6%" | SPG

! style="background:#BC1E2C; color:#FFFFFF" width="6%" | BPG

! style="background:#BC1E2C; color:#FFFFFF" width="6%" | PPG

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Awards and records

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Transactions

{{Empty section|date=January 2011}}

References

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See also

{{1982–83 NBA season by team}}

{{Houston Rockets}}

{{Houston Rockets seasons}}

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