- Won
- 49
- Lost
- 33
- Pct
- .598
- Finish
- 5th of 23
- SRS
- 3.52
Roster, regular season
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isiah Thomas | PG | 82 | 82 | 36.7 | 21.3 | 4.0 | 11.1 | .462 | .338 | .733 |
| Kelly Tripucka | SF | 76 | 75 | 32.8 | 21.3 | 4.0 | 3.0 | .459 | .118 | .815 |
| Bill Laimbeer | C | 82 | 82 | 34.9 | 17.3 | 12.2 | 1.8 | .530 | .000 | .866 |
| John Long | SG | 82 | 82 | 30.7 | 16.3 | 3.5 | 2.5 | .472 | .200 | .884 |
| Vinnie Johnson | SG | 82 | 0 | 23.3 | 13.0 | 2.9 | 3.3 | .473 | .211 | .753 |
| Terry Tyler | SF | 82 | 7 | 19.5 | 8.8 | 3.5 | 0.9 | .453 | .154 | .712 |
| Cliff Levingston | PF | 80 | 24 | 21.8 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 1.4 | .525 | .000 | .672 |
| Kent Benson | C | 82 | 58 | 21.1 | 7.1 | 5.0 | 1.6 | .550 | .000 | .822 |
| Earl Cureton | C | 73 | 0 | 12.4 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 0.5 | .458 | .000 | .525 |
| Ray Tolbert | PF | 49 | 0 | 9.7 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 0.5 | .529 | .000 | .511 |
| David Thirdkill | SF | 46 | 0 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | .431 | .000 | .484 |
| Lionel Hollins | PG | 32 | 0 | 6.8 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1.9 | .381 | .000 | .846 |
| Walker Russell | PG | 16 | 0 | 7.4 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | .333 | .500 | .923 |
| Ken Austin | SF | 7 | 0 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | .462 | — | — |
Playoffs
- Lost to New York Knicks 2–3 in the first round
Roster, playoffs
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Tripucka | SF | 5 | – | 41.6 | 27.4 | 4.6 | 3.0 | .471 | — | .804 |
| Isiah Thomas | PG | 5 | – | 39.6 | 21.4 | 3.8 | 11.0 | .470 | — | .771 |
| Bill Laimbeer | C | 5 | – | 33.0 | 15.2 | 12.4 | 2.4 | .569 | — | .900 |
| John Long | SG | 5 | – | 29.8 | 11.0 | 2.2 | 0.4 | .364 | — | 1.000 |
| Vinnie Johnson | SG | 5 | – | 26.4 | 10.2 | 2.8 | 2.4 | .370 | — | .895 |
| Cliff Levingston | PF | 5 | – | 20.2 | 8.0 | 4.8 | 0.2 | .789 | — | .625 |
| Kent Benson | C | 5 | – | 25.8 | 7.6 | 6.0 | 1.4 | .432 | — | .600 |
| Earl Cureton | C | 5 | – | 18.6 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 0.4 | .484 | — | .333 |
| Terry Tyler | SF | 5 | – | 8.4 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | .417 | — | .556 |
| Lionel Hollins | PG | 2 | – | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | — | — |
| Ray Tolbert | PF | 1 | – | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
Games
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.