- Won
- 46
- Lost
- 36
- Pct
- .561
- Finish
- 7th of 23
- SRS
- 2.73
Roster, regular season
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isiah Thomas | PG | 81 | 81 | 38.1 | 21.2 | 4.5 | 13.9 | .458 | .257 | .809 |
| Bill Laimbeer | C | 82 | 82 | 35.3 | 17.5 | 12.4 | 1.9 | .506 | .222 | .797 |
| Vinnie Johnson | SG | 82 | 16 | 25.5 | 12.8 | 3.1 | 4.0 | .454 | .185 | .769 |
| Kelly Tripucka | SF | 55 | 43 | 30.5 | 19.1 | 4.0 | 2.5 | .477 | .400 | .885 |
| John Long | SG | 66 | 55 | 27.6 | 14.7 | 2.9 | 2.0 | .487 | .333 | .862 |
| Terry Tyler | SF | 82 | 53 | 24.4 | 11.6 | 5.2 | 0.8 | .494 | .000 | .716 |
| Dan Roundfield | PF | 56 | 43 | 26.6 | 10.9 | 8.1 | 1.8 | .467 | .000 | .781 |
| Earl Cureton | C | 81 | 1 | 20.3 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 1.0 | .484 | .000 | .569 |
| Kent Benson | C | 72 | 35 | 19.5 | 6.6 | 4.5 | 1.3 | .506 | .000 | .809 |
| Tony Campbell | SF | 56 | 0 | 11.2 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | .496 | .000 | .800 |
| Brook Steppe | SG | 54 | 0 | 9.0 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | .466 | .000 | .837 |
| Major Jones | PF | 47 | 0 | 8.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 0.3 | .552 | — | .647 |
| David Thirdkill | SF | 10 | 1 | 11.5 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | .522 | .000 | .455 |
| Lorenzo Romar | PG | 5 | 0 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2.0 | .250 | .000 | 1.000 |
| Sidney Lowe | PG | 6 | 0 | 5.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.3 | .286 | — | — |
| Terry Teagle | SG | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .500 | — | — |
| Dale Wilkinson | PF | 2 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | .000 | — | — |
Playoffs
- Lost to Boston Celtics 2–4 in the conference semifinals
- Beat New Jersey Nets 3–0 in the first round
Roster, playoffs
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isiah Thomas | PG | 9 | 9 | 39.4 | 24.3 | 5.2 | 11.2 | .500 | — | .758 |
| Kelly Tripucka | SF | 9 | 9 | 32.0 | 14.8 | 4.3 | 3.2 | .415 | — | .875 |
| Bill Laimbeer | C | 9 | 9 | 36.1 | 14.7 | 10.7 | 1.7 | .449 | — | .706 |
| Vinnie Johnson | SG | 9 | 0 | 26.1 | 14.2 | 3.0 | 3.2 | .515 | — | .786 |
| Terry Tyler | SF | 9 | 0 | 19.9 | 13.3 | 4.4 | 0.3 | .490 | — | .815 |
| John Long | SG | 9 | 9 | 28.3 | 12.4 | 1.9 | 1.4 | .457 | — | 1.000 |
| Dan Roundfield | PF | 9 | 8 | 23.9 | 9.1 | 6.7 | 1.7 | .485 | — | .941 |
| Kent Benson | C | 9 | 1 | 15.8 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 0.4 | .543 | — | .867 |
| Earl Cureton | C | 9 | 0 | 14.8 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 0.4 | .471 | — | .556 |
| Brook Steppe | SG | 4 | 0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | .286 | — | .667 |
| Major Jones | PF | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.000 | — | — |
| Tony Campbell | SF | 2 | 0 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | .333 | — | — |
Games
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.