The 1982-83 NBA season was the Bucks' 15th season in the NBA.
Draft picks
Roster
Regular season
Season standings
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
Game log
|-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 1 || October 30, 1982 || New York | W 108–86 | | | | MECCA Arena | 1–0 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 2 || October 31, 1982 || @ Cleveland | W 119—95 |Junior Bridgeman (17) | | | Coliseum at Richfield | 2–0
|-style="background:#fcc;" | 3 || November 2, 1982 || @ Kansas City | L 112–119 | | | | Kemper Arena | 2–1 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 4 || November 4, 1982 || @ Atlanta | W 104—100 | | | | The Omni | 3–1 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 5 || November 5, 1982 || San Diego | W 130–99 | | | | MECCA Arena | 4–1 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 5 || November 7, 1982 || Seattle | L 90–102 | | | | MECCA Arena | 4–2 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 6 || November 10, 1982 || @ Boston | W 105—101 | | | | Boston Garden | 5–2 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 7 || November 12, 1982 || @ Detroit | L 100–111 | | | | Pontiac Silverdome | 5–3 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 8 || November 14, 1982 || Boston | L 98–100 | | | | MECCA Arena | 5–4 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 9 || November 16, 1982 || Indiana | W 115–103 | | | | MECCA Arena | 6–4 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 10 || November 18, 1982 || @ New York | L 89—77 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 7–4
Playoffs
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 27 | @ Boston | W 116–95 | Sidney Moncrief (22) | Bob Lanier (10) | Marques Johnson (5) | Boston Garden15,320 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 29 | @ Boston | W 95–91 | Sidney Moncrief (20) | Marques Johnson (9) | Sidney Moncrief (4) | Boston Garden15,320 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | May 1 | Boston | W 107–99 | Sidney Moncrief (26) | Junior Bridgeman (10) | Bob Lanier (6) | MECCA Arena11,052 | 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 2 | Boston | W 107–93 | Marques Johnson (33) | Alton Lister (11) | Marques Johnson (6) | MECCA Arena11,052 | 4–0 |-
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | May 8 | @ Philadelphia | L 109–111 (OT) | Marques Johnson (30) | Bob Lanier (9) | Moncrief, Lanier (6) | Spectrum18,482 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | May 11 | @ Philadelphia | L 81–87 | Marques Johnson (25) | Marques Johnson (11) | Lanier, Winters (4) | Spectrum18,482 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | May 14 | Philadelphia | L 96–104 | Junior Bridgeman (24) | Sidney Moncrief (10) | Brian Winters (7) | MECCA Arena11,052 | 0–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 15 | Philadelphia | W 100–94 | Marques Johnson (19) | Marques Johnson (10) | Marques Johnson (8) | MECCA Arena11,052 | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | May 18 | @ Philadelphia | L 103–115 | Marques Johnson (21) | Alton Lister (12) | Junior Bridgeman (5) | Spectrum18,482 | 1–4 |-
Player statistics
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