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43-39, Finished 2nd in NBA Central Division (Schedule and Results)
Coached by: Kevin Loughery (43-39)
Points Per Game: 101.6 (19th of 23) ▪ Opponent Points Per Game: 102.6 (5th of 23)
Pythagorean W-L: 38-44 (16th of 23)
Arena: Omni Coliseum ▪ Attendance: 292,690 (20th of 23)
SRS: -0.72 (16th of 23) ▪ Pace Factor: 98.9 (21st of 23)
Offensive Rating: 102.2 (18th of 23) ▪ Defensive Rating: 103.2 (9th of 23)
Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference First Round (2-1) versus Boston Celtics
Click on the Date for game box score, if available.
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Oct 29, 1982 | @ | Detroit Pistons | L | 86 | 94 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 2 | Sat, Oct 30, 1982 | Boston Celtics | L | 97 | 112 | 0 | 2 | L 2 | |||
| 3 | Tue, Nov 2, 1982 | Washington Bullets | W | 105 | 88 | 1 | 2 | W 1 | |||
| 4 | Thu, Nov 4, 1982 | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 100 | 104 | 1 | 3 | L 1 | |||
| 5 | Sat, Nov 6, 1982 | Detroit Pistons | W | 95 | 93 | 2 | 3 | W 1 | |||
| 6 | Tue, Nov 9, 1982 | @ | Denver Nuggets | W | 106 | 105 | 3 | 3 | W 2 | ||
| 7 | Fri, Nov 12, 1982 | @ | Utah Jazz | W | 106 | 98 | 4 | 3 | W 3 | ||
| 8 | Sat, Nov 13, 1982 | @ | Golden State Warriors | L | 101 | 114 | 4 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 9 | Tue, Nov 16, 1982 | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 87 | 106 | 4 | 5 | L 2 | ||
| 10 | Wed, Nov 17, 1982 | @ | Seattle Supersonics | L | 97 | 119 | 4 | 6 | L 3 | ||
| 11 | Sat, Nov 20, 1982 | @ | Phoenix Suns | L | 80 | 91 | 4 | 7 | L 4 | ||
| 12 | Tue, Nov 23, 1982 | Chicago Bulls | W | 132 | 102 | 5 | 7 | W 1 | |||
| 13 | Sat, Nov 27, 1982 | Indiana Pacers | W | 117 | 98 | 6 | 7 | W 2 | |||
| 14 | Tue, Nov 30, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 111 | 97 | 7 | 7 | W 3 | |||
| 15 | Wed, Dec 1, 1982 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 97 | 122 | 7 | 8 | L 1 | ||
| 16 | Fri, Dec 3, 1982 | New Jersey Nets | L | 99 | 107 | 7 | 9 | L 2 | |||
| 17 | Sat, Dec 4, 1982 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | W | 80 | 79 | 8 | 9 | W 1 | ||
| 18 | Tue, Dec 7, 1982 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 102 | 90 | 9 | 9 | W 2 | ||
| 19 | Wed, Dec 8, 1982 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 85 | 132 | 9 | 10 | L 1 | ||
| 20 | Fri, Dec 10, 1982 | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 83 | 104 | 9 | 11 | L 2 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Sat, Dec 11, 1982 | @ | Chicago Bulls | W | 117 | 107 | 10 | 11 | W 1 | ||
| 22 | Wed, Dec 15, 1982 | @ | Indiana Pacers | W | 107 | 101 | 11 | 11 | W 2 | ||
| 23 | Thu, Dec 16, 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 106 | 97 | 12 | 11 | W 3 | |||
| 24 | Sat, Dec 18, 1982 | Boston Celtics | L | OT | 103 | 107 | 12 | 12 | L 1 | ||
| 25 | Tue, Dec 21, 1982 | @ | Chicago Bulls | L | 2OT | 116 | 124 | 12 | 13 | L 2 | |
| 26 | Thu, Dec 23, 1982 | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 90 | 101 | 12 | 14 | L 3 | ||
| 27 | Sat, Dec 25, 1982 | @ | Washington Bullets | W | 97 | 91 | 13 | 14 | W 1 | ||
| 28 | Tue, Dec 28, 1982 | San Diego Clippers | W | 123 | 113 | 14 | 14 | W 2 | |||
| 29 | Wed, Dec 29, 1982 | @ | New Jersey Nets | L | 99 | 104 | 14 | 15 | L 1 | ||
| 30 | Sun, Jan 2, 1983 | Kansas City Kings | L | 104 | 108 | 14 | 16 | L 2 | |||
| 31 | Tue, Jan 4, 1983 | San Antonio Spurs | L | 95 | 104 | 14 | 17 | L 3 | |||
| 32 | Thu, Jan 6, 1983 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | W | 99 | 98 | 15 | 17 | W 1 | ||
| 33 | Fri, Jan 7, 1983 | Dallas Mavericks | W | 110 | 102 | 16 | 17 | W 2 | |||
| 34 | Sat, Jan 8, 1983 | Chicago Bulls | W | 109 | 89 | 17 | 17 | W 3 | |||
| 35 | Tue, Jan 11, 1983 | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 99 | 109 | 17 | 18 | L 1 | |||
| 36 | Fri, Jan 14, 1983 | New York Knickerbockers | W | 88 | 80 | 18 | 18 | W 1 | |||
| 37 | Sat, Jan 15, 1983 | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 101 | 120 | 18 | 19 | L 1 | |||
| 38 | Mon, Jan 17, 1983 | @ | New Jersey Nets | W | 102 | 96 | 19 | 19 | W 1 | ||
| 39 | Wed, Jan 19, 1983 | Seattle Supersonics | W | 116 | 111 | 20 | 19 | W 2 | |||
| 40 | Sat, Jan 22, 1983 | @ | Detroit Pistons | L | 109 | 111 | 20 | 20 | L 1 | ||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Mon, Jan 24, 1983 | Detroit Pistons | L | 108 | 112 | 20 | 21 | L 2 | |||
| 42 | Tue, Jan 25, 1983 | Phoenix Suns | W | 96 | 94 | 21 | 21 | W 1 | |||
| 43 | Thu, Jan 27, 1983 | @ | San Diego Clippers | L | 100 | 110 | 21 | 22 | L 1 | ||
| 44 | Fri, Jan 28, 1983 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 85 | 109 | 21 | 23 | L 2 | ||
| 45 | Tue, Feb 1, 1983 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 93 | 84 | 22 | 23 | W 1 | |||
| 46 | Thu, Feb 3, 1983 | Denver Nuggets | L | 112 | 126 | 22 | 24 | L 1 | |||
| 47 | Fri, Feb 4, 1983 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 92 | 81 | 23 | 24 | W 1 | ||
| 48 | Sun, Feb 6, 1983 | @ | Boston Celtics | W | 116 | 111 | 24 | 24 | W 2 | ||
| 49 | Tue, Feb 8, 1983 | New Jersey Nets | L | 109 | 115 | 24 | 25 | L 1 | |||
| 50 | Wed, Feb 9, 1983 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 93 | 106 | 24 | 26 | L 2 | ||
| 51 | Tue, Feb 15, 1983 | @ | Houston Rockets | W | 101 | 91 | 25 | 26 | W 1 | ||
| 52 | Sat, Feb 19, 1983 | @ | Dallas Mavericks | L | 100 | 122 | 25 | 27 | L 1 | ||
| 53 | Sun, Feb 20, 1983 | @ | San Antonio Spurs | L | 100 | 103 | 25 | 28 | L 2 | ||
| 54 | Tue, Feb 22, 1983 | Golden State Warriors | L | 97 | 109 | 25 | 29 | L 3 | |||
| 55 | Thu, Feb 24, 1983 | Detroit Pistons | W | 116 | 107 | 26 | 29 | W 1 | |||
| 56 | Sat, Feb 26, 1983 | New Jersey Nets | W | 95 | 88 | 27 | 29 | W 2 | |||
| 57 | Sun, Feb 27, 1983 | @ | Indiana Pacers | W | 125 | 107 | 28 | 29 | W 3 | ||
| 58 | Tue, Mar 1, 1983 | Indiana Pacers | W | 109 | 106 | 29 | 29 | W 4 | |||
| 59 | Thu, Mar 3, 1983 | Washington Bullets | W | 91 | 89 | 30 | 29 | W 5 | |||
| 60 | Fri, Mar 4, 1983 | Houston Rockets | W | 115 | 87 | 31 | 29 | W 6 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Sun, Mar 6, 1983 | @ | Washington Bullets | L | 91 | 102 | 31 | 30 | L 1 | ||
| 62 | Tue, Mar 8, 1983 | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 110 | 93 | 32 | 30 | W 1 | |||
| 63 | Wed, Mar 9, 1983 | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 100 | 109 | 32 | 31 | L 1 | ||
| 64 | Sat, Mar 12, 1983 | @ | Detroit Pistons | W | 120 | 119 | 33 | 31 | W 1 | ||
| 65 | Tue, Mar 15, 1983 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | L | 97 | 119 | 33 | 32 | L 1 | ||
| 66 | Wed, Mar 16, 1983 | Washington Bullets | W | OT | 94 | 81 | 34 | 32 | W 1 | ||
| 67 | Fri, Mar 18, 1983 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 97 | 73 | 35 | 32 | W 2 | ||
| 68 | Sat, Mar 19, 1983 | Utah Jazz | W | 99 | 94 | 36 | 32 | W 3 | |||
| 69 | Tue, Mar 22, 1983 | @ | Indiana Pacers | W | 111 | 102 | 37 | 32 | W 4 | ||
| 70 | Wed, Mar 23, 1983 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 102 | 114 | 37 | 33 | L 1 | ||
| 71 | Fri, Mar 25, 1983 | New York Knickerbockers | L | 87 | 104 | 37 | 34 | L 2 | |||
| 72 | Sat, Mar 26, 1983 | @ | New Jersey Nets | L | 81 | 102 | 37 | 35 | L 3 | ||
| 73 | Tue, Mar 29, 1983 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 95 | 82 | 38 | 35 | W 1 | |||
| 74 | Wed, Mar 30, 1983 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 113 | 120 | 38 | 36 | L 1 | ||
| 75 | Fri, Apr 1, 1983 | @ | Chicago Bulls | W | 108 | 107 | 39 | 36 | W 1 | ||
| 76 | Sat, Apr 2, 1983 | Indiana Pacers | W | 109 | 99 | 40 | 36 | W 2 | |||
| 77 | Tue, Apr 5, 1983 | Boston Celtics | L | 95 | 117 | 40 | 37 | L 1 | |||
| 78 | Fri, Apr 8, 1983 | Chicago Bulls | W | 138 | 101 | 41 | 37 | W 1 | |||
| 79 | Sat, Apr 9, 1983 | @ | Washington Bullets | L | 78 | 100 | 41 | 38 | L 1 | ||
| 80 | Tue, Apr 12, 1983 | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 102 | 97 | 42 | 38 | W 1 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 81 | Wed, Apr 13, 1983 | @ | Kansas City Kings | L | 103 | 114 | 42 | 39 | L 1 | ||
| 82 | Sat, Apr 16, 1983 | Milwaukee Bucks | W | 96 | 79 | 43 | 39 | W 1 |
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tue, Apr 19, 1983 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 95 | 103 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 2 | Fri, Apr 22, 1983 | Boston Celtics | W | 95 | 93 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | |||
| 3 | Sun, Apr 24, 1983 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 79 | 98 | 1 | 2 | L 1 |