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28-54, Finished 4th in NBA Central Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
Scored 111.0 points per game, Allowed 115.9 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 29-53)
Coached by Paul Westhead (28-54)
Arena: Chicago Stadium / Attendance: 301,050 (19th of 23 available)
SRS: -4.41 (19th of 23) / Pace Factor: 106.1 (4th of 23)
Offensive Rating: 103.4 (16th of 23) / Defensive Rating: 108.0 (18th of 23)
1982-83 Statistics / Schedule
Click on the Date for game box score, if available.
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Oct 29, 1982 | @ | New Jersey Nets | L | 102 | 114 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 2 | Sat, Oct 30, 1982 | Washington Bullets | L | 125 | 143 | 0 | 2 | L 2 | |||
| 3 | Wed, Nov 3, 1982 | @ | Detroit Pistons | L | 144 | 152 | 0 | 3 | L 3 | ||
| 4 | Thu, Nov 4, 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 118 | 111 | 1 | 3 | W 1 | |||
| 5 | Sat, Nov 6, 1982 | San Diego Clippers | W | 129 | 124 | 2 | 3 | W 2 | |||
| 6 | Tue, Nov 9, 1982 | Seattle Supersonics | L | 111 | 112 | 2 | 4 | L 1 | |||
| 7 | Wed, Nov 10, 1982 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 108 | 145 | 2 | 5 | L 2 | ||
| 8 | Fri, Nov 12, 1982 | New Jersey Nets | W | 113 | 105 | 3 | 5 | W 1 | |||
| 9 | Sat, Nov 13, 1982 | @ | Indiana Pacers | L | 115 | 119 | 3 | 6 | L 1 | ||
| 10 | Tue, Nov 16, 1982 | Golden State Warriors | W | 125 | 120 | 4 | 6 | W 1 | |||
| 11 | Fri, Nov 19, 1982 | Utah Jazz | W | 127 | 111 | 5 | 6 | W 2 | |||
| 12 | Sat, Nov 20, 1982 | Detroit Pistons | W | 131 | 128 | 6 | 6 | W 3 | |||
| 13 | Tue, Nov 23, 1982 | @ | Atlanta Hawks | L | 102 | 132 | 6 | 7 | L 1 | ||
| 14 | Wed, Nov 24, 1982 | @ | Dallas Mavericks | L | 127 | 133 | 6 | 8 | L 2 | ||
| 15 | Fri, Nov 26, 1982 | @ | San Antonio Spurs | L | 120 | 122 | 6 | 9 | L 3 | ||
| 16 | Sat, Nov 27, 1982 | @ | Houston Rockets | L | 99 | 108 | 6 | 10 | L 4 | ||
| 17 | Wed, Dec 1, 1982 | @ | Kansas City Kings | L | 132 | 143 | 6 | 11 | L 5 | ||
| 18 | Fri, Dec 3, 1982 | @ | Denver Nuggets | L | 124 | 132 | 6 | 12 | L 6 | ||
| 19 | Sat, Dec 4, 1982 | @ | Utah Jazz | L | 124 | 131 | 6 | 13 | L 7 | ||
| 20 | Tue, Dec 7, 1982 | New York Knickerbockers | W | 91 | 85 | 7 | 13 | W 1 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Wed, Dec 8, 1982 | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | W | 111 | 101 | 8 | 13 | W 2 | ||
| 22 | Sat, Dec 11, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks | L | 107 | 117 | 8 | 14 | L 1 | |||
| 23 | Tue, Dec 14, 1982 | Washington Bullets | L | 102 | 108 | 8 | 15 | L 2 | |||
| 24 | Fri, Dec 17, 1982 | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 93 | 115 | 8 | 16 | L 3 | ||
| 25 | Sat, Dec 18, 1982 | Indiana Pacers | W | 131 | 127 | 9 | 16 | W 1 | |||
| 26 | Tue, Dec 21, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks | W | 124 | 116 | 10 | 16 | W 2 | |||
| 27 | Wed, Dec 22, 1982 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 131 | 140 | 10 | 17 | L 1 | ||
| 28 | Mon, Dec 27, 1982 | @ | Washington Bullets | L | 87 | 89 | 10 | 18 | L 2 | ||
| 29 | Tue, Dec 28, 1982 | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 103 | 113 | 10 | 19 | L 3 | |||
| 30 | Thu, Dec 30, 1982 | San Antonio Spurs | L | 102 | 105 | 10 | 20 | L 4 | |||
| 31 | Tue, Jan 4, 1983 | Detroit Pistons | W | 2OT | 147 | 138 | 11 | 20 | W 1 | ||
| 32 | Fri, Jan 7, 1983 | New Jersey Nets | L | 98 | 111 | 11 | 21 | L 1 | |||
| 33 | Sat, Jan 8, 1983 | @ | Atlanta Hawks | L | 89 | 109 | 11 | 22 | L 2 | ||
| 34 | Tue, Jan 11, 1983 | Phoenix Suns | L | 96 | 109 | 11 | 23 | L 3 | |||
| 35 | Wed, Jan 12, 1983 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 98 | 96 | 12 | 23 | W 1 | ||
| 36 | Fri, Jan 14, 1983 | @ | Indiana Pacers | W | 126 | 123 | 13 | 23 | W 2 | ||
| 37 | Sat, Jan 15, 1983 | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 126 | 128 | 13 | 24 | L 1 | |||
| 38 | Mon, Jan 17, 1983 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | L | 109 | 119 | 13 | 25 | L 2 | ||
| 39 | Wed, Jan 19, 1983 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 106 | 126 | 13 | 26 | L 3 | ||
| 40 | Fri, Jan 21, 1983 | Boston Celtics | L | 106 | 117 | 13 | 27 | L 4 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Sat, Jan 22, 1983 | @ | Washington Bullets | W | 95 | 86 | 14 | 27 | W 1 | ||
| 42 | Tue, Jan 25, 1983 | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 99 | 116 | 14 | 28 | L 1 | |||
| 43 | Wed, Jan 26, 1983 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 124 | 119 | 15 | 28 | W 1 | ||
| 44 | Fri, Jan 28, 1983 | New York Knickerbockers | L | 91 | 93 | 15 | 29 | L 1 | |||
| 45 | Sat, Jan 29, 1983 | @ | Detroit Pistons | L | 126 | 128 | 15 | 30 | L 2 | ||
| 46 | Mon, Jan 31, 1983 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 104 | 110 | 15 | 31 | L 3 | at Hartford, CT | |
| 47 | Tue, Feb 1, 1983 | Houston Rockets | W | 129 | 76 | 16 | 31 | W 1 | |||
| 48 | Fri, Feb 4, 1983 | @ | New Jersey Nets | L | 98 | 120 | 16 | 32 | L 1 | ||
| 49 | Sat, Feb 5, 1983 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 117 | 113 | 17 | 32 | W 1 | |||
| 50 | Tue, Feb 8, 1983 | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 93 | 109 | 17 | 33 | L 1 | |||
| 51 | Thu, Feb 10, 1983 | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 110 | 116 | 17 | 34 | L 2 | |||
| 52 | Tue, Feb 15, 1983 | Indiana Pacers | L | 110 | 113 | 17 | 35 | L 3 | |||
| 53 | Wed, Feb 16, 1983 | @ | Indiana Pacers | W | 117 | 113 | 18 | 35 | W 1 | ||
| 54 | Sun, Feb 20, 1983 | Dallas Mavericks | W | 124 | 111 | 19 | 35 | W 2 | |||
| 55 | Tue, Feb 22, 1983 | Denver Nuggets | W | 144 | 133 | 20 | 35 | W 3 | |||
| 56 | Wed, Feb 23, 1983 | @ | New Jersey Nets | L | 86 | 119 | 20 | 36 | L 1 | ||
| 57 | Fri, Feb 25, 1983 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 111 | 116 | 20 | 37 | L 2 | ||
| 58 | Sat, Feb 26, 1983 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | L | 79 | 94 | 20 | 38 | L 3 | ||
| 59 | Tue, Mar 1, 1983 | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 111 | 114 | 20 | 39 | L 4 | |||
| 60 | Fri, Mar 4, 1983 | New Jersey Nets | W | 124 | 119 | 21 | 39 | W 1 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Sun, Mar 6, 1983 | Indiana Pacers | W | 106 | 98 | 22 | 39 | W 2 | |||
| 62 | Wed, Mar 9, 1983 | @ | Washington Bullets | L | 92 | 110 | 22 | 40 | L 1 | ||
| 63 | Fri, Mar 11, 1983 | @ | San Diego Clippers | L | 123 | 130 | 22 | 41 | L 2 | ||
| 64 | Sat, Mar 12, 1983 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 116 | 123 | 22 | 42 | L 3 | ||
| 65 | Tue, Mar 15, 1983 | @ | Phoenix Suns | L | 108 | 116 | 22 | 43 | L 4 | ||
| 66 | Wed, Mar 16, 1983 | @ | Golden State Warriors | W | 113 | 111 | 23 | 43 | W 1 | ||
| 67 | Fri, Mar 18, 1983 | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 117 | 101 | 24 | 43 | W 2 | ||
| 68 | Sun, Mar 20, 1983 | @ | Seattle Supersonics | L | 116 | 128 | 24 | 44 | L 1 | ||
| 69 | Tue, Mar 22, 1983 | Detroit Pistons | L | 116 | 134 | 24 | 45 | L 2 | |||
| 70 | Thu, Mar 24, 1983 | Washington Bullets | L | 96 | 102 | 24 | 46 | L 3 | |||
| 71 | Sat, Mar 26, 1983 | Boston Celtics | W | 118 | 108 | 25 | 46 | W 1 | |||
| 72 | Tue, Mar 29, 1983 | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 97 | 95 | 26 | 46 | W 2 | |||
| 73 | Fri, Apr 1, 1983 | Atlanta Hawks | L | 107 | 108 | 26 | 47 | L 1 | |||
| 74 | Sun, Apr 3, 1983 | @ | Detroit Pistons | L | 107 | 122 | 26 | 48 | L 2 | ||
| 75 | Tue, Apr 5, 1983 | Cleveland Cavaliers | L | 91 | 101 | 26 | 49 | L 3 | |||
| 76 | Fri, Apr 8, 1983 | @ | Atlanta Hawks | L | 101 | 138 | 26 | 50 | L 4 | ||
| 77 | Sat, Apr 9, 1983 | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 104 | 115 | 26 | 51 | L 5 | |||
| 78 | Sun, Apr 10, 1983 | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 91 | 121 | 26 | 52 | L 6 | ||
| 79 | Tue, Apr 12, 1983 | Kansas City Kings | L | 102 | 112 | 26 | 53 | L 7 | |||
| 80 | Wed, Apr 13, 1983 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 107 | 98 | 27 | 53 | W 1 | ||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 81 | Fri, Apr 15, 1983 | @ | Boston Celtics | W | 120 | 117 | 28 | 53 | W 2 | ||
| 82 | Sun, Apr 17, 1983 | New York Knickerbockers | L | 103 | 120 | 28 | 54 | L 1 |