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37-45, Finished 3rd in NBA Central Division (Schedule and Results)
Coached by: Scotty Robertson (37-45)
Points Per Game: 112.7 (6th of 23) ▪ Opponent Points Per Game: 113.1 (17th of 23)
Pythagorean W-L: 40-42 (14th of 23)
Arena: Pontiac Silverdome ▪ Attendance: 522,063 (6th of 23)
SRS: -0.17 (14th of 23) ▪ Pace Factor: 105.8 (5th of 23)
Offensive Rating: 105.4 (11th of 23) ▪ Defensive Rating: 105.8 (14th of 23)
Click on the Date for game box score, if available.
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Oct 29, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks | W | 94 | 86 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 2 | Sun, Oct 31, 1982 | @ | Indiana Pacers | W | 118 | 115 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Tue, Nov 2, 1982 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 128 | 119 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Wed, Nov 3, 1982 | Chicago Bulls | W | 152 | 144 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | |||
| 5 | Fri, Nov 5, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 109 | 120 | 4 | 1 | L 1 | |||
| 6 | Sat, Nov 6, 1982 | @ | Atlanta Hawks | L | 93 | 95 | 4 | 2 | L 2 | ||
| 7 | Tue, Nov 9, 1982 | @ | Washington Bullets | W | 108 | 105 | 5 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 8 | Wed, Nov 10, 1982 | Indiana Pacers | W | 115 | 91 | 6 | 2 | W 2 | |||
| 9 | Fri, Nov 12, 1982 | Milwaukee Bucks | W | 111 | 100 | 7 | 2 | W 3 | |||
| 10 | Sat, Nov 13, 1982 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | L | 100 | 112 | 7 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 11 | Wed, Nov 17, 1982 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 103 | 120 | 7 | 4 | L 2 | ||
| 12 | Fri, Nov 19, 1982 | Golden State Warriors | W | 106 | 102 | 8 | 4 | W 1 | |||
| 13 | Sat, Nov 20, 1982 | @ | Chicago Bulls | L | 128 | 131 | 8 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 14 | Tue, Nov 23, 1982 | @ | Houston Rockets | W | 128 | 106 | 9 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 15 | Wed, Nov 24, 1982 | @ | Kansas City Kings | L | 112 | 122 | 9 | 6 | L 1 | ||
| 16 | Fri, Nov 26, 1982 | Portland Trail Blazers | W | OT | 132 | 118 | 10 | 6 | W 1 | ||
| 17 | Tue, Nov 30, 1982 | @ | Boston Celtics | W | 123 | 116 | 11 | 6 | W 2 | at Hartford, CT | |
| 18 | Wed, Dec 1, 1982 | San Antonio Spurs | W | 105 | 97 | 12 | 6 | W 3 | |||
| 19 | Sat, Dec 4, 1982 | Boston Celtics | L | 112 | 119 | 12 | 7 | L 1 | |||
| 20 | Wed, Dec 8, 1982 | New York Knickerbockers | L | 109 | 120 | 12 | 8 | L 2 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Fri, Dec 10, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks | L | 121 | 122 | 12 | 9 | L 3 | |||
| 22 | Sat, Dec 11, 1982 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 111 | 128 | 12 | 10 | L 4 | ||
| 23 | Tue, Dec 14, 1982 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | W | 104 | 99 | 13 | 10 | W 1 | ||
| 24 | Wed, Dec 15, 1982 | Boston Celtics | L | 104 | 108 | 13 | 11 | L 1 | |||
| 25 | Fri, Dec 17, 1982 | Washington Bullets | L | 110 | 119 | 13 | 12 | L 2 | |||
| 26 | Sat, Dec 18, 1982 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 97 | 90 | 14 | 12 | W 1 | ||
| 27 | Sun, Dec 19, 1982 | @ | Boston Celtics | W | 131 | 114 | 15 | 12 | W 2 | ||
| 28 | Tue, Dec 21, 1982 | @ | New Jersey Nets | W | 102 | 97 | 16 | 12 | W 3 | ||
| 29 | Thu, Dec 23, 1982 | Denver Nuggets | L | 127 | 135 | 16 | 13 | L 1 | |||
| 30 | Sun, Dec 26, 1982 | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 96 | 106 | 16 | 14 | L 2 | ||
| 31 | Tue, Dec 28, 1982 | @ | Utah Jazz | L | OT | 98 | 105 | 16 | 15 | L 3 | |
| 32 | Thu, Dec 30, 1982 | @ | Phoenix Suns | L | 98 | 115 | 16 | 16 | L 4 | ||
| 33 | Sat, Jan 1, 1983 | @ | San Diego Clippers | W | 117 | 105 | 17 | 16 | W 1 | ||
| 34 | Sun, Jan 2, 1983 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 112 | 127 | 17 | 17 | L 1 | ||
| 35 | Tue, Jan 4, 1983 | @ | Chicago Bulls | L | 2OT | 138 | 147 | 17 | 18 | L 2 | |
| 36 | Wed, Jan 5, 1983 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 130 | 116 | 18 | 18 | W 1 | |||
| 37 | Fri, Jan 7, 1983 | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 92 | 109 | 18 | 19 | L 1 | ||
| 38 | Sun, Jan 9, 1983 | @ | New Jersey Nets | L | 102 | 110 | 18 | 20 | L 2 | ||
| 39 | Wed, Jan 12, 1983 | Washington Bullets | W | 116 | 100 | 19 | 20 | W 1 | |||
| 40 | Fri, Jan 14, 1983 | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 105 | 115 | 19 | 21 | L 1 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Wed, Jan 19, 1983 | Milwaukee Bucks | W | 107 | 106 | 20 | 21 | W 1 | |||
| 42 | Sat, Jan 22, 1983 | Atlanta Hawks | W | 111 | 109 | 21 | 21 | W 2 | |||
| 43 | Mon, Jan 24, 1983 | @ | Atlanta Hawks | W | 112 | 108 | 22 | 21 | W 3 | ||
| 44 | Wed, Jan 26, 1983 | Seattle Supersonics | L | 109 | 118 | 22 | 22 | L 1 | |||
| 45 | Fri, Jan 28, 1983 | Cleveland Cavaliers | L | 106 | 107 | 22 | 23 | L 2 | |||
| 46 | Sat, Jan 29, 1983 | Chicago Bulls | W | 128 | 126 | 23 | 23 | W 1 | |||
| 47 | Wed, Feb 2, 1983 | @ | Indiana Pacers | L | 135 | 141 | 23 | 24 | L 1 | ||
| 48 | Thu, Feb 3, 1983 | San Diego Clippers | L | 108 | 115 | 23 | 25 | L 2 | |||
| 49 | Sat, Feb 5, 1983 | New Jersey Nets | W | 111 | 101 | 24 | 25 | W 1 | |||
| 50 | Tue, Feb 8, 1983 | @ | San Antonio Spurs | L | OT | 143 | 147 | 24 | 26 | L 1 | |
| 51 | Wed, Feb 9, 1983 | @ | Dallas Mavericks | L | 113 | 122 | 24 | 27 | L 2 | ||
| 52 | Wed, Feb 16, 1983 | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | L | OT | 121 | 126 | 24 | 28 | L 3 | |
| 53 | Thu, Feb 17, 1983 | Houston Rockets | W | 113 | 110 | 25 | 28 | W 1 | |||
| 54 | Sat, Feb 19, 1983 | Phoenix Suns | W | 112 | 101 | 26 | 28 | W 2 | |||
| 55 | Wed, Feb 23, 1983 | New York Knickerbockers | L | 107 | 120 | 26 | 29 | L 1 | |||
| 56 | Thu, Feb 24, 1983 | @ | Atlanta Hawks | L | 107 | 116 | 26 | 30 | L 2 | ||
| 57 | Sat, Feb 26, 1983 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 122 | 102 | 27 | 30 | W 1 | ||
| 58 | Tue, Mar 1, 1983 | @ | Golden State Warriors | W | 114 | 103 | 28 | 30 | W 2 | ||
| 59 | Thu, Mar 3, 1983 | Kansas City Kings | L | 118 | 125 | 28 | 31 | L 1 | |||
| 60 | Sat, Mar 5, 1983 | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 108 | 122 | 28 | 32 | L 2 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Mon, Mar 7, 1983 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 114 | 123 | 28 | 33 | L 3 | ||
| 62 | Tue, Mar 8, 1983 | Indiana Pacers | W | 107 | 101 | 29 | 33 | W 1 | |||
| 63 | Sat, Mar 12, 1983 | Atlanta Hawks | L | 119 | 120 | 29 | 34 | L 1 | |||
| 64 | Sun, Mar 13, 1983 | @ | Indiana Pacers | L | 114 | 118 | 29 | 35 | L 2 | ||
| 65 | Tue, Mar 15, 1983 | @ | New Jersey Nets | L | 90 | 109 | 29 | 36 | L 3 | ||
| 66 | Wed, Mar 16, 1983 | Utah Jazz | L | 115 | 125 | 29 | 37 | L 4 | |||
| 67 | Fri, Mar 18, 1983 | Milwaukee Bucks | W | OT | 103 | 99 | 30 | 37 | W 1 | ||
| 68 | Sun, Mar 20, 1983 | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 119 | 121 | 30 | 38 | L 1 | |||
| 69 | Tue, Mar 22, 1983 | @ | Chicago Bulls | W | 134 | 116 | 31 | 38 | W 1 | ||
| 70 | Wed, Mar 23, 1983 | Indiana Pacers | W | 109 | 96 | 32 | 38 | W 2 | |||
| 71 | Fri, Mar 25, 1983 | @ | Denver Nuggets | L | 120 | 131 | 32 | 39 | L 1 | ||
| 72 | Tue, Mar 29, 1983 | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 107 | 114 | 32 | 40 | L 2 | ||
| 73 | Wed, Mar 30, 1983 | @ | Seattle Supersonics | L | 124 | 135 | 32 | 41 | L 3 | ||
| 74 | Fri, Apr 1, 1983 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 120 | 111 | 33 | 41 | W 1 | |||
| 75 | Sun, Apr 3, 1983 | Chicago Bulls | W | 122 | 107 | 34 | 41 | W 2 | |||
| 76 | Tue, Apr 5, 1983 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | L | OT | 107 | 110 | 34 | 42 | L 1 | |
| 77 | Wed, Apr 6, 1983 | Washington Bullets | W | 107 | 96 | 35 | 42 | W 1 | |||
| 78 | Fri, Apr 8, 1983 | New Jersey Nets | W | 102 | 92 | 36 | 42 | W 2 | |||
| 79 | Sun, Apr 10, 1983 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 113 | 115 | 36 | 43 | L 1 | ||
| 80 | Wed, Apr 13, 1983 | Boston Celtics | W | 113 | 101 | 37 | 43 | W 1 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 81 | Fri, Apr 15, 1983 | New York Knickerbockers | L | 83 | 100 | 37 | 44 | L 1 | |||
| 82 | Sat, Apr 16, 1983 | @ | Washington Bullets | L | 95 | 102 | 37 | 45 | L 2 |