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1981-82 Indiana Pacers Schedule and Results

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35-47, Finished 4th in NBA Central Division (Schedule and Results)
Coached by: Jack McKinney (35-47)

Points Per Game: 102.2 (22nd of 23) ▪ Opponent Points Per Game: 104.0 (6th of 23)
Pythagorean W-L: 36-46 (16th of 23)

Arena: Market Square Arena ▪ Attendance: 318,062 (18th of 23)

SRS: -1.49 (16th of 23) ▪ Pace Factor: 98.7 (20th of 23)
Offensive Rating: 102.7 (23rd of 23) ▪ Defensive Rating: 104.6 (9th of 23)

1981-82 Indiana Pacers:

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Regular Season

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G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
1 Fri, Oct 30, 1981 Chicago Bulls W 96 94 1 0 W 1
2 Sat, Oct 31, 1981 @ New York Knickerbockers W 106 99 2 0 W 2
3 Wed, Nov 4, 1981 @ Philadelphia 76ers L 99 107 2 1 L 1
4 Fri, Nov 6, 1981 @ Boston Celtics L 94 111 2 2 L 2
5 Sun, Nov 8, 1981 @ New Jersey Nets L 86 89 2 3 L 3
6 Tue, Nov 10, 1981 Cleveland Cavaliers W 109 102 3 3 W 1
7 Thu, Nov 12, 1981 @ Phoenix Suns L 93 95 3 4 L 1
8 Sat, Nov 14, 1981 @ San Diego Clippers W 123 114 4 4 W 1
9 Sun, Nov 15, 1981 @ Los Angeles Lakers L 2OT 123 124 4 5 L 1
10 Tue, Nov 17, 1981 Houston Rockets L 82 102 4 6 L 2
11 Thu, Nov 19, 1981 Kansas City Kings W 102 99 5 6 W 1
12 Sat, Nov 21, 1981 @ Atlanta Hawks L 100 107 5 7 L 1
13 Tue, Nov 24, 1981 New York Knickerbockers W 127 112 6 7 W 1
14 Wed, Nov 25, 1981 @ Cleveland Cavaliers W 108 102 7 7 W 2
15 Fri, Nov 27, 1981 Philadelphia 76ers L OT 112 124 7 8 L 1
16 Sat, Nov 28, 1981 @ Washington Bullets W 92 90 8 8 W 1
17 Tue, Dec 1, 1981 Boston Celtics W 90 87 9 8 W 2
18 Fri, Dec 4, 1981 Detroit Pistons W 105 95 10 8 W 3
19 Tue, Dec 8, 1981 @ Chicago Bulls L OT 116 118 10 9 L 1
20 Wed, Dec 9, 1981 Utah Jazz W 113 77 11 9 W 1
G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
21 Fri, Dec 11, 1981 @ Milwaukee Bucks L OT 100 103 11 10 L 1
22 Sat, Dec 12, 1981 New Jersey Nets W 101 88 12 10 W 1
23 Tue, Dec 15, 1981 Milwaukee Bucks L 96 104 12 11 L 1
24 Thu, Dec 17, 1981 @ Detroit Pistons W 100 96 13 11 W 1
25 Fri, Dec 18, 1981 Cleveland Cavaliers W 109 73 14 11 W 2
26 Tue, Dec 22, 1981 Atlanta Hawks W 92 88 15 11 W 3
27 Fri, Dec 25, 1981 @ Washington Bullets L 98 115 15 12 L 1
28 Sat, Dec 26, 1981 New York Knickerbockers L 106 112 15 13 L 2
29 Mon, Dec 28, 1981 @ New Jersey Nets W 103 95 16 13 W 1
30 Tue, Dec 29, 1981 Milwaukee Bucks L 96 107 16 14 L 1
31 Sat, Jan 2, 1982 Washington Bullets L 103 107 16 15 L 2
32 Tue, Jan 5, 1982 Phoenix Suns W 87 82 17 15 W 1
33 Fri, Jan 8, 1982 @ Utah Jazz L 102 108 17 16 L 1
34 Sat, Jan 9, 1982 @ Golden State Warriors L 106 115 17 17 L 2
35 Tue, Jan 12, 1982 @ Portland Trail Blazers L 93 105 17 18 L 3
36 Wed, Jan 13, 1982 @ Seattle Supersonics L 86 106 17 19 L 4
37 Fri, Jan 15, 1982 Los Angeles Lakers L 92 97 17 20 L 5
38 Sun, Jan 17, 1982 Chicago Bulls W 116 103 18 20 W 1
39 Tue, Jan 19, 1982 @ Chicago Bulls L 100 110 18 21 L 1
40 Wed, Jan 20, 1982 @ Boston Celtics L 103 112 18 22 L 2
G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
41 Fri, Jan 22, 1982 Philadelphia 76ers L 105 112 18 23 L 3
42 Sat, Jan 23, 1982 @ San Antonio Spurs W 107 98 19 23 W 1
43 Tue, Jan 26, 1982 @ Houston Rockets L 94 104 19 24 L 1
44 Tue, Feb 2, 1982 Boston Celtics L 105 109 19 25 L 2
45 Wed, Feb 3, 1982 @ Cleveland Cavaliers L 104 108 19 26 L 3
46 Thu, Feb 4, 1982 Denver Nuggets W 131 114 20 26 W 1
47 Sat, Feb 6, 1982 Dallas Mavericks L 89 95 20 27 L 1
48 Tue, Feb 9, 1982 Milwaukee Bucks L 101 108 20 28 L 2
49 Wed, Feb 10, 1982 @ Philadelphia 76ers L 96 102 20 29 L 3
50 Sat, Feb 13, 1982 @ Cleveland Cavaliers W 110 109 21 29 W 1
51 Sun, Feb 14, 1982 Portland Trail Blazers W 107 91 22 29 W 2
52 Wed, Feb 17, 1982 @ Milwaukee Bucks L 93 104 22 30 L 1
53 Thu, Feb 18, 1982 San Diego Clippers W 119 114 23 30 W 1
54 Sat, Feb 20, 1982 @ Detroit Pistons L 100 115 23 31 L 1
55 Sun, Feb 21, 1982 New Jersey Nets W 118 107 24 31 W 1
56 Wed, Feb 24, 1982 New York Knickerbockers W 118 87 25 31 W 2
57 Fri, Feb 26, 1982 San Antonio Spurs W 108 100 26 31 W 3
58 Sun, Feb 28, 1982 Detroit Pistons W 112 101 27 31 W 4
59 Tue, Mar 2, 1982 @ Denver Nuggets W OT 132 124 28 31 W 5
60 Wed, Mar 3, 1982 @ Kansas City Kings L 82 120 28 32 L 1
G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
61 Sun, Mar 7, 1982 @ Dallas Mavericks W 108 106 29 32 W 1
62 Tue, Mar 9, 1982 Golden State Warriors L 85 92 29 33 L 1
63 Wed, Mar 10, 1982 @ Boston Celtics L 100 121 29 34 L 2
64 Fri, Mar 12, 1982 @ Washington Bullets L 105 110 29 35 L 3
65 Sat, Mar 13, 1982 @ Atlanta Hawks L 90 110 29 36 L 4
66 Tue, Mar 16, 1982 Seattle Supersonics W 109 96 30 36 W 1
67 Fri, Mar 19, 1982 @ Philadelphia 76ers L 95 112 30 37 L 1
68 Sat, Mar 20, 1982 New Jersey Nets W 104 101 31 37 W 1
69 Wed, Mar 24, 1982 Washington Bullets L 106 114 31 38 L 1
70 Fri, Mar 26, 1982 Atlanta Hawks L 87 100 31 39 L 2
71 Sun, Mar 28, 1982 Chicago Bulls W 102 101 32 39 W 1
72 Tue, Mar 30, 1982 @ New York Knickerbockers L 104 108 32 40 L 1
73 Wed, Mar 31, 1982 Detroit Pistons W 108 106 33 40 W 1
74 Sat, Apr 3, 1982 @ Detroit Pistons L 102 105 33 41 L 1
75 Sun, Apr 4, 1982 @ Milwaukee Bucks L 115 129 33 42 L 2
76 Wed, Apr 7, 1982 Washington Bullets L 85 97 33 43 L 3
77 Fri, Apr 9, 1982 Cleveland Cavaliers W 100 97 34 43 W 1
78 Sat, Apr 10, 1982 @ New Jersey Nets L 86 115 34 44 L 1
79 Tue, Apr 13, 1982 Philadelphia 76ers L 89 93 34 45 L 2
80 Thu, Apr 15, 1982 Atlanta Hawks W 108 102 35 45 W 1
G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
81 Fri, Apr 16, 1982 @ Atlanta Hawks L 91 109 35 46 L 1
82 Sun, Apr 18, 1982 @ Chicago Bulls L 104 112 35 47 L 2