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30-52, Finished 4th in NBA Midwest Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
Scored 107.1 points per game, Allowed 110.2 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 33-49)
Coached by Cotton Fitzsimmons (30-52)
Arena: Kemper Arena / Attendance: 280,564 (21st of 23 available)
SRS: -3.25 (19th of 23) / Pace Factor: 101.8 (7th of 23)
Offensive Rating: 104.2 (19th of 23) / Defensive Rating: 107.2 (12th of 23)
1981-82 Statistics / Schedule
Click on the Date for game box score, if available.
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Oct 30, 1981 | San Antonio Spurs | L | 102 | 113 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | |||
| 2 | Sat, Oct 31, 1981 | @ | Dallas Mavericks | L | 89 | 95 | 0 | 2 | L 2 | ||
| 3 | Wed, Nov 4, 1981 | San Diego Clippers | W | 129 | 128 | 1 | 2 | W 1 | |||
| 4 | Fri, Nov 6, 1981 | Houston Rockets | W | 90 | 86 | 2 | 2 | W 2 | |||
| 5 | Tue, Nov 10, 1981 | @ | Chicago Bulls | L | 107 | 119 | 2 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 6 | Wed, Nov 11, 1981 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 100 | 115 | 2 | 4 | L 2 | ||
| 7 | Fri, Nov 13, 1981 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 85 | 105 | 2 | 5 | L 3 | ||
| 8 | Sat, Nov 14, 1981 | @ | New Jersey Nets | L | 92 | 103 | 2 | 6 | L 4 | ||
| 9 | Tue, Nov 17, 1981 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | W | 124 | 110 | 3 | 6 | W 1 | ||
| 10 | Thu, Nov 19, 1981 | @ | Indiana Pacers | L | 99 | 102 | 3 | 7 | L 1 | ||
| 11 | Sat, Nov 21, 1981 | @ | Denver Nuggets | L | 121 | 128 | 3 | 8 | L 2 | ||
| 12 | Wed, Nov 25, 1981 | Detroit Pistons | L | OT | 122 | 129 | 3 | 9 | L 3 | ||
| 13 | Fri, Nov 27, 1981 | Denver Nuggets | L | OT | 115 | 123 | 3 | 10 | L 4 | ||
| 14 | Sun, Nov 29, 1981 | Golden State Warriors | W | 104 | 100 | 4 | 10 | W 1 | |||
| 15 | Tue, Dec 1, 1981 | @ | Houston Rockets | W | 106 | 104 | 5 | 10 | W 2 | ||
| 16 | Wed, Dec 2, 1981 | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 107 | 112 | 5 | 11 | L 1 | |||
| 17 | Fri, Dec 4, 1981 | Seattle Supersonics | W | 112 | 109 | 6 | 11 | W 1 | |||
| 18 | Sun, Dec 6, 1981 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 106 | 119 | 6 | 12 | L 1 | ||
| 19 | Wed, Dec 9, 1981 | Dallas Mavericks | W | OT | 113 | 109 | 7 | 12 | W 1 | ||
| 20 | Fri, Dec 11, 1981 | @ | Utah Jazz | L | 102 | 122 | 7 | 13 | L 1 | ||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Sat, Dec 12, 1981 | @ | Golden State Warriors | L | 96 | 98 | 7 | 14 | L 2 | ||
| 22 | Wed, Dec 16, 1981 | Phoenix Suns | W | 97 | 81 | 8 | 14 | W 1 | |||
| 23 | Fri, Dec 18, 1981 | Utah Jazz | W | 100 | 95 | 9 | 14 | W 2 | |||
| 24 | Sat, Dec 19, 1981 | @ | Phoenix Suns | L | 87 | 95 | 9 | 15 | L 1 | ||
| 25 | Tue, Dec 22, 1981 | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | W | 106 | 101 | 10 | 15 | W 1 | ||
| 26 | Wed, Dec 23, 1981 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | L | 95 | 114 | 10 | 16 | L 1 | ||
| 27 | Sat, Dec 26, 1981 | Boston Celtics | L | OT | 119 | 124 | 10 | 17 | L 2 | ||
| 28 | Tue, Dec 29, 1981 | @ | Dallas Mavericks | L | 92 | 104 | 10 | 18 | L 3 | ||
| 29 | Wed, Dec 30, 1981 | Denver Nuggets | W | 120 | 116 | 11 | 18 | W 1 | |||
| 30 | Fri, Jan 1, 1982 | @ | Golden State Warriors | L | 93 | 125 | 11 | 19 | L 1 | ||
| 31 | Sun, Jan 3, 1982 | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | L | OT | 116 | 127 | 11 | 20 | L 2 | |
| 32 | Tue, Jan 5, 1982 | @ | San Diego Clippers | L | 104 | 112 | 11 | 21 | L 3 | ||
| 33 | Thu, Jan 7, 1982 | New York Knickerbockers | W | 107 | 103 | 12 | 21 | W 1 | |||
| 34 | Sat, Jan 9, 1982 | @ | San Antonio Spurs | L | 100 | 113 | 12 | 22 | L 1 | ||
| 35 | Tue, Jan 12, 1982 | @ | Denver Nuggets | L | 126 | 139 | 12 | 23 | L 2 | ||
| 36 | Wed, Jan 13, 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 117 | 104 | 13 | 23 | W 1 | |||
| 37 | Fri, Jan 15, 1982 | New Jersey Nets | W | 114 | 104 | 14 | 23 | W 2 | |||
| 38 | Sun, Jan 17, 1982 | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 97 | 109 | 14 | 24 | L 1 | |||
| 39 | Tue, Jan 19, 1982 | @ | Houston Rockets | L | 112 | 120 | 14 | 25 | L 2 | ||
| 40 | Thu, Jan 21, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks | L | 94 | 110 | 14 | 26 | L 3 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Sat, Jan 23, 1982 | Washington Bullets | L | OT | 106 | 109 | 14 | 27 | L 4 | ||
| 42 | Wed, Jan 27, 1982 | Seattle Supersonics | L | 103 | 110 | 14 | 28 | L 5 | |||
| 43 | Thu, Jan 28, 1982 | @ | San Antonio Spurs | L | 115 | 126 | 14 | 29 | L 6 | ||
| 44 | Tue, Feb 2, 1982 | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 97 | 102 | 14 | 30 | L 7 | ||
| 45 | Wed, Feb 3, 1982 | @ | Seattle Supersonics | L | 87 | 97 | 14 | 31 | L 8 | ||
| 46 | Fri, Feb 5, 1982 | San Antonio Spurs | W | 109 | 102 | 15 | 31 | W 1 | |||
| 47 | Sun, Feb 7, 1982 | Houston Rockets | L | 110 | 126 | 15 | 32 | L 1 | |||
| 48 | Wed, Feb 10, 1982 | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 125 | 102 | 16 | 32 | W 1 | |||
| 49 | Fri, Feb 12, 1982 | Utah Jazz | L | 114 | 129 | 16 | 33 | L 1 | |||
| 50 | Sun, Feb 14, 1982 | Golden State Warriors | L | 93 | 103 | 16 | 34 | L 2 | |||
| 51 | Tue, Feb 16, 1982 | @ | Denver Nuggets | L | 106 | 119 | 16 | 35 | L 3 | ||
| 52 | Wed, Feb 17, 1982 | Phoenix Suns | W | 110 | 107 | 17 | 35 | W 1 | |||
| 53 | Fri, Feb 19, 1982 | San Diego Clippers | W | 113 | 97 | 18 | 35 | W 2 | |||
| 54 | Sun, Feb 21, 1982 | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 104 | 110 | 18 | 36 | L 1 | |||
| 55 | Tue, Feb 23, 1982 | @ | Atlanta Hawks | L | 94 | 103 | 18 | 37 | L 2 | ||
| 56 | Wed, Feb 24, 1982 | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 111 | 123 | 18 | 38 | L 3 | |||
| 57 | Fri, Feb 26, 1982 | @ | Washington Bullets | L | 98 | 100 | 18 | 39 | L 4 | ||
| 58 | Sat, Feb 27, 1982 | @ | Detroit Pistons | L | OT | 119 | 127 | 18 | 40 | L 5 | |
| 59 | Tue, Mar 2, 1982 | @ | Utah Jazz | W | 125 | 117 | 19 | 40 | W 1 | ||
| 60 | Wed, Mar 3, 1982 | Indiana Pacers | W | 120 | 82 | 20 | 40 | W 2 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Fri, Mar 5, 1982 | @ | Phoenix Suns | L | 98 | 110 | 20 | 41 | L 1 | ||
| 62 | Sun, Mar 7, 1982 | Chicago Bulls | W | 2OT | 124 | 122 | 21 | 41 | W 1 | ||
| 63 | Tue, Mar 9, 1982 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 99 | 105 | 21 | 42 | L 1 | ||
| 64 | Thu, Mar 11, 1982 | @ | San Diego Clippers | W | 113 | 107 | 22 | 42 | W 1 | ||
| 65 | Sun, Mar 14, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 114 | 128 | 22 | 43 | L 1 | |||
| 66 | Wed, Mar 17, 1982 | @ | Golden State Warriors | W | 117 | 116 | 23 | 43 | W 1 | ||
| 67 | Fri, Mar 19, 1982 | Seattle Supersonics | L | 103 | 109 | 23 | 44 | L 1 | |||
| 68 | Sun, Mar 21, 1982 | San Diego Clippers | W | 118 | 97 | 24 | 44 | W 1 | |||
| 69 | Wed, Mar 24, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks | W | 110 | 106 | 25 | 44 | W 2 | |||
| 70 | Fri, Mar 26, 1982 | @ | Dallas Mavericks | L | 87 | 96 | 25 | 45 | L 1 | ||
| 71 | Sun, Mar 28, 1982 | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 111 | 116 | 25 | 46 | L 2 | |||
| 72 | Tue, Mar 30, 1982 | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 99 | 109 | 25 | 47 | L 3 | ||
| 73 | Wed, Mar 31, 1982 | @ | Seattle Supersonics | W | 116 | 109 | 26 | 47 | W 1 | ||
| 74 | Fri, Apr 2, 1982 | @ | Utah Jazz | L | 118 | 127 | 26 | 48 | L 1 | ||
| 75 | Sun, Apr 4, 1982 | @ | Phoenix Suns | L | 95 | 104 | 26 | 49 | L 2 | ||
| 76 | Wed, Apr 7, 1982 | @ | San Antonio Spurs | L | 113 | 118 | 26 | 50 | L 3 | ||
| 77 | Fri, Apr 9, 1982 | Utah Jazz | W | 115 | 99 | 27 | 50 | W 1 | |||
| 78 | Sun, Apr 11, 1982 | San Antonio Spurs | L | 121 | 126 | 27 | 51 | L 1 | |||
| 79 | Tue, Apr 13, 1982 | @ | Houston Rockets | L | 95 | 99 | 27 | 52 | L 2 | ||
| 80 | Wed, Apr 14, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks | W | 114 | 95 | 28 | 52 | W 1 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 81 | Fri, Apr 16, 1982 | Denver Nuggets | W | 123 | 121 | 29 | 52 | W 2 | |||
| 82 | Sun, Apr 18, 1982 | Houston Rockets | W | 106 | 104 | 30 | 52 | W 3 |