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49-33, Finished 3rd in NBA Atlantic Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
Scored 105.8 points per game, Allowed 103.0 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 49-33)
Coached by Larry Brown (47-29), Bill Blair (2-4)
Arena: Brendan Byrne Arena ▪ Attendance: 530,808 (5th of 23)
SRS: 2.77 (8th of 23) ▪ Pace Factor: 104.0 (6th of 23)
Offensive Rating: 101.6 (19th of 23) ▪ Defensive Rating: 98.9 (1st of 23)
Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference First Round (2-0) versus New York Knickerbockers
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 | Chicago Bulls | W | 114 | 102 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 2 | Sat, Oct 30, 1982 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 99 | 110 | 1 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 3 | Tue, Nov 2, 1982 | San Diego Clippers | W | 110 | 100 | 2 | 1 | W 1 | |||
| 4 | Wed, Nov 3, 1982 | @ | Washington Bullets | L | 85 | 104 | 2 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 5 | Fri, Nov 5, 1982 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 99 | 91 | 3 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 6 | Sun, Nov 7, 1982 | Boston Celtics | L | 100 | 102 | 3 | 3 | L 1 | |||
| 7 | Tue, Nov 9, 1982 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | W | 84 | 82 | 4 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 8 | Wed, Nov 10, 1982 | New York Knickerbockers | W | 99 | 90 | 5 | 3 | W 2 | |||
| 9 | Fri, Nov 12, 1982 | @ | Chicago Bulls | L | 105 | 113 | 5 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 10 | Sat, Nov 13, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 100 | 110 | 5 | 5 | L 2 | |||
| 11 | Wed, Nov 17, 1982 | @ | Utah Jazz | L | OT | 97 | 101 | 5 | 6 | L 3 | |
| 12 | Fri, Nov 19, 1982 | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 108 | 118 | 5 | 7 | L 4 | ||
| 13 | Sun, Nov 21, 1982 | @ | Seattle Supersonics | W | 111 | 91 | 6 | 7 | W 1 | ||
| 14 | Tue, Nov 23, 1982 | @ | Golden State Warriors | W | 110 | 103 | 7 | 7 | W 2 | ||
| 15 | Wed, Nov 24, 1982 | @ | San Diego Clippers | L | 109 | 114 | 7 | 8 | L 1 | ||
| 16 | Fri, Nov 26, 1982 | @ | Phoenix Suns | L | 99 | 110 | 7 | 9 | L 2 | ||
| 17 | Tue, Nov 30, 1982 | Kansas City Kings | W | 112 | 103 | 8 | 9 | W 1 | |||
| 18 | Wed, Dec 1, 1982 | @ | Washington Bullets | W | 105 | 99 | 9 | 9 | W 2 | ||
| 19 | Fri, Dec 3, 1982 | @ | Atlanta Hawks | W | 107 | 99 | 10 | 9 | W 3 | ||
| 20 | Sun, Dec 5, 1982 | Milwaukee Bucks | W | 108 | 103 | 11 | 9 | W 4 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Wed, Dec 8, 1982 | Washington Bullets | W | 98 | 95 | 12 | 9 | W 5 | |||
| 22 | Fri, Dec 10, 1982 | San Antonio Spurs | L | 102 | 114 | 12 | 10 | L 1 | |||
| 23 | Wed, Dec 15, 1982 | @ | Kansas City Kings | L | 118 | 119 | 12 | 11 | L 2 | ||
| 24 | Fri, Dec 17, 1982 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 106 | 117 | 12 | 12 | L 3 | ||
| 25 | Sat, Dec 18, 1982 | @ | Denver Nuggets | W | 123 | 114 | 13 | 12 | W 1 | ||
| 26 | Tue, Dec 21, 1982 | Detroit Pistons | L | 97 | 102 | 13 | 13 | L 1 | |||
| 27 | Thu, Dec 23, 1982 | Washington Bullets | W | 97 | 90 | 14 | 13 | W 1 | |||
| 28 | Sat, Dec 25, 1982 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | W | 112 | 110 | 15 | 13 | W 2 | ||
| 29 | Mon, Dec 27, 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 94 | 82 | 16 | 13 | W 3 | |||
| 30 | Wed, Dec 29, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks | W | 104 | 99 | 17 | 13 | W 4 | |||
| 31 | Sat, Jan 1, 1983 | Dallas Mavericks | W | 111 | 105 | 18 | 13 | W 5 | |||
| 32 | Tue, Jan 4, 1983 | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | W | 102 | 95 | 19 | 13 | W 6 | ||
| 33 | Thu, Jan 6, 1983 | Phoenix Suns | W | 94 | 93 | 20 | 13 | W 7 | |||
| 34 | Fri, Jan 7, 1983 | @ | Chicago Bulls | W | 111 | 98 | 21 | 13 | W 8 | ||
| 35 | Sun, Jan 9, 1983 | Detroit Pistons | W | 110 | 102 | 22 | 13 | W 9 | |||
| 36 | Tue, Jan 11, 1983 | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 110 | 96 | 23 | 13 | W 10 | |||
| 37 | Wed, Jan 12, 1983 | @ | Indiana Pacers | W | 120 | 114 | 24 | 13 | W 11 | ||
| 38 | Fri, Jan 14, 1983 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 108 | 133 | 24 | 14 | L 1 | ||
| 39 | Sat, Jan 15, 1983 | New York Knickerbockers | W | 100 | 96 | 25 | 14 | W 1 | |||
| 40 | Mon, Jan 17, 1983 | Atlanta Hawks | L | 96 | 102 | 25 | 15 | L 1 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Fri, Jan 21, 1983 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 105 | 99 | 26 | 15 | W 1 | |||
| 42 | Sun, Jan 23, 1983 | Seattle Supersonics | W | 105 | 102 | 27 | 15 | W 2 | |||
| 43 | Tue, Jan 25, 1983 | @ | Houston Rockets | L | 111 | 114 | 27 | 16 | L 1 | ||
| 44 | Fri, Jan 28, 1983 | @ | Dallas Mavericks | W | 115 | 110 | 28 | 16 | W 1 | ||
| 45 | Sat, Jan 29, 1983 | @ | San Antonio Spurs | L | 109 | 120 | 28 | 17 | L 1 | ||
| 46 | Tue, Feb 1, 1983 | Indiana Pacers | W | 120 | 111 | 29 | 17 | W 1 | |||
| 47 | Wed, Feb 2, 1983 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 118 | 105 | 30 | 17 | W 2 | ||
| 48 | Fri, Feb 4, 1983 | Chicago Bulls | W | 120 | 98 | 31 | 17 | W 3 | |||
| 49 | Sat, Feb 5, 1983 | @ | Detroit Pistons | L | 101 | 111 | 31 | 18 | L 1 | ||
| 50 | Tue, Feb 8, 1983 | @ | Atlanta Hawks | W | 115 | 109 | 32 | 18 | W 1 | ||
| 51 | Wed, Feb 9, 1983 | Indiana Pacers | W | 105 | 90 | 33 | 18 | W 2 | |||
| 52 | Thu, Feb 17, 1983 | Denver Nuggets | L | 108 | 117 | 33 | 19 | L 1 | |||
| 53 | Sun, Feb 20, 1983 | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 108 | 109 | 33 | 20 | L 2 | ||
| 54 | Tue, Feb 22, 1983 | @ | Indiana Pacers | W | 110 | 108 | 34 | 20 | W 1 | ||
| 55 | Wed, Feb 23, 1983 | Chicago Bulls | W | 119 | 86 | 35 | 20 | W 2 | |||
| 56 | Fri, Feb 25, 1983 | Golden State Warriors | W | 115 | 107 | 36 | 20 | W 3 | |||
| 57 | Sat, Feb 26, 1983 | @ | Atlanta Hawks | L | 88 | 95 | 36 | 21 | L 1 | ||
| 58 | Wed, Mar 2, 1983 | Houston Rockets | W | 124 | 85 | 37 | 21 | W 1 | |||
| 59 | Fri, Mar 4, 1983 | @ | Chicago Bulls | L | 119 | 124 | 37 | 22 | L 1 | ||
| 60 | Sun, Mar 6, 1983 | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 112 | 106 | 38 | 22 | W 1 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Mon, Mar 7, 1983 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 114 | 121 | 38 | 23 | L 1 | at Hartford, CT | |
| 62 | Wed, Mar 9, 1983 | New York Knickerbockers | L | 92 | 103 | 38 | 24 | L 2 | |||
| 63 | Fri, Mar 11, 1983 | Boston Celtics | W | 98 | 93 | 39 | 24 | W 1 | |||
| 64 | Sun, Mar 13, 1983 | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 109 | 94 | 40 | 24 | W 2 | |||
| 65 | Tue, Mar 15, 1983 | Detroit Pistons | W | 109 | 90 | 41 | 24 | W 3 | |||
| 66 | Wed, Mar 16, 1983 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 96 | 90 | 42 | 24 | W 4 | ||
| 67 | Fri, Mar 18, 1983 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 103 | 116 | 42 | 25 | L 1 | ||
| 68 | Sun, Mar 20, 1983 | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 92 | 107 | 42 | 26 | L 2 | ||
| 69 | Wed, Mar 23, 1983 | Utah Jazz | W | 124 | 104 | 43 | 26 | W 1 | |||
| 70 | Fri, Mar 25, 1983 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 101 | 92 | 44 | 26 | W 2 | ||
| 71 | Sat, Mar 26, 1983 | Atlanta Hawks | W | 102 | 81 | 45 | 26 | W 3 | |||
| 72 | Wed, Mar 30, 1983 | Washington Bullets | L | 97 | 100 | 45 | 27 | L 1 | |||
| 73 | Fri, Apr 1, 1983 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 111 | 104 | 46 | 27 | W 1 | ||
| 74 | Sat, Apr 2, 1983 | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 103 | 105 | 46 | 28 | L 1 | |||
| 75 | Tue, Apr 5, 1983 | @ | Washington Bullets | L | 89 | 95 | 46 | 29 | L 2 | ||
| 76 | Wed, Apr 6, 1983 | Indiana Pacers | W | 121 | 110 | 47 | 29 | W 1 | |||
| 77 | Fri, Apr 8, 1983 | @ | Detroit Pistons | L | 92 | 102 | 47 | 30 | L 1 | ||
| 78 | Sat, Apr 9, 1983 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 115 | 105 | 48 | 30 | W 1 | |||
| 79 | Tue, Apr 12, 1983 | Boston Celtics | L | 93 | 99 | 48 | 31 | L 1 | |||
| 80 | Wed, Apr 13, 1983 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | L | 100 | 108 | 48 | 32 | L 2 | ||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 81 | Fri, Apr 15, 1983 | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 98 | 100 | 48 | 33 | L 3 | |||
| 82 | Sun, Apr 17, 1983 | @ | Indiana Pacers | W | 112 | 99 | 49 | 33 | W 1 |
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed, Apr 20, 1983 | New York Knickerbockers | L | 107 | 118 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | |||
| 2 | Thu, Apr 21, 1983 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | L | 99 | 105 | 0 | 2 | L 2 |