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1981-82 New York Knickerbockers Schedule and Results

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33-49, Finished 5th in NBA Atlantic Division (Schedule and Results)
Coached by: Red Holzman (33-49)

Points Per Game: 106.2 (16th of 23) ▪ Opponent Points Per Game: 108.9 (12th of 23)
Pythagorean W-L: 34-48 (18th of 23)

Arena: Madison Square Garden (IV) ▪ Attendance: 444,189 (10th of 23)

SRS: -2.15 (18th of 23) ▪ Pace Factor: 99.5 (16th of 23)
Offensive Rating: 106.0 (14th of 23) ▪ Defensive Rating: 108.6 (18th of 23)

1981-82 New York Knickerbockers:

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Regular Season

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G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
1 Fri, Oct 30, 1981 @ New Jersey Nets W 103 99 1 0 W 1
2 Sat, Oct 31, 1981 Indiana Pacers L 99 106 1 1 L 1
3 Tue, Nov 3, 1981 @ Houston Rockets L 98 101 1 2 L 2
4 Fri, Nov 6, 1981 @ Dallas Mavericks W 104 95 2 2 W 1
5 Sat, Nov 7, 1981 @ San Antonio Spurs L 96 103 2 3 L 1
6 Tue, Nov 10, 1981 New Jersey Nets W 111 99 3 3 W 1
7 Fri, Nov 13, 1981 @ Milwaukee Bucks L 85 95 3 4 L 1
8 Sat, Nov 14, 1981 Philadelphia 76ers L 102 109 3 5 L 2
9 Tue, Nov 17, 1981 Kansas City Kings L 110 124 3 6 L 3
10 Thu, Nov 19, 1981 Atlanta Hawks L 84 89 3 7 L 4
11 Sat, Nov 21, 1981 Milwaukee Bucks W 118 112 4 7 W 1
12 Tue, Nov 24, 1981 @ Indiana Pacers L 112 127 4 8 L 1
13 Fri, Nov 27, 1981 @ Cleveland Cavaliers W 116 95 5 8 W 1
14 Sat, Nov 28, 1981 Cleveland Cavaliers W 101 90 6 8 W 2
15 Tue, Dec 1, 1981 Detroit Pistons W 112 100 7 8 W 3
16 Thu, Dec 3, 1981 Washington Bullets L 88 114 7 9 L 1
17 Sat, Dec 5, 1981 Boston Celtics W 103 83 8 9 W 1
18 Tue, Dec 8, 1981 Denver Nuggets W 135 122 9 9 W 2
19 Thu, Dec 10, 1981 @ Detroit Pistons W OT 106 101 10 9 W 3
20 Sat, Dec 12, 1981 Milwaukee Bucks L 86 104 10 10 L 1
G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
21 Tue, Dec 15, 1981 @ Atlanta Hawks L 98 111 10 11 L 2
22 Wed, Dec 16, 1981 @ Philadelphia 76ers W 117 115 11 11 W 1
23 Fri, Dec 18, 1981 Chicago Bulls W 121 106 12 11 W 2
24 Sat, Dec 19, 1981 @ Detroit Pistons L 104 132 12 12 L 1
25 Tue, Dec 22, 1981 Philadelphia 76ers L 105 112 12 13 L 2
26 Wed, Dec 23, 1981 @ New Jersey Nets L 99 115 12 14 L 3
27 Fri, Dec 25, 1981 New Jersey Nets L 95 96 12 15 L 4
28 Sat, Dec 26, 1981 @ Indiana Pacers W 112 106 13 15 W 1
29 Tue, Dec 29, 1981 @ Chicago Bulls W 111 108 14 15 W 2
30 Wed, Dec 30, 1981 @ Cleveland Cavaliers W OT 110 108 15 15 W 3
31 Sat, Jan 2, 1982 Detroit Pistons W 121 108 16 15 W 4
32 Tue, Jan 5, 1982 @ Milwaukee Bucks W 112 102 17 15 W 5
33 Thu, Jan 7, 1982 @ Kansas City Kings L 103 107 17 16 L 1
34 Sat, Jan 9, 1982 @ Atlanta Hawks L 89 102 17 17 L 2
35 Sun, Jan 10, 1982 Washington Bullets L OT 126 129 17 18 L 3
36 Tue, Jan 12, 1982 @ Utah Jazz W 129 121 18 18 W 1
37 Thu, Jan 14, 1982 @ Phoenix Suns L 89 90 18 19 L 1
38 Fri, Jan 15, 1982 @ Golden State Warriors L 102 104 18 20 L 2
39 Tue, Jan 19, 1982 Boston Celtics L 107 111 18 21 L 3
40 Thu, Jan 21, 1982 Atlanta Hawks W 104 101 19 21 W 1
G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
41 Sat, Jan 23, 1982 Chicago Bulls L OT 139 140 19 22 L 1
42 Mon, Jan 25, 1982 Seattle Supersonics L 99 113 19 23 L 2
43 Wed, Jan 27, 1982 @ Boston Celtics L 99 131 19 24 L 3
44 Thu, Jan 28, 1982 @ Washington Bullets W 102 98 20 24 W 1
45 Tue, Feb 2, 1982 @ Denver Nuggets L 117 128 20 25 L 1
46 Wed, Feb 3, 1982 @ Los Angeles Lakers W 98 94 21 25 W 1
47 Fri, Feb 5, 1982 @ San Diego Clippers W 90 85 22 25 W 2
48 Sun, Feb 7, 1982 @ Portland Trail Blazers L 98 100 22 26 L 1
49 Tue, Feb 9, 1982 @ Seattle Supersonics L 105 114 22 27 L 2
50 Thu, Feb 11, 1982 Golden State Warriors W 120 117 23 27 W 1
51 Sat, Feb 13, 1982 Philadelphia 76ers L 107 114 23 28 L 1
52 Sun, Feb 14, 1982 @ Philadelphia 76ers L 105 117 23 29 L 2
53 Tue, Feb 16, 1982 Dallas Mavericks L 110 112 23 30 L 3
54 Fri, Feb 19, 1982 Phoenix Suns L 90 104 23 31 L 4
55 Sun, Feb 21, 1982 Houston Rockets W 122 106 24 31 W 1
56 Tue, Feb 23, 1982 Milwaukee Bucks W 113 110 25 31 W 2
57 Wed, Feb 24, 1982 @ Indiana Pacers L 87 118 25 32 L 1
58 Sat, Feb 27, 1982 Portland Trail Blazers W 107 105 26 32 W 1
59 Sun, Feb 28, 1982 @ Washington Bullets L OT 109 113 26 33 L 1
60 Tue, Mar 2, 1982 San Diego Clippers W 108 101 27 33 W 1
G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
61 Thu, Mar 4, 1982 Los Angeles Lakers W OT 129 119 28 33 W 2
62 Sat, Mar 6, 1982 Detroit Pistons L 111 115 28 34 L 1
63 Sun, Mar 7, 1982 @ Boston Celtics L 106 107 28 35 L 2
64 Tue, Mar 9, 1982 Utah Jazz W 126 112 29 35 W 1
65 Sat, Mar 13, 1982 Washington Bullets L 99 109 29 36 L 1
66 Tue, Mar 16, 1982 San Antonio Spurs L 91 114 29 37 L 2
67 Sat, Mar 20, 1982 Atlanta Hawks L 98 104 29 38 L 3
68 Sun, Mar 21, 1982 @ Washington Bullets L 109 110 29 39 L 4
69 Tue, Mar 23, 1982 Cleveland Cavaliers W 120 97 30 39 W 1
70 Fri, Mar 26, 1982 @ Chicago Bulls L 107 131 30 40 L 1
71 Sun, Mar 28, 1982 @ New Jersey Nets L 106 113 30 41 L 2
72 Tue, Mar 30, 1982 Indiana Pacers W 108 104 31 41 W 1
73 Thu, Apr 1, 1982 Cleveland Cavaliers W 111 110 32 41 W 2
74 Sun, Apr 4, 1982 @ Philadelphia 76ers L 106 127 32 42 L 1
75 Tue, Apr 6, 1982 @ Atlanta Hawks L 104 106 32 43 L 2
76 Thu, Apr 8, 1982 Boston Celtics L 106 110 32 44 L 3
77 Sat, Apr 10, 1982 @ Cleveland Cavaliers W 117 114 33 44 W 1
78 Sun, Apr 11, 1982 @ Detroit Pistons L 89 97 33 45 L 1
79 Tue, Apr 13, 1982 New Jersey Nets L 102 104 33 46 L 2
80 Wed, Apr 14, 1982 Chicago Bulls L 116 120 33 47 L 3
G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
81 Fri, Apr 16, 1982 @ Milwaukee Bucks L 99 112 33 48 L 4
82 Sun, Apr 18, 1982 @ Boston Celtics L 99 119 33 49 L 5