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44-38, Finished 4th in NBA Atlantic Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
Scored 100.0 points per game, Allowed 97.5 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 48-34)
Coached by Hubie Brown (44-38)
Arena: Madison Square Garden (IV) / Attendance: 438,823 (11th of 23 available)
SRS: 2.58 (9th of 23) / Pace Factor: 97.0 (23rd of 23)
Offensive Rating: 102.4 (17th of 23) / Defensive Rating: 99.9 (3rd of 23)
Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-0) versus Philadelphia 76ers
Won NBA Eastern Conference First Round (2-0) versus New Jersey Nets
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 | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 89 | 104 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | |||
| 2 | Sat, Oct 30, 1982 | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 86 | 108 | 0 | 2 | L 2 | ||
| 3 | Wed, Nov 3, 1982 | @ | Golden State Warriors | L | 97 | 99 | 0 | 3 | L 3 | ||
| 4 | Fri, Nov 5, 1982 | @ | Seattle Supersonics | L | 103 | 112 | 0 | 4 | L 4 | ||
| 5 | Sat, Nov 6, 1982 | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 102 | 110 | 0 | 5 | L 5 | ||
| 6 | Tue, Nov 9, 1982 | New Jersey Nets | L | 82 | 84 | 0 | 6 | L 6 | |||
| 7 | Wed, Nov 10, 1982 | @ | New Jersey Nets | L | 90 | 99 | 0 | 7 | L 7 | ||
| 8 | Fri, Nov 12, 1982 | @ | Washington Bullets | W | 88 | 87 | 1 | 7 | W 1 | ||
| 9 | Sat, Nov 13, 1982 | Detroit Pistons | W | 112 | 100 | 2 | 7 | W 2 | |||
| 10 | Tue, Nov 16, 1982 | Houston Rockets | W | 120 | 93 | 3 | 7 | W 3 | |||
| 11 | Thu, Nov 18, 1982 | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 77 | 89 | 3 | 8 | L 1 | |||
| 12 | Sat, Nov 20, 1982 | Boston Celtics | L | 83 | 97 | 3 | 9 | L 2 | |||
| 13 | Tue, Nov 23, 1982 | Indiana Pacers | L | 90 | 94 | 3 | 10 | L 3 | |||
| 14 | Sat, Nov 27, 1982 | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 96 | 109 | 3 | 11 | L 4 | ||
| 15 | Tue, Nov 30, 1982 | Utah Jazz | W | 124 | 93 | 4 | 11 | W 1 | |||
| 16 | Wed, Dec 1, 1982 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 101 | 84 | 5 | 11 | W 2 | ||
| 17 | Fri, Dec 3, 1982 | @ | Washington Bullets | L | 98 | 105 | 5 | 12 | L 1 | ||
| 18 | Sat, Dec 4, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks | L | 79 | 80 | 5 | 13 | L 2 | |||
| 19 | Tue, Dec 7, 1982 | @ | Chicago Bulls | L | 85 | 91 | 5 | 14 | L 3 | ||
| 20 | Wed, Dec 8, 1982 | @ | Detroit Pistons | W | 120 | 109 | 6 | 14 | W 1 | ||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Fri, Dec 10, 1982 | @ | Indiana Pacers | L | 100 | 108 | 6 | 15 | L 1 | ||
| 22 | Sat, Dec 11, 1982 | Washington Bullets | W | 85 | 79 | 7 | 15 | W 1 | |||
| 23 | Tue, Dec 14, 1982 | Detroit Pistons | L | 99 | 104 | 7 | 16 | L 1 | |||
| 24 | Thu, Dec 16, 1982 | Boston Celtics | W | 113 | 105 | 8 | 16 | W 1 | |||
| 25 | Fri, Dec 17, 1982 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 95 | 109 | 8 | 17 | L 1 | ||
| 26 | Tue, Dec 21, 1982 | Milwaukee Bucks | W | 101 | 94 | 9 | 17 | W 1 | |||
| 27 | Sat, Dec 25, 1982 | New Jersey Nets | L | 110 | 112 | 9 | 18 | L 1 | |||
| 28 | Sun, Dec 26, 1982 | @ | Indiana Pacers | L | 81 | 87 | 9 | 19 | L 2 | ||
| 29 | Wed, Dec 29, 1982 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 91 | 87 | 10 | 19 | W 1 | ||
| 30 | Thu, Dec 30, 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 94 | 89 | 11 | 19 | W 2 | |||
| 31 | Sat, Jan 1, 1983 | Washington Bullets | W | 98 | 77 | 12 | 19 | W 3 | |||
| 32 | Tue, Jan 4, 1983 | Phoenix Suns | L | 85 | 97 | 12 | 20 | L 1 | |||
| 33 | Thu, Jan 6, 1983 | Atlanta Hawks | L | 98 | 99 | 12 | 21 | L 2 | |||
| 34 | Sat, Jan 8, 1983 | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 90 | 108 | 12 | 22 | L 3 | |||
| 35 | Tue, Jan 11, 1983 | Golden State Warriors | W | 103 | 79 | 13 | 22 | W 1 | |||
| 36 | Fri, Jan 14, 1983 | @ | Atlanta Hawks | L | 80 | 88 | 13 | 23 | L 1 | ||
| 37 | Sat, Jan 15, 1983 | @ | New Jersey Nets | L | 96 | 100 | 13 | 24 | L 2 | ||
| 38 | Mon, Jan 17, 1983 | Chicago Bulls | W | 119 | 109 | 14 | 24 | W 1 | |||
| 39 | Wed, Jan 19, 1983 | @ | Kansas City Kings | L | 88 | 91 | 14 | 25 | L 1 | ||
| 40 | Fri, Jan 21, 1983 | @ | Utah Jazz | L | 93 | 108 | 14 | 26 | L 2 | ||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Sat, Jan 22, 1983 | @ | Denver Nuggets | W | 102 | 98 | 15 | 26 | W 1 | ||
| 42 | Tue, Jan 25, 1983 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 111 | 78 | 16 | 26 | W 2 | |||
| 43 | Fri, Jan 28, 1983 | @ | Chicago Bulls | W | 93 | 91 | 17 | 26 | W 3 | ||
| 44 | Sat, Jan 29, 1983 | San Diego Clippers | L | 97 | 106 | 17 | 27 | L 1 | |||
| 45 | Mon, Jan 31, 1983 | Kansas City Kings | W | 114 | 97 | 18 | 27 | W 1 | |||
| 46 | Wed, Feb 2, 1983 | @ | San Antonio Spurs | W | 109 | 98 | 19 | 27 | W 2 | ||
| 47 | Fri, Feb 4, 1983 | @ | Dallas Mavericks | W | 120 | 101 | 20 | 27 | W 3 | ||
| 48 | Sat, Feb 5, 1983 | @ | Houston Rockets | W | 102 | 101 | 21 | 27 | W 4 | ||
| 49 | Mon, Feb 7, 1983 | Indiana Pacers | W | 105 | 99 | 22 | 27 | W 5 | |||
| 50 | Wed, Feb 9, 1983 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 96 | 106 | 22 | 28 | L 1 | ||
| 51 | Thu, Feb 17, 1983 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 108 | 92 | 23 | 28 | W 1 | |||
| 52 | Sat, Feb 19, 1983 | Denver Nuggets | W | 124 | 115 | 24 | 28 | W 2 | |||
| 53 | Sun, Feb 20, 1983 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 89 | 104 | 24 | 29 | L 1 | ||
| 54 | Tue, Feb 22, 1983 | Dallas Mavericks | W | 108 | 106 | 25 | 29 | W 1 | |||
| 55 | Wed, Feb 23, 1983 | @ | Detroit Pistons | W | 120 | 107 | 26 | 29 | W 2 | ||
| 56 | Fri, Feb 25, 1983 | @ | Indiana Pacers | W | 113 | 101 | 27 | 29 | W 3 | ||
| 57 | Sat, Feb 26, 1983 | Chicago Bulls | W | 94 | 79 | 28 | 29 | W 4 | |||
| 58 | Tue, Mar 1, 1983 | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 94 | 106 | 28 | 30 | L 1 | |||
| 59 | Sat, Mar 5, 1983 | Boston Celtics | W | 105 | 98 | 29 | 30 | W 1 | |||
| 60 | Tue, Mar 8, 1983 | Seattle Supersonics | W | 107 | 98 | 30 | 30 | W 2 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Wed, Mar 9, 1983 | @ | New Jersey Nets | W | 103 | 92 | 31 | 30 | W 3 | ||
| 62 | Sat, Mar 12, 1983 | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 97 | 95 | 32 | 30 | W 4 | |||
| 63 | Sun, Mar 13, 1983 | @ | Boston Celtics | W | 122 | 110 | 33 | 30 | W 5 | ||
| 64 | Tue, Mar 15, 1983 | Atlanta Hawks | W | 119 | 97 | 34 | 30 | W 6 | |||
| 65 | Wed, Mar 16, 1983 | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | W | 105 | 93 | 35 | 30 | W 7 | ||
| 66 | Fri, Mar 18, 1983 | @ | Washington Bullets | W | 106 | 100 | 36 | 30 | W 8 | ||
| 67 | Sat, Mar 19, 1983 | Washington Bullets | L | 90 | 96 | 36 | 31 | L 1 | |||
| 68 | Tue, Mar 22, 1983 | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 89 | 76 | 37 | 31 | W 1 | |||
| 69 | Wed, Mar 23, 1983 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | L | 81 | 84 | 37 | 32 | L 1 | ||
| 70 | Fri, Mar 25, 1983 | @ | Atlanta Hawks | W | 104 | 87 | 38 | 32 | W 1 | ||
| 71 | Sat, Mar 26, 1983 | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 81 | 89 | 38 | 33 | L 1 | |||
| 72 | Wed, Mar 30, 1983 | @ | San Diego Clippers | L | 97 | 103 | 38 | 34 | L 2 | ||
| 73 | Fri, Apr 1, 1983 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 88 | 102 | 38 | 35 | L 3 | ||
| 74 | Sat, Apr 2, 1983 | @ | Phoenix Suns | L | 108 | 115 | 38 | 36 | L 4 | ||
| 75 | Tue, Apr 5, 1983 | Detroit Pistons | W | OT | 110 | 107 | 39 | 36 | W 1 | ||
| 76 | Wed, Apr 6, 1983 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 98 | 102 | 39 | 37 | L 1 | ||
| 77 | Fri, Apr 8, 1983 | San Antonio Spurs | W | 102 | 100 | 40 | 37 | W 1 | |||
| 78 | Sun, Apr 10, 1983 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 97 | 113 | 40 | 38 | L 1 | ||
| 79 | Mon, Apr 11, 1983 | Indiana Pacers | W | 121 | 92 | 41 | 38 | W 1 | |||
| 80 | Wed, Apr 13, 1983 | New Jersey Nets | W | 108 | 100 | 42 | 38 | W 2 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 81 | Fri, Apr 15, 1983 | @ | Detroit Pistons | W | 100 | 83 | 43 | 38 | W 3 | ||
| 82 | Sun, Apr 17, 1983 | @ | Chicago Bulls | W | 120 | 103 | 44 | 38 | W 4 |
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed, Apr 20, 1983 | @ | New Jersey Nets | W | 118 | 107 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Thu, Apr 21, 1983 | New Jersey Nets | W | 105 | 99 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 3 | Sun, Apr 24, 1983 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 102 | 112 | 2 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 4 | Wed, Apr 27, 1983 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 91 | 98 | 2 | 2 | L 2 | ||
| 5 | Sat, Apr 30, 1983 | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 105 | 107 | 2 | 3 | L 3 | |||
| 6 | Sun, May 1, 1983 | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 102 | 105 | 2 | 4 | L 4 |