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48-34, Finished 1st in NBA Midwest Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
Scored 113.1 points per game, Allowed 110.8 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 47-35)
Coached by Stan Albeck (48-34)
Arena: HemisFair Arena / Attendance: 434,243 (12th of 23 available)
SRS: 1.79 (7th of 23) / Pace Factor: 102.5 (6th of 23)
Offensive Rating: 109.9 (3rd of 23) / Defensive Rating: 107.6 (13th of 23)
Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference Finals (4-0) versus Los Angeles Lakers
Won NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-1) versus Seattle Supersonics
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 | @ | Kansas City Kings | W | 113 | 102 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sat, Oct 31, 1981 | Denver Nuggets | W | 145 | 120 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 3 | Tue, Nov 3, 1981 | @ | Phoenix Suns | L | 88 | 111 | 2 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 4 | Wed, Nov 4, 1981 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 128 | 102 | 3 | 1 | W 1 | |||
| 5 | Sat, Nov 7, 1981 | New York Knickerbockers | W | 103 | 96 | 4 | 1 | W 2 | |||
| 6 | Tue, Nov 10, 1981 | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 128 | 102 | 5 | 1 | W 3 | |||
| 7 | Fri, Nov 13, 1981 | @ | Seattle Supersonics | W | 119 | 112 | 6 | 1 | W 4 | ||
| 8 | Sun, Nov 15, 1981 | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 110 | 105 | 7 | 1 | W 5 | ||
| 9 | Tue, Nov 17, 1981 | @ | Dallas Mavericks | W | 112 | 105 | 8 | 1 | W 6 | ||
| 10 | Wed, Nov 18, 1981 | Seattle Supersonics | W | 111 | 93 | 9 | 1 | W 7 | |||
| 11 | Fri, Nov 20, 1981 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 116 | 136 | 9 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 12 | Sat, Nov 21, 1981 | @ | Golden State Warriors | L | 122 | 129 | 9 | 3 | L 2 | ||
| 13 | Wed, Nov 25, 1981 | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 96 | 117 | 9 | 4 | L 3 | |||
| 14 | Fri, Nov 27, 1981 | New Jersey Nets | W | 114 | 86 | 10 | 4 | W 1 | |||
| 15 | Sun, Nov 29, 1981 | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 89 | 105 | 10 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 16 | Tue, Dec 1, 1981 | @ | Washington Bullets | W | 110 | 99 | 11 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 17 | Wed, Dec 2, 1981 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 106 | 101 | 12 | 5 | W 2 | ||
| 18 | Fri, Dec 4, 1981 | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 127 | 111 | 13 | 5 | W 3 | |||
| 19 | Wed, Dec 9, 1981 | Seattle Supersonics | W | 110 | 99 | 14 | 5 | W 4 | |||
| 20 | Fri, Dec 11, 1981 | @ | Dallas Mavericks | W | 101 | 99 | 15 | 5 | W 5 | ||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Sat, Dec 12, 1981 | Utah Jazz | W | 111 | 97 | 16 | 5 | W 6 | |||
| 22 | Tue, Dec 15, 1981 | @ | Utah Jazz | L | 103 | 108 | 16 | 6 | L 1 | ||
| 23 | Fri, Dec 18, 1981 | Phoenix Suns | L | 104 | 108 | 16 | 7 | L 2 | |||
| 24 | Sat, Dec 19, 1981 | @ | Denver Nuggets | L | 125 | 138 | 16 | 8 | L 3 | ||
| 25 | Wed, Dec 23, 1981 | @ | San Diego Clippers | W | 114 | 109 | 17 | 8 | W 1 | ||
| 26 | Sat, Dec 26, 1981 | Atlanta Hawks | L | 97 | 105 | 17 | 9 | L 1 | |||
| 27 | Tue, Dec 29, 1981 | San Diego Clippers | W | 119 | 107 | 18 | 9 | W 1 | |||
| 28 | Wed, Dec 30, 1981 | Houston Rockets | W | 109 | 104 | 19 | 9 | W 2 | |||
| 29 | Sat, Jan 2, 1982 | Denver Nuggets | W | 148 | 133 | 20 | 9 | W 3 | |||
| 30 | Tue, Jan 5, 1982 | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 110 | 115 | 20 | 10 | L 1 | ||
| 31 | Wed, Jan 6, 1982 | @ | Utah Jazz | L | 115 | 130 | 20 | 11 | L 2 | ||
| 32 | Thu, Jan 7, 1982 | @ | Golden State Warriors | W | 123 | 112 | 21 | 11 | W 1 | ||
| 33 | Sat, Jan 9, 1982 | Kansas City Kings | W | 113 | 100 | 22 | 11 | W 2 | |||
| 34 | Tue, Jan 12, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks | W | 127 | 109 | 23 | 11 | W 3 | |||
| 35 | Fri, Jan 15, 1982 | Houston Rockets | W | 128 | 90 | 24 | 11 | W 4 | |||
| 36 | Sat, Jan 16, 1982 | @ | Houston Rockets | L | 99 | 116 | 24 | 12 | L 1 | ||
| 37 | Tue, Jan 19, 1982 | @ | Phoenix Suns | L | 96 | 108 | 24 | 13 | L 2 | ||
| 38 | Thu, Jan 21, 1982 | Utah Jazz | W | 123 | 104 | 25 | 13 | W 1 | |||
| 39 | Fri, Jan 22, 1982 | @ | Atlanta Hawks | W | 115 | 107 | 26 | 13 | W 2 | ||
| 40 | Sat, Jan 23, 1982 | Indiana Pacers | L | 98 | 107 | 26 | 14 | L 1 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Tue, Jan 26, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 103 | 95 | 27 | 14 | W 1 | |||
| 42 | Thu, Jan 28, 1982 | Kansas City Kings | W | 126 | 115 | 28 | 14 | W 2 | |||
| 43 | Tue, Feb 2, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks | W | 103 | 98 | 29 | 14 | W 3 | |||
| 44 | Thu, Feb 4, 1982 | Phoenix Suns | W | 118 | 112 | 30 | 14 | W 4 | |||
| 45 | Fri, Feb 5, 1982 | @ | Kansas City Kings | L | 102 | 109 | 30 | 15 | L 1 | ||
| 46 | Sun, Feb 7, 1982 | @ | Golden State Warriors | L | 111 | 116 | 30 | 16 | L 2 | ||
| 47 | Tue, Feb 9, 1982 | Washington Bullets | L | 110 | 112 | 30 | 17 | L 3 | |||
| 48 | Fri, Feb 12, 1982 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 100 | 94 | 31 | 17 | W 1 | ||
| 49 | Sun, Feb 14, 1982 | Seattle Supersonics | W | 114 | 94 | 32 | 17 | W 2 | |||
| 50 | Wed, Feb 17, 1982 | Detroit Pistons | W | 126 | 112 | 33 | 17 | W 3 | |||
| 51 | Fri, Feb 19, 1982 | @ | Denver Nuggets | W | 126 | 121 | 34 | 17 | W 4 | ||
| 52 | Sat, Feb 20, 1982 | San Diego Clippers | L | 101 | 118 | 34 | 18 | L 1 | |||
| 53 | Tue, Feb 23, 1982 | Golden State Warriors | W | 143 | 123 | 35 | 18 | W 1 | |||
| 54 | Thu, Feb 25, 1982 | @ | Detroit Pistons | W | 119 | 116 | 36 | 18 | W 2 | ||
| 55 | Fri, Feb 26, 1982 | @ | Indiana Pacers | L | 100 | 108 | 36 | 19 | L 1 | ||
| 56 | Sun, Feb 28, 1982 | @ | Chicago Bulls | L | 104 | 118 | 36 | 20 | L 2 | ||
| 57 | Tue, Mar 2, 1982 | @ | Houston Rockets | W | 119 | 117 | 37 | 20 | W 1 | ||
| 58 | Thu, Mar 4, 1982 | Boston Celtics | L | 101 | 110 | 37 | 21 | L 1 | |||
| 59 | Sat, Mar 6, 1982 | Milwaukee Bucks | W | 3OT | 171 | 166 | 38 | 21 | W 1 | ||
| 60 | Mon, Mar 8, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks | L | 113 | 121 | 38 | 22 | L 1 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Tue, Mar 9, 1982 | @ | San Diego Clippers | L | 127 | 138 | 38 | 23 | L 2 | ||
| 62 | Fri, Mar 12, 1982 | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 108 | 112 | 38 | 24 | L 3 | |||
| 63 | Sun, Mar 14, 1982 | Chicago Bulls | W | 119 | 117 | 39 | 24 | W 1 | |||
| 64 | Tue, Mar 16, 1982 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | W | 114 | 91 | 40 | 24 | W 2 | ||
| 65 | Wed, Mar 17, 1982 | @ | New Jersey Nets | L | 90 | 93 | 40 | 25 | L 1 | ||
| 66 | Fri, Mar 19, 1982 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 110 | 134 | 40 | 26 | L 2 | ||
| 67 | Sat, Mar 20, 1982 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 115 | 102 | 41 | 26 | W 1 | ||
| 68 | Tue, Mar 23, 1982 | San Diego Clippers | W | 106 | 98 | 42 | 26 | W 2 | |||
| 69 | Wed, Mar 24, 1982 | @ | Denver Nuggets | L | 115 | 129 | 42 | 27 | L 1 | ||
| 70 | Fri, Mar 26, 1982 | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 110 | 105 | 43 | 27 | W 1 | |||
| 71 | Sat, Mar 27, 1982 | @ | Utah Jazz | W | 114 | 110 | 44 | 27 | W 2 | ||
| 72 | Tue, Mar 30, 1982 | Golden State Warriors | L | 107 | 113 | 44 | 28 | L 1 | |||
| 73 | Thu, Apr 1, 1982 | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 105 | 109 | 44 | 29 | L 2 | ||
| 74 | Fri, Apr 2, 1982 | @ | Seattle Supersonics | L | 86 | 111 | 44 | 30 | L 3 | ||
| 75 | Sun, Apr 4, 1982 | Houston Rockets | L | 93 | 95 | 44 | 31 | L 4 | |||
| 76 | Wed, Apr 7, 1982 | Kansas City Kings | W | 118 | 113 | 45 | 31 | W 1 | |||
| 77 | Sat, Apr 10, 1982 | @ | Houston Rockets | L | 100 | 105 | 45 | 32 | L 1 | ||
| 78 | Sun, Apr 11, 1982 | @ | Kansas City Kings | W | 126 | 121 | 46 | 32 | W 1 | ||
| 79 | Tue, Apr 13, 1982 | Denver Nuggets | W | 144 | 137 | 47 | 32 | W 2 | |||
| 80 | Wed, Apr 14, 1982 | @ | Phoenix Suns | L | 92 | 104 | 47 | 33 | L 1 | ||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 81 | Fri, Apr 16, 1982 | @ | Dallas Mavericks | W | 118 | 106 | 48 | 33 | W 1 | ||
| 82 | Sun, Apr 18, 1982 | Utah Jazz | L | 120 | 128 | 48 | 34 | L 1 |
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tue, Apr 27, 1982 | @ | Seattle Supersonics | W | 95 | 93 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Wed, Apr 28, 1982 | @ | Seattle Supersonics | L | 99 | 114 | 1 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 3 | Fri, Apr 30, 1982 | Seattle Supersonics | W | 99 | 97 | 2 | 1 | W 1 | |||
| 4 | Sun, May 2, 1982 | Seattle Supersonics | W | 115 | 113 | 3 | 1 | W 2 | |||
| 5 | Wed, May 5, 1982 | @ | Seattle Supersonics | W | 109 | 103 | 4 | 1 | W 3 | ||
| 6 | Sun, May 9, 1982 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 117 | 128 | 4 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 7 | Tue, May 11, 1982 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 101 | 110 | 4 | 3 | L 2 | ||
| 8 | Fri, May 14, 1982 | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 108 | 118 | 4 | 4 | L 3 | |||
| 9 | Sat, May 15, 1982 | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 123 | 128 | 4 | 5 | L 4 |