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53-29, Finished 1st in NBA Midwest Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
Scored 114.3 points per game, Allowed 110.7 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 50-32)
Coached by Stan Albeck (53-29)
Arena: HemisFair Arena / Attendance: 397,489 (13th of 23 available)
SRS: 3.10 (6th of 23) / Pace Factor: 103.3 (11th of 23)
Offensive Rating: 110.1 (2nd of 23) / Defensive Rating: 106.6 (15th of 23)
Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference Finals (4-2) versus Los Angeles Lakers
Won NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-1) versus Denver Nuggets
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 | @ | Utah Jazz | W | 120 | 114 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sat, Oct 30, 1982 | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 112 | 107 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 3 | Wed, Nov 3, 1982 | @ | Seattle Supersonics | L | 107 | 109 | 2 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 4 | Thu, Nov 4, 1982 | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | W | OT | 108 | 107 | 3 | 1 | W 1 | |
| 5 | Fri, Nov 5, 1982 | @ | Golden State Warriors | W | 105 | 104 | 4 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 6 | Sun, Nov 7, 1982 | Phoenix Suns | W | 101 | 100 | 5 | 1 | W 3 | |||
| 7 | Tue, Nov 9, 1982 | Utah Jazz | W | 118 | 104 | 6 | 1 | W 4 | |||
| 8 | Thu, Nov 11, 1982 | @ | San Diego Clippers | L | 105 | 109 | 6 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 9 | Sat, Nov 13, 1982 | Seattle Supersonics | L | 98 | 107 | 6 | 3 | L 2 | |||
| 10 | Tue, Nov 16, 1982 | Kansas City Kings | L | 102 | 105 | 6 | 4 | L 3 | |||
| 11 | Wed, Nov 17, 1982 | @ | Washington Bullets | W | 114 | 112 | 7 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 12 | Fri, Nov 19, 1982 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 111 | 119 | 7 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 13 | Sat, Nov 20, 1982 | Golden State Warriors | W | 134 | 112 | 8 | 5 | W 1 | |||
| 14 | Tue, Nov 23, 1982 | Denver Nuggets | W | 136 | 126 | 9 | 5 | W 2 | |||
| 15 | Wed, Nov 24, 1982 | @ | Denver Nuggets | L | 123 | 129 | 9 | 6 | L 1 | ||
| 16 | Fri, Nov 26, 1982 | Chicago Bulls | W | 122 | 120 | 10 | 6 | W 1 | |||
| 17 | Sat, Nov 27, 1982 | @ | Dallas Mavericks | W | 107 | 106 | 11 | 6 | W 2 | ||
| 18 | Tue, Nov 30, 1982 | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 117 | 114 | 12 | 6 | W 3 | |||
| 19 | Wed, Dec 1, 1982 | @ | Detroit Pistons | L | 97 | 105 | 12 | 7 | L 1 | ||
| 20 | Fri, Dec 3, 1982 | Houston Rockets | W | 88 | 78 | 13 | 7 | W 1 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Sat, Dec 4, 1982 | @ | Houston Rockets | L | 93 | 94 | 13 | 8 | L 1 | ||
| 22 | Tue, Dec 7, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks | W | 106 | 92 | 14 | 8 | W 1 | |||
| 23 | Wed, Dec 8, 1982 | @ | Kansas City Kings | W | 102 | 101 | 15 | 8 | W 2 | ||
| 24 | Fri, Dec 10, 1982 | @ | New Jersey Nets | W | 114 | 102 | 16 | 8 | W 3 | ||
| 25 | Sat, Dec 11, 1982 | Kansas City Kings | L | 110 | 122 | 16 | 9 | L 1 | |||
| 26 | Tue, Dec 14, 1982 | @ | Houston Rockets | W | 102 | 93 | 17 | 9 | W 1 | ||
| 27 | Thu, Dec 16, 1982 | @ | Denver Nuggets | W | 120 | 108 | 18 | 9 | W 2 | ||
| 28 | Fri, Dec 17, 1982 | Utah Jazz | W | 110 | 103 | 19 | 9 | W 3 | |||
| 29 | Sun, Dec 19, 1982 | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 98 | 113 | 19 | 10 | L 1 | ||
| 30 | Tue, Dec 21, 1982 | Phoenix Suns | L | 113 | 114 | 19 | 11 | L 2 | |||
| 31 | Sun, Dec 26, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 122 | 124 | 19 | 12 | L 3 | |||
| 32 | Wed, Dec 29, 1982 | San Diego Clippers | W | 124 | 115 | 20 | 12 | W 1 | |||
| 33 | Thu, Dec 30, 1982 | @ | Chicago Bulls | W | 105 | 102 | 21 | 12 | W 2 | ||
| 34 | Sun, Jan 2, 1983 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 103 | 95 | 22 | 12 | W 3 | ||
| 35 | Tue, Jan 4, 1983 | @ | Atlanta Hawks | W | 104 | 95 | 23 | 12 | W 4 | ||
| 36 | Wed, Jan 5, 1983 | @ | Dallas Mavericks | L | 131 | 136 | 23 | 13 | L 1 | ||
| 37 | Fri, Jan 7, 1983 | Boston Celtics | L | 113 | 116 | 23 | 14 | L 2 | |||
| 38 | Tue, Jan 11, 1983 | Dallas Mavericks | W | 109 | 101 | 24 | 14 | W 1 | |||
| 39 | Wed, Jan 12, 1983 | @ | Kansas City Kings | L | 113 | 118 | 24 | 15 | L 1 | ||
| 40 | Fri, Jan 14, 1983 | Houston Rockets | W | 96 | 92 | 25 | 15 | W 1 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Sat, Jan 15, 1983 | Washington Bullets | W | 117 | 96 | 26 | 15 | W 2 | |||
| 42 | Tue, Jan 18, 1983 | Denver Nuggets | W | 143 | 124 | 27 | 15 | W 3 | |||
| 43 | Wed, Jan 19, 1983 | @ | Phoenix Suns | L | 113 | 118 | 27 | 16 | L 1 | ||
| 44 | Fri, Jan 21, 1983 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 110 | 119 | 27 | 17 | L 2 | ||
| 45 | Sun, Jan 23, 1983 | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 107 | 108 | 27 | 18 | L 3 | |||
| 46 | Tue, Jan 25, 1983 | @ | Utah Jazz | W | 116 | 106 | 28 | 18 | W 1 | ||
| 47 | Thu, Jan 27, 1983 | @ | Indiana Pacers | W | 143 | 138 | 29 | 18 | W 2 | ||
| 48 | Sat, Jan 29, 1983 | New Jersey Nets | W | 120 | 109 | 30 | 18 | W 3 | |||
| 49 | Wed, Feb 2, 1983 | New York Knickerbockers | L | 98 | 109 | 30 | 19 | L 1 | |||
| 50 | Fri, Feb 4, 1983 | @ | Seattle Supersonics | L | 103 | 115 | 30 | 20 | L 2 | ||
| 51 | Sat, Feb 5, 1983 | @ | Golden State Warriors | L | 102 | 106 | 30 | 21 | L 3 | ||
| 52 | Tue, Feb 8, 1983 | Detroit Pistons | W | OT | 147 | 143 | 31 | 21 | W 1 | ||
| 53 | Thu, Feb 10, 1983 | Golden State Warriors | W | 128 | 109 | 32 | 21 | W 2 | |||
| 54 | Tue, Feb 15, 1983 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 124 | 103 | 33 | 21 | W 3 | ||
| 55 | Wed, Feb 16, 1983 | @ | Utah Jazz | L | 101 | 112 | 33 | 22 | L 1 | ||
| 56 | Sun, Feb 20, 1983 | Atlanta Hawks | W | 103 | 100 | 34 | 22 | W 1 | |||
| 57 | Wed, Feb 23, 1983 | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 124 | 114 | 35 | 22 | W 2 | |||
| 58 | Fri, Feb 25, 1983 | @ | Kansas City Kings | W | 131 | 125 | 36 | 22 | W 3 | ||
| 59 | Sat, Feb 26, 1983 | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 104 | 107 | 36 | 23 | L 1 | |||
| 60 | Tue, Mar 1, 1983 | Seattle Supersonics | W | 119 | 104 | 37 | 23 | W 1 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Wed, Mar 2, 1983 | @ | Phoenix Suns | L | 106 | 110 | 37 | 24 | L 1 | ||
| 62 | Fri, Mar 4, 1983 | @ | San Diego Clippers | W | 107 | 99 | 38 | 24 | W 1 | ||
| 63 | Sun, Mar 6, 1983 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 117 | 98 | 39 | 24 | W 2 | |||
| 64 | Tue, Mar 8, 1983 | @ | Denver Nuggets | L | 118 | 129 | 39 | 25 | L 1 | ||
| 65 | Wed, Mar 9, 1983 | Phoenix Suns | W | 108 | 105 | 40 | 25 | W 1 | |||
| 66 | Sat, Mar 12, 1983 | Golden State Warriors | W | 131 | 120 | 41 | 25 | W 2 | |||
| 67 | Tue, Mar 15, 1983 | San Diego Clippers | W | 130 | 109 | 42 | 25 | W 3 | |||
| 68 | Thu, Mar 17, 1983 | @ | San Diego Clippers | W | 111 | 101 | 43 | 25 | W 4 | ||
| 69 | Sat, Mar 19, 1983 | Indiana Pacers | W | 138 | 118 | 44 | 25 | W 5 | |||
| 70 | Tue, Mar 22, 1983 | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 102 | 119 | 44 | 26 | L 1 | ||
| 71 | Wed, Mar 23, 1983 | @ | Seattle Supersonics | L | 117 | 137 | 44 | 27 | L 2 | ||
| 72 | Fri, Mar 25, 1983 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 132 | 120 | 45 | 27 | W 1 | ||
| 73 | Tue, Mar 29, 1983 | Denver Nuggets | W | 136 | 129 | 46 | 27 | W 2 | |||
| 74 | Fri, Apr 1, 1983 | Houston Rockets | W | 124 | 99 | 47 | 27 | W 3 | |||
| 75 | Sat, Apr 2, 1983 | @ | Houston Rockets | W | 112 | 101 | 48 | 27 | W 4 | ||
| 76 | Tue, Apr 5, 1983 | Kansas City Kings | W | 130 | 113 | 49 | 27 | W 5 | |||
| 77 | Wed, Apr 6, 1983 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 112 | 109 | 50 | 27 | W 6 | ||
| 78 | Fri, Apr 8, 1983 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | L | 100 | 102 | 50 | 28 | L 1 | ||
| 79 | Sat, Apr 9, 1983 | Dallas Mavericks | L | 111 | 122 | 50 | 29 | L 2 | |||
| 80 | Wed, Apr 13, 1983 | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 114 | 109 | 51 | 29 | W 1 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 81 | Fri, Apr 15, 1983 | Utah Jazz | W | 121 | 118 | 52 | 29 | W 2 | |||
| 82 | Sat, Apr 16, 1983 | @ | Dallas Mavericks | W | 132 | 120 | 53 | 29 | W 3 |
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tue, Apr 26, 1983 | Denver Nuggets | W | 152 | 133 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 2 | Wed, Apr 27, 1983 | Denver Nuggets | W | 126 | 109 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 3 | Fri, Apr 29, 1983 | @ | Denver Nuggets | W | OT | 127 | 126 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 4 | Mon, May 2, 1983 | @ | Denver Nuggets | L | 114 | 124 | 3 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 5 | Wed, May 4, 1983 | Denver Nuggets | W | 145 | 105 | 4 | 1 | W 1 | |||
| 6 | Sun, May 8, 1983 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 107 | 119 | 4 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 7 | Tue, May 10, 1983 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 122 | 113 | 5 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 8 | Fri, May 13, 1983 | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 100 | 113 | 5 | 3 | L 1 | |||
| 9 | Sun, May 15, 1983 | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 121 | 129 | 5 | 4 | L 2 | |||
| 10 | Wed, May 18, 1983 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 117 | 112 | 6 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 11 | Fri, May 20, 1983 | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 100 | 101 | 6 | 5 | L 1 |