1981-82 Boston Celtics Schedule and Results

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Record: 63-19, Finished 1st in NBA Atlantic Division

Coach: Bill Fitch (63-19)

Executive: Red Auerbach

PTS/G: 112.0 (4th of 23) Opp PTS/G: 105.6 (8th of 23)

SRS: 6.35 (1st of 23) Pace: 101.5 (8th of 23)

Off Rtg: 109.8 (4th of 23) Def Rtg: 103.5 (6th of 23) Net Rtg: +6.3 (1st of 23)

Expected W-L: 57-25 (1st of 23)

Arena: Boston Garden Attendance: 612,711 (2nd of 23)

NBA 1982 Playoffs:
Won NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-1) versus Washington Bullets (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Eastern Conference Finals (3-4) versus Philadelphia 76ers (Series Stats)

Atlantic Div Champs

Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Fri, Oct 30, 1981	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		124	100	1	0	W 1
2	Sat, Oct 31, 1981	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		103	119	1	1	L 1
3	Wed, Nov 4, 1981	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		115	93	2	1	W 1
4	Fri, Nov 6, 1981	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		111	94	3	1	W 2
5	Sat, Nov 7, 1981	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		129	88	4	1	W 3
6	Tue, Nov 10, 1981	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		90	84	5	1	W 4
7	Wed, Nov 11, 1981	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	W		115	100	6	1	W 5
8	Fri, Nov 13, 1981	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		111	97	7	1	W 6	at Hartford, CT
9	Sat, Nov 14, 1981	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		92	91	8	1	W 7
10	Tue, Nov 17, 1981	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		98	95	9	1	W 8
11	Wed, Nov 18, 1981	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		104	106	9	2	L 1
12	Fri, Nov 20, 1981	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		112	89	10	2	W 1
13	Wed, Nov 25, 1981	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		122	101	11	2	W 2
14	Fri, Nov 27, 1981	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		113	100	12	2	W 3
15	Sat, Nov 28, 1981	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		98	90	13	2	W 4
16	Tue, Dec 1, 1981	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		87	90	13	3	L 1
17	Wed, Dec 2, 1981	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		115	114	14	3	W 1
18	Fri, Dec 4, 1981	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		111	103	15	3	W 2
19	Sat, Dec 5, 1981	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		83	103	15	4	L 1
20	Wed, Dec 9, 1981	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		109	100	16	4	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
21	Fri, Dec 11, 1981	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		94	86	17	4	W 2	at Hartford, CT
22	Sat, Dec 12, 1981	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		97	108	17	5	L 1
23	Wed, Dec 16, 1981	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		109	92	18	5	W 1
24	Fri, Dec 18, 1981	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		99	98	19	5	W 2
25	Sat, Dec 19, 1981	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L	OT	118	123	19	6	L 1
26	Tue, Dec 22, 1981	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		120	116	20	6	W 1
27	Sat, Dec 26, 1981	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	W	OT	124	119	21	6	W 2
28	Tue, Dec 29, 1981	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		123	128	21	7	L 1
29	Wed, Dec 30, 1981	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	W		121	110	22	7	W 1
30	Sat, Jan 2, 1982	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		106	103	23	7	W 2
31	Wed, Jan 6, 1982	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		102	116	23	8	L 1
32	Fri, Jan 8, 1982	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		96	90	24	8	W 1
33	Sun, Jan 10, 1982	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		134	124	25	8	W 2	at Hartford, CT
34	Mon, Jan 11, 1982	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		112	94	26	8	W 3
35	Wed, Jan 13, 1982	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		116	95	27	8	W 4
36	Fri, Jan 15, 1982	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		118	122	27	9	L 1
37	Sat, Jan 16, 1982	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		128	120	28	9	W 1
38	Tue, Jan 19, 1982	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		111	107	29	9	W 2
39	Wed, Jan 20, 1982	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		112	103	30	9	W 3
40	Fri, Jan 22, 1982	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		106	118	30	10	L 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
41	Sun, Jan 24, 1982	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		119	123	30	11	L 2
42	Wed, Jan 27, 1982	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		131	99	31	11	W 1
43	Thu, Jan 28, 1982	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		116	104	32	11	W 2
44	Tue, Feb 2, 1982	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		109	105	33	11	W 3
45	Fri, Feb 5, 1982	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		145	144	34	11	W 4
46	Sun, Feb 7, 1982	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		113	119	34	12	L 1
47	Wed, Feb 10, 1982	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		110	112	34	13	L 2
48	Fri, Feb 12, 1982	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	W		129	116	35	13	W 1
49	Sun, Feb 14, 1982	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W		108	103	36	13	W 2
50	Wed, Feb 17, 1982	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		105	121	36	14	L 1
51	Fri, Feb 19, 1982	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		127	117	37	14	W 1
52	Sun, Feb 21, 1982	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		100	103	37	15	L 1
53	Wed, Feb 24, 1982	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		132	90	38	15	W 1
54	Fri, Feb 26, 1982	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	W		122	110	39	15	W 2
55	Sun, Feb 28, 1982	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		106	102	40	15	W 3
56	Tue, Mar 2, 1982	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		101	97	41	15	W 4
57	Thu, Mar 4, 1982	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		110	101	42	15	W 5
58	Fri, Mar 5, 1982	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		100	98	43	15	W 6
59	Sun, Mar 7, 1982	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		107	106	44	15	W 7
60	Mon, Mar 8, 1982	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		111	101	45	15	W 8
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
61	Wed, Mar 10, 1982	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		121	100	46	15	W 9
62	Fri, Mar 12, 1982	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		113	109	47	15	W 10
63	Sun, Mar 14, 1982	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		105	92	48	15	W 11
64	Tue, Mar 16, 1982	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W	OT	98	97	49	15	W 12
65	Wed, Mar 17, 1982	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		113	109	50	15	W 13
66	Fri, Mar 19, 1982	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		134	110	51	15	W 14
67	Sun, Mar 21, 1982	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		123	111	52	15	W 15
68	Tue, Mar 23, 1982	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		110	103	53	15	W 16
69	Wed, Mar 24, 1982	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		136	115	54	15	W 17
70	Fri, Mar 26, 1982	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		125	104	55	15	W 18
71	Sun, Mar 28, 1982	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		98	116	55	16	L 1
72	Wed, Mar 31, 1982	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		119	109	56	16	W 1
73	Fri, Apr 2, 1982	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		110	107	57	16	W 2
74	Sun, Apr 4, 1982	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		114	112	58	16	W 3
75	Tue, Apr 6, 1982	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		116	122	58	17	L 1
76	Thu, Apr 8, 1982	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		110	106	59	17	W 1
77	Fri, Apr 9, 1982	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		106	103	60	17	W 2
78	Sun, Apr 11, 1982	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W	OT	110	109	61	17	W 3
79	Tue, Apr 13, 1982	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		115	120	61	18	L 1
80	Wed, Apr 14, 1982	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		100	91	62	18	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 16, 1982	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		96	113	62	19	L 1
82	Sun, Apr 18, 1982	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		119	99	63	19	W 1

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Sun, Apr 25, 1982	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		109	91	1	0	W 1
2	Wed, Apr 28, 1982	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		102	103	1	1	L 1
3	Sat, May 1, 1982	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		92	83	2	1	W 1
4	Sun, May 2, 1982	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W	OT	103	99	3	1	W 2
5	Wed, May 5, 1982	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W	2OT	131	126	4	1	W 3
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
6	Sun, May 9, 1982	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		121	81	5	1	W 4	Mother's Day Massacre
7	Wed, May 12, 1982	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		113	121	5	2	L 1
8	Sat, May 15, 1982	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		97	99	5	3	L 2
9	Sun, May 16, 1982	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		94	119	5	4	L 3
10	Wed, May 19, 1982	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		114	85	6	4	W 1
11	Fri, May 21, 1982	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		88	75	7	4	W 2
12	Sun, May 23, 1982	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		106	120	7	5	L 1

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