1982-83 Boston Celtics Schedule and Results

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Record: 56-26, Finished 2nd in NBA Atlantic Division

Coach: Bill Fitch (56-26)

Executive: Red Auerbach

PTS/G: 112.1 (7th of 23) Opp PTS/G: 106.7 (10th of 23)

SRS: 5.34 (2nd of 23) Pace: 104.0 (6th of 23)

Off Rtg: 106.9 (6th of 23) Def Rtg: 101.8 (7th of 23) Net Rtg: +5.1 (3rd of 23)

Expected W-L: 55-27 (3rd of 23)

Arena: Boston Garden Attendance: 621,829 (1st of 23)

NBA 1983 Playoffs:
Won NBA Eastern Conference First Round (2-1) versus Atlanta Hawks (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (0-4) versus Milwaukee Bucks (Series Stats)

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Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Oct 29, 1982		Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		104	93	1	0	W 1	8,633	2:13
2	Sat, Oct 30, 1982		Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		112	97	2	0	W 2	13,419	2:09
3	Wed, Nov 3, 1982		Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		111	104	3	0	W 3	15,320	2:16
4	Fri, Nov 5, 1982		Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		104	97	4	0	W 4	15,320	2:07
5	Sat, Nov 6, 1982		Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L	2OT	115	119	4	1	L 1	18,482	2:46
6	Sun, Nov 7, 1982	7:16p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		102	100	5	1	W 1	15,550	2:08
7	Wed, Nov 10, 1982		Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		101	105	5	2	L 1	15,320	1:58
8	Fri, Nov 12, 1982		Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		118	110	6	2	W 1	15,320	2:04
9	Sun, Nov 14, 1982		Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		100	98	7	2	W 2	11,052	2:14
10	Wed, Nov 17, 1982		Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		112	94	8	2	W 3	15,320	1:52
11	Fri, Nov 19, 1982		Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		119	111	9	2	W 4	15,320	2:02
12	Sat, Nov 20, 1982		Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		97	83	10	2	W 5	16,252	2:02
13	Wed, Nov 24, 1982		Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		104	95	11	2	W 6	15,320	1:58
14	Fri, Nov 26, 1982		Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		137	103	12	2	W 7	15,320	1:56
15	Sun, Nov 28, 1982		Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		124	109	13	2	W 8	15,320	1:58
16	Tue, Nov 30, 1982		Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		116	123	13	3	L 1	11,762	2:12	at Hartford, CT
17	Wed, Dec 1, 1982		Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		122	97	14	3	W 1	15,320	2:02
18	Fri, Dec 3, 1982		Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		112	115	14	4	L 1	11,052	2:00
19	Sat, Dec 4, 1982		Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		119	112	15	4	W 1	22,396	2:20
20	Wed, Dec 8, 1982		Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		113	93	16	4	W 2	15,320	1:52
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Fri, Dec 10, 1982		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		123	97	17	4	W 3	15,320	2:08
22	Sun, Dec 12, 1982		Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		126	112	18	4	W 4	15,320	1:58
23	Wed, Dec 15, 1982		Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		108	104	19	4	W 5	12,147	2:20
24	Thu, Dec 16, 1982		Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L	OT	105	113	19	5	L 1	11,370	2:27
25	Sat, Dec 18, 1982		Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W	OT	107	103	20	5	W 1	10,183	2:17
26	Sun, Dec 19, 1982		Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		114	131	20	6	L 1	15,320	2:04
27	Tue, Dec 21, 1982		Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		105	122	20	7	L 2	18,482	2:06
28	Wed, Dec 22, 1982		Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		140	131	21	7	W 1	15,320	2:16
29	Tue, Dec 28, 1982		Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	L		124	129	21	8	L 1	16,482	2:17
30	Thu, Dec 30, 1982		Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		145	132	22	8	W 1	16,474	2:14
31	Sat, Jan 1, 1983		Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	W		127	112	23	8	W 2	12,491	2:05
32	Tue, Jan 4, 1983		Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		88	87	24	8	W 3	9,728	2:06
33	Fri, Jan 7, 1983		Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		116	113	25	8	W 4	14,329	2:09
34	Sat, Jan 8, 1983		Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		114	110	26	8	W 5	17,134	2:00
35	Wed, Jan 12, 1983		Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		139	117	27	8	W 6	15,320	1:53
36	Fri, Jan 14, 1983		Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		133	108	28	8	W 7	15,320	2:00
37	Sat, Jan 15, 1983		Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		86	90	28	9	L 1	7,548	2:12
38	Tue, Jan 18, 1983		Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		130	126	29	9	W 1	11,889	2:08
39	Fri, Jan 21, 1983		Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		117	106	30	9	W 2	13,562	2:01
40	Sun, Jan 23, 1983		Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		105	91	31	9	W 3	15,320	1:58
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Mon, Jan 24, 1983		Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		91	93	31	10	L 1	12,143	2:06
42	Wed, Jan 26, 1983		Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		125	99	32	10	W 1	15,320	2:02
43	Fri, Jan 28, 1983		Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		111	104	33	10	W 2	15,320	1:59
44	Sun, Jan 30, 1983		Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		110	95	34	10	W 3	15,320	2:09
45	Mon, Jan 31, 1983		Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		110	104	35	10	W 4	12,742	2:12	at Hartford, CT
46	Wed, Feb 2, 1983		Box Score		San Diego Clippers	W		120	110	36	10	W 5	15,320	2:05
47	Fri, Feb 4, 1983		Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		102	93	37	10	W 6	13,003	2:04
48	Sun, Feb 6, 1983		Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		111	116	37	11	L 1	15,320	2:13
49	Tue, Feb 8, 1983		Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L	OT	101	104	37	12	L 2	10,841	2:30
50	Wed, Feb 9, 1983		Box Score		New York Knicks	W		106	96	38	12	W 1	15,320	1:55
51	Wed, Feb 16, 1983		Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		108	100	39	12	W 2	17,870	1:49
52	Thu, Feb 17, 1983		Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		114	121	39	13	L 1	12,666	2:08
53	Sat, Feb 19, 1983		Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		109	115	39	14	L 2	13,335	2:05
54	Wed, Feb 23, 1983		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W		113	104	40	14	W 1	17,505	2:04
55	Thu, Feb 24, 1983		Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	L		107	122	40	15	L 1	13,838	2:08
56	Sat, Feb 26, 1983		Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		103	101	41	15	W 1	14,660	2:05
57	Tue, Mar 1, 1983		Box Score		Kansas City Kings	W		129	111	42	15	W 2	15,320	2:01
58	Fri, Mar 4, 1983		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		115	110	43	15	W 3	15,320	2:07
59	Sat, Mar 5, 1983		Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		98	105	43	16	L 1	18,486	2:05
60	Mon, Mar 7, 1983		Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		121	114	44	16	W 1	15,165	2:21	at Hartford, CT
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Wed, Mar 9, 1983		Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		106	112	44	17	L 1	15,320	2:07
62	Fri, Mar 11, 1983	7:40p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		93	98	44	18	L 2	20,149	2:05
63	Sun, Mar 13, 1983		Box Score		New York Knicks	L		110	122	44	19	L 3	15,320	2:08
64	Wed, Mar 16, 1983		Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		100	105	44	20	L 4	18,482	2:07
65	Fri, Mar 18, 1983		Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		116	103	45	20	W 1	15,320	2:09
66	Sun, Mar 20, 1983		Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		90	79	46	20	W 2	7,180	2:01
67	Tue, Mar 22, 1983		Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		108	116	46	21	L 1	11,052
68	Wed, Mar 23, 1983		Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		114	102	47	21	W 1	15,320	2:09
69	Fri, Mar 25, 1983		Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		124	102	48	21	W 2	15,320	1:53
70	Sat, Mar 26, 1983		Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		108	118	48	22	L 1	10,415	2:12
71	Tue, Mar 29, 1983		Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		101	130	48	23	L 2	9,789	2:07
72	Wed, Mar 30, 1983		Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		142	116	49	23	W 1	15,320	2:04
73	Fri, Apr 1, 1983		Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		97	83	50	23	W 2	15,320	1:52
74	Sat, Apr 2, 1983		Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W	OT	120	117	51	23	W 3	10,138	2:34
75	Tue, Apr 5, 1983		Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		117	95	52	23	W 4	7,760	1:46
76	Wed, Apr 6, 1983		Box Score		New York Knicks	W		102	98	53	23	W 5	15,320	2:17
77	Fri, Apr 8, 1983		Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		99	107	53	24	L 1	15,320	2:08
78	Sun, Apr 10, 1983		Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		115	113	54	24	W 1	15,320	2:01
79	Tue, Apr 12, 1983	7:40p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		99	93	55	24	W 2	17,087	2:03
80	Wed, Apr 13, 1983		Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		101	113	55	25	L 1	13,226	1:51
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 15, 1983		Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		117	120	55	26	L 2	15,320	2:15
82	Sun, Apr 17, 1983		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		114	101	56	26	W 1	15,320	2:12

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Tue, Apr 19, 1983	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W	103	95	1	0	W 1	15,320	1:58
2	Fri, Apr 22, 1983	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L	93	95	1	1	L 1	10,405	2:11
3	Sun, Apr 24, 1983	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W	98	79	2	1	W 1	15,320	2:17
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
4	Wed, Apr 27, 1983	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L	95	116	2	2	L 1	15,320	2:02
5	Fri, Apr 29, 1983	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L	91	95	2	3	L 2	15,320	2:00
6	Sun, May 1, 1983	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L	99	107	2	4	L 3	11,052	2:18
7	Mon, May 2, 1983	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L	93	107	2	5	L 4	11,052

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