1981-82 Chicago Bulls Schedule and Results

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Record: 34-48, Finished 5th in NBA Central Division

Coach: Jerry Sloan (19-32), Phil Johnson (0-1), Rod Thorn (15-15)

Executive: Rod Thorn

PTS/G: 106.6 (15th of 23) Opp PTS/G: 108.6 (11th of 23)

SRS: -1.57 (17th of 23) Pace: 99.0 (19th of 23)

Off Rtg: 106.6 (10th of 23) Def Rtg: 108.6 (17th of 23) Net Rtg: -2.0 (17th of 23)

Expected W-L: 36-46 (17th of 23)

Arena: Chicago Stadium Attendance: 372,613 (17th of 23)

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Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Oct 30, 1981	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		94	96	0	1	L 1	8,492
2	Sat, Oct 31, 1981	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		106	119	0	2	L 2	18,633
3	Tue, Nov 3, 1981	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		104	96	1	2	W 1	7,112
4	Wed, Nov 4, 1981	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		93	115	1	3	L 1	15,320	1:59
5	Fri, Nov 6, 1981	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	W		114	93	2	3	W 1	7,192
6	Sat, Nov 7, 1981	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		118	105	3	3	W 2	7,817
7	Mon, Nov 9, 1981	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		101	102	3	4	L 1	10,514
8	Tue, Nov 10, 1981	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	W		119	107	4	4	W 1	6,697
9	Wed, Nov 11, 1981	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		90	117	4	5	L 1	10,191	1:51
10	Sat, Nov 14, 1981	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		99	104	4	6	L 2	6,715
11	Tue, Nov 17, 1981	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		95	98	4	7	L 3	17,418	2:10
12	Fri, Nov 20, 1981	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		103	105	4	8	L 4	9,210
13	Sat, Nov 21, 1981	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		117	105	5	8	W 1	7,377
14	Tue, Nov 24, 1981	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	W		109	102	6	8	W 2	4,558	2:10
15	Fri, Nov 27, 1981	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		107	111	6	9	L 1	12,544
16	Sun, Nov 29, 1981	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		109	114	6	10	L 2	12,666
17	Tue, Dec 1, 1981	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		87	103	6	11	L 3	10,472
18	Wed, Dec 2, 1981	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		119	120	6	12	L 4	8,202
19	Fri, Dec 4, 1981	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	W		105	101	7	12	W 1	5,480
20	Tue, Dec 8, 1981	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W	OT	118	116	8	12	W 2	6,676
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Fri, Dec 11, 1981	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		118	105	9	12	W 3	8,584
22	Sat, Dec 12, 1981	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L	OT	114	117	9	13	L 1	18,849	2:25
23	Tue, Dec 15, 1981	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		98	89	10	13	W 1	5,887
24	Wed, Dec 16, 1981	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W	OT	98	97	11	13	W 2	11,221
25	Fri, Dec 18, 1981	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		106	121	11	14	L 1	10,848
26	Sat, Dec 19, 1981	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		95	102	11	15	L 2	8,754
27	Tue, Dec 22, 1981	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		92	90	12	15	W 1	8,784
28	Sat, Dec 26, 1981	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		94	96	12	16	L 1	10,092
29	Sun, Dec 27, 1981	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		96	108	12	17	L 2	11,052
30	Tue, Dec 29, 1981	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		108	111	12	18	L 3	9,347
31	Sat, Jan 2, 1982	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		121	128	12	19	L 4	9,251
32	Tue, Jan 5, 1982	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		134	128	13	19	W 1	6,122
33	Wed, Jan 6, 1982	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		116	102	14	19	W 2	15,320	2:01
34	Fri, Jan 8, 1982	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		119	113	15	19	W 3	18,947
35	Tue, Jan 12, 1982	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		111	122	15	20	L 1	9,612
36	Thu, Jan 14, 1982	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		104	130	15	21	L 2	3,734
37	Fri, Jan 15, 1982	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		90	93	15	22	L 3	6,234
38	Sun, Jan 17, 1982	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		103	116	15	23	L 4	8,289
39	Tue, Jan 19, 1982	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		110	100	16	23	W 1	5,216
40	Fri, Jan 22, 1982	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		108	93	17	23	W 2	6,569
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Sat, Jan 23, 1982	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W	OT	140	139	18	23	W 3	9,431
42	Tue, Jan 26, 1982	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		84	94	18	24	L 1	6,839
43	Thu, Jan 28, 1982	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		110	111	18	25	L 2	9,117
44	Tue, Feb 2, 1982	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		112	116	18	26	L 3	5,116
45	Wed, Feb 3, 1982	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		98	113	18	27	L 4	10,920
46	Fri, Feb 5, 1982	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		103	110	18	28	L 5	14,126	2:03
47	Sun, Feb 7, 1982	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		107	123	18	29	L 6	9,364	1:53
48	Tue, Feb 9, 1982	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L	OT	123	128	18	30	L 7	3,270
49	Wed, Feb 10, 1982	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		91	73	19	30	W 1	5,916
50	Sat, Feb 13, 1982	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		90	120	19	31	L 1	8,722
51	Tue, Feb 16, 1982	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		86	91	19	32	L 2	5,871
52	Wed, Feb 17, 1982	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		105	115	19	33	L 3	12,163
53	Sun, Feb 21, 1982	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	L		97	113	19	34	L 4	10,687	2:00
54	Tue, Feb 23, 1982	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		123	122	20	34	W 1	5,722
55	Fri, Feb 26, 1982	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W	OT	116	110	21	34	W 2	7,215	2:17
56	Sun, Feb 28, 1982	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		118	104	22	34	W 3	7,258
57	Tue, Mar 2, 1982	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		112	109	23	34	W 4	15,878
58	Thu, Mar 4, 1982	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		97	122	23	35	L 1	3,439
59	Fri, Mar 5, 1982	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		90	107	23	36	L 2	10,572	2:01
60	Sun, Mar 7, 1982	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	L	2OT	122	124	23	37	L 3	6,109	2:42
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Tue, Mar 9, 1982	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		109	104	24	37	W 1	7,380	2:07
62	Wed, Mar 10, 1982	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		101	98	25	37	W 2	10,819
63	Fri, Mar 12, 1982	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W		111	105	26	37	W 3	17,505	2:01
64	Sun, Mar 14, 1982	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		117	119	26	38	L 1	9,237
65	Wed, Mar 17, 1982	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		102	92	27	38	W 1	8,292
66	Fri, Mar 19, 1982	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		120	130	27	39	L 1	10,979
67	Sun, Mar 21, 1982	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		98	93	28	39	W 1	4,172
68	Tue, Mar 23, 1982	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		103	110	28	40	L 1	16,712	2:01
69	Fri, Mar 26, 1982	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		131	107	29	40	W 1	6,302
70	Sun, Mar 28, 1982	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		101	102	29	41	L 1	6,450	1:59
71	Tue, Mar 30, 1982	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		92	107	29	42	L 2	6,079	2:06
72	Wed, Mar 31, 1982	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		98	99	29	43	L 3	10,887	2:05
73	Fri, Apr 2, 1982	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		105	114	29	44	L 4	7,112	1:57
74	Sun, Apr 4, 1982	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		112	114	29	45	L 5	15,320	1:58
75	Tue, Apr 6, 1982	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		104	117	29	46	L 6	9,956	2:05
76	Wed, Apr 7, 1982	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		122	105	30	46	W 1	4,167	1:52
77	Fri, Apr 9, 1982	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		98	114	30	47	L 1	6,112
78	Sun, Apr 11, 1982	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		89	108	30	48	L 2	5,684
79	Tue, Apr 13, 1982	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		120	115	31	48	W 1	8,748	2:09
80	Wed, Apr 14, 1982	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		120	116	32	48	W 2	6,917
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 16, 1982	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		112	102	33	48	W 3	4,963	1:49
82	Sun, Apr 18, 1982	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		112	104	34	48	W 4	4,964

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