1981-82 Detroit Pistons Schedule and Results

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Record: 39-43, Finished 3rd in NBA Central Division

Coach: Scotty Robertson (39-43)

Executive: Jack McCloskey

PTS/G: 111.1 (6th of 23) Opp PTS/G: 112.0 (20th of 23)

SRS: -0.63 (15th of 23) Pace: 104.3 (2nd of 23)

Off Rtg: 105.8 (17th of 23) Def Rtg: 106.6 (11th of 23) Net Rtg: -0.9 (15th of 23)

Expected W-L: 39-43 (15th of 23)

Arena: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 391,205 (14th 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		Milwaukee Bucks	W		118	113	1	0	W 1	9,182
2	Sat, Oct 31, 1981	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		119	106	2	0	W 2	18,633
3	Thu, Nov 5, 1981	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		109	103	3	0	W 3	5,116
4	Fri, Nov 6, 1981	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		82	86	3	1	L 1	6,817
5	Sat, Nov 7, 1981	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		88	129	3	2	L 2	15,035	2:09
6	Tue, Nov 10, 1981	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		93	95	3	3	L 3	10,314	1:58
7	Thu, Nov 12, 1981	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		130	99	4	3	W 1	3,586
8	Sat, Nov 14, 1981	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		117	104	5	3	W 2	8,208
9	Wed, Nov 18, 1981	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		103	110	5	4	L 1	4,957
10	Thu, Nov 19, 1981	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		122	97	6	4	W 1	3,691
11	Sat, Nov 21, 1981	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		95	86	7	4	W 2	11,103
12	Tue, Nov 24, 1981	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		95	103	7	5	L 1	10,275
13	Wed, Nov 25, 1981	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	W	OT	129	122	8	5	W 1	8,824
14	Fri, Nov 27, 1981	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L	OT	112	114	8	6	L 1	20,128
15	Sat, Nov 28, 1981	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		103	116	8	7	L 2	18,026	2:04
16	Tue, Dec 1, 1981	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		100	112	8	8	L 3	9,578
17	Wed, Dec 2, 1981	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		114	115	8	9	L 4	15,320	2:10
18	Fri, Dec 4, 1981	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		95	105	8	10	L 5	15,410
19	Sat, Dec 5, 1981	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		108	111	8	11	L 6	15,289
20	Thu, Dec 10, 1981	Box Score		New York Knicks	L	OT	101	106	8	12	L 7	5,084
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Sat, Dec 12, 1981	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		111	117	8	13	L 8	13,880
22	Sun, Dec 13, 1981	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		99	105	8	14	L 9	12,666
23	Tue, Dec 15, 1981	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		108	104	9	14	W 1	6,568
24	Thu, Dec 17, 1981	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		96	100	9	15	L 1	3,542
25	Sat, Dec 19, 1981	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		132	104	10	15	W 1	5,679
26	Tue, Dec 22, 1981	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		106	98	11	15	W 2	7,978
27	Wed, Dec 23, 1981	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		124	119	12	15	W 3	11,340
28	Sat, Dec 26, 1981	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		96	94	13	15	W 4	10,092
29	Tue, Dec 29, 1981	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		125	129	13	16	L 1	8,843
30	Wed, Dec 30, 1981	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		119	130	13	17	L 2	14,981
31	Sat, Jan 2, 1982	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		108	121	13	18	L 3	10,134
32	Tue, Jan 5, 1982	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		124	101	14	18	W 1	9,282	1:58
33	Thu, Jan 7, 1982	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		94	110	14	19	L 1	5,290
34	Sat, Jan 9, 1982	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		127	130	14	20	L 2	21,045
35	Sun, Jan 10, 1982	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		124	134	14	21	L 3	15,429	2:01	at Hartford, CT
36	Tue, Jan 12, 1982	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		122	111	15	21	W 1	9,612
37	Thu, Jan 14, 1982	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		114	121	15	22	L 1	4,186
38	Sat, Jan 16, 1982	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		120	128	15	23	L 2	20,140	2:08
39	Sun, Jan 17, 1982	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		108	103	16	23	W 1	11,052
40	Tue, Jan 19, 1982	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		117	123	16	24	L 1	10,194
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Thu, Jan 21, 1982	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	W		120	110	17	24	W 1	6,074
42	Fri, Jan 22, 1982	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		111	123	17	25	L 1	14,955
43	Sat, Jan 23, 1982	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		90	113	17	26	L 2	13,518
44	Wed, Jan 27, 1982	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		108	107	18	26	W 1	4,143
45	Tue, Feb 2, 1982	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		106	105	19	26	W 2	6,016
46	Fri, Feb 5, 1982	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		110	103	20	26	W 3	14,126	2:03
47	Sat, Feb 6, 1982	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		120	125	20	27	L 1	12,080
48	Tue, Feb 9, 1982	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W	OT	128	123	21	27	W 1	3,270
49	Wed, Feb 10, 1982	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		108	115	21	28	L 1	14,013
50	Thu, Feb 11, 1982	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		123	113	22	28	W 1	3,205
51	Sat, Feb 13, 1982	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		120	128	22	29	L 1	14,199
52	Tue, Feb 16, 1982	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		111	109	23	29	W 1	5,370
53	Wed, Feb 17, 1982	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		112	126	23	30	L 1	8,736
54	Sat, Feb 20, 1982	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		115	100	24	30	W 1	14,484
55	Thu, Feb 25, 1982	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		116	119	24	31	L 1	11,368
56	Sat, Feb 27, 1982	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	W	OT	127	119	25	31	W 1	25,012
57	Sun, Feb 28, 1982	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		101	112	25	32	L 1	11,835
58	Tue, Mar 2, 1982	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		91	101	25	33	L 2	11,052
59	Thu, Mar 4, 1982	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		122	97	26	33	W 1	3,439
60	Sat, Mar 6, 1982	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		115	111	27	33	W 2	14,577
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Mon, Mar 8, 1982	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		101	111	27	34	L 1	11,179	2:09
62	Wed, Mar 10, 1982	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L		113	124	27	35	L 2	4,162
63	Fri, Mar 12, 1982	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		121	117	28	35	W 1	13,204
64	Sun, Mar 14, 1982	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		109	103	29	35	W 2	6,120
65	Tue, Mar 16, 1982	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	W		114	110	30	35	W 3	4,185
66	Thu, Mar 18, 1982	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		119	115	31	35	W 4	10,315
67	Fri, Mar 19, 1982	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		111	102	32	35	W 5	12,562
68	Sun, Mar 21, 1982	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		111	119	32	36	L 1	10,106	2:04
69	Thu, Mar 25, 1982	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		100	98	33	36	W 1	21,114	2:03
70	Fri, Mar 26, 1982	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		104	125	33	37	L 1	15,320	2:00
71	Sat, Mar 27, 1982	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		123	121	34	37	W 1	14,230
72	Tue, Mar 30, 1982	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		98	127	34	38	L 1	8,671
73	Wed, Mar 31, 1982	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		106	108	34	39	L 2	8,934
74	Thu, Apr 1, 1982	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	L		120	121	34	40	L 3	8,162
75	Sat, Apr 3, 1982	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		105	102	35	40	W 1	13,045
76	Wed, Apr 7, 1982	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		120	115	36	40	W 2	8,177
77	Fri, Apr 9, 1982	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		100	118	36	41	L 1	15,047
78	Sun, Apr 11, 1982	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		97	89	37	41	W 1	4,585
79	Wed, Apr 14, 1982	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		111	119	37	42	L 1	11,364	2:29
80	Thu, Apr 15, 1982	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		120	110	38	42	W 1	4,418
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Sat, Apr 17, 1982	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		132	147	38	43	L 1	14,293
82	Sun, Apr 18, 1982	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W	OT	116	113	39	43	W 1	5,580

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