1981-82 Milwaukee Bucks Schedule and Results

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Record: 55-27, Finished 1st in NBA Central Division

Coach: Don Nelson (55-27)

Executive: Don Nelson

PTS/G: 108.4 (11th of 23) Opp PTS/G: 102.9 (4th of 23)

SRS: 5.38 (3rd of 23) Pace: 100.0 (14th of 23)

Off Rtg: 107.7 (9th of 23) Def Rtg: 102.3 (1st of 23) Net Rtg: +5.4 (3rd of 23)

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

Arena: MECCA Arena Attendance: 443,288 (11th of 23)

NBA 1982 Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (2-4) versus Philadelphia 76ers (Series Stats)

Central Div Champs

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Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Oct 30, 1981	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		113	118	0	1	L 1	9,182
2	Sat, Oct 31, 1981	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		119	103	1	1	W 1	11,052	1:54
3	Thu, Nov 5, 1981	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		98	90	2	1	W 2	10,575
4	Sat, Nov 7, 1981	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	W		105	102	3	1	W 3	11,052
5	Tue, Nov 10, 1981	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		83	94	3	2	L 1	8,123
6	Wed, Nov 11, 1981	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		100	88	4	2	W 1	12,971
7	Fri, Nov 13, 1981	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		95	85	5	2	W 2	11,052
8	Sun, Nov 15, 1981	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		98	96	6	2	W 3	8,257
9	Tue, Nov 17, 1981	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		99	95	7	2	W 4	6,203
10	Wed, Nov 18, 1981	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		100	102	7	3	L 1	12,785	2:04
11	Fri, Nov 20, 1981	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		89	112	7	4	L 2	15,320	2:03
12	Sat, Nov 21, 1981	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		112	118	7	5	L 3	13,237
13	Tue, Nov 24, 1981	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		103	95	8	5	W 1	10,275
14	Fri, Nov 27, 1981	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		96	113	8	6	L 1	11,052	2:00
15	Sun, Nov 29, 1981	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		105	89	9	6	W 1	10,602
16	Tue, Dec 1, 1981	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		126	110	10	6	W 2	4,076
17	Fri, Dec 4, 1981	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		97	80	11	6	W 3	10,302
18	Sat, Dec 5, 1981	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		111	108	12	6	W 4	15,289
19	Wed, Dec 9, 1981	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		89	83	13	6	W 5	10,960
20	Fri, Dec 11, 1981	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W	OT	103	100	14	6	W 6	10,782
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Sat, Dec 12, 1981	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		104	86	15	6	W 7	17,608
22	Sun, Dec 13, 1981	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		127	108	16	6	W 8	11,052	2:04
23	Tue, Dec 15, 1981	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		104	96	17	6	W 9	6,722
24	Fri, Dec 18, 1981	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		88	100	17	7	L 1	10,006
25	Tue, Dec 22, 1981	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	L		101	106	17	8	L 2	10,988
26	Sat, Dec 26, 1981	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		109	102	18	8	W 1	6,126
27	Sun, Dec 27, 1981	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		108	96	19	8	W 2	11,052
28	Tue, Dec 29, 1981	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		107	96	20	8	W 3	9,106
29	Wed, Dec 30, 1981	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		107	103	21	8	W 4	10,918
30	Sat, Jan 2, 1982	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		128	121	22	8	W 5	9,251
31	Sun, Jan 3, 1982	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L		122	128	22	9	L 1	11,052
32	Tue, Jan 5, 1982	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		102	112	22	10	L 2	9,887
33	Wed, Jan 6, 1982	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		109	95	23	10	W 1	12,483
34	Fri, Jan 8, 1982	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		88	90	23	11	L 1	11,052
35	Sun, Jan 10, 1982	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		118	107	24	11	W 1	11,052
36	Wed, Jan 13, 1982	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		111	107	25	11	W 2	2,844	2:00
37	Fri, Jan 15, 1982	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		122	118	26	11	W 3	11,052	2:03
38	Sun, Jan 17, 1982	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		103	108	26	12	L 1	11,052
39	Wed, Jan 20, 1982	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		104	109	26	13	L 2	10,058
40	Fri, Jan 22, 1982	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		131	125	27	13	W 1	12,315
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Sat, Jan 23, 1982	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		113	119	27	14	L 1	3,239
42	Tue, Jan 26, 1982	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W		96	94	28	14	W 1	16,042
43	Thu, Jan 28, 1982	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	W		119	101	29	14	W 2	7,427
44	Wed, Feb 3, 1982	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		113	98	30	14	W 3	10,920
45	Fri, Feb 5, 1982	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		117	92	31	14	W 4	11,052
46	Sun, Feb 7, 1982	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		107	92	32	14	W 5	11,052
47	Tue, Feb 9, 1982	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		108	101	33	14	W 6	6,156
48	Thu, Feb 11, 1982	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		116	105	34	14	W 7	10,290
49	Sat, Feb 13, 1982	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		120	90	35	14	W 8	8,722
50	Sun, Feb 14, 1982	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		125	97	36	14	W 9	5,719
51	Wed, Feb 17, 1982	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		104	93	37	14	W 10	10,787
52	Fri, Feb 19, 1982	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		106	88	38	14	W 11	11,052
53	Sun, Feb 21, 1982	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	W		110	104	39	14	W 12	6,010	2:02
54	Tue, Feb 23, 1982	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		110	113	39	15	L 1	9,525
55	Wed, Feb 24, 1982	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		113	106	40	15	W 1	12,068
56	Sun, Feb 28, 1982	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		102	106	40	16	L 1	15,320	2:26
57	Tue, Mar 2, 1982	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		101	91	41	16	W 1	11,052
58	Wed, Mar 3, 1982	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		96	87	42	16	W 2	6,640	2:13
59	Sat, Mar 6, 1982	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L	3OT	166	171	42	17	L 1	11,764
60	Mon, Mar 8, 1982	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		95	98	42	18	L 2	5,372	2:10
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Tue, Mar 9, 1982	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		91	103	42	19	L 3	15,575
62	Wed, Mar 10, 1982	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		98	101	42	20	L 4	10,819
63	Fri, Mar 12, 1982	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		110	112	42	21	L 5	11,052
64	Sun, Mar 14, 1982	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		129	100	43	21	W 1	11,052
65	Tue, Mar 16, 1982	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		106	91	44	21	W 2	11,052	2:04
66	Fri, Mar 19, 1982	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		119	97	45	21	W 3	11,052
67	Sun, Mar 21, 1982	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		102	86	46	21	W 4	11,052
68	Tue, Mar 23, 1982	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		109	104	47	21	W 5	12,666
69	Wed, Mar 24, 1982	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		97	99	47	22	L 1	23,062
70	Fri, Mar 26, 1982	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		112	113	47	23	L 2	13,730
71	Sat, Mar 27, 1982	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	W		128	99	48	23	W 1	4,825
72	Tue, Mar 30, 1982	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W	OT	116	114	49	23	W 2	11,052
73	Thu, Apr 1, 1982	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		117	113	50	23	W 3	10,620
74	Fri, Apr 2, 1982	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		114	105	51	23	W 4	7,112	1:57
75	Sun, Apr 4, 1982	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		129	115	52	23	W 5	11,052
76	Tue, Apr 6, 1982	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		122	116	53	23	W 6	11,052	1:55
77	Fri, Apr 9, 1982	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		118	100	54	23	W 7	15,047
78	Sat, Apr 10, 1982	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		114	115	54	24	L 1	9,728
79	Tue, Apr 13, 1982	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		99	109	54	25	L 2	11,052
80	Wed, Apr 14, 1982	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		91	100	54	26	L 3	15,320	2:03
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 16, 1982	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		112	99	55	26	W 1	11,052
82	Sun, Apr 18, 1982	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		86	110	55	27	L 1	14,571	2:12

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG
1	Sun, Apr 25, 1982	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L	122	125	0	1	L 1	10,086	2:31
2	Wed, Apr 28, 1982	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L	108	120	0	2	L 2	14,716	1:59
3	Sat, May 1, 1982	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W	92	91	1	2	W 1	11,052	2:28
4	Sun, May 2, 1982	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L	93	100	1	3	L 1	11,052	2:15
5	Wed, May 5, 1982	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W	110	98	2	3	W 1	16,668	2:05
6	Fri, May 7, 1982	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L	90	102	2	4	L 1	11,052	2:19

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