1981-82 New York Knicks Schedule and Results

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Record: 33-49, Finished 5th in NBA Atlantic Division

Coach: Red Holzman (33-49)

Executive: Eddie Donovan

PTS/G: 106.2 (16th of 23) Opp PTS/G: 108.9 (12th of 23)

SRS: -2.15 (18th of 23) Pace: 99.5 (16th of 23)

Off Rtg: 106.0 (14th of 23) Def Rtg: 108.6 (18th of 23) Net Rtg: -2.7 (18th of 23)

Expected W-L: 34-48 (18th of 23)

Arena: Madison Square Garden (IV) Attendance: 451,140 (10th 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	@	New Jersey Nets	W		103	99	1	0	W 1	17,150
2	Sat, Oct 31, 1981	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		99	106	1	1	L 1	15,952
3	Tue, Nov 3, 1981	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		98	101	1	2	L 2	10,855
4	Fri, Nov 6, 1981	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		104	95	2	2	W 1
5	Sat, Nov 7, 1981	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		96	103	2	3	L 1	10,428
6	Tue, Nov 10, 1981	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		111	99	3	3	W 1	13,059
7	Fri, Nov 13, 1981	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		85	95	3	4	L 1	11,052
8	Sat, Nov 14, 1981	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		102	109	3	5	L 2	18,091	2:01
9	Tue, Nov 17, 1981	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	L		110	124	3	6	L 3	8,923
10	Thu, Nov 19, 1981	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		84	89	3	7	L 4	9,614
11	Sat, Nov 21, 1981	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		118	112	4	7	W 1	13,237
12	Tue, Nov 24, 1981	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		112	127	4	8	L 1	5,852
13	Fri, Nov 27, 1981	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		116	95	5	8	W 1	6,211
14	Sat, Nov 28, 1981	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		101	90	6	8	W 2	9,633
15	Tue, Dec 1, 1981	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		112	100	7	8	W 3	9,578
16	Thu, Dec 3, 1981	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		88	114	7	9	L 1	8,350
17	Sat, Dec 5, 1981	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		103	83	8	9	W 1	18,891	2:08
18	Tue, Dec 8, 1981	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		135	122	9	9	W 2	9,299
19	Thu, Dec 10, 1981	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W	OT	106	101	10	9	W 3	5,084
20	Sat, Dec 12, 1981	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		86	104	10	10	L 1	17,608
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Tue, Dec 15, 1981	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		98	111	10	11	L 2	5,401
22	Wed, Dec 16, 1981	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		117	115	11	11	W 1	10,288	2:08
23	Fri, Dec 18, 1981	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		121	106	12	11	W 2	10,848
24	Sat, Dec 19, 1981	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		104	132	12	12	L 1	5,679
25	Tue, Dec 22, 1981	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		105	112	12	13	L 2	15,958
26	Wed, Dec 23, 1981	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		99	115	12	14	L 3	14,823
27	Fri, Dec 25, 1981	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		95	96	12	15	L 4	10,701
28	Sat, Dec 26, 1981	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		112	106	13	15	W 1	7,271
29	Tue, Dec 29, 1981	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		111	108	14	15	W 2	9,347
30	Wed, Dec 30, 1981	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W	OT	110	108	15	15	W 3	5,569
31	Sat, Jan 2, 1982	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		121	108	16	15	W 4	10,134
32	Tue, Jan 5, 1982	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		112	102	17	15	W 5	9,887
33	Thu, Jan 7, 1982	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	L		103	107	17	16	L 1	6,808
34	Sat, Jan 9, 1982	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		89	102	17	17	L 2	8,347
35	Sun, Jan 10, 1982	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L	OT	126	129	17	18	L 3	7,558
36	Tue, Jan 12, 1982	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	W		129	121	18	18	W 1	7,914
37	Thu, Jan 14, 1982	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		89	90	18	19	L 1	12,188
38	Fri, Jan 15, 1982	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		102	104	18	20	L 2	10,680
39	Tue, Jan 19, 1982	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		107	111	18	21	L 3	17,810	1:56
40	Thu, Jan 21, 1982	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		104	101	19	21	W 1	8,592
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Sat, Jan 23, 1982	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L	OT	139	140	19	22	L 1	9,431
42	Mon, Jan 25, 1982	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		99	113	19	23	L 2	9,520
43	Wed, Jan 27, 1982	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		99	131	19	24	L 3	15,320	2:00
44	Thu, Jan 28, 1982	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		102	98	20	24	W 1	10,195
45	Tue, Feb 2, 1982	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		117	128	20	25	L 1	10,906
46	Wed, Feb 3, 1982	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W		98	94	21	25	W 1	12,913
47	Fri, Feb 5, 1982	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	W		90	85	22	25	W 2	6,274
48	Sun, Feb 7, 1982	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		98	100	22	26	L 1	12,666
49	Tue, Feb 9, 1982	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		105	114	22	27	L 2	12,035
50	Thu, Feb 11, 1982	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		120	117	23	27	W 1	9,483
51	Sat, Feb 13, 1982	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		107	114	23	28	L 1	18,528	2:02
52	Sun, Feb 14, 1982	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		105	117	23	29	L 2	11,840	2:00
53	Tue, Feb 16, 1982	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	L		110	112	23	30	L 3	7,861
54	Fri, Feb 19, 1982	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		90	104	23	31	L 4	8,930
55	Sun, Feb 21, 1982	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		122	106	24	31	W 1	8,914
56	Tue, Feb 23, 1982	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		113	110	25	31	W 2	9,525
57	Wed, Feb 24, 1982	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		87	118	25	32	L 1	4,983
58	Sat, Feb 27, 1982	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		107	105	26	32	W 1	9,262
59	Sun, Feb 28, 1982	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L	OT	109	113	26	33	L 1	11,116
60	Tue, Mar 2, 1982	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	W		108	101	27	33	W 1	7,074
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Thu, Mar 4, 1982	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W	OT	129	119	28	33	W 2	14,937
62	Sat, Mar 6, 1982	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		111	115	28	34	L 1	14,577
63	Sun, Mar 7, 1982	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		106	107	28	35	L 2	15,320	2:09
64	Tue, Mar 9, 1982	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		126	112	29	35	W 1	7,828
65	Sat, Mar 13, 1982	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		99	109	29	36	L 1	9,721
66	Tue, Mar 16, 1982	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		91	114	29	37	L 2	10,545
67	Sat, Mar 20, 1982	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		98	104	29	38	L 3	10,016
68	Sun, Mar 21, 1982	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		109	110	29	39	L 4	6,434
69	Tue, Mar 23, 1982	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		120	97	30	39	W 1	7,304
70	Fri, Mar 26, 1982	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		107	131	30	40	L 1	6,302
71	Sun, Mar 28, 1982	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		106	113	30	41	L 2	16,056
72	Tue, Mar 30, 1982	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		108	104	31	41	W 1	7,209
73	Thu, Apr 1, 1982	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		111	110	32	41	W 2	7,179
74	Sun, Apr 4, 1982	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		106	127	32	42	L 1	10,091	1:57
75	Tue, Apr 6, 1982	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		104	106	32	43	L 2	5,680
76	Thu, Apr 8, 1982	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		106	110	32	44	L 3	11,916	2:02
77	Sat, Apr 10, 1982	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		117	114	33	44	W 1	4,973
78	Sun, Apr 11, 1982	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		89	97	33	45	L 1	4,585
79	Tue, Apr 13, 1982	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		102	104	33	46	L 2	10,627
80	Wed, Apr 14, 1982	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		116	120	33	47	L 3	6,917
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 16, 1982	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		99	112	33	48	L 4	11,052
82	Sun, Apr 18, 1982	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		99	119	33	49	L 5	15,320	1:51

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