1981-82 Phoenix Suns Schedule and Results

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Record: 46-36, Finished 3rd in NBA Pacific Division

Coach: John MacLeod (46-36)

PTS/G: 106.2 (17th of 23) Opp PTS/G: 102.7 (3rd of 23)

SRS: 3.05 (6th of 23) Pace: 99.5 (15th of 23)

Off Rtg: 105.8 (16th of 23) Def Rtg: 102.4 (4th of 23) Net Rtg: +3.4 (6th of 23)

Expected W-L: 50-32 (6th of 23)

Arena: Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 486,855 (7th of 23)

NBA 1982 Playoffs:
Won NBA Western Conference First Round (2-1) versus Denver Nuggets (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Western Conference Semifinals (0-4) versus Los Angeles Lakers (Series Stats)

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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	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		95	103	0	1	L 1	12,666
2	Sat, Oct 31, 1981	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		84	94	0	2	L 2	33,014
3	Tue, Nov 3, 1981	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		111	88	1	2	W 1	10,888
4	Thu, Nov 5, 1981	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		121	93	2	2	W 2	10,173
5	Fri, Nov 6, 1981	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W		101	99	3	2	W 3	13,665
6	Sat, Nov 7, 1981	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		87	95	3	3	L 1	8,318
7	Tue, Nov 10, 1981	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		109	106	4	3	W 1	8,374
8	Thu, Nov 12, 1981	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		95	93	5	3	W 2	10,224
9	Sat, Nov 14, 1981	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		97	98	5	4	L 1	14,068
10	Wed, Nov 18, 1981	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		97	102	5	5	L 2	5,103
11	Sat, Nov 21, 1981	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		110	88	6	5	W 1	8,268
12	Wed, Nov 25, 1981	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		128	114	7	5	W 2	11,947
13	Fri, Nov 27, 1981	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		111	107	8	5	W 3	12,544
14	Tue, Dec 1, 1981	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	W		117	94	9	5	W 4	10,087
15	Thu, Dec 3, 1981	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		137	109	10	5	W 5	10,165
16	Sat, Dec 5, 1981	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		101	99	11	5	W 6	10,550
17	Tue, Dec 8, 1981	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	L		110	121	11	6	L 1	4,459
18	Wed, Dec 9, 1981	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L	2OT	127	134	11	7	L 2	8,785
19	Thu, Dec 10, 1981	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		117	110	12	7	W 1	10,842
20	Sat, Dec 12, 1981	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		98	105	12	8	L 1	10,482
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Tue, Dec 15, 1981	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		95	99	12	9	L 2	9,213
22	Wed, Dec 16, 1981	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	L		81	97	12	10	L 3	6,899
23	Fri, Dec 18, 1981	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		108	104	13	10	W 1	10,805
24	Sat, Dec 19, 1981	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	W		95	87	14	10	W 2	11,257
25	Wed, Dec 23, 1981	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		118	103	15	10	W 3	10,623
26	Fri, Dec 25, 1981	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		101	104	15	11	L 1	14,056
27	Sat, Dec 26, 1981	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		96	112	15	12	L 2	11,203
28	Sun, Dec 27, 1981	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		99	96	16	12	W 1	14,660	2:11
29	Wed, Dec 30, 1981	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		113	112	17	12	W 2	12,438
30	Sat, Jan 2, 1982	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		120	97	18	12	W 3	12,779
31	Tue, Jan 5, 1982	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		82	87	18	13	L 1	7,446
32	Thu, Jan 7, 1982	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		110	94	19	13	W 1	5,290
33	Sat, Jan 9, 1982	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		101	105	19	14	L 1	10,238
34	Tue, Jan 12, 1982	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		133	121	20	14	W 1	10,940
35	Thu, Jan 14, 1982	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		90	89	21	14	W 2	12,188
36	Sat, Jan 16, 1982	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	W		106	87	22	14	W 3	12,885
37	Tue, Jan 19, 1982	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		108	96	23	14	W 4	11,251
38	Fri, Jan 22, 1982	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		97	99	23	15	L 1	11,105
39	Sat, Jan 23, 1982	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		113	90	24	15	W 1	13,518
40	Wed, Jan 27, 1982	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	L		92	99	24	16	L 1	5,127
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Thu, Jan 28, 1982	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		87	97	24	17	L 2	14,623
42	Wed, Feb 3, 1982	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		88	90	24	18	L 3	11,185
43	Thu, Feb 4, 1982	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		112	118	24	19	L 4	10,838
44	Fri, Feb 5, 1982	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		104	106	24	20	L 5	11,896
45	Sun, Feb 7, 1982	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		92	107	24	21	L 6	11,052
46	Wed, Feb 10, 1982	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		112	110	25	21	W 1	14,660	2:03
47	Fri, Feb 12, 1982	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		94	90	26	21	W 2	12,654
48	Sat, Feb 13, 1982	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		115	120	26	22	L 1	1,147
49	Tue, Feb 16, 1982	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		91	86	27	22	W 1	5,871
50	Wed, Feb 17, 1982	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	L		107	110	27	23	L 1	6,765
51	Fri, Feb 19, 1982	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		104	90	28	23	W 1	8,930
52	Sun, Feb 21, 1982	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		102	109	28	24	L 1	13,214	2:17
53	Wed, Feb 24, 1982	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		131	97	29	24	W 1	11,292
54	Fri, Feb 26, 1982	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		131	122	30	24	W 2	12,683
55	Sun, Feb 28, 1982	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		103	98	31	24	W 3	21,847
56	Tue, Mar 2, 1982	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L	OT	108	119	31	25	L 1	12,666
57	Wed, Mar 3, 1982	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		115	102	32	25	W 1	10,080
58	Fri, Mar 5, 1982	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	W		110	98	33	25	W 2	11,912
59	Sun, Mar 7, 1982	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		92	94	33	26	L 1	11,727
60	Tue, Mar 9, 1982	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		103	95	34	26	W 1	7,331
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Wed, Mar 10, 1982	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		105	113	34	27	L 1	13,393
62	Thu, Mar 11, 1982	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		101	95	35	27	W 1	4,577
63	Sun, Mar 14, 1982	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		92	105	35	28	L 1	15,320	2:07
64	Tue, Mar 16, 1982	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		114	109	36	28	W 1	12,113
65	Wed, Mar 17, 1982	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L	OT	133	135	36	29	L 1	11,349
66	Sun, Mar 21, 1982	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		105	115	36	30	L 2	13,076
67	Tue, Mar 23, 1982	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		91	95	36	31	L 3	11,044
68	Wed, Mar 24, 1982	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		104	96	37	31	W 1	11,046
69	Fri, Mar 26, 1982	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		113	112	38	31	W 2	13,730
70	Sat, Mar 27, 1982	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L	2OT	134	140	38	32	L 1	15,222
71	Mon, Mar 29, 1982	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	W		113	102	39	32	W 1	7,981
72	Wed, Mar 31, 1982	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	W		127	106	40	32	W 2	11,561
73	Fri, Apr 2, 1982	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W		109	99	41	32	W 3	17,505
74	Sun, Apr 4, 1982	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	W		104	95	42	32	W 4	10,916
75	Tue, Apr 6, 1982	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		91	102	42	33	L 1	21,794
76	Thu, Apr 8, 1982	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		104	106	42	34	L 2	11,911
77	Fri, Apr 9, 1982	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		100	105	42	35	L 3	9,673
78	Sat, Apr 10, 1982	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		116	99	43	35	W 1	11,488
79	Tue, Apr 13, 1982	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	W		105	94	44	35	W 2	4,056
80	Wed, Apr 14, 1982	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		104	92	45	35	W 3	11,115
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 16, 1982	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		113	99	46	35	W 4	12,666
82	Sun, Apr 18, 1982	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		115	120	46	36	L 1	14,660

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Tue, Apr 20, 1982	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L	113	129	0	1	L 1	17,298
2	Fri, Apr 23, 1982	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W	126	110	1	1	W 1	12,798
3	Sat, Apr 24, 1982	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W	124	119	2	1	W 2	17,443
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
4	Tue, Apr 27, 1982	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L	96	115	2	2	L 1	13,623
5	Wed, Apr 28, 1982	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L	98	117	2	3	L 2	15,558	2:03
6	Fri, Apr 30, 1982	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L	106	114	2	4	L 3	14,660
7	Sun, May 2, 1982	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L	107	112	2	5	L 4	11,932	2:16

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