1981-82 Utah Jazz Schedule and Results

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Record: 25-57, Finished 6th in NBA Midwest Division

Coach: Tom Nissalke (8-12), Frank Layden (17-45)

Executive: Frank Layden

PTS/G: 110.9 (7th of 23) Opp PTS/G: 116.6 (22nd of 23)

SRS: -5.63 (21st of 23) Pace: 103.9 (3rd of 23)

Off Rtg: 106.2 (13th of 23) Def Rtg: 111.7 (20th of 23) Net Rtg: -5.4 (21st of 23)

Expected W-L: 27-55 (21st of 23)

Arena: Salt Palace Attendance: 311,779 (19th 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		Dallas Mavericks	W		105	89	1	0	W 1	6,709
2	Sat, Oct 31, 1981	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		91	106	1	1	L 1	7,193
3	Thu, Nov 5, 1981	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		110	101	2	1	W 1	6,189
4	Fri, Nov 6, 1981	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		109	119	2	2	L 1	12,666
5	Sat, Nov 7, 1981	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		95	87	3	2	W 1	8,318
6	Tue, Nov 10, 1981	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	W		106	97	4	2	W 2	5,779
7	Fri, Nov 13, 1981	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		131	124	5	2	W 3	7,112
8	Sat, Nov 14, 1981	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L	OT	105	109	5	3	L 1	9,355
9	Wed, Nov 18, 1981	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		110	113	5	4	L 2	10,802
10	Fri, Nov 20, 1981	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		105	103	6	4	W 1	9,210
11	Sat, Nov 21, 1981	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		86	95	6	5	L 1	11,103
12	Wed, Nov 25, 1981	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	W		102	100	7	5	W 1	7,572
13	Fri, Nov 27, 1981	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		93	103	7	6	L 1	6,941
14	Sat, Nov 28, 1981	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L	OT	124	131	7	7	L 2	11,723
15	Tue, Dec 1, 1981	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		86	117	7	8	L 3	11,384
16	Wed, Dec 2, 1981	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		114	103	8	8	W 1	5,257
17	Fri, Dec 4, 1981	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		101	105	8	9	L 1	5,480
18	Sat, Dec 5, 1981	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		99	101	8	10	L 2	10,550
19	Tue, Dec 8, 1981	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		103	128	8	11	L 3	6,895
20	Wed, Dec 9, 1981	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		77	113	8	12	L 4	5,511
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Fri, Dec 11, 1981	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	W		122	102	9	12	W 1	6,336
22	Sat, Dec 12, 1981	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		97	111	9	13	L 1	9,842
23	Tue, Dec 15, 1981	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		108	103	10	13	W 1
24	Fri, Dec 18, 1981	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	L		95	100	10	14	L 1	9,914
25	Sat, Dec 19, 1981	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		103	115	10	15	L 2	8,728
26	Wed, Dec 23, 1981	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		99	113	10	16	L 3	13,741
27	Sat, Dec 26, 1981	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		104	115	10	17	L 4	9,013
28	Tue, Dec 29, 1981	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		114	121	10	18	L 5	14,392
29	Wed, Dec 30, 1981	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		110	121	10	19	L 6	12,493	2:08
30	Sat, Jan 2, 1982	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		107	109	10	20	L 7	10,133	2:03
31	Wed, Jan 6, 1982	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		130	115	11	20	W 1	4,836
32	Fri, Jan 8, 1982	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		108	102	12	20	W 2	5,586
33	Sat, Jan 9, 1982	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	L		118	125	12	21	L 1	4,870
34	Tue, Jan 12, 1982	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		121	129	12	22	L 2	7,914
35	Fri, Jan 15, 1982	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		103	115	12	23	L 3	17,057
36	Sat, Jan 16, 1982	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		120	125	12	24	L 4	7,548
37	Tue, Jan 19, 1982	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		123	117	13	24	W 1	10,194
38	Thu, Jan 21, 1982	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		104	123	13	25	L 1	7,279
39	Fri, Jan 22, 1982	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		110	128	13	26	L 2	9,253
40	Sat, Jan 23, 1982	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		110	122	13	27	L 3	10,532
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Tue, Jan 26, 1982	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L	OT	129	138	13	28	L 4	9,083
42	Thu, Jan 28, 1982	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		101	119	13	29	L 5	7,427
43	Wed, Feb 3, 1982	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		122	118	14	29	W 1	8,925
44	Fri, Feb 5, 1982	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		100	121	14	30	L 1	12,666
45	Sat, Feb 6, 1982	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		103	129	14	31	L 2	15,015
46	Tue, Feb 9, 1982	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		123	107	15	31	W 1	7,807
47	Wed, Feb 10, 1982	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		151	148	16	31	W 2	11,502
48	Fri, Feb 12, 1982	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	W		129	114	17	31	W 3	7,263
49	Sat, Feb 13, 1982	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		120	115	18	31	W 4	1,147
50	Mon, Feb 15, 1982	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L		134	145	18	32	L 1	10,607
51	Wed, Feb 17, 1982	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		109	117	18	33	L 2	6,522
52	Fri, Feb 19, 1982	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		117	132	18	34	L 3	10,857	2:10
53	Sat, Feb 20, 1982	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		108	125	18	35	L 4	12,431
54	Tue, Feb 23, 1982	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		113	106	19	35	W 1	8,134
55	Wed, Feb 24, 1982	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		90	132	19	36	L 1	15,320	1:48
56	Fri, Feb 26, 1982	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		97	98	19	37	L 2	9,780
57	Tue, Mar 2, 1982	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	L		117	125	19	38	L 3	7,256	2:00
58	Wed, Mar 3, 1982	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		102	115	19	39	L 4	10,080
59	Thu, Mar 4, 1982	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		124	128	19	40	L 5	4,942
60	Sat, Mar 6, 1982	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		113	127	19	41	L 6	7,104
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Tue, Mar 9, 1982	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		112	126	19	42	L 7	7,828
62	Thu, Mar 11, 1982	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		91	107	19	43	L 8	5,780	2:02
63	Sat, Mar 13, 1982	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		115	121	19	44	L 9	5,264
64	Sun, Mar 14, 1982	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		100	129	19	45	L 10	11,052
65	Tue, Mar 16, 1982	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		138	154	19	46	L 11	8,895
66	Wed, Mar 17, 1982	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		112	120	19	47	L 12	12,076
67	Fri, Mar 19, 1982	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L	OT	129	131	19	48	L 13	5,625
68	Sun, Mar 21, 1982	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		102	113	19	49	L 14	7,969
69	Tue, Mar 23, 1982	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		115	117	19	50	L 15	5,372
70	Thu, Mar 25, 1982	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		105	107	19	51	L 16	5,263
71	Sat, Mar 27, 1982	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		110	114	19	52	L 17	7,272
72	Mon, Mar 29, 1982	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		102	113	19	53	L 18	7,981
73	Fri, Apr 2, 1982	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	W		127	118	20	53	W 1	6,605
74	Sat, Apr 3, 1982	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	W		133	124	21	53	W 2	4,722
75	Tue, Apr 6, 1982	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		129	114	22	53	W 3	5,934
76	Wed, Apr 7, 1982	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		109	123	22	54	L 1	7,039
77	Fri, Apr 9, 1982	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	L		99	115	22	55	L 2	4,937
78	Sat, Apr 10, 1982	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		151	136	23	55	W 1	6,919
79	Mon, Apr 12, 1982	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	W		112	107	24	55	W 2	10,670
80	Wed, Apr 14, 1982	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		115	128	24	56	L 1	11,488
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 16, 1982	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		100	107	24	57	L 2	13,744
82	Sun, Apr 18, 1982	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		128	120	25	57	W 1	9,741

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