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1981-82 Washington Bullets Schedule and Results

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Record: 43-39, Finished 4th in NBA Atlantic Division

Coach: Gene Shue (43-39)

Executive: Bob Ferry

PTS/G: 103.5 (20th of 23) Opp PTS/G: 102.6 (2nd of 23)

SRS: 1.06 (8th of 23) Pace: 99.4 (17th of 23)

Off Rtg: 103.3 (20th of 23) Def Rtg: 102.5 (5th of 23) Net Rtg: +0.9 (9th of 23)

Expected W-L: 43-39 (9th of 23)

Arena: Capital Centre Attendance: 379,891 (16th of 23)

NBA 1982 Playoffs:
Won NBA Eastern Conference First Round (2-0) versus New Jersey Nets (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (1-4) versus Boston Celtics (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	@	Boston Celtics	L		100	124	0	1	L 1	15,320	1:55
2	Tue, Nov 3, 1981	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		99	112	0	2	L 2	12,666	2:02
3	Thu, Nov 5, 1981	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		90	98	0	3	L 3	10,575
4	Fri, Nov 6, 1981	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		86	82	1	3	W 1	6,817
5	Tue, Nov 10, 1981	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		84	90	1	4	L 1	12,267	2:04
6	Thu, Nov 12, 1981	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		95	87	2	4	W 1	4,684
7	Sat, Nov 14, 1981	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		104	99	3	4	W 2	6,715
8	Tue, Nov 17, 1981	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		95	99	3	5	L 1	6,203
9	Thu, Nov 19, 1981	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		97	122	3	6	L 2	3,691
10	Fri, Nov 20, 1981	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		94	95	3	7	L 3	11,253
11	Sat, Nov 21, 1981	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		105	117	3	8	L 4	7,377
12	Tue, Nov 24, 1981	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		107	88	4	8	W 1	5,615
13	Fri, Nov 27, 1981	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		100	113	4	9	L 1	15,320	2:00
14	Sat, Nov 28, 1981	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		90	92	4	10	L 2	6,723
15	Tue, Dec 1, 1981	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		99	110	4	11	L 3	5,583
16	Thu, Dec 3, 1981	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		114	88	5	11	W 1	8,350
17	Sat, Dec 5, 1981	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		94	87	6	11	W 2	5,798
18	Tue, Dec 8, 1981	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		98	102	6	12	L 1	10,459
19	Fri, Dec 11, 1981	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	W		106	102	7	12	W 1	5,157
20	Sat, Dec 12, 1981	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		105	98	8	12	W 2	10,482
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Tue, Dec 15, 1981	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	L		102	107	8	13	L 1	3,618
22	Wed, Dec 16, 1981	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		106	102	9	13	W 1	4,357
23	Fri, Dec 18, 1981	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		98	99	9	14	L 1	11,413	1:59
24	Tue, Dec 22, 1981	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		90	92	9	15	L 2	8,784
25	Fri, Dec 25, 1981	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		115	98	10	15	W 1	8,489
26	Sat, Dec 26, 1981	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		105	90	11	15	W 2	11,251
27	Tue, Dec 29, 1981	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		129	125	12	15	W 3	8,843
28	Wed, Dec 30, 1981	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		103	107	12	16	L 1	10,918
29	Sat, Jan 2, 1982	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		107	103	13	16	W 1	6,421
30	Tue, Jan 5, 1982	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		108	114	13	17	L 1	10,387
31	Wed, Jan 6, 1982	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		112	126	13	18	L 2	11,076	1:59
32	Thu, Jan 7, 1982	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		109	100	14	18	W 1	4,298
33	Sun, Jan 10, 1982	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W	OT	129	126	15	18	W 2	7,558
34	Tue, Jan 12, 1982	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		92	95	15	19	L 1	10,642	2:02
35	Thu, Jan 14, 1982	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		121	114	16	19	W 1	4,186
36	Fri, Jan 15, 1982	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		93	90	17	19	W 2	6,234
37	Sun, Jan 17, 1982	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		96	78	18	19	W 3	5,521
38	Wed, Jan 20, 1982	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		106	95	19	19	W 4	9,317
39	Fri, Jan 22, 1982	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		110	97	20	19	W 5	8,487
40	Sat, Jan 23, 1982	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	W	OT	109	106	21	19	W 6	7,159
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Tue, Jan 26, 1982	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		94	84	22	19	W 7	6,839
42	Thu, Jan 28, 1982	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		98	102	22	20	L 1	10,195
43	Tue, Feb 2, 1982	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		99	100	22	21	L 2	6,430
44	Wed, Feb 3, 1982	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		96	122	22	22	L 3	8,709	1:53
45	Fri, Feb 5, 1982	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		87	90	22	23	L 4	19,035
46	Sun, Feb 7, 1982	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L		115	124	22	24	L 5	6,542
47	Tue, Feb 9, 1982	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		112	110	23	24	W 1	10,146
48	Wed, Feb 10, 1982	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		119	102	24	24	W 2	7,019
49	Sat, Feb 13, 1982	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		104	111	24	25	L 1	15,676
50	Tue, Feb 16, 1982	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		100	97	25	25	W 1	12,666
51	Thu, Feb 18, 1982	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		87	105	25	26	L 1	15,542
52	Sat, Feb 20, 1982	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		102	110	25	27	L 2	11,901
53	Tue, Feb 23, 1982	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		106	113	25	28	L 3	8,134
54	Fri, Feb 26, 1982	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	W		100	98	26	28	W 1	15,576
55	Sun, Feb 28, 1982	Box Score		New York Knicks	W	OT	113	109	27	28	W 2	11,116
56	Tue, Mar 2, 1982	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L	2OT	124	130	27	29	L 1	10,342
57	Fri, Mar 5, 1982	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		126	127	27	30	L 2	9,986
58	Sat, Mar 6, 1982	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	W		127	113	28	30	W 1	7,104
59	Tue, Mar 9, 1982	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		95	103	28	31	L 1	7,331
60	Fri, Mar 12, 1982	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		110	105	29	31	W 1	7,211
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Sat, Mar 13, 1982	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		109	99	30	31	W 2	9,721
62	Sun, Mar 14, 1982	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		92	85	31	31	W 3	6,207
63	Tue, Mar 16, 1982	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L	OT	97	98	31	32	L 1	19,035	2:23
64	Wed, Mar 17, 1982	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		93	102	31	33	L 2	8,163	1:58
65	Fri, Mar 19, 1982	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	W		108	98	32	33	W 1	8,421
66	Sun, Mar 21, 1982	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		110	109	33	33	W 2	6,434
67	Tue, Mar 23, 1982	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		87	107	33	34	L 1	9,759
68	Wed, Mar 24, 1982	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		114	106	34	34	W 1	5,107
69	Fri, Mar 26, 1982	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		104	88	35	34	W 2	14,486
70	Sun, Mar 28, 1982	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		104	101	36	34	W 3	4,427
71	Tue, Mar 30, 1982	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		127	98	37	34	W 4	8,671
72	Wed, Mar 31, 1982	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		109	119	37	35	L 1	15,320	1:54
73	Fri, Apr 2, 1982	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		96	98	37	36	L 2	15,263
74	Sat, Apr 3, 1982	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		101	106	37	37	L 3	6,895
75	Tue, Apr 6, 1982	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		94	85	38	37	W 1	7,231
76	Wed, Apr 7, 1982	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		97	85	39	37	W 2	7,208
77	Fri, Apr 9, 1982	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		114	98	40	37	W 3	6,112
78	Sat, Apr 10, 1982	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		115	114	41	37	W 4	9,728
79	Tue, Apr 13, 1982	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		109	99	42	37	W 5	11,052
80	Wed, Apr 14, 1982	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		94	98	42	38	L 1	13,382
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 16, 1982	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		96	100	42	39	L 2	19,035	2:13
82	Sun, Apr 18, 1982	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		99	96	43	39	W 1	9,301

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Tue, Apr 20, 1982	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		96	83	1	0	W 1	14,015	1:59
2	Fri, Apr 23, 1982	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		103	92	2	0	W 2	19,035	2:02
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
3	Sun, Apr 25, 1982	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		91	109	2	1	L 1	15,320	2:10
4	Wed, Apr 28, 1982	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		103	102	3	1	W 1	15,320	2:06
5	Sat, May 1, 1982	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		83	92	3	2	L 1	15,035	2:10
6	Sun, May 2, 1982	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L	OT	99	103	3	3	L 2	16,295	2:40
7	Wed, May 5, 1982	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L	2OT	126	131	3	4	L 3	15,320	2:35

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