1981-82 New Jersey Nets Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 44-38
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 0-2 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Washington Bullets 2-0
Coach: Larry Brown (44-38)
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 568,861, Avg. 13,875 in 41 home dates
1981-82 New Jersey Nets Statistics
1981-82 New Jersey Nets Roster

The New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1981-82 season with a record of 44 wins and 38 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.

The Nets racked up 8,746 points and allowed 8,690. Ray Williams tossed in a team-leading 1,674 points for New Jersey, and Buck Williams contributed 1,005 boards. Ray Williams dished out 488 assists for the squad.

On defense, Ray Williams added 199 steals.

Larry Brown coached the team. The 1981-82 New Jersey Nets lost in the conference first round.

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Regular Season Points For: 8746
Regular Season Points Against: 8690

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 30, 1981 New York Knicks 103 at New Jersey Nets 99 L 0-1 0-0 0-1
November 4, 1981 Atlanta Hawks 95 at New Jersey Nets 86 L 0-2 0-0 0-2
November 5, 1981 New Jersey Nets 103 at Detroit Pistons 109 L 0-2 0-1 0-3
November 7, 1981 New Jersey Nets 105 at Chicago Bulls 118 L 0-2 0-2 0-4
November 8, 1981 Indiana Pacers 86 at New Jersey Nets 89 W 1-2 0-2 1-4
November 10, 1981 New Jersey Nets 99 at New York Knicks 111 L 1-2 0-3 1-5
November 11, 1981 Milwaukee Bucks 100 at New Jersey Nets 88 L 1-3 0-3 1-6
November 13, 1981 New Jersey Nets 97 at Boston Celtics 111 L 1-3 0-4 1-7 at Hartford, CT
November 14, 1981 Kansas City Kings 92 at New Jersey Nets 103 W 2-3 0-4 2-7
November 18, 1981 New Jersey Nets 107 at Golden State Warriors 121 L 2-3 0-5 2-8
November 20, 1981 New Jersey Nets 86 at Portland Trail Blazers 106 L 2-3 0-6 2-9
November 22, 1981 New Jersey Nets 92 at Seattle Supersonics 109 L 2-3 0-7 2-10
November 24, 1981 New Jersey Nets 102 at Houston Rockets 84 W 2-3 1-7 3-10
November 27, 1981 New Jersey Nets 86 at San Antonio Spurs 114 L 2-3 1-8 3-11
November 28, 1981 New Jersey Nets 107 at Dallas Mavericks 111 L 2-3 1-9 3-12
December 2, 1981 Cleveland Cavaliers 106 at New Jersey Nets 125 W 3-3 1-9 4-12
December 5, 1981 Philadelphia 76ers 114 at New Jersey Nets 105 L 3-4 1-9 4-13
December 8, 1981 New Jersey Nets 98 at Atlanta Hawks 88 W 3-4 2-9 5-13
December 9, 1981 New Jersey Nets 100 at Boston Celtics 109 L 3-4 2-10 5-14
December 11, 1981 Denver Nuggets 123 at New Jersey Nets 131 W 4-4 2-10 6-14
December 12, 1981 New Jersey Nets 88 at Indiana Pacers 101 L 4-4 2-11 6-15
December 16, 1981 Chicago Bulls 98 at New Jersey Nets 97 L 4-5 2-11 6-16 OT
December 18, 1981 New Jersey Nets 100 at Milwaukee Bucks 88 W 4-5 3-11 7-16
December 19, 1981 New Jersey Nets 119 at Cleveland Cavaliers 107 W 4-5 4-11 8-16
December 23, 1981 New York Knicks 99 at New Jersey Nets 115 W 5-5 4-11 9-16
December 25, 1981 New Jersey Nets 96 at New York Knicks 95 W 5-5 5-11 10-16
December 26, 1981 Washington Bullets 105 at New Jersey Nets 90 L 5-6 5-11 10-17
December 28, 1981 Indiana Pacers 103 at New Jersey Nets 95 L 5-7 5-11 10-18
December 30, 1981 Detroit Pistons 119 at New Jersey Nets 130 W 6-7 5-11 11-18
January 2, 1982 New Jersey Nets 95 at Atlanta Hawks 97 L 6-7 5-12 11-19
January 5, 1982 New Jersey Nets 114 at Washington Bullets 108 W 6-7 6-12 12-19
January 6, 1982 Milwaukee Bucks 109 at New Jersey Nets 95 L 6-8 6-12 12-20
January 8, 1982 Cleveland Cavaliers 100 at New Jersey Nets 110 W 7-8 6-12 13-20
January 9, 1982 New Jersey Nets 120 at Philadelphia 76ers 113 W 7-8 7-12 14-20
January 11, 1982 Boston Celtics 112 at New Jersey Nets 94 L 7-9 7-12 14-21
January 14, 1982 Chicago Bulls 104 at New Jersey Nets 130 W 8-9 7-12 15-21
January 15, 1982 New Jersey Nets 104 at Kansas City Kings 114 L 8-9 7-13 15-22
January 17, 1982 Philadelphia 76ers 97 at New Jersey Nets 105 W 9-9 7-13 16-22
January 20, 1982 New Jersey Nets 113 at Los Angeles Lakers 132 L 9-9 7-14 16-23
January 22, 1982 New Jersey Nets 99 at Phoenix Suns 97 W 9-9 8-14 17-23
January 23, 1982 New Jersey Nets 113 at San Diego Clippers 109 W 9-9 9-14 18-23
January 26, 1982 New Jersey Nets 138 at Utah Jazz 129 W 9-9 10-14 19-23 OT
January 27, 1982 New Jersey Nets 116 at Denver Nuggets 130 L 9-9 10-15 19-24
February 2, 1982 New Jersey Nets 116 at Chicago Bulls 112 W 9-9 11-15 20-24
February 3, 1982 Atlanta Hawks 103 at New Jersey Nets 112 W 10-9 11-15 21-24
February 5, 1982 New Jersey Nets 112 at Philadelphia 76ers 116 L 10-9 11-16 21-25
February 6, 1982 New Jersey Nets 125 at Detroit Pistons 120 W 10-9 12-16 22-25
February 7, 1982 New Jersey Nets 110 at Cleveland Cavaliers 94 W 10-9 13-16 23-25
February 10, 1982 Detroit Pistons 108 at New Jersey Nets 115 W 11-9 13-16 24-25
February 12, 1982 Golden State Warriors 98 at New Jersey Nets 109 W 12-9 13-16 25-25
February 14, 1982 Dallas Mavericks 111 at New Jersey Nets 109 L 12-10 13-16 25-26
February 17, 1982 Chicago Bulls 105 at New Jersey Nets 115 W 13-10 13-16 26-26
February 19, 1982 Houston Rockets 103 at New Jersey Nets 96 L 13-11 13-16 26-27
February 20, 1982 Utah Jazz 108 at New Jersey Nets 125 W 14-11 13-16 27-27
February 21, 1982 New Jersey Nets 107 at Indiana Pacers 118 L 14-11 13-17 27-28
February 24, 1982 Milwaukee Bucks 113 at New Jersey Nets 106 L 14-12 13-17 27-29
February 26, 1982 Portland Trail Blazers 106 at New Jersey Nets 110 W 15-12 13-17 28-29
February 28, 1982 San Diego Clippers 95 at New Jersey Nets 110 W 16-12 13-17 29-29
March 2, 1982 New Jersey Nets 130 at Washington Bullets 124 W 16-12 14-17 30-29 2OT
March 3, 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 103 at New Jersey Nets 111 W 17-12 14-17 31-29
March 5, 1982 New Jersey Nets 107 at Chicago Bulls 90 W 17-12 15-17 32-29
March 6, 1982 New Jersey Nets 92 at Atlanta Hawks 112 L 17-12 15-18 32-30
March 10, 1982 Phoenix Suns 105 at New Jersey Nets 113 W 18-12 15-18 33-30
March 12, 1982 Boston Celtics 113 at New Jersey Nets 109 L 18-13 15-18 33-31
March 14, 1982 Seattle Supersonics 98 at New Jersey Nets 97 L 18-14 15-18 33-32
March 17, 1982 San Antonio Spurs 90 at New Jersey Nets 93 W 19-14 15-18 34-32
March 20, 1982 New Jersey Nets 101 at Indiana Pacers 104 L 19-14 15-19 34-33
March 21, 1982 New Jersey Nets 86 at Milwaukee Bucks 102 L 19-14 15-20 34-34
March 24, 1982 New Jersey Nets 111 at Philadelphia 76ers 106 W 19-14 16-20 35-34
March 26, 1982 New Jersey Nets 88 at Washington Bullets 104 L 19-14 16-21 35-35
March 27, 1982 Detroit Pistons 123 at New Jersey Nets 121 L 19-15 16-21 35-36
March 28, 1982 New York Knicks 106 at New Jersey Nets 113 W 20-15 16-21 36-36
March 31, 1982 Cleveland Cavaliers 87 at New Jersey Nets 103 W 21-15 16-21 37-36
April 2, 1982 Washington Bullets 96 at New Jersey Nets 98 W 22-15 16-21 38-36
April 4, 1982 New Jersey Nets 119 at Cleveland Cavaliers 109 W 22-15 17-21 39-36
April 7, 1982 Philadelphia 76ers 116 at New Jersey Nets 113 L 22-16 17-21 39-37
April 9, 1982 New Jersey Nets 103 at Boston Celtics 106 L 22-16 17-22 39-38
April 10, 1982 Indiana Pacers 86 at New Jersey Nets 115 W 23-16 17-22 40-38
April 13, 1982 New Jersey Nets 104 at New York Knicks 102 W 23-16 18-22 41-38
April 14, 1982 Washington Bullets 94 at New Jersey Nets 98 W 24-16 18-22 42-38
April 16, 1982 Boston Celtics 96 at New Jersey Nets 113 W 25-16 18-22 43-38
April 17, 1982 New Jersey Nets 147 at Detroit Pistons 132 W 25-16 19-22 44-38
April 20, 1982 Washington Bullets 96 at New Jersey Nets 83 L 0-1 0-0 0-1
April 23, 1982 New Jersey Nets 92 at Washington Bullets 103 L 0-1 0-1 0-2


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