1982-83 New Jersey Nets Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 49-33
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 0-2 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to New York Knicks 2-0
Coach: Larry Brown (47-29)
Coach: Bill Blair (2-4)
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 530,808, Avg. 12,947 in 41 home dates
1982-83 New Jersey Nets Statistics
1982-83 New Jersey Nets Roster

The New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1982-83 season with a record of 49 wins and 33 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.

New Jersey scored 8,672 points and yielded 8,445. Buck Williams tossed in a team-leading 1,396 points for the Nets, and Albert King contributed 17 or more per game, too. Buck Williams accounted for 1,027 boards. Darwin Cook dished out 448 assists for the squad.

On the defensive side of the ball, Darwin Cook added 194 steals, while Darryl Dawkins swatted 152 opponent shot attempts.

Larry Brown and Bill Blair coached the team. The 1982-83 New Jersey Nets lost in the conference first round.

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Regular Season Points For: 8672
Regular Season Points Against: 8445

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 29, 1982 Chicago Bulls 102 at New Jersey Nets 114 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
October 30, 1982 New Jersey Nets 99 at Philadelphia 76ers 110 L 1-0 0-1 1-1
November 2, 1982 San Diego Clippers 100 at New Jersey Nets 110 W 2-0 0-1 2-1
November 3, 1982 New Jersey Nets 85 at Washington Bullets 104 L 2-0 0-2 2-2
November 5, 1982 New Jersey Nets 99 at Cleveland Cavaliers 91 W 2-0 1-2 3-2
November 7, 1982 Boston Celtics 102 at New Jersey Nets 100 L 2-1 1-2 3-3
November 9, 1982 New Jersey Nets 84 at New York Knicks 82 W 2-1 2-2 4-3
November 10, 1982 New York Knicks 90 at New Jersey Nets 99 W 3-1 2-2 5-3
November 12, 1982 New Jersey Nets 105 at Chicago Bulls 113 L 3-1 2-3 5-4
November 13, 1982 Philadelphia 76ers 110 at New Jersey Nets 100 L 3-2 2-3 5-5
November 17, 1982 New Jersey Nets 97 at Utah Jazz 101 L 3-2 2-4 5-6
November 19, 1982 New Jersey Nets 108 at Portland Trail Blazers 118 L 3-2 2-5 5-7
November 21, 1982 New Jersey Nets 111 at Seattle Supersonics 91 W 3-2 3-5 6-7
November 23, 1982 New Jersey Nets 110 at Golden State Warriors 103 W 3-2 4-5 7-7
November 24, 1982 New Jersey Nets 109 at San Diego Clippers 114 L 3-2 4-6 7-8
November 26, 1982 New Jersey Nets 99 at Phoenix Suns 110 L 3-2 4-7 7-9
November 30, 1982 Kansas City Kings 103 at New Jersey Nets 112 W 4-2 4-7 8-9
December 1, 1982 New Jersey Nets 105 at Washington Bullets 99 W 4-2 5-7 9-9
December 3, 1982 New Jersey Nets 107 at Atlanta Hawks 99 W 4-2 6-7 10-9
December 5, 1982 Milwaukee Bucks 103 at New Jersey Nets 108 W 5-2 6-7 11-9
December 8, 1982 Washington Bullets 95 at New Jersey Nets 98 W 6-2 6-7 12-9
December 10, 1982 San Antonio Spurs 114 at New Jersey Nets 102 L 6-3 6-7 12-10
December 15, 1982 New Jersey Nets 118 at Kansas City Kings 119 L 6-3 6-8 12-11
December 17, 1982 New Jersey Nets 106 at Los Angeles Lakers 117 L 6-3 6-9 12-12
December 18, 1982 New Jersey Nets 123 at Denver Nuggets 114 W 6-3 7-9 13-12
December 21, 1982 Detroit Pistons 102 at New Jersey Nets 97 L 6-4 7-9 13-13
December 23, 1982 Washington Bullets 90 at New Jersey Nets 97 W 7-4 7-9 14-13
December 25, 1982 New Jersey Nets 112 at New York Knicks 110 W 7-4 8-9 15-13 OT
December 27, 1982 Cleveland Cavaliers 82 at New Jersey Nets 94 W 8-4 8-9 16-13
December 29, 1982 Atlanta Hawks 99 at New Jersey Nets 104 W 9-4 8-9 17-13
January 1, 1983 Dallas Mavericks 105 at New Jersey Nets 111 W 10-4 8-9 18-13
January 4, 1983 New Jersey Nets 102 at Milwaukee Bucks 95 W 10-4 9-9 19-13
January 6, 1983 Phoenix Suns 93 at New Jersey Nets 94 W 11-4 9-9 20-13
January 7, 1983 New Jersey Nets 111 at Chicago Bulls 98 W 11-4 10-9 21-13
January 9, 1983 Detroit Pistons 102 at New Jersey Nets 110 W 12-4 10-9 22-13
January 11, 1983 Los Angeles Lakers 96 at New Jersey Nets 110 W 13-4 10-9 23-13
January 12, 1983 New Jersey Nets 120 at Indiana Pacers 114 W 13-4 11-9 24-13
January 14, 1983 New Jersey Nets 108 at Boston Celtics 133 L 13-4 11-10 24-14
January 15, 1983 New York Knicks 96 at New Jersey Nets 100 W 14-4 11-10 25-14
January 17, 1983 Atlanta Hawks 102 at New Jersey Nets 96 L 14-5 11-10 25-15
January 21, 1983 Cleveland Cavaliers 99 at New Jersey Nets 105 W 15-5 11-10 26-15
January 23, 1983 Seattle Supersonics 102 at New Jersey Nets 105 W 16-5 11-10 27-15
January 25, 1983 New Jersey Nets 111 at Houston Rockets 114 L 16-5 11-11 27-16
January 28, 1983 New Jersey Nets 115 at Dallas Mavericks 110 W 16-5 12-11 28-16
January 29, 1983 New Jersey Nets 109 at San Antonio Spurs 120 L 16-5 12-12 28-17
February 1, 1983 Indiana Pacers 111 at New Jersey Nets 120 W 17-5 12-12 29-17
February 2, 1983 New Jersey Nets 118 at Cleveland Cavaliers 105 W 17-5 13-12 30-17
February 4, 1983 Chicago Bulls 98 at New Jersey Nets 120 W 18-5 13-12 31-17
February 5, 1983 New Jersey Nets 101 at Detroit Pistons 111 L 18-5 13-13 31-18
February 8, 1983 New Jersey Nets 115 at Atlanta Hawks 109 W 18-5 14-13 32-18
February 9, 1983 Indiana Pacers 90 at New Jersey Nets 105 W 19-5 14-13 33-18
February 17, 1983 Denver Nuggets 117 at New Jersey Nets 108 L 19-6 14-13 33-19
February 20, 1983 New Jersey Nets 108 at Milwaukee Bucks 109 L 19-6 14-14 33-20
February 22, 1983 New Jersey Nets 110 at Indiana Pacers 108 W 19-6 15-14 34-20
February 23, 1983 Chicago Bulls 86 at New Jersey Nets 119 W 20-6 15-14 35-20
February 25, 1983 Golden State Warriors 107 at New Jersey Nets 115 W 21-6 15-14 36-20
February 26, 1983 New Jersey Nets 88 at Atlanta Hawks 95 L 21-6 15-15 36-21
March 2, 1983 Houston Rockets 85 at New Jersey Nets 124 W 22-6 15-15 37-21
March 4, 1983 New Jersey Nets 119 at Chicago Bulls 124 L 22-6 15-16 37-22
March 6, 1983 Philadelphia 76ers 106 at New Jersey Nets 112 W 23-6 15-16 38-22
March 7, 1983 New Jersey Nets 114 at Boston Celtics 121 L 23-6 15-17 38-23 at Hartford, CT
March 9, 1983 New York Knicks 103 at New Jersey Nets 92 L 23-7 15-17 38-24
March 11, 1983 Boston Celtics 93 at New Jersey Nets 98 W 24-7 15-17 39-24
March 13, 1983 Portland Trail Blazers 94 at New Jersey Nets 109 W 25-7 15-17 40-24
March 15, 1983 Detroit Pistons 90 at New Jersey Nets 109 W 26-7 15-17 41-24
March 16, 1983 New Jersey Nets 96 at Cleveland Cavaliers 90 W 26-7 16-17 42-24
March 18, 1983 New Jersey Nets 103 at Boston Celtics 116 L 26-7 16-18 42-25
March 20, 1983 New Jersey Nets 92 at Milwaukee Bucks 107 L 26-7 16-19 42-26
March 23, 1983 Utah Jazz 104 at New Jersey Nets 124 W 27-7 16-19 43-26
March 25, 1983 New Jersey Nets 101 at Philadelphia 76ers 92 W 27-7 17-19 44-26
March 26, 1983 Atlanta Hawks 81 at New Jersey Nets 102 W 28-7 17-19 45-26
March 30, 1983 Washington Bullets 100 at New Jersey Nets 97 L 28-8 17-19 45-27
April 1, 1983 New Jersey Nets 111 at Philadelphia 76ers 104 W 28-8 18-19 46-27
April 2, 1983 Milwaukee Bucks 105 at New Jersey Nets 103 L 28-9 18-19 46-28
April 5, 1983 New Jersey Nets 89 at Washington Bullets 95 L 28-9 18-20 46-29
April 6, 1983 Indiana Pacers 110 at New Jersey Nets 121 W 29-9 18-20 47-29
April 8, 1983 New Jersey Nets 92 at Detroit Pistons 102 L 29-9 18-21 47-30
April 9, 1983 Cleveland Cavaliers 105 at New Jersey Nets 115 W 30-9 18-21 48-30
April 12, 1983 Boston Celtics 99 at New Jersey Nets 93 L 30-10 18-21 48-31
April 13, 1983 New Jersey Nets 100 at New York Knicks 108 L 30-10 18-22 48-32
April 15, 1983 Philadelphia 76ers 100 at New Jersey Nets 98 L 30-11 18-22 48-33
April 17, 1983 New Jersey Nets 112 at Indiana Pacers 99 W 30-11 19-22 49-33
April 20, 1983 New York Knicks 118 at New Jersey Nets 107 L 0-1 0-0 0-1
April 21, 1983 New Jersey Nets 99 at New York Knicks 105 L 0-1 0-1 0-2


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