1981-82 Philadelphia 76ers Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 58-24
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 12-9 Lost finals
Conference First Round - Defeated Atlanta Hawks 2-0
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Milwaukee Bucks 4-2
Conference Finals - Defeated Boston Celtics 4-3
Finals - Lost to Los Angeles Lakers 4-2
Coach: Billy Cunningham (58-24)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 506,847, Avg. 12,362 in 41 home dates
1981-82 Philadelphia 76ers StatisticsTeam Record: 58-24
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 12-9 Lost finals
Conference First Round - Defeated Atlanta Hawks 2-0
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Milwaukee Bucks 4-2
Conference Finals - Defeated Boston Celtics 4-3
Finals - Lost to Los Angeles Lakers 4-2
Coach: Billy Cunningham (58-24)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 506,847, Avg. 12,362 in 41 home dates
1981-82 Philadelphia 76ers Roster
The Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1981-82 season with a record of 58 wins and 24 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 12-9.
The 76ers poured in 9,119 points and gave up 8,649. Julius Erving scored a team-leading 1,974 points for Philadelphia, and Caldwell Jones accounted for 708 rebounds. Maurice Cheeks dished out 667 assists for the squad.
On defense, Maurice Cheeks added 209 steals, while Caldwell Jones swatted 146 opponent shot attempts.
Billy Cunningham coached the team. The 1981-82 Philadelphia 76ers lost in the finals.
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Regular Season Points For: 9119
Regular Season Points Against: 8649
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 30, 1981 | Cleveland Cavaliers 104 at Philadelphia 76ers 128 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| October 31, 1981 | Philadelphia 76ers 108 at Atlanta Hawks 106 | W | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | ||
| November 3, 1981 | Philadelphia 76ers 112 at Washington Bullets 99 | W | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | ||
| November 4, 1981 | Indiana Pacers 99 at Philadelphia 76ers 107 | W | 2-0 | 2-0 | 4-0 | ||
| November 6, 1981 | Atlanta Hawks 106 at Philadelphia 76ers 99 | L | 2-1 | 2-0 | 4-1 | ||
| November 10, 1981 | Philadelphia 76ers 95 at Detroit Pistons 93 | W | 2-1 | 3-0 | 5-1 | ||
| November 11, 1981 | Chicago Bulls 90 at Philadelphia 76ers 117 | W | 3-1 | 3-0 | 6-1 | ||
| November 13, 1981 | Kansas City Kings 85 at Philadelphia 76ers 105 | W | 4-1 | 3-0 | 7-1 | ||
| November 14, 1981 | Philadelphia 76ers 109 at New York Knicks 102 | W | 4-1 | 4-0 | 8-1 | ||
| November 18, 1981 | Milwaukee Bucks 100 at Philadelphia 76ers 102 | W | 5-1 | 4-0 | 9-1 | ||
| November 20, 1981 | Philadelphia 76ers 99 at Cleveland Cavaliers 94 | W | 5-1 | 5-0 | 10-1 | ||
| November 21, 1981 | Houston Rockets 106 at Philadelphia 76ers 135 | W | 6-1 | 5-0 | 11-1 | ||
| November 27, 1981 | Philadelphia 76ers 124 at Indiana Pacers 112 | W | 6-1 | 6-0 | 12-1 | OT | |
| November 28, 1981 | Detroit Pistons 103 at Philadelphia 76ers 116 | W | 7-1 | 6-0 | 13-1 | ||
| December 1, 1981 | Philadelphia 76ers 107 at Atlanta Hawks 98 | W | 7-1 | 7-0 | 14-1 | ||
| December 2, 1981 | San Antonio Spurs 106 at Philadelphia 76ers 101 | L | 7-2 | 7-0 | 14-2 | ||
| December 4, 1981 | Philadelphia 76ers 103 at Boston Celtics 111 | L | 7-2 | 7-1 | 14-3 | ||
| December 5, 1981 | Philadelphia 76ers 114 at New Jersey Nets 105 | W | 7-2 | 8-1 | 15-3 | ||
| December 9, 1981 | Denver Nuggets 109 at Philadelphia 76ers 137 | W | 8-2 | 8-1 | 16-3 | ||
| December 11, 1981 | Cleveland Cavaliers 113 at Philadelphia 76ers 131 | W | 9-2 | 8-1 | 17-3 | ||
| December 12, 1981 | Philadelphia 76ers 117 at Chicago Bulls 114 | W | 9-2 | 9-1 | 18-3 | OT | |
| December 13, 1981 | Philadelphia 76ers 108 at Milwaukee Bucks 127 | L | 9-2 | 9-2 | 18-4 | ||
| December 16, 1981 | New York Knicks 117 at Philadelphia 76ers 115 | L | 9-3 | 9-2 | 18-5 | ||
| December 19, 1981 | Boston Celtics 118 at Philadelphia 76ers 123 | W | 10-3 | 9-2 | 19-5 | OT | |
| December 22, 1981 | Philadelphia 76ers 112 at New York Knicks 105 | W | 10-3 | 10-2 | 20-5 | ||
| December 27, 1981 | Philadelphia 76ers 96 at Phoenix Suns 99 | L | 10-3 | 10-3 | 20-6 | ||
| December 29, 1981 | Philadelphia 76ers 142 at Golden State Warriors 135 | W | 10-3 | 11-3 | 21-6 | ||
| December 30, 1981 | Philadelphia 76ers 102 at Seattle Supersonics 99 | W | 10-3 | 12-3 | 22-6 | ||
| January 1, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 120 at Portland Trail Blazers 105 | W | 10-3 | 13-3 | 23-6 | ||
| January 2, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 109 at Utah Jazz 107 | W | 10-3 | 14-3 | 24-6 | ||
| January 5, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 101 at Detroit Pistons 124 | L | 10-3 | 14-4 | 24-7 | ||
| January 6, 1982 | Washington Bullets 112 at Philadelphia 76ers 126 | W | 11-3 | 14-4 | 25-7 | ||
| January 8, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 90 at Boston Celtics 96 | L | 11-3 | 14-5 | 25-8 | ||
| January 9, 1982 | New Jersey Nets 120 at Philadelphia 76ers 113 | L | 11-4 | 14-5 | 25-9 | ||
| January 12, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 95 at Washington Bullets 92 | W | 11-4 | 15-5 | 26-9 | ||
| January 13, 1982 | Milwaukee Bucks 111 at Philadelphia 76ers 107 | L | 11-5 | 15-5 | 26-10 | ||
| January 15, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks 96 at Philadelphia 76ers 90 | L | 11-6 | 15-5 | 26-11 | ||
| January 17, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 97 at New Jersey Nets 105 | L | 11-6 | 15-6 | 26-12 | ||
| January 20, 1982 | Portland Trail Blazers 110 at Philadelphia 76ers 115 | W | 12-6 | 15-6 | 27-12 | ||
| January 22, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 112 at Indiana Pacers 105 | W | 12-6 | 16-6 | 28-12 | ||
| January 23, 1982 | Seattle Supersonics 87 at Philadelphia 76ers 100 | W | 13-6 | 16-6 | 29-12 | ||
| January 26, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 95 at San Antonio Spurs 103 | L | 13-6 | 16-7 | 29-13 | ||
| January 27, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 99 at Dallas Mavericks 86 | W | 13-6 | 17-7 | 30-13 | ||
| January 28, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 101 at Houston Rockets 109 | L | 13-6 | 17-8 | 30-14 | ||
| February 3, 1982 | Washington Bullets 96 at Philadelphia 76ers 122 | W | 14-6 | 17-8 | 31-14 | ||
| February 5, 1982 | New Jersey Nets 112 at Philadelphia 76ers 116 | W | 15-6 | 17-8 | 32-14 | ||
| February 7, 1982 | Chicago Bulls 107 at Philadelphia 76ers 123 | W | 16-6 | 17-8 | 33-14 | ||
| February 10, 1982 | Indiana Pacers 96 at Philadelphia 76ers 102 | W | 17-6 | 17-8 | 34-14 | ||
| February 13, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 114 at New York Knicks 107 | W | 17-6 | 18-8 | 35-14 | ||
| February 14, 1982 | New York Knicks 105 at Philadelphia 76ers 117 | W | 18-6 | 18-8 | 36-14 | ||
| February 17, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks 109 at Philadelphia 76ers 114 | W | 19-6 | 18-8 | 37-14 | ||
| February 19, 1982 | Utah Jazz 117 at Philadelphia 76ers 132 | W | 20-6 | 18-8 | 38-14 | ||
| February 21, 1982 | Phoenix Suns 102 at Philadelphia 76ers 109 | W | 21-6 | 18-8 | 39-14 | ||
| February 23, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 115 at San Diego Clippers 101 | W | 21-6 | 19-8 | 40-14 | ||
| February 26, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 114 at Los Angeles Lakers 116 | L | 21-6 | 19-9 | 40-15 | 2OT | |
| February 27, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 125 at Denver Nuggets 134 | L | 21-6 | 19-10 | 40-16 | ||
| March 2, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 109 at Chicago Bulls 112 | L | 21-6 | 19-11 | 40-17 | ||
| March 3, 1982 | San Diego Clippers 107 at Philadelphia 76ers 125 | W | 22-6 | 19-11 | 41-17 | ||
| March 5, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks 80 at Philadelphia 76ers 89 | W | 23-6 | 19-11 | 42-17 | ||
| March 7, 1982 | Los Angeles Lakers 113 at Philadelphia 76ers 119 | W | 24-6 | 19-11 | 43-17 | ||
| March 10, 1982 | Golden State Warriors 114 at Philadelphia 76ers 134 | W | 25-6 | 19-11 | 44-17 | ||
| March 14, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 128 at Kansas City Kings 114 | W | 25-6 | 20-11 | 45-17 | ||
| March 16, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 91 at Milwaukee Bucks 106 | L | 25-6 | 20-12 | 45-18 | ||
| March 17, 1982 | Washington Bullets 93 at Philadelphia 76ers 102 | W | 26-6 | 20-12 | 46-18 | ||
| March 19, 1982 | Indiana Pacers 95 at Philadelphia 76ers 112 | W | 27-6 | 20-12 | 47-18 | ||
| March 21, 1982 | Boston Celtics 123 at Philadelphia 76ers 111 | L | 27-7 | 20-12 | 47-19 | ||
| March 24, 1982 | New Jersey Nets 111 at Philadelphia 76ers 106 | L | 27-8 | 20-12 | 47-20 | ||
| March 25, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 98 at Detroit Pistons 100 | L | 27-8 | 20-13 | 47-21 | ||
| March 26, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 115 at Cleveland Cavaliers 111 | W | 27-8 | 21-13 | 48-21 | ||
| March 28, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 116 at Boston Celtics 98 | W | 27-8 | 22-13 | 49-21 | ||
| March 30, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 114 at Milwaukee Bucks 116 | L | 27-8 | 22-14 | 49-22 | OT | |
| March 31, 1982 | Chicago Bulls 98 at Philadelphia 76ers 99 | W | 28-8 | 22-14 | 50-22 | ||
| April 2, 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers 115 at Philadelphia 76ers 135 | W | 29-8 | 22-14 | 51-22 | ||
| April 4, 1982 | New York Knicks 106 at Philadelphia 76ers 127 | W | 30-8 | 22-14 | 52-22 | ||
| April 6, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 117 at Chicago Bulls 104 | W | 30-8 | 23-14 | 53-22 | ||
| April 7, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 116 at New Jersey Nets 113 | W | 30-8 | 24-14 | 54-22 | ||
| April 9, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 88 at Atlanta Hawks 103 | L | 30-8 | 24-15 | 54-23 | ||
| April 11, 1982 | Boston Celtics 110 at Philadelphia 76ers 109 | L | 30-9 | 24-15 | 54-24 | OT | |
| April 13, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 93 at Indiana Pacers 89 | W | 30-9 | 25-15 | 55-24 | ||
| April 14, 1982 | Detroit Pistons 111 at Philadelphia 76ers 119 | W | 31-9 | 25-15 | 56-24 | ||
| April 16, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 100 at Washington Bullets 96 | W | 31-9 | 26-15 | 57-24 | ||
| April 18, 1982 | Milwaukee Bucks 86 at Philadelphia 76ers 110 | W | 32-9 | 26-15 | 58-24 | ||
| April 21, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks 76 at Philadelphia 76ers 111 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 23, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 98 at Atlanta Hawks 95 | W | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | OT | |
| April 25, 1982 | Milwaukee Bucks 122 at Philadelphia 76ers 125 | W | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | ||
| April 28, 1982 | Milwaukee Bucks 108 at Philadelphia 76ers 120 | W | 3-0 | 1-0 | 4-0 | ||
| May 1, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 91 at Milwaukee Bucks 92 | L | 3-0 | 1-1 | 4-1 | ||
| May 2, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 100 at Milwaukee Bucks 93 | W | 3-0 | 2-1 | 5-1 | ||
| May 5, 1982 | Milwaukee Bucks 110 at Philadelphia 76ers 98 | L | 3-1 | 2-1 | 5-2 | ||
| May 7, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 102 at Milwaukee Bucks 90 | W | 3-1 | 3-1 | 6-2 | ||
| May 9, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 81 at Boston Celtics 121 | L | 3-1 | 3-2 | 6-3 | ||
| May 12, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 121 at Boston Celtics 113 | W | 3-1 | 4-2 | 7-3 | ||
| May 15, 1982 | Boston Celtics 97 at Philadelphia 76ers 99 | W | 4-1 | 4-2 | 8-3 | ||
| May 16, 1982 | Boston Celtics 94 at Philadelphia 76ers 119 | W | 5-1 | 4-2 | 9-3 | ||
| May 19, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 85 at Boston Celtics 114 | L | 5-1 | 4-3 | 9-4 | ||
| May 21, 1982 | Boston Celtics 88 at Philadelphia 76ers 75 | L | 5-2 | 4-3 | 9-5 | ||
| May 23, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 120 at Boston Celtics 106 | W | 5-2 | 5-3 | 10-5 | ||
| May 27, 1982 | Los Angeles Lakers 124 at Philadelphia 76ers 117 | L | 5-3 | 5-3 | 10-6 | ||
| May 30, 1982 | Los Angeles Lakers 94 at Philadelphia 76ers 110 | W | 6-3 | 5-3 | 11-6 | ||
| June 1, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 108 at Los Angeles Lakers 129 | L | 6-3 | 5-4 | 11-7 | ||
| June 3, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 101 at Los Angeles Lakers 111 | L | 6-3 | 5-5 | 11-8 | ||
| June 6, 1982 | Los Angeles Lakers 102 at Philadelphia 76ers 135 | W | 7-3 | 5-5 | 12-8 | ||
| June 8, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 114 | L | 7-3 | 5-6 | 12-9 |
