1981-82 Seattle Supersonics Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 52-30
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 3-5 Lost conference semifinals
Conference First Round - Defeated Houston Rockets 2-1
Conference Semifinals - Lost to San Antonio Spurs 4-1
Coach: Lenny Wilkens (52-30)
Location: Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 750,059, Avg. 18,294 in 41 home dates
1981-82 Seattle Supersonics Statistics
1981-82 Seattle Supersonics Roster

The Seattle Supersonics of the National Basketball Association ended the 1981-82 season with a record of 52 wins and 30 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-5.

Seattle tossed in 8,795 points and yielded 8,456. Gus Williams scored a team-high 1,875 points for the Supersonics, and Jack Sikma averaged 17 or more per game, too. Jack Sikma contributed 1,038 rebounds. Gus Williams dished out 549 assists for the squad.

Defensively, Gus Williams added 172 steals, while James Donaldson swatted 139 opponent shot attempts.

Lenny Wilkens coached the team. The 1981-82 Seattle Supersonics lost in the conference semifinals.

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Regular Season Points For: 8795
Regular Season Points Against: 8456

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 31, 1981 Phoenix Suns 84 at Seattle Supersonics 94 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
November 1, 1981 Seattle Supersonics 94 at Portland Trail Blazers 104 L 1-0 0-1 1-1
November 4, 1981 Los Angeles Lakers 106 at Seattle Supersonics 103 L 1-1 0-1 1-2
November 6, 1981 Denver Nuggets 109 at Seattle Supersonics 105 L 1-2 0-1 1-3
November 10, 1981 Seattle Supersonics 123 at Golden State Warriors 113 W 1-2 1-1 2-3
November 11, 1981 Dallas Mavericks 79 at Seattle Supersonics 107 W 2-2 1-1 3-3
November 13, 1981 San Antonio Spurs 119 at Seattle Supersonics 112 L 2-3 1-1 3-4
November 18, 1981 Seattle Supersonics 93 at San Antonio Spurs 111 L 2-3 1-2 3-5
November 20, 1981 Seattle Supersonics 90 at Dallas Mavericks 89 W 2-3 2-2 4-5
November 22, 1981 New Jersey Nets 92 at Seattle Supersonics 109 W 3-3 2-2 5-5
November 25, 1981 Portland Trail Blazers 103 at Seattle Supersonics 110 W 4-3 2-2 6-5
November 27, 1981 Houston Rockets 110 at Seattle Supersonics 117 W 5-3 2-2 7-5
November 28, 1981 Seattle Supersonics 120 at San Diego Clippers 122 L 5-3 2-3 7-6
December 1, 1981 Chicago Bulls 87 at Seattle Supersonics 103 W 6-3 2-3 8-6
December 2, 1981 Los Angeles Lakers 96 at Seattle Supersonics 104 W 7-3 2-3 9-6
December 4, 1981 Seattle Supersonics 109 at Kansas City Kings 112 L 7-3 2-4 9-7
December 5, 1981 Seattle Supersonics 92 at Atlanta Hawks 85 W 7-3 3-4 10-7
December 8, 1981 Seattle Supersonics 107 at Houston Rockets 96 W 7-3 4-4 11-7
December 9, 1981 Seattle Supersonics 99 at San Antonio Spurs 110 L 7-3 4-5 11-8
December 12, 1981 Detroit Pistons 111 at Seattle Supersonics 117 W 8-3 4-5 12-8
December 13, 1981 San Diego Clippers 74 at Seattle Supersonics 98 W 9-3 4-5 13-8
December 15, 1981 Seattle Supersonics 126 at Denver Nuggets 120 W 9-3 5-5 14-8
December 17, 1981 Seattle Supersonics 106 at San Diego Clippers 92 W 9-3 6-5 15-8
December 19, 1981 Seattle Supersonics 115 at Utah Jazz 103 W 9-3 7-5 16-8
December 23, 1981 Utah Jazz 99 at Seattle Supersonics 113 W 10-3 7-5 17-8
December 25, 1981 Seattle Supersonics 94 at Portland Trail Blazers 99 L 10-3 7-6 17-9
December 28, 1981 Golden State Warriors 100 at Seattle Supersonics 104 W 11-3 7-6 18-9
December 30, 1981 Philadelphia 76ers 102 at Seattle Supersonics 99 L 11-4 7-6 18-10
January 2, 1982 Seattle Supersonics 97 at Phoenix Suns 120 L 11-4 7-7 18-11
January 3, 1982 Seattle Supersonics 110 at Los Angeles Lakers 90 W 11-4 8-7 19-11
January 6, 1982 Dallas Mavericks 100 at Seattle Supersonics 107 W 12-4 8-7 20-11
January 7, 1982 Houston Rockets 107 at Seattle Supersonics 116 W 13-4 8-7 21-11
January 9, 1982 Seattle Supersonics 125 at Denver Nuggets 110 W 13-4 9-7 22-11
January 13, 1982 Indiana Pacers 86 at Seattle Supersonics 106 W 14-4 9-7 23-11
January 15, 1982 Utah Jazz 103 at Seattle Supersonics 115 W 15-4 9-7 24-11
January 17, 1982 Golden State Warriors 97 at Seattle Supersonics 122 W 16-4 9-7 25-11
January 19, 1982 Seattle Supersonics 99 at Cleveland Cavaliers 97 W 16-4 10-7 26-11
January 20, 1982 Seattle Supersonics 95 at Washington Bullets 106 L 16-4 10-8 26-12
January 22, 1982 Seattle Supersonics 118 at Boston Celtics 106 W 16-4 11-8 27-12
January 23, 1982 Seattle Supersonics 87 at Philadelphia 76ers 100 L 16-4 11-9 27-13
January 25, 1982 Seattle Supersonics 113 at New York Knicks 99 W 16-4 12-9 28-13
January 27, 1982 Seattle Supersonics 110 at Kansas City Kings 103 W 16-4 13-9 29-13
February 3, 1982 Kansas City Kings 87 at Seattle Supersonics 97 W 17-4 13-9 30-13
February 5, 1982 Seattle Supersonics 108 at Golden State Warriors 99 W 17-4 14-9 31-13
February 6, 1982 Utah Jazz 103 at Seattle Supersonics 129 W 18-4 14-9 32-13
February 7, 1982 San Diego Clippers 97 at Seattle Supersonics 99 W 19-4 14-9 33-13
February 9, 1982 New York Knicks 105 at Seattle Supersonics 114 W 20-4 14-9 34-13
February 11, 1982 Seattle Supersonics 100 at Houston Rockets 117 L 20-4 14-10 34-14
February 12, 1982 Seattle Supersonics 100 at Dallas Mavericks 103 L 20-4 14-11 34-15
February 14, 1982 Seattle Supersonics 94 at San Antonio Spurs 114 L 20-4 14-12 34-16
February 16, 1982 Seattle Supersonics 101 at Los Angeles Lakers 108 L 20-4 14-13 34-17
February 18, 1982 Washington Bullets 87 at Seattle Supersonics 105 W 21-4 14-13 35-17
February 19, 1982 Atlanta Hawks 127 at Seattle Supersonics 122 L 21-5 14-13 35-18 4OT
February 21, 1982 Boston Celtics 100 at Seattle Supersonics 103 W 22-5 14-13 36-18
February 25, 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 104 at Seattle Supersonics 98 L 22-6 14-13 36-19
February 26, 1982 Seattle Supersonics 98 at Utah Jazz 97 W 22-6 15-13 37-19
February 28, 1982 Phoenix Suns 103 at Seattle Supersonics 98 L 22-7 15-13 37-20
March 3, 1982 Cleveland Cavaliers 107 at Seattle Supersonics 136 W 23-7 15-13 38-20
March 5, 1982 Dallas Mavericks 97 at Seattle Supersonics 98 W 24-7 15-13 39-20
March 7, 1982 San Diego Clippers 106 at Seattle Supersonics 144 W 25-7 15-13 40-20
March 9, 1982 Seattle Supersonics 104 at Chicago Bulls 109 L 25-7 15-14 40-21
March 12, 1982 Seattle Supersonics 112 at Milwaukee Bucks 110 W 25-7 16-14 41-21
March 14, 1982 Seattle Supersonics 98 at New Jersey Nets 97 W 25-7 17-14 42-21
March 16, 1982 Seattle Supersonics 96 at Indiana Pacers 109 L 25-7 17-15 42-22
March 18, 1982 Seattle Supersonics 115 at Detroit Pistons 119 L 25-7 17-16 42-23
March 19, 1982 Seattle Supersonics 109 at Kansas City Kings 103 W 25-7 18-16 43-23
March 21, 1982 Seattle Supersonics 115 at Phoenix Suns 105 W 25-7 19-16 44-23
March 24, 1982 Milwaukee Bucks 97 at Seattle Supersonics 99 W 26-7 19-16 45-23
March 26, 1982 Houston Rockets 99 at Seattle Supersonics 97 L 26-8 19-16 45-24
March 28, 1982 Portland Trail Blazers 101 at Seattle Supersonics 109 W 27-8 19-16 46-24
March 30, 1982 Seattle Supersonics 142 at Denver Nuggets 145 L 27-8 19-17 46-25 OT
March 31, 1982 Kansas City Kings 116 at Seattle Supersonics 109 L 27-9 19-17 46-26
April 2, 1982 San Antonio Spurs 86 at Seattle Supersonics 111 W 28-9 19-17 47-26
April 4, 1982 Denver Nuggets 116 at Seattle Supersonics 140 W 29-9 19-17 48-26
April 6, 1982 Phoenix Suns 91 at Seattle Supersonics 102 W 30-9 19-17 49-26
April 8, 1982 Seattle Supersonics 117 at San Diego Clippers 115 W 30-9 20-17 50-26 OT
April 10, 1982 Seattle Supersonics 99 at Phoenix Suns 116 L 30-9 20-18 50-27
April 11, 1982 Seattle Supersonics 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 107 L 30-9 20-19 50-28
April 13, 1982 Portland Trail Blazers 86 at Seattle Supersonics 88 W 31-9 20-19 51-28
April 14, 1982 Golden State Warriors 104 at Seattle Supersonics 93 L 31-10 20-19 51-29
April 17, 1982 Seattle Supersonics 95 at Golden State Warriors 94 W 31-10 21-19 52-29
April 18, 1982 Seattle Supersonics 114 at Portland Trail Blazers 119 L 31-10 21-20 52-30
April 21, 1982 Houston Rockets 87 at Seattle Supersonics 102 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
April 23, 1982 Seattle Supersonics 70 at Houston Rockets 91 L 1-0 0-1 1-1
April 25, 1982 Houston Rockets 83 at Seattle Supersonics 104 W 2-0 0-1 2-1
April 27, 1982 San Antonio Spurs 95 at Seattle Supersonics 93 L 2-1 0-1 2-2
April 28, 1982 San Antonio Spurs 99 at Seattle Supersonics 114 W 3-1 0-1 3-2
April 30, 1982 Seattle Supersonics 97 at San Antonio Spurs 99 L 3-1 0-2 3-3
May 2, 1982 Seattle Supersonics 113 at San Antonio Spurs 115 L 3-1 0-3 3-4
May 5, 1982 San Antonio Spurs 109 at Seattle Supersonics 103 L 3-2 0-3 3-5


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