1981-82 Boston Celtics Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 63-19
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 7-5 Lost conference finals
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Washington Bullets 4-1
Conference Finals - Lost to Philadelphia 76ers 4-3
Coach: Bill Fitch (63-19)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 622,711, Avg. 15,188 in 41 home dates
1981-82 Boston Celtics StatisticsTeam Record: 63-19
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 7-5 Lost conference finals
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Washington Bullets 4-1
Conference Finals - Lost to Philadelphia 76ers 4-3
Coach: Bill Fitch (63-19)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 622,711, Avg. 15,188 in 41 home dates
1981-82 Boston Celtics Roster
The Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ended the 1981-82 season with a record of 63 wins and 19 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 7-5.
Boston scored 9,180 points and conceded 8,657. Larry Bird tossed in a team-best 1,761 points for the Celtics, while Robert Parish netted 18 or more per game, too. Robert Parish contributed 866 boards. Nate Archibald dished out 541 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Larry Bird added 143 steals, and Robert Parish blocked 192 shots.
Bill Fitch coached the team. The 1981-82 Boston Celtics lost in the conference finals.
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Regular Season Points For: 9180
Regular Season Points Against: 8657
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 30, 1981 | Washington Bullets 100 at Boston Celtics 124 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| October 31, 1981 | Boston Celtics 103 at Milwaukee Bucks 119 | L | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| November 4, 1981 | Chicago Bulls 93 at Boston Celtics 115 | W | 2-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | ||
| November 6, 1981 | Indiana Pacers 94 at Boston Celtics 111 | W | 3-0 | 0-1 | 3-1 | ||
| November 7, 1981 | Boston Celtics 129 at Detroit Pistons 88 | W | 3-0 | 1-1 | 4-1 | ||
| November 10, 1981 | Boston Celtics 90 at Washington Bullets 84 | W | 3-0 | 2-1 | 5-1 | ||
| November 11, 1981 | Kansas City Kings 100 at Boston Celtics 115 | W | 4-0 | 2-1 | 6-1 | ||
| November 13, 1981 | New Jersey Nets 97 at Boston Celtics 111 | W | 5-0 | 2-1 | 7-1 | at Hartford, CT | |
| November 14, 1981 | Boston Celtics 92 at Cleveland Cavaliers 91 | W | 5-0 | 3-1 | 8-1 | ||
| November 17, 1981 | Boston Celtics 98 at Chicago Bulls 95 | W | 5-0 | 4-1 | 9-1 | ||
| November 18, 1981 | Houston Rockets 106 at Boston Celtics 104 | L | 5-1 | 4-1 | 9-2 | ||
| November 20, 1981 | Milwaukee Bucks 89 at Boston Celtics 112 | W | 6-1 | 4-1 | 10-2 | ||
| November 25, 1981 | Golden State Warriors 101 at Boston Celtics 122 | W | 7-1 | 4-1 | 11-2 | ||
| November 27, 1981 | Washington Bullets 100 at Boston Celtics 113 | W | 8-1 | 4-1 | 12-2 | ||
| November 28, 1981 | Boston Celtics 98 at Atlanta Hawks 90 | W | 8-1 | 5-1 | 13-2 | ||
| December 1, 1981 | Boston Celtics 87 at Indiana Pacers 90 | L | 8-1 | 5-2 | 13-3 | ||
| December 2, 1981 | Detroit Pistons 114 at Boston Celtics 115 | W | 9-1 | 5-2 | 14-3 | ||
| December 4, 1981 | Philadelphia 76ers 103 at Boston Celtics 111 | W | 10-1 | 5-2 | 15-3 | ||
| December 5, 1981 | Boston Celtics 83 at New York Knicks 103 | L | 10-1 | 5-3 | 15-4 | ||
| December 9, 1981 | New Jersey Nets 100 at Boston Celtics 109 | W | 11-1 | 5-3 | 16-4 | ||
| December 11, 1981 | Atlanta Hawks 86 at Boston Celtics 94 | W | 12-1 | 5-3 | 17-4 | at Hartford, CT | |
| December 12, 1981 | Boston Celtics 97 at Atlanta Hawks 108 | L | 12-1 | 5-4 | 17-5 | ||
| December 16, 1981 | Dallas Mavericks 92 at Boston Celtics 109 | W | 13-1 | 5-4 | 18-5 | ||
| December 18, 1981 | Boston Celtics 99 at Washington Bullets 98 | W | 13-1 | 6-4 | 19-5 | ||
| December 19, 1981 | Boston Celtics 118 at Philadelphia 76ers 123 | L | 13-1 | 6-5 | 19-6 | OT | |
| December 22, 1981 | Cleveland Cavaliers 116 at Boston Celtics 120 | W | 14-1 | 6-5 | 20-6 | ||
| December 26, 1981 | Boston Celtics 124 at Kansas City Kings 119 | W | 14-1 | 7-5 | 21-6 | OT | |
| December 29, 1981 | Boston Celtics 123 at Denver Nuggets 128 | L | 14-1 | 7-6 | 21-7 | ||
| December 30, 1981 | Boston Celtics 121 at Utah Jazz 110 | W | 14-1 | 8-6 | 22-7 | ||
| January 2, 1982 | Boston Celtics 106 at Cleveland Cavaliers 103 | W | 14-1 | 9-6 | 23-7 | ||
| January 6, 1982 | Chicago Bulls 116 at Boston Celtics 102 | L | 14-2 | 9-6 | 23-8 | ||
| January 8, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 90 at Boston Celtics 96 | W | 15-2 | 9-6 | 24-8 | ||
| January 10, 1982 | Detroit Pistons 124 at Boston Celtics 134 | W | 16-2 | 9-6 | 25-8 | at Hartford, CT | |
| January 11, 1982 | Boston Celtics 112 at New Jersey Nets 94 | W | 16-2 | 10-6 | 26-8 | ||
| January 13, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks 95 at Boston Celtics 116 | W | 17-2 | 10-6 | 27-8 | ||
| January 15, 1982 | Boston Celtics 118 at Milwaukee Bucks 122 | L | 17-2 | 10-7 | 27-9 | ||
| January 16, 1982 | Boston Celtics 128 at Detroit Pistons 120 | W | 17-2 | 11-7 | 28-9 | ||
| January 19, 1982 | Boston Celtics 111 at New York Knicks 107 | W | 17-2 | 12-7 | 29-9 | ||
| January 20, 1982 | Indiana Pacers 103 at Boston Celtics 112 | W | 18-2 | 12-7 | 30-9 | ||
| January 22, 1982 | Seattle Supersonics 118 at Boston Celtics 106 | L | 18-3 | 12-7 | 30-10 | ||
| January 24, 1982 | Portland Trail Blazers 123 at Boston Celtics 119 | L | 18-4 | 12-7 | 30-11 | ||
| January 27, 1982 | New York Knicks 99 at Boston Celtics 131 | W | 19-4 | 12-7 | 31-11 | ||
| January 28, 1982 | Boston Celtics 116 at Cleveland Cavaliers 104 | W | 19-4 | 13-7 | 32-11 | ||
| February 2, 1982 | Boston Celtics 109 at Indiana Pacers 105 | W | 19-4 | 14-7 | 33-11 | ||
| February 5, 1982 | Denver Nuggets 144 at Boston Celtics 145 | W | 20-4 | 14-7 | 34-11 | ||
| February 7, 1982 | Los Angeles Lakers 119 at Boston Celtics 113 | L | 20-5 | 14-7 | 34-12 | ||
| February 10, 1982 | Boston Celtics 110 at Phoenix Suns 112 | L | 20-5 | 14-8 | 34-13 | ||
| February 12, 1982 | Boston Celtics 129 at San Diego Clippers 116 | W | 20-5 | 15-8 | 35-13 | ||
| February 14, 1982 | Boston Celtics 108 at Los Angeles Lakers 103 | W | 20-5 | 16-8 | 36-13 | ||
| February 17, 1982 | Boston Celtics 105 at Golden State Warriors 121 | L | 20-5 | 16-9 | 36-14 | ||
| February 19, 1982 | Boston Celtics 127 at Portland Trail Blazers 117 | W | 20-5 | 17-9 | 37-14 | ||
| February 21, 1982 | Boston Celtics 100 at Seattle Supersonics 103 | L | 20-5 | 17-10 | 37-15 | ||
| February 24, 1982 | Utah Jazz 90 at Boston Celtics 132 | W | 21-5 | 17-10 | 38-15 | ||
| February 26, 1982 | San Diego Clippers 110 at Boston Celtics 122 | W | 22-5 | 17-10 | 39-15 | ||
| February 28, 1982 | Milwaukee Bucks 102 at Boston Celtics 106 | W | 23-5 | 17-10 | 40-15 | ||
| March 2, 1982 | Boston Celtics 101 at Dallas Mavericks 97 | W | 23-5 | 18-10 | 41-15 | ||
| March 4, 1982 | Boston Celtics 110 at San Antonio Spurs 101 | W | 23-5 | 19-10 | 42-15 | ||
| March 5, 1982 | Boston Celtics 100 at Houston Rockets 98 | W | 23-5 | 20-10 | 43-15 | ||
| March 7, 1982 | New York Knicks 106 at Boston Celtics 107 | W | 24-5 | 20-10 | 44-15 | ||
| March 8, 1982 | Boston Celtics 111 at Detroit Pistons 101 | W | 24-5 | 21-10 | 45-15 | ||
| March 10, 1982 | Indiana Pacers 100 at Boston Celtics 121 | W | 25-5 | 21-10 | 46-15 | ||
| March 12, 1982 | Boston Celtics 113 at New Jersey Nets 109 | W | 25-5 | 22-10 | 47-15 | ||
| March 14, 1982 | Phoenix Suns 92 at Boston Celtics 105 | W | 26-5 | 22-10 | 48-15 | ||
| March 16, 1982 | Boston Celtics 98 at Washington Bullets 97 | W | 26-5 | 23-10 | 49-15 | OT | |
| March 17, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks 109 at Boston Celtics 113 | W | 27-5 | 23-10 | 50-15 | ||
| March 19, 1982 | San Antonio Spurs 110 at Boston Celtics 134 | W | 28-5 | 23-10 | 51-15 | ||
| March 21, 1982 | Boston Celtics 123 at Philadelphia 76ers 111 | W | 28-5 | 24-10 | 52-15 | ||
| March 23, 1982 | Boston Celtics 110 at Chicago Bulls 103 | W | 28-5 | 25-10 | 53-15 | ||
| March 24, 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers 115 at Boston Celtics 136 | W | 29-5 | 25-10 | 54-15 | ||
| March 26, 1982 | Detroit Pistons 104 at Boston Celtics 125 | W | 30-5 | 25-10 | 55-15 | ||
| March 28, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 116 at Boston Celtics 98 | L | 30-6 | 25-10 | 55-16 | ||
| March 31, 1982 | Washington Bullets 109 at Boston Celtics 119 | W | 31-6 | 25-10 | 56-16 | ||
| April 2, 1982 | Boston Celtics 110 at Atlanta Hawks 107 | W | 31-6 | 26-10 | 57-16 | ||
| April 4, 1982 | Chicago Bulls 112 at Boston Celtics 114 | W | 32-6 | 26-10 | 58-16 | ||
| April 6, 1982 | Boston Celtics 116 at Milwaukee Bucks 122 | L | 32-6 | 26-11 | 58-17 | ||
| April 8, 1982 | Boston Celtics 110 at New York Knicks 106 | W | 32-6 | 27-11 | 59-17 | ||
| April 9, 1982 | New Jersey Nets 103 at Boston Celtics 106 | W | 33-6 | 27-11 | 60-17 | ||
| April 11, 1982 | Boston Celtics 110 at Philadelphia 76ers 109 | W | 33-6 | 28-11 | 61-17 | OT | |
| April 13, 1982 | Boston Celtics 115 at Chicago Bulls 120 | L | 33-6 | 28-12 | 61-18 | ||
| April 14, 1982 | Milwaukee Bucks 91 at Boston Celtics 100 | W | 34-6 | 28-12 | 62-18 | ||
| April 16, 1982 | Boston Celtics 96 at New Jersey Nets 113 | L | 34-6 | 28-13 | 62-19 | ||
| April 18, 1982 | New York Knicks 99 at Boston Celtics 119 | W | 35-6 | 28-13 | 63-19 | ||
| April 25, 1982 | Washington Bullets 91 at Boston Celtics 109 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 28, 1982 | Washington Bullets 103 at Boston Celtics 102 | L | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | ||
| May 1, 1982 | Boston Celtics 92 at Washington Bullets 83 | W | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | ||
| May 2, 1982 | Boston Celtics 103 at Washington Bullets 99 | W | 1-1 | 2-0 | 3-1 | OT | |
| May 5, 1982 | Washington Bullets 126 at Boston Celtics 131 | W | 2-1 | 2-0 | 4-1 | 2OT | |
| May 9, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 81 at Boston Celtics 121 | W | 3-1 | 2-0 | 5-1 | ||
| May 12, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 121 at Boston Celtics 113 | L | 3-2 | 2-0 | 5-2 | ||
| May 15, 1982 | Boston Celtics 97 at Philadelphia 76ers 99 | L | 3-2 | 2-1 | 5-3 | ||
| May 16, 1982 | Boston Celtics 94 at Philadelphia 76ers 119 | L | 3-2 | 2-2 | 5-4 | ||
| May 19, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 85 at Boston Celtics 114 | W | 4-2 | 2-2 | 6-4 | ||
| May 21, 1982 | Boston Celtics 88 at Philadelphia 76ers 75 | W | 4-2 | 3-2 | 7-4 | ||
| May 23, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 120 at Boston Celtics 106 | L | 4-3 | 3-2 | 7-5 |
