1981-82 Chicago Bulls Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 34-48
Finishing 5th in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Jerry Sloan (19-32)
Coach: Phil Johnson (0-1)
Coach: Rod Thorn (15-15)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 369,611, Avg. 9,015 in 41 home dates
1981-82 Chicago Bulls StatisticsTeam Record: 34-48
Finishing 5th in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Jerry Sloan (19-32)
Coach: Phil Johnson (0-1)
Coach: Rod Thorn (15-15)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 369,611, Avg. 9,015 in 41 home dates
1981-82 Chicago Bulls Roster
The Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association ended the 1981-82 season with a record of 34 wins and 48 losses, finishing fifth in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference.
The Bulls scored 8,743 points and gave up 8,909. Artis Gilmore netted a team-leading 1,517 points for Chicago, and Reggie Theus contributed 17 or more per game, too. Artis Gilmore accounted for 835 rebounds. Reggie Theus dished out 476 assists for the squad.
On defense, Reggie Theus added 87 steals, while Artis Gilmore blocked 221 shots.
Jerry Sloan, Phil Johnson and Rod Thorn coached the team.
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Regular Season Points For: 8743
Regular Season Points Against: 8909
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 30, 1981 | Chicago Bulls 94 at Indiana Pacers 96 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| October 31, 1981 | Detroit Pistons 119 at Chicago Bulls 106 | L | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | ||
| November 3, 1981 | Atlanta Hawks 96 at Chicago Bulls 104 | W | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | ||
| November 4, 1981 | Chicago Bulls 93 at Boston Celtics 115 | L | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-3 | ||
| November 6, 1981 | San Diego Clippers 93 at Chicago Bulls 114 | W | 2-1 | 0-2 | 2-3 | ||
| November 7, 1981 | New Jersey Nets 105 at Chicago Bulls 118 | W | 3-1 | 0-2 | 3-3 | ||
| November 9, 1981 | Chicago Bulls 101 at Cleveland Cavaliers 102 | L | 3-1 | 0-3 | 3-4 | ||
| November 10, 1981 | Kansas City Kings 107 at Chicago Bulls 119 | W | 4-1 | 0-3 | 4-4 | ||
| November 11, 1981 | Chicago Bulls 90 at Philadelphia 76ers 117 | L | 4-1 | 0-4 | 4-5 | ||
| November 14, 1981 | Chicago Bulls 99 at Washington Bullets 104 | L | 4-1 | 0-5 | 4-6 | ||
| November 17, 1981 | Boston Celtics 98 at Chicago Bulls 95 | L | 4-2 | 0-5 | 4-7 | ||
| November 20, 1981 | Utah Jazz 105 at Chicago Bulls 103 | L | 4-3 | 0-5 | 4-8 | ||
| November 21, 1981 | Washington Bullets 105 at Chicago Bulls 117 | W | 5-3 | 0-5 | 5-8 | ||
| November 24, 1981 | Chicago Bulls 109 at San Diego Clippers 102 | W | 5-3 | 1-5 | 6-8 | ||
| November 27, 1981 | Chicago Bulls 107 at Phoenix Suns 111 | L | 5-3 | 1-6 | 6-9 | ||
| November 29, 1981 | Chicago Bulls 109 at Portland Trail Blazers 114 | L | 5-3 | 1-7 | 6-10 | ||
| December 1, 1981 | Chicago Bulls 87 at Seattle Supersonics 103 | L | 5-3 | 1-8 | 6-11 | ||
| December 2, 1981 | Chicago Bulls 119 at Golden State Warriors 120 | L | 5-3 | 1-9 | 6-12 | ||
| December 4, 1981 | Chicago Bulls 105 at Utah Jazz 101 | W | 5-3 | 2-9 | 7-12 | ||
| December 8, 1981 | Indiana Pacers 116 at Chicago Bulls 118 | W | 6-3 | 2-9 | 8-12 | OT | |
| December 11, 1981 | Houston Rockets 105 at Chicago Bulls 118 | W | 7-3 | 2-9 | 9-12 | ||
| December 12, 1981 | Philadelphia 76ers 117 at Chicago Bulls 114 | L | 7-4 | 2-9 | 9-13 | OT | |
| December 15, 1981 | Cleveland Cavaliers 89 at Chicago Bulls 98 | W | 8-4 | 2-9 | 10-13 | ||
| December 16, 1981 | Chicago Bulls 98 at New Jersey Nets 97 | W | 8-4 | 3-9 | 11-13 | OT | |
| December 18, 1981 | Chicago Bulls 106 at New York Knicks 121 | L | 8-4 | 3-10 | 11-14 | ||
| December 19, 1981 | Chicago Bulls 95 at Houston Rockets 102 | L | 8-4 | 3-11 | 11-15 | ||
| December 22, 1981 | Washington Bullets 90 at Chicago Bulls 92 | W | 9-4 | 3-11 | 12-15 | ||
| December 26, 1981 | Chicago Bulls 94 at Detroit Pistons 96 | L | 9-4 | 3-12 | 12-16 | ||
| December 27, 1981 | Chicago Bulls 96 at Milwaukee Bucks 108 | L | 9-4 | 3-13 | 12-17 | ||
| December 29, 1981 | New York Knicks 111 at Chicago Bulls 108 | L | 9-5 | 3-13 | 12-18 | ||
| January 2, 1982 | Milwaukee Bucks 128 at Chicago Bulls 121 | L | 9-6 | 3-13 | 12-19 | ||
| January 5, 1982 | Denver Nuggets 128 at Chicago Bulls 134 | W | 10-6 | 3-13 | 13-19 | ||
| January 6, 1982 | Chicago Bulls 116 at Boston Celtics 102 | W | 10-6 | 4-13 | 14-19 | ||
| January 8, 1982 | Los Angeles Lakers 113 at Chicago Bulls 119 | W | 11-6 | 4-13 | 15-19 | ||
| January 12, 1982 | Detroit Pistons 122 at Chicago Bulls 111 | L | 11-7 | 4-13 | 15-20 | ||
| January 14, 1982 | Chicago Bulls 104 at New Jersey Nets 130 | L | 11-7 | 4-14 | 15-21 | ||
| January 15, 1982 | Chicago Bulls 90 at Washington Bullets 93 | L | 11-7 | 4-15 | 15-22 | ||
| January 17, 1982 | Chicago Bulls 103 at Indiana Pacers 116 | L | 11-7 | 4-16 | 15-23 | ||
| January 19, 1982 | Indiana Pacers 100 at Chicago Bulls 110 | W | 12-7 | 4-16 | 16-23 | ||
| January 22, 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers 93 at Chicago Bulls 108 | W | 13-7 | 4-16 | 17-23 | ||
| January 23, 1982 | Chicago Bulls 140 at New York Knicks 139 | W | 13-7 | 5-16 | 18-23 | OT | |
| January 26, 1982 | Chicago Bulls 84 at Washington Bullets 94 | L | 13-7 | 5-17 | 18-24 | ||
| January 28, 1982 | Golden State Warriors 111 at Chicago Bulls 110 | L | 13-8 | 5-17 | 18-25 | ||
| February 2, 1982 | New Jersey Nets 116 at Chicago Bulls 112 | L | 13-9 | 5-17 | 18-26 | ||
| February 3, 1982 | Chicago Bulls 98 at Milwaukee Bucks 113 | L | 13-9 | 5-18 | 18-27 | ||
| February 5, 1982 | Detroit Pistons 110 at Chicago Bulls 103 | L | 13-10 | 5-18 | 18-28 | ||
| February 7, 1982 | Chicago Bulls 107 at Philadelphia 76ers 123 | L | 13-10 | 5-19 | 18-29 | ||
| February 9, 1982 | Chicago Bulls 123 at Detroit Pistons 128 | L | 13-10 | 5-20 | 18-30 | OT | |
| February 10, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks 73 at Chicago Bulls 91 | W | 14-10 | 5-20 | 19-30 | ||
| February 13, 1982 | Milwaukee Bucks 120 at Chicago Bulls 90 | L | 14-11 | 5-20 | 19-31 | ||
| February 16, 1982 | Phoenix Suns 91 at Chicago Bulls 86 | L | 14-12 | 5-20 | 19-32 | ||
| February 17, 1982 | Chicago Bulls 105 at New Jersey Nets 115 | L | 14-12 | 5-21 | 19-33 | ||
| February 21, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks 113 at Chicago Bulls 97 | L | 14-13 | 5-21 | 19-34 | ||
| February 23, 1982 | Portland Trail Blazers 122 at Chicago Bulls 123 | W | 15-13 | 5-21 | 20-34 | ||
| February 26, 1982 | Chicago Bulls 116 at Atlanta Hawks 110 | W | 15-13 | 6-21 | 21-34 | OT | |
| February 28, 1982 | San Antonio Spurs 104 at Chicago Bulls 118 | W | 16-13 | 6-21 | 22-34 | ||
| March 2, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 109 at Chicago Bulls 112 | W | 17-13 | 6-21 | 23-34 | ||
| March 4, 1982 | Chicago Bulls 97 at Detroit Pistons 122 | L | 17-13 | 6-22 | 23-35 | ||
| March 5, 1982 | New Jersey Nets 107 at Chicago Bulls 90 | L | 17-14 | 6-22 | 23-36 | ||
| March 7, 1982 | Chicago Bulls 122 at Kansas City Kings 124 | L | 17-14 | 6-23 | 23-37 | 2OT | |
| March 9, 1982 | Seattle Supersonics 104 at Chicago Bulls 109 | W | 18-14 | 6-23 | 24-37 | ||
| March 10, 1982 | Chicago Bulls 101 at Milwaukee Bucks 98 | W | 18-14 | 7-23 | 25-37 | ||
| March 12, 1982 | Chicago Bulls 111 at Los Angeles Lakers 105 | W | 18-14 | 8-23 | 26-37 | ||
| March 14, 1982 | Chicago Bulls 117 at San Antonio Spurs 119 | L | 18-14 | 8-24 | 26-38 | ||
| March 17, 1982 | Chicago Bulls 102 at Dallas Mavericks 92 | W | 18-14 | 9-24 | 27-38 | ||
| March 19, 1982 | Chicago Bulls 120 at Denver Nuggets 130 | L | 18-14 | 9-25 | 27-39 | ||
| March 21, 1982 | Chicago Bulls 98 at Cleveland Cavaliers 93 | W | 18-14 | 10-25 | 28-39 | ||
| March 23, 1982 | Boston Celtics 110 at Chicago Bulls 103 | L | 18-15 | 10-25 | 28-40 | ||
| March 26, 1982 | New York Knicks 107 at Chicago Bulls 131 | W | 19-15 | 10-25 | 29-40 | ||
| March 28, 1982 | Chicago Bulls 101 at Indiana Pacers 102 | L | 19-15 | 10-26 | 29-41 | ||
| March 30, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks 107 at Chicago Bulls 92 | L | 19-16 | 10-26 | 29-42 | ||
| March 31, 1982 | Chicago Bulls 98 at Philadelphia 76ers 99 | L | 19-16 | 10-27 | 29-43 | ||
| April 2, 1982 | Milwaukee Bucks 114 at Chicago Bulls 105 | L | 19-17 | 10-27 | 29-44 | ||
| April 4, 1982 | Chicago Bulls 112 at Boston Celtics 114 | L | 19-17 | 10-28 | 29-45 | ||
| April 6, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 117 at Chicago Bulls 104 | L | 19-18 | 10-28 | 29-46 | ||
| April 7, 1982 | Chicago Bulls 122 at Cleveland Cavaliers 105 | W | 19-18 | 11-28 | 30-46 | ||
| April 9, 1982 | Washington Bullets 114 at Chicago Bulls 98 | L | 19-19 | 11-28 | 30-47 | ||
| April 11, 1982 | Chicago Bulls 89 at Atlanta Hawks 108 | L | 19-19 | 11-29 | 30-48 | ||
| April 13, 1982 | Boston Celtics 115 at Chicago Bulls 120 | W | 20-19 | 11-29 | 31-48 | ||
| April 14, 1982 | Chicago Bulls 120 at New York Knicks 116 | W | 20-19 | 12-29 | 32-48 | ||
| April 16, 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers 102 at Chicago Bulls 112 | W | 21-19 | 12-29 | 33-48 | ||
| April 18, 1982 | Indiana Pacers 104 at Chicago Bulls 112 | W | 22-19 | 12-29 | 34-48 |
