1981-82 Dallas Mavericks Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 28-54
Finishing 5th in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Coach: Dick Motta (28-54)
Location: Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 390,292, Avg. 9,519 in 41 home dates
1981-82 Dallas Mavericks StatisticsTeam Record: 28-54
Finishing 5th in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Coach: Dick Motta (28-54)
Location: Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 390,292, Avg. 9,519 in 41 home dates
1981-82 Dallas Mavericks Roster
The Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association ended the 1981-82 season with a record of 28 wins and 54 losses, finishing fifth in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference.
The Mavericks tossed in 8,575 points and conceded 8,938. Jay Vincent scored a team-best 1,732 points for Dallas and contributed 565 rebounds. Brad Davis dished out 509 assists for the squad.
On defense, Jay Vincent added 89 steals.
Dick Motta coached the team.
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Regular Season Points For: 8575
Regular Season Points Against: 8938
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 30, 1981 | Dallas Mavericks 89 at Utah Jazz 105 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| October 31, 1981 | Kansas City Kings 89 at Dallas Mavericks 95 | W | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| November 3, 1981 | Cleveland Cavaliers 125 at Dallas Mavericks 110 | L | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | ||
| November 5, 1981 | Dallas Mavericks 93 at Phoenix Suns 121 | L | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-3 | ||
| November 6, 1981 | New York Knicks 104 at Dallas Mavericks 95 | L | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1-4 | ||
| November 8, 1981 | Dallas Mavericks 111 at Los Angeles Lakers 121 | L | 1-2 | 0-3 | 1-5 | ||
| November 10, 1981 | Dallas Mavericks 95 at Portland Trail Blazers 117 | L | 1-2 | 0-4 | 1-6 | ||
| November 11, 1981 | Dallas Mavericks 79 at Seattle Supersonics 107 | L | 1-2 | 0-5 | 1-7 | ||
| November 14, 1981 | Golden State Warriors 118 at Dallas Mavericks 112 | L | 1-3 | 0-5 | 1-8 | ||
| November 17, 1981 | San Antonio Spurs 112 at Dallas Mavericks 105 | L | 1-4 | 0-5 | 1-9 | ||
| November 20, 1981 | Seattle Supersonics 90 at Dallas Mavericks 89 | L | 1-5 | 0-5 | 1-10 | ||
| November 21, 1981 | Phoenix Suns 110 at Dallas Mavericks 88 | L | 1-6 | 0-5 | 1-11 | ||
| November 24, 1981 | Los Angeles Lakers 125 at Dallas Mavericks 110 | L | 1-7 | 0-5 | 1-12 | ||
| November 25, 1981 | Dallas Mavericks 133 at Denver Nuggets 139 | L | 1-7 | 0-6 | 1-13 | ||
| November 28, 1981 | New Jersey Nets 107 at Dallas Mavericks 111 | W | 2-7 | 0-6 | 2-13 | ||
| December 2, 1981 | Dallas Mavericks 103 at Utah Jazz 114 | L | 2-7 | 0-7 | 2-14 | ||
| December 3, 1981 | Dallas Mavericks 111 at San Diego Clippers 113 | L | 2-7 | 0-8 | 2-15 | ||
| December 5, 1981 | Denver Nuggets 105 at Dallas Mavericks 109 | W | 3-7 | 0-8 | 3-15 | ||
| December 8, 1981 | Utah Jazz 103 at Dallas Mavericks 128 | W | 4-7 | 0-8 | 4-15 | ||
| December 9, 1981 | Dallas Mavericks 109 at Kansas City Kings 113 | L | 4-7 | 0-9 | 4-16 | OT | |
| December 11, 1981 | San Antonio Spurs 101 at Dallas Mavericks 99 | L | 4-8 | 0-9 | 4-17 | ||
| December 12, 1981 | Dallas Mavericks 97 at Houston Rockets 101 | L | 4-8 | 0-10 | 4-18 | ||
| December 15, 1981 | Dallas Mavericks 107 at Washington Bullets 102 | W | 4-8 | 1-10 | 5-18 | ||
| December 16, 1981 | Dallas Mavericks 92 at Boston Celtics 109 | L | 4-8 | 1-11 | 5-19 | ||
| December 18, 1981 | Houston Rockets 112 at Dallas Mavericks 93 | L | 4-9 | 1-11 | 5-20 | ||
| December 19, 1981 | Portland Trail Blazers 95 at Dallas Mavericks 102 | W | 5-9 | 1-11 | 6-20 | ||
| December 22, 1981 | Detroit Pistons 106 at Dallas Mavericks 98 | L | 5-10 | 1-11 | 6-21 | ||
| December 26, 1981 | Denver Nuggets 124 at Dallas Mavericks 117 | L | 5-11 | 1-11 | 6-22 | ||
| December 29, 1981 | Kansas City Kings 92 at Dallas Mavericks 104 | W | 6-11 | 1-11 | 7-22 | ||
| January 2, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks 100 at Golden State Warriors 119 | L | 6-11 | 1-12 | 7-23 | ||
| January 6, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks 100 at Seattle Supersonics 107 | L | 6-11 | 1-13 | 7-24 | ||
| January 7, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks 113 at San Diego Clippers 112 | W | 6-11 | 2-13 | 8-24 | ||
| January 9, 1982 | Phoenix Suns 101 at Dallas Mavericks 105 | W | 7-11 | 2-13 | 9-24 | ||
| January 12, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks 109 at San Antonio Spurs 127 | L | 7-11 | 2-14 | 9-25 | ||
| January 13, 1982 | San Diego Clippers 105 at Dallas Mavericks 102 | L | 7-12 | 2-14 | 9-26 | ||
| January 15, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks 113 at Denver Nuggets 128 | L | 7-12 | 2-15 | 9-27 | ||
| January 16, 1982 | Portland Trail Blazers 110 at Dallas Mavericks 103 | L | 7-13 | 2-15 | 9-28 | ||
| January 20, 1982 | Milwaukee Bucks 104 at Dallas Mavericks 109 | W | 8-13 | 2-15 | 10-28 | ||
| January 21, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks 110 at Kansas City Kings 94 | W | 8-13 | 3-15 | 11-28 | ||
| January 23, 1982 | Utah Jazz 110 at Dallas Mavericks 122 | W | 9-13 | 3-15 | 12-28 | ||
| January 26, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks 90 at Atlanta Hawks 88 | W | 9-13 | 4-15 | 13-28 | ||
| January 27, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 99 at Dallas Mavericks 86 | L | 9-14 | 4-15 | 13-29 | ||
| February 2, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks 98 at San Antonio Spurs 103 | L | 9-14 | 4-16 | 13-30 | ||
| February 3, 1982 | San Diego Clippers 113 at Dallas Mavericks 106 | L | 9-15 | 4-16 | 13-31 | ||
| February 5, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks 92 at Milwaukee Bucks 117 | L | 9-15 | 4-17 | 13-32 | ||
| February 6, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks 95 at Indiana Pacers 89 | W | 9-15 | 5-17 | 14-32 | ||
| February 10, 1982 | Washington Bullets 119 at Dallas Mavericks 102 | L | 9-16 | 5-17 | 14-33 | ||
| February 12, 1982 | Seattle Supersonics 100 at Dallas Mavericks 103 | W | 10-16 | 5-17 | 15-33 | ||
| February 14, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks 111 at New Jersey Nets 109 | W | 10-16 | 6-17 | 16-33 | ||
| February 16, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks 112 at New York Knicks 110 | W | 10-16 | 7-17 | 17-33 | ||
| February 17, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks 109 at Philadelphia 76ers 114 | L | 10-16 | 7-18 | 17-34 | ||
| February 20, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks 109 at Cleveland Cavaliers 116 | L | 10-16 | 7-19 | 17-35 | ||
| February 21, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks 113 at Chicago Bulls 97 | W | 10-16 | 8-19 | 18-35 | ||
| February 23, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks 95 at Houston Rockets 105 | L | 10-16 | 8-20 | 18-36 | ||
| February 25, 1982 | Golden State Warriors 106 at Dallas Mavericks 104 | L | 10-17 | 8-20 | 18-37 | ||
| February 27, 1982 | Houston Rockets 105 at Dallas Mavericks 108 | W | 11-17 | 8-20 | 19-37 | OT | |
| March 2, 1982 | Boston Celtics 101 at Dallas Mavericks 97 | L | 11-18 | 8-20 | 19-38 | ||
| March 4, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks 98 at Golden State Warriors 104 | L | 11-18 | 8-21 | 19-39 | ||
| March 5, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks 97 at Seattle Supersonics 98 | L | 11-18 | 8-22 | 19-40 | ||
| March 7, 1982 | Indiana Pacers 108 at Dallas Mavericks 106 | L | 11-19 | 8-22 | 19-41 | ||
| March 8, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks 121 at San Antonio Spurs 113 | W | 11-19 | 9-22 | 20-41 | ||
| March 10, 1982 | Portland Trail Blazers 102 at Dallas Mavericks 104 | W | 12-19 | 9-22 | 21-41 | ||
| March 13, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks 126 at San Diego Clippers 118 | W | 12-19 | 10-22 | 22-41 | ||
| March 14, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks 116 at Los Angeles Lakers 138 | L | 12-19 | 10-23 | 22-42 | ||
| March 17, 1982 | Chicago Bulls 102 at Dallas Mavericks 92 | L | 12-20 | 10-23 | 22-43 | ||
| March 19, 1982 | Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Dallas Mavericks 106 | L | 12-21 | 10-23 | 22-44 | ||
| March 21, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks 101 at Portland Trail Blazers 109 | L | 12-21 | 10-24 | 22-45 | ||
| March 23, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks 118 at Los Angeles Lakers 116 | W | 12-21 | 11-24 | 23-45 | ||
| March 24, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks 96 at Phoenix Suns 104 | L | 12-21 | 11-25 | 23-46 | ||
| March 26, 1982 | Kansas City Kings 87 at Dallas Mavericks 96 | W | 13-21 | 11-25 | 24-46 | ||
| March 27, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks 96 at Dallas Mavericks 85 | L | 13-22 | 11-25 | 24-47 | ||
| March 30, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks 95 at Houston Rockets 99 | L | 13-22 | 11-26 | 24-48 | ||
| March 31, 1982 | Denver Nuggets 120 at Dallas Mavericks 119 | L | 13-23 | 11-26 | 24-49 | ||
| April 1, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks 121 at Detroit Pistons 120 | W | 13-23 | 12-26 | 25-49 | ||
| April 3, 1982 | Golden State Warriors 107 at Dallas Mavericks 102 | L | 13-24 | 12-26 | 25-50 | ||
| April 6, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks 114 at Utah Jazz 129 | L | 13-24 | 12-27 | 25-51 | ||
| April 7, 1982 | Utah Jazz 109 at Dallas Mavericks 123 | W | 14-24 | 12-27 | 26-51 | ||
| April 9, 1982 | Phoenix Suns 100 at Dallas Mavericks 105 | W | 15-24 | 12-27 | 27-51 | ||
| April 11, 1982 | Houston Rockets 97 at Dallas Mavericks 109 | W | 16-24 | 12-27 | 28-51 | ||
| April 14, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks 95 at Kansas City Kings 114 | L | 16-24 | 12-28 | 28-52 | ||
| April 16, 1982 | San Antonio Spurs 118 at Dallas Mavericks 106 | L | 16-25 | 12-28 | 28-53 | ||
| April 17, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks 124 at Denver Nuggets 130 | L | 16-25 | 12-29 | 28-54 |
