1981-82 Detroit Pistons Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 39-43
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Scotty Robertson (39-43)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 406,317, Avg. 9,910 in 41 home dates
1981-82 Detroit Pistons StatisticsTeam Record: 39-43
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Scotty Robertson (39-43)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 406,317, Avg. 9,910 in 41 home dates
1981-82 Detroit Pistons Roster
The Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1981-82 season with a record of 39 wins and 43 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference.
The Pistons scored 9,112 points and conceded 9,187. Kelly Tripucka tossed in a team-best 1,772 points for Detroit, while Johnny Long netted 18 or more per game, too. Kent Benson contributed 653 boards. Isiah Thomas dished out 565 assists for the squad.
Defensively, Isiah Thomas added 150 steals, and Terry Tyler blocked 160 shots.
Scotty Robertson coached the team.
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Regular Season Points For: 9112
Regular Season Points Against: 9187
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 30, 1981 | Milwaukee Bucks 113 at Detroit Pistons 118 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| October 31, 1981 | Detroit Pistons 119 at Chicago Bulls 106 | W | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | ||
| November 5, 1981 | New Jersey Nets 103 at Detroit Pistons 109 | W | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | ||
| November 6, 1981 | Detroit Pistons 82 at Washington Bullets 86 | L | 2-0 | 1-1 | 3-1 | ||
| November 7, 1981 | Boston Celtics 129 at Detroit Pistons 88 | L | 2-1 | 1-1 | 3-2 | ||
| November 10, 1981 | Philadelphia 76ers 95 at Detroit Pistons 93 | L | 2-2 | 1-1 | 3-3 | ||
| November 12, 1981 | Cleveland Cavaliers 99 at Detroit Pistons 130 | W | 3-2 | 1-1 | 4-3 | ||
| November 14, 1981 | Detroit Pistons 117 at Atlanta Hawks 104 | W | 3-2 | 2-1 | 5-3 | ||
| November 18, 1981 | Detroit Pistons 103 at Cleveland Cavaliers 110 | L | 3-2 | 2-2 | 5-4 | ||
| November 19, 1981 | Washington Bullets 97 at Detroit Pistons 122 | W | 4-2 | 2-2 | 6-4 | ||
| November 21, 1981 | Utah Jazz 86 at Detroit Pistons 95 | W | 5-2 | 2-2 | 7-4 | ||
| November 24, 1981 | Detroit Pistons 95 at Milwaukee Bucks 103 | L | 5-2 | 2-3 | 7-5 | ||
| November 25, 1981 | Detroit Pistons 129 at Kansas City Kings 122 | W | 5-2 | 3-3 | 8-5 | OT | |
| November 27, 1981 | Atlanta Hawks 114 at Detroit Pistons 112 | L | 5-3 | 3-3 | 8-6 | OT | |
| November 28, 1981 | Detroit Pistons 103 at Philadelphia 76ers 116 | L | 5-3 | 3-4 | 8-7 | ||
| December 1, 1981 | Detroit Pistons 100 at New York Knicks 112 | L | 5-3 | 3-5 | 8-8 | ||
| December 2, 1981 | Detroit Pistons 114 at Boston Celtics 115 | L | 5-3 | 3-6 | 8-9 | ||
| December 4, 1981 | Detroit Pistons 95 at Indiana Pacers 105 | L | 5-3 | 3-7 | 8-10 | ||
| December 5, 1981 | Milwaukee Bucks 111 at Detroit Pistons 108 | L | 5-4 | 3-7 | 8-11 | ||
| December 10, 1981 | New York Knicks 106 at Detroit Pistons 101 | L | 5-5 | 3-7 | 8-12 | OT | |
| December 12, 1981 | Detroit Pistons 111 at Seattle Supersonics 117 | L | 5-5 | 3-8 | 8-13 | ||
| December 13, 1981 | Detroit Pistons 99 at Portland Trail Blazers 105 | L | 5-5 | 3-9 | 8-14 | ||
| December 15, 1981 | Detroit Pistons 108 at Golden State Warriors 104 | W | 5-5 | 4-9 | 9-14 | ||
| December 17, 1981 | Indiana Pacers 100 at Detroit Pistons 96 | L | 5-6 | 4-9 | 9-15 | ||
| December 19, 1981 | New York Knicks 104 at Detroit Pistons 132 | W | 6-6 | 4-9 | 10-15 | ||
| December 22, 1981 | Detroit Pistons 106 at Dallas Mavericks 98 | W | 6-6 | 5-9 | 11-15 | ||
| December 23, 1981 | Detroit Pistons 124 at Denver Nuggets 119 | W | 6-6 | 6-9 | 12-15 | ||
| December 26, 1981 | Chicago Bulls 94 at Detroit Pistons 96 | W | 7-6 | 6-9 | 13-15 | ||
| December 29, 1981 | Detroit Pistons 125 at Washington Bullets 129 | L | 7-6 | 6-10 | 13-16 | ||
| December 30, 1981 | Detroit Pistons 119 at New Jersey Nets 130 | L | 7-6 | 6-11 | 13-17 | ||
| January 2, 1982 | Detroit Pistons 108 at New York Knicks 121 | L | 7-6 | 6-12 | 13-18 | ||
| January 5, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 101 at Detroit Pistons 124 | W | 8-6 | 6-12 | 14-18 | ||
| January 7, 1982 | Phoenix Suns 110 at Detroit Pistons 94 | L | 8-7 | 6-12 | 14-19 | ||
| January 9, 1982 | Los Angeles Lakers 130 at Detroit Pistons 127 | L | 8-8 | 6-12 | 14-20 | ||
| January 10, 1982 | Detroit Pistons 124 at Boston Celtics 134 | L | 8-8 | 6-13 | 14-21 | at Hartford, CT | |
| January 12, 1982 | Detroit Pistons 122 at Chicago Bulls 111 | W | 8-8 | 7-13 | 15-21 | ||
| January 14, 1982 | Washington Bullets 121 at Detroit Pistons 114 | L | 8-9 | 7-13 | 15-22 | ||
| January 16, 1982 | Boston Celtics 128 at Detroit Pistons 120 | L | 8-10 | 7-13 | 15-23 | ||
| January 17, 1982 | Detroit Pistons 108 at Milwaukee Bucks 103 | W | 8-10 | 8-13 | 16-23 | ||
| January 19, 1982 | Detroit Pistons 117 at Utah Jazz 123 | L | 8-10 | 8-14 | 16-24 | ||
| January 21, 1982 | Detroit Pistons 120 at San Diego Clippers 110 | W | 8-10 | 9-14 | 17-24 | ||
| January 22, 1982 | Detroit Pistons 111 at Los Angeles Lakers 123 | L | 8-10 | 9-15 | 17-25 | ||
| January 23, 1982 | Detroit Pistons 90 at Phoenix Suns 113 | L | 8-10 | 9-16 | 17-26 | ||
| January 27, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks 107 at Detroit Pistons 108 | W | 9-10 | 9-16 | 18-26 | ||
| February 2, 1982 | Detroit Pistons 106 at Atlanta Hawks 105 | W | 9-10 | 10-16 | 19-26 | ||
| February 5, 1982 | Detroit Pistons 110 at Chicago Bulls 103 | W | 9-10 | 11-16 | 20-26 | ||
| February 6, 1982 | New Jersey Nets 125 at Detroit Pistons 120 | L | 9-11 | 11-16 | 20-27 | ||
| February 9, 1982 | Chicago Bulls 123 at Detroit Pistons 128 | W | 10-11 | 11-16 | 21-27 | OT | |
| February 10, 1982 | Detroit Pistons 108 at New Jersey Nets 115 | L | 10-11 | 11-17 | 21-28 | ||
| February 11, 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers 113 at Detroit Pistons 123 | W | 11-11 | 11-17 | 22-28 | ||
| February 13, 1982 | Portland Trail Blazers 128 at Detroit Pistons 120 | L | 11-12 | 11-17 | 22-29 | ||
| February 16, 1982 | Houston Rockets 109 at Detroit Pistons 111 | W | 12-12 | 11-17 | 23-29 | ||
| February 17, 1982 | Detroit Pistons 112 at San Antonio Spurs 126 | L | 12-12 | 11-18 | 23-30 | ||
| February 20, 1982 | Indiana Pacers 100 at Detroit Pistons 115 | W | 13-12 | 11-18 | 24-30 | ||
| February 25, 1982 | San Antonio Spurs 119 at Detroit Pistons 116 | L | 13-13 | 11-18 | 24-31 | ||
| February 27, 1982 | Kansas City Kings 119 at Detroit Pistons 127 | W | 14-13 | 11-18 | 25-31 | OT | |
| February 28, 1982 | Detroit Pistons 101 at Indiana Pacers 112 | L | 14-13 | 11-19 | 25-32 | ||
| March 2, 1982 | Detroit Pistons 91 at Milwaukee Bucks 101 | L | 14-13 | 11-20 | 25-33 | ||
| March 4, 1982 | Chicago Bulls 97 at Detroit Pistons 122 | W | 15-13 | 11-20 | 26-33 | ||
| March 6, 1982 | Detroit Pistons 115 at New York Knicks 111 | W | 15-13 | 12-20 | 27-33 | ||
| March 8, 1982 | Boston Celtics 111 at Detroit Pistons 101 | L | 15-14 | 12-20 | 27-34 | ||
| March 10, 1982 | Denver Nuggets 124 at Detroit Pistons 113 | L | 15-15 | 12-20 | 27-35 | ||
| March 12, 1982 | Golden State Warriors 117 at Detroit Pistons 121 | W | 16-15 | 12-20 | 28-35 | ||
| March 14, 1982 | Detroit Pistons 109 at Cleveland Cavaliers 103 | W | 16-15 | 13-20 | 29-35 | ||
| March 16, 1982 | San Diego Clippers 110 at Detroit Pistons 114 | W | 17-15 | 13-20 | 30-35 | ||
| March 18, 1982 | Seattle Supersonics 115 at Detroit Pistons 119 | W | 18-15 | 13-20 | 31-35 | ||
| March 19, 1982 | Detroit Pistons 111 at Houston Rockets 102 | W | 18-15 | 14-20 | 32-35 | ||
| March 21, 1982 | Detroit Pistons 111 at Atlanta Hawks 119 | L | 18-15 | 14-21 | 32-36 | ||
| March 25, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 98 at Detroit Pistons 100 | W | 19-15 | 14-21 | 33-36 | ||
| March 26, 1982 | Detroit Pistons 104 at Boston Celtics 125 | L | 19-15 | 14-22 | 33-37 | ||
| March 27, 1982 | Detroit Pistons 123 at New Jersey Nets 121 | W | 19-15 | 15-22 | 34-37 | ||
| March 30, 1982 | Detroit Pistons 98 at Washington Bullets 127 | L | 19-15 | 15-23 | 34-38 | ||
| March 31, 1982 | Detroit Pistons 106 at Indiana Pacers 108 | L | 19-15 | 15-24 | 34-39 | ||
| April 1, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks 121 at Detroit Pistons 120 | L | 19-16 | 15-24 | 34-40 | ||
| April 3, 1982 | Indiana Pacers 102 at Detroit Pistons 105 | W | 20-16 | 15-24 | 35-40 | ||
| April 7, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks 115 at Detroit Pistons 120 | W | 21-16 | 15-24 | 36-40 | ||
| April 9, 1982 | Milwaukee Bucks 118 at Detroit Pistons 100 | L | 21-17 | 15-24 | 36-41 | ||
| April 11, 1982 | New York Knicks 89 at Detroit Pistons 97 | W | 22-17 | 15-24 | 37-41 | ||
| April 14, 1982 | Detroit Pistons 111 at Philadelphia 76ers 119 | L | 22-17 | 15-25 | 37-42 | ||
| April 15, 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers 110 at Detroit Pistons 120 | W | 23-17 | 15-25 | 38-42 | ||
| April 17, 1982 | New Jersey Nets 147 at Detroit Pistons 132 | L | 23-18 | 15-25 | 38-43 | ||
| April 18, 1982 | Detroit Pistons 116 at Cleveland Cavaliers 113 | W | 23-18 | 16-25 | 39-43 | OT |
