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 StatisticsTeam 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 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 |
