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Indiana Pacers 52 - 30 | |
| National Basketball Association Central Division: 1st place | ||
| Indianapolis, IN |
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| Season Info | ||||||||||||
| Stats | Team | CR | TR | Opponent | CR | TR | Margin | CR | TR | |||
| Points: | 110.1 | 2 | 5 | 105.0 | 10 | 18 | 5.1 | 4 | 5 | |||
| O.Rebounds: | 14.7 | 3 | 4 | 15.3 | 12 | 24 | -0.6 | 6 | 14 | |||
| D.Rebounds: | 29.9 | 6 | 8 | 31.2 | 11 | 21 | -1.3 | 10 | 17 | |||
| Rebounds: | 44.6 | 4 | 6 | 46.5 | 12 | 24 | -1.9 | 11 | 17 | |||
| Assists: | 23.6 | 3 | 6 | 22.4 | 11 | 21 | 1.2 | 7 | 12 | |||
| Steals: | 10.8 | 3 | 3 | 8.4 | 1 | 3 | 2.4 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Blocks: | 5.2 | 7 | 8 | 5.0 | 8 | 19 | 0.1 | 8 | 11 | |||
| Turnovers: | 15.1 | 3 | 3 | 18.5 | 3 | 3 | -3.3 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Fouls: | 25.7 | 9 | 16 | 25.1 | 7 | 15 | 0.6 | 7 | 13 | |||
| FG% | .456 | 4 | 8 | .450 | 8 | 11 | .006 | 5 | 9 | |||
| FT% | .792 | 3 | 6 | .753 | 1 | 1 | .039 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 3PT% | .327 | 2 | 5 | .263 | 1 | 1 | .064 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Points Per Shot | 1.22 | 7 | 16 | 1.21 | 6 | 6 | 0.01 | 6 | 10 | |||
| Adjusted FG% | .470 | 3 | 8 | .460 | 7 | 9 | .010 | 5 | 9 |
| Coaching Staff | |||||||||||
| Position | Name | Age | SCUR | SPOT | CINS | CSHT | CHND | CPSD | CPRD | Salary | Years |
| General Manager: | Don Nelson | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $172,709 | 4 |
| Roster | ||||||||
| # | Name | Pos | Age | Height | Weight | Exp | College | Hometown |
| 45 | James Edwards | C | 27 | 7-0 | 280 | 5 | Washington | |
| 42 | Mark McNamara | C | 24 | 6-11 | 247 | 0 | California | |
| 12 | Clemon Johnson | PF | 26 | 6-10 | 253 | 4 | Florida A&M | |
| 51 | Kurt Nimphius | PF | 25 | 6-10 | 238 | 2 | Arizona State | Milwaukee, WI |
| 33 | Alex English | PF | 29 | 6-7 | 208 | 6 | South Carolina | |
| 23 | Michael Cooper | SF | 27 | 6-7 | 205 | 4 | New Mexico | |
| 22 | Dudley Bradley | SG | 26 | 6-6 | 216 | 3 | North Carolina | |
| 25 | Otis Birdsong | SG | 27 | 6-4 | 199 | 5 | Houston | |
| 2 | Billy Knight | PG | 31 | 6-6 | 203 | 8 | Pittsburgh | |
| 10 | Jerry Eaves | PG | 24 | 6-4 | 186 | 0 | Louisville | |
| 14 | Mickey Dillard | PG | 24 | 6-3 | 175 | 1 | Florida State | |
| 21 | Jerry Sichting | PG | 26 | 6-1 | 172 | 1 | Perdue | Martinsville, IN |
| Attributes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Name | Pos | Age | Ht | Wt | Cur | Fut | Ins | Jps | Fts | 3ps | Hnd | Pas | Orb | Drb | Psd | Prd | Stl | Blk | Qkn | Jmp | Str | Sta | |||
| 45 | James Edwards | C | 27 | 7-0 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 42 | Mark McNamara | C | 24 | 6-11 | 247 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 12 | Clemon Johnson | PF | 26 | 6-10 | 253 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 51 | Kurt Nimphius | PF | 25 | 6-10 | 238 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 33 | Alex English | PF | 29 | 6-7 | 208 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 23 | Michael Cooper | SF | 27 | 6-7 | 205 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 22 | Dudley Bradley | SG | 26 | 6-6 | 216 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 25 | Otis Birdsong | SG | 27 | 6-4 | 199 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 2 | Billy Knight | PG | 31 | 6-6 | 203 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 10 | Jerry Eaves | PG | 24 | 6-4 | 186 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 14 | Mickey Dillard | PG | 24 | 6-3 | 175 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 21 | Jerry Sichting | PG | 26 | 6-1 | 172 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Potentials | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Name | Pos | Age | Ht | Wt | Cur | Fut | Ins | Jps | Fts | 3ps | Hnd | Pas | Orb | Drb | Psd | Prd | Stl | Blk | |||
| 45 | James Edwards | C | 27 | 7-0 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 42 | Mark McNamara | C | 24 | 6-11 | 247 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 12 | Clemon Johnson | PF | 26 | 6-10 | 253 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 51 | Kurt Nimphius | PF | 25 | 6-10 | 238 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 33 | Alex English | PF | 29 | 6-7 | 208 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 23 | Michael Cooper | SF | 27 | 6-7 | 205 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 22 | Dudley Bradley | SG | 26 | 6-6 | 216 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 25 | Otis Birdsong | SG | 27 | 6-4 | 199 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 2 | Billy Knight | PG | 31 | 6-6 | 203 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 10 | Jerry Eaves | PG | 24 | 6-4 | 186 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 14 | Mickey Dillard | PG | 24 | 6-3 | 175 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 21 | Jerry Sichting | PG | 26 | 6-1 | 172 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Unavailable Players | |||||||
| Player | Reason | Length | |||||
| Season Stats | ||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | G | GS | Min | Pts | ORb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | +/- | |
| James Edwards | C | 82 | 82 | 31.8 | 12.9 | 2.4 | 8.5 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | |
| Mark McNamara | C | 43 | 0 | 7.3 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.1 | -1.1 | |
| Clemon Johnson | PF | 61 | 4 | 18.0 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.7 | -0.4 | |
| Kurt Nimphius | PF | 60 | 0 | 7.7 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | |
| Alex English | PF | 78 | 78 | 34.9 | 28.1 | 3.0 | 7.8 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 6.0 | |
| Michael Cooper | SF | 82 | 82 | 34.8 | 13.3 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 4.4 | |
| Dudley Bradley | SG | 63 | 30 | 22.1 | 7.7 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 1.9 | |
| Otis Birdsong | SG | 82 | 82 | 35.9 | 22.9 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 0.0 | |
| Billy Knight | PG | 73 | 19 | 30.1 | 15.3 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.6 | |
| Jerry Eaves | PG | 52 | 0 | 15.5 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 | -0.1 | |
| Mickey Dillard | PG | 43 | 0 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.6 | -0.9 | |
| Jerry Sichting | PG | 29 | 0 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -0.8 | |
| Season Shooting | |||||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | Fgm | Fga | Pct | Ftm | Fta | Pct | IFgm | IFga | Pct | JSm | JSa | Pct | 3pm | 3pa | Pct | |
| James Edwards | C | 397 | 791 | .502 | 266 | 375 | .709 | 290 | 451 | .643 | 107 | 340 | .315 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Mark McNamara | C | 33 | 59 | .559 | 40 | 56 | .714 | 33 | 52 | .635 | 0 | 7 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Clemon Johnson | PF | 89 | 201 | .443 | 52 | 87 | .598 | 69 | 126 | .548 | 20 | 75 | .267 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Kurt Nimphius | PF | 28 | 71 | .394 | 22 | 38 | .579 | 22 | 40 | .550 | 6 | 31 | .194 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Alex English | PF | 851 | 1794 | .474 | 491 | 567 | .866 | 471 | 746 | .631 | 380 | 1045 | .364 | 0 | 3 | .000 | |
| Michael Cooper | SF | 405 | 849 | .477 | 175 | 205 | .854 | 137 | 205 | .668 | 160 | 385 | .416 | 108 | 259 | .417 | |
| Dudley Bradley | SG | 190 | 423 | .449 | 94 | 125 | .752 | 103 | 151 | .682 | 76 | 208 | .365 | 11 | 64 | .172 | |
| Otis Birdsong | SG | 786 | 1852 | .424 | 260 | 391 | .665 | 257 | 397 | .647 | 485 | 1264 | .384 | 44 | 191 | .230 | |
| Billy Knight | PG | 393 | 871 | .451 | 312 | 369 | .846 | 201 | 335 | .600 | 171 | 484 | .353 | 21 | 52 | .404 | |
| Jerry Eaves | PG | 76 | 200 | .380 | 64 | 82 | .780 | 34 | 55 | .618 | 42 | 141 | .298 | 0 | 4 | .000 | |
| Mickey Dillard | PG | 23 | 59 | .390 | 33 | 43 | .767 | 9 | 20 | .450 | 14 | 39 | .359 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Jerry Sichting | PG | 24 | 62 | .387 | 38 | 44 | .864 | 17 | 31 | .548 | 5 | 19 | .263 | 2 | 12 | .167 |
| Season Efficiency | ||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | TS% | AstR | ToR | Usg | ORR | DRR | RR | PER | VA | EWA | O Eff | D Eff | |
| James Edwards | C | .554 | 13.4 | 12.0 | 17.1 | 8.0 | 20.5 | 14.2 | 16.4 | 226.8 | 7.6 | 105.9 | 98.8 | |
| Mark McNamara | C | .631 | 10.4 | 16.5 | 13.0 | 10.2 | 23.3 | 16.6 | 14.4 | 17.9 | 0.6 | 99.0 | 111.0 | |
| Clemon Johnson | PF | .481 | 16.0 | 18.2 | 11.3 | 8.4 | 18.1 | 13.1 | 8.4 | -51.1 | -1.7 | 98.8 | 100.5 | |
| Kurt Nimphius | PF | .443 | 14.6 | 24.3 | 10.7 | 8.1 | 19.3 | 13.8 | 7.3 | -28.6 | -1.0 | 95.5 | 97.7 | |
| Alex English | PF | .536 | 11.1 | 6.4 | 32.2 | 8.9 | 14.5 | 11.7 | 29.2 | 718.5 | 24.0 | 108.8 | 100.4 | |
| Michael Cooper | SF | .581 | 24.7 | 10.9 | 16.3 | 4.2 | 10.5 | 7.3 | 18.0 | 321.0 | 10.7 | 105.5 | 99.1 | |
| Dudley Bradley | SG | .506 | 16.4 | 10.3 | 15.9 | 4.3 | 10.6 | 7.3 | 14.9 | 92.0 | 3.1 | 102.0 | 97.5 | |
| Otis Birdsong | SG | .463 | 11.2 | 9.0 | 30.5 | 6.8 | 10.0 | 8.3 | 18.9 | 367.9 | 12.3 | 101.2 | 101.0 | |
| Billy Knight | PG | .542 | 13.3 | 11.0 | 21.6 | 6.7 | 11.7 | 9.2 | 18.9 | 258.4 | 8.6 | 105.6 | 101.0 | |
| Jerry Eaves | PG | .458 | 16.4 | 15.8 | 14.7 | 5.4 | 8.8 | 7.1 | 8.6 | -28.5 | -1.0 | 98.5 | 99.1 | |
| Mickey Dillard | PG | .513 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 11.3 | 3.9 | 8.2 | 6.1 | 7.5 | -17.7 | -0.6 | 102.6 | 110.5 | |
| Jerry Sichting | PG | .543 | 12.3 | 16.7 | 17.2 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 10.7 | -1.1 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 109.2 |
| Career Stats | |||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | G | GS | Min | Pts | Orb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TOs | PFs | |
| James Edwards | C | 489 | 324 | 32.5 | 15.0 | 2.3 | 8.4 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.9 | |
| Mark McNamara | C | 43 | 0 | 7.3 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.1 | |
| Clemon Johnson | PF | 276 | 8 | 10.3 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.5 | |
| Kurt Nimphius | PF | 173 | 0 | 8.2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | |
| Alex English | PF | 547 | 324 | 30.3 | 20.2 | 2.6 | 7.0 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 2.8 | |
| Michael Cooper | SF | 321 | 186 | 30.4 | 11.4 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.9 | |
| Dudley Bradley | SG | 309 | 203 | 25.3 | 7.7 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 3.6 | |
| Otis Birdsong | SG | 462 | 307 | 35.4 | 22.0 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 2.9 | |
| Billy Knight | PG | 678 | 19 | 33.4 | 18.3 | 2.2 | 6.4 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 2.6 | |
| Jerry Eaves | PG | 52 | 0 | 15.5 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 | |
| Mickey Dillard | PG | 110 | 0 | 7.4 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 | |
| Jerry Sichting | PG | 79 | 0 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | |
| Career Shooting | |||||||||||
| Name | Pos | FGM | FGA | Pct | FTM | FTA | Pct | 3PM | 3PA | Pct | |
| James Edwards | C | 2790 | 5521 | .505 | 1749 | 2527 | .692 | 0 | 2 | .000 | |
| Mark McNamara | C | 33 | 59 | .559 | 40 | 56 | .714 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Clemon Johnson | PF | 281 | 596 | .471 | 139 | 253 | .549 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Kurt Nimphius | PF | 105 | 216 | .486 | 52 | 86 | .605 | 0 | 4 | .000 | |
| Alex English | PF | 4351 | 8768 | .496 | 2334 | 2818 | .828 | 0 | 11 | .000 | |
| Michael Cooper | SF | 1355 | 2851 | .475 | 655 | 763 | .858 | 285 | 791 | .360 | |
| Dudley Bradley | SG | 872 | 1964 | .444 | 561 | 759 | .739 | 81 | 326 | .248 | |
| Otis Birdsong | SG | 4227 | 9408 | .449 | 1558 | 2247 | .693 | 153 | 660 | .232 | |
| Billy Knight | PG | 4808 | 9720 | .495 | 2737 | 3336 | .820 | 78 | 275 | .284 | |
| Jerry Eaves | PG | 76 | 200 | .380 | 64 | 82 | .780 | 0 | 4 | .000 | |
| Mickey Dillard | PG | 60 | 160 | .375 | 75 | 103 | .728 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Jerry Sichting | PG | 56 | 150 | .373 | 79 | 100 | .790 | 5 | 25 | .200 |
| Career Efficiency | ||||||||||||||
| Name | Pos | TS% | AstR | ToR | Usg | ORR | DRR | RR | PER | VA | EWA | O Eff | D Eff | |
| James Edwards | C | .552 | 10.2 | 11.7 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 31.3 | 22.0 | 17.1 | 1105.7 | 36.9 | 109.2 | 101.8 | |
| Mark McNamara | C | .631 | 10.4 | 16.5 | 13.0 | 10.2 | 23.3 | 16.6 | 14.4 | 17.9 | 0.6 | 99.0 | 111.0 | |
| Clemon Johnson | PF | .495 | 16.5 | 18.2 | 8.5 | 13.2 | 26.9 | 20.0 | 9.1 | -38.5 | -1.3 | 99.1 | 103.6 | |
| Kurt Nimphius | PF | .516 | 14.8 | 22.7 | 10.1 | 8.1 | 20.2 | 14.5 | 9.2 | -49.2 | -1.6 | 98.5 | 99.7 | |
| Alex English | PF | .551 | 11.4 | 8.2 | 20.7 | 14.6 | 23.7 | 19.2 | 27.8 | 2744.5 | 91.5 | 109.2 | 102.7 | |
| Michael Cooper | SF | .573 | 22.2 | 11.4 | 16.0 | 4.1 | 8.5 | 6.4 | 16.0 | 802.3 | 26.7 | 110.2 | 99.9 | |
| Dudley Bradley | SG | .519 | 18.6 | 13.2 | 14.7 | 4.2 | 10.2 | 7.2 | 13.0 | 297.0 | 9.9 | 106.6 | 98.9 | |
| Otis Birdsong | SG | .489 | 11.2 | 8.6 | 21.6 | 9.0 | 11.7 | 10.3 | 18.8 | 1438.5 | 48.0 | 101.9 | 102.5 | |
| Billy Knight | PG | .556 | 11.8 | 10.8 | 8.8 | 17.7 | 32.7 | 25.3 | 18.0 | 946.0 | 31.5 | 108.7 | 102.9 | |
| Jerry Eaves | PG | .458 | 16.4 | 15.8 | 14.7 | 5.4 | 8.8 | 7.1 | 8.6 | -28.5 | -1.0 | 98.5 | 99.1 | |
| Mickey Dillard | PG | .478 | 15.1 | 14.7 | 12.4 | 2.4 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 5.3 | -66.2 | -2.2 | 103.8 | 113.3 | |
| Jerry Sichting | PG | .505 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 17.6 | 2.3 | 8.0 | 5.3 | 10.2 | -6.6 | -0.2 | 102.1 | 105.1 |
| Contract | |||||||||
| Name | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | |
| James Edwards | $589,160 | $654,622 | $720,085 | $785,547 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Mark McNamara | $70,566 | $78,328 | $87,502 | $97,381 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Clemon Johnson | $52,875 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Kurt Nimphius | $65,584 | $72,989 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Alex English | $780,000 | $870,000 | $960,000 | $1,050,000 | $1,140,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Michael Cooper | $700,000 | $770,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Dudley Bradley | $73,917 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Otis Birdsong | $862,500 | $975,000 | $1,087,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Billy Knight | $502,686 | $532,152 | $561,619 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Jerry Eaves | $28,500 | $41,625 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Mickey Dillard | $33,300 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Jerry Sichting | $41,625 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Cut Salary | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Unused Exceptions | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Total Salary | $3,800,713 | $3,994,716 | $3,416,706 | $1,932,928 | $1,140,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Draft Picks | |||
| Season | Rnd | Team | |
| 1983 | 2 | Pacers | |
| 1984 | 2 | Pacers | |
| 1985 | 2 | Pacers | |
| Season Schedule | |||||||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Record | Attendance | Type | |
| 10/19/82 | Bulls | W | 98-91 | 1-0 | 14,089 | Preseason | |
| 10/21/82 | at Nuggets | W | 109-107 | 2-0 | 10,835 | Preseason | |
| 10/25/82 | at Clippers | W | 118-106 | 3-0 | 9,997 | Preseason | |
| 10/26/82 | Clippers | W | 115-90 | 4-0 | 11,010 | Preseason | |
| 10/28/82 | Mavericks | W | 122-118 | 5-0 | 11,941 | Preseason | |
| 10/30/82 | at 76ers | W | 128-110 | 6-0 | 13,115 | Preseason | |
| 11/02/82 | Cavaliers | L | 97-106 | 0-1 | 10,369 | Regular Season | |
| 11/06/82 | at Mavericks | W | 137-112 | 1-1 | 9,024 | Regular Season | |
| 11/07/82 | Clippers | W | 132-100 | 2-1 | 12,763 | Regular Season | |
| 11/10/82 | Trail Blazers | W | 117-94 | 3-1 | 16,039 | Regular Season | |
| 11/11/82 | at Nets | W | 114-85 | 4-1 | 11,589 | Regular Season | |
| 11/13/82 | Lakers | L | 79-117 | 4-2 | 11,951 | Regular Season | |
| 11/14/82 | Heat | W | 116-105 | 5-2 | 12,516 | Regular Season | |
| 11/17/82 | Cavaliers | W | 154-112 | 6-2 | 10,466 | Regular Season | |
| 11/18/82 | at Pistons | W | 142-126 | 7-2 | 8,390 | Regular Season | |
| 11/21/82 | Bucks | W | 115-105 | 8-2 | 16,165 | Regular Season | |
| 11/22/82 | at Knicks | L | 113-121 | 8-3 | 16,124 | Regular Season | |
| 11/24/82 | at Bulls | W | 92-87 | 9-3 | 14,261 | Regular Season | |
| 11/26/82 | at Kings | L | 106-114 | 9-4 | 11,778 | Regular Season | |
| 11/28/82 | at Pistons | W | 136-111 | 10-4 | 6,931 | Regular Season | |
| 11/29/82 | at Bucks | W | 100-99 | 11-4 | 10,783 | Regular Season | |
| 12/02/82 | Nets | W | 118-104 | 12-4 | 11,506 | Regular Season | |
| 12/03/82 | at Bullets | W | 108-99 | 13-4 | 9,704 | Regular Season | |
| 12/07/82 | at Bucks | L | 105-112 | 13-5 | 10,783 | Regular Season | |
| 12/08/82 | at Nets | W | 104-96 | 14-5 | 12,206 | Regular Season | |
| 12/12/82 | at Heat | W | 149-148 | 15-5 | 5,666 | Regular Season | |
| 12/13/82 | Celtics | W | 108-99 | 16-5 | 16,530 | Regular Season | |
| 12/17/82 | Spurs | W | 115-97 | 17-5 | 14,867 | Regular Season | |
| 12/18/82 | Pistons | W | 120-105 | 18-5 | 14,298 | Regular Season | |
| 12/22/82 | 76ers | L | 97-105 | 18-6 | 16,060 | Regular Season | |
| 12/26/82 | at Bulls | W | 96-84 | 19-6 | 15,668 | Regular Season | |
| 12/27/82 | Knicks | L | 111-121 | 19-7 | 12,868 | Regular Season | |
| 12/29/82 | Supersonics | L | 109-117 | 19-8 | 13,047 | Regular Season | |
| 12/31/82 | Hawks | L | 102-104 | 19-9 | 11,428 | Regular Season | |
| 01/02/83 | Bullets | W | 126-77 | 20-9 | 11,000 | Regular Season | |
| 01/04/83 | at Hawks | W | 145-119 | 21-9 | 12,483 | Regular Season | |
| 01/05/83 | at Bucks | L | 85-94 | 21-10 | 10,783 | Regular Season | |
| 01/09/83 | at Warriors | L | 100-128 | 21-11 | 9,397 | Regular Season | |
| 01/10/83 | at Rockets | L | 97-118 | 21-12 | 16,285 | Regular Season | |
| 01/14/83 | at Bullets | W | 81-76 | 22-12 | 9,253 | Regular Season | |
| 01/15/83 | at Celtics | L | 109-116 | 22-13 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 01/19/83 | Warriors | W | 121-101 | 23-13 | 13,874 | Regular Season | |
| 01/21/83 | at Hawks | L | 101-104 | 23-14 | 10,237 | Regular Season | |
| 01/23/83 | Heat | W | 130-115 | 24-14 | 13,304 | Regular Season | |
| 01/24/83 | Bucks | W | 96-88 | 25-14 | 16,530 | Regular Season | |
| 01/27/83 | Bucks | W | 102-97 | 26-14 | 16,530 | Regular Season | |
| 01/28/83 | Bulls | L | 122-126 | 26-15 | 13,813 | Regular Season | |
| 01/30/83 | Hawks | W | 122-100 | 27-15 | 13,214 | Regular Season | |
| 01/31/83 | at Bulls | L | 86-98 | 27-16 | 15,941 | Regular Season | |
| 02/03/83 | Bullets | W | 100-71 | 28-16 | 9,346 | Regular Season | |
| 02/05/83 | at Stallions | L | 95-100 | 28-17 | 10,725 | Regular Season | |
| 02/07/83 | Celtics | W | 114-112 | 29-17 | 16,530 | Regular Season | |
| 02/09/83 | at Nuggets | W | 97-84 | 30-17 | 10,031 | Regular Season | |
| 02/10/83 | 76ers | L | 117-128 | 30-18 | 12,140 | Regular Season | |
| 02/16/83 | at Cavaliers | W | 122-90 | 31-18 | 7,373 | Regular Season | |
| 02/17/83 | Nets | W | 114-106 | 32-18 | 12,024 | Regular Season | |
| 02/19/83 | Knicks | L | 80-104 | 32-19 | 13,414 | Regular Season | |
| 02/20/83 | at Suns | L | 99-105 | 32-20 | 10,250 | Regular Season | |
| 02/24/83 | Suns | W | 98-74 | 33-20 | 10,854 | Regular Season | |
| 02/25/83 | Kings | W | 121-101 | 34-20 | 10,836 | Regular Season | |
| 02/27/83 | at Knicks | L | 90-102 | 34-21 | 16,579 | Regular Season | |
| 02/28/83 | Cavaliers | W | 116-108 | 35-21 | 15,368 | Regular Season | |
| 03/04/83 | Bulls | W | 123-103 | 36-21 | 15,615 | Regular Season | |
| 03/05/83 | Hawks | W | 103-102 | 37-21 | 10,984 | Regular Season | |
| 03/09/83 | Pistons | W | 121-91 | 38-21 | 15,443 | Regular Season | |
| 03/10/83 | at Nets | L | 106-118 | 38-22 | 12,349 | Regular Season | |
| 03/12/83 | at Lakers | W | 94-93 | 39-22 | 16,432 | Regular Season | |
| 03/14/83 | at Cavaliers | L | 104-115 | 39-23 | 11,570 | Regular Season | |
| 03/16/83 | at Spurs | L | 110-112 | 39-24 | 16,057 | Regular Season | |
| 03/17/83 | at Supersonics | W | 127-116 | 40-24 | 12,232 | Regular Season | |
| 03/20/83 | at Celtics | W | 132-126 | 41-24 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 03/22/83 | Knicks | L | 93-110 | 41-25 | 12,651 | Regular Season | |
| 03/24/83 | Pistons | W | 106-79 | 42-25 | 11,112 | Regular Season | |
| 03/26/83 | Nuggets | W | 141-118 | 43-25 | 10,468 | Regular Season | |
| 03/28/83 | at Clippers | W | 105-98 | 44-25 | 7,840 | Regular Season | |
| 03/29/83 | at 76ers | W | 120-115 | 45-25 | 16,983 | Regular Season | |
| 04/01/83 | at Heat | W | 101-99 | 46-25 | 4,577 | Regular Season | |
| 04/02/83 | Mavericks | L | 102-103 | 46-26 | 13,562 | Regular Season | |
| 04/04/83 | Rockets | W | 93-86 | 47-26 | 16,530 | Regular Season | |
| 04/06/83 | 76ers | W | 117-94 | 48-26 | 15,648 | Regular Season | |
| 04/08/83 | Stallions | W | 120-101 | 49-26 | 14,688 | Regular Season | |
| 04/11/83 | at Hawks | W | 87-85 | 50-26 | 9,292 | Regular Season | |
| 04/12/83 | at Cavaliers | L | 95-130 | 50-27 | 10,576 | Regular Season | |
| 04/14/83 | Bulls | W | 127-123 | 51-27 | 13,581 | Regular Season | |
| 04/16/83 | at 76ers | W | 118-114 | 52-27 | 18,176 | Regular Season | |
| 04/18/83 | at Trail Blazers | L | 92-119 | 52-28 | 9,633 | Regular Season | |
| 04/20/83 | at Celtics | L | 99-107 | 52-29 | 14,895 | Regular Season | |
| 04/21/83 | at Pistons | L | 113-122 | 52-30 | 8,902 | Regular Season | |
| 05/01/83 | 76ers | L | 117-128 | 0-1 | 16,530 | Playoffs | |
| 05/02/83 | 76ers | W | 114-101 | 1-1 | 14,336 | Playoffs | |
| 05/04/83 | at 76ers | L | 98-113 | 1-2 | 18,176 | Playoffs | |
| 05/05/83 | at 76ers | L | 119-126 | 1-3 | 18,176 | Playoffs | |
| 05/07/83 | 76ers | W | 109-77 | 2-3 | 16,530 | Playoffs | |
| 05/09/83 | at 76ers | W | 125-124 | 3-3 | 18,176 | Playoffs | |
| 05/11/83 | 76ers | W | 124-122 | 4-3 | 15,524 | Playoffs | |
| 05/13/83 | at Celtics | L | 112-134 | 0-1 | 14,895 | Playoffs | |
| 05/14/83 | at Celtics | L | 125-132 | 0-2 | 14,895 | Playoffs | |
| 05/16/83 | Celtics | L | 98-110 | 0-3 | 16,530 | Playoffs | |
| 05/17/83 | Celtics | W | 106-96 | 1-3 | 16,530 | Playoffs | |
| 05/19/83 | at Celtics | W | 119-113 | 2-3 | 14,895 | Playoffs | |
| 05/21/83 | Celtics | L | 108-114 | 2-4 | 16,530 | Playoffs | |