1981-82 Atlanta Hawks Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 42-40
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 0-2 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Philadelphia 76ers 2-0
Coach: Kevin Loughery (42-40)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 308,899, Avg. 7,534 in 41 home dates
1981-82 Atlanta Hawks StatisticsTeam Record: 42-40
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 0-2 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Philadelphia 76ers 2-0
Coach: Kevin Loughery (42-40)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 308,899, Avg. 7,534 in 41 home dates
1981-82 Atlanta Hawks Roster
The Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association ended the 1981-82 season with a record of 42 wins and 40 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.
The Hawks led the circuit with just 8,237 points allowed. Atlanta scored 8,281 points, worst in the league. John Drew netted a team-leading 1,298 points for the team, while Eddie Johnson and Dan Roundfield contributed 16 or more per game, too. Dan Roundfield accounted for 721 rebounds. Rory Sparrow dished out 424 assists for the squad.
Defensively, Eddie Johnson added 102 steals, and Tree Rollins blocked 224 shots.
Kevin Loughery coached the team. The 1981-82 Atlanta Hawks lost in the conference first round.
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Regular Season Points For: 8281
Regular Season Points Against: 8237
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 31, 1981 | Philadelphia 76ers 108 at Atlanta Hawks 106 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| November 3, 1981 | Atlanta Hawks 96 at Chicago Bulls 104 | L | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | ||
| November 4, 1981 | Atlanta Hawks 95 at New Jersey Nets 86 | W | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | ||
| November 6, 1981 | Atlanta Hawks 106 at Philadelphia 76ers 99 | W | 0-1 | 2-1 | 2-2 | ||
| November 10, 1981 | Milwaukee Bucks 83 at Atlanta Hawks 94 | W | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-2 | ||
| November 12, 1981 | Washington Bullets 95 at Atlanta Hawks 87 | L | 1-2 | 2-1 | 3-3 | ||
| November 14, 1981 | Detroit Pistons 117 at Atlanta Hawks 104 | L | 1-3 | 2-1 | 3-4 | ||
| November 18, 1981 | Phoenix Suns 97 at Atlanta Hawks 102 | W | 2-3 | 2-1 | 4-4 | ||
| November 19, 1981 | Atlanta Hawks 89 at New York Knicks 84 | W | 2-3 | 3-1 | 5-4 | ||
| November 21, 1981 | Indiana Pacers 100 at Atlanta Hawks 107 | W | 3-3 | 3-1 | 6-4 | ||
| November 24, 1981 | Cleveland Cavaliers 92 at Atlanta Hawks 94 | W | 4-3 | 3-1 | 7-4 | OT | |
| November 27, 1981 | Atlanta Hawks 114 at Detroit Pistons 112 | W | 4-3 | 4-1 | 8-4 | OT | |
| November 28, 1981 | Boston Celtics 98 at Atlanta Hawks 90 | L | 4-4 | 4-1 | 8-5 | ||
| December 1, 1981 | Philadelphia 76ers 107 at Atlanta Hawks 98 | L | 4-5 | 4-1 | 8-6 | ||
| December 4, 1981 | Atlanta Hawks 80 at Milwaukee Bucks 97 | L | 4-5 | 4-2 | 8-7 | ||
| December 5, 1981 | Seattle Supersonics 92 at Atlanta Hawks 85 | L | 4-6 | 4-2 | 8-8 | ||
| December 8, 1981 | New Jersey Nets 98 at Atlanta Hawks 88 | L | 4-7 | 4-2 | 8-9 | ||
| December 9, 1981 | Atlanta Hawks 108 at Cleveland Cavaliers 112 | L | 4-7 | 4-3 | 8-10 | OT | |
| December 11, 1981 | Atlanta Hawks 86 at Boston Celtics 94 | L | 4-7 | 4-4 | 8-11 | at Hartford, CT | |
| December 12, 1981 | Boston Celtics 97 at Atlanta Hawks 108 | W | 5-7 | 4-4 | 9-11 | ||
| December 15, 1981 | New York Knicks 98 at Atlanta Hawks 111 | W | 6-7 | 4-4 | 10-11 | ||
| December 17, 1981 | Atlanta Hawks 103 at Denver Nuggets 138 | L | 6-7 | 4-5 | 10-12 | ||
| December 19, 1981 | Atlanta Hawks 109 at Golden State Warriors 126 | L | 6-7 | 4-6 | 10-13 | ||
| December 20, 1981 | Atlanta Hawks 94 at Los Angeles Lakers 112 | L | 6-7 | 4-7 | 10-14 | ||
| December 22, 1981 | Atlanta Hawks 88 at Indiana Pacers 92 | L | 6-7 | 4-8 | 10-15 | ||
| December 26, 1981 | Atlanta Hawks 105 at San Antonio Spurs 97 | W | 6-7 | 5-8 | 11-15 | ||
| December 29, 1981 | Atlanta Hawks 102 at Houston Rockets 93 | W | 6-7 | 6-8 | 12-15 | ||
| December 30, 1981 | San Diego Clippers 94 at Atlanta Hawks 91 | L | 6-8 | 6-8 | 12-16 | ||
| January 2, 1982 | New Jersey Nets 95 at Atlanta Hawks 97 | W | 7-8 | 6-8 | 13-16 | ||
| January 5, 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers 103 at Atlanta Hawks 113 | W | 8-8 | 6-8 | 14-16 | ||
| January 8, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks 90 at Milwaukee Bucks 88 | W | 8-8 | 7-8 | 15-16 | ||
| January 9, 1982 | New York Knicks 89 at Atlanta Hawks 102 | W | 9-8 | 7-8 | 16-16 | ||
| January 13, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks 95 at Boston Celtics 116 | L | 9-8 | 7-9 | 16-17 | ||
| January 15, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks 96 at Philadelphia 76ers 90 | W | 9-8 | 8-9 | 17-17 | ||
| January 17, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks 78 at Washington Bullets 96 | L | 9-8 | 8-10 | 17-18 | ||
| January 19, 1982 | Portland Trail Blazers 101 at Atlanta Hawks 112 | W | 10-8 | 8-10 | 18-18 | ||
| January 21, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks 101 at New York Knicks 104 | L | 10-8 | 8-11 | 18-19 | ||
| January 22, 1982 | San Antonio Spurs 115 at Atlanta Hawks 107 | L | 10-9 | 8-11 | 18-20 | ||
| January 23, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks 109 at Cleveland Cavaliers 99 | W | 10-9 | 9-11 | 19-20 | ||
| January 26, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks 90 at Atlanta Hawks 88 | L | 10-10 | 9-11 | 19-21 | ||
| January 27, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks 107 at Detroit Pistons 108 | L | 10-10 | 9-12 | 19-22 | ||
| February 2, 1982 | Detroit Pistons 106 at Atlanta Hawks 105 | L | 10-11 | 9-12 | 19-23 | ||
| February 3, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks 103 at New Jersey Nets 112 | L | 10-11 | 9-13 | 19-24 | ||
| February 6, 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers 88 at Atlanta Hawks 87 | L | 10-12 | 9-13 | 19-25 | ||
| February 9, 1982 | Los Angeles Lakers 130 at Atlanta Hawks 117 | L | 10-13 | 9-13 | 19-26 | ||
| February 10, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks 73 at Chicago Bulls 91 | L | 10-13 | 9-14 | 19-27 | ||
| February 12, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks 90 at Phoenix Suns 94 | L | 10-13 | 9-15 | 19-28 | ||
| February 16, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks 102 at San Diego Clippers 91 | W | 10-13 | 10-15 | 20-28 | ||
| February 17, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks 117 at Utah Jazz 109 | W | 10-13 | 11-15 | 21-28 | ||
| February 19, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks 127 at Seattle Supersonics 122 | W | 10-13 | 12-15 | 22-28 | 4OT | |
| February 21, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks 109 at Portland Trail Blazers 97 | W | 10-13 | 13-15 | 23-28 | ||
| February 23, 1982 | Kansas City Kings 94 at Atlanta Hawks 103 | W | 11-13 | 13-15 | 24-28 | ||
| February 26, 1982 | Chicago Bulls 116 at Atlanta Hawks 110 | L | 11-14 | 13-15 | 24-29 | OT | |
| February 28, 1982 | Golden State Warriors 105 at Atlanta Hawks 77 | L | 11-15 | 13-15 | 24-30 | ||
| March 3, 1982 | Milwaukee Bucks 96 at Atlanta Hawks 87 | L | 11-16 | 13-15 | 24-31 | ||
| March 5, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks 80 at Philadelphia 76ers 89 | L | 11-16 | 13-16 | 24-32 | ||
| March 6, 1982 | New Jersey Nets 92 at Atlanta Hawks 112 | W | 12-16 | 13-16 | 25-32 | ||
| March 8, 1982 | Milwaukee Bucks 95 at Atlanta Hawks 98 | W | 13-16 | 13-16 | 26-32 | ||
| March 9, 1982 | Denver Nuggets 106 at Atlanta Hawks 120 | W | 14-16 | 13-16 | 27-32 | ||
| March 11, 1982 | Utah Jazz 91 at Atlanta Hawks 107 | W | 15-16 | 13-16 | 28-32 | ||
| March 13, 1982 | Indiana Pacers 90 at Atlanta Hawks 110 | W | 16-16 | 13-16 | 29-32 | ||
| March 14, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks 85 at Washington Bullets 92 | L | 16-16 | 13-17 | 29-33 | ||
| March 17, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks 109 at Boston Celtics 113 | L | 16-16 | 13-18 | 29-34 | ||
| March 18, 1982 | Houston Rockets 94 at Atlanta Hawks 95 | W | 17-16 | 13-18 | 30-34 | ||
| March 20, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks 104 at New York Knicks 98 | W | 17-16 | 14-18 | 31-34 | ||
| March 21, 1982 | Detroit Pistons 111 at Atlanta Hawks 119 | W | 18-16 | 14-18 | 32-34 | ||
| March 23, 1982 | Washington Bullets 87 at Atlanta Hawks 107 | W | 19-16 | 14-18 | 33-34 | ||
| March 24, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks 106 at Kansas City Kings 110 | L | 19-16 | 14-19 | 33-35 | ||
| March 26, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks 100 at Indiana Pacers 87 | W | 19-16 | 15-19 | 34-35 | ||
| March 27, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks 96 at Dallas Mavericks 85 | W | 19-16 | 16-19 | 35-35 | ||
| March 30, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks 107 at Chicago Bulls 92 | W | 19-16 | 17-19 | 36-35 | ||
| April 1, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks 113 at Milwaukee Bucks 117 | L | 19-16 | 17-20 | 36-36 | ||
| April 2, 1982 | Boston Celtics 110 at Atlanta Hawks 107 | L | 19-17 | 17-20 | 36-37 | ||
| April 3, 1982 | Washington Bullets 101 at Atlanta Hawks 106 | W | 20-17 | 17-20 | 37-37 | ||
| April 6, 1982 | New York Knicks 104 at Atlanta Hawks 106 | W | 21-17 | 17-20 | 38-37 | ||
| April 7, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks 115 at Detroit Pistons 120 | L | 21-17 | 17-21 | 38-38 | ||
| April 9, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 88 at Atlanta Hawks 103 | W | 22-17 | 17-21 | 39-38 | ||
| April 11, 1982 | Chicago Bulls 89 at Atlanta Hawks 108 | W | 23-17 | 17-21 | 40-38 | ||
| April 13, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks 119 at Cleveland Cavaliers 111 | W | 23-17 | 18-21 | 41-38 | ||
| April 15, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks 102 at Indiana Pacers 108 | L | 23-17 | 18-22 | 41-39 | ||
| April 16, 1982 | Indiana Pacers 91 at Atlanta Hawks 109 | W | 24-17 | 18-22 | 42-39 | ||
| April 18, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks 96 at Washington Bullets 99 | L | 24-17 | 18-23 | 42-40 | ||
| April 21, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks 76 at Philadelphia 76ers 111 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| April 23, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 98 at Atlanta Hawks 95 | L | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | OT |
