1981-1982 Boston Celtics

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63-19 Lost Conf Finals
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1981-82 Boston Celtics

What was the record of the 1981-82 Boston Celtics?

The Boston Celtics finished the regular season with a 63-19 record. They went 35-6 at home and 28-13 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Boston Celtics went 70-24. Their final game was a loss in the Eastern Conference Finals to the Philadelphia 76ers.

What division did the 1981-82 Boston Celtics play in?

The 1981-82 Boston Celtics played in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.

What was the 1981-82 Boston Celtics record by month?

Among qualifying months, the 1981-82 Boston Celtics had their best month in March, when they went 16-1 and had a 94.1% win percentage. Their worst month was December, when they went 9-5 and had a 64.3% win percentage.

Month Record Win Percentage % Point Differential
October '81 1-1 50% +8
November '81 12-1 92.3% +182
December '81 9-5 64.3% +20
January '82 10-4 71.4% +89
February '82 8-4 66.7% +64
March '82 16-1 94.1% +146
April '82 7-3 70% +14

Did the 1981-82 Boston Celtics make the Playoffs?

Yes, the Boston Celtics made the Playoffs in 1982. They won their first series against the Washington Bullets in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. They eventually lost against the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference Finals.

What was the point differential for the 1981-82 Boston Celtics?

The Boston Celtics finished the regular season with a point differential of +523. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Celtics could have been expected to have about 56.9 wins, or a 57-25 record in the regular season.

How did the 1981-82 Boston Celtics perform in one-possession games?

In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1981-82 Boston Celtics went 14-5.

How did the 1981-82 Boston Celtics perform in overtime games?

During the regular season, the 1981-82 Boston Celtics went 3-1 in overtime games.

How did the 1981-82 Boston Celtics perform in overtime games in the playoffs?

In the playoffs, the 1981-82 Boston Celtics went 2-0 in overtime games.

What was the longest win streak for the 1981-82 Boston Celtics?

The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1981-82 Boston Celtics was a 18 game winning streak.

What was the longest losing streak for the 1981-82 Boston Celtics?

The longest losing streak that the Boston Celtics had during the 1981-82 regular season was 2 games, which occured 2 separate times.

1981-82 Boston Celtics Schedule

= Playoff Team

Date Opponent Score
Regular Season
Fri, Oct 30, 1981 vs Washington Bullets Win 124 - 100
Sat, Oct 31, 1981 @ Milwaukee Bucks Loss 103 - 119
Wed, Nov 4, 1981 vs Chicago Bulls Win 115 - 93
Fri, Nov 6, 1981 vs Indiana Pacers Win 111 - 94
Sat, Nov 7, 1981 @ Detroit Pistons Win 129 - 88
Tue, Nov 10, 1981 @ Washington Bullets Win 90 - 84
Wed, Nov 11, 1981 vs Kansas City Kings Win 115 - 100
Fri, Nov 13, 1981 vs New Jersey Nets Win 111 - 97
Sat, Nov 14, 1981 @ Cleveland Cavaliers Win 92 - 91
Tue, Nov 17, 1981 @ Chicago Bulls Win 98 - 95
Wed, Nov 18, 1981 vs Houston Rockets Loss 104 - 106
Fri, Nov 20, 1981 vs Milwaukee Bucks Win 112 - 89
Wed, Nov 25, 1981 vs Golden State Warriors Win 122 - 101
Fri, Nov 27, 1981 vs Washington Bullets Win 113 - 100
Sat, Nov 28, 1981 @ Atlanta Hawks Win 98 - 90
Tue, Dec 1, 1981 @ Indiana Pacers Loss 87 - 90
Wed, Dec 2, 1981 vs Detroit Pistons Win 115 - 114
Fri, Dec 4, 1981 vs Philadelphia 76ers Win 111 - 103
Sat, Dec 5, 1981 @ New York Knicks Loss 83 - 103
Wed, Dec 9, 1981 vs New Jersey Nets Win 109 - 100
Fri, Dec 11, 1981 vs Atlanta Hawks Win 94 - 86
Sat, Dec 12, 1981 @ Atlanta Hawks Loss 97 - 108
Wed, Dec 16, 1981 vs Dallas Mavericks Win 109 - 92
Fri, Dec 18, 1981 @ Washington Bullets Win 99 - 98
Sat, Dec 19, 1981 @ Philadelphia 76ers Loss 118 - 123 OT
Tue, Dec 22, 1981 vs Cleveland Cavaliers Win 120 - 116
Sat, Dec 26, 1981 @ Kansas City Kings Win 124 - 119 OT
Tue, Dec 29, 1981 @ Denver Nuggets Loss 123 - 128
Wed, Dec 30, 1981 @ Utah Jazz Win 121 - 110
Sat, Jan 2, 1982 @ Cleveland Cavaliers Win 106 - 103
Wed, Jan 6, 1982 vs Chicago Bulls Loss 102 - 116
Fri, Jan 8, 1982 vs Philadelphia 76ers Win 96 - 90
Sun, Jan 10, 1982 vs Detroit Pistons Win 134 - 124
Mon, Jan 11, 1982 @ New Jersey Nets Win 112 - 94
Wed, Jan 13, 1982 vs Atlanta Hawks Win 116 - 95
Fri, Jan 15, 1982 @ Milwaukee Bucks Loss 118 - 122
Sat, Jan 16, 1982 @ Detroit Pistons Win 128 - 120
Tue, Jan 19, 1982 @ New York Knicks Win 111 - 107
Wed, Jan 20, 1982 vs Indiana Pacers Win 112 - 103
Fri, Jan 22, 1982 vs Seattle SuperSonics Loss 106 - 118
Sun, Jan 24, 1982 vs Portland Trail Blazers Loss 119 - 123
Wed, Jan 27, 1982 vs New York Knicks Win 131 - 99
Thu, Jan 28, 1982 @ Cleveland Cavaliers Win 116 - 104
Tue, Feb 2, 1982 @ Indiana Pacers Win 109 - 105
Fri, Feb 5, 1982 vs Denver Nuggets Win 145 - 144
Sun, Feb 7, 1982 vs Los Angeles Lakers Loss 113 - 119
Wed, Feb 10, 1982 @ Phoenix Suns Loss 110 - 112
Fri, Feb 12, 1982 @ San Diego Clippers Win 129 - 116
Sun, Feb 14, 1982 @ Los Angeles Lakers Win 108 - 103
Wed, Feb 17, 1982 @ Golden State Warriors Loss 105 - 121
Fri, Feb 19, 1982 @ Portland Trail Blazers Win 127 - 117
Sun, Feb 21, 1982 @ Seattle SuperSonics Loss 100 - 103
Wed, Feb 24, 1982 vs Utah Jazz Win 132 - 90
Fri, Feb 26, 1982 vs San Diego Clippers Win 122 - 110
Sun, Feb 28, 1982 vs Milwaukee Bucks Win 106 - 102
Tue, Mar 2, 1982 @ Dallas Mavericks Win 101 - 97
Thu, Mar 4, 1982 @ San Antonio Spurs Win 110 - 101
Fri, Mar 5, 1982 @ Houston Rockets Win 100 - 98
Sun, Mar 7, 1982 vs New York Knicks Win 107 - 106
Mon, Mar 8, 1982 @ Detroit Pistons Win 111 - 101
Wed, Mar 10, 1982 vs Indiana Pacers Win 121 - 100
Fri, Mar 12, 1982 @ New Jersey Nets Win 113 - 109
Sun, Mar 14, 1982 vs Phoenix Suns Win 105 - 92
Tue, Mar 16, 1982 @ Washington Bullets Win 98 - 97 OT
Wed, Mar 17, 1982 vs Atlanta Hawks Win 113 - 109
Fri, Mar 19, 1982 vs San Antonio Spurs Win 134 - 110
Sun, Mar 21, 1982 @ Philadelphia 76ers Win 123 - 111
Tue, Mar 23, 1982 @ Chicago Bulls Win 110 - 103
Wed, Mar 24, 1982 vs Cleveland Cavaliers Win 136 - 115
Fri, Mar 26, 1982 vs Detroit Pistons Win 125 - 104
Sun, Mar 28, 1982 vs Philadelphia 76ers Loss 98 - 116
Wed, Mar 31, 1982 vs Washington Bullets Win 119 - 109
Fri, Apr 2, 1982 @ Atlanta Hawks Win 110 - 107
Sun, Apr 4, 1982 vs Chicago Bulls Win 114 - 112
Tue, Apr 6, 1982 @ Milwaukee Bucks Loss 116 - 122
Thu, Apr 8, 1982 @ New York Knicks Win 110 - 106
Fri, Apr 9, 1982 vs New Jersey Nets Win 106 - 103
Sun, Apr 11, 1982 @ Philadelphia 76ers Win 110 - 109 OT
Tue, Apr 13, 1982 @ Chicago Bulls Loss 115 - 120
Wed, Apr 14, 1982 vs Milwaukee Bucks Win 100 - 91
Fri, Apr 16, 1982 @ New Jersey Nets Loss 96 - 113
Sun, Apr 18, 1982 vs New York Knicks Win 119 - 99
Playoffs
Eastern Conference Semifinals (Won 4 - 1)
Sun, Apr 25, 1982 vs Washington Bullets Win 109 - 91
Wed, Apr 28, 1982 vs Washington Bullets Loss 102 - 103
Sat, May 1, 1982 @ Washington Bullets Win 92 - 83
Sun, May 2, 1982 @ Washington Bullets Win 103 - 99 OT
Wed, May 5, 1982 vs Washington Bullets Win 131 - 126 OT2
Eastern Conference Finals (Lost 3 - 4)
Sun, May 9, 1982 vs Philadelphia 76ers Win 121 - 81
Wed, May 12, 1982 vs Philadelphia 76ers Loss 113 - 121
Sat, May 15, 1982 @ Philadelphia 76ers Loss 97 - 99
Sun, May 16, 1982 @ Philadelphia 76ers Loss 94 - 119
Wed, May 19, 1982 vs Philadelphia 76ers Win 114 - 85
Fri, May 21, 1982 @ Philadelphia 76ers Win 88 - 75
Sun, May 23, 1982 vs Philadelphia 76ers Loss 106 - 120

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