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1981–82 New Jersey Nets season

New Jersey Nets' 6th season in the NBA

(lost to Bullets 0–2) The 1981–82 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' sixth season in the NBA. The Nets moved their home games from the Rutgers Athletic Center in Piscataway to the Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford.

Draft picks

Main article: 1981 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	3	Buck Williams	PF/C	United States	Maryland
1	10	Albert King	SF/SG	United States	Maryland
1	18	Ray Tolbert	PF	United States	Indiana
3	49	David Burns	G	United States	St. Louis
4	72	Ed Sherod	G	United States	Virginia Commonwealth
5	95	Joe Cooper	C/PF	United States	Colorado
6	118	Kevin Lynam		United States	La Salle
7	141	Rod Robertson		United States	Northwestern
8	164	Ken Webb		United States	Farleigh Dickinson
9	186	Rudy Williams		United States	Providence
10	206	Vic Sison		United States	UCLA

Roster

Larry Brown
Bill Blair
Mike Schuler

Regular season

Season standings

:z – clinched division title :y – clinched division title :x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | October 30, 1981 | New York | L 99–103 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | November 10, 1981 | @ New York | L 99–111 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 1–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 | November 13, 1981 | @ Boston |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 | November 27, 1981 | @ San Antonio |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | December 5, 1981 | Philadelphia | L 105–114 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 4–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 | December 9, 1981 | @ Boston |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 | December 23, 1981 | New York | W 115–99 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 9–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 | December 25, 1981 | @ New York | W 96–95 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 10–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 32 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 | January 9, 1982 | @ Philadelphia | W 120–113 | | | | The Spectrum | 14–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 35 | January 11, 1982 | Boston |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 37 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 | January 17, 1982 | Philadelphia | W 115–107 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 16–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 39 | January 20, 1982 | @ Los Angeles | L 113–132 | | | | The Forum | 16–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 43 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 46 | February 5, 1982 | @ Philadelphia | L 112–116 | | | | The Spectrum | 21–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 51 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 53 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 55 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 56 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 | March 3, 1982 | Los Angeles | W 111–103 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 31–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 62 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 64 | March 12, 1982 | Boston |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 65 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 66 | March 17, 1982 | San Antonio |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 67 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 68 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 69 | March 24, 1982 | @ Philadelphia | W 111–106 | | | | The Spectrum | 35–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 70 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 71 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 72 | March 28, 1982 | New York | W 113–106 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 36–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 73 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 74 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 75 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 76 | April 7, 1982 | Philadelphia | L 113–116 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 39–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 77 | April 9, 1982 | @ Boston |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 78 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 79 | April 13, 1982 | @ New York | W 104–102 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 41–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 80 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 81 | April 16, 1982 | Boston |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 82

Playoffs

0–2

Awards and records

Buck Williams, NBA Rookie of the Year Award
Buck Williams, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

References

[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NJN/1982.html 1981-82 New Jersey Nets]

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