The 1981–82 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' sixth season in the
NBA.
1981-82 New Jersey Nets
/ref> The Nets moved their home games from the Rutgers Athletic Center in Piscataway to the Brendan Byrne Arena
Meadowlands Arena (formerly Brendan Byrne Arena, Continental Airlines Arena and Izod Center) is a closed indoor arena facility located in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. The arena is located on ...
in East Rutherford
East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the borough's population was 10,022, reflecting an increase of 1,109 (+12.4%) from the 8,913 counted in the 2010 census. .
Draft picks
Roster
Regular season
Season standings
:z – clinched division title
:y – clinched division title
:x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
Game log
Regular season
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New York most commonly refers to:
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* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
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Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as The Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh and Eighth avenues from 31st to 33rd Street, above Pennsyl ...
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, November 13, 1981
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Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the capital city, state capital and List of municipalities in Massachusetts, most populous city of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financ ...
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, November 27, 1981
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("Cradle of Freedom")
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, December 5, 1981
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, December 9, 1981
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Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the capital city, state capital and List of municipalities in Massachusetts, most populous city of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financ ...
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, December 23, 1981
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New York most commonly refers to:
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* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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Film and television
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, December 25, 1981
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New York most commonly refers to:
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* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as The Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh and Eighth avenues from 31st to 33rd Street, above Pennsyl ...
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, January 9, 1982
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, January 11, 1982
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, January 17, 1982
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, January 20, 1982
, @ Los Angeles
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, February 5, 1982
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, March 3, 1982
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Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the wor ...
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, March 12, 1982
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Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the capital city, state capital and List of municipalities in Massachusetts, most populous city of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financ ...
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, March 17, 1982
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("Cradle of Freedom")
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, March 24, 1982
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, March 28, 1982
, New York
New York most commonly refers to:
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* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
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, April 7, 1982
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, April 9, 1982
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Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the capital city, state capital and List of municipalities in Massachusetts, most populous city of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financ ...
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, April 13, 1982
, @ New York
New York most commonly refers to:
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* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
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Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as The Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh and Eighth avenues from 31st to 33rd Street, above Pennsyl ...
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, April 16, 1982
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Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the capital city, state capital and List of municipalities in Massachusetts, most populous city of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financ ...
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Playoffs
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Player statistics
Season
Playoffs
Awards and records
* Buck Williams, NBA Rookie of the Year Award
The National Basketball Association's Rookie of the Year Award is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given to the top rookie(s) of the regular season. Initiated following the 1952–53 NBA season, it confers the Eddie Go ...
* Buck Williams, NBA All-Rookie Team
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1st Team
Transactions
References
See also
* 1981–82 NBA season
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New Jersey Nets
New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created.
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