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 Roster Regular season Season standings z – clinched division title y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot Record vs. opponents 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