1981-82 Detroit Pistons (39-43)

30 Oct W Milwaukee 118- 113  
(1-0)
31 Oct W at Chicago 119- 106  
(2-0)
5 Nov W New Jersey 109- 103  
(3-0)
6 Nov L at Was Bullets 82- 86  
(3-1)
7 Nov L Boston 88- 129  
(3-2)
10 Nov L Philadelphia 93- 95  
(3-3)
12 Nov W Cleveland 130- 99  
(4-3)
14 Nov W at Atlanta 117- 104  
(5-3)
18 Nov L at Cleveland 103- 110  
(5-4)
19 Nov W Was Bullets 122- 97  
(6-4)
21 Nov W Utah 95- 86  
(7-4)
24 Nov L at Milwaukee 95- 103  
(7-5)
25 Nov W at Kansas City 129- 122 (O)
(8-5)
27 Nov L Atlanta 112- 114 (O)
(8-6)
28 Nov L at Philadelphia 103- 116  
(8-7)
1 Dec L at New York 100- 112  
(8-8)
2 Dec L at Boston 114- 115  
(8-9)
4 Dec L at Indiana 95- 105  
(8-10)
5 Dec L Milwaukee 108- 111  
(8-11)
10 Dec L New York 101- 106 (O)
(8-12)
12 Dec L at Seattle 111- 117  
(8-13)
13 Dec L at Portland 99- 105  
(8-14)
15 Dec W at Golden State 108- 104  
(9-14)
17 Dec L Indiana 96- 100  
(9-15)
19 Dec W New York 132- 104  
(10-15)
22 Dec W at Dallas 106- 98  
(11-15)
23 Dec W at Denver 124- 119  
(12-15)
26 Dec W Chicago 96- 94  
(13-15)
29 Dec L at Was Bullets 125- 129  
(13-16)
30 Dec L at New Jersey 119- 130  
(13-17)
2 Jan L at New York 108- 121  
(13-18)
5 Jan W Philadelphia 124- 101  
(14-18)
7 Jan L Phoenix 94- 110  
(14-19)
9 Jan L LA Lakers 127- 130  
(14-20)
10 Jan L at Boston 124- 134  
(14-21)
12 Jan W at Chicago 122- 111  
(15-21)
14 Jan L Was Bullets 114- 121  
(15-22)
16 Jan L Boston 120- 128  
(15-23)
17 Jan W at Milwaukee 108- 103  
(16-23)
19 Jan L at Utah 117- 123  
(16-24)
21 Jan W at San Diego 120- 110  
(17-24)
22 Jan L at LA Lakers 111- 123  
(17-25)
23 Jan L at Phoenix 90- 113  
(17-26)
27 Jan W Atlanta 108- 107  
(18-26)
2 Feb W at Atlanta 106- 105  
(19-26)
5 Feb W at Chicago 110- 103  
(20-26)
6 Feb L New Jersey 120- 125  
(20-27)
9 Feb W Chicago 128- 123 (O)
(21-27)
10 Feb L at New Jersey 108- 115  
(21-28)
11 Feb W Cleveland 123- 113  
(22-28)
13 Feb L Portland 120- 128  
(22-29)
16 Feb W Houston 111- 109  
(23-29)
17 Feb L at San Antonio 112- 126  
(23-30)
20 Feb W Indiana 115- 100  
(24-30)
25 Feb L San Antonio 116- 119  
(24-31)
27 Feb W Kansas City 127- 119 (O)
(25-31)
28 Feb L at Indiana 101- 112  
(25-32)
2 Mar L at Milwaukee 91- 101  
(25-33)
4 Mar W Chicago 122- 97  
(26-33)
6 Mar W at New York 115- 111  
(27-33)
8 Mar L Boston 101- 111  
(27-34)
10 Mar L Denver 113- 124  
(27-35)
12 Mar W Golden State 121- 117  
(28-35)
14 Mar W at Cleveland 109- 103  
(29-35)
16 Mar W San Diego 114- 110  
(30-35)
18 Mar W Seattle 119- 115  
(31-35)
19 Mar W at Houston 111- 102  
(32-35)
21 Mar L at Atlanta 111- 119  
(32-36)
25 Mar W Philadelphia 100- 98  
(33-36)
26 Mar L at Boston 104- 125  
(33-37)
27 Mar W at New Jersey 123- 121  
(34-37)
30 Mar L at Was Bullets 98- 127  
(34-38)
31 Mar L at Indiana 106- 108  
(34-39)
1 Apr L Dallas 120- 121  
(34-40)
3 Apr W Indiana 105- 102  
(35-40)
7 Apr W Atlanta 120- 115  
(36-40)
9 Apr L Milwaukee 100- 118  
(36-41)
11 Apr W New York 97- 89  
(37-41)
14 Apr L at Philadelphia 111- 119  
(37-42)
15 Apr W Cleveland 120- 110  
(38-42)
17 Apr L New Jersey 132- 147  
(38-43)
18 Apr W at Cleveland 116- 113 (O)
(39-43)