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The 1982–83 NBA season was the 37th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Philadelphia 76ers winning the NBA Championship, sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 0 in the NBA Finals.
1982–83 NBA season | |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | October 29, 1982 – April 17, 1983 April 19 – May 20, 1983 (Playoffs) May 22–31, 1983 (Finals) |
Number of teams | 23 |
TV partner(s) | CBS, ESPN, USA |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | James Worthy |
Picked by | Los Angeles Lakers |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Philadelphia 76ers |
Season MVP | Moses Malone (Philadelphia) |
Top scorer | Alex English (Denver) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Philadelphia 76ers |
Eastern runners-up | Milwaukee Bucks |
Finals | |
Champions | Philadelphia 76ers |
Runners-up | Los Angeles Lakers |
Finals MVP | Moses Malone (Philadelphia) |
NBA seasons | |
Off-season | ||
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Team | 1981–82 coach | 1982–83 coach |
Chicago Bulls | Rod Thorn | Paul Westhead |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Bill Musselman | Tom Nissalke |
New York Knicks | Red Holzman | Hubie Brown |
In-season | ||
Team | Outgoing coach | Incoming coach |
New Jersey Nets | Larry Brown | Bill Blair |
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W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-Philadelphia 76ers | 65 | 17 | .793 | – | 35–6 | 30–11 | 15–9 |
x-Boston Celtics | 56 | 26 | .683 | 9 | 33–8 | 23–18 | 14–10 |
x-New Jersey Nets | 49 | 33 | .598 | 16 | 30–11 | 19–22 | 11–13 |
x-New York Knicks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 21 | 26–15 | 18–23 | 10–14 |
Washington Bullets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 23 | 27–14 | 15–26 | 10–14 |
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W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-Milwaukee Bucks | 51 | 31 | .622 | – | 31–10 | 20–21 | 22–7 |
x-Atlanta Hawks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 8 | 26–15 | 17–24 | 21–8 |
Detroit Pistons | 37 | 45 | .451 | 14 | 23–18 | 14–27 | 19–11 |
Chicago Bulls | 28 | 54 | .341 | 23 | 18–23 | 10–31 | 13–17 |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 23 | 59 | .280 | 28 | 15–26 | 8–33 | 8–22 |
Indiana Pacers | 20 | 62 | .244 | 31 | 14–27 | 6–35 | 6–24 |
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W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-San Antonio Spurs | 53 | 29 | .646 | – | 31–10 | 22–19 | 21–9 |
x-Denver Nuggets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 8 | 29–12 | 16–25 | 17–13 |
Kansas City Kings | 45 | 37 | .549 | 8 | 30–11 | 15–26 | 18–12 |
Dallas Mavericks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 15 | 23–18 | 15–26 | 15–15 |
Utah Jazz | 30 | 52 | .366 | 23 | 21–20 | 9–32 | 15–15 |
Houston Rockets | 14 | 68 | .171 | 39 | 9–32 | 5–36 | 4–26 |
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W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-Los Angeles Lakers | 58 | 24 | .707 | – | 33–8 | 25–16 | 21–9 |
x-Phoenix Suns | 53 | 29 | .646 | 5 | 32–9 | 21–20 | 21–9 |
x-Seattle SuperSonics | 48 | 34 | .585 | 10 | 29–12 | 19–22 | 14–16 |
x-Portland Trail Blazers | 46 | 36 | .561 | 12 | 31–10 | 15–26 | 16–14 |
Golden State Warriors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 28 | 21–20 | 9–32 | 11–19 |
San Diego Clippers | 25 | 57 | .305 | 33 | 18–23 | 7–34 | 7–23 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Philadelphia 76ers | 65 | 17 | .793 | – |
2 | y-Milwaukee Bucks | 51 | 31 | .622 | 14 |
3 | x-Boston Celtics | 56 | 26 | .683 | 9 |
4 | x-New Jersey Nets | 49 | 33 | .598 | 16 |
5 | x-New York Knicks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 21 |
6 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 22 |
7 | Washington Bullets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 23 |
8 | Detroit Pistons | 37 | 45 | .451 | 28 |
9 | Chicago Bulls | 28 | 54 | .341 | 37 |
10 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 23 | 59 | .280 | 42 |
11 | Indiana Pacers | 20 | 62 | .244 | 45 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c-Los Angeles Lakers | 58 | 24 | .707 | – |
2 | y-San Antonio Spurs | 53 | 29 | .646 | 5 |
3 | x-Phoenix Suns | 53 | 29 | .646 | 5 |
4 | x-Seattle SuperSonics | 48 | 34 | .585 | 10 |
5 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 46 | 36 | .561 | 12 |
6 | x-Denver Nuggets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 13 |
7 | Kansas City Kings | 45 | 37 | .549 | 13 |
8 | Dallas Mavericks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 20 |
9 | Utah Jazz | 30 | 52 | .366 | 28 |
9 | Golden State Warriors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 28 |
11 | San Diego Clippers | 25 | 57 | .305 | 33 |
12 | Houston Rockets | 14 | 68 | .171 | 44 |
Notes
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Home court advantage does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics.
First Round | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | NBA Finals | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Philadelphia* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | New Jersey | 0 | E5 | New York | 0 | ||||||||||||||
E5 | New York | 2 | Eastern Conference | E1 | Philadelphia* | 4 | |||||||||||||
E2 | Milwaukee* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Boston | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Boston | 2 | E2 | Milwaukee* | 4 | ||||||||||||||
E6 | Atlanta | 1 | E1 | Philadelphia* | 4 | ||||||||||||||
W1 | Los Angeles* | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Los Angeles* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Seattle | 0 | W5 | Portland | 1 | ||||||||||||||
W5 | Portland | 2 | Western Conference | W1 | Los Angeles* | 4 | |||||||||||||
W2 | San Antonio* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | Denver | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Phoenix | 1 | W2 | San Antonio* | 4 | ||||||||||||||
W6 | Denver | 2 |
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
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Points per game | Alex English | Denver Nuggets | 28.4 |
Rebounds per game | Moses Malone | Philadelphia 76ers | 15.3 |
Assists per game | Magic Johnson | Los Angeles Lakers | 10.5 |
Steals per game | Micheal Ray Richardson | Golden State Warriors | 2.84 |
Blocks per game | Tree Rollins | Atlanta Hawks | 4.29 |
FG% | Artis Gilmore | San Antonio Spurs | .626 |
FT% | Calvin Murphy | Houston Rockets | .920 |
3FG% | Mike Dunleavy | San Antonio Spurs | .345 |
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The following players were named NBA Player of the Week.
Week | Player |
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Oct. 29 – Nov. 7 | Reggie Theus (Chicago Bulls) (1/1) |
Nov. 8 – Nov. 14 | Kelly Tripucka (Detroit Pistons) (1/1) |
Nov. 15 – Nov. 21 | Alex English (Denver Nuggets) (1/2) |
Nov. 22 – Nov. 28 | Larry Bird (Boston Celtics) (1/3) |
Nov. 29 – Dec. 5 | Buck Williams (New Jersey Nets) (1/1) |
Dec. 6 – Dec. 12 | Larry Bird (Boston Celtics) (2/3) |
Dec. 13 – Dec. 19 | Isiah Thomas (Detroit Pistons) (1/1) |
Dec. 20 – Dec. 26 | Maurice Lucas (Phoenix Suns) (1/1) |
Dec. 27 – Jan. 2 | Kiki Vandeweghe (Denver Nuggets) (1/1) |
Jan. 3 – Jan. 9 | Mickey Johnson (New Jersey Nets) (1/1) |
Jan. 10 – Jan. 16 | Alex English (Denver Nuggets) (2/2) |
Jan. 17 – Jan. 23 | Joe Barry Carroll (Golden State Warriors) (1/1) |
Jan. 24 – Jan. 30 | Artis Gilmore (San Antonio Spurs) (1/1) |
Jan. 31 – Feb. 6 | Moses Malone (Philadelphia 76ers) (1/1) |
Feb. 7 – Feb. 21 | Larry Nance (Phoenix Suns) (1/1) |
Feb. 22 – Feb. 27 | Walter Davis (Phoenix Suns) (1/1) |
Feb. 28 – Mar. 6 | John Drew (Utah Jazz) (1/1) |
Mar. 7 – Mar. 13 | Magic Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers) (1/2) |
Mar. 14 – Mar. 20 | Andrew Toney (Philadelphia 76ers) (1/1) |
Mar. 21 – Mar. 27 | Jeff Ruland (Washington Bullets) (1/1) |
Mar. 28 – Apr. 3 | Larry Bird (Boston Celtics) (3/3) |
Apr. 4 – Apr. 10 | Magic Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers) (2/2) |
Apr. 11 – Apr. 17 | Mike Glenn (Atlanta Hawks) (1/1) |
The following players were named NBA Player of the Month.
Month | Player |
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October/November | Larry Bird (Boston Celtics) (1/1) |
December | Larry Drew (Kansas City Kings)(1/1)
Moses Malone (Philadelphia 76ers) (1/2) |
January | Alex English (Denver Nuggets) (1/1) |
February | Moses Malone (Philadelphia 76ers) (2/2) |
March | Jeff Ruland (Washington Bullets) (1/1) |
The following players were named NBA Rookie of the Month.
Month | Rookie |
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October/November | Terry Cummings (San Diego Clippers) (1/4) |
December | Clark Kellogg (Indiana Pacers) (1/1) |
January | Terry Cummings (San Diego Clippers) (2/4) |
February | Terry Cummings (San Diego Clippers) (3/4) |
March | Terry Cummings (San Diego Clippers) (4/4) |
The following coaches were named NBA Coach of the Month.
Month | Coach |
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October/November | Scotty Robertson (Detroit Pistons) (1/1) |
December | Billy Cunningham (Philadelphia 76ers) (1/1) |
January | Pat Riley (Los Angeles Lakers) (1/1) |
February | Hubie Brown (New York Knicks) (1/1) |
March | Stan Albeck (San Antonio Spurs) (1/1) |