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1981–82 NBA season | |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | October 30, 1981 – April 18, 1982 April 20 – May 23, 1982 (Playoffs) May 27 – June 8, 1982 (Finals) |
Number of teams | 23 |
TV partner(s) | CBS, USA |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Mark Aguirre |
Picked by | Dallas Mavericks |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Boston Celtics |
Season MVP | Moses Malone (Houston) |
Top scorer | George Gervin (San Antonio) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Philadelphia 76ers |
Eastern runners-up | Boston Celtics |
Western champions | Los Angeles Lakers |
Western runners-up | San Antonio Spurs |
Finals | |
Champions | Los Angeles Lakers |
Runners-up | Philadelphia 76ers |
Finals MVP | Magic Johnson (Los Angeles) |
NBA seasons | |
The 1981–82 NBA season was the 36th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning the NBA Championship, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.
Offseason | ||
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Team | 1980–81 coach | 1981–82 coach |
Atlanta Hawks | Mike Fratello | Kevin Loughery |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Don Delaney | Bob Kloppenburg |
New Jersey Nets | Bob MacKinnon | Larry Brown |
In-season | ||
Team | Outgoing coach | Incoming coach |
Chicago Bulls | Jerry Sloan | Phil Johnson |
Phil Johnson | Rod Thorn | |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Bob Kloppenburg | Chuck Daly |
Chuck Daly | Bill Musselman | |
Los Angeles Lakers | Paul Westhead | Pat Riley |
Utah Jazz | Tom Nissalke | Frank Layden |
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W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-Boston Celtics | 63 | 19 | .768 | – | 35–6 | 28–13 | 20–4 |
x-Philadelphia 76ers | 58 | 24 | .707 | 5.0 | 32–9 | 26–15 | 16–8 |
x-New Jersey Nets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 19.0 | 25–16 | 19–22 | 12–12 |
x-Washington Bullets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 20.0 | 22–19 | 21–20 | 7–17 |
New York Knicks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 30.0 | 19–22 | 14–27 | 5–19 |
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W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-Milwaukee Bucks | 55 | 27 | .671 | – | 31–10 | 24–17 | 24–6 |
x-Atlanta Hawks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 13.0 | 24–17 | 18–23 | 15–14 |
Detroit Pistons | 39 | 43 | .476 | 16.0 | 23–18 | 16–25 | 19–11 |
Indiana Pacers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 20.0 | 25–16 | 10–31 | 14–16 |
Chicago Bulls | 34 | 48 | .415 | 21.0 | 22–19 | 12–29 | 12–17 |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 15 | 67 | .183 | 40.0 | 9–32 | 6–35 | 5–25 |
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W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-San Antonio Spurs | 48 | 34 | .585 | – | 29–12 | 19–22 | 20–10 |
x-Denver Nuggets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 2.0 | 29–12 | 17–24 | 19–11 |
x-Houston Rockets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 2.0 | 25–16 | 21–20 | 17–13 |
Kansas City Kings | 30 | 52 | .366 | 18.0 | 23–18 | 7–34 | 11–19 |
Dallas Mavericks | 28 | 54 | .341 | 20.0 | 16–25 | 12–29 | 11–19 |
Utah Jazz | 25 | 57 | .305 | 23.0 | 18–23 | 7–34 | 9–21 |
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W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 30–11 | 27–14 | 21–9 |
x-Seattle SuperSonics | 52 | 30 | .634 | 5.0 | 31–10 | 21–20 | 18–12 |
x-Phoenix Suns | 46 | 36 | .561 | 11.0 | 31–10 | 15–26 | 14–16 |
Golden State Warriors | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12.0 | 28–13 | 17–24 | 15–15 |
Portland Trail Blazers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15.0 | 27–14 | 15–26 | 15–15 |
San Diego Clippers | 17 | 65 | .207 | 40.0 | 11–30 | 6–35 | 7–23 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Boston Celtics | 63 | 19 | .768 | – |
2 | y-Milwaukee Bucks | 55 | 27 | .671 | 8 |
3 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 58 | 24 | .707 | 5 |
4 | x-New Jersey Nets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 19 |
5 | x-Washington Bullets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 20 |
6 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 21 |
7 | Detroit Pistons | 39 | 43 | .476 | 24 |
8 | Indiana Pacers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 28 |
9 | Chicago Bulls | 34 | 48 | .415 | 29 |
10 | New York Knicks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 30 |
11 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 15 | 67 | .183 | 48 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c-Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | – |
2 | y-San Antonio Spurs | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9 |
3 | x-Seattle SuperSonics | 52 | 30 | .634 | 5 |
4 | x-Denver Nuggets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 11 |
5 | x-Phoenix Suns | 46 | 36 | .561 | 11 |
6 | x-Houston Rockets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 11 |
7 | Golden State Warriors | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12 |
8 | Portland Trail Blazers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15 |
9 | Kansas City Kings | 30 | 52 | .366 | 27 |
10 | Dallas Mavericks | 28 | 54 | .341 | 29 |
11 | Utah Jazz | 25 | 57 | .305 | 32 |
12 | San Diego Clippers | 17 | 65 | .207 | 40 |
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 | Boston* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | New Jersey | 0 | E5 | Washington | 1 | ||||||||||||||
E5 | Washington | 2 | Eastern Conference | E1 | Boston* | 3 | |||||||||||||
E3 | Philadelphia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Philadelphia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Philadelphia | 2 | E2 | Milwaukee* | 2 | ||||||||||||||
E6 | Atlanta | 0 | E3 | Philadelphia | 2 | ||||||||||||||
W1 | Los Angeles* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Los Angeles* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Denver | 1 | W5 | Phoenix | 0 | ||||||||||||||
W5 | Phoenix | 2 | Western Conference | W1 | Los Angeles* | 4 | |||||||||||||
W2 | San Antonio* | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Seattle | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Seattle | 2 | W2 | San Antonio* | 4 | ||||||||||||||
W6 | Houston | 1 |
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
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Points per game | George Gervin | San Antonio Spurs | 32.3 |
Rebounds per game | Moses Malone | Houston Rockets | 14.7 |
Assists per game | Johnny Moore | San Antonio Spurs | 9.6 |
Steals per game | Magic Johnson | Los Angeles Lakers | 2.67 |
Blocks per game | George Johnson | San Antonio Spurs | 3.12 |
FG% | Artis Gilmore | Chicago Bulls | .652 |
FT% | Kyle Macy | Phoenix Suns | .899 |
3FG% | Campy Russell | New York Knicks | .439 |
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