NBA 1982/83

National Basketball Association
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Duration		October 29, 1982 - April 17, 1983
Season games per team		82
Number of teams		23
Regular season
Best record		Philadelphia 76ers
Season MVP		Moses Malone
Playoffs
Eastern - Champion		Philadelphia 76ers
Runner-up team		Milwaukee Bucks
Western - Champion		Los Angeles Lakers
Runner-up team		San Antonio Spurs
Finals
NBA champions		Philadelphia 76ers
Runner-up		Los Angeles Lakers
Finals MVP		Moses Malone

The 1982-83 NBA season was the National Basketball Association's 37th season . The regular season began on October 29, 1982 and ended on April 17, 1983. This was followed by the NBA playoffs on April 19, 1983, which ended in late May with the NBA Finals . The Philadelphia 76ers were able to secure the championship with a 4-0 in the series against the Los Angeles Lakers .

Draft

The 1982 NBA Draft took place in New York City on June 29, 1982 . In first position, James Worthy was chosen by the Los Angeles Lakers .

All-Star Game

The 1983 All-Star Game was played on February 13, 1983 at The Forum in Inglewood . The East won with 132 to 123. For MVP was Julius Erving selected.

Final results

S = wins, N = defeats, PCT = percentage of wins, P = deficit on division leaders

The placements in the seed lists of the respective conference playoffs are listed in brackets.

Eastern Conference Atlantic Division # team S. N PCT P 1 Philadelphia 76ers (1) 65 17th .793 - 2 Boston Celtics (3) 56 26th .683 9 3 New Jersey Nets (4) 49 33 .598 16 4th New York Knicks (5) 44 38 .537 21st 5 Washington Bullets 42 40 .512 23 Central Division # team S. N PCT P 1 Milwaukee Bucks (2) 51 31 .622 - 2 Atlanta Hawks (6) 43 39 .524 8th 3 Detroit Pistons 37 45 .451 14th 4th Chicago Bulls 28 54 .341 23 5 Cleveland Cavaliers 23 59 .280 28 6th Indiana Pacers 20th 62 .244 31

Western Conference Midwest Division # team S. N PCT P 1 San Antonio Spurs (2) 53 29 .646 - 2 Denver Nuggets (6) 45 37 .549 8th 3 Kansas City Kings 45 37 .549 8th 4th Dallas Mavericks 38 44 .463 15th 5 Utah Jazz 30th 52 .366 23 6th Houston Rockets 14th 68 .171 39 Pacific Division # team S. N PCT P 1 Los Angeles Lakers (1) 58 24 .707 - 2 Phoenix Suns (3) 53 29 .646 5 3 Seattle SuperSonics (4) 48 34 .585 10 4th Portland Trail Blazers (5) 46 36 .561 12 5 Golden State Warriors 30th 52 .366 28 6th San Diego Clippers 25th 57 .305 33

NBA awards

• Most Valuable Player: Moses Malone , Philadelphia 76ers
• Rookie of the Year: Terry Cummings , San Diego Clippers
• Defensive Player of the Year: Sidney Moncrief , Milwaukee Bucks
• Sixth Man of the Year: Bobby Jones , Philadelphia 76ers
• Coach of the Year: Don Nelson , Milwaukee Bucks
• All-NBA First Team:
  • F - Larry Bird , Boston Celtics
  • F - Sidney Moncrief , Milwaukee Bucks
  • C - Julius Erving , Philadelphia 76ers
  • G - Moses Malone , Philadelphia 76ers
  • G - Magic Johnson , Los Angeles Lakers
• All-NBA Second Team:
  • F - Alex English , Denver Nuggets
  • F - Buck Williams , New Jersey Nets
  • C - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar , Los Angeles Lakers
  • G - George Gervin , San Antonio Spurs
  • G - Isiah Thomas , Detroit Pistons
• All-NBA Rookie Team:
  • James Worthy , Los Angeles Lakers
  • Quintin Dailey , Chicago Bulls
  • Terry Cummings , San Diego Clippers
  • Clark Kellogg , Indiana Pacers
  • Dominique Wilkins , Atlanta Hawks
• NBA All-Defensive First Team:
  • Bobby Jones , Philadelphia 76ers
  • Dan Roundfield , Atlanta Hawks
  • Moses Malone , Philadelphia 76ers
  • Sidney Moncrief , Milwaukee Bucks
  • Dennis Johnson , Phoenix Suns
  • Maurice Cheeks , Philadelphia 76ers
• NBA All-Defensive Second Team:
  • Larry Bird , Boston Celtics
  • Kevin McHale , Boston Celtics
  • Wayne Rollins , Atlanta Hawks
  • Michael Cooper , Los Angeles Lakers
  • TR Dunn , Denver Nuggets

Playoffs

In the first round, the teams started on the third to sixth seed list. The two top teams at the conferences only entered the playoffs in the second round. The first round was played in the best-of-three system , from the second round onwards in the best-of-seven system.

	First round					Conference semifinals					Conference Finals					NBA finals
						1	Los Angeles Lakers	4th
						5	Portland	1
	4th	Seattle SuperSonics	0
	5	Portland Trail Blazers	2
											1	los Angeles	4th
	Western Conference
											2	San Antonio	2
	3	Phoenix Suns	1
	6th	Denver nuggets	2
						6th	Denver	1
						2	San Antonio Spurs	4th
																W1	los Angeles	0
																E1	Philadelphia	4th
						1	Philadelphia 76ers	4th
						5	new York	0
	4th	New Jersey Nets	0
	5	New York Knicks	2
											1	Philadelphia	4th
	Eastern Conference
											2	Milwaukee	1
	3	Boston Celtics	2
	6th	Atlanta	1
						3	Boston	0
						2	Milwaukee Bucks	4th

Web links

The 1982/83 season at basketball-reference.com