1982–83 NBA season
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1982–83 NBA season | |||||
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League | National Basketball Association | ||||
Sport | Basketball | ||||
TV partner/s | CBS, ESPN | ||||
Regular season | |||||
Season MVP | Moses Malone (Philadelphia) | ||||
Top scorer | Alex English (Denver) | ||||
Playoffs | |||||
Eastern champions | Philadelphia 76ers | ||||
Eastern runners-up | Milwaukee Bucks | ||||
Western champions | Los Angeles Lakers | ||||
Western runners-up | San Antonio Spurs | ||||
Finals | |||||
Finals champions | Philadelphia 76ers | ||||
Runners-up | Los Angeles Lakers | ||||
Finals MVP | Moses Malone (Philadelphia) | ||||
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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.
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[edit] Notable occurrences
- The NBA All-Star Game was played at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California, with the East defeating the West 132-123. Julius Erving of the Philadelphia 76ers wins the game's MVP award. It was at this game that R&B legend Marvin Gaye performed his famous rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner.
- This season marks the final season for Larry O'Brien as commissioner of the NBA. In honor of his long tenure, the NBA would rename its Championship trophy after him.
- The USA Network extended their cable deal with the NBA for another two years, and ESPN shared broadcast rights with them.
- The 76ers post a 12-1 record in the playoffs, a record for highest winning percentage in the postseason (since broken by the 2001 Los Angeles Lakers)
[edit] Final standings
[edit] Eastern Conference
Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
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Philadelphia 76ersC | 65 | 17 | .793 | - |
Boston Celtics | 56 | 26 | .683 | 9 |
New Jersey Nets | 49 | 33 | .598 | 16 |
New York Knicks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 21 |
Washington Bullets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 23 |
Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
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Milwaukee Bucks | 51 | 31 | .622 | - |
Atlanta Hawks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 8 |
Detroit Pistons | 37 | 45 | .451 | 14 |
Chicago Bulls | 28 | 54 | .341 | 23 |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 23 | 59 | .280 | 28 |
Indiana Pacers | 20 | 62 | .244 | 31 |
[edit] Western Conference
Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
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San Antonio Spurs | 53 | 29 | .646 | - |
Kansas City Kings | 45 | 37 | .549 | 8 |
Denver Nuggets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 8 |
Dallas Mavericks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 15 |
Utah Jazz | 30 | 52 | .366 | 23 |
Houston Rockets | 14 | 68 | .171 | 39 |
Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
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Los Angeles Lakers | 58 | 24 | .707 | - |
Phoenix Suns | 53 | 29 | .646 | 5 |
Seattle SuperSonics | 48 | 34 | .585 | 10 |
Portland Trail Blazers | 46 | 36 | .561 | 12 |
Golden State Warriors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 28 |
San Diego Clippers | 25 | 57 | .305 | 33 |
C - NBA Champions
[edit] 1982-83 NBA statistics leaders
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 | 4.3 |
FG% | Artis Gilmore | San Antonio Spurs | 62.6 |
FT% | Calvin Murphy | Houston Rockets | 92.0 |
3FG% | Mike Dunleavy | San Antonio Spurs | 34.5 |
[edit] 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:
- Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
- Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee Bucks
- Julius Erving, Philadelphia 76ers
- Moses Malone, Philadelphia 76ers
- Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
- 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:
- NBA All-Defensive Second Team:
Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com
[edit] See also
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