1982-83 NBA SEASON

'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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Notable occurrences

Final standings

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

1982-83 NBA statistics leaders

NBA awards

See also

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)

Final standings

Eastern Conference

'Atlantic Division'

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Philadelphia 76ers'C'	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

'Central Division'

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
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

Western Conference

'Midwest Division'

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
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

'Pacific Division'

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
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

1982-83 NBA statistics leaders

Category	Player	Team	Stat
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

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:'

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★ Larry Bird, Boston Celtics

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★ Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee Bucks

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★ Julius Erving, Philadelphia 76ers

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★ Moses Malone, Philadelphia 76ers

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★ Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers

★ 'All-NBA Rookie Team:'

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★ James Worthy, Los Angeles Lakers

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★ Quintin Dailey, Chicago Bulls

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★ Terry Cummings, San Diego Clippers

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★ Clark Kellogg, Indiana Pacers

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★ Dominique Wilkins, Atlanta Hawks

★ 'NBA All-Defensive First Team:'

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★ Bobby Jones, Philadelphia 76ers

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★ Dan Roundfield, Atlanta Hawks

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★ Moses Malone, Philadelphia 76ers

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★ Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee Bucks

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★ Dennis Johnson, Phoenix Suns (tie)

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★ Maurice Cheeks, Philadelphia 76ers (tie)

★ 'NBA All-Defensive Second Team:'

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★ Larry Bird, Boston Celtics

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★ Kevin McHale, Boston Celtics

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★ Wayne Rollins, Atlanta Hawks

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★ Michael Cooper, Los Angeles Lakers

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★ T. R. Dunn, Denver Nuggets
''Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com''

See also

★ 1983 NBA Playoffs

★ 1983 NBA Finals

★ 1983 NBA Draft