Full NBA season

1981-82

Explore the indexed regular season, conference races, divisions, and every playoff matchup from the 1981-82 NBA season.

990indexed games

11playoff series

Postseason map

Playoff bracket

Follow every series from the opening round toward the NBA Finals.

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First round

Western3 G8Houston Rockets1Seattle SuperSonics Western5 G–San Antonio Spurs1Seattle SuperSonics Western3 G7Phoenix Suns2Denver Nuggets Eastern2 G8Atlanta Hawks1Philadelphia 76ers Eastern6 G–Milwaukee Bucks1Philadelphia 76ers Eastern2 G7Washington Bullets2New Jersey Nets

Conference semifinals

Western4 G–San Antonio Spurs–Los Angeles Lakers Western4 G7Phoenix Suns–Los Angeles Lakers Eastern5 G7Washington Bullets–Boston Celtics

Conference finals

Eastern7 G1Philadelphia 76ers–Boston Celtics

NBA Finals

NBA Finals6 G–Los Angeles Lakers1Philadelphia 76ers

Western Conference

Eastern Conference

First Round8Houston Rockets1Seattle SuperSonics First Round–San Antonio Spurs1Seattle SuperSonics First Round7Phoenix Suns2Denver Nuggets Semifinals–San Antonio Spurs–Los Angeles Lakers Semifinals7Phoenix Suns–Los Angeles Lakers NBA Finals–Los Angeles Lakers1Philadelphia 76ers Finals1Philadelphia 76ers–Boston Celtics Semifinals7Washington Bullets–Boston Celtics First Round8Atlanta Hawks1Philadelphia 76ers First Round–Milwaukee Bucks1Philadelphia 76ers First Round7Washington Bullets2New Jersey Nets

Season honors

Awards and leaders

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Player
George GervinSan Antonio Spurs	32.3	5.0	2.3	0.9	0.6
Moses MaloneHouston Rockets	31.1	14.7	1.8	0.9	1.5
Adrian DantleyUtah Jazz	30.3	6.3	4.0	0.6	0.2
Alex EnglishDenver Nuggets	25.4	6.8	5.3	1.1	1.5
Julius ErvingPhiladelphia 76ers	24.4	6.9	3.9	0.8	1.7
Kareem Abdul-JabbarLos Angeles Lakers	23.9	8.7	3.0	0.4	1.9
Gus WilliamsOklahoma City Thunder	23.4	3.1	6.9	1.8	0.4
Bernard KingGolden State Warriors	23.2	5.9	3.6	1.0	0.3

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Midseason showcase

All-Star teams

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Regular season

Conference standings

Western Conference

Conference standings

Seed	Team	W	L	Pct	PF/G	PA/G
—	Los Angeles Lakers	57	25	.695	114.6	109.8
1	Seattle SuperSonics	52	30	.634	107.6	103.2
—	San Antonio Spurs	48	34	.585	113.8	111.3
7	Phoenix Suns	46	36	.561	107.0	102.7
8	Houston Rockets	45	37	.549	105.9	106.0
2	Denver Nuggets	44	38	.537	126.5	126.8
—	Golden State Warriors	43	39	.524	111.0	110.5
—	Portland Trail Blazers	41	41	.500	109.9	109.5
—	Sacramento Kings	31	51	.378	107.4	110.7
—	Dallas Mavericks	27	55	.329	104.6	109.2
—	Utah Jazz	25	57	.305	110.9	116.7
—	San Diego Clippers	23	59	.280	109.9	116.0

Eastern Conference

Conference standings

Seed	Team	W	L	Pct	PF/G	PA/G
—	Boston Celtics	63	19	.768	112.0	105.8
1	Philadelphia 76ers	58	24	.707	111.2	105.9
—	Milwaukee Bucks	55	27	.671	110.0	103.2
2	New Jersey Nets	44	38	.537	107.2	106.5
8	Atlanta Hawks	42	40	.512	101.1	100.6
7	Washington Bullets	41	41	.500	103.5	103.0
—	Detroit Pistons	39	43	.476	111.2	112.6
—	Chicago Bulls	35	47	.427	106.8	108.8
—	Indiana Pacers	34	48	.415	102.6	104.3
—	New York Knicks	33	49	.402	106.3	109.1
—	Cleveland Cavaliers	17	65	.207	103.6	112.4

Around the league

Division standings

Playoff bracket

Awards and leaders

All-Star teams

Conference standings

Western Conference

Eastern Conference

Division standings

Atlantic

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Southeast

Pacific

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Northwest