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
Conference semifinals
Conference finals
NBA Finals
Season honors
Awards and leaders
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Midseason showcase
All-Star weekend
The event format follows what the league actually used that season, from East–West and captain drafts to multi-game tournaments.
East vs West
The classic conference matchup
The Eastern and Western Conference selections met in the traditional NBA All-Star Game format.
Selected rosters
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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 |
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