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Full NBA season

1982-83

Explore the indexed regular season, conference races, divisions, and every playoff matchup from the 1982-83 NBA season.

986indexed 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 G8Denver Nuggets1Phoenix SunsWestern2 G7Portland Trail Blazers2Seattle SuperSonicsEastern3 G8Atlanta Hawks1Boston CelticsEastern4 G–Milwaukee Bucks1Boston CelticsEastern2 G7New York Knicks2New Jersey Nets

Conference semifinals

Western6 G–San Antonio Spurs–Los Angeles LakersWestern5 G8Denver Nuggets–San Antonio SpursWestern5 G7Portland Trail Blazers–Los Angeles LakersEastern5 G–Milwaukee Bucks–Philadelphia 76ersEastern4 G7New York Knicks–Philadelphia 76ers

NBA Finals

NBA Finals4 G–Los Angeles Lakers–Philadelphia 76ers

Season honors

Awards and leaders

Open an award winner’s season or sort the verified leaders by any column.

NBA MVPMoses MalonePlayer season →NBA Finals MVPMoses MalonePlayer season →NBA Defensive Player of the YearSidney MoncriefPlayer season →

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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.

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NBA All-Star GameGame page ↗
Western Conference
Eastern Conference
1983 All-Star Weekend

Selected rosters

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Alex EnglishAndrew ToneyArtis GilmoreBill LaimbeerBuck WilliamsDavid ThompsonGeorge GervinGus WilliamsIsiah ThomasJack SikmaJamaal WilkesJim PaxsonJulius ErvingKareem Abdul Jabbar AKiki VandewegheLarry BirdMagic JohnsonMarques JohnsonMaurice CheeksMaurice LucasMoses MaloneReggie TheusRobert ParishSidney Moncrief

Regular season

Conference standings

Western Conference

SeedTeamWL
—Los Angeles Lakers6121
1Phoenix Suns5329
—San Antonio Spurs5131
2Seattle SuperSonics4636
7Portland Trail Blazers4537
—Sacramento Kings4537
8Denver Nuggets4339
—Dallas Mavericks3745
—Utah Jazz3448
—Golden State Warriors3052
—San Diego Clippers2557
—Houston Rockets1468

Eastern Conference

SeedTeamWL
—Philadelphia 76ers6517
1Boston Celtics5527
—Milwaukee Bucks5131
2New Jersey Nets4834
8Atlanta Hawks4438
7New York Knicks4339
—Washington Bullets4141
—Detroit Pistons3844
—Indiana Pacers2656
—Chicago Bulls2656
—Cleveland Cavaliers2260

Around the league

Division standings

Atlantic

Philadelphia 76ers65–17
Boston Celtics55–27
New York Knicks43–39

Central

Milwaukee Bucks51–31
Detroit Pistons38–44
Indiana Pacers26–56
Chicago Bulls26–56
Cleveland Cavaliers22–60

Other

New Jersey Nets48–34
Seattle SuperSonics46–36
Washington Bullets41–41
San Diego Clippers25–57

Southeast

Atlanta Hawks44–38

Pacific

Los Angeles Lakers61–21
Phoenix Suns53–29
Sacramento Kings45–37
Golden State Warriors30–52

Southwest

San Antonio Spurs51–31
Dallas Mavericks37–45
Houston Rockets14–68

Northwest

Portland Trail Blazers45–37
Denver Nuggets43–39
Utah Jazz34–48