NBA 1981/82
# NBA 1981/82

Die NBA-Saison 1981/82 war die 36. Spielzeit der National Basketball Association. Die reguläre Saison begann am 30. Oktober 1981 und endete am 18. April 1982. Darauf folgten die NBA-Playoffs am 20. April 1982, die Anfang Juni mit den NBA Finals endeten. Die Meisterschaft konnten sich die Los Angeles Lakers mit einem 4:2 in der Serie gegen die Philadelphia 76ers sichern.

## Draft

Der NBA-Draft 1981 fand am 9. Juni 1981 in New York City statt. An erster Position wurde Mark Aguirre von den Dallas Mavericks gewählt.

## All-Star Game

Das All-Star Game 1982 wurde am 31. Januar 1982 im Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford ausgetragen. Der Osten gewann mit 120 zu 118. Zum MVP wurde Larry Bird gewählt.

## Endstände

S = Siege, N = Niederlagen, PCT = prozentualer Sieganteil, P = Rückstand auf Divisionsführenden

In Klammern sind die Platzierungen in den Setzlisten der jeweiligen Conference-Playoffs aufgeführt.

Eastern Conference :

| Atlantic Division ||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| # | Team | S | N | PCT | P |
| 1 | Boston Celtics (1) | 63 | 19 | .768 | – |
| 2 | Philadelphia 76ers (3) | 58 | 24 | .707 | 5 |
| 3 | New Jersey Nets (4) | 44 | 38 | .537 | 19 |
| 4 | Washington Bullets (5) | 43 | 39 | .524 | 20 |
| 5 | New York Knicks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 30 |
| Central Division ||||||
| # | Team | S | N | PCT | P |
| 1 | Milwaukee Bucks (2) | 55 | 27 | .671 | - |
| 2 | Atlanta Hawks (6) | 42 | 40 | .512 | 13 |
| 3 | Detroit Pistons | 39 | 43 | .476 | 16 |
| 4 | Indiana Pacers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 20 |
| 5 | Chicago Bulls | 34 | 48 | .415 | 21 |
| 6 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 15 | 67 | .183 | 40 |

Western Conference :

| Midwest Division ||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| # | Team | S | N | PCT | P |
| 1 | San Antonio Spurs (2) | 48 | 34 | .585 | - |
| 2 | Denver Nuggets (4) | 46 | 36 | .561 | 2 |
| 3 | Houston Rockets (6) | 46 | 36 | .561 | 2 |
| 4 | Kansas City Kings | 30 | 52 | .366 | 18 |
| 5 | Dallas Mavericks | 28 | 54 | .341 | 20 |
| 6 | Utah Jazz | 25 | 57 | .305 | 23 |
| Pacific Division ||||||
| # | Team | S | N | PCT | P |
| 1 | Los Angeles Lakers (1) | 57 | 25 | .695 | - |
| 2 | Seattle SuperSonics (3) | 52 | 30 | .634 | 5 |
| 3 | Phoenix Suns (5) | 46 | 36 | .561 | 11 |
| 4 | Golden State Warriors | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12 |
| 5 | Portland Trail Blazers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15 |
| 6 | San Diego Clippers | 17 | 65 | .207 | 40 |

## NBA-Auszeichnungen

* Most Valuable Player: Moses Malone, Houston Rockets
* Rookie of the Year: Buck Williams, New Jersey Nets
* Coach of the Year: Gene Shue, Washington Bullets
* All-NBA First Team:
   * F – Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
   * F – George Gervin, San Antonio Spurs
   * C – Julius Erving, Philadelphia 76ers
   * G – Moses Malone, Houston Rockets
   * G – Gus Williams, Seattle SuperSonics
* All-NBA Second Team:
   * F – Bernard King, Golden State Warriors
   * F – Alex English, Denver Nuggets
   * C – Robert Parish, Boston Celtics
   * G – Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
   * G – Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee Bucks
* All-NBA Rookie Team:
   * Buck Williams, New Jersey Nets
   * Jay Vincent, Dallas Mavericks
   * Kelly Tripucka, Detroit Pistons
   * Isiah Thomas, Detroit Pistons
   * Jeff Ruland, Washington Bullets
* NBA All-Defensive First Team:
   * Michael Cooper, Los Angeles Lakers
   * Dennis Johnson, Phoenix Suns
   * Bobby Jones, Philadelphia 76ers
   * Caldwell Jones, Philadelphia 76ers
   * Dan Roundfield, Atlanta Hawks
* NBA All-Defensive Second Team:
   * Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
   * Quinn Buckner, Milwaukee Bucks
   * Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee Bucks
   * Lonnie Shelton, Seattle SuperSonics
   * Jack Sikma, Seattle SuperSonics

## Playoffs

In der ersten Runde traten zunächst die Teams auf den Setzlistenplätzen drei bis sechs an. Die beiden topplatzierten Teams der Conferences stiegen erst in der zweiten Runde in die Playoffs ein. In der ersten Runde wurde im Best-of-Three-System gespielt, ab der zweiten Runde dann im Best-Of-Seven-System.

| Erste Runde | Erste Runde | Erste Runde | | | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | | | NBA Finals | NBA Finals | NBA Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | Los Angeles | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Phoenix | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Denver | 1 | | | 5 | Phoenix | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Phoenix | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Phoenix | 2 | | | | | | 1 | Los Angeles | 4 | | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | | | | | | | | 1 | Los Angeles | 4 |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | 2 | San Antonio | 0 | | | | | |
| 3 | Seattle | 2 | | | | | | | | | 2 | San Antonio | 0 | | | | |
| 6 | Houston | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Houston | 1 | | | 3 | Seattle | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | San Antonio | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | W1 | Los Angeles | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | E3 | Philadelphia | 2 |
| | | | | | 1 | Boston | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Washington | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | New Jersey | 0 | | | 5 | Washington | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Washington | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Washington | 2 | | | | | | 1 | Boston | 3 | | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | | | | | | | | 1 | Boston | 3 |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | 3 | Philadelphia | 4 | | | | | |
| 3 | Philadelphia | 2 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Philadelphia | 4 | | | | |
| 6 | Atlanta | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Atlanta | 0 | | | 3 | Philadelphia | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Milwaukee | 2 | | | | | | | | |

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