NBA 1982/83
# NBA 1982/83

Die NBA-Saison 1982/83 war die 37. Spielzeit der National Basketball Association. Die reguläre Saison begann am 29. Oktober 1982 und endete am 17. April 1983. Darauf folgten die NBA-Playoffs am 19. April 1983, die Ende Mai mit den NBA Finals endeten. Die Meisterschaft konnten sich die Philadelphia 76ers mit einem 4:0 in der Serie gegen die Los Angeles Lakers sichern.

## Draft

Der NBA-Draft 1982 fand am 29. Juni 1982 in New York City statt. An erster Position wurde James Worthy von den Los Angeles Lakers gewählt.

## All-Star Game

Das All-Star Game 1983 wurde am 13. Februar 1983 im The Forum in Inglewood ausgetragen. Der Osten gewann mit 132 zu 123. Zum MVP wurde Julius Erving 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 | Philadelphia 76ers (1) | 65 | 17 | .793 | - |
| 2 | Boston Celtics (3) | 56 | 26 | .683 | 9 |
| 3 | New Jersey Nets (4) | 49 | 33 | .598 | 16 |
| 4 | New York Knicks (5) | 44 | 38 | .537 | 21 |
| 5 | Washington Bullets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 23 |
| Central Division ||||||
| # | Team | S | N | PCT | P |
| 1 | Milwaukee Bucks (2) | 51 | 31 | .622 | - |
| 2 | Atlanta Hawks (6) | 43 | 39 | .524 | 8 |
| 3 | Detroit Pistons | 37 | 45 | .451 | 14 |
| 4 | Chicago Bulls | 28 | 54 | .341 | 23 |
| 5 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 23 | 59 | .280 | 28 |
| 6 | Indiana Pacers | 20 | 62 | .244 | 31 |

Western Conference :

| Midwest Division ||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| # | Team | S | N | PCT | P |
| 1 | San Antonio Spurs (2) | 53 | 29 | .646 | - |
| 2 | Denver Nuggets (6) | 45 | 37 | .549 | 8 |
| 3 | Kansas City Kings | 45 | 37 | .549 | 8 |
| 4 | Dallas Mavericks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 15 |
| 5 | Utah Jazz | 30 | 52 | .366 | 23 |
| 6 | Houston Rockets | 14 | 68 | .171 | 39 |
| Pacific Division ||||||
| # | Team | S | N | PCT | P |
| 1 | Los Angeles Lakers (1) | 58 | 24 | .707 | - |
| 2 | Phoenix Suns (3) | 53 | 29 | .646 | 5 |
| 3 | Seattle SuperSonics (4) | 48 | 34 | .585 | 10 |
| 4 | Portland Trail Blazers (5) | 46 | 36 | .561 | 12 |
| 5 | Golden State Warriors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 28 |
| 6 | San Diego Clippers | 25 | 57 | .305 | 33 |

## NBA-Auszeichnungen

* 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:
   * F – Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
   * F – Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee Bucks
   * C – Julius Erving, Philadelphia 76ers
   * G – Moses Malone, Philadelphia 76ers
   * G – Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
* All-NBA Second Team:
   * F – Alex English, Denver Nuggets
   * F – Buck Williams, New Jersey Nets
   * C – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers
   * G – George Gervin, San Antonio Spurs
   * G – Isiah Thomas, Detroit Pistons
* All-NBA Rookie Team:
   * James Worthy, Los Angeles Lakers
   * Quintin Dailey, Chicago Bulls
   * Terry Cummings, San Diego Clippers
   * Clark Kellogg, Indiana Pacers
   * Dominique Wilkins, Atlanta Hawks
* NBA All-Defensive First Team:
   * Bobby Jones, Philadelphia 76ers
   * Dan Roundfield, Atlanta Hawks
   * Moses Malone, Philadelphia 76ers
   * Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee Bucks
   * Dennis Johnson, Phoenix Suns
   * Maurice Cheeks, Philadelphia 76ers
* NBA All-Defensive Second Team:
   * Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
   * Kevin McHale, Boston Celtics
   * Wayne Rollins, Atlanta Hawks
   * Michael Cooper, Los Angeles Lakers
   * T. R. Dunn, Denver Nuggets

## 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 Lakers | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Portland | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Seattle SuperSonics | 0 | | | 5 | Portland | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Portland Trail Blazers | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Portland Trail Blazers | 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 | 2 | | | | | |
| 3 | Phoenix Suns | 1 | | | | | | | | | 2 | San Antonio | 2 | | | | |
| 6 | Denver Nuggets | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Denver Nuggets | 2 | | | 6 | Denver | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | San Antonio Spurs | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | W1 | Los Angeles | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | E1 | Philadelphia | 4 |
| | | | | | 1 | Philadelphia 76ers | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | New York | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | New Jersey Nets | 0 | | | 5 | New York | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | New York Knicks | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | New York Knicks | 2 | | | | | | 1 | Philadelphia | 4 | | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | | | | | | | | 1 | Philadelphia | 4 |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | 2 | Milwaukee | 1 | | | | | |
| 3 | Boston Celtics | 2 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Milwaukee | 1 | | | | |
| 6 | Atlanta | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Atlanta | 1 | | | 3 | Boston | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Milwaukee Bucks | 4 | | | | | | | | |

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