1982-83 National Basketball Association season

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Seasons
1981-82 1982-83 1983-84

Teams and Alignment

Conference Division Team Primary Venue Municipality
Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Boston Celtics Boston Garden Boston
New Jersey Nets Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
New York Knickerbockers Madison Square Garden Manhattan, New York
Philadelphia 76ers The Spectrum Philadelphia
Washington Bullets Capital Centre Lake Arbor, Maryland
Central Division Atlanta Hawks Omni Coliseum Atlanta
Chicago Bulls Chicago Stadium Chicago
Cleveland Cavaliers Richfield Coliseum Summit County, Ohio
Detroit Pistons Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, Michigan
Indiana Pacers Market Square Arena Indianapolis
Milwaukee Bucks UWM Panther Arena Milwaukee
Western Conference Midwest Division Dallas Mavericks Reunion Arena Dallas
Denver Nuggets McNichols Sports Arena Denver
Houston Rockets The Summit Houston
Kansas City Kings Hy-Vee Arena Kansas City, Missouri
San Antonio Spurs HemisFair Arena San Antonio
Utah Jazz Salt Palace (1969) Salt Lake City
Pacific Division Golden State Warriors Oakland Arena Oakland, California
Los Angeles Lakers Kia Forum Inglewood, California
Phoenix Suns Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix
Portland Trail Blazers Veterans Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon
San Diego Clippers Pechanga Arena San Diego San Diego
Seattle SuperSonics The Kingdome Seattle

Changes

  • None.

Regular Season Results

Conference Division Team W L GB
Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Philadelphia 76ers 65 17
Boston Celtics 56 26 9
New Jersey Nets 49 33 16
New York Knickerbockers 44 38 21
Washington Bullets 42 40 23
Central Division Milwaukee Bucks 51 31
Atlanta Hawks 43 39 8
Detroit Pistons 37 45 14
Chicago Bulls 28 54 23
Cleveland Cavaliers 23 59 28
Indiana Pacers 20 62 31
Western Conference Midwest Division San Antonio Spurs 53 29
Denver Nuggets 45 37 8
Kansas City Kings 45 37 8
Dallas Mavericks 38 44 15
Utah Jazz 30 52 23
Houston Rockets 14 68 39
Pacific Division Los Angeles Lakers 58 24
Phoenix Suns 53 29 5
Seattle SuperSonics 48 34 10
Portland Trail Blazers 46 36 12
Golden State Warriors 30 52 28
San Diego Clippers 25 57 33

Postseason Results

Team (Best-of-Three) Team (Best-of-Seven) Team (Best-of-Seven) Team (Best-of-Seven) Champions
Philadelphia 76ers 4 Philadelphia 76ers 4 Philadelphia 76ers 4 Philadelphia 76ers
New Jersey Nets 0 New York Knickerbockers 0
New York Knickerbockers 2
Milwaukee Bucks 4 Milwaukee Bucks 1
Boston Celtics 2 Boston Celtics 0
Atlanta Hawks 1
Los Angeles Lakers 4 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Los Angeles Lakers 0
Seattle SuperSonics 0 Portland Trail Blazers 1
Portland Trail Blazers 2
San Antonio Spurs 4 San Antonio Spurs 2
Phoenix Suns 1 Denver Nuggets 1
Denver Nuggets 2

Special Event Results

Event Away Score Home
NBA All-Star Game Eastern Conference 132-123 Western Conference

Markets and Venues

Combined Statistical Area Metropolitan Statistical Area Metropolitan Division County / Equivalent Municipality Venue Team / Event Regular Postseason Total
Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL Combined Statistical Area Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Division Fulton County, Georgia Atlanta Omni Coliseum Atlanta Hawks 41 One 42
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area Boston, MA Metropolitan Division Suffolk County, Massachusetts Boston Boston Garden Boston Celtics 38 Four 42
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division Cook County, Illinois Chicago Chicago Stadium Chicago Bulls 41 41
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area Summit County, Ohio Unincorporated Richfield Coliseum Cleveland Cavaliers 41 41
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Combined Statistical Area Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division Dallas County, Texas Dallas Reunion Arena Dallas Mavericks 41 41
Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area Denver County, Colorado Denver McNichols Sports Arena Denver Nuggets 41 Three 44
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division Oakland County, Michigan Pontiac, Michigan Pontiac Silverdome Detroit Pistons 41 41
Houston-Pasadena, TX Combined Statistical Area Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area Harris County, Texas Houston The Summit Houston Rockets 41 41
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Marion County, Indiana Indianapolis Market Square Arena Indiana Pacers 41 41
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area Jackson County, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri Hy-Vee Arena Kansas City Kings 38 38
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division Los Angeles County, California Inglewood, California Kia Forum Los Angeles Lakers 41 Eight 49
NBA All-Star Game One
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Milwaukee UWM Panther Arena Milwaukee Bucks 41 Four 45
New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT Combined Statistical Area Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut Hartford, Connecticut PeoplesBank Arena Boston Celtics Three Three
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division Bergen County, New Jersey East Rutherford, New Jersey Meadowlands Arena New Jersey Nets 41 One 42
New York County, New York Manhattan, New York Madison Square Garden New York Knickerbockers 41 Three 44
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Philadelphia The Spectrum Philadelphia 76ers 41 Seven 48
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ Combined Statistical Area Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area Maricopa County, Arizona Phoenix Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix Suns 41 Two 43
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined Statistical Area Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area Multnomah County, Oregon Portland, Oregon Veterans Memorial Coliseum Portland Trail Blazers 41 Three 44
Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID Combined Statistical Area Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area Salt Lake County, Utah Salt Lake City Salt Palace (1969) Utah Jazz 41 41
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Kerrville, TX Combined Statistical Area San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area Bexar County, Texas San Antonio HemisFair Arena San Antonio Spurs 41 Six 47
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area San Diego County, California San Diego Pechanga Arena San Diego San Diego Clippers 41 41
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Division Alameda County, California Oakland, California Oakland Arena Golden State Warriors 41 41
Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metropolitan Division King County, Washington Seattle The Kingdome Seattle SuperSonics 41 One 42
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area St. Louis St. Louis Arena Kansas City Kings Three Three
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division Prince George's County, Maryland Lake Arbor, Maryland Capital Centre Washington Bullets 41 41
Total 943 43 987