NBA
1982-83 Season
Champions: Philadelphia 76ers (4-0)
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The 1982-83 NBA season featured 23 teams across 986 recorded games. Philadelphia 76ers posted the league's best record at 65-17. Philadelphia 76ers won the championship, defeating Los Angeles Lakers 4-0 in the Finals. Moses Malone was named Finals MVP; Moses Malone took the regular-season MVP award.
Final Standings
Eastern Conference
- Philadelphia 76ers 🏆 65-17 0.793
- Boston Celtics 56-26 0.683
- Milwaukee Bucks 51-31 0.622
- New Jersey Nets 49-33 0.598
- New York Knicks 44-38 0.537
- Atlanta Hawks 43-39 0.524
- Washington Bullets 42-40 0.512
- Detroit Pistons 37-45 0.451
- Chicago Bulls 28-54 0.341
- Cleveland Cavaliers 23-59 0.280
- Indiana Pacers 20-62 0.244
Western Conference
- Los Angeles Lakers 58-24 0.707
- Phoenix Suns 53-29 0.646
- San Antonio Spurs 53-29 0.646
- Seattle SuperSonics 48-34 0.585
- Portland Trail Blazers 46-36 0.561
- Kansas City Kings 45-37 0.549
- Denver Nuggets 45-37 0.549
- Dallas Mavericks 38-44 0.463
- Golden State Warriors 30-52 0.366
- Utah Jazz 30-52 0.366
- San Diego Clippers 25-57 0.305
- Houston Rockets 14-68 0.171
Season Leaders
Scoring
- 1 Alex English DEN 28.4 PPG
- 2 Kiki Vandeweghe DEN 26.7 PPG
- 3 Kelly Tripucka DET 26.5 PPG
- 4 George Gervin SAS 26.2 PPG
- 5 Moses Malone PHI 24.5 PPG
Rebounding
- 1 Moses Malone PHI 15.3 RPG
- 2 Buck Williams NJN 12.5 RPG
- 3 Bill Laimbeer DET 12.1 RPG
- 4 Artis Gilmore SAS 12.0 RPG
- 5 Jack Sikma SEA 11.4 RPG
Assists
- 1 Magic Johnson LAL 10.5 APG
- 2 Johnny Moore SAS 9.8 APG
- 3 Rickey Green UTA 8.9 APG
- 4 Larry Drew KCK 8.1 APG
- 5 Frank Johnson WSB 8.1 APG
1982 Draft — Top Picks
- #1 James Worthy Los Angeles Lakers
- #2 Terry Cummings San Diego Clippers
- #3 Dominique Wilkins Utah Jazz