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1982 NBA Playoff Summary

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Series Results

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Finals (4-2):Los Angeles Lakers over Philadelphia 76ers
 
Eastern Conference Finals (4-3):Philadelphia 76ers over Boston Celtics
Western Conference Finals (4-0):Los Angeles Lakers over San Antonio Spurs
 
Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-2):Philadelphia 76ers over Milwaukee Bucks
Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-1):Boston Celtics over Washington Bullets
Western Conference Semifinals (4-0):Los Angeles Lakers over Phoenix Suns
Western Conference Semifinals (4-1):San Antonio Spurs over Seattle Supersonics
 
Eastern Conference First Round (2-0):Washington Bullets over New Jersey Nets
Eastern Conference First Round (2-0):Philadelphia 76ers over Atlanta Hawks
Western Conference First Round (2-1):Seattle Supersonics over Houston Rockets
Western Conference First Round (2-1):Phoenix Suns over Denver Nuggets

Team Statistics

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Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 Denver Nuggets 3 720 144 291 .495 1 8 .125 69 83 .831 42 78 120 74 26 11 44 76 358 119.3
2 Los Angeles Lakers 14 3360 661 1278 .517 2 12 .167 292 404 .723 231 440 671 439 140 103 254 342 1616 115.4
3 Phoenix Suns 7 1680 324 665 .487 5 21 .238 117 157 .745 109 185 294 200 74 47 121 171 770 110.0
4 San Antonio Spurs 9 2160 387 841 .460 5 28 .179 187 254 .736 152 274 426 262 66 44 145 238 966 107.3
5 Boston Celtics 12 2955 497 1074 .463 5 27 .185 271 370 .732 216 390 606 281 89 113 217 324 1270 105.8
6 Philadelphia 76ers 21 5065 880 1793 .491 9 34 .265 451 608 .742 291 561 852 557 177 158 359 575 2220 105.7
7 Milwaukee Bucks 6 1440 232 491 .473 8 24 .333 143 199 .719 95 134 229 142 44 34 101 171 615 102.5
8 Washington Bullets 7 1755 270 625 .432 10 25 .400 151 194 .778 103 203 306 150 54 32 128 189 701 100.1
9 Seattle Supersonics 8 1920 306 690 .443 4 13 .308 180 234 .769 123 244 367 208 60 35 115 197 796 99.5
10 New Jersey Nets 2 480 74 174 .425 2 9 .222 25 41 .610 26 54 80 39 19 9 32 52 175 87.5
11 Houston Rockets 3 720 107 271 .395 0 9 .000 47 61 .770 56 81 137 58 16 17 28 66 261 87.0
12 Atlanta Hawks 2 505 63 150 .420 0 3 .000 45 60 .750 26 45 71 33 10 12 39 61 171 85.5
League Average 8 1897 329 695 .473 4 18 .239 165 222 .742 123 224 347 204 65 51 132 205 827 105.5

Opponent Statistics

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Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 Houston Rockets 3 720 113 263 .430 1 4 .250 49 68 .721 55 96 151 80 17 5 32 66 276 92.0
2 Seattle Supersonics 8 1920 310 711 .436 3 22 .136 155 202 .767 132 238 370 198 59 48 115 207 778 97.3
3 New Jersey Nets 2 480 76 160 .475 4 4 1.000 43 54 .796 24 58 82 46 21 14 42 43 199 99.5
4 Boston Celtics 12 2955 462 1072 .431 8 32 .250 270 354 .763 187 334 521 273 93 69 211 341 1202 100.2
5 Washington Bullets 7 1755 282 613 .460 2 14 .143 146 202 .723 101 218 319 144 52 62 114 183 712 101.7
6 Philadelphia 76ers 21 5065 857 1827 .469 14 58 .241 465 657 .708 372 579 951 539 174 148 393 578 2193 104.4
7 Atlanta Hawks 2 505 85 157 .541 0 1 .000 39 56 .696 24 59 83 51 18 22 35 55 209 104.5
8 Milwaukee Bucks 6 1440 250 474 .527 3 8 .375 133 171 .778 69 153 222 165 46 34 99 166 636 106.0
9 Los Angeles Lakers 14 3360 632 1335 .473 9 44 .205 258 360 .717 227 369 596 405 124 83 225 347 1531 109.4
10 San Antonio Spurs 9 2160 390 801 .487 4 11 .364 220 278 .791 120 281 401 257 80 62 138 236 1004 111.6
11 Phoenix Suns 7 1680 335 644 .520 1 9 .111 145 186 .780 111 211 322 196 65 40 125 160 816 116.6
12 Denver Nuggets 3 720 153 286 .535 2 6 .333 55 77 .714 48 93 141 89 26 28 54 80 363 121.0
League Average 8 1897 329 695 .473 4 18 .239 165 222 .742 123 224 347 204 65 51 132 205 827 105.5

Miscellaneous Statistics

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Offense Four Factors Defense Four Factors
Rk Team G W L W-L% W Pyth L Pyth ORtg DRtg Pace eFG% TOV% ORB% FT/FGA eFG% TOV% DRB% FT/FGA
1 Philadelphia 76ers 21 12 9 .571 11.4 9.6 107.3 106.0 98.0 .493 .148 .334 .252 .473 .157 .601 .255
2 Los Angeles Lakers 14 12 2 .857 9.5 4.5 111.9 106.0 103.1 .518 .149 .385 .228 .477 .131 .660 .193
3 Boston Celtics 12 7 5 .583 8.2 3.8 105.4 99.8 97.9 .465 .149 .393 .252 .435 .147 .676 .252
4 San Antonio Spurs 9 4 5 .444 3.3 5.7 105.4 109.5 101.9 .463 .132 .351 .222 .489 .130 .695 .275
5 Seattle Supersonics 8 3 5 .375 4.6 3.4 105.1 102.7 94.7 .446 .127 .341 .261 .438 .126 .649 .218
6 Washington Bullets 7 3 4 .429 3.1 3.9 100.2 101.8 95.6 .440 .153 .321 .242 .462 .140 .668 .238
7 Phoenix Suns 7 2 5 .286 2.2 4.8 106.7 113.0 103.1 .491 .142 .341 .176 .521 .147 .625 .225
8 Milwaukee Bucks 6 2 4 .333 2.3 3.7 109.3 113.0 93.8 .481 .149 .383 .291 .531 .153 .660 .281
9 Houston Rockets 3 1 2 .333 0.9 2.1 101.2 107.0 86.0 .395 .086 .368 .173 .432 .098 .596 .186
10 Denver Nuggets 3 1 2 .333 1.4 1.6 112.6 114.2 106.0 .497 .118 .311 .237 .538 .144 .619 .192
11 New Jersey Nets 2 0 2 .000 0.3 1.7 90.9 103.3 96.3 .431 .143 .310 .144 .488 .186 .692 .269
12 Atlanta Hawks 2 0 2 .000 0.1 1.9 91.9 112.3 88.4 .420 .181 .306 .300 .541 .162 .652 .248
League Average 7.8 3.9 3.9 .500 3.9 3.9 106.3 106.3 98.4 .476 .143 .353 .237 .476 .143 .647 .237

Playoff Leaders

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Minutes Played

1.Julius Erving*-PHI780
2.Maurice Cheeks-PHI765
3.Andrew Toney-PHI707
4.Caldwell Jones-PHI679
5.Bobby Jones-PHI589

Field Goals

1.Andrew Toney-PHI185
2.Julius Erving*-PHI168
3.Maurice Cheeks-PHI125
4.Jamaal Wilkes-LAL121
 Norm Nixon-LAL121

Field Goal Attempts

1.Andrew Toney-PHI365
2.Julius Erving*-PHI324
3.Maurice Cheeks-PHI265
4.Norm Nixon-LAL253
5.Jamaal Wilkes-LAL241

Field Goal Pct

1.Larry Nance-PHO.610
2.Kiki Vandeweghe-DEN.581
3.Kevin McHale*-BOS.575
4.Mickey Johnson-MIL.573
5.Michael Cooper-LAL.565

3-Pt Field Goals

1.Brian Winters-MIL5
 Andrew Toney-PHI5
 Frank Johnson-WSB5
 Mike Bratz-SAS5
5.Kyle Macy-PHO4
 Kevin Grevey-WSB4

3-Pt Field Goal Attempts

1.Mike Bratz-SAS18
2.Andrew Toney-PHI15
3.Frank Johnson-WSB12
4.Kyle Macy-PHO11
5.Brian Winters-MIL10

3-Pt Field Goal Pct

1.Brian Winters-MIL.500
2.Frank Johnson-WSB.417
3.Andrew Toney-PHI.333
4.Mike Bratz-SAS.278

Free Throws

1.Julius Erving*-PHI124
2.Andrew Toney-PHI82
3.Magic Johnson*-LAL77
4.Bobby Jones-PHI68
5.George Gervin*-SAS59

Free Throw Attempts

1.Julius Erving*-PHI165
2.Andrew Toney-PHI103
3.Magic Johnson*-LAL93
4.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL87
5.Bobby Jones-PHI81

Free Throw Pct

1.Kiki Vandeweghe-DEN1.000
 Dan Issel*-DEN1.000
3.Kyle Macy-PHO.938
4.Moses Malone*-HOU.933
5.Walter Davis-PHO.917

Offensive Rebounds

1.Julius Erving*-PHI57
2.Magic Johnson*-LAL54
3.Caldwell Jones-PHI52
4.Robert Parish*-BOS43
5.Kevin McHale*-BOS41

Defensive Rebounds

1.Caldwell Jones-PHI137
2.Larry Bird*-BOS117
3.Magic Johnson*-LAL104
4.Julius Erving*-PHI99
5.Robert Parish*-BOS92

Total Rebounds

1.Caldwell Jones-PHI189
2.Magic Johnson*-LAL158
3.Julius Erving*-PHI156
4.Larry Bird*-BOS150
5.Robert Parish*-BOS135

Assists

1.Maurice Cheeks-PHI172
2.Magic Johnson*-LAL130
3.Norm Nixon-LAL114
4.Andrew Toney-PHI102
5.Julius Erving*-PHI99

Steals

1.Maurice Cheeks-PHI48
2.Magic Johnson*-LAL40
3.Julius Erving*-PHI37
4.Michael Cooper-LAL24
5.Norm Nixon-LAL23
 Larry Bird*-BOS23

Blocks

1.Robert Parish*-BOS48
2.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL45
3.Caldwell Jones-PHI40
4.Julius Erving*-PHI37
5.Darryl Dawkins-PHI35

Turnovers

1.Andrew Toney-PHI67
 Julius Erving*-PHI67
3.Maurice Cheeks-PHI49
4.Magic Johnson*-LAL44
5.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL41

Personal Fouls

1.Darryl Dawkins-PHI94
2.Andrew Toney-PHI86
3.Caldwell Jones-PHI77
4.Bobby Jones-PHI69
5.Mike Bantom-PHI60

Points

1.Julius Erving*-PHI461
2.Andrew Toney-PHI457
3.Maurice Cheeks-PHI301
4.Norm Nixon-LAL286
5.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL285

Minutes Per Game

1.Sidney Moncrief-MIL42.0
2.George Gervin*-SAS41.4
3.Larry Bird*-BOS40.8
4.Mike Mitchell-SAS40.6
5.Magic Johnson*-LAL40.1

Points Per Game

1.George Gervin*-SAS29.4
2.Gus Williams-SEA26.2
3.Mike Mitchell-SAS24.8
4.Dennis Johnson-PHO22.3
5.Julius Erving*-PHI22.0

Rebounds Per Game

1.Moses Malone*-HOU17.0
2.Larry Bird*-BOS12.5
3.Jack Sikma-SEA12.1
4.Magic Johnson*-LAL11.3
5.Robert Parish*-BOS11.2

Assists Per Game

1.Johnny Moore-SAS10.3
2.Magic Johnson*-LAL9.3
3.Frank Johnson-WSB8.4
4.Maurice Cheeks-PHI8.2
5.Norm Nixon-LAL8.1

Steals Per Game

1.Magic Johnson*-LAL2.9
2.Maurice Cheeks-PHI2.3
3.Dennis Johnson-PHO2.1
4.Greg Ballard-WSB2.0
 Alvan Adams-PHO2.0

Blocks Per Game

1.Robert Parish*-BOS4.0
2.Elvin Hayes*-HOU3.3
3.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL3.2
4.Alton Lister-MIL2.5
5.Kevin McHale*-BOS2.2

Player Efficiency Rating

1.Julius Erving*-PHI22.5
2.Magic Johnson*-LAL22.5
3.Gus Williams-SEA22.3
4.Kevin McHale*-BOS22.0
5.Mickey Johnson-MIL21.7

True Shooting Pct

1.Kiki Vandeweghe-DEN.668
2.Mickey Johnson-MIL.646
3.Kevin McHale*-BOS.617
4.Magic Johnson*-LAL.614
5.Bobby Jones-PHI.611

Effective Field Goal Pct

1.Larry Nance-PHO.610
2.Kiki Vandeweghe-DEN.581
3.Kevin McHale*-BOS.575
4.Mickey Johnson-MIL.573
5.Michael Cooper-LAL.569

Offensive Rebound Pct

1.Moses Malone*-HOU19.5
2.Dave Corzine-SAS14.7
3.Gene Banks-SAS14.4
4.James Donaldson-SEA14.1
5.Jeff Ruland-WSB13.4

Defensive Rebound Pct

1.James Donaldson-SEA26.5
2.Jack Sikma-SEA24.6
3.Larry Bird*-BOS24.5
4.Rick Mahorn-WSB22.4
5.Robert Parish*-BOS22.1

Total Rebound Pct

1.James Donaldson-SEA20.4
2.Moses Malone*-HOU18.8
3.Dave Corzine-SAS17.2
4.Robert Parish*-BOS16.6
5.Kurt Rambis-LAL16.3

Assist Pct

1.Johnny Moore-SAS41.8
2.Gus Williams-SEA38.5
3.Frank Johnson-WSB33.6
4.Mike Bratz-SAS32.8
5.Maurice Cheeks-PHI31.9

Steal Pct

1.Larry Nance-PHO3.6
2.Magic Johnson*-LAL3.3
3.Maurice Cheeks-PHI3.1
4.Michael Cooper-LAL2.9
5.Alvan Adams-PHO2.8

Block Pct

1.Alton Lister-MIL8.3
2.Robert Parish*-BOS6.4
3.Alvin Scott-PHO5.4
4.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL4.8
5.George Johnson-SAS4.7

Turnover Pct

1.Gus Williams-SEA7.9
2.Kevin Grevey-WSB8.5
3.Walter Davis-PHO8.7
4.Fred Brown-SEA8.8
5.Marques Johnson-MIL9.2

Usage Pct

1.Walter Davis-PHO31.5
2.Gus Williams-SEA30.7
3.George Gervin*-SAS30.6
4.Andrew Toney-PHI28.3
5.Fred Brown-SEA27.4

Offensive Rating

1.Kiki Vandeweghe-DEN131.3
2.Mickey Johnson-MIL128.3
3.Kevin McHale*-BOS127.2
4.Magic Johnson*-LAL126.0
5.Bobby Jones-PHI120.5

Defensive Rating

1.Larry Bird*-BOS94.2
2.Robert Parish*-BOS95.4
3.Jack Sikma-SEA98.1
4.Rick Mahorn-WSB98.1
5.Cedric Maxwell-BOS98.6

Offensive Win Shares

1.Magic Johnson*-LAL2.0
2.Julius Erving*-PHI1.9
3.Bobby Jones-PHI1.4
4.Norm Nixon-LAL1.2
5.Kevin McHale*-BOS1.2

Defensive Win Shares

1.Larry Bird*-BOS1.2
2.Julius Erving*-PHI1.0
3.Robert Parish*-BOS1.0
4.Caldwell Jones-PHI1.0
5.Magic Johnson*-LAL0.9

Win Shares

1.Julius Erving*-PHI3.0
2.Magic Johnson*-LAL2.8
3.Bobby Jones-PHI2.0
4.Maurice Cheeks-PHI1.9
5.Kevin McHale*-BOS1.8