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1983 NBA Playoff Summary

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1983 NBA Playoffs:

Series Results

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

Team Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
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 San Antonio Spurs 11 2665 552 1090 .506 21 59 .356 206 274 .752 170 395 565 367 87 78 190 280 1331 121.0
2 Denver Nuggets 8 1970 377 786 .480 5 22 .227 176 222 .793 105 269 374 252 52 36 134 201 935 116.9
3 Phoenix Suns 3 745 137 306 .448 1 8 .125 57 75 .760 49 102 151 79 26 25 40 77 332 110.7
4 Los Angeles Lakers 15 3625 674 1347 .500 7 37 .189 290 387 .749 215 429 644 448 141 113 260 378 1645 109.7
5 Portland Trail Blazers 7 1705 296 610 .485 5 11 .455 144 198 .727 94 196 290 198 47 28 113 162 741 105.9
6 Philadelphia 76ers 13 3145 543 1100 .494 1 10 .100 288 399 .722 202 382 584 314 121 88 235 301 1375 105.8
7 New York Knickerbockers 6 1440 238 493 .483 7 19 .368 140 183 .765 76 157 233 136 44 25 102 155 623 103.8
8 New Jersey Nets 2 480 84 180 .467 1 8 .125 37 50 .740 34 52 86 52 18 11 33 57 206 103.0
9 Milwaukee Bucks 9 2185 367 789 .465 5 21 .238 175 238 .735 153 257 410 197 77 61 147 212 914 101.6
10 Seattle Supersonics 2 480 79 195 .405 0 6 .000 35 50 .700 41 67 108 43 11 7 23 53 193 96.5
11 Boston Celtics 7 1680 272 620 .439 4 25 .160 124 162 .765 100 213 313 181 47 25 110 164 672 96.0
12 Atlanta Hawks 3 720 108 247 .437 1 4 .250 52 71 .732 33 91 124 64 13 20 48 68 269 89.7
League Average 7 1737 311 647 .480 5 19 .252 144 192 .747 106 218 324 194 57 43 120 176 770 107.4

Opponent Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
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 Atlanta Hawks 3 720 118 274 .431 3 13 .231 55 70 .786 52 103 155 79 19 17 51 66 294 98.0
2 Milwaukee Bucks 9 2185 359 764 .470 1 15 .067 170 230 .739 121 254 375 212 74 42 150 213 889 98.8
3 Boston Celtics 7 1680 277 597 .464 3 11 .273 137 184 .745 99 215 314 147 40 43 109 153 694 99.1
4 Philadelphia 76ers 13 3145 513 1131 .454 12 47 .255 253 333 .760 197 347 544 304 114 80 232 351 1291 99.3
5 New York Knickerbockers 6 1440 250 508 .492 2 12 .167 126 173 .728 91 170 261 152 49 33 105 154 628 104.7
6 Seattle Supersonics 2 480 78 162 .481 0 0 57 74 .770 22 72 94 47 11 8 24 48 213 106.5
7 Portland Trail Blazers 7 1705 309 627 .493 1 16 .063 130 181 .718 104 218 322 197 59 44 105 176 749 107.0
8 Los Angeles Lakers 15 3625 668 1361 .491 17 44 .386 284 397 .715 242 431 673 441 117 88 270 343 1637 109.1
9 New Jersey Nets 2 480 86 162 .531 1 1 1.000 50 68 .735 27 53 80 44 16 12 36 51 223 111.5
10 Phoenix Suns 3 745 139 280 .496 3 10 .300 57 68 .838 35 103 138 90 12 15 45 76 338 112.7
11 San Antonio Spurs 11 2665 519 1060 .490 5 24 .208 241 317 .760 161 334 495 358 97 68 187 260 1284 116.7
12 Denver Nuggets 8 1970 411 837 .491 10 37 .270 164 214 .766 121 310 431 260 76 67 121 217 996 124.5
League Average 7 1737 311 647 .480 5 19 .252 144 192 .747 106 218 324 194 57 43 120 176 770 107.4

Miscellaneous Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
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 13 12 1 .923 9.2 3.8 108.0 101.4 97.2 .494 .156 .368 .262 .459 .154 .660 .224
2 Los Angeles Lakers 15 8 7 .533 7.8 7.2 108.1 107.5 100.8 .503 .146 .333 .215 .497 .150 .639 .209
3 San Antonio Spurs 11 6 5 .545 6.9 4.1 110.8 106.9 108.1 .516 .136 .337 .189 .492 .135 .710 .227
4 Milwaukee Bucks 9 5 4 .556 5.4 3.6 105.7 102.8 94.9 .468 .141 .376 .222 .471 .148 .680 .223
5 Denver Nuggets 8 3 5 .375 2.3 5.7 103.9 110.7 109.7 .483 .132 .253 .224 .497 .115 .690 .196
6 Portland Trail Blazers 7 3 4 .429 3.2 3.8 106.8 108.0 97.6 .489 .139 .301 .236 .494 .129 .653 .207
7 New York Knickerbockers 6 2 4 .333 2.8 3.2 107.0 107.8 97.1 .490 .151 .309 .284 .494 .152 .633 .248
8 Boston Celtics 7 2 5 .286 2.7 4.3 99.7 103.0 96.3 .442 .137 .317 .200 .466 .139 .683 .229
9 Phoenix Suns 3 1 2 .333 1.3 1.7 105.2 107.1 101.7 .449 .106 .322 .186 .502 .127 .745 .204
10 Atlanta Hawks 3 1 2 .333 0.7 2.3 92.8 101.4 96.6 .439 .147 .243 .211 .436 .143 .636 .201
11 New Jersey Nets 2 0 2 .000 0.5 1.5 105.6 114.3 97.6 .469 .140 .391 .206 .534 .158 .658 .309
12 Seattle Supersonics 2 0 2 .000 0.4 1.6 99.9 110.3 96.6 .405 .096 .363 .179 .481 .110 .753 .352
League Average 7.2 3.6 3.6 .500 3.6 3.6 106.1 106.1 100.2 .484 .140 .328 .222 .484 .140 .672 .222

Playoff Leaders

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Minutes Played

1. Magic Johnson*-LAL 643
2. Jamaal Wilkes-LAL 589
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 588
4. Norm Nixon-LAL 538
5. Moses Malone*-PHI 524

Field Goals

1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 163
2. Jamaal Wilkes-LAL 136
3. Moses Malone*-PHI 126
4. Norm Nixon-LAL 113
5. George Gervin*-SAS 108

Field Goal Attempts

1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 287
2. Jamaal Wilkes-LAL 273
3. Norm Nixon-LAL 237
4. Moses Malone*-PHI 235
5. Julius Erving*-PHI 211

Field Goal Pct

1. Jim Paxson-POR .586
2. Bill Cartwright-NYK .581
3. Bernard King-NYK .577
4. Artis Gilmore-SAS .576
5. Bob Lanier*-MIL .573

3-Pt Field Goals

1. Johnny Moore-SAS 9
2. Mike Dunleavy-SAS 8
3. Brian Winters-MIL 3
  Paul Westphal-NYK 3
  Mike Evans-DEN 3
  Norm Nixon-LAL 3
  Roger Phegley-SAS 3

3-Pt Field Goal Attempts

1. Mike Dunleavy-SAS 30
2. Johnny Moore-SAS 17
3. Brian Winters-MIL 11
  Magic Johnson*-LAL 11
5. Mike Evans-DEN 10

3-Pt Field Goal Pct

1. Johnny Moore-SAS .529
2. Mike Dunleavy-SAS .267

Free Throws

1. Moses Malone*-PHI 86
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 80
3. Magic Johnson*-LAL 68
4. George Gervin*-SAS 61
5. Andrew Toney-PHI 52

Free Throw Attempts

1. Moses Malone*-PHI 120
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 106
3. Magic Johnson*-LAL 81
4. Andrew Toney-PHI 69
  George Gervin*-SAS 69

Free Throw Pct

1. Louis Orr-NYK 1.000
  Danny Schayes-DEN 1.000
3. Ernie Grunfeld-NYK .947
4. Charlie Criss-MIL .944
5. Junior Bridgeman-MIL .933

Offensive Rebounds

1. Moses Malone*-PHI 70
2. Magic Johnson*-LAL 51
3. Jamaal Wilkes-LAL 42
4. Artis Gilmore-SAS 37
5. Mike Mitchell-SAS 33

Defensive Rebounds

1. Moses Malone*-PHI 136
2. Artis Gilmore-SAS 105
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 90
4. Magic Johnson*-LAL 77
5. Mike Mitchell-SAS 72

Total Rebounds

1. Moses Malone*-PHI 206
2. Artis Gilmore-SAS 142
3. Magic Johnson*-LAL 128
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 115
5. Mike Mitchell-SAS 105

Assists

1. Magic Johnson*-LAL 192
2. Johnny Moore-SAS 161
3. Maurice Cheeks-PHI 91
4. Norm Nixon-LAL 90
5. Darnell Valentine-POR 61

Steals

1. Magic Johnson*-LAL 34
2. Johnny Moore-SAS 28
3. Michael Cooper-LAL 26
  Maurice Cheeks-PHI 26
5. Jamaal Wilkes-LAL 20

Blocks

1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 55
2. Artis Gilmore-SAS 34
3. Julius Erving*-PHI 27
4. Moses Malone*-PHI 25
5. Mike Mitchell-SAS 19

Turnovers

1. Magic Johnson*-LAL 64
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 50
3. George Gervin*-SAS 46
4. Andrew Toney-PHI 45
5. Moses Malone*-PHI 40

Personal Fouls

1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 61
2. Michael Cooper-LAL 54
3. Jamaal Wilkes-LAL 51
  Kurt Rambis-LAL 51
5. Magic Johnson*-LAL 49

Points

1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 406
2. Moses Malone*-PHI 338
3. Jamaal Wilkes-LAL 299
4. George Gervin*-SAS 277
5. Magic Johnson*-LAL 268

Minutes Per Game

1. Magic Johnson*-LAL 42.9
2. Marques Johnson-MIL 42.4
3. Sidney Moncrief-MIL 41.9
4. Mychal Thompson-POR 40.6
5. Moses Malone*-PHI 40.3

Points Per Game

1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 27.1
2. Kiki Vandeweghe-DEN 26.8
3. Moses Malone*-PHI 26.0
4. Alex English*-DEN 25.9
5. George Gervin*-SAS 25.2

Rebounds Per Game

1. Moses Malone*-PHI 15.8
2. Artis Gilmore-SAS 12.9
3. Larry Bird*-BOS 12.5
4. Truck Robinson-NYK 11.0
5. Robert Parish*-BOS 10.6

Assists Per Game

1. Johnny Moore-SAS 14.6
2. Magic Johnson*-LAL 12.8
3. Johnny Davis-ATL 9.0
4. Darnell Valentine-POR 8.7
5. Rory Sparrow-NYK 7.0
  Maurice Cheeks-PHI 7.0

Steals Per Game

1. Johnny Moore-SAS 2.5
2. Magic Johnson*-LAL 2.3
3. Larry Bird*-BOS 2.2
4. Sidney Moncrief-MIL 2.0
  Maurice Cheeks-PHI 2.0

Blocks Per Game

1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 3.7
2. Tree Rollins-ATL 3.3
3. Artis Gilmore-SAS 3.1
4. Julius Erving*-PHI 2.1
5. Moses Malone*-PHI 1.9

Player Efficiency Rating

1. Moses Malone*-PHI 25.7
2. Johnny Moore-SAS 25.6
3. Bernard King-NYK 24.0
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 22.8
5. Dan Issel*-DEN 22.4

True Shooting Pct

1. Bill Cartwright-NYK .636
2. Cedric Maxwell-BOS .627
3. Bernard King-NYK .627
4. Jim Paxson-POR .624
5. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL .608

Effective Field Goal Pct

1. Jim Paxson-POR .595
2. Bernard King-NYK .582
3. Bill Cartwright-NYK .581
4. Artis Gilmore-SAS .576
5. Bob Lanier*-MIL .573

Offensive Rebound Pct

1. Moses Malone*-PHI 15.3
2. Mark Landsberger-LAL 15.1
3. Edgar Jones-SAS 12.6
4. Truck Robinson-NYK 12.0
5. Clemon Johnson-PHI 11.9

Defensive Rebound Pct

1. Dan Roundfield-ATL 29.2
2. Moses Malone*-PHI 28.2
3. Truck Robinson-NYK 25.5
4. Artis Gilmore-SAS 25.1
5. Larry Bird*-BOS 24.7

Total Rebound Pct

1. Moses Malone*-PHI 21.9
2. Truck Robinson-NYK 18.8
3. Artis Gilmore-SAS 17.8
4. Larry Bird*-BOS 16.7
5. Kenny Carr-POR 16.6

Assist Pct

1. Johnny Moore-SAS 49.7
2. Darnell Valentine-POR 42.4
3. Johnny Davis-ATL 42.4
4. Tiny Archibald*-BOS 40.6
5. Magic Johnson*-LAL 38.6

Steal Pct

1. Bob McAdoo*-LAL 3.2
2. Johnny Moore-SAS 3.0
3. Gerald Henderson-BOS 2.9
4. Michael Cooper-LAL 2.7
5. Larry Bird*-BOS 2.7

Block Pct

1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 5.1
2. Tree Rollins-ATL 4.7
3. Artis Gilmore-SAS 4.4
4. Alton Lister-MIL 4.2
5. Harvey Catchings-MIL 4.2

Turnover Pct

1. Kiki Vandeweghe-DEN 6.2
2. Dan Issel*-DEN 6.3
3. Calvin Natt-POR 6.8
4. Danny Ainge-BOS 7.2
5. Bernard King-NYK 8.2

Usage Pct

1. Andrew Toney-PHI 30.4
2. Bernard King-NYK 28.4
3. Alex English*-DEN 27.9
4. Dan Issel*-DEN 27.1
5. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 26.6

Offensive Rating

1. Johnny Moore-SAS 126.7
2. Bernard King-NYK 124.1
3. Gus Williams-SEA 120.9
4. Moses Malone*-PHI 117.8
5. Kiki Vandeweghe-DEN 117.5

Defensive Rating

1. Dan Roundfield-ATL 93.0
2. Moses Malone*-PHI 95.8
3. Larry Bird*-BOS 97.0
4. Alton Lister-MIL 97.3
5. Tree Rollins-ATL 98.6

Offensive Win Shares

1. Johnny Moore-SAS 1.8
2. Moses Malone*-PHI 1.6
3. Magic Johnson*-LAL 1.5
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 1.4
5. Maurice Cheeks-PHI 0.9

Defensive Win Shares

1. Moses Malone*-PHI 1.2
2. Julius Erving*-PHI 0.8
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 0.7
4. Maurice Cheeks-PHI 0.6
5. Magic Johnson*-LAL 0.6

Win Shares

1. Moses Malone*-PHI 2.8
2. Johnny Moore-SAS 2.2
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 2.1
4. Magic Johnson*-LAL 2.1
5. Maurice Cheeks-PHI 1.6