Record: 65-17, Finished 1st in NBA Atlantic Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Billy Cunningham (65-17)
PTS/G: 112.1 (7th of 23) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 104.4 (7th of 23)
SRS: 7.53 (1st of 23) ▪ Pace: 102.7 (15th of 23)
Off Rtg: 108.3 (5th of 23) ▪ Def Rtg: 100.9 (5th of 23)
Expected W-L: 60-22 (1st of 23)
Arena: The Spectrum ▪ Attendance: 646,788 (2nd of 23)
Playoffs:
Won NBA Finals (4-0) versus Los Angeles Lakers
Won NBA Eastern Conference Finals (4-1) versus Milwaukee Bucks
Won NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-0) versus New York Knicks
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun, Apr 24, 1983 | Box Score | New York Knicks | W | 112 | 102 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 2 | Wed, Apr 27, 1983 | Box Score | New York Knicks | W | 98 | 91 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 3 | Sat, Apr 30, 1983 | Box Score | @ | New York Knicks | W | 107 | 105 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Sun, May 1, 1983 | Box Score | @ | New York Knicks | W | 105 | 102 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | ||||
| 5 | Sun, May 8, 1983 | Box Score | Milwaukee Bucks | W | OT | 111 | 109 | 5 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 6 | Wed, May 11, 1983 | Box Score | Milwaukee Bucks | W | 87 | 81 | 6 | 0 | W 6 | |||
| 7 | Sat, May 14, 1983 | Box Score | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | W | 104 | 96 | 7 | 0 | W 7 | ||
| 8 | Sun, May 15, 1983 | Box Score | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 94 | 100 | 7 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 9 | Wed, May 18, 1983 | Box Score | Milwaukee Bucks | W | 115 | 103 | 8 | 1 | W 1 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | ||||
| 10 | Sun, May 22, 1983 | Box Score | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 113 | 107 | 9 | 1 | W 2 | |||
| 11 | Thu, May 26, 1983 | Box Score | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 103 | 93 | 10 | 1 | W 3 | |||
| 12 | Sun, May 29, 1983 | Box Score | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 111 | 94 | 11 | 1 | W 4 | ||
| 13 | Tue, May 31, 1983 | Box Score | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 115 | 108 | 12 | 1 | W 5 |