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1982 NBA Playoffs Summary

1981 Playoffs Summary 1983 Playoffs Summary

League Champion: Los Angeles Lakers

Finals MVP: Magic Johnson (16.2 / 10.8 / 8.0)

1982 Playoff Leaders:

PTS: Julius Erving (461)

TRB: Caldwell Jones (189)

AST: Maurice Cheeks (172)

WS: Julius Erving (3.0)

Playoff Series

Playoff Series Table

Los Angeles Lakers over Philadelphia 76ers (4-2)

Series Stats

Game 1	Thu, May 27	Los Angeles Lakers	124	@ Philadelphia 76ers	117
Game 2	Sun, May 30	Los Angeles Lakers	94	@ Philadelphia 76ers	110
Game 3	Tue, June 1	Philadelphia 76ers	108	@ Los Angeles Lakers	129
Game 4	Thu, June 3	Philadelphia 76ers	101	@ Los Angeles Lakers	111
Game 5	Sun, June 6	Los Angeles Lakers	102	@ Philadelphia 76ers	135
Game 6	Tue, June 8	Philadelphia 76ers	104	@ Los Angeles Lakers	114

Philadelphia 76ers over Boston Celtics (4-3)

Series Stats

Game 1	Sun, May 9	Philadelphia 76ers	81	@ Boston Celtics	121
Game 2	Wed, May 12	Philadelphia 76ers	121	@ Boston Celtics	113
Game 3	Sat, May 15	Boston Celtics	97	@ Philadelphia 76ers	99
Game 4	Sun, May 16	Boston Celtics	94	@ Philadelphia 76ers	119
Game 5	Wed, May 19	Philadelphia 76ers	85	@ Boston Celtics	114
Game 6	Fri, May 21	Boston Celtics	88	@ Philadelphia 76ers	75
Game 7	Sun, May 23	Philadelphia 76ers	120	@ Boston Celtics	106

Los Angeles Lakers over San Antonio Spurs (4-0)

Series Stats

Game 1	Sun, May 9	San Antonio Spurs	117	@ Los Angeles Lakers	128
Game 2	Tue, May 11	San Antonio Spurs	101	@ Los Angeles Lakers	110
Game 3	Fri, May 14	Los Angeles Lakers	118	@ San Antonio Spurs	108
Game 4	Sat, May 15	Los Angeles Lakers	128	@ San Antonio Spurs	123

Boston Celtics over Washington Bullets (4-1)

Series Stats

Game 1	Sun, April 25	Washington Bullets	91	@ Boston Celtics	109
Game 2	Wed, April 28	Washington Bullets	103	@ Boston Celtics	102
Game 3	Sat, May 1	Boston Celtics	92	@ Washington Bullets	83
Game 4	Sun, May 2	Boston Celtics	103	@ Washington Bullets	99
Game 5	Wed, May 5	Washington Bullets	126	@ Boston Celtics	131

Philadelphia 76ers over Milwaukee Bucks (4-2)

Series Stats

Game 1	Sun, April 25	Milwaukee Bucks	122	@ Philadelphia 76ers	125
Game 2	Wed, April 28	Milwaukee Bucks	108	@ Philadelphia 76ers	120
Game 3	Sat, May 1	Philadelphia 76ers	91	@ Milwaukee Bucks	92
Game 4	Sun, May 2	Philadelphia 76ers	100	@ Milwaukee Bucks	93
Game 5	Wed, May 5	Milwaukee Bucks	110	@ Philadelphia 76ers	98
Game 6	Fri, May 7	Philadelphia 76ers	102	@ Milwaukee Bucks	90

Los Angeles Lakers over Phoenix Suns (4-0)

Series Stats

Game 1	Tue, April 27	Phoenix Suns	96	@ Los Angeles Lakers	115
Game 2	Wed, April 28	Phoenix Suns	98	@ Los Angeles Lakers	117
Game 3	Fri, April 30	Los Angeles Lakers	114	@ Phoenix Suns	106
Game 4	Sun, May 2	Los Angeles Lakers	112	@ Phoenix Suns	107

San Antonio Spurs over Seattle SuperSonics (4-1)

Series Stats

Game 1	Tue, April 27	San Antonio Spurs	95	@ Seattle SuperSonics	93
Game 2	Wed, April 28	San Antonio Spurs	99	@ Seattle SuperSonics	114
Game 3	Fri, April 30	Seattle SuperSonics	97	@ San Antonio Spurs	99
Game 4	Sun, May 2	Seattle SuperSonics	113	@ San Antonio Spurs	115
Game 5	Wed, May 5	San Antonio Spurs	109	@ Seattle SuperSonics	103

Philadelphia 76ers over Atlanta Hawks (2-0)

Series Stats

Game 1	Wed, April 21	Atlanta Hawks	76	@ Philadelphia 76ers	111
Game 2	Fri, April 23	Philadelphia 76ers	98	@ Atlanta Hawks	95

Washington Bullets over New Jersey Nets (2-0)

Series Stats

Game 1	Tue, April 20	Washington Bullets	96	@ New Jersey Nets	83
Game 2	Fri, April 23	New Jersey Nets	92	@ Washington Bullets	103

Phoenix Suns over Denver Nuggets (2-1)

Series Stats

Game 1	Tue, April 20	Phoenix Suns	113	@ Denver Nuggets	129
Game 2	Fri, April 23	Denver Nuggets	110	@ Phoenix Suns	126
Game 3	Sat, April 24	Phoenix Suns	124	@ Denver Nuggets	119

Seattle SuperSonics over Houston Rockets (2-1)

Series Stats

Game 1	Wed, April 21	Houston Rockets	87	@ Seattle SuperSonics	102
Game 2	Fri, April 23	Seattle SuperSonics	70	@ Houston Rockets	91
Game 3	Sun, April 25	Houston Rockets	83	@ Seattle SuperSonics	104

Per Game Stats

Team

Opponent

Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Denver Nuggets	3	240.0	48.0	97.0	.495	0.3	2.7	.125	47.7	94.3	.505	23.0	27.7	.831	14.0	26.0	40.0	24.7	8.7	3.7	14.7	25.3	119.3
2	Los Angeles Lakers	14	240.0	47.2	91.3	.517	0.1	0.9	.167	47.1	90.4	.521	20.9	28.9	.723	16.5	31.4	47.9	31.4	10.0	7.4	18.1	24.4	115.4
3	Phoenix Suns	7	240.0	46.3	95.0	.487	0.7	3.0	.238	45.6	92.0	.495	16.7	22.4	.745	15.6	26.4	42.0	28.6	10.6	6.7	17.3	24.4	110.0
4	San Antonio Spurs	9	240.0	43.0	93.4	.460	0.6	3.1	.179	42.4	90.3	.470	20.8	28.2	.736	16.9	30.4	47.3	29.1	7.3	4.9	16.1	26.4	107.3
5	Boston Celtics	12	246.3	41.4	89.5	.463	0.4	2.3	.185	41.0	87.3	.470	22.6	30.8	.732	18.0	32.5	50.5	23.4	7.4	9.4	18.1	27.0	105.8
6	Philadelphia 76ers	21	241.2	41.9	85.4	.491	0.4	1.6	.265	41.5	83.8	.495	21.5	29.0	.742	13.9	26.7	40.6	26.5	8.4	7.5	17.1	27.4	105.7
7	Milwaukee Bucks	6	240.0	38.7	81.8	.473	1.3	4.0	.333	37.3	77.8	.480	23.8	33.2	.719	15.8	22.3	38.2	23.7	7.3	5.7	16.8	28.5	102.5
8	Washington Bullets	7	250.7	38.6	89.3	.432	1.4	3.6	.400	37.1	85.7	.433	21.6	27.7	.778	14.7	29.0	43.7	21.4	7.7	4.6	18.3	27.0	100.1
9	Seattle Supersonics	8	240.0	38.3	86.3	.443	0.5	1.6	.308	37.8	84.6	.446	22.5	29.3	.769	15.4	30.5	45.9	26.0	7.5	4.4	14.4	24.6	99.5
10	New Jersey Nets	2	240.0	37.0	87.0	.425	1.0	4.5	.222	36.0	82.5	.436	12.5	20.5	.610	13.0	27.0	40.0	19.5	9.5	4.5	16.0	26.0	87.5
11	Houston Rockets	3	240.0	35.7	90.3	.395	0.0	3.0	.000	35.7	87.3	.408	15.7	20.3	.770	18.7	27.0	45.7	19.3	5.3	5.7	9.3	22.0	87.0
12	Atlanta Hawks	2	252.5	31.5	75.0	.420	0.0	1.5	.000	31.5	73.5	.429	22.5	30.0	.750	13.0	22.5	35.5	16.5	5.0	6.0	19.5	30.5	85.5
	League Average	8	242.1	42.0	88.8	.473	0.5	2.3	.239	41.4	86.5	.479	21.0	28.4	.742	15.6	28.6	44.2	26.0	8.2	6.5	16.8	26.2	105.5

Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Houston Rockets	3	240.0	37.7	87.7	.430	0.3	1.3	.250	37.3	86.3	.432	16.3	22.7	.721	18.3	32.0	50.3	26.7	5.7	1.7	10.7	22.0	92.0
2	Seattle Supersonics	8	240.0	38.8	88.9	.436	0.4	2.8	.136	38.4	86.1	.446	19.4	25.3	.767	16.5	29.8	46.3	24.8	7.4	6.0	14.4	25.9	97.3
3	New Jersey Nets	2	240.0	38.0	80.0	.475	2.0	2.0	1.000	36.0	78.0	.462	21.5	27.0	.796	12.0	29.0	41.0	23.0	10.5	7.0	21.0	21.5	99.5
4	Boston Celtics	12	246.3	38.5	89.3	.431	0.7	2.7	.250	37.8	86.7	.437	22.5	29.5	.763	15.6	27.8	43.4	22.8	7.8	5.8	17.6	28.4	100.2
5	Washington Bullets	7	250.7	40.3	87.6	.460	0.3	2.0	.143	40.0	85.6	.467	20.9	28.9	.723	14.4	31.1	45.6	20.6	7.4	8.9	16.3	26.1	101.7
6	Philadelphia 76ers	21	241.2	40.8	87.0	.469	0.7	2.8	.241	40.1	84.2	.477	22.1	31.3	.708	17.7	27.6	45.3	25.7	8.3	7.0	18.7	27.5	104.4
7	Atlanta Hawks	2	252.5	42.5	78.5	.541	0.0	0.5	.000	42.5	78.0	.545	19.5	28.0	.696	12.0	29.5	41.5	25.5	9.0	11.0	17.5	27.5	104.5
8	Milwaukee Bucks	6	240.0	41.7	79.0	.527	0.5	1.3	.375	41.2	77.7	.530	22.2	28.5	.778	11.5	25.5	37.0	27.5	7.7	5.7	16.5	27.7	106.0
9	Los Angeles Lakers	14	240.0	45.1	95.4	.473	0.6	3.1	.205	44.5	92.2	.483	18.4	25.7	.717	16.2	26.4	42.6	28.9	8.9	5.9	16.1	24.8	109.4
10	San Antonio Spurs	9	240.0	43.3	89.0	.487	0.4	1.2	.364	42.9	87.8	.489	24.4	30.9	.791	13.3	31.2	44.6	28.6	8.9	6.9	15.3	26.2	111.6
11	Phoenix Suns	7	240.0	47.9	92.0	.520	0.1	1.3	.111	47.7	90.7	.526	20.7	26.6	.780	15.9	30.1	46.0	28.0	9.3	5.7	17.9	22.9	116.6
12	Denver Nuggets	3	240.0	51.0	95.3	.535	0.7	2.0	.333	50.3	93.3	.539	18.3	25.7	.714	16.0	31.0	47.0	29.7	8.7	9.3	18.0	26.7	121.0
	League Average	8	242.1	42.0	88.8	.473	0.5	2.3	.239	41.4	86.5	.479	21.0	28.4	.742	15.6	28.6	44.2	26.0	8.2	6.5	16.8	26.2	105.5

Total Stats

Team

Opponent

Total Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Philadelphia 76ers	21	5065	880	1793	.491	9	34	.265	871	1759	.495	451	608	.742	291	561	852	557	177	158	359	575	2220
2	Los Angeles Lakers	14	3360	661	1278	.517	2	12	.167	659	1266	.521	292	404	.723	231	440	671	439	140	103	254	342	1616
3	Boston Celtics	12	2955	497	1074	.463	5	27	.185	492	1047	.470	271	370	.732	216	390	606	281	89	113	217	324	1270
4	San Antonio Spurs	9	2160	387	841	.460	5	28	.179	382	813	.470	187	254	.736	152	274	426	262	66	44	145	238	966
5	Seattle Supersonics	8	1920	306	690	.443	4	13	.308	302	677	.446	180	234	.769	123	244	367	208	60	35	115	197	796
6	Phoenix Suns	7	1680	324	665	.487	5	21	.238	319	644	.495	117	157	.745	109	185	294	200	74	47	121	171	770
7	Washington Bullets	7	1755	270	625	.432	10	25	.400	260	600	.433	151	194	.778	103	203	306	150	54	32	128	189	701
8	Milwaukee Bucks	6	1440	232	491	.473	8	24	.333	224	467	.480	143	199	.719	95	134	229	142	44	34	101	171	615
9	Denver Nuggets	3	720	144	291	.495	1	8	.125	143	283	.505	69	83	.831	42	78	120	74	26	11	44	76	358
10	Houston Rockets	3	720	107	271	.395	0	9	.000	107	262	.408	47	61	.770	56	81	137	58	16	17	28	66	261
11	New Jersey Nets	2	480	74	174	.425	2	9	.222	72	165	.436	25	41	.610	26	54	80	39	19	9	32	52	175
12	Atlanta Hawks	2	505	63	150	.420	0	3	.000	63	147	.429	45	60	.750	26	45	71	33	10	12	39	61	171
	League Average	8	1897	329	695	.473	4	18	.239	325	678	.479	165	222	.742	123	224	347	204	65	51	132	205	827

Total Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	New Jersey Nets	2	480	76	160	.475	4	4	1.000	72	156	.462	43	54	.796	24	58	82	46	21	14	42	43	199
2	Atlanta Hawks	2	505	85	157	.541	0	1	.000	85	156	.545	39	56	.696	24	59	83	51	18	22	35	55	209
3	Houston Rockets	3	720	113	263	.430	1	4	.250	112	259	.432	49	68	.721	55	96	151	80	17	5	32	66	276
4	Denver Nuggets	3	720	153	286	.535	2	6	.333	151	280	.539	55	77	.714	48	93	141	89	26	28	54	80	363
5	Milwaukee Bucks	6	1440	250	474	.527	3	8	.375	247	466	.530	133	171	.778	69	153	222	165	46	34	99	166	636
6	Washington Bullets	7	1755	282	613	.460	2	14	.143	280	599	.467	146	202	.723	101	218	319	144	52	62	114	183	712
7	Seattle Supersonics	8	1920	310	711	.436	3	22	.136	307	689	.446	155	202	.767	132	238	370	198	59	48	115	207	778
8	Phoenix Suns	7	1680	335	644	.520	1	9	.111	334	635	.526	145	186	.780	111	211	322	196	65	40	125	160	816
9	San Antonio Spurs	9	2160	390	801	.487	4	11	.364	386	790	.489	220	278	.791	120	281	401	257	80	62	138	236	1004
10	Boston Celtics	12	2955	462	1072	.431	8	32	.250	454	1040	.437	270	354	.763	187	334	521	273	93	69	211	341	1202
11	Los Angeles Lakers	14	3360	632	1335	.473	9	44	.205	623	1291	.483	258	360	.717	227	369	596	405	124	83	225	347	1531
12	Philadelphia 76ers	21	5065	857	1827	.469	14	58	.241	843	1769	.477	465	657	.708	372	579	951	539	174	148	393	578	2193
	League Average	8	1897	329	695	.473	4	18	.239	325	678	.479	165	222	.742	123	224	347	204	65	51	132	205	827

Advanced Stats

Team

Advanced Stats Table
															Offense Four Factors				Defense Four Factors
Rk	Team	Age	W	L	W/L%	PW	PL	ORtg	DRtg	NRtg	Pace	FTr	3PAr	TS%	eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA	eFG%	TOV%	DRB%	FT/FGA
1	Los Angeles Lakers	27.0	12	2	.857	10	4	111.9	106.0	+5.9	103.1	.316	.009	.555	.518	14.9	38.5	.228	.477	13.1	66.0	.193
2	Boston Celtics	27.2	7	5	.583	8	4	105.4	99.8	+5.6	97.9	.345	.025	.513	.465	14.9	39.3	.252	.435	14.7	67.6	.252
3	Seattle Supersonics	27.3	3	5	.375	5	3	105.1	102.7	+2.4	94.7	.339	.019	.502	.446	12.7	34.1	.261	.438	12.6	64.9	.218
4	Philadelphia 76ers	27.7	12	9	.571	11	10	107.3	106.0	+1.3	98.0	.339	.019	.539	.493	14.8	33.4	.252	.473	15.7	60.1	.255
5	Denver Nuggets	27.0	1	2	.333	1	2	112.6	114.2	-1.6	106.0	.285	.027	.547	.497	11.8	31.1	.237	.538	14.4	61.9	.192
6	Washington Bullets	25.6	3	4	.429	3	4	100.2	101.8	-1.6	95.6	.310	.040	.493	.440	15.3	32.1	.242	.462	14.0	66.8	.238
7	Milwaukee Bucks	27.3	2	4	.333	2	4	109.3	113.0	-3.7	93.8	.405	.049	.531	.481	14.9	38.3	.291	.531	15.3	66.0	.281
8	San Antonio Spurs	26.1	4	5	.444	3	6	105.4	109.5	-4.1	101.9	.302	.033	.507	.463	13.2	35.1	.222	.489	13.0	69.5	.275
9	Houston Rockets	28.7	1	2	.333	1	2	101.2	107.0	-5.8	86.0	.225	.033	.438	.395	8.6	36.8	.173	.432	9.8	59.6	.186
10	Phoenix Suns	26.5	2	5	.286	2	5	106.7	113.0	-6.3	103.1	.236	.032	.524	.491	14.2	34.1	.176	.521	14.7	62.5	.225
11	New Jersey Nets	24.4	0	2	.000	0	2	90.9	103.3	-12.4	96.3	.236	.052	.456	.431	14.3	31.0	.144	.488	18.6	69.2	.269
12	Atlanta Hawks	26.1	0	2	.000	0	2	91.9	112.3	-20.4	88.4	.400	.020	.485	.420	18.1	30.6	.300	.541	16.2	65.2	.248
	League Average	27.0				4	4	106.3	106.3		98.4	.319	.026	.521	.476	14.3	35.3	.237	.476	14.3	64.7	.237