1982–83 NBA season

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Notable occurrences

  • The 1983 NBA All-Star Game was played at The Forum in Inglewood, California, with the East defeating the West 132–123. Julius Erving of the Philadelphia 76ers won the game's MVP award. It was at this game that R&B singer Marvin Gaye performed his famous rendition of the "Star-Spangled Banner".
  • This season marked the final season for Larry O'Brien as commissioner of the NBA. In honor of his long tenure, the NBA would rename its championship trophy after him (it was originally named after the late Boston Celtics owner Walter A. Brown).
  • The USA Network extended their cable deal with the NBA for another two years, and ESPN shared broadcast rights with them.
  • The 76ers posted a 12–1 record in the playoffs, a record for highest winning percentage in the postseason (it was later broken by the 2001 Los Angeles Lakers, whose record was, in turn, later broken by the 2017 Golden State Warriors).
  • The Boston Celtics were swept for the first time in their playoff history, at the hands of the Milwaukee Bucks in the Conference Semifinals of the 1983 NBA playoffs. The Bucks swept the Celtics 4–0.
  • The 1983 NBA Finals was the last Finals to end before June 1.
  • This was the final season for Wilson serving as the suppliers of the official NBA game ball (a partnership that dated back to 1946)[2]; it was replaced in that capacity by Spalding in the following season, which supplied game balls to the NBA through the 2020–21 season. Wilson returned as the game ball supplier for the 2021–22 season.[1]
  • Ted Stepien sold the Cleveland Cavaliers to Gordon Gund. Under Stepien, attendance at the Cavaliers' home arena at Richfield Coliseum declined, first-round picks were traded in consecutive years (which led the NBA to institute the Ted Stepien rule), and long-time announcer Joe Tait was fired (he returned following the Gund purchase). The Cavaliers had five different coaches and three consecutive losing seasons under Stepien.
  • On November 3, 1982, Randy Smith played in his 845th consecutive NBA game, breaking Johnny Kerr's iron man record.[2] The game was a 130–111 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers in which Smith started and scored 14 points. Smith's iron man streak ended at 906 games when he played his last game with the Clippers on March 13, 1983, and was traded to the Atlanta Hawks. The record was later surpassed by A.C. Green in 1997.
  • On April 16, 1983, during a 12-point victory over the Dallas Mavericks, the San Antonio Spurs set the all-time NBA regular season record for team field goal percentage by shooting .707 from the floor.
  • The NBA adds the NBA Defensive Player of the Year and the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award awards.
  • This season saw the final season of eventual Hall of Famers' Dave Cowens, Spencer Haywood and Calvin Murphy.
Coaching changes
Off-season
Team 1981–82 coach 1982–83 coach
Chicago Bulls Rod Thorn Paul Westhead
Cleveland Cavaliers Bill Musselman Tom Nissalke
New York Knicks Red Holzman Hubie Brown
In-season
Team Outgoing coach Incoming coach
New Jersey Nets Larry Brown Bill Blair

Final standings

By division

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By conference

Template:1982–83 NBA East standings Template:1982–83 NBA West standings

Notes

  • z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs and first round bye
  • c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs and first round bye
  • y – Clinched division title and first round bye
  • x – Clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

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Statistics leaders

Category Player Team Stat
Points per game Alex English Denver Nuggets 28.4
Rebounds per game Moses Malone Philadelphia 76ers 15.3
Assists per game Magic Johnson Los Angeles Lakers 10.5
Steals per game Micheal Ray Richardson Golden State Warriors 2.84
Blocks per game Tree Rollins Atlanta Hawks 4.29
FG% Artis Gilmore San Antonio Spurs .626
FT% Calvin Murphy Houston Rockets .920
3FG% Mike Dunleavy San Antonio Spurs .345

NBA awards

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Player of the week

The following players were named NBA Player of the Week.

Week Player
Oct. 29 – Nov. 7 Reggie Theus (Chicago Bulls) (1/1)
Nov. 8 – Nov. 14 Kelly Tripucka (Detroit Pistons) (1/1)
Nov. 15 – Nov. 21 Alex English (Denver Nuggets) (1/2)
Nov. 22 – Nov. 28 Larry Bird (Boston Celtics) (1/3)
Nov. 29 – Dec. 5 Buck Williams (New Jersey Nets) (1/1)
Dec. 6 – Dec. 12 Larry Bird (Boston Celtics) (2/3)
Dec. 13 – Dec. 19 Isiah Thomas (Detroit Pistons) (1/1)
Dec. 20 – Dec. 26 Maurice Lucas (Phoenix Suns) (1/1)
Dec. 27 – Jan. 2 Kiki Vandeweghe (Denver Nuggets) (1/1)
Jan. 3 – Jan. 9 Mickey Johnson (New Jersey Nets) (1/1)
Jan. 10 – Jan. 16 Alex English (Denver Nuggets) (2/2)
Jan. 17 – Jan. 23 Joe Barry Carroll (Golden State Warriors) (1/1)
Jan. 24 – Jan. 30 Artis Gilmore (San Antonio Spurs) (1/1)
Jan. 31 – Feb. 6 Moses Malone (Philadelphia 76ers) (1/1)
Feb. 7 – Feb. 21 Larry Nance (Phoenix Suns) (1/1)
Feb. 22 – Feb. 27 Walter Davis (Phoenix Suns) (1/1)
Feb. 28 – Mar. 6 John Drew (Utah Jazz) (1/1)
Mar. 7 – Mar. 13 Magic Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers) (1/2)
Mar. 14 – Mar. 20 Andrew Toney (Philadelphia 76ers) (1/1)
Mar. 21 – Mar. 27 Jeff Ruland (Washington Bullets) (1/1)
Mar. 28 – Apr. 3 Larry Bird (Boston Celtics) (3/3)
Apr. 4 – Apr. 10 Magic Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers) (2/2)
Apr. 11 – Apr. 17 Mike Glenn (Atlanta Hawks) (1/1)

Player of the month

The following players were named NBA Player of the Month.

Month Player
October/November Larry Bird (Boston Celtics) (1/1)
December Larry Drew (Kansas City Kings)(1/1)

Moses Malone (Philadelphia 76ers) (1/2)

January Alex English (Denver Nuggets) (1/1)
February Moses Malone (Philadelphia 76ers) (2/2)
March Jeff Ruland (Washington Bullets) (1/1)

Rookie of the month

The following players were named NBA Rookie of the Month.

Month Rookie
October/November Terry Cummings (San Diego Clippers) (1/4)
December Clark Kellogg (Indiana Pacers) (1/1)
January Terry Cummings (San Diego Clippers) (2/4)
February Terry Cummings (San Diego Clippers) (3/4)
March Terry Cummings (San Diego Clippers) (4/4)

Coach of the month

The following coaches were named NBA Coach of the Month.

Month Coach
October/November Scotty Robertson (Detroit Pistons) (1/1)
December Billy Cunningham (Philadelphia 76ers) (1/1)
January Pat Riley (Los Angeles Lakers) (1/1)
February Hubie Brown (New York Knicks) (1/1)
March Stan Albeck (San Antonio Spurs) (1/1)

See also

References

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