1983 NBA playoffs

Postseason tournament August 2023 NBA playoffs 1983 1982–83 April 19–May 31, 1983 12 Philadelphia 76ers 3 Los Angeles Lakers San Antonio Spurs Milwaukee Bucks Scoring leader(s) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lakers) 27.1 PPG MVP Moses Malone (76ers) 1982 1984 The 1983 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1982–83 season. This was the final postseason using the 12-team format and best of 3 series in the first round, before the NBA expanded the postseason to include 16 teams and changed the first round to best of 5 series the following season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia 76ers defeating the defending NBA champion and Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 0 in the NBA Finals. Moses Malone was named NBA Finals MVP. Malone made a famous prediction about the Sixers' chances prior to the playoffs, saying "Fo', fo', fo'" – predicting the number of games the Sixers would need to win each of the three series they would play on the way to a championship. They nearly accomplished this prediction of a sweep of all three rounds, only losing one game (to Milwaukee in the Eastern Conference Finals) en route to the championship. The Sixers set a record for highest winning percentage in the playoffs that was not broken until the Lakers went 15–1 in 2001. The Lakers' mark, however, came after the expansion to the current 16-team, four-round playoff format, which was first implemented in the 1984 playoffs, while the Sixers avoided the first round by virtue of their top seeding. It was the third time in four years that the Lakers and 76ers had met in the NBA Finals, with the Lakers winning the previous two series. After missing the playoffs the previous year, the Blazers began a string of 21 straight playoff appearances in 1983 lasting until 2003. They made the playoffs 25 out of 26 years from their title-winning season of 1977–2003. The record was just one season shy of the 22-year playoff run set by the Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers from 1950–1971. The Celtics were swept out of the playoffs for the first time in team history, losing 4–0 to the Bucks in the second round. This was the Spurs' last appearance in the Conference Finals until 1995. However, for players such as George Gervin and Artis Gilmore, the 6-game loss to the Lakers was the last chance they got at reaching the NBA Finals, let alone an NBA Championship (Gilmore did return to the conference finals with the Celtics in 1988, but played sparingly). This was the only season of the 12-team playoff bracket in which all four division champions advanced to the conference finals. Bracket First Round Conference Semifinals Conference Finals NBA Finals Eastern Conference Western Conference E4 New Jersey 0 E5 New York 2 E3 Boston 2 E6 Atlanta 1 W4 Seattle 0 W5 Portland 2 W3 Phoenix 1 W6 Denver 2 E1 Philadelphia* 4 E5 New York 0 E3 Boston 0 E2 Milwaukee* 4 W1 Los Angeles* 4 W5 Portland 1 W6 Denver 1 W2 San Antonio* 4 E1 Philadelphia* 4 E2 Milwaukee* 1 W1 Los Angeles* 4 W2 San Antonio* 2 E1 Philadelphia* 4 W1 Los Angeles* 0* Division winner Bold Series winner Italic Team with home-court advantage First round Eastern Conference first round (3) Boston Celtics vs. (6) Atlanta Hawks #eee April 19 Boxscore Atlanta Hawks 95 Boston Celtics 103 22–22 23–26 25–24 25–31 Dan Roundfield 24 Dan Roundfield 20 Johnny Davis 11 Larry Bird 26 Robert Parish 16 Tiny Archibald 11 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 15,320 Boston leads series, 1–0 April 22 Boxscore Boston Celtics 93 Atlanta Hawks 95 20–28 22–27 24–14 27–26 Robert Parish 17 Larry Bird 16 Larry Bird 9 Dan Roundfield 19 Tree Rollins 14 Johnny Davis 14 Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia 10,405 Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 24 Boxscore Atlanta Hawks 79 Boston Celtics 98 23–32 22–27 17–19 17–20 Tree Rollins 18 Dan Roundfield 10 three players 3 each Larry Bird 26 Robert Parish 11 Larry Bird 9 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 15,320 CBS Boston wins series, 2–1 In the decisive Game 3, Hawks center Tree Rollins and Celtics guard Danny Ainge started a melee on the Boston Garden floor in which Rollins bit Ainge's finger. +Regular-season seriesBoston won 5–1 in the regular-season series#fff October 30, 1982 1982 10300 ATL Boston Celtics 112 Atlanta Hawks 97 The Omni, Atlanta December 1, 1982 1982 12010 BOS Atlanta Hawks 97 Boston Celtics 122 Boston Garden, Boston #fff December 18, 1982 1982 12180 ATL Boston Celtics 107 Atlanta Hawks 103 OT The Omni, Atlanta February 6, 1983 1983 02060 BOS Atlanta Hawks 116 Boston Celtics 111 Boston Garden, Boston #fff March 23, 1983 1983 03230 BOS Atlanta Hawks 102 Boston Celtics 114 Boston Garden, Boston April 5, 1983 1983 04050 ATL Boston Celtics 117 Atlanta Hawks 95 The Omni, Atlanta This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning five of the first six meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=ATL&opp_id=BOS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Atlanta Hawks versus Boston Celtics (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 24, 2015Boston leads 5–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1957 Boston Celtics 4 St. Louis Hawks 3 1957 NBA Finals #fff 1958 Boston Celtics 2 St. Louis Hawks 4 1958 NBA Finals #fff 1960 Boston Celtics 4 St. Louis Hawks 3 1960 NBA Finals #fff 1961 Boston Celtics 4 St. Louis Hawks 1 1961 NBA Finals #fff 1972 Atlanta Hawks 2 Boston Celtics 4 1972 Eastern Conference Semifinals #fff 1973 Atlanta Hawks 2 Boston Celtics 4 1973 Eastern Conference Semifinals (4) New Jersey Nets vs. (5) New York Knicks #eee April 20 Boxscore New York Knicks 118 New Jersey Nets 107 35–27 23–23 31–26 29–31 Bernard King 40 Marvin Webster 11 Rory Sparrow 7 Albert King 17 Buck Williams 13 Cook, Birdsong 6 each Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey 15,672 Jake Madden, Jess Kersey, Joe Crawford New York leads series, 1–0 April 21 Boxscore New Jersey Nets 99 New York Knicks 105 23–32 16–30 31–18 29–25 Albert King 25 Buck Williams 10 Foots Walker 6 Truck Robinson 22 Truck Robinson 13 Paul Westphal 7 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York 19,591 New York wins series, 2–0 +Regular-season seriesNew Jersey won 4–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 9, 1982 1982 11090 NYK New Jersey Nets 84 New York Knicks 82 Madison Square Garden, New York City November 10, 1982 1982 11100 NJN New York Knicks 90 New Jersey Nets 99 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey #fff December 25, 1982 1982 12250 NYK New Jersey Nets 112 New York Knicks 110 OT Madison Square Garden, New York City January 15, 1983 1983 01150 NJN New York Knicks 96 New Jersey Nets 100 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey #fff March 9, 1983 1983 03090 NJN New York Knicks 103 New Jersey Nets 92 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey April 13, 1983 1983 04130 NYK New Jersey Nets 100 New York Knicks 108 Madison Square Garden, New York City This was the first playoff meeting between the Knicks and the Nets.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=NJN&opp_id=NYK&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Brooklyn Nets versus New York Knicks (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 24, 2015 Western Conference first round (3) Phoenix Suns vs. (6) Denver Nuggets #eee April 19 Boxscore Denver Nuggets 108 Phoenix Suns 121 32–23 24–39 21–28 31–31 Kiki VanDeWeghe 32 T. R. Dunn 12 English, Evans 4 each Dennis Johnson 28 Dennis Johnson 12 Dennis Johnson 8 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona 11,901 Phoenix leads series, 1–0 April 21 Boxscore Phoenix Suns 99 Denver Nuggets 113 22–27 26–35 26–25 25–26 Walter Davis 31 James Edwards 9 Dennis Johnson 5 Kiki VanDeWeghe 26 Dan Issel 11 Rob Williams 9 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado 15,903 Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 24 Boxscore Denver Nuggets 117 Phoenix Suns 112 OT 29–31 30–27 28–32 19–16 11–6 Alex English 42 T. R. Dunn 12 Dunn, Williams 6 each Walter Davis 29 Larry Nance 12 Alvan Adams 9 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona 14,660 Denver wins series, 2–1 Mike Evans hits the game-tying 3-pointer with 37 seconds left to force OT. +Regular-season seriesDenver won 4–1 in the regular-season series#fff October 31, 1982 1982 10310 DEN Phoenix Suns 110 Denver Nuggets 114 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado November 18, 1982 1982 11180 PHO Denver Nuggets 118 Phoenix Suns 107 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona #fff January 1, 1983 1983 01010 DEN Phoenix Suns 125 Denver Nuggets 127 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado March 22, 1983 1983 03220 DEN Phoenix Suns 117 Denver Nuggets 130 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado #fff March 26, 1983 1983 03260 PHO Denver Nuggets 110 Phoenix Suns 124 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Suns winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DEN&opp_id=PHO&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Denver Nuggets versus Phoenix Suns (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 24, 2015 Phoenix leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1982 Denver Nuggets 1 Phoenix Suns 2 1982 Western Conference First Round (4) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (5) Portland Trail Blazers #eee April 20 Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 108 Seattle SuperSonics 97 31–26 28–19 27–29 22–23 Thompson, Paxson 25 each Calvin Natt 11 Mychal Thompson 8 Gus Williams 34 Jack Sikma 15 Williams, Sikma 7 each Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington 9,211 Portland leads series, 1–0 April 22 Boxscore Seattle SuperSonics 96 Portland Trail Blazers 105 28–23 15–31 25–29 28–22 Gus Williams 31 Danny Vranes 18 Jack Sikma 4 Jim Paxson 26 Mychal Thompson 12 Thompson, Lever 6 each Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,666 Portland wins series, 2–0 +Regular-season seriesTied 3–3 in the regular-season series#fff December 21, 1982 1982 12210 SEA Portland Trail Blazers 94 Seattle SuperSonics 99 Kingdome, Seattle December 25, 1982 1982 12250 POR Seattle SuperSonics 88 Portland Trail Blazers 95 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon #fff January 9, 1983 1983 01090 POR Seattle SuperSonics 101 Portland Trail Blazers 110 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon January 14, 1983 1983 01140 SEA Portland Trail Blazers 102 Seattle SuperSonics 99 Kingdome, Seattle #fff April 10, 1983 1983 04100 POR Seattle SuperSonics 102 Portland Trail Blazers 93 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon April 12, 1983 1983 04120 SEA Portland Trail Blazers 101 Seattle SuperSonics 106 Kingdome, Seattle This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the SuperSonics winning the first two meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=OKC&opp_id=POR&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Oklahoma City Thunder versus Portland Trail Blazers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 24, 2015Seattle leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1978 Portland Trail Blazers 2 Seattle SuperSonics 4 1978 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1980 Portland Trail Blazers 1 Seattle SuperSonics 2 1980 Western Conference First Round Conference semifinals Eastern Conference semifinals (1) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (5) New York Knicks #eee April 24 Boxscore New York Knicks 102 Philadelphia 76ers 112 24–32 31–29 21–26 26–25 Bill Cartwright 17 Bill Cartwright 8 Rory Sparrow 10 Moses Malone 38 Moses Malone 17 Maurice Cheeks 10 Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 14,375 Ed Rush, John Vanak Philadelphia leads series, 1–0 April 27 Boxscore New York Knicks 91 Philadelphia 76ers 98 30–20 29–21 9–24 23–33 Truck Robinson 22 Truck Robinson 14 Rory Sparrow 8 Moses Malone 30 Moses Malone 17 Maurice Cheeks 6 Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 15,829 Darell Garretson, Joe Crawford Philadelphia leads series, 2–0 #eee April 30 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 107 New York Knicks 105 25–27 27–24 26–26 29–28 Moses Malone 28 Moses Malone 14 Maurice Cheeks 7 Bernard King 21 Truck Robinson 15 Rory Sparrow 6 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York 17,735 Hugh Evans, Wally Rooney, Dick Bavetta Philadelphia leads series, 3–0 May 1 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 105 New York Knicks 102 27–27 29–21 21–27 28–27 Moses Malone 29 Moses Malone 14 Maurice Cheeks 7 Bernard King 35 Truck Robinson 15 Sparrow, Westphal 8 each Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York 15,457 Earl Strom, Hue Hollins, Lee Jones Philadelphia wins series, 4–0 +Regular-season seriesPhiladelphia won 5–1 in the regular-season series#fff October 29, 1982 1982 10290 NYK Philadelphia 76ers 104 New York Knicks 89 Madison Square Garden, New York City December 17, 1982 1982 12170 PHI New York Knicks 95 Philadelphia 76ers 109 Spectrum, Philadelphia #fff February 20, 1983 1983 02200 PHI New York Knicks 89 Philadelphia 76ers 104 Spectrum, Philadelphia March 1, 1983 1983 03010 NYK Philadelphia 76ers 106 New York Knicks 94 Madison Square Garden, New York City #fff March 22, 1983 1983 03220 NYK Philadelphia 76ers 76 New York Knicks 89 Madison Square Garden, New York City April 10, 1983 1983 04100 PHI New York Knicks 97 Philadelphia 76ers 113 Spectrum, Philadelphia This was the eighth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the 76ers winning five of the first seven meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=NYK&opp_id=PHI&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — New York Knicks versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 24, 2015Philadelphia leads 5–2 in all-time playoff series#fff 1950 New York Knicks 1 Syracuse Nationals 2 1950 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1951 New York Knicks 3 Syracuse Nationals 2 1951 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1952 New York Knicks 3 Syracuse Nationals 1 1952 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1954 New York Knicks 0 Syracuse Nationals 2 1954 Eastern Division Round Robin Semifinals #fff 1959 New York Knicks 0 Syracuse Nationals 2 1959 Eastern Division Semifinals #fff 1968 New York Knicks 2 Philadelphia 76ers 4 1968 Eastern Division Semifinals #fff 1978 New York Knicks 0 Philadelphia 76ers 4 1978 Eastern Conference Semifinals (2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (3) Boston Celtics #eee April 27 Boxscore Milwaukee Bucks 116 Boston Celtics 95 23–24 31–24 32–24 30–23 Sidney Moncrief 22 Bob Lanier 10 Marques Johnson 5 Tiny Archibald 23 Parish, Maxwell 12 each Tiny Archibald 7 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 15,320 Milwaukee leads series, 1–0 April 29 Boxscore Milwaukee Bucks 95 Boston Celtics 91 22–28 20–29 32–25 21–9 Sidney Moncrief 20 Marques Johnson 9 Sidney Moncrief 4 Danny Ainge 25 Robert Parish 10 Gerald Henderson 8 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 15,320 Milwaukee leads series, 2–0 #eee May 1 Boxscore Boston Celtics 99 Milwaukee Bucks 107 34–27 22–30 25–26 18–24 Larry Bird 21 Larry Bird 14 Maxwell, Bird 6 each Sidney Moncrief 26 Junior Bridgeman 10 Bob Lanier 6 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 11,052 Walter Rooney, Jess Kersey Milwaukee leads series, 3–0 May 2 Boxscore Boston Celtics 93 Milwaukee Bucks 107 19–23 18–23 26–29 30–32 Larry Bird 18 Larry Bird 11 Larry Bird 8 Marques Johnson 33 Alton Lister 11 Marques Johnson 6 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 11,052 Milwaukee wins series, 4–0 First time the Celtics were swept in a playoff series since 1954. +Regular-season seriesTied 3–3 in the regular-season series#fff November 10, 1982 1982 11100 BOS Milwaukee Bucks 105 Boston Celtics 101 Boston Garden, Boston November 14, 1982 1982 11140 MIL Boston Celtics 100 Milwaukee Bucks 98 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee #fff November 28, 1982 1982 11280 BOS Milwaukee Bucks 109 Boston Celtics 124 Boston Garden, Boston December 3, 1982 1982 12030 MIL Boston Celtics 112 Milwaukee Bucks 115 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee #fff March 22, 1983 1983 03220 MIL Boston Celtics 108 Milwaukee Bucks 116 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee April 1, 1983 1983 04010 BOS Milwaukee Bucks 83 Boston Celtics 97 Boston Garden, Boston This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=BOS&opp_id=MIL&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Milwaukee Bucks (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 24, 2015Boston leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1974 Boston Celtics 4 Milwaukee Bucks 3 1974 NBA Finals Western Conference semifinals (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (5) Portland Trail Blazers #eee April 24 Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 97 Los Angeles Lakers 118 23–36 30–26 28–26 16–30 Mychal Thompson 22 Thompson, Natt 9 each three players 7 each Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32 Johnson, Rambis 9 each Magic Johnson 18 The Forum, Inglewood, California 13,891 Los Angeles leads series, 1–0 April 26 Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 106 Los Angeles Lakers 112 32–37 26–20 31–28 17–27 Calvin Natt 26 Wayne Cooper 7 Darnell Valentine 15 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 37 Jamaal Wilkes 9 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 7 The Forum, Inglewood, California 16,239 Los Angeles leads series, 2–0 #eee April 29 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 115 Portland Trail Blazers 109 OT 32–28 22–19 18–28 26–23 17–11 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 Jamaal Wilkes 9 Magic Johnson 11 Paxson, Natt 22 each Natt, Cooper 10 each Darnell Valentine 14 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,666 Los Angeles leads series, 3–0 May 1 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 95 Portland Trail Blazers 108 19–31 29–35 28–22 19–20 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 9 Magic Johnson 8 Jim Paxson 20 Calvin Natt 10 Darnell Valentine 11 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,666 Darell Garretson, Mike Mathis, Tommy Nuñez Los Angeles leads series, 3–1 #eee May 3 Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 108 Los Angeles Lakers 116 25–39 17–27 24–24 42–26 Jim Paxson 32 Calvin Natt 11 Darnell Valentine 8 Norm Nixon 36 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Magic Johnson 15 The Forum, Inglewood, California 16,739 John Vanak, Ed Rush Los Angeles wins series, 4–1 +Regular-season seriesTied 3–3 in the regular-season series#fff November 7, 1982 1982 11070 LAL Portland Trail Blazers 89 Los Angeles Lakers 103 The Forum, Inglewood, California December 3, 1982 1982 12030 LAL Portland Trail Blazers 100 Los Angeles Lakers 115 The Forum, Inglewood, California #fff December 14, 1982 1982 12140 POR Los Angeles Lakers 103 Portland Trail Blazers 107 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon January 25, 1983 1983 01250 POR Los Angeles Lakers 125 Portland Trail Blazers 120 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon #fff April 5, 1983 1983 04050 POR Los Angeles Lakers 101 Portland Trail Blazers 107 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon April 17, 1983 1983 04170 LAL Portland Trail Blazers 119 Los Angeles Lakers 108 The Forum, Inglewood, California This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Trail Blazers winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=LAL&opp_id=POR&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Lakers versus Portland Trail Blazers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 24, 2015Portland leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1977 Los Angeles Lakers 0 Portland Trail Blazers 4 1977 Western Conference Finals (2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (6) Denver Nuggets #eee April 26 Boxscore Denver Nuggets 133 San Antonio Spurs 152 39–39 29–43 37–34 28–36 Dan Issel 28 T. R. Dunn 11 English, Williams 7 each George Gervin 42 Gene Banks 11 Johnny Moore 17 HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas 10,116 San Antonio leads series, 1–0 April 27 Boxscore Denver Nuggets 109 San Antonio Spurs 126 31–36 32–34 26–28 20–28 Kiki VanDeWeghe 22 T. R. Dunn 8 Mike Evans 9 George Gervin 30 Artis Gilmore 12 Johnny Moore 20 HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas 10,690 San Antonio leads series, 2–0 #eee April 29 Boxscore San Antonio Spurs 127 Denver Nuggets 126 OT 33–35 27–27 30–32 28–24 9–8 Johnny Moore 39 Artis Gilmore 14 Johnny Moore 12 Alex English 39 Kiki VanDeWeghe 14 English, Williams 7 each McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado 16,965 San Antonio leads series, 3–0 May 2 Boxscore San Antonio Spurs 114 Denver Nuggets 124 29–40 21–32 35–26 29–26 Johnny Moore 27 Artis Gilmore 11 Johnny Moore 9 Kiki VanDeWeghe 37 Kiki VanDeWeghe 11 Alex English 11 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado 15,035 San Antonio leads series, 3–1 #eee May 4 Boxscore Denver Nuggets 105 San Antonio Spurs 145 21–35 25–37 29–40 30–33 Billy McKinney 20 T. R. Dunn 8 Mike Evans 6 George Gervin 26 Artis Gilmore 15 Johnny Moore 13 HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas 12,736 Earl Strom, Jess Kersey San Antonio wins series, 4–1 +Regular-season seriesSan Antonio won 4–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 23, 1982 1982 11230 SAS Denver Nuggets 126 San Antonio Spurs 136 HemisFair Arena, San Antonio November 24, 1982 1982 11240 DEN San Antonio Spurs 123 Denver Nuggets 129 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado #fff December 16, 1982 1982 12160 DEN San Antonio Spurs 120 Denver Nuggets 108 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado January 18, 1983 1983 01180 SAS Denver Nuggets 124 San Antonio Spurs 143 HemisFair Arena, San Antonio #fff March 8, 1983 1983 03080 DEN San Antonio Spurs 118 Denver Nuggets 129 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado March 29, 1983 1983 03290 SAS Denver Nuggets 129 San Antonio Spurs 136 HemisFair Arena, San Antonio This was the first playoff meeting between the Nuggets and the Spurs.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DEN&opp_id=SAS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Denver Nuggets versus San Antonio Spurs (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 24, 2015 Conference finals Eastern Conference finals (1) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (2) Milwaukee Bucks #eee May 8 Boxscore Milwaukee Bucks 109 Philadelphia 76ers 111 OT 23–35 34–24 24–26 23–19 5–7 Marques Johnson 30 Bob Lanier 9 Moncrief, Lanier 6 each Maurice Cheeks 26 Moses Malone 12 Maurice Cheeks 7 Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 18,482 Darell Garretson, Mike Mathis Philadelphia leads series, 1–0 Junior Bridgeman hits the game-tying shot with 42 seconds left to force OT. May 11 Boxscore Milwaukee Bucks 81 Philadelphia 76ers 87 18–20 21–23 22–28 20–16 Marques Johnson 25 Marques Johnson 11 Lanier, Winters 4 each Moses Malone 26 Moses Malone 17 Cheeks, Toney 4 each Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 18,482 Earl Strom, Ed Rush Philadelphia leads series, 2–0 #eee May 14 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 104 Milwaukee Bucks 96 23–28 22–20 26–24 33–24 Julius Erving 26 Moses Malone 14 Maurice Cheeks 9 Junior Bridgeman 24 Sidney Moncrief 10 Brian Winters 7 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 11,052 Jack Madden, Hugh Evans Philadelphia leads series, 3–0 May 15 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 94 Milwaukee Bucks 100 23–21 21–25 29–25 21–29 Andrew Toney 24 Moses Malone 12 Maurice Cheeks 8 Marques Johnson 19 Marques Johnson 10 Marques Johnson 8 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 11,052 Jake O'Donnell, Jess Kersey Philadelphia leads series, 3–1 #eee May 18 Boxscore Milwaukee Bucks 103 Philadelphia 76ers 115 29–31 25–28 25–29 24–27 Marques Johnson 21 Alton Lister 12 Junior Bridgeman 5 Andrew Toney 30 Moses Malone 17 Maurice Cheeks 8 Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 18,482 Darell Garretson, Earl Strom Philadelphia wins series, 4–1 +Regular-season seriesPhiladelphia won 5–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 19, 1982 1982 11190 PHI Milwaukee Bucks 109 Philadelphia 76ers 121 Spectrum, Philadelphia January 12, 1983 1983 01120 PHI Milwaukee Bucks 121 Philadelphia 76ers 122 Spectrum, Philadelphia #fff January 23, 1983 1983 01230 MIL Philadelphia 76ers 96 Milwaukee Bucks 107 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee March 19, 1983 1983 03190 MIL Philadelphia 76ers 105 Milwaukee Bucks 97 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee #fff March 23, 1983 1983 03230 PHI Milwaukee Bucks 101 Philadelphia 76ers 104 OT Spectrum, Philadelphia April 5, 1983 1983 04050 MIL Philadelphia 76ers 116 Milwaukee Bucks 108 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the 76ers winning two of the first three meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=MIL&opp_id=PHI&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Milwaukee Bucks versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 24, 2015Philadelphia leads 2–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1970 Milwaukee Bucks 4 Philadelphia 76ers 1 1970 Eastern Division Semifinals #fff 1981 Milwaukee Bucks 3 Philadelphia 76ers 4 1981 Eastern Conference Semifinals #fff 1982 Milwaukee Bucks 2 Philadelphia 76ers 4 1982 Eastern Conference Semifinals Western Conference finals (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (2) San Antonio Spurs #eee May 8 Boxscore San Antonio Spurs 107 Los Angeles Lakers 119 30–32 31–26 22–29 24–32 Mike Mitchell 26 George Gervin 9 Johnny Moore 18 Abdul-Jabbar, Nixon 30 each three players 8 each Magic Johnson 12 The Forum, Inglewood, California 15,063 Jack Madden, Hugh Evans Los Angeles leads series, 1–0 May 10 Boxscore San Antonio Spurs 122 Los Angeles Lakers 113 35–26 25–31 37–32 25–24 George Gervin 32 Artis Gilmore 20 Johnny Moore 15 Johnson, Nixon 28 each Magic Johnson 12 Norm Nixon 11 The Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Jake O'Donnell, Jess Kersey Series tied, 1–1 #eee May 13 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 113 San Antonio Spurs 100 28–29 24–24 34–19 27–28 Jamaal Wilkes 26 Magic Johnson 11 Magic Johnson 13 Mike Mitchell 23 Artis Gilmore 14 Johnny Moore 9 HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas 15,782 Los Angeles leads series, 2–1 May 15 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 129 San Antonio Spurs 121 36–29 35–30 27–37 31–25 Magic Johnson 31 Magic Johnson 8 Magic Johnson 17 Mike Mitchell 35 Mike Mitchell 11 Johnny Moore 17 HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas 15,782 Earl Strom, Ed Rush Los Angeles leads series, 3–1 #eee May 18 Boxscore San Antonio Spurs 117 Los Angeles Lakers 112 31–34 31–29 33–28 22–21 Mike Mitchell 26 Artis Gilmore 14 Johnny Moore 17 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 Magic Johnson 11 Magic Johnson 19 The Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Jake O'Donnell, Jack Madden Los Angeles leads series, 3–2 May 20 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 101 San Antonio Spurs 100 29–26 35–29 22–26 15–19 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28 Magic Johnson 15 Magic Johnson 16 George Gervin 25 Artis Gilmore 18 Johnny Moore 14 HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas 15,782 Los Angeles wins series, 4–2 +Regular-season seriesSan Antonio won 4–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 30, 1982(completed April 13, 1983) 1982 11300 SAS Los Angeles Lakers 114 San Antonio Spurs 117 HemisFair Arena, San Antonio January 21, 1983 1983 01210 LAL San Antonio Spurs 110 Los Angeles Lakers 119 The Forum, Inglewood, California #fff February 15, 1983 1983 02150 LAL San Antonio Spurs 124 Los Angeles Lakers 103 The Forum, Inglewood, California March 25, 1983 1983 03250 LAL San Antonio Spurs 132 Los Angeles Lakers 120 The Forum, Inglewood, California #fff April 13, 1983 1983 04130 SAS Los Angeles Lakers 109 San Antonio Spurs 114 HemisFair Arena, San Antonio This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=LAL&opp_id=SAS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Lakers versus San Antonio Spurs (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 24, 2015Los Angeles leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 4 San Antonio Spurs 0 1982 Western Conference Finals NBA Finals: (E1) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (W1) Los Angeles Lakers 1983 NBA Finals #eee May 22 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 107 Philadelphia 76ers 113 20–30 37–24 26–31 24–28 Norm Nixon 26 Moses Malone 27 Mark Landsberger 10 Moses Malone 18 Magic Johnson 11 Julius Erving 9 Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 18,482 Jack Madden, Ed T. Rush Philadelphia leads series, 1–0 May 26 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 93 Philadelphia 76ers 103 29–26 26–25 20–28 18–24 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23 Moses Malone 24 Magic Johnson 8 Moses Malone 12 Magic Johnson 13 Maurice Cheeks 8 Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 18,482 Darell Garretson, John Vanak, Earl Strom Philadelphia leads series, 2–0 #eee May 29 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 111 Los Angeles Lakers 94 21–32 28–20 23–20 39–22 Moses Malone 28 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23 Moses Malone 19 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Moses Malone 6 Magic Johnson 13 The Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Jess Kersey, Jake O'Donnell Philadelphia leads series, 3–0 May 31 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 115 Los Angeles Lakers 108 24–26 27–39 31–28 33–15 Moses Malone 24 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28 Moses Malone 23 four players 7 each Andrew Toney 9 Magic Johnson 15 The Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Hugh Evans, Earl Strom, Jess Kersey Philadelphia wins series, 4–0 +Regular-season seriesPhiladelphia won 2–0 in the regular-season series#fff December 5, 1982 1982 12050 LAL Philadelphia 76ers 114 Los Angeles Lakers 104 The Forum, Inglewood, California January 5, 1983 1983 01050 PHI Los Angeles Lakers 120 Philadelphia 76ers 122 OT Spectrum, Philadelphia This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning the first four meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=LAL&opp_id=PHI&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Lakers versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 24, 2015Los Angeles leads 4–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1950 Minneapolis Lakers 4 Syracuse Nationals 2 1950 NBA Finals #fff 1954 Minneapolis Lakers 4 Syracuse Nationals 3 1954 NBA Finals #fff 1980 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Philadelphia 76ers 2 1980 NBA Finals #fff 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Philadelphia 76ers 2 1982 NBA Finals References External links Basketball-Reference.com's 1983 NBA Playoffs page Category:NBA playoffs Playoffs Category:Sports in Portland, Oregon fi:NBA-kausi 1982–1983#Pudotuspelit