1981–82 NBA season




































1981–82 NBA season
LeagueNational Basketball Association
SportBasketball
DurationOctober 30, 1981 – April 18, 1982
April 20 – May 23, 1982 (Playoffs)
May 27 – June 8, 1982 (Finals)
Number of teams23
TV partner(s)
CBS, USA
Draft
Top draft pickMark Aguirre
Picked byDallas Mavericks
Regular season
Top seedBoston Celtics
Season MVP

Moses Malone (Houston)
Top scorer
George Gervin (San Antonio)
Playoffs

Eastern champions
Philadelphia 76ers
  Eastern runners-upBoston Celtics

Western champions
Los Angeles Lakers
  Western runners-upSan Antonio Spurs
Finals
ChampionsLos Angeles Lakers
  Runners-upPhiladelphia 76ers
Finals MVP

Magic Johnson (Los Angeles)
NBA seasons

← 1980–81

1982–83 →

The 1981–82 NBA season was the 36th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning the NBA Championship, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.




Contents





  • 1 Notable occurrences


  • 2 Final standings

    • 2.1 By division


    • 2.2 By conference



  • 3 Playoffs


  • 4 Statistics leaders


  • 5 NBA awards


  • 6 References




Notable occurrences


  • The regular-season ran until mid to late-April for the first time.

  • The 1982 NBA All-Star Game was played at the new Brendan Byrne Arena (now the Meadowlands Arena) in East Rutherford, New Jersey, with the East defeating the West 120–118. Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics wins the game's MVP award. This season also marked the New Jersey Nets first season in the new arena.

  • On March 6, 1982, San Antonio beat Milwaukee 171-166 in three overtime periods to set the record for most points by two teams in a game. The record was broken two seasons later.


  • Magic Johnson secures his second NBA Finals MVP award several months before his 23rd birthday.

  • The Los Angeles Lakers begin a string of nine consecutive seasons as the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference.

  • The Denver Nuggets scored at least 100 points in every single game of the season, while also allowing 100 points in every game. It remains the only time this has occurred in NBA history.

  • After a few years of success in NCAA basketball, the breakaway rim became standardized equipment in the NBA.

  • This season marked Isiah Thomas' rookie season.

  • The three-to-make-two free throw rule, along with the two-to-make one rule (both used when a team exceeded five team fouls in a quarter), were both eliminated.

  • This season marked Bob Dandridge' final season.

































Coaching changes
Offseason
Team
1980–81 coach
1981–82 coach

Atlanta Hawks

Mike Fratello

Kevin Loughery

Cleveland Cavaliers

Don Delaney

Bob Kloppenburg

New Jersey Nets

Bob MacKinnon

Larry Brown
In-season
Team
Outgoing coach
Incoming coach

Chicago Bulls

Jerry Sloan

Phil Johnson

Phil Johnson

Rod Thorn

Cleveland Cavaliers

Bob Kloppenburg

Chuck Daly

Chuck Daly

Bill Musselman

Los Angeles Lakers

Paul Westhead

Pat Riley

Utah Jazz

Tom Nissalke

Frank Layden


Final standings




A ticket for an October 1981 pre-season game between the Dallas Mavericks and the season's eventual Eastern Conference champions Philadelphia 76ers.



By division



















































Atlantic Division

W

L

PCT

GB

Home

Road

Div

y-Boston Celtics
6319.76835–628–1320–4

x-Philadelphia 76ers
5824.7075.032–926–1516–8

x-New Jersey Nets
4438.53719.025–1619–2212–12

x-Washington Bullets
4339.52420.022–1921–207–17
New York Knicks3349.40230.019–2214–275–19




























































Central Division

W

L

PCT

GB

Home

Road

Div

y-Milwaukee Bucks
5527.67131–1024–1724–6

x-Atlanta Hawks
4240.51213.024–1718–2315–14
Detroit Pistons3943.47616.023–1816–2519–11
Indiana Pacers3547.42720.025–1610–3114–16
Chicago Bulls3448.41521.022–1912–2912–17
Cleveland Cavaliers1567.18340.09–326–355–25




























































Midwest Division

W

L

PCT

GB

Home

Road

Div

y-San Antonio Spurs
4834.58529–1219–2220–10

x-Denver Nuggets
4636.5612.029–1217–2419–11

x-Houston Rockets
4636.5612.025–1621–2017–13
Kansas City Kings3052.36618.023–187–3411–19
Dallas Mavericks2854.34120.016–2512–2911–19
Utah Jazz2557.30523.018–237–349–21




























































Pacific Division

W

L

PCT

GB

Home

Road

Div

y-Los Angeles Lakers
5725.69530–1127–1421–9

x-Seattle SuperSonics
5230.6345.031–1021–2018–12

x-Phoenix Suns
4636.56111.031–1015–2614–16
Golden State Warriors4537.54912.028–1317–2415–15
Portland Trail Blazers4240.51215.027–1415–2615–15
San Diego Clippers1765.20740.011–306–357–23




By conference











































































#

Eastern Conference
Team

W

L

PCT

GB
1

z-Boston Celtics
6319.768
2

y-Milwaukee Bucks
5527.6718
3

x-Philadelphia 76ers
5824.7075
4

x-New Jersey Nets
4438.53719
5

x-Washington Bullets
4339.52420
6

x-Atlanta Hawks
4240.51221

7
Detroit Pistons3943.47624
8
Indiana Pacers3547.42728
9
Chicago Bulls3448.41529
10
New York Knicks3349.40230
11
Cleveland Cavaliers1567.18348


















































































#

Western Conference
Team

W

L

PCT

GB
1

c-Los Angeles Lakers
5725.695
2

y-San Antonio Spurs
4834.5859
3

x-Seattle SuperSonics
5230.6345
4

x-Denver Nuggets
4636.56111
5

x-Phoenix Suns
4636.56111
6

x-Houston Rockets
4636.56111

7
Golden State Warriors4537.54912
8
Portland Trail Blazers4240.51215
9
Kansas City Kings3052.36627
10
Dallas Mavericks2854.34129
11
Utah Jazz2557.30532
12
San Diego Clippers1765.20740




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


Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Home court advantage does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics.










































































































































































































 First RoundConference SemifinalsConference FinalsNBA Finals
                   
    
 1Los Angeles4 
  5Phoenix0 
4Denver1
5Phoenix2 
 1Los Angeles4 
Western Conference
 2San Antonio0 
3Seattle2 
6Houston1 
 3Seattle1
  2San Antonio4 
   
    

 W1Los Angeles4

 E3Philadelphia2
    
    
 1Boston4
  5Washington1 
4New Jersey0
5Washington2 

 1Boston3
Eastern Conference
 3Philadelphia4 
3Philadelphia2 
6Atlanta0 
 3Philadelphia4
  2Milwaukee2 
   


Statistics leaders








































CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per gameGeorge GervinSan Antonio Spurs32.3
Rebounds per gameMoses MaloneHouston Rockets14.7
Assists per gameJohnny MooreSan Antonio Spurs9.6
Steals per gameMagic JohnsonLos Angeles Lakers2.67
Blocks per gameGeorge JohnsonSan Antonio Spurs3.12
FG%Artis GilmoreChicago Bulls.652
FT%Kyle MacyPhoenix Suns.899
3FG%Campy RussellNew York Knicks.439


NBA awards



  • Most Valuable Player: Moses Malone, Houston Rockets


  • Rookie of the Year: Buck Williams, New Jersey Nets


  • Coach of the Year: Gene Shue, Washington Bullets


  • All-NBA First Team:

    • Larry Bird, Boston Celtics


    • George Gervin, San Antonio Spurs


    • Julius Erving, Philadelphia 76ers


    • Moses Malone, Houston Rockets


    • Gus Williams, Seattle SuperSonics



  • All-NBA Rookie Team:

    • Buck Williams, New Jersey Nets


    • Jay Vincent, Dallas Mavericks


    • Kelly Tripucka, Detroit Pistons


    • Isiah Thomas, Detroit Pistons


    • Jeff Ruland, Washington Bullets


Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com



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