1982 NBA Playoffs

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The 1982 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1981-1982 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia 76ers, four games to two in the NBA Finals. The Lakers won their eighth NBA championship (third in Los Angeles) and Magic Johnson won his second NBA Finals MVP award.

It was the second NBA Finals meeting in the last three years between the Lakers and Sixers, and ended with the same result-- a six-game Lakers victory-- as the previous confrontation. The Lakers and Sixers would meet once more the following year, with Philadelphia getting its revenge in a four-game sweep.

The Washington Bullets' two-game sweep of the New Jersey Nets would be their last playoff series victory for 23 years; they would not advance to the second round again until 2005.

Contents 1 Bracket 2 Western Conference 2.1 First Round 2.2 Conference Semifinals 2.3 Conference Finals 3 Eastern Conference 3.1 First Round 3.2 Conference Semifinals 3.3 Conference Finals 4 NBA Finals 5 External links

[edit] Bracket

	1st Round					Conf. Semifinals					Conf. Finals					NBA Finals
						1	Los Angeles	4
						5	Phoenix	0
	4	Denver	1
	5	Phoenix	2
											1	Los Angeles	4
	Western Conference
										2	San Antonio	0
	3	Seattle	2
	6	Houston	1
						3	Seattle	1
						2	San Antonio	4
																W1	Los Angeles	4
																E3	Philadelphia	2
						1	Boston	4
						5	Washington	1
	4	New Jersey	0
	5	Washington	2
											1	Boston	3
	Eastern Conference
										3	Philadelphia	4
	3	Philadelphia	2
	6	Atlanta	0
						3	Philadelphia	4
						2	Milwaukee	2

[edit] Western Conference

[edit] First Round

(3) Seattle Supersonics vs. (6) Houston Rockets
Supersonics win series 2-1

• Game 1 @ Seattle: Seattle 102, Houston 87
• Game 2 @ Houston: Houston 91, Seattle 70
• Game 3 @ Seattle: Seattle 104, Houston 83

(4) Denver Nuggets vs. (5) Phoenix Suns
Suns win series 2-1

• Game 1 @ Denver: Denver 129, Phoenix 113
• Game 2 @ Phoenix: Phoenix 126, Denver 110
• Game 3 @ Denver: Phoenix 124, Denver 119

[edit] Conference Semifinals

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (5) Phoenix Suns
Lakers win series 4-0

• Game 1 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 115, Phoenix 96
• Game 2 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 117, Phoenix 98
• Game 3 @ Phoenix: Los Angeles 114, Phoenix 106
• Game 4 @ Phoenix: Los Angeles 112, Phoenix 107

(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (3) Seattle Supersonics
Spurs win series 4-1

• Game 1 @ Seattle: San Antonio 95, Seattle 93
• Game 2 @ Seattle: Seattle 114, San Antonio 99
• Game 3 @ San Antonio: San Antonio 99, Seattle 97
• Game 4 @ San Antonio: San Antonio 115, Seattle 113
• Game 5 @ Seattle: San Antonio 109, Seattle 103

[edit] Conference Finals

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (2) San Antonio Spurs
Lakers win series 4-0

• Game 1 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 128, San Antonio 117
• Game 2 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 110, San Antonio 101
• Game 3 @ San Antonio: Los Angeles 118, San Antonio 108
• Game 4 @ San Antonio: Los Angeles 128, San Antonio 123

[edit] Eastern Conference

[edit] First Round

(3) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (6) Atlanta Hawks
76ers win series 2-0

• Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 111, Atlanta 76
• Game 2 @ Atlanta: Philadelphia 98, Atlanta 95

(4) New Jersey Nets vs. (5) Washington Bullets
Bullets win series 2-0

• Game 1 @ New Jersey: Washington 96, New Jersey 83
• Game 2 @ Washington: Washington 103, New Jersey 92

[edit] Conference Semifinals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (5) Washington Bullets
Celtics win series 4-1

• Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 109, Washington 91
• Game 2 @ Boston: Washington 103, Boston 102
• Game 3 @ Washington: Boston 92, Washington 83
• Game 4 @ Washington: Boston 103, Washington 99
• Game 5 @ Boston: Boston 131, Washington 126

(2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers
76ers win series 4-2

• Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 125, Milwaukee 122
• Game 2 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 120, Milwaukee 108
• Game 3 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 92, Philadelphia 91
• Game 4 @ Milwaukee: Philadelphia 100, Milwaukee 93
• Game 5 @ Philadelphia: Milwaukee 110, Philadelphia 98
• Game 6 @ Milwaukee: Philadelphia 102, Milwaukee 90

[edit] Conference Finals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers
76ers win series 4-3

• Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 121, Philadelphia 81
• Game 2 @ Boston: Philadelphia 121, Boston 113
• Game 3 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 99, Boston 97
• Game 4 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 119, Boston 94
• Game 5 @ Boston: Boston 114, Philadelphia 85
• Game 6 @ Philadelphia: Boston 88, Philadelphia 75
• Game 7 @ Boston: Philadelphia 120, Boston 106

[edit] NBA Finals

Main article: 1982 NBA Finals

(W1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (E3) Philadelphia 76ers
Lakers win series 4-2

• Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Los Angeles 124, Philadelphia 117
• Game 2 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 110, Los Angeles 94
• Game 3 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 129, Philadelphia 108
• Game 4 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 111, Philadelphia 101
• Game 5 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 135, Los Angeles 102
• Game 6 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 114, Philadelphia 104

[edit] External links

• Basketball-Reference.com's 1982 NBA Playoffs page