1981–82 NBA season
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1982–83 NBA season
League	National Basketball Association
Sport	Basketball
TV partner/s	CBS
Regular season
Season MVP	Moses Malone (Houston)
Top scorer	George Gervin (San Antonio)
Playoffs
Eastern champions	Philadelphia 76ers
Eastern runners-up	Boston Celtics
Western champions	Los Angeles Lakers
Western runners-up	San Antonio Spurs
Finals
Finals champions	Los Angeles Lakers
Runners-up	Philadelphia 76ers
Finals MVP	Magic Johnson (L.A. Lakers)
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.

Notable occurrences

• The 1982 NBA All-Star Game was played at the new Brendan Byrne Arena (now the iZod Center) 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.
• Magic Johnson secures his second NBA Finals MVP award several months before his 23rd birthday.

Final standings

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

C - NBA Champions

1981-82 NBA Stats Leaders

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

See also