1982 NBA playoffs
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| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | April 20–June 8, 1982 |
| Season | 1981–82 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Los Angeles Lakers(8th title) |
| Runner-up | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Semifinalists | |
The1982 NBA playoffswere the postseason tournament of theNational Basketball Association's1981–82 season.The tournament concluded with theWestern ConferencechampionLos Angeles Lakersdefeating theEastern ConferencechampionPhiladelphia 76ers4 games to 2 in theNBA Finals.Magic Johnsonwas namedNBA Finals MVPfor the second time.
It was the second NBA Finals meeting in three years between the Lakers and Sixers, and ended with the same result—a 4–2 Lakers victory—as the previous confrontation. They met again in1983,with Philadelphia getting revenge in a sweep. The Sixers beat the Celtics again in the Eastern Conference Finals, the second of their three series wins in a four-year stretch.
The Bullets' 2-0 sweep of the Nets was their last playoff series victory until2005.
This was the third straight year the Bucks failed to advance to the third round with the #2 seed despite a first-round bye, although they did not have the better record in each of those matchups, and thus not having home-court advantage.
Bracket[edit]
| First Round | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | NBA Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Boston* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | New Jersey | 0 | E5 | Washington | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| E5 | Washington | 2 | Eastern Conference | E1 | Boston* | 3 | |||||||||||||
| E3 | Philadelphia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Philadelphia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Philadelphia | 2 | E2 | Milwaukee* | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| E6 | Atlanta | 0 | E3 | Philadelphia | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| W1 | Los Angeles* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Los Angeles* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Denver | 1 | W5 | Phoenix | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| W5 | Phoenix | 2 | Western Conference | W1 | Los Angeles* | 4 | |||||||||||||
| W2 | San Antonio* | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Seattle | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Seattle | 2 | W2 | San Antonio* | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| W6 | Houston | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
- * Division winner
- BoldSeries winner
- ItalicTeam with home-court advantage
First round[edit]
Eastern Conference first round[edit]
(3)Philadelphia 76ersvs. (6)Atlanta Hawks[edit]
April 21
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| Atlanta Hawks76,Philadelphia 76ers111 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:20–28,16–25,22–26,18–32 | ||
| Pts:John Drew18 Rebs:Dan Roundfield11 Asts:Rory Sparrow8 |
Pts:Darryl Dawkins27 Rebs:Darryl Dawkins9 Asts:Maurice Cheeks6 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 1–0 | ||
April 23
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| Philadelphia 76ers98,Atlanta Hawks95 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter:21–20, 19–19, 23–29,27–22,Overtime:8–5 | ||
| Pts:Julius Erving28 Rebs:Dawkins,C. Jones8 each Asts:Julius Erving6 |
Pts:Dan Roundfield29 Rebs:Dan Roundfield11 Asts:Eddie Johnson4 | |
| Philadelphia wins series, 2–0 | ||
| Tied 3–3 in the regular-season series |
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This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the 76ers winning the first meeting.
| Philadelphia leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series |
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(4)New Jersey Netsvs. (5)Washington Bullets[edit]
April 20
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| Washington Bullets96,New Jersey Nets83 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:16–24,25–21,22–18,33–20 | ||
| Pts:Jeff Ruland18 Rebs:Jeff Ruland20 Asts:Frank Johnson11 |
Pts:Buck Williams23 Rebs:Buck Williams13 Asts:Ray Williams8 | |
| Washington leads series, 1–0 | ||
Brendan Byrne Arena,East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance:14,015 Referees:John Vanak, Hugh Evans, Joe Crawford |
April 23
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| New Jersey Nets92,Washington Bullets103 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:30–22, 20–25,18–24,24–32 | ||
| Pts:Ray Williams23 Rebs:Len Elmore9 Asts:Ray Williams6 |
Pts:Kevin Grevey23 Rebs:Rick Mahorn11 Asts:Frank Johnson9 | |
| Washington wins series, 2–0 | ||
| New Jersey won 4–2 in the regular-season series |
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This was the first playoff meeting between the Nets and the Bullets.[2]
Western Conference first round[edit]
(3)Seattle SuperSonicsvs. (6)Houston Rockets[edit]
April 21
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| Houston Rockets87,Seattle SuperSonics102 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:25–19, 19–22,16–29,27–32 | ||
| Pts:Moses Malone20 Rebs:Moses Malone15 Asts:Tom Henderson7 |
Pts:Gus Williams27 Rebs:Jack Sikma13 Asts:Gus Williams12 | |
| Seattle leads series, 1–0 | ||
April 23
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| Seattle SuperSonics70,Houston Rockets91 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:17–25,17–17, 19–21,17–28 | ||
| Pts:Gus Williams18 Rebs:Jack Sikma11 Asts:four players3 each |
Pts:Moses Malone28 Rebs:Moses Malone23 Asts:Allen Leavell6 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
April 25
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| Houston Rockets83,Seattle SuperSonics104 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:20–27,10–19,27–29,26–29 | ||
| Pts:Moses Malone24 Rebs:Moses Malone13 Asts:Mike Dunleavy5 |
Pts:Jack Sikma30 Rebs:Jack Sikma17 Asts:Gus Williams12 | |
| Seattle wins series, 2–1 | ||
| Seattle won 3–2 in the regular-season series |
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This was the first playoff meeting between the Rockets and the SuperSonics.[3]
(4)Denver Nuggetsvs. (5)Phoenix Suns[edit]
April 20
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| Phoenix Suns113,Denver Nuggets129 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:30–35,29–27, 21–40,33–27 | ||
| Pts:Kyle Macy22 Rebs:Truck Robinson13 Asts:Truck Robinson6 |
Pts:Kiki VanDeWeghe29 Rebs:Alex English10 Asts:English,McKinney5 each | |
| Denver leads series, 1–0 | ||
April 23
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| Denver Nuggets110,Phoenix Suns126 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:21–40,36–28,28–27, 25–31 | ||
| Pts:Dan Issel26 Rebs:Alex English6 Asts:English,Gondrezick5 each |
Pts:Dennis Johnson29 Rebs:Alvan Adams9 Asts:Dennis Johnson8 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum,Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance:12,798 Referees:Jake O'Donnell, Mike Mathis |
April 24
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| Phoenix Suns124,Denver Nuggets119 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:36–31, 30–39,36–25, 22–24 | ||
| Pts:Dennis Johnson26 Rebs:Truck Robinson9 Asts:Rich Kelley7 |
Pts:Dan Issel26 Rebs:Issel,Dunn10 each Asts:Alex English7 | |
| Phoenix wins series, 2–1 | ||
| Phoenix won 3–2 in the regular-season series |
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This was the first playoff meeting between the Nuggets and the Suns.[4]
Conference semifinals[edit]
Eastern Conference semifinals[edit]
(1)Boston Celticsvs. (5)Washington Bullets[edit]
April 25
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| Washington Bullets91,Boston Celtics109 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:27–29,25–21, 15–24,24–35 | ||
| Pts:Spencer Haywood17 Rebs:Greg Ballard9 Asts:Frank Johnson6 |
Pts:M. L. Carr21 Rebs:Larry Bird12 Asts:Tiny Archibald7 | |
| Boston leads series, 1–0 | ||
April 28
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| Washington Bullets103,Boston Celtics102 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:22–20, 22–31,33–23, 26–28 | ||
| Pts:Johnson,Haywood26 each Rebs:Jeff Ruland10 Asts:Frank Johnson8 |
Pts:Larry Bird26 Rebs:Bird,Parish10 each Asts:Tiny Archibald6 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
- Frank Johnsonhits the game-winning 3 pointer with 3 seconds left.
May 1
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| Boston Celtics92,Washington Bullets83 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:28–18, 20–20,23–22, 21–23 | ||
| Pts:Robert Parish25 Rebs:Parish,Archibald13 each Asts:Tiny Archibald5 |
Pts:Spencer Haywood19 Rebs:Rick Mahorn14 Asts:Frank Johnson8 | |
| Boston leads series, 2–1 | ||
May 2
|
| Boston Celtics103,Washington Bullets99 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter:24–26,20–23,25–24,22–18,Overtime:12–8 | ||
| Pts:Robert Parish28 Rebs:Robert Parish15 Asts:Tiny Archibald4 |
Pts:Spencer Haywood28 Rebs:Rick Mahorn10 Asts:Frank Johnson7 | |
| Boston leads series, 3–1 | ||
May 5
|
| Washington Bullets126,Boston Celtics131(2OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter:22–27,30–25, 21–34,33–20,Overtime:13–13, 7–12 | ||
| Pts:Jeff Ruland33 Rebs:Jeff Ruland13 Asts:Frank Johnson10 |
Pts:Robert Parish33 Rebs:Robert Parish13 Asts:Tiny Archibald11 | |
| Boston wins series, 4–1 | ||
- Jeff Rulandhits the game-tying free throws with 24 seconds left to force OT.
| Boston won 6–0 in the regular-season series |
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This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bullets winning the first meeting.
| Washington leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series |
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(2)Milwaukee Bucksvs. (3)Philadelphia 76ers[edit]
April 25
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| Milwaukee Bucks122,Philadelphia 76ers125 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:38–35, 28–32,32–30, 24–28 | ||
| Pts:Mickey Johnson28 Rebs:Marques Johnson7 Asts:Brian Winters5 |
Pts:Julius Erving34 Rebs:Caldwell Jones16 Asts:Maurice Cheeks10 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 1–0 | ||
April 28
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| Milwaukee Bucks108,Philadelphia 76ers120 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:22–31,22–26,26–30,38–33 | ||
| Pts:Brian Winters21 Rebs:Bob Lanier11 Asts:Winters,May5 each |
Pts:Andrew Toney31 Rebs:Caldwell Jones9 Asts:Maurice Cheeks8 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 2–0 | ||
May 1
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| Philadelphia 76ers91,Milwaukee Bucks92 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:16–29,21–19,24–19,30–25 | ||
| Pts:Maurice Cheeks19 Rebs:Caldwell Jones6 Asts:Maurice Cheeks8 |
Pts:Mickey Johnson21 Rebs:Marques Johnson11 Asts:Marques Johnson7 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 2–1 | ||
- Sidney Moncriefhits the game-winning buzzer beater.
May 2
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| Philadelphia 76ers100,Milwaukee Bucks93 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:29–29,27–20, 19–22,25–22 | ||
| Pts:Julius Erving21 Rebs:Julius Erving11 Asts:Julius Erving9 |
Pts:Marques Johnson23 Rebs:Moncrief,Mickey Johnson7 each Asts:Mickey Johnson7 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 3–1 | ||
May 5
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| Milwaukee Bucks110,Philadelphia 76ers98 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:28–25, 23–26,28–28,31–19 | ||
| Pts:Bob Lanier27 Rebs:Alton Lister11 Asts:Brian Winters7 |
Pts:Julius Erving28 Rebs:Julius Erving10 Asts:Maurice Cheeks9 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 3–2 | ||
May 7
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| Philadelphia 76ers102,Milwaukee Bucks90 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:23–27,27–14,26–25,26–24 | ||
| Pts:Maurice Cheeks26 Rebs:Caldwell Jones12 Asts:Julius Erving7 |
Pts:Bob Lanier19 Rebs:Bob Lanier10 Asts:Brian Winters6 | |
| Philadelphia wins series, 4–2 | ||
| Milwaukee won 4–2 in the regular-season series |
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This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series apiece.
| Tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series |
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Western Conference semifinals[edit]
(1)Los Angeles Lakersvs. (5)Phoenix Suns[edit]
April 27
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| Phoenix Suns96,Los Angeles Lakers115 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:20–32,33–26, 24–30,19–27 | ||
| Pts:D. Johnson,Adams20 each Rebs:Truck Robinson14 Asts:three players4 each |
Pts:Jamaal Wilkes28 Rebs:Bob McAdoo12 Asts:Magic Johnson10 | |
| Los Angeles leads series, 1–0 | ||
April 28
|
| Phoenix Suns98,Los Angeles Lakers117 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:16–28,30–28, 29–35,23–26 | ||
| Pts:Dennis Johnson27 Rebs:Larry Nance11 Asts:Dennis Johnson6 |
Pts:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar24 Rebs:Magic Johnson12 Asts:Magic Johnson12 | |
| Los Angeles leads series, 2–0 | ||
April 30
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| Los Angeles Lakers114,Phoenix Suns106 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:36–36,23–20,29–21, 26–29 | ||
| Pts:Jamaal Wilkes26 Rebs:Magic Johnson14 Asts:Magic Johnson9 |
Pts:Alvan Adams23 Rebs:Alvan Adams12 Asts:three players5 each | |
| Los Angeles leads series, 3–0 | ||
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum,Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance:14,660 Referees:Hugh Evans, Joe Crawford |
May 2
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| Los Angeles Lakers112,Phoenix Suns107 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:36–24, 21–30,30–30,25–23 | ||
| Pts:Jamaal Wilkes24 Rebs:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar13 Asts:Magic Johnson12 |
Pts:Dennis Johnson31 Rebs:Macy,Nance6 each Asts:Alvan Adams8 | |
| Los Angeles wins series, 4–0 | ||
| Los Angeles won 4–2 in the regular-season series |
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This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning the first two meetings.
| Los Angeles leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series |
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(2)San Antonio Spursvs. (3)Seattle SuperSonics[edit]
April 27
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| San Antonio Spurs95,Seattle SuperSonics93 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:23–22, 21–23,34–16, 17–32 | ||
| Pts:George Gervin31 Rebs:Mike Mitchell11 Asts:Johnny Moore8 |
Pts:Jack Sikma26 Rebs:Jack Sikma12 Asts:Hanzlik,Brown4 each | |
| San Antonio leads series, 1–0 | ||
April 28
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| San Antonio Spurs99,Seattle SuperSonics114 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:32–28, 20–30,27–27, 20–29 | ||
| Pts:George Gervin24 Rebs:G. Johnson,Corzine8 each Asts:Johnny Moore14 |
Pts:Gus Williams34 Rebs:Lonnie Shelton11 Asts:Gus Williams9 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
April 30
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| Seattle SuperSonics97,San Antonio Spurs99 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:29–24,30–18, 12–28,26–29 | ||
| Pts:Gus Williams25 Rebs:Jack Sikma15 Asts:Gus Williams11 |
Pts:George Gervin36 Rebs:Mike Mitchell12 Asts:Johnny Moore12 | |
| San Antonio leads series, 2–1 | ||
May 2
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| Seattle SuperSonics113,San Antonio Spurs115 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:34–37,30–23,26–23, 23–32 | ||
| Pts:Gus Williams33 Rebs:James Donaldson16 Asts:Gus Williams7 |
Pts:Mike Mitchell22 Rebs:Olberding,Banks9 each Asts:Mike Bratz10 | |
| San Antonio leads series, 3–1 | ||
May 5
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| San Antonio Spurs109,Seattle SuperSonics103 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:30–34,28–21,25–21, 26–27 | ||
| Pts:George Gervin26 Rebs:Dave Corzine11 Asts:Moore,Bratz9 each |
Pts:Gus Williams36 Rebs:Jack Sikma11 Asts:Gus Williams9 | |
| San Antonio wins series, 4–1 | ||
| San Antonio won 4–1 in the regular-season series |
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This was the first playoff meeting between the Spurs and the SuperSonics.[8]
Conference finals[edit]
Eastern Conference finals[edit]
(1)Boston Celticsvs. (3)Philadelphia 76ers[edit]
May 9
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| Philadelphia 76ers81,Boston Celtics121 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:24–30,21–32,11–31,25–28 | ||
| Pts:Andrew Toney15 Rebs:four players7 each Asts:Andrew Toney4 |
Pts:Bird,Parish24 each Rebs:Larry Bird15 Asts:Larry Bird10 | |
| Boston leads series, 1–0 | ||
- Mother's Day Massacre
May 12
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| Philadelphia 76ers121,Boston Celtics113 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:31–29,31–27, 26–34,33–23 | ||
| Pts:Andrew Toney30 Rebs:Caldwell Jones11 Asts:Maurice Cheeks14 |
Pts:Tiny Archibald24 Rebs:Larry Bird14 Asts:Tiny Archibald13 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
May 15
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| Boston Celtics97,Philadelphia 76ers99 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:28–24, 19–25,23–31,27–19 | ||
| Pts:Cedric Maxwell18 Rebs:Larry Bird13 Asts:Larry Bird11 |
Pts:Julius Erving19 Rebs:Caldwell Jones12 Asts:Maurice Cheeks10 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 2–1 | ||
May 16
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| Boston Celtics94,Philadelphia 76ers119 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:20–32,28–23, 25–30,21–34 | ||
| Pts:Robert Parish18 Rebs:Larry Bird9 Asts:Gerald Henderson7 |
Pts:Andrew Toney39 Rebs:Caldwell Jones11 Asts:Maurice Cheeks11 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 3–1 | ||
May 19
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| Philadelphia 76ers85,Boston Celtics114 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:22–33,15–24,27–28,21–29 | ||
| Pts:Andrew Toney18 Rebs:Darryl Dawkins10 Asts:Lionel Hollins7 |
Pts:Robert Parish26 Rebs:Larry Bird20 Asts:Larry Bird8 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 3–2 | ||
May 21
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| Boston Celtics88,Philadelphia 76ers75 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:20–26,22–22,19–16,27–11 | ||
| Pts:Kevin McHale17 Rebs:Larry Bird17 Asts:Danny Ainge7 |
Pts:Julius Erving24 Rebs:Caldwell Jones17 Asts:Maurice Cheeks7 | |
| Series tied, 3–3 | ||
May 23
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| Philadelphia 76ers120,Boston Celtics106 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:30–28,22–21,31–22,37–35 | ||
| Pts:Andrew Toney34 Rebs:Caldwell Jones10 Asts:Maurice Cheeks11 |
Pts:Robert Parish23 Rebs:Robert Parish14 Asts:Larry Bird9 | |
| Philadelphia wins series, 4–3 | ||
- The Celtics were not able to overcome a 3–1 series deficit like they had in last season's Eastern Conference finals, losing Game 7 at home. The Sixers became the 2nd team to ever beat the Celtics in a Game 7 in the Garden (after theNew York Knicksdid in1973) and the 3rd NBA road team to win Game 7 after leading series 3–1. The Boston Garden crowd in Game 7 chanted "Beat LA! Beat LA!" to the victorious Sixers.
| Boston won 4–2 in the regular-season series |
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This was the 17th playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning nine of the first 16 meetings.
| Boston leads 9–7 in all-time playoff series |
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Western Conference finals[edit]
(1)Los Angeles Lakersvs. (2)San Antonio Spurs[edit]
May 9
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| San Antonio Spurs117,Los Angeles Lakers128 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:31–32,22–31,38–35, 26–30 | ||
| Pts:George Gervin34 Rebs:Dave Corzine11 Asts:Johnny Moore12 |
Pts:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar32 Rebs:Magic Johnson16 Asts:Magic Johnson14 | |
| Los Angeles leads series, 1–0 | ||
May 11
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| San Antonio Spurs101,Los Angeles Lakers110 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:19–26,26–23,34–29, 22–32 | ||
| Pts:Mike Mitchell34 Rebs:Dave Corzine13 Asts:Johnny Moore11 |
Pts:Nixon,Wilkes22 each Rebs:Kurt Rambis15 Asts:Nixon,M. Johnson9 each | |
| Los Angeles leads series, 2–0 | ||
May 14
|
| Los Angeles Lakers118,San Antonio Spurs108 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:23–24,32–24, 26–31,37–29 | ||
| Pts:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar26 Rebs:M. Johnson,Abdul-Jabbar10 each Asts:Nixon,M. Johnson10 each |
Pts:George Gervin39 Rebs:George Gervin15 Asts:Johnny Moore12 | |
| Los Angeles leads series, 3–0 | ||
May 15
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| Los Angeles Lakers128,San Antonio Spurs123 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:36–27, 30–37,30–31,32–28 | ||
| Pts:Norm Nixon30 Rebs:M. Johnson,Abdul-Jabbar9 each Asts:Norm Nixon10 |
Pts:George Gervin38 Rebs:Mike Mitchell10 Asts:Johnny Moore10 | |
| Los Angeles wins series, 4–0 | ||
| San Antonio won 3–2 in the regular-season series |
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This was the first playoff meeting between the Lakers and the Spurs.[10]
NBA Finals: (E3) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (W1) Los Angeles Lakers[edit]
May 27
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| Los Angeles Lakers124,Philadelphia 76ers117 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:30–32,20–29,41–28,33–28 | ||
| Pts:Nixon,Wilkes24 each Rebs:Magic Johnson14 Asts:Norm Nixon10 |
Pts:Julius Erving27 Rebs:Caldwell Jones11 Asts:Cheeks,Toney9 each | |
| Los Angeles leads series, 1–0 | ||
May 30
|
| Los Angeles Lakers94,Philadelphia 76ers110 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:26–34,21–23,29–31,18–22 | ||
| Pts:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar23 Rebs:Magic Johnson11 Asts:Norm Nixon10 |
Pts:Julius Erving24 Rebs:Julius Erving14 Asts:Andrew Toney11 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
June 1
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| Philadelphia 76ers108,Los Angeles Lakers129 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:20–32,28–28, 22–31,38–38 | ||
| Pts:Andrew Toney36 Rebs:Darryl Dawkins13 Asts:Maurice Cheeks9 |
Pts:Norm Nixon29 Rebs:Magic Johnson9 Asts:Magic Johnson8 | |
| Los Angeles leads series, 2–1 | ||
June 3
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| Philadelphia 76ers101,Los Angeles Lakers111 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:18–29,24–28,30–30,29–24 | ||
| Pts:Andrew Toney28 Rebs:Bobby Jones9 Asts:Andrew Toney11 |
Pts:Johnson,Wilkes24 each Rebs:Abdul-Jabbar,Rambis11 each Asts:Norm Nixon14 | |
| Los Angeles leads series, 3–1 | ||
June 6
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| Los Angeles Lakers102,Philadelphia 76ers135 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:20–20, 34–34, 27–37,21–44 | ||
| Pts:Bob McAdoo23 Rebs:Magic Johnson10 Asts:Norm Nixon13 |
Pts:Andrew Toney31 Rebs:Julius Erving12 Asts:Toney,Cheeks8 each | |
| Los Angeles leads series, 3–2 | ||
June 8
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| Philadelphia 76ers104,Los Angeles Lakers114 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:26–30,31–36,22–20, 25–28 | ||
| Pts:Julius Erving30 Rebs:Caldwell Jones9 Asts:Maurice Cheeks9 |
Pts:Jamaal Wilkes27 Rebs:Magic Johnson13 Asts:Magic Johnson13 | |
| Los Angeles wins series, 4–2 | ||
| Tied 1–1 in the regular-season series |
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This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning the first three meetings.
| Los Angeles leads 3–0 in all-time playoff series |
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
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