1983 NBA Playoffs Summary

1982 Playoffs Summary 1984 Playoffs Summary

League Champion: Philadelphia 76ers

Finals MVP: Moses Malone (25.8 / 18.0 / 2.0)

1983 Playoff Leaders:

PTS: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (406)

TRB: Moses Malone (206)

AST: Magic Johnson (192)

WS: Moses Malone (2.8)

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Playoff Series

Playoff Series Table

Philadelphia 76ers over Los Angeles Lakers (4-0)

Series Stats

Game 1	Sun, May 22	Los Angeles Lakers	107	@ Philadelphia 76ers	113
Game 2	Thu, May 26	Los Angeles Lakers	93	@ Philadelphia 76ers	103
Game 3	Sun, May 29	Philadelphia 76ers	111	@ Los Angeles Lakers	94
Game 4	Tue, May 31	Philadelphia 76ers	115	@ Los Angeles Lakers	108

Philadelphia 76ers over Milwaukee Bucks (4-1)

Series Stats

Game 1	Sun, May 8	Milwaukee Bucks	109	@ Philadelphia 76ers	111
Game 2	Wed, May 11	Milwaukee Bucks	81	@ Philadelphia 76ers	87
Game 3	Sat, May 14	Philadelphia 76ers	104	@ Milwaukee Bucks	96
Game 4	Sun, May 15	Philadelphia 76ers	94	@ Milwaukee Bucks	100
Game 5	Wed, May 18	Milwaukee Bucks	103	@ Philadelphia 76ers	115

Los Angeles Lakers over San Antonio Spurs (4-2)

Series Stats

Game 1	Sun, May 8	San Antonio Spurs	107	@ Los Angeles Lakers	119
Game 2	Tue, May 10	San Antonio Spurs	122	@ Los Angeles Lakers	113
Game 3	Fri, May 13	Los Angeles Lakers	113	@ San Antonio Spurs	100
Game 4	Sun, May 15	Los Angeles Lakers	129	@ San Antonio Spurs	121
Game 5	Wed, May 18	San Antonio Spurs	117	@ Los Angeles Lakers	112
Game 6	Fri, May 20	Los Angeles Lakers	101	@ San Antonio Spurs	100

Milwaukee Bucks over Boston Celtics (4-0)

Series Stats

Game 1	Wed, April 27	Milwaukee Bucks	116	@ Boston Celtics	95
Game 2	Fri, April 29	Milwaukee Bucks	95	@ Boston Celtics	91
Game 3	Sun, May 1	Boston Celtics	99	@ Milwaukee Bucks	107
Game 4	Mon, May 2	Boston Celtics	93	@ Milwaukee Bucks	107

Philadelphia 76ers over New York Knicks (4-0)

Series Stats

Game 1	Sun, April 24	New York Knicks	102	@ Philadelphia 76ers	112
Game 2	Wed, April 27	New York Knicks	91	@ Philadelphia 76ers	98
Game 3	Sat, April 30	Philadelphia 76ers	107	@ New York Knicks	105
Game 4	Sun, May 1	Philadelphia 76ers	105	@ New York Knicks	102

Los Angeles Lakers over Portland Trail Blazers (4-1)

Series Stats

Game 1	Sun, April 24	Portland Trail Blazers	97	@ Los Angeles Lakers	118
Game 2	Tue, April 26	Portland Trail Blazers	106	@ Los Angeles Lakers	112
Game 3	Fri, April 29	Los Angeles Lakers	115	@ Portland Trail Blazers	109
Game 4	Sun, May 1	Los Angeles Lakers	95	@ Portland Trail Blazers	108
Game 5	Tue, May 3	Portland Trail Blazers	108	@ Los Angeles Lakers	116

San Antonio Spurs over Denver Nuggets (4-1)

Series Stats

Game 1	Tue, April 26	Denver Nuggets	133	@ San Antonio Spurs	152
Game 2	Wed, April 27	Denver Nuggets	109	@ San Antonio Spurs	126
Game 3	Fri, April 29	San Antonio Spurs	127	@ Denver Nuggets	126
Game 4	Mon, May 2	San Antonio Spurs	114	@ Denver Nuggets	124
Game 5	Wed, May 4	Denver Nuggets	105	@ San Antonio Spurs	145

Boston Celtics over Atlanta Hawks (2-1)

Series Stats

Game 1	Tue, April 19	Atlanta Hawks	95	@ Boston Celtics	103
Game 2	Fri, April 22	Boston Celtics	93	@ Atlanta Hawks	95
Game 3	Sun, April 24	Atlanta Hawks	79	@ Boston Celtics	98

New York Knicks over New Jersey Nets (2-0)

Series Stats

Game 1	Wed, April 20	New York Knicks	118	@ New Jersey Nets	107
Game 2	Thu, April 21	New Jersey Nets	99	@ New York Knicks	105

Denver Nuggets over Phoenix Suns (2-1)

Series Stats

Game 1	Tue, April 19	Denver Nuggets	108	@ Phoenix Suns	121
Game 2	Thu, April 21	Phoenix Suns	99	@ Denver Nuggets	113
Game 3	Sun, April 24	Denver Nuggets	117	@ Phoenix Suns	112

Portland Trail Blazers over Seattle SuperSonics (2-0)

Series Stats

Game 1	Wed, April 20	Portland Trail Blazers	108	@ Seattle SuperSonics	97
Game 2	Fri, April 22	Seattle SuperSonics	96	@ Portland Trail Blazers	105

Per Game Stats

Team

Opponent

Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	San Antonio Spurs	11	242.3	50.2	99.1	.506	1.9	5.4	.356	48.3	93.7	.515	18.7	24.9	.752	15.5	35.9	51.4	33.4	7.9	7.1	17.3	25.5	121.0
2	Denver Nuggets	8	246.3	47.1	98.3	.480	0.6	2.8	.227	46.5	95.5	.487	22.0	27.8	.793	13.1	33.6	46.8	31.5	6.5	4.5	16.8	25.1	116.9
3	Phoenix Suns	3	248.3	45.7	102.0	.448	0.3	2.7	.125	45.3	99.3	.456	19.0	25.0	.760	16.3	34.0	50.3	26.3	8.7	8.3	13.3	25.7	110.7
4	Los Angeles Lakers	15	241.7	44.9	89.8	.500	0.5	2.5	.189	44.5	87.3	.509	19.3	25.8	.749	14.3	28.6	42.9	29.9	9.4	7.5	17.3	25.2	109.7
5	Portland Trail Blazers	7	243.6	42.3	87.1	.485	0.7	1.6	.455	41.6	85.6	.486	20.6	28.3	.727	13.4	28.0	41.4	28.3	6.7	4.0	16.1	23.1	105.9
6	Philadelphia 76ers	13	241.9	41.8	84.6	.494	0.1	0.8	.100	41.7	83.8	.497	22.2	30.7	.722	15.5	29.4	44.9	24.2	9.3	6.8	18.1	23.2	105.8
7	New York Knicks	6	240.0	39.7	82.2	.483	1.2	3.2	.368	38.5	79.0	.487	23.3	30.5	.765	12.7	26.2	38.8	22.7	7.3	4.2	17.0	25.8	103.8
8	New Jersey Nets	2	240.0	42.0	90.0	.467	0.5	4.0	.125	41.5	86.0	.483	18.5	25.0	.740	17.0	26.0	43.0	26.0	9.0	5.5	16.5	28.5	103.0
9	Milwaukee Bucks	9	242.8	40.8	87.7	.465	0.6	2.3	.238	40.2	85.3	.471	19.4	26.4	.735	17.0	28.6	45.6	21.9	8.6	6.8	16.3	23.6	101.6
10	Seattle Supersonics	2	240.0	39.5	97.5	.405	0.0	3.0	.000	39.5	94.5	.418	17.5	25.0	.700	20.5	33.5	54.0	21.5	5.5	3.5	11.5	26.5	96.5
11	Boston Celtics	7	240.0	38.9	88.6	.439	0.6	3.6	.160	38.3	85.0	.450	17.7	23.1	.765	14.3	30.4	44.7	25.9	6.7	3.6	15.7	23.4	96.0
12	Atlanta Hawks	3	240.0	36.0	82.3	.437	0.3	1.3	.250	35.7	81.0	.440	17.3	23.7	.732	11.0	30.3	41.3	21.3	4.3	6.7	16.0	22.7	89.7
	League Average	7	242.3	43.3	90.3	.480	0.7	2.7	.252	42.7	87.6	.487	20.0	26.8	.747	14.8	30.3	45.1	27.1	8.0	6.0	16.7	24.5	107.4

Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Atlanta Hawks	3	240.0	39.3	91.3	.431	1.0	4.3	.231	38.3	87.0	.441	18.3	23.3	.786	17.3	34.3	51.7	26.3	6.3	5.7	17.0	22.0	98.0
2	Milwaukee Bucks	9	242.8	39.9	84.9	.470	0.1	1.7	.067	39.8	83.2	.478	18.9	25.6	.739	13.4	28.2	41.7	23.6	8.2	4.7	16.7	23.7	98.8
3	Boston Celtics	7	240.0	39.6	85.3	.464	0.4	1.6	.273	39.1	83.7	.468	19.6	26.3	.745	14.1	30.7	44.9	21.0	5.7	6.1	15.6	21.9	99.1
4	Philadelphia 76ers	13	241.9	39.5	87.0	.454	0.9	3.6	.255	38.5	83.4	.462	19.5	25.6	.760	15.2	26.7	41.8	23.4	8.8	6.2	17.8	27.0	99.3
5	New York Knicks	6	240.0	41.7	84.7	.492	0.3	2.0	.167	41.3	82.7	.500	21.0	28.8	.728	15.2	28.3	43.5	25.3	8.2	5.5	17.5	25.7	104.7
6	Seattle Supersonics	2	240.0	39.0	81.0	.481	0.0	0.0		39.0	81.0	.481	28.5	37.0	.770	11.0	36.0	47.0	23.5	5.5	4.0	12.0	24.0	106.5
7	Portland Trail Blazers	7	243.6	44.1	89.6	.493	0.1	2.3	.063	44.0	87.3	.504	18.6	25.9	.718	14.9	31.1	46.0	28.1	8.4	6.3	15.0	25.1	107.0
8	Los Angeles Lakers	15	241.7	44.5	90.7	.491	1.1	2.9	.386	43.4	87.8	.494	18.9	26.5	.715	16.1	28.7	44.9	29.4	7.8	5.9	18.0	22.9	109.1
9	New Jersey Nets	2	240.0	43.0	81.0	.531	0.5	0.5	1.000	42.5	80.5	.528	25.0	34.0	.735	13.5	26.5	40.0	22.0	8.0	6.0	18.0	25.5	111.5
10	Phoenix Suns	3	248.3	46.3	93.3	.496	1.0	3.3	.300	45.3	90.0	.504	19.0	22.7	.838	11.7	34.3	46.0	30.0	4.0	5.0	15.0	25.3	112.7
11	San Antonio Spurs	11	242.3	47.2	96.4	.490	0.5	2.2	.208	46.7	94.2	.496	21.9	28.8	.760	14.6	30.4	45.0	32.5	8.8	6.2	17.0	23.6	116.7
12	Denver Nuggets	8	246.3	51.4	104.6	.491	1.3	4.6	.270	50.1	100.0	.501	20.5	26.8	.766	15.1	38.8	53.9	32.5	9.5	8.4	15.1	27.1	124.5
	League Average	7	242.3	43.3	90.3	.480	0.7	2.7	.252	42.7	87.6	.487	20.0	26.8	.747	14.8	30.3	45.1	27.1	8.0	6.0	16.7	24.5	107.4

Total Stats

Team

Opponent

Total Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Los Angeles Lakers	15	3625	674	1347	.500	7	37	.189	667	1310	.509	290	387	.749	215	429	644	448	141	113	260	378	1645
2	Philadelphia 76ers	13	3145	543	1100	.494	1	10	.100	542	1090	.497	288	399	.722	202	382	584	314	121	88	235	301	1375
3	San Antonio Spurs	11	2665	552	1090	.506	21	59	.356	531	1031	.515	206	274	.752	170	395	565	367	87	78	190	280	1331
4	Denver Nuggets	8	1970	377	786	.480	5	22	.227	372	764	.487	176	222	.793	105	269	374	252	52	36	134	201	935
5	Milwaukee Bucks	9	2185	367	789	.465	5	21	.238	362	768	.471	175	238	.735	153	257	410	197	77	61	147	212	914
6	Portland Trail Blazers	7	1705	296	610	.485	5	11	.455	291	599	.486	144	198	.727	94	196	290	198	47	28	113	162	741
7	Boston Celtics	7	1680	272	620	.439	4	25	.160	268	595	.450	124	162	.765	100	213	313	181	47	25	110	164	672
8	New York Knicks	6	1440	238	493	.483	7	19	.368	231	474	.487	140	183	.765	76	157	233	136	44	25	102	155	623
9	Phoenix Suns	3	745	137	306	.448	1	8	.125	136	298	.456	57	75	.760	49	102	151	79	26	25	40	77	332
10	Atlanta Hawks	3	720	108	247	.437	1	4	.250	107	243	.440	52	71	.732	33	91	124	64	13	20	48	68	269
11	New Jersey Nets	2	480	84	180	.467	1	8	.125	83	172	.483	37	50	.740	34	52	86	52	18	11	33	57	206
12	Seattle Supersonics	2	480	79	195	.405	0	6	.000	79	189	.418	35	50	.700	41	67	108	43	11	7	23	53	193
	League Average	7	1737	311	647	.480	5	19	.252	306	628	.487	144	192	.747	106	218	324	194	57	43	120	176	770

Total Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Seattle Supersonics	2	480	78	162	.481	0	0		78	162	.481	57	74	.770	22	72	94	47	11	8	24	48	213
2	New Jersey Nets	2	480	86	162	.531	1	1	1.000	85	161	.528	50	68	.735	27	53	80	44	16	12	36	51	223
3	Atlanta Hawks	3	720	118	274	.431	3	13	.231	115	261	.441	55	70	.786	52	103	155	79	19	17	51	66	294
4	Phoenix Suns	3	745	139	280	.496	3	10	.300	136	270	.504	57	68	.838	35	103	138	90	12	15	45	76	338
5	New York Knicks	6	1440	250	508	.492	2	12	.167	248	496	.500	126	173	.728	91	170	261	152	49	33	105	154	628
6	Boston Celtics	7	1680	277	597	.464	3	11	.273	274	586	.468	137	184	.745	99	215	314	147	40	43	109	153	694
7	Portland Trail Blazers	7	1705	309	627	.493	1	16	.063	308	611	.504	130	181	.718	104	218	322	197	59	44	105	176	749
8	Milwaukee Bucks	9	2185	359	764	.470	1	15	.067	358	749	.478	170	230	.739	121	254	375	212	74	42	150	213	889
9	Denver Nuggets	8	1970	411	837	.491	10	37	.270	401	800	.501	164	214	.766	121	310	431	260	76	67	121	217	996
10	San Antonio Spurs	11	2665	519	1060	.490	5	24	.208	514	1036	.496	241	317	.760	161	334	495	358	97	68	187	260	1284
11	Philadelphia 76ers	13	3145	513	1131	.454	12	47	.255	501	1084	.462	253	333	.760	197	347	544	304	114	80	232	351	1291
12	Los Angeles Lakers	15	3625	668	1361	.491	17	44	.386	651	1317	.494	284	397	.715	242	431	673	441	117	88	270	343	1637
	League Average	7	1737	311	647	.480	5	19	.252	306	628	.487	144	192	.747	106	218	324	194	57	43	120	176	770

Advanced Stats

Team

Advanced Stats Table
															Offense Four Factors				Defense Four Factors
Rk	Team	Age	W	L	W/L%	PW	PL	ORtg	DRtg	NRtg	Pace	FTr	3PAr	TS%	eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA	eFG%	TOV%	DRB%	FT/FGA
1	Philadelphia 76ers	27.4	12	1	.923	9	4	108.0	101.4	+6.6	97.2	.363	.009	.539	.494	15.6	36.8	.262	.459	15.4	66.0	.224
2	San Antonio Spurs	27.6	6	5	.545	7	4	110.8	106.9	+3.9	108.1	.251	.054	.550	.516	13.6	33.7	.189	.492	13.5	71.0	.227
3	Milwaukee Bucks	28.0	5	4	.556	5	4	105.7	102.8	+2.9	94.9	.302	.027	.511	.468	14.1	37.6	.222	.471	14.8	68.0	.223
4	Los Angeles Lakers	27.7	8	7	.533	8	7	108.1	107.5	+0.6	100.8	.287	.027	.542	.503	14.6	33.3	.215	.497	15.0	63.9	.209
5	New York Knicks	27.0	2	4	.333	3	3	107.0	107.8	-0.8	97.1	.371	.039	.543	.490	15.1	30.9	.284	.494	15.2	63.3	.248
6	Portland Trail Blazers	25.5	3	4	.429	3	4	106.8	108.0	-1.2	97.6	.325	.018	.531	.489	13.9	30.1	.236	.494	12.9	65.3	.207
7	Phoenix Suns	26.6	1	2	.333	1	2	105.2	107.1	-1.9	101.7	.245	.026	.490	.449	10.6	32.2	.186	.502	12.7	74.5	.204
8	Boston Celtics	27.4	2	5	.286	3	4	99.7	103.0	-3.3	96.3	.261	.040	.486	.442	13.7	31.7	.200	.466	13.9	68.3	.229
9	Denver Nuggets	26.7	3	5	.375	2	6	103.9	110.7	-6.8	109.7	.282	.028	.529	.483	13.2	25.3	.224	.497	11.5	69.0	.196
10	Atlanta Hawks	26.5	1	2	.333	1	2	92.8	101.4	-8.6	96.6	.287	.016	.483	.439	14.7	24.3	.211	.436	14.3	63.6	.201
11	New Jersey Nets	24.9	0	2	.000	0	2	105.6	114.3	-8.7	97.6	.278	.044	.510	.469	14.0	39.1	.206	.534	15.8	65.8	.309
12	Seattle Supersonics	27.8	0	2	.000	0	2	99.9	110.3	-10.4	96.6	.256	.031	.445	.405	9.6	36.3	.179	.481	11.0	75.3	.352
	League Average	27.2				4	4	106.1	106.1		100.2	.297	.030	.526	.484	14.0	32.8	.222	.484	14.0	67.2	.222