1981–82 NBA season

Infobox sports season
title =1982–83 NBA season
league =National Basketball Association
sport =Basketball
TV =CBS
season =Regular season
season_champ =Los Angeles Lakers
MVP =flagicon|USA Moses Malone (Houston)
MVP_link =NBA MVP
top_scorer =flagicon|USA George Gervin (San Antonio)
playoffs =Playoffs
playoffs_link =1982 NBA Playoffs
conf1 =Eastern
conf1_link =Eastern Conference (NBA)
conf1_champ =Philadelphia 76ers
conf1_runner-up =Boston Celtics
conf2 =Western
conf2_link =Western Conference (NBA)
conf2_champ =Los Angeles Lakers
conf2_runner-up =San Antonio Spurs
finals =Finals
finals_link =1982 NBA Finals
finals_champ =Los Angeles Lakers
finals_runner-up =Philadelphia 76ers
finals_MVP =flagicon|USA Magic Johnson (L.A. Lakers)
finals_MVP_link =NBA Finals MVP
seasonslist =List of NBA seasons
seasonslistnames =NBA
prevseason_link =1980–81 NBA season
prevseason_year =1980–81
nextseason_link =1982–83 NBA season
nextseason_year =1982–83The 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

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

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