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1982–83  Los Angeles Lakers season
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coach Pat Riley
General manager Jerry West
Owner(s) Jerry Buss
Arena The Forum
Results
Record58–24 (.707)
PlaceDivision: 1st ( Pacific)
Conference: 1st ( Western)
Playoff finish NBA Finals
(lost to 76ers 0–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television KHJ
Radio AM 570 KLAC
< 1981–82 1983–84 >

The 1982–83 NBA season was the Lakers' 35th season in the NBA and the 23rd season in Los Angeles. The Lakers were attempting to become the first team since the Boston Celtics in 1969 to repeat as NBA Champions. However, on April 10, 1983, rookie and number one pick in the 1982 draft James Worthy injured his leg while attempting a putback in a home loss against Phoenix, ending his season. Even without Worthy for the playoffs, the Lakers made it to the NBA Finals, only to be swept in four games by the Julius Erving and Moses Malone led Philadelphia 76ers.

NBA draft

The Lakers were the defending league champions, which normally results in a low draft position, but the team had the top pick in the Draft thanks to a trade made years earlier. On February 15, 1980, the Lakers had sent Don Ford and their top pick in the 1980 NBA Draft (who turned out to be Chad Kinch) to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Butch Lee and the Cavs' top pick in the 1982 NBA Draft. [1] Prior to the implementation of the NBA draft lottery in 1985, the teams with the two worst records from the previous season would flip a coin flip for the top pick. Cleveland finished last in 1981-82, and the Lakers won the coin flip with the San Diego Clippers.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 1 James Worthy Forward   United States North Carolina

Roster

1982–83 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 33 Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem (C) 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1947-04-16 UCLA
G 35 Bates, Billy Ray 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1956-05-31 Texas
G 21 Cooper, Michael 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1956-04-15 New Mexico
G 34 Johnson, Clay 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1956-07-18 Missouri
G 32 Johnson, Magic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1959-08-14 Michigan State
F 13 Jones, Dwight 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1952-02-27 Houston
G 15 Jordan, Eddie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1955-01-29 Rutgers
F 54 Landsberger, Mark 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1955-05-21 Arizona State
C 11 McAdoo, Bob 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1951-09-25 North Carolina
F 40 McGee, Mike 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1959-07-29 Michigan
F 50 Mix, Steve 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1947-12-30 Toledo
G 10 Nixon, Norm 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1955-10-11 Duquesne
F 31 Rambis, Kurt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1958-02-25 Santa Clara
F 52 Wilkes, Jamaal 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1953-05-02 UCLA
F 42 Worthy, James Injured 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1961-02-27 North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (L) On leave from the team
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 16, 1983

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division
Team W L PCT. GB
Los Angeles Lakers 58 24 .707 -
Phoenix Suns 53 29 .646 5
Seattle SuperSonics 48 34 .585 10
Portland Trail Blazers 46 36 .561 12
Golden State Warriors 30 52 .366 28
San Diego Clippers 25 57 .305 33

Record vs. opponents

1982-83 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta – 1–5 5–1 6–0 1–1 1–1 3–3 0–2 2–0 6–0 0–2 0–2 1–4 2–4 3–2 2–4 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–2
Boston 5–1 – 3–2 5–1 2–0 2–0 3–3 1–1 2–0 4–1 1–1 2–0 3–3 5–1 3–3 3–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–3
Chicago 1–5 2–3 – 5–1 1–1 1–1 2–4 2–0 1–1 4–2 0–2 0–2 1–5 2–4 1–4 1–5 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–5
Cleveland 0–6 1–5 1–5 – 2–0 0–2 1–5 2–0 2–0 5–1 1–1 0–2 1–5 0–6 1–5 0–5 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–2
Dallas 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 – 3–3 2–0 3–2 5–1 2–0 3–3 2–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–3 3–2 2–4 5–0 2–3 2–4 0–2
Denver 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 3–3 – 2–0 4–1 5–1 1–1 3–3 1–4 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 4–1 2–3 2–4 3–2 3–2 4–2 1–1
Detroit 3–3 3–3 4–2 5–1 0–2 0–2 – 2–0 2–0 4–2 0–2 0–2 3–3 3–2 1–5 0–6 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 3–2
Golden State 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–3 1–4 0–2 – 3–2 1–1 1–4 1–5 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–4 2–4 1–4 3–3 3–3 3–2 2–0
Houston 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–5 1–5 0–2 2–3 – 2–0 1–5 0–5 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–5 0–5 1–5 2–3 1–4 0–6 1–1
Indiana 0–6 1–4 2–4 1–5 0–2 1–1 2–4 1–1 0–2 – 1–1 0–2 1–5 0–6 3–3 1–4 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–5
Kansas City 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–3 3–3 2–0 4–1 5–1 1–1 – 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–4 2–3 3–3 4–1 1–4 4–2 2–0
Los Angeles 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 3–2 4–1 2–0 5–1 5–0 2–0 4–1 – 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–3 3–3 1–4 5–1 5–1 4–1 1–1
Milwaukee 4–1 3–3 5–1 5–1 2–0 0–2 3–3 1–1 2–0 5–1 1–1 0–2 – 3–2 4–2 1–5 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 3–2
New Jersey 4–2 1–5 4–2 6–0 2–0 1–1 2–3 2–0 1–1 6–0 1–1 1–1 2–3 – 4–2 3–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–2
New York 2–3 3–3 4–1 5–1 2–0 2–0 5–1 1–1 2–0 3–3 1–1 0–2 2–4 2–4 – 1–5 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 4–2
Philadelphia 4–2 3–3 5–1 5–0 2–0 2–0 6–0 2–0 2–0 4–1 2–0 2–0 5–1 3–3 5–1 – 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–2
Phoenix 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 3–2 1–4 1–1 4–2 5–0 1–1 4–1 3–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 – 5–1 3–2 4–2 5–1 5–0 0–2
Portland 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 3–2 1–1 4–2 5–0 2–0 3–2 3–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–5 – 2–3 5–1 3–3 3–2 1–1
San Antonio 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 4–2 4–2 1–1 4–1 5–1 2–0 3–3 4–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–3 3–2 – 4–1 1–4 5–1 2–0
San Diego 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–5 2–3 1–1 3–3 3–2 1–1 1–4 1–5 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–4 1–5 1–4 – 0–6 2–3 0–2
Seattle 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–3 2–0 3–3 4–1 1–1 4–1 1–5 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–5 3–3 4–1 6–0 – 5–0 1–1
Utah 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 4–2 2–4 2–0 2–3 6–0 0–2 2–4 1–4 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–5 2–3 1–5 3–2 0–5 – 0–2
Washington 2–4 3–3 5–1 2–3 2–0 1–1 2–3 0–2 1–1 5–1 0–2 1–1 3–3 3–3 2–4 2–4 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 —

Game Log

Regular season

1982–83 game log
Total: 58–24 (home: 33–8; road: 25–16)
October: 0–1 (home: 0–1; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 29 Golden State L 117-132 Magic Johnson (22) Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (10) Magic Johnson (10) The Forum
15,802 		0-1
November: 12–3 (home: 8–0; road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 November 3 @ Denver W 135-134 (OT) 3 players tied (22) Magic Johnson (15) Magic Johnson (13) McNichols Sports Arena
14,807 		1-1
3 November 4 Denver W 131-108 Norm Nixon (21) Kurt Rambis (11) Magic Johnson (9) The Forum
12,815 		2-1
4 November 6 @ Utah W 104-101 Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (22) Magic Johnson (11) Magic Johnson (8) Salt Palace
11,869 		3-1
5 November 7 Portland W 103-89 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (22) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11) Magic Johnson (10) The Forum
13,526 		4-1
6 November 9 Kansas City W 139-117 Norm Nixon (20) Abdul-Jabbar & Worthy (7) Norm Nixon (13) The Forum
12,402 		5-1
7 November 12 Houston W 127-96 Magic Johnson (28) Johnson & Wilkes (10) Norm Nixon (10) The Forum
15,804 		6-1
8 November 14 Cleveland W 111-98 Jamaal Wilkes (30) Magic Johnson (12) Norm Nixon (12) The Forum
12,806 		7-1
9 November 16 @ Phoenix L 105-113 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15) Magic Johnson (7) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
13,288 		7-2
10 November 17 @ Dallas L 117-118 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (22) Kurt Rambis (9) Norm Nixon (13) Reunion Arena
17,134 		7-3
11 November 19 Washington W 122-92 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23) 3 players tied (9) Norm Nixon (10) The Forum
14,945 		8-3
12 November 21 Denver W 143-129 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29) Kurt Rambis (16) Norm Nixon (15) The Forum
17,505 		9-3
13 November 24 @ Seattle W 111-93 James Worthy (26) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13) Magic Johnson (10) Kingdome
26,230 		10-3
14 November 26 @ San Diego W 117-115 Magic Johnson (32) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13) Norm Nixon (8) San Diego Sports Arena
12,077 		11-3
15 November 28 Golden State W 142-127 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) Kurt Rambis (9) Magic Johnson (13) The Forum
16,125 		12-3
16 [A] November 30 @ San Antonio L 114-117 Norm Nixon (23) James Worthy (10) Norm Nixon (11) HemisFair Arena
12,115 		12-4
December: 12–3 (home: 6–1; road: 6–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
17 December 1 @ Houston W 106-95 Johnson & McAdoo (19) Abdul-Jabbar & Wilkes (8) Magic Johnson (10) The Summit
8,786 		13-4
18 December 3 Portland W 115-100 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (22) 3 players tied (9) Magic Johnson (14) The Forum
13,787 		14-4
19 December 5 Philadelphia L 104-114 Jamaal Wilkes (22) Bob McAdoo (9) Johnson & Nixon (7) The Forum 14-5
20 December 8 Phoenix W 89-86 Jamaal Wilkes (20) Kurt Rambis (13) Magic Johnson (8) The Forum
13,763 		15-5
21 December 10 @ Utah W 128-122 Bob McAdoo (26) Magic Johnson (12) Magic Johnson (13) Salt Palace
9,023 		16-5
22 December 11 @ Golden State W 128-107 Kurt Rambis (20) Kurt Rambis (14) Cooper & Nixon (9) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
13,335 		17-5
23 December 14 @ Portland L 103-107 Magic Johnson (24) Magic Johnson (8) Magic Johnson (12) Memorial Coliseum 17-6
24 December 17 New Jersey W 117-106 Jamaal Wilkes (27) Johnson & Wilkes (8) Magic Johnson (13) The Forum
15,786 		18-6
25 December 18 @ Phoenix L 100-126 Jamaal Wilkes (20) Bob McAdoo (8) James Worthy (7) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
12,856 		18-7
26 December 19 Dallas W 110-108 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (17) Magic Johnson (13) The Forum
14,094 		19-7
27 December 22 Utah W 124-100 Bob McAdoo (22) 3 players tied (7) Magic Johnson (12) The Forum
12,358 		20-7
28 December 23 @ San Diego W 120-115 Magic Johnson (23) Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (7) Magic Johnson (9) San Diego Sports Arena
8,160 		21-7
29 December 26 @ Houston W 96-94 Jamaal Wilkes (22) Magic Johnson (10) Magic Johnson (4) The Summit
10,833 		22-7
30 December 29 @ Golden State W 120-110 Magic Johnson (27) Kurt Rambis (13) Magic Johnson (10) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
13,335 		23-7
31 December 30 Seattle W 137-117 Norm Nixon (24) Magic Johnson (8) Magic Johnson (16) The Forum
17,505 		24-7
January: 10–3 (home: 6–0; road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
32 January 2 Detroit W 127-112 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) Magic Johnson (7) Magic Johnson (12) The Forum
15,343 		25-7
33 January 5 @ Philadelphia L 120-122 (OT) Jamaal Wilkes (36) Magic Johnson (12) Magic Johnson (20) The Spectrum
18,482 		25-8
34 January 6 @ Cleveland W 125-107 Norm Nixon (20) Kurt Rambis (12) Magic Johnson (8) Richfield Coliseum
11,270 		26-8
35 January 8 @ New York W 108-90 McAdoo & Wilkes (20) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10) Johnson & Nixon (8) Madison Square Garden
19,591 		27-8
36 January 11 @ New Jersey L 96-110 Wilkes & Worthy (17) Johnson & McAdoo (8) Magic Johnson (11) Brendan Byrne Arena
20,149 		27-9
37 January 15 @ Atlanta W 120-101 Jamaal Wilkes (21) Magic Johnson (17) Magic Johnson (21) Omni Coliseum
15,956 		28-9
38 January 19 San Diego W 107-104 Jamaal Wilkes (26) Kurt Rambis (10) Magic Johnson (12) The Forum 29-9
39 January 21 San Antonio W 119-110 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23) Bob McAdoo (7) Norm Nixon (15) The Forum 30-9
40 January 23 Indiana W 105-102 Jamaal Wilkes (28) Bob McAdoo (9) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (7) The Forum
14,139 		31-9
41 January 25 @ Portland W 125-120 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25) Magic Johnson (9) Magic Johnson (9) Memorial Coliseum
12,666 		32-9
42 January 26 Milwaukee W 115-113 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29) Magic Johnson (12) Magic Johnson (20) The Forum
17,505 		33-9
43 January 28 Atlanta W 109-85 Magic Johnson (21) Kurt Rambis (12) Magic Johnson (9) The Forum
17,505 		34-9
44 January 30 @ Boston L 95-110 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) Magic Johnson (9) Magic Johnson (10) Boston Garden
15,320 		34-10
February: 6–6 (home: 2–3; road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
45 February 2 @ Dallas L 120-122 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34) Johnson & Rambis (9) 3 players tied (6) Reunion Arena
17,134 		34-11
46 February 4 @ Kansas City W 143-125 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) Magic Johnson (10) Magic Johnson (15) Checkerdome 35-11
47 February 6 Kansas City W 116-106 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (18) James Worthy (8) Magic Johnson (11) The Forum
17,505 		36-11
48 February 8 @ Seattle W 121-118 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30) Magic Johnson (10) Magic Johnson (11) Kingdome
19,726 		37-11
49 February 9 Utah W 113-99 Jamaal Wilkes (22) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13) Magic Johnson (12) The Forum
13,656 		38-11
All-Star Break
50 February 15 San Antonio L 103-124 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) Abdul-Jabbar & McAdoo (10) Norm Nixon (12) The Forum
15,111 		38-12
51 February 17 @ Dallas W 127-110 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13) Magic Johnson (11) Reunion Arena
17,134 		39-12
52 February 18 @ Kansas City L 118-124 Jamaal Wilkes (26) Johnson & Worthy (7) Magic Johnson (15) Kemper Arena
15,116 		39-13
53 February 20 @ Indiana W 126-112 Magic Johnson (27) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13) Norm Nixon (13) Market Square Arena
10,952 		40-13
54 February 23 Boston L 104-113 Magic Johnson (20) Magic Johnson (13) Magic Johnson (10) The Forum
17,505 		40-14
55 February 26 @ Utah L 92-101 Jamaal Wilkes (17) 3 players tied (9) Magic Johnson (10) Salt Palace
12,097 		40-15
56 February 27 Denver L 120-135 Magic Johnson (28) Kurt Rambis (14) Magic Johnson (11) The Forum
17,505 		40-16
March: 13–3 (home: 8–1; road: 5–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
57 March 1 @ Chicago W 114-111 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13) Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (8) Chicago Stadium
15,307 		41-16
58 March 2 @ Milwaukee W 127-117 Magic Johnson (34) 3 players tied (7) Magic Johnson (15) MECCA Arena
11,052 		42-16
59 March 4 @ Washington L 93-96 Norm Nixon (26) Kurt Rambis (9) Magic Johnson (10) Capital Centre
17,118 		42-17
60 March 5 @ Detroit W 122-108 James Worthy (28) Johnson & Worthy (10) Magic Johnson (16) Pontiac Silverdome
25,278 		43-17
61 March 8 @ Golden State W 116-112 Magic Johnson (31) Magic Johnson (12) Johnson & Nixon (9) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
13,335 		44-17
62 March 9 San Diego W 119-114 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (8) Magic Johnson (20) The Forum
17,505 		45-17
63 March 12 Chicago W 123-116 Norm Nixon (27) Magic Johnson (12) Magic Johnson (14) The Forum
17,505 		46-17
64 March 16 Phoenix W 104-95 Magic Johnson (25) Magic Johnson (11) Norm Nixon (12) The Forum
16,060 		47-17
65 March 18 Kansas City W 109-96 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (35) Kurt Rambis (12) Norm Nixon (13) The Forum
15,817 		48-17
66 March 19 @ San Diego L 99-107 Jamaal Wilkes (22) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (8) Norm Nixon (10) San Diego Sports Arena
13,075 		48-18
67 March 20 Dallas W 117-110 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23) Kurt Rambis (9) Magic Johnson (16) The Forum
17,505 		49-18
68 March 22 Seattle W 123-108 Jamaal Wilkes (26) Magic Johnson (15) Magic Johnson (11) The Forum
17,505 		50-18
69 March 25 San Antonio L 120-132 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23) Magic Johnson (12) Magic Johnson (11) The Forum
17,505 		50-19
70 March 27 Houston W 114-93 Magic Johnson (26) Dwight Jones (9) Magic Johnson (9) The Forum
14,719 		51-19
71 March 29 San Diego W 127-109 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (7) Magic Johnson (8) The Forum
16,581 		52-19
72 March 31 @ Denver W 122-116 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) Magic Johnson (16) Magic Johnson (12) McNichols Sports Arena
17,310 		53-19
April: 5–5 (home: 3–2; road: 2–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
73 April 1 New York W 102-88 Norm Nixon (22) Magic Johnson (9) Magic Johnson (12) The Forum
17,505 		54-19
74 April 4 @ Seattle L 111-121 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) Magic Johnson (10) Magic Johnson (8) Kingdome
18,045 		54-20
75 April 5 @ Portland L 101-107 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) Magic Johnson (16) Magic Johnson (13) Memorial Coliseum
12,666 		54-21
76 April 7 @ Phoenix W 117-108 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29) 3 players tied (8) Magic Johnson (13) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,660 		55-21
77 April 8 Golden State W 118-107 Magic Johnson (36) Magic Johnson (13) Magic Johnson (14) The Forum
15,176 		56-21
78 April 10 Phoenix L 95-101 Jamaal Wilkes (23) Magic Johnson (9) Magic Johnson (11) The Forum
16,545 		56-22
79 April 12 @ Houston W 114-113 Magic Johnson (31) Kurt Rambis (10) Magic Johnson (9) The Summit
8,147 		57-22
80 April 13 @ San Antonio L 109-114 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (7) Magic Johnson (12) HemisFair Arena
15,782 		57-23
81 April 15 Seattle W 100-99 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29) Kurt Rambis (12) Magic Johnson (12) The Forum
17,505 		58-23
82 April 17 Portland L 108-119 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10) Norm Nixon (12) The Forum
16,509 		58-24
1982–83 schedule

Playoffs

1983 playoff game log
Total: 8–7 (home: 4–4; road: 4–3)
Conference Semi-finals: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 24 Portland W 118–97 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32) Johnson & Rambis (9) Magic Johnson (18) The Forum
13,891 		1–0
2 April 26 Portland W 112–106 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (37) Jamaal Wilkes (9) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (7) The Forum
16,239 		2–0
3 April 29 @ Portland W 115–109 (OT) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30) Rambis & Wilkes (9) Magic Johnson (11) Memorial Coliseum
12,666 		3–0
4 May 1 @ Portland L 95–108 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (9) Magic Johnson (8) Memorial Coliseum
12,666 		3–1
5 May 3 Portland W 116–108 Norm Nixon (36) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11) Magic Johnson (15) The Forum
16,739 		4–1
Conference finals: 4–2 (home: 1–2; road: 3–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 8 San Antonio W 119–107 Abdul-Jabbar & Nixon (30) 3 players tied (8) Magic Johnson (12) The Forum
15,063 		1–0
2 May 10 San Antonio L 113–122 Johnson & Nixon (28) Magic Johnson (12) Norm Nixon (11) The Forum
17,505 		1–1
3 May 13 @ San Antonio W 113–100 Jamaal Wilkes (26) Magic Johnson (11) Magic Johnson (13) HemisFair Arena
15,782 		2–1
4 May 15 @ San Antonio W 129–121 Magic Johnson (31) Magic Johnson (8) Magic Johnson (17) HemisFair Arena
15,782 		3–1
5 May 18 San Antonio L 112–117 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30) Magic Johnson (11) Magic Johnson (19) The Forum
17,505 		3–2
6 May 20 @ San Antonio W 101–100 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) Magic Johnson (15) Magic Johnson (16) HemisFair Arena
15,782 		4–2
NBA Finals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 22 @ Philadelphia L 107–113 Norm Nixon (26) Mark Landsberger (10) Magic Johnson (11) The Spectrum
18,482 		0–1
2 May 26 @ Philadelphia L 93–103 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23) Magic Johnson (8) Magic Johnson (13) The Spectrum
18,482 		0–2
3 May 29 Philadelphia L 94–111 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15) Magic Johnson (13) The Forum
17,505 		0–3
4 May 31 Philadelphia L 108–115 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) 4 players tied (7) Magic Johnson (13) The Forum
17,505 		0–4
1983 schedule

Player statistics

Note: GP= Games played; MPG= Minutes per Game; REB = Rebounds; AST = Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; PPG = Points per Game

Season

Player GP MPG REB AST STL BLK PTS PPG
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 79 32.3 592 200 61 170 1722 21.8
Jamaal Wilkes 80 31.9 343 182 65 17 1571 19.6
Magic Johnson 79 36.8 683 829 176 47 1326 16.8
Norm Nixon 79 34.3 205 566 104 4 1191 15.1
Bob McAdoo 47 21.7 247 39 40 40 703 15.0
James Worthy 77 25.6 399 132 91 64 1033 13.4
Michael Cooper 82 26.2 274 315 115 50 639 7.8
Kurt Rambis 78 23.2 531 90 105 63 584 7.5
Dwight Jones 32 15.3 114 22 13 9 156 4.9
Mike McGee 39 9.8 53 26 11 5 156 4.0
Clay Johnson 48 9.3 69 24 22 4 144 3.0
Mark Landsberger 39 9.1 128 12 8 4 98 2.5
Eddie Jordan 35 9.5 26 80 31 1 94 2.7
Steve Mix 1 17.0 1 2 0 0 9 9.0
Billy Ray Bates 4 6.8 1 0 1 0 5 1.3
Joe Cooper 2 5.5 2 0 1 1 2 1.0

Playoffs

Award winners/Honors

Transactions

Notes

  1. ^ The Spurs protested the original ending of the game, a double-overtime Lakers win, which was upheld by NBA commissioner Larry O'Brien. The conclusion of the game was replayed on April 13, 1983. [2]

References

  1. ^ James Worthy Bio at NBA.com
  2. ^ "NBA Upholds Spurs' Protest". New York Times. December 15, 1982.
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