Here you have the information about the 1982 NBA Playoffs and the path the Los Angeles Lakers took to win a new championship: The league had 22 teams divided in 4 divisions in 1982. The best team of each division qualified directly to the Conference semifinals. The next 4 best teams of each Conference (regardless of the division) had to play in the first round of the playoffs.
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Nets (4) |
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Suns |
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Bullets |
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Bullets (5) |
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Lakers |
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L.A. Lakers
Champion |
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76ers |
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76ers (2) |
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Western Conference teams:
Lakers = Los Angeles Lakers
Nuggets = Denver Nuggets
Suns = Phoenix Suns
Spurs = San Antonio Spurs
Sonics = Seattle Supersonics
Rockets = Houston Rockets Eastern Conference teams:
Celtics = Boston Celtics
Nets = New Jersey Nets
Bullets = Washington Bullets
Bucks = Milwaukee Bucks
76ers = Philadelphia 76ers
Hawks = Atlanta Hawks top of page
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Playoffs
