Every 1982-83 NBA race charted day by day: East, Atlantic, Central, West, Midwest and Pacific. Final standings, from a season that ran October 29, 1982 to April 17, 1983.
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East standings, 1982-83
Team
W
L
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
Philadelphia 76ers (PHL)
65
17
.793
-
5-5
L1
Boston Celtics (BOS)
56
26
.683
9
7-3
W1
Milwaukee Bucks (MIL)
51
31
.622
14
5-5
L1
New Jersey Nets (NJN)
49
33
.598
16
4-6
W1
New York Knicks (NYK)
44
38
.537
21
6-4
W4
Atlanta Hawks (ATL)
43
39
.524
22
6-4
W1
Washington Bullets (WAS)
42
40
.512
23
6-4
L1
Detroit Pistons (DET)
37
45
.451
28
5-5
L2
Chicago Bulls (CHI)
28
54
.341
37
2-8
L1
Cleveland Cavaliers (CLE)
23
59
.280
42
5-5
W2
Indiana Pacers (IND)
20
62
.244
45
1-9
L2
Final standings.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 4 times.
The Philadelphia 76ers trailed by as many as half a game on November 2, 1982.
The Philadelphia 76ers took first place for good on December 19, 1982.
The Philadelphia 76ers won 14 games in a row from December 21, 1982 to January 21, 1983, the longest run of the race.
The Philadelphia 76ers went 15-2 from February 5, 1983 to March 16, 1983, turning a lead of 3 games into a lead of 11 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 46 of the 145 days played.
Six teams held first place.
The Philadelphia 76ers spent 167 of the season's 171 charted days in first place.