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1982-83 NBA Atlantic standings
The Philadelphia 76ers won the 1982-83 NBA Atlantic division race at 65-17, 9 games ahead of the Boston Celtics.
🏆The 1982-83 playoffs, series by series
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Atlantic standings, 1982-83
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Philadelphia 76ers (PHL) e | 65 | 17 | .793 | - | 5-5 | L1 |
| Boston Celtics (BOS) x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 9 | 7-3 | W1 |
| New Jersey Nets (NJN) x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 16 | 4-6 | W1 |
| New York Knicks (NYK) x | 44 | 38 | .537 | 21 | 6-4 | W4 |
| Washington Bullets (WAS) | 42 | 40 | .512 | 23 | 6-4 | L1 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- e
- clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference
Turning points
- The lead changed hands twice.
- The Philadelphia 76ers trailed by as many as half a game on December 1, 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 43 of the 138 days played.
- Three teams held first place.
- The Philadelphia 76ers spent 170 of the season's 171 charted days in first place.