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1982-83 NBA Midwest standings
The San Antonio Spurs won the 1982-83 NBA Midwest division race at 53-29, 8 games ahead of the Denver Nuggets.
🏆The 1982-83 playoffs, series by series
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Midwest standings, 1982-83
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| San Antonio Spurs (SAN) x | 53 | 29 | .646 | - | 8-2 | W3 |
| Denver Nuggets (DEN) x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 8 | 6-4 | W3 |
| Kansas City Kings (KCK) | 45 | 37 | .549 | 8 | 8-2 | L1 |
| Dallas Mavericks (DAL) | 38 | 44 | .463 | 15 | 2-8 | L2 |
| Utah Jazz (UTH) | 30 | 52 | .366 | 23 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Houston Rockets (HOU) | 14 | 68 | .171 | 39 | 1-9 | L5 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 16 times.
- The San Antonio Spurs trailed by as many as half a game on November 3, 1982.
- The San Antonio Spurs took first place for good on January 14, 1983.
- The Denver Nuggets won 11 games in a row from February 24, 1983 to March 15, 1983, the longest run of the race.
- The San Antonio Spurs led by as many as 9.5 games on April 6, 1983.
- The San Antonio Spurs went 11-6 from December 28, 1982 to January 31, 1983, turning a deficit of half a game into a lead of 5.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 44 of the 138 days played.
- Three teams held first place.
- The San Antonio Spurs spent 146 of the season's 171 charted days in first place.