Every 1982-83 NBA playoff series, three ways: the season race carried on into the postseason, who beat their seeding, and the bracket.
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The same race these clubs ran all season, carried on through the postseason on one scale and on real dates.
Where each club finished the season against how far it went, ranked on record rather than seed.
Who played whom, round by round, which no line chart can say.
Philadelphia 76ers won the 1982-83 title from a regular season record of 65-17. 12 teams reached the playoffs and the bracket ran 4 rounds. Every series below is taken from NBA.com; nothing on this page is estimated.
| Round | Won by | Result | Opponent | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | Boston Celtics | 2-1 in games | Atlanta Hawks | April 19 to April 24, 1983 |
| First round | Denver Nuggets | 2-1 in games | Phoenix Suns | April 19 to April 24, 1983 |
| First round | New York Knicks | 2-0 in games | New Jersey Nets | April 20 to April 21, 1983 |
| First round | Portland Trail Blazers | 2-0 in games | Seattle SuperSonics | April 20 to April 22, 1983 |
| Conf. semifinals | Philadelphia 76ers | 4-0 in games | New York Knicks | April 24 to May 1, 1983 |
| Conf. semifinals | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-1 in games | Portland Trail Blazers | April 24 to May 3, 1983 |
| Conf. semifinals | Milwaukee Bucks | 4-0 in games | Boston Celtics | April 27 to May 2, 1983 |
| Conf. semifinals | San Antonio Spurs | 4-1 in games | Denver Nuggets | April 26 to May 4, 1983 |
| Conf. finals | Philadelphia 76ers | 4-1 in games | Milwaukee Bucks | May 8 to May 18, 1983 |
| Conf. finals | Los Angeles Lakers | 4-2 in games | San Antonio Spurs | May 8 to May 20, 1983 |
| The Finals | Philadelphia 76ers | 4-0 in games | Los Angeles Lakers | May 22 to May 31, 1983 |
The left column ranks this field by regular season record, not by seed number: seeding rules differ by era, so this site uses records everywhere instead. The right column groups clubs by the round they went out in, which is not the same as the number of rounds they won, because a bye carries a club further without it winning anything. The figure beside a name is places moved between the two columns, and part of it is only where a club sat inside its band. Nothing here is a prediction. The data notes carry the whole method.