NBA team basketball season
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The 1982–83 Boston Celtics season was the 37th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
On March 30, 1983, Larry Bird scored 53 points against the Indiana Pacers , surpassing Sam Jones 's Celtics single game scoring record set in 1965 .
Draft picks [ ]
Roster [ ]
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
From
G
44
Ainge, Danny
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
BYU
G
7
Archibald, Nate
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
150 lb (68 kg)
UTEP
F
33
Bird, Larry
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Indiana State
G
35
Bradley, Charles
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Wyoming
G
28
Buckner, Quinn
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Indiana
F
30
Carr, M. L.
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Guilford
G
43
Henderson, Gerald
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Virginia Commonwealth
F
31
Maxwell, Cedric
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Charlotte
F
32
McHale, Kevin
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Minnesota
C
00
Parish, Robert
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Centenary College of Louisiana
C
53
Robey, Rick
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Kentucky
F
20
Wedman, Scott
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Colorado
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Regular season [ ]
Season standings [ ]
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents [ ]
1982-83 NBA Records
Team
ATL
BOS
CHI
CLE
DAL
DEN
DET
GSW
HOU
IND
KCK
LAL
MIL
NJN
NYK
PHI
PHO
POR
SAS
SDC
SEA
UTA
WAS
Atlanta
—
1–5
5–1
6–0
1–1
1–1
3–3
0–2
2–0
6–0
0–2
0–2
1–4
2–4
3–2
2–4
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
2–0
4–2
Boston
5–1
—
3–2
5–1
2–0
2–0
3–3
1–1
2–0
4–1
1–1
2–0
3–3
5–1
3–3
3–3
2–0
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
2–0
3–3
Chicago
1–5
2–3
—
5–1
1–1
1–1
2–4
2–0
1–1
4–2
0–2
0–2
1–5
2–4
1–4
1–5
0–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–5
Cleveland
0–6
1–5
1–5
—
2–0
0–2
1–5
2–0
2–0
5–1
1–1
0–2
1–5
0–6
1–5
0–5
0–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
3–2
Dallas
1–1
0–2
1–1
0–2
—
3–3
2–0
3–2
5–1
2–0
3–3
2–3
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
2–3
3–2
2–4
5–0
2–3
2–4
0–2
Denver
1–1
0–2
1–1
2–0
3–3
—
2–0
4–1
5–1
1–1
3–3
1–4
2–0
1–1
0–2
0–2
4–1
2–3
2–4
3–2
3–2
4–2
1–1
Detroit
3–3
3–3
4–2
5–1
0–2
0–2
—
2–0
2–0
4–2
0–2
0–2
3–3
3–2
1–5
0–6
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–2
0–2
3–2
Golden State
2–0
1–1
0–2
0–2
2–3
1–4
0–2
—
3–2
1–1
1–4
1–5
1–1
0–2
1–1
0–2
2–4
2–4
1–4
3–3
3–3
3–2
2–0
Houston
0–2
0–2
1–1
0–2
1–5
1–5
0–2
2–3
—
2–0
1–5
0–5
0–2
1–1
0–2
0–2
0–5
0–5
1–5
2–3
1–4
0–6
1–1
Indiana
0–6
1–4
2–4
1–5
0–2
1–1
2–4
1–1
0–2
—
1–1
0–2
1–5
0–6
3–3
1–4
1–1
0–2
0–2
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–5
Kansas City
2–0
1–1
2–0
1–1
3–3
3–3
2–0
4–1
5–1
1–1
—
1–4
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–4
2–3
3–3
4–1
1–4
4–2
2–0
Los Angeles
2–0
0–2
2–0
2–0
3–2
4–1
2–0
5–1
5–0
2–0
4–1
—
2–0
1–1
2–0
0–2
3–3
3–3
1–4
5–1
5–1
4–1
1–1
Milwaukee
4–1
3–3
5–1
5–1
2–0
0–2
3–3
1–1
2–0
5–1
1–1
0–2
—
3–2
4–2
1–5
1–1
2–0
2–0
2–0
0–2
2–0
3–2
New Jersey
4–2
1–5
4–2
6–0
2–0
1–1
2–3
2–0
1–1
6–0
1–1
1–1
2–3
—
4–2
3–3
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–1
2–0
1–1
3–2
New York
2–3
3–3
4–1
5–1
2–0
2–0
5–1
1–1
2–0
3–3
1–1
0–2
2–4
2–4
—
1–5
0–2
1–1
2–0
0–2
1–1
1–1
4–2
Philadelphia
4–2
3–3
5–1
5–0
2–0
2–0
6–0
2–0
2–0
4–1
2–0
2–0
5–1
3–3
5–1
—
2–0
0–2
1–1
2–0
2–0
2–0
4–2
Phoenix
1–1
0–2
2–0
2–0
3–2
1–4
1–1
4–2
5–0
1–1
4–1
3–3
1–1
1–1
2–0
0–2
—
5–1
3–2
4–2
5–1
5–0
0–2
Portland
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–3
3–2
1–1
4–2
5–0
2–0
3–2
3–3
0–2
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–5
—
2–3
5–1
3–3
3–2
1–1
San Antonio
2–0
0–2
2–0
2–0
4–2
4–2
1–1
4–1
5–1
2–0
3–3
4–1
0–2
2–0
0–2
1–1
2–3
3–2
—
4–1
1–4
5–1
2–0
San Diego
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–5
2–3
1–1
3–3
3–2
1–1
1–4
1–5
0–2
1–1
2–0
0–2
2–4
1–5
1–4
—
0–6
2–3
0–2
Seattle
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–1
3–2
2–3
2–0
3–3
4–1
1–1
4–1
1–5
2–0
0–2
1–1
0–2
1–5
3–3
4–1
6–0
—
5–0
1–1
Utah
0–2
0–2
1–1
2–0
4–2
2–4
2���0
2–3
6–0
0–2
2–4
1–4
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
0–5
2–3
1–5
3–2
0–5
—
0–2
Washington
2–4
3–3
5–1
2–3
2–0
1–1
2–3
0–2
1–1
5–1
0–2
1–1
3–3
3–3
2–4
2–4
2–0
1–1
0–2
2–0
1–1
2–0
—
Game log [ ]
Regular season [ ]
1982–83 game log Total: 56–26 (Home: 33–8; Road: 23–18)
October: 2–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 2–0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
November: 11–3 (Home: 8–2; Road: 3–1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
December: 9–5 (Home: 5–1; Road: 4–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
January: 13–2 (Home: 7–0; Road: 6–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
February: 6–5 (Home: 2–1; Road: 4–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
March: 8–8 (Home: 7–2; Road: 1–6)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
April: 7–3 (Home: 4–2; Road: 3–1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
1982–83 schedule
Playoffs [ ]
1983 playoff game log
First Round: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
Conference Semifinals: 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–2)
1983 schedule
References [ ]
See also [ ]
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