1982–83 NBA season

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The 1982–83 NBA season was the year the Philadelphia 76ers, led by league MVP Moses Malone and Julius Erving, dominated the league and won the NBA championship.

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instanceOf NBA season
allStarGameArena The Forum
allStarGameHostCity Inglewood
surface form: Inglewood, California
allStarGameMVP Julius Erving
allStarGameWinner Eastern Conference
assistsLeader Magic Johnson
champion Philadelphia 76ers
championCoach Billy Cunningham
championConference Eastern Conference
championHomeArena Spectrum
surface form: The Spectrum
championPlayoffRecord 12–1
championRecordRegularSeason 65–17
coachOfTheYear Don Nelson
conference Eastern Conference
Western Conference
country United States of America
surface form: United States
defensivePlayerOfTheYear Sidney Moncrief
endYear 1983
era early 1980s NBA
finalsMatchup Philadelphia 76ers vs. Los Angeles Lakers
finalsMVP Moses Malone
finalsResult 4–0
governingBody NBA Board of Governors
league National Basketball Association
mostValuablePlayer Moses Malone
MVPTeam Philadelphia 76ers
nextSeason 1983–84 NBA season
notableEvent Inaugural NBA Defensive Player of the Year award
Philadelphia 76ers won NBA title losing only one playoff game
notablePlayer Julius Erving
Larry Bird
Magic Johnson
Moses Malone
numberOfTeams 23
playoffFormat 16-team playoff
previousSeason 1981–82 NBA season
reboundsLeader Moses Malone
rookieOfTheYear Terry Cummings
runnerUp Los Angeles Lakers
runnerUpConference Western Conference
scoringLeader Alex English
seasonNumber 37
sixthManOfTheYear Bobby Jones
sport basketball
startYear 1982
televisionPartner CBS Sports
USA Network

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Moses Malone championshipSeason 1982–83 NBA season