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1982–83 Boston Celtics season
NBA team basketball season
NBA team basketball season
Hartford Civic Center (lost to Bucks 0–4)
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. The team was swept by the Milwaukee Bucks in the conference semifinals, and coach Bill Fitch left his post as head coach following the season.
Ownership also changed hands following this season, with Harry T. Mangurian Jr. putting the team up for sale due to poor relations with the arena owners.
Draft picks
Main article: 1982 NBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 | Darren Tillis | C | United States | Cleveland State |
| 9 | 205 | Panagiotis Giannakis | PG | Ionikos Nikaias |
Roster
- Bill Fitch
- K. C. Jones
- Jimmy Rodgers
Regular season
Season standings
:z – clinched division title :y – clinched division title :x – clinched playoff spot
Game log
Regular season
Playoffs
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 19 | Atlanta | W 103–95 | Larry Bird (26) | Robert Parish (16) | Tiny Archibald (11) | Boston Garden 15,320 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 22 | @ Atlanta | L 93–95 | Robert Parish (17) | Larry Bird (16) | Larry Bird (9) | Omni Coliseum 10,405 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 24 | Atlanta | W 98–79 | Larry Bird (26) | Robert Parish (11) | Larry Bird (9) | Boston Garden 15,320
| 2–1 |
|---|
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| 1 |
| April 27 |
| Milwaukee |
| L 95–116 |
| Tiny Archibald (23) |
| Parish, Maxwell (12) |
| Tiny Archibald (7) |
| Boston Garden |
| 15,320 |
| 0–1 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| 2 |
| April 29 |
| Milwaukee |
| L 91–95 |
| Danny Ainge (25) |
| Robert Parish (10) |
| Gerald Henderson (8) |
| Boston Garden |
| 15,320 |
| 0–2 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| 3 |
| May 1 |
| @ Milwaukee |
| L 99–107 |
| Larry Bird (21) |
| Larry Bird (14) |
| Maxwell, Bird (6) |
| MECCA Arena |
| 11,052 |
| 0–3 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| 4 |
| May 2 |
| @ Milwaukee |
| L 93–107 |
| Larry Bird (18) |
| Larry Bird (11) |
| Larry Bird (8) |
| MECCA Arena |
| 11,052 |
| 0–4 |
| - |
References
References
- "Boston Celtics". Basketball-Reference.
- (March 30, 1983). "Larry Bird poured in 53 points – the most...".
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