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1982 NBA Finals

Index 1982 NBA Finals

The 1982 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 1981–82 season, the top level of competition in men's professional basketball in North America. [1]

78 relations: Al Albert (sportscaster), Andrew Toney, Basketball, Bill Bertka, Bill Russell, Billy Cunningham, Bob McAdoo, Bobby Jones (basketball, born 1951), Brooklyn Nets, Caldwell Jones, California, Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball, Clint Richardson, Darell Garretson, Darryl Dawkins, Dave Zinkoff, Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball, Dick Stockton, Earl Cureton, Earl Strom, Eastern Conference (NBA), Ed T. Rush, Houston Rockets, Hugh Evans (basketball), Inglewood, California, Jack Madden, Jack McMahon, Jake O'Donnell, Jamaal Wilkes, James Worthy, Julius Erving, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kurt Rambis, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Lakers, Magic Johnson, Maurice Cheeks, Maynard Evans High School, Mike Thibault, Moses Malone, Mother's Day, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, National Basketball Association, NBA on CBS, NBA on USA, Nielsen ratings, Norm Nixon, Pat Riley, Paul Westhead, Pennsylvania, ..., Philadelphia, Philadelphia 76ers, Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball, Saint Martin's University, Seattle Redhawks men's basketball, Showtime (basketball), Spectrum (arena), Temple Owls men's basketball, The Forum (Inglewood, California), Toledo Rockets men's basketball, UMass Minutemen basketball, Western Conference (NBA), 1955 NBA Finals, 1967 NBA Finals, 1980 NBA Finals, 1980–81 Boston Celtics season, 1980–81 Houston Rockets season, 1981 NBA Playoffs, 1981–82 Atlanta Hawks season, 1981–82 Boston Celtics season, 1981–82 Los Angeles Lakers season, 1981–82 Milwaukee Bucks season, 1981–82 NBA season, 1981–82 Philadelphia 76ers season, 1981–82 Phoenix Suns season, 1981–82 San Antonio Spurs season, 1982 NBA Playoffs, 1983 NBA Finals. Expand index (28 more) »

Al Albert (sportscaster)

Alan "Al" Albert (born Alan Aufrichtig in Brooklyn, New York) is a sportscaster, who formerly called basketball games for the New York Nets and Denver Nuggets, as well as national NBA coverage for the USA Network.

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Andrew Toney

Andrew Toney (born November 23, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player who played for the National Basketball Association's Philadelphia 76ers from 1980 to 1988.

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Basketball

Basketball is a team sport played on a rectangular court.

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Bill Bertka

Bill Bertka (born August 8, 1927) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) assistant coach and a former NBA executive with the New Orleans Jazz.

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Bill Russell

William Felton Russell (born February 12, 1934) is an American retired professional basketball player.

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Billy Cunningham

William John Cunningham (born June 3, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player and coach, who was nicknamed the Kangaroo Kid.

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Bob McAdoo

Robert Allen McAdoo (born September 25, 1951) is an American former professional basketball player and coach.

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Bobby Jones (basketball, born 1951)

Robert Clyde Jones (born December 18, 1951) is an American retired professional basketball player in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Brooklyn Nets

The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team based in the borough of Brooklyn, in New York City.

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Caldwell Jones

Caldwell "Pops" Jones (August 4, 1950 – September 21, 2014) was an American professional basketball player.

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California

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States.

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Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball

Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball started in 1929.

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Clint Richardson

Clint Richardson Jr. (born August 7, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2nd round (36th overall) of the 1979 NBA draft.

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Darell Garretson

Darell Lee Garretson (March 18, 1932 – April 21, 2008) was an American professional basketball referee in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 27 years from 1967 to 1994, and he later served as NBA Supervisor of Officials for 17 years from 1981 to 1998.

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Darryl Dawkins

Darryl Dawkins (January 11, 1957 – August 27, 2015) was an American professional basketball player, most noted for his days with the National Basketball Association's Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets, although he also played briefly for the Detroit Pistons and Utah Jazz late in his career.

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Dave Zinkoff

Dave Zinkoff (May 15, 1910 – December 25, 1985) was a sports public address announcer.

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Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball

The Detroit Titans men's basketball team is the college basketball team that represents the University of Detroit Mercy in Detroit, Michigan, and competes in NCAA Division I men's basketball as a member of the Horizon League.

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Dick Stockton

Dick Stockton (born Richard Edward Stokvis on November 22, 1942) is an American sportscaster.

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Earl Cureton

Earl Cureton (born September 3, 1957) is an American retired professional basketball player.

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Earl Strom

Earl "Yogi" Strom (December 15, 1927 – July 10, 1994) was an American professional basketball referee for 29 years in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and for three years in the American Basketball Association (ABA).

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Eastern Conference (NBA)

The Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Ed T. Rush

Ed T. Rush is a former professional basketball referee.

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Houston Rockets

The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas.

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Hugh Evans (basketball)

Hugh Evans is a former basketball referee in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 28 seasons from 1972 to 2001.

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Inglewood, California

Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California.

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Jack Madden

Jack Madden is a retired professional basketball referee.

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Jack McMahon

John Joseph McMahon (December 3, 1928 – June 11, 1989) was a professional basketball player and coach.

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Jake O'Donnell

James Michael "Jake" O'Donnell (born January 25, 1937 in Philadelphia) is a former sports official who worked as a National Basketball Association (NBA) referee for 28 seasons from 1967 to 1995, and also as an umpire in Major League Baseball for four seasons from to.

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Jamaal Wilkes

Jamaal Abdul-Lateef (born Jackson Keith Wilkes on May 2, 1953), better known as Jamaal Wilkes, nicknamed "Silk", is an American retired basketball player who played the small forward position and won four NBA championships with the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers.

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James Worthy

James Ager Worthy (born February 27, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player who is currently a commentator, television host, and analyst.

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Julius Erving

Julius Winfield Erving II (born February 22, 1950), commonly known by the nickname Dr. J, is an American retired basketball player who helped popularize a modern style of play that emphasizes leaping and playing above the rim.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.; April 16, 1947) is an American retired professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers.

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Kurt Rambis

Darrell Kurt Rambis (born February 25, 1958) is a Greek-American basketball coach and former player.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles (Spanish for "The Angels";; officially: the City of Los Angeles; colloquially: by its initials L.A.) is the second-most populous city in the United States, after New York City.

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Los Angeles Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles.

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Magic Johnson

Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. (born August 14, 1959) is an American retired professional basketball player and current president of basketball operations of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Maurice Cheeks

Maurice Edward "Mo" Cheeks (born September 8, 1956) is an American retired professional basketball player and currently an assistant coach for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Maynard Evans High School

Maynard Evans High School is a high school located in Orlando, Florida, United States, served by Orange County Public Schools.

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Mike Thibault

Mike Francis Thibault (born September 28, 1950) is an American basketball head coach, formerly of the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA, and now of that league's Washington Mystics.

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Moses Malone

Moses Eugene Malone (March 23, 1955 – September 13, 2015) was an American basketball player who played in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1974 through 1995.

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Mother's Day

Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society.

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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 1000 Hall of Fame Avenue in Springfield, Massachusetts.

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National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a men's professional basketball league in North America; composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada).

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NBA on CBS

The NBA on CBS is the branding that was used for weekly broadcasts of National Basketball Association (NBA) games produced by CBS Sports, the sports division of the CBS television network in the United States.

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NBA on USA

The NBA on USA is the de facto name for the USA Network's National Basketball Association television coverage.

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Nielsen ratings

Nielsen ratings are the audience measurement systems operated by Nielsen Media Research that seek to determine the audience size and composition of television programming in the United States.

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Norm Nixon

Norman Ellard Nixon (born October 11, 1955) is an American retired professional basketball player who spent twelve seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Pat Riley

Patrick James Riley (born March 20, 1945) is an American professional basketball executive, and a former coach and player in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Paul Westhead

Paul William Westhead (born February 21, 1939) is an American basketball coach who most recently was the head coach of the University of Oregon women's team.

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania German: Pennsylvaani or Pennsilfaani), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.

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Philadelphia

Philadelphia is the largest city in the U.S. state and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the sixth-most populous U.S. city, with a 2017 census-estimated population of 1,580,863.

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Philadelphia 76ers

The Philadelphia 76ers (also commonly known as the Sixers) are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area.

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Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball

The Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team represents Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Saint Martin's University

Saint Martin's University is a coeducational, Catholic, liberal arts university in the United States.

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Seattle Redhawks men's basketball

The Seattle Redhawks men's basketball is the men's basketball team representing Seattle University.

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Showtime (basketball)

In basketball, Showtime was an era in Los Angeles Lakers history when the National Basketball Association (NBA) team played an exciting run-and-gun style of basketball.

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Spectrum (arena)

The Spectrum (later known as CoreStates Spectrum, First Union Spectrum and Wachovia Spectrum) was an indoor arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Temple Owls men's basketball

The Temple Owls men's basketball team represents Temple University in the sport of basketball.

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The Forum (Inglewood, California)

The Forum is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Inglewood, California, United States, adjacent to Los Angeles.

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Toledo Rockets men's basketball

The Toledo Rockets men's basketball team represents the University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio, United States.

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UMass Minutemen basketball

The UMass Minutemen basketball team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst, Massachusetts, in NCAA Division I men's college basketball.

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Western Conference (NBA)

The Western Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA) is one of two conferences that makes up the league, the other being the Eastern Conference.

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1955 NBA Finals

The 1955 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the 1954–55 NBA season.

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1967 NBA Finals

The 1967 NBA World Championship Series was the championship series of the 1966–67 National Basketball Association (NBA) season, and was the conclusion of the 1967 NBA Playoffs.

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1980 NBA Finals

The 1980 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 1979–80 season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs.

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1980–81 Boston Celtics season

In 1980–81 the Boston Celtics went 62-20 under coach Bill Fitch.

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1980–81 Houston Rockets season

The 1980–81 Houston Rockets season saw the Rockets lose the NBA Finals.

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1981 NBA Playoffs

The 1981 NBA Playoffs were the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1980–81 season.

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1981–82 Atlanta Hawks season

The 1981–82 NBA season was the Hawks' 33rd season in the NBA and 14th season in Atlanta.

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1981–82 Boston Celtics season

The 1981–82 Boston Celtics season was the 36th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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1981–82 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 1981–82 NBA season saw the Lakers win their eighth NBA championship.

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1981–82 Milwaukee Bucks season

The 1981–82 Milwaukee Bucks season was the 14th season for the Bucks.

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1981–82 NBA season

The 1981–82 NBA season was the 36th season of the National Basketball Association.

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1981–82 Philadelphia 76ers season

The 1981-82 NBA season was the 76ers 33rd season in the NBA and 19th season in Philadelphia.

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1981–82 Phoenix Suns season

The 1981–82 Phoenix Suns season was the 14th season for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association.

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1981–82 San Antonio Spurs season

The 1981-82 NBA season was the Spurs' sixth season in the NBA and 15th season as a franchise.

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1982 NBA Playoffs

The 1982 NBA Playoffs were the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1981–82 season.

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1983 NBA Finals

The 1983 NBA Finals, also known as Showdown '83, was the championship round of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 1982–83 season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs.

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1982 National Basketball Association Finals.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_NBA_Finals

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