1982-83 Boston Celtics Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 56-26
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-5 Lost conference semifinals
Conference First Round - Defeated Atlanta Hawks 2-1
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Milwaukee Bucks 4-0
Coach: Bill Fitch (56-26)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 621,829, Avg. 15,167 in 41 home dates
1982-83 Boston Celtics StatisticsTeam Record: 56-26
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-5 Lost conference semifinals
Conference First Round - Defeated Atlanta Hawks 2-1
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Milwaukee Bucks 4-0
Coach: Bill Fitch (56-26)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 621,829, Avg. 15,167 in 41 home dates
1982-83 Boston Celtics Roster
The Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ended the 1982-83 season with a record of 56 wins and 26 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-5.
Boston scored 9,191 points and allowed 8,752. Larry Bird tossed in a team-best 1,867 points for the Celtics, and Robert Parish contributed 18 or more per game, too. Larry Bird accounted for 870 boards. Larry Bird dished out 458 assists for the squad.
On defense, Larry Bird added 148 steals, while Kevin McHale blocked 192 shots.
Bill Fitch coached the team. The 1982-83 Boston Celtics lost in the conference semifinals.
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Regular Season Points For: 9191
Regular Season Points Against: 8752
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 29, 1982 | Boston Celtics 104 at Cleveland Cavaliers 93 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| October 30, 1982 | Boston Celtics 112 at Atlanta Hawks 97 | W | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | ||
| November 3, 1982 | Indiana Pacers 104 at Boston Celtics 111 | W | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | ||
| November 5, 1982 | Washington Bullets 97 at Boston Celtics 104 | W | 2-0 | 2-0 | 4-0 | ||
| November 6, 1982 | Boston Celtics 115 at Philadelphia 76ers 119 | L | 2-0 | 2-1 | 4-1 | 2OT | |
| November 7, 1982 | Boston Celtics 102 at New Jersey Nets 100 | W | 2-0 | 3-1 | 5-1 | ||
| November 10, 1982 | Milwaukee Bucks 105 at Boston Celtics 101 | L | 2-1 | 3-1 | 5-2 | ||
| November 12, 1982 | Dallas Mavericks 110 at Boston Celtics 118 | W | 3-1 | 3-1 | 6-2 | ||
| November 14, 1982 | Boston Celtics 100 at Milwaukee Bucks 98 | W | 3-1 | 4-1 | 7-2 | ||
| November 17, 1982 | Houston Rockets 94 at Boston Celtics 112 | W | 4-1 | 4-1 | 8-2 | ||
| November 19, 1982 | San Antonio Spurs 111 at Boston Celtics 119 | W | 5-1 | 4-1 | 9-2 | ||
| November 20, 1982 | Boston Celtics 97 at New York Knicks 83 | W | 5-1 | 5-1 | 10-2 | ||
| November 24, 1982 | Portland Trail Blazers 95 at Boston Celtics 104 | W | 6-1 | 5-1 | 11-2 | ||
| November 26, 1982 | Utah Jazz 103 at Boston Celtics 137 | W | 7-1 | 5-1 | 12-2 | ||
| November 28, 1982 | Milwaukee Bucks 109 at Boston Celtics 124 | W | 8-1 | 5-1 | 13-2 | ||
| November 30, 1982 | Detroit Pistons 123 at Boston Celtics 116 | L | 8-2 | 5-1 | 13-3 | at Hartford, CT | |
| December 1, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks 97 at Boston Celtics 122 | W | 9-2 | 5-1 | 14-3 | ||
| December 3, 1982 | Boston Celtics 112 at Milwaukee Bucks 115 | L | 9-2 | 5-2 | 14-4 | ||
| December 4, 1982 | Boston Celtics 119 at Detroit Pistons 112 | W | 9-2 | 6-2 | 15-4 | ||
| December 8, 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers 93 at Boston Celtics 113 | W | 10-2 | 6-2 | 16-4 | ||
| December 10, 1982 | Philadelphia 76ers 97 at Boston Celtics 123 | W | 11-2 | 6-2 | 17-4 | ||
| December 12, 1982 | Denver Nuggets 112 at Boston Celtics 126 | W | 12-2 | 6-2 | 18-4 | ||
| December 15, 1982 | Boston Celtics 108 at Detroit Pistons 104 | W | 12-2 | 7-2 | 19-4 | ||
| December 16, 1982 | Boston Celtics 105 at New York Knicks 113 | L | 12-2 | 7-3 | 19-5 | OT | |
| December 18, 1982 | Boston Celtics 107 at Atlanta Hawks 103 | W | 12-2 | 8-3 | 20-5 | OT | |
| December 19, 1982 | Detroit Pistons 131 at Boston Celtics 114 | L | 12-3 | 8-3 | 20-6 | ||
| December 21, 1982 | Boston Celtics 105 at Philadelphia 76ers 122 | L | 12-3 | 8-4 | 20-7 | ||
| December 22, 1982 | Chicago Bulls 131 at Boston Celtics 140 | W | 13-3 | 8-4 | 21-7 | ||
| December 28, 1982 | Boston Celtics 124 at Kansas City Kings 129 | L | 13-3 | 8-5 | 21-8 | ||
| December 30, 1982 | Boston Celtics 145 at Denver Nuggets 132 | W | 13-3 | 9-5 | 22-8 | ||
| January 1, 1983 | Boston Celtics 127 at Utah Jazz 112 | W | 13-3 | 10-5 | 23-8 | ||
| January 4, 1983 | Boston Celtics 88 at Houston Rockets 87 | W | 13-3 | 11-5 | 24-8 | ||
| January 7, 1983 | Boston Celtics 116 at San Antonio Spurs 113 | W | 13-3 | 12-5 | 25-8 | ||
| January 8, 1983 | Boston Celtics 114 at Dallas Mavericks 110 | W | 13-3 | 13-5 | 26-8 | ||
| January 12, 1983 | Golden State Warriors 117 at Boston Celtics 139 | W | 14-3 | 13-5 | 27-8 | ||
| January 14, 1983 | New Jersey Nets 108 at Boston Celtics 133 | W | 15-3 | 13-5 | 28-8 | ||
| January 15, 1983 | Boston Celtics 86 at Cleveland Cavaliers 90 | L | 15-3 | 13-6 | 28-9 | ||
| January 18, 1983 | Boston Celtics 130 at Indiana Pacers 126 | W | 15-3 | 14-6 | 29-9 | ||
| January 21, 1983 | Boston Celtics 117 at Chicago Bulls 106 | W | 15-3 | 15-6 | 30-9 | ||
| January 23, 1983 | Cleveland Cavaliers 91 at Boston Celtics 105 | W | 16-3 | 15-6 | 31-9 | ||
| January 24, 1983 | Boston Celtics 91 at Washington Bullets 93 | L | 16-3 | 15-7 | 31-10 | ||
| January 26, 1983 | Washington Bullets 99 at Boston Celtics 125 | W | 17-3 | 15-7 | 32-10 | ||
| January 28, 1983 | Phoenix Suns 104 at Boston Celtics 111 | W | 18-3 | 15-7 | 33-10 | ||
| January 30, 1983 | Los Angeles Lakers 95 at Boston Celtics 110 | W | 19-3 | 15-7 | 34-10 | ||
| January 31, 1983 | Chicago Bulls 104 at Boston Celtics 110 | W | 20-3 | 15-7 | 35-10 | at Hartford, CT | |
| February 2, 1983 | San Diego Clippers 110 at Boston Celtics 120 | W | 21-3 | 15-7 | 36-10 | ||
| February 4, 1983 | Boston Celtics 102 at Indiana Pacers 93 | W | 21-3 | 16-7 | 37-10 | ||
| February 6, 1983 | Atlanta Hawks 116 at Boston Celtics 111 | L | 21-4 | 16-7 | 37-11 | ||
| February 8, 1983 | Boston Celtics 101 at Washington Bullets 104 | L | 21-4 | 16-8 | 37-12 | OT | |
| February 9, 1983 | New York Knicks 96 at Boston Celtics 106 | W | 22-4 | 16-8 | 38-12 | ||
| February 16, 1983 | Boston Celtics 108 at Seattle Supersonics 100 | W | 22-4 | 17-8 | 39-12 | ||
| February 17, 1983 | Boston Celtics 114 at Portland Trail Blazers 121 | L | 22-4 | 17-9 | 39-13 | ||
| February 19, 1983 | Boston Celtics 109 at Golden State Warriors 115 | L | 22-4 | 17-10 | 39-14 | ||
| February 23, 1983 | Boston Celtics 113 at Los Angeles Lakers 104 | W | 22-4 | 18-10 | 40-14 | ||
| February 24, 1983 | Boston Celtics 107 at San Diego Clippers 122 | L | 22-4 | 18-11 | 40-15 | ||
| February 26, 1983 | Boston Celtics 103 at Phoenix Suns 101 | W | 22-4 | 19-11 | 41-15 | ||
| March 1, 1983 | Kansas City Kings 111 at Boston Celtics 129 | W | 23-4 | 19-11 | 42-15 | ||
| March 4, 1983 | Philadelphia 76ers 110 at Boston Celtics 115 | W | 24-4 | 19-11 | 43-15 | ||
| March 5, 1983 | Boston Celtics 98 at New York Knicks 105 | L | 24-4 | 19-12 | 43-16 | ||
| March 7, 1983 | New Jersey Nets 114 at Boston Celtics 121 | W | 25-4 | 19-12 | 44-16 | at Hartford, CT | |
| March 9, 1983 | Seattle Supersonics 112 at Boston Celtics 106 | L | 25-5 | 19-12 | 44-17 | ||
| March 11, 1983 | Boston Celtics 93 at New Jersey Nets 98 | L | 25-5 | 19-13 | 44-18 | ||
| March 13, 1983 | New York Knicks 122 at Boston Celtics 110 | L | 25-6 | 19-13 | 44-19 | ||
| March 16, 1983 | Boston Celtics 100 at Philadelphia 76ers 105 | L | 25-6 | 19-14 | 44-20 | ||
| March 18, 1983 | New Jersey Nets 103 at Boston Celtics 116 | W | 26-6 | 19-14 | 45-20 | ||
| March 20, 1983 | Boston Celtics 90 at Cleveland Cavaliers 79 | W | 26-6 | 20-14 | 46-20 | ||
| March 22, 1983 | Boston Celtics 108 at Milwaukee Bucks 116 | L | 26-6 | 20-15 | 46-21 | ||
| March 23, 1983 | Atlanta Hawks 102 at Boston Celtics 114 | W | 27-6 | 20-15 | 47-21 | ||
| March 25, 1983 | Cleveland Cavaliers 102 at Boston Celtics 124 | W | 28-6 | 20-15 | 48-21 | ||
| March 26, 1983 | Boston Celtics 108 at Chicago Bulls 118 | L | 28-6 | 20-16 | 48-22 | ||
| March 29, 1983 | Boston Celtics 101 at Indiana Pacers 130 | L | 28-6 | 20-17 | 48-23 | ||
| March 30, 1983 | Indiana Pacers 116 at Boston Celtics 142 | W | 29-6 | 20-17 | 49-23 | ||
| April 1, 1983 | Milwaukee Bucks 83 at Boston Celtics 97 | W | 30-6 | 20-17 | 50-23 | ||
| April 2, 1983 | Boston Celtics 120 at Washington Bullets 117 | W | 30-6 | 21-17 | 51-23 | OT | |
| April 5, 1983 | Boston Celtics 117 at Atlanta Hawks 95 | W | 30-6 | 22-17 | 52-23 | ||
| April 6, 1983 | New York Knicks 98 at Boston Celtics 102 | W | 31-6 | 22-17 | 53-23 | ||
| April 8, 1983 | Washington Bullets 107 at Boston Celtics 99 | L | 31-7 | 22-17 | 53-24 | ||
| April 10, 1983 | Detroit Pistons 113 at Boston Celtics 115 | W | 32-7 | 22-17 | 54-24 | ||
| April 12, 1983 | Boston Celtics 99 at New Jersey Nets 93 | W | 32-7 | 23-17 | 55-24 | ||
| April 13, 1983 | Boston Celtics 101 at Detroit Pistons 113 | L | 32-7 | 23-18 | 55-25 | ||
| April 15, 1983 | Chicago Bulls 120 at Boston Celtics 117 | L | 32-8 | 23-18 | 55-26 | ||
| April 17, 1983 | Philadelphia 76ers 101 at Boston Celtics 114 | W | 33-8 | 23-18 | 56-26 | ||
| April 19, 1983 | Atlanta Hawks 95 at Boston Celtics 103 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 22, 1983 | Boston Celtics 93 at Atlanta Hawks 95 | L | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| April 24, 1983 | Atlanta Hawks 79 at Boston Celtics 98 | W | 2-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | ||
| April 27, 1983 | Milwaukee Bucks 116 at Boston Celtics 95 | L | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | ||
| April 29, 1983 | Milwaukee Bucks 95 at Boston Celtics 91 | L | 2-2 | 0-1 | 2-3 | ||
| May 1, 1983 | Boston Celtics 99 at Milwaukee Bucks 107 | L | 2-2 | 0-2 | 2-4 | ||
| May 2, 1983 | Boston Celtics 93 at Milwaukee Bucks 107 | L | 2-2 | 0-3 | 2-5 |
