1982–83 Boston Celtics season

1982–83 Boston Celtics season
Head coach	Bill Fitch
General manager	Red Auerbach
Arena	Boston Garden Hartford Civic Center
Results
Record	56–26 (.683)
Place	Division: 2nd (Atlantic) Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Semifinals (eliminated 0–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	PRISM New England, WBZ, WTXX
Radio	WRKO, WTIC

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

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	23	Darren Tillis	C	United States	Cleveland State
9	207	Panagiotis Giannakis	G	Greece	Ionikos Nikaias BC

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Philadelphia 76ers	65	17	.793	–	35–6	30–11	15–9
x-Boston Celtics	56	26	.683	9	33–8	23–18	14–10
x-New Jersey Nets	49	33	.598	16	30–11	19–22	11–13
x-New York Knicks	44	38	.537	21	26–15	18–23	10–14
Washington Bullets	42	40	.512	23	27–14	15–26	10–14

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Philadelphia 76ers	65	17	.793	–
2	y-Milwaukee Bucks	51	31	.622	14
3	x-Boston Celtics	56	26	.683	9
4	x-New Jersey Nets	49	33	.598	16
5	x-New York Knicks	44	38	.537	21
6	x-Atlanta Hawks	43	39	.524	22
7	Washington Bullets	42	40	.512	23
8	Detroit Pistons	37	45	.451	28
9	Chicago Bulls	28	54	.341	37
10	Cleveland Cavaliers	23	59	.280	42
11	Indiana Pacers	20	62	.244	45

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

References

See also

• 1982–83 NBA season