1982 NBA playoffs

{{12TeamBracket

| RD1=First Round

| RD2=Conference Semifinals

| RD3=Conference Finals

| RD4=NBA Finals

| RD2-group1 = Eastern Conference

| RD2-group2 = Western Conference

| RD1-seed01=E4

| RD1-team01=New Jersey

| RD1-score01=0

| RD1-seed02=E5

| RD1-team02=Washington

| RD1-score02=2

| RD1-seed03=E3

| RD1-team03=Philadelphia

| RD1-score03=2

| RD1-seed04=E6

| RD1-team04=Atlanta

| RD1-score04=0

| RD1-seed05=W4

| RD1-team05=Denver

| RD1-score05=1

| RD1-seed06=W5

| RD1-team06=Phoenix

| RD1-score06=2

| RD1-seed07=W3

| RD1-team07=Seattle

| RD1-score07=2

| RD1-seed08=W6

| RD1-team08=Houston

| RD1-score08=1

| RD2-seed01=E1

| RD2-team01=Boston*

| RD2-score01=4

| RD2-seed02=E5

| RD2-team02=Washington

| RD2-score02=1

| RD2-seed03=E3

| RD2-team03=Philadelphia

| RD2-score03=4

| RD2-seed04=E2

| RD2-team04=Milwaukee*

| RD2-score04=2

| RD2-seed05=W1

| RD2-team05=Los Angeles*

| RD2-score05=4

| RD2-seed06=W5

| RD2-team06=Phoenix

| RD2-score06=0

| RD2-seed07=W3

| RD2-team07=Seattle

| RD2-score07=1

| RD2-seed08=W2

| RD2-team08=San Antonio*

| RD2-score08=4

| RD3-seed01=E1

| RD3-team01=Boston*

| RD3-score01=3

| RD3-seed02=E3

| RD3-team02=Philadelphia

| RD3-score02=4

| RD3-seed03=W1

| RD3-team03=Los Angeles*

| RD3-score03=4

| RD3-seed04=W2

| RD3-team04=San Antonio*

| RD3-score04=0

| RD4-seed01=E3

| RD4-team01=Philadelphia

| RD4-score01=2

| RD4-seed02=W1

| RD4-team02=Los Angeles*

| RD4-score02=4

}}{{ubl

|* Division winner

|Bold Series winner

|Italic Team with home-court advantage}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 21 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198204210PHI.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Atlanta Hawks | score1 = 76

| team2 = Philadelphia 76ers | score2 = 111

| Q1 = 20–28 | Q2 = 16–25 | Q3 = 22–26 | Q4 = 18–32

| points1 = John Drew 18 | rebounds1 = Dan Roundfield 11 | assist1 = Rory Sparrow 8

| points2 = Darryl Dawkins 27 | rebounds2 = Darryl Dawkins 9 | assist2 = Maurice Cheeks 6

| place = Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | attendance = 11,250

| referee = Jack Madden, Wally Rooney | series = Philadelphia leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 23 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198204230ATL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Philadelphia 76ers | score1 = 98

| team2 = Atlanta Hawks | score2 = 95

| overtime = OT

| Q1 = 21–20 | Q2 = 19–19 | Q3 = 23–29 | Q4 = 27–22 | OT = 8–5

| points1 = Julius Erving 28 | rebounds1 = Dawkins, C. Jones 8 each | assist1 = Julius Erving 6

| points2 = Dan Roundfield 29 | rebounds2 = Dan Roundfield 11 | assist2 = Eddie Johnson 4

| place = Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia | attendance = 8,703

| referee = John Vanak, Paul Mihalak | series = Philadelphia wins series, 2–0

}}

This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the 76ers winning the first meeting.

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 20 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198204200NJN.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Washington Bullets | score1 = 96

| team2 = New Jersey Nets | score2 = 83

| Q1 = 16–24 | Q2 = 25–21 | Q3 = 22–18 | Q4 = 33–20

| points1 = Jeff Ruland 18 | rebounds1 = Jeff Ruland 20 | assist1 = Frank Johnson 11

| points2 = Buck Williams 23 | rebounds2 = Buck Williams 13 | assist2 = Ray Williams 8

| place = Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey | attendance = 14,015

| referee = John Vanak, Hugh Evans, Joe Crawford | series = Washington leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 23 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198204230WSB.html Boxscore]

| team1 = New Jersey Nets | score1 = 92

| team2 = Washington Bullets | score2 = 103

| Q1 = 30–22 | Q2 = 20–25 | Q3 = 18–24 | Q4 = 24–32

| points1 = Ray Williams 23 | rebounds1 = Len Elmore 9 | assist1 = Ray Williams 6

| points2 = Kevin Grevey 23 | rebounds2 = Rick Mahorn 11 | assist2 = Frank Johnson 9

| place = Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland | attendance = 19,035

| referee = Ed Rush, Jess Kersey | series = Washington wins series, 2–0

}}

This was the first playoff meeting between the Nets and the Bullets.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=NJN&opp_id=WAS&is_playoffs=Y|title=Team Rivalry Finder — Brooklyn Nets versus Washington Wizards (Playoffs)|publisher=basketball-reference.com|access-date=May 24, 2015}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 21 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198204210SEA.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Houston Rockets | score1 = 87

| team2 = Seattle SuperSonics | score2 = 102

| Q1 = 25–19 | Q2 = 19–22 | Q3 = 16–29 | Q4 = 27–32

| points1 = Moses Malone 20 | rebounds1 = Moses Malone 15 | assist1 = Tom Henderson 7

| points2 = Gus Williams 27 | rebounds2 = Jack Sikma 13 | assist2 = Gus Williams 12

| place = Kingdome, Seattle, Washington | attendance = 14,071

| referee = Earl Strom, Jess Kersey | series = Seattle leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 23 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198204230HOU.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Seattle SuperSonics | score1 = 70

| team2 = Houston Rockets | score2 = 91

| Q1 = 17–25 | Q2 = 17–17 | Q3 = 19–21 | Q4 = 17–28

| points1 = Gus Williams 18 | rebounds1 = Jack Sikma 11 | assist1 = four players 3 each

| points2 = Moses Malone 28 | rebounds2 = Moses Malone 23 | assist2 = Allen Leavell 6

| place = The Summit, Houston, Texas | attendance = 15,676

| referee = Jack Madden, Ed Middleton, Tommy Nunez Sr. | series = Series tied, 1–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 25 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198204250SEA.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Houston Rockets | score1 = 83

| team2 = Seattle SuperSonics | score2 = 104

| Q1 = 20–27 | Q2 = 10–19 | Q3 = 27–29 | Q4 = 26–29

| points1 = Moses Malone 24 | rebounds1 = Moses Malone 13 | assist1 = Mike Dunleavy 5

| points2 = Jack Sikma 30 | rebounds2 = Jack Sikma 17 | assist2 = Gus Williams 12

| place = Kingdome, Seattle, Washington | attendance = 14,071

| referee = Jake O'Donnell, Wally Rooney | series = Seattle wins series, 2–1

}}

This was the first playoff meeting between the Rockets and the SuperSonics.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=HOU&opp_id=OKC&is_playoffs=Y|title=Team Rivalry Finder — Houston Rockets versus Oklahoma City Thunder (Playoffs)|publisher=basketball-reference.com|access-date=May 24, 2015}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 20 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198204200DEN.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Phoenix Suns | score1 = 113

| team2 = Denver Nuggets | score2 = 129

| Q1 = 30–35 | Q2 = 29–27 | Q3 = 21–40 | Q4 = 33–27

| points1 = Kyle Macy 22 | rebounds1 = Truck Robinson 13 | assist1 = Truck Robinson 6

| points2 = Kiki VanDeWeghe 29 | rebounds2 = Alex English 10 | assist2 = English, McKinney 5 each

| place = McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado | attendance = 17,298

| referee = Darell Garretson, Ed Middleton | series = Denver leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 23 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198204230PHO.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Denver Nuggets | score1 = 110

| team2 = Phoenix Suns | score2 = 126

| Q1 = 21–40 | Q2 = 36–28 | Q3 = 28–27 | Q4 = 25–31

| points1 = Dan Issel 26 | rebounds1 = Alex English 6 | assist1 = English, Gondrezick 5 each

| points2 = Dennis Johnson 29 | rebounds2 = Alvan Adams 9 | assist2 = Dennis Johnson 8

| place = Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona | attendance = 12,798

| referee = Jake O'Donnell, Mike Mathis | series = Series tied, 1–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 24 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198204240DEN.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Phoenix Suns | score1 = 124

| team2 = Denver Nuggets | score2 = 119

| Q1 = 36–31 | Q2 = 30–39 | Q3 = 36–25 | Q4 = 22–24

| points1 = Dennis Johnson 26 | rebounds1 = Truck Robinson 9 | assist1 = Rich Kelley 7

| points2 = Dan Issel 26 | rebounds2 = Issel, Dunn 10 each | assist2 = Alex English 7

| place = McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado | attendance = 17,443

| referee = Jack Madden, Paul Mihalak | series = Phoenix wins series, 2–1

}}

This was the first playoff meeting between the Nuggets and the Suns.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DEN&opp_id=PHO&is_playoffs=Y|title=Team Rivalry Finder — Denver Nuggets versus Phoenix Suns (Playoffs)|publisher=basketball-reference.com|access-date=May 24, 2015}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 25 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198204250BOS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Washington Bullets | score1 = 91

| team2 = Boston Celtics | score2 = 109

| Q1 = 27–29 | Q2 = 25–21 | Q3 = 15–24 | Q4 = 24–35

| points1 = Spencer Haywood 17 | rebounds1 = Greg Ballard 9 | assist1 = Frank Johnson 6

| points2 = M. L. Carr 21 | rebounds2 = Larry Bird 12 | assist2 = Tiny Archibald 7

| place = Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | attendance = 15,320

| series = Boston leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 28 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198204280BOS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Washington Bullets | score1 = 103

| team2 = Boston Celtics | score2 = 102

| Q1 = 22–20 | Q2 = 22–31 | Q3 = 33–23 | Q4 = 26–28

| points1 = Johnson, Haywood 26 each | rebounds1 = Jeff Ruland 10 | assist1 = Frank Johnson 8

| points2 = Larry Bird 26 | rebounds2 = Bird, Parish 10 each | assist2 = Tiny Archibald 6

| place = Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | attendance = 15,320

| series = Series tied, 1–1

}}

• Frank Johnson hits the game-winning 3 pointer with 3 seconds left.

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = May 1 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198205010WSB.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Boston Celtics | score1 = 92

| team2 = Washington Bullets | score2 = 83

| Q1 = 28–18 | Q2 = 20–20 | Q3 = 23–22 | Q4 = 21–23

| points1 = Robert Parish 25 | rebounds1 = Parish, Archibald 13 each | assist1 = Tiny Archibald 5

| points2 = Spencer Haywood 19 | rebounds2 = Rick Mahorn 14 | assist2 = Frank Johnson 8

| place = Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland | attendance = 15,035

| series = Boston leads series, 2–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = May 2 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198205020WSB.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Boston Celtics | score1 = 103

| team2 = Washington Bullets | score2 = 99

| overtime = OT

| Q1 = 24–26 | Q2 = 20–23 | Q3 = 25–24 | Q4 = 22–18 | OT = 12–8

| points1 = Robert Parish 28 | rebounds1 = Robert Parish 15 | assist1 = Tiny Archibald 4

| points2 = Spencer Haywood 28 | rebounds2 = Rick Mahorn 10 | assist2 = Frank Johnson 7

| place = Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland | attendance = 16,295

| series = Boston leads series, 3–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = May 5 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198205050BOS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Washington Bullets | score1 = 126

| team2 = Boston Celtics | score2 = 131

| overtime = 2OT

| Q1 = 22–27 | Q2 = 30–25 | Q3 = 21–34 | Q4 = 33–20 | OT = 13–13, 7–12

| points1 = Jeff Ruland 33 | rebounds1 = Jeff Ruland 13 | assist1 = Frank Johnson 10

| points2 = Robert Parish 33 | rebounds2 = Robert Parish 13 | assist2 = Tiny Archibald 11

| place = Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | attendance = 15,320

| referee = Jake O'Donnell, Mike Mathis, Bill Saar | series = Boston wins series, 4–1

}}

• Jeff Ruland hits the game-tying free throws with 24 seconds left to force OT.

This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bullets winning the first meeting.

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 25 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198204250PHI.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Milwaukee Bucks | score1 = 122

| team2 = Philadelphia 76ers | score2 = 125

| Q1 = 38–35 | Q2 = 28–32 | Q3 = 32–30 | Q4 = 24–28

| points1 = Mickey Johnson 28 | rebounds1 = Marques Johnson 7 | assist1 = Brian Winters 5

| points2 = Julius Erving 34 | rebounds2 = Caldwell Jones 16 | assist2 = Maurice Cheeks 10

| place = Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | attendance = 10,086

| referee = Ed Rush, Hugh Evans | series = Philadelphia leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 28 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198204280PHI.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Milwaukee Bucks | score1 = 108

| team2 = Philadelphia 76ers | score2 = 120

| Q1 = 22–31 | Q2 = 22–26 | Q3 = 26–30 | Q4 = 38–33

| points1 = Brian Winters 21 | rebounds1 = Bob Lanier 11 | assist1 = Winters, May 5 each

| points2 = Andrew Toney 31 | rebounds2 = Caldwell Jones 9 | assist2 = Maurice Cheeks 8

| place = Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | attendance = 14,716

| referee = Jake O'Donnell, Jess Kersey | series = Philadelphia leads series, 2–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = May 1 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198205010MIL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Philadelphia 76ers | score1 = 91

| team2 = Milwaukee Bucks | score2 = 92

| Q1 = 16–29 | Q2 = 21–19 | Q3 = 24–19 | Q4 = 30–25

| points1 = Maurice Cheeks 19 | rebounds1 = Caldwell Jones 6 | assist1 = Maurice Cheeks 8

| points2 = Mickey Johnson 21 | rebounds2 = Marques Johnson 11 | assist2 = Marques Johnson 7

| place = MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin | attendance = 11,052

| referee = Darell Garretson, Mike Mathis | series = Philadelphia leads series, 2–1

}}

• Sidney Moncrief hits the game-winning buzzer beater.

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = May 2 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198205020MIL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Philadelphia 76ers | score1 = 100

| team2 = Milwaukee Bucks | score2 = 93

| Q1 = 29–29 | Q2 = 27–20 | Q3 = 19–22 | Q4 = 25–22

| points1 = Julius Erving 21 | rebounds1 = Julius Erving 11 | assist1 = Julius Erving 9

| points2 = Marques Johnson 23 | rebounds2 = Moncrief, Mickey Johnson 7 each | assist2 = Mickey Johnson 7

| place = MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin | attendance = 11,052

| referee = Wally Rooney, Paul Mihalak | series = Philadelphia leads series, 3–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = May 5 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198205050PHI.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Milwaukee Bucks | score1 = 110

| team2 = Philadelphia 76ers | score2 = 98

| Q1 = 28–25 | Q2 = 23–26 | Q3 = 28–28 | Q4 = 31–19

| points1 = Bob Lanier 27 | rebounds1 = Alton Lister 11 | assist1 = Brian Winters 7

| points2 = Julius Erving 28 | rebounds2 = Julius Erving 10 | assist2 = Maurice Cheeks 9

| place = Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | attendance = 16,668

| referee = Jack Madden, Ed Middleton | series = Philadelphia leads series, 3–2

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = May 7 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198205070MIL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Philadelphia 76ers | score1 = 102

| team2 = Milwaukee Bucks | score2 = 90

| Q1 = 23–27 | Q2 = 27–14 | Q3 = 26–25 | Q4 = 26–24

| points1 = Maurice Cheeks 26 | rebounds1 = Caldwell Jones 12 | assist1 = Julius Erving 7

| points2 = Bob Lanier 19 | rebounds2 = Bob Lanier 10 | assist2 = Brian Winters 6

| place = MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin | attendance = 11,052

| referee = Earl Strom, John Vanak | series = Philadelphia wins series, 4–2

}}

This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series apiece.

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 27 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198204270LAL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Phoenix Suns | score1 = 96

| team2 = Los Angeles Lakers | score2 = 115

| Q1 = 20–32 | Q2 = 33–26 | Q3 = 24–30 | Q4 = 19–27

| points1 = D. Johnson, Adams 20 each | rebounds1 = Truck Robinson 14 | assist1 = three players 4 each

| points2 = Jamaal Wilkes 28 | rebounds2 = Bob McAdoo 12 | assist2 = Magic Johnson 10

| place = The Forum, Inglewood, California | attendance = 13,623

| referee = Wally Rooney, Mike Mathis | series = Los Angeles leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 28 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198204280LAL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Phoenix Suns | score1 = 98

| team2 = Los Angeles Lakers | score2 = 117

| Q1 = 16–28 | Q2 = 30–28 | Q3 = 29–35 | Q4 = 23–26

| points1 = Dennis Johnson 27 | rebounds1 = Larry Nance 11 | assist1 = Dennis Johnson 6

| points2 = Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24 | rebounds2 = Magic Johnson 12 | assist2 = Magic Johnson 12

| place = The Forum, Inglewood, California | attendance = 15,558

| referee = Darell Garretson, Hue Hollins | series = Los Angeles leads series, 2–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 30 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198204300PHO.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Los Angeles Lakers | score1 = 114

| team2 = Phoenix Suns | score2 = 106

| Q1 = 36–36 | Q2 = 23–20 | Q3 = 29–21 | Q4 = 26–29

| points1 = Jamaal Wilkes 26 | rebounds1 = Magic Johnson 14 | assist1 = Magic Johnson 9

| points2 = Alvan Adams 23 | rebounds2 = Alvan Adams 12 | assist2 = three players 5 each

| place = Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona | attendance = 14,660

| referee = Hugh Evans, Joe Crawford | series = Los Angeles leads series, 3–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = May 2 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198205020PHO.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Los Angeles Lakers | score1 = 112

| team2 = Phoenix Suns | score2 = 107

| Q1 = 36–24 | Q2 = 21–30 | Q3 = 30–30 | Q4 = 25–23

| points1 = Jamaal Wilkes 24 | rebounds1 = Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 13 | assist1 = Magic Johnson 12

| points2 = Dennis Johnson 31 | rebounds2 = Macy, Nance 6 each | assist2 = Alvan Adams 8

| place = Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona | attendance = 11,932

| referee = Ed Rush, Ed Middleton | series = Los Angeles wins series, 4–0

}}

This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning the first two meetings.

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 27 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198204270SEA.html Boxscore]

| team1 = San Antonio Spurs | score1 = 95

| team2 = Seattle SuperSonics | score2 = 93

| Q1 = 23–22 | Q2 = 21–23 | Q3 = 34–16 | Q4 = 17–32

| points1 = George Gervin 31 | rebounds1 = Mike Mitchell 11 | assist1 = Johnny Moore 8

| points2 = Jack Sikma 26 | rebounds2 = Jack Sikma 12 | assist2 = Hanzlik, Brown 4 each

| place = Kingdome, Seattle, Washington | attendance = 14,457

| referee = Ed Rush, Hue Hollins | series = San Antonio leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 28 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198204280SEA.html Boxscore]

| team1 = San Antonio Spurs | score1 = 99

| team2 = Seattle SuperSonics | score2 = 114

| Q1 = 32–28 | Q2 = 20–30 | Q3 = 27–27 | Q4 = 20–29

| points1 = George Gervin 24 | rebounds1 = G. Johnson, Corzine 8 each | assist1 = Johnny Moore 14

| points2 = Gus Williams 34 | rebounds2 = Lonnie Shelton 11 | assist2 = Gus Williams 9

| place = Kingdome, Seattle, Washington | attendance = 19,403

| referee = Bill Saar, Hugh Evans | series = Series tied, 1–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 30 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198204300SAS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Seattle SuperSonics | score1 = 97

| team2 = San Antonio Spurs | score2 = 99

| Q1 = 29–24 | Q2 = 30–18 | Q3 = 12–28 | Q4 = 26–29

| points1 = Gus Williams 25 | rebounds1 = Jack Sikma 15 | assist1 = Gus Williams 11

| points2 = George Gervin 36 | rebounds2 = Mike Mitchell 12 | assist2 = Johnny Moore 12

| place = HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas | attendance = 14,019

| referee = Jake O'Donnell, John Vanak | series = San Antonio leads series, 2–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = May 2 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198205020SAS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Seattle SuperSonics | score1 = 113

| team2 = San Antonio Spurs | score2 = 115

| Q1 = 34–37 | Q2 = 30–23 | Q3 = 26–23 | Q4 = 23–32

| points1 = Gus Williams 33 | rebounds1 = James Donaldson 16 | assist1 = Gus Williams 7

| points2 = Mike Mitchell 22 | rebounds2 = Olberding, Banks 9 each | assist2 = Mike Bratz 10

| place = HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas | attendance = 15,002

| referee = Jack Madden, Joe Crawford | series = San Antonio leads series, 3–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = May 5 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198205050SEA.html Boxscore]

| team1 = San Antonio Spurs | score1 = 109

| team2 = Seattle SuperSonics | score2 = 103

| Q1 = 30–34 | Q2 = 28–21 | Q3 = 25–21 | Q4 = 26–27

| points1 = George Gervin 26 | rebounds1 = Dave Corzine 11 | assist1 = Moore, Bratz 9 each

| points2 = Gus Williams 36 | rebounds2 = Jack Sikma 11 | assist2 = Gus Williams 9

| place = Kingdome, Seattle, Washington | attendance = 23,180

| referee = Darell Garretson, Jess Kersey | series = San Antonio wins series, 4–1

}}

This was the first playoff meeting between the Spurs and the SuperSonics.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=OKC&opp_id=SAS&is_playoffs=Y|title=Team Rivalry Finder — Oklahoma City Thunder versus San Antonio Spurs (Playoffs)|publisher=basketball-reference.com|access-date=May 24, 2015}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = May 9 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198205090BOS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Philadelphia 76ers | score1 = 81

| team2 = Boston Celtics | score2 = 121

| Q1 = 24–30 | Q2 = 21–32 | Q3 = 11–31 | Q4 = 25–28

| points1 = Andrew Toney 15 | rebounds1 = four players 7 each | assist1 = Andrew Toney 4

| points2 = Bird, Parish 24 each | rebounds2 = Larry Bird 15 | assist2 = Larry Bird 10

| place = Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | attendance = 15,320

| referee = Ed Rush, Hugh Evans | series = Boston leads series, 1–0

}}

• Mother's Day Massacre

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = May 12 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198205120BOS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Philadelphia 76ers | score1 = 121

| team2 = Boston Celtics | score2 = 113

| Q1 = 31–29 | Q2 = 31–27 | Q3 = 26–34 | Q4 = 33–23

| points1 = Andrew Toney 30 | rebounds1 = Caldwell Jones 11 | assist1 = Maurice Cheeks 14

| points2 = Tiny Archibald 24 | rebounds2 = Larry Bird 14 | assist2 = Tiny Archibald 13

| place = Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | attendance = 15,320

| referee = Earl Strom, Paul Mihalak | series = Series tied, 1–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = May 15 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198205150PHI.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Boston Celtics | score1 = 97

| team2 = Philadelphia 76ers | score2 = 99

| Q1 = 28–24 | Q2 = 19–25 | Q3 = 23–31 | Q4 = 27–19

| points1 = Cedric Maxwell 18 | rebounds1 = Larry Bird 13 | assist1 = Larry Bird 11

| points2 = Julius Erving 19 | rebounds2 = Caldwell Jones 12 | assist2 = Maurice Cheeks 10

| place = Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | attendance = 18,364

| referee = Jack Madden, Wally Rooney | series = Philadelphia leads series, 2–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = May 16 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198205160PHI.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Boston Celtics | score1 = 94

| team2 = Philadelphia 76ers | score2 = 119

| Q1 = 20–32 | Q2 = 28–23 | Q3 = 25–30 | Q4 = 21–34

| points1 = Robert Parish 18 | rebounds1 = Larry Bird 9 | assist1 = Gerald Henderson 7

| points2 = Andrew Toney 39 | rebounds2 = Caldwell Jones 11 | assist2 = Maurice Cheeks 11

| place = Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | attendance = 18,364

| referee = Jake O'Donnell, Paul Mihalak | series = Philadelphia leads series, 3–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = May 19 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198205190BOS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Philadelphia 76ers | score1 = 85

| team2 = Boston Celtics | score2 = 114

| Q1 = 22–33 | Q2 = 15–24 | Q3 = 27–28 | Q4 = 21–29

| points1 = Andrew Toney 18 | rebounds1 = Darryl Dawkins 10 | assist1 = Lionel Hollins 7

| points2 = Robert Parish 26 | rebounds2 = Larry Bird 20 | assist2 = Larry Bird 8

| place = Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | attendance = 15,320

| referee = Darell Garretson, Ed Rush | series = Philadelphia leads series, 3–2

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = May 21 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198205210PHI.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Boston Celtics | score1 = 88

| team2 = Philadelphia 76ers | score2 = 75

| Q1 = 20–26 | Q2 = 22–22 | Q3 = 19–16 | Q4 = 27–11

| points1 = Kevin McHale 17 | rebounds1 = Larry Bird 17 | assist1 = Danny Ainge 7

| points2 = Julius Erving 24 | rebounds2 = Caldwell Jones 17 | assist2 = Maurice Cheeks 7

| place = Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | attendance = 18,364

| referee = Jake O'Donnell, Jack Madden | series = Series tied, 3–3

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = May 23 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198205230BOS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Philadelphia 76ers | score1 = 120

| team2 = Boston Celtics | score2 = 106

| Q1 = 30–28 | Q2 = 22–21 | Q3 = 31–22 | Q4 = 37–35

| points1 = Andrew Toney 34 | rebounds1 = Caldwell Jones 10 | assist1 = Maurice Cheeks 11

| points2 = Robert Parish 23 | rebounds2 = Robert Parish 14 | assist2 = Larry Bird 9

| place = Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | attendance = 15,320

| referee = Darell Garretson, Jack Madden | series = Philadelphia wins series, 4–3

}}

• The Celtics were not able to overcome a 3–1 series deficit like they had in last season's Eastern Conference finals, losing Game 7 at home. The Sixers became the 2nd team to ever beat the Celtics in a Game 7 in the Garden (after the New York Knicks did in 1973) and the 3rd NBA road team to win Game 7 after leading series 3–1. The Boston Garden crowd in Game 7 chanted "Beat LA! Beat LA!" to the victorious Sixers.

This was the 17th playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning nine of the first 16 meetings.

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = May 9 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198205090LAL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = San Antonio Spurs | score1 = 117

| team2 = Los Angeles Lakers | score2 = 128

| Q1 = 31–32 | Q2 = 22–31 | Q3 = 38–35 | Q4 = 26–30

| points1 = George Gervin 34 | rebounds1 = Dave Corzine 11 | assist1 = Johnny Moore 12

| points2 = Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32 | rebounds2 = Magic Johnson 16 | assist2 = Magic Johnson 14

| place = The Forum, Inglewood, California | attendance = 15,700

| referee = Paul Mihalak, Wally Rooney, Hue Hollins | series = Los Angeles leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = May 11 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198205110LAL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = San Antonio Spurs | score1 = 101

| team2 = Los Angeles Lakers | score2 = 110

| Q1 = 19–26 | Q2 = 26–23 | Q3 = 34–29 | Q4 = 22–32

| points1 = Mike Mitchell 34 | rebounds1 = Dave Corzine 13 | assist1 = Johnny Moore 11

| points2 = Nixon, Wilkes 22 each | rebounds2 = Kurt Rambis 15 | assist2 = Nixon, M. Johnson 9 each

| place = The Forum, Inglewood, California | attendance = 17,505

| series = Los Angeles leads series, 2–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = May 14 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198205140SAS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Los Angeles Lakers | score1 = 118

| team2 = San Antonio Spurs | score2 = 108

| Q1 = 23–24 | Q2 = 32–24 | Q3 = 26–31 | Q4 = 37–29

| points1 = Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 | rebounds1 = M. Johnson, Abdul-Jabbar 10 each | assist1 = Nixon, M. Johnson 10 each

| points2 = George Gervin 39 | rebounds2 = George Gervin 15 | assist2 = Johnny Moore 12

| place = HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas | attendance = 15,800

| series = Los Angeles leads series, 3–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = May 15 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198205150SAS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Los Angeles Lakers | score1 = 128

| team2 = San Antonio Spurs | score2 = 123

| Q1 = 36–27 | Q2 = 30–37 | Q3 = 30–31 | Q4 = 32–28

| points1 = Norm Nixon 30 | rebounds1 = M. Johnson, Abdul-Jabbar 9 each | assist1 = Norm Nixon 10

| points2 = George Gervin 38 | rebounds2 = Mike Mitchell 10 | assist2 = Johnny Moore 10

| place = HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas | attendance = 15,800

| referee = Earl Strom, Hugh Evans, John Vanak | series = Los Angeles wins series, 4–0

}}

This was the first playoff meeting between the Lakers and the Spurs.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=LAL&opp_id=SAS&is_playoffs=Y|title=Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Lakers versus San Antonio Spurs (Playoffs)|publisher=basketball-reference.com|access-date=May 24, 2015}}

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{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = May 27 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198205270PHI.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Los Angeles Lakers | score1 = 124

| team2 = Philadelphia 76ers | score2 = 117

|Q1=30–32 |Q2=20–29 |Q3=41–28 |Q4=33–28

|points1=Nixon, Wilkes 24 each |points2=Julius Erving 27

|rebounds1=Magic Johnson 14 |rebounds2=Caldwell Jones 11

|assist1=Norm Nixon 10 |assist2=Cheeks, Toney 9 each

| place = Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | attendance = 18,364

| referee = Jake O'Donnell, Hugh Evans | series = Los Angeles leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = May 30 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198205300PHI.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Los Angeles Lakers | score1 = 94

| team2 = Philadelphia 76ers | score2 = 110

|Q1=26–34 |Q2=21–23 |Q3=29–31 |Q4=18–22

|points1=Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23 |points2=Julius Erving 24

|rebounds1=Magic Johnson 11 |rebounds2=Julius Erving 14

|assist1=Norm Nixon 10 |assist2=Andrew Toney 11

| place = Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | attendance = 18,364

| referee = Darell Garretson, Earl Strom | series = Series tied, 1–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = June 1 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198206010LAL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Philadelphia 76ers | score1 = 108

| team2 = Los Angeles Lakers | score2 = 129

|Q1=20–32 |Q2=28–28 |Q3=22–31 |Q4=38–38

|points1=Andrew Toney 36 |points2=Norm Nixon 29

|rebounds1=Darryl Dawkins 13 |rebounds2=Magic Johnson 9

|assist1=Maurice Cheeks 9 |assist2=Magic Johnson 8

| place = The Forum, Inglewood, California | attendance = 17,505

| referee = Ed Rush, Wally Rooney | series = Los Angeles leads series, 2–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = June 3 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198206030LAL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Philadelphia 76ers | score1 = 101

| team2 = Los Angeles Lakers | score2 = 111

|Q1=18–29 |Q2=24–28 |Q3=30–30 |Q4=29–24

|points1=Andrew Toney 28 |points2=Johnson, Wilkes 24 each

|rebounds1=Bobby Jones 9 |rebounds2=Abdul-Jabbar, Rambis 11 each

|assist1=Andrew Toney 11 |assist2=Norm Nixon 14

| place = The Forum, Inglewood, California | attendance = 17,505

| referee = Jack Madden, Paul Mihalak | series = Los Angeles leads series, 3–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = June 6 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198206060PHI.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Los Angeles Lakers | score1 = 102

| team2 = Philadelphia 76ers | score2 = 135

|Q1=20–20 |Q2=34–34 |Q3=27–37 |Q4=21–44

|points1=Bob McAdoo 23 |points2=Andrew Toney 31

|rebounds1=Magic Johnson 10 |rebounds2=Julius Erving 12

|assist1=Norm Nixon 13 |assist2=Toney, Cheeks 8 each

| place = Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | attendance = 18,364

| referee = Jake O'Donnell, Ed Rush | series = Los Angeles leads series, 3–2

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = June 8 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198206080LAL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Philadelphia 76ers | score1 = 104

| team2 = Los Angeles Lakers | score2 = 114

|Q1=26–30 |Q2=31–36 |Q3=22–20 |Q4=25–28

|points1=Julius Erving 30 |points2=Jamaal Wilkes 27

|rebounds1=Caldwell Jones 9 |rebounds2=Magic Johnson 13

|assist1=Maurice Cheeks 9 |assist2=Magic Johnson 13

| place = The Forum, Inglewood, California | attendance = 17,505

| referee = Darell Garretson, Jack Madden | series = Los Angeles wins series, 4–2

}}

This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning the first three meetings.

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