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1982 NBA Finals
Team
Coach
Wins
Los Angeles Lakers
Pat Riley
4
Philadelphia 76ers
Billy Cunningham
2
Dates
May 27–June 8
MVP
Magic Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers)
Hall of Famers
Lakers: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1995) Michael Cooper (2024) Magic Johnson (2002) Bob McAdoo (2000) Jamaal Wilkes (2012) 76ers: Maurice Cheeks (2018) Julius Erving (1993) Bobby Jones (2019) Coaches: Billy Cunningham (1986, player) Pat Riley (2008) Officials: Hugh Evans (2022) Darell Garretson (2016) Earl Strom (1995)
Eastern Finals
76ers defeated Celtics, 4–3
Western Finals
Lakers defeated Spurs, 4–0
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NBA Finals
1983 →
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