The 1982 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1981-1982 NBA season The 1981-82 NBA Season was the 36th season of the National Basketball Association. ...
How They Got Here
After being upset in the 1981 NBA Playoffs by the surprising Houston Rockets in a 3-game mini-series, the Lakers were back in championship form. Led by new coach Pat Riley, along with the return to championship form of Magic Johnson, and new Laker Bob McAdoo, the Lakers swept the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals. The Houston Rockets are a professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. ... Pat Riley. ... Earvin Magic Johnson, Jr. ... Robert Allen Bob McAdoo (born September 25, 1951 in Greensboro, North Carolina) is a former professional basketball player who spent his fourteen-season career between the center and power forward positions in the National Basketball Association. ... The San Antonio Spurs are a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. ...
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The 1982NBAFinals was the championship round of the 1981-1982 NBA season
After being upset in the 1981 NBA Playoffs by the surprising Houston Rockets in a 3-game mini-series, the Lakers were back in championship form.
Led by new coach Pat Riley, along with the return to championship form of Magic Johnson, and new Laker Bob McAdoo, the Lakers swept the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals.
The 1981 NBAFinals was the championship round of the 1980-1981 NBA season.
For the 1980-1981 Houston Rockets (head coached by Del Harris), Moses Malone partically carried the Rockets to NBAfinals.
Meanwhile, Calvin Murphy, the shortest player in the league, set two NBA records, sinking 78 consecutive free throws to break Rick Barry's mark of 60 set in 1976 and achieving a free-throw percentage of.958, breaking Rick Barry's record set with the Rockets in 1979.
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