The 1982–83 season was the 13th season of the

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in the

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(NBA).1982-83 Portland Trail Blazers
/ref> The Blazers finished 46–36, a four-game improvement from the previous season. In the 1983 NBA Playoffs, the Blazers won their first playoff series since their championship season of 1976–77, defeating the

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in their first-round best-of-three series in a two-game sweep and gaining a measure of revenge for the Sonics' having eliminated them from the postseason in 1978 and 1980. However, the Blazers were bested in their Western Conference semi-final series against the Los Angeles Lakers four games to one, on the Lakers' way to the

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Draft picks

Note: This is not a complete list; only the first two rounds are covered, as well as any other picks by the franchise who played at least one NBA game.

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

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Record vs. opponents

Game log

Playoffs

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Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Awards and honors

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Transactions

References

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