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1983–84 NBA season | |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | October 28, 1983 – April 15, 1984 April 17 – May 25, 1984 (Playoffs) May 27 – June 12, 1984 (Finals) |
Number of teams | 23 |
TV partner(s) | CBS, ESPN, USA |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Ralph Sampson |
Picked by | Houston Rockets |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Boston Celtics |
Season MVP | Larry Bird ( Boston) |
Top scorer | Adrian Dantley ( Utah) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Boston Celtics |
Eastern runners-up | Milwaukee Bucks |
Western champions | Los Angeles Lakers |
Western runners-up | Phoenix Suns |
Finals | |
Champions | Boston Celtics |
Runners-up | Los Angeles Lakers |
Finals MVP | Larry Bird ( Boston) |
The 1983–84 NBA season was the 38th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning the NBA Championship, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 3 for the second time since 1969 in the NBA Finals.
Offseason | ||
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Team | 1982–83 coach | 1983–84 coach |
Atlanta Hawks | Kevin Loughery | Mike Fratello |
Boston Celtics | Bill Fitch | K.C. Jones |
Chicago Bulls | Paul Westhead | Kevin Loughery |
Detroit Pistons | Scotty Robertson | Chuck Daly |
Golden State Warriors | Al Attles | Johnny Bach |
Houston Rockets | Del Harris | Bill Fitch |
New Jersey Nets | Bill Blair | Stan Albeck |
San Antonio Spurs | Stan Albeck | Morris McHone |
San Diego Clippers | Paul Silas | Jim Lynam |
In-season | ||
Team | Outgoing coach | Incoming coach |
San Antonio Spurs | Morris McHone | Bob Bass |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Boston Celtics | 62 | 20 | .756 | – | 33–8 | 29–12 | 13–11 |
x- Philadelphia 76ers | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 | 32–9 | 20–21 | 15–9 |
x- New York Knicks | 47 | 35 | .573 | 15 | 29–12 | 18–23 | 12–12 |
x- New Jersey Nets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 17 | 29–12 | 16–25 | 12–12 |
x- Washington Bullets | 35 | 47 | .427 | 27 | 25–16 | 10–31 | 8–16 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Milwaukee Bucks | 50 | 32 | .610 | – | 30–11 | 20–21 | 19–10 |
x- Detroit Pistons | 49 | 33 | .598 | 1 | 30–11 | 19–22 | 21–8 |
x- Atlanta Hawks | 40 | 42 | .488 | 10 | 31–10 | 9–32 | 16–14 |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 22 | 23–18 | 5–36 | 11–19 |
Chicago Bulls | 27 | 55 | .329 | 23 | 18–23 | 9–32 | 10–20 |
Indiana Pacers | 26 | 56 | .317 | 24 | 20–21 | 6–35 | 12–18 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Utah Jazz | 45 | 37 | .549 | – | 31–10 | 14–27 | 15–15 |
x- Dallas Mavericks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 2 | 31–10 | 12–29 | 19–11 |
x- Denver Nuggets | 38 | 44 | .463 | 7 | 27–14 | 11–30 | 16–14 |
x- Kansas City Kings | 38 | 44 | .463 | 7 | 26–15 | 12–29 | 16–14 |
San Antonio Spurs | 37 | 45 | .451 | 8 | 28–13 | 9–32 | 14–16 |
Houston Rockets | 29 | 53 | .354 | 16 | 21–20 | 8–33 | 9–21 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Los Angeles Lakers | 54 | 28 | .659 | – | 28–13 | 26–15 | 18–12 |
x- Portland Trail Blazers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 6 | 33–8 | 15–26 | 17–13 |
x- Seattle SuperSonics | 42 | 40 | .512 | 12 | 32–9 | 10–31 | 14–16 |
x- Phoenix Suns | 41 | 41 | .500 | 13 | 31–10 | 10–31 | 16–14 |
Golden State Warriors | 37 | 45 | .451 | 17 | 27–14 | 10–31 | 13–17 |
San Diego Clippers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 24 | 25–16 | 5–36 | 12–18 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z- Boston Celtics | 62 | 20 | .756 | – |
2 | y- Milwaukee Bucks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 12 |
3 | x- Philadelphia 76ers | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 |
4 | x- Detroit Pistons | 49 | 33 | .598 | 13 |
5 | x- New York Knicks | 47 | 35 | .573 | 15 |
6 | x- New Jersey Nets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 17 |
7 | x- Atlanta Hawks | 40 | 42 | .488 | 22 |
8 | x- Washington Bullets | 35 | 47 | .427 | 27 |
9 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 34 |
10 | Chicago Bulls | 27 | 55 | .329 | 35 |
11 | Indiana Pacers | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c- Los Angeles Lakers | 54 | 28 | .659 | – |
2 | y- Utah Jazz | 45 | 37 | .549 | 9 |
3 | x- Portland Trail Blazers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 6 |
4 | x- Dallas Mavericks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 11 |
5 | x- Seattle SuperSonics | 42 | 40 | .512 | 12 |
6 | x- Phoenix Suns | 41 | 41 | .500 | 13 |
7 | x- Denver Nuggets | 38 | 44 | .463 | 16 |
8 | x- Kansas City Kings | 38 | 44 | .463 | 16 |
9 | San Antonio Spurs | 37 | 45 | .451 | 17 |
10 | Golden State Warriors | 37 | 45 | .451 | 17 |
11 | San Diego Clippers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 24 |
12 | Houston Rockets | 29 | 53 | .354 | 25 |
Notes
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Home court advantage does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics.
First Round | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | NBA Finals | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Boston* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E8 | Washington | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Boston* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | New York | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Detroit | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | New York | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Boston* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
E2 | Milwaukee* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Philadelphia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E6 | New Jersey | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E6 | New Jersey | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Milwaukee* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Milwaukee* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E7 | Atlanta | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Boston* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Los Angeles* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Los Angeles* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W8 | Kansas City | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Los Angeles* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Dallas | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Dallas | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Seattle | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Los Angeles* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
W6 | Phoenix | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Portland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | Phoenix | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | Phoenix | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Utah* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Utah* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W7 | Denver | 2 |
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
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Points per game | Adrian Dantley | Utah Jazz | 30.6 |
Rebounds per game | Moses Malone | Philadelphia 76ers | 13.4 |
Assists per game | Magic Johnson | Los Angeles Lakers | 13.1 |
Steals per game | Rickey Green | Utah Jazz | 2.65 |
Blocks per game | Mark Eaton | Utah Jazz | 4.28 |
FG% | Artis Gilmore | San Antonio Spurs | .631 |
FT% | Larry Bird | Boston Celtics | .888 |
3FG% | Darrell Griffith | Utah Jazz | .361 |
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The following players were named NBA Player of the Week.
The following players were named NBA Player of the Month.
Month | Player |
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November | Magic Johnson ( Los Angeles Lakers) |
December | Jeff Ruland ( Washington Bullets) |
January | Mark Aguirre ( Dallas Mavericks) |
February | Bernard King ( New York Knicks) |
March | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ( Los Angeles Lakers) |
The following players were named NBA Rookie of the Month.
Month | Rookie |
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November | Ralph Sampson ( Houston Rockets) |
December | Ralph Sampson ( Houston Rockets) |
January | Ralph Sampson ( Houston Rockets) |
February | Ralph Sampson ( Houston Rockets) |
March | Ralph Sampson ( Houston Rockets) |
The following coaches were named NBA Coach of the Month.
Month | Coach |
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November | Dick Motta ( Dallas Mavericks) |
December | Frank Layden ( Utah Jazz) |
January | K.C. Jones ( Boston Celtics) |
February | Chuck Daly ( Detroit Pistons) |
March | Jack Ramsay ( Portland Trail Blazers) |
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (December 2022) |
1983–84 NBA season | |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | October 28, 1983 – April 15, 1984 April 17 – May 25, 1984 (Playoffs) May 27 – June 12, 1984 (Finals) |
Number of teams | 23 |
TV partner(s) | CBS, ESPN, USA |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Ralph Sampson |
Picked by | Houston Rockets |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Boston Celtics |
Season MVP | Larry Bird ( Boston) |
Top scorer | Adrian Dantley ( Utah) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Boston Celtics |
Eastern runners-up | Milwaukee Bucks |
Western champions | Los Angeles Lakers |
Western runners-up | Phoenix Suns |
Finals | |
Champions | Boston Celtics |
Runners-up | Los Angeles Lakers |
Finals MVP | Larry Bird ( Boston) |
The 1983–84 NBA season was the 38th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning the NBA Championship, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 3 for the second time since 1969 in the NBA Finals.
Offseason | ||
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Team | 1982–83 coach | 1983–84 coach |
Atlanta Hawks | Kevin Loughery | Mike Fratello |
Boston Celtics | Bill Fitch | K.C. Jones |
Chicago Bulls | Paul Westhead | Kevin Loughery |
Detroit Pistons | Scotty Robertson | Chuck Daly |
Golden State Warriors | Al Attles | Johnny Bach |
Houston Rockets | Del Harris | Bill Fitch |
New Jersey Nets | Bill Blair | Stan Albeck |
San Antonio Spurs | Stan Albeck | Morris McHone |
San Diego Clippers | Paul Silas | Jim Lynam |
In-season | ||
Team | Outgoing coach | Incoming coach |
San Antonio Spurs | Morris McHone | Bob Bass |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
y- Boston Celtics | 62 | 20 | .756 | – | 33–8 | 29–12 | 13–11 |
x- Philadelphia 76ers | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 | 32–9 | 20–21 | 15–9 |
x- New York Knicks | 47 | 35 | .573 | 15 | 29–12 | 18–23 | 12–12 |
x- New Jersey Nets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 17 | 29–12 | 16–25 | 12–12 |
x- Washington Bullets | 35 | 47 | .427 | 27 | 25–16 | 10–31 | 8–16 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Milwaukee Bucks | 50 | 32 | .610 | – | 30–11 | 20–21 | 19–10 |
x- Detroit Pistons | 49 | 33 | .598 | 1 | 30–11 | 19–22 | 21–8 |
x- Atlanta Hawks | 40 | 42 | .488 | 10 | 31–10 | 9–32 | 16–14 |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 22 | 23–18 | 5–36 | 11–19 |
Chicago Bulls | 27 | 55 | .329 | 23 | 18–23 | 9–32 | 10–20 |
Indiana Pacers | 26 | 56 | .317 | 24 | 20–21 | 6–35 | 12–18 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Utah Jazz | 45 | 37 | .549 | – | 31–10 | 14–27 | 15–15 |
x- Dallas Mavericks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 2 | 31–10 | 12–29 | 19–11 |
x- Denver Nuggets | 38 | 44 | .463 | 7 | 27–14 | 11–30 | 16–14 |
x- Kansas City Kings | 38 | 44 | .463 | 7 | 26–15 | 12–29 | 16–14 |
San Antonio Spurs | 37 | 45 | .451 | 8 | 28–13 | 9–32 | 14–16 |
Houston Rockets | 29 | 53 | .354 | 16 | 21–20 | 8–33 | 9–21 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Los Angeles Lakers | 54 | 28 | .659 | – | 28–13 | 26–15 | 18–12 |
x- Portland Trail Blazers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 6 | 33–8 | 15–26 | 17–13 |
x- Seattle SuperSonics | 42 | 40 | .512 | 12 | 32–9 | 10–31 | 14–16 |
x- Phoenix Suns | 41 | 41 | .500 | 13 | 31–10 | 10–31 | 16–14 |
Golden State Warriors | 37 | 45 | .451 | 17 | 27–14 | 10–31 | 13–17 |
San Diego Clippers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 24 | 25–16 | 5–36 | 12–18 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z- Boston Celtics | 62 | 20 | .756 | – |
2 | y- Milwaukee Bucks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 12 |
3 | x- Philadelphia 76ers | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 |
4 | x- Detroit Pistons | 49 | 33 | .598 | 13 |
5 | x- New York Knicks | 47 | 35 | .573 | 15 |
6 | x- New Jersey Nets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 17 |
7 | x- Atlanta Hawks | 40 | 42 | .488 | 22 |
8 | x- Washington Bullets | 35 | 47 | .427 | 27 |
9 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 34 |
10 | Chicago Bulls | 27 | 55 | .329 | 35 |
11 | Indiana Pacers | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 |
# | |||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c- Los Angeles Lakers | 54 | 28 | .659 | – |
2 | y- Utah Jazz | 45 | 37 | .549 | 9 |
3 | x- Portland Trail Blazers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 6 |
4 | x- Dallas Mavericks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 11 |
5 | x- Seattle SuperSonics | 42 | 40 | .512 | 12 |
6 | x- Phoenix Suns | 41 | 41 | .500 | 13 |
7 | x- Denver Nuggets | 38 | 44 | .463 | 16 |
8 | x- Kansas City Kings | 38 | 44 | .463 | 16 |
9 | San Antonio Spurs | 37 | 45 | .451 | 17 |
10 | Golden State Warriors | 37 | 45 | .451 | 17 |
11 | San Diego Clippers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 24 |
12 | Houston Rockets | 29 | 53 | .354 | 25 |
Notes
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Home court advantage does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics.
First Round | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | NBA Finals | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Boston* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E8 | Washington | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Boston* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | New York | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Detroit | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | New York | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Boston* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
E2 | Milwaukee* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Philadelphia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E6 | New Jersey | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E6 | New Jersey | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Milwaukee* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Milwaukee* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E7 | Atlanta | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Boston* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Los Angeles* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Los Angeles* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W8 | Kansas City | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Los Angeles* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Dallas | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Dallas | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Seattle | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Los Angeles* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
W6 | Phoenix | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Portland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | Phoenix | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | Phoenix | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Utah* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Utah* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W7 | Denver | 2 |
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
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Points per game | Adrian Dantley | Utah Jazz | 30.6 |
Rebounds per game | Moses Malone | Philadelphia 76ers | 13.4 |
Assists per game | Magic Johnson | Los Angeles Lakers | 13.1 |
Steals per game | Rickey Green | Utah Jazz | 2.65 |
Blocks per game | Mark Eaton | Utah Jazz | 4.28 |
FG% | Artis Gilmore | San Antonio Spurs | .631 |
FT% | Larry Bird | Boston Celtics | .888 |
3FG% | Darrell Griffith | Utah Jazz | .361 |
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The following players were named NBA Player of the Week.
The following players were named NBA Player of the Month.
Month | Player |
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November | Magic Johnson ( Los Angeles Lakers) |
December | Jeff Ruland ( Washington Bullets) |
January | Mark Aguirre ( Dallas Mavericks) |
February | Bernard King ( New York Knicks) |
March | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ( Los Angeles Lakers) |
The following players were named NBA Rookie of the Month.
Month | Rookie |
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November | Ralph Sampson ( Houston Rockets) |
December | Ralph Sampson ( Houston Rockets) |
January | Ralph Sampson ( Houston Rockets) |
February | Ralph Sampson ( Houston Rockets) |
March | Ralph Sampson ( Houston Rockets) |
The following coaches were named NBA Coach of the Month.
Month | Coach |
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November | Dick Motta ( Dallas Mavericks) |
December | Frank Layden ( Utah Jazz) |
January | K.C. Jones ( Boston Celtics) |
February | Chuck Daly ( Detroit Pistons) |
March | Jack Ramsay ( Portland Trail Blazers) |