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1983–84 NBA season

The1983–84 NBA seasonwas the 38th season of theNational Basketball Association. The season ended with theBoston Celticswinning the NBA Championship, beating theLos Angeles Lakers4 games to 3 for the second time since 1969 in the NBA Finals.

1983–84 NBA season
League National Basketball Association
Sport Basketball
Duration Oct 28, 1983 – Apr 15, 1984
Apr 17 – May 25, 1984 (Playoffs)
May 27 – Jun 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)

Notable occurrences

Coaching changes
Offseason
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
  • The 1984 NBA All-Star Game was played at McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado, with the East defeating the West 154–145.Isiah Thomasof the Detroit Pistons wins the game’s MVP award. Larry Nance of the Phoenix Suns won the first NBA Slam Dunk Championship.

  • David Stern begins his tenure as the league’s fourth commissioner, effective April 1.

  • The NBA Playoffs were expanded from 6 teams per conference to 8, where it stands to this date. As a result, the ‘first round bye’ system was eliminated.

  • Marked the first year the first round of the NBA Playoffs went from best-of-3 to best-of-five playoff.

  • Ralph Sampson became the first rookie to win the Rookie of the Month Award in every month of the season. He unanimously won the Rookie of the Year Award. David Robinson, Tim Duncan, LeBron James, Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, Damian Lillard, and Karl-Anthony Towns would later achieve the same feat.

  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar surpassed Wilt Chamberlain to become the all-time NBA career leader in points. He passed Chamberlain in a game against the Utah Jazz atLas Vegas‘ Thomas & Mack Center on April 5. Fittingly, it was his trademark sky-hook that put him in the record books.

  • The Denver Nuggets and Detroit Pistons play in the highest scoring game in NBA history with the Pistons winning 186–184 in three overtimes.

  • TheDallas Mavericksmade its first postseason appearance, beating the Seattle SuperSonics 3–2 before bowing out to theLos Angeles Lakers4–1 in the Conference Semifinals. Game 5 of the Seattle series was played at Moody Coliseum as Reunion Arena, the Mavericks’ home, was unavailable.

  • The Utah Jazz appeared in the postseason for the first time, defeating the Denver Nuggets 3–2 in the opening round and then losing to the Phoenix Suns 4–2 in the Western semis. This started a streak of 20 consecutive playoff appearances, fourth longest in the NBA behind the Portland Trail Blazers (21 between 1983 and 2003), the Philadelphia 76ers (23 between 1949 (as Syracuse Nationals) and 1971), and the San Antonio Spurs current streak of 22 starting in 1998)[1].

  • The Clippers play their final game in San Diego, California.

  • This would be the last season until2013–14that the Finals had the 2-2-1-1-1 format. The Finals would adopt the 2-3-2 format the following season.

  • The New Jersey Nets won a playoff series for the first time in their NBA history, upsetting the defending champion Philadelphia 76ers in five games. The series marked the only time (to date) a road team won every game in a five-game playoff series.

  • Final season of ESPN broadcasting NBA games until the2002–03 season. It also marked the final season of NBA broadcasts on the USA Network.

  • Spalding replaced Wilson as manufacturer of the official NBA game ball, a relationship that continues today.

  • It was the final season for eventual Hall of Famers Tiny Archibald, Elvin Hayes and Bob Lanier.

Final standings

By division

Atlantic Division

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
Central Division

W L PCT GB Home Road Div
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
Midwest Division

W L PCT GB Home Road Div
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
Pacific Division

W L PCT GB Home Road Div
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 Sonics 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

By conference

Eastern Conference

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

Western Conference

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 Sonics 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

  • z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs

  • c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs

  • y – Clinched division title

  • x – Clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

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
1 Los Angeles 3
8 Kansas City 0
1 Los Angeles 4
4 Dallas 1
4 Dallas 3
5 Seattle 2
1 Los Angeles 4
Western Conference
6 Phoenix 2
3 Portland 2
6 Phoenix 3
6 Phoenix 4
2 Utah 2
2 Utah 3
7 Denver 2
W1 Los Angeles 3
E1 Boston 4
1 Boston 3
8 Washington 1
1 Boston 4
5 New York 3
4 Detroit 2
5 New York 3
1 Boston 4
Eastern Conference
2 Milwaukee 1
3 Philadelphia 2
6 New Jersey 3
6 New Jersey 2
2 Milwaukee 4
2 Milwaukee 3
7 Atlanta 2

Statistics leaders

Category Player Team Stat
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

NBA awards

Yearly awards

  • Most Valuable Player:Larry Bird,Boston Celtics

  • Rookie of the Year:Ralph Sampson, Houston Rockets

  • Defensive Player of the Year:Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee Bucks

  • Sixth Man of the Year:Kevin McHale,Boston Celtics

  • Coach of the Year:Frank Layden, Utah Jazz

  • All-NBA First Team:Larry Bird, Boston Celtics Bernard King, New York Knicks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,Los Angeles LakersIsiah Thomas, Detroit PistonsMagic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers

  • All-NBA Second Team:Adrian Dantley, Utah Jazz Julius Erving, Philadelphia 76ers Moses Malone, Philadelphia 76ers Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee Bucks Jim Paxson, Portland Trail Blazers

  • All-NBA Rookie Team:Steve Stipanovich, Indiana Pacers Ralph Sampson, Houston Rockets Darrell Walker, New York Knicks Jeff Malone, Washington Bullets Thurl Bailey, Utah Jazz Byron Scott,Los Angeles Lakers

  • NBA All-Defensive First Team:Bobby Jones, Philadelphia 76ers Michael Cooper,Los Angeles LakersTree Rollins, Atlanta Hawks Maurice Cheeks, Philadelphia 76ers Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee Bucks

  • NBA All-Defensive Second Team:Larry Bird,Boston CelticsDan Roundfield, Atlanta Hawks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,Los Angeles LakersDennis Johnson,Boston CelticsT.R. Dunn, Denver Nuggets

*Note: All above information were obtained on the History section on NBA.com[2]*

Player of the week

The following players were named NBA Player of the Week.

Week Player
Oct. 28 – Nov. 6 Eddie Johnson (Kansas City Kings)
Nov. 7 – Nov. 13 Magic Johnson(Los Angeles Lakers)
Nov. 14 – Nov. 20 Kiki Vandeweghe (Denver Nuggets)
Nov. 21 – Nov. 27 Mark Aguirre (Dallas Mavericks)
Nov. 28 – Dec. 4 Rickey Green (Utah Jazz)
Dec. 5 – Dec. 11 Jeff Ruland (Washington Bullets)
Dec. 12 – Dec. 18 Adrian Dantley (Utah Jazz)
Dec. 19 – Dec. 26 Dan Roundfield (Atlanta Hawks)
Dec. 27 – Jan. 2 Isiah Thomas(Detroit Pistons)
Jan. 3 – Jan. 8 Purvis Short (Golden State Warriors)
Jan. 9 – Jan. 15 Kelly Tripucka (Detroit Pistons)
Jan. 16 – Jan. 22 Buck Williams (New Jersey Nets)
Jan. 31 – Feb. 5 Bernard King (New York Knicks)
Feb. 6 – Feb. 12 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Los Angeles Lakers)
Feb. 13 – Feb. 19 Larry Bird (Boston Celtics)
Feb. 20 – Feb. 26 Magic Johnson(Los Angeles Lakers)
Feb. 27 – Mar. 4 Mickey Johnson (Golden State Warriors)
Mar. 5 – Mar. 11 Larry Bird (Boston Celtics)
Mar. 12 – Mar. 18 Adrian Dantley (Utah Jazz)
Mar. 19 – Mar. 25 Moses Malone (Philadelphia 76ers)
Mar. 26 – Apr. 1 Isiah Thomas(Detroit Pistons)
Apr. 2 – Apr. 8 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Los Angeles Lakers)
Apr. 9 – Apr. 15 Dominique Wilkins (Atlanta Hawks)

Player of the month

The following players were named NBA Player of the Month.

Month Player
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)

Rookie of the month

The following players were named NBA Rookie of the Month.

Month Rookie
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)

Coach of the month

The following coaches were named NBA Coach of the Month.

Month Coach
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)

References

[1]

Citation Linkopenlibrary.orgFeldman, Dan (March 31, 2019). “Spurs match record by making playoffs 22nd straight year”. NBC Sports. Retrieved April 4, 2019.

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[2]

Citation Linkwww.nba.comNBA.com

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