1983–84 NBA season
LeagueNational Basketball Association
SportBasketball
DurationOctober 28, 1983 – April 15, 1984
April 17 – May 25, 1984 (Playoffs)
May 27 – June 12, 1984 (Finals)
Number of teams23
TV partner(s)CBS, ESPN, USA
Draft
Top draft pickRalph Sampson
Picked byHouston Rockets
Regular season
Top seedBoston Celtics
Season MVPLarry Bird (Boston)
Top scorerAdrian Dantley (Utah)
Playoffs
Eastern championsBoston Celtics
  Eastern runners-upMilwaukee Bucks
Western championsLos Angeles Lakers
  Western runners-upPhoenix Suns
Finals
ChampionsBoston Celtics
  Runners-upLos Angeles Lakers
Finals MVPLarry 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.

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

Final standings

By division

W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics 6220.75633–829–1213–11
x-Philadelphia 76ers 5230.6341032–920–2115–9
x-New York Knicks 4735.5731529–1218–2312–12
x-New Jersey Nets 4537.5491729–1216–2512–12
x-Washington Bullets 3547.4272725–1610–318–16
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 5032.61030–1120–2119–10
x-Detroit Pistons 4933.598130–1119–2221–8
x-Atlanta Hawks 4042.4881031–109–3216–14
Cleveland Cavaliers 2854.3412223–185–3611–19
Chicago Bulls 2755.3292318–239–3210–20
Indiana Pacers 2656.3172420–216–3512–18
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Utah Jazz 4537.54931–1014–2715–15
x-Dallas Mavericks 4339.524231–1012–2919–11
x-Denver Nuggets 3844.463727–1411–3016–14
x-Kansas City Kings 3844.463726–1512–2916–14
San Antonio Spurs 3745.451828–139–3214–16
Houston Rockets 2953.3541621–208–339–21
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 5428.65928–1326–1518–12
x-Portland Trail Blazers 4834.585633–815–2617–13
x-Seattle SuperSonics 4240.5121232–910–3114–16
x-Phoenix Suns 4141.5001331–1010–3116–14
Golden State Warriors 3745.4511727–1410–3113–17
San Diego Clippers 3052.3662425–165–3612–18

By conference

#
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics6220.756
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks5032.61012
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers5230.63410
4 x-Detroit Pistons4933.59813
5 x-New York Knicks4735.57315
6 x-New Jersey Nets4537.54917
7 x-Atlanta Hawks4042.48822
8 x-Washington Bullets3547.42727
9 Cleveland Cavaliers2854.34134
10 Chicago Bulls2755.32935
11 Indiana Pacers2656.31736
#
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers5428.659
2 y-Utah Jazz4537.5499
3 x-Portland Trail Blazers4834.5856
4 x-Dallas Mavericks4339.52411
5 x-Seattle SuperSonics4240.51212
6 x-Phoenix Suns4141.50013
7 x-Denver Nuggets3844.46316
8 x-Kansas City Kings3844.46316
9 San Antonio Spurs3745.45117
10 Golden State Warriors3745.45117
11 San Diego Clippers3052.36624
12 Houston Rockets2953.35425

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
            
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
  • * Division winner
  • Bold Series winner
  • Italic Team with home-court advantage

Statistics leaders

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per gameAdrian DantleyUtah Jazz30.6
Rebounds per gameMoses MalonePhiladelphia 76ers13.4
Assists per gameMagic JohnsonLos Angeles Lakers13.1
Steals per gameRickey GreenUtah Jazz2.65
Blocks per gameMark EatonUtah Jazz4.28
FG%Artis GilmoreSan Antonio Spurs.631
FT%Larry BirdBoston Celtics.888
3FG%Darrell GriffithUtah Jazz.361

NBA awards

Yearly awards

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)

See also

References

  1. Feldman, Dan (March 31, 2019). "Spurs match record by making playoffs 22nd straight year". NBC Sports. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
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