1983-84 NBA SEASON

'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 in the NBA Finals.

Contents

Notable occurrences

Final standings

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

1983-84 NBA statistics leaders

NBA awards

See also

Notable occurrences

★ The NBA All-Star Game was played at McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado, with the East defeating the West 154-145. Isiah Thomas of 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.

★ The NBA Playoffs were expanded from 6 teams per conference to 8.

★ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar surpassed Wilt Chamberlain to become the all-time NBA career leader in points.

Final standings

Eastern Conference

'Atlantic Division'

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Boston Celtics'C'	62	20	.756	-
Philadelphia 76ers	52	30	.634	10
New York Knicks	47	35	.573	15
New Jersey Nets	45	37	.549	17
Washington Bullets	35	47	.427	27

'Central Division'

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Milwaukee Bucks	50	32	.610	-
Detroit Pistons	49	33	.598	1
Atlanta Hawks	40	42	.488	10
Cleveland Cavaliers	28	54	.341	22
Chicago Bulls	27	55	.329	23
Indiana Pacers	26	56	.317	24

Western Conference

'Midwest Division'

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Utah Jazz	45	37	.549	-
Dallas Mavericks	43	39	.524	2
Denver Nuggets	38	44	.463	7
Kansas City Kings	38	44	.463	7
San Antonio Spurs	37	45	.451	8
Houston Rockets	29	53	.354	16

'Pacific Division'

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Los Angeles Lakers	54	28	.659	-
Portland Trail Blazers	48	34	.585	6
Seattle SuperSonics	42	40	.512	12
Phoenix Suns	41	41	.500	13
Golden State Warriors	37	45	.451	17
San Diego Clippers	30	52	.366	24

'C' - NBA Champions

1983-84 NBA 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	2.7
Blocks per game	Mark Eaton	Utah Jazz	4.3
FG%	Artis Gilmore	San Antonio Spurs	63.1
FT%	Larry Bird	Boston Celtics	88.8
3FG%	Darrell Griffith	Utah Jazz	36.1

NBA 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:'

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★ Larry Bird, Boston Celtics

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★ Bernard King, New York Knicks

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★ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers

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★ Isiah Thomas, Detroit Pistons

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★ Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers

★ 'All-NBA Rookie Team:'

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★ Steve Stipanovich, Indiana Pacers

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★ Ralph Sampson, Houston Rockets

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★ Darrell Walker, New York Knicks

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★ Jeff Malone, Washington Bullets

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★ Thurl Bailey, Utah Jazz

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★ Byron Scott, Los Angeles Lakers

★ 'NBA All-Defensive First Team:'

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★ Bobby Jones, Philadelphia 76ers

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★ Michael Cooper, Los Angeles Lakers

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★ Wayne Rollins, Atlanta Hawks

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★ Maurice Cheeks, Philadelphia 76ers

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★ Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee Bucks

★ 'NBA All-Defensive Second Team:'

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★ Bobby Jones, Philadelphia 76ers

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★ Michael Cooper, Los Angeles Lakers

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★ Wayne Rollins, Atlanta Hawks

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★ Maurice Cheeks, Philadelphia 76ers

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★ Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee Bucks
''Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com''

See also

★ 1984 NBA Playoffs

★ 1984 NBA Finals

★ 1984 NBA Draft