NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1983–84 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' eighth season in the NBA ,[1] and saw the franchise win its first NBA playoff series, although this would remain the Nets' only playoff series win until 2002 .
Draft picks [ edit ] 1983–84 New Jersey Nets roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From SG 10 Birdsong, Otis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1955-12-09 Houston PG 12 Cook, Darwin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1958-08-06 Portland C 53 Dawkins, Darryl 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 251 lb (114 kg) 1957-01-11 Maynard Evans HS (FL) C 42 Gminski, Mike 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1959-08-03 Duke F 33 Johnson, Reggie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1957-06-25 Tennessee SF 55 King, Albert 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1959-12-17 Maryland SF 31 O'Koren, Mike 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1958-02-07 North Carolina PG 14 Ransey, Kelvin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1958-05-03 Ohio State PG 20 Richardson, Micheal Ray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1955-04-11 Montana PG 1 Walker, Foots 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1951-05-21 West Georgia PF 52 Williams, Buck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1954-10-14 Maryland SF 34 Willoughby, Bill 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1957-05-20 Dwight Morrow HS (NJ)
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Regular season [ edit ] Season standings [ edit ] z – clinched division title y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot Record vs. opponents [ edit ] 1983-84 NBA Records Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA UTA WAS Atlanta – 0–5 4–2 3–3 1–1 0–2 2–4 1–1 1–1 4–2 0–2 0–2 3–3 3–3 4–1 5–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–2 Boston 5–0 – 5–0 6–0 2–0 2–0 4–2 2–0 1–1 5–1 2–0 0–2 5–1 4–2 3–3 2–4 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 4–2 Chicago 2–4 0–5 – 2–4 1–1 0–2 1–5 2–0 0–2 3–3 1–1 0–2 2–4 2–4 2–4 2–3 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–4 Cleveland 3–3 0–6 4–2 – 1–1 0–2 1–5 1–1 1–1 2–4 0–2 0–2 1–5 2–3 1–5 2–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 4–1 Dallas 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 – 4–2 0–2 4–1 4–2 2–0 3–3 3–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–2 2–3 4–2 4–1 1–4 4–2 0–2 Denver 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–4 – 1–1 2–3 4–2 0–2 4–2 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–4 3–3 3–2 2–3 3–3 0–2 Detroit 4–2 2–4 5–1 5–1 2–0 1–1 – 1–1 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–4 4–2 3–3 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–3 Golden State 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–4 3–2 1–1 – 2–3 2–0 4–1 3–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–5 2–4 3–2 3–3 4–2 1–4 2–0 Houston 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–4 2–4 1–1 3–2 – 1–1 2–4 1–4 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–3 1–4 2–4 2–3 3–2 1–5 0–2 Indiana 2–4 1–5 3–3 4–2 0–2 2–0 2–4 0–2 1–1 – 0–2 1–1 1–5 1–5 2–4 0–5 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–4 Kansas City 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 3–3 2–4 1–1 1–4 4–2 2–0 – 0–5 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–3 2–3 5–1 3–2 1–4 3–3 2–0 Los Angeles 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–3 4–1 1–1 3–3 4–1 1–1 5–0 – 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–3 5–1 2–3 4–2 3–3 4–1 1–1 Milwaukee 3–3 1–5 4–2 5–1 2–0 1–1 2–3 2–0 1–1 5–1 2–0 0–2 – 4–2 4–1 2–4 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–1 New Jersey 3–3 2–4 4–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 4–1 1–1 2–0 5–1 0–2 1–1 2–4 – 3–3 3–3 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–2 New York 1–4 3–3 4–1 5–1 2–0 1–1 2–4 1–1 2–0 4–2 2–0 2–0 1–4 3–3 – 2–4 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 4–2 Philadelphia 1–5 4–2 3–2 4–2 1–1 1–1 3–3 1–1 2–0 5–0 2–0 1–1 4–2 3–3 4–2 – 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 4–2 Phoenix 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–3 3–2 0–2 5–1 3–2 1–1 3–2 3–3 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 – 2–4 5–0 4–2 2–4 1–4 2–0 Portland 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–2 4–1 1–1 4–2 4–1 1–1 3–2 1–5 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 4–2 – 4–1 4–2 4–2 1–4 1–1 San Antonio 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–4 3–3 1–1 2–3 4–2 2–0 1–5 3–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–5 1–4 – 4–1 2–3 4–2 1–1 San Diego 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–4 2–3 0–2 3–3 3–2 1–1 2–3 2–4 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–4 2–4 1–4 – 3–3 2–3 1–1 Seattle 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 3–2 1–1 2–4 2–3 1–1 4–1 3–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–2 2–4 3–2 3–3 – 1–4 1–1 Utah 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–4 3–3 1–1 4–1 5–1 1–1 3–3 1–4 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 4–1 4–1 2–4 3–2 4–1 – 1–1 Washington 2–4 2–4 4–2 1–4 2–0 2–0 3–3 0–2 2–0 4–1 0–2 1–1 1–5 2–4 2–4 2–4 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 —
Game log [ edit ] Regular season [ edit ] 1983–84 game log Total: 45–37 (home: 29–12; road: 16–25) October: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
November: 7–6 (home: 4–2; road: 3–4)
December: 6–10 (home: 4–2; road: 2–8)
January: 8–5 (home: 4–2; road: 4–3)
February: 8–7 (home: 7–3; road: 1–4)
March: 10–5 (home: 6–2; road: 4–3)
April: 5–3 (home: 3–1; road: 2–2)
1983–84 schedule
Playoffs [ edit ] 1984 playoff game log Eastern Conference First Round: 3–2 (home: 0–2; road: 3–0)
Eastern Conference semifinals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 29, 1984 @ Milwaukee W 106–100 Darryl Dawkins (32) Buck Williams (17) Micheal Ray Richardson (8) MECCA Arena 11,052 1–0 2 May 1, 1984 @ Milwaukee L 94–98 Buck Williams (21) Buck Williams (18) Williams , Richardson (5) MECCA Arena 11,052 1–1 3 May 3, 1984 Milwaukee L 93–100 Darryl Dawkins (31) Buck Williams (14) Richardson , Cook (6) Brendan Byrne Arena 15,868 1–2 4 May 5, 1984 Milwaukee W 106–99 Micheal Ray Richardson (24) Buck Williams (10) Otis Birdsong (7) Brendan Byrne Arena 14,623 2–2 5 May 8, 1984 @ Milwaukee L 82–94 Darryl Dawkins (20) Williams , Dawkins (8) Micheal Ray Richardson (6) MECCA Arena 11,052 2–3 6 May 10, 1984 Milwaukee L 97–98 Darryl Dawkins (29) Buck Williams (12) Micheal Ray Richardson (9) Brendan Byrne Arena 15,283 2–4
1984 schedule
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