1983–84 New Jersey Nets season

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1983–84 New Jersey Nets season
Head coachStan Albeck
ArenaBrendan Byrne Arena
Results
Record45–37 (.549)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Atlantic)
Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference Semi-finals
(Lost to Bucks 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
< 1982–83 1984–85 >

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[]

Main article: 1983 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 44 Horace Owens  United States Rhode Island
3 59 Bruce Kuczenski PF/C  United States Connecticut
4 87  United States Bradley
5 110  United States Texas A&M
6 133  United States New Orleans
7 156 Keith Bennett  United States Sacred Heart
8 179  United States Duquesne
9 201 Kevin Black  United States Rutgers
10 222  United States Princeton

Roster[]

New Jersey Nets roster
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Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
SG 10 United States Birdsong, Otis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Houston
PG 12 United States Cook, Darwin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Portland
C 53 United States Dawkins, Darryl 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 251 lb (114 kg) Maynard Evans (HS)
C 42 United States Gminski, Mike 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Duke
F 33 United States Johnson, Reggie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Tennessee
SF 55 United States King, Albert 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Maryland
SF 31 United States O'Koren, Mike 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 207 lb (94 kg) North Carolina
PG 14 United States Ransey, Kelvin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Ohio State
PG 20 United States Richardson, Michael Ray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Montana
PG 1 United States Walker, Foots 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) West Georgia
PF 52 United States Williams, Buck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Maryland
SF 34 United States Willoughby, Bill 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Dwight Morrow (HS)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

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
# 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
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents[]

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[]

Regular season[]

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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
15 November 30 New York L 104–113 Brendan Byrne Arena 8–7
December: 6–10 (Home: 4–2; Road: 2–8)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
28 December 25 @ New York L 110–112 (OT) Madison Square Garden 13–15
January: 8–5 (Home: 4–2; Road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
40 January 17 @ New York W 121–115 Madison Square Garden 20–20
February: 8–7 (Home: 7–3; Road: 1–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
55 February 18 @ New York L 102–112 Madison Square Garden 26–29
58 February 25 New York W 117–104 Brendan Byrne Arena 29–29
March: 10–5 (Home: 6–2; Road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
71 March 25 New York W 107–94 Brendan Byrne Arena 39–32
April: 5–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1983–84 schedule

Playoffs[]

1984 playoff game log
First round: 3–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 3–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 18 @ Philadelphia W 116–101 Buck Williams (25) Buck Williams (16) Micheal Ray Richardson (9) Spectrum
12,511 		1–0
2 April 20 @ Philadelphia W 116–102 Micheal Ray Richardson (32) Buck Williams (9) Micheal Ray Richardson (9) Spectrum
14,025 		2–0
3 April 22 Philadelphia L 100–108 Buck Williams (21) Buck Williams (17) Micheal Ray Richardson (11) Brendan Byrne Arena
12,399 		2–1
4 April 24 Philadelphia L 102–110 Albert King (20) Buck Williams (18) Micheal Ray Richardson (9) Brendan Byrne Arena
20,149 		2–2
5 April 26 @ Philadelphia W 101–98 Richardson, Birdsong (24) Buck Williams (16) Richardson, Birdsong (6) Spectrum
17,921 		3–2
Conference Semi-finals: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 29 @ Milwaukee W 106–100 Darryl Dawkins (32) Buck Williams (17) Micheal Ray Richardson (8) MECCA Arena
11,052 		1–0
2 May 1 @ Milwaukee L 94–98 Buck Williams (21) Buck Williams (18) Williams, Richardson (5) MECCA Arena
11,052 		1–1
3 May 3 Milwaukee L 93–100 Darryl Dawkins (31) Buck Williams (14) Richardson, Cook (6) Brendan Byrne Arena
15,868 		1–2
4 May 5 Milwaukee W 106–99 Micheal Ray Richardson (24) Buck Williams (10) Otis Birdsong (7) Brendan Byrne Arena
14,623 		2–2
5 May 8 @ Milwaukee L 82–94 Darryl Dawkins (20) Williams, Dawkins (8) Micheal Ray Richardson (6) MECCA Arena
11,052 		2–3
6 May 10 Milwaukee L 97–98 Darryl Dawkins (29) Buck Williams (12) Micheal Ray Richardson (9) Brendan Byrne Arena
15,283 		2–4
1984 schedule

Player statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season[]

Playoffs[]

Awards and records[]

Transactions[]

References[]

  1. ^ 1983-84 New Jersey Nets

See also[]

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