1983–84 Utah Jazz season

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1983–84 Utah Jazz season
Division champions
Head coachFrank Layden
General managerFrank Layden
Owner(s)Sam Battistone
Arena
Results
Record45–37 (.549)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Midwest)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(Lost to Suns 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKSL-TV
RadioKSL
< 1982–83 1984–85 >

The 1983–84 NBA season was the Jazz's tenth season in the NBA and its 4th in Utah. The Jazz averaged 115.0 points per game (ranked 5th in NBA) while allowing an average of 113.8 points per game (ranked 20th in NBA).[1] It was their first playoff appearance in franchise history.

The Jazz played a number of home games (11 in total) at the then-newly built Thomas & Mack Center in the Las Vegas Valley, in an attempt to drum up regional support. In one of those games, Los Angeles Lakers center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored the points that would make him the NBA's all-time leading scorer.

As a result of the Las Vegas experiment, Jazz games were broadcast in the Las Vegas area for this season (seen above).

Draft picks[]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 7 Thurl Bailey  United States PF/C North Carolina State
3 54 Bob Hansen  United States Iowa
4 76  United States Texas Christian
5 100  United States Oklahoma State

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Roster[]

Utah Jazz roster
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Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
SF 11 Anderson, J. J. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1960–09–23 Bradley
PF 41 Bailey, Thurl 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1961–04–07 North Carolina State
PF 33 Boswell, Tom 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1953–10–02 South Carolina
SF 4 Dantley, Adrian 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1955–02–28 Notre Dame
SF 22 Drew, John 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1954–09–30 Grander-Webb
C 53 Eaton, Mark 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1957–01–24 UCLA
PG 31 Eaves, Jerry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1959–02–08 Louisville
PG 14 Green, Ricky 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1954–08–18 Michigan
SG 35 Griffith, Darrell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1958–06–16 Louisville
SG 20 Hansen, Bob 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1961–01–18 Iowa
C 44 Kelley, Rich 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1953–03–23 Stanford
C 45 Wilkins, Jeff 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1955–03–09 Illinois State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: November 4, 1983

Regular season[]

  • April 5, 1984: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had a 12-foot shot over Mark Eaton to surpass Wilt Chamberlain as the NBA’s all-time leading scorer with 31,421 points.[3]

Season standings[]

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
# 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 SuperSonics 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



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: 31–10; Road: 14–27)
October: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 28 @ Denver L 125–139 McNichols Sports Arena 0–1
2 October 29 Los Angeles L 115–120 Salt Palace 0–2
November: 9–7 (Home: 6–1; Road: 3–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 November 3 Golden State W 129–112 Salt Palace 1–2
4 November 5 San Antonio W 124–118 Salt Palace 2–2
5 November 9 @ San Antonio L 99–105 HemisFair Arena 2–3
6 November 10 @ Houston W 118–109 The Summit 3–3
7 November 12 Portland W 136–122 Salt Palace 4–3
8 November 13 @ Los Angeles L 118–124 The Forum 4–4
9 November 15 @ Portland L 112–114 Memorial Coliseum 4–5
10 November 16 Boston W 122–109 Salt Palace 5–5
11 November 18 @ Detroit L 120–128 Pontiac Silverdome 5–6
12 November 19 @ Washington L 113–126 Capital Centre 5–7
13 November 22 @ Los Angeles W 130–126 (OT) The Forum 6–7
14 November 23 Chicago L 117–128 Thomas & Mack Center 6–8
15 November 25 Denver W 126–124 Salt Palace 7–8
16 November 26 @ Kansas City L 116–117 Kemper Arena 7–9
17 November 29 Phoenix W 114–110 Thomas & Mack Center 8–9
18 November 30 @ San Diego W 117–115 San Diego Sports Arena 9–9
December: 11–2 (Home: 6–1; Road: 5–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
19 December 2 @ Phoenix W 116–113 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10–9
20 December 3 Kansas City W 112–107 Salt Palace 11–9
21 December 7 Portland W 116–111 Salt Palace 12–9
22 December 9 San Antonio L 117–126 Thomas & Mack Center 12–10
23 December 10 @ Houston W 128–121 The Summit 13–10
24 December 13 @ Cleveland W 107–105 Richfield Coliseum 14–10
25 December 15 Houston W 138–111 Salt Palace 15–10
26 December 17 Golden State W 127–111 Salt Palace 16–10
27 December 21 Indiana W 133–115 Salt Palace 17–10
28 December 23 Denver W 118–116 Salt Palace 18–10
29 December 27 @ Golden State W 111–102 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 19–10
30 December 28 @ Seattle W 113–105 Kingdome 20–10
31 December 30 @ Denver L 130–135 McNichols Sports Arena 20–11
January: 8–5 (Home: 6–1; Road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
32 January 3 @ San Antonio L 124–137 HemisFair Arena 21–11
33 January 4 Houston W 116–111 Thomas & Mack Center 22–11
34 January 6 Kansas City W 130–110 Salt Palace 22–12
35 January 10 Phoenix W 107–98 Salt Palace 23–12
36 January 11 @ Dallas L 102–117 Reunion Arena 23–13
37 January 13 @ San Diego W 122–119 San Diego Sports Arena 24–13
38 January 14 Washington W 121–96 Salt Palace 25–13
39 January 17 @ Atlanta L 106–112 The Omni 25–14
40 January 20 @ Dallas W 120–113 Reunion Arena 26–14
41 January 21 @ Houston L 105–115 The Summit 26–15
42 January 24 Dallas L 115–123 Thomas & Mack Center 26–16
43 January 26 New Jersey W 125–115 Salt Palace 27–16
44 January 31 Seattle W 98–94 (OT) Thomas & Mack Center 27–17
February: 6–10 (Home: 4–4; Road: 2–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
45 February 2 Phoenix W 116–95 Salt Palace 29–16
46 February 3 @ Los Angeles L 105–109 The Forum 29–17
47 February 4 Milwaukee W 116–102 Salt Palace 30–17
48 February 7 San Diego L 103–109 Thomas & Mack Center 30–18
49 February 10 New York L 111–121 Salt Palace 30–19
50 February 12 @ Portland W 114–112 Memorial Coliseum 31–19
51 February 14 Atlanta W 100–98 Salt Palace 32–19
52 February 16 @ Kansas City L 99–121 Kemper Arena 32–20
53 February 17 @ Milwaukee L 91–105 MECCA Arena 32–21
54 February 19 @ Indiana L 104–106 Market Square Arena 32–22
55 February 21 @ Chicago W 117–95 Chicago Stadium 33–22
56 February 23 San Antonio W 143–142 (2OT) Salt Palace 34–22
57 February 24 @ Seattle L 81–112 Kingdome 34–23
58 February 25 Dallas L 95–97 Salt Palace 34–24
59 February 28 @ Phoenix L 100–113 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 34–25
60 February 29 Philadelphia L 97–103 Salt Palace 34–26
March: 8–8 (Home: 6–1; Road: 2–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
61 March 2 Cleveland W 110–104 Salt Palace 35–26
62 March 3 @ Denver L 122–131 McNichols Sports Arena 35–27
63 March 5 @ New Jersey L 116–120 Brendan Byrne Arena 35–28
64 March 7 @ Boston L 106–117 Boston Garden 35–29
65 March 10 @ New York L 105–114 Madison Square Garden 35–30
66 March 11 @ Philadelphia L 97–120 The Spectrum 35–31
67 March 13 Portland W 124–119 Thomas & Mack Center 36–31
68 March 15 @ Golden State W 115–111 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 37–31
69 March 17 Dallas W 118–103 Salt Palace 38–31
70 March 19 Detroit W 143–125 Salt Palace 39–31
71 March 22 @ San Antonio L 126–129 HemisFair Arena 39–32
72 March 23 Golden State L 104–115 Thomas & Mack Center 39–33
73 March 25 @ Seattle W 121–98 Kingdome 40–33
74 March 27 Kansas City W 110–106 Salt Palace 41–33
75 March 29 Seattle W 106–96 Salt Palace 42–33
76 March 31 @ Kansas City L 103–105 Kemper Arena 42–34
April: 3–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
77 April 2 Houston W 111–100 Salt Palace 43–34
78 April 5 Los Angeles L 115–129 Thomas & Mack Center 43–35
79 April 7 @ Dallas L 100–109 Reunion Arena 43–36
80 April 10 Denver W 135–120 Thomas & Mack Center 44–36
81 April 12 San Diego W 113–94 Salt Palace 45–36
82 April 14 @ San Diego L 128–146 San Diego Sports Arena 45–37
1983–84 schedule

Playoffs[]

1984 playoff game log
First Round: 3–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 17 Denver W 123–121 Adrian Dantley (30) Adrian Dantley (9) Rickey Green (12) Salt Palace
10,255 		1–0
2 April 19 Denver L 116–132 Adrian Dantley (27) Dantley, Wilkins (6) Rickey Green (6) Salt Palace
12,413 		1–1
3 April 22 @ Denver L 117–121 Adrian Dantley (29) Thurl Bailey (11) Rickey Green (12) McNichols Sports Arena
14,681 		1–2
4 April 24 @ Denver W 129–124 Adrian Dantley (39) Adrian Dantley (8) Adrian Dantley (7) McNichols Sports Arena
16,108 		2–2
5 April 26 Denver W 127–111 Adrian Dantley (30) Adrian Dantley (12) Rickey Green (16) Salt Palace
12,731 		3–2
Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 29 Phoenix W 105–95 Adrian Dantley (36) Thurl Bailey (13) Rickey Green (16) Salt Palace
12,403 		1–0
2 May 2 Phoenix L 97–102 Adrian Dantley (26) Mark Eaton (9) Rickey Green (6) Salt Palace
12,689 		1–1
3 May 4 @ Phoenix L 94–106 Adrian Dantley (31) Mark Eaton (11) Rickey Green (4) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,660 		1–2
4 May 6 @ Phoenix L 110–111 (OT) Adrian Dantley (37) Mark Eaton (12) Darrell Griffith (8) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,660 		1–3
5 May 8 Phoenix W 118–106 Adrian Dantley (46) Mark Eaton (11) Rickey Green (14) Salt Palace
12,560 		2–3
6 May 10 @ Phoenix L 82–102 Adrian Dantley (23) Mark Eaton (10) Rickey Green (6) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,660 		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[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
J.J. Anderson
Thurl Bailey
Tom Boswell
Adrian Dantley
John Drew
Mark Eaton
Jerry Eaves
Rickey Green
Darrell Griffith
Bob Hansen
Rich Kelley
Jeff Wilkins

Playoffs[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
J.J. Anderson
Thurl Bailey
Tom Boswell
Adrian Dantley
John Drew
Mark Eaton
Jerry Eaves
Rickey Green
Darrell Griffith
Bob Hansen
Rich Kelley
Jeff Wilkins

Awards and honors[]

Transactions[]

References[]

  1. ^ "1983-84 Utah Jazz Roster and Stats".
  2. ^ "1983 NBA Draft".
  3. ^ Numbelivable!, p.160, Michael X. Ferraro and John Veneziano, Triumph Books, Chicago, Illinois, 2007, ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0
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