1983–84 Los Angeles Lakers season



















1983–84 Los Angeles Lakers season
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachPat Riley
Owner(s)Jerry Buss
ArenaThe Forum
Results
Record54–28 (.659)
Place
Division: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish
NBA Finals
(Lost to Celtics 3–4)


Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKHJ
RadioAM 570 KLAC


< 1982–83 1984–85 >

The 1983–84 season for the Los Angeles Lakers saw them lose in the 1984 NBA Finals against Larry Bird's Boston Celtics in seven well-fought games. The Lakers were coming off of an NBA Finals loss to the Julius Erving and Moses Malone led Philadelphia 76ers, in which they were swept in four games. The Los Angeles Lakers, powered by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (who broke the NBA's all-time total points record) and Magic Johnson with his 13.1 assists per game (tops in '84), ended up winning 54 games in the 1983–84 NBA season. On April 5, 1984, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had a 12-foot shot over Mark Eaton of the Utah Jazz 1 to surpass Wilt Chamberlain as the NBA's all-time leading scorer with 31,421 points.[1]


In the playoffs, the Lakers defeated the Kansas City Kings in the first round, Dallas Mavericks in the second, and the Phoenix Suns in the 1984 Western Conference Finals in order to advance to what is called the "greatest NBA Finals in history", against Larry Bird's formidable, 62–20 Boston Celtics. The Lakers' early step on the green team in the Championship caused Bird to label teammates "sissies". The words inspired the Celtics, and shot down the Lakers, and the C's won game 7 111–102, a Laker heartbreaker, and still, arguably, the most memorable Finals of the 1980s.




Contents





  • 1 Draft picks


  • 2 Roster


  • 3 Regular season

    • 3.1 Season standings


    • 3.2 Record vs. opponents


    • 3.3 Game log



  • 4 Playoffs

    • 4.1 West First Round


    • 4.2 West Conference Semifinals


    • 4.3 West Conference Finals



  • 5 NBA Finals


  • 6 Player statistics

    • 6.1 Season


    • 6.2 Playoffs



  • 7 Awards and records


  • 8 Transactions


  • 9 References




Draft picks









Round
Pick
Player
Position
Nationality
College


Roster






1983–84 Los Angeles Lakers roster
PlayersCoaches










































































































Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From

C

7001330000000000000♠33

Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem

7000218440000000000♠7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1947-04-16

UCLA

G

7001210000000000000♠21

Cooper, Michael

7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1956-04-15

New Mexico

F

5000000000000000000♠0

Garrett, Calvin

7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1956-07-11
Oral Roberts

G

7001320000000000000♠32

Johnson, Magic

7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1959-08-14

Michigan State

G

7001150000000000000♠15

Jordan, Eddie

7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1955-01-29

Rutgers

F

7001250000000000000♠25

Kupchak, Mitch

7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1954-05-24

North Carolina

C

7001110000000000000♠11

McAdoo, Bob

7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1951-09-25

North Carolina

F

7001400000000000000♠40

McGee, Mike

7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1959-07-29

Michigan

C

7001410000000000000♠41

Nater, Swen

7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1950-01-14

UCLA

F

7001310000000000000♠31

Rambis, Kurt

7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
213 lb (97 kg)
1958-02-25

Santa Clara

G

7000400000000000000♠4

Scott, Byron (R)

7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1961-03-28

Arizona State

F

7001350000000000000♠35

Spriggs, Larry

7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1959-09-08

Howard

F

7001520000000000000♠52

Wilkes, Jamaal

7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1953-05-02

UCLA

F

7001420000000000000♠42

Worthy, James

7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1961-02-27

North Carolina

Head coach

Pat Riley



Legend

  • (C) Team captain


  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick


  • (FA) Free agent


  • (S) Suspended


  • Injured Injured



Roster
Last transaction: 2013-07-30



Regular season



Season standings



























































Pacific Division

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


















































































#

Western Conference
Team

W

L

PCT

GB
1

c-Los Angeles Lakers
5428.659
2

y-Utah Jazz
4537.5499
3

x-Portland Trail Blazers
4834.5856
4

x-Dallas Mavericks
4339.52411
5

x-Seattle SuperSonics
4240.51212
6

x-Phoenix Suns
4141.50013
7

x-Denver Nuggets
3844.46316
8

x-Kansas City Kings
3844.46316

9
San Antonio Spurs3745.45117
9
Golden State Warriors3745.45117
11
San Diego Clippers3052.36624
12
Houston Rockets2953.35425




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
0–54–23–31–10–22–41–11–14–20–20–23–33–34–15–11–10–21–11–11–11–14–2

Boston
5–05–06–02–02–04–22–01–15–12–00–25–14–23–32–42–02–02–01–12–01–14–2

Chicago
2–40–52–41–10–21–52–00–23–31–10–22–42–42–42–31–12–00–21–10–21–12–4

Cleveland
3–30–64–21–10–21–51–11–12–40–20–21–52–31–52–41–11–11–11–11–10–24–1

Dallas
1–10–21–11–14–20–24–14–22–03–33–20–21–10–21–13–22–34–24–11–44–20–2

Denver
2–00–22–02–02–41–12–34–20–24–21–41–11–11–11–12–31–43–33–22–33–30–2

Detroit
4–22–45–15–12–01–11–11–14–21–11–13–21–44–23–32–01–11–12–01–11–13–3

Golden State
1–10–20–21–11–43–21–12–32–04–13–30–21–11–11–11–52–43–23–34–21–42–0

Houston
1–11–12–01–12–42–41–13–21–12–41–41–10–20–20–22–31–42–42–33–21–50–2

Indiana
2–41–53–34–20–22–02–40–21–10–21–11–51–52–40–51–11–10–21–11–11–11–4

Kansas City
2–00–21–12–03–32–41–11–44–22–00–50–22–00–20–22–32–35–13–21–43–32–0
Los Angeles
2–02–02–02–02–34–11–13–34–11–15–02–01–10–21–13–35–12–34–23–34–11–1

Milwaukee
3–31–54–25–12–01–12–32–01–15–12–00–24–24–12–42–01–11–11–11–11–15–1

New Jersey
3–32–44–23–21–11–14–11–12–05–10–21–12–43–33–32–00–20–22–01–11–14–2

New York
1–43–34–15–12–01–12–41–12–04–22–02–01–43–32–41–10–22–02–01–12–04–2

Philadelphia
1–54–23–24–21–11–13–31–12–05–02–01–14–23–34–21–11–12–02–01–12–04–2

Phoenix
1–10–21–11–12–33–20–25–13–21–13–23–30–20–21–11–12–45–04–22–41–42–0

Portland
2–00–20–21–13–24–11–14–24–11–13–21–51–12–02–01–14–24–14–24–21–41–1

San Antonio
1–10–22–01–12–43–31–12–34–22–01–53–21–12–00–20–20–51–44–12–34–21–1

San Diego
1–11–11–11–11–42–30–23–33–21–12–32–41–10–20–20–22–42–41–43–32–31–1

Seattle
1–10–22–01–14–13–21–12–42–31–14–13–31–11–11–11–14–22–43–23–31–41–1

Utah
1–11–11–12–02–43–31–14–15–11–13–31–41–11–10–20–24–14–12–43–24–11–1

Washington
2–42–44–21–42–02–03–30–22–04–10–21–11–52–42–42–40–21–11–11–11–11–1


Game log



Playoffs



West First Round


(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (8) Kansas City Kings: Lakers win series 3–0



  • Game 1 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (April 18): Los Angeles 116, Kansas City 105


  • Game 2 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (April 20): Los Angeles 109, Kansas City 102


  • Game 3 @ Kemper Arena, Kansas City (April 22): Los Angeles 108, Kansas City 102

Last Playoff Meeting: 1955 Western Division Semifinals (Lakers won 2–1; Lakers were in Minneapolis, Kings were in Rochester, New York as the Royals)



West Conference Semifinals


(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (4) Dallas Mavericks: Lakers win series 4–1



  • Game 1 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (April 28): Los Angeles 134, Dallas 91


  • Game 2 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (May 1): Los Angeles 117, Dallas 101


  • Game 3 @ Reunion Arena, Dallas (May 4): Dallas 125, Los Angeles 115


  • Game 4 @ Reunion Arena, Dallas (May 6)*: Los Angeles 122, Dallas 115 (OT)


  • Game 5 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (May 8): Los Angeles 115, Dallas 99

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Lakers and Mavericks.



West Conference Finals


(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (6) Phoenix Suns: Lakers win series 4–2



  • Game 1 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (May 12): Los Angeles 110, Phoenix 94


  • Game 2 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (May 15): Los Angeles 118, Phoenix 102


  • Game 3 @ Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix (May 18): Phoenix 135, Los Angeles 127 (OT)


  • Game 4 @ Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix (May 20): Los Angeles 126, Phoenix 115


  • Game 5 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (May 23): Phoenix 126, Los Angeles 121


  • Game 6 @ Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix (May 25): Los Angeles 99, Phoenix 97

Last Playoff Meeting: 1982 Western Conference Semifinals (Los Angeles won 4–0)



NBA Finals











































GameHome teamScoreRoad TeamSeries
Game 1Boston Celtics109–115
Los Angeles LakersLA 1–0
Game 2Boston Celtics
124–121*
Los Angeles LakersTIED 1–1
Game 3Los Angeles Lakers
137–104
Boston CelticsLA 2–1
Game 4Los Angeles Lakers125–129*Boston CelticsTIED 2–2
Game 5Boston Celtics
121–103
Los Angeles LakersBOS 3–2
Game 6Los Angeles Lakers
119–108
Boston CelticsTIED 3–3
Game 7Boston Celtics
111–102
Los Angeles LakersBOS 4–3

*overtime


Boston beats Los Angeles 4–3



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



  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, All-NBA First Team


  • Magic Johnson, All-NBA First Team


  • Michael Cooper, NBA All-Defensive First Team


  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA All-Defensive Second Team


  • Byron Scott, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team


Transactions



References




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