1983–84 Detroit Pistons season

1983–84 Detroit Pistons season
Head coach	Chuck Daly
General manager	Jack McCloskey
Owner(s)	William Davidson
Arena	Pontiac Silverdome
Results
Record	49–33 (.598)
Place	Division: 2nd (Central) Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East First Round (eliminated 2-3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1983-84 NBA season was the Pistons' 36th season in the NBA and 27th season in the city of Detroit.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	8	Antoine Carr	PF/C	United States	Wichita State
3	55	Erich Santifer		United States	Syracuse
4	78	Steve Bouchie		United States	Indiana
5	101	Ken Austin	PF	United States	Rice
6	124	Derek Perry		United States	Michigan State
7	147	Rob Gonzalez		United States	Colorado
8	170	George Wenzel		United States	Augustana (IL)
9	193	Marlow McLain		United States	Eastern Michigan
10	214	Ike Person		United States	Michigan

Roster

No.	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)	From
34	Ken Austin	SF	6-9	205	1961-07-15	Rice
54	Kent Benson	C	6-10	235	1954-12-27	Indiana
23	Earl Cureton	C	6-9	210	1957-09-03	Detroit Mercy
9	Lionel Hollins	PG	6-3	185	1953-10-19	Arizona State
15	Vinnie Johnson	SG	6-2	200	1956-09-01	Baylor
40	Bill Laimbeer	C	6-11	245	1957-05-19	Notre Dame
53	Cliff Levingston	PF	6-8	210	1961-01-04	Wichita State
25	John Long	SG	6-5	195	1956-08-28	Detroit Mercy
33	Walker Russell	PG	6-5	195	1960-10-21	Western Michigan
22	David Thirdkill	SF	6-7	195	1960-04-12	Bradley
11	Isiah Thomas	PG	6-1	180	1961-04-30	Indiana
24	Ray Tolbert		6-9	225	1958-09-10	Indiana
7	Kelly Tripucka	SF	6-6	220	1959-02-16	Notre Dame
41	Terry Tyler	SF	6-7	215	1956-10-30	Detroit Mercy

Regular season

Season standings

Template:1983-84 NBA Central standings

#	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

Playoffs

East First Round

(4) Detroit Pistons vs. (5) New York Knicks: Knicks win series 3-2

• Game 1 @ Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac (April 17): New York 94, Detroit 93
• Game 2 @ Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac (April 19): Detroit 113, New York 105
• Game 3 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (April 22): New York 120, Detroit 113
• Game 4 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (April 25): Detroit 119, New York 112
• Game 5 @ Joe Louis Arena, Detroit (April 27): New York 127, Detroit 123 (OT)

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Pistons and Knicks.

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

Awards and records

• Isiah Thomas, All-NBA First Team

References

1. 1983-84 Detroit Pistons

See also

• 1983-84 NBA season