1983–84 Utah Jazz season

1983–84 Utah Jazz season
Division Champions
Head coach	Frank Layden
Arena	Salt Palace Thomas & Mack Center
Results
Record	45–37 (.549)
Place	Division: 1st (Midwest) Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish	West Semifinals (eliminated 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KUTV, KLAS
Radio	KSOP-AM and FM, KLAV

The 1983-84 NBA season was the Jazz's 9th 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]

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	Doug Arnold	United States		Texas Christian
5	100	Matt Clark	United States		Oklahoma State

^[2]

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

Playoffs

West First Round

(2) Utah Jazz vs. (7) Denver Nuggets: Jazz win series 3-2

• Game 1 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (April 17): Utah 123, Denver 121
• Game 2 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (April 19): Denver 132, Utah 116
• Game 3 @ McNichols Sports Arena, Denver (April 22): Denver 121, Utah 117
• Game 4 @ McNichols Sports Arena, Denver (April 24): Utah 129, Denver 124
• Game 5 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (April 26): Utah 127, Denver 111

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Jazz and Nuggets.

West Conference Semifinals

(2) Utah Jazz vs. (6) Phoenix Suns: Suns win series 4-2

• Game 1 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (April 29): Utah 105, Phoenix 95
• Game 2 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (May 2): Phoenix 102, Utah 97
• Game 3 @ Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix (May 4): Phoenix 106, Utah 94
• Game 4 @ Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix (May 6): Phoenix 111, Utah 110 (OT)
• Game 5 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (May 8): Utah 118, Phoenix 106
• Game 6 @ Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix (May 10): Phoenix 102, Utah 82

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Jazz and Suns.

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

• Frank Layden, NBA Coach of the Year Award
• Adrian Dantley, All-NBA Second Team
• Thurl Bailey, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
• Adrian Dantley, NBA leader, Points per game

References

1. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/UTA/1984.html
2. http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1983.html
3. Numbelivable!, p.160, Michael X. Ferraro and John Veneziano, Triumph Books, Chicago, Illinois, 2007, ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0

• Jazz on Basketball Reference