1983–84 Utah Jazz season explained

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 made 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

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalitySchool/Club Team
17Thurl BaileyPF/CNorth Carolina State
354Bob HansenIowa
476Doug ArnoldTexas Christian
5100Matt ClarkOklahoma State
[2]

Regular season

Record vs. opponents

1983-84 NBA Records
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Atlanta0–5 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
Boston5–0 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
Chicago2–4 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
Cleveland3–3 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
Dallas1–1 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
Denver2–0 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
Detroit4–2 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 State1–1 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
Houston1–1 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
Indiana2–4 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 City2–0 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 Angeles2–0 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
Milwaukee3–3 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 Jersey3–3 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 York1–4 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
Philadelphia1–5 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
Phoenix1–1 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
Portland2–0 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 Antonio1–1 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 Diego1–1 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
Seattle1–1 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
Utah1–1 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
Washington2–4 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

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 1| October 28| @ Denver| L 125–139| Dantley (40)| Dantley (9)| Green (11)| McNichols Sports Arena
10,439| 0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2| October 29| Los Angeles| L 115–120| Dantley (24)| Dantley (10)| Dantley,
Griffith (5)| Salt Palace Acord Arena
10,608| 0–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 3| November 3| Golden State| W 129–112|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 1–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 4| November 5| San Antonio| W 124–118|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 2–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 5| November 9| @ San Antonio| L 99–105|||| HemisFair Arena| 2–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 6| November 10| @ Houston| W 118–109|||| The Summit| 3–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 7| November 12| Portland| W 136–122| Dantley (34)| Bailey,
Griffith,
Kelley (6)| Green (13)| Salt Palace Acord Arena
7,572| 4–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 8| November 13| @ Los Angeles| L 118–124| Dantley (36)| Dantley (12)| Dantley (7)| The Forum
12,039| 4–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 9| November 15| @ Portland| L 112–114| Drew (31)| Kelley (8)| Eaves,
Green (5)| Memorial Coliseum
12,656| 4–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 10| November 16| Boston| W 122–109| Drew (29)| Eaton (12)| Green (6)| Salt Palace Acord Arena
12,743| 5–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 11| November 18| @ Detroit| L 120–128| Dantley (34)| Drew (9)| Green (14)| Pontiac Silverdome
7,080| 5–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 12| November 19| @ Washington| L 113–126| Dantley,
Griffith (18)| Eaton (7)| Eaton (5)| Capital Centre
7,603| 5–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 13| November 22| @ Los Angeles| W 130–126 (OT)| Dantley (32)| Dantley (10)| Green (15)| The Forum
12,553| 6–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 14| November 23| Chicago
| L 117–128|||| Thomas & Mack Center| 6–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 15| November 25| Denver| W 126–124| Dantley (47)| Bailey (10)| Green (15)| Salt Palace Acord Arena
8,759| 7–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 16| November 26| @ Kansas City| L 116–117| Dantley (30)| Eaton (9)| Green (8)| Kemper Arena
7,424| 7–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 17| November 29| Phoenix
| W 114–110| Dantley,
Griffith (24)| Bailey,
Drew (8)| Green (13)| Thomas & Mack Center
7,143| 8–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 18| November 30| @ San Diego| W 117–115|||| San Diego Sports Arena| 9–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 19| December 2| @ Phoenix| W 116–113| Dantley (32)| Bailey (7)| Bailey,
Green (9)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
10,295| 10–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 20| December 3| Kansas City| W 112–107| Dantley (31)| Kelley (12)| Green (9)| Salt Palace Acord Arena
8,314| 11–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 21| December 7| Portland| W 116–111| Dantley (32)| Wilkins (11)| Green (9)| Salt Palace Acord Arena
7,562| 12–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 22| December 9| San Antonio
| L 117–126|||| Thomas & Mack Center| 12–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 23| December 10| @ Houston| W 128–121|||| The Summit| 13–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 24| December 13| @ Cleveland| W 107–105|||| Richfield Coliseum| 14–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 25| December 15| Houston| W 138–111|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 15–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 26| December 17| Golden State| W 127–111|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 16–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 27| December 21| Indiana| W 133–115|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 17–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 28| December 23| Denver| W 118–116| Dantley (27)| Wilkins (13)| Green (9)| Salt Palace Acord Arena
7,599| 18–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 29| December 27| @ Golden State| W 111–102|||| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena| 19–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 30| December 28| @ Seattle| W 113–105| Dantley (33)| Wilkins (9)| Green (7)| Kingdome
12,831| 20–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 31| December 30| @ Denver| L 130–135| Dantley (32)| Dantley,
Eaton (5)| Green (9)| McNichols Sports Arena
11,882| 20–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 32| January 3| @ San Antonio| L 124–137|||| HemisFair Arena| 21–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 33| January 4| Houston
| W 116–111|||| Thomas & Mack Center| 22–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 34| January 6| Kansas City| W 130–110| Dantley (30)| Bailey (14)| Green (14)| Salt Palace Acord Arena
10,898| 22–12|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 35| January 10| Phoenix| W 107–98| Griffith (22)| Bailey (9)| Dantley,
Green (8)| Salt Palace Acord Arena
10,720| 23–12|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 36| January 11| @ Dallas| L 102–117| Dantley (22)| Eaton (13)| Green (9)| Reunion Arena
12,308| 23–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 37| January 13| @ San Diego| W 122–119|||| San Diego Sports Arena| 24–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 38| January 14| Washington| W 121–96| Dantley (44)| Kelley (12)| Green (14)| Salt Palace Acord Arena
11,910| 25–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 39| January 17| @ Atlanta| L 106–112| Griffith (30)| Wilkins (7)| Green (10)| The Omni
6,419| 25–14|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 40| January 20| @ Dallas| W 120–113| Dantley (46)| Bailey (12)| Green (17)| Reunion Arena
16,918| 26–14|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 41| January 21| @ Houston| L 105–115|||| The Summit| 26–15|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 42| January 24| Dallas
| L 115–123| Griffith (28)| Kelley (11)| Green (10)| Thomas & Mack Center
7,752| 26–16|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 43| January 26| New Jersey| W 125–115| Dantley (39)| Kelley (16)| Green (12)| Salt Palace Acord Arena
10,166| 27–16|- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break|- style="background:#cfc;"|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 44| January 31| Seattle
| W 98–94 (OT)| Dantley (34)| Kelley (11)| Green (7)| Thomas & Mack Center
7,148| 28–16|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 45| February 2| Phoenix| W 116–95| Dantley (35)| Kelley (14)| Green (11)| Salt Palace Acord Arena
8,892| 29–16|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 46| February 3| @ Los Angeles| L 105–109| Dantley (34)| Green (8)| Green (6)| The Forum
17,505| 29–17|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 47| February 4| Milwaukee| W 116–102| Dantley (36)| Eaton (10)| Green (13)| Salt Palace Acord Arena
12,690| 30–17|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 48| February 7| San Diego
| L 103–109|||| Thomas & Mack Center| 30–18|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 49| February 10| New York| L 111–121| Dantley (39)| Dantley,
Kelley (9)| Green (12)| Salt Palace Acord Arena
11,543| 30–19|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 50| February 12| @ Portland| W 114–112| Drew (23)| Eaton (12)| Green (6)| Memorial Coliseum
12,656| 31–19|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 51| February 14| Atlanta| W 100–98| Dantley (28)| Wilkins (8)| Green (20)| Salt Palace Acord Arena
9,641| 32–19|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 52| February 16| @ Kansas City| L 99–121| Dantley (26)| Griffith,
Wilkins (12)| Green (5)| Kemper Arena
5,443| 32–20|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 53| February 17| @ Milwaukee| L 91–105| Dantley (26)| Eaton (16)| Green (13)| MECCA Arena
11,052| 32–21|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 54| February 19| @ Indiana| L 104–106|||| Market Square Arena| 32–22|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 55| February 21| @ Chicago| W 117–95|||| Chicago Stadium| 33–22|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 56| February 23| San Antonio| W 143–142 (2OT)|||| Salt Palace ACord Arena| 34–22|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 57| February 24| @ Seattle| L 81–112| Dantley,
Drew (16)| Eaton (13)| Griffith,
Hansen (5)| Kingdome
12,167| 34–23|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 58| February 25| Dallas| L 95–97| Dantley (36)| Kelley (16)| Kelley (9)| Salt Palace Acord Arena
12,678| 34–24|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 59| February 28| @ Phoenix| L 100–113| Dantley (25)| Wilkins (6)| Griffith (7)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
10,899| 34–25|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 60| February 29| Philadelphia| L 97–103| Dantley (32)| Eaton (13)| Eaton (7)| Salt Palace Acord Arena
13,475| 34–26|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 61| March 2| Cleveland| W 110–104|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 35–26|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 62| March 3| @ Denver| L 122–131| Dantley (36)| Griffith (10)| Green (10)| McNichols Sports Arena
10,880| 35–27|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 63| March 5| @ New Jersey| L 116–120| Dantley (28)| Eaton (13)| Green (6)| Brendan Byrne Arena
10,060| 35–28|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 64| March 7| @ Boston| L 106–117| Drew (27)| Eaton (13)| Green (5)| Boston Garden
14,890| 35–29|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 65| March 10| @ New York| L 105–114| Dantley (32)| Eaton (8)| Green (10)| Madison Square Garden
13,208| 35–30|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 66| March 11| @ Philadelphia| L 97–120| Andersonn (15)| Bailey (13)| Eaves,
Kelley (6)| The Spectrum
15,101| 35–31|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 67| March 13| Portland
| W 124–119| Dantley (39)| Dantley (7)| Green (10)| Thomas & Mack Center
7,773| 36–31|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 68| March 15| @ Golden State| W 115–111|||| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena| 37–31|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 69| March 17| Dallas| W 118–103| Dantley (40)| Kelley (11)| Green (9)| Salt Palace Acord Arena
12,699| 38–31|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 70| March 19| Detroit| W 143–125| Dantley (43)| Bailey,
Kelley (8)| Green,
Griffith (10)| Salt Palace Acord Arena
12,698| 39–31|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 71| March 22| @ San Antonio| L 126–129|||| HemisFair Arena| 39–32|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 72| March 23| Golden State
| L 104–115|||| Thomas & Mack Center| 39–33|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 73| March 25| @ Seattle| W 121–98| Dantley (40)| Bailey,
Dantley (8)| Dantley (10)| Kingdome
11,574| 40–33|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 74| March 27| Kansas City| W 110–106| Dantley (31)| Bailey,
Eaton (10)| Green (10)| Salt Palace Acord Arena
9,110| 41–33|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 75| March 29| Seattle| W 106–96| Dantley (24)| Eaton (15)| Green (7)| Salt Palace Acord Arena
12,687| 42–33|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 76| March 31| @ Kansas City| L 103–105| Dantley (30)| Bailey,
Eaton (8)| Dantley (9)| Kemper Arena
13,546| 42–34|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 77| April 2| Houston| W 111–100|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 43–34|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 78| April 5| Los Angeles
| L 115–129| Drew (24)| Kelley,
Wilkins (6)| Green (10)| Thomas & Mack Center
18,389| 43–35|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 79| April 7| @ Dallas| L 100–109| Griffith (37)| Eaton (13)| Green (9)| Reunion Arena
17,007| 43–36|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 80| April 10| Denver
| W 135–120| Green (45)| Griffith (12)| Green (10)| Thomas & Mack Center
7,357| 44–36|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 81| April 12| San Diego| W 113–94|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 45–36|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 82| April 14| @ San Diego| L 128–146|||| San Diego Sports Arena| 45–37

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 1| April 17| Denver| W 123–121| Dantley (30)| Dantley (9)| Green (12)| Salt Palace Acord Arena
10,255| 1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2| April 19| Denver| L 116–132| Dantley (27)| Dantley,
Wilkins (6)| Green (6)| Salt Palace Acord Arena
12,413| 1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 3| April 22| @ Denver| L 117–121| Dantley (29)| Bailey (11)| Green (12)| McNichols Sports Arena
14,681| 1–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 4| April 24| @ Denver| W 129–124| Dantley (39)| Dantley (8)| Dantley (7)| McNichols Sports Arena
16,108| 2–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 5| April 26| Denver| W 127–111| Dantley (30)| Dantley (12)| Green (16)| Salt Palace Acord Arena
12,731| 3–2|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 1| April 29| Phoenix| W 105–95| Dantley (36)| Bailey (13)| Green (16)| Salt Palace Acord Arena
12,403| 1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2| May 2| Phoenix| L 97–102| Dantley (26)| Eaton (9)| Green (6)| Salt Palace Acord Arena
12,689| 1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 3| May 4| @ Phoenix| L 94–106| Dantley (31)| Eaton (11)| Green (4)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,660| 1–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 4| May 6| @ Phoenix| L 110–111 (OT)| Dantley (37)| Eaton (12)| Griffith (8)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,660| 1–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 5| May 8| Phoenix| W 118–106| Dantley (46)| Eaton (11)| Green (14)| Salt Palace Acord Arena
12,560| 2–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 6| May 10| @ Phoenix| L 82–102| Dantley (23)| Eaton (10)| Green (6)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,660| 2–4|-

Player statistics

Playoffs

Awards and honors

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1983-84 Utah Jazz Roster and Stats.
  2. Web site: 1983 NBA draft.
  3. Book: Numbelievable! . 160 . Michael X. . Ferraro . John . Veneziano . Triumph Books . Chicago . 2007 . 978-1-57243-990-0.