The 1983–84 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' eighth season in the NBA,[1] and saw the franchise win its first NBA playoff series, although this would remain the Nets' only playoff series win until 2002.
See main article: article and 1983 NBA draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 44 | Rhode Island | ||||
| 3 | 59 | PF/C | Connecticut | |||
| 4 | 87 | Bradley | ||||
| 5 | 110 | Texas A&M | ||||
| 6 | 133 | New Orleans | ||||
| 7 | 156 | Sacred Heart | ||||
| 8 | 179 | Duquesne | ||||
| 9 | 201 | Kevin Black | Rutgers | |||
| 10 | 222 | Princeton |
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot
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| width=100 | 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 | — | |
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 7| November 11, 1983| Milwaukee| W 107–103|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 5–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 10| November 17, 1983| @ Dallas| L 113–115|||| Reunion Arena| 6–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 12| November 23, 1983| @ Phoenix| W 110–108|||| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum| 7–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 13| November 25, 1983| @ Los Angeles| L 123–147|||| The Forum| 7–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 15| November 30, 1983| New York| L 104–113|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 8–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 16| December 2, 1983| @ Milwaukee| L 107–122|||| MECCA Arena| 8–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 26| December 22, 1983| Dallas| W 101–98|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 13–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 27| December 23, 1983| @ Boston| L 113–125|||| Boston Garden| 13–14|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 28| December 25, 1983| @ New York| L 110–112 (OT)|||| Madison Square Garden| 13–15|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 30| December 28, 1983| Milwaukee| L 85–89|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 13–17|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 32| January 3, 1984| Boston| L 103–105|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 14–18|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 40| January 17, 1984| @ New York| W 121–115|||| Madison Square Garden| 20–20|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 44| January 26, 1984| @ Utah| L 115–125|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 22–22|- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break|- style="background:#cfc;"|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 48| February 6, 1984| Boston| W 115–112|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 25–23|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 55| February 18, 1984| @ New York| L 102–112|||| Madison Square Garden| 26–29|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 58| February 25, 1984| New York| W 117–104|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 29–29|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 59| February 29, 1984| Los Angeles| W 102–92|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 30–29|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 61| March 5, 1984| Utah| W 120–116|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 32–29|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 62| March 7, 1984| @ Milwaukee| W 106–100|||| MECCA Arena| 33–29|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 65| March 14, 1984| Phoenix| W 108–102|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 35–30|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 69| March 21, 1984| Milwaukee| L 95–102|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 37–32|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 70| March 23, 1984| @ Boston| W 101–97|||| Boston Garden| 38–32|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 71| March 25, 1984| New York| W 107–94|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 39–32|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 74| March 31, 1984| Boston| L 98–107|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 40–34|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 75| April 3, 1984| @ Milwaukee| L 92–109|||| MECCA Arena| 40–35|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 82| April 15, 1984| @ Boston| L 111–118|||| Boston Garden| 45–37
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 1| April 18| @ Philadelphia| W 116–101| Buck Williams (25)| Buck Williams (16)| Micheal Ray Richardson (9)| Spectrum
12,511| 1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 2| April 20| @ Philadelphia| W 116–102| Micheal Ray Richardson (32)| Buck Williams (9)| Micheal Ray Richardson (9)| Spectrum
14,025| 2–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 3| April 22| Philadelphia| L 100–108| Buck Williams (21)| Buck Williams (17)| Micheal Ray Richardson (11)| Brendan Byrne Arena
12,399| 2–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 4| April 24| Philadelphia| L 102–110| Albert King (20)| Buck Williams (18)| Micheal Ray Richardson (9)| Brendan Byrne Arena
20,149| 2–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 5| April 26| @ Philadelphia| W 101–98| Richardson, Birdsong (24)| Buck Williams (16)| Richardson, Birdsong (6)| Spectrum
17,921| 3–2|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 1| April 29, 1984| @ Milwaukee| W 106–100| Darryl Dawkins (32)| Buck Williams (17)| Micheal Ray Richardson (8)| MECCA Arena
11,052| 1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2| May 1, 1984| @ Milwaukee| L 94–98| Buck Williams (21)| Buck Williams (18)| Williams, Richardson (5)| MECCA Arena
11,052| 1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 3| May 3, 1984| Milwaukee| L 93–100| Darryl Dawkins (31)| Buck Williams (14)| Richardson, Cook (6)| Brendan Byrne Arena
15,868| 1–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 4| May 5, 1984| Milwaukee| W 106–99| Micheal Ray Richardson (24)| Buck Williams (10)| Otis Birdsong (7)| Brendan Byrne Arena
14,623| 2–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 5| May 8, 1984| @ Milwaukee| L 82–94| Darryl Dawkins (20)| Williams, Dawkins (8)| Micheal Ray Richardson (6)| MECCA Arena
11,052| 2–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 6| May 10, 1984| Milwaukee| L 97–98| Darryl Dawkins (29)| Buck Williams (12)| Micheal Ray Richardson (9)| Brendan Byrne Arena
15,283| 2–4|-