# NBA 1983/84

Die NBA-Saison 1983/84 war die 38. Spielzeit der National Basketball Association. Die reguläre Saison begann am 28. Oktober 1983 und endete am 15. April 1984. Darauf folgten die NBA-Playoffs am 17. April 1984, die Anfang Juni mit den NBA Finals endeten. Die Meisterschaft konnten sich die Boston Celtics mit einem 4:3 in der Serie gegen die Los Angeles Lakers sichern.

## Draft

Der NBA-Draft 1983 fand am 28. Juni 1983 in New York City statt. An erster Position wurde Ralph Sampson von den Houston Rockets gewählt.

## All-Star Game

Das All-Star Game 1984 wurde am 29. Januar 1984 in der McNichols Sports Arena in Denver ausgetragen. Der Osten gewann mit 154 zu 145 nach Verlängerung. Zum MVP wurde Isiah Thomas gewählt.

## Endstände

S = Siege, N = Niederlagen, PCT = prozentualer Sieganteil, P = Rückstand auf Divisionsführenden
In Klammern sind die Platzierungen in den Setzlisten der jeweiligen Conference-Playoffs aufgeführt.
Eastern Conference :
| Atlantic Division ||||||
| # | Team | S | N | PCT | P |
| 1 | Boston Celtics (1) | 62 | 20 | .756 | - |
| 2 | Philadelphia 76ers (3) | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 |
| 3 | New York Knicks (5) | 47 | 35 | .573 | 15 |
| 4 | New Jersey Nets (6) | 45 | 37 | .549 | 17 |
| 5 | Washington Bullets(8) | 35 | 47 | .427 | 27 |
| Central Division ||||||
| # | Team | S | N | PCT | P |
| 1 | Milwaukee Bucks (2) | 50 | 32 | .610 | - |
| 2 | Detroit Pistons (4) | 49 | 33 | .598 | 1 |
| 3 | Atlanta Hawks (7) | 40 | 42 | .488 | 10 |
| 4 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 22 |
| 5 | Chicago Bulls | 27 | 55 | .329 | 23 |
| 6 | Indiana Pacers | 26 | 56 | .317 | 24 |
Western Conference :
| Midwest Division ||||||
| # | Team | S | N | PCT | P |
| 1 | Utah Jazz (2) | 45 | 37 | .549 | - |
| 2 | Dallas Mavericks (4) | 43 | 39 | .524 | 2 |
| 3 | Denver Nuggets (7) | 38 | 44 | .463 | 7 |
| 4 | Kansas City Kings (8) | 38 | 44 | .463 | 7 |
| 5 | San Antonio Spurs | 37 | 45 | .451 | 8 |
| 6 | Houston Rockets | 29 | 53 | .354 | 16 |
| Pacific Division ||||||
| # | Team | S | N | PCT | P |
| 1 | Los Angeles Lakers (1) | 54 | 28 | .659 | - |
| 2 | Portland Trail Blazers (3) | 48 | 34 | .585 | 6 |
| 3 | Seattle SuperSonics (5) | 42 | 40 | .512 | 12 |
| 4 | Phoenix Suns (6) | 41 | 41 | .500 | 13 |
| 5 | Golden State Warriors | 37 | 45 | .451 | 17 |
| 6 | San Diego Clippers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 24 |

## NBA-Auszeichnungen

* Most Valuable Player: Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
* Rookie of the Year: Ralph Sampson, Houston Rockets
* Defensive Player of the Year: Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee Bucks
* Sixth Man of the Year: Kevin McHale, Boston Celtics
* Coach of the Year: Frank Layden, Utah Jazz
* All-NBA First Team:
** F – Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
** F – Bernard King, New York Knicks
** C – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers
** G – Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
** G – Isiah Thomas, Detroit Pistons
* All-NBA Second Team:
** F – Adrian Dantley, Utah Jazz
** F – Julius Erving, Philadelphia 76ers
** C – Moses Malone, Philadelphia 76ers
** G – Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee Bucks
** G – Jim Paxson, Portland Trail Blazers
* All-NBA Rookie Team:
** Thurl Bailey, Utah Jazz
** Jeff Malone, Washington Bullets
** Ralph Sampson, Houston Rockets
** Byron Scott, Los Angeles Lakers
** Steve Stipanovich, Indiana Pacers
** Darrell Walker, New York Knicks
* NBA All-Defensive First Team:
** Maurice Cheeks, Philadelphia 76ers
** Michael Cooper, Los Angeles Lakers
** Bobby Jones, Philadelphia 76ers
** Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee Bucks
** Tree Rollins, Atlanta Hawks
* NBA All-Defensive Second Team:
** Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers
** Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
** T. R. Dunn, Denver Nuggets
** Dennis Johnson, Boston Celtics
** Dan Roundfield, Atlanta Hawks

## Playoffs

In der ersten Runde wurde im Best-of-Five-System gespielt, ab der zweiten Runde dann im Best-Of-Seven-System.
| Erste Runde | Erste Runde | Erste Runde | | | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | | | NBA Finals | NBA Finals | NBA Finals |
| 1 | Boston | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Washington | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Washington | 1 | | | 1 | Boston | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | New York | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Detroit | 2 | | | 5 | New York | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | New York | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | New York | 3 | | | | | | 1 | Boston | 4 | | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | 2 | Milwaukee | 1 | | | | | |
| 3 | Philadelphia | 2 | | | | | | | | 2 | Milwaukee | 1 | | | | | |
| 6 | New Jersey | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | New Jersey | 3 | | | 6 | New Jersey | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Milwaukee | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Milwaukee | 3 | | | 2 | Milwaukee | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Atlanta | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Atlanta | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | E1 | Boston | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | W1 | L. A. Lakers | 3 |
| 1 | L. A. Lakers | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | W1 | L. A. Lakers | 3 |
| 8 | Kansas City | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Kansas City | 0 | | | 1 | L. A. Lakers | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Dallas | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Dallas | 3 | | | 4 | Dallas | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Seattle | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Seattle | 2 | | | | | | 1 | L. A. Lakers | 4 | | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | 6 | Phoenix | 2 | | | | | |
| 3 | Portland | 2 | | | | | | | | 6 | Phoenix | 2 | | | | | |
| 6 | Phoenix | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Phoenix | 3 | | | 6 | Phoenix | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Utah | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Utah | 3 | | | 2 | Utah | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Denver | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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