# 1983–84 Seattle SuperSonics season

The 1983–84 NBA season was the SuperSonics' 17th season in the NBA.
In the playoffs, the SuperSonics lost to the Dallas Mavericks in five games in the First Round.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 16 | Jon Sundvold | SG | United States | Missouri |
| 2 | 36 | Scooter McCray | SF/SG | United States | Louisville |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Pacific Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Los Angeles Lakers | 54 | 28 | .659 | – | 28–13 | 26–15 | 18–12 |
| x-Portland Trail Blazers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 6 | 33–8 | 15–26 | 17–13 |
| x-Seattle SuperSonics | 42 | 40 | .512 | 12 | 32–9 | 10–31 | 14–16 |
| x-Phoenix Suns | 41 | 41 | .500 | 13 | 31–10 | 10–31 | 16–14 |
| Golden State Warriors | 37 | 45 | .451 | 17 | 27–14 | 10–31 | 13–17 |
| San Diego Clippers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 24 | 25–16 | 5–36 | 12–18 |
| # | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | c-Los Angeles Lakers | 54 | 28 | .659 | – |
| 2 | y-Utah Jazz | 45 | 37 | .549 | 9 |
| 3 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 6 |
| 4 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 11 |
| 5 | x-Seattle SuperSonics | 42 | 40 | .512 | 12 |
| 6 | x-Phoenix Suns | 41 | 41 | .500 | 13 |
| 7 | x-Denver Nuggets | 38 | 44 | .463 | 16 |
| 8 | x-Kansas City Kings | 38 | 44 | .463 | 16 |
| 9 | San Antonio Spurs | 37 | 45 | .451 | 17 |
| 10 | Golden State Warriors | 37 | 45 | .451 | 17 |
| 11 | San Diego Clippers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 24 |
| 12 | Houston Rockets | 29 | 53 | .354 | 25 |
    z – clinched division title
    y – clinched division title
    x – clinched playoff spot

### Record vs. opponents

1983-84 NBA Records :
| 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 | — |

### Game log

| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Sonics points | Opponents | Record | Streak | OT |
| 1 | October 28 | Golden State | Loss | 109 | 110 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | |
| 2 | October 30 | @ Kansas City | Win | 121 | 116 | 1-1 | Won 1 | |
| 3 | November 1 | @ Phoenix | Win | 103 | 93 | 2-1 | Won 2 | |
| 4 | November 2 | New York | Win | 125 | 119 | 3-1 | Won 3 | |
| 5 | November 4 | @ San Diego | Loss | 97 | 121 | 3-2 | Lost 1 | |
| 6 | November 6 | @ San Antonio | Loss | 115 | 132 | 3-3 | Lost 2 | |
| 7 | November 8 | Phoenix | Win | 123 | 116 | 4-3 | Won 1 | |
| 8 | November 9 | Cleveland | Win | 113 | 101 | 5-3 | Won 2 | |
| 9 | November 11 | Atlanta | Win | 104 | 93 | 6-3 | Won 3 | |
| 10 | November 13 | @ Milwaukee | Loss | 107 | 108 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |
| 11 | November 16 | @ Detroit | Loss | 120 | 122 | 6-5 | Lost 2 | |
| 12 | November 17 | @ Chicago | Win | 119 | 110 | 7-5 | Won 1 | |
| 13 | November 19 | @ Atlanta | Loss | 92 | 104 | 7-6 | Lost 1 | |
| 14 | November 23 | Los Angeles | Win | 106 | 98 | 8-6 | Won 1 | |
| 15 | November 25 | Portland | Loss | 90 | 100 | 8-7 | Lost 1 | |
| 16 | November 26 | @ Portland | Loss | 94 | 122 | 8-8 | Lost 2 | |
| 17 | November 29 | San Diego | Win | 119 | 114 | 9-8 | Won 1 | |
| 18 | December 2 | @ Houston | Loss | 102 | 125 | 9-9 | Lost 1 | |
| 19 | December 3 | @ Denver | Loss | 111 | 121 | 9-10 | Lost 2 | |
| 20 | December 6 | @ Golden State | Loss | 103 | 108 | 9-11 | Lost 3 | |
| 21 | December 9 | Dallas | Win | 132 | 124 | 10-11 | Won 1 | |
| 22 | December 11 | Detroit | Win | 135 | 131 | 11-11 | Won 2 | |
| 23 | December 13 | @ Portland | Loss | 89 | 102 | 11-12 | Lost 1 | |
| 24 | December 14 | Kansas City | Loss | 99 | 105 | 11-13 | Lost 2 | |
| 25 | December 16 | New Jersey | Win | 110 | 106 | 12-13 | Won 1 | |
| 26 | December 20 | Los Angeles | Loss | 102 | 108 | 12-14 | Lost 1 | |
| 27 | December 22 | Houston | Loss | 112 | 116 | 12-15 | Lost 2 | |
| 28 | December 28 | Utah | Loss | 105 | 113 | 12-16 | Lost 3 | |
| 29 | December 30 | Philadelphia | Win | 97 | 93 | 13-16 | Won 1 | OT |
| 30 | January 3 | @ Denver | Win | 110 | 109 | 14-16 | Won 2 | |
| 31 | January 4 | @ Dallas | Loss | 102 | 105 | 14-17 | Lost 1 | |
| 32 | January 6 | Houston | Win | 118 | 102 | 15-17 | Won 1 | |
| 33 | January 8 | Portland | Win | 125 | 110 | 16-17 | Won 2 | |
| 34 | January 10 | San Diego | Win | 111 | 106 | 17-17 | Won 3 | |
| 35 | January 13 | Phoenix | Win | 103 | 99 | 18-17 | Won 4 | |
| 36 | January 15 | @ Los Angeles | Win | 102 | 91 | 19-17 | Won 5 | |
| 37 | January 18 | Dallas | Win | 114 | 107 | 20-17 | Won 6 | |
| 38 | January 20 | @ San Diego | Win | 110 | 108 | 21-17 | Won 7 | |
| 39 | January 21 | @ Phoenix | Loss | 102 | 131 | 21-18 | Lost 1 | |
| 40 | January 24 | @ San Antonio | Loss | 109 | 117 | 21-19 | Lost 2 | |
| 41 | January 26 | @ Kansas City | Win | 114 | 106 | 22-19 | Won 1 | |
| 42 | January 31 | @ Utah | Loss | 94 | 98 | 22-20 | Lost 1 | OT |
| 43 | February 1 | Milwaukee | Win | 99 | 98 | 23-20 | Won 1 | |
| 44 | February 3 | San Antonio | Win | 121 | 106 | 24-20 | Won 2 | |
| 45 | February 5 | Dallas | Win | 104 | 96 | 25-20 | Won 3 | |
| 46 | February 7 | Denver | Win | 115 | 105 | 26-20 | Won 4 | |
| 47 | February 9 | @ Indiana | Loss | 102 | 107 | 26-21 | Lost 1 | |
| 48 | February 10 | @ Cleveland | Loss | 90 | 95 | 26-22 | Lost 2 | |
| 49 | February 14 | @ Golden State | Loss | 102 | 105 | 26-23 | Lost 3 | |
| 50 | February 15 | Washington | Win | 116 | 99 | 27-23 | Won 1 | |
| 51 | February 17 | Boston | Loss | 100 | 111 | 27-24 | Lost 1 | |
| 52 | February 19 | Denver | Win | 132 | 120 | 28-24 | Won 1 | |
| 53 | February 21 | @ Los Angeles | Loss | 112 | 128 | 28-25 | Lost 1 | |
| 54 | February 22 | Los Angeles | Win | 121 | 114 | 29-25 | Won 1 | |
| 55 | February 24 | Utah | Win | 112 | 81 | 30-25 | Won 2 | |
| 56 | February 26 | San Diego | Loss | 93 | 101 | 30-26 | Lost 1 | |
| 57 | February 28 | @ Houston | Loss | 105 | 111 | 30-27 | Lost 2 | |
| 58 | February 29 | @ Dallas | Win | 127 | 124 | 31-27 | Won 1 | 2OT |
| 59 | March 2 | Indiana | Win | 99 | 90 | 32-27 | Won 2 | |
| 60 | March 4 | @ Boston | Loss | 93 | 117 | 32-28 | Lost 1 | |
| 61 | March 6 | @ New York | Loss | 110 | 124 | 32-29 | Lost 2 | |
| 62 | March 8 | @ Washington | Loss | 96 | 106 | 32-30 | Lost 3 | |
| 63 | March 9 | @ Philadelphia | Loss | 84 | 92 | 32-31 | Lost 4 | |
| 64 | March 11 | @ New Jersey | Loss | 105 | 106 | 32-32 | Lost 5 | |
| 65 | March 13 | @ Los Angeles | Loss | 98 | 114 | 32-33 | Lost 6 | |
| 66 | March 15 | Chicago | Win | 106 | 90 | 33-33 | Won 1 | |
| 67 | March 16 | San Antonio | Win | 126 | 123 | 34-33 | Won 2 | |
| 68 | March 18 | Golden State | Win | 126 | 99 | 35-33 | Won 3 | |
| 69 | March 20 | @ Golden State | Loss | 102 | 103 | 35-34 | Lost 1 | |
| 70 | March 21 | Phoenix | Win | 104 | 102 | 36-34 | Won 1 | |
| 71 | March 23 | @ San Diego | Loss | 102 | 108 | 36-35 | Lost 1 | |
| 72 | March 25 | Utah | Loss | 98 | 121 | 36-36 | Lost 2 | |
| 73 | March 27 | @ Portland | Loss | 87 | 93 | 36-37 | Won 1 | |
| 74 | March 28 | Kansas City | Win | 111 | 94 | 37-37 | Won 2 | |
| 75 | March 29 | @ Utah | Loss | 96 | 106 | 37-38 | Lost 1 | |
| 76 | March 31 | @ San Antonio | Win | 124 | 106 | 38-38 | Won 1 | |
| 77 | April 3 | @ Denver | Loss | 113 | 124 | 38-39 | Lost 1 | |
| 78 | April 6 | @ Phoenix | Loss | 108 | 117 | 38-40 | Lost 2 | |
| 79 | April 8 | Houston | Win | 120 | 107 | 39-40 | Won 1 | |
| 80 | April 10 | @ Kansas City | Win | 125 | 113 | 40-40 | Won 2 | |
| 81 | April 12 | Golden State | Win | 105 | 100 | 41-40 | Won 3 | |
| 82 | April 15 | Portland | Win | 108 | 103 | 42-40 | Won 4 | |

## Playoffs

1984 playoff game log :
First round: 2–3 (home: 1–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 17
@ Dallas
L 86–88
Gus Williams (37)
Danny Vranes (8)
Gus Williams (8)
Reunion Arena 17,007
0–1
2
April 19
@ Dallas
W 95–92
Tom Chambers (30)
Jack Sikma (10)
Gus Williams (11)
Reunion Arena 17,007
1–1
3
April 21
Dallas
W 104–94
Jack Sikma (23)
Jack Sikma (17)
Gus Williams (15)
Seattle Center Coliseum 10,229
2–1
4
April 24
Dallas
L 96–107
Jack Sikma (27)
Jack Sikma (14)
Gus Williams (9)
Kingdome 11,893
2–2
5
April 26
@ Dallas
L 104–105 (OT)
Gus Williams (27)
Danny Vranes (11)
Gus Williams (14)
Moody Coliseum 9,007
2–3 :
1984 schedule :

## Player stats
### Season

| Player | GP | FG | FT | FTA | AST | PTS |
| Jack Sikma | 82 | 576 | 411 | 480 | 327 | 1563 |
| Gus Williams | 80 | 598 | 297 | 396 | 675 | 1497 |
| Tom Chambers | 82 | 554 | 375 | 469 | 133 | 1483 |
| Al Wood | 81 | 467 | 223 | 271 | 166 | 1160 |
| Danny Vranes | 80 | 258 | 153 | 236 | 132 | 669 |
| Reggie King | 77 | 233 | 136 | 206 | 179 | 602 |
| Fred Brown | 71 | 258 | 77 | 86 | 194 | 602 |
| Jon Sundvold | 73 | 217 | 64 | 72 | 239 | 507 |
| Steve Hawes | 79 | 114 | 61 | 78 | 99 | 290 |
| David Thompson | 19 | 89 | 62 | 73 | 13 | 240 |
| Scooter McCray | 47 | 47 | 35 | 50 | 44 | 129 |
| Steve Hayes | 43 | 26 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 57 |
| Clay Johnson | 25 | 20 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 55 |
| Charles Bradley | 8 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 11 |

## Awards and records

1984 NBA All-Star Game selections (game played on January 29, 1984)
* Jack Sikma

## Transactions
### Subtractions

| Date | Player | Reason left | New team |
| December 8, 1983 | Charles Bradley | Waived | N/A |