# 1983–84 San Antonio Spurs season

The 1983–84 NBA season was the Spurs' eighth season in the NBA and 17th season as a franchise.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 19 | John Paxson | PG | United States | Notre Dame |
| 2 | 35 | Darrell Lockhart | | United States | Auburn |
| 2 | 46 | Kevin Williams | PG | United States | St. John's |
| 4 | 90 | Brant Weidner | F | United States | William & Mary |
| 5 | 112 | Jeff Pehl | | United States | Richmond |
| 6 | 136 | Ricky Hooker | | United States | St. Mary's |
| 7 | 158 | Keith Williams | | United States | Oklahoma Panhandle State |
| 8 | 182 | Norville Brown | | United States | Oklahoma Christian |
| 9 | 203 | Gary Gaspard | | United States | St. Mary's |
| 10 | 225 | Lamar Heard | | United States | Georgia |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Midwest Divisionvte | 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 |
| # | 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
## Player statistics
### Ragular season

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Edgar Jones | PF | 81 | 33 | 1,770 | 449 | 85 | 64 | 107 | 826 | 21.9 | 5.5 | 1.0 | .8 | 1.3 | 10.2 |
| Gene Banks | PF | 80 | 66 | 2,600 | 582 | 254 | 105 | 23 | 1,049 | 32.5 | 7.3 | 3.2 | 1.3 | .3 | 13.1 |
| Mike Mitchell | SF | 79 | 79 | 2,853 | 570 | 93 | 62 | 73 | 1,839 | 36.1 | 7.2 | 1.2 | .8 | .9 | 23.3 |
| Fred Roberts | PF | 79 | 8 | 1,531 | 304 | 98 | 52 | 38 | 573 | 19.4 | 3.8 | 1.2 | .7 | .5 | 7.3 |
| George Gervin | SG | 76 | 76 | 2,584 | 313 | 220 | 79 | 47 | 1,967 | 34.0 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 1.0 | .6 | 25.9 |
| Mark McNamara | C | 70 | 3 | 1,037 | 317 | 31 | 14 | 12 | 388 | 14.8 | 4.5 | .4 | .2 | .2 | 5.5 |
| Artis Gilmore | C | 64 | 59 | 2,034 | 662 | 70 | 36 | 132 | 982 | 31.8 | 10.3 | 1.1 | .6 | 2.1 | 15.3 |
| John Lucas II | PG | 63 | 39 | 1,807 | 180 | 673 | 92 | 5 | 689 | 28.7 | 2.9 | 10.7 | 1.5 | .1 | 10.9 |
| Johnny Moore | PG | 59 | 42 | 1,650 | 178 | 566 | 123 | 20 | 595 | 28.0 | 3.0 | 9.6 | 2.1 | .3 | 10.1 |
| John Paxson | PG | 49 | 0 | 458 | 33 | 149 | 10 | 2 | 142 | 9.3 | .7 | 3.0 | .2 | .0 | 2.9 |
| Ron Brewer$^†$ | SG | 40 | 5 | 782 | 50 | 44 | 18 | 16 | 348 | 19.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 | .5 | .4 | 8.7 |
| Keith Edmonson$^†$ | SG | 40 | 0 | 521 | 70 | 27 | 22 | 6 | 346 | 13.0 | 1.8 | .7 | .6 | .2 | 8.7 |
| Kevin Williams | SG | 19 | 0 | 200 | 13 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 75 | 10.5 | .7 | 2.3 | .4 | .2 | 3.9 |
| Brant Weidner | PF | 8 | 0 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4.8 | 1.4 | .0 | .0 | .3 | 1.0 |
| Dave Robisch$^†$ | C | 4 | 0 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9.3 | 2.0 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
| Dave Batton | C | 4 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7.8 | 1.0 | .8 | .0 | .8 | 2.5 |
| Steve Lingenfelter | PF | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.7 | 1.3 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .7 |
| Roger Phegley$^†$ | SG | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.7 | .7 | .7 | .0 | .0 | 2.3 |
| Darrell Lockhart | C | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7.0 | 1.5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
| Bob Miller | PF | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 2.5 | .5 | .0 | .5 | 2.0 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Spurs only.