# 1983–84 Atlanta Hawks season

The 1983–84 NBA season was the Hawks' 35th season in the NBA and 16th season in Atlanta.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 2 | 31 | Doc Rivers | G | United States | Marquette |
| 3 | 58 | John Pinone | PF | United States | Villanova |
| 4 | 81 | Harry Kelly | | United States | Texas Southern |
| 5 | 104 | Charles Jones | | United States | Oklahoma |
| 6 | 127 | Tom Bethea | | United States | Richmond |
| 7 | 150 | Lex Drum | | United States | Alabama-Birmingham |
| 8 | 173 | George Thomas | | United States | Georgia Tech |
| 9 | 195 | Wil Kotchery | | United States | Rutgers |
| 10 | 216 | Ronnie Carr | | United States | Western Carolina |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Central Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Milwaukee Bucks | 50 | 32 | .610 | – | 30–11 | 20–21 | 19–10 |
| x-Detroit Pistons | 49 | 33 | .598 | 1 | 30–11 | 19–22 | 21–8 |
| x-Atlanta Hawks | 40 | 42 | .488 | 10 | 31–10 | 9–32 | 16–14 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 22 | 23–18 | 5–36 | 11–19 |
| Chicago Bulls | 27 | 55 | .329 | 23 | 18–23 | 9–32 | 10–20 |
| Indiana Pacers | 26 | 56 | .317 | 24 | 20–21 | 6–35 | 12–18 |
| # | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | z-Boston Celtics | 62 | 20 | .756 | – |
| 2 | y-Milwaukee Bucks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 12 |
| 3 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 |
| 4 | x-Detroit Pistons | 49 | 33 | .598 | 13 |
| 5 | x-New York Knicks | 47 | 35 | .573 | 15 |
| 6 | x-New Jersey Nets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 17 |
| 7 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 40 | 42 | .488 | 22 |
| 8 | x-Washington Bullets | 35 | 47 | .427 | 27 |
| 9 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 34 |
| 10 | Chicago Bulls | 27 | 55 | .329 | 35 |
| 11 | Indiana Pacers | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 |
    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
### Regular season

1983–84 game log Total: 40–42 (Home: 31–10; Road: 9–32) :
October: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord :
November: 7–7 (home: 7–1; road: 0–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
November 6
@ Milwaukee
13
November 25
@ Boston :
December: 8–7 (home: 7–2; road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
19
December 6
Phoenix
22
December 10
Boston
27
December 21
@ Boston :
January: 8–6 (home: 5–1; road: 3–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
34
January 6
Milwaukee
40
January 18
@ Milwaukee
44
January 25
Milwaukee :
February: 7–8 (home: 6–1; road: 1–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
50
February 9
@ Phoenix
52
February 12
@ Los Angeles :
March: 4–12 (home: 2–5; road: 2–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
61
March 2
Los Angeles
63
March 6
Milwaukee
66
March 11
@ Milwaukee
70
March 17
Boston
75
March 30
@ Boston :
April: 5–1 (home: 3–0; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord :
1983–84 schedule :

### Playoffs

1984 playoff game log :
First Round: 2–3 (home: 2–0; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 17
@ Milwaukee
L 89–105
Dan Roundfield (21)
Dan Roundfield (10)
Johnny Davis (7)
MECCA Arena 10,107
0–1
2
April 19
@ Milwaukee
L 87–101
Dominique Wilkins (22)
Roundfield, Rollins (7)
Eddie Johnson (8)
MECCA Arena 11,052
0–2
3
April 21
Milwaukee
W 103–94
Dan Roundfield (25)
Roundfield, Brown (7)
Eddie Johnson (7)
Omni Coliseum 5,395
1–2
4
April 24
Milwaukee
W 100–97
Wilkins, Rivers (19)
Dan Roundfield (13)
Johnny Davis (6)
Omni Coliseum 6,435
2–2
5
April 26
@ Milwaukee
L 89–118
Doc Rivers (21)
Dominique Wilkins (13)
Doc Rivers (6)
MECCA Arena 11,052
2–3 :
1984 schedule :

## Player statistics
### Season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Dominique Wilkins | 81 | 81 | 36.6 | 47.9 | 0.0 | 77.0 | 7.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 21.6 |
| Dan Roundfield | 73 | 72 | 35.8 | 48.5 | 0.0 | 77.0 | 9.9 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 18.9 |
| Eddie Johnson | 67 | 43 | 28.3 | 44.2 | 37.2 | 77.0 | 2.2 | 5.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 13.2 |
| Johnny Davis | 75 | 72 | 27.7 | 44.3 | 0.0 | 84.8 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 12.3 |
| Doc Rivers | 81 | 47 | 23.9 | 46.2 | 16.7 | 78.5 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 9.3 |
| Tree Rollins | 77 | 76 | 30.5 | 51.8 | 0.0 | 62.1 | 7.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 8.6 |
| Mike Glenn | 81 | 0 | 18.6 | 56.3 | 50.0 | 80.0 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 8.4 |
| Wes Matthews | 6 | 0 | 16.0 | 53.3 | 0.0 | 81.8 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 8.3 |
| Sly Williams | 13 | 1 | 19.8 | 29.8 | 11.1 | 78.3 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 8.1 |
| Scott Hastings | 68 | 8 | 16.7 | 46.8 | 25.0 | 78.8 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| Randy Wittman | 78 | 1 | 13.7 | 50.3 | 40.0 | 60.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 4.5 |
| Rickey Brown | 68 | 3 | 11.5 | 46.8 | 0.0 | 73.8 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| Armond Hill | 15 | 2 | 12.1 | 30.4 | 0.0 | 81.0 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| John Pinone | 7 | 0 | 9.3 | 53.8 | 0.0 | 60.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
| Charlie Criss | 9 | 0 | 12.0 | 40.9 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.6 |
| Billy Paultz | 40 | 4 | 12.2 | 40.9 | 0.0 | 51.5 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Mark Landsberger | 35 | 0 | 9.6 | 37.3 | 0.0 | 57.7 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 |

### Playoffs

| Player | GP | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Dominique Wilkins | 5 | 39.4 | 41.7 | 0.0 | 83.9 | 8.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 19.2 |
| Dan Roundfield | 5 | 38.2 | 43.5 | 100.0 | 71.4 | 8.8 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 17.2 |
| Doc Rivers | 5 | 26.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 87.8 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 13.6 |
| Eddie Johnson | 5 | 24.6 | 35.2 | 16.7 | 68.2 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 10.8 |
| Johnny Davis | 5 | 26.2 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 10.0 |
| Randy Wittman | 5 | 19.2 | 54.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 8.0 |
| Rickey Brown | 5 | 16.6 | 47.6 | 0.0 | 83.3 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 6.0 |
| Tree Rollins | 5 | 30.4 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 62.5 | 6.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| Mike Glenn | 5 | 10.6 | 35.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Scott Hastings | 5 | 6.4 | 22.2 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Billy Paultz | 2 | 3.5 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Mark Landsberger | 2 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Player Statistics Citation:

## Awards and records

* Wayne Rollins, NBA All-Defensive First Team
* Dan Roundfield, NBA All-Defensive Second Team