1983–84 New Jersey Nets season

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.

1983–84 New Jersey Nets season
Head coachStan Albeck
ArenaBrendan Byrne Arena
Results
Record45–37 (.549)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Atlantic)
Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(Lost to Bucks 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Draft picks
Main article: 1983 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
244Horace Owens United StatesRhode Island
359Bruce KuczenskiPF/C United StatesConnecticut
487Barney Mines United StatesBradley
5110Tyren Naulls United StatesTexas A&M
6133Oscar Taylor United StatesNew Orleans
7156Keith Bennett United StatesSacred Heart
8179Joe Myers United StatesDuquesne
9201Kevin Black United StatesRutgers
10222Rich Simkus United StatesPrinceton

Roster
Roster listing
New Jersey Nets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SG 10 Birdsong, Otis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Houston
PG 12 Cook, Darwin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Portland
C 53 Dawkins, Darryl 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 251 lb (114 kg) Maynard Evans (HS)
C 42 Gminski, Mike 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Duke
F 33 Johnson, Reggie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Tennessee
SF 55 King, Albert 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Maryland
SF 31 O'Koren, Mike 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 207 lb (94 kg) North Carolina
PG 14 Ransey, Kelvin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Ohio State
PG 20 Richardson, Michael Ray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Montana
PG 1 Walker, Foots 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) West Georgia
PF 52 Williams, Buck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Maryland
SF 34 Willoughby, Bill 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Dwight Morrow (HS)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics 6220.756–33–829–1213–11
x-Philadelphia 76ers 5230.6341032–920–2115–9
x-New York Knicks 4735.5731529–1218–2312–12
x-New Jersey Nets 4537.5491729–1216–2512–12
x-Washington Bullets 3547.4272725–1610–318–16
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics6220.756–
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks5032.61012
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers5230.63410
4 x-Detroit Pistons4933.59813
5 x-New York Knicks4735.57315
6 x-New Jersey Nets4537.54917
7 x-Atlanta Hawks4042.48822
8 x-Washington Bullets3547.42727
9 Cleveland Cavaliers2854.34134
10 Chicago Bulls2755.32935
11 Indiana Pacers2656.31736
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 —0–54–23–31–10–22–41–11–14–20–20–23–33–34–15–11–10–21–11–11–11–14–2
Boston 5–0—5–06–02–02–04–22–01–15–12–00–25–14–23–32–42–02–02–01–12–01–14–2
Chicago 2–40–5—2–41–10–21–52–00–23–31–10–22–42–42–42–31–12–00–21–10–21–12–4
Cleveland 3–30–64–2—1–10–21–51–11–12–40–20–21–52–31–52–41–11–11–11–11–10–24–1
Dallas 1–10–21–11–1—4–20–24–14–22–03–33–20–21–10–21–13–22–34–24–11–44–20–2
Denver 2–00–22–02–02–4—1–12–34–20–24–21–41–11–11–11–12–31–43–33–22–33–30–2
Detroit 4–22–45–15–12–01–1—1–11–14–21–11–13–21–44–23–32–01–11–12–01–11–13–3
Golden State 1–10–20–21–11–43–21–1—2–32–04–13–30–21–11–11–11–52–43–23–34–21–42–0
Houston 1–11–12–01–12–42–41–13–2—1–12–41–41–10–20–20–22–31–42–42–33–21–50–2
Indiana 2–41–53–34–20–22–02–40–21–1—0–21–11–51–52–40–51–11–10–21–11–11–11–4
Kansas City 2–00–21–12–03–32–41–11–44–22–0—0–50–22–00–20–22–32–35–13–21–43–32–0
Los Angeles 2–02–02–02–02–34–11–13–34–11–15–0—2–01–10–21–13–35–12–34–23–34–11–1
Milwaukee 3–31–54–25–12–01–12–32–01–15–12–00–2—4–24–12–42–01–11–11–11–11–15–1
New Jersey 3–32–44–23–21–11–14–11–12–05–10–21–12–4—3–33–32–00–20–22–01–11–14–2
New York 1–43–34–15–12–01–12–41–12–04–22–02–01–43–3—2–41–10–22–02–01–12–04–2
Philadelphia 1–54–23–24–21–11–13–31–12–05–02–01–14–23–34–2—1–11–12–02–01–12–04–2
Phoenix 1–10–21–11–12–33–20–25–13–21–13–23–30–20–21–11–1—2–45–04–22–41–42–0
Portland 2–00–20–21–13–24–11–14–24–11–13–21–51–12–02–01–14–2—4–14–24–21–41–1
San Antonio 1–10–22–01–12–43–31–12–34–22–01–53–21–12–00–20–20–51–4—4–12–34–21–1
San Diego 1–11–11–11–11–42–30–23–33–21–12–32–41–10–20–20–22–42–41–4—3–32–31–1
Seattle 1–10–22–01–14–13–21–12–42–31–14–13–31–11–11–11–14–22–43–23–3—1–41–1
Utah 1–11–11–12–02–43–31–14–15–11–13–31–41–11–10–20–24–14–12–43–24–1—1–1
Washington 2–42–44–21–42–02–03–30–22–04–10–21–11–52–42–42–40–21–11–11–11–11–1—

Game log

Regular season
1983–84 game log
Total: 45–37 (Home: 29–12; Road: 16–25)
October: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
November: 7–6 (Home: 4–2; Road: 3–4)
December: 6–10 (Home: 4–2; Road: 2–8)
January: 8–5 (Home: 4–2; Road: 4–3)
February: 8–7 (Home: 7–3; Road: 1–4)
March: 10–5 (Home: 6–2; Road: 4–3)
April: 5–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–2)
1983–84 schedule

Playoffs
1984 playoff game log
Eastern Conference First Round: 3–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 3–0)
Eastern Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
1984 schedule

Playoffs

East First Round

(3) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (6) New Jersey Nets: Nets win series 3–2

  • Game 1 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (April 18): New Jersey 116, Philadelphia 101
  • Game 2 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (April 20): New Jersey 116, Philadelphia 102
  • Game 3 @ Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford (April 22): Philadelphia 108, New Jersey 100
  • Game 4 @ Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford (April 24): Philadelphia 110, New Jersey 102
  • Game 5 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (April 26): New Jersey 101, Philadelphia 98

Previous Playoff Meeting: 1979 Eastern Conference First Round (Philadelphia won 2–0)

East Conference Semifinals

(2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (6) New Jersey Nets: Bucks win series 4–2

  • Game 1 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (April 29): New Jersey 106, Milwaukee 100
  • Game 2 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (May 1): Milwaukee 98, New Jersey 94
  • Game 3 @ Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford (May 3): Milwaukee 100, New Jersey 93
  • Game 4 @ Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford (May 5): New Jersey 106, Milwaukee 99
  • Game 5 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (May 8): Milwaukee 94, New Jersey 82
  • Game 6 @ Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford (May 10): Milwaukee 98, New Jersey 97

Previous Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Bucks and Nets.

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

References
  1. 1983-84 New Jersey Nets

See also
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