1983–84 Utah Jazz season

The 1983–84 NBA season was the Jazz's tenth season in the NBA and its 4th in Utah. The Jazz averaged 115.0 points per game (ranked 5th in NBA) while allowing an average of 113.8 points per game (ranked 20th in NBA). It was their first playoff appearance in franchise history.

1983–84 Utah Jazz season
Division champions
Head coach	Frank Layden
General manager	Frank Layden
Owner(s)	Sam Battistone
Arena	Salt Palace Thomas & Mack Center (11 home games)
Results
Record	45–37 (.549)
Place	Division: 1st (Midwest) Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish	Conference semifinals (lost to Suns 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KSL-TV
Radio	KSL

The Jazz played a number of home games (11 in total) at the then-newly built Thomas & Mack Center in the Las Vegas Valley, in an attempt to drum up regional support. In one of those games, Los Angeles Lakers center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored the points that made him the NBA's all-time leading scorer.

As a result of the Las Vegas experiment, Jazz games were broadcast in the Las Vegas area for this season (seen above).

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	7	Thurl Bailey	United States	PF/C	North Carolina State
3	54	Bob Hansen	United States		Iowa
4	76	Doug Arnold	United States		Texas Christian
5	100	Matt Clark	United States		Oklahoma State

Roster

Utah Jazz roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From SF 11 Anderson, J. J. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1960–09–23 Bradley PF 41 Bailey, Thurl 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1961–04–07 NC State PF 33 Boswell, Tom 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1953–10–02 South Carolina SF 4 Dantley, Adrian 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1955–02–28 Notre Dame SF 22 Drew, John 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1954–09–30 Gardner–Webb C 53 Eaton, Mark 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1957–01–24 UCLA PG 31 Eaves, Jerry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1959–02–08 Louisville PG 14 Green, Ricky 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1954–08–18 Michigan SG 35 Griffith, Darrell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1958–06–16 Louisville SG 20 Hansen, Bob 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1961–01–18 Iowa C 44 Kelley, Rich 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1953–03–23 Stanford C 45 Wilkins, Jeff 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1955–03–09 Illinois State

Head coach Frank Layden Assistant coach(es) Phil Johnson Scott Layden Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Last transaction: November 4, 1983

Regular season

• April 5, 1984: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar made a 12-foot hook shot over Mark Eaton in Las Vegas to surpass Wilt Chamberlain as the NBA's all-time leading scorer with 31,421 points.

Season standings

Midwest Division	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 Conference
	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

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: 45–37 (home: 31–10; road: 14–27)
October: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 28 @ Denver L 125–139 Dantley (40) Dantley (9) Green (11) McNichols Sports Arena 10,439 0–1 2 October 29 Los Angeles L 115–120 Dantley (24) Dantley (10) Dantley, Griffith (5) Salt Palace Acord Arena 10,608 0–2
November: 9–7 (home: 6–1; road: 3–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 3 November 3 Golden State W 129–112 Salt Palace Acord Arena 1–2 4 November 5 San Antonio W 124–118 Salt Palace Acord Arena 2–2 5 November 9 @ San Antonio L 99–105 HemisFair Arena 2–3 6 November 10 @ Houston W 118–109 The Summit 3–3 7 November 12 Portland W 136–122 Dantley (34) Bailey, Griffith, Kelley (6) Green (13) Salt Palace Acord Arena 7,572 4–3 8 November 13 @ Los Angeles L 118–124 Dantley (36) Dantley (12) Dantley (7) The Forum 12,039 4–4 9 November 15 @ Portland L 112–114 Drew (31) Kelley (8) Eaves, Green (5) Memorial Coliseum 12,656 4–5 10 November 16 Boston W 122–109 Drew (29) Eaton (12) Green (6) Salt Palace Acord Arena 12,743 5–5 11 November 18 @ Detroit L 120–128 Dantley (34) Drew (9) Green (14) Pontiac Silverdome 7,080 5–6 12 November 19 @ Washington L 113–126 Dantley, Griffith (18) Eaton (7) Eaton (5) Capital Centre 7,603 5–7 13 November 22 @ Los Angeles W 130–126 (OT) Dantley (32) Dantley (10) Green (15) The Forum 12,553 6–7 14 November 23 Chicago (at Las Vegas, NV) L 117–128 Thomas & Mack Center 6–8 15 November 25 Denver W 126–124 Dantley (47) Bailey (10) Green (15) Salt Palace Acord Arena 8,759 7–8 16 November 26 @ Kansas City L 116–117 Dantley (30) Eaton (9) Green (8) Kemper Arena 7,424 7–9 17 November 29 Phoenix (at Las Vegas, NV) W 114–110 Dantley, Griffith (24) Bailey, Drew (8) Green (13) Thomas & Mack Center 7,143 8–9 18 November 30 @ San Diego W 117–115 San Diego Sports Arena 9–9
December: 11–2 (home: 6–1; road: 5–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 19 December 2 @ Phoenix W 116–113 Dantley (32) Bailey (7) Bailey, Green (9) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10,295 10–9 20 December 3 Kansas City W 112–107 Dantley (31) Kelley (12) Green (9) Salt Palace Acord Arena 8,314 11–9 21 December 7 Portland W 116–111 Dantley (32) Wilkins (11) Green (9) Salt Palace Acord Arena 7,562 12–9 22 December 9 San Antonio (at Las Vegas, NV) L 117–126 Thomas & Mack Center 12–10 23 December 10 @ Houston W 128–121 The Summit 13–10 24 December 13 @ Cleveland W 107–105 Richfield Coliseum 14–10 25 December 15 Houston W 138–111 Salt Palace Acord Arena 15–10 26 December 17 Golden State W 127–111 Salt Palace Acord Arena 16–10 27 December 21 Indiana W 133–115 Salt Palace Acord Arena 17–10 28 December 23 Denver W 118–116 Dantley (27) Wilkins (13) Green (9) Salt Palace Acord Arena 7,599 18–10 29 December 27 @ Golden State W 111–102 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 19–10 30 December 28 @ Seattle W 113–105 Dantley (33) Wilkins (9) Green (7) Kingdome 12,831 20–10 31 December 30 @ Denver L 130–135 Dantley (32) Dantley, Eaton (5) Green (9) McNichols Sports Arena 11,882 20–11
January: 8–5 (home: 6–1; road: 2–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 32 January 3 @ San Antonio L 124–137 HemisFair Arena 21–11 33 January 4 Houston (at Las Vegas, NV) W 116–111 Thomas & Mack Center 22–11 34 January 6 Kansas City W 130–110 Dantley (30) Bailey (14) Green (14) Salt Palace Acord Arena 10,898 22–12 35 January 10 Phoenix W 107–98 Griffith (22) Bailey (9) Dantley, Green (8) Salt Palace Acord Arena 10,720 23–12 36 January 11 @ Dallas L 102–117 Dantley (22) Eaton (13) Green (9) Reunion Arena 12,308 23–13 37 January 13 @ San Diego W 122–119 San Diego Sports Arena 24–13 38 January 14 Washington W 121–96 Dantley (44) Kelley (12) Green (14) Salt Palace Acord Arena 11,910 25–13 39 January 17 @ Atlanta L 106–112 Griffith (30) Wilkins (7) Green (10) The Omni 6,419 25–14 40 January 20 @ Dallas W 120–113 Dantley (46) Bailey (12) Green (17) Reunion Arena 16,918 26–14 41 January 21 @ Houston L 105–115 The Summit 26–15 42 January 24 Dallas at (Las Vegas, NV) L 115–123 Griffith (28) Kelley (11) Green (10) Thomas & Mack Center 7,752 26–16 43 January 26 New Jersey W 125–115 Dantley (39) Kelley (16) Green (12) Salt Palace Acord Arena 10,166 27–16 All-Star Break 44 January 31 Seattle (at Las Vegas, NV) W 98–94 (OT) Dantley (34) Kelley (11) Green (7) Thomas & Mack Center 7,148 28–16
February: 6–10 (home: 4–4; road: 2–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 45 February 2 Phoenix W 116–95 Dantley (35) Kelley (14) Green (11) Salt Palace Acord Arena 8,892 29–16 46 February 3 @ Los Angeles L 105–109 Dantley (34) Green (8) Green (6) The Forum 17,505 29–17 47 February 4 Milwaukee W 116–102 Dantley (36) Eaton (10) Green (13) Salt Palace Acord Arena 12,690 30–17 48 February 7 San Diego (at Las Vegas, NV) L 103–109 Thomas & Mack Center 30–18 49 February 10 New York L 111–121 Dantley (39) Dantley, Kelley (9) Green (12) Salt Palace Acord Arena 11,543 30–19 50 February 12 @ Portland W 114–112 Drew (23) Eaton (12) Green (6) Memorial Coliseum 12,656 31–19 51 February 14 Atlanta W 100–98 Dantley (28) Wilkins (8) Green (20) Salt Palace Acord Arena 9,641 32–19 52 February 16 @ Kansas City L 99–121 Dantley (26) Griffith, Wilkins (12) Green (5) Kemper Arena 5,443 32–20 53 February 17 @ Milwaukee L 91–105 Dantley (26) Eaton (16) Green (13) MECCA Arena 11,052 32–21 54 February 19 @ Indiana L 104–106 Market Square Arena 32–22 55 February 21 @ Chicago W 117–95 Chicago Stadium 33–22 56 February 23 San Antonio W 143–142 (2OT) Salt Palace ACord Arena 34–22 57 February 24 @ Seattle L 81–112 Dantley, Drew (16) Eaton (13) Griffith, Hansen (5) Kingdome 12,167 34–23 58 February 25 Dallas L 95–97 Dantley (36) Kelley (16) Kelley (9) Salt Palace Acord Arena 12,678 34–24 59 February 28 @ Phoenix L 100–113 Dantley (25) Wilkins (6) Griffith (7) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10,899 34–25 60 February 29 Philadelphia L 97–103 Dantley (32) Eaton (13) Eaton (7) Salt Palace Acord Arena 13,475 34–26
March: 8–8 (home: 6–1; road: 2–7) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 61 March 2 Cleveland W 110–104 Salt Palace Acord Arena 35–26 62 March 3 @ Denver L 122–131 Dantley (36) Griffith (10) Green (10) McNichols Sports Arena 10,880 35–27 63 March 5 @ New Jersey L 116–120 Dantley (28) Eaton (13) Green (6) Brendan Byrne Arena 10,060 35–28 64 March 7 @ Boston L 106–117 Drew (27) Eaton (13) Green (5) Boston Garden 14,890 35–29 65 March 10 @ New York L 105–114 Dantley (32) Eaton (8) Green (10) Madison Square Garden 13,208 35–30 66 March 11 @ Philadelphia L 97–120 Andersonn (15) Bailey (13) Eaves, Kelley (6) The Spectrum 15,101 35–31 67 March 13 Portland (at Las Vegas, NV) W 124–119 Dantley (39) Dantley (7) Green (10) Thomas & Mack Center 7,773 36–31 68 March 15 @ Golden State W 115–111 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 37–31 69 March 17 Dallas W 118–103 Dantley (40) Kelley (11) Green (9) Salt Palace Acord Arena 12,699 38–31 70 March 19 Detroit W 143–125 Dantley (43) Bailey, Kelley (8) Green, Griffith (10) Salt Palace Acord Arena 12,698 39–31 71 March 22 @ San Antonio L 126–129 HemisFair Arena 39–32 72 March 23 Golden State (at Las Vegas, NV) L 104–115 Thomas & Mack Center 39–33 73 March 25 @ Seattle W 121–98 Dantley (40) Bailey, Dantley (8) Dantley (10) Kingdome 11,574 40–33 74 March 27 Kansas City W 110–106 Dantley (31) Bailey, Eaton (10) Green (10) Salt Palace Acord Arena 9,110 41–33 75 March 29 Seattle W 106–96 Dantley (24) Eaton (15) Green (7) Salt Palace Acord Arena 12,687 42–33 76 March 31 @ Kansas City L 103–105 Dantley (30) Bailey, Eaton (8) Dantley (9) Kemper Arena 13,546 42–34
April: 3–3 (home: 3–1; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 77 April 2 Houston W 111–100 Salt Palace Acord Arena 43–34 78 April 5 Los Angeles (at Las Vegas, NV) L 115–129 Drew (24) Kelley, Wilkins (6) Green (10) Thomas & Mack Center 18,389 43–35 79 April 7 @ Dallas L 100–109 Griffith (37) Eaton (13) Green (9) Reunion Arena 17,007 43–36 80 April 10 Denver (at Las Vegas, NV) W 135–120 Green (45) Griffith (12) Green (10) Thomas & Mack Center 7,357 44–36 81 April 12 San Diego W 113–94 Salt Palace Acord Arena 45–36 82 April 14 @ San Diego L 128–146 San Diego Sports Arena 45–37
1983–84 schedule

Playoffs

1984 playoff game log
Western Conference First Round: 3–2 (home: 2–1; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 17 Denver W 123–121 Dantley (30) Dantley (9) Green (12) Salt Palace Acord Arena 10,255 1–0 2 April 19 Denver L 116–132 Dantley (27) Dantley, Wilkins (6) Green (6) Salt Palace Acord Arena 12,413 1–1 3 April 22 @ Denver L 117–121 Dantley (29) Bailey (11) Green (12) McNichols Sports Arena 14,681 1–2 4 April 24 @ Denver W 129–124 Dantley (39) Dantley (8) Dantley (7) McNichols Sports Arena 16,108 2–2 5 April 26 Denver W 127–111 Dantley (30) Dantley (12) Green (16) Salt Palace Acord Arena 12,731 3–2
Western Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 29 Phoenix W 105–95 Dantley (36) Bailey (13) Green (16) Salt Palace Acord Arena 12,403 1–0 2 May 2 Phoenix L 97–102 Dantley (26) Eaton (9) Green (6) Salt Palace Acord Arena 12,689 1–1 3 May 4 @ Phoenix L 94–106 Dantley (31) Eaton (11) Green (4) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,660 1–2 4 May 6 @ Phoenix L 110–111 (OT) Dantley (37) Eaton (12) Griffith (8) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,660 1–3 5 May 8 Phoenix W 118–106 Dantley (46) Eaton (11) Green (14) Salt Palace Acord Arena 12,560 2–3 6 May 10 @ Phoenix L 82–102 Dantley (23) Eaton (10) Green (6) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,660 2–4
1984 schedule

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

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
J.J. Anderson
Thurl Bailey
Tom Boswell
Adrian Dantley
John Drew
Mark Eaton
Jerry Eaves
Rickey Green
Darrell Griffith
Bob Hansen
Rich Kelley
Jeff Wilkins

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
J.J. Anderson
Thurl Bailey
Tom Boswell
Adrian Dantley
John Drew
Mark Eaton
Jerry Eaves
Rickey Green
Darrell Griffith
Bob Hansen
Rich Kelley
Jeff Wilkins

Awards and honors

• Frank Layden, NBA Coach of the Year Award
• Adrian Dantley, All-NBA Second Team
• Thurl Bailey, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
• Adrian Dantley, NBA leader, Points per game

External links

• 1983–84 Jazz on Basketball Reference