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1983–84 Portland Trail Blazers season

The 1983–84 Portland Trail Blazers season was the 14th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1]

1983–84 Portland Trail Blazers season
Head coachJack Ramsay
General managerStu Inman
Owner(s)Larry Weinberg
ArenaMemorial Coliseum
Results
Record48–34 (.585)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Pacific)
Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Suns 2–3)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKOIN
RadioKEX

The season is memorable when the Blazers drafted Clyde Drexler with the 14th pick of the 1983 NBA draft.

Offseason edit

NBA draft edit

Note: This is not a complete list; only the first two rounds are covered, as well as any other picks by the franchise who played at least one NBA game.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 14 Clyde Drexler G   United States Houston

Roster edit

Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 34 Carr, Kenny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) NC State
F/C 42 Cooper, Wayne 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) New Orleans
G 22 Drexler, Clyde 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Houston
F 3 Lamp, Jeff 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Virginia
G 12 Lever, Fat 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Arizona State
F 33 Natt, Calvin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Louisiana–Monroe
C 24 Norris, Audie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jackson State
G 4 Paxson, Jim 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Dayton
C 54 Piotrowski, Tom 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) La Salle
F/C 43 Thompson, Mychal 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Minnesota
G 14 Valentine, Darnell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Kansas
F 31 Verhoeven, Pete 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fresno State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Regular season edit

 
The Trail Blazers played their home games at Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Season standings edit

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
#
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

Notes

  • z, y – division champions
  • x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents edit

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 edit

Playoffs edit

1984 playoff game log
First round: 2–3 (home: 1–2; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 April 18 Phoenix L 106–113 Kenny Carr (24) Calvin Natt (9) Thompson, Valentine (6) Memorial Coliseum
12,666
0–1
2 April 20 Phoenix W 122–116 Jim Paxson (27) Mychal Thompson (13) Darnell Valentine (8) Memorial Coliseum
12,666
1–1
3 April 22 @ Phoenix L 103–106 Darnell Valentine (29) Thompson, Carr (8) Darnell Valentine (10) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
11,531
1–2
4 April 24 @ Phoenix W 113–110 Calvin Natt (30) Calvin Natt (8) Darnell Valentine (13) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,660
2–2
5 April 26 Phoenix L 105–117 Jim Paxson (24) Natt, Drexler (10) Darnell Valentine (5) Memorial Coliseum
12,666
2–3
1984 schedule

Player statistics edit

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 edit

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Playoffs edit

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and records edit

Awards edit

Records edit

Transactions edit

Trades edit

Free agents edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ 1983-84 Portland Trail Blazers

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The 1983 84 Portland Trail Blazers season was the 14th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association NBA 1 1983 84 Portland Trail Blazers seasonHead coachJack RamsayGeneral managerStu InmanOwner s Larry WeinbergArenaMemorial ColiseumResultsRecord48 34 585 PlaceDivision 2nd Pacific Conference 3rd Western Playoff finishFirst round lost to Suns 2 3 Stats at Basketball Reference comLocal mediaTelevisionKOINRadioKEX lt 1982 83 1984 85 gt The season is memorable when the Blazers drafted Clyde Drexler with the 14th pick of the 1983 NBA draft Contents 1 Offseason 1 1 NBA draft 2 Roster 3 Regular season 3 1 Season standings 3 2 Record vs opponents 3 3 Game log 4 Playoffs 5 Player statistics 5 1 Season 5 2 Playoffs 6 Awards and records 6 1 Awards 6 2 Records 7 Transactions 7 1 Trades 7 2 Free agents 7 2 1 Additions 7 2 2 Subtractions 8 See also 9 ReferencesOffseason editNBA draft edit Main article 1983 NBA draft Note This is not a complete list only the first two rounds are covered as well as any other picks by the franchise who played at least one NBA game Round Pick Player Position Nationality School Club Team 1 14 Clyde Drexler G nbsp United States HoustonRoster editPortland Trail Blazers rostervte Players Coaches Pos No Name Height Weight DOB From F 34 Carr Kenny 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 220 lb 100 kg NC State F C 42 Cooper Wayne 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 220 lb 100 kg New Orleans G 22 Drexler Clyde 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 210 lb 95 kg Houston F 3 Lamp Jeff 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 195 lb 88 kg Virginia G 12 Lever Fat 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 170 lb 77 kg Arizona State F 33 Natt Calvin 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 220 lb 100 kg Louisiana Monroe C 24 Norris Audie 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 230 lb 104 kg Jackson State G 4 Paxson Jim 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 200 lb 91 kg Dayton C 54 Piotrowski Tom 7 ft 1 in 2 16 m 240 lb 109 kg La Salle F C 43 Thompson Mychal 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 226 lb 103 kg Minnesota G 14 Valentine Darnell 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 183 lb 83 kg Kansas F 31 Verhoeven Pete 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 215 lb 98 kg Fresno State Head coach Jack Ramsay Saint Joseph s Assistant coach es Rick Adelman Loyola Marymount Bucky Buckwalter Utah Legend C Team captain DP Unsigned draft pick FA Free agent S Suspended nbsp InjuredRegular season edit nbsp The Trail Blazers played their home games at Veterans Memorial Coliseum Season standings edit 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 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 Notes z y division champions x clinched playoff spot Record vs opponents edit 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 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Valentine 10 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum11 531 1 2 4 April 24 Phoenix W 113 110 Calvin Natt 30 Calvin Natt 8 Darnell Valentine 13 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum14 660 2 2 5 April 26 Phoenix L 105 117 Jim Paxson 24 Natt Drexler 10 Darnell Valentine 5 Memorial Coliseum12 666 2 3 1984 schedulePlayer statistics editLegend 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 edit Player GP GS MPG FG 3FG FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Playoffs edit Player GP GS MPG FG 3FG FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPGAwards and records editAwards edit Jim Paxson All NBA Second Team Records editTransactions editTrades edit Free agents edit Additions edit Player Signed Former team Subtractions edit Player Left New teamSee also edit1983 84 NBA seasonReferences edit 1983 84 Portland Trail Blazers Retrieved from https en 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