1983–84 Dallas Mavericks season
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1983–84 Dallas Mavericks season | |
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Head coach | Dick Motta |
General manager | Norm Sonju |
Owner(s) | Don Carter |
Arena | Reunion Arena |
Results | |
Record | 43–39 (.524) |
Place | Division: 2nd (Midwest) Conference: 4th (Western) |
Playoff finish | Conference semifinals (lost to Lakers 1–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
The 1983–84 NBA season was the Mavericks' 4th season in the NBA.[1]
The season is notable seeing the Mavericks make the postseason for the first time in franchise history. However, after defeating the Seattle SuperSonics in the opening round, Dallas was outmatched by an experienced Los Angeles Lakers squad as they fell in five games.
Mark Aguirre was selected to play in the 1984 NBA All-Star Game. He is the first player in Mavericks history to be named an All-Star.
Draft picks
[edit]Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 9 | Dale Ellis | SG/SF | United States | Tennessee |
1 | 11 | Derek Harper | PG | United States | Illinois |
2 | 30 | Mark West | C | United States | Old Dominion |
2 | 33 | Dirk Minniefield | PG | United States | Kentucky |
4 | 79 | Johnny Martin | United States | Northwestern State | |
5 | 102 | Jim Lampley | United States | Arkansas-Little Rock | |
6 | 125 | Billy Allen | United States | Nevada-Reno | |
7 | 148 | Terrell Schlundt | United States | Marquette | |
8 | 171 | Bill Sadler | United States | Pepperdine | |
9 | 193 | Sherrod Arnold | United States | Chicago State | |
10 | 214 | Clyde Corley | United States | Florida International |
Roster
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Regular season
[edit]The Mavericks started the season 11–0 at home.
Season standings
[edit]W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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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 |
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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
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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
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October: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
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November: 10–3 (home: 9–0; road: 1–3)
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December: 5–10 (home: 3–2; road: 2–8)
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January: 9–5 (home: 5–1; road: 4–4)
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February: 7–9 (home: 4–5; road: 3–4)
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March: 7–7 (home: 7–1; road: 0–6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April: 4–4 (home: 2–1; road: 2–3)
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1983–84 schedule |
Playoffs
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Western Conference First Round: 3–2 (home: 2–1; road: 1–1)
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Western Conference Semifinals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
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1984 schedule |
Player statistics
[edit]Ragular season
[edit]Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Kurt Nimphius | C | 82 | 46 | 2,284 | 513 | 176 | 41 | 144 | 646 | 27.9 | 6.3 | 2.1 | .5 | 1.8 | 7.9 |
Derek Harper | PG | 82 | 1 | 1,712 | 172 | 239 | 95 | 21 | 469 | 20.9 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 1.2 | .3 | 5.7 |
Rolando Blackman | SG | 81 | 81 | 3,025 | 373 | 288 | 56 | 37 | 1,815 | 37.3 | 4.6 | 3.6 | .7 | .5 | 22.4 |
Brad Davis | PG | 81 | 81 | 2,665 | 187 | 561 | 94 | 13 | 896 | 32.9 | 2.3 | 6.9 | 1.2 | .2 | 11.1 |
Pat Cummings | PF | 80 | 80 | 2,492 | 658 | 158 | 64 | 23 | 1,045 | 31.2 | 8.2 | 2.0 | .8 | .3 | 13.1 |
Bill Garnett | PF | 80 | 34 | 1,529 | 331 | 128 | 44 | 66 | 411 | 19.1 | 4.1 | 1.6 | .6 | .8 | 5.1 |
Mark Aguirre | SF | 79 | 79 | 2,900 | 469 | 358 | 80 | 22 | 2,330 | 36.7 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 1.0 | .3 | 29.5 |
Dale Ellis | SF | 67 | 2 | 1,059 | 250 | 56 | 41 | 9 | 549 | 15.8 | 3.7 | .8 | .6 | .1 | 8.2 |
Jay Vincent | SF | 61 | 5 | 1,421 | 247 | 114 | 30 | 10 | 672 | 23.3 | 4.0 | 1.9 | .5 | .2 | 11.0 |
Elston Turner | SF | 47 | 1 | 536 | 93 | 59 | 26 | 0 | 137 | 11.4 | 2.0 | 1.3 | .6 | .0 | 2.9 |
Mark West | C | 34 | 0 | 202 | 46 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 37 | 5.9 | 1.4 | .4 | .0 | .4 | 1.1 |
Roger Phegley† | SG | 10 | 0 | 76 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 7.6 | .9 | .9 | .1 | .0 | 2.1 |
Jim Spanarkel | SG | 7 | 0 | 54 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 7.7 | 1.0 | .7 | .9 | .0 | 3.4 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Mavericks only.
Playoffs
[edit]Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Rolando Blackman | SG | 10 | 397 | 41 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 239 | 39.7 | 4.1 | 4.0 | .6 | .4 | 23.9 | |
Jay Vincent | SF | 10 | 353 | 70 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 152 | 35.3 | 7.0 | 1.9 | .7 | .1 | 15.2 | |
Mark Aguirre | SF | 10 | 350 | 76 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 220 | 35.0 | 7.6 | 3.2 | .5 | .5 | 22.0 | |
Brad Davis | PG | 10 | 304 | 19 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 81 | 30.4 | 1.9 | 5.0 | .6 | .0 | 8.1 | |
Pat Cummings | PF | 10 | 300 | 72 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 108 | 30.0 | 7.2 | 1.5 | .4 | .2 | 10.8 | |
Derek Harper | PG | 10 | 226 | 20 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 50 | 22.6 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 1.1 | .2 | 5.0 | |
Kurt Nimphius | C | 10 | 178 | 53 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 42 | 17.8 | 5.3 | 1.3 | .0 | 1.4 | 4.2 | |
Dale Ellis | SF | 8 | 178 | 42 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 59 | 22.3 | 5.3 | .5 | 1.3 | .3 | 7.4 | |
Bill Garnett | PF | 8 | 74 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 9.3 | 2.8 | .5 | .0 | .3 | 4.8 | |
Elston Turner | SF | 8 | 53 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 6.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .8 | .1 | 1.8 | |
Mark West | C | 4 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8.0 | 1.8 | .8 | .0 | .8 | 3.0 | |
Roger Phegley | SG | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5.0 | .0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | .0 | 2.0 |
Awards and records
[edit]Transactions
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