1983–84 NBA season | |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | Oct 28, 1983 – Apr 15, 1984 Apr 17 – May 25, 1984 (Playoffs) May 27 – Jun 12, 1984 (Finals) |
Number of teams | 23 |
TV partner(s) | CBS, ESPN, USA |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Ralph Sampson |
Picked by | Houston Rockets |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Boston Celtics |
Season MVP | Larry Bird (Boston) |
Top scorer | Adrian Dantley (Utah) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Boston Celtics |
Eastern runners-up | Milwaukee Bucks |
Western champions | Los Angeles Lakers |
Western runners-up | Phoenix Suns |
Finals | |
Champions | Boston Celtics |
Runners-up | Los Angeles Lakers |
Finals MVP | Larry Bird (Boston) |
The 1983–84 NBA season was the 38th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning the NBA Championship, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 3 for the second time since 1969 in the NBA Finals.
Notes
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Home court advantage does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics.
Note: All above information were obtained on the History section on NBA.com
The following players were named NBA Player of the Week.
The following players were named NBA Player of the Month.
The following players were named NBA Rookie of the Month.
The following coaches were named NBA Coach of the Month.