1983–84 NBA season

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 in the NBA Finals.

[edit] Notable occurrences

The NBA All-Star Game was played at McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado, with the East defeating the West 154-145. Isiah Thomas of the Detroit Pistons wins the game's MVP award. Larry Nance of the Phoenix Suns won the first NBA Slam Dunk Championship.
David Stern begins his tenure as the league's fourth commissioner.
The NBA Playoffs were expanded from 6 teams per conference to 8, where it stands to this date.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar surpassed Wilt Chamberlain to become the all-time NBA career leader in points.
The Denver Nuggets & Detroit Pistons play in the highest scoring game in NBA history with the Pistons winning 186-184.
The Dallas Mavericks made its first postseason appearance, beating the Seattle Supersonics 3-2 before bowing out to the Los Angeles Lakers 4-1 in the Conference Semifinals.

C - NBA Champions

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	Adrian Dantley	Utah Jazz	30.6
Rebounds per game	Moses Malone	Philadelphia 76ers	13.4
Assists per game	Magic Johnson	Los Angeles Lakers	13.1
Steals per game	Rickey Green	Utah Jazz	2.7
Blocks per game	Mark Eaton	Utah Jazz	4.3
FG%	Artis Gilmore	San Antonio Spurs	63.1
FT%	Larry Bird	Boston Celtics	88.8
3FG%	Darrell Griffith	Utah Jazz	36.1

Most Valuable Player: Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
Rookie of the Year: Ralph Sampson, Houston Rockets
Defensive Player of the Year: Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee Bucks
Sixth Man of the Year: Kevin McHale, Boston Celtics
Coach of the Year: Frank Layden, Utah Jazz
All-NBA First Team:
- Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
- Bernard King, New York Knicks
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers
- Isiah Thomas, Detroit Pistons
- Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
All-NBA Rookie Team:
NBA All-Defensive First Team:
NBA All-Defensive Second Team:

Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com

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1983–84 NBA season by team

1983 NBA Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals • Transactions

Atlantic	Boston • New Jersey • New York • Philadelphia • Washington

Central	Atlanta • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Indiana • Milwaukee

Midwest	Dallas • Denver • Houston • Kansas City • San Antonio • Utah

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