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
ArenaMemorial Coliseum
Results
Record48–34 (.585)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Pacific)
Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishWest First Round
(Eliminated 2-3)
Stats @ 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

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  United States Houston

Roster
Roster listing
Portland Trail Blazers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 34 Carr, Kenny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) North Carolina 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
The Trail Blazers played their home games at Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Season standings
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 5428.659–28–1326–1518–12
x-Portland Trail Blazers 4834.585633–815–2617–13
x-Seattle Sonics 4240.5121232–910–3114–16
x-Phoenix Suns 4141.5001331–1010–3116–14
Golden State Warriors 3745.4511727–1410–3113–17
San Diego Clippers 3052.3662425–165–3612–18
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers5428.659–
2 y-Utah Jazz4537.5499
3 x-Portland Trail Blazers4834.5856
4 x-Dallas Mavericks4339.52411
5 x-Seattle Sonics4240.51212
6 x-Phoenix Suns4141.50013
7 x-Denver Nuggets3844.46316
8 x-Kansas City Kings3844.46316
9 San Antonio Spurs3745.45117
10 Golden State Warriors3745.45117
11 San Diego Clippers3052.36624
12 Houston Rockets2953.35425


Notes

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

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 —0–54–23–31–10–22–41–11–14–20–20–23–33–34–15–11–10–21–11–11–11–14–2
Boston 5–0—5–06–02–02–04–22–01–15–12–00–25–14–23–32–42–02–02–01–12–01–14–2
Chicago 2–40–5—2–41–10–21–52–00–23–31–10–22–42–42–42–31–12–00–21–10–21–12–4
Cleveland 3–30–64–2—1–10–21–51–11–12–40–20–21–52–31–52–41–11–11–11–11–10–24–1
Dallas 1–10–21–11–1—4–20–24–14–22–03–33–20–21–10–21–13–22–34–24–11–44–20–2
Denver 2–00–22–02–02–4—1–12–34–20–24–21–41–11–11–11–12–31–43–33–22–33–30–2
Detroit 4–22–45–15–12–01–1—1–11–14–21–11–13–21–44–23–32–01–11–12–01–11–13–3
Golden State 1–10–20–21–11–43–21–1—2–32–04–13–30–21–11–11–11–52–43–23–34–21–42–0
Houston 1–11–12–01–12–42–41–13–2—1–12–41–41–10–20–20–22–31–42–42–33–21–50–2
Indiana 2–41–53–34–20–22–02–40–21–1—0–21–11–51–52–40–51–11–10–21–11–11–11–4
Kansas City 2–00–21–12–03–32–41–11–44–22–0—0–50–22–00–20–22–32–35–13–21–43–32–0
Los Angeles 2–02–02–02–02–34–11–13–34–11–15–0—2–01–10–21–13–35–12–34–23–34–11–1
Milwaukee 3–31–54–25–12–01–12–32–01–15–12–00–2—4–24–12–42–01–11–11–11–11–15–1
New Jersey 3–32–44–23–21–11–14–11–12–05–10–21–12–4—3–33–32–00–20–22–01–11–14–2
New York 1–43–34–15–12–01–12–41–12–04–22–02–01–43–3—2–41–10–22–02–01–12–04–2
Philadelphia 1–54–23–24–21–11–13–31–12–05–02–01–14–23–34–2—1–11–12–02–01–12–04–2
Phoenix 1–10–21–11–12–33–20–25–13–21–13–23–30–20–21–11–1—2–45–04–22–41–42–0
Portland 2–00–20–21–13–24–11–14–24–11–13–21–51–12–02–01–14–2—4–14–24–21–41–1
San Antonio 1–10–22–01–12–43–31–12–34–22–01–53–21–12–00–20–20–51–4—4–12–34–21–1
San Diego 1–11–11–11–11–42–30–23–33–21–12–32–41–10–20–20–22–42–41–4—3–32–31–1
Seattle 1–10–22–01–14–13–21–12–42–31–14–13–31–11–11–11–14–22–43–23–3—1–41–1
Utah 1–11–11–12–02–43–31–14–15–11–13–31–41–11–10–20–24–14–12–43–24–1—1–1
Washington 2–42–44–21–42–02–03–30–22–04–10–21–11–52–42–42–40–21–11–11–11–11–1—

Game log

Playoffs

West First Round

(3) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (6) Phoenix Suns: Suns win series 3-2

  • Game 1 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (April 18): Phoenix 113, Portland 106
  • Game 2 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (April 20): Portland 122, Phoenix 116
  • Game 3 @ Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix (April 22): Phoenix 106, Portland 103
  • Game 4 @ Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix (April 24): Portland 113, Phoenix 110
  • Game 5 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (April 26): Phoenix 117, Portland 105

Last Playoff Meeting: 1979 Western Conference First Round (Phoenix won 2-1)

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

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

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Transactions

Trades

Free Agents

See also

References
  1. 1983-84 Portland Trail Blazers
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