1983–84 Portland Trail Blazers season

1983–84 Portland Trail Blazers season
Head coachJack Ramsay
General managerStu Inman
OwnerLarry 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
Local media
TelevisionKOIN
RadioKEX

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

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

Offseason

NBA draft

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  United States Houston

Roster

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

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division
 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 Conference
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

Game log

Playoffs

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

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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