The 1983–84 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' eighth season in the
NBA
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United St ...
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1983-84 New Jersey Nets
/ref> and saw the franchise win its first NBA playoff series, although this would remain the Nets' only playoff series win until 2002
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Draft picks
Roster
Regular season
Season standings
:z – clinched division title
:y – clinched division title
:x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
Game log
Regular season
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, 7
, November 11, 1983
, Milwaukee
W 107–103
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, Brendan Byrne Arena
, 5–2
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, 10
, November 17, 1983
, @ Dallas
L 113–115
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, Reunion Arena
, 6–4
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, 12
, November 23, 1983
, @ Phoenix
W 110–108
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, Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
, 7–5
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, 13
, November 25, 1983
, @ Los Angeles
L 123–147
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, The Forum
, 7–6
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, 15
, November 30, 1983
, New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
L 104–113
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, Brendan Byrne Arena
, 8–7
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, 16
, December 2, 1983
, @ Milwaukee
L 107–122
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, MECCA Arena
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, 8–8
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, 26
, December 22, 1983
, Dallas
W 101–98
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, Brendan Byrne Arena
, 13–13
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, 27
, December 23, 1983
, @ Boston
L 113–125
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, Boston Garden
, 13–14
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, 28
, December 25, 1983
, @ New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
L 110–112 (OT)
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,
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, Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as The Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh and Eighth avenues from 31st to 33rd Street, above Pennsylva ...
, 13–15
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, 30
, December 28, 1983
, Milwaukee
L 85–89
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, Brendan Byrne Arena
, 13–17
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, 32
, January 3, 1984
, Boston
L 103–105
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, Brendan Byrne Arena
, 14–18
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, 40
, January 17, 1984
, @ New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
W 121–115
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, Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as The Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh and Eighth avenues from 31st to 33rd Street, above Pennsylva ...
, 20–20
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, 44
, January 26, 1984
, @ Utah
L 115–125
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, Salt Palace Acord Arena
The Salt Palace was an indoor arena located in Salt Lake City, Utah. Built on land that was once the "Little Tokyo" area of the city, construction was pushed by Salt Lake's bid committee for the 1972 Winter Olympics, which included Gen. Maxwell ...
, 22–22
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, 48
, February 6, 1984
, Boston
W 115–112
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, Brendan Byrne Arena
, 25–23
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, 55
, February 18, 1984
, @ New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
L 102–112
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, Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as The Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh and Eighth avenues from 31st to 33rd Street, above Pennsylva ...
, 26–29
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, 58
, February 25, 1984
, New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
W 117–104
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, Brendan Byrne Arena
, 29–29
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, 59
, February 29, 1984
, Los Angeles
W 102–92
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, Brendan Byrne Arena
, 30–29
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, 61
, March 5, 1984
, Utah
W 120–116
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, Brendan Byrne Arena
, 32–29
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, 62
, March 7, 1984
, @ Milwaukee
W 106–100
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, MECCA Arena
Mecca (; officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, commonly shortened to Makkah ()) is a city and administrative center of the Mecca Province of Saudi Arabia, and the holiest city in Islam. It is inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow vall ...
, 33–29
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, 65
, March 14, 1984
, Phoenix
W 108–102
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, Brendan Byrne Arena
, 35–30
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, 69
, March 21, 1984
, Milwaukee
L 95–102
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, Brendan Byrne Arena
, 37–32
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, 70
, March 23, 1984
, @ Boston
W 101–97
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, Boston Garden
, 38–32
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, 71
, March 25, 1984
, New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
W 107–94
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, Brendan Byrne Arena
, 39–32
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, 74
, March 31, 1984
, Boston
L 98–107
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, Brendan Byrne Arena
, 40–34
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, 75
, April 3, 1984
, @ Milwaukee
L 92–109
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, MECCA Arena
Mecca (; officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, commonly shortened to Makkah ()) is a city and administrative center of the Mecca Province of Saudi Arabia, and the holiest city in Islam. It is inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow vall ...
, 40–35
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, 82
, April 15, 1984
, @ Boston
L 111–118
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, Boston Garden
, 45–37
Playoffs
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, 1
, April 18
, @ Philadelphia
W 116–101
, Buck Williams (25)
, Buck Williams (16)
, Micheal Ray Richardson (9)
, Spectrum
12,511
, 1–0
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, 2
, April 20
, @ Philadelphia
W 116–102
, Micheal Ray Richardson (32)
, Buck Williams (9)
, Micheal Ray Richardson (9)
, Spectrum
14,025
, 2–0
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, 3
, April 22
, Philadelphia
L 100–108
, Buck Williams (21)
, Buck Williams (17)
, Micheal Ray Richardson (11)
, Brendan Byrne Arena
12,399
, 2–1
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, 4
, April 24
, Philadelphia
L 102–110
, Albert King (20)
, Buck Williams (18)
, Micheal Ray Richardson (9)
, Brendan Byrne Arena
20,149
, 2–2
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, 5
, April 26
, @ Philadelphia
W 101–98
, Richardson
Richardson may refer to:
People
* Richardson (surname), an English and Scottish surname
* Richardson Gang, a London crime gang in the 1960s
* Richardson Dilworth, Mayor of Philadelphia (1956-1962)
Places Australia
* Richardson, Australian Cap ...
, Birdsong (24)
, Buck Williams (16)
, Richardson
Richardson may refer to:
People
* Richardson (surname), an English and Scottish surname
* Richardson Gang, a London crime gang in the 1960s
* Richardson Dilworth, Mayor of Philadelphia (1956-1962)
Places Australia
* Richardson, Australian Cap ...
, Birdsong (6)
, Spectrum
17,921
, 3–2
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, 1
, April 29, 1984
, @ Milwaukee
W 106–100
, Darryl Dawkins (32)
, Buck Williams (17)
, Micheal Ray Richardson (8)
, MECCA Arena
Mecca (; officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, commonly shortened to Makkah ()) is a city and administrative center of the Mecca Province of Saudi Arabia, and the holiest city in Islam. It is inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow vall ...
11,052
, 1–0
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, 2
, May 1, 1984
, @ Milwaukee
L 94–98
, Buck Williams (21)
, Buck Williams (18)
, Williams, Richardson
Richardson may refer to:
People
* Richardson (surname), an English and Scottish surname
* Richardson Gang, a London crime gang in the 1960s
* Richardson Dilworth, Mayor of Philadelphia (1956-1962)
Places Australia
* Richardson, Australian Cap ...
(5)
, MECCA Arena
Mecca (; officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, commonly shortened to Makkah ()) is a city and administrative center of the Mecca Province of Saudi Arabia, and the holiest city in Islam. It is inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow vall ...
11,052
, 1–1
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, 3
, May 3, 1984
, Milwaukee
L 93–100
, Darryl Dawkins (31)
, Buck Williams (14)
, Richardson
Richardson may refer to:
People
* Richardson (surname), an English and Scottish surname
* Richardson Gang, a London crime gang in the 1960s
* Richardson Dilworth, Mayor of Philadelphia (1956-1962)
Places Australia
* Richardson, Australian Cap ...
, Cook
Cook or The Cook may refer to:
Food preparation
* Cooking, the preparation of food
* Cook (domestic worker), a household staff member who prepares food
* Cook (professional), an individual who prepares food for consumption in the food industry
* ...
(6)
, Brendan Byrne Arena
15,868
, 1–2
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, 4
, May 5, 1984
, Milwaukee
W 106–99
, Micheal Ray Richardson (24)
, Buck Williams (10)
, Otis Birdsong (7)
, Brendan Byrne Arena
14,623
, 2–2
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, 5
, May 8, 1984
, @ Milwaukee
L 82–94
, Darryl Dawkins (20)
, Williams, Dawkins Dawkins is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Aubrey Dawkins (born 1995), American basketball player
* Ben Dawkins, Australian politician
* Benjamin C. Dawkins Jr. (1911–1984), US District Judge in Louisiana
* B ...
(8)
, Micheal Ray Richardson (6)
, MECCA Arena
Mecca (; officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, commonly shortened to Makkah ()) is a city and administrative center of the Mecca Province of Saudi Arabia, and the holiest city in Islam. It is inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow vall ...
11,052
, 2–3
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, 6
, May 10, 1984
, Milwaukee
L 97–98
, Darryl Dawkins (29)
, Buck Williams (12)
, Micheal Ray Richardson (9)
, Brendan Byrne Arena
15,283
, 2–4
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Player statistics
Season
Playoffs
Awards and records
Transactions
References
See also
* 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 for the second time since 1969 in the NBA Final ...
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