1983–84 Dallas Mavericks season

The 1983–84 NBA season was the Mavericks' 4th season in the NBA.[1]

1983–84 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coachDick Motta
General managerNorm Sonju
Owner(s)Don Carter
ArenaReunion Arena
Results
Record43–39 (.524)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Midwest)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishConference semifinals
(lost to Lakers 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

The season is notable seeing the Mavericks make the postseason for the first time in franchise history. However, after defeating the Seattle SuperSonics in the opening round, Dallas was outmatched by an experienced Los Angeles Lakers squad as they fell in five games.

Mark Aguirre was selected to play in the 1984 NBA All-Star Game. He is the first player in Mavericks history to be named an All-Star.

Draft picks
Main article: 1983 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
19Dale EllisSG/SF United StatesTennessee
111Derek HarperPG United StatesIllinois
230Mark WestC United StatesOld Dominion
233Dirk MinniefieldPG United StatesKentucky
479Johnny Martin United StatesNorthwestern State
5102Jim Lampley United StatesArkansas-Little Rock
6125Billy Allen United StatesNevada-Reno
7148Terrell Schlundt United StatesMarquette
8171Bill Sadler United StatesPepperdine
9193Sherrod Arnold United StatesChicago State
10214Clyde Corley United StatesFlorida International

Roster
1983–84 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
SF 24 Aguirre, Mark 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1959–12–10 DePaul
SG 22 Blackman, Rolando 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1959–02–26 Kansas State
PF 42 Cummings, Pat 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1956–07–11 Cincinnati
PG 15 Davis, Brad 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1955–12–17 Maryland
SF 14 Ellis, Dale 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1960–08–06 Tennessee
PF 20 Garnett, Bill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1960–04–22 Wyoming
PG 12 Harper, Derek 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1961–10–13 Illinois
C 40 Nimphius, Kurt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1958–03–13 Arizona State
SG 34 Spanarkel, Jim 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1957–06–28 Duke
SF 33 Turner, Elston 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1959–06–10 Mississippi
SF 31 Vincent, Jay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1959–06–10 Michigan State
C 45 West, Mark 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1960–11–05 Old Dominion
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 20, 1984

Regular season

The Mavericks started the season 11–0 at home.

Season standings
Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Utah Jazz 4537.549–31–1014–2715–15
x-Dallas Mavericks 4339.524231–1012–2919–11
x-Denver Nuggets 3844.463727–1411–3016–14
x-Kansas City Kings 3844.463726–1512–2916–14
San Antonio Spurs 3745.451828–139–3214–16
Houston Rockets 2953.3541621–208–339–21
#
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 SuperSonics4240.51212
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
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
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
1983–84 game log
Total: 43–39 (home: 31–10; road: 12–29)
October: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
November: 10–3 (home: 9–0; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
6 November 5, 1983 Los Angeles W 107–102 Reunion Arena 4–2
7 November 9, 1983 @ Los Angeles L 106–120 The Forum 4–3
December: 5–10 (home: 3–2; road: 2–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
16 December 2, 1983 @ Los Angeles W 133–118 The Forum 12–4
30 December 30, 1983 Boston L 109–114 (OT) Reunion Arena 16–14
January: 9–5 (home: 5–1; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
All-Star Break
February: 7–9 (home: 4–5; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
March: 7–7 (home: 7–1; road: 0–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
64 March 9, 1984 Los Angeles L 120–121 (2OT) Reunion Arena 34–30
73 March 28, 1984 @ Boston L 107–114 Boston Garden 39–34
April: 4–4 (home: 2–1; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
81 April 13, 1984 @ Los Angeles W 104–103 The Forum 43–38
1983–84 schedule

Playoffs
1984 playoff game log
First Round: 3–2 (home: 2–1; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 17, 1984 Seattle W 88–86 Mark Aguirre (20) Mark Aguirre (11) Brad Davis (10) Reunion Arena
17,007		 1–0
2 April 19, 1984 Seattle L 92–95 Rolando Blackman (28) Mark Aguirre (17) Rolando Blackman (7) Reunion Arena
17,007		 1–1
3 April 21, 1984 @ Seattle L 94–104 Rolando Blackman (27) Jay Vincent (10) Rolando Blackman (5) Seattle Center Coliseum
10,229		 1–2
4 April 24, 1984 @ Seattle W 107–96 Mark Aguirre (29) Aguirre, Vincent (11) Brad Davis (8) Kingdome
11,893		 2–2
5 April 26, 1984 Seattle W 105–104 (OT) Rolando Blackman (29) Jay Vincent (10) Rolando Blackman (8) Moody Coliseum
9,007		 3–2
Conference semifinals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 28, 1984 @ Los Angeles L 91–134 Mark Aguirre (16) Kurt Nimphius (10) Davis, Turner (4) The Forum
13,512		 0–1
2 May 1, 1984 @ Los Angeles L 101–117 Rolando Blackman (27) Dale Ellis (8) Mark Aguirre (5) The Forum
15,298		 0–2
3 May 4, 1984 Los Angeles W 125–115 Rolando Blackman (31) Pat Cummings (14) Davis, Harper (6) Reunion Arena
17,007		 1–2
4 May 6, 1984 Los Angeles L 115–122 (OT) Mark Aguirre (34) Aguirre, Vincent (7) Blackman, Aguirre (6) Reunion Arena
17,007		 1–3
5 May 8, 1984 @ Los Angeles L 99–115 Rolando Blackman (25) Dale Ellis (10) Brad Davis (6) The Forum
16,644		 1–4
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
Mark Aguirre 79 79 36.7 .524 .268 .749 5.9 4.5 1.0 0.3 29.5
Rolando Blackman 81 81 37.3 .546 .091 .821 4.5 3.6 0.7 0.5 22.4
Pat Cummings
Brad Davis
Dale Ellis
Bill Garnett
Derek Harper
Kurt Nimphius
Roger Phegley
Jim Spanarkel
Elston Turner
Jay Vincent
Mark West

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

Awards and records

Transactions

References
  1. 1983-84 Dallas Mavericks

See also
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