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1983–84 Utah Jazz season

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Head coach
  
Frank Layden

Television
  
KUTV, KLAS

Record
  
45–37 (.549)

Arena
  
Salt Palace Thomas & Mack Center

Place
  
Division: 1st (Midwest) Conference: 2nd (Western)

Playoff finish
  
West Semifinals (eliminated 2–4)

The 1983-84 NBA season was the Jazz's tenth season in the NBA and its 4th in Utah. The Jazz averaged 115.0 points per game (ranked 5th in NBA) while allowing an average of 113.8 points per game (ranked 20th in NBA).

Contents

Regular season

  • April 5, 1984: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had a 12 foot shot over Mark Eaton to surpass Wilt Chamberlain as the NBA’s all-time leading scorer with 31,421 points.
  • West First Round

    (2) Utah Jazz vs. (7) Denver Nuggets: Jazz win series 3-2

  • Game 1 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (April 17): Utah 123, Denver 121
  • Game 2 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (April 19): Denver 132, Utah 116
  • Game 3 @ McNichols Sports Arena, Denver (April 22): Denver 121, Utah 117
  • Game 4 @ McNichols Sports Arena, Denver (April 24): Utah 129, Denver 124
  • Game 5 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (April 26): Utah 127, Denver 111
  • Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Jazz and Nuggets.

    West Conference Semifinals

    (2) Utah Jazz vs. (6) Phoenix Suns: Suns win series 4-2

  • Game 1 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (April 29): Utah 105, Phoenix 95
  • Game 2 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (May 2): Phoenix 102, Utah 97
  • Game 3 @ Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix (May 4): Phoenix 106, Utah 94
  • Game 4 @ Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix (May 6): Phoenix 111, Utah 110 (OT)
  • Game 5 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (May 8): Utah 118, Phoenix 106
  • Game 6 @ Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix (May 10): Phoenix 102, Utah 82
  • Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Jazz and Suns.

    Awards and honors

  • Frank Layden, NBA Coach of the Year Award
  • Adrian Dantley, All-NBA Second Team
  • Thurl Bailey, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
  • Adrian Dantley, NBA leader, Points per game
  • References

    1983–84 Utah Jazz season Wikipedia