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1983–84 New Jersey Nets season

NBA professional basketball team season

(lost to Bucks 2–4) The 1983–84 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' eighth season in the NBA, and saw the franchise win its first NBA playoff series, although this would remain the Nets' only playoff series win until 2002.

Draft picks

Main article: 1983 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
2	44	Horace Owens		United States	Rhode Island
3	59	Bruce Kuczenski	PF/C	United States	Connecticut
4	87	Barney Mines		United States	Bradley
5	110	Tyren Naulls		United States	Texas A&M
6	133	Oscar Taylor		United States	New Orleans
7	156	Keith Bennett		United States	Sacred Heart
8	179	Joe Myers		United States	Duquesne
9	201	Kevin Black		United States	Rutgers
10	222	Rich Simkus		United States	Princeton

Roster

Stan Albeck
Bill Blair
John Killilea
Herman Kull
Mike Schuler

Regular season

Season standings

:z – clinched division title :y – clinched division title :x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | November 11, 1983 | Milwaukee | W 107–103 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 5–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 | November 17, 1983 | @ Dallas | L 113–115 | | | | Reunion Arena | 6–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 | November 23, 1983 | @ Phoenix | W 110–108 | | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 7–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 | November 25, 1983 | @ Los Angeles | L 123–147 | | | | The Forum | 7–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 15 | November 30, 1983 | New York | L 104–113 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 8–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 16 | December 2, 1983 | @ Milwaukee | L 107–122 | | | | MECCA Arena | 8–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 | December 22, 1983 | Dallas | W 101–98 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 13–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 | December 23, 1983 | @ Boston | L 113–125 | | | | Boston Garden | 13–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 | December 25, 1983 | @ New York | L 110–112 (OT) | | | | Madison Square Garden | 13–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 30 | December 28, 1983 | Milwaukee | L 85–89 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 13–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 32 | January 3, 1984 | Boston | L 103–105 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 14–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 | January 17, 1984 | @ New York | W 121–115 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 20–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 44 | January 26, 1984 | @ Utah | L 115–125 | | | | Salt Palace Acord Arena | 22–22 |- align="center" |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 | February 6, 1984 | Boston | W 115–112 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 25–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 55 | February 18, 1984 | @ New York | L 102–112 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 26–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 | February 25, 1984 | New York | W 117–104 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 29–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 | February 29, 1984 | Los Angeles | W 102–92 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 30–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 | March 5, 1984 | Utah | W 120–116 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 32–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 62 | March 7, 1984 | @ Milwaukee | W 106–100 | | | | MECCA Arena | 33–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 65 | March 14, 1984 | Phoenix | W 108–102 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 35–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 69 | March 21, 1984 | Milwaukee | L 95–102 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 37–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 70 | March 23, 1984 | @ Boston | W 101–97 | | | | Boston Garden | 38–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 71 | March 25, 1984 | New York | W 107–94 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 39–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 74 | March 31, 1984 | Boston | L 98–107 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 40–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 75 | April 3, 1984 | @ Milwaukee | L 92–109 | | | | MECCA Arena | 40–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 82 | April 15, 1984 | @ Boston | L 111–118 | | | | Boston Garden | 45–37

Playoffs

3–2
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
1
April 29, 1984
@ Milwaukee
W 106–100
Darryl Dawkins (32)
Buck Williams (17)
Micheal Ray Richardson (8)
MECCA Arena
11,052
1–0
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
2
May 1, 1984
@ Milwaukee
L 94–98
Buck Williams (21)
Buck Williams (18)
Williams, Richardson (5)
MECCA Arena
11,052
1–1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
3
May 3, 1984
Milwaukee
L 93–100
Darryl Dawkins (31)
Buck Williams (14)
Richardson, Cook (6)
Brendan Byrne Arena
15,868
1–2
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
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
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
5
May 8, 1984
@ Milwaukee
L 82–94
Darryl Dawkins (20)
Williams, Dawkins (8)
Micheal Ray Richardson (6)
MECCA Arena
11,052
2–3
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
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
-

References

[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NJN/1984.html 1983-84 New Jersey Nets]

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