1983–84 Los Angeles Lakers season
| 1983–84 Los Angeles Lakers season | |
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| Western Conference Champions | |
| Head coach | Pat Riley |
| Arena | The Forum |
| Results | |
| Record | 54–28 (.659) |
| Place | Division: 1st (Pacific) Conference: 1st (Western) |
| Playoff finish | NBA Finals (Eliminated 3-4) |
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Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com |
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| Local media | |
| Television | KHJ |
| Radio | AM 570 KLAC |
| Los Angeles Lakers seasons | |
| < 1982–83 | 1984–85 > |
The 1983-84 season for the Los Angeles Lakers saw them lose in the 1984 NBA Finals against Larry Bird's Boston Celtics in seven well-fought games.
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[edit] Season summary
The Los Angeles Lakers, powered by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (who broke the NBA's all-time total points record) and Magic Johnson with his 13.1 assists per game (tops in '84, ended up winning 54 games in the 1983-84 NBA season. On April 5, 1984, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had a 12 foot shot over Mark Eaton of the Utah Jazz 1 to surpass Wilt Chamberlain as the NBA’s all-time leading scorer with 31,421 points.[1]
In the playoffs, the Lakers defeated the Kansas City Kings in the first round, Dallas Mavericks in the second, and the Phoenix Suns in the 1984 Western Conference Finals in order to advance to what is called the "greatest NBA Finals in history", against Larry Bird's formidable, 62-20 Boston Celtics. The Lakers' early step on the green team in the Championship caused Bird to label teammates "sissies". The words inspired the Celtics, and shot down the Lakers, and the C's won game 7 111-102, a Laker heartbreaker, and still, arguably, the most memorable Finals of the 1980s.
[edit] Roster
[edit] Depth chart
| Pos. | Starter | Bench | Reserve | Inactive |
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| C | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Swen Nater | ||
| PF | Kurt Rambis | Bob McAdoo | Mitch Kupchak | |
| SF | James Worthy | Jamaal Wilkes | Larry Spriggs | Calvin Garrett |
| SG | Michael Cooper | Mike McGee | ||
| PG | Magic Johnson | Byron Scott | Eddie Jordan |
[edit] The 1984 NBA Finals Summary
| Game | Home team | Score | Road Team | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | Boston Celtics | 109-115 | Los Angeles Lakers | LA 1-0 |
| Game 2 | Boston Celtics | 124-121* | Los Angeles Lakers | TIED 1-1 |
| Game 3 | Los Angeles Lakers | 137-104 | Boston Celtics | LA 2-1 |
| Game 4 | Los Angeles Lakers | 125-129* | Boston Celtics | TIED 2-2 |
| Game 5 | Boston Celtics | 121-103 | Los Angeles Lakers | BOS 3-2 |
| Game 6 | Los Angeles Lakers | 119-108 | Boston Celtics | TIED 3-3 |
| Game 7 | Boston Celtics | 111-102 | Los Angeles Lakers | BOS 4-3 |
*overtime
Boston beats Los Angeles 4-3
[edit] References
- ^ Numbelivable!, p.160, Michael X. Ferraro and John Veneziano, Triumph Books, Chicago, Illinois, 2007, ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0
The 1984 NBA Finals|Celtics.com
NBA.com: Larry's Celtics Edge Magic's Lakers in 7
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