1983–84 Dallas Mavericks season

1983–84 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coach	Dick Motta
Arena	Reunion Arena
Results
Record	43–39 (.524)
Place	Division: 2nd (Midwest) Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish	West Conference Semifinals (Lost to Lakers 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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

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
1	9	Dale Ellis	SG/SF	United States	Tennessee
1	11	Derek Harper	PG	United States	Illinois
2	30	Mark West	C	United States	Old Dominion
2	33	Dirk Minniefield	PG	United States	Kentucky
4	79	Johnny Martin		United States	Northwestern State
5	102	Jim Lampley		United States	Arkansas-Little Rock
6	125	Billy Allen		United States	Nevada-Reno
7	148	Terrell Schlundt		United States	Marquette
8	171	Bill Sadler		United States	Pepperdine
9	193	Sherrod Arnold		United States	Chicago State
10	214	Clyde Corley		United States	Florida International

Roster

1983-84 Dallas Mavericks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From F 24 Aguirre, Mark 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 232 lb (105 kg) DePaul G 22 Blackman, Rolando 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Kansas State PF 42 Cummings, Pat 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Cincinnati G 15 Davis, Brad 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Maryland G/F 14 Ellis, Dale 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Tennessee G 12 Harper, Derek 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Illinois F 20 Garnett, Bill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Wyoming C 40 Nimphius, Kurt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Arizona State G 34 Spanarkel, Jim 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Duke F 33 Turner, Elston 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Mississippi F 31 Vincent, Jay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Michigan State C 54 Whitehead, Jerome 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Marquette C 45 West, Mark 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Old Dominion

Head coach Dick Motta Assistant coach(es) Bob Weiss Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

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	45	37	.549	–	31–10	14–27	15–15
x-Dallas Mavericks	43	39	.524	2	31–10	12–29	19–11
x-Denver Nuggets	38	44	.463	7	27–14	11–30	16–14
x-Kansas City Kings	38	44	.463	7	26–15	12–29	16–14
San Antonio Spurs	37	45	.451	8	28–13	9–32	14–16
Houston Rockets	29	53	.354	16	21–20	8–33	9–21

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Los Angeles Lakers	54	28	.659	–
2	y-Utah Jazz	45	37	.549	9
3	x-Portland Trail Blazers	48	34	.585	6
4	x-Dallas Mavericks	43	39	.524	11
5	x-Seattle SuperSonics	42	40	.512	12
6	x-Phoenix Suns	41	41	.500	13
7	x-Denver Nuggets	38	44	.463	16
8	x-Kansas City Kings	38	44	.463	16
9	San Antonio Spurs	37	45	.451	17
10	Golden State Warriors	37	45	.451	17
11	San Diego Clippers	30	52	.366	24
12	Houston Rockets	29	53	.354	25

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	—	0–5	4–2	3–3	1–1	0–2	2–4	1–1	1–1	4–2	0–2	0–2	3–3	3–3	4–1	5–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–2
Boston	5–0	—	5–0	6–0	2–0	2–0	4–2	2–0	1–1	5–1	2–0	0–2	5–1	4–2	3–3	2–4	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–2
Chicago	2–4	0–5	—	2–4	1–1	0–2	1–5	2–0	0–2	3–3	1–1	0–2	2–4	2–4	2–4	2–3	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–4
Cleveland	3–3	0–6	4–2	—	1–1	0–2	1–5	1–1	1–1	2–4	0–2	0–2	1–5	2–3	1–5	2–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	4–1
Dallas	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	—	4–2	0–2	4–1	4–2	2–0	3–3	3–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–2	2–3	4–2	4–1	1–4	4–2	0–2
Denver	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–4	—	1–1	2–3	4–2	0–2	4–2	1–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–4	3–3	3–2	2–3	3–3	0–2
Detroit	4–2	2–4	5–1	5–1	2–0	1–1	—	1–1	1–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	3–2	1–4	4–2	3–3	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–3
Golden State	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–4	3–2	1–1	—	2–3	2–0	4–1	3–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–5	2–4	3–2	3–3	4–2	1–4	2–0
Houston	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–4	2–4	1–1	3–2	—	1–1	2–4	1–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–3	1–4	2–4	2–3	3–2	1–5	0–2
Indiana	2–4	1–5	3–3	4–2	0–2	2–0	2–4	0–2	1–1	—	0–2	1–1	1–5	1–5	2–4	0–5	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–4
Kansas City	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	3–3	2–4	1–1	1–4	4–2	2–0	—	0–5	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–3	2–3	5–1	3–2	1–4	3–3	2–0
Los Angeles	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–3	4–1	1–1	3–3	4–1	1–1	5–0	—	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–3	5–1	2–3	4–2	3–3	4–1	1–1
Milwaukee	3–3	1–5	4–2	5–1	2–0	1–1	2–3	2–0	1–1	5–1	2–0	0–2	—	4–2	4–1	2–4	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–1
New Jersey	3–3	2–4	4–2	3–2	1–1	1–1	4–1	1–1	2–0	5–1	0–2	1–1	2–4	—	3–3	3–3	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–2
New York	1–4	3–3	4–1	5–1	2–0	1–1	2–4	1–1	2–0	4–2	2–0	2–0	1–4	3–3	—	2–4	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	4–2
Philadelphia	1–5	4–2	3–2	4–2	1–1	1–1	3–3	1–1	2–0	5–0	2–0	1–1	4–2	3–3	4–2	—	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	4–2
Phoenix	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–2	0–2	5–1	3–2	1–1	3–2	3–3	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	—	2–4	5–0	4–2	2–4	1–4	2–0
Portland	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–2	4–1	1–1	4–2	4–1	1–1	3–2	1–5	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–2	—	4–1	4–2	4–2	1–4	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	2–4	3–3	1–1	2–3	4–2	2–0	1–5	3–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–5	1–4	—	4–1	2–3	4–2	1–1
San Diego	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–4	2–3	0–2	3–3	3–2	1–1	2–3	2–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–4	2–4	1–4	—	3–3	2–3	1–1
Seattle	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	4–1	3–2	1–1	2–4	2–3	1–1	4–1	3–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–2	2–4	3–2	3–3	—	1–4	1–1
Utah	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–4	3–3	1–1	4–1	5–1	1–1	3–3	1–4	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–1	4–1	2–4	3–2	4–1	—	1–1
Washington	2–4	2–4	4–2	1–4	2–0	2–0	3–3	0–2	2–0	4–1	0–2	1–1	1–5	2–4	2–4	2–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	—

Game log

1983–84 game log Total: 43–39 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
October: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
November: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
1983–84 schedule

Playoffs

West First Round

(4) Dallas Mavericks vs. (5) Seattle SuperSonics: Mavericks win series 3-2

• Game 1 @ Reunion Arena, Dallas (April 17): Dallas 88, Seattle 86
• Game 2 @ Reunion Arena, Dallas (April 19): Seattle 95, Dallas 92 (Gus Williams banks in the game-winning 3 at the buzzer)
• Game 3 @ Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle (April 21): Seattle 104, Dallas 94
• Game 4 @ Kingdome, Seattle (April 24): Dallas 107, Seattle 96
• Game 5 @ Moody Coliseum, University Park (April 26)*: Dallas 105, Seattle 104 (OT)

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Mavericks and SuperSonics.

West Conference Semifinals

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (4) Dallas Mavericks: Lakers win series 4-1

• Game 1 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (April 28): Los Angeles 134, Dallas 91
• Game 2 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (May 1): Los Angeles 117, Dallas 101
• Game 3 @ Reunion Arena, Dallas (May 4): Dallas 125, Los Angeles 115
• Game 4 @ Reunion Arena, Dallas (May 6)*: Los Angeles 122, Dallas 115 (OT)
• Game 5 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (May 8): Los Angeles 115, Dallas 99

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Lakers and Mavericks.

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
Rolando Blackman
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

• Sam Perkins, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
• Mark Aguirre, NBA All-Star Game

See also

• 1983–84 NBA season