1983–84 Utah Jazz season

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). It was their first playoff appearance in franchise history.

The Jazz played a number of home games (11 in total) at the then-newly built Thomas & Mack Center in the Las Vegas Valley, in an attempt to drum up regional support. In one of those games, Los Angeles Lakers center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored the points that made him the NBA's all-time leading scorer.

As a result of the Las Vegas experiment, Jazz games were broadcast in the Las Vegas area for this season (seen above).

Draft picks Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 1 7 Thurl Bailey PF/C North Carolina State 3 54 Bob Hansen Iowa 4 76 Doug Arnold Texas Christian 5 100 Matt Clark Oklahoma State

Roster

Regular season April 5, 1984: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar made a 12-foot hook shot over Mark Eaton in Las Vegas to surpass Wilt Chamberlain as the NBA's all-time leading scorer with 31,421 points.

Season standings

Game log Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | October 28 | @ Denver | L 125–139 | Dantley (40) | Dantley (9) | Green (11) | McNichols Sports Arena10,439 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | October 29 | Los Angeles | L 115–120 | Dantley (24) | Dantley (10) | Dantley,Griffith (5) | Salt Palace Acord Arena10,608 | 0–2

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | November 3 | Golden State | W 129–112

| Salt Palace Acord Arena | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | November 5 | San Antonio | W 124–118

| Salt Palace Acord Arena | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | November 9 | @ San Antonio | L 99–105

| HemisFair Arena | 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | November 10 | @ Houston | W 118–109

| The Summit | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | November 12 | Portland | W 136–122 | Dantley (34) | Bailey,Griffith,Kelley (6) | Green (13) | Salt Palace Acord Arena7,572 | 4–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 | November 13 | @ Los Angeles | L 118–124 | Dantley (36) | Dantley (12) | Dantley (7) | The Forum12,039 | 4–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 | November 15 | @ Portland | L 112–114 | Drew (31) | Kelley (8) | Eaves,Green (5) | Memorial Coliseum12,656 | 4–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 | November 16 | Boston | W 122–109 | Drew (29) | Eaton (12) | Green (6) | Salt Palace Acord Arena12,743 | 5–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 11 | November 18 | @ Detroit | L 120–128 | Dantley (34) | Drew (9) | Green (14) | Pontiac Silverdome7,080 | 5–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 | November 19 | @ Washington | L 113–126 | Dantley,Griffith (18) | Eaton (7) | Eaton (5) | Capital Centre7,603 | 5–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 | November 22 | @ Los Angeles | W 130–126 (OT) | Dantley (32) | Dantley (10) | Green (15) | The Forum12,553 | 6–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 | November 23 | Chicago | L 117–128

| Thomas & Mack Center | 6–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 | November 25 | Denver | W 126–124 | Dantley (47) | Bailey (10) | Green (15) | Salt Palace Acord Arena8,759 | 7–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 16 | November 26 | @ Kansas City | L 116–117 | Dantley (30) | Eaton (9) | Green (8) | Kemper Arena7,424 | 7–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 | November 29 | Phoenix | W 114–110 | Dantley,Griffith (24) | Bailey,Drew (8) | Green (13) | Thomas & Mack Center7,143 | 8–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 | November 30 | @ San Diego | W 117–115

| San Diego Sports Arena | 9–9

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 | December 2 | @ Phoenix | W 116–113 | Dantley (32) | Bailey (7) | Bailey,Green (9) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum10,295 | 10–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 | December 3 | Kansas City | W 112–107 | Dantley (31) | Kelley (12) | Green (9) | Salt Palace Acord Arena8,314 | 11–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 | December 7 | Portland | W 116–111 | Dantley (32) | Wilkins (11) | Green (9) | Salt Palace Acord Arena7,562 | 12–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 | December 9 | San Antonio | L 117–126

| Thomas & Mack Center | 12–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 | December 10 | @ Houston | W 128–121

| The Summit | 13–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 | December 13 | @ Cleveland | W 107–105

| Richfield Coliseum | 14–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 | December 15 | Houston | W 138–111

| Salt Palace Acord Arena | 15–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 | December 17 | Golden State | W 127–111

| Salt Palace Acord Arena | 16–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 | December 21 | Indiana | W 133–115

| Salt Palace Acord Arena | 17–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 | December 23 | Denver | W 118–116 | Dantley (27) | Wilkins (13) | Green (9) | Salt Palace Acord Arena7,599 | 18–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 | December 27 | @ Golden State | W 111–102

| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 19–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 | December 28 | @ Seattle | W 113–105 | Dantley (33) | Wilkins (9) | Green (7) | Kingdome12,831 | 20–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 31 | December 30 | @ Denver | L 130–135 | Dantley (32) | Dantley,Eaton (5) | Green (9) | McNichols Sports Arena11,882 | 20–11

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 32 | January 3 | @ San Antonio | L 124–137

| HemisFair Arena | 21–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 | January 4 | Houston | W 116–111

| Thomas & Mack Center | 22–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 | January 6 | Kansas City | W 130–110 | Dantley (30) | Bailey (14) | Green (14) | Salt Palace Acord Arena10,898 | 22–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 | January 10 | Phoenix | W 107–98 | Griffith (22) | Bailey (9) | Dantley,Green (8) | Salt Palace Acord Arena10,720 | 23–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 36 | January 11 | @ Dallas | L 102–117 | Dantley (22) | Eaton (13) | Green (9) | Reunion Arena12,308 | 23–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 | January 13 | @ San Diego | W 122–119

| San Diego Sports Arena | 24–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 | January 14 | Washington | W 121–96 | Dantley (44) | Kelley (12) | Green (14) | Salt Palace Acord Arena11,910 | 25–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 39 | January 17 | @ Atlanta | L 106–112 | Griffith (30) | Wilkins (7) | Green (10) | The Omni6,419 | 25–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 | January 20 | @ Dallas | W 120–113 | Dantley (46) | Bailey (12) | Green (17) | Reunion Arena16,918 | 26–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 41 | January 21 | @ Houston | L 105–115

| The Summit | 26–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 42 | January 24 | Dallas | L 115–123 | Griffith (28) | Kelley (11) | Green (10) | Thomas & Mack Center7,752 | 26–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 | January 26 | New Jersey | W 125–115 | Dantley (39) | Kelley (16) | Green (12) | Salt Palace Acord Arena10,166 | 27–16 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 | January 31 | Seattle | W 98–94 (OT) | Dantley (34) | Kelley (11) | Green (7) | Thomas & Mack Center7,148 | 28–16

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 | February 2 | Phoenix | W 116–95 | Dantley (35) | Kelley (14) | Green (11) | Salt Palace Acord Arena8,892 | 29–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 46 | February 3 | @ Los Angeles | L 105–109 | Dantley (34) | Green (8) | Green (6) | The Forum17,505 | 29–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 | February 4 | Milwaukee | W 116–102 | Dantley (36) | Eaton (10) | Green (13) | Salt Palace Acord Arena12,690 | 30–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 48 | February 7 | San Diego | L 103–109

| Thomas & Mack Center | 30–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 | February 10 | New York | L 111–121 | Dantley (39) | Dantley,Kelley (9) | Green (12) | Salt Palace Acord Arena11,543 | 30–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 | February 12 | @ Portland | W 114–112 | Drew (23) | Eaton (12) | Green (6) | Memorial Coliseum12,656 | 31–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 51 | February 14 | Atlanta | W 100–98 | Dantley (28) | Wilkins (8) | Green (20) | Salt Palace Acord Arena9,641 | 32–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 52 | February 16 | @ Kansas City | L 99–121 | Dantley (26) | Griffith,Wilkins (12) | Green (5) | Kemper Arena5,443 | 32–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 53 | February 17 | @ Milwaukee | L 91–105 | Dantley (26) | Eaton (16) | Green (13) | MECCA Arena11,052 | 32–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 54 | February 19 | @ Indiana | L 104–106

| Market Square Arena | 32–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 | February 21 | @ Chicago | W 117–95

| Chicago Stadium | 33–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 56 | February 23 | San Antonio | W 143–142 (2OT)

| Salt Palace ACord Arena | 34–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 57 | February 24 | @ Seattle | L 81–112 | Dantley,Drew (16) | Eaton (13) | Griffith,Hansen (5) | Kingdome12,167 | 34–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 58 | February 25 | Dallas | L 95–97 | Dantley (36) | Kelley (16) | Kelley (9) | Salt Palace Acord Arena12,678 | 34–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 59 | February 28 | @ Phoenix | L 100–113 | Dantley (25) | Wilkins (6) | Griffith (7) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum10,899 | 34–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 60 | February 29 | Philadelphia | L 97–103 | Dantley (32) | Eaton (13) | Eaton (7) | Salt Palace Acord Arena13,475 | 34–26

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 | March 2 | Cleveland | W 110–104

| Salt Palace Acord Arena | 35–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 62 | March 3 | @ Denver | L 122–131 | Dantley (36) | Griffith (10) | Green (10) | McNichols Sports Arena10,880 | 35–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 63 | March 5 | @ New Jersey | L 116–120 | Dantley (28) | Eaton (13) | Green (6) | Brendan Byrne Arena10,060 | 35–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 64 | March 7 | @ Boston | L 106–117 | Drew (27) | Eaton (13) | Green (5) | Boston Garden14,890 | 35–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 65 | March 10 | @ New York | L 105–114 | Dantley (32) | Eaton (8) | Green (10) | Madison Square Garden13,208 | 35–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 66 | March 11 | @ Philadelphia | L 97–120 | Andersonn (15) | Bailey (13) | Eaves,Kelley (6) | The Spectrum15,101 | 35–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 67 | March 13 | Portland | W 124–119 | Dantley (39) | Dantley (7) | Green (10) | Thomas & Mack Center7,773 | 36–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 68 | March 15 | @ Golden State | W 115–111

| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 37–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 69 | March 17 | Dallas | W 118–103 | Dantley (40) | Kelley (11) | Green (9) | Salt Palace Acord Arena12,699 | 38–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 70 | March 19 | Detroit | W 143–125 | Dantley (43) | Bailey,Kelley (8) | Green,Griffith (10) | Salt Palace Acord Arena12,698 | 39–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 71 | March 22 | @ San Antonio | L 126–129

| HemisFair Arena | 39–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 72 | March 23 | Golden State | L 104–115

| Thomas & Mack Center | 39–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 73 | March 25 | @ Seattle | W 121–98 | Dantley (40) | Bailey,Dantley (8) | Dantley (10) | Kingdome11,574 | 40–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 74 | March 27 | Kansas City | W 110–106 | Dantley (31) | Bailey,Eaton (10) | Green (10) | Salt Palace Acord Arena9,110 | 41–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 75 | March 29 | Seattle | W 106–96 | Dantley (24) | Eaton (15) | Green (7) | Salt Palace Acord Arena12,687 | 42–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 76 | March 31 | @ Kansas City | L 103–105 | Dantley (30) | Bailey,Eaton (8)