1983–84 Kansas City Kings season

The 1983–84 Kansas City Kings season was the Kings 35th season in the NBA, their 12th, and penultimate season in Kansas City (their ninth playing full-time in Kansas City).1983-84 Kansas City Kings

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 13 Ennis Whatley G Alabama 2 38 Chris McNealy San Jose State 3 60 Steve Harriel Washington State 4 84 Mike Jackson Wyoming 5 106 Lorenza Andrews Oklahoma State 6 130 Alvis Rogers Wake Forest 7 152 Dane Suttle SG Pepperdine 8 176 Preston Neumayr California-Davis 9 197 Bernard Hill Oklahoma Panhandle State 10 219 Aaron Haskins Washington State

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

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

Game log Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | October 28, 1983 | Los Angeles | L 107–117

| Kemper Arena | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | October 30, 1983 | Seattle | L 116–121

| Kemper Arena | 0–2

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | November 3, 1983 | Denver | L 128–131

| Kemper Arena | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | November 9, 1983 | @ Milwaukee | L 93–95

| MECCA Arena | 2–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 | November 11, 1983 | @ Philadelphia | L 100–108

| The Spectrum | 2–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 | November 12, 1983 | @ Detroit | L 106–131

| Pontiac Silverdome | 2–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 | November 15, 1983 | @ Washington | W 101–100

| Capital Centre | 3–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 | November 25, 1983 | @ Dallas | L 96–98

| Reunion Arena | 5–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 | November 26, 1983 | Utah | W 117–116

| Kemper Arena | 6–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 | November 28, 1983 | Portland | W 113–104

| Kemper Arena | 7–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 | November 30, 1983 | @ Phoenix | W 120–118

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 8–8

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 18 | December 3, 1983 | @ Utah | L 107–112

| Salt Palace Acord Arena | 8–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 | December 6, 1983 | Dallas | W 112–103

| Kemper Arena | 9–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 | December 8, 1983 | @ Los Angeles | L 106–129

| The Forum | 9–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 | December 14, 1983 | @ Seattle | W 105–99

| Kingdome | 11–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 24 | December 17, 1983 | @ Phoenix | L 99–119

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 11–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 | December 20, 1983 | Denver | W 131–114

| Kemper Arena | 12–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 | December 27, 1983 | Philadelphia | L 109–112

| Kemper Arena | 13–14

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 30 | January 3, 1984 | @ Portland | L 104–123

| Memorial Coliseum | 13–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 32 | January 6, 1984 | @ Utah | L 110–130

| Salt Palace Acord Arena | 14–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 | January 7, 1984 | Phoenix | W 100–98

| Kemper Arena | 14–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 | January 10, 1984 | Dallas | W 112–102

| Kemper Arena | 15–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 35 | January 12, 1984 | Los Angeles | L 89–95

| Kemper Arena | 15–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 38 | January 17, 1984 | Boston | L 113–122

| Kemper Arena | 16–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 39 | January 20, 1984 | @ Denver | L 114–116

| McNichols Sports Arena | 16–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 40 | January 21, 1984 | @ Portland | L 94–114

| Memorial Coliseum | 16–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 | January 24, 1984 | New Jersey | W 113–104

| Kemper Arena | 17–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 42 | January 26, 1984 | Seattle | L 106–114

| Kemper Arena | 17–25 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 44 | February 1, 1984 | @ Boston | L 110–119

| Boston Garden | 17–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 | February 3, 1984 | @ New Jersey | W 113–104

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 18–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 | February 4, 1984 | Denver | W 107–100

| Kemper Arena | 19–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 47 | February 7, 1984 | Milwaukee | L 110–112 (OT)

| Kemper Arena | 19–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 | February 10, 1984 | @ Dallas | L 96–115

| Reunion Arena | 20–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 | February 11, 1984 | Washington | W 94–91

| Kemper Arena | 21–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 51 | February 14, 1984 | New York | L 100–106

| Kemper Arena | 21–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 | February 16, 1984 | Utah | W 121–99

| Kemper Arena | 22–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 | February 18, 1984 | Atlanta | W 111–106

| Kemper Arena | 23–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 | February 21, 1984 | Detroit | W 119–112

| Kemper Arena | 24–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 55 | February 23, 1984 | Phoenix | L 95–107

| Kemper Arena | 24–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 56 | February 25, 1984 | @ Denver | L 136–148

| McNichols Sports Arena | 24–32

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 59 | March 2, 1984 | @ Dallas | L 94–108

| Reunion Arena | 26–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 | March 3, 1984 | Dallas | W 105–103

| Kemper Arena | 27–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 | March 6, 1984 | Portland | W 128–110

| Kemper Arena | 28–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 64 | March 14, 1984 | @ Atlanta | W 101–93

| The Omni | 30–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 66 | March 17, 1984 | @ New York | L 109–123

| Madison Square Garden | 31–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 69 | March 21, 1984 | Los Angeles | L 116–123

| Kemper Arena | 33–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 70 | March 23, 1984 | @ Denver | L 116–126

| McNichols Sports Arena | 33–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 72 | March 27, 1984 | @ Utah | L 106–110

| Salt Palace Acord Arena | 34–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 73 | March 28, 1984 | @ Seattle | L 94–111

| Kingdome | 34–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 74 | March 29, 1984 | @ Portland | L 113–120

| Memorial Coliseum | 34–40 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 75 | March 31, 1984 | Utah | W 105–103

| Kemper Arena | 35–40

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 76 | April 3, 1984 | @ Phoenix | L 109–113

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 35–41 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 78 | April 6, 1984 | @ Los Angeles | L 97–112

| The Forum | 36–42 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 80 | April 10, 1984 | Seattle | L 113–125

| Kemper Arena | 36–44

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 18, 1984 | @ Los Angeles | L 105–116 | Eddie Johnson (25) | LaSalle Thompson (7) | Larry Drew (7) | The Forum13,918 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 20, 1984 | @ Los Angeles | L 102–109 | LaSalle Thompson (23) | LaSalle Thompson (14) | Reggie Theus (6) | The Forum14,986 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 22, 1984 | Los Angeles | L 102–108 | Theus, Woodson (22) | Larry Micheaux (10) | Reggie Theus (7) | Kemper Arena7,261 | 0–3

References

See also 1983–84 NBA season