1983–84 Portland Trail Blazers season

NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season

1983–84 Portland Trail Blazers season

Head coach| Jack Ramsay
General manager| Stu Inman
Owner(s)| Larry Weinberg
Arena| Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record| 48-34 (.585)
Place| Division: 2nd (Pacific)
Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish| First round
(lost to Suns 2–3)

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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television| KOIN
Radio| KEX
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The 1983–84 Portland Trail Blazers season was the 14th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1]

The season is memorable when the Blazers drafted Clyde Drexler with the 14th pick of the 1983 NBA draft.

## Offseason[edit]

### NBA draft[edit]

Main article: 1983 NBA draft

Note: This is not a complete list; only the first two rounds are covered, as well as any other picks by the franchise who played at least one NBA game.

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | Nationality  | School/Club Team

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1  | 14  | Clyde Drexler | G  |  United States | Houston

## Roster[edit]

Portland Trail Blazers roster

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F | 34 |  | Carr, Kenny | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)  | 220 lb (100 kg)  |  | NC State
F/C | 42 |  | Cooper, Wayne | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)  | 220 lb (100 kg)  |  | New Orleans
G | 22 |  | Drexler, Clyde | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)  | 210 lb (95 kg)  |  | Houston
F | 3 |  | Lamp, Jeff | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 195 lb (88 kg)  |  | Virginia
G | 12 |  | Lever, Fat | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 170 lb (77 kg)  |  | Arizona State
F | 33 |  | Natt, Calvin | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 220 lb (100 kg)  |  | Louisiana–Monroe
C | 24 |  | Norris, Audie | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)  | 230 lb (104 kg)  |  | Jackson State
G | 4 |  | Paxson, Jim | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 200 lb (91 kg)  |  | Dayton
C | 54 |  | Piotrowski, Tom | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)  | 240 lb (109 kg)  |  | La Salle
F/C | 43 |  | Thompson, Mychal | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)  | 226 lb (103 kg)  |  | Minnesota
G | 14 |  | Valentine, Darnell | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)  | 183 lb (83 kg)  |  | Kansas
F | 31 |  | Verhoeven, Pete | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)  | 215 lb (98 kg)  |  | Fresno State

Head coach

*   * Jack Ramsay (Saint Joseph's)

Assistant coach(es)

*   * Rick Adelman (Loyola Marymount)
*   * Bucky Buckwalter (Utah)

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (DP) Unsigned draft pick
* (FA) Free agent
* (S) Suspended
* Injured

## Regular season[edit]

The Trail Blazers played their home games at Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

### Season standings[edit]

Pacific Division

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y-Los Angeles Lakers | 54 | 28 | .659 | – | 28–13 | 26–15 | 18–12
x-Portland Trail Blazers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 6 | 33–8 | 15–26 | 17–13
x-Seattle SuperSonics | 42 | 40 | .512 | 12 | 32–9 | 10–31 | 14–16
x-Phoenix Suns | 41 | 41 | .500 | 13 | 31–10 | 10–31 | 16–14
Golden State Warriors | 37 | 45 | .451 | 17 | 27–14 | 10–31 | 13–17
San Diego Clippers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 24 | 25–16 | 5–36 | 12–18
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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

Notes

* z, y – division champions
* x – clinched playoff spot

### Record vs. opponents[edit]

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[edit]

## Playoffs[edit]

1984 playoff game log

First round: 2–3 (home: 1–2; road: 1–1)

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1  | April 18  | Phoenix | L 106–113 | Kenny Carr (24)  | Calvin Natt (9)  | Thompson, Valentine (6)  | Memorial Coliseum
12,666  | 0–1
2  | April 20  | Phoenix | W 122–116 | Jim Paxson (27)  | Mychal Thompson (13)  | Darnell Valentine (8)  | Memorial Coliseum
12,666  | 1–1
3  | April 22  | @ Phoenix | L 103–106 | Darnell Valentine (29)  | Thompson, Carr (8)  | Darnell Valentine (10)  | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
11,531  | 1–2
4  | April 24  | @ Phoenix | W 113–110 | Calvin Natt (30)  | Calvin Natt (8)  | Darnell Valentine (13)  | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,660  | 2–2
5  | April 26  | Phoenix | L 105–117 | Jim Paxson (24)  | Natt, Drexler (10)  | Darnell Valentine (5)  | Memorial Coliseum
12,666  | 2–3

1984 schedule

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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  |  |

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## Awards and records[edit]

### Awards[edit]

* Jim Paxson, All-NBA Second Team

### Records[edit]

## Transactions[edit]

### Trades[edit]

### Free agents[edit]

#### Additions[edit]

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#### Subtractions[edit]

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## See also[edit]

* 1983–84 NBA season

## References[edit]

1. ^ 1983-84 Portland Trail Blazers

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1983–84 NBA season

* 1983 NBA draft
* All-Star Game
* Playoffs
* Finals
* Transactions

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* Boston
* New Jersey
* New York
* Philadelphia
* Washington

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* Atlanta
* Chicago
* Cleveland
* Detroit
* Indiana
* Milwaukee

Western|

| Midwest|

* Dallas
* Denver
* Houston
* Kansas City
* San Antonio
* Utah

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* Golden State
* Los Angeles
* Phoenix
* Portland
* San Diego
* Seattle

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Portland Trail Blazers

* Founded in 1970
* Based in Portland, Oregon

Franchise|

* History
* All-time roster
* Draft history
* 1970
* Records
* Head coaches
* Seasons
* Current season

Arenas|

* Memorial Coliseum
* Moda Center

Personnel|

Owner(s)
Jody Allen
President
Dewayne Hankins
General manager
Joe Cronin
Head coach
Chauncey Billups

G League affiliate|

* Rip City Remix

Retired numbers|

* 1
* 13
* 14
* 15
* 20
* 22
* 30 (Gross)
* 30 (Porter)
* 32
* 36
* 45
* 77

NBA championships|

* 1977

Rivalries|

* Seattle SuperSonics (I-5 rivalry)

Culture and lore|

* Radio network
* Blazermania
* Rip City
* The Breaks of the Game
* Bulls vs. Blazers and the NBA Playoffs
* "Duck"
* Rose Garden arena bankruptcy
* Larry Weinberg
* Bill Walton
* Jack Ramsay
* Mike Barrett and Mike Rice
* Clyde the Glide
* The Schonz
* Trail Blazers Trumpets
* Memorial Day Miracle
* Blaze the Trail Cat
* Portland Indians
* Portland Fire
* Portlandia
* Dame Time

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