1983–84 Cleveland Cavaliers season
NBA professional basketball team season
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The 1983–84 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 14th NBA basketball season in Cleveland, Ohio.
| 1983–84 Cleveland Cavaliers season | |
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| Head coach | Tom Nissalke |
| General manager | Harry Weltman |
| Owners | |
| Arena | Richfield Coliseum |
| Results | |
| Record | 28–54 (.341) |
| Place | Division: 4th (Central) Conference: 9th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | WUAB |
| Radio | WBBG[1] |
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Roy Hinson | C | Rutgers |
| 1 | 24 | Stewart Granger | PG | Villanova |
| 2 | 27 | John Garris | PF | Boston College |
Roster
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Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
Roster |
Regular season
Season standings
| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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| y-Milwaukee Bucks | 50 | 32 | .610 | – | 30–11 | 20–21 | 19–10 |
| x-Detroit Pistons | 49 | 33 | .598 | 1 | 30–11 | 19–22 | 21–8 |
| x-Atlanta Hawks | 40 | 42 | .488 | 10 | 31–10 | 9–32 | 16–14 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 22 | 23–18 | 5–36 | 11–19 |
| Chicago Bulls | 27 | 55 | .329 | 23 | 18–23 | 9–32 | 10–20 |
| Indiana Pacers | 26 | 56 | .317 | 24 | 20–21 | 6–35 | 12–18 |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
| 1 | z-Boston Celtics | 62 | 20 | .756 | – |
| 2 | y-Milwaukee Bucks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 12 |
| 3 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 |
| 4 | x-Detroit Pistons | 49 | 33 | .598 | 13 |
| 5 | x-New York Knicks | 47 | 35 | .573 | 15 |
| 6 | x-New Jersey Nets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 17 |
| 7 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 40 | 42 | .488 | 22 |
| 8 | x-Washington Bullets | 35 | 47 | .427 | 27 |
| 9 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 34 |
| 10 | Chicago Bulls | 27 | 55 | .329 | 35 |
| 11 | Indiana Pacers | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 |
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Game log
| 1983–84 game log Total: 28–54 (Home: 23–18; Road: 5–36) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 0–2 (home: 0–2; road: 0–0)
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November: 5–10 (home: 5–0; road: 0–10)
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December: 4–10 (home: 3–4; road: 1–6)
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January: 4–8 (home: 2–5; road: 2–3)
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March: 4–13 (home: 4–3; road: 0–10)
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April: 2–6 (home: 1–3; road: 1–3)
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Player statistics
| 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 |
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World B. Free | 75 | 71 | 31.7 | 44.5 | 31.9 | 78.4 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 22.3 |
| Cliff Robinson | 73 | 70 | 32.9 | 45.0 | 50.0 | 70.1 | 10.3 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 17.8 |
| Lonnie Shelton | 79 | 78 | 26.6 | 47.6 | 20.0 | 76.4 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 10.8 |
| Phil Hubbard | 80 | 6 | 22.5 | 51.1 | 0.0 | 73.9 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 10.8 |
| Geoff Huston | 77 | 56 | 26.5 | 49.8 | 18.2 | 71.4 | 1.2 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 10.5 |
| Paul Thompson | 82 | 10 | 21.1 | 46.7 | 23.1 | 77.2 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| John Bagley | 76 | 19 | 22.5 | 42.3 | 11.8 | 79.3 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 8.9 |
| Jeff Cook | 81 | 21 | 24.1 | 48.6 | 50.0 | 72.3 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 5.8 |
| Roy Hinson | 80 | 61 | 23.2 | 49.6 | 0.0 | 59.0 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 5.5 |
| Stewart Granger | 56 | 13 | 13.2 | 42.9 | 30.8 | 75.7 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 4.5 |
| John Garris | 33 | 1 | 8.1 | 51.0 | 0.0 | 79.4 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 4.0 |
| Ben Poquette | 51 | 4 | 16.8 | 43.9 | 20.0 | 79.1 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 3.6 |
| Geoff Crompton | 7 | 0 | 3.3 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
Player statistics citation:[2]