1983–84 Portland Trail Blazers season

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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

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.

More information Round, Pick ...
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team
1 14 Clyde Drexler G  United States Houston
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
F 34 Kenny Carr 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) NC State
F/C 42 Wayne Cooper 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) New Orleans
G 22 Clyde Drexler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Houston
F 3 Jeff Lamp 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Virginia
G 12 Fat Lever 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Arizona State
F 33 Calvin Natt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Louisiana–Monroe
C 24 Audie Norris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jackson State
G 4 Jim Paxson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Dayton
C 54 Tom Piotrowski 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) La Salle
F/C 43 Mychal Thompson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Minnesota
G 14 Darnell Valentine 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Kansas
F 31 Pete Verhoeven 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fresno State
Head coach
Assistant(s)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
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Regular season

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

Season standings

More information W, L ...
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 5428.65928–1326–1518–12
x-Portland Trail Blazers 4834.585633–815–2617–13
x-Seattle SuperSonics 4240.5121232–910–3114–16
x-Phoenix Suns 4141.5001331–1010–3116–14
Golden State Warriors 3745.4511727–1410–3113–17
San Diego Clippers 3052.3662425–165–3612–18
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More information #, Team ...
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Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers5428.659
2 y-Utah Jazz4537.5499
3 x-Portland Trail Blazers4834.5856
4 x-Dallas Mavericks4339.52411
5 x-Seattle SuperSonics4240.51212
6 x-Phoenix Suns4141.50013
7 x-Denver Nuggets3844.46316
8 x-Kansas City Kings3844.46316
9 San Antonio Spurs3745.45117
10 Golden State Warriors3745.45117
11 San Diego Clippers3052.36624
12 Houston Rockets2953.35425
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Notes

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

Game log

Playoffs

More information 1984 playoff game log, Game ...
1984 playoff game log
First round: 2–3 (home: 1–2; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
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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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

More information Player, GP ...
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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Playoffs

More information Player, GP ...
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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Awards and records

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

See also

References

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