1983–84 Phoenix Suns season
Head coachJohn MacLeod
General managerJerry Colangelo
OwnersKarl Eller, Don Pitt, Don Diamond, Marvin Meyer, Richard L. Bloch
ArenaArizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record41–41 (.500)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Pacific)
Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finishConference finals
(lost to Lakers 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKNXV
RadioKTAR

The 1983–84 Phoenix Suns season was the 16th season for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. The Suns were in the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season, extending a then-franchise record. The Suns eliminated their first round opponent, Portland, three games to two before defeating the Utah Jazz and NBA leading scorer, Adrian Dantley, four games to two. In the Western Conference Finals, the Suns lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in six games. The team was led by head coach John MacLeod, in his 11th year with the Suns, and played all home games in Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Walter Davis led the Suns in scoring with 20 points per game. Larry Nance, who finished the season fourth in the NBA in blocks per game for the second straight year, was second in team scoring at 17.7. Davis returned to the All-Star Game, the only Sun from the season to be selected to do so. Maurice Lucas again averaged a double-double again for the Suns with 16 points and 10 rebounds per game.

Although Nance did not earn his first All-Star selection until the next season, he did participate in the NBA's first Slam Dunk Contest on All-Star Weekend. While Julius Erving ("Dr. J") provided a memorable dunk from the foul line, it was Nance who was crowned the league's first Slam Dunk champion.[1]

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 28 Rod Foster Guard  United States UCLA
2 45 Paul Williams Guard  United States Arizona State
3 51 Dereck Whittenburg Guard  United States North Carolina State
4 89 Sam Mosley Forward  United States Nevada
5 113 Rick Lamb Forward  United States Illinois State
6 135 Edward Bona Forward  United States Fordham
7 159 Fred Brown Guard  United States Virginia Commonwealth
8 181 Mike Mulquin Forward  United States Villanova
9 204 Joe Dykstra Guard  United States Western Illinois
10 224 Bo Overton Guard  United States Oklahoma

Roster

1983–84 Phoenix Suns roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C 33 Adams, Alvan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1954-07-19 Oklahoma
G/F 6 Davis, Walter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1954-09-09 North Carolina
C 53 Edwards, James 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1955-11-22 Washington
PG 10 Foster, Rod 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1960-10-10 UCLA
F/C 20 Lucas, Maurice 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1952-02-18 Marquette
PG 4 Macy, Kyle 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1957-04-09 Kentucky
F 22 Nance, Larry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1959-02-12 Clemson
F 32 Pittman, Charles 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1958-03-23 Maryland
C 8 Robey, Rick 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1956-01-30 Kentucky
SF 7 Sanders, Mike 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1960-05-07 UCLA
SF 14 Scott, Alvin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1955-09-14 Oral Roberts
SG 44 Westphal, Paul 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1950-11-30 USC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

Standings

Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 5428.659–28–1326–1518–12
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
#
Western Conference
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

Record vs. opponents

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 —0–54–23–31–10–22–41–11–14–20–20–23–33–34–15–11–10–21–11–11–11–14–2
Boston 5–0—5–06–02–02–04–22–01–15–12–00–25–14–23–32–42–02–02–01–12–01–14–2
Chicago 2–40–5—2–41–10–21–52–00–23–31–10–22–42–42–42–31–12–00–21–10–21–12–4
Cleveland 3–30–64–2—1–10–21–51–11–12–40–20–21–52–31–52–41–11–11–11–11–10–24–1
Dallas 1–10–21–11–1—4–20–24–14–22–03–33–20–21–10–21–13–22–34–24–11–44–20–2
Denver 2–00–22–02–02–4—1–12–34–20–24–21–41–11–11–11–12–31–43–33–22–33–30–2
Detroit 4–22–45–15–12–01–1—1–11–14–21–11–13–21–44–23–32–01–11–12–01–11–13–3
Golden State 1–10–20–21–11–43–21–1—2–32–04–13–30–21–11–11–11–52–43–23–34–21–42–0
Houston 1–11–12–01–12–42–41–13–2—1–12–41–41–10–20–20–22–31–42–42–33–21–50–2
Indiana 2–41–53–34–20–22–02–40–21–1—0–21–11–51–52–40–51–11–10–21–11–11–11–4
Kansas City 2–00–21–12–03–32–41–11–44–22–0—0–50–22–00–20–22–32–35–13–21–43–32–0
Los Angeles 2–02–02–02–02–34–11–13–34–11–15–0—2–01–10–21–13–35–12–34–23–34–11–1
Milwaukee 3–31–54–25–12–01–12–32–01–15–12–00–2—4–24–12–42–01–11–11–11–11–15–1
New Jersey 3–32–44–23–21–11–14–11–12–05–10–21–12–4—3–33–32–00–20–22–01–11–14–2
New York 1–43–34–15–12–01–12–41–12–04–22–02–01–43–3—2–41–10–22–02–01–12–04–2
Philadelphia 1–54–23–24–21–11–13–31–12–05–02–01–14–23–34–2—1–11–12–02–01–12–04–2
Phoenix 1–10–21–11–12–33–20–25–13–21–13–23–30–20–21–11–1—2–45–04–22–41–42–0
Portland 2–00–20–21–13–24–11–14–24–11–13–21–51–12–02–01–14–2—4–14–24–21–41–1
San Antonio 1–10–22–01–12–43–31–12–34–22–01–53–21–12–00–20–20–51–4—4–12–34–21–1
San Diego 1–11–11–11–11–42–30–23–33–21–12–32–41–10–20–20–22–42–41–4—3–32–31–1
Seattle 1–10–22–01–14–13–21–12–42–31–14–13–31–11–11–11–14–22–43–23–3—1–41–1
Utah 1–11–11–12–02–43–31–14–15–11–13–31–41–11–10–20–24–14–12–43–24–1—1–1
Washington 2–42–44–21–42–02–03–30–22–04–10–21–11–52–42–42–40–21–11–11–11–11–1—

Game log

Regular season

1983–84 game log
Total: 41–41 (Home: 31–10; Road: 10–31)
October: 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 29, 1983 @ Dallas L 103–120 Reunion Arena 0–1
November: 5–11 (home: 4–4; road: 1–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2 November 1, 1983 Seattle L 93–103 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 0–2
3 November 3, 1983 San Antonio W 142–120 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 1–2
4 November 6, 1983 @ Portland L 96–122 Memorial Coliseum 1–3
5 November 8, 1983 @ Seattle L 116–123 Kingdome 1–4
6 November 10, 1983 @ Golden State W 104–99 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 2–4
7 November 11, 1983 @ Los Angeles L 105–119 The Forum 2–5
8 November 13, 1983 Golden State W 113–98 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 3–5
9 November 16, 1983 Cleveland W 115–104 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 4–5
10 November 18, 1983 Milwaukee L 94–109 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 4–6
11 November 19, 1983 @ Dallas L 107–116 Reunion Arena 4–7
12 November 22, 1983 @ Houston L 96–118 The Summit 4–8
13 November 23, 1983 New Jersey L 108–110 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 4–9
14 November 25, 1983 Chicago W 120–94 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 5–9
15 November 26, 1983 @ Denver L 104–107 McNichols Sports Arena 5–10
16 November 29, 1983 @ Utah
(at Las Vegas, Nevada)		 L 110–114 Thomas & Mack Center 5–11
17 November 30, 1983 Kansas City L 118–120 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 5–12
December: 10–4 (home: 7–2; road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
18 December 2, 1983 Utah L 113–116 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 5–13
19 December 4, 1983 @ San Antonio W 122–106 HemisFair Arena 6–13
20 December 6, 1983 @ Atlanta L 88–95 The Omni 6–14
21 December 8, 1983 New York W 120–97 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 7–14
22 December 10, 1983 San Diego W 109–93 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 8–14
23 December 13, 1983 @ Houston L 110–129 The Summit 8–15
24 December 15, 1983 Los Angeles W 114–104 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 9–15
25 December 17, 1983 Kansas City W 119–99 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10–15
26 December 20, 1983 @ Golden State W 109–105 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 11–15
27 December 21, 1983 Portland L 112–116 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 11–16
28 December 23, 1983 @ San Diego W 121–115 San Diego Sports Arena 12–16
29 December 26, 1983 Denver W 140–133 (OT) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 13–16
30 December 28, 1983 Golden State W 128–105 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14–16
31 December 30, 1983 Houston W 121–110 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 15–16
January: 4–8 (home: 4–0; road: 0–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
32 January 3, 1984 @ Chicago L 97–102 Chicago Stadium 15–17
33 January 4, 1984 @ Detroit L 114–128 Pontiac Silverdome 15–18
34 January 6, 1984 @ Indiana L 88–104 Market Square Arena 15–19
35 January 7, 1984 @ Kansas City L 98–100 Kemper Arena 15–20
36 January 10, 1984 @ Utah L 98–107 Salt Palace Acord Arena 15–21
37 January 11, 1984 San Diego W 129–104 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16–21
38 January 13, 1984 @ Seattle L 99–103 Kingdome 16–22
39 January 15, 1984 Washington W 110–101 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 17–22
40 January 19, 1984 Los Angeles W 138–123 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 18–22
41 January 21, 1984 Seattle W 131–102 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 19–22
42 January 24, 1984 @ Los Angeles L 110–116 The Forum 19–23
43 January 26, 1984 @ San Diego L 101–119 San Diego Sports Arena 19–24
All-Star Break
February: 8–9 (home: 5–2; road: 3–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
44 February 1, 1984 Portland W 109–106 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 20–24
45 February 2, 1984 @ Utah L 95–116 Salt Palace Acord Arena 20–25
46 February 4, 1984 @ Golden State L 104–107 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 20–26
47 February 5, 1984 @ Portland L 82–97 Memorial Coliseum 20–27
48 February 7, 1984 San Antonio W 138–131 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 21–27
49 February 9, 1984 Atlanta W 118–105 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 22–27
50 February 11, 1984 Dallas W 108–89 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 23–27
51 February 14, 1984 @ Milwaukee L 83–92 MECCA Arena 23–28
52 February 15, 1984 @ Cleveland L 90–104 Richfield Coliseum 23–29
53 February 17, 1984 @ Dallas L 123–129 Reunion Arena 23–30
54 February 18, 1984 @ Houston W 126–102 The Summit 24–30
55 February 21, 1984 @ San Antonio W 114–111 (OT) HemisFair Arena 25–30
56 February 23, 1984 @ Kansas City W 107–95 Kemper Arena 26–30
57 February 24, 1984 Denver L 100–117 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 26–31
58 February 26, 1984 Boston L 109–116 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 26–32
59 February 28, 1984 Utah W 113–100 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 27–32
60 February 29, 1984 @ San Diego L 95–102 San Diego Sports Arena 27–33
March: 8–8 (home: 7–2; road: 1–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
61 March 1, 1984 Philadelphia W 112–100 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 28–33
62 March 3, 1984 San Antonio W 120–106 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 29–33
63 March 7, 1984 Houston W 123–110 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 30–33
64 March 9, 1984 Indiana W 130–110 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 31–33
65 March 11, 1984 @ Boston L 109–117 Boston Garden 31–34
66 March 13, 1984 @ New York L 96–117 Madison Square Garden 31–35
67 March 14, 1984 @ New Jersey L 102–108 Brendan Byrne Arena 31–36
68 March 16, 1984 @ Washington W 110–109 (OT) Capital Centre 32–36
69 March 17, 1984 @ Philadelphia L 112–131 The Spectrum 32–37
70 March 20, 1984 Denver W 146–120 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 33–37
71 March 21, 1984 @ Seattle L 102–104 Kingdome 33–38
72 March 23, 1984 @ Portland L 98–124 Memorial Coliseum 33–39
73 March 24, 1984 Detroit L 109–120 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 33–40
74 March 27, 1984 San Diego W 116–109 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 34–40
75 March 29, 1984 Golden State W 124–119 (OT) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 35–40
76 March 31, 1984 Los Angeles L 97–119 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 35–41
April: 6–0 (home: 4–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
77 April 3, 1984 Kansas City W 113–109 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 36–41
78 April 6, 1984 Seattle W 117–108 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 37–41
79 April 8, 1984 @ Denver W 146–120 McNichols Sports Arena 38–41
80 April 10, 1984 Portland W 100–88 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 39–41
81 April 12, 1984 Dallas W 119–118 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 40–41
82 April 15, 1984 @ Los Angeles W 123–114 The Forum 41–41
1983–84 schedule

Playoffs

1984 playoff game log
Western Conference First Round: 3–2 (home: 1–1; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 18, 1984 @ Portland W 113–106 Edwards (23) Nance (9) Davis (13) Memorial Coliseum
12,666		 1–0
2 April 20, 1984 @ Portland L 116–122 Davis (25) Davis,
Lucas (5)		 Adams (5) Memorial Coliseum
12,666		 1–1
3 April 22, 1984 Portland W 106–103 Davis (27) Lucas,
Nance (10)		 Davis (10) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
11,531		 2–1
4 April 24, 1984 Portland L 110–113 Davis (29) Lucas (10) Davis,
Macy (7)		 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,660		 2–2
5 April 26, 1984 @ Portland W 117–105 Davis (29) Lucas (12) Davis (10) Memorial Coliseum
12,666		 3–2
Western Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 29, 1984 @ Utah L 95–105 Davis (21) Edwards (8) Davis (7) Salt Palace Acord Arena
12,403		 0–1
2 May 2, 1984 @ Utah W 102–97 Davis (28) Lucas (15) Macy (7) Salt Palace Acord
12,689		 1–1
3 May 4, 1984 Utah W 106–94 Davis (30) Lucas (14) Macy (7) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,660		 2–1
4 May 6, 1984 Utah W 111–110 (OT) Davis (32) Adams (15) Lucas (6) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,660		 3–1
5 May 8, 1984 @ Utah L 106–118 Lucas (19) Lucas (12) Macy,
Westphal (6)		 Salt Palace Acord Arena
12,560		 3–2
6 May 10, 1984 Utah W 102–82 Davis (21) Nance (9) Davis,
Macy (6)		 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,660		 4–2
Western Conference Finals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 12, 1984 @ Los Angeles L 94–110 Davis (24) Nance (15) Macy (10) The Forum
12,825		 0–1
2 May 15, 1984 @ Los Angeles L 102–118 Nance (29) Nance (9) Davis (8) The Forum
16,578		 0–2
3 May 18, 1984 Los Angeles W 135–127 (OT) Davis (34) Lucas (17) Macy (6) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,660		 1–2
4 May 20, 1984 Los Angeles L 115–126 Nance (27) Lucas (10) Davis (7) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,660		 1–3
5 May 23, 1984 @ Los Angeles W 126–121 Davis (27) Nance (13) Macy (12) The Forum
16,848		 2–3
6 May 25, 1984 Los Angeles L 97–99 Davis (26) Lucas (13) Macy (8) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,660		 2–4
1984 schedule

Awards and honors

All-Star

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

Phoenix Suns statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Alvan Adams701320.7.462.000.8254.63.11.0.49.6
Walter Davis787032.6.512.230.8632.65.51.4.220.0
James Edwards726726.3.536.000.7204.82.6.3.414.7
Rod Foster803417.8.448.262.7871.52.2.7.18.3
Johnny High29917.7.346.000.3452.31.81.4.41.6
Maurice Lucas756930.8.497.000.7659.72.7.7.515.9
Kyle Macy824529.3.501.329.8332.34.31.5.110.1
Larry Nance828235.4.576†.000.7078.32.61.02.117.7
Charles Pittman69814.3.603†.000.6833.11.0.2.34.7
Rick Robey61414.0.5451.000.6933.21.1.3.25.6
Mike Sanders50011.7.478..6902.10.9.5.24.5
Alvin Scott65511.3.444.500.7781.50.7.3.32.6
Paul Westphal59214.7.460.269.8240.72.5.7.17.0
Rory White*22214.0.479..5712.80.6.6.17.4

* – Stats with the Suns.
† – Minimum 300 field goals made.

Playoffs

Phoenix Suns statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Alvan Adams17018.4.421..6795.12.51.0.68.4
Walter Davis171736.6.535.273.8972.76.41.7.224.9
James Edwards171727.2.492..7065.41.6.2.613.8
Rod Foster1608.0.256.0001.000^0.81.1.3.11.8
Maurice Lucas171633.5.511..8089.93.6.7.517.4
Kyle Macy171536.5.490.455†.7503.25.81.3.110.4
Larry Nance171737.2.590..6718.72.4.92.016.9
Charles Pittman17114.9.549.000.6213.80.7.3.34.4
Rick Robey1004.3.438.000.5001.00.2.2.01.8
Mike Sanders15010.1.478..941^1.30.5.4.34.0
Alvin Scott1606.9.3851.000†.6671.50.4.1.11.6
Paul Westphal17213.1.375.222.8750.52.2.7.05.3

† – Minimum 5 three-pointers made.
^ – Minimum 10 free throws made.

Transactions

Trades

June 27, 1983 To Boston Celtics
United States Dennis Johnson
1983 first-round draft pick (United States Greg Kite)
1983 third-round draft pick (United States Winfred King)
 To Phoenix Suns
United States Rick Robey
1983 second-round draft pick (United States Rod Foster)
1983 second-round draft pick (United States Paul Williams)
October 17, 1983 To Detroit Pistons
United States David Thirdkill		 To Phoenix Suns
1986 second-round draft pick (United States Jeff Hornacek)
1987 second-round draft pick (United States Bruce Dalrymple)

Free agents

Additions

Date Player Contract Old Team
June 16, 1983 Kevin Magee Undisclosed Pallacanestro Varese (Italy)
September 14, 1983 Paul Westphal Signed 2-year contract New York Knicks
December 10, 1983 Mike Sanders Signed 3-year contract San Antonio Spurs
January 11, 1984 Johnny High Signed two 10-day contracts Phoenix Suns

Subtractions

Date Player Reason Left New Team
September 12, 1983 Joel Kramer Free agent Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel)
October 18, 1983 Kevin Magee Waived CB Zaragoza (Spain)
December 10, 1983 Johnny High Waived Phoenix Suns
December 20, 1983 Rory White Waived Wyoming Wildcatters (CBA)
January 31, 1984 Johnny High Waived —

References

  1. ↑ Goldstein, Alan (February 22, 1993). "At 34, Larry Nance is the oldest of the..." The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
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