1983–84 Phoenix Suns season
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1983–84 Phoenix Suns season
| 1983–84 Phoenix Suns season | |
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| Head coach | John MacLeod |
| General manager | Jerry Colangelo |
| Owner(s) | Richard Bloch |
| Arena | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| Results | |
| Record | 41–41 (.500) |
| Place | Division: 4th (Pacific) Conference: 6th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Lost in Conference Finals to Los Angeles (2–4) |
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| Radio | KTAR |
| Phoenix Suns seasons | |
| < 1982–83 | 1984–85 > |
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 would lose 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 would 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]
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Offseason
NBA Draft
Main article: 1983 NBA Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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| 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
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Depth chart
| Pos. | Starter | Bench | Reserve | Inactive |
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| C | James Edwards | Alvan Adams | Rick Robey | |
| PF | Maurice Lucas | Charles Pittman | ||
| SF | Larry Nance | Mike Sanders | Alvin Scott | |
| SG | Walter Davis | Paul Westphal | ||
| PG | Kyle Macy | Rod Foster |
Regular season
Standings
| Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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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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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
| 1 | z-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 |
| 9 | Golden State Warriors | 37 | 45 | .451 | 17 |
| 11 | San Diego Clippers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 24 |
| 12 | Houston Rockets | 29 | 53 | .354 | 25 |
Playoffs
Game log
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First Round: 3–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–1)
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Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (Home: 1–2; Road: 3–0)
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Conference Finals: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
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Awards and honors
All-Star
- Walter Davis was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference in the 1984 NBA All-Star Game. It was his fifth All-Star selection.
- Larry Nance competed in the inaugural NBA Slam Dunk Contest. Nance became the league's first Dunk champion, defeating Julius Erving in the final round.
- The other Suns player receiving All-Star votes was Maurice Lucas (302,258).
Player statistics
| Legend | |||||
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| 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
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Alvan Adams | 70 | 13 | 20.7 | .462 | .000 | .825 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 1.0 | .4 | 9.6 |
| Walter Davis | 78 | 70 | 32.6 | .512 | .230 | .863 | 2.6 | 5.5 | 1.4 | .2 | 20.0 |
| James Edwards | 72 | 67 | 26.3 | .536 | .000 | .720 | 4.8 | 2.6 | .3 | .4 | 14.7 |
| Rod Foster | 80 | 34 | 17.8 | .448 | .262 | .787 | 1.5 | 2.2 | .7 | .1 | 8.3 |
| Johnny High | 29 | 9 | 17.7 | .346 | .000 | .345 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | .4 | 1.6 |
| Maurice Lucas | 75 | 69 | 30.8 | .497 | .000 | .765 | 9.7 | 2.7 | .7 | .5 | 15.9 |
| Kyle Macy | 82 | 45 | 29.3 | .501 | .329 | .833 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 1.5 | .1 | 10.1 |
| Larry Nance | 82 | 82 | 35.4 | .576† | .000 | .707 | 8.3 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 17.7 |
| Charles Pittman | 69 | 8 | 14.3 | .603† | .000 | .683 | 3.1 | 1.0 | .2 | .3 | 4.7 |
| Rick Robey | 61 | 4 | 14.0 | .545 | 1.000 | .693 | 3.2 | 1.1 | .3 | .2 | 5.6 |
| Mike Sanders | 50 | 0 | 11.7 | .478 | . | .690 | 2.1 | 0.9 | .5 | .2 | 4.5 |
| Alvin Scott | 65 | 5 | 11.3 | .444 | .500 | .778 | 1.5 | 0.7 | .3 | .3 | 2.6 |
| Paul Westphal | 59 | 2 | 14.7 | .460 | .269 | .824 | 0.7 | 2.5 | .7 | .1 | 7.0 |
| Rory White* | 22 | 2 | 14.0 | .479 | . | .571 | 2.8 | 0.6 | .6 | .1 | 7.4 |
* - Stats with the Suns.
† - Minimum 300 field goals made.
Playoffs
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Alvan Adams | 17 | 0 | 18.4 | .421 | . | .679 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 1.0 | .6 | 8.4 |
| Walter Davis | 17 | 17 | 36.6 | .535 | .273 | .897 | 2.7 | 6.4 | 1.7 | .2 | 24.9 |
| James Edwards | 17 | 17 | 27.2 | .492 | . | .706 | 5.4 | 1.6 | .2 | .6 | 13.8 |
| Rod Foster | 16 | 0 | 8.0 | .256 | .000 | 1.000^ | 0.8 | 1.1 | .3 | .1 | 1.8 |
| Maurice Lucas | 17 | 16 | 33.5 | .511 | . | .808 | 9.9 | 3.6 | .7 | .5 | 17.4 |
| Kyle Macy | 17 | 15 | 36.5 | .490 | .455† | .750 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 1.3 | .1 | 10.4 |
| Larry Nance | 17 | 17 | 37.2 | .590 | . | .671 | 8.7 | 2.4 | .9 | 2.0 | 16.9 |
| Charles Pittman | 17 | 1 | 14.9 | .549 | .000 | .621 | 3.8 | 0.7 | .3 | .3 | 4.4 |
| Rick Robey | 10 | 0 | 4.3 | .438 | .000 | .500 | 1.0 | 0.2 | .2 | .0 | 1.8 |
| Mike Sanders | 15 | 0 | 10.1 | .478 | . | .941^ | 1.3 | 0.5 | .4 | .3 | 4.0 |
| Alvin Scott | 16 | 0 | 6.9 | .385 | 1.000† | .667 | 1.5 | 0.4 | .1 | .1 | 1.6 |
| Paul Westphal | 17 | 2 | 13.1 | .375 | .222 | .875 | 0.5 | 2.2 | .7 | .0 | 5.3 |
† - Minimum 5 three-pointers made.
^ - Minimum 10 free throws made.
References
- ^ "At 34, Larry Nances is the oldest of the...". The Baltimore Sun. February 22, 1993. http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1993-02-22/sports/1993053048_1_dunks-nance-salt-lake. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
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