1983–84 Philadelphia 76ers season

The 1983–84 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 76ers' 35th season in the NBA and 21st season in Philadelphia. The 76ers entered the season as the defending NBA Champions, having won their third NBA Championship the year prior, sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers in four games. The team would start fast posting 21 wins in their first 26 games but finished with a 52–30 record. The major difference was that they were just around .500 on the road for the year, unlike the previous season, where they won 30 regular season games away from Philadelphia. The 76ers would lose in the first round of the newly expanded playoff format to the New Jersey Nets, who had never won a playoff series in their NBA history to that point. The 76ers lost all three post season games at The Spectrum.

1983–84 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coach	Billy Cunningham
General manager	Pat Williams
Arena	The Spectrum
Results
Record	52–30 (.634)
Place	Division: 2nd (Atlantic) Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	First round (lost to Nets 2–3)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	WPHL-TV PRISM
Radio	WIP

Draft picks

Main article: 1983 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	17	Leo Rautins	SF	Canada	Syracuse
2	47	Ken Lyons	PF	United States	North Texas State
2	64	Claude Riley		United States	Texas A&M
3	70	Dan Ruland	C	United States	James Madison
3	74	Kalpatrick Wells		United States	Mississippi State
4	93	Craig Robinson	F	United States	Princeton
5	116	Mike Milligan		United States	Tennessee State
6	139	Sedale Threatt	PG	United States	West Virginia Tech
7	162	Tony Bruin		United States	Syracuse
8	184	Gordon Austin		United States	American
9	206	Charles Fisher		United States	James Madison

Roster

Philadelphia 76ers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From PG 1 Wes Matthews 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1959–08–24 Wisconsin C 2 Moses Malone 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1955–03–23 Petersburg High School PG 3 Sedale Threatt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1961–09–10 West Virginia Tech SG 4 Clint Richardson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1956–08–07 Seattle SF 6 Julius Erving 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1950-02-22 UMass PF 8 Marc Iavaroni 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1956-09-15 Virginia PG 10 Maurice Cheeks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1956–09–08 West Texas A&M SF 11 Leo Rautins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1960–03–20 Syracuse PG 14 Franklin Edwards 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1959–02–02 Cleveland State SG 22 Andrew Toney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1957–11–23 Louisiana PF 24 Bobby Jones 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1951–12–18 North Carolina PF 33 Sam Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1959-03-07 Arizona State C 45 Clemon Johnson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1956–09–12 Florida A&M

Head coach Billy Cunningham Assistant(s) Matt Guokas Jack McMahon Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Boston Celtics	62	20	.756	–	33–8	29–12	13–11
x-Philadelphia 76ers	52	30	.634	10	32–9	20–21	15–9
x-New York Knicks	47	35	.573	15	29–12	18–23	12–12
x-New Jersey Nets	45	37	.549	17	29–12	16–25	12–12
x-Washington Bullets	35	47	.427	27	25–16	10–31	8–16

#	Eastern Conference
	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

Regular season

1983–84 game log Total: 52–30 (home: 32–9; road: 20–21)
October: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
November: 11–3 (home: 7–1; road: 4–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 11 November 19 Boston W 92–91 The Spectrum 8–3
December: 8–4 (home: 4–1; road: 4–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 18 December 4 @ Boston W 121–114 (OT) Boston Garden 14–4
January: 8–7 (home: 5–1; road: 3–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 36 January 13 Boston L 104–105 The Spectrum 25–11 43 January 25 @ Boston L 98–102 Boston Garden 29–14 All-Star Break
February: 6–9 (home: 4–4; road: 2–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 50 February 12 @ Boston W 109–91 Boston Garden 32–18 57 February 26 Los Angeles L 99–101 The Spectrum 34–23
March: 13–3 (home: 8–1; road: 5–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 61 March 7 @ Los Angeles W 113–105 The Forum 37–24 70 March 25 Boston W 119–114 (2OT) The Spectrum 45–25
April: 4–4 (home: 3–1; road: 1–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
1983–84 schedule

Playoffs

1984 playoff game log
First Round: 2–3 (home: 0–3; road: 2–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 18 New Jersey L 101–116 Andrew Toney (24) Moses Malone (11) Julius Erving (8) Spectrum 12,511 0–1 2 April 20 New Jersey L 102–116 Moses Malone (25) Moses Malone (12) Toney, Richardson (4) Spectrum 14,025 0–2 3 April 22 @ New Jersey W 108–100 Julius Erving (27) Moses Malone (17) Erving, Cheeks (5) Brendan Byrne Arena 12,399 1–2 4 April 24 @ New Jersey W 110–102 Malone, Erving (22) Moses Malone (15) Julius Erving (8) Brendan Byrne Arena 20,149 2–2 5 April 26 New Jersey L 98–101 Andrew Toney (22) Moses Malone (14) Maurice Cheeks (7) Spectrum 17,921 2–3
1984 schedule

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

Awards and records

• Julius Erving, All-NBA Second Team
• Moses Malone, All-NBA Second Team
• Bobby Jones, NBA All-Defensive First Team
• Maurice Cheeks, NBA All-Defensive First Team

See also

• 1983–84 NBA season