1983–84 Dallas Mavericks season

1983–84 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coachDick Motta
General managerNorm Sonju
OwnerDon Carter
ArenaReunion Arena
Results
Record43–39 (.524)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Midwest)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishConference semifinals
(lost to Lakers 1–4)

Stats at Basketball Reference

The 1983–84 Dallas Mavericks season was the Mavericks' 4th season in the NBA.[1]

The season is notable seeing the Mavericks make the postseason for the first time in franchise history. However, after defeating the Seattle SuperSonics in the opening round, Dallas was outmatched by an experienced Los Angeles Lakers squad as they fell in five games.

Mark Aguirre was selected to play in the 1984 NBA All-Star Game. He is the first player in Mavericks history to be named an All-Star.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
19Dale EllisSG/SF United StatesTennessee
111Derek HarperPG United StatesIllinois
230Mark WestC United StatesOld Dominion
233Dirk MinniefieldPG United StatesKentucky
479Johnny Martin United StatesNorthwestern State
5102Jim Lampley United StatesArkansas-Little Rock
6125Billy Allen United StatesNevada-Reno
7148Terrell Schlundt United StatesMarquette
8171Bill Sadler United StatesPepperdine
9193Sherrod Arnold United StatesChicago State
10214Clyde Corley United StatesFlorida International

Roster

1983–84 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
SF 24 Mark Aguirre 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1959–12–10 DePaul
SG 22 Rolando Blackman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1959–02–26 Kansas State
PF 42 Pat Cummings 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1956–07–11 Cincinnati
PG 15 Brad Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1955–12–17 Maryland
SF 14 Dale Ellis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1960–08–06 Tennessee
PF 20 Bill Garnett 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1960–04–22 Wyoming
PG 12 Derek Harper 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1961–10–13 Illinois
C 40 Kurt Nimphius 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1958–03–13 Arizona State
SG 34 Jim Spanarkel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1957–06–28 Duke
SF 33 Elston Turner 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1959–06–10 Mississippi
SF 31 Jay Vincent 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1959–06–10 Michigan State
C 45 Mark West 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1960–11–05 Old Dominion
Head coach
Assistant(s)

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

Roster
Updated: February 20, 1984

Regular season

The Mavericks started the season 11–0 at home.

Season standings

W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Utah Jazz 4537.549–31–1014–2715–15
x-Dallas Mavericks 4339.524231–1012–2919–11
x-Denver Nuggets 3844.463727–1411–3016–14
x-Kansas City Kings 3844.463726–1512–2916–14
San Antonio Spurs 3745.451828–139–3214–16
Houston Rockets 2953.3541621–208–339–21
#
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
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

1983–84 game log
Total: 43–39 (home: 31–10; road: 12–29)
October: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1 October 29
7:35 p.m. CDT
Phoenix W 120–103 Blackman (27) Aguirre (9) Aguirre (8) Reunion Arena
11,019
1–0
2 October 30
7:00 p.m. CST
@ San Antonio L 101–123 Ellis (16) Aguirre,
Nimphius (8)
Brad Davis HemisFair Arena
8,219
1–1
November: 10–3 (home: 9–0; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
3 November 1
8:40 p.m. CST
@ Denver W 130–124 Aguirre (39) Cummings (12) Davis (9) McNichols Sports Arena
7,864
2–1
4 November 2
7:35 p.m. CST
Portland W 123–117 Aguirre (28) Aguirre (11) Garnett (11) Reunion Arena
9,197
3–1
5 November 4
7:05 p.m. CST
@ Cleveland L 84–105 Aguirre (20) Ellis (10) Harper (5) Richfeld Coliseum
3,426
3–2
6 November 5
7:35 p.m. CST
Los Angeles W 107–102 Aguirre (33) Aguirre (11) Aguirre (9) Reunion Arena
17,007
4–2
7 November 9
9:30 p.m. CST
@ Los Angeles L 106–120 Blackman (24) Ellis (12) Davis (8) The Forum
14,341
4–3
8 November 11
7:35 p.m. CST
San Antonio W 112–105 Aguirre (32) Aguirre (8) Davis (9) Reunion Arena
13,010
5–3
9 November 12
7:40 p.m. CST
@ Houston L 98–100 Aguirre (31) Garnett (9) Davis (5) The Summit
13,059
5–4
10 November 17
7:35 p.m. CST
New Jersey W 115–113 Aguirre (30) Cummings (14) Davis (9) Reunion Arena
10,170
6–4
11 November 19
7:35 p.m. CST
Phoenix W 116–107 Cummings (25) Ellis (11) Davis (8) Reunion Arena
14,710
7–4
12 November 22
7:35 p.m. CST
San Antonio W 118–117 Aguirre (32) Aguirre,
Cummings (9)
Aguirre,
Davis (8)
Reunion Arena
11,220
8–4
13 November 25
7:35 p.m. CST
Kansas City W 98–96 Aguirre (28) Blackman (10) Davis (11) Reunion Arena
13,873
9–4
14 November 26
7:35 p.m. CST
Golden State W 115–109 Aguirre (26) Cummings (9) Davis (10) Reunion Arena
12,190
10–4
15 November 30
7:35 p.m. CST
Houston W 113–102 Aguirre (39) Blackman (11) Aguirre (7) Reunion Arena
16,538
11–4
December: 5–10 (home: 3–2; road: 2–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
16 December 2
9:30 p.m. CST
@ Los Angeles W 133–118 Aguirre (42) Cummings (11) Davis (7) The Forum
16,044
12–4
17 December 3
7:35 p.m. CST
Chicago W 110–100 Aguirre (32) Aguirre,
Nimphius (7)
Blackman,
Davis (6)
Reunion Arena
15,201
13–4
18 December 6
7:35 p.m. CST
@ Kansas City L 103–112 Aguirre (38) Aguirre (11) Davis (6) Kemper Arena
6,033
13–5
19 December 7
7:35 p.m. CST
Washington L 112–114 Aguiirre (30) Garnett (8) Davis (9) Reunion Arena
10,663
13–6
20 December 9
10:00 p.m. CST
@ Seattle L 124–132 Aguirre (29) Blackman (8) Davis (10) Kingdome
9,114
13–7
21 December 10
10:05 p.m. CST
@ Golden State W 126–123 (OT) Aguirre (40) Aguirre,
Blackman (9)
Davis (10) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
8,281
14–7
22 December 11
7:05 p.m. CST
@ San Diego L 116–118 Aguirre (40) Cummings (12) Davis (7) San Diego Sports Arena
3,152
15–7
23 December 14
7:35 p.m. CST
Indiana W 117–109 Aguirre (30) Cummings (11) Davis (9) Reunion Arena
10,239
15–8
24 December 16
8:00 p.m. CST
@ Milwaukee L 105–110 Aguirre (30) Aguirre (11) Davis (7) MECCA Arena
9,876
15–9
25 December 17
7:35 p.m. CST
@ Chicago L 84–102 Aguirre (20) West (6) Aguirre (5) Chicago Stadium
8,912
15–10
26 December 20
6:35 p.m. CST
@ Detroit L 104–116 Aguirre (34) Aguirre,
Ellis (6)
Davis (10) Pontiac Silverdome
7,553
15–11
27 December 22
7:00 p.m. CST
@ New Jersey L 98–101 Aguirre (35) Cummings (9) Davis (9) Brendan Byrne Arena
10,563
15–12
28 December 27
6:40 p.m. CST
@ Atlanta L 109–112 Aguirre (32) Cummings,
Nimphius (9)
Aguirre,
Blackman,
Davis (6)
The Omni
6,159
15–13
29 December 28
7:35 p.m. CST
San Diego W 109–92 Aguirre (31) Nimphius (12) Davis (9) Reunion Arena
12,464
16–13
30 December 30
7:35 p.m. CST
Boston L 109–114 (OT) Blackman (34) Cummings (11) Aguirre,
Davis (5)
Reunion Arena
17,007
16–14
January: 9–5 (home: 5–1; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
31 January 3
7:40 p.m. CST
@ Houston W 119–117 Aguirre (37) Aguirre,
Cummings (10)
Davis (11) The Summit
9,174
17–14
32 January 4
7:35 p.m. CST
Seattle W 105–102 Aguirre (29) Nimphius (9) Davis (8) Reunion Arena
11,315
18–14
33 January 6
9:35 p.m. CST
@ San Diego W 123–106 Aguirre (38) Cummings (10) Aguirre,
Davis (10)
San Diego Sports Arena
5,402
19–14
34 January 7
8:40 p.m. CST
@ Denver L 117–141 Aguirre (31) Nimphius,
Vincent (9)
Davis (10) McNichols Sports Arena
11,865
19–15
35 January 10
7:35 p.m. CST
@ Kansas City L 102–112 Aguirre (24) Nimphius (15) Aguirre (10) Kemper Arena
5,608
19–16
36 January 11
7:35 p.m. CST
Utah W 117–102 Aguirre (41) Nimphius (14) Davis (14) Reunion Arena
12,308
20–16
37 January 13
7:35 p.m. CST
Portland W 113–110 Blackman (26) Cummings (18) Blackman,
Davis (7)
Reunion Arena
17,007
21–16
38 January 15
2:35 p.m. CST
Denver W 126–107 Aguirre (25) Cummings (12) Davis,
Harper (8)
Reunion Arena
16,039
22–16
39 January 17
9:35 p.m. CST
@ Portland L 114–121 Blackman (37) Nimphius (8) Nimphius (6) Memorial Coliseum
12,666
22–17
40 January 18
9:30 p.m. CST
@ Seattle
(at Tacoma, WA)
L 107–114 Aguirre (25) Cummings (8) Aguirre (9) Tacoma Dome
13,684
22–18
41 January 20
7:35 p.m. CST
Utah L 113–120 Aguirre (33) Cummings (14) Blackman (8) Reunion Arena
16,918
22–19
42 January 21
67:35 p.m. CST
@ Indiana W 118–111 Blackman (32) Aguirre (10) Davis (5) Market Square Arena
6,844
23–19
43 January 24
9:35 p.m. CST
@ Utah
(at Las Vegas, NV)
W 123–115 Aguirre (32) Cummings (12) Blackman (8) Thomas & Mack Center
7,752
24–19
44 January 25
7:35 p.m. CST
Golden State W 112–110 (OT) Aguirre (31) Cummings (10) Davis (9) Reunion Arena
11,774
25–19
All-Star Break
February: 7–9 (home: 4–5; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
45 February 1
7:35 p.m. CST
New York L 98–105 Aguirre (27) Nimphius (14) Davis (9) Reunion Arena
14,209
25–20
46 February 2
7:40 p.m. CST
@ Houston L 107–123 Blackman (25) Aguirre,
Cummings (6)
Blackman (6) The Summit
11,345
25–21
47 February 3
7:35 p.m. CST
Denver L 111–114 Aguirre (28) Cummings (13) Nimphius (7) Reunion Arena
17,007
25–22
48 February 5
4:30 p.m. CST
@ Seattle L 96–104 Aguirre (37) Aguirre,
Blackman,
Cummings,
Nimphius (7)
Davis (10) Kingdome
8,483
25–23
49 February 7
9:35 p.m. CST
@ Portland L 85–101 Aguirre (42) Blackman,
West (6)
Blackman (4) Memorial Coliseum
12,666
25–24
50 February 8
8:40 p.m. CST
@ Denver W 120–114 Blackman (27) Blackman (11) Aguirre (6) McNichols Sports Arena
8,441
26–24
51 February 10
7:35 p.m. CST
Kansas City W 115–96 Aguirre (30) Ellis (10) Davis,
Harper (7)
Reunion Arena
13,854
27–24
52 February 11
8:35 p.m. CST
@ Phoenix L 89–108 Aguirre (27) Cummings,
Garnett (8)
Aguirre (5) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
11,611
27–25
53 February 15
7:35 p.m. CST
Philadelphia W 119–116 (2OT) Aguirre (33) Cummings,
Nimphius (8)
Nimphius (10) Reunion Arena
17,007
28–25
54 February 17
7:35 p.m. CST
Phoenix W 129–123 Aguirre (42) Cummings (7) Davis (9) Reunion Arena
12,932
29–25
55 February 18
7:35 p.m. CST
Detroit L 115–120 Aguirre (38) Ellis (10) Davis (4) Reunion Arena
17,007
29–26
56 February 22
7:35 p.m. CST
Houston W 112–106 Aguirre (33) Cummings (11) Davis (4) Reunion Arena
14,319
30–26
57 February 24
7:35 p.m. CST
Milwaukee L 88–95 Blackman (27) Cummings (7) Aguirre (4) Reunion Arena
17,007
30–27
58 February 25
8:30 p.m. CST
@ Utah W 97–95 Aguirre (28) Cummings (8) Davis (8) Salt Palace Acord Arena
12,678
31–27
59 February 28
7:30 p.m. CST
@ San Antonio W 116–104 Aguirre (33) Cummings (14) Davis (9) HemisFair Arena
7,583
32–27
60 February 29
7:35 p.m. CST
Seattle L 124–127 (2OT) Aguirre (39) Vincent (10) Davis (10) Reunion Arena
13,166
32–28
March: 7–7 (home: 7–1; road: 0–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
61 March 2
7:35 p.m. CST
Kansas City W 108–94 Aguirre (28) Aguirre (8) Aguirre (8) Reunion Arena
13,010
33–28
62 March 3
7:35 p.m. CST
@ Kansas City L 103–105 Aguirre (26) Cummings (8) Davis,
Vincent (4)
Kemper Arena
9,776
33–29
63 March 7
7:35 p.m. CST
Cleveland W 115–103 Blackman (22) Blackman (6) Agujirre,
Davis (6)
Reunion Arena
11,558
34–29
64 March 9
7:35 p.m. CST
Los Angeles L 120–121 (2OT) Aguirre (38) Cummings (13) Aguirre (7) Reunion Arena
17,007
34–30
65 March 10
7:35 p.m. CST
Golden State W 120–103 Blackman (43) Nimphius (12) Davis (7) Reunion Arena
16,436
35–30
66 March 13
7:30 p.m. CST
@ San Antonio L 131–137 (2OT) Aguirre (29) Aguirre,
Cummings (10)
Davis (10) HemisFair Arena
8,315
35–31
67 March 14
7:35 p.m. CST
San Diego W 105–101 Aguirre (27) Nimphius (10) Blackman (4) Reunion Arena
13,444
36–31
68 March 17
8:30 p.m. CST
@ Utah L 103–118 Blackman (29) Cummings (11) Davis,
Nimphius (5)
Salt Palace Acord Arena
12,699
36–32
69 March 21
7:35 p.m. CST
Atlanta W 102–101 Blackman (30) Cummings (9) Aguirre,
Nimphius (5)
Reunion Arena
17,007
37–32
70 March 23
7:35 p.m. CST
Houston W 116–104 Aguirre (28) Cummings (8) Davis (8) Reunion Arena
17,007
38–32
71 March 24
7:35 p.m. CST
Denver W 119–101 Aguirre (46) Cummings,
Ellis (8)
Aguirre,
Blackman,
Davis,
Harper (5)
Reunion Arena
17,007
39–32
72 March 27
6:35 p.m. CST
@ New York L 88–97 Aguirre (27) Aguirre,
Cummings (9)
Davis (7) Madison Square Garden
11,348
39–33
73 March 28
6:30 p.m. CST
@ Boston L 107–114 Aguirre (28) Cummings (14) Blackman,
Garnett (5)
Boston Garden
14,890
39–34
74 March 30
6:35 p.m. CST
@ Philadelphia L 110–118 Aguirre (26) Cummings,
Garnett (10)
Davis (6) The Spectrum
15,111
39–35
April: 4–4 (home: 2–1; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
75 April 1
12 Noon CST
@ Washington L 98–102 Aguirre (35) Cummings (11) Davis (6) Capital Centre
6,117
39–36
76 April 3
7:35 p.m. CST
Portland L 88–91 Aguirre (23) Ellis (11) Aguirre (5) Reunion Arena
14,468
39–37
77 April 6
7:35 p.m. CST
San Antonio W 131–118 Blackman (32) Cummings,
Nimphius (10)
Davis (9) Reunion Arena
14,575
40–37
78 April 7
7:35 p.m. CST
Utah W 109–100 Blackman (32) Garnett (9) Davis (7) Reunion Arena
17,007
41–37
79 April 10
9:35 p.m. CST
@ San Diego W 116–114 Aguirre (34) Cummings (14) Blackman (10) San Diego Sports Arena
4,262
42–37
80 April 12
8:35 p.m. CST
@ Phoenix L 118–119 Aguirre (34) Cummings (8) Davis (10) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
11,576
42–38
81 April 13
9:30 p.m. CST
@ Los Angeles W 104–103 Aguirre,
Vincent (20)
Cummings (16) Davis (5) The Forum
14,688
43–38
82 April 15
5:00 p.m. CST
@ Golden State L 96–98 Ellis (31) Turner (8) Turner (7) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
6,733
43–39
1983–84 schedule

Playoffs

1984 playoff game log
Western Conference First Round: 3–2 (home: 2–1; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1 April 17
7:00 p.m. CST
Seattle W 88–86 Aguirre (20) Aguirre (11) Davis (10) Reunion Arena
17,007
1–0
2 April 19
7:30 p.m. CST
Seattle L 92–95 Blackman (28) Aguirre (17) Blackman (7) Reunion Arena
17,007
1–1
3 April 21
2:30 p.m. CST
@ Seattle L 94–104 Blackman (27) Vincent (10) Blackman (5) Seattle Center Coliseum
10,229
1–2
4 April 24
9:30 p.m. CST
@ Seattle W 107–96 Aguirre (29) Aguirre,
Vincent (11)
Davis (8) Kingdome
11,893
2–2
5 April 26
7:00 p.m. CST
Seattle W 105–104 (OT) Blackman (29) Vincent (10) Blackman (8) Moody Coliseum
9,007
3–2
Western Conference Semifinals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1 April 28
2:30 p.m. CST
@ Los Angeles L 91–134 Aguirre (16) Nimphius (10) Davis,
Turner (4)
The Forum
13,512
0–1
2 May 1
10:00 p.m. CDT
@ Los Angeles L 101–117 Blackman (27) Ellis (8) Aguirre (5) The Forum
15,298
0–2
3 May 4
8:00 p.m. CDT
Los Angeles W 125–115 Blackman (31) Cummings (14) Davis,
Harper (6)
Reunion Arena
17,007
1–2
4 May 6
2:30 p.m. CDT
Los Angeles L 115–122 (OT) Aguirre (34) Aguirre,
Vincent (7)
Aguirre,
Blackman (6)
Reunion Arena
17,007
1–3
5 May 8
10:00 p.m. CDT
@ Los Angeles L 99–115 Blackman (25) Ellis (10) Davis (6) The Forum
16,644
1–4
1984 schedule

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Kurt NimphiusC 82462,2845131764114464627.96.32.1.51.87.9
Derek HarperPG 8211,712172239952146920.92.12.91.2.35.7
Rolando BlackmanSG 81813,02537328856371,81537.34.63.6.7.522.4
Brad DavisPG 81812,665187561941389632.92.36.91.2.211.1
Pat CummingsPF 80802,49265815864231,04531.28.22.0.8.313.1
Bill GarnettPF 80341,529331128446641119.14.11.6.6.85.1
Mark AguirreSF 79792,90046935880222,33036.75.94.51.0.329.5
Dale EllisSF 6721,0592505641954915.83.7.8.6.18.2
Jay VincentSF 6151,421247114301067223.34.01.9.5.211.0
Elston TurnerSF 471536935926013711.42.01.3.6.02.9
Mark WestC 3402024613115375.91.4.4.0.41.1
Roger Phegley†SG 100769910217.6.9.9.1.02.1
Jim SpanarkelSG 70547560247.71.0.7.9.03.4
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Mavericks only.

Playoffs

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Rolando BlackmanSG 1039741406423939.74.14.0.6.423.9
Jay VincentSF 1035370197115235.37.01.9.7.115.2
Mark AguirreSF 1035076325522035.07.63.2.5.522.0
Brad DavisPG 103041950608130.41.95.0.6.08.1
Pat CummingsPF 1030072154210830.07.21.5.4.210.8
Derek HarperPG 1022620281125022.62.02.81.1.25.0
Kurt NimphiusC 1017853130144217.85.31.3.01.44.2
Dale EllisSF 81784241025922.35.3.51.3.37.4
Bill GarnettPF 87422402389.32.8.5.0.34.8
Elston TurnerSF 85310861146.61.31.0.8.11.8
Mark WestC 4327303128.01.8.8.0.83.0
Roger PhegleySG 15012025.0.01.02.0.02.0

Awards and records

References

See also