1984 NBA Playoffs

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The 1984 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1983-84 season. This was the first postseason allowing 16 teams to qualify, a format that is still in use as of 2008. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics defeating their rivals, the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers, four games to three in the NBA Finals. Larry Bird was named NBA Finals MVP for the first time in his Hall of Fame career.

It was the first NBA Finals meeting between the Celtics and Lakers since 1969; the storied rivals met seven times in the championship series from 1959 to 1969, with Boston coming out on top each year. Going into the 1984 playoffs the Lakers had already won two championships in the 1980s and the Celtics one, making the renewal of the Lakers/Celtics rivalry arguably inevitable and certainly highly anticipated.

Two teams made their playoff debuts (and won their first playoff series) in the 1984 playoffs: the Utah Jazz (who joined the NBA for the 1974-75 season as the New Orleans Jazz) and the Dallas Mavericks, a 1980-81 expansion team. The Jazz would not miss the playoffs again until 2004.

The Detroit Pistons made their first playoff appearance since 1977; they would not miss the postseason again until 1993.

Contents

[edit] Bracket

  First Round Conference Semifinals Conference Finals NBA Finals
                                     
1  Los Angeles 3  
8  Kansas City 0  
  1  Los Angeles 4  
 
  4  Dallas 1  
4  Dallas 3
5  Seattle 2  
  1  Los Angeles 4  
Western Conference
  6  Phoenix 2  
3  Portland 2  
6  Phoenix 3  
  6  Phoenix 4
 
  2  Utah 2  
2  Utah 3
7  Denver 2  
  W1  Los Angeles 3
  E1  Boston 4
1  Boston 3  
8  Washington 1  
  1  Boston 4
 
  5  New York 3  
4  Detroit 2
5  New York 3  
  1  Boston 4
Eastern Conference
  2  Milwaukee 1  
3  Philadelphia 2  
6  New Jersey 3  
  6  New Jersey 2
 
  2  Milwaukee 4  
2  Milwaukee 3
7  Atlanta 2  

[edit] Western Conference

Champion: Los Angeles Lakers

[edit] 1st Round

[edit] (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (8) Kansas City Kings

Game Date Visitor Score Home Score Record

(KCK-LAL)
1 April 18 Kansas City 105 Los Angeles 116 0-1
2 April 20 Kansas City 102 Los Angeles 109 0-2
3 April 22 Los Angeles 108 Kansas City 102 0-3
Los Angeles wins series 3–0

[edit] (2) Utah Jazz vs. (7) Denver Nuggets

Game Date Visitor Score Home Score Record

(DEN-UTA)
1 April 17 Denver 121 Utah 123 0-1
2 April 19 Denver 132 Utah 116 1-1
3 April 22 Utah 117 Denver 121 2-1
4 April 24 Utah 129 Denver 124 2-2
5 April 26 Denver 111 Utah 127 2-3
Utah wins series 3–2

[edit] (3) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (6) Phoenix Suns

Game Date Visitor Score Home Score Record

(PHO-POR)
1 April 18 Phoenix 113 Portland 106 1-0
2 April 20 Phoenix 116 Portland 122 1-1
3 April 22 Portland 103 Phoenix 106 2-1
4 April 24 Portland 113 Phoenix 110 2-2
5 April 26 Phoenix 117 Portland 105 3-2
Phoenix wins series 3–2

[edit] (4) Dallas Mavericks vs. (5) Seattle Supersonics

Game Date Visitor Score Home Score Record

(SEA-DAL)
1 April 17 Seattle 86 Dallas 88 0-1
2 April 19 Seattle 95 Dallas 92 1-1
3 April 21 Dallas 94 Seattle 104 2-1
4 April 24 Dallas 107 Seattle 96 2-2
5 April 26 Seattle 104 Dallas 105 2-3
Dallas wins series 3–2

[edit] Conference Semifinals

[edit] (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (4) Dallas Mavericks

Game Date Visitor Score Home Score Record

(DAL-LAL)
1 April 28 Dallas 91 Los Angeles 134 0-1
2 May 1 Dallas 101 Los Angeles 117 0-2
3 May 4 Los Angeles 115 Dallas 125 1-2
4 May 6 Los Angeles 122 Dallas 115 1-3
5 May 8 Dallas 99 Los Angeles 115 1-4
Los Angeles wins series 4–1

[edit] (2) Utah Jazz vs. (6) Phoenix Suns

Game Date Visitor Score Home Score Record

(PHO-UTA)
1 April 29 Phoenix 95 Utah 105 0-1
2 May 2 Phoenix 102 Utah 97 1-1
3 May 4 Utah 94 Phoenix 106 2-1
4 May 6 Utah 110 Phoenix 111 3-1
5 May 8 Phoenix 106 Utah 118 3-2
6 May 10 Utah 82 Phoenix 102 4-2
Phoenix wins series 4–2

[edit] Conference Finals

[edit] (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (6) Phoenix Suns

Game Date Visitor Score Home Score Record

(PHO-LAL)
1 May 12 Phoenix 94 Los Angeles 110 0-1
2 May 15 Phoenix 102 Los Angeles 118 0-2
3 May 18 Los Angeles 127 Phoenix 135 1-2
4 May 20 Los Angeles 126 Phoenix 115 1-3
5 May 23 Phoenix 126 Los Angeles 121 2-3
6 May 25 Los Angeles 99 Phoenix 97 2-4
Los Angeles wins series 4–2

[edit] Eastern Conference

Champion: Boston Celtics

[edit] 1st Round

[edit] (1) Boston Celtics vs. (8) Washington Bullets

Game Date Visitor Score Home Score Record

(WAS-BOS)
1 April 17 Washington 83 Boston 91 0-1
2 April 19 Washington 85 Boston 88 0-2
3 April 21 Boston 108 Washington 111 1-2
4 April 24 Boston 99 Washington 96 1-3
Boston wins series 3–1

[edit] (2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (7) Atlanta Hawks

Game Date Visitor Score Home Score Record

(ATL-MIL)
1 April 17 Atlanta 89 Milwaukee 105 0-1
2 April 19 Atlanta 87 Milwaukee 101 0-2
3 April 21 Milwaukee 94 Atlanta 103 1-2
4* April 24 Milwaukee 97 Atlanta 100 2-2
5 April 26 Atlanta 89 Milwaukee 118 2-3
Milwaukee wins series 3–2

[edit] (3) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (6) New Jersey Nets

Game Date Visitor Score Home Score Record

(NJN-PHI)
1 April 18 New Jersey 116 Philadelphia 101 1-0
2 April 20 New Jersey 116 Philadelphia 102 2-0
3 April 22 Philadelphia 108 New Jersey 100 2-1
4 April 24 Philadelphia 110 New Jersey 102 2-2
5 April 26 New Jersey 101 Philadelphia 98 3-2
New Jersey wins series 3–2

[edit] (4) Detroit Pistons vs. (5) New York Knicks

Game Date Visitor Score Home Score Record

(NYK-DET)
1 April 17 New York 94 Detroit 93 1-0
2 April 19 New York 105 Detroit 113 1-1
3 April 22 Detroit 113 New York 120 2-1
4 April 25 Detroit 119 New York 112 2-2
5 April 27 New York 127 Detroit 123 3-2
New York wins series 3–2

[edit] Conference Semifinals

[edit] (1) Boston Celtics vs. (5) New York Knicks

Game Date Visitor Score Home Score Record

(NYK-BOS)
1 April 29 New York 92 Boston 110 0-1
2* May 2 New York 102 Boston 116 0-2
3 May 4 Boston 92 New York 100 1-2
4 May 6 Boston 113 New York 118 2-2
5 May 9 New York 99 Boston 121 2-3
6 May 11 Boston 104 New York 106 3-3
7 May 13 New York 104 Boston 121 3-4
Boston wins series 4–3

[edit] (2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (6) New Jersey Nets

Game Date Visitor Score Home Score Record

(NJN-MIL)
1 April 29 New Jersey 106 Milwaukee 100 1-0
2 May 1 New Jersey 94 Milwaukee 98 1-1
3 May 3 Milwaukee 100 New Jersey 93 1-2
4 May 5 Milwaukee 99 New Jersey 106 2-2
5 May 8 New Jersey 82 Milwaukee 94 2-3
6 May 10 Milwaukee 98 New Jersey 97 2-4
Milwaukee wins series 4–2

[edit] Conference Finals

[edit] (1) Boston Celtics vs. (2) Milwaukee Bucks

Game Date Visitor Score Home Score Record

(MIL-BOS)
1 May 15 Milwaukee 96 Boston 119 0-1
2 May 17 Milwaukee 100 Boston 125 0-2
3 May 19 Boston 109 Milwaukee 100 0-3
4 May 21 Boston 113 Milwaukee 122 1-3
5 May 23 Milwaukee 108 Boston 115 1-4
Boston wins series 4–1

[edit] NBA Finals

Main article: 1984 NBA Finals

[edit] (1) Boston Celtics vs. (1) Los Angeles Lakers

Game Date Visitor Score Home Score Record

(LAL-BOS)
1 May 27 Los Angeles 115 Boston 109 1-0
2 May 31 Los Angeles 121 Boston 124 1-1
3 June 3 Boston 104 Los Angeles 137 2-1
4 June 6 Boston 129 Los Angeles 125 2-2
5 June 8 Los Angeles 103 Boston 121 2-3
6 June 10 Boston 108 Los Angeles 119 3-3
7 June 12 Los Angeles 102 Boston 111 3-4
Boston wins series 4–3

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