1984 NBA playoffs

Postseason tournament August 2023 NBA playoffs 1984 1984NBAPlayoffsofficiallogo.png 1983–84 April 17–June 12, 1984 16 Boston Celtics 15 Los Angeles Lakers Milwaukee Bucks Phoenix Suns Scoring leader(s) Larry Bird (Celtics) 27.5 PPG MVP Larry Bird (Celtics) 1983 1985 The 1984 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1983–84 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals. Larry Bird was named NBA Finals MVP. This was the first postseason allowing 16 teams to qualify, a format still in use though the NBA used a play-in tournament to determine the 7th and 8th seeds since 2021. The first round format was also changed from best-of-3 to best-of 5. It was the first NBA Finals meeting between the Celtics and Lakers since 1969; they met 7 times in the Finals from 1959 to 1969, with Boston coming out on top each year. Going into the 1984 playoffs, the Lakers had already won 2 titles in the 1980s and the Celtics 1, making the revival of the Celtics–Lakers rivalry arguably inevitable and certainly highly anticipated. Two teams made their playoff debuts and won their first playoff series: the Utah Jazz (who joined the NBA for the 1974–75 season as the New Orleans Jazz) and Dallas Mavericks, a 1980 expansion team. The Jazz did not miss the playoffs again until 2004. The Detroit Pistons made the playoffs for the first time since 1977, starting a string of nine consecutive appearances that included five straight Conference Finals appearances (1987–1991), three consecutive NBA Finals appearances (1988, 1989, and 1990) and two NBA Championships. They did not miss the playoffs again until 1993. The New Jersey Nets won a playoff series for the first time in their NBA history, upsetting the defending champion Philadelphia 76ers in 5. This was also the only time the road team won every game in a five-game playoff series. The Nets would not win a playoff series again until 2002. This was the final postseason appearance for the Kansas City Kings, as the team moved to Sacramento, California two seasons later. Kemper Arena hosted its final NBA playoff game. The Kingdome also hosted its final NBA playoff game, as the Seattle SuperSonics moved back full-time to the Seattle Center Coliseum two years later. However, the Kingdome continued to host Sonics regular season games on occasion until 1993 end. The 1984 playoffs also involved two of the hottest games in NBA history. Game 5 of the First Round between the Knicks and Pistons was played at Joe Louis Arena, as the Pontiac Silverdome was unavailable, with temperatures reaching as high as 120°. Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Celtics and Lakers at Boston Garden reached temperatures as high as 100°, as the Garden lacked air-conditioning, coupled with the sweltering outdoors conditions in Boston. This is the last postseason of using the 2-2-1-1-1 format of the NBA Finals until 2014; the 1985 NBA Finals was changed to the 2-3-2 format the next season. Bracket First Round Conference Semifinals Conference Finals NBA Finals Eastern Conference Western Conference E1 Boston* 3 E8 Washington 1 E4 Detroit 2 E5 New York 3 E3 Philadelphia 2 E6 New Jersey 3 E2 Milwaukee* 3 E7 Atlanta 2 W1 Los Angeles* 3 W8 Kansas City 0 W4 Dallas 3 W5 Seattle 2 W3 Portland 2 W6 Phoenix 3 W2 Utah* 3 W7 Denver 2 E1 Boston* 4 E5 New York 3 E6 New Jersey 2 E2 Milwaukee* 4 W1 Los Angeles* 4 W4 Dallas 1 W6 Phoenix 4 W2 Utah* 2 E1 Boston* 4 E2 Milwaukee* 1 W1 Los Angeles* 4 W6 Phoenix 2 E1 Boston* 4 W1 Los Angeles* 3* Division winner Bold Series winner Italic Team with home-court advantage First round Eastern Conference first round (1) Boston Celtics vs. (8) Washington Bullets #eee April 17 Boxscore Washington Bullets 83 Boston Celtics 91 27–27 12–19 20–22 24–23 Ricky Sobers 24 Rick Mahorn 14 Jeff Ruland 10 Larry Bird 23 Robert Parish 14 Larry Bird 12 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 Boston leads series, 1–0 April 19 Boxscore Washington Bullets 85 Boston Celtics 88 29–19 18–30 21–20 17–19 Greg Ballard 20 Jeff Ruland 10 Jeff Ruland 8 Larry Bird 23 Larry Bird 12 Larry Bird 6 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 Boston leads series, 2–0 #eee April 21 Boxscore Boston Celtics 108 Washington Bullets 111 OT 27–24 22–24 17–29 32–21 10–13 Larry Bird 27 Robert Parish 16 Bird, Johnson 6 each Jeff Ruland 33 Rick Mahorn 15 Ricky Sobers 11 Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland 8,359 Boston leads series, 2–1 Hugh Evans, Ed Middleton Robert Parish hits the game-tying jumper with 21 seconds left to force OT. April 24 Boxscore Boston Celtics 99 Washington Bullets 96 21–24 31–17 18–24 29–31 Robert Parish 20 Robert Parish 12 Larry Bird 7 Jeff Ruland 30 Jeff Ruland 15 Jeff Ruland 8 Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland 13,853 Boston wins series, 3–1 John Vanak, Hue Hollins, Wally Rooney (alternate) +Regular-season seriesBoston won 4–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 5, 1983 1983 11050 WSB Boston Celtics 120 Washington Bullets 117 Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland December 16, 1983 1983 12160 BOS Washington Bullets 100 Boston Celtics 93 Boston Garden, Boston #fff January 4, 1984 1984 01040 BOS Washington Bullets 104 Boston Celtics 113 Boston Garden, Boston March 6, 1984 1984 03060 WSB Boston Celtics 108 Washington Bullets 85 Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland #fff March 14, 1984 1984 03140 BOS Washington Bullets 103 Boston Celtics 99 Boston Garden, Boston March 27, 1984 1984 03270 WSB Boston Celtics 106 Washington Bullets 93 Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series apiece. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=BOS&opp_id=WAS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Washington Wizards (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 24, 2015Tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1975 Boston Celtics 2 Washington Bullets 4 1975 Eastern Conference Finals #fff 1982 Boston Celtics 4 Washington Bullets 1 1982 Eastern Conference Semifinals (2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (7) Atlanta Hawks #eee April 17 Boxscore Atlanta Hawks 89 Milwaukee Bucks 105 24–30 16–25 21–30 28–20 Dan Roundfield 21 Dan Roundfield 10 Johnny Davis 7 Sidney Moncrief 19 Paul Mokeski 9 Sidney Moncrief 6 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 10,107 Milwaukee leads series, 1–0 April 19 Boxscore Atlanta Hawks 87 Milwaukee Bucks 101 14–24 27–29 26–24 20–24 Dominique Wilkins 22 Roundfield, Rollins 7 each Eddie Johnson 8 Marques Johnson 27 Alton Lister 10 Sidney Moncrief 7 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 11,052 Milwaukee leads series, 2–0 #eee April 21 Boxscore Milwaukee Bucks 94 Atlanta Hawks 103 24–25 26–22 19–31 25–25 Marques Johnson 28 M. Johnson, Lanier 10 each three players 3 each Dan Roundfield 25 Roundfield, Brown 7 each Eddie Johnson 7 Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia 5,395 Milwaukee leads series, 2–1 April 24 Boxscore Milwaukee Bucks 97 Atlanta Hawks 100 22–27 23–24 30–23 22–26 Junior Bridgeman 20 Sidney Moncrief 13 Mike Dunleavy 6 Wilkins, Rivers 19 each Dan Roundfield 13 Johnny Davis 6 Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia 6,435 Series tied, 2–2 #eee April 26 Boxscore Atlanta Hawks 89 Milwaukee Bucks 118 18–22 21–32 23–31 27–33 Doc Rivers 21 Dominique Wilkins 13 Doc Rivers 6 Sidney Moncrief 20 Bob Lanier 11 Sidney Moncrief 8 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 11,052 Milwaukee wins series, 3–2 +Regular-season seriesTied 3–3 in the regular-season series#fff November 6, 1983 1983 11060 MIL Atlanta Hawks 84 Milwaukee Bucks 97 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee January 6, 1984 1984 01060 ATL Milwaukee Bucks 87 Atlanta Hawks 91 The Omni, Atlanta #fff January 18, 1984 1984 01180 MIL Atlanta Hawks 90 Milwaukee Bucks 99 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee January 25, 1984 1984 01250 ATL Milwaukee Bucks 105 Atlanta Hawks 109 The Omni, Atlanta #fff March 6, 1984 1984 03060 ATL Milwaukee Bucks 109 Atlanta Hawks 104 OT The Omni, Atlanta March 11, 1984 1984 03110 MIL Atlanta Hawks 108 Milwaukee Bucks 94 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee This was the first playoff meeting between the Hawks and the Bucks.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=ATL&opp_id=MIL&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Atlanta Hawks versus Milwaukee Bucks (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 24, 2015 (3) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (6) New Jersey Nets #eee April 18 Boxscore New Jersey Nets 116 Philadelphia 76ers 101 39–29 25–27 22–19 30–26 Buck Williams 25 Buck Williams 16 Micheal Ray Richardson 9 Andrew Toney 24 Moses Malone 11 Julius Erving 8 Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 12,511 New Jersey leads series, 1–0 Dick Bavetta, Hugh Evans April 20 Boxscore New Jersey Nets 116 Philadelphia 76ers 102 32–29 35–21 22–23 27–29 Micheal Ray Richardson 32 Buck Williams 9 Micheal Ray Richardson 9 Moses Malone 25 Moses Malone 12 Toney, Richardson 4 each Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 14,025 New Jersey leads series, 2–0 John Vanak, Hue Hollins #eee April 22 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 108 New Jersey Nets 100 25–29 26–24 27–23 30–24 Julius Erving 27 Moses Malone 17 Erving, Cheeks 5 each Buck Williams 21 Buck Williams 17 Micheal Ray Richardson 11 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey 12,399 New Jersey leads series, 2–1 Jake O'Donnell, Lee Jones April 24 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 110 New Jersey Nets 102 34–22 18–22 28–25 30–33 Malone, Erving 22 each Moses Malone 15 Julius Erving 8 Albert King 20 Buck Williams 18 Micheal Ray Richardson 8 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey 20,149 Series tied, 2–2 Darell Garretson, Mike Mathis #eee April 26 Boxscore New Jersey Nets 101 Philadelphia 76ers 98 31–25 19–28 26–23 25–22 Richardson, Birdsong 24 each Buck Williams 16 Richardson, Birdsong 6 each Andrew Toney 22 Moses Malone 14 Maurice Cheeks 7 Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 17,921 New Jersey wins series, 3–2 Jack Madden, Jess Kersey +Regular-season seriesTied 3–3 in the regular-season series#fff November 5, 1983 1983 11050 NJN Philadelphia 76ers 119 New Jersey Nets 112 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey December 9, 1983 1983 12090 PHI New Jersey Nets 100 Philadelphia 76ers 93 Spectrum, Philadelphia #fff January 6, 1984 1984 01060 PHI New Jersey Nets 104 Philadelphia 76ers 108 Spectrum, Philadelphia February 17, 1984 1984 02170 PHI New Jersey Nets 109 Philadelphia 76ers 114 Spectrum, Philadelphia #fff February 21, 1984 1984 02210 NJN Philadelphia 76ers 116 New Jersey Nets 119 OT Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey April 10, 1984 1984 04100 NJN Philadelphia 76ers 102 New Jersey Nets 106 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the 76ers winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=NJN&opp_id=PHI&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Brooklyn Nets versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 24, 2015Philadelphia leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1979 New Jersey Nets 0 Philadelphia 76ers 2 1979 Eastern Conference First Round (4) Detroit Pistons vs. (5) New York Knicks #eee April 17 Boxscore New York Knicks 94 Detroit Pistons 93 17–31 23–22 24–23 30–17 Bernard King 36 Bill Cartwright 11 Darrell Walker 7 Kelly Tripucka 26 Kent Benson 14 Isiah Thomas 9 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan 14,127 New York leads series, 1–0 April 19 Boxscore New York Knicks 105 Detroit Pistons 113 33–38 30–30 21–24 21–21 Bernard King 46 Truck Robinson 11 Ray Williams 9 Bill Laimbeer 31 Bill Laimbeer 15 Isiah Thomas 13 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan 14,275 Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 22 Boxscore Detroit Pistons 113 New York Knicks 120 16–26 20–28 36–32 41–34 Kelly Tripucka 40 Bill Laimbeer 10 Isiah Thomas 5 Bernard King 46 Bernard King 10 Rory Sparrow 10 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York 16,354 New York leads series, 2–1 Jess Kersey, Hue Hollins, Dick Bavetta (alternate) April 25 Boxscore Detroit Pistons 119 New York Knicks 112 35-34 30–33 24–21 30–24 Isiah Thomas 22 Bill Laimbeer 10 Isiah Thomas 16 Bernard King 41 Truck Robinson 12 Rory Sparrow 10 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York 18,205 Series tied, 2–2 #eee April 27 Boxscore New York Knicks 127 Detroit Pistons 123 OT 31–36 28–25 26–18 29–35 13–9 Bernard King 44 Bernard King 12 Ray Williams 12 Isiah Thomas 35 Bill Laimbeer 17 Isiah Thomas 12 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan 21,208 New York wins series, 3–2 Darell Garretson, Earl Strom, Ed Middleton (alternate) Bernard King/Isiah Thomas Duel. King put up 44 points while having the flu and both middle fingers dislocated, while Thomas scored 16 points in the last 93 seconds of regulation to force OT. +Regular-season seriesDetroit won 4–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 19, 1983 1983 11190 NYK Detroit Pistons 101 New York Knicks 104 OT Madison Square Garden, New York City December 28, 1983 1983 12280 NYK Detroit Pistons 111 New York Knicks 108 Madison Square Garden, New York City #fff January 6, 1984 1984 01060 DET New York Knicks 107 Detroit Pistons 118 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan February 22, 1984 1984 02220 DET New York Knicks 111 Detroit Pistons 114 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan #fff March 2, 1984 1984 03020 DET New York Knicks 117 Detroit Pistons 102 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan April 6, 1984 1984 04060 NYK Detroit Pistons 115 New York Knicks 107 Madison Square Garden, New York City This was the first playoff meeting between the Knicks and the Pistons.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DET&opp_id=NYK&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Detroit Pistons versus New York Knicks (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 24, 2015 Western Conference first round (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (8) Kansas City Kings #eee April 18 Boxscore Kansas City Kings 105 Los Angeles Lakers 116 26–30 18–27 20–32 41–27 Eddie Johnson 25 LaSalle Thompson 7 Larry Drew 7 Magic Johnson 26 three players 7 each Magic Johnson 11 The Forum, Inglewood, California 13,918 Los Angeles leads series, 1–0 April 20 Boxscore Kansas City Kings 102 Los Angeles Lakers 109 23–30 18–26 32–25 29–28 LaSalle Thompson 23 LaSalle Thompson 14 Reggie Theus 6 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Magic Johnson 11 The Forum, Inglewood, California 14,986 Los Angeles leads series, 2–0 #eee April 22 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 108 Kansas City Kings 102 35–24 24–19 25–29 24–30 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23 M. Johnson, Worthy 10 each Magic Johnson 13 Theus, Woodson 22 each Larry Micheaux 10 Reggie Theus 7 Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri 7,261 Los Angeles wins series, 3–0 +Regular-season seriesLos Angeles won 5–0 in the regular-season series#fff October 28, 1983 1983 10280 KCK Los Angeles Lakers 117 Kansas City Kings 107 Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri December 8, 1983 1983 12080 LAL Kansas City Kings 106 Los Angeles Lakers 129 The Forum, Inglewood, California #fff January 12, 1984 1984 01120 KCK Los Angeles Lakers 95 Kansas City Kings 89 Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri March 21, 1984 1984 03210 KCK Los Angeles Lakers 123 Kansas City Kings 116 Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri #fff April 6, 1984 1984 04060 LAL Kansas City Kings 97 Los Angeles Lakers 112 The Forum, Inglewood, California This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning five of the first six meetings. All previous series took place while the Lakers franchise were in Minneapolis and the Royals/Kings franchise in Rochester. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=LAL&opp_id=SAC&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Lakers versus Sacramento Kings (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 24, 2015Los Angeles/ Minneapolis leads 5–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1949 Minneapolis Lakers 2 Rochester Royals 0 1949 Western Division Finals #fff 1951 Minneapolis Lakers 1 Rochester Royals 3 1951 Western Division Finals #fff 1952 Minneapolis Lakers 3 Rochester Royals 1 1952 Western Division Finals #fff 1954 Minneapolis Lakers 1 Rochester Royals 0 1954 Western Division Round Robin Semifinals #fff 1954 Minneapolis Lakers 2 Rochester Royals 1 1954 Western Division Finals #fff 1955 Minneapolis Lakers 2 Rochester Royals 1 1955 Western Division Semifinals (2) Utah Jazz vs. (7) Denver Nuggets #eee April 17 Boxscore Denver Nuggets 121 Utah Jazz 123 27–29 28–28 28–41 38–25 Kiki VanDeWeghe 33 Dan Issel 10 Rob Williams 8 Adrian Dantley 30 Adrian Dantley 9 Rickey Green 12 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah 10,255 Utah leads series, 1–0 Jake O'Donnell, Lee Jones April 19 Boxscore Denver Nuggets 132 Utah Jazz 116 38–29 32–32 32–26 30–29 Dan Issel 33 T. R. Dunn 10 Rob Williams 5 Adrian Dantley 27 Dantley, Wilkins 6 each Rickey Green 6 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah 12,413 Series tied, 1–1 Jess Kersey, Tommy Nunez #eee April 22 Boxscore Utah Jazz 117 Denver Nuggets 121 36–25 28–35 24–30 29–31 Adrian Dantley 29 Thurl Bailey 11 Rickey Green 12 Alex English 29 T. R. Dunn 10 Alex English 6 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado 14,681 Denver leads series, 2–1 Paul Mihalak, Joe Crawford, Tommy Nunez (alternate) April 24 Boxscore Utah Jazz 129 Denver Nuggets 124 35–34 36–37 26–29 32–24 Adrian Dantley 39 Adrian Dantley 8 Adrian Dantley 7 Dan Issel 32 Alex English 10 Alex English 6 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado 16,108 Series tied, 2–2 Hugh Evans, Bill Oakes, Bruce Alexander (alternate) #eee April 26 Boxscore Denver Nuggets 111 Utah Jazz 127 27–41 31–31 29–21 24–34 Dan Issel 25 Alex English 11 Alex English 9 Adrian Dantley 30 Adrian Dantley 12 Rickey Green 16 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah 12,731 Utah wins series, 3–2 Earl Strom, Ed Middleton +Regular-season seriesTied 3–3 in the regular-season series#fff October 28, 1983 1983 10280 DEN Utah Jazz 125 Denver Nuggets 139 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado November 25, 1983 1983 11250 UTA Denver Nuggets 124 Utah Jazz 126 Salt Palace Acord Arena, Salt Lake City #fff December 23, 1983 1983 12230 UTA Denver Nuggets 116 Utah Jazz 118 Salt Palace Acord Arena, Salt Lake City December 30, 1983 1983 12300 DEN Utah Jazz 130 Denver Nuggets 135 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado #fff March 3, 1984 1984 03030 DEN Utah Jazz 122 Denver Nuggets 131 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado April 10, 1984 1984 04100 UTA Denver Nuggets 120 Utah Jazz 135 Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada This was the first playoff meeting between the Jazz and the Nuggets.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DEN&opp_id=UTA&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Denver Nuggets versus Utah Jazz (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 24, 2015 (3) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (6) Phoenix Suns #eee April 18 Boxscore Phoenix Suns 113 Portland Trail Blazers 106 31–28 27–30 29–26 26–22 James Edwards 23 Larry Nance 9 Walter Davis 13 Kenny Carr 24 Calvin Natt 9 Thompson, Valentine 6 each Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,666 Phoenix leads series, 1–0 April 20 Boxscore Phoenix Suns 116 Portland Trail Blazers 122 37–34 21–30 25–39 33–19 Walter Davis 25 Lucas, Davis 5 each Alvan Adams 5 Jim Paxson 27 Mychal Thompson 13 Darnell Valentine 8 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,666 Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 22 Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 103 Phoenix Suns 106 22–27 32–26 26–20 23–33 Darnell Valentine 29 Thompson, Carr 8 each Darnell Valentine 10 Walter Davis 27 Nance, Lucas 10 each Walter Davis 10 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona 11,531 Phoenix leads series, 2–1 April 24 Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 113 Phoenix Suns 110 32–26 24–26 29–32 28–26 Calvin Natt 30 Calvin Natt 8 Darnell Valentine 13 Walter Davis 29 Maurice Lucas 10 Davis, Macy 7 each Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona 14,660 Series tied, 2–2 #eee April 26 Boxscore Phoenix Suns 117 Portland Trail Blazers 105 35–25 23–33 25–17 34–30 Walter Davis 29 Maurice Lucas 12 Walter Davis 10 Jim Paxson 24 Natt, Drexler 10 each Darnell Valentine 5 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,666 Phoenix wins series, 3–2 +Regular-season seriesPortland won 4–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 6, 1983 1983 11060 POR Phoenix Suns 96 Portland Trail Blazers 122 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon December 21, 1983 1983 12210 PHO Portland Trail Blazers 116 Phoenix Suns 112 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona #fff February 1, 1984 1984 02010 PHO Portland Trail Blazers 106 Phoenix Suns 109 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona February 5, 1984 1984 02050 POR Phoenix Suns 82 Portland Trail Blazers 97 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon #fff March 23, 1984 1984 03230 POR Phoenix Suns 98 Portland Trail Blazers 124 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon April 10, 1984 1984 04100 PHO Portland Trail Blazers 88 Phoenix Suns 100 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Suns winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=PHO&opp_id=POR&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Phoenix Suns versus Portland Trail Blazers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 24, 2015 Phoenix leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1979 Phoenix Suns 2 Portland Trail Blazers 1 1979 Western Conference First Round (4) Dallas Mavericks vs. (5) Seattle SuperSonics #eee April 17 Boxscore Seattle SuperSonics 86 Dallas Mavericks 88 33–23 18–20 21–26 14–19 Gus Williams 37 Danny Vranes 8 Gus Williams 8 Mark Aguirre 20 Mark Aguirre 11 Brad Davis 10 Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas 17,007 Dallas leads series, 1–0 Rolando Blackman scored a jump shot with eight seconds remaining to give Dallas the lead and ultimately the win in their first playoff game. April 19 Boxscore Seattle SuperSonics 95 Dallas Mavericks 92 27–21 29–26 20–22 19–23 Tom Chambers 30 Jack Sikma 10 Gus Williams 11 Rolando Blackman 28 Mark Aguirre 17 Rolando Blackman 7 Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas 17,007 Series tied, 1–1 Gus Williams banks in the game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer. #eee April 21 Boxscore Dallas Mavericks 94 Seattle SuperSonics 104 25–24 32–28 16–31 21–21 Rolando Blackman 27 Jay Vincent 10 Rolando Blackman 5 Jack Sikma 23 Jack Sikma 17 Gus Williams 15 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington 10,229 Seattle leads series, 2–1 April 24 Boxscore Dallas Mavericks 107 Seattle SuperSonics 96 27–20 22–23 30–22 28–31 Mark Aguirre 29 Aguirre, Vincent 11 each Brad Davis 8 Jack Sikma 27 Jack Sikma 14 Gus Williams 9 Kingdome, Seattle, Washington 11,893 Series tied, 2–2 Scheduling conflicts meant that Game 4 was played at the old home of the Sonics with the Kingdome. #eee April 26 Boxscore Seattle SuperSonics 104 Dallas Mavericks 105 OT 22–26 27–23 22–23 24–23 9–10 Gus Williams 27 Danny Vranes 11 Gus Williams 14 Rolando Blackman 29 Jay Vincent 10 Rolando Blackman 8 Moody Coliseum, University Park, Texas 9,007 Dallas wins series, 3–2 Game 5 was not played at Reunion Arena because it was booked for a World Championship Tennis event. After considering the Dallas Convention Center, they elected to play it at Moody Coliseum, where they had played their training camp; they had to play the game on SMU's college court, which meant having to measure and tape down an improvised 3-point line. Blackman forced a jump shot with time expiring to force overtime. The final play wound up lasting fourteen minutes. With one second left on the clock at mid-court trying to inbound the ball, Jay Vincent tried to bounce the ball off Tom Chambers to run out the clock but Chambers caught the ball at mid-court and missed the shot. Dallas walked off the court believing the game was over. However, referee Mike Mathis and co-officials Jake O’Donnell and Tommy Nunez debated for several minutes what to do because the clock never actually started on the play. Somehow, Seattle was ruled to have the ball to inbound from midcourt with one second that saw the Mavericks ordered back on the court. The Mavericks foiled the subsequent inbound attempt to end the game. Earning the nickname "Moody Madness" among Maverick fans, the victory was the first playoff series victory for the Mavericks in franchise history.https://www.si.com/nba/mavericks/news/moody-madness-inside-the-craziest-night-in-dallas-mavericks-history Moody Madness: Inside the Craziest Night in Dallas Mavericks History April 22, 2020 +Regular-season seriesSeattle won 4–1 in the regular-season series#fff December 9, 1983 1983 12090 SEA Dallas Mavericks 124 Seattle SuperSonics 132 Kingdome, Seattle January 4, 1984 1984 01040 DAL Seattle SuperSonics 102 Dallas Mavericks 105 Reunion Arena, Dallas #fff January 18, 1984 1984 01180 SEA Dallas Mavericks 107 Seattle SuperSonics 114 Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, Washington February 5, 1984 1984 02050 SEA Dallas Mavericks 96 Seattle SuperSonics 104 Kingdome, Seattle #fff February 29, 1984 1984 02290 DAL Seattle SuperSonics 127 Dallas Mavericks 124 2OT Reunion Arena, Dallas This was the first playoff meeting between the Mavericks and the SuperSonics.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DAL&opp_id=OKC&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Dallas Mavericks versus Oklahoma City Thunder (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 24, 2015 Conference semifinals Eastern Conference semifinals (1) Boston Celtics vs. (5) New York Knicks #eee April 29 Boxscore New York Knicks 92 Boston Celtics 110 22–31 22–33 24–28 24–18 Bernard King 26 Truck Robinson 9 Rory Sparrow 6 Kevin McHale 25 Robert Parish 12 Larry Bird 12 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 Boston leads series, 1–0 May 2 Boxscore New York Knicks 102 Boston Celtics 116 27–34 30–32 21–25 24–25 Bill Cartwright 25 Bill Cartwright 11 Rory Sparrow 5 Larry Bird 37 Bird, Parish 11 each Dennis Johnson 7 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 Boston leads series, 2–0 #eee May 4 Boxscore Boston Celtics 92 New York Knicks 100 25–33 27–17 18–27 22–23 Larry Bird 24 Larry Bird 11 Dennis Johnson 4 Bill Cartwright 25 King, Robinson 9 each Rory Sparrow 10 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York 19,591 Boston leads series, 2–1 May 6 Boxscore Boston Celtics 113 New York Knicks 118 25–36 30–30 28–21 30–31 Larry Bird 29 Larry Bird 11 Dennis Johnson 7 Bernard King 43 Truck Robinson 9 Ray Williams 9 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York 15,840 Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 9 Boxscore New York Knicks 99 Boston Celtics 121 20–32 25–34 31–22 23–33 Bernard King 30 Bill Cartwright 10 Ray Williams 10 Larry Bird 26 Robert Parish 10 Larry Bird 10 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 Boston leads series, 3–2 May 11 Boxscore Boston Celtics 104 New York Knicks 106 28–30 23–29 24–23 29–24 Larry Bird 35 Larry Bird 11 Gerald Henderson 8 Bernard King 44 Bill Cartwright 14 Rory Sparrow 11 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York 19,591 Series tied, 3–3 #eee May 13 Boxscore New York Knicks 104 Boston Celtics 121 26–36 26–31 23–29 29–25 Bernard King 24 Truck Robinson 9 Ray Williams 7 Larry Bird 39 Larry Bird 12 Larry Bird 10 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 Boston wins series, 4–3 +Regular-season seriesTied 3–3 in the regular-season series#fff November 18, 1983 1983 11180 BOS New York Knicks 110 Boston Celtics 103 Boston Garden, Boston November 22, 1983 1983 11220 NYK Boston Celtics 113 New York Knicks 117 2OT Madison Square Garden, New York City #fff December 13, 1983 1983 12130 NYK Boston Celtics 102 New York Knicks 100 Madison Square Garden, New York City February 29, 1984 1984 02290 BOS New York Knicks 102 Boston Celtics 98 Boston Garden, Boston #fff March 22, 1984 1984 03220 NYK Boston Celtics 108 New York Knicks 100 Madison Square Garden, New York City April 11, 1984 1984 04110 BOS New York Knicks 96 Boston Celtics 102 Boston Garden, Boston This was the 11th playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning five series apiece. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=BOS&opp_id=NYK&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus New York Knicks (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 24, 2015Tied 5–5 in all-time playoff series#fff 1951 Boston Celtics 0 New York Knicks 2 1951 Eastern Division Semifinals #fff 1952 Boston Celtics 1 New York Knicks 2 1952 Eastern Division Semifinals #fff 1953 Boston Celtics 1 New York Knicks 3 1953 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1954 Boston Celtics 2 New York Knicks 0 1954 Eastern Division Round Robin Semifinals #fff 1955 Boston Celtics 2 New York Knicks 1 1955 Eastern Division Semifinals #fff 1967 Boston Celtics 3 New York Knicks 1 1967 Eastern Division Semifinals #fff 1969 Boston Celtics 4 New York Knicks 2 1969 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1972 Boston Celtics 1 New York Knicks 4 1972 Eastern Conference Finals #fff 1973 Boston Celtics 3 New York Knicks 4 1973 Eastern Conference Finals #fff 1974 Boston Celtics 4 New York Knicks 1 1974 Eastern Conference Finals (2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (6) New Jersey Nets #eee April 29 Boxscore New Jersey Nets 106 Milwaukee Bucks 100 21–28 23–22 33–23 29–27 Darryl Dawkins 32 Buck Williams 17 Micheal Ray Richardson 8 Marques Johnson 23 Bob Lanier 10 Marques Johnson 8 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 11,052 New Jersey leads series, 1–0 May 1 Boxscore New Jersey Nets 94 Milwaukee Bucks 98 22–23 16–20 27–24 29–31 Buck Williams 21 Buck Williams 18 Williams, Richardson 5 each Sidney Moncrief 28 Sidney Moncrief 8 Johnson, Pressey 5 each MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 11,052 Series tied, 1–1 #eee May 3 Boxscore Milwaukee Bucks 100 New Jersey Nets 93 26–21 25–20 21–23 28–29 Sidney Moncrief 27 Alton Lister 12 Moncrief, Johnson 4 each Darryl Dawkins 31 Buck Williams 14 Richardson, Cook 6 each Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey 15,868 Milwaukee leads series, 2–1 May 5 Boxscore Milwaukee Bucks 99 New Jersey Nets 106 30–25 34–29 16–17 19–35 Sidney Moncrief 26 Sidney Moncrief 9 Bob Lanier 7 Micheal Ray Richardson 24 Buck Williams 10 Otis Birdsong 7 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey 14,623 Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 8 Boxscore New Jersey Nets 82 Milwaukee Bucks 94 20–24 20–30 21–18 21–22 Darryl Dawkins 20 Williams, Dawkins 8 each Micheal Ray Richardson 6 Marques Johnson 22 Lister, Lanier 10 each Paul Pressey 7 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 11,052 Milwaukee leads series, 3–2 May 10 Boxscore Milwaukee Bucks 98 New Jersey Nets 97 23–24 20–22 30–21 25–30 Marques Johnson 25 Marques Johnson 13 Sidney Moncrief 7 Darryl Dawkins 29 Buck Williams 12 Micheal Ray Richardson 9 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey 15,283 Milwaukee wins series, 4–2 +Regular-season seriesMilwaukee won 4–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 11, 1983 1983 11110 NJN Milwaukee Bucks 103 New Jersey Nets 107 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey December 2, 1983 1983 12020 MIL New Jersey Nets 107 Milwaukee Bucks 122 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee #fff December 28, 1983 1983 12280 NJN Milwaukee Bucks 89 New Jersey Nets 85 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey March 7, 1984 1984 03070 MIL New Jersey Nets 106 Milwaukee Bucks 100 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee #fff March 21, 1984 1984 03210 NJN Milwaukee Bucks 102 New Jersey Nets 95 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey April 3, 1984 1984 04030 MIL New Jersey Nets 92 Milwaukee Bucks 109 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee This was the first playoff meeting between the Nets and the Bucks.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=NJN&opp_id=MIL&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Brooklyn Nets versus Milwaukee Bucks (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 24, 2015 Western Conference semifinals (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (4) Dallas Mavericks #eee April 28 Boxscore Dallas Mavericks 91 Los Angeles Lakers 134 21–36 17–32 28–31 25–35 Mark Aguirre 16 Kurt Nimphius 10 Davis, Turner 4 each Mike McGee 25 Kurt Rambis 8 Magic Johnson 11 The Forum, Inglewood, California 13,512 Los Angeles leads series, 1–0 May 1 Boxscore Dallas Mavericks 101 Los Angeles Lakers 117 24–30 26–25 22–35 29–27 Rolando Blackman 27 Dale Ellis 8 Mark Aguirre 5 Magic Johnson 27 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Magic Johnson 11 The Forum, Inglewood, California 15,298 Los Angeles leads series, 2–0 #eee May 4 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 115 Dallas Mavericks 125 30–35 23–33 36–32 26–25 Magic Johnson 24 Bob McAdoo 8 Magic Johnson 14 Rolando Blackman 31 Pat Cummings 14 Davis, Harper 6 each Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas 17,007 Los Angeles leads series, 2–1 May 6 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 122 Dallas Mavericks 115 OT 34–30 27–23 29–26 18–29 14–7 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 33 Johnson, Abdul-Jabbar 11 each Magic Johnson 16 Mark Aguirre 34 Aguirre, Vincent 7 each Blackman, Aguirre 6 each Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas 17,007 Los Angeles leads series, 3–1 Jake O'Donnell, Ed Middleton, Hue Hollins (alternate) Pat Cummings hits the game-tying layup with 31 seconds left before Derek Harper made a mistake by dribbling out the clock thinking Dallas was ahead by one, when the score was actually tied. #eee May 8 Boxscore Dallas Mavericks 99 Los Angeles Lakers 115 19–33 25–29 25–39 30–14 Rolando Blackman 25 Dale Ellis 10 Brad Davis 6 Mike McGee 27 three players 6 each Magic Johnson 15 The Forum, Inglewood, California 16,644 Los Angeles wins series, 4–1 +Regular-season seriesDallas won 3–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 5, 1983 1983 11050 DAL Los Angeles Lakers 102 Dallas Mavericks 107 Reunion Arena, Dallas November 9, 1983 1983 11090 LAL Dallas Mavericks 106 Los Angeles Lakers 120 The Forum, Inglewood, California #fff December 2, 1983 1983 12020 LAL Dallas Mavericks 133 Los Angeles Lakers 118 The Forum, Inglewood, California March 9, 1984 1984 03090 DAL Los Angeles Lakers 121 Dallas Mavericks 120 2OT Reunion Arena, Dallas #fff April 13, 1984 1984 04130 LAL Dallas Mavericks 104 Los Angeles Lakers 103 The Forum, Inglewood, California This was the first playoff meeting between the Lakers and the Mavericks.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DAL&opp_id=LAL&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Dallas Mavericks versus Los Angeles Lakers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 24, 2015 (2) Utah Jazz vs. (6) Phoenix Suns #eee April 29 Boxscore Phoenix Suns 95 Utah Jazz 105 21–29 30–30 21–27 23–19 Walter Davis 21 James Edwards 8 Walter Davis 7 Adrian Dantley 36 Thurl Bailey 13 Rickey Green 16 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah 12,403 Utah leads series, 1–0 Paul Mihalak, Wally Rooney May 2 Boxscore Phoenix Suns 102 Utah Jazz 97 25–30 35–26 20–17 22–24 Walter Davis 28 Maurice Lucas 15 Kyle Macy 7 Adrian Dantley 26 Mark Eaton 9 Rickey Green 6 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah 12,689 Series tied, 1–1 Jess Kersey, Tommy Nunez #eee May 4 Boxscore Utah Jazz 94 Phoenix Suns 106 21–26 25–30 18–33 30–17 Adrian Dantley 31 Mark Eaton 11 Rickey Green 4 Walter Davis 30 Maurice Lucas 14 Kyle Macy 7 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona 14,660 Phoenix leads series, 2–1 Jack Madden, Jake O'Donnell May 6 Boxscore Utah Jazz 110 Phoenix Suns 111 OT 29–33 22–22 25–22 27–26 7–8 Adrian Dantley 37 Mark Eaton 12 Darrell Griffith 8 Walter Davis 32 Alvan Adams 15 Maurice Lucas 6 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona 14,660 Phoenix leads series, 3–1 Hugh Evans, Mike Mathis, Joe Crawford (alternate) Walter Davis hits the game-tying 3 pointer with 3 seconds left to force OT. #eee May 8 Boxscore Phoenix Suns 106 Utah Jazz 118 21–35 29–35 30–22 26–26 Maurice Lucas 19 Maurice Lucas 12 Macy, Westphal 6 each Adrian Dantley 46 Mark Eaton 11 Rickey Green 14 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah 12,560 Phoenix leads series, 3–2 Earl Strom, John Vanak May 10 Boxscore Utah Jazz 82 Phoenix Suns 102 16–27 25–27 24–26 17–22 Adrian Dantley 23 Mark Eaton 10 Rickey Green 6 Walter Davis 21 Larry Nance 9 Macy, Davis 6 each Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona 14,660 Phoenix wins series, 4–2 Jess Kersey, Paul Mihalak +Regular-season seriesUtah won 4–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 29, 1983 1983 11290 UTA Phoenix Suns 110 Utah Jazz 114 Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada December 2, 1983 1983 12020 PHO Utah Jazz 116 Phoenix Suns 113 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona #fff January 10, 1984 1984 01100 UTA Phoenix Suns 98 Utah Jazz 107 Salt Palace Acord Arena, Salt Lake City February 2, 1984 1984 02020 UTA Phoenix Suns 95 Utah Jazz 116 Salt Palace Acord Arena, Salt Lake City #fff February 28, 1984 1984 02280 PHO Utah Jazz 100 Phoenix Suns 113 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona This was the first playoff meeting between the Suns and the Jazz.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=PHO&opp_id=UTA&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Phoenix Suns versus Utah Jazz (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 24, 2015 Conference finals Eastern Conference finals (1) Boston Celtics vs. (2) Milwaukee Bucks #eee May 15 Boxscore Milwaukee Bucks 96 Boston Celtics 119 17–22 25–32 27–30 27–35 Marques Johnson 18 Bob Lanier 11 Marques Johnson 4 Larry Bird 24 Kevin McHale 7 Gerald Henderson 7 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 Boston leads series, 1–0 May 17 Boxscore Milwaukee Bucks 110 Boston Celtics 125 21–32 27–35 31–25 31–33 Marques Johnson 29 Sidney Moncrief 7 three players 4 each Larry Bird 32 Larry Bird 13 Larry Bird 7 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 Boston leads series, 2–0 #eee May 19 Boxscore Boston Celtics 109 Milwaukee Bucks 100 27–29 23–34 32–22 27–15 Larry Bird 28 Robert Parish 16 Larry Bird 6 Sidney Moncrief 22 Paul Mokeski 12 Sidney Moncrief 6 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 11,052 Boston leads series, 3–0 May 21 Boxscore Boston Celtics 113 Milwaukee Bucks 122 29–30 17–31 31–29 36–32 Larry Bird 32 Larry Bird 10 Larry Bird 8 Paul Pressey 22 Mokeski, Lister 9 each Bob Lanier 8 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 11,052 Boston leads series, 3–1 #eee May 23 Boxscore Milwaukee Bucks 108 Boston Celtics 115 35–34 17–28 27–30 29–23 Marques Johnson 24 Moncrief, Lister 8 each Paul Pressey 4 Larry Bird 21 Larry Bird 13 Bird, Maxwell 4 each Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 Boston wins series, 4–1 Bob Lanier's final NBA game. +Regular-season seriesBoston won 5–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 2, 1983 1983 11020 BOS Milwaukee Bucks 105 Boston Celtics 119 Boston Garden, Boston January 15, 1984 1984 01150 MIL Boston Celtics 87 Milwaukee Bucks 106 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee #fff January 22, 1984 1984 01220 BOS Milwaukee Bucks 98 Boston Celtics 109 Boston Garden, Boston March 9, 1984 1984 03090 MIL Boston Celtics 129 Milwaukee Bucks 128 2OT MECCA Arena, Milwaukee #fff March 16, 1984 1984 03160 BOS Milwaukee Bucks 99 Boston Celtics 109 Boston Garden, Boston April 10, 1984 1984 04100 MIL Boston Celtics 96 Milwaukee Bucks 95 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series apiece. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=BOS&opp_id=MIL&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Milwaukee Bucks (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 24, 2015Tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1974 Boston Celtics 4 Milwaukee Bucks 3 1974 NBA Finals #fff 1983 Boston Celtics 0 Milwaukee Bucks 4 1983 Eastern Conference Semifinals Western Conference finals (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (6) Phoenix Suns #eee May 12 Boxscore Phoenix Suns 94 Los Angeles Lakers 110 32–29 20–28 16–21 26–32 Walter Davis 24 Larry Nance 15 Kyle Macy 10 Bob McAdoo 20 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Michael Cooper 10 The Forum, Inglewood, California 12,825 Los Angeles leads series, 1–0 May 15 Boxscore Phoenix Suns 102 Los Angeles Lakers 118 28–26 18–30 30–31 26–31 Larry Nance 29 Larry Nance 9 Walter Davis 8 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Magic Johnson 24 The Forum, Inglewood, California 16,578 Los Angeles leads series, 2–0 Magic Johnson's 24 assists sets an NBA playoff record for assists in a game. #eee May 18 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 127 Phoenix Suns 135 OT 31–42 33–20 27–29 28–28 8–16 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 31 three players 8 each Magic Johnson 13 Walter Davis 34 Maurice Lucas 17 Kyle Macy 6 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona 14,660 Los Angeles leads series, 2–1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar hits the game-tying sky-hook with 22 seconds left to force OT. May 20 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 126 Phoenix Suns 115 37–36 32–22 30–29 27–28 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 31 three players 7 each Magic Johnson 15 Larry Nance 27 Maurice Lucas 10 Walter Davis 7 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona 14,660 Los Angeles leads series, 3–1 #eee May 23 Boxscore Phoenix Suns 126 Los Angeles Lakers 121 33–31 38–30 29–26 26–34 Walter Davis 27 Larry Nance 13 Kyle Macy 12 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28 Bob McAdoo 8 Magic Johnson 13 The Forum, Inglewood, California 16,848 Los Angeles leads series, 3–2 Paul Mihalak, Earl Strom May 25 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 99 Phoenix Suns 97 26–25 22–30 29–23 22–19 James Worthy 22 Magic Johnson 11 Magic Johnson 13 Walter Davis 26 Maurice Lucas 13 Kyle Macy 8 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona 14,660 Los Angeles wins series, 4–2 Paul Westphal's final NBA game. +Regular-season seriesTied 3–3 in the regular-season series#fff November 11, 1983 1983 11110 LAL Phoenix Suns 105 Los Angeles Lakers 119 The Forum, Inglewood, California December 15, 1983 1983 12150 PHO Los Angeles Lakers 104 Phoenix Suns 114 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona #fff January 19, 1984 1984 01190 PHO Los Angeles Lakers 123 Phoenix Suns 138 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona January 24, 1984 1984 01240 LAL Phoenix Suns 110 Los Angeles Lakers 116 The Forum, Inglewood, California #fff March 31, 1984 1984 03310 PHO Los Angeles Lakers 119 Phoenix Suns 97 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona April 15, 1984 1984 04150 LAL Phoenix Suns 123 Los Angeles Lakers 114 The Forum, Inglewood, California This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning the first three meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=LAL&opp_id=PHO&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Lakers versus Phoenix Suns (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 24, 2015Los Angeles leads 3–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1970 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Phoenix Suns 3 1970 Western Division Semifinals #fff 1980 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Phoenix Suns 1 1980 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Phoenix Suns 0 1982 Western Conference Semifinals NBA Finals: (E1) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) Los Angeles Lakers 1984 NBA Finals #eee May 27 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 115 Boston Celtics 109 34–22 31–30 27–36 23–21 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32 Kevin McHale 25 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 8 Larry Bird 14 Magic Johnson 10 Larry Bird 5 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 Los Angeles leads series, 1–0 Hugh Evans, John Vanak May 31 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 121 Boston Celtics 124 OT 26–36 33–25 28–29 26–23 8–11 James Worthy 29 Larry Bird 27 Magic Johnson 10 Larry Bird 13 Magic Johnson 10 Ainge, Henderson 5 each Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 Series tied, 1–1 Jack Madden, Jake O'Donnell, Paul Mihalak (alternate) Gerald Henderson stole a James Worthy pass and made a layup to tie the game with 13 seconds left and eventually force OT; Scott Wedman hits the clutch shot with 14 seconds left in OT. #eee June 3 Boxscore Boston Celtics 104 Los Angeles Lakers 137 26–29 20–28 33–47 25–33 Larry Bird 30 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24 Robert Parish 12 Magic Johnson 11 Cedric Maxwell 5 Magic Johnson 21 The Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Los Angeles leads series, 2–1 Paul Mihalak, Earl Strom Magic Johnson 21 assists sets an NBA Finals record for assists in a game. June 6 Boxscore Boston Celtics 129 Los Angeles Lakers 125 OT 32–33 26–35 30–22 25–23 16–12 Larry Bird 29 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32 Larry Bird 21 Magic Johnson 11 Dennis Johnson 14 Magic Johnson 17 The Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Series tied, 2–2 Darell Garretson, Jess Kersey, Earl Strom (alternate) Kevin McHale clotheslined Kurt Rambis; Larry Bird hits the game-tying free throws with 16 seconds left in regulation to force OT, then hits the clutch jumper over Magic Johnson with 16 seconds left in OT after Magic misses two clutch free throws that would give the Lakers the lead with 34 seconds left in OT; M. L. Carr steals James Worthy's inbound pass and dunks it with 6 seconds left in OT. #eee June 8 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 103 Boston Celtics 121 26–26 27–29 24–33 26–33 James Worthy 22 Larry Bird 34 Kurt Rambis 9 Larry Bird 17 Magic Johnson 13 Gerald Henderson 9 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 Boston leads series, 3–2 Hugh Evans, Earl Strom, John Vanak (alternate) This game was known as the "Heat Game", as the temperature inside the un-air conditioned Boston Garden was reputed to be 97 F.https://www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/when-the-finals-got-hot-before-game-5-1984-bird-vs-magic-in-heat-game "When the Finals got hot before: Game 5, 1984, Bird vs. Magic in "heat game" Kurt Helin June 6, 2014 June 10 Boxscore Boston Celtics 108 Los Angeles Lakers 119 33–29 32–30 22–24 21–36 Larry Bird 28 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 Larry Bird 14 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Larry Bird 8 Magic Johnson 10 The Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Series tied, 3–3 Jack Madden, Jake O'Donnell #eee June 12 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 102 Boston Celtics 111 30–30 22–28 26–33 24–20 James Worthy 21 Cedric Maxwell 24 Kurt Rambis 9 Robert Parish 16 Magic Johnson 15 Cedric Maxwell 8 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 Boston wins series, 4–3 Darell Garretson, Earl Strom, Jake O'Donnell (alternate) +Regular-season seriesLos Angeles won 2–0 in the regular-season series#fff February 8, 1984 1984 02080 BOS Los Angeles Lakers 111 Boston Celtics 109 Boston Garden, Boston February 24, 1984 1984 02240 LAL Boston Celtics 108 Los Angeles Lakers 116 The Forum, Inglewood, California This was the eighth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning the first seven meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=BOS&opp_id=LAL&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Los Angeles Lakers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 24, 2015Boston leads 7–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1959 Boston Celtics 4 Minneapolis Lakers 0 1959 NBA Finals #fff 1962 Boston Celtics 4 Los Angeles Lakers 3 1962 NBA Finals #fff 1963 Boston Celtics 4 Los Angeles Lakers 2 1963 NBA Finals #fff 1965 Boston Celtics 4 Los Angeles Lakers 1 1965 NBA Finals #fff 1966 Boston Celtics 4 Los Angeles Lakers 3 1966 NBA Finals #fff 1968 Boston Celtics 4 Los Angeles Lakers 2 1968 NBA Finals #fff 1969 Boston Celtics 4 Los Angeles Lakers 3 1969 NBA Finals References External links Basketball-Reference.com's 1984 NBA Playoffs page Category:NBA playoffs Playoffs Category:Sports in Portland, Oregon fi:NBA-kausi 1983–1984#Pudotuspelit