Kansas City Kings Playoff Rosters

1983-1984 Kansas City Kings Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Don Buse SG 6-4 190 Aug 20, 1950 33 Evansville 7 1972 3rd Rnd, #34, Phoenix Suns
Larry Drew PG 6-1 170 Apr 2, 1958 26 Missouri 3 1980 1st Rnd, #17, Detroit Pistons
Eddie Johnson SF 6-7 215 May 1, 1959 24 Illinois 2 1981 2nd Rnd, #29, Kansas City Kings
Billy Knight GF 6-6 195 Jun 9, 1952 31 Pittsburgh 7 1974 2nd Rnd, #21, Los Angeles Lakers
Joe C. Meriweather FC 6-10 215 Oct 26, 1953 30 Southern Illinois 8 1975 1st Rnd, #13, Houston Rockets
Larry Micheaux PF 6-9 220 Mar 24, 1960 24 Houston 0 1983 2nd Rnd, #29, Chicago Bulls
Ed Nealy SF 6-7 238 Feb 19, 1960 24 Kansas State 1 1982 8th Rnd, #166, Kansas City Kings
Mark Olberding PF 6-8 225 Apr 21, 1956 27 Minnesota 7 1975 Supplemental Draft, Los Angeles Lakers
Dave Robisch FC 6-10 235 Dec 22, 1949 34 Kansas 7 1971 3rd Rnd, #49, Boston Celtics
Dane Suttle PG 6-3 190 Aug 9, 1961 22 Pepperdine 0 1983 7th Rnd, #152, Kansas City Kings
Reggie Theus GF 6-7 190 Oct 13, 1957 26 UNLV 5 1978 1st Rnd, #9, Chicago Bulls
LaSalle Thompson C 6-10 245 Jun 23, 1961 22 Texas 1 1982 1st Rnd, #5, Kansas City Kings
Mike Woodson GF 6-5 195 Mar 24, 1958 26 Indiana 3 1980 1st Rnd, #12, New York Knicks

1983-1984 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Boston Celtics #8 Washington Bullets BOS in 4
First Round #2 Milwaukee Bucks #7 Atlanta Hawks MIL in 5
First Round #3 Philadelphia Sixers #6 New Jersey Nets NJN in 5
First Round #4 Detroit Pistons #5 New York Knicks NYK in 5
Second Round #1 Boston Celtics #5 New York Knicks BOS in 7
Second Round #2 Milwaukee Bucks #6 New Jersey Nets MIL in 6
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #2 Milwaukee Bucks BOS in 5

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #8 Kansas City Kings LAL in 3
First Round #2 Utah Jazz #7 Denver Nuggets UTA in 5
First Round #3 Portland Trail Blazers #6 Phoenix Suns PHX in 5
First Round #4 Dallas Mavericks #5 Seattle SuperSonics DAL in 5
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #4 Dallas Mavericks LAL in 5
Second Round #2 Utah Jazz #6 Phoenix Suns PHX in 6
Conference Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #6 Phoenix Suns LAL in 6

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Boston Celtics #1 Los Angeles Lakers BOS in 7

1983-1984 Kansas City Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Eddie Johnson 3 35.7 17.0 3.3 4.0 1.0 0.3 0.7
Mike Woodson 3 29.0 16.3 2.7 3.0 0.7 0.0 1.0
LaSalle Thompson 3 31.0 15.0 10.0 1.3 1.0 1.3 1.7
Reggie Theus 3 27.0 14.3 3.7 5.3 1.7 0.0 3.0
Larry Micheaux 3 21.7 10.0 7.0 1.0 0.0 1.7 0.7
Don Buse 3 16.7 7.0 1.0 3.7 0.3 0.3 1.0
Mark Olberding 3 20.0 6.7 5.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.3
Billy Knight 3 12.3 6.0 1.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.7
Larry Drew 3 23.3 5.7 1.3 3.7 1.0 0.0 1.7
Dave Robisch 3 17.0 3.0 5.0 0.7 0.3 0.0 1.7
Ed Nealy 2 9.5 3.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5

1983-1984 Kansas City Kings Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Kansas City Leaders L.A. Lakers Leaders
Apr 18, 1984
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L.A. Lakers
L, 116-105 The Forum
Opening Round
0-1 PTS: 25. E. Johnson
REB: 7. L. Thompson
AST: 7. Larry Drew
PTS: 26. M. Johnson
REB: 7. M. Johnson
AST: 11. M. Johnson
Apr 20, 1984
@
L.A. Lakers
L, 109-102 The Forum
Opening Round
0-2 PTS: 23. L. Thompson
REB: 14. L. Thompson
AST: 6. Reggie Theus
PTS: 26. K. Abdul-Jabbar
REB: 11. K. Abdul-Jabbar
AST: 11. M. Johnson
Apr 22, 1984
v.
L.A. Lakers
L, 102-108 Kemper Arena
Opening Round
0-3 PTS: 22. Reggie Theus
REB: 10. L. Micheaux
AST: 7. Reggie Theus
PTS: 23. K. Abdul-Jabbar
REB: 10. M. Johnson
AST: 13. M. Johnson