New Jersey Nets Playoff Rosters

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1983-1984 New Jersey Nets Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Otis Birdsong GF 6-3 190 Dec 9, 1955 28 Houston 6 1977 1st Rnd, #2, Kansas City Kings
Darwin Cook PG 6-3 184 Aug 6, 1958 25 Portland 0 1980 4th Rnd, #70, Detroit Pistons
Darryl Dawkins C 6-11 251 Jan 11, 1957 27 Evans High School (Florida) 8 1975 1st Rnd, #7, Philadelphia Sixers
Mike Gminski C 6-11 250 Aug 3, 1959 24 Duke 3 1980 1st Rnd, #7, New Jersey Nets
Reggie Johnson PF 6-9 205 Jun 25, 1957 26 Tennessee 3 1980 1st Rnd, #15, San Antonio Spurs
Albert King GF 6-6 190 Dec 17, 1959 24 Maryland 2 1981 1st Rnd, #10, New Jersey Nets
Mike O'Koren GF 6-7 207 Feb 7, 1958 26 North Carolina 3 1980 1st Rnd, #6, New Jersey Nets
Kelvin Ransey PG 6-1 170 May 3, 1958 25 Ohio State 3 1980 1st Rnd, #4, Chicago Bulls
Micheal Ray Richardson SG 6-5 189 Apr 11, 1955 29 Montana 5 1978 1st Rnd, #4, New York Knicks
Foots Walker PG 6-0 172 May 21, 1951 32 West Georgia 9 1974 3rd Rnd, #38, Cleveland Cavaliers
Buck Williams PF 6-8 215 Mar 8, 1960 24 Maryland 2 1981 1st Rnd, #3, New Jersey Nets
Bill Willoughby FC 6-8 205 May 20, 1957 26   7 1975 2nd Rnd, #22, Atlanta Hawks

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 New Jersey Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Darryl Dawkins 11 30.9 18.4 6.2 1.2 0.5 0.9 2.9
Micheal Ray Richardson 11 40.3 16.8 4.9 7.2 3.1 0.4 2.7
Buck Williams 11 43.0 15.5 14.1 1.5 1.4 1.5 2.6
Otis Birdsong 11 35.2 15.2 2.4 3.7 1.8 0.1 2.0
Albert King 11 26.8 12.5 5.3 2.3 0.9 0.4 2.1
Mike Gminski 11 20.3 8.5 5.0 0.5 0.6 1.4 0.8
Darwin Cook 11 16.8 7.4 1.6 2.8 1.4 0.0 1.9
Mike O'Koren 11 19.6 5.0 3.2 1.9 0.3 0.4 1.1
Kelvin Ransey 5 8.8 2.6 0.2 2.0 0.0 0.2 1.0
Reggie Johnson 7 2.4 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6
Bill Willoughby 3 4.3 0.7 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Foots Walker 2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1983-1984 New Jersey Nets Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record New Jersey Leaders Philadelphia Leaders
Apr 18, 1984
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Philadelphia		 W, 101-116 Spectrum
Opening Round 		1-0 PTS: 25. B. Williams
REB: 16. B. Williams
AST: 9. M. Richardson 		PTS: 24. Andrew Toney
REB: 11. Moses Malone
AST: 8. J. Erving
Apr 20, 1984
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Philadelphia		 W, 102-116 Spectrum
Opening Round 		2-0 PTS: 32. M. Richardson
REB: 9. B. Williams
AST: 9. M. Richardson 		PTS: 25. Moses Malone
REB: 12. Moses Malone
AST: 4. C. Richardson
Apr 22, 1984
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Philadelphia		 L, 100-108 Izod Center
Opening Round 		2-1 PTS: 21. B. Williams
REB: 17. B. Williams
AST: 11. M. Richardson 		PTS: 27. J. Erving
REB: 17. Moses Malone
AST: 5. J. Erving
Apr 24, 1984
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Philadelphia		 L, 102-110 Izod Center
Opening Round 		2-2 PTS: 20. Albert King
REB: 18. B. Williams
AST: 8. M. Richardson 		PTS: 22. J. Erving
REB: 15. Moses Malone
AST: 8. J. Erving
Apr 26, 1984
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Philadelphia		 W, 98-101 Spectrum
Opening Round 		3-2 PTS: 24. M. Richardson
REB: 16. B. Williams
AST: 6. M. Richardson 		PTS: 22. Andrew Toney
REB: 14. Moses Malone
AST: 7. Mo Cheeks

1983-1984 New Jersey Nets Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record New Jersey Leaders Milwaukee Leaders
Apr 29, 1984
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Milwaukee		 W, 100-106 UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		1-0 PTS: 32. D. Dawkins
REB: 17. B. Williams
AST: 8. M. Richardson 		PTS: 23. M. Johnson
REB: 10. Bob Lanier
AST: 8. M. Johnson
May 1, 1984
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Milwaukee		 L, 98-94 UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		1-1 PTS: 21. B. Williams
REB: 18. B. Williams
AST: 5. B. Williams 		PTS: 28. S. Moncrief
REB: 8. S. Moncrief
AST: 5. Paul Pressey
May 3, 1984
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Milwaukee		 L, 93-100 Izod Center
Conference Semi Finals 		1-2 PTS: 31. D. Dawkins
REB: 14. B. Williams
AST: 6. Darwin Cook 		PTS: 27. S. Moncrief
REB: 12. Alton Lister
AST: 4. S. Moncrief
May 5, 1984
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Milwaukee		 W, 106-99 Izod Center
Conference Semi Finals 		2-2 PTS: 24. M. Richardson
REB: 10. B. Williams
AST: 7. O. Birdsong 		PTS: 26. S. Moncrief
REB: 9. S. Moncrief
AST: 7. Bob Lanier
May 8, 1984
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Milwaukee		 L, 94-82 UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		2-3 PTS: 20. D. Dawkins
REB: 8. D. Dawkins
AST: 6. M. Richardson 		PTS: 22. M. Johnson
REB: 10. Alton Lister
AST: 7. Paul Pressey
May 10, 1984
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Milwaukee		 L, 97-98 Izod Center
Conference Semi Finals 		2-4 PTS: 29. D. Dawkins
REB: 12. B. Williams
AST: 9. M. Richardson 		PTS: 25. M. Johnson
REB: 13. M. Johnson
AST: 7. S. Moncrief