Utah Jazz Playoff Rosters

1983-1984 Utah Jazz Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
J.J. Anderson PF 6-8 195 Sep 23, 1960 23 Bradley 1 1982 2nd Rnd, #36, Philadelphia Sixers
Thurl Bailey F-C 6-11 215 Apr 7, 1961 23 NC State 0 1983 1st Rnd, #7, Utah Jazz
Tom Boswell FC 6-9 220 Oct 2, 1953 30 South Carolina 5 1975 1st Rnd, #19, Boston Celtics
Adrian Dantley F-G 6-5 208 Feb 28, 1956 28 Notre Dame 7 1976 1st Rnd, #12, Buffalo Braves
John Drew GF 6-6 205 Sep 30, 1954 29 Gardner-Webb 9 1974 2nd Rnd, #25, Atlanta Hawks
Mark Eaton C 7-4 275 Jan 24, 1957 27 UCLA 1 1979 5th Rnd, #107, Phoenix Suns
Jerry Eaves SG 6-4 180 Feb 8, 1959 25 Louisville 1 1982 3rd Rnd, #55, Utah Jazz
Rickey Green PG 6-0 170 Aug 18, 1954 29 Michigan 5 1977 1st Rnd, #16, Golden State Warriors
Darrell Griffith SG 6-4 190 Jun 16, 1958 25 Louisville 3 1980 1st Rnd, #2, Utah Jazz
Bobby Hansen SG 6-6 190 Jan 18, 1961 23 Iowa 0 1983 3rd Rnd, #54, Utah Jazz
Rich Kelley C 7-0 235 Mar 23, 1953 31 Stanford 8 1975 1st Rnd, #9, New Orleans Jazz
Jeff Wilkins FC 6-11 230 Mar 9, 1955 29 Illinois State 4 1977 2nd Rnd, #37, San Antonio Spurs

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 Utah Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Adrian Dantley 11 41.3 32.2 7.5 4.2 0.9 0.1 3.5
Darrell Griffith 11 37.9 19.2 5.9 3.7 1.7 0.2 2.8
Rickey Green 11 36.7 14.6 3.1 9.5 1.7 0.4 2.6
Thurl Bailey 11 30.9 10.6 5.5 0.9 0.2 1.0 1.5
John Drew 11 15.6 10.2 2.3 0.8 0.4 0.0 1.0
Jeff Wilkins 11 18.6 7.0 4.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0
Rich Kelley 11 18.3 5.0 5.3 2.0 0.8 0.5 1.5
Jerry Eaves 11 12.0 5.0 0.9 1.2 0.5 0.2 0.6
Mark Eaton 11 23.1 4.5 6.9 0.8 0.5 3.1 1.5
J.J. Anderson 5 2.6 2.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0
Tom Boswell 5 11.0 1.6 1.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.8
Bobby Hansen 4 4.5 1.8 1.8 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5

1983-1984 Utah Jazz Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Utah Leaders Denver Leaders
Apr 17, 1984
v.
Denver
W, 123-121 Salt Palace
Opening Round
1-0 PTS: 30. A. Dantley
REB: 9. A. Dantley
AST: 12. Rickey Green
PTS: 33. K. Vandeweghe
REB: 10. Dan Issel
AST: 8. Rob Williams
Apr 19, 1984
v.
Denver
L, 116-132 Salt Palace
Opening Round
1-1 PTS: 27. A. Dantley
REB: 6. A. Dantley
AST: 6. Rickey Green
PTS: 33. Dan Issel
REB: 10. T.R. Dunn
AST: 5. Rob Williams
Apr 22, 1984
@
Denver
L, 121-117 McNichols Sports Arena
Opening Round
1-2 PTS: 29. A. Dantley
REB: 11. Thurl Bailey
AST: 12. Rickey Green
PTS: 29. Alex English
REB: 10. T.R. Dunn
AST: 6. Alex English
Apr 24, 1984
@
Denver
W, 124-129 McNichols Sports Arena
Opening Round
2-2 PTS: 39. A. Dantley
REB: 8. Thurl Bailey
AST: 7. Thurl Bailey
PTS: 34. Alex English
REB: 10. Alex English
AST: 6. Alex English
Apr 26, 1984
v.
Denver
W, 127-111 Salt Palace
Opening Round
3-2 PTS: 30. A. Dantley
REB: 12. A. Dantley
AST: 16. Rickey Green
PTS: 25. Dan Issel
REB: 11. Alex English
AST: 9. Alex English

1983-1984 Utah Jazz Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Utah Leaders Phoenix Leaders
Apr 29, 1984
v.
Phoenix
W, 105-95 Salt Palace
Conference Semi Finals
1-0 PTS: 36. A. Dantley
REB: 13. Thurl Bailey
AST: 16. Rickey Green
PTS: 21. Walter Davis
REB: 8. J. Edwards
AST: 7. Walter Davis
May 2, 1984
v.
Phoenix
L, 97-102 Salt Palace
Conference Semi Finals
1-1 PTS: 26. A. Dantley
REB: 9. Mark Eaton
AST: 6. Rickey Green
PTS: 28. Walter Davis
REB: 19. M. Lucas
AST: 7. Kyle Macy
May 4, 1984
@
Phoenix
L, 106-94 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Conference Semi Finals
1-2 PTS: 31. A. Dantley
REB: 11. Mark Eaton
AST: 4. Rickey Green
PTS: 30. Walter Davis
REB: 14. M. Lucas
AST: 7. Kyle Macy
May 6, 1984
@
Phoenix
L, 111-110 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Conference Semi Finals
1-3 PTS: 37. A. Dantley
REB: 12. Mark Eaton
AST: 8. D. Griffith
PTS: 32. Walter Davis
REB: 15. Alvan Adams
AST: 6. M. Lucas
May 8, 1984
v.
Phoenix
W, 118-106 Salt Palace
Conference Semi Finals
2-3 PTS: 46. A. Dantley
REB: 11. Mark Eaton
AST: 14. Rickey Green
PTS: 19. M. Lucas
REB: 12. M. Lucas
AST: 6. Kyle Macy
May 10, 1984
@
Phoenix
L, 102-82 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Conference Semi Finals
2-4 PTS: 23. A. Dantley
REB: 10. Mark Eaton
AST: 6. Rickey Green
PTS: 21. Walter Davis
REB: 9. Larry Nance
AST: 6. Walter Davis