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49-33, Finished 2nd in NBA Central Division (Schedule and Results)
Coached by: Chuck Daly (49-33)
Points Per Game: 117.1 (3rd of 23) ▪ Opponent Points Per Game: 113.5 (18th of 23)
Pythagorean W-L: 50-32 (6th of 23)
Arena: Pontiac Silverdome ▪ Attendance: 652,865 (1st of 23)
SRS: 3.52 (4th of 23) ▪ Pace Factor: 103.8 (5th of 23)
Offensive Rating: 111.5 (1st of 23) ▪ Defensive Rating: 108.1 (16th of 23)
Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference First Round (3-2) versus New York Knickerbockers
Click on the Date for game box score, if available.
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Oct 28, 1983 | Boston Celtics | W | 127 | 121 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 2 | Sat, Oct 29, 1983 | @ | Atlanta Hawks | L | 115 | 117 | 1 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 3 | Tue, Nov 1, 1983 | Milwaukee Bucks | W | 106 | 93 | 2 | 1 | W 1 | |||
| 4 | Thu, Nov 3, 1983 | @ | Washington Bullets | L | 88 | 111 | 2 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 5 | Fri, Nov 4, 1983 | Houston Rockets | L | 108 | 113 | 2 | 3 | L 2 | |||
| 6 | Wed, Nov 9, 1983 | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 120 | 116 | 3 | 3 | W 1 | |||
| 7 | Fri, Nov 11, 1983 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 118 | 126 | 3 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 8 | Sat, Nov 12, 1983 | Kansas City Kings | W | 131 | 106 | 4 | 4 | W 1 | |||
| 9 | Tue, Nov 15, 1983 | @ | Chicago Bulls | L | 110 | 112 | 4 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 10 | Wed, Nov 16, 1983 | Seattle Supersonics | W | 122 | 120 | 5 | 5 | W 1 | |||
| 11 | Fri, Nov 18, 1983 | Utah Jazz | W | 128 | 120 | 6 | 5 | W 2 | |||
| 12 | Sat, Nov 19, 1983 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | L | OT | 101 | 104 | 6 | 6 | L 1 | |
| 13 | Tue, Nov 22, 1983 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 108 | 112 | 6 | 7 | L 2 | ||
| 14 | Wed, Nov 23, 1983 | @ | Indiana Pacers | W | 115 | 113 | 7 | 7 | W 1 | ||
| 15 | Fri, Nov 25, 1983 | Washington Bullets | L | 111 | 120 | 7 | 8 | L 1 | |||
| 16 | Sun, Nov 27, 1983 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 99 | 114 | 7 | 9 | L 2 | ||
| 17 | Tue, Nov 29, 1983 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 103 | 93 | 8 | 9 | W 1 | |||
| 18 | Fri, Dec 2, 1983 | Atlanta Hawks | W | 128 | 92 | 9 | 9 | W 2 | |||
| 19 | Sat, Dec 3, 1983 | Indiana Pacers | W | 117 | 99 | 10 | 9 | W 3 | |||
| 20 | Thu, Dec 8, 1983 | @ | Golden State Warriors | L | 129 | 130 | 10 | 10 | L 1 | ||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Fri, Dec 9, 1983 | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 117 | 123 | 10 | 11 | L 2 | ||
| 22 | Sun, Dec 11, 1983 | @ | Seattle Supersonics | L | 131 | 135 | 10 | 12 | L 3 | ||
| 23 | Tue, Dec 13, 1983 | @ | Denver Nuggets | W | 3OT | 186 | 184 | 11 | 12 | W 1 | |
| 24 | Sat, Dec 17, 1983 | Boston Celtics | L | 115 | 129 | 11 | 13 | L 1 | |||
| 25 | Tue, Dec 20, 1983 | Dallas Mavericks | W | 116 | 104 | 12 | 13 | W 1 | |||
| 26 | Wed, Dec 21, 1983 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 119 | 112 | 13 | 13 | W 2 | ||
| 27 | Fri, Dec 23, 1983 | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 106 | 108 | 13 | 14 | L 1 | |||
| 28 | Tue, Dec 27, 1983 | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 140 | 100 | 14 | 14 | W 1 | |||
| 29 | Wed, Dec 28, 1983 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | W | 111 | 108 | 15 | 14 | W 2 | ||
| 30 | Fri, Dec 30, 1983 | Chicago Bulls | W | 103 | 96 | 16 | 14 | W 3 | |||
| 31 | Tue, Jan 3, 1984 | @ | Washington Bullets | L | 102 | 103 | 16 | 15 | L 1 | ||
| 32 | Wed, Jan 4, 1984 | Phoenix Suns | W | 128 | 114 | 17 | 15 | W 1 | |||
| 33 | Fri, Jan 6, 1984 | New York Knickerbockers | W | 118 | 107 | 18 | 15 | W 2 | |||
| 34 | Sun, Jan 8, 1984 | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | W | 111 | 100 | 19 | 15 | W 3 | ||
| 35 | Wed, Jan 11, 1984 | @ | Indiana Pacers | W | 112 | 96 | 20 | 15 | W 4 | ||
| 36 | Fri, Jan 13, 1984 | Chicago Bulls | W | 115 | 104 | 21 | 15 | W 5 | |||
| 37 | Sat, Jan 14, 1984 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | OT | 132 | 131 | 22 | 15 | W 6 | |
| 38 | Tue, Jan 17, 1984 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 117 | 128 | 22 | 16 | L 1 | ||
| 39 | Wed, Jan 18, 1984 | New Jersey Nets | L | 115 | 124 | 22 | 17 | L 2 | |||
| 40 | Fri, Jan 20, 1984 | Atlanta Hawks | W | 116 | 94 | 23 | 17 | W 1 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Sat, Jan 21, 1984 | @ | New Jersey Nets | L | 103 | 120 | 23 | 18 | L 1 | ||
| 42 | Tue, Jan 24, 1984 | Indiana Pacers | L | 107 | 114 | 23 | 19 | L 2 | |||
| 43 | Tue, Jan 31, 1984 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | L | OT | 112 | 114 | 23 | 20 | L 3 | |
| 44 | Thu, Feb 2, 1984 | @ | Washington Bullets | W | 139 | 129 | 24 | 20 | W 1 | ||
| 45 | Fri, Feb 3, 1984 | San Diego Clippers | W | 126 | 111 | 25 | 20 | W 2 | |||
| 46 | Sun, Feb 5, 1984 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | OT | 134 | 137 | 25 | 21 | L 1 | |
| 47 | Tue, Feb 7, 1984 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 130 | 99 | 26 | 21 | W 1 | |||
| 48 | Fri, Feb 10, 1984 | Golden State Warriors | W | 134 | 116 | 27 | 21 | W 2 | |||
| 49 | Sat, Feb 11, 1984 | San Antonio Spurs | L | 116 | 123 | 27 | 22 | L 1 | |||
| 50 | Tue, Feb 14, 1984 | @ | Houston Rockets | W | 126 | 119 | 28 | 22 | W 1 | ||
| 51 | Sat, Feb 18, 1984 | @ | Dallas Mavericks | W | 120 | 115 | 29 | 22 | W 2 | ||
| 52 | Sun, Feb 19, 1984 | @ | San Antonio Spurs | W | OT | 142 | 140 | 30 | 22 | W 3 | |
| 53 | Tue, Feb 21, 1984 | @ | Kansas City Kings | L | 112 | 119 | 30 | 23 | L 1 | ||
| 54 | Wed, Feb 22, 1984 | New York Knickerbockers | W | 114 | 111 | 31 | 23 | W 1 | |||
| 55 | Fri, Feb 24, 1984 | @ | Indiana Pacers | L | 100 | 108 | 31 | 24 | L 1 | ||
| 56 | Sun, Feb 26, 1984 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 121 | 109 | 32 | 24 | W 1 | |||
| 57 | Tue, Feb 28, 1984 | @ | Atlanta Hawks | W | 101 | 96 | 33 | 24 | W 2 | ||
| 58 | Wed, Feb 29, 1984 | Washington Bullets | W | 137 | 106 | 34 | 24 | W 3 | |||
| 59 | Fri, Mar 2, 1984 | New York Knickerbockers | L | 102 | 117 | 34 | 25 | L 1 | |||
| 60 | Sun, Mar 4, 1984 | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 114 | 118 | 34 | 26 | L 2 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Tue, Mar 6, 1984 | @ | Chicago Bulls | W | 124 | 108 | 35 | 26 | W 1 | ||
| 62 | Wed, Mar 7, 1984 | Atlanta Hawks | W | 107 | 93 | 36 | 26 | W 2 | |||
| 63 | Fri, Mar 9, 1984 | New Jersey Nets | W | 122 | 118 | 37 | 26 | W 3 | |||
| 64 | Sat, Mar 10, 1984 | Washington Bullets | W | 115 | 100 | 38 | 26 | W 4 | |||
| 65 | Tue, Mar 13, 1984 | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 95 | 116 | 38 | 27 | L 1 | ||
| 66 | Wed, Mar 14, 1984 | Denver Nuggets | L | 121 | 125 | 38 | 28 | L 2 | |||
| 67 | Fri, Mar 16, 1984 | New Jersey Nets | L | 108 | 117 | 38 | 29 | L 3 | |||
| 68 | Mon, Mar 19, 1984 | @ | Utah Jazz | L | 125 | 143 | 38 | 30 | L 4 | ||
| 69 | Wed, Mar 21, 1984 | @ | San Diego Clippers | W | 132 | 123 | 39 | 30 | W 1 | ||
| 70 | Fri, Mar 23, 1984 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 121 | 118 | 40 | 30 | W 2 | ||
| 71 | Sat, Mar 24, 1984 | @ | Phoenix Suns | W | 120 | 109 | 41 | 30 | W 3 | ||
| 72 | Tue, Mar 27, 1984 | @ | Chicago Bulls | W | 111 | 83 | 42 | 30 | W 4 | ||
| 73 | Wed, Mar 28, 1984 | Chicago Bulls | W | 108 | 101 | 43 | 30 | W 5 | |||
| 74 | Thu, Mar 29, 1984 | @ | New Jersey Nets | L | 116 | 118 | 43 | 31 | L 1 | ||
| 75 | Sat, Mar 31, 1984 | Milwaukee Bucks | W | 107 | 105 | 44 | 31 | W 1 | |||
| 76 | Tue, Apr 3, 1984 | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 118 | 115 | 45 | 31 | W 2 | |||
| 77 | Fri, Apr 6, 1984 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | W | 115 | 107 | 46 | 31 | W 3 | ||
| 78 | Sat, Apr 7, 1984 | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 92 | 110 | 46 | 32 | L 1 | ||
| 79 | Tue, Apr 10, 1984 | Indiana Pacers | W | 100 | 98 | 47 | 32 | W 1 | |||
| 80 | Wed, Apr 11, 1984 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 126 | 113 | 48 | 32 | W 2 | ||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 81 | Fri, Apr 13, 1984 | Boston Celtics | W | OT | 128 | 120 | 49 | 32 | W 3 | ||
| 82 | Sat, Apr 14, 1984 | @ | Atlanta Hawks | L | 107 | 115 | 49 | 33 | L 1 |
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tue, Apr 17, 1984 | New York Knickerbockers | L | 93 | 94 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | |||
| 2 | Thu, Apr 19, 1984 | New York Knickerbockers | W | 113 | 105 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | |||
| 3 | Sun, Apr 22, 1984 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | L | 113 | 120 | 1 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 4 | Wed, Apr 25, 1984 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | W | 119 | 112 | 2 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 5 | Fri, Apr 27, 1984 | New York Knickerbockers | L | OT | 123 | 127 | 2 | 3 | L 1 |