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1983-84 NBA Western Conference standings
The Los Angeles Lakers won the 1983-84 NBA Western Conference playoff race at 54-28, 6 games ahead of the Portland Trail Blazers.
🏆How the 1983-84 playoffs went
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West standings, 1983-84
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Los Angeles Lakers (LAL) | 54 | 28 | .659 | - | 6-4 | L2 |
| Portland Trail Blazers (POR) | 48 | 34 | .585 | 6 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Utah Jazz (UTH) | 45 | 37 | .549 | 9 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Dallas Mavericks (DAL) | 43 | 39 | .524 | 11 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Seattle SuperSonics (SEA) | 42 | 40 | .512 | 12 | 6-4 | W4 |
| Phoenix Suns (PHX) | 41 | 41 | .500 | 13 | 8-2 | W6 |
| Denver Nuggets (DEN) | 38 | 44 | .463 | 16 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Kansas City Kings (KCK) | 38 | 44 | .463 | 16 | 4-6 | W2 |
| Golden State Warriors (GOS) | 37 | 45 | .451 | 17 | 5-5 | W1 |
| San Antonio Spurs (SAN) | 37 | 45 | .451 | 17 | 6-4 | W2 |
| San Diego Clippers (SDC) | 30 | 52 | .366 | 24 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Houston Rockets (HOU) | 29 | 53 | .354 | 25 | 1-9 | L5 |
The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 17 times.
- The Los Angeles Lakers trailed by as many as 1.5 games on December 25, 1983.
- The Los Angeles Lakers took first place for good on February 3, 1984.
- The Los Angeles Lakers won 8 games in a row from January 24, 1984 to February 8, 1984, the longest run of the race.
- The Portland Trail Blazers led by 1.5 games as late as December 26, 1983.
- The Los Angeles Lakers went 15-6 from February 2, 1984 to March 16, 1984, turning a deficit of half a game into a lead of 5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 75 of the 146 days played.
- Eight teams held first place.
- The Los Angeles Lakers spent 124 of the season's 171 charted days in first place.