The 1983–84 NBA season was the Jazz's tenth season in the NBA and its 4th in Utah. The Jazz averaged 115.0 points per game (ranked 5th in NBA) while allowing an average of 113.8 points per game (ranked 20th in NBA). It was their first playoff appearance in franchise history.
The Jazz played a number of home games (11 in total) at the then-newly built Thomas & Mack Center in the Las Vegas Valley, in an attempt to drum up regional support. In one of those games, Los Angeles Lakers center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored the points that would make him the NBA's all-time leading scorer.
As a result of the Las Vegas experiment, Jazz games were broadcast in the Las Vegas area for this season (seen above).
Draft picks
Roster
Regular season
April 5, 1984: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar made a 12-foot hook shot over Mark Eaton in Las Vegas to surpass Wilt Chamberlain as the NBA's all-time leading scorer with 31,421 points.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Game log
Regular season
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | October 28 | @ Denver | L 125–139 | | | | McNichols Sports Arena | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | October 29 | Los Angeles | L 115–120 | | | | Salt Palace | 0–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | November 3 | Golden State | W 129–112 | | | | Salt Palace | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | November 5 | San Antonio | W 124–118 | | | | Salt Palace | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | November 9 | @ San Antonio | L 99–105 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | November 10 | @ Houston | W 118–109 | | | | The Summit | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | November 12 | Portland | W 136–122 | | | | Salt Palace | 4–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 | November 13 | @ Los Angeles | L 118–124 | | | | The Forum | 4–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 | November 15 | @ Portland | L 112–114 | | | | Memorial Coliseum | 4–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 | November 16 | Boston | W 122–109 | | | | Salt Palace | 5–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 11 | November 18 | @ Detroit | L 120–128 | | | | Pontiac Silverdome | 5–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 | November 19 | @ Washington | L 113–126 | | | | Capital Centre | 5–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 | November 22 | @ Los Angeles | W 130–126 (OT) | | | | The Forum | 6–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 | November 23 | Chicago | L 117–128 | | | | Thomas & Mack Center | 6–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 | November 25 | Denver | W 126–124 | | | | Salt Palace | 7–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 16 | November 26 | @ Kansas City | L 116–117 | | | | Kemper Arena | 7–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 | November 29 | Phoenix | W 114–110 | | | | Thomas & Mack Center | 8–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 | November 30 | @ San Diego | W 117–115 | | | | San Diego Sports Arena | 9–9
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 | December 2 | @ Phoenix | W 116–113 | | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 10–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 | December 3 | Kansas City | W 112–107 | | | | Salt Palace | 11–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 | December 7 | Portland | W 116–111 | | | | Salt Palace | 12–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 | December 9 | San Antonio | L 117–126 | | | | Thomas & Mack Center | 12–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 | December 10 | @ Houston | W 128–121 | | | | The Summit | 13–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 | December 13 | @ Cleveland | W 107–105 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 14–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 | December 15 | Houston | W 138–111 | | | | Salt Palace | 15–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 | December 17 | Golden State | W 127–111 | | | | Salt Palace | 16–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 | December 21 | Indiana | W 133–115 | | | | Salt Palace | 17–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 | December 23 | Denver | W 118–116 | | | | Salt Palace | 18–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 | December 27 | @ Golden State | W 111–102 | | | | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 19–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 | December 28 | @ Seattle | W 113–105 | | | | Kingdome | 20–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 31 | December 30 | @ Denver | L 130–135 | | | | McNichols Sports Arena | 20–11