The 1983–84 season for the Los Angeles Lakers saw them lose in the 1984 NBA Finals against Larry Bird's Boston Celtics in seven games.
The Lakers were coming off of an NBA Finals loss the previous season to the Julius Erving and Moses Malone-led Philadelphia 76ers, in which they were swept in four games.
On April 5, 1984, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had a 12-foot shot over Mark Eaton of the Utah Jazz to surpass Wilt Chamberlain as the NBA's all-time leading scorer with 31,421 points.
The Lakers' easy 137–104 victory in Game 3 of the Finals caused Bird to label teammates "sissies".
Roster Last transaction: April 11, 1984 00 Garrett | 4 Scott | 11 McAdoo | 15 Jordan | 21 Cooper | 25 Kupchak | 31 Rambis | 32 Johnson | 33 Abdul-Jabbar | 35 Spriggs | 40 McGee | 41 Nater | 42 Worthy | 52 Wilkes | Coach Riley