The Los Angeles Lakers lost the 1983-84 NBA season.
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 well-fought games . 1983–84 NBA season . The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning the NBA Championship , beating the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 3 for the second time since 1969 in the NBA Finals .