Described as ‘lightning and thunder,’ Walter Davis and Maurice Lucas were the NBA equivalent of a famous Arizona Monsoon Storm. One of the greatest shooters in franchise history in the same lineup as one of the best low-post power forwards, this Suns tandem not only helped the literally limping 1983-84 team sneak into the Western Conference playoffs with a 41-41 regular season record, their worst in seven years, but on this Easter Sunday 1984, pull away with the most meaningful game the team had played to that point all season.
As the West’s 6-seed, the Suns were matched up in the best of five game First Round series against the 3-seed Portland Trailblazers team who had won four of six against the Suns in the regular season.