1984–85 NBA season | |
---|---|
League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
TV partner/s | CBS, TBS |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | Larry Bird (Boston) |
Top scorer | Bernard King (New York) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Boston Celtics |
Eastern runners-up | Philadelphia 76ers |
Western champions | Los Angeles Lakers |
Western runners-up | Denver Nuggets |
Finals | |
Finals champions | Los Angeles Lakers |
Runners-up | Boston Celtics |
Finals MVP | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (L.A. Lakers) |
NBA seasons | |
The 1984–85 NBA season was the 39th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning the NBA Championship, beating the Boston Celtics 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.
Contents |
Notable occurrences
- The 1985 NBA All-Star Game was played at Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana, with the West defeating the East 140-129. Ralph Sampson of the Houston Rockets wins the game's MVP award.
- Michael Jordan became the only rookie in NBA history to lead a team in four statistics (points, assists, rebounds, steals).
- The Clippers relocated from San Diego, California to Los Angeles, California.
- Turner Broadcasting began a relationship with the NBA that has spanned over 20 years (and still continues today) when TBS signed a 2 year, 20 million dollar deal with the NBA.
- The Kings played their final game in Kansas City, Missouri, and moved their franchise to Sacramento, California the following season.
- This season marked Michael Jordan's, Hakeem Olajuwon's, Charles Barkley's and John Stockton's rookie season in the NBA.
- Due to a roof collapse at the Pontiac Silverdome, the Pistons were forced to rent the Joe Louis Arena for the remainder of the season and into the playoffs.
- At age 38, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar became the oldest player to ever win the honor of Finals MVP.
- The Finals adopted the 2-3-2 format still used to this day.
Final standings
Eastern Conference
Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|
Boston Celtics | 63 | 19 | .768 | - |
Philadelphia 76ers | 58 | 24 | .707 | 5 |
New Jersey Nets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 21 |
Washington Bullets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 23 |
New York Knicks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 39 |
Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|
Milwaukee Bucks | 59 | 23 | .720 | - |
Detroit Pistons | 46 | 36 | .561 | 13 |
Chicago Bulls | 38 | 44 | .463 | 21 |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 23 |
Atlanta Hawks | 34 | 48 | .415 | 25 |
Indiana Pacers | 22 | 60 | .268 | 37 |
Western Conference
Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|
Denver Nuggets | 52 | 30 | .634 | - |
Houston Rockets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 4 |
Dallas Mavericks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 8 |
San Antonio Spurs | 41 | 41 | .500 | 11 |
Utah Jazz | 41 | 41 | .500 | 11 |
Kansas City Kings | 31 | 51 | .378 | 21 |
Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|
Los Angeles Lakers C | 62 | 20 | .756 | - |
Portland Trail Blazers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 20 |
Phoenix Suns | 36 | 46 | .439 | 26 |
Los Angeles Clippers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 |
Seattle SuperSonics | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 |
Golden State Warriors | 22 | 60 | .268 | 40 |
C - NBA Champions
1984-85 NBA statistics leaders
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
---|---|---|---|
Points per game | Bernard King | New York Knicks | 32.9 |
Rebounds per game | Moses Malone | Philadelphia 76ers | 13.1 |
Assists per game | Isiah Thomas | Detroit Pistons | 13.9 |
Steals per game | Micheal Ray Richardson | New Jersey Nets | 3.0 |
Blocks per game | Mark Eaton | Utah Jazz | 5.6 |
FG% | James Donaldson | Los Angeles Clippers | 63.7 |
FT% | Kyle Macy | Phoenix Suns | 90.7 |
3FG% | Byron Scott | Los Angeles Lakers | 43.3 |
NBA awards
- Most Valuable Player: Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
- Rookie of the Year: Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
- Defensive Player of the Year: Mark Eaton, Utah Jazz
- Sixth Man of the Year: Kevin McHale, Boston Celtics
- Coach of the Year: Don Nelson, Milwaukee Bucks
- All-NBA First Team:
- All-NBA Second Team:
- All-NBA Rookie Team:
- NBA All-Defensive First Team:
- NBA All-Defensive Second Team:
Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com
See also
NBA seasons | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Also this year: 1984 Draft • 1985 Playoffs • 1985 Finals • 1985 in sports | ||||||||||
1940s | 1946–47 | 1947–48 | 1948–49 | |||||||
1950s | 1949–50 | 1950–51 | 1951–52 | 1952–53 | 1953–54 | 1954–55 | 1955–56 | 1956–57 | 1957–58 | 1958–59 |
1960s | 1959–60 | 1960–61 | 1961–62 | 1962–63 | 1963–64 | 1964–65 | 1965–66 | 1966–67 | 1967–68 | 1968–69 |
1970s | 1969–70 | 1970–71 | 1971–72 | 1972–73 | 1973–74 | 1974–75 | 1975–76 | 1976–77 | 1977–78 | 1978–79 |
1980s | 1979–80 | 1980–81 | 1981–82 | 1982–83 | 1983–84 | 1984–85 | 1985–86 | 1986–87 | 1987–88 | 1988–89 |
1990s | 1989–90 | 1990–91 | 1991–92 | 1992–93 | 1993–94 | 1994–95 | 1995–96 | 1996–97 | 1997–98 | 1998–99 |
2000s | 1999–00 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 |
2010s | 2009–10 |
|