NBA 1984/85

National Basketball Association
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Duration		October 26, 1984 - April 14, 1985
Season games per team		82
Number of teams		23
Regular season
Best record		Boston Celtics
Season MVP		Larry Bird
Playoffs
Eastern - Champion		Boston Celtics
Runner-up team		Philadelphia 76ers
Western - Champion		Los Angeles Lakers
Runner-up team		Denver nuggets
Finals
NBA champions		Los Angeles Lakers
Runner-up		Boston Celtics
Finals MVP		Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

The 1984/85 NBA season was the National Basketball Association's 39th season . The regular season began on October 26, 1984 and ended on April 14, 1985. This was followed by the NBA playoffs on April 17, 1985, which ended in early June with the NBA finals . The championship won the Los Angeles Lakers with a 4-2 in the series against the Boston Celtics .

Draft

The 1984 NBA Draft took place on June 19, 1984 in New York City . In first position, Hakeem Olajuwon was chosen by the Houston Rockets . With Michael Jordan in third, Charles Barkley in fifth and John Stockton in 16th place, four future members of the Basketball Hall of Fame entered the NBA in what is perhaps the strongest draft in history.

All-Star Game

The 1985 All-Star Game was played on February 12, 1985 at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis . The West won with 140 to 129. For MVP was Ralph Sampson selected.

Final results

S = wins, N = defeats, PCT = percentage of wins, P = deficit on division leaders

The placements in the seed lists of the respective conference playoffs are listed in brackets.

Eastern Conference Atlantic Division # team S. N PCT P 1 Boston Celtics (1) 63 19th .768 - 2 Philadelphia 76ers (3) 58 24 .707 5 3 New Jersey Nets (5) 42 40 .512 21st 4th Washington Bullets (6) 40 42 .488 23 5 New York Knicks 24 58 .293 39 Central Division # team S. N PCT P 1 Milwaukee Bucks (2) 59 23 .720 - 2 Detroit Pistons (4) 46 36 .561 13 3 Chicago Bulls (7) 38 44 .463 21st 4th Cleveland Cavaliers (8) 36 46 .439 23 5 Atlanta Hawks 34 48 .415 25th 6th Indiana Pacers 22nd 60 .268 37

Western Conference Midwest Division # team S. N PCT P 1 Denver Nuggets (2) 52 30th .634 - 2 Houston Rockets (3) 48 34 .585 4th 3 Dallas Mavericks (4) 44 38 .537 8th 4th Utah Jazz (6) 41 41 .500 11 5 San Antonio Spurs (7) 41 41 .500 11 6th Kansas City Kings 31 51 .378 21st Pacific Division # team S. N PCT P 1 Los Angeles Lakers (1) 62 20th .756 - 2 Portland Trail Blazers (5) 42 40 .512 20th 3 Phoenix Suns (8) 36 46 .439 26th 4th Seattle SuperSonics 31 51 .378 31 5 Los Angeles Clippers 31 51 .378 31 6th Golden State Warriors 22nd 60 .268 40

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:
  • F - Larry Bird , Boston Celtics
  • F - Bernard King , New York Knicks
  • C - Moses Malone , Philadelphia 76ers
  • G - Magic Johnson , Los Angeles Lakers
  • G - Isiah Thomas , Detroit Pistons
• All-NBA Second Team:
  • F - Terry Cummings , Milwaukee Bucks
  • F - Ralph Sampson , Houston Rockets
  • C - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar , Los Angeles Lakers
  • G - Michael Jordan , Chicago Bulls
  • G - Sidney Moncrief , Milwaukee Bucks
• All-NBA Rookie Team:
  • Charles Barkley , Philadelphia 76ers
  • Sam Bowie , Portland Trail Blazers
  • Michael Jordan , Chicago Bulls
  • Hakeem Olajuwon , Houston Rockets
  • Sam Perkins , Dallas Mavericks
• NBA All-Defensive First Team:
  • Maurice Cheeks , Philadelphia 76ers
  • Michael Cooper , Los Angeles Lakers
  • Mark Eaton , Utah Jazz
  • Sidney Moncrief , Milwaukee Bucks
  • Paul Pressey , Milwaukee Bucks
• NBA All-Defensive Second Team:
  • TR Dunn , Denver Nuggets
  • Dennis Johnson , Boston Celtics
  • Bobby Jones , Philadelphia 76ers
  • Hakeem Olajuwon , Houston Rockets
  • Danny Vranes , Seattle SuperSonics

Playoffs

In the first round, the game was played in the best-of-five system , and from the second round in the best-of-seven system.

	First round					Conference semifinals					Conference Finals					NBA finals
	1	Boston	3
	8th	Cleveland	1
						1	Boston	4th
						4th	Detroit	2
	4th	Detroit	3
	5	New Jersey	0
											1	Boston	4th
	Eastern Conference
											3	Philadelphia	1
	3	Philadelphia	3
	6th	Washington	1
						3	Philadelphia	4th
						2	Milwaukee	0
	2	Milwaukee	3
	7th	Chicago	1
																E1	Boston	2
																W1	LA Lakers	4th
	1	LA Lakers	3
	8th	Phoenix	0
						1	LA Lakers	4th
						5	Portland	1
	4th	Dallas	1
	5	Portland	3
											1	LA Lakers	4th
	Western Conference
											2	Denver	2
	3	Houston	2
	6th	Utah	3
						6th	Utah	1
						2	Denver	4th
	2	Denver	3
	7th	San Antonio	2

Web links

The 1984/85 season at basketball-reference.com