1984–85 NBA season

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1984–85 NBA season
League National Basketball Association
Sport Basketball
TV partner/s CBS, TBS
Regular season
Season MVP Flag of the United States Larry Bird (Boston)
Top scorer Flag of the United States 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 Flag of the United States Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (L.A. Lakers)

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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

[edit] Notable occurrences

[edit] Final standings

[edit] Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division
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
Central Division
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

[edit] Western Conference

Midwest Division
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
Pacific Division
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

[edit] 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

[edit] NBA awards

Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com

[edit] See also