1984–85 Cleveland Cavaliers season

1984–85 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach	George Karl
Arena	Coliseum at Richfield
Results
Record	36–46 (.439)
Place	Division: 4th (Central) Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East First Round (eliminated 1-3)
Local media
Television	WUAB
Radio	WWWE

The 1984–85 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 15th NBA basketball season in Cleveland, Ohio.

Draft picks

Main article: 1984 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	12	Tim McCormick	C	United States	Michigan
2	27	Ron Anderson	SF	United States	Fresno State
3	50	Ben McDonald		United States	California-Irvine
3	60	Leonard Mitchell		United States	Louisiana State
4	73	Art Aaron		United States	Northwestern
5	96	Vince Hichen		United States	Boise State
6	119	Matt Doherty		United States	North Carolina
7	142	Joe Jakubick		United States	Akron
8	165	Elliot Beard		United States	Oberlin
9	187	John Shimko		United States	Xavier
10	209	Darrell Space		United States	Northeastern Illinois

Roster

Cleveland Cavaliers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From

Head coach

George Karl

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster • Transactions

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks	59	23	.720	–	36–5	23–18	20–10
x-Detroit Pistons	46	36	.561	13	26–15	20–21	21–8
x-Chicago Bulls	38	44	.463	21	26–15	12–29	13–17
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	36	46	.439	23	20–21	16–25	13–16
Atlanta Hawks	34	48	.415	25	19–22	15–26	15–15
Indiana Pacers	22	60	.268	37	16–25	6–35	7–23

#	Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Boston Celtics	63	19	.768	–
2	y-Milwaukee Bucks	59	23	.720	4
3	x-Philadelphia 76ers	58	24	.707	5
4	x-Detroit Pistons	46	36	.561	17
5	x-New Jersey Nets	42	40	.512	21
6	x-Washington Bullets	40	42	.488	23
7	x-Chicago Bulls	38	44	.463	25
8	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	36	46	.439	27

9	Atlanta Hawks	34	48	.415	29
10	New York Knicks	24	58	.293	39
11	Indiana Pacers	22	60	.268	41

Notes

z, y – division champions
x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

1984–85 game log
Total: 36–46 (Home: 20–21; Road: 16–25)

October: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)

Game	Date Time	Team
1	October 26, 1984	@ Philadelphia
2	October 27, 1984	New Jersey
3	October 30, 1984	@ Detroit

November : 2–10 (Home: 1–5; Road: 1–5)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
4	November 2, 1984	Indiana
5	November 3, 1984	@ Milwaukee
6	November 5, 1984	Detroit
7	November 8, 1984	@ Phoenix
8	November 10, 1984	@ San Antonio
9	November 13, 1984	@ Houston
10	November 15, 1984 7:30 PM EST	@ Atlanta	W 102–99	Free (18)	Bagley (9)	The Omni 3,836	1–9
11	November 17, 1984	@ New York
12	November 21, 1984	New York
13	November 23, 1984	Golden State
14	November 25, 1984 8:00 PM EST	Atlanta	W 118–111	Davis (20)	Bagley (13)	Coliseum at Richfield 3,630	2–12
15	November 27, 1984	Portland

December : 4–9 (Home: 3–5; Road: 1–4)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
16	December 1, 1984	Boston
17	December 2, 1984	@ Boston
18	December 4, 1984	L.A. Lakers
19	December 8, 1984	Denver
20	December 11, 1984	Milwaukee
21	December 12, 1984 8:30 PM EST	vs. Atlanta (at New Orleans, LA)	L 99–116	Thompson (23)	Davis, Thompson, Wilson (4)	Lakefront Arena 3,082	2–19
22	December 15, 1984	New York
23	December 18, 1984	San Antonio
24	December 20, 1984	@ New York
25	December 22, 1984	@ Indiana
26	December 25, 1984 7:30 PM EST	Atlanta	W 109–106	Hubbard (28)	Davis, Free (7)	Coliseum at Richfield 4,216	6–20
27	December 27, 1984	@ Chicago
28	December 29, 1984	Milwaukee

January : 7–9 (Home: 5–3; Road: 2–6)

Game	Date Time	Team
29	January 2, 1985	@ Detroit
30	January 3, 1985	Washington
31	January 5, 1985	Phoenix
32	January 8, 1985	New Jersey
33	January 11, 1985	@ Milwaukee
34	January 12, 1985	Chicago
35	January 14, 1985	Washington
36	January 15, 1985	@ Kansas City
37	January 17, 1985	@ Chicago
38	January 19, 1985	Seattle
39	January 21, 1985	@ Washington
40	January 22, 1985	Philadelphia
41	January 24, 1985	@ Utah
42	January 26, 1985	@ Denver
43	January 29, 1985	L.A. Clippers
44	January 30, 1985	@ Indiana

February : 9–6 (Home: 4–3; Road: 5–3)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
45	February 1, 1985 7:30 PM EST	@ Atlanta	L 108–126	Free (27)	Bagley (9)	The Omni 15,908	13–32
46	February 2, 1985	Kansas City
47	February 4, 1985	@ Washington
48	February 6, 1985	@ Boston
49	February 7, 1985	Chicago
50	February 12, 1985	Dallas
51	February 13, 1985	@ New Jersey
52	February 15, 1985	@ Philadelphia
53	February 16, 1985	Houston
54	February 18, 1985	Philadelphia
55	February 20, 1985	@ Indiana
56	February 22, 1985	Utah
57	February 23, 1985	Milwaukee
58	February 26, 1985	@ Chicago
59	February 28, 1985	@ Seattle

March : 9–6 (Home: 5–2; Road: 4–4)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
60	March 1, 1985	@ Portland
61	March 4, 1985	@ Golden State
62	March 6, 1985	@ L.A. Clippers
63	March 9, 1985	@ L.A. Lakers
64	March 11, 1985	Indiana
65	March 13, 1985	@ Milwaukee
66	March 15, 1985	Boston
67	March 16, 1985	@ Dallas
68	March 19, 1985	Philadelphia
69	March 20, 1985	@ New Jersey
70	March 22, 1985	@ Boston
71	March 23, 1985 8:00 PM EST	Atlanta	L 86–91 (OT)	Free (17)	Free (9)	Coliseum at Richfield 16,787	28–43
72	March 26, 1985	New York
73	March 28, 1985	Chicago
74	March 30, 1985	Indiana

April : 5–3 (Home: 2–2; Road: 3–1)

Game	Date Time	Team
75	April 2, 1985	Washington
76	April 3, 1985	@ Philadelphia
77	April 5, 1985	@ Detroit
78	April 6, 1985	@ Washington
79	April 9, 1985	New Jersey
80	April 11, 1985	Boston
81	April 12, 1985	@ New York
82	April 14, 1985	Detroit

1984–85 season schedule

Playoffs

1985 playoff game log

Eastern Conference First Round: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)

Game	Date Time	Team
1	April 18, 1985 8:00 PM EST	@ Boston
2	April 20, 1985 3:30 PM EST	@ Boston
3	April 23, 1985 7:30 PM EST	Boston
4	April 25, 1985 7:30 PM EST	Boston

1984–85 season schedule

East First Round

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (8) Cleveland Cavaliers: Celtics win series 3-1

Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston (April 18): Boston 126, Cleveland 123
Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston (April 20): Boston 108, Cleveland 106
Game 3 @ The Coliseum, Richfield (April 23): Cleveland 105, Boston 98
Game 4 @ The Coliseum, Richfield (April 25): Boston 117, Cleveland 115

Last Playoff Meeting: 1976 Eastern Conference Finals (Boston won 4-2)

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

Player	GP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	AVG

Transactions

Cleveland Cavaliers seasons

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