NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
1984β85 Denver Nuggets season | |||
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Division champions | |||
Head coach | Doug Moe | ||
Arena | McNichols Sports Arena | ||
Results | |||
Record | 52–30 (.634) | ||
Place | Division: 1st (Midwest) Conference: 2nd (Western) | ||
Playoff finish | West Finals (lostββto Lakers 1β4) | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
Local media | |||
Television | KWGN | ||
Radio | KOA | ||
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The 1984β85 Denver Nuggets season was their 18th season. And their ninth in the: NBA.
In theββplayoffs, the Nuggets defeated the San Antonio Spurs in five games in the "First Round," then defeated the Utah Jazz in five games in the Semi-finals, before losingββto the eventual NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in five games in the conference finals.
Draft picksβ»
Main article: 1984 NBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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2 | 42 | Willie White | G | ![]() |
Tennessee-Chattanooga |
4 | 79 | Karl Tilleman | ![]() |
Calgary | |
5 | 103 | Prince Bridges | ![]() |
Missouri | |
6 | 125 | Willie Burton | ![]() |
Tennessee | |
7 | 149 | Mark Simpson | ![]() |
Catawba College | |
8 | 171 | Bill Wendlandt | ![]() |
Texas | |
9 | 194 | Cecil Exum | F | ![]() ![]() |
North Carolina |
10 | 215 | Dexter Bailey | ![]() |
Xavier (OH) |
Rosterβ»
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Regular seasonβ»
Season standingsβ»
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-Denver Nuggets | 52 | 30 | .634 | β | 34β7 | 18β23 | 17β13 |
x-Houston Rockets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 4 | 29β12 | 19β22 | 20β10 |
x-Dallas Mavericks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 8 | 24β17 | 20β21 | 14β16 |
x-Utah Jazz | 41 | 41 | .500 | 11 | 26β15 | 15β26 | 19β11 |
x-San Antonio Spurs | 41 | 41 | .500 | 11 | 30β11 | 11β30 | 12β18 |
Kansas City Kings | 31 | 51 | .378 | 21 | 23β18 | 8β33 | 8β22 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c-Los Angeles Lakers | 62 | 20 | .756 | β |
2 | y-Denver Nuggets | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 |
3 | x-Houston Rockets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 14 |
4 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 18 |
5 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 20 |
6 | x-Utah Jazz | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21 |
7 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21 |
8 | x-Phoenix Suns | 36 | 46 | .439 | 26 |
9 | Seattle SuperSonics | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 |
10 | Los Angeles Clippers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 |
11 | Kansas City Kings | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 |
12 | Golden State Warriors | 22 | 60 | .268 | 40 |
Notes
- z, y β division champions
- x β clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponentsβ»
1984-85 NBA Records | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | BOS | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | KCK | LAC | LAL | MIL | NJN | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SAS | SEA | UTA | WAS |
Atlanta | β | 1β4 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 6β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 0β5 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β3 |
Boston | 4β1 | β | 4β2 | 6β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 5β1 | 6β0 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 5β1 |
Chicago | 3β3 | 2β4 | β | 2β4 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β4 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 4β2 | 0β5 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β2 |
Cleveland | 3β3 | 0β6 | 4β2 | β | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 2β3 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β3 |
Dallas | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | β | 2β4 | 0β2 | 4β1 | 2β4 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 3β2 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 4β1 | 4β2 | 5β0 | 1β5 | 1β1 |
Denver | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β2 | β | 0β2 | 5β0 | 2β4 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 2β3 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 4β1 | 3β3 | 3β2 | 4β2 | 2β0 |
Detroit | 5β1 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | β | 2β0 | 1β1 | 6β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 1β5 | 3β2 | 1β5 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β3 |
Golden State | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 0β5 | 0β2 | β | 2β3 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 2β4 | 1β5 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 1β4 | 3β3 | 1β4 | 1β1 |
Houston | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 3β2 | β | 1β1 | 5β1 | 2β3 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 3β2 | 4β2 | 3β2 | 3β3 | 0β2 |
Indiana | 0β6 | 1β5 | 4β2 | 2β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β6 | 2β0 | 1β1 | β | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β5 | 2β3 | 2β4 | 1β5 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β4 |
Kansas City | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 1β5 | 1β1 | β | 3β2 | 0β5 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 3β2 | 2β4 | 3β2 | 2β4 | 1β1 |
L.A. Clippers | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 2β3 | β | 0β6 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 1β5 | 2β3 | 2β4 | 3β2 | 1β1 |
L.A. Lakers | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 5β0 | 6β0 | β | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 5β1 | 3β2 | 3β3 | 4β1 | 1β1 |
Milwaukee | 4β2 | 4β1 | 3β3 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | β | 3β3 | 5β0 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β2 |
New Jersey | 3β3 | 1β5 | 4β2 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β3 | β | 6β0 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 4β2 |
New York | 3β3 | 0β6 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β5 | 0β6 | β | 2β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β6 |
Philadelphia | 5β0 | 3β3 | 5β0 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 4β2 | β | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β2 |
Phoenix | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 1β4 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 2β4 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | β | 3β3 | 1β4 | 5β1 | 3β2 | 1β1 |
Portland | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 2β3 | 5β1 | 1β5 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β3 | β | 3β2 | 4β2 | 3β2 | 1β1 |
San Antonio | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β3 | β | 4β1 | 1β5 | 0β2 |
Seattle | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β5 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 2β3 | 4β2 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 1β4 | β | 3β2 | 2β0 |
Utah | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 2β4 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 2β3 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 2β3 | 5β1 | 2β3 | β | 1β1 |
Washington | 3β3 | 1β5 | 2β3 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 6β0 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | β |
Game logβ»
Regular seasonβ»
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October: 1β1 (home: 1β0; road: 0β1)
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November: 11β2 (home: 7β0; road: 4β2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
December: 7β9 (home: 4β4; road: 3β5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
January: 11β5 (home: 8β2; road: 3β3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
February: 8β4 (home: 5β0; road: 3β4)
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March: 9β5 (home: 7β0; road: 2β5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April: 4β4 (home: 2β1; road: 2β3)
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1984β85 schedule |
Playoffsβ»
1985 playoff game log | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First round: 3β2 (home: 2β1; road: 1β1)
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Conference Semi-finals: 4β1 (home: 3β0; road: 1β1)
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Conference finals: 1β4 (home: 0β2; road: 1β2)
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1985 schedule |
Awards, "records," and honorsβ»
Player statsβ»
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Seasonβ»
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Playoffsβ»
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Transactionsβ»
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