1984–85 Boston Celtics season

The 1984–85 Boston Celtics season was the 39th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics entered the season as the defending NBA Champions, coming off an NBA Finals victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in seven games, and increasing their NBA Finals victories over the Lakers to 8.

1984–85 Boston Celtics season
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachK.C. Jones
OwnersDon Gaston
Alan N. Cohen
Paul Dupee
ArenaBoston Garden
Hartford Civic Center
Results
Record63–19 (.768)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishNBA Finals
(Lost to Lakers 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWBZ-TV
(Gil Santos, Bob Cousy)
SportsChannel New England
(Mike Gorman, Tom Heinsohn)
RadioWRKO
(Johnny Most, Glenn Ordway)

On March 3, 1985, Kevin McHale surpassed Larry Bird's Celtics single game scoring record when he netted 56 points against the Detroit Pistons.[1] Less than two weeks later, on March 12, Bird answered, scoring a career-high 60 points against the Atlanta Hawks.

In the playoffs, the Celtics defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in the First Round in four games, the Detroit Pistons in the Semifinals in six games, and the Philadelphia 76ers in the Conference Finals in five games to advance to the NBA Finals. In the Finals, they faced off against the Los Angeles Lakers, the team who they beat in last season's NBA Finals in seven games, and have beaten a total of 8 consecutive times in their NBA Finals matchups. However, the Celtics were defeated in six games by the Lakers, marking the first time the Celtics were defeated by the Lakers in the NBA Finals. This also marked the only time the Celtics lost the NBA Finals at home.

Trivia

A majority of this team moved onto coaching later in their careers. Kevin McHale, Rick Carlisle, Larry Bird, Danny Ainge, Dennis Johnson, and Sam Vincent have all coached in the NBA.[2][3]

Draft picks
Main article: 1984 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
124Michael YoungSF/SG United StatesHouston
247Ronnie Williams United StatesFlorida
370Rick CarlisleG United StatesVirginia
493Kevin Mullin United StatesPrinceton
5116Todd Orlando United StatesBentley
6139Steve CarfinoG United StatesIowa
7162Mark Van Valkenburg United StatesFramingham State
8184Champ Godboldt United StatesHoly Cross
9206Joe Dixon United StatesMerrimack
10228Dan Trant United StatesClark

Roster
Roster listing
Boston Celtics roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G/F 44 Ainge, Danny 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) BYU
F 33 Bird, Larry (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Indiana State
G 28 Buckner, Quinn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Indiana
G 34 Carlisle, Rick 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Virginia
G/F 30 Carr, M.L. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Guilford
G 40 Clark, Carlos 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Mississippi
G 3 Johnson, Dennis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Pepperdine
C 50 Kite, Greg 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) BYU
F 31 Maxwell, Cedric 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Charlotte
F/C 32 McHale, Kevin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Minnesota
C 00 Parish, Robert 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Centenary College of Louisiana
G/F 8 Wedman, Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Colorado
G 20 Williams, Ray 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Minnesota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

[4]

Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics 6319.768–35–628–1319–5
x-Philadelphia 76ers 5824.707534–724–1715–9
x-New Jersey Nets 4240.5122127–1415–2613–11
x-Washington Bullets 4042.4882328–1312–2911–13
New York Knicks 2458.2933919–225–362–22
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics6319.768–
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks5923.7204
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers5824.7075
4 x-Detroit Pistons4636.56117
5 x-New Jersey Nets4240.51221
6 x-Washington Bullets4042.48823
7 x-Chicago Bulls3844.46325
8 x-Cleveland Cavaliers3646.43927
9 Atlanta Hawks3448.41529
10 New York Knicks2458.29339
11 Indiana Pacers2260.26841


Record vs. opponents
1984-85 NBA Records
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 —1–43–33–30–20–21–52–00–26–00–22–00–22–43–33–30–52–00–20–21–12–03–3
Boston 4–1—4–26–02–01–14–22–02–05–12–02–01–11–45–16–03–32–01–12–01–12–05–1
Chicago 3–32–4—2–42–01–13–31–10–22–42–02–01–13–32–44–20–51–11–11–12–00–23–2
Cleveland 3–30–64–2—1–10–21–41–10–24–22–02–00–21–52–33–34–21–11–11–11–11–13–3
Dallas 2–00–20–21–1—2–40–24–12–42–05–13–21–41–11–12–01–12–34–14–25–01–51–1
Denver 2–01–11–12–04–2—0–25–02–42–04–22–32–31–12–01–11–14–14–13–33–24–22–0
Detroit 5–12–43–34–12–02–0—2–01–16–01–11–11–13–31–53–21–52–01–11–11–10–23–3
Golden State 0–20–21–11–11–40–50–2—2–30–22–32–41–50–21–11–10–22–42–41–43–31–41–1
Houston 2–00–22–02–04–24–21–13–2—1–15–12–31–40–21–12–01–14–13–24–23–23–30–2
Indiana 0–61–54–22–40–20–20–62–01–1—1–10–21–11–52–32–41–50–20–21–10–22–01–4
Kansas City 2–00–20–20–21–52–41–13–21–51–1—3–20–50–22–01–11–12–33–22–43–22–41–1
L.A. Clippers 0–20–20–20–22–33–21–14–23–22–02–3—0–60–20–21–10–24–21–52–32–43–21–1
L.A. Lakers 2–01–11–12–04–13–21–15–14–11–15–06–0—1–12–02–01–15–15–13–23–34–11–1
Milwaukee 4–24–13–35–11–11–13–32–02–05–12–02–01–1—3–35–03–31–12–02–02–02–04–2
New Jersey 3–31–54–23–21–10–25–11–11–13–20–22–00–23–3—6–02–41–10–20–22–00–24–2
New York 3–30–62–43–30–21–12–31–10–24–21–11–10–20–50–6—2–40–20–21–12–01–10–6
Philadelphia 5–03–35–02–41–11–15–12–01–15–11–12–01–13–34–24–2—2–02–01–12–02–04–2
Phoenix 0–20–21–11–13–21–40–24–21–42–03–22–41–51–11–12–00–2—3–31–45–13–21–1
Portland 2–01–11–11–11–41–41–14–22–32–02–35–11–50–22–02–00–23–3—3–24–23–21–1
San Antonio 2–00–21–11–12–43–31–14–12–41–14–23–22–30–22–01–11–14–12–3—4–11–50–2
Seattle 1–11–10–21–10–52–31–13–32–32–02–34–23–30–20–20–20–21–52–41–4—3–22–0
Utah 0–20–22–01–15–12–42–04–13–30–24–22–31–40–22–01–10–22–32–35–12–3—1–1
Washington 3–31–52–33–31–10–23–31–12–04–11–11–11–12–42–46–02–41–11–12–00–21–1—

Game log
1984-85 Game Log
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
1984-85 Schedule

Playoffs

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

East Conference Semifinals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (4) Detroit Pistons: Celtics win series 4-2

East Conference Finals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers: Celtics win series 4-1

  • Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 12): Boston 108, Philadelphia 93
  • Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 14): Boston 106, Philadelphia 98
  • Game 3 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (May 18): Boston 105, Philadelphia 94
  • Game 4 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (May 19): Philadelphia 115, Boston 104
  • Game 5 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 22): Boston 102, Philadelphia 100

NBA Finals

(E1) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) Los Angeles Lakers

Main article: 1985 NBA Finals

Lakers win series 4-2

  • Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 27): Boston 148, Los Angeles 114
  • Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 30): Los Angeles 109, Boston 102
  • Game 3 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (June 2): Los Angeles 136, Boston 111
  • Game 4 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (June 5): Boston 107, Los Angeles 105
  • Game 5 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (June 7): Los Angeles 120, Boston 111
  • Game 6 @ Boston Garden, Boston (June 9): Los Angeles 111, Boston 100

Player statistics
Legend
  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

Regular season

* – Recorded statistics when playing for Boston

Boston Celtics statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Larry Bird 807739.5.522.427.88210.56.61.61.228.7
Dennis Johnson 807737.2.462.269.8534.06.81.2.515.7
Robert Parish 797836.1.524.000.74310.61.6.71.317.6
Danny Ainge 757334.2.529.268.8683.65.31.6.112.9
Kevin Mchale 793133.6.5701.000.7609.01.8.41.519.8
Cedric Maxwell 575126.2.533.000.8314.21.8.6.311.1
Ray Williams 23520.0.385.261.6742.53.91.3.26.4
Scott Wedman 78514.4.478.500.7642.01.2.3.16.4
Quinn Buckner 75611.4.383.000.6401.22.0.8.02.4
Carlos Clark 6239.1.421.000.7741.1.8.6.02.7
M.L. Carr 4708.4.416.3911.000.9.5.4.13.2
Greg Kite 5547.7.375.000.6881.6.3.1.21.6
Rick Carlisle 3804.7388.000.882.6.7.1.01.8

Awards and records

See also

References
  1. March 3, 1985 Pistons@Celtics on YouTube
  2. http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-38-5/Friday-Bullets.html%5B%5D
  3. http://dimemag.com/2009/01/the-1985-86-celtics-bred-coaches/
  4. https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1985.html
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