1984–85 Utah Jazz season

The 1984–85 Utah Jazz season was future all-time NBA assist leader John Stockton's first in the NBA.[1] The Jazz selected Stockton with the 16th overall pick in the 1984 NBA Draft.[2]

1984–85 Utah Jazz season
Head coachFrank Layden
ArenaSalt Palace
Thomas & Mack Center
Results
Record41–41 (.500)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Midwest)
Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finishWest Semifinals
(eliminated 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKSL-TV
RadioKSL

Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
116John StocktonPG United StatesGonzaga
362David PopeF United StatesNorfolk State
486Jim RowinskiC United StatesPurdue
5108Marcus Gaither United StatesFarleigh Dickinson
6132Chris Harrison United StatesWest Virginia Wesleyan
7154Bob Evans United StatesSouthern Utah
8178Eric Booker United StatesNevada-Las Vegas
9199Kelly Knight United StatesKansas
10222Mike Curran United StatesNiagara

Roster
Roster listing
Utah Jazz roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F/C 41 Bailey, Thurl 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) North Carolina State
SF 4 Dantley, Adrian 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Notre Dame
C 53 Eaton, Mark 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 275 lb (125 kg) UCLA
PG 14 Green, Ricky 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Michigan
G 35 Griffith, Darrell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Louisville
G 20 Hansen, Bob 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Iowa
C 44 Kelley, Rich 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Stanford
SF 18 Mannion, Pace 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Utah
C 5 Paultz, Billy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) St. John's
PF 33 Roberts, Fred 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) BYU
G 12 Stockton, John 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Gonzaga
C 45 Wilkins, Jeff 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Illinois State
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Denver Nuggets 5230.634–34–718–2317–13
x-Houston Rockets 4834.585429–1219–2220–10
x-Dallas Mavericks 4438.537824–1720–2114–16
x-Utah Jazz 4141.5001126–1515–2619–11
x- San Antonio Spurs 4141.500130–1111–3012–18
Kansas City Kings 3151.3782123–188–338–22
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers6220.756–
2 y-Denver Nuggets5230.63410
3 x-Houston Rockets4834.58514
4 x-Dallas Mavericks4438.53718
5 x-Portland Trail Blazers4240.51220
6 x-Utah Jazz4141.50021
7 x-San Antonio Spurs4141.50021
8 x-Phoenix Suns3646.43926
9 Seattle SuperSonics3151.37831
10 Los Angeles Clippers3151.37831
11 Kansas City Kings3151.37831
12 Golden State Warriors2260.26840


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

Regular season
1984–85 game log
Total: 41–41 (Home: 26–15; Road: 15–26)
October: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)
November: 8–7 (Home: 7–1; Road: 1–6)
December: 6–8 (Home: 3–3; Road: 3–5)
January: 5–9 (Home: 5–4; Road: 0–5)
February: 8–5 (Home: 2–3; Road: 6–2)
March: 9–8 (Home: 5–2; Road: 4–6)
April: 4–2 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–1)
1984–85 schedule

Playoffs
1985 playoff game log
Western Conference First Round: 3–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–1)
Western Conference Semifinals: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
1985 schedule

Playoffs

West First Round

The Jazz-Rockets playoff series was noteworthy for Billy Paultz's constant badgering of #1 overall draft pick and future Rockets superstar Hakeem Olajuwon. Paultz spent much of the game engaging in defensive antics such as waving his hand in front of Olajuwon's face and the like. Olajuwon eventually became so annoyed he reacted during the game, looking around during a mid-game dead ball to see if the refs were paying attention, then punching Paultz directly in the face. The incident was captured on national TV and re-played over and over throughout the rest of the game, which the Jazz ultimately won.

(3) Houston Rockets vs. (6) Utah Jazz: Jazz win series 3-2
  • Game 1 @ The Summit, Houston (April 19): Utah 115, Houston 101
  • Game 2 @ The Summit, Houston (April 21): Houston 122, Utah 96
  • Game 3 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (April 24): Utah 112, Houston 104
  • Game 4 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (April 26): Houston 96, Utah 94
  • Game 5 @ The Summit, Houston (April 28): Utah 104, Houston 97

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series)

West Conference Semifinals

(2) Denver Nuggets vs. (6) Utah Jazz: Nuggets win series 4-1

Last Playoff Meeting: 1984 Western Conference First Round (Utah won 3-2)

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

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
J.J. Anderson
Thurl Bailey
Adrian Dantley
John Drew
Mark Eaton
Rickey Green
Darrell Griffith
Bob Hansen
Rich Kelley
Pace Mannion
Kenny Natt
Billy Paultz
Fred Roberts
John Stockton
Jeff Wilkins

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Thurl Bailey
Adrian Dantley
Mark Eaton
Rickey Green
Darrell Griffith
Bob Hansen
Rich Kelley
Pace Mannion
Billy Paultz
Fred Roberts
John Stockton
Jeff Wilkins

Awards and records

Awards

Transactions

Free agents

See also

References
  1. https://www.nba.com/history/legends/profiles/john-stockton
  2. https://www.nba.com/article/2018/04/04/legendary-moments-history-john-stockton-1000-assists
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