1984–85 Cleveland Cavaliers season

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

1984–85 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coachGeorge Karl
General managerHarry Weltman
Owners
ArenaRichfield Coliseum
Results
Record36–46 (.439)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Central)
Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Celtics 1–3)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWUAB
RadioWWWE
< 1983–84 1985–86 >

Draft picks

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalitySchool/Club Team
112Tim McCormickC  United StatesMichigan
227Ron AndersonSF  United StatesFresno State
350Ben McDonald  United StatesCalifornia-Irvine
360Leonard Mitchell  United StatesLouisiana State
473Art Aaron  United StatesNorthwestern
596Vince Hichen  United StatesBoise State
6119Matt Doherty  United StatesNorth Carolina
7142Joe Jakubick  United StatesAkron
8165Elliot Beard  United StatesOberlin
9187John Shimko  United StatesXavier
10209Darrell Space  United StatesNortheastern Illinois

Roster

1984–85 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
SF25Anderson, Ron6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg)1958-10-15Fresno State
PG5Bagley, John6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg)1960-04-23Boston College
PG16Davis, Johnny6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg)1955-10-21Dayton
SG21Free, World B.6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg)1953-12-09Guilford
PF32Hinson, Roy6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg)1961-05-02Rutgers
SF35Hubbard, Phil6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg)1956-12-13Michigan
PF42Jones, Edgar6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg)1956-06-17Nevada
PF50Poquette, Ben6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg)1955-05-07Central Michigan
PF8Shelton, Lonnie6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg)1955-10-19Oregon State
C54Turpin, Melvin6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg)1960-12-28Kentucky
C41West, Mark6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg)1960-11-05Old Dominion
SG12Williams, Kevin6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg)1961-09-11St. John's
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 12, 1985

Regular season

Season standings

W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks5923.72036–523–1820–10
x-Detroit Pistons4636.5611326–1520–2121–8
x-Chicago Bulls3844.4632126–1512–2913–17
x-Cleveland Cavaliers3646.4392320–2116–2513–16
Atlanta Hawks3448.4152519–2215–2615–15
Indiana Pacers2260.2683716–256–357–23
#
Team W L PCT GB
1z-Boston Celtics6319.768
2y-Milwaukee Bucks5923.7204
3x-Philadelphia 76ers5824.7075
4x-Detroit Pistons4636.56117
5x-New Jersey Nets4240.51221
6x-Washington Bullets4042.48823
7x-Chicago Bulls3844.46325
8x-Cleveland Cavaliers3646.43927
9Atlanta Hawks3448.41529
10New York Knicks2458.29339
11Indiana Pacers2260.26841

Notes

  • z, y – division champions
  • x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1984-85 NBA Records
TeamATLBOSCHICLEDALDENDETGSWHOUINDKCKLACLALMILNJNNYKPHIPHOPORSASSEAUTAWAS
Atlanta1–43–33–30–20–21–52–00–26–00–22–00–22–43–33–30–52–00–20–21–12–03–3
Boston4–14–26–02–01–14–22–02–05–12–02–01–11–45–16–03–32–01–12–01–12–05–1
Chicago3–32–42–42–01–13–31–10–22–42–02–01–13–32–44–20–51–11–11–12–00–23–2
Cleveland3–30–64–21–10–21–41–10–24–22–02–00–21–52–33–34–21–11–11–11–11–13–3
Dallas2–00–20–21–12–40–24–12–42–05–13–21–41–11–12–01–12–34–14–25–01–51–1
Denver2–01–11–12–04–20–25–02–42–04–22–32–31–12–01–11–14–14–13–33–24–22–0
Detroit5–12–43–34–12–02–02–01–16–01–11–11–13–31–53–21–52–01–11–11–10–23–3
Golden State0–20–21–11–11–40–50–22–30–22–32–41–50–21–11–10–22–42–41–43–31–41–1
Houston2–00–22–02–04–24–21–13–21–15–12–31–40–21–12–01–14–13–24–23–23–30–2
Indiana0–61–54–22–40–20–20–62–01–11–10–21–11–52–32–41–50–20–21–10–22–01–4
Kansas City2–00–20–20–21–52–41–13–21–51–13–20–50–22–01–11–12–33–22–43–22–41–1
L.A. Clippers0–20–20–20–22–33–21–14–23–22–02–30–60–20–21–10–24–21–52–32–43–21–1
L.A. Lakers2–01–11–12–04–13–21–15–14–11–15–06–01–12–02–01–15–15–13–23–34–11–1
Milwaukee4–24–13–35–11–11–13–32–02–05–12–02–01–13–35–03–31–12–02–02–02–04–2
New Jersey3–31–54–23–21–10–25–11–11–13–20–22–00–23–36–02–41–10–20–22–00–24–2
New York3–30–62–43–30–21–12–31–10–24–21–11–10–20–50–62–40–20–21–12–01–10–6
Philadelphia5–03–35–02–41–11–15–12–01–15–11–12–01–13–34–24–22–02–01–12–02–04–2
Phoenix0–20–21–11–13–21–40–24–21–42–03–22–41–51–11–12–00–23–31–45–13–21–1
Portland2–01–11–11–11–41–41–14–22–32–02–35–11–50–22–02–00–23–33–24–23–21–1
San Antonio2–00–21–11–12–43–31–14–12–41–14–23–22–30–22–01–11–14–12–34–11–50–2
Seattle1–11–10–21–10–52–31–13–32–32–02–34–23–30–20–20–20–21–52–41–43–22–0
Utah0–20–22–01–15–12–42–04–13–30–24–22–31–40–22–01–10–22–32–35–12–31–1
Washington3–31–52–33–31–10–23–31–12–04–11–11–11–12–42–46–02–41–11–12–00–21–1

Game log

1984–85 game log
Total: 36–46 (home: 20–21; road: 16–25)
October: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1October 26, 1984@ PhiladelphiaL 101–111The Spectrum0–1
2October 27, 1984New JerseyL 106–131Richfield Coliseum0–2
3October 30, 1984@ DetroitL 107–124Pontiac Silverdome0–3
November: 2–10 (home: 1–5; road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
4November 2, 1984IndianaL 109–116Richfield Coliseum0–4
5November 3, 1984@ MilwaukeeL 88–117MECCA Arena0–5
6November 5, 1984DetroitL 98–107Richfield Coliseum0–6
7November 8, 1984@ PhoenixL 111–112Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum0–7
8November 10, 1984@ San AntonioL 103–127HemisFair Arena0–8
9November 13, 1984@ HoustonL 98–106The Summit0–9
10November 15, 1984
7:30 p.m. EST
@ AtlantaW 102–99Free (18)Bagley (9)The Omni
3,836
1–9
11November 17, 1984@ New YorkL 88–112Madison Square Garden1–10
12November 21, 1984New YorkL 101–109Richfield Coliseum1–11
13November 23, 1984Golden StateL 106–107Richfield Coliseum1–12
14November 25, 1984
8:00 p.m. EST
AtlantaW 118–111Davis (20)Bagley (13)Richfield Coliseum
3,630
2–12
15November 27, 1984PortlandL 106–115Richfield Coliseum2–13
December: 4–9 (home: 3–5; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
16December 1, 1984BostonL 104–110Richfield Coliseum2–14
17December 2, 1984@ BostonL 99–122Boston Garden2–15
18December 4, 1984
7:30 p.m. EST
L.A. LakersL 112–116Hubbard (37)Hubbard (8)Davis (10)Richfield Coliseum
11,298
2–16
19December 8, 1984DenverL 108–114Richfield Coliseum2–17
20December 11, 1984MilwaukeeL 106–120Richfield Coliseum2–18
21December 12, 1984
8:30 pm EST
@ Atlanta
(at New Orleans, LA)
L 99–116Thompson (23)Davis, Thompson, Wilson (4)Lakefront Arena
3,082
2–19
22December 15, 1984New YorkW 102–97Richfield Coliseum3–19
23December 18, 1984San AntonioW 118–110Richfield Coliseum4–19
24December 20, 1984@ New YorkL 97–112Madison Square Garden4–20
25December 22, 1984@ IndianaW 106–103Market Square Arena5–20
26December 25, 1984
7:30 p.m. EST
AtlantaW 109–106Hubbard (28)Davis, Free (7)Richfield Coliseum
4,216
6–20
27December 27, 1984@ ChicagoL 108–112Chicago Stadium6–21
28December 29, 1984MilwaukeeL 102–115Richfield Coliseum6–22
January: 7–9 (home: 5–3; road: 2–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
29January 2, 1985@ DetroitL 100–108Pontiac Silverdome6–23
30January 3, 1985WashingtonW 100–93Richfield Coliseum7–23
31January 5, 1985PhoenixW 111–106Richfield Coliseum8–23
32January 8, 1985New JerseyW 107–101Richfield Coliseum9–23
33January 11, 1985@ MilwaukeeL 117–130MECCA Arena9–24
34January 12, 1985ChicagoW 101–98Richfield Coliseum10–24
35January 14, 1985WashingtonL 91–101Richfield Coliseum10–25
36January 15, 1985@ Kansas CityW 116–112Kemper Arena11–25
37January 17, 1985@ ChicagoL 93–98Chicago Stadium11–26
38January 19, 1985SeattleL 105–106Richfield Coliseum11–27
39January 21, 1985@ WashingtonL 115–128Capital Centre11–28
40January 22, 1985PhiladelphiaL 100–101Richfield Coliseum11–29
41January 24, 1985@ UtahWL 110–109Salt Palace Acord Arennea12–29
42January 26, 1985@ DenverL 127–144McNichols Sports Arena12–30
43January 29, 1985L.A. ClippersW 110–94Richfield Coliseum13–30
44January 30, 1985@ IndianaL 115–120Market Square Arena13–31
February: 9–6 (home: 4–3; road: 5–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
45February 1, 1985
7:30 p.m EST
@ AtlantaL 108–126Free (27)Bagley (9)The Omni
15,908
13–32
46February 2, 1985Kansas CityW 124–106Richfield Coliseum14–32
47February 4, 1985@ WashingtonW 121–112Capital Centre15–32
48February 6, 1985@ BostonL 108–113Boston Garden15–33
49February 7, 1985ChicagoW 108–99Richfield Coliseum16–33
All-Star Break
50February 12, 1985DallasL 1128–131Richfield Coliseum16–34
51February 13, 1985@ New JerseyL 105–112Brendan Byrne Arena16–35
52February 15, 1985@ PhiladelphiaW 112–107The Spectrum17–35
53February 16, 1985HoustonL 115–122Richfield Coliseum17–36
54February 18, 1985PhiladelphiaW 120–113Richfield Coliseum18–36
55February 20, 1985@ IndianaW 102–92Market Square Arena19–36
56February 22, 1985UtahL 98–102Richfield Coliseum19–37
57February 23, 1985MilwaukeeW 128–106Richfield Coliseum20–37
58February 26, 1985@ ChicagoW 123–118 (OT)Chicago Stadium21–37
59February 28, 1985@ SeattleW 120–95Kingdome22–37
March: 9–6 (home: 5–2; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
60March 1, 1985@ PortlandW 111–103Memorial Coliseum23–37
61March 4, 1985@ Golden StateW 108–104Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena24–37
62March 6, 1985@ L.A. ClippersW 114–112Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena25–37
63March 9, 1985
11:00 p.m. EST
@ L.A. LakersL 106–133Hinson, Turpin (18)Turpin (11)Bagley (6)The Forum
17,505
25–38
64March 11, 1985IndianaW 122–110Richfield Coliseum26–38
65March 13, 1985@ MilwaukeeL 93–128MECCA Arena26–39
66March 15, 1985BostonL 96–119Richfield Coliseum26–40
67March 16, 1985@ DallasW 135–128 (OT)Reunion Arena27–40
68March 19, 1985PhiladelphiaW 116–89Richfield Coliseum28–40
69March 20, 1985@ New JerseyL 108–128Brendan Byrne Arena28–41
70March 22, 1985@ BostonL 117–129Boston Garden28–42
71March 23, 1985
8:00 p.m. EST
AtlantaL 86–91 (OT)Free (17)Free (9)Richfield Coliseum
16,787
28–43
72March 26, 1985New YorkW 112–98Richfield Coliseum29–43
73March 28, 1985ChicagoW 122–1140Richfield Coliseum30–43
74March 30, 1985IndianaW 117–94Richfield Coliseum31–43
April: 5–3 (home: 2–2; road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
75April 2, 1985WashingtonW 122–107Richfield Coliseum32–43
76April 3, 1985@ PhiladelphiaW 113–110The Spectrum33–43
77April 5, 1985@ DetroitW 119–118Joe Louis Arena34–43
78April 6, 1985@ WashingtonL 101–109Capital Centre34–44
79April 9, 1985New JerseyW 114–100Richfield Coliseum35–44
80April 11, 1985BostonL 115–121Richfield Coliseum35–45
81April 12, 1985@ New YorkW 109–108 (OT)Madison Square Garden36–45
82April 14, 1985DetroitL 113–116Richfield Coliseum36–46
1984–85 schedule

Playoffs

1985 playoff game log
First round: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1April 18, 1985@ BostonL 123–126Hinson (24)Hinson (11)Bagley (11)Boston Garden
14,890
0–1
2April 20, 1985@ BostonL 106–108Free (25)Hinson (6)Free (7)Boston Garden
14,890
0–2
3April 23, 1985BostonW 105–98Free (32)Hinson (9)Bagley (15)Richfield Coliseum
20,900
1–2
4April 25, 1985BostonL 115–117Free (30)Shelton (8)Bagley (10)Richfield Coliseum
20,900
1–3
1985 schedule

Awards, records, and honors

Player stats

Legend
  GPGames 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

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
World B. Free715031.745.936.874.93.04.51.10.222.5
Roy Hinson767530.850.30.072.17.80.90.72.315.8
Phil Hubbard765529.650.50.075.16.31.51.10.115.8
Johnny Davis763025.342.626.185.01.65.60.60.112.4
Melvin Turpin794524.751.10.078.45.70.50.51.110.6
Paul Thompson332721.741.826.184.93.51.81.20.610.5
John Bagley816529.648.811.574.93.68.61.60.19.9
Edgar Jones26417.246.70.068.34.20.40.40.48.2
Michael Wilson11015.950.00.076.71.62.20.90.37.0
Ben Poquette79621.046.017.679.66.01.00.60.76.7
Lonnie Shelton571421.843.50.066.24.71.70.80.36.4
Jeff Cook18324.443.80.063.05.81.30.30.56.1
Ron Anderson36714.443.150.082.02.40.90.30.25.8
Mark West652513.654.90.048.23.80.20.20.73.9
Kevin Williams4649.043.30.073.41.41.30.50.13.5
Geoff Huston8011.648.00.066.70.12.90.00.03.3
Robert Smith706.923.50.080.00.61.00.30.02.3
Campy Russell308.028.60.066.71.71.00.00.02.0
Butch Graves402.833.30.020.00.50.30.30.01.3

Playoffs

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
World B. Free4437.544.10.092.02.57.81.50.026.3
Roy Hinson4430.054.20.065.27.50.80.82.316.8
Phil Hubbard4425.353.3100.076.55.00.80.80.015.5
John Bagley4442.039.30.070.04.010.02.50.012.8
Lonnie Shelton4026.555.90.080.05.51.00.50.311.5
Johnny Davis3016.775.00.080.02.05.01.70.09.3
Ben Poquette4022.861.90.080.03.50.30.51.57.5
Edgar Jones4011.350.00.087.52.00.80.50.06.3
Melvin Turpin4011.363.20.050.02.00.01.00.36.3
Mark West4417.060.00.040.04.51.00.50.02.0
Kevin Williams203.550.00.00.00.00.50.00.01.0
Ron Anderson204.50.00.00.01.50.00.00.00.0

Player Statistics Citation:[1]

Transactions

References