1984–85 Milwaukee Bucks season | |
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Division champions | |
Head coach | Don Nelson |
General manager | Don Nelson |
Owner(s) | Jim Fitzgerald |
Arena | MECCA Arena |
Results | |
Record | 59–23 (.720) |
Place | Division: 1st (Central) Conference: 2nd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Conference semifinals (lost to 76ers 0–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | WVTV, Sportsvue |
Radio | WTMJ |
The 1984-85 NBA season was the Bucks' 17th season in the NBA. For the first time since 1976-77 season, Marques Johnson was not on the opening day roster. [1]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 21 | Kenny Fields | SF/SG | United States | UCLA |
3 | 67 | Vernon Delancy | United States | Florida | |
5 | 113 | Ernie Floyd | United States | Holy Cross | |
6 | 120 | McKinley Singleton | G | United States | Alabama-Birmingham |
6 | 136 | Mike Reddick | United States | Stetson | |
7 | 159 | Tony William | United States | Florida State | |
8 | 182 | Brad Jergenson | United States | South Carolina | |
9 | 204 | Edwin Green | United States | Massachusetts Amherst | |
10 | 226 | Mike Toomer | United States | Florida A&M |
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W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 | — | 1–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 |
Boston | 4–1 | — | 4–2 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 |
Chicago | 3–3 | 2–4 | — | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 |
Cleveland | 3–3 | 0–6 | 4–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
Dallas | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–4 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 1–5 | 1–1 |
Denver | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | — | 0–2 | 5–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 |
Detroit | 5–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 |
Golden State | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 0–2 | — | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 |
Houston | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 |
Indiana | 0–6 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 |
Kansas City | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 |
L.A. Clippers | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | — | 0–6 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
L.A. Lakers | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 6–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 |
Milwaukee | 4–2 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–3 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 |
New Jersey | 3–3 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | — | 6–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 |
New York | 3–3 | 0–6 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–6 | — | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–6 |
Philadelphia | 5–0 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 |
Phoenix | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 3–3 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
Portland | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | — | 3–2 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
San Antonio | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | — | 4–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 |
Seattle | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 1–4 | — | 3–2 | 2–0 |
Utah | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 2–3 | — | 1–1 |
Washington | 3–3 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 6–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
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October: 2–1 (home: 2–0; road: 0–1)
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December: 11–4 (home: 7–1; road: 4–3)
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January: 10–3 (home: 5–2; road: 5–1)
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February: 9–4 (home: 3–2; road: 6–2)
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March: 13–3 (home: 9–0; road: 4–3)
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April: 5–2 (home: 4–0; road: 1–2)
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1984–85 schedule |
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First Round: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
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Conference semifinals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
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1985 schedule |
Source: [2]
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 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Terry Cummings | 79 | 78 | 34.5 | 49.5 | 0.0 | 74.1 | 9.1 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 23.6 |
Sidney Moncrief | 73 | 72 | 37.5 | 48.3 | 27.3 | 82.8 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 21.7 |
Paul Pressey | 80 | 80 | 36.0 | 51.7 | 35.0 | 75.8 | 5.4 | 6.8 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 16.1 |
Craig Hodges | 82 | 63 | 30.4 | 49.0 | 34.8 | 81.5 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 10.6 |
Alton Lister | 81 | 80 | 25.8 | 53.8 | 0.0 | 58.8 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 9.9 |
Ricky Pierce | 44 | 3 | 20.0 | 53.7 | 25.0 | 82.3 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 9.8 |
Mike Dunleavy | 19 | 19 | 22.8 | 47.4 | 34.0 | 86.2 | 1.6 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 8.9 |
Paul Thompson | 16 | 0 | 14.2 | 39.0 | 0.0 | 70.6 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 6.6 |
Paul Mokeski | 79 | 6 | 20.1 | 47.8 | 0.0 | 69.8 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 6.2 |
Charles Davis | 57 | 2 | 13.1 | 43.6 | 10.0 | 82.8 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 6.2 |
Kevin Grevey | 78 | 6 | 15.2 | 44.8 | 24.2 | 82.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 6.1 |
Randy Breuer | 78 | 0 | 13.9 | 51.1 | 0.0 | 70.1 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 5.3 |
Kenny Fields | 51 | 1 | 10.5 | 44.0 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
Larry Micheaux | 18 | 0 | 9.5 | 48.6 | 0.0 | 70.6 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
Mark West | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
David Thirdkill | 6 | 0 | 2.7 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
Lorenzo Romar | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Chris Engler | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Terry Cummings | 8 | 8 | 38.9 | 57.7 | 0.0 | 82.8 | 8.8 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 27.5 |
Sidney Moncrief | 8 | 7 | 39.9 | 55.6 | 40.0 | 93.3 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 23.0 |
Paul Pressey | 8 | 8 | 37.0 | 51.1 | 33.3 | 81.6 | 6.0 | 7.6 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 15.3 |
Ricky Pierce | 8 | 1 | 24.8 | 49.3 | 0.0 | 77.8 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 9.9 |
Alton Lister | 8 | 8 | 25.4 | 45.0 | 0.0 | 46.9 | 7.8 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 8.6 |
Craig Hodges | 8 | 8 | 27.0 | 36.4 | 17.4 | 80.0 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 8.0 |
Paul Mokeski | 8 | 0 | 19.3 | 44.4 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
Randy Breuer | 8 | 0 | 13.0 | 57.7 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 5.5 |
Paul Thompson | 3 | 0 | 11.3 | 41.7 | 0.0 | 60.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
Charles Davis | 5 | 0 | 10.2 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 |
Kevin Grevey | 5 | 0 | 5.6 | 30.8 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
Chris Engler | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
September 29, 1984 | To Milwaukee Bucks ---- | To Los Angeles Clippers ---- |
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