1984–85 Milwaukee Bucks season

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]

1984–85 Milwaukee Bucks season
Division champions
Head coachDon Nelson
ArenaMECCA Arena
Results
Record59–23 (.720)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Central)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Conference Semifinals
(Lost to 76ers 0–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWVTV, Sportsvue
RadioWTMJ

Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
121Kenny FieldsSF/SG United StatesUCLA
367Vernon Delancy United StatesFlorida
5113Ernie Floyd United StatesHoly Cross
6120McKinley SingletonG United StatesAlabama-Birmingham
6136Mike Reddick United StatesStetson
7159Tony William United StatesFlorida State
8182Brad Jergenson United StatesSouth Carolina
9204Edwin Green United StatesMassachusetts Amherst
10226Mike Toomer United StatesFlorida A&M

Roster
Roster listing
Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 45 Breuer, Randy 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Minnesota
PF 34 Cummings, Terry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) DePaul
SF 24 Davis, Charles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Vanderbilt
PG 10 Dunleavy, Mike  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) South Carolina
SF 7 Fields, Kenny 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) UCLA
SF 35 Grevey, Kevin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Kentucky
PG 15 Hodges, Craig 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Long Beach State
C 53 Lister, Alton 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Arizona State
C 44 Mokeski, Paul 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Kansas
SG 4 Moncrief, Sidney (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Arkansas
SG 22 Pierce, Ricky 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Rice
SF 25 Pressey, Paul 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Tulsa
SG 6 Thompson, Paul 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Tulane
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 5923.720–36–523–1820–10
x-Detroit Pistons 4636.5611326–1520–2121–8
x-Chicago Bulls 3844.4632126–1512–2913–17
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 3646.4392320–2116–2513–16
Atlanta Hawks 3448.4152519–2215–2615–15
Indiana Pacers 2260.2683716–256–357–23
# 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


z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

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: 59–23 (Home: 36–5; Road: 23–18)
October: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
November: 9–6 (Home: 6–0; Road: 3–6)
December: 11–4 (Home: 7–1; Road: 4–3)
January: 10–3 (Home: 5–2; Road: 5–1)
February: 9–4 (Home: 3–2; Road: 6–2)
March: 13–3 (Home: 9–0; Road: 4–3)
April: 5–2 (Home: 4–0; Road: 1–2)
1984–85 schedule

Playoffs

East First Round

(2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (7) Chicago Bulls: Bucks win series 3-1

  • Game 1 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (April 19): Milwaukee 109, Chicago 101
  • Game 2 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (April 21): Milwaukee 122, Chicago 115
  • Game 3 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (April 24): Chicago 109, Milwaukee 107 (Michael Jordan hits his first playoff game-winner with 22 seconds left)
  • Game 4 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (April 26): Milwaukee 105, Chicago 97

Last Playoff Meeting: 1974 Western Conference Finals (Milwaukee won 4-0)

East Conference Semifinals

(2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers: 76ers win series 4-0

  • Game 1 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (April 28): Philadelphia 127, Milwaukee 105
  • Game 2 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (April 30): Philadelphia 112, Milwaukee 108
  • Game 3 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (May 3): Philadelphia 109, Milwaukee 100
  • Game 4 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (May 5): Philadelphia 121, Milwaukee 112

Last Playoff Meeting: 1983 Eastern Conference Finals (Philadelphia won 4-1)

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
Randy Breuer 78
Terry Cummings 7978
Charles Davis
Mike Dunleavy
Chris Engler
Kenny Fields
Kevin Grevey
Craig Hodges
Alton Lister
Larry Micheaux
Paul Mokeski
Sidney Moncrief
Ricky Pierce
Paul Pressey
Lorenzo Romar
David Thirdkill
Paul Thompson
Mark West

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Randy Breuer
Terry Cummings
Charles Davis
Chris Engler
Kevin Grevey
Craig Hodges
Alton Lister
Paul Mokeski
Sidney Moncrief
Ricky Pierce
Paul Pressey
Paul Thompson

Awards and records

Transactions

Trades
September 29, 1984
 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To Los Angeles Clippers----
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References
  1. 1984-85 Milwaukee Bucks

See also
  • 1984-85 NBA season
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