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1984–85 Milwaukee Bucks season

NBA basketball season


NBA basketball season

(lost to 76ers 0–4)

The 1984-85 Milwaukee Bucks 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.

Draft picks

Main article: 1984 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
121Kenny FieldsSF/SGUCLA
367Vernon DelancyFlorida
5113Ernie FloydHoly Cross
6120McKinley SingletonGAlabama-Birmingham
6136Mike ReddickStetson
7159Tony WilliamFlorida State
8182Brad JergensonSouth Carolina
9204Edwin GreenMassachusetts Amherst
10226Mike ToomerFlorida A&M

Roster

  • Don Nelson
  • Mike Schuler
  • Garry St. Jean

Regular season

Season standings

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

Game log

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | October 27, 1984 | Chicago | W 108–106 | | | | MECCA Arena | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | October 29, 1984 | @ Chicago | L 110–116 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | October 31, 1984 | Washington | W 105–79 | | | | MECCA Arena | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | November 2, 1984 | @ Washington | W 102–96 | | | | Capital Centre | 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | November 3, 1984 | Cleveland | W 117–88 | | | | MECCA Arena | 4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | November 7, 1984 | Atlanta | W 103–99 | | | | MECCA Arena | 5–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | November 9, 1984 | Indiana | W 122–105 | | | | MECCA Arena | 6–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 | November 10, 1984 | @ Detroit | L 100–104 | | | | Pontiac Silverdome | 6–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 | November 13, 1984 | @ Atlanta | W 110–99 | | | | The Omni | 7–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 | November 15, 1984 | @ L.A. Clippers | W 103–90 | | | | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | 8–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 11 | November 16, 1984 | @ Phoenix | L 106–118 | | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 8–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 | November 18, 1984 9:30p.m. CST | @ L.A. Lakers | L 89–96 | Cummings (29) | Cummings (10) | Dunleavy, Pressey (6) | The Forum 12,768 | 8–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 | November 20, 1984 | @ Dallas | L 108–109 | | | | Reunion Arena | 8–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 | November 21, 1984 | Chicago | W 108–98 | | | | MECCA Arena | 9–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 | November 24, 1984 | Golden State | W 103–97 | | | | MECCA Arena | 10–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 16 | November 27, 1984 | @ Indiana | L 105–126 | | | | Market Square Arena | 10–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | November 28, 1984 | @ Atlanta (at New Orleans, LA) | L 83–95 | | | | Lakefront Arena | 10–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 | November 30, 1984 | New York | W 118–100 | | | | MECCA Arena | 11–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 | December 1, 1984 | @ Washington | L 97–100 | | | | Capital Centre | 11–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 | December 5, 1984 | @ Philadelphia | L 111–112 | | | | The Spectrum | 11–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 | December 6, 1984 | Detroit | W 114–99 | | | | MECCA Arena | 12–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 | December 8, 1984 | Indiana | W 99–96 | | | | MECCA Arena | 13–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 | December 11, 1984 | @ Cleveland | W 120–106 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 14–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 24 | December 12, 1984 | @ New Jersey | L 109–116 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 14–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 | December 14, 1984 | Philadelphia | L 111–115 | | | | MECCA Arena | 14–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 | December 16, 1984 | Utah | W 115–102 | | | | MECCA Arena | 15–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 | December 18, 1984 | Dallas | W 110–96 | | | | MECCA Arena | 16–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 | December 19, 1984 | @ Boston | W 107–92 | | | | Boston Garden | 17–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 | December 21, 1984 | @ Philadelphia | W 104–101 | | | | The Spectrum | 18–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 | December 22, 1984 | San Antonio | W 101–90 | | | | MECCA Arena | 19–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 | December 26, 1984 | Houston | W 97–87 | | | | MECCA Arena | 20–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 | December 29, 1984 | @ Cleveland | W 115–102 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 21–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 | December 30, 1984 | Boston | W 114–98 | | | | MECCA Arena | 22–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 | January 3, 1985 | L.A. Clippers | W 111–87 | | | | MECCA Arena | 23–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 35 | January 4, 1985 | @ Chicago | L 101–106 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 23–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 36 | January 5, 1985 | Philadelphia | L 106–110 | | | | MECCA Arena | 23–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 37 | January 8, 1985 | Washington | L 95–99 | | | | MECCA Arena | 23–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 | January 9, 1985 | @ Indiana | W 106–105 | | | | Market Square Arena | 24–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 | January 11, 1985 | Cleveland | W 130–117 | | | | MECCA Arena | 25–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 | January 13, 1985 | Denver | W 140–116 | | | | MECCA Arena | 26–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 | January 15, 1985 7:30p.m. CST | L.A. Lakers | W 115–105 | Cummings (39) | Cummings, Lister (9) | Pressey (12) | MECCA Arena 11,052 | 27–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 | January 18, 1985 | New Jersey | W 102–93 | | | | MECCA Arena | 28–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 | January 24, 1985 | @ Kansas City | W 120–119 | | | | Kemper Arena | 29–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 | January 26, 1985 | @ Houston | W 105–102 | | | | The Summit | 30–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 | January 27, 1985 | @ San Antonio | W 106–93 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 31–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 | January 29, 1985 | @ Golden State | W 108–101 | | | | Oakland-Alamdea County Coliseum Arena | 32–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 | February 1, 1985 | @ Seattle | W 109–91 | | | | Kingdome | 32–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 | February 2, 1985 | @ Portland | W 105–95 | | | | Memorial Coliseum | 33–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 | February 4, 1985 | Detroit | L 111–113 (OT) | | | | MECCA Arena | 34–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 50 | February 6, 1985 | @ New Jersey | L 93–106 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 34–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 51 | February 7, 1985 | Atlanta | L 91–94 (OT) | | | | MECCA Arena | 34–17 |- align="center" |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 | February 12, 1985 | New Jersey | W 111–103 | | | | MECCA Arena | 35–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 | February 14, 1985 | @ Indiana | W 132–128 (OT) | | | | Market Square Arena | 36–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 | February 17, 1985 | Chicago | W 125–105 | | | | MECCA Arena | 37–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 | February 19, 1985 | @ New York | W 129–118 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 38–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 56 | February 20, 1985 | @ Detroit | W 113–112 | | | | Pontiac Silverdome | 39–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 57 | February 23, 1985 | @ Cleveland | L 106–128 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 39–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 | February 26, 1985 | Philadelphia | W 116–97 | | | | MECCA Arena | 40–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 | February 27, 1985 | @ Utah | W 119–100 | | | | Salt Palace Acord Arena | 41–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 60 | March 2, 1985 | @ Denver | L 140–116 | | | | McNichols Sports Arena | 41–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 | March 5, 1985 | Seattle | W 102–87 | | | | MECCA Arena | 42–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 62 | March 8, 1985 | Kansas City | W 127–114 | | | | MECCA Arena | 43–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 | March 10, 1985 | Portland | W 110–94 | | | | MECCA Arena | 44–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 64 | March 11, 1985 | @ Atlanta | W 121–115 | | | | The Omni | 45–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 65 | March 13, 1985 | Cleveland | W 128–93 | | | | MECCA Arena | 46–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 66 | March 16, 1985 | Phoenix | W 125–96 | | | | MECCA Arena | 47–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 67 | March 17, 1985 | @ Chicago | L 117–119 (OT) | | | | Chicago Stadium | 47–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 68 | March 19, 1985 | New Jersey | W 130–111 | | | | MECCA Arena | 48–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 69 | March 20, 1985 | @ Boston | L 105–107 | | | | Boston Garden | 48–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 70 | March 22, 1985 | @ Philadelphia | W 131–112 | | | | The Spectrum | 49–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 71 | March 23, 1985 | Indiana | W 140–129 | | | | MECCA Arena | 50–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 72 | March 25, 1985 | New York | W 126–106 | | | | MECCA Arena | 51–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 73 | March 26, 1985 | @ Washington | W 107–96 | | | | Capital Centre | 52–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 74 | March 28, 1985 | @ New York | W 121–116 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 53–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 75 | March 30, 1985 | Atlanta | W 106–95 | | | | MECCA Arena | 54–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 76 | April 2, 1985 | Boston | W 109–103 | | | | MECCA Arena | 55–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 77 | April 4, 1985 | Detroit | W 130–121 | | | | MECCA Arena | 56–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 78 | April 6, 1985 | @ New Jersey | L 104–108 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 56–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 79 | April 7, 1985 | @ Detroit | L 91–113 | | | | Pontiac Silverdome | 56–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 80 | April 10, 1985 | Washington | W 106–97 | | | | MECCA Arena | 57–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 81 | April 12, 1985 | @ Boston | W 115–113 (OT) | | | | Boston Garden | 58–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 82 | April 13, 1985 | New York | W 88–84 | | | | MECCA Arena | 59–23

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 19, 1985 | Chicago | W 109–100 | Moncrief (30) | Mokeski (10) | Pressey (9) | MECCA Arena 11,052 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 21, 1985 | Chicago | W 122–115 | Cummings (30) | Cummings (9) | Cummings (11) | MECCA Arena 11,052 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 24, 1985 | @ Chicago | L 107–109 | Cummings (37) | Cummings (9) | Moncrief, Pressey (5) | Chicago Stadium 17,225 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | April 26, 1985 | @ Chicago | W 105–97 | Cummings (29) | Cummings (12) | Pressey (4) | Chicago Stadium 17,787

3–1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
1
April 28, 1985
Philadelphia
L 105–127
Cummings (17)
Pressey (10)
Hodges, Pressey (8)
MECCA Arena
11,052
0–1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
2
April 30, 1985
Philadelphia
L 108–112
Cummings (41)
Cummings, Lister (12)
Pressey (16)
MECCA Arena
11,052
0–2
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
3
May 3, 1985
@ Philadelphia
L 104–109
Cummings (21)
Cummings, Lister (8)
Pressey (7)
The Spectrum
14,188
0–3
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
4
May 5, 1985
@ Philadelphia
L 112–121
Moncrief, Pressey (25)
Lister (14)
Moncrief (8)
The Spectrum
15,264
0–4
-

Player statistics

Source:

Season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Terry Cummings797834.549.50.074.19.12.91.50.823.6
Sidney Moncrief737237.548.327.382.85.45.21.60.521.7
Paul Pressey808036.051.735.075.85.46.81.60.716.1
Craig Hodges826330.449.034.881.52.34.31.20.010.6
Alton Lister818025.853.80.058.88.01.60.62.19.9
Ricky Pierce44320.053.725.082.32.72.10.80.19.8
Mike Dunleavy191922.847.434.086.21.64.50.80.28.9
Paul Thompson16014.239.00.070.62.61.30.90.36.6
Paul Mokeski79620.147.80.069.85.21.30.40.46.2
Charles Davis57213.143.610.082.82.60.90.40.16.2
Kevin Grevey78615.244.824.282.21.31.20.40.06.1
Randy Breuer78013.951.10.070.13.30.50.31.15.3
Kenny Fields51110.544.00.075.01.60.70.20.23.8
Larry Micheaux1809.548.60.070.62.40.70.40.42.6
Mark West106.00.00.0100.01.00.00.01.02.0
602.775.00.050.00.30.00.00.01.2
Lorenzo Romar404.012.50.00.00.00.50.00.00.5
Chris Engler103.00.00.00.01.00.00.01.00.0

Playoffs

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Terry Cummings8838.957.70.082.88.82.51.50.927.5
Sidney Moncrief8739.955.640.093.34.35.00.60.523.0
Paul Pressey8837.051.133.381.66.07.62.30.615.3
Ricky Pierce8124.849.30.077.82.31.90.40.19.9
Alton Lister8825.445.00.046.97.81.90.81.98.6
8827.036.417.480.01.63.31.50.18.0
Paul Mokeski8019.344.40.0100.04.31.50.30.55.5
Randy Breuer8013.057.70.066.73.00.00.30.35.5
Paul Thompson3011.341.70.060.01.70.71.30.34.3
Charles Davis5010.240.00.075.02.00.80.00.03.8
Kevin Grevey505.630.80.0100.00.40.40.40.02.4
Chris Engler106.0100.00.00.02.00.00.00.02.0

Awards and records

  • Don Nelson, NBA Coach of the Year Award
  • Sidney Moncrief, All-NBA Second Team
  • Terry Cummings, All-NBA Second Team
  • Sidney Moncrief, NBA All-Defensive First Team
  • Paul Pressey, NBA All-Defensive First Team

Transactions

Trades

September 29, [1984](1984-85-nba-season)To **Milwaukee Bucks**----To **Los Angeles Clippers**----

References

References

  1. [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIL/1985.html 1984-85 Milwaukee Bucks]
  2. "1984-85 Milwaukee Bucks Roster and Stats".
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