1984–85 Boston Celtics season

1984–85 Boston Celtics season
Eastern Conference Champions
Head coach K.C. Jones
Owner(s) Don Gaston, Alan N. Cohen, Paul Dupee
Arena Boston Garden
Hartford Civic Center
Results
Record 6319 (.768)
Place Division: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish NBA Finals
(Eliminated 2–4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television SportsChannel New England, WBZ, WTXX
Radio WRKO, WTIC

The 1984–85 Boston Celtics season was the 39th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

On March 3, 1985, Kevin McHale surpassed Larry Bird's Celtics single game scoring record when he netted 56 points against the Detroit Pistons.[1] Less than two weeks later, on March 12, Bird answered, scoring a career-high 60 points against the Atlanta Hawks.

Trivia

A majority of this team moved onto coaching later in their careers. Kevin McHale, Rick Carlisle, Larry Bird, Danny Ainge, Dennis Johnson, and Sam Vincent have all coached in the NBA.[2][3]

Draft picks

Main article: 1984 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 24 Michael Young SF/SG  United States Houston
2 47 Ronnie Williams  United States Florida
3 70 Rick Carlisle G  United States Virginia
4 93 Kevin Mullin  United States Princeton
5 116 Todd Orlando  United States Bentley
6 139 Steve Carfino G  United States Iowa
7 162 Mark Van Valkenburg  United States Framingham State
8 184 Champ Godboldt  United States Holy Cross
9 206 Joe Dixon  United States Merrimack
10 228 Dan Trant  United States Clark

Roster

Boston Celtics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G/F 44 United States Ainge, Danny 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Brigham Young
F 33 United States Bird, Larry (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Indiana State
G 28 United States Buckner, Quinn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Indiana
G 34 United States Carlisle, Rick 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Virginia
G/F 30 United States Carr, M.L. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Guilford
G 40 United States Clark, Carlos 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Mississippi
G 3 United States Johnson, Dennis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Pepperdine
C 50 United States Kite, Greg 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Brigham Young
F 31 United States Maxwell, Cedric 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Charlotte
F/C 32 United States McHale, Kevin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Minnesota
C 00 United States Parish, Robert 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Centenary
G/F 8 United States Wedman, Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Colorado
G 20 United States Williams, Ray 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Minnesota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

[4]

Depth chart

Pos. Starter Bench Reserve Inactive
C Robert Parish Greg Kite
PF Larry Bird Kevin McHale
SF Cedric Maxwell Scott Wedman M. L. Carr
SG Danny Ainge Ray Williams Carlos Clark Rick Carlisle
PG Dennis Johnson Quinn Buckner

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics 63 19 .768 35–6 28–13 19–5
x-Philadelphia 76ers 58 24 .707 5 34–7 24–17 15–9
x-New Jersey Nets 42 40 .512 21 27–14 15–26 13–11
x-Washington Bullets 40 42 .488 23 28–13 12–29 11–13
New York Knicks 24 58 .293 39 19–22 5–36 2–22
# Eastern Conference
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

Game log

1984-85 Game Log
1984-85 Schedule

Playoffs

East First Round

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (8) Cleveland Cavaliers: Celtics win series 3-1

East Conference Semifinals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (4) Detroit Pistons: Celtics win series 4-2

East Conference Finals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers: Celtics win series 4-1

NBA Finals

(E1) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) Los Angeles Lakers: Lakers win series 4-2

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

Awards and records

See also

References

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