1984–85 Cleveland Cavaliers season

NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season
1984–85 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coachGeorge Karl
General managerHarry Weltman
Owners
  • Gordon Gund
  • George Gund III
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 >

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

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 12 Tim McCormick C  United States Michigan
2 27 Ron Anderson SF  United States Fresno State
3 50 Ben McDonald  United States California-Irvine
3 60 Leonard Mitchell  United States Louisiana State
4 73 Art Aaron  United States Northwestern
5 96 Vince Hichen  United States Boise State
6 119 Matt Doherty  United States North Carolina
7 142 Joe Jakubick  United States Akron
8 165 Elliot Beard  United States Oberlin
9 187 John Shimko  United States Xavier
10 209 Darrell Space  United States Northeastern Illinois

Roster

1984–85 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
SF 25 Anderson, Ron 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1958-10-15 Fresno State
PG 5 Bagley, John 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1960-04-23 Boston College
PG 16 Davis, Johnny 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1955-10-21 Dayton
SG 21 Free, World B. (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1953-12-09 Guilford
PF 32 Hinson, Roy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1961-05-02 Rutgers
SF 35 Hubbard, Phil 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1956-12-13 Michigan
PF 42 Jones, Edgar 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1956-06-17 Nevada
PF 50 Poquette, Ben 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1955-05-07 Central Michigan
PF 8 Shelton, Lonnie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1955-10-19 Oregon State
C 54 Turpin, Melvin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1960-12-28 Kentucky
C 41 West, Mark 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1960-11-05 Old Dominion
SG 12 Williams, Kevin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1961-09-11 St. John's
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 12, 1985

Regular season

Season standings

  • v
  • t
  • e
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
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
#
Eastern Conference
  • v
  • t
  • e
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

Notes

  • z, y – division champions
  • 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 – 1–4 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 —

Game log

1984–85 game log
Total: 36–46 (home: 20–21; road: 16–25)
October: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 26, 1984 @ Philadelphia L 101–111 The Spectrum 0–1
2 October 27, 1984 New Jersey L 106–131 Richfield Coliseum 0–2
3 October 30, 1984 @ Detroit L 107–124 Pontiac Silverdome 0–3
November: 2–10 (home: 1–5; road: 1–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 November 2, 1984 Indiana L 109–116 Richfield Coliseum 0–4
5 November 3, 1984 @ Milwaukee L 88–117 MECCA Arena 0–5
6 November 5, 1984 Detroit L 98–107 Richfield Coliseum 0–6
7 November 8, 1984 @ Phoenix L 111–112 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 0–7
8 November 10, 1984 @ San Antonio L 103–127 HemisFair Arena 0–8
9 November 13, 1984 @ Houston L 98–106 The Summit 0–9
10 November 15, 1984
7:30 p.m. EST 		@ Atlanta W 102–99 Free (18) Bagley (9) The Omni
3,836 		1–9
11 November 17, 1984 @ New York L 88–112 Madison Square Garden 1–10
12 November 21, 1984 New York L 101–109 Richfield Coliseum 1–11
13 November 23, 1984 Golden State L 106–107 Richfield Coliseum 1–12
14 November 25, 1984
8:00 p.m. EST 		Atlanta W 118–111 Davis (20) Bagley (13) Richfield Coliseum
3,630 		2–12
15 November 27, 1984 Portland L 106–115 Richfield Coliseum 2–13
December: 4–9 (home: 3–5; road: 1–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
16 December 1, 1984 Boston L 104–110 Richfield Coliseum 2–14
17 December 2, 1984 @ Boston L 99–122 Boston Garden 2–15
18 December 4, 1984
7:30 p.m. EST 		L.A. Lakers L 112–116 Hubbard (37) Hubbard (8) Davis (10) Richfield Coliseum
11,298 		2–16
19 December 8, 1984 Denver L 108–114 Richfield Coliseum 2–17
20 December 11, 1984 Milwaukee L 106–120 Richfield Coliseum 2–18
21 December 12, 1984
8:30 pm EST 		@ Atlanta
(at New Orleans, LA) 		L 99–116 Thompson (23) Davis, Thompson, Wilson (4) Lakefront Arena
3,082 		2–19
22 December 15, 1984 New York W 102–97 Richfield Coliseum 3–19
23 December 18, 1984 San Antonio W 118–110 Richfield Coliseum 4–19
24 December 20, 1984 @ New York L 97–112 Madison Square Garden 4–20
25 December 22, 1984 @ Indiana W 106–103 Market Square Arena 5–20
26 December 25, 1984
7:30 p.m. EST 		Atlanta W 109–106 Hubbard (28) Davis, Free (7) Richfield Coliseum
4,216 		6–20
27 December 27, 1984 @ Chicago L 108–112 Chicago Stadium 6–21
28 December 29, 1984 Milwaukee L 102–115 Richfield Coliseum 6–22
January: 7–9 (home: 5–3; road: 2–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
29 January 2, 1985 @ Detroit L 100–108 Pontiac Silverdome 6–23
30 January 3, 1985 Washington W 100–93 Richfield Coliseum 7–23
31 January 5, 1985 Phoenix W 111–106 Richfield Coliseum 8–23
32 January 8, 1985 New Jersey W 107–101 Richfield Coliseum 9–23
33 January 11, 1985 @ Milwaukee L 117–130 MECCA Arena 9–24
34 January 12, 1985 Chicago W 101–98 Richfield Coliseum 10–24
35 January 14, 1985 Washington L 91–101 Richfield Coliseum 10–25
36 January 15, 1985 @ Kansas City W 116–112 Kemper Arena 11–25
37 January 17, 1985 @ Chicago L 93–98 Chicago Stadium 11–26
38 January 19, 1985 Seattle L 105–106 Richfield Coliseum 11–27
39 January 21, 1985 @ Washington L 115–128 Capital Centre 11–28
40 January 22, 1985 Philadelphia L 100–101 Richfield Coliseum 11–29
41 January 24, 1985 @ Utah WL 110–109 Salt Palace Acord Arennea 12–29
42 January 26, 1985 @ Denver L 127–144 McNichols Sports Arena 12–30
43 January 29, 1985 L.A. Clippers W 110–94 Richfield Coliseum 13–30
44 January 30, 1985 @ Indiana L 115–120 Market Square Arena 13–31
February: 9–6 (home: 4–3; road: 5–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
45 February 1, 1985
7:30 p.m EST 		@ Atlanta L 108–126 Free (27) Bagley (9) The Omni
15,908 		13–32
46 February 2, 1985 Kansas City W 124–106 Richfield Coliseum 14–32
47 February 4, 1985 @ Washington W 121–112 Capital Centre 15–32
48 February 6, 1985 @ Boston L 108–113 Boston Garden 15–33
49 February 7, 1985 Chicago W 108–99 Richfield Coliseum 16–33
All-Star Break
50 February 12, 1985 Dallas L 1128–131 Richfield Coliseum 16–34
51 February 13, 1985 @ New Jersey L 105–112 Brendan Byrne Arena 16–35
52 February 15, 1985 @ Philadelphia W 112–107 The Spectrum 17–35
53 February 16, 1985 Houston L 115–122 Richfield Coliseum 17–36
54 February 18, 1985 Philadelphia W 120–113 Richfield Coliseum 18–36
55 February 20, 1985 @ Indiana W 102–92 Market Square Arena 19–36
56 February 22, 1985 Utah L 98–102 Richfield Coliseum 19–37
57 February 23, 1985 Milwaukee W 128–106 Richfield Coliseum 20–37
58 February 26, 1985 @ Chicago W 123–118 (OT) Chicago Stadium 21–37
59 February 28, 1985 @ Seattle W 120–95 Kingdome 22–37
March: 9–6 (home: 5–2; road: 4–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
60 March 1, 1985 @ Portland W 111–103 Memorial Coliseum 23–37
61 March 4, 1985 @ Golden State W 108–104 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 24–37
62 March 6, 1985 @ L.A. Clippers W 114–112 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 25–37
63 March 9, 1985
11:00 p.m. EST 		@ L.A. Lakers L 106–133 Hinson, Turpin (18) Turpin (11) Bagley (6) The Forum
17,505 		25–38
64 March 11, 1985 Indiana W 122–110 Richfield Coliseum 26–38
65 March 13, 1985 @ Milwaukee L 93–128 MECCA Arena 26–39
66 March 15, 1985 Boston L 96–119 Richfield Coliseum 26–40
67 March 16, 1985 @ Dallas W 135–128 (OT) Reunion Arena 27–40
68 March 19, 1985 Philadelphia W 116–89 Richfield Coliseum 28–40
69 March 20, 1985 @ New Jersey L 108–128 Brendan Byrne Arena 28–41
70 March 22, 1985 @ Boston L 117–129 Boston Garden 28–42
71 March 23, 1985
8:00 p.m. EST 		Atlanta L 86–91 (OT) Free (17) Free (9) Richfield Coliseum
16,787 		28–43
72 March 26, 1985 New York W 112–98 Richfield Coliseum 29–43
73 March 28, 1985 Chicago W 122–1140 Richfield Coliseum 30–43
74 March 30, 1985 Indiana W 117–94 Richfield Coliseum 31–43
April: 5–3 (home: 2–2; road: 3–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
75 April 2, 1985 Washington W 122–107 Richfield Coliseum 32–43
76 April 3, 1985 @ Philadelphia W 113–110 The Spectrum 33–43
77 April 5, 1985 @ Detroit W 119–118 Joe Louis Arena 34–43
78 April 6, 1985 @ Washington L 101–109 Capital Centre 34–44
79 April 9, 1985 New Jersey W 114–100 Richfield Coliseum 35–44
80 April 11, 1985 Boston L 115–121 Richfield Coliseum 35–45
81 April 12, 1985 @ New York W 109–108 (OT) Madison Square Garden 36–45
82 April 14, 1985 Detroit L 113–116 Richfield Coliseum 36–46
1984–85 schedule

Playoffs

1985 playoff game log
First round: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 18, 1985 @ Boston L 123–126 Hinson (24) Hinson (11) Bagley (11) Boston Garden
14,890 		0–1
2 April 20, 1985 @ Boston L 106–108 Free (25) Hinson (6) Free (7) Boston Garden
14,890 		0–2
3 April 23, 1985 Boston W 105–98 Free (32) Hinson (9) Bagley (15) Richfield Coliseum
20,900 		1–2
4 April 25, 1985 Boston L 115–117 Free (30) Shelton (8) Bagley (10) Richfield Coliseum
20,900 		1–3
1985 schedule

Awards, records, and honors

Player stats

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

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
World B. Free 71 50 31.7 45.9 36.8 74.9 3.0 4.5 1.1 0.2 22.5
Roy Hinson 76 75 30.8 50.3 0.0 72.1 7.8 0.9 0.7 2.3 15.8
Phil Hubbard 76 55 29.6 50.5 0.0 75.1 6.3 1.5 1.1 0.1 15.8
Johnny Davis 76 30 25.3 42.6 26.1 85.0 1.6 5.6 0.6 0.1 12.4
Melvin Turpin 79 45 24.7 51.1 0.0 78.4 5.7 0.5 0.5 1.1 10.6
Paul Thompson 33 27 21.7 41.8 26.1 84.9 3.5 1.8 1.2 0.6 10.5
John Bagley 81 65 29.6 48.8 11.5 74.9 3.6 8.6 1.6 0.1 9.9
Edgar Jones 26 4 17.2 46.7 0.0 68.3 4.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 8.2
Michael Wilson 11 0 15.9 50.0 0.0 76.7 1.6 2.2 0.9 0.3 7.0
Ben Poquette 79 6 21.0 46.0 17.6 79.6 6.0 1.0 0.6 0.7 6.7
Lonnie Shelton 57 14 21.8 43.5 0.0 66.2 4.7 1.7 0.8 0.3 6.4
Jeff Cook 18 3 24.4 43.8 0.0 63.0 5.8 1.3 0.3 0.5 6.1
Ron Anderson 36 7 14.4 43.1 50.0 82.0 2.4 0.9 0.3 0.2 5.8
Mark West 65 25 13.6 54.9 0.0 48.2 3.8 0.2 0.2 0.7 3.9
Kevin Williams 46 4 9.0 43.3 0.0 73.4 1.4 1.3 0.5 0.1 3.5
Geoff Huston 8 0 11.6 48.0 0.0 66.7 0.1 2.9 0.0 0.0 3.3
Robert Smith 7 0 6.9 23.5 0.0 80.0 0.6 1.0 0.3 0.0 2.3
Campy Russell 3 0 8.0 28.6 0.0 66.7 1.7 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
Butch Graves 4 0 2.8 33.3 0.0 20.0 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.0 1.3

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
World B. Free 4 4 37.5 44.1 0.0 92.0 2.5 7.8 1.5 0.0 26.3
Roy Hinson 4 4 30.0 54.2 0.0 65.2 7.5 0.8 0.8 2.3 16.8
Phil Hubbard 4 4 25.3 53.3 100.0 76.5 5.0 0.8 0.8 0.0 15.5
John Bagley 4 4 42.0 39.3 0.0 70.0 4.0 10.0 2.5 0.0 12.8
Lonnie Shelton 4 0 26.5 55.9 0.0 80.0 5.5 1.0 0.5 0.3 11.5
Johnny Davis 3 0 16.7 75.0 0.0 80.0 2.0 5.0 1.7 0.0 9.3
Ben Poquette 4 0 22.8 61.9 0.0 80.0 3.5 0.3 0.5 1.5 7.5
Edgar Jones 4 0 11.3 50.0 0.0 87.5 2.0 0.8 0.5 0.0 6.3
Melvin Turpin 4 0 11.3 63.2 0.0 50.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 0.3 6.3
Mark West 4 4 17.0 60.0 0.0 40.0 4.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 2.0
Kevin Williams 2 0 3.5 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0
Ron Anderson 2 0 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Player Statistics Citation:[1]

Transactions

References

  1. ^ "1984-85 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 10, 2021.