1984–85 Cleveland Cavaliers season

1984–85 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach	George Karl
General manager	Harry Weltman
Owners	Gordon Gund George Gund III
Arena	Coliseum at Richfield
Results
Record	36–46 (.439)
Place	Division: 4th (Central) Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	First round (Lost to Celtics 1–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WUAB
Radio	WWWE
< 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			United States	Louisiana State
4	73			United States	Northwestern
5	96			United States	Boise State
6	119	Matt Doherty		United States	North Carolina
7	142	Joe Jakubick		United States	Akron
8	165			United States	Oberlin
9	187			United States	Xavier
10	209			United States	Northeastern Illinois

Roster[]

1984–85 Cleveland Cavaliers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) 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 George Karl Assistant coach(es) Gene Littles Morris McHone Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Last transaction: February 12, 1985

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Central Division v t	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
	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 2 October 27, 1984 New Jersey 3 October 30, 1984 @ Detroit
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 5 November 3, 1984 @ Milwaukee 6 November 5, 1984 Detroit 7 November 8, 1984 @ Phoenix 8 November 10, 1984 @ San Antonio 9 November 13, 1984 @ Houston 10 November 15, 1984 7:30 pm EST @ Atlanta W 102–99 Free (18) Bagley (9) The Omni 3,836 1–9 11 November 17, 1984 @ New York 12 November 21, 1984 New York 13 November 23, 1984 Golden State 14 November 25, 1984 8:00 pm EST Atlanta W 118–111 Davis (20) Bagley (13) Coliseum at Richfield 3,630 2–12 15 November 27, 1984 Portland
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 17 December 2, 1984 @ Boston 18 December 4, 1984 L.A. Lakers 19 December 8, 1984 Denver 20 December 11, 1984 Milwaukee 21 December 12, 1984 8:30 pm EST vs. 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 23 December 18, 1984 San Antonio 24 December 20, 1984 @ New York 25 December 22, 1984 @ Indiana 26 December 25, 1984 7:30 pm EST Atlanta W 109–106 Hubbard (28) Davis, Free (7) Coliseum at Richfield 4,216 6–20 27 December 27, 1984 @ Chicago 28 December 29, 1984 Milwaukee
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 30 January 3, 1985 Washington 31 January 5, 1985 Phoenix 32 January 8, 1985 New Jersey 33 January 11, 1985 @ Milwaukee 34 January 12, 1985 Chicago 35 January 14, 1985 Washington 36 January 15, 1985 @ Kansas City 37 January 17, 1985 @ Chicago 38 January 19, 1985 Seattle 39 January 21, 1985 @ Washington 40 January 22, 1985 Philadelphia 41 January 24, 1985 @ Utah 42 January 26, 1985 @ Denver 43 January 29, 1985 L.A. Clippers 44 January 30, 1985 @ Indiana
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 pm EST @ Atlanta L 108–126 Free (27) Bagley (9) The Omni 15,908 13–32 46 February 2, 1985 Kansas City 47 February 4, 1985 @ Washington 48 February 6, 1985 @ Boston 49 February 7, 1985 Chicago 50 February 12, 1985 Dallas 51 February 13, 1985 @ New Jersey 52 February 15, 1985 @ Philadelphia 53 February 16, 1985 Houston 54 February 18, 1985 Philadelphia 55 February 20, 1985 @ Indiana 56 February 22, 1985 Utah 57 February 23, 1985 Milwaukee 58 February 26, 1985 @ Chicago 59 February 28, 1985 @ Seattle
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 61 March 4, 1985 @ Golden State 62 March 6, 1985 @ L.A. Clippers 63 March 9, 1985 @ L.A. Lakers 64 March 11, 1985 Indiana 65 March 13, 1985 @ Milwaukee 66 March 15, 1985 Boston 67 March 16, 1985 @ Dallas 68 March 19, 1985 Philadelphia 69 March 20, 1985 @ New Jersey 70 March 22, 1985 @ Boston 71 March 23, 1985 8:00 pm EST Atlanta L 86–91 (OT) Free (17) Free (9) Coliseum at Richfield 16,787 28–43 72 March 26, 1985 New York 73 March 28, 1985 Chicago 74 March 30, 1985 Indiana
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 76 April 3, 1985 @ Philadelphia 77 April 5, 1985 @ Detroit 78 April 6, 1985 @ Washington 79 April 9, 1985 New Jersey 80 April 11, 1985 Boston 81 April 12, 1985 @ New York 82 April 14, 1985 Detroit
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 @ Boston L 123–126 Roy Hinson (24) Roy Hinson (11) John Bagley (11) Boston Garden 14,890 0–1 2 April 20 @ Boston L 106–108 World B. Free (25) Roy Hinson (6) World B. Free (7) Boston Garden 14,890 0–2 3 April 23 Boston W 105–98 World B. Free (32) Roy Hinson (9) John Bagley (15) Richfield Coliseum 20,900 1–2 4 April 25 Boston L 115–117 World B. Free (30) Lonnie Shelton (8) John Bagley (10) Richfield Coliseum 20,900 1–3
1985 schedule

Awards, records, and honors[]

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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

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Transactions[]

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