1984–85 Milwaukee Bucks season

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1984–85 Milwaukee Bucks season
Division champions
Head coachDon Nelson
General managerDon Nelson
Owner(s)Jim Fitzgerald
ArenaMECCA Arena
Results
Record59–23 (.720)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Central)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(Lost to 76ers 0–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWVTV, Sportsvue
RadioWTMJ
< 1983–84 1985–86 >

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]

Draft picks[]

Main article: 1984 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 21 Kenny Fields SF/SG  United States UCLA
3 67  United States Florida
5 113  United States Holy Cross
6 120 McKinley Singleton G  United States Alabama-Birmingham
6 136  United States Stetson
7 159  United States Florida State
8 182  United States South Carolina
9 204  United States Massachusetts Amherst
10 226  United States Florida A&M

Roster[]

1984–85 Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
C 45 Breuer, Randy 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1960–10–11 Minnesota
PF 34 Cummings, Terry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1961–03–15 DePaul
SF 24 Davis, Charles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1958–10–05 Vanderbilt
PG 10 Dunleavy Sr., Mike Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1954–03–21 South Carolina
C 50 Engler, Chris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1959–03–01 Wyoming
SF 7 Fields, Kenny 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1962–02–09 UCLA
SF 35 Grevey, Kevin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1953–05–12 Kentucky
SG 15 Hodges, Craig 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1960–06–27 Long Beach State
C 53 Lister, Alton 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1958–10–01 Arizona State
C 44 Mokeski, Paul 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1957–01–03 Kansas
PG 4 Moncrief, Sidney (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1957–09–21 Arkansas
SG 22 Pierce, Ricky 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1959–08–19 Rice
SF 25 Pressey, Paul 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1958–12–24 Tulsa
SF 6 Thompson, Paul 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1961–05–25 Tulane
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (L) On leave from the team
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Central Division
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
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


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 — 1–4 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[]

Regular season[]

1984–85 game log
Total: 59–23 (Home: 36–5; Road: 23–18)
October: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 27, 1984 Chicago W 108–106 MECCA Arena 1–0
2 October 29, 1984 @ Chicago L 110–116 Chicago Stadium 1–1
3 October 31, 1984 Washington W 105–79 MECCA Arena 2–1
November: 9–6 (Home: 6–0; Road: 3–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
12 November 18, 1984 @ L.A. Lakers L 89–96 The Forum 8–4
December: 11–4 (Home: 7–1; Road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
27 December 18, 1984 Dallas W 110–96 MECCA Arena 16–11
28 December 19, 1984 @ Boston W 107–92 Boston Garden 17–11
33 December 30, 1984 Boston W 114–98 MECCA Arena 22–11
January: 10–3 (Home: 5–2; Road: 5–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
41 January 15, 1985 L.A. Lakers W 115–105 MECCA Arena 27–14
February: 9–4 (Home: 3–2; Road: 6–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
March: 13–3 (Home: 9–0; Road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
69 March 20, 1985 @ Boston L 105–107 Boston Garden 48–21
April: 5–2 (Home: 4–0; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
76 April 2, 1985 Boston W 109–103 MECCA Arena 55–21
81 April 12, 1985 @ Boston W 115–113 (OT) Boston Garden 58–23
1984–85 schedule

Playoffs[]

1985 playoff game log
First Round: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 19 Chicago W 109–100 Sidney Moncrief (30) Paul Mokeski (10) Paul Pressey (9) MECCA Arena
11,052 		1–0
2 April 21 Chicago W 122–115 Terry Cummings (30) Terry Cummings (9) Terry Cummings (11) MECCA Arena
11,052 		2–0
3 April 24 @ Chicago L 107–109 Terry Cummings (37) Terry Cummings (9) Moncrief, Pressey (5) Chicago Stadium
17,225 		2–1
4 April 26 @ Chicago W 105–97 Terry Cummings (29) Terry Cummings (12) Paul Pressey (4) Chicago Stadium
17,787 		3–1
Conference Semifinals: 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 28 Philadelphia L 105–127 Terry Cummings (17) Paul Pressey (10) Hodges, Pressey (8) MECCA Arena
11,052 		0–1
2 April 30 Philadelphia L 108–112 Terry Cummings (41) Cummings, Lister (12) Paul Pressey (16) MECCA Arena
11,052 		0–2
3 May 3 @ Philadelphia L 104–109 Terry Cummings (21) Cummings, Lister (8) Paul Pressey (7) Spectrum
14,188 		0–3
4 May 5 @ Philadelphia L 112–121 Moncrief, Pressey (25) Alton Lister (14) Sidney Moncrief (8) Spectrum
15,264 		0–4
1985 schedule

Player statistics[2][]

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
Terry Cummings 79 78 34.5 49.5 0.0 74.1 9.1 2.9 1.5 0.8 23.6
Sidney Moncrief 73 72 37.5 48.3 27.3 82.8 5.4 5.2 1.6 0.5 21.7
Paul Pressey 80 80 36.0 51.7 35.0 75.8 5.4 6.8 1.6 0.7 16.1
Craig Hodges 82 63 30.4 49.0 34.8 81.5 2.3 4.3 1.2 0.0 10.6
Alton Lister 81 80 25.8 53.8 0.0 58.8 8.0 1.6 0.6 2.1 9.9
Ricky Pierce 44 3 20.0 53.7 25.0 82.3 2.7 2.1 0.8 0.1 9.8
Mike Dunleavy 19 19 22.8 47.4 34.0 86.2 1.6 4.5 0.8 0.2 8.9
Paul Thompson 16 0 14.2 39.0 0.0 70.6 2.6 1.3 0.9 0.3 6.6
Paul Mokeski 79 6 20.1 47.8 0.0 69.8 5.2 1.3 0.4 0.4 6.2
Charles Davis 57 2 13.1 43.6 10.0 82.8 2.6 0.9 0.4 0.1 6.2
Kevin Grevey 78 6 15.2 44.8 24.2 82.2 1.3 1.2 0.4 0.0 6.1
Randy Breuer 78 0 13.9 51.1 0.0 70.1 3.3 0.5 0.3 1.1 5.3
Kenny Fields 51 1 10.5 44.0 0.0 75.0 1.6 0.7 0.2 0.2 3.8
Larry Micheaux 18 0 9.5 48.6 0.0 70.6 2.4 0.7 0.4 0.4 2.6
Mark West 1 0 6.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0
David Thirdkill 6 0 2.7 75.0 0.0 50.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2
Lorenzo Romar 4 0 4.0 12.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5
Chris Engler 1 0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0

Playoffs[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Terry Cummings 8 8 38.9 57.7 0.0 82.8 8.8 2.5 1.5 0.9 27.5
Sidney Moncrief 8 7 39.9 55.6 40.0 93.3 4.3 5.0 0.6 0.5 23.0
Paul Pressey 8 8 37.0 51.1 33.3 81.6 6.0 7.6 2.3 0.6 15.3
Ricky Pierce 8 1 24.8 49.3 0.0 77.8 2.3 1.9 0.4 0.1 9.9
Alton Lister 8 8 25.4 45.0 0.0 46.9 7.8 1.9 0.8 1.9 8.6
Craig Hodges 8 8 27.0 36.4 17.4 80.0 1.6 3.3 1.5 0.1 8.0
Paul Mokeski 8 0 19.3 44.4 0.0 100.0 4.3 1.5 0.3 0.5 5.5
Randy Breuer 8 0 13.0 57.7 0.0 66.7 3.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 5.5
Paul Thompson 3 0 11.3 41.7 0.0 60.0 1.7 0.7 1.3 0.3 4.3
Charles Davis 5 0 10.2 40.0 0.0 75.0 2.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 3.8
Kevin Grevey 5 0 5.6 30.8 0.0 100.0 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.0 2.4
Chris Engler 1 0 6.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0

Awards and records[]

Transactions[]

Trades[]

September 29, 1984 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To Los Angeles Clippers----

References[]

  1. ^ 1984-85 Milwaukee Bucks
  2. ^ "1984-85 Milwaukee Bucks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-06-03.

See also[]

  • 1984-85 NBA season
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