1984–85 Cleveland Cavaliers season

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1984–85 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach George Karl
Arena Coliseum at Richfield
Results
Record 36–46 (.439)
Place Division: 4th (Central)
Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finish East First Round
(eliminated 1-3)
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

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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

Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
Head coach

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

RosterTransactions

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


Notes

  • z, y – division champions
  • x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

1984–85 game log
Total: 36–46 (Home: 20–21; Road: 16–25)
1984–85 season schedule

Playoffs

1985 playoff game log
1984–85 season schedule

East First Round

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

  • Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston (April 18): Boston 126, Cleveland 123
  • Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston (April 20): Boston 108, Cleveland 106
  • Game 3 @ The Coliseum, Richfield (April 23): Cleveland 105, Boston 98
  • Game 4 @ The Coliseum, Richfield (April 25): Boston 117, Cleveland 115

Last Playoff Meeting: 1976 Eastern Conference Finals (Boston won 4-2)

Awards, records, and honors

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Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

Player GP REB AST STL BLK PTS AVG

Transactions

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