1984–85 Dallas Mavericks season
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| 1984–85 Dallas Mavericks season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Dick Motta |
| Arena | Reunion Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 44–38 (.537) |
| Place | Division: 3rd (Midwest) Conference: 4th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | West First Round (eliminated 1-3) |
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Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com |
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The 1984-85 NBA season was the Mavericks' 5th season in the NBA.[1]
For the second consecutive time in its young history, the Mavericks reached the playoffs. However, this time, they did not make it out of the first round, losing to the Portland TrailBlazers in five games.
Contents
Draft picks
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| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Sam Perkins | PF |  United States |
North Carolina |
| 1 | 15 | Terence Stansbury | SG | United States |
Temple |
| 2 | 38 | Charlie Sitton | SF | United States |
Oregon State |
| 2 | 40 | Anthony Teachey | United States |
Wake Forest | |
| 2 | 41 | Tom Sluby | SG | United States |
Notre Dame |
| 3 | 61 | Jeff Cross | PF | United States |
Maine |
| 4 | 84 | John Horrocks | United States |
North Texas State | |
| 5 | 107 | Dave Williams | United States |
Illinois-Chicago | |
| 6 | 130 | LaVerne Evans | United States |
Marshall | |
| 7 | 153 | George Turner | United States |
California-Irvine | |
| 8 | 176 | Leroy Sutton | United States |
Arkansas | |
| 9 | 198 | John Tudor | United States |
Louisiana State | |
| 10 | 220 | Napoleon Johnson | United States |
Grambling State |
Roster
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Regular season
Season standings
| # | Western Conference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
| 1 | c-Los Angeles Lakers | 62 | 20 | .756 | – |
| 2 | y-Denver Nuggets | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 |
| 3 | x-Houston Rockets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 14 |
| 4 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 18 |
| 5 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 20 |
| 6 | x-Utah Jazz | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21 |
| 7 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21 |
| 8 | x-Phoenix Suns | 36 | 46 | .439 | 26 |
| 9 | Seattle SuperSonics | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 |
| 10 | Los Angeles Clippers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 |
| 11 | Kansas City Kings | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 |
| 12 | Golden State Warriors | 22 | 60 | .268 | 40 |
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Game log
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Playoffs
West First Round
(4) Dallas Mavericks vs. (5) Portland Trail Blazers: Trail Blazers win series 3-1
- Game 1 @ Reunion Arena, Dallas (April 18): Dallas 139, Portland 131 (2OT)
- Game 2 @ Reunion Arena, Dallas (April 20): Portland 124, Dallas 121 (OT)
- Game 3 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (April 23): Portland 122, Dallas 109
- Game 4 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (April 25): Portland 115, Dallas 113
Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Mavericks and Trail Blazers.
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 | ||
Season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Aguirre | |||||||||||
| Rolando Blackman | |||||||||||
| Wallace Bryant | |||||||||||
| Howard Cater | |||||||||||
| Brad Davis | |||||||||||
| Dale Ellis | |||||||||||
| Derek Harper | |||||||||||
| Kurt Nimphius | |||||||||||
| Sam Perkins | |||||||||||
| Charlie Sitton | |||||||||||
| Tom Sluby | |||||||||||
| Jay Vincent |
Playoffs
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Awards and records
Transactions
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