1984–85 NBA season

Infobox sports season
title =1984–85 NBA season
league =National Basketball Association
sport =Basketball
TV =CBS, TBS
season =Regular season
season_champ =Los Angeles Lakers
MVP =flagicon|USA Larry Bird (Boston)
MVP_link =NBA MVP
top_scorer =flagicon|USA Bernard King (New York)
playoffs =Playoffs
playoffs_link =1985 NBA Playoffs
conf1 =Eastern
conf1_link =Eastern Conference (NBA)
conf1_champ =Boston Celtics
conf1_runner-up =Philadelphia 76ers
conf2 =Western
conf2_link =Western Conference (NBA)
conf2_champ =Los Angeles Lakers
conf2_runner-up =Denver Nuggets
finals =Finals
finals_link =1985 NBA Finals
finals_champ =Los Angeles Lakers
finals_runner-up =Boston Celtics
finals_MVP =flagicon|USA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (L.A. Lakers)
finals_MVP_link =NBA Finals MVP
seasonslist =List of NBA seasons
seasonslistnames =NBA
prevseason_link =1983–84 NBA season
prevseason_year =1983–84
nextseason_link =1985–86 NBA season
nextseason_year =1985–86The 1984–85 NBA season was the 39th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning the NBA Championship, beating the Boston Celtics 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.

Notable occurrences

*The 1985 NBA All-Star Game was played at Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana, with the West defeating the East 140-129. Ralph Sampson of the Houston Rockets wins the game's MVP award.
*Michael Jordan became the only rookie in NBA history to lead a team in four statistics (points, assists, rebounds, steals).
*The Clippers relocated from San Diego, California to Los Angeles, California.
*Turner Broadcasting began a relationship with the NBA that has spanned over 20 years (and still continues today) when TBS signed a 2 year, 20 million dollar deal with the NBA.
*The Kings played their final game in Kansas City, Missouri, and moved their franchise to Sacramento, California the following season.
*This season marked Michael Jordan's, Hakeem Olajuwon's, Charles Barkley's and John Stockton's rookie season in the NBA.
*Due to a roof collapse at the Pontiac Silverdome, the Pistons were forced to rent the Joe Louis Arena for the remainder of the season and into the playoffs.
*At age 38, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar became the oldest player to ever win the honor of Finals MVP.
* The Finals adopted the 2-3-2 format still used to this day.

Final standings

Eastern Conference

C - NBA Champions

1984-85 NBA statistics leaders

NBA awards

*Most Valuable Player: Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
*Rookie of the Year: Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
*Defensive Player of the Year: Mark Eaton, Utah Jazz
*Sixth Man of the Year: Kevin McHale, Boston Celtics
*Coach of the Year: Don Nelson, Milwaukee Bucks
*All-NBA First Team:
**F - Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
**F - Bernard King, New York Knicks
**C - Moses Malone, Philadelphia 76ers
**G - Isiah Thomas, Detroit Pistons
**G - Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
*All-NBA Second Team:
**F - Terry Cummings, Milwaukee Bucks
**F - Ralph Sampson, Houston Rockets
**C - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers
**G - Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
**G - Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee Bucks
*All-NBA Rookie Team:
**Charles Barkley, Philadelphia 76ers
**Sam Perkins, Dallas Mavericks
**Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets
**Sam Bowie, Portland Trail Blazers
**Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
*NBA All-Defensive First Team:
**Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee Bucks
**Paul Pressey, Milwaukee Bucks
**Mark Eaton, Utah Jazz
**Michael Cooper, Los Angeles Lakers
**Maurice Cheeks, Philadelphia 76ers
*NBA All-Defensive Second Team:
**Bobby Jones, Philadelphia 76ers
**Danny Vranes, Seattle SuperSonics
**Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets
**Dennis Johnson, Boston Celtics
**T. R. Dunn, Denver Nuggets

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