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The 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. This was David Stern's first full season as commissioner.
The 1985 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 1984–85 season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs. It featured the defending NBA champion and Eastern Conference playoff champion Boston Celtics against the Western Conference playoff champion Los Angeles Lakers .
1985 NBA All-Star Game; 1985 NBA draft; NBA Finals. Los Angeles Lakers win 4 games to 2 over the Boston Celtics; Team moves Kansas City Kings franchise moves, 1985–86 NBA season first Sacramento Kings season. National Basketball League (Australia) Finals: Brisbane Bullets defeated the Adelaide 36ers 121-95 in the final.
The 1985 NBA draft took place on June 18, 1985. It was also the first NBA draft of the "lottery" era. It was also around this time where the league decreased the amount of rounds the draft spent, with the previous few years lasting up to 10 rounds total. A total of 162 players were selected over seven rounds by the league's 23 teams. [2]
May 18 — Win Wilfong, 52, American NBA player (St. Louis Hawks, Cincinnati Royals) August 8 — Bobby Laughlin, 74, American college coach (Morehead State) [2] September — Louie Sauer, American NBL player (Kankakee Gallagher Trojans) September 2 — Bob Kinney, 64, American NBA player (Fort Wayne Pistons)
The 1985 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1984–85 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals .
Magic Johnson at the championship rally, June 1985. The 1984–85 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 39th season of the franchise, 37th in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 25th in Los Angeles.
The 1985–86 Chicago Bulls season was the 20th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). During the offseason, they acquired forward Charles Oakley from the Cleveland Cavaliers, veteran guard George Gervin from the San Antonio Spurs and signed free agent guards Kyle Macy and John Paxson.