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1984–85 Houston Rockets season


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1984–85 Houston Rockets season
Head coach Bill Fitch
Arena The Summit
Results
Record 48–34 (.585)
Place
Division: 2nd (Midwest)
Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish
West First Round
(Lost to Jazz 2–3)


Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
KTXH
Home Sports Entertainment
Radio KTRH



< 1983–84 1985–86 >

The 1984–85 Houston Rockets season saw the Rockets draft Akeem Olajuwon.[1] He was selected to play in the 1985 NBA All-Star Game.


In the playoffs, the Rockets lost to the Utah Jazz in five games in the First Round.




Contents






  • 1 Draft picks


  • 2 Roster


  • 3 Regular season


    • 3.1 Season standings


    • 3.2 Record vs. opponents


    • 3.3 Game log




  • 4 Playoffs


  • 5 Player statistics


    • 5.1 Season


    • 5.2 Playoffs




  • 6 Awards and records


    • 6.1 Awards


    • 6.2 Records




  • 7 Transactions


    • 7.1 Trades


    • 7.2 Free agents


      • 7.2.1 Additions


      • 7.2.2 Subtractions






  • 8 See also


  • 9 References





Draft picks[edit]






 = Hall of Famer


















Round
 Pick
 Player
 Position
 Nationality
 College
1
 1
Akeem Olajuwon*
 Center
 Nigeria
Houston–Jr.

[2]



Roster[edit]







Regular season[edit]



Season standings[edit]



Record vs. opponents[edit]




















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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[edit]



Playoffs[edit]


(3) Houston Rockets vs. (6) Utah Jazz: Jazz win series 3-2




  • Game 1 @ The Summit, Houston (April 19): Utah 115, Houston 101


  • Game 2 @ The Summit, Houston (April 21): Houston 122, Utah 96


  • Game 3 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (April 24): Utah 112, Houston 104


  • Game 4 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (April 26): Houston 96, Utah 94


  • Game 5 @ The Summit, Houston (April 28): Utah 104, Houston 97


Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series)



Player statistics[edit]




































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[edit]































Player
 GP
 GS
 MPG
 FG%
 3FG%
 FT%
 RPG
 APG
 SPG
 BPG
 PPG




Playoffs[edit]































Player
 GP
 GS
 MPG
 FG%
 3FG%
 FT%
 RPG
 APG
 SPG
 BPG
 PPG




Awards and records[edit]



Awards[edit]




  • Ralph Sampson, NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award


  • Akeem Olajuwon, NBA All-Defensive Second Team


  • Akeem Olajuwon, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team



Records[edit]



Transactions[edit]



Trades[edit]



Free agents[edit]









See also[edit]


  • 1984–85 NBA season


References[edit]





  1. ^ Hakeem Olajuwon Rookie Highlights on YouTube


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