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1984–85 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coach Jim Lynam
Arena Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Results
Record 31–51 (.378)
Place
Division: 4th (Pacific)
Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finish DNQ



Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
KTTV
(Al Albert, Ted Green, Eddie Doucette)
Radio
KLAC
(Eddie Doucette, Ted Green, Pete Arbogast)



< 1983–84 1985–86 >

The 1984-85 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 15th season in the NBA, their first season in the city of Los Angeles.[1] Team owner and real estate mogul Donald Sterling, who for the past two seasons had been trying to move the team from San Diego, finally succeeded.




Contents






  • 1 Draft picks


  • 2 Roster


    • 2.1 Roster Notes




  • 3 Regular season


    • 3.1 Season standings


    • 3.2 Record vs. opponents


    • 3.3 Game log




  • 4 Player statistics


  • 5 Awards, records and milestones


    • 5.1 Awards


      • 5.1.1 Week/Month


      • 5.1.2 All-Star


      • 5.1.3 Season




    • 5.2 Records


    • 5.3 Milestones




  • 6 Transactions


    • 6.1 Trades


    • 6.2 Free agents


      • 6.2.1 Additions


      • 6.2.2 Subtractions






  • 7 References





Draft picks[edit]




















































































Round
Pick
Player
Position
Nationality
College
1 8 Lancaster Gordon G
 United States

Louisville
1 14 Michael Cage F
 United States

San Diego State
4 75 Marc Glass G
 United States

Montana
5 98 Alonza Allen F
 United States

Louisiana-Lafayette
6 121 Phillip Haynes G
 United States

Memphis
7 144 David Brantley F
 United States

Oregon
8 167 Jim McLoughlin G
 United States

Temple
9 189 Dave Schultz F
 United States

Westmont College
10 211 Dick Mumma C
 United States

Penn State


Roster[edit]













Los Angeles Clippers 1984-85 roster
Players
Coaches











































































































































































Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From

G

7000200000000000000♠2

United States

Bridgeman, Junior

7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)


Louisville

F

7000700000000000000♠7

United States

Brooks, Michael Injured (IN)

7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)


La Salle

F/C

7001440000000000000♠44

United States

Cage, Michael

7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
235 lb (107 kg)


San Diego State

F

7001420000000000000♠42

United States

Catchings, Harvey

7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
218 lb (99 kg)


Hardin-Simmons

C

7001400000000000000♠40

United States

Donaldson, James

7000218440000000000♠7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
278 lb (126 kg)


Washington State

G

7001140000000000000♠14

United States

Edwards, Franklin

7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)


Cleveland State

C

7001360000000000000♠36

United States

Engler, Chris

7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
248 lb (112 kg)


Wyoming

G

7000400000000000000♠4

United States

Gordon, Lancaster

7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)


Louisville

F

7000800000000000000♠8

United States

Johnson, Marques

7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
224 lb (102 kg)


UCLA

F

7001460000000000000♠46

United States

Murphy, Jay

7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)


Boston College

G

7001100000000000000♠10

United States

Nixon, Norm

7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)


Duquesne

G

7001180000000000000♠18

United States

Smith, Derek

7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
218 lb (99 kg)


Louisville

C

7001320000000000000♠32

United States

Walton, Bill

7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
235 lb (107 kg)


UCLA

G

7001130000000000000♠13

United States

Warrick, Bryan (waived)

7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)


Saint Joseph's

F

7001220000000000000♠22

United States

White, Rory

7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)


South Alabama

F

7001380000000000000♠38

United States

Wilkinson, Dale

7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
220 lb (100 kg)


Idaho State


Head coach

  • Jim Lynam



Legend



  • (C) Team captain


  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick


  • (FA) Free agent


  • (S) Suspended


  • Injured Injured




Roster Notes[edit]


  • With the team moving from San Diego to Los Angeles, point guard Norm Nixon becomes the first former Laker to play with its crosstown rival, the new Los Angeles Clippers.


Regular season[edit]



Season standings[edit]










































































Pacific Division

W

L

PCT

GB

Home

Road

Div

y-Los Angeles Lakers
62 20 .756 28–13 26–15 18–12

x-Portland Trail Blazers
42 40 .512 20 33–8 15–26 17–13

x-Phoenix Suns
36 46 .439 26 32–9 10–31 14–16

Seattle SuperSonics
31 51 .378 31 31–10 10–31 16–14

Los Angeles Clippers
31 51 .378 31 27–14 10–31 13–17

Golden State Warriors
22 60 .268 40 25–16 5–36 12–18
















































































































#

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



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]



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






















































































































































































































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

Junior Bridgeman


Michael Cage


Harvey Catchings


James Donaldson


Franklin Edwards


Lancaster Gordon


Marques Johnson


Jay Murphy


Norm Nixon


Derek Smith


Bill Walton


Bryan Warrick


Rory White


Dale Wilkinson



Awards, records and milestones[edit]



Awards[edit]


  • Center James Donaldson led the league in field goal percentage this season at .637 - still one of the ten highest percentages in NBA history.


Week/Month[edit]



All-Star[edit]



  • Norm Nixon selected as a reserve guard for the Western Conference All-Stars. This is his second All-Star Game appearance. This also makes Nixon the very first Los Angeles Clipper All-Star selection and the first franchise All-Star since World B. Free then with the San Diego Clippers was selected in 1980.


Season[edit]



Records[edit]



Milestones[edit]



Transactions[edit]


The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1984–85 season.



Trades[edit]























June 19, 1984

To Los Angeles Clippers

  • Draft rights to Jay Murphy

To Golden State Warriors

  • Jerome Whitehead

August 29, 1984

To Los Angeles Clippers

  • 1985 third-round draft pick

To Houston Rockets

  • Hank McDowell

September 25, 1984

To Los Angeles Clippers

  • Bryan Warrick

To Washington Bullets

  • 1985 third-round draft pick

September 29, 1984

To Los Angeles Clippers


  • Marques Johnson, Harvey Catchings, Junior Bridgeman and cash

To Milwaukee Bucks


  • Terry Cummings, Craig Hodges and Ricky Pierce



Free agents[edit]









References[edit]





  1. ^ 1984-85 Los Angeles Clippers














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