1984–85 Milwaukee Bucks season

1984–85 Milwaukee Bucks season
Division champions
Head coach	Don Nelson
General manager	Don Nelson
Owner(s)	Jim Fitzgerald
Arena	MECCA Arena
Results
Record	59–23 (.720)
Place	Division: 1st (Central) Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Conference semifinals (lost to 76ers 0–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WVTV, Sportsvue
Radio	WTMJ

The 1984-85 NBA season was the Bucks' 17th season in the NBA. For the first time since 1976–77 season, Marques Johnson was not on the opening day roster.

Draft picks

Main article: 1984 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	21	Kenny Fields	SF/SG	United States	UCLA
3	67	Vernon Delancy		United States	Florida
5	113	Ernie Floyd		United States	Holy Cross
6	120	McKinley Singleton	G	United States	Alabama-Birmingham
6	136	Mike Reddick		United States	Stetson
7	159	Tony William		United States	Florida State
8	182	Brad Jergenson		United States	South Carolina
9	204	Edwin Green		United States	Massachusetts Amherst
10	226	Mike Toomer		United States	Florida A&M

Roster

1984–85 Milwaukee Bucks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From C 45 Breuer, Randy 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1960–10–11 Minnesota PF 34 Cummings, Terry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1961–03–15 DePaul SF 24 Davis, Charles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1958–10–05 Vanderbilt PG 10 Dunleavy Sr., Mike  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1954–03–21 South Carolina C 50 Engler, Chris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1959–03–01 Wyoming SF 7 Fields, Kenny 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1962–02–09 UCLA SF 35 Grevey, Kevin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1953–05–12 Kentucky SG 15 Hodges, Craig 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1960–06–27 Long Beach State C 53 Lister, Alton 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1958–10–01 Arizona State C 44 Mokeski, Paul 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1957–01–03 Kansas PG 4 Moncrief, Sidney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1957–09–21 Arkansas SG 22 Pierce, Ricky 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1959–08–19 Rice SF 25 Pressey, Paul 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1958–12–24 Tulsa SF 6 Thompson, Paul 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1961–05–25 Tulane

Head coach Don Nelson Assistant coach(es) Mike Schuler Garry St. Jean Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (L) On leave from the team Injured Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks	59	23	.720	–	36–5	23–18	20–10
x-Detroit Pistons	46	36	.561	13	26–15	20–21	21–8
x-Chicago Bulls	38	44	.463	21	26–15	12–29	13–17
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	36	46	.439	23	20–21	16–25	13–16
Atlanta Hawks	34	48	.415	25	19–22	15–26	15–15
Indiana Pacers	22	60	.268	37	16–25	6–35	7–23

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Boston Celtics	63	19	.768	–
2	y-Milwaukee Bucks	59	23	.720	4
3	x-Philadelphia 76ers	58	24	.707	5
4	x-Detroit Pistons	46	36	.561	17
5	x-New Jersey Nets	42	40	.512	21
6	x-Washington Bullets	40	42	.488	23
7	x-Chicago Bulls	38	44	.463	25
8	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	36	46	.439	27
9	Atlanta Hawks	34	48	.415	29
10	New York Knicks	24	58	.293	39
11	Indiana Pacers	22	60	.268	41

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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

Regular season

1984–85 game log Total: 59–23 (home: 36–5; road: 23–18)
October: 2–1 (home: 2–0; road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 27, 1984 Chicago W 108–106 MECCA Arena 1–0 2 October 29, 1984 @ Chicago L 110–116 Chicago Stadium 1–1 3 October 31, 1984 Washington W 105–79 MECCA Arena 2–1
November: 9–6 (home: 6–0; road: 3–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 November 2, 1984 @ Washington W 102–96 Capital Centre 3–1 5 November 3, 1984 Cleveland W 117–88 MECCA Arena 4–1 6 November 7, 1984 Atlanta W 103–99 MECCA Arena 5–1 7 November 9, 1984 Indiana W 122–105 MECCA Arena 6–1 8 November 10, 1984 @ Detroit L 100–104 Pontiac Silverdome 6–2 9 November 13, 1984 @ Atlanta W 110–99 The Omni 7–2 10 November 15, 1984 @ L.A. Clippers W 103–90 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 8–2 11 November 16, 1984 @ Phoenix L 106–118 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 8–3 12 November 18, 1984 9:30 p.m. CST @ L.A. Lakers L 89–96 Cummings (29) Cummings (10) Dunleavy, Pressey (6) The Forum 12,768 8–4 13 November 20, 1984 @ Dallas L 108–109 Reunion Arena 8–5 14 November 21, 1984 Chicago W 108–98 MECCA Arena 9–5 15 November 24, 1984 Golden State W 103–97 MECCA Arena 10–5 16 November 27, 1984 @ Indiana L 105–126 Market Square Arena 10–6 17 November 28, 1984 @ Atlanta (at New Orleans, LA) L 83–95 Lakefront Arena 10–7 18 November 30, 1984 New York W 118–100 MECCA Arena 11–7
December: 11–4 (home: 7–1; road: 4–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 19 December 1, 1984 @ Washington L 97–100 Capital Centre 11–8 20 December 5, 1984 @ Philadelphia L 111–112 The Spectrum 11–9 21 December 6, 1984 Detroit W 114–99 MECCA Arena 12–9 22 December 8, 1984 Indiana W 99–96 MECCA Arena 13–9 23 December 11, 1984 @ Cleveland W 120–106 Richfield Coliseum 14–9 24 December 12, 1984 @ New Jersey L 109–116 Brendan Byrne Arena 14–10 25 December 14, 1984 Philadelphia L 111–115 MECCA Arena 14–11 26 December 16, 1984 Utah W 115–102 MECCA Arena 15–11 27 December 18, 1984 Dallas W 110–96 MECCA Arena 16–11 28 December 19, 1984 @ Boston W 107–92 Boston Garden 17–11 29 December 21, 1984 @ Philadelphia W 104–101 The Spectrum 18–11 30 December 22, 1984 San Antonio W 101–90 MECCA Arena 19–11 31 December 26, 1984 Houston W 97–87 MECCA Arena 20–11 32 December 29, 1984 @ Cleveland W 115–102 Richfield Coliseum 21–11 33 December 30, 1984 Boston W 114–98 MECCA Arena 22–11
January: 10–3 (home: 5–2; road: 5–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 34 January 3, 1985 L.A. Clippers W 111–87 MECCA Arena 23–11 35 January 4, 1985 @ Chicago L 101–106 Chicago Stadium 23–12 36 January 5, 1985 Philadelphia L 106–110 MECCA Arena 23–13 37 January 8, 1985 Washington L 95–99 MECCA Arena 23–14 38 January 9, 1985 @ Indiana W 106–105 Market Square Arena 24–14 39 January 11, 1985 Cleveland W 130–117 MECCA Arena 25–14 40 January 13, 1985 Denver W 140–116 MECCA Arena 26–14 41 January 15, 1985 7:30 p.m. CST L.A. Lakers W 115–105 Cummings (39) Cummings, Lister (9) Pressey (12) MECCA Arena 11,052 27–14 42 January 18, 1985 New Jersey W 102–93 MECCA Arena 28–14 43 January 24, 1985 @ Kansas City W 120–119 Kemper Arena 29–14 44 January 26, 1985 @ Houston W 105–102 The Summit 30–14 45 January 27, 1985 @ San Antonio W 106–93 HemisFair Arena 31–14 46 January 29, 1985 @ Golden State W 108–101 Oakland-Alamdea County Coliseum Arena 32–14
February: 9–4 (home: 3–2; road: 6–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 47 February 1, 1985 @ Seattle W 109–91 Kingdome 32–15 48 February 2, 1985 @ Portland W 105–95 Memorial Coliseum 33–15 49 February 4, 1985 Detroit L 111–113 (OT) MECCA Arena 34–15 50 February 6, 1985 @ New Jersey L 93–106 Brendan Byrne Arena 34–16 51 February 7, 1985 Atlanta L 91–94 (OT) MECCA Arena 34–17 All-Star Break 52 February 12, 1985 New Jersey W 111–103 MECCA Arena 35–17 53 February 14, 1985 @ Indiana W 132–128 (OT) Market Square Arena 36–17 54 February 17, 1985 Chicago W 125–105 MECCA Arena 37–17 55 February 19, 1985 @ New York W 129–118 Madison Square Garden 38–17 56 February 20, 1985 @ Detroit W 113–112 Pontiac Silverdome 39–17 57 February 23, 1985 @ Cleveland L 106–128 Richfield Coliseum 39–18 58 February 26, 1985 Philadelphia W 116–97 MECCA Arena 40–18 59 February 27, 1985 @ Utah W 119–100 Salt Palace Acord Arena 41–18
March: 13–3 (home: 9–0; road: 4–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 60 March 2, 1985 @ Denver L 140–116 McNichols Sports Arena 41–19 61 March 5, 1985 Seattle W 102–87 MECCA Arena 42–19 62 March 8, 1985 Kansas City W 127–114 MECCA Arena 43–19 63 March 10, 1985 Portland W 110–94 MECCA Arena 44–19 64 March 11, 1985 @ Atlanta W 121–115 The Omni 45–19 65 March 13, 1985 Cleveland W 128–93 MECCA Arena 46–19 66 March 16, 1985 Phoenix W 125–96 MECCA Arena 47–19 67 March 17, 1985 @ Chicago L 117–119 (OT) Chicago Stadium 47–20 68 March 19, 1985 New Jersey W 130–111 MECCA Arena 48–20 69 March 20, 1985 @ Boston L 105–107 Boston Garden 48–21 70 March 22, 1985 @ Philadelphia W 131–112 The Spectrum 49–21 71 March 23, 1985 Indiana W 140–129 MECCA Arena 50–21 72 March 25, 1985 New York W 126–106 MECCA Arena 51–21 73 March 26, 1985 @ Washington W 107–96 Capital Centre 52–21 74 March 28, 1985 @ New York W 121–116 Madison Square Garden 53–21 75 March 30, 1985 Atlanta W 106–95 MECCA Arena 54–21
April: 5–2 (home: 4–0; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 76 April 2, 1985 Boston W 109–103 MECCA Arena 55–21 77 April 4, 1985 Detroit W 130–121 MECCA Arena 56–21 78 April 6, 1985 @ New Jersey L 104–108 Brendan Byrne Arena 56–22 79 April 7, 1985 @ Detroit L 91–113 Pontiac Silverdome 56–23 80 April 10, 1985 Washington W 106–97 MECCA Arena 57–23 81 April 12, 1985 @ Boston W 115–113 (OT) Boston Garden 58–23 82 April 13, 1985 New York W 88–84 MECCA Arena 59–23
1984–85 schedule

Playoffs

1985 playoff game log
First Round: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 19, 1985 Chicago W 109–100 Moncrief (30) Mokeski (10) Pressey (9) MECCA Arena 11,052 1–0 2 April 21, 1985 Chicago W 122–115 Cummings (30) Cummings (9) Cummings (11) MECCA Arena 11,052 2–0 3 April 24, 1985 @ Chicago L 107–109 Cummings (37) Cummings (9) Moncrief, Pressey (5) Chicago Stadium 17,225 2–1 4 April 26, 1985 @ Chicago W 105–97 Cummings (29) Cummings (12) Pressey (4) Chicago Stadium 17,787 3–1
Conference semifinals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 28, 1985 Philadelphia L 105–127 Cummings (17) Pressey (10) Hodges, Pressey (8) MECCA Arena 11,052 0–1 2 April 30, 1985 Philadelphia L 108–112 Cummings (41) Cummings, Lister (12) Pressey (16) MECCA Arena 11,052 0–2 3 May 3, 1985 @ Philadelphia L 104–109 Cummings (21) Cummings, Lister (8) Pressey (7) The Spectrum 14,188 0–3 4 May 5, 1985 @ Philadelphia L 112–121 Moncrief, Pressey (25) Lister (14) Moncrief (8) The Spectrum 15,264 0–4
1985 schedule

Player statistics

Source:

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
Terry Cummings	79	78	34.5	49.5	0.0	74.1	9.1	2.9	1.5	0.8	23.6
Sidney Moncrief	73	72	37.5	48.3	27.3	82.8	5.4	5.2	1.6	0.5	21.7
Paul Pressey	80	80	36.0	51.7	35.0	75.8	5.4	6.8	1.6	0.7	16.1
Craig Hodges	82	63	30.4	49.0	34.8	81.5	2.3	4.3	1.2	0.0	10.6
Alton Lister	81	80	25.8	53.8	0.0	58.8	8.0	1.6	0.6	2.1	9.9
Ricky Pierce	44	3	20.0	53.7	25.0	82.3	2.7	2.1	0.8	0.1	9.8
Mike Dunleavy	19	19	22.8	47.4	34.0	86.2	1.6	4.5	0.8	0.2	8.9
Paul Thompson	16	0	14.2	39.0	0.0	70.6	2.6	1.3	0.9	0.3	6.6
Paul Mokeski	79	6	20.1	47.8	0.0	69.8	5.2	1.3	0.4	0.4	6.2
Charles Davis	57	2	13.1	43.6	10.0	82.8	2.6	0.9	0.4	0.1	6.2
Kevin Grevey	78	6	15.2	44.8	24.2	82.2	1.3	1.2	0.4	0.0	6.1
Randy Breuer	78	0	13.9	51.1	0.0	70.1	3.3	0.5	0.3	1.1	5.3
Kenny Fields	51	1	10.5	44.0	0.0	75.0	1.6	0.7	0.2	0.2	3.8
Larry Micheaux	18	0	9.5	48.6	0.0	70.6	2.4	0.7	0.4	0.4	2.6
Mark West	1	0	6.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.0
David Thirdkill	6	0	2.7	75.0	0.0	50.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2
Lorenzo Romar	4	0	4.0	12.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5
Chris Engler	1	0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Terry Cummings	8	8	38.9	57.7	0.0	82.8	8.8	2.5	1.5	0.9	27.5
Sidney Moncrief	8	7	39.9	55.6	40.0	93.3	4.3	5.0	0.6	0.5	23.0
Paul Pressey	8	8	37.0	51.1	33.3	81.6	6.0	7.6	2.3	0.6	15.3
Ricky Pierce	8	1	24.8	49.3	0.0	77.8	2.3	1.9	0.4	0.1	9.9
Alton Lister	8	8	25.4	45.0	0.0	46.9	7.8	1.9	0.8	1.9	8.6
Craig Hodges	8	8	27.0	36.4	17.4	80.0	1.6	3.3	1.5	0.1	8.0
Paul Mokeski	8	0	19.3	44.4	0.0	100.0	4.3	1.5	0.3	0.5	5.5
Randy Breuer	8	0	13.0	57.7	0.0	66.7	3.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	5.5
Paul Thompson	3	0	11.3	41.7	0.0	60.0	1.7	0.7	1.3	0.3	4.3
Charles Davis	5	0	10.2	40.0	0.0	75.0	2.0	0.8	0.0	0.0	3.8
Kevin Grevey	5	0	5.6	30.8	0.0	100.0	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0	2.4
Chris Engler	1	0	6.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0

Awards and records

• Don Nelson, NBA Coach of the Year Award
• Sidney Moncrief, All-NBA Second Team
• Terry Cummings, All-NBA Second Team
• Sidney Moncrief, NBA All-Defensive First Team
• Paul Pressey, NBA All-Defensive First Team

Transactions

Trades

September 29, 1984

To Milwaukee Bucks---- Terry Cummings Craig Hodges Ricky Pierce

To Los Angeles Clippers---- Junior Bridgeman Harvey Catchings Marques Johnson

See also

• 1984-85 NBA season