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Los Angeles Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Lakers play their ...
season was the 39th season of the franchise, 37th in the
National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball sports league, league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues i ...
(NBA) and 25th in
Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world ...
. The Lakers entered the season as runner-ups of the
1984 NBA Finals The 1984 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 1983–84 season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs. The Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics defeated the West ...
, where they lost in heartbreaking fashion to the
Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of t ...
in seven games, increasing their losing streak to the Celtics in the NBA Finals to 8 consecutive losses. In the playoffs, the Lakers swept in the
Phoenix Suns The Phoenix Suns are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Suns are the only team in t ...
in three games in the First Round, then defeated the
Portland Trail Blazers The Portland Trail Blazers (colloquially known as the Blazers) are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. The Trail Blazers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Con ...
in five games in the Semifinals, before defeating the
Denver Nuggets The Denver Nuggets are an American professional basketball team based in Denver. The Nuggets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. The team was founded as the D ...
in five games in the Conference Finals to advance to the
NBA Finals The NBA Finals is the annual championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Eastern and Western Conference champions play a best-of-seven game series to determine the league champion. The team that wins the series is a ...
for the fifth time in the 1980s, facing off against the defending NBA champion
Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of t ...
in a rematch of last season's NBA Finals. This time, however, the Lakers were able to return to their championship ways and win their ninth NBA championship (their fourth in Los Angeles), avenging their NBA Finals loss and getting revenge on the Celtics, defeating them in six games, and marking the first time the Lakers had defeated the Celtics in the NBA Finals. The Lakers also became the first team to have defeated the Celtics in the NBA Finals while on the road, a feat that has since only been accomplished by the 2022 Golden State Warriors.


NBA Draft

1984 NBA Draft The 1984 NBA draft was the 37th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). It was held at the Felt Forum at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, on June 19, 1984, before the 1984–85 season. The draft is generally c ...


Transactions

The Lakers have been involved in the following transactions during the 1984–1985 season.


Free Agent Additions


Roster


Regular season


Season standings


Record vs. opponents


Game log


Regular season

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Dallas Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County ...

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Reunion Arena Reunion Arena was an indoor arena located in the Reunion district of downtown Dallas, Texas. The arena served as the primary home of the National Hockey League's Dallas Stars and the National Basketball Association's Dallas Mavericks. The ...

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Kingdome The Kingdome (officially the King County Stadium) was a multi-purpose stadium located in the Industrial District (later SoDo) neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. Owned and operated by King County, it was best known as the hom ...

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Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...

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Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
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Worthy Worthy can refer to: People * Worthy (surname) * Worthington Worthy Patterson (born 1931), American basketball player * F. F. Worthington, nicknamed "Worthy" Places * Worthy, see List of generic forms in place names in Ireland and the United Kin ...
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Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(15) , Memorial Coliseum
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New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delawa ...

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Milwaukee Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee i ...

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Cooper Cooper, Cooper's, Coopers and similar may refer to: * Cooper (profession), a maker of wooden casks and other staved vessels Arts and entertainment * Cooper (producers), alias of Dutch producers Klubbheads * Cooper (video game character), in ...
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Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
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Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a 14,870-seat multi-purpose indoor arena in Phoenix, Arizona, located at the Arizona State Fairgrounds. It hosted the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association from 1968 to 1992, as well as indoor s ...

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Kareem (alternatively spelled Karim or Kerim) ( ar, کریم) is a common given name and surname of Arabic origin that means "generous", "noble", "honorable". It is also one of the Names of God in Islam in the Quran. Given name Karim * Karim A ...
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Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to its ...

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Salt Palace Acord Arena The Salt Palace was an indoor arena located in Salt Lake City, Utah. Built on land that was once the "Little Tokyo" area of the city, construction was pushed by Salt Lake's bid committee for the 1972 Winter Olympics, which included Gen. Maxwell ...

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Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = List of sovereign states, Count ...

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(16) , The Forum
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Cleveland Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the United States, U.S. U.S. state, state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along ...

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(14) , Richfield Coliseum
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New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delawa ...

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Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
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Brendan Byrne Arena Meadowlands Arena (formerly Brendan Byrne Arena, Continental Airlines Arena and Izod Center) is a closed indoor arena facility located in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. The arena is located on N ...

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Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Since ...

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Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(17) , The Spectrum
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Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

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Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
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Kingdome The Kingdome (officially the King County Stadium) was a multi-purpose stadium located in the Industrial District (later SoDo) neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. Owned and operated by King County, it was best known as the hom ...

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Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,7 ...

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Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(20) , The Omni
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Houston Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 ...

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Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
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Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...

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McNichols Sports Arena McNichols Sports Arena was an indoor arena located in Denver, Colorado. Located adjacent to Mile High Stadium and completed in 1975, at a cost of $16 million, it seated 16,061 for hockey games and 17,171 for basketball games. Sports use It was ...

17,022 , 21–10 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 32 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 33 , January 4, 1985
7:30p.m. PST , Portland
W 120–95
, Abdul-Jabbar (28) , Abdul-Jabbar (11) ,
Cooper Cooper, Cooper's, Coopers and similar may refer to: * Cooper (profession), a maker of wooden casks and other staved vessels Arts and entertainment * Cooper (producers), alias of Dutch producers Klubbheads * Cooper (video game character), in ...
(7) , The Forum
14,979 , 23–10 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 34 , January 6, 1985
7:30p.m. PST ,
San Antonio ("Cradle of Freedom") , image_map = , mapsize = 220px , map_caption = Interactive map of San Antonio , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = United States , subdivision_type1= State , subdivision_name1 = Texas , subdivision_ ...

W 99–98
, Abdul-Jabbar (28) , Abdul-Jabbar (11) ,
Cooper Cooper, Cooper's, Coopers and similar may refer to: * Cooper (profession), a maker of wooden casks and other staved vessels Arts and entertainment * Cooper (producers), alias of Dutch producers Klubbheads * Cooper (video game character), in ...
(14) , The Forum
13,513 , 24–10 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 35 , January 8, 1985
7:30p.m. PST ,
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...

L 124–126
, Abdul-Jabbar (35) , Abdul-Jabbar (12) ,
Cooper Cooper, Cooper's, Coopers and similar may refer to: * Cooper (profession), a maker of wooden casks and other staved vessels Arts and entertainment * Cooper (producers), alias of Dutch producers Klubbheads * Cooper (video game character), in ...
(16) , The Forum
13,024 , 24–11 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 36 , January 10, 1985
7:30p.m. PST ,
Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to its ...

W 120–112
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Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(20) , Rambis (11) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(10) , The Forum
14,547 , 25–11 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 37 , January 11, 1985
5:30p.m. PST , @
Dallas Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County ...

W 121–102
, Abdul-Jabbar (30) , Abdul-Jabbar (11) ,
Scott Scott may refer to: Places Canada * Scott, Quebec, municipality in the Nouvelle-Beauce regional municipality in Quebec * Scott, Saskatchewan, a town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380 * Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98, Sask ...
(6) ,
Reunion Arena Reunion Arena was an indoor arena located in the Reunion district of downtown Dallas, Texas. The arena served as the primary home of the National Hockey League's Dallas Stars and the National Basketball Association's Dallas Mavericks. The ...

17,007 , 26–11 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 38 , January 13, 1985
9:00a.m. PST , @
Detroit Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at t ...

L 98–121
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Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
, McGee (22) , Abdul-Jabbar (13) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(10) ,
Pontiac Silverdome The Pontiac Silverdome (also known simply as the Silverdome) was a stadium in Pontiac, Michigan. It opened in 1975 and sat on 199 acres (51 ha) of land. When the stadium opened, it featured a fiberglass fabric roof held up by air pressure, ...

23,475 , 26–12 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 39 , January 15, 1985
5:30p.m. PST , @
Milwaukee Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee i ...

L 105–115
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Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(32) ,
Worthy Worthy can refer to: People * Worthy (surname) * Worthington Worthy Patterson (born 1931), American basketball player * F. F. Worthington, nicknamed "Worthy" Places * Worthy, see List of generic forms in place names in Ireland and the United Kin ...
(11) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(9) ,
MECCA Arena Mecca (; officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, commonly shortened to Makkah ()) is a city and administrative center of the Mecca Province of Saudi Arabia, and the holiest city in Islam. It is inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow valle ...

11,052 , 26–13 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 40 , January 16, 1985
5:00p.m. PST , @
Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

L 102–104
, Abdul-Jabbar (33) , Abdul-Jabbar,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
, Rambis (7) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(13) ,
Boston Garden The Boston Garden was an arena in Boston, Massachusetts. Designed by boxing promoter Tex Rickard, who also built the third iteration of New York's Madison Square Garden, it opened on November 17, 1928, as "Boston Madison Square Garden" (la ...

14,890 , 26–14 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 41 , January 18, 1985
7:30p.m. PST ,
Dallas Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County ...

W 110–92
,
Worthy Worthy can refer to: People * Worthy (surname) * Worthington Worthy Patterson (born 1931), American basketball player * F. F. Worthington, nicknamed "Worthy" Places * Worthy, see List of generic forms in place names in Ireland and the United Kin ...
(19) , Rambis (7) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(18) , The Forum
17,505 , 27–14 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 42 , , January 19, 1985
8:00PM PST , , @ Golden State ,
W 139-109
, , Abdul-Jabbar (22) , ,
Worthy Worthy can refer to: People * Worthy (surname) * Worthington Worthy Patterson (born 1931), American basketball player * F. F. Worthington, nicknamed "Worthy" Places * Worthy, see List of generic forms in place names in Ireland and the United Kin ...
(7) , ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(13) , , Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
13,295 , , 28-14 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 43 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 44 , January 25, 1985
8:30p.m. PST ,
Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Since ...

W 109–104
, Abdul-Jabbar (23) , Abdul-Jabbar (9) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(15) , The Forum
17,505 , 30–14 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 45 , January 26, 1985
6:30p.m. PST , @
Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to its ...

L 83–96
, Abdul-Jabbar,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(19) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(8) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(6) ,
Salt Palace Acord Arena The Salt Palace was an indoor arena located in Salt Lake City, Utah. Built on land that was once the "Little Tokyo" area of the city, construction was pushed by Salt Lake's bid committee for the 1972 Winter Olympics, which included Gen. Maxwell ...

12,675 , 30–15 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 46 , January 29, 1985
7:30p.m. PST , @ Portland
W 122–106
, Abdul-Jabbar (29) , Abdul-Jabbar (13) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(13) , Memorial Coliseum
12,666 , 31–15 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 47 , January 30, 1985
7:30p.m. PST ,
Houston Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 ...

L 113–116
, Abdul-Jabbar (34) , Abdul-Jabbar (9) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(10) , The Forum
17,505 , 31–16 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 48 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 49 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 50 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 51 , February 5, 1985
5:00p.m. CST , @
Houston Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 ...

W 113–104
, Abdul-Jabbar (40) ,
Worthy Worthy can refer to: People * Worthy (surname) * Worthington Worthy Patterson (born 1931), American basketball player * F. F. Worthington, nicknamed "Worthy" Places * Worthy, see List of generic forms in place names in Ireland and the United Kin ...
(10) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(19) , The Summit
16,016 , 35–16 , - align="center" , colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff", All-Star Break , - style="background:#cfc;" , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 52 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 53 , February 15, 1985
7:30p.m. PST ,
Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,7 ...

L 111–120
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Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(23) , Rambis (10) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(16) , The Forum
13,852 , 37–16 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 54 , February 17, 1985
12:30p.m. PST ,
Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

W 117–111
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Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(37) , Rambis (12) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(13) , The Forum
17,505 , 38–16 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 55 , February 19, 1985
5:30p.m. PST , @
Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = List of sovereign states, Count ...

W 127–117
, Abdul-Jabbar (27) , Abdul-Jabbar (9) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(12) ,
Chicago Stadium Chicago Stadium was an indoor arena in Chicago, Illinois, that opened in 1929, closed in 1994 and was demolished in 1995. It was the home of the National Hockey League's Chicago Blackhawks and the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls. ...

19,052 , 39–16 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 56 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 57 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 58 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 59 , February 26, 1985
7:30p.m. PST ,
Houston Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 ...

W 100–94
, Abdul-Jabbar,
Worthy Worthy can refer to: People * Worthy (surname) * Worthington Worthy Patterson (born 1931), American basketball player * F. F. Worthington, nicknamed "Worthy" Places * Worthy, see List of generic forms in place names in Ireland and the United Kin ...
(19) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(11) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(18) , The Forum
17,505 , 42–17 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 60 , February 28, 1985
6:30p.m. PST , @ Phoenix
L 105–117
,
Worthy Worthy can refer to: People * Worthy (surname) * Worthington Worthy Patterson (born 1931), American basketball player * F. F. Worthington, nicknamed "Worthy" Places * Worthy, see List of generic forms in place names in Ireland and the United Kin ...
(22) ,
Worthy Worthy can refer to: People * Worthy (surname) * Worthington Worthy Patterson (born 1931), American basketball player * F. F. Worthington, nicknamed "Worthy" Places * Worthy, see List of generic forms in place names in Ireland and the United Kin ...
(8) ,
Cooper Cooper, Cooper's, Coopers and similar may refer to: * Cooper (profession), a maker of wooden casks and other staved vessels Arts and entertainment * Cooper (producers), alias of Dutch producers Klubbheads * Cooper (video game character), in ...
(9) ,
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a 14,870-seat multi-purpose indoor arena in Phoenix, Arizona, located at the Arizona State Fairgrounds. It hosted the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association from 1968 to 1992, as well as indoor s ...

14,660 , 42–18 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 61 , March 2, 1985
5:30p.m. PST , @
Dallas Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County ...

W 125–106
, Abdul-Jabbar (25) , Abdul-Jabbar (12) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(16) ,
Reunion Arena Reunion Arena was an indoor arena located in the Reunion district of downtown Dallas, Texas. The arena served as the primary home of the National Hockey League's Dallas Stars and the National Basketball Association's Dallas Mavericks. The ...

17,007 , 43–18 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 62 , , March 6, 1985
7:30PM PST , , Golden State ,
W 145-119
, , McGee (29) , , Kupchak,
McGee (7) , , Lester (10) , , The Forum
15,371 , , 44-18 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 63 , March 9, 1985
8:00p.m. PST ,
Cleveland Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the United States, U.S. U.S. state, state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along ...

W 133–106
,
Scott Scott may refer to: Places Canada * Scott, Quebec, municipality in the Nouvelle-Beauce regional municipality in Quebec * Scott, Saskatchewan, a town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380 * Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98, Sask ...
(26) , Rambis (10) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(13) , The Forum
17,505 , 45–18 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 64 , March 12, 1985
7:30p.m. PST ,
Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to its ...

W 123–108
,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
, McAdoo,
Scott Scott may refer to: Places Canada * Scott, Quebec, municipality in the Nouvelle-Beauce regional municipality in Quebec * Scott, Saskatchewan, a town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380 * Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98, Sask ...
(18) , Rambis (13) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(13) , The Forum
17,505 , 46–18 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 65 , March 13, 1985
6:30p.m. PST , @
Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to its ...

W 120–105
, Abdul-Jabbar (27) , Abdul-Jabbar (10) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(11) ,
Salt Palace Acord Arena The Salt Palace was an indoor arena located in Salt Lake City, Utah. Built on land that was once the "Little Tokyo" area of the city, construction was pushed by Salt Lake's bid committee for the 1972 Winter Olympics, which included Gen. Maxwell ...

10,158 , 47–18 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 66 , March 15, 1985
7:30p.m. PST ,
San Antonio ("Cradle of Freedom") , image_map = , mapsize = 220px , map_caption = Interactive map of San Antonio , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = United States , subdivision_type1= State , subdivision_name1 = Texas , subdivision_ ...

W 115–114
,
Worthy Worthy can refer to: People * Worthy (surname) * Worthington Worthy Patterson (born 1931), American basketball player * F. F. Worthington, nicknamed "Worthy" Places * Worthy, see List of generic forms in place names in Ireland and the United Kin ...
(25) , McAdoo,
Worthy Worthy can refer to: People * Worthy (surname) * Worthington Worthy Patterson (born 1931), American basketball player * F. F. Worthington, nicknamed "Worthy" Places * Worthy, see List of generic forms in place names in Ireland and the United Kin ...
(7) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(18) , The Forum
16,130 , 48–18 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 67 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 68 , March 19, 1985
6:30p.m. PST , @ Phoenix
W 130–112
, Abdul-Jabbar (26) , Abdul-Jabbar (8) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(10) ,
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a 14,870-seat multi-purpose indoor arena in Phoenix, Arizona, located at the Arizona State Fairgrounds. It hosted the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association from 1968 to 1992, as well as indoor s ...

13,473 , 50–18 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 69 , March 22, 1985
5:30p.m. PST , @
Houston Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 ...

W 130–107
, Abdul-Jabbar (30) , Abdul-Jabbar,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(8) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(16) , The Summit
16,018 , 51–18 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 70 , March 24, 1985
7:30p.m. PST ,
Detroit Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at t ...

W 148–130
, Abdul-Jabbar (30) , Rambis (11) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(19) , The Forum
17,505 , 52–18 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 71 , March 26, 1985
7:30p.m. PST , @ Portland
L 113–116 (OT)
,
Scott Scott may refer to: Places Canada * Scott, Quebec, municipality in the Nouvelle-Beauce regional municipality in Quebec * Scott, Saskatchewan, a town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380 * Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98, Sask ...
(28) , Rambis (13) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(14) , Memorial Coliseum
12,666 , 52–19 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 72 , , March 27, 1985
7:30PM PST , , @ Seattle ,
W 122-97
, , Abdul-Jabbar,
Scott Scott may refer to: Places Canada * Scott, Quebec, municipality in the Nouvelle-Beauce regional municipality in Quebec * Scott, Saskatchewan, a town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380 * Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98, Sask ...
(21) , , Kupchak (13) , ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(10) , ,
Kingdome The Kingdome (officially the King County Stadium) was a multi-purpose stadium located in the Industrial District (later SoDo) neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. Owned and operated by King County, it was best known as the hom ...

10,542 , , 53-19 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 73 , March 29, 1985
7:30p.m. PST ,
Dallas Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County ...

W 120–115
,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(23) , Abdul-Jabbar (8) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(13) , The Forum
17,505 , 54–19 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 74 , March 31, 1985
7:00p.m. PST , Phoenix
W 123–98
, Abdul-Jabbar,
Scott Scott may refer to: Places Canada * Scott, Quebec, municipality in the Nouvelle-Beauce regional municipality in Quebec * Scott, Saskatchewan, a town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380 * Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98, Sask ...
(20) , Spriggs (9) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(14) , The Forum
15,922 , 55–19 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 75 , April 2, 1985
6:30p.m. PST , @
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...

W 118–104
, Abdul-Jabbar, McAdoo (20) , Abdul-Jabbar (13) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(13) ,
McNichols Sports Arena McNichols Sports Arena was an indoor arena located in Denver, Colorado. Located adjacent to Mile High Stadium and completed in 1975, at a cost of $16 million, it seated 16,061 for hockey games and 17,171 for basketball games. Sports use It was ...

17,022 , 56–19 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 76 , April 3, 1985
5:30p.m. PST , @
San Antonio ("Cradle of Freedom") , image_map = , mapsize = 220px , map_caption = Interactive map of San Antonio , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = United States , subdivision_type1= State , subdivision_name1 = Texas , subdivision_ ...

L 108–122
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Worthy Worthy can refer to: People * Worthy (surname) * Worthington Worthy Patterson (born 1931), American basketball player * F. F. Worthington, nicknamed "Worthy" Places * Worthy, see List of generic forms in place names in Ireland and the United Kin ...
(32) , Rambis (16) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(13) , HemisFair Arena
11,627 , 56–20 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 77 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 78 , April 7, 1985
12:30p.m. PST , Portland
W 135–133 (OT)
,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(39) , Rambis (15) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(11) , The Forum
13,186 , 58–20 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 79 , April 9, 1985
7:30p.m. PST ,
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...

W 148–119
, McGee (26) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(8) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(11) , The Forum
17,505 , 59–20 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 80 , , April 11, 1985
7:30PM PST , , @ Golden State ,
W 137-130
, ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(28) , , Rambis (15) , ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(17) , , Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
10,400 , , 60-20 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 81 , , April 12, 1985
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W 145-131
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Playoffs

, - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , April 18, 1985
7:30p.m. PST , Phoenix
W 142–114
, McGee (22) ,
Cooper Cooper, Cooper's, Coopers and similar may refer to: * Cooper (profession), a maker of wooden casks and other staved vessels Arts and entertainment * Cooper (producers), alias of Dutch producers Klubbheads * Cooper (video game character), in ...
, McAdoo (6) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(19) , The Forum
15,547 , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , April 20, 1985
12:30p.m. PST , Phoenix
W 147–130
, Abdul-Jabbar (24) , Rambis (7) ,
Cooper Cooper, Cooper's, Coopers and similar may refer to: * Cooper (profession), a maker of wooden casks and other staved vessels Arts and entertainment * Cooper (producers), alias of Dutch producers Klubbheads * Cooper (video game character), in ...
,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(12) , The Forum
15,261 , 2–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 3 , April 23, 1985
7:30p.m. PST , @ Phoenix
W 119–103
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Worthy Worthy can refer to: People * Worthy (surname) * Worthington Worthy Patterson (born 1931), American basketball player * F. F. Worthington, nicknamed "Worthy" Places * Worthy, see List of generic forms in place names in Ireland and the United Kin ...
(23) , Rambis (9) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(11) ,
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a 14,870-seat multi-purpose indoor arena in Phoenix, Arizona, located at the Arizona State Fairgrounds. It hosted the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association from 1968 to 1992, as well as indoor s ...

8,741 , 3–0 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , April 27, 1985
12:30p.m. PST , Portland
W 125–101
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Scott Scott may refer to: Places Canada * Scott, Quebec, municipality in the Nouvelle-Beauce regional municipality in Quebec * Scott, Saskatchewan, a town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380 * Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98, Sask ...
(20) , Rambis (14) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(12) , The Forum
17,505 , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , April 30, 1985
7:30p.m. PDT , Portland
W 134–118
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Scott Scott may refer to: Places Canada * Scott, Quebec, municipality in the Nouvelle-Beauce regional municipality in Quebec * Scott, Saskatchewan, a town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380 * Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98, Sask ...
(31) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(9) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(18) , The Forum
17,505 , 2–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 3 , May 3, 1985
7:30p.m. PDT , @ Portland
W 130–126
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Worthy Worthy can refer to: People * Worthy (surname) * Worthington Worthy Patterson (born 1931), American basketball player * F. F. Worthington, nicknamed "Worthy" Places * Worthy, see List of generic forms in place names in Ireland and the United Kin ...
(28) , Abdul-Jabbar, McAdoo (9) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(23) , Memorial Coliseum
12,666 , 3–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 4 , May 5, 1985
12:30p.m. PDT , @ Portland
L 107–115
,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(31) , Abdul-Jabbar (17) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(13) , Memorial Coliseum
12,666 , 3–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 5 , May 7, 1985
7:30p.m. PDT , Portland
W 139–120
,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(34) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(9) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(19) , The Forum
17,505 , 4–1 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , May 11, 1985
12:30p.m. PDT ,
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...

W 139–122
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Scott Scott may refer to: Places Canada * Scott, Quebec, municipality in the Nouvelle-Beauce regional municipality in Quebec * Scott, Saskatchewan, a town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380 * Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98, Sask ...
(27) , Abdul-Jabbar,
Cooper Cooper, Cooper's, Coopers and similar may refer to: * Cooper (profession), a maker of wooden casks and other staved vessels Arts and entertainment * Cooper (producers), alias of Dutch producers Klubbheads * Cooper (video game character), in ...
, Rambis (7) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(16) , The Forum
16,109 , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 2 , May 14, 1985
8:00p.m. PDT ,
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...

L 114–136
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Scott Scott may refer to: Places Canada * Scott, Quebec, municipality in the Nouvelle-Beauce regional municipality in Quebec * Scott, Saskatchewan, a town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380 * Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98, Sask ...
(22) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(9) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(15) , The Forum
17,505 , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 3 , May 17, 1985
7:00p.m. PDT , @
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...

W 136–118
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Worthy Worthy can refer to: People * Worthy (surname) * Worthington Worthy Patterson (born 1931), American basketball player * F. F. Worthington, nicknamed "Worthy" Places * Worthy, see List of generic forms in place names in Ireland and the United Kin ...
(28) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(14) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(15) ,
McNichols Sports Arena McNichols Sports Arena was an indoor arena located in Denver, Colorado. Located adjacent to Mile High Stadium and completed in 1975, at a cost of $16 million, it seated 16,061 for hockey games and 17,171 for basketball games. Sports use It was ...

17,022 , 2–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 4 , May 19, 1985
3:00p.m. PDT , @
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...

W 120–116
, Abdul-Jabbar (29) ,
Worthy Worthy can refer to: People * Worthy (surname) * Worthington Worthy Patterson (born 1931), American basketball player * F. F. Worthington, nicknamed "Worthy" Places * Worthy, see List of generic forms in place names in Ireland and the United Kin ...
(13) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(13) ,
McNichols Sports Arena McNichols Sports Arena was an indoor arena located in Denver, Colorado. Located adjacent to Mile High Stadium and completed in 1975, at a cost of $16 million, it seated 16,061 for hockey games and 17,171 for basketball games. Sports use It was ...

17,022 , 3–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 5 , May 22, 1985
8:30p.m. PDT ,
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...

W 153–109
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Worthy Worthy can refer to: People * Worthy (surname) * Worthington Worthy Patterson (born 1931), American basketball player * F. F. Worthington, nicknamed "Worthy" Places * Worthy, see List of generic forms in place names in Ireland and the United Kin ...
(25) , Kupchak (10) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(19) , The Forum
17,505 , 4–1 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 1 , May 27, 1985
12Noon PDT , @
Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

L 114–148
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Worthy Worthy can refer to: People * Worthy (surname) * Worthington Worthy Patterson (born 1931), American basketball player * F. F. Worthington, nicknamed "Worthy" Places * Worthy, see List of generic forms in place names in Ireland and the United Kin ...
(20) , Rambis (9) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(12) ,
Boston Garden The Boston Garden was an arena in Boston, Massachusetts. Designed by boxing promoter Tex Rickard, who also built the third iteration of New York's Madison Square Garden, it opened on November 17, 1928, as "Boston Madison Square Garden" (la ...

14,890 , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , May 30, 1985
6:00p.m. PDT , @
Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

W 109–102
, Abdul-Jabbar (30) , Abdul-Jabbar (17) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(13) ,
Boston Garden The Boston Garden was an arena in Boston, Massachusetts. Designed by boxing promoter Tex Rickard, who also built the third iteration of New York's Madison Square Garden, it opened on November 17, 1928, as "Boston Madison Square Garden" (la ...

14,890 , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 3 , June 2, 1985
12:30p.m. PDT ,
Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

W 136–111
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Worthy Worthy can refer to: People * Worthy (surname) * Worthington Worthy Patterson (born 1931), American basketball player * F. F. Worthington, nicknamed "Worthy" Places * Worthy, see List of generic forms in place names in Ireland and the United Kin ...
(29) , Abdul-Jabbar (14) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(16) , The Forum
17,505 , 2–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 4 , June 5, 1985
6:00p.m. PDT ,
Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

L 105–107
, Abdul-Jabbar (21) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(11) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(12) , The Forum
17,505 , 2–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 5 , June 7, 1985
6:00p.m. PDT ,
Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

W 120–111
, Abdul-Jabbar (36) , Rambis (9) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(17) , The Forum
17,505 , 3–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 6 , June 9, 1985
10:00a.m. PDT , @
Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

W 111–100
, Abdul-Jabbar (29) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
, Rambis (101) ,
Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...
(14) ,
Boston Garden The Boston Garden was an arena in Boston, Massachusetts. Designed by boxing promoter Tex Rickard, who also built the third iteration of New York's Madison Square Garden, it opened on November 17, 1928, as "Boston Madison Square Garden" (la ...

14,890 , 4–2 , -


Player statistics


Regular season

, - , , 79 , , style="background:#ffcd35;color:#6137ad;" , 79 , , 33.3 , , style="background:#ffcd35;color:#6137ad;" , .599 , , .000 , , .732 , , style="background:#ffcd35;color:#6137ad;" , 7.9 , , 3.2 , , 0.8 , , style="background:#ffcd35;color:#6137ad;" , 2.1 , , style="background:#ffcd35;color:#6137ad;" , 22.0 , - , , 77 , , 77 , , style="background:#ffcd35;color:#6137ad;" , 36.1 , , .561 , , .189 , , .843 , , 6.2 , , style="background:#ffcd35;color:#6137ad;" , 12.6 , , style="background:#ffcd35;color:#6137ad;" , 1.5 , , 0.3 , , 18.3 , - , , 80 , , 76 , , 33.7 , , .572 , , .000 , , .776 , , 6.4 , , 2.5 , , 1.1 , , 0.8 , , 17.6 , - , , 81 , , 65 , , 28.5 , , .539 , , style="background:#ffcd35;color:#6137ad;" , .433 , , .820 , , 2.6 , , 3.0 , , 1.2 , , 0.2 , , 16.0 , - , , 66 , , 0 , , 19.0 , , .520 , , .000 , , .753 , , 4.5 , , 1.0 , , 0.3 , , 0.8 , , 10.5 , - , , 76 , , 3 , , 15.4 , , .538 , , .361 , , .588 , , 2.2 , , 0.9 , , 0.5 , , 0.1 , , 10.2 , - , , style="background:#ffcd35;color:#6137ad;" , 82 , , 20 , , 26.7 , , .465 , , .285 , , style="background:#ffcd35;color:#6137ad;" , .865 , , 3.1 , , 5.2 , , 1.1 , , 0.6 , , 8.6 , - , , 42 , , 8 , , 18.1 , , .488 , , .000 , , .773 , , 2.2 , , 1.0 , , 0.5 , , 0.1 , , 8.3 , - , , 75 , , 32 , , 17.2 , , .548 , , .000 , , .767 , , 3.0 , , 1.8 , , 0.6 , , 0.2 , , 6.7 , - , , 58 , , 3 , , 12.3 , , .504 , , , , .659 , , 3.2 , , 0.4 , , 0.3 , , 0.3 , , 5.3 , - , , style="background:#ffcd35;color:#6137ad;" , 82 , , 46 , , 19.7 , , .554 , , , , .660 , , 6.4 , , 0.8 , , 1.0 , , 0.6 , , 5.2 , - , , 32 , , 1 , , 8.7 , , .415 , , .000 , , .677 , , 0.8 , , 2.5 , , 0.5 , , 0.1 , , 2.8 , - , , 11 , , 0 , , 5.4 , , .294 , , , , .250 , , 1.8 , , 0.3 , , 0.0 , , 1.4 , , 1.1 , - , , 2 , , 0 , , 3.5 , , .000 , , , , , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0


Playoffs


Awards and records

*
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Kareem (alternatively spelled Karim or Kerim) ( ar, کریم) is a common given name and surname of Arabic origin that means "generous", "noble", "honorable". It is also one of the Names of God in Islam in the Quran. Given name Karim * Karim A ...
,
NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award The Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award (formerly known as the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1969 NBA Finals. The award is decided by a panel of ...
*
Magic Johnson Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. (born August 14, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player. He is often regarded as the greatest point guard of all-time and has been compared with Stephen Curry. Johnson played 13 seasons in the ...
,
All-NBA First Team The All-NBA Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every NBA season. The voting is conducted by a global panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. The team has been sel ...
*
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Kareem (alternatively spelled Karim or Kerim) ( ar, کریم) is a common given name and surname of Arabic origin that means "generous", "noble", "honorable". It is also one of the Names of God in Islam in the Quran. Given name Karim * Karim A ...
,
All-NBA Second Team The All-NBA Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every NBA season. The voting is conducted by a global panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. The team has been sel ...
*
Michael Cooper Michael Jerome Cooper (born April 15, 1956) is an American basketball coach and former player who is the boys varsity coach at Culver City High School. He played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA), winning ...
, NBA All-Defensive First Team


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:1984-85 Los Angeles Lakers season NBA championship seasons Los Los Angeles Lakers seasons Western Conference (NBA) championship seasons Los Angle Los Angle