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The 1984–85 Phoenix Suns season was the 17th season for the
Phoenix Suns The Phoenix Suns are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. The Suns compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division (NBA), Pacific Division of the Western Conference (NBA), We ...
of the
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. The Suns were without
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Walter Davis for much of the season due to injury. They would be without him in the
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, extending a then-franchise record to eight consecutive seasons even though the Suns finished the regular season with the team's first losing record since the 1976–77 season. The Suns' playoff run would not last long, being swept in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs by the eventual league champions, the
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. The team was led by
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John MacLeod, in his 12th year with the Suns, and played all home games in
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.
Larry Nance Larry Donnell Nance Sr. (born February 12, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player. A forward from Clemson University, Nance played 14 seasons (1981–1994) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Phoen ...
would earn his first career
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selection, and led the Suns in scoring for the first time, averaging 20
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per game. He also tied with
Maurice Lucas Maurice Lucas (February 18, 1952 – October 31, 2010) was an American professional basketball player who played in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a four-time NBA All-Star and won ...
for team leader in
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, each averaging 8.8 on the season. Walter Davis was hampered by an injury, starting just nine games on the season and averaging only 15.0 points, while 7-footer James Edwards brought in 14.9 points per game.


Offseason


NBA draft


Roster


Regular season


Standings


Record vs. opponents


Game log

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7:30p.m. MST , L.A. Lakers
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Denver Denver ( ) is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Consolidated city and county, consolidated city and county, the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Colorado, most populous city of the U.S. state of ...

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Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...

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Houston Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...

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San Antonio San Antonio ( ; Spanish for " Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio. San Antonio is the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the ...

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HemisFair Arena HemisFair Arena (also known as the San Antonio Convention Center Arena) was an indoor arena located in San Antonio, Texas. It was home to the ABA/NBA's San Antonio Spurs from 1973 to 1993 and the San Antonio Force of the AFL during the 1992 sea ...
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Dallas Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...

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Reunion Arena Reunion Arena was an indoor arena located in the Reunion, Dallas, Reunion district of downtown Dallas, Texas, United States. The arena served as the primary home of the National Hockey League's (NHL) Dallas Stars and the National Basketball Ass ...
, 26–27 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 54 , February 17, 1985 , @
Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...

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Market Square Arena Market Square Arena (MSA) was an indoor arena in Indianapolis. Completed in 1974, at a cost of $23 million, it seated 16,530 for basketball and 15,993 for ice hockey. Seating capacity for concerts and other events was adjusted by the use of larg ...
, 27–27 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 55 , February 18, 1985 , @
Detroit Detroit ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Michigan, most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario. It had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 United State ...

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Pontiac Silverdome The Pontiac Silverdome (also known 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, the fi ...
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Houston Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...

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, 27–29 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 57 , February 22, 1985 ,
San Antonio San Antonio ( ; Spanish for " Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio. San Antonio is the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the ...

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, 27–30 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 58 , February 24, 1985 , @
Denver Denver ( ) is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Consolidated city and county, consolidated city and county, the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Colorado, most populous city of the U.S. state of ...

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McNichols Sports Arena McNichols Sports Arena was an indoor arena located in Denver, Colorado, United States. 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. Sp ...
, 27–31 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 59 , February 26, 1985 , @
Kansas City The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. Its 14 counties straddle the border between the U.S. states of Missouri (9 counties) and Kansas (5 counties). With and a population of more t ...

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Kemper Arena Hy-Vee Arena, previously known as Kemper Arena, is an indoor arena located in Kansas City, Missouri. Prior to conversion to a youth sports and community gymnasium facility, Kemper Arena was previously a 19,500-seat professional sports arena. It ...
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7:30p.m. MST , L.A. Lakers
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14,660 , 28–32 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 61 , March 2, 1985 ,
Kansas City The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. Its 14 counties straddle the border between the U.S. states of Missouri (9 counties) and Kansas (5 counties). With and a population of more t ...

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Dallas Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...

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, 29–33 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 63 , March 7, 1985 ,
San Antonio San Antonio ( ; Spanish for " Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio. San Antonio is the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the ...

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, 30–34 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 65 , March 12, 1985 , @
New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...

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Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as the Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh and Eighth Avenue (Manhattan), Eig ...
, 31–34 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 66 , March 13, 1985 , @
Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

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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" (later ...
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Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...

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Chicago Stadium Chicago Stadium was an indoor arena in Chicago from 1929 to 1995. When it was built, it was the largest indoor arena in the world with a maximum seating capacity of 26,000. It was the home of the National Hockey League's Chicago Blackhawks and ...
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Milwaukee Milwaukee is the List of cities in Wisconsin, most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the List of United States cities by population, 31st-most populous city in the United States ...

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7:30p.m. MST , L.A. Lakers
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Portland Portland most commonly refers to: *Portland, Oregon, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon *Portland, Maine, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine *Isle of Portland, a tied island in the English Channel Portland may also r ...

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Detroit Detroit ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Michigan, most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario. It had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 United State ...

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Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena The Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena was a multi-purpose arena at Exposition Park, in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. It was located next to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and just south of the campus of the University of ...
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Seattle Seattle ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. With a population of 780,995 in 2024, it is the 18th-most populous city in the United States. The city is the cou ...

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Kingdome The Kingdome (officially the King County Stadium) was a multi-purpose stadium located in the Industrial District, Seattle, Industrial District (later SoDo, Seattle, SoDo) neighborhood of Seattle, Washington (state), Washington, United States. O ...
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Playoffs


Game log

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(8) , The Forum
15,547 , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 2 , April 20, 1985
1:30p.m. MST , @ L.A. Lakers
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15,261 , 0–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 3 , April 23, 1985
7:30p.m. MST , L.A. Lakers
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Awards and honors


Week/Month

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Larry Nance Larry Donnell Nance Sr. (born February 12, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player. A forward from Clemson University, Nance played 14 seasons (1981–1994) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Phoen ...
was named Player of the Week for games played October 26 through November 4.


All-Star

*
Larry Nance Larry Donnell Nance Sr. (born February 12, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player. A forward from Clemson University, Nance played 14 seasons (1981–1994) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Phoen ...
was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference in the
All-Star Game An all-star game is an exhibition game that showcases the best players (the "stars") of a sports league. The exhibition is between two teams organized solely for the event, usually representing the league's teams based on region or division, bu ...
. Nance finished fifth in voting among Western Conference forwards with 287,665 votes. *
Larry Nance Larry Donnell Nance Sr. (born February 12, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player. A forward from Clemson University, Nance played 14 seasons (1981–1994) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Phoen ...
competed in the
Slam Dunk Contest The NBA Slam Dunk Contest (officially known as the AT&T Slam Dunk) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) competition held during the NBA All-Star Weekend. The contest was conceived of and started by the American Basketball Associat ...
. Nance, the 1984 Dunk champion, was eliminated in the semifinals.


Season

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Kyle Macy Kyle Paul Macy (born April 9, 1957) is an American basketball commentator. He played college basketball for the Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball, Purdue Boilermakers and Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball, Kentucky Wildcats, and spent seven y ...
led the league in
free throw percentage In basketball, free throws or foul shots are unopposed attempts to score points by shooting from behind the free-throw line (informally known as the foul line or the charity stripe), a line situated at the end of the restricted area. Free throws ...
with 90.7%.


Player statistics


Season

, - align="center" bgcolor="" , , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 82 , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 69 , , 26.0 , , .520 , , . , , .883 , , 6.1 , , 3.8 , , 1.4 , , .6 , , 14.7 , - align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" , , , 23 , , 9 , , 24.8 , , .450 , , .300 , , .877 , , 1.5 , , 4.3 , , .8 , , .0 , , 15.0 , - align="center" bgcolor="" , , , 70 , , 58 , , 25.5 , , .501 , , .000 , , .746 , , 5.5 , , 2.2 , , .4 , , .7 , , 14.9 , - align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" , , , 79 , , 1 , , 16.7 , , .450 , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , .325 , , .755 , , 1.0 , , 2.4 , , .8 , , .0 , , 8.8 , - align="center" bgcolor="" , , , 74 , , 59 , , 23.8 , , .446 , , .311 , , .814 , , 1.8 , , 2.7 , , .8 , , .1 , , 8.4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" , , , 80 , , 39 , , 25.8 , , .446 , , .200 , , .829 , , 2.1 , , 4.4 , , 1.3 , , .1 , , 8.8 , - align="center" bgcolor="" , , , 78 , , 14 , , 20.1 , , .520 , , .000 , , .648 , , 5.1 , , 1.6 , , .6 , , .8 , , 8.4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" , , , 63 , , 22 , , 26.5 , , .476 , , .000 , , .750 , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 8.8 , , 2.3 , , .6 , , .3 , , 13.4 , - align="center" bgcolor="" , , , 65 , , 52 , , 31.0 , , .485 , , .271 , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , .907 , , 2.8 , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 5.8 , , 1.3 , , .0 , , 11.0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" , , , 61 , , 55 , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 36.1 , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , .587 , , .500 , , .709 , , 8.8 , , 2.6 , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 1.4 , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 1.7 , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 19.9 , - align="center" bgcolor="" , , , 68 , , 3 , , 14.7 , , .471 , , .000 , , .747 , , 3.3 , , 1.0 , , .3 , , .3 , , 4.8 , - align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" , , , 4 , , 0 , , 12.0 , , .222 , , . , , .500 , , 2.0 , , 1.3 , , .5 , , .0 , , 1.3 , - align="center" bgcolor="" , , , 21 , , 11 , , 19.9 , , .486 , , . , , .763 , , 4.2 , , 1.4 , , 1.1 , , .2 , , 10.2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" , , , 77 , , 18 , , 16.1 , , .429 , , .200 , , .716 , , 2.1 , , 1.6 , , .5 , , .3 , , 3.6 , - align="center" bgcolor="" , , , 2 , , 0 , , 5.5 , , .333 , , .000 , , . , , 1.0 , , 0.0 , , .0 , , .0 , , 2.0 † – Minimum 25 three-pointers made.


Playoffs

, - align="center" bgcolor="" , , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 3 , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 3 , , 26.3 , , .500 , , . , , .833 , , 5.7 , , 3.7 , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 2.3 , , .3 , , 17.0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" , , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 3 , , 0 , , 18.7 , , .280 , , .000 , , .750 , , 1.0 , , 2.3 , , 1.7 , , .0 , , 6.7 , - align="center" bgcolor="" , , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 3 , , 0 , , 18.3 , , .474 , , .000 , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 1.000 , , 0.7 , , 3.0 , , .0 , , .0 , , 7.3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" , , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 3 , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 3 , , 30.0 , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , .645 , , . , , .750 , , 1.7 , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 5.3 , , .7 , , .0 , , 16.3 , - align="center" bgcolor="" , , , 2 , , 0 , , 17.0 , , .600 , , . , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 1.000 , , 1.5 , , 1.5 , , .0 , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 1.5 , , 6.0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" , , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 3 , , 0 , , 28.0 , , .468 , , . , , .789 , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 11.0 , , 3.3 , , .7 , , .7 , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 19.7 , - align="center" bgcolor="" , , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 3 , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 3 , , 28.3 , , .500 , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , .250 , , .800 , , 2.7 , , 3.0 , , 2.0 , , .0 , , 10.3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" , , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 3 , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 3 , , 27.3 , , .609 , , . , , .706 , , 6.3 , , 3.0 , , .0 , , 1.0 , , 13.3 , - align="center" bgcolor="" , , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 3 , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 3 , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 30.3 , , .595 , , . , , .800 , , 5.0 , , 3.3 , , 1.7 , , .0 , , 17.3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" , , , style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" , 3 , , 0 , , 21.3 , , .250 , , .000 , , .833 , , 2.7 , , 3.3 , , .3 , , 1.3 , , 3.7


Transactions


Free agents


Additions


Subtractions


References


Standings on Basketball Reference
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