1984–85 Detroit Pistons season

1984–85 Detroit Pistons season
Head coach Chuck Daly
General manager Jack McCloskey
Owner(s) William Davidson
Arena Pontiac Silverdome, Joe Louis Arena
Results
Record 46–36 (.561)
Place Division: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish East Conference Semifinals
(eliminated 2-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television WKBD-TV
PASS Sports
Radio WJR

The 1984–85 NBA season was the Pistons' 37th season in the NBA and 28th season in the city of Detroit.[1]

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
120Tony CampbellSF/SG United StatesOhio State
232Eric Turner United StatesMichigan
366Kevin Springman United StatesSaint Joseph's
489Phillip Smith United StatesNew Mexico
5112Rick Doyle United StatesTexas-San Antonio
6135Rennie Bailey United StatesLouisiana Tech
7158Barry Francisco United StatesBloomsburg (PA)
8181Dale Roberts United StatesAppalachian State
9203Ben Tower United StatesMichigan State
10225Dan Pelekoudas United StatesMichigan

Roster

Detroit Pistons roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 54 Benson, Kent 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Indiana
G/F 00 Campbell, Tony 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Ohio State
F 23 Cureton, Earl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Detroit
SG 15 Johnson, Vinnie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Baylor
PF 35 Jones, Major 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Albany State
C 40 Laimbeer, Bill 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Notre Dame
SG 25 Long, John 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Detroit
PG 34 Lowe, Sidney 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) North Carolina State
PG 14 Romar, Lorenzo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Washington
PF 32 Roundfield, Dan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Central Michigan
SG 31 Steppe, Brook 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Georgia Tech
SG 22 Teagle, Terry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Baylor
SF 22 Thirdkill, David 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Bradley
PG 11 Thomas, Isiah 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Indiana
F 7 Tripucka, Kelly 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Notre Dame
G/F 41 Tyler, Terry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Detroit
PF 31 Wilkinson, Dale 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Idaho State
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 5923.720–36–523–1820–10
x-Detroit Pistons 4636.5611326–1520–2121–8
x-Chicago Bulls 3844.4632126–1512–2913–17
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 3646.4392320–2116–2513–16
Atlanta Hawks 3448.4152519–2215–2615–15
Indiana Pacers 2260.2683716–256–357–23
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics6319.768–
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks5923.7204
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers5824.7075
4 x-Detroit Pistons4636.56117
5 x-New Jersey Nets4240.51221
6 x-Washington Bullets4042.48823
7 x-Chicago Bulls3844.46325
8 x-Cleveland Cavaliers3646.43927
9 Atlanta Hawks3448.41529
10 New York Knicks2458.29339
11 Indiana Pacers2260.26841


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 —1–43–33–30–20–21–52–00–26–00–22–00–22–43–33–30–52–00–20–21–12–03–3
Boston 4–1—4–26–02–01–14–22–02–05–12–02–01–11–45–16–03–32–01–12–01–12–05–1
Chicago 3–32–4—2–42–01–13–31–10–22–42–02–01–13–32–44–20–51–11–11–12–00–23–2
Cleveland 3–30–64–2—1–10–21–41–10–24–22–02–00–21–52–33–34–21–11–11–11–11–13–3
Dallas 2–00–20–21–1—2–40–24–12–42–05–13–21–41–11–12–01–12–34–14–25–01–51–1
Denver 2–01–11–12–04–2—0–25–02–42–04–22–32–31–12–01–11–14–14–13–33–24–22–0
Detroit 5–12–43–34–12–02–0—2–01–16–01–11–11–13–31–53–21–52–01–11–11–10–23–3
Golden State 0–20–21–11–11–40–50–2—2–30–22–32–41–50–21–11–10–22–42–41–43–31–41–1
Houston 2–00–22–02–04–24–21–13–2—1–15–12–31–40–21–12–01–14–13–24–23–23–30–2
Indiana 0–61–54–22–40–20–20–62–01–1—1–10–21–11–52–32–41–50–20–21–10–22–01–4
Kansas City 2–00–20–20–21–52–41–13–21–51–1—3–20–50–22–01–11–12–33–22–43–22–41–1
L.A. Clippers 0–20–20–20–22–33–21–14–23–22–02–3—0–60–20–21–10–24–21–52–32–43–21–1
L.A. Lakers 2–01–11–12–04–13–21–15–14–11–15–06–0—1–12–02–01–15–15–13–23–34–11–1
Milwaukee 4–24–13–35–11–11–13–32–02–05–12–02–01–1—3–35–03–31–12–02–02–02–04–2
New Jersey 3–31–54–23–21–10–25–11–11–13–20–22–00–23–3—6–02–41–10–20–22–00–24–2
New York 3–30–62–43–30–21–12–31–10–24–21–11–10–20–50–6—2–40–20–21–12–01–10–6
Philadelphia 5–03–35–02–41–11–15–12–01–15–11–12–01–13–34–24–2—2–02–01–12–02–04–2
Phoenix 0–20–21–11–13–21–40–24–21–42–03–22–41–51–11–12–00–2—3–31–45–13–21–1
Portland 2–01–11–11–11–41–41–14–22–32–02–35–11–50–22–02–00–23–3—3–24–23–21–1
San Antonio 2–00–21–11–12–43–31–14–12–41–14–23–22–30–22–01–11–14–12–3—4–11–50–2
Seattle 1–11–10–21–10–52–31–13–32–32–02–34–23–30–20–20–20–21–52–41–4—3–22–0
Utah 0–20–22–01–15–12–42–04–13–30–24–22–31–40–22–01–10–22–32–35–12–3—1–1
Washington 3–31–52–33–31–10–23–31–12–04–11–11–11–12–42–46–02–41–11–12–00–21–1—

Playoffs

East First Round

(4) Detroit Pistons vs. (5) New Jersey Nets: Pistons win series 3-0

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Pistons and Nets.

East Conference Semifinals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (4) Detroit Pistons: Celtics win series 4-2

Last Playoff Meeting: 1968 Eastern Division Semifinals (Boston won 4-2)

Player statistics

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

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1984-85 Detroit Pistons

See also

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