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1984–85 Boston Celtics season
Eastern Conference Champions
Head coach	K.C. Jones
Arena	Boston Garden Hartford Civic Center

Results
Record	63–19 (.768)
Place	Division: 1st (Atlantic) Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish	NBA Finals (Eliminated 2-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	SportsChannel New England, WBZ, WTXX
Radio	WRKO, WTIC
Boston Celtics seasons
< 1983–84	1985–86 >

The 1984–85 Boston Celtics season was the 39th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Contents

1 Trivia
2 Draft picks
3 Roster
- 3.1 Depth chart
4 Regular season
- 4.1 Season standings
- 4.2 Game log
5 Playoffs
6 References
7 See also

Trivia

A majority of this team moved onto coaching later in their careers. Kevin McHale, Rick Carlisle, Larry Bird, Danny Ainge, Dennis Johnson, and Sam Vincent have all coached in the NBA.^[1]^[2]

Draft picks

Main article: 1984 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College

Roster

Boston Celtics roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (Y–M–D)
2.5 !G/F	44	USA !	Ainge, Danny	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Brigham Young
4.0 !F	33	USA !	Bird, Larry (C)	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Indiana State University
1.5 !G	28	USA !	Buckner, Quinn	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Indiana
1.5 !G	34	USA !	Carlisle, Rick	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Virginia
2.5 !G/F	30	USA !	Carr, M.L.	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Guilford College
1.5 !G	40	USA !	Clark, Carlos	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Mississippi
1.5 !G	3	USA !	Johnson, Dennis	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Pepperdine
6.0 !C	50	USA !	Kite, Greg	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Brigham Young
4.0 !F	31	USA !	Maxwell, Cedric	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Charlotte
5.5 !F/C	32	USA !	McHale, Kevin	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Minnesota
6.0 !C	00	USA !	Parish, Robert	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Centenary College of Louisiana
2.5 !G/F	8	USA !	Wedman, Scott	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Colorado
1.5 !G	20	USA !	Williams, Ray	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Minnesota

Head coach

K.C. Jones (San Francisco)

Assistant coach(es)

Jimmy Rodgers (Ohio State)
Chris Ford (Villanova)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended

Injured

Roster

^[3]

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve	Inactive
C	Robert Parish		Greg Kite
PF	Kevin McHale	Cedric Maxwell
SF	Larry Bird	Scott Wedman	M. L. Carr
SG	Danny Ainge	Ray Williams	Carlos Clark	Rick Carlisle
PG	Dennis Johnson		Quinn Buckner

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Boston Celtics	63	19	.768	–	35–6	28–13	19–5
x-Philadelphia 76ers	58	24	.707	5	34–7	24–17	15–9
x-New Jersey Nets	42	40	.512	21	27–14	15–26	13–11
x-Washington Bullets	40	42	.488	23	28–13	12–29	11–13
New York Knicks	24	58	.293	39	19–22	5–36	2–22

Game log

1984-85 Game Log

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

1984-85 Schedule

Playoffs

1st Round

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (8) Cleveland Cavaliers: Celtics win series 3-1

Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston (April 18): Boston 126, Cleveland 123
Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston (April 20): Boston 108, Cleveland 106
Game 3 @ The Coliseum, Richfield (April 23): Cleveland 105, Boston 98
Game 4 @ The Coliseum, Richfield (April 25): Boston 117, Cleveland 115

Conference Semifinals

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

Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston (April 28): Boston 133, Detroit 99
Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston (April 30): Boston 121, Detroit 114
Game 3 @ Joe Louis Arena, Detroit (May 2): Detroit 125, Boston 117
Game 4 @ Joe Louis Arena, Detroit (May 5): Detroit 102, Boston 99
Game 5 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 8): Boston 130, Detroit 123
Game 6 @ Joe Louis Arena, Detroit (May 10): Boston 123, Detroit 113

Conference Finals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers: Celtics win series 4-1

Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 12): Boston 108, Philadelphia 93
Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 14): Boston 106, Philadelphia 98
Game 3 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (May 18): Boston 105, Philadelphia 94
Game 4 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (May 19): Philadelphia 115, Boston 104
Game 5 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 22): Boston 102, Philadelphia 100

NBA Finals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (1) Los Angeles Lakers: Celtics lose series 2-4

Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 27): Boston 148, Los Angeles 114
Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 30): Los Angeles 109, Boston 102
Game 3 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (June 2): Los Angeles 136, Boston 111
Game 4 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (June 5): Boston 107, Los Angeles 105
Game 5 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (June 7): Los Angeles 120, Boston 111
Game 6 @ Boston Garden, Boston (June 9): Los Angeles 111, Boston 100

References

v t e Boston Celtics

Founded in 1946 Based in Boston, Massachusetts

The franchise	Franchise Team history All-time roster Seasons Accomplishments Head coaches Current season

Arenas	Boston Arena Boston Garden Hartford Civic Center TD Garden

Head coaches	J. Russell Julian Auerbach B. Russell Heinsohn Sanders Cowens Fitch Jones Rodgers Ford Carr Pitino O'Brien Carroll Rivers

General managers	Brown Auerbach Volk Wallace Ainge

Retired numbers	00 1 2 3 6 10 14 15 16 17 18 LOSCY 19 21 22 23 24 25 31 32 33 35 MIC

NBA D-League affiliates	Fayetteville Patriots Florida Flame Austin Toros Utah Flash Maine Red Claws

Rivals	Philadelphia 76ers Los Angeles Lakers Detroit Pistons New York Knicks Miami Heat

Culture	Celtics parquet floor Celtic Pride Greatest game ever played Tommy Points "Love ya, Cooz!" Close, but no cigar! Bill Russell Beat L.A. Mike Gorman Johnny Most "Havlicek stole the ball!" Henderson steals the ball! Bird steals the ball! Boston Garden North Station The Heat Game Memorial Day Massacre Larry Legend DJ The Chief The Truth

Media	TV CSN New England Radio WEEI Announcers Mike Gorman Tom Heinsohn Donny Marshall Greg Dickerson Sean Grande Cedric Maxwell

NBA Championships (17)	1957 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1968 1969 1974 1976 1981 1984 1986 2008

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