1984–85 Phoenix Suns season
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1984–85 Phoenix Suns season
| 1984–85 Phoenix Suns season | |
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| Head coach | John MacLeod |
| General manager | Jerry Colangelo |
| Owner(s) | Richard Bloch |
| Arena | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| Results | |
| Record | 36–46 (.439) |
| Place | Division: 3rd (Pacific) Conference: 8th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Lost in first round to L.A. Lakers (0–3) |
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| Radio | KTAR |
| Phoenix Suns seasons | |
| < 1983–84 | 1985–86 > |
The 1984–85 Phoenix Suns season was the 17th season for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. The Suns were without All-Star Walter Davis for much of the season due to injury. They would be without him in the playoffs, 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 lost long, being swept in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs by the eventual league champions, the Los Angeles Lakers. The team was led by head coach John MacLeod, in his 12th year with the Suns, and played all home games in Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Larry Nance would earn his first career All-Star selection, and led the Suns in scoring for the first time, averaging 20 points per game. He also tied with Maurice Lucas for team leader in rebounds, 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.
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Offseason
NBA Draft
Main article: 1984 NBA Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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| 1 | 13 | Jay Humphries | Guard |  United States |
Colorado |
| 2 | 36 | Charles Jones | Forward | United States |
Louisville |
| 3 | 59 | Murray Jarman | Forward | United States |
Clemson |
| 4 | 82 | Jeff Collins | Guard | United States |
UNLV |
| 5 | 105 | Bill Flye | Center | United States |
Richmond |
| 6 | 128 | Herman Veal | Forward | United States |
Maryland |
| 7 | 151 | Raymond Crenshaw | Forward | United States |
Oklahoma State |
| 8 | 174 | Mark Fothergill | Forward | United States |
Maryland |
| 9 | 196 | Buddy Cox | Forward | United States |
Bellarmine |
| 10 | 218 | Ezra Hill | Guard | United States |
Liberty Baptist |
Roster
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Depth chart
| Pos. | Starter | Bench | Reserve | Inactive |
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| C | Alvan Adams | Maurice Lucas | James Edwards  Rick Robey |
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| PF | Charles Pittman | Charles Jones | Larry Nance |
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| SF | Mike Sanders | Alvin Scott | ||
| SG | Jay Humphries | Mike Holton | Walter Davis |
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| PG | Kyle Macy | Rod Foster |
Regular season
Standings
| Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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| y-Los Angeles Lakers | 62 | 20 | .756 | – | 28–13 | 26–15 | 18–12 |
| x-Portland Trail Blazers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 20 | 33–8 | 15–26 | 17–13 |
| x-Phoenix Suns | 36 | 46 | .439 | 26 | 32–9 | 10–31 | 14–16 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 | 31–10 | 10–31 | 16–14 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 | 27–14 | 10–31 | 13–17 |
| Golden State Warriors | 22 | 60 | .268 | 40 | 25–16 | 5–36 | 12–18 |
| # | Western Conference | ||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
| 1 | z-Los Angeles Lakers | 62 | 20 | .756 | – |
| 2 | y-Denver Nuggets | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 |
| 3 | x-Houston Rockets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 14 |
| 4 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 18 |
| 5 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 20 |
| 6 | x-Utah Jazz | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21 |
| 7 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21 |
| 8 | x-Phoenix Suns | 36 | 46 | .439 | 26 |
| 9 | Seattle SuperSonics | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 |
| 9 | Los Angeles Clippers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 |
| 9 | Kansas City Kings | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 |
| 12 | Golden State Warriors | 22 | 60 | .268 | 40 |
Playoffs
Game log
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First Round: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
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| 1985 playoff schedule | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards and honors
Week/Month
- Larry Nance was named Player of the Week for games played October 26 through November 4.
All-Star
- Larry Nance was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. Nance finished fifth in voting among Western Conference forwards with 287,665 votes.
- Larry Nance competed in the Slam Dunk Contest. Nance, the 1984 Dunk champion, was eliminated in the semifinals.
Season
- Kyle Macy led the league in free throw percentage with 90.7%.
Player statistics
| Legend | |||||
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | ||
Season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Alvan Adams | 82 | 69 | 26.0 | .520 | . | .883 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 1.4 | .6 | 14.7 |
| Walter Davis | 23 | 9 | 24.8 | .450 | .300 | .877 | 1.5 | 4.3 | .8 | .0 | 15.0 |
| James Edwards | 70 | 58 | 25.5 | .501 | .000 | .746 | 5.5 | 2.2 | .4 | .7 | 14.9 |
| Rod Foster | 79 | 1 | 16.7 | .450 | .325† | .755 | 1.0 | 2.4 | .8 | .0 | 8.8 |
| Mike Holton | 74 | 59 | 23.8 | .446 | .311 | .814 | 1.8 | 2.7 | .8 | .1 | 8.4 |
| Jay Humphries | 80 | 39 | 25.8 | .446 | .200 | .829 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 1.3 | .1 | 8.8 |
| Charles Jones | 78 | 14 | 20.1 | .520 | .000 | .648 | 5.1 | 1.6 | .6 | .8 | 8.4 |
| Maurice Lucas | 63 | 22 | 26.5 | .476 | .000 | .750 | 8.8 | 2.3 | .6 | .3 | 13.4 |
| Kyle Macy | 65 | 52 | 31.0 | .485 | .271 | .907 | 2.8 | 5.8 | 1.3 | .0 | 11.0 |
| Larry Nance | 61 | 55 | 36.1 | .587 | .500† | .709 | 8.8 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 19.9 |
| Charles Pittman | 68 | 3 | 14.7 | .471 | .000 | .747 | 3.3 | 1.0 | .3 | .3 | 4.8 |
| Rick Robey | 4 | 0 | 12.0 | .222 | . | .500 | 2.0 | 1.3 | .5 | .0 | 1.3 |
| Mike Sanders | 21 | 11 | 19.9 | .486 | . | .763 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 | .2 | 10.2 |
| Alvin Scott | 77 | 18 | 16.1 | .429 | .200 | .716 | 2.1 | 1.6 | .5 | .3 | 3.6 |
| Michael Young | 2 | 0 | 5.5 | .333 | .000 | . | 1.0 | 0.0 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
† - Minimum 25 three-pointers made.
Playoffs
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Alvan Adams | 3 | 3 | 26.3 | .500 | . | .833 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 2.3 | .3 | 17.0 |
| Rod Foster | 3 | 0 | 18.7 | .280 | .000 | .750 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 1.7 | .0 | 6.7 |
| Mike Holton | 3 | 0 | 18.3 | .474 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.7 | 3.0 | .0 | .0 | 7.3 |
| Jay Humphries | 3 | 3 | 30.0 | .645 | . | .750 | 1.7 | 5.3 | .7 | .0 | 16.3 |
| Charles Jones | 2 | 0 | 17.0 | .600 | . | 1.000 | 1.5 | 1.5 | .0 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| Maurice Lucas | 3 | 0 | 28.0 | .468 | . | .789 | 11.0 | 3.3 | .7 | .7 | 19.7 |
| Kyle Macy | 3 | 3 | 28.3 | .500 | .250 | .800 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | .0 | 10.3 |
| Charles Pittman | 3 | 3 | 27.3 | .609 | . | .706 | 6.3 | 3.0 | .0 | 1.0 | 13.3 |
| Mike Sanders | 3 | 3 | 30.3 | .595 | . | .800 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 1.7 | .0 | 17.3 |
| Alvin Scott | 3 | 0 | 21.3 | .250 | .000 | .833 | 2.7 | 3.3 | .3 | 1.3 | 3.7 |
References
| Phoenix Suns seasons | ||||||||||
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| 1960s | 1968–69 | |||||||||
| 1970s | 1969–70 | 1970–71 | 1971–72 | 1972–73 | 1973–74 | 1974–75 | 1975–76 | 1976–77 | 1977–78 | 1978–79 |
| 1980s | 1979–80 | 1980–81 | 1981–82 | 1982–83 | 1983–84 | 1984–85 | 1985–86 | 1986–87 | 1987–88 | 1988–89 |
| 1990s | 1989–90 | 1990–91 | 1991–92 | 1992–93 | 1993–94 | 1994–95 | 1995–96 | 1996–97 | 1997–98 | 1998–99 |
| 2000s | 1999–00 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 |
| 2010s | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | |||||||
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