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1984–85 Phoenix Suns season

October 28, 2023

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 last 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.

1984–85 Phoenix Suns season
Head coachJohn MacLeod
General managerJerry Colangelo
OwnersRichard L. Bloch
ArenaArizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record36–46 (.439)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Pacific)
Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Lakers 0–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKNXV-TV
RadioKTAR

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.

Offseason edit

NBA draft edit

Main article: 1984 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
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 edit

Phoenix Suns roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB (Y-M-D) From
F/C 33   Adams, Alvan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1954-07-19 Oklahoma
G 6   Davis, Walter   6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1954-09-09 North Carolina
C 53   Edwards, James   7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1955-11-22 Washington
G 10   Foster, Rod 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1960-10-10 UCLA
G 15   Holton, Michael 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1961-08-04 UCLA
G 24   Humphries, Jay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1962-10-17 Colorado
F 34   Jones, Charles 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1962-01-12 Louisville
F/C 20   Lucas, Maurice 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1952-02-18 Marquette
G 4   Macy, Kyle 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1957-04-09 Kentucky
F 22   Nance, Larry   6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1959-02-12 Clemson
F 32   Pittman, Charles 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1958-03-23 Maryland
C 8   Robey, Rick   6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1956-01-30 Kentucky
F 11   Sanders, Mike 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1960-05-07 UCLA
F 14   Scott, Alvin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1955-09-14 Oral Roberts
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Regular season edit

Standings edit

Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 62 20 .756 – 36–5 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
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-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
10 Los Angeles Clippers 31 51 .378 31
11 Kansas City Kings 31 51 .378 31
12 Golden State Warriors 22 60 .268 40

Record vs. opponents edit

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 — 1–4 3–3 3–3 0–2 0–2 1–5 2–0 0–2 6–0 0–2 2–0 0–2 2–4 3–3 3–3 0–5 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 3–3
Boston 4–1 — 4–2 6–0 2–0 1–1 4–2 2–0 2–0 5–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–4 5–1 6–0 3–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 5–1
Chicago 3–3 2–4 — 2–4 2–0 1–1 3–3 1–1 0–2 2–4 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–3 2–4 4–2 0–5 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–2
Cleveland 3–3 0–6 4–2 — 1–1 0–2 1–4 1–1 0–2 4–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–5 2–3 3–3 4–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–3
Dallas 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 — 2–4 0–2 4–1 2–4 2–0 5–1 3–2 1–4 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–3 4–1 4–2 5–0 1–5 1–1
Denver 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–2 — 0–2 5–0 2–4 2–0 4–2 2–3 2–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–1 4–1 3–3 3–2 4–2 2–0
Detroit 5–1 2–4 3–3 4–1 2–0 2–0 — 2–0 1–1 6–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–3 1–5 3–2 1–5 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–3
Golden State 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–4 0–5 0–2 — 2–3 0–2 2–3 2–4 1–5 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–4 2–4 1–4 3–3 1–4 1–1
Houston 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 4–2 4–2 1–1 3–2 — 1–1 5–1 2–3 1–4 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 4–1 3–2 4–2 3–2 3–3 0–2
Indiana 0–6 1–5 4–2 2–4 0–2 0–2 0–6 2–0 1–1 — 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–5 2–3 2–4 1–5 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–4
Kansas City 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–5 2–4 1–1 3–2 1–5 1–1 — 3–2 0–5 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–3 3–2 2–4 3–2 2–4 1–1
L.A. Clippers 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–3 3–2 1–1 4–2 3–2 2–0 2–3 — 0–6 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 4–2 1–5 2–3 2–4 3–2 1–1
L.A. Lakers 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–1 3–2 1–1 5–1 4–1 1–1 5–0 6–0 — 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 5–1 5–1 3–2 3–3 4–1 1–1
Milwaukee 4–2 4–1 3–3 5–1 1–1 1–1 3–3 2–0 2–0 5–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 — 3–3 5–0 3–3 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–2
New Jersey 3–3 1–5 4–2 3–2 1–1 0–2 5–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 3–3 — 6–0 2–4 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 4–2
New York 3–3 0–6 2–4 3–3 0–2 1–1 2–3 1–1 0–2 4–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–5 0–6 — 2–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–6
Philadelphia 5–0 3–3 5–0 2–4 1–1 1–1 5–1 2–0 1–1 5–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–3 4–2 4–2 — 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 4–2
Phoenix 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–4 0–2 4–2 1–4 2–0 3–2 2–4 1–5 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 — 3–3 1–4 5–1 3–2 1–1
Portland 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–4 1–4 1–1 4–2 2–3 2–0 2–3 5–1 1–5 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–3 — 3–2 4–2 3–2 1–1
San Antonio 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–4 3–3 1–1 4–1 2–4 1–1 4–2 3–2 2–3 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–1 2–3 — 4–1 1–5 0–2
Seattle 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–5 2–3 1–1 3–3 2–3 2–0 2–3 4–2 3–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–5 2–4 1–4 — 3–2 2–0
Utah 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 5–1 2–4 2–0 4–1 3–3 0–2 4–2 2–3 1–4 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–3 2–3 5–1 2–3 — 1–1
Washington 3–3 1–5 2–3 3–3 1–1 0–2 3–3 1–1 2–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–4 2–4 6–0 2–4 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 —

Game log edit

1984–85 game log
Total: 36–46 (home: 26–15; road: 10–31)
October: 3–0 (home: 1–0; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 26, 1984 @ Golden State W 122–114 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 1–0
2 October 28, 1984 @ Seattle W 102–87 Kingdome 2–0
3 October 30, 1984 L.A. Clippers W 99–96 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 3–0
November: 7–8 (home: 6–3; road: 1–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 November 1, 1984 Portland W 139–130 (3OT) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 4–0
5 November 3, 1984 @ Dallas W 105–93 Reunion Arena 5–0
6 November 6, 1984 @ Portland L 99–116 Memorial Coliseum 5–1
7 November 8, 1984 Cleveland W 112–111 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 6–1
8 November 10, 1984 Atlanta L 107–114 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 6–2
9 November 13, 1984 @ Denver L 110–122 McNichols Sports Arena 6–3
10 November 14, 1984 New Jersey W 98–86 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 7–3
11 November 16, 1984 Milwaukee W 118–106 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 8–3
12 November 17, 1984 @ Utah L 94–108 Salt Palace Acord Arena 8–4
13 November 20, 1984
8:30 p.m. MST 		@ L.A. Lakers L 108–130 Humphries (15) Lucas (6) Humphries, Jones, Lucas (4) The Forum
13,792 		8–5
14 November 21, 1984
7:30 p.m. MST 		L.A. Lakers L 97–102 Nance (40) Nance (13) Macy (9) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
12,671 		8–6
15 November 23, 1984 Philadelphia L 117–119 (OT) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 8–7
16 November 25, 1984 @ L.A. Clippers L 109–114 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 8–8
17 November 27, 1984 Utah W 115–102 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 9–8
18 November 29, 1984 Chicago W 100–95 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10–8
December: 7–7 (home: 5–2; road: 2–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
19 December 1, 1984 Golden State W 115–103 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 11–8
20 December 3, 1984 @ Seattle L 96–108 Kingdome 11–9
21 December 4, 1984 @ Portland L 104–112 Memorial Coliseum 11–10
22 December 7, 1984 Kansas City W 121–113 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 12–10
23 December 8, 1984 @ Golden State W 102–98 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 13–10
24 December 11, 1984 Houston W 120–112 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14–10
25 December 13, 1984 Washington W 116–86 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 15–10
26 December 15, 1984 @ San Antonio L 111–120 HemisFair Arena 15–11
27 December 18, 1984 @ Kansas City L 116–127 Kemper Arena 15–12
28 December 21, 1984
8:30 p.m. MST 		@ L.A. Lakers L 105–119 Nance (25) Adams, Lucas (10) Humphries (8) The Forum
14,764 		14–14
29 December 22, 1984 Portland W 110–108 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 15–14
30 December 26, 1984 Boston L 114–119 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16–14
31 December 28, 1984 Dallas L 111–125 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16–15
32 December 30, 1984 @ L.A. Clippers W 117–109 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 17–15
January: 5–10 (home: 4–2; road: 1–8)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
33 January 2, 1985 @ Kansas City W 115–107 Kemper Arena 18–15
34 January 4, 1985 @ New Jersey L 98–105 Brendan Byrne Arena 18–16
35 January 5, 1985 @ Cleveland L 106–111 Richfield Coliseum 18–17
36 January 7, 1985 @ Philadelphia L 99–100 The Spectrum 18–18
37 January 9, 1985 Seattle W 94–88 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 19–18
38 January 11, 1985 L.A. Clippers L 84–98 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 19–19
39 January 12, 1985 Utah W 109–94 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 20–19
40 January 16, 1985 Dallas W 98–95 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 21–19
41 January 18, 1985 Houston L 101–112 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 21–20
42 January 19, 1985 @ San Antonio L 100–106 HemisFair Arena 21–21
43 January 22, 1985 @ Houston L 97–101 The Summit 21–22
44 January 23, 1985 @ Atlanta L 100–101 The Omni 21–23
45 January 26, 1985 @ Washington L 105–110 (OT) Capital Centre 21–24
46 January 29, 1985 @ Denver L 100–128 McNichols Sports Arena 21–25
47 January 30, 1985 New York W 110–93 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 22–25
February: 6–7 (home: 4–2; road: 2–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
48 February 3, 1985 Seattle W 120–109 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 23–25
49 February 5, 1985 Denver W 108–103 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 24–25
50 February 7, 1985 Indiana W 105–97 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 25–25
All-Star Break
51 February 12, 1985 @ Houston L 114–126 The Summit 25–26
52 February 14, 1985 @ San Antonio L 102–131 HemisFair Arena 25–27
53 February 15, 1985 @ Dallas W 126–103 Reunion Arena 26–27
54 February 17, 1985 @ Indiana W 115–97 Makret Square Arena 27–27
55 February 18, 1985 @ Detroit L 103–122 Pontiac Silverdome 27–28
56 February 20, 1985 Houston L 122–126 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 27–29
57 February 22, 1985 San Antonio L 111–118 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 27–30
58 February 24, 1985 @ Denver L 107–117 McNichols Sports Arena 27–31
59 February 26, 1985 @ Kansas City L 103–110 Kemper Arena 27–32
60 February 28, 1985
7:30 p.m. MST 		L.A. Lakers W 117–105 Nance (23) Nance (13) Davis (9) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,660 		28–32
March: 4–11 (home: 3–5; road: 1–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
61 March 2, 1985 Kansas City W 114–111 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 29–32
62 March 4, 1985 Dallas L 99–107 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 29–33
63 March 7, 1985 San Antonio W 119–117 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 30–33
64 March 9, 1985 Golden State L 115–118 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 30–34
65 March 12, 1985 @ New York W 123–119 Madison Square Garden 31–34
66 March 13, 1985 @ Boston L 106–123 Boston Garden 31–35
67 March 15, 1985 @ Chicago L 97–103 Chicago Stadium 31–36
68 March 16, 1985 @ Milwaukee L 96–125 MECCA Arena 31–37
69 March 19, 1985
7:30 p.m. MST 		L.A. Lakers L 112–130 Adams (19) Lucas (12) Holton, Humphries (7) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
13,473 		31–38
70 March 21, 1985 Portland W 114–104 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 32–38
71 March 23, 1985 @ Golden State L 109–123 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 32–39
72 March 26, 1985 Detroit L 93–119 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 32–40
73 March 28, 1985 @ L.A. Clippers L 110–116 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 32–41
74 March 30, 1985 L.A. Clippers L 114–112 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 32–42
75 March 31, 1985
8:00 p.m. MST 		@ L.A. Lakers L 98–123 Adams (27) Lucas (7) Macy (9) The Forum
15,922 		32–43
April: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
76 April 2, 1985 Seattle W 119–109 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 33–43
77 April 4, 1985 Denver L 103–110 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 33–44
78 April 6, 1985 @ Utah L 94–105 Salt Palace Acord Arena 33–45
79 April 7, 1985 @ Seattle W 125–110 Kingdome 34–45
80 April 9, 1985 @ Portland L 100–116 Memorial Coliseum 34–46
81 April 12, 1985 Utah W 96–92 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 35–46
82 April 14, 1985 Golden State W 124–111 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 36–46
1984–85 schedule

Playoffs edit

Game log edit

1985 playoff game log
First Round: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 18, 1985
8:30 p.m. MST 		@ L.A. Lakers L 114–142 Pittman (22) Lucas (11) Humphries (8) The Forum
15,547 		0–1
2 April 20, 1985
1:30 p.m. MST 		@ L.A. Lakers L 130–147 Adams (23) Lucas (9) Lucas (6) The Forum
15,261 		0–2
3 April 23, 1985
7:30 p.m. MST 		L.A. Lakers L 103–119 Lucas (26) Lucas (13) Adams, Holton (5) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
8,741 		0–3
1985 schedule

Awards and honors edit

Week/Month edit

  • Larry Nance was named Player of the Week for games played October 26 through November 4.

All-Star edit

  • 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 edit

Player statistics edit

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

Season edit

Phoenix Suns statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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 edit

Phoenix Suns statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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

Transactions edit

Free agents edit

Additions edit

Date Player Contract Old Team
September 24, 1984 Michael Holton Undisclosed Puerto Rico Coquis (CBA)
November 27, 1984 Michael Young Undisclosed

Subtractions edit

Date Player Reason Left New Team
October 12, 1984 Paul Westphal Waived
December 10, 1984 Michael Young Waived Detroit Spirits (CBA)

References edit

  • Standings on Basketball Reference

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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 last 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 1984 85 Phoenix Suns seasonHead coachJohn MacLeodGeneral managerJerry ColangeloOwnersRichard L BlochArenaArizona Veterans Memorial ColiseumResultsRecord36 46 439 PlaceDivision 3rd Pacific Conference 8th Western Playoff finishFirst round lost to Lakers 0 3 Stats at Basketball Reference comLocal mediaTelevisionKNXV TVRadioKTAR lt 1983 84 1985 86 gt 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 Contents 1 Offseason 1 1 NBA draft 2 Roster 3 Regular season 3 1 Standings 3 2 Record vs opponents 3 3 Game log 4 Playoffs 4 1 Game log 5 Awards and honors 5 1 Week Month 5 2 All Star 5 3 Season 6 Player statistics 6 1 Season 6 2 Playoffs 7 Transactions 7 1 Free agents 7 1 1 Additions 7 1 2 Subtractions 8 ReferencesOffseason editNBA draft edit Main article 1984 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College1 13 Jay Humphries Guard nbsp United States Colorado2 36 Charles Jones Forward nbsp United States Louisville3 59 Murray Jarman Forward nbsp United States Clemson4 82 Jeff Collins Guard nbsp United States UNLV5 105 Bill Flye Center nbsp United States Richmond6 128 Herman Veal Forward nbsp United States Maryland7 151 Raymond Crenshaw Forward nbsp United States Oklahoma State8 174 Mark Fothergill Forward nbsp United States Maryland9 196 Buddy Cox Forward nbsp United States Bellarmine10 218 Ezra Hill Guard nbsp United States Liberty BaptistRoster editPhoenix Suns rosterPlayers CoachesPos Nat Name Height Weight DOB Y M D FromF C 33 nbsp Adams Alvan 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 210 lb 95 kg 1954 07 19 OklahomaG 6 nbsp Davis Walter nbsp 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 193 lb 88 kg 1954 09 09 North CarolinaC 53 nbsp Edwards James nbsp 7 ft 0 in 2 13 m 225 lb 102 kg 1955 11 22 WashingtonG 10 nbsp Foster Rod 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 160 lb 73 kg 1960 10 10 UCLAG 15 nbsp Holton Michael 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 185 lb 84 kg 1961 08 04 UCLAG 24 nbsp Humphries Jay 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 185 lb 84 kg 1962 10 17 ColoradoF 34 nbsp Jones Charles 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 215 lb 98 kg 1962 01 12 LouisvilleF C 20 nbsp Lucas Maurice 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 215 lb 98 kg 1952 02 18 MarquetteG 4 nbsp Macy Kyle 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 175 lb 79 kg 1957 04 09 KentuckyF 22 nbsp Nance Larry nbsp 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 205 lb 93 kg 1959 02 12 ClemsonF 32 nbsp Pittman Charles 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 220 lb 100 kg 1958 03 23 MarylandC 8 nbsp Robey Rick nbsp 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m 230 lb 104 kg 1956 01 30 KentuckyF 11 nbsp Sanders Mike 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 210 lb 95 kg 1960 05 07 UCLAF 14 nbsp Scott Alvin 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 185 lb 84 kg 1955 09 14 Oral Roberts Head coach nbsp John MacLeod Bellarmine Assistant coach es nbsp Al Bianchi Bowling Green nbsp John Wetzel Virginia Tech Legend C Team captain DP Unsigned draft pick FA Free agent S Suspended nbsp InjuredRegular season editStandings edit Pacific Divisionvte W L PCT GB Home Road Divy Los Angeles Lakers 62 20 756 36 5 26 15 18 12x Portland Trail Blazers 42 40 512 20 33 8 15 26 17 13x Phoenix Suns 36 46 439 26 32 9 10 31 14 16Seattle SuperSonics 31 51 378 31 31 10 10 31 16 14Los Angeles Clippers 31 51 378 31 27 14 10 31 13 17Golden State Warriors 22 60 268 40 25 16 5 36 12 18 Western ConferencevteTeam W L PCT GB1 c Los Angeles Lakers 62 20 756 2 y Denver Nuggets 52 30 634 103 x Houston Rockets 48 34 585 144 x Dallas Mavericks 44 38 537 185 x Portland Trail Blazers 42 40 512 206 x Utah Jazz 41 41 500 217 x San Antonio Spurs 41 41 500 218 x Phoenix Suns 36 46 439 269 Seattle SuperSonics 31 51 378 3110 Los Angeles Clippers 31 51 378 3111 Kansas City Kings 31 51 378 3112 Golden State Warriors 22 60 268 40Record vs opponents edit 1984 85 NBA recordsTeam ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAC LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SEA UTA WASAtlanta 1 4 3 3 3 3 0 2 0 2 1 5 2 0 0 2 6 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 4 3 3 3 3 0 5 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 2 0 3 3Boston 4 1 4 2 6 0 2 0 1 1 4 2 2 0 2 0 5 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 4 5 1 6 0 3 3 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 5 1Chicago 3 3 2 4 2 4 2 0 1 1 3 3 1 1 0 2 2 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 3 2 4 4 2 0 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 3 2Cleveland 3 3 0 6 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 1 1 0 2 4 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 5 2 3 3 3 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3Dallas 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 2 4 0 2 4 1 2 4 2 0 5 1 3 2 1 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 4 1 4 2 5 0 1 5 1 1Denver 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 4 2 0 2 5 0 2 4 2 0 4 2 2 3 2 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 4 1 4 1 3 3 3 2 4 2 2 0Detroit 5 1 2 4 3 3 4 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 6 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 5 3 2 1 5 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 3 3Golden State 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 4 0 5 0 2 2 3 0 2 2 3 2 4 1 5 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 4 2 4 1 4 3 3 1 4 1 1Houston 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 4 2 4 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 5 1 2 3 1 4 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 4 1 3 2 4 2 3 2 3 3 0 2Indiana 0 6 1 5 4 2 2 4 0 2 0 2 0 6 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 5 2 3 2 4 1 5 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 4Kansas City 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 5 2 4 1 1 3 2 1 5 1 1 3 2 0 5 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 4 3 2 2 4 1 1L A Clippers 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 4 2 3 2 2 0 2 3 0 6 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 4 2 1 5 2 3 2 4 3 2 1 1L A Lakers 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 4 1 3 2 1 1 5 1 4 1 1 1 5 0 6 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 5 1 5 1 3 2 3 3 4 1 1 1Milwaukee 4 2 4 1 3 3 5 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 0 2 0 5 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 3 5 0 3 3 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 4 2New Jersey 3 3 1 5 4 2 3 2 1 1 0 2 5 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 3 3 6 0 2 4 1 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 4 2New York 3 3 0 6 2 4 3 3 0 2 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 2 4 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 5 0 6 2 4 0 2 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 6Philadelphia 5 0 3 3 5 0 2 4 1 1 1 1 5 1 2 0 1 1 5 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 3 3 4 2 4 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 4 2Phoenix 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 4 0 2 4 2 1 4 2 0 3 2 2 4 1 5 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 3 3 1 4 5 1 3 2 1 1Portland 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 4 1 1 4 2 2 3 2 0 2 3 5 1 1 5 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 3 3 3 2 4 2 3 2 1 1San Antonio 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 3 3 1 1 4 1 2 4 1 1 4 2 3 2 2 3 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 4 1 2 3 4 1 1 5 0 2Seattle 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 5 2 3 1 1 3 3 2 3 2 0 2 3 4 2 3 3 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 5 2 4 1 4 3 2 2 0Utah 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 5 1 2 4 2 0 4 1 3 3 0 2 4 2 2 3 1 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 3 2 3 5 1 2 3 1 1Washington 3 3 1 5 2 3 3 3 1 1 0 2 3 3 1 1 2 0 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 2 4 6 0 2 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 1 Game log edit 1984 85 game logTotal 36 46 home 26 15 road 10 31 October 3 0 home 1 0 road 2 0 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record1 October 26 1984 Golden State W 122 114 Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Arena 1 02 October 28 1984 Seattle W 102 87 Kingdome 2 03 October 30 1984 L A Clippers W 99 96 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 3 0November 7 8 home 6 3 road 1 5 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record4 November 1 1984 Portland W 139 130 3OT Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 4 05 November 3 1984 Dallas W 105 93 Reunion Arena 5 06 November 6 1984 Portland L 99 116 Memorial Coliseum 5 17 November 8 1984 Cleveland W 112 111 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 6 18 November 10 1984 Atlanta L 107 114 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 6 29 November 13 1984 Denver L 110 122 McNichols Sports Arena 6 310 November 14 1984 New Jersey W 98 86 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 7 311 November 16 1984 Milwaukee W 118 106 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 8 312 November 17 1984 Utah L 94 108 Salt Palace Acord Arena 8 413 November 20 19848 30 p m MST L A Lakers L 108 130 Humphries 15 Lucas 6 Humphries Jones Lucas 4 The Forum13 792 8 514 November 21 19847 30 p m MST L A Lakers L 97 102 Nance 40 Nance 13 Macy 9 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum12 671 8 615 November 23 1984 Philadelphia L 117 119 OT Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 8 716 November 25 1984 L A Clippers L 109 114 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 8 817 November 27 1984 Utah W 115 102 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 9 818 November 29 1984 Chicago W 100 95 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10 8December 7 7 home 5 2 road 2 5 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record19 December 1 1984 Golden State W 115 103 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 11 820 December 3 1984 Seattle L 96 108 Kingdome 11 921 December 4 1984 Portland L 104 112 Memorial Coliseum 11 1022 December 7 1984 Kansas City W 121 113 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 12 1023 December 8 1984 Golden State W 102 98 Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Arena 13 1024 December 11 1984 Houston W 120 112 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14 1025 December 13 1984 Washington W 116 86 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 15 1026 December 15 1984 San Antonio L 111 120 HemisFair Arena 15 1127 December 18 1984 Kansas City L 116 127 Kemper Arena 15 1228 December 21 19848 30 p m MST L A Lakers L 105 119 Nance 25 Adams Lucas 10 Humphries 8 The Forum14 764 14 1429 December 22 1984 Portland W 110 108 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 15 1430 December 26 1984 Boston L 114 119 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16 1431 December 28 1984 Dallas L 111 125 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16 1532 December 30 1984 L A Clippers W 117 109 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 17 15January 5 10 home 4 2 road 1 8 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record33 January 2 1985 Kansas City W 115 107 Kemper Arena 18 1534 January 4 1985 New Jersey L 98 105 Brendan Byrne Arena 18 1635 January 5 1985 Cleveland L 106 111 Richfield Coliseum 18 1736 January 7 1985 Philadelphia L 99 100 The Spectrum 18 1837 January 9 1985 Seattle W 94 88 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 19 1838 January 11 1985 L A Clippers L 84 98 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 19 1939 January 12 1985 Utah W 109 94 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 20 1940 January 16 1985 Dallas W 98 95 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 21 1941 January 18 1985 Houston L 101 112 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 21 2042 January 19 1985 San Antonio L 100 106 HemisFair Arena 21 2143 January 22 1985 Houston L 97 101 The Summit 21 2244 January 23 1985 Atlanta L 100 101 The Omni 21 2345 January 26 1985 Washington L 105 110 OT Capital Centre 21 2446 January 29 1985 Denver L 100 128 McNichols Sports Arena 21 2547 January 30 1985 New York W 110 93 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 22 25February 6 7 home 4 2 road 2 5 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record48 February 3 1985 Seattle W 120 109 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 23 2549 February 5 1985 Denver W 108 103 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 24 2550 February 7 1985 Indiana W 105 97 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 25 25All Star Break51 February 12 1985 Houston L 114 126 The Summit 25 2652 February 14 1985 San Antonio L 102 131 HemisFair Arena 25 2753 February 15 1985 Dallas W 126 103 Reunion Arena 26 2754 February 17 1985 Indiana W 115 97 Makret Square Arena 27 2755 February 18 1985 Detroit L 103 122 Pontiac Silverdome 27 2856 February 20 1985 Houston L 122 126 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 27 2957 February 22 1985 San Antonio L 111 118 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 27 3058 February 24 1985 Denver L 107 117 McNichols Sports Arena 27 3159 February 26 1985 Kansas City L 103 110 Kemper Arena 27 3260 February 28 19857 30 p m MST L A Lakers W 117 105 Nance 23 Nance 13 Davis 9 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum14 660 28 32March 4 11 home 3 5 road 1 6 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record61 March 2 1985 Kansas City W 114 111 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 29 3262 March 4 1985 Dallas L 99 107 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 29 3363 March 7 1985 San Antonio W 119 117 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 30 3364 March 9 1985 Golden State L 115 118 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 30 3465 March 12 1985 New York W 123 119 Madison Square Garden 31 3466 March 13 1985 Boston L 106 123 Boston Garden 31 3567 March 15 1985 Chicago L 97 103 Chicago Stadium 31 3668 March 16 1985 Milwaukee L 96 125 MECCA Arena 31 3769 March 19 19857 30 p m MST L A Lakers L 112 130 Adams 19 Lucas 12 Holton Humphries 7 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum13 473 31 3870 March 21 1985 Portland W 114 104 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 32 3871 March 23 1985 Golden State L 109 123 Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Arena 32 3972 March 26 1985 Detroit L 93 119 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 32 4073 March 28 1985 L A Clippers L 110 116 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 32 4174 March 30 1985 L A Clippers L 114 112 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 32 4275 March 31 19858 00 p m MST L A Lakers L 98 123 Adams 27 Lucas 7 Macy 9 The Forum15 922 32 43April 4 3 home 3 1 road 1 2 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record76 April 2 1985 Seattle W 119 109 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 33 4377 April 4 1985 Denver L 103 110 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 33 4478 April 6 1985 Utah L 94 105 Salt Palace Acord Arena 33 4579 April 7 1985 Seattle W 125 110 Kingdome 34 4580 April 9 1985 Portland L 100 116 Memorial Coliseum 34 4681 April 12 1985 Utah W 96 92 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 35 4682 April 14 1985 Golden State W 124 111 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 36 461984 85 schedulePlayoffs editGame log edit 1985 playoff game logFirst Round 0 3 home 0 1 road 0 2 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Series1 April 18 19858 30 p m MST L A Lakers L 114 142 Pittman 22 Lucas 11 Humphries 8 The Forum15 547 0 12 April 20 19851 30 p m MST L A Lakers L 130 147 Adams 23 Lucas 9 Lucas 6 The Forum15 261 0 23 April 23 19857 30 p m MST L A Lakers L 103 119 Lucas 26 Lucas 13 Adams Holton 5 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum8 741 0 31985 scheduleAwards and honors editWeek Month edit Larry Nance was named Player of the Week for games played October 26 through November 4 All Star edit 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 edit Kyle Macy led the league in free throw percentage with 90 7 Player statistics editLegend 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 gameSeason edit Phoenix Suns statistics Player GP GS MPG FG 3FG FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPGAlvan Adams 82 69 26 0 520 883 6 1 3 8 1 4 6 14 7Walter Davis 23 9 24 8 450 300 877 1 5 4 3 8 0 15 0James Edwards 70 58 25 5 501 000 746 5 5 2 2 4 7 14 9Rod Foster 79 1 16 7 450 325 755 1 0 2 4 8 0 8 8Mike Holton 74 59 23 8 446 311 814 1 8 2 7 8 1 8 4Jay Humphries 80 39 25 8 446 200 829 2 1 4 4 1 3 1 8 8Charles Jones 78 14 20 1 520 000 648 5 1 1 6 6 8 8 4Maurice Lucas 63 22 26 5 476 000 750 8 8 2 3 6 3 13 4Kyle Macy 65 52 31 0 485 271 907 2 8 5 8 1 3 0 11 0Larry Nance 61 55 36 1 587 500 709 8 8 2 6 1 4 1 7 19 9Charles Pittman 68 3 14 7 471 000 747 3 3 1 0 3 3 4 8Rick Robey 4 0 12 0 222 500 2 0 1 3 5 0 1 3Mike Sanders 21 11 19 9 486 763 4 2 1 4 1 1 2 10 2Alvin Scott 77 18 16 1 429 200 716 2 1 1 6 5 3 3 6Michael Young 2 0 5 5 333 000 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Minimum 25 three pointers made Playoffs edit Phoenix Suns statistics Player GP GS MPG FG 3FG FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPGAlvan Adams 3 3 26 3 500 833 5 7 3 7 2 3 3 17 0Rod Foster 3 0 18 7 280 000 750 1 0 2 3 1 7 0 6 7Mike Holton 3 0 18 3 474 000 1 000 0 7 3 0 0 0 7 3Jay Humphries 3 3 30 0 645 750 1 7 5 3 7 0 16 3Charles Jones 2 0 17 0 600 1 000 1 5 1 5 0 1 5 6 0Maurice Lucas 3 0 28 0 468 789 11 0 3 3 7 7 19 7Kyle Macy 3 3 28 3 500 250 800 2 7 3 0 2 0 0 10 3Charles Pittman 3 3 27 3 609 706 6 3 3 0 0 1 0 13 3Mike Sanders 3 3 30 3 595 800 5 0 3 3 1 7 0 17 3Alvin Scott 3 0 21 3 250 000 833 2 7 3 3 3 1 3 3 7Transactions editFree agents edit Additions edit Date Player Contract Old TeamSeptember 24 1984 Michael Holton Undisclosed Puerto Rico Coquis CBA November 27 1984 Michael Young UndisclosedSubtractions edit Date Player Reason Left New TeamOctober 12 1984 Paul Westphal WaivedDecember 10 1984 Michael Young Waived Detroit Spirits CBA References editStandings on Basketball Reference Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1984 85 Phoenix Suns season amp oldid 1172755019, wikipedia, wiki, 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