1984–85 Philadelphia 76ers season

NBA professional basketball team season August 2023 March 2026 Philadelphia 76ers 1985 58 24 Atlantic 2 3 Billy Cunningham Pat Williams The Spectrum WPHL-TVPRISM WIP Eastern Conference finals(lost to Celtics 1–4) PHI The 1984–85 Philadelphia 76ers season was notable for being Charles Barkley's rookie season. Barkley joined a veteran team that included Julius Erving, Moses Malone, and Maurice Cheeks, three players who took Philadelphia to the 1983 NBA championship. The Sixers finished with a regular season record of 58–24, five games behind the Celtics in the Atlantic Division. In the first round of the playoffs, they beat the Washington Bullets 3–1, and then in the Eastern semi-finals they swept the Milwaukee Bucks. The Sixers in the Eastern Conference Finals were defeated in five games by the Boston Celtics. In the game three loss, Julius Erving was booed by the home Sixer fans. After this series Erving was to play the guard position for the last two years of his career. This was also the final series for Coach Billy Cunningham, who quit and would be replaced by Matt Goukas. This also was the last full season for Andrew Toney, who would be sidelined the next year with a foot injury and played in only 6 games, and never was able to return to his previous All-Star form. The team's season roster is featured in the video game NBA 2K16.Lelinwalla, Mark (September 11, 2015). "'NBA 2K16': All The Classic Teams Announced". Tech Times. Retrieved April 16, 2016. NBA draft Charles Barkley left before his final year at Auburn and made himself eligible for the 1984 NBA draft. He was selected with the fifth pick in the first round by the Philadelphia 76ers, two slots after the Chicago Bulls drafted Michael Jordan. 1984 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 5 Charles Barkley PF United States Auburn 1 10 Leon Wood SG United States California State-Fullerton 1 22 Tom Sewell SG United States Lamar 3 48 James Banks United States Georgia 3 68 Butch Graves United States Yale 4 91 Earl Harrison PF United States Morehead State 5 114 Dan Federman United States Tennessee 6 137 Gary Springer PF United States Iona 7 160 Rich Congo United States Drexel 8 183 Franks Dobbs United States Villanova 9 205 Michael Mitchell United States Drexel 10 227 Martin Clark United States Boston College Roster Philadelphia 76ers 1984–85 34 Charles Barkley F 6 6 252 Auburn 1963–02–20 10 Maurice Cheeks PG 6 1 180 West Texas A&M 1956–09–08 6 Julius Erving SF 6 7 210 UMass 1950-02-22 45 Clemon Johnson C 6 10 240 Florida A&M 1956–09–12 12 George Johnson basketball, born 1956 F 6 7 210 St. John's 1956-12-08 24 Bobby Jones basketball, born 1951 PF 6 9 210 North Carolina 1951–12–18 2 Moses Malone C 6 11 240 Petersburg High School 1955–03–23 4 Clint Richardson SG 6 3 195 Seattle 1956–08–07 3 Sedale Threatt G 6 2 175 West Virginia Tech 1961–09–10 22 Andrew Toney SG 6 3 178 Louisiana-Lafayette 1957–11–23 33 Sam Williams basketball, born 1959 PF 6 8 210 Arizona State 1959-03-07 20 Leon Wood G 6 3 185 Cal State Fullerton 1962–03–25 Connor Lowry Regular season Season standings PHI PHI Game log Regular season Philadelphia 76ers 1985 #FF0000 #0000FF Total: 58–24 (home: 34–7; road: 24–17) Philadelphia 76ers October yes #0000FF #FF0000 1 0 2 0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | October 26, 1984 | Cleveland | W 111–101 | | | | The Spectrum | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | October 27, 1984 | @ Atlanta | W 111–108 | | | | The Omni | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | October 30, 1984 | @ New Jersey | W 118–96 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 3–0 Philadelphia 76ers November #0000FF #FF0000 4 2 5 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | November 2, 1984 | Dallas | W 107–103 | | | | The Spectrum | 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | November 7, 1984 | Indiana | W 134–113 | | | | The Spectrum | 5–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | November 9, 1984 | @ Boston | L 119–130 | | | | Boston Garden | 5–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | November 14, 1984 | Detroit | L 133–137 (OT) | | | | The Spectrum | 5–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 | November 16, 1984 | @ Detroit | W 101–90 | | | | Pontiac Silverdome | 6–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 | November 17, 1984 | @ Chicago | W 109–100 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 7–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 | November 20, 1984 | Washington | L 105–120 | | | | The Spectrum | 7–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 | November 21, 1984 | @ Indiana | W 112–107 | | | | Market Square Arena | 8–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 | November 23, 1984 | @ Phoenix | W 119–117 (OT) | | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 9–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 | November 24, 1984 | @ Denver | L 110–114 | | | | McNichols Sports Arena | 9–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 | November 27, 1984 | @ Washington | W 93–89 | | | | Capital Centre | 10–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 | November 28, 1984 | Indiana | W 122–101 | | | | The Spectrum | 11–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 | November 30, 1984 | Portland | W 126–116 | | | | The Spectrum | 12–4 Philadelphia 76ers December #0000FF #FF0000 7 1 5 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 | December 2, 1984 | New Jersey | W 114–112 | | | | The Spectrum | 13–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 | December 5, 1984 | Milwaukee | W 112–111 | | | | The Spectrum | 14–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 | December 7, 19848:00p.m. EST | L.A. Lakers | W 122–116 | Malone (35) | Barkley (15) | Cheeks (10) | The Spectrum17,921 | 15–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 | December 9, 1984 | New York | W 110–94 | | | | The Spectrum | 16–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 | December 11, 1984 | @ New York | L 106–110 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 16–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 | December 12, 1984 | Boston | W 110–107 | | | | The Spectrum | 17–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 | December 14, 1984 | @ Milwaukee | W 115–111 | | | | MECCA Arena | 18–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 | December 15, 1984 | @ Chicago | W 114–102 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 19–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 | December 19, 1984 | San Antonio | W 123–118 | | | | The Spectrum | 20–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 26 | December 21, 1984 | Milwaukee | L 101–104 | | | | The Spectrum | 20–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 | December 22, 1984 | New Jersey | W 107–93 | | | | The Spectrum | 21–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 | December 25, 1984 | @ Detroit | W 109–108 | | | | Pontiac Silverdome | 22–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 | December 28, 1984 | @ Utah | W 114–111 | | | | Salt Palace Acord Arena | 23–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 | December 29, 1984 | @ Golden State | W 109–95 | | | | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 24–6 Philadelphia 76ers January #0000FF #FF0000 5 0 7 3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 | January 1, 1985 | @ Portland | W 111–106 | | | | Memorial Coliseum | 25–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 | January 2, 1985 | @ Seattle | W 118–109 | | | | Kingdome | 26–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 | January 5, 1985 | @ Milwaukee | W 110–106 | | | | MECCA Arena | 27–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 | January 7, 1985 | Phoenix | W 100–99 | | | | The Spectrum | 28–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 | January 9, 1985 | Detroit | W 126–122 | | | | The Spectrum | 29–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 | January 11, 1985 | Houston | W 115–108 | | | | The Spectrum | 30–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 | January 13, 1985 | @ Washington | W 115–104 | | | | Capital Centre | 31–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 | January 15, 1985 | @ New York | W 93–82 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 32–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 | January 16, 1985 | Atlanta | W 122–99 | | | | The Spectrum | 33–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 40 | January 20, 1985 | @ Boston | L 97–113 | | | | Boston Garden | 33–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 | January 22, 1985 | @ Cleveland | W 101–100 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 34–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 42 | January 25, 198511:30p.m. EST | @ L.A. Lakers | L 104–109 | Toney (30) | Malone (14) | Cheeks, Toney (9) | The Forum17,505 | 34–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 | January 26, 1985 | @ L.A. Clippers | W 120–113 | | | | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | 35–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 44 | January 28, 1985 | @ Dallas | L 109–111 | | | | Reunion Arena | 35–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 | January 30, 1985 | Boston | W 122–104 | | | | The Spectrum | 36–9 Philadelphia 76ers February #0000FF #FF0000 7 1 3 3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 | February 1, 1985 | Chicago | W 121–110 | | | | The Spectrum | 37–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 47 | February 2, 1985 | @ New Jersey | L 96–101 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 37–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 | February 4, 1985 | Atlanta | W 106–92 | | | | The Spectrum | 38–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 | February 6, 1985 | Washington | W 116–111 | | | | The Spectrum | 39–10 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 | February 12, 1985 | @ Indiana | W 124–116 | | | | Market Square Arena | 40–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 51 | February 13, 1985 | New York | W 131–129 | | | | The Spectrum | 41–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 52 | February 15, 1985 | Cleveland | L 107–112 | | | | The Spectrum | 41–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 | February 16, 1985 | @ Detroit | W 125–114 | | | | Pontiac Silverdome | 42–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 54 | February 18, 1985 | @ Cleveland | L 113–120 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 42–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 | February 20, 1985 | Golden State | W 137–116 | | | | The Spectrum | 43–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 56 | February 22, 1985 | Detroit | W 110–99 | | | | The Spectrum | 44–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 | February 24, 1985 | Utah | W 117–108 | | | | The Spectrum | 45–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 58 | February 26, 1985 | @ Milwaukee | L 97–116 | | | | MECCA Arena | 45–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 | February 28, 1985 | @ Kansas City | W 127–119 | | | | Kemper Arena | 46–13 Philadelphia 76ers March #0000FF #FF0000 7 2 1 5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 60 | March 3, 1985 | @ Houston | L 90–99 | | | | The Summit | 46–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 61 | March 4, 1985 | @ San Antonio | L 103–109 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 46–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 62 | March 6, 1985 | Atlanta | W 96–86 | | | | The Spectrum | 47–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 | March 8, 1985 | Seattle | W 128–114 | | | | The Spectrum | 48–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 64 | March 9, 1985 | @ New York | L 129–131 (2OT) | | | | Madison Square Garden | 48–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 65 | March 13, 1985 | L.A. Clippers | W 121–103 | | | | The Spectrum | 49–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 66 | March 15, 1985 | New York | W 119–110 | | | | The Spectrum | 50–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 67 | March 16, 1985 | New Jersey | W 127–107 | | | | The Spectrum | 51–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 68 | March 19, 1985 | @ Cleveland | L 89–116 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 51–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 69 | March 20, 1985 | Kansas City | L 117–118 (OT) | | | | The Spectrum | 51–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 70 | March 22, 1985 | Milwaukee | L 112–131 | | | | The Spectrum | 51–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 71 | March 24, 1985 | Denver | W 124–103 | | | | The Spectrum | 52–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 72 | March 27, 1985 | Washington | W 115–97 | | | | The Spectrum | 53–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 73 | March 29, 1985 | @ Boston | L 108–112 | | | | Boston Garden | 53–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 74 | March 30, 1985 | @ Chicago | W 122–117 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 54–20 Philadelphia 76ers April #0000FF #FF0000 3 1 1 3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 75 | April 2, 1985 | @ Atlanta | W 102–91 | | | | The Omni | 55–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 76 | April 3, 1985 | Cleveland | L 110–113 | | | | The Spectrum | 55–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 77 | April 5, 1985 | Chicago | W 116–113 | | | | The Spectrum | 56–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 78 | April 6, 1985 | @ Indiana | L 117–121 | | | | Market Square Arena | 56–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 79 | April 9, 1985 | Boston | W 113–104 | | | | The Spectrum | 57–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 80 | April 10, 1985 | @ New Jersey | L 100–125 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 57–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 81 | April 12, 1985 | Indiana | W 111–105 | | | | The Spectrum | 58–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 82 | April 13, 1985 | @ Washington | L 106–118 | | | | Capital Centre | 58–24 PHI 1985 Playoffs Philadelphia 76ers 1985 #FF0000 #0000FF yes Philadelphia 76ers First Round yes #0000FF #FF0000 yes no 2 0 1 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 17, 1985 | Washington | W 104–97 | Moses Malone (26) | Charles Barkley (12) | Maurice Cheeks (6) | The Spectrum7,170 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 21, 1985 | Washington | W 113–94 | Andrew Toney (31) | Malone, Barkley (14) | Maurice Cheeks (5) | The Spectrum9,612 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 24, 1985 | @ Washington | L 100–118 | Moses Malone (17) | Charles Barkley (11) | Andrew Toney (5) | Capital Centre11,103 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | April 26, 1985 | @ Washington | W 106–98 | Julius Erving (25) | Charles Barkley (14) | Clint Richardson (4) | Capital Centre12,238 | 3–1 |- Philadelphia 76ers Conference semifinals #0000FF #FF0000 yes no 2 0 2 0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 28, 1985 | @ Milwaukee | W 127–105 | Moses Malone (27) | Charles Barkley (8) | Maurice Cheeks (9) | MECCA Arena11,052 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 30, 1985 | @ Milwaukee | W 112–108 | Moses Malone (25) | Julius Erving (10) | Maurice Cheeks (9) | MECCA Arena11,052 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | May 3, 1985 | Milwaukee | W 109–104 | Andrew Toney (20) | Moses Malone (13) | Toney, Cheeks (7) | The Spectrum14,188 | 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 5, 1985 | Milwaukee | W 121–112 | Moses Malone (31) | Moses Malone (13) | Andrew Toney (11) | The Spectrum15,264 | 4–0 |- Philadelphia 76ers Conference finals #0000FF #FF0000 yes no 1 1 0 3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | May 12, 1985 | @ Boston | L 93–108 | Maurice Cheeks (27) | Charles Barkley (12) | Maurice Cheeks (7) | Boston Garden14,890 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | May 14, 1985 | @ Boston | L 98–106 | Julius Erving (22) | Moses Malone (13) | Cheeks, Erving (7) | Boston Garden14,890 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | May 18, 1985 | Boston | L 94–105 | Andrew Toney (26) | Moses Malone (16) | Andrew Toney (5) | The Spectrum17,921 | 0–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 19, 1985 | Boston | W 115–104 | Andrew Toney (26) | Charles Barkley (20) | Julius Erving (6) | The Spectrum17,921 | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | May 22, 1985 | @ Boston | L 100–102 | Maurice Cheeks (26) | Moses Malone (15) | Cheeks, Toney (6) | Boston Garden14,890 | 1–4 |- PHI 1985 yes Award winners Charles Barkley, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team Maurice Cheeks, NBA All-Defensive First Team Bobby Jones, NBA All-Defensive Second Team Moses Malone, All-NBA First Team References Philadelphia 76ers on Basketball Reference Philadelphia Category:Philadelphia 76ers seasons Philadelphia Philadelphia