1985 NBA playoffs

Postseason tournament August 2023 NBA playoffs 1985NBAPlayoffs.png 1985 1984–85 April 17–June 9, 1985 16 Los Angeles Lakers 9 Boston Celtics Scoring leader(s) Larry Bird (Celtics) 26.0 PPG MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lakers) Denver Nuggets Philadelphia 76ers 1984 1986 The 1985 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1984–85 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was named NBA Finals MVP for the second time (he had won the award under his birth name, Lew Alcindor, as a Buck in 1971). The Lakers had been unsuccessful in their previous eight attempts to defeat the Celtics in the NBA Finals, losing 7 times from 1959–1969 and 1984. The Lakers, moreover, won the title in Boston, something no other NBA team would accomplish until 2022, and would be the only road team to clinch the title at Boston Garden. The Cavaliers made the playoffs for the first time since 1978. It was also the first time that all three teams from Texas made the playoffs in the same year. The Denver Nuggets advanced to the conference finals for the first time since 1978 and would not advance that far again until 2009. The Philadelphia 76ers, on the other hand, advanced to the conference finals for the fifth time in six years, but would not reach that level again until 2001. It was also the first time that Turner Broadcasting was covering the playoffs as TBS was the home for some playoff games. Games 3 and 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals at the Spectrum forced a Phil Collins concert at the arena to be canceled so that he would play the Philadelphia half of Live Aid, as noted by Charlie Van Dyke when he sub-hosted an episode of American Top 40 on July 6 of that year. thumb|right|300px|A ticket for Game 2 of the Western Conference Semifinals between the Lakers and the Trail Blazers. Bracket First Rounds Conference Semifinals Conference Finals NBA Finals Eastern Conference Western Conference E1 Boston* 3 E8 Cleveland 1 E4 Detroit 3 E5 New Jersey 0 E3 Philadelphia 3 E6 Washington 1 E2 Milwaukee* 3 E7 Chicago 1 W1 LA Lakers* 3 W8 Phoenix 0 W4 Dallas 1 W5 Portland 3 W3 Houston 2 W6 Utah 3 W2 Denver* 3 W7 San Antonio 2 E1 Boston* 4 E4 Detroit 2 E3 Philadelphia 4 E2 Milwaukee* 0 W1 LA Lakers* 4 W5 Portland 1 W6 Utah 1 W2 Denver* 4 E1 Boston* 4 E3 Philadelphia 1 W1 LA Lakers* 4 W2 Denver* 1 E1 Boston* 2 W1 LA Lakers* 4* Division winner Bold Series winner Italic Team with home-court advantage First round Eastern Conference first round (1) Boston Celtics vs. (8) Cleveland Cavaliers #eee April 18 Boxscore Cleveland Cavaliers 123 Boston Celtics 126 30–31 28–39 40–31 25–25 Roy Hinson 24 Roy Hinson 11 John Bagley 11 Larry Bird 40 Kevin McHale 12 Dennis Johnson 11 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 Wally Rooney, Hugh Evans Boston leads series, 1–0 April 20 Boxscore Cleveland Cavaliers 106 Boston Celtics 108 30–30 28–31 24–24 24–23 World B. Free 25 Roy Hinson 6 World B. Free 7 Larry Bird 30 Bird, Parish 11 each Larry Bird 7 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 Jake O'Donnell, Ed Middleton Boston leads series, 2–0 #eee April 23 Boxscore Boston Celtics 98 Cleveland Cavaliers 105 24–25 21–30 21–21 32–29 Scott Wedman 30 Kevin McHale 11 Dennis Johnson 10 World B. Free 32 Roy Hinson 9 John Bagley 15 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio 20,900 Tom Nunez, Jess Kersey Boston leads series, 2–1 April 25 Boxscore Boston Celtics 117 Cleveland Cavaliers 115 32–33 31–33 31–23 23–26 Larry Bird 34 Larry Bird 14 Larry Bird 7 World B. Free 30 Lonnie Shelton 8 John Bagley 10 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio 20,900 Ed T. Rush, Hue Hollins Boston wins series, 3–1 Dennis Johnson blocks a World B. Free 3 with 2 seconds left. +Regular-season seriesBoston won 6–0 in the regular-season series#fff December 1, 1984 1984 12010 CLE Boston Celtics 110 Cleveland Cavaliers 104 The Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio December 2, 1984 1984 12020 BOS Cleveland Cavaliers 99 Boston Celtics 122 Boston Garden, Boston #fff February 6, 1985 1985 02060 BOS Cleveland Cavaliers 108 Boston Celtics 113 Boston Garden, Boston March 15, 1985 1985 03150 CLE Boston Celtics 119 Cleveland Cavaliers 96 The Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio #fff March 22, 1985 1985 03220 BOS Cleveland Cavaliers 117 Boston Celtics 129 Boston Garden, Boston April 11, 1985 1985 04110 CLE Boston Celtics 121 Cleveland Cavaliers 115 The Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=BOS&opp_id=CLE&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Cleveland Cavaliers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 25, 2015Boston leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1976 Boston Celtics 4 Cleveland Cavaliers 2 1976 Eastern Conference Finals (2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (7) Chicago Bulls #eee April 19 Boxscore Chicago Bulls 100 Milwaukee Bucks 109 30–31 24–27 19–22 27–29 Quintin Dailey 25 David Greenwood 13 Michael Jordan 10 Sidney Moncrief 30 Paul Mokeski 10 Paul Pressey 9 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 11,052 Hugh Evans, Mike Mathis Milwaukee leads series, 1–0 April 21 Boxscore Chicago Bulls 115 Milwaukee Bucks 122 31–30 22–29 32–29 30–34 Michael Jordan 30 Jawann Oldham 9 Michael Jordan 12 Terry Cummings 30 Terry Cummings 9 Terry Cummings 11 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 11,052 Joe Crawford, Ed T. Rush Milwaukee leads series, 2–0 #eee April 24 Boxscore Milwaukee Bucks 107 Chicago Bulls 109 31–29 24–29 26–24 26–27 Terry Cummings 37 Terry Cummings 9 Moncrief, Pressey 5 each Michael Jordan 35 Sidney Green 9 Michael Jordan 7 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois 17,225 Hue Hollins, Jess Kersey Milwaukee leads series, 2–1 Michael Jordan hits his first playoff game-winner with 22 seconds left. April 26 Boxscore Milwaukee Bucks 105 Chicago Bulls 97 27–27 28–18 28–25 22–27 Terry Cummings 29 Terry Cummings 12 Paul Pressey 4 Michael Jordan 29 Dave Corzine 9 Michael Jordan 5 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois 17,787 Darell Garretson, Tommy Nunez Sr. Milwaukee wins series, 3–1 +Regular-season seriesTied 3–3 in the regular-season series#fff October 27, 1984 1984 10270 MIL Chicago Bulls 106 Milwaukee Bucks 108 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee October 29, 1984 1984 10290 CHI Milwaukee Bucks 110 Chicago Bulls 116 Chicago Stadium, Chicago #fff November 21, 1984 1984 11210 MIL Chicago Bulls 98 Milwaukee Bucks 108 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee January 4, 1985 1985 01040 CHI Milwaukee Bucks 101 Chicago Bulls 106 Chicago Stadium, Chicago #fff February 17, 1985 1985 02170 MIL Chicago Bulls 105 Milwaukee Bucks 125 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee March 17, 1985 1985 03170 CHI Milwaukee Bucks 117 Chicago Bulls 119 OT Chicago Stadium, Chicago This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bucks winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=CHI&opp_id=MIL&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Chicago Bulls versus Milwaukee Bucks (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 25, 2015Milwaukee leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1974 Chicago Bulls 0 Milwaukee Bucks 4 1974 Western Conference Finals (3) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (6) Washington Bullets #eee April 17 Boxscore Washington Bullets 97 Philadelphia 76ers 104 21–28 27–27 28–21 21–28 Cliff Robinson 24 Jeff Ruland 10 Gus Williams 8 Moses Malone 26 Charles Barkley 12 Maurice Cheeks 6 Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 7,170 Jake O'Donnell, Paul Mihalak Philadelphia leads series, 1–0 April 21 Boxscore Washington Bullets 94 Philadelphia 76ers 113 27–26 25–30 19–25 23–32 Jeff Malone 30 Cliff Robinson 11 Darren Daye 9 Andrew Toney 31 Malone, Barkley 14 each Maurice Cheeks 5 Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 9,612 Mike Mathis, Hugh Evans Philadelphia leads series, 2–0 #eee April 24 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 100 Washington Bullets 118 35–28 20–32 13–30 32–28 Moses Malone 17 Charles Barkley 11 Andrew Toney 5 Gus Williams 28 three players 7 each Ruland, Johnson 5 each Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland 11,103 John Vanak, James Capers Sr. Philadelphia leads series, 2–1 April 26 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 106 Washington Bullets 98 27–24 34–23 13–21 32–30 Julius Erving 25 Charles Barkley 14 Clint Richardson 4 Jeff Malone 24 Jeff Ruland 10 Jeff Ruland 7 Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland 12,238 Jess Kersey, Bill Oakes Philadelphia wins series, 3–1 +Regular-season seriesPhiladelphia won 4–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 20, 1984 1984 11200 PHI Washington Bullets 120 Philadelphia 76ers 105 Spectrum, Philadelphia November 27, 1984 1984 11270 WSB Philadelphia 76ers 93 Washington Bullets 89 Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland #fff January 13, 1985 1985 01130 WSB Philadelphia 76ers 115 Washington Bullets 104 Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland February 6, 1985 1985 02060 PHI Washington Bullets 111 Philadelphia 76ers 116 Spectrum, Philadelphia #fff March 27, 1985 1985 03270 PHI Washington Bullets 97 Philadelphia 76ers 115 Spectrum, Philadelphia April 13, 1985 1985 04130 WSB Philadelphia 76ers 106 Washington Bullets 118 Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bullets winning two of the first three meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=PHI&opp_id=WAS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Philadelphia 76ers versus Washington Wizards (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 25, 2015Washington leads 2–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1971 Philadelphia 76ers 3 Baltimore Bullets 4 1971 Eastern Conference Semifinals #fff 1978 Philadelphia 76ers 2 Washington Bullets 4 1978 Eastern Conference Finals #fff 1980 Philadelphia 76ers 2 Washington Bullets 0 1980 Eastern Conference First Round (4) Detroit Pistons vs. (5) New Jersey Nets #eee April 18 Boxscore New Jersey Nets 105 Detroit Pistons 125 26–39 19–25 28–29 32–32 Buck Williams 23 Buck Williams 9 Micheal Ray Richardson 10 Bill Laimbeer 23 Bill Laimbeer 13 Isiah Thomas 11 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan 10,465 John Vanak, Hue Hollins Detroit leads series, 1–0 April 21 Boxscore New Jersey Nets 111 Detroit Pistons 121 32–32 27–32 31–23 21–34 Buck Williams 23 Buck Williams 11 Micheal Ray Richardson 14 Isiah Thomas 29 Bill Laimbeer 12 Isiah Thomas 14 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan 11,501 Jake O'Donnell, Lee Jones Detroit leads series, 2–0 #eee April 24 Boxscore Detroit Pistons 116 New Jersey Nets 115 22–33 36–30 26–28 32–24 Terry Tyler 23 Tripucka, Tyler 11 each Isiah Thomas 11 Williams, King 28 each Buck Williams 12 Micheal Ray Richardson 10 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey 9,999 Ed T. Rush, Ed Middleton Detroit wins series, 3–0 +Regular-season seriesNew Jersey won 5–1 in the regular-season series#fff December 26, 1984 1984 12260 NJN Detroit Pistons 97 New Jersey Nets 112 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey December 29, 1984 1984 12290 DET New Jersey Nets 110 Detroit Pistons 108 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan #fff January 19, 1985 1985 01190 NJN Detroit Pistons 109 New Jersey Nets 107 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey February 5, 1985 1985 02050 DET New Jersey Nets 119 Detroit Pistons 117 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan #fff February 15, 1985 1985 02150 NJN Detroit Pistons 123 New Jersey Nets 124 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey February 23, 1985 1985 02230 DET New Jersey Nets 111 Detroit Pistons 103 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan This was the first playoff meeting between the Nets and the Pistons.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=NJN&opp_id=DET&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Brooklyn Nets versus Detroit Pistons (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 25, 2015 Western Conference first round (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (8) Phoenix Suns #eee April 18 Boxscore Phoenix Suns 114 Los Angeles Lakers 142 24–45 27–32 35–36 28–29 Charles Pittman 22 Maurice Lucas 11 Jay Humphries 8 Mike McGee 22 Cooper, McAdoo 6 each Magic Johnson 19 The Forum, Inglewood, California 15,547 Jess Kersey, Bill Oakes LA Lakers lead series, 1–0 April 20 Boxscore Phoenix Suns 130 Los Angeles Lakers 147 31–42 34–33 25–35 40–37 Alvan Adams 23 Maurice Lucas 9 Maurice Lucas 6 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24 Kurt Rambis 7 Cooper, Johnson 12 each The Forum, Inglewood, California 15,261 Darrell Garretson, Dick Bavetta LA Lakers lead series, 2–0 #eee April 23 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 119 Phoenix Suns 103 25–25 43–30 18–22 33–26 James Worthy 23 Kurt Rambis 9 Magic Johnson 11 Maurice Lucas 26 Maurice Lucas 13 Adams, Holton 5 each Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona 8,741 Hugh Evans, Wally Rooney LA Lakers win series, 3–0 +Regular-season seriesLos Angeles won 5–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 20, 1984 1984 11200 LAL Phoenix Suns 108 Los Angeles Lakers 130 The Forum, Inglewood, California November 21, 1984 1984 11210 PHO Los Angeles Lakers 102 Phoenix Suns 97 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona #fff December 21, 1984 1984 12210 LAL Phoenix Suns 105 Los Angeles Lakers 119 The Forum, Inglewood, California February 28, 1985 1985 02280 PHO Los Angeles Lakers 105 Phoenix Suns 117 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona #fff March 19, 1985 1985 03190 PHO Los Angeles Lakers 130 Phoenix Suns 112 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona March 31, 1985 1985 03310 LAL Phoenix Suns 98 Los Angeles Lakers 123 The Forum, Inglewood, California This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning the first four meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=LAL&opp_id=PHO&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Lakers versus Phoenix Suns (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 25, 2015Los Angeles leads 4–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1970 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Phoenix Suns 3 1970 Western Division Semifinals #fff 1980 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Phoenix Suns 1 1980 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Phoenix Suns 0 1982 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1984 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Phoenix Suns 2 1984 Western Conference Finals (2) Denver Nuggets vs. (7) San Antonio Spurs #eee April 18 Boxscore San Antonio Spurs 111 Denver Nuggets 141 24–35 27–33 32–36 28–37 Mike Mitchell 23 Ozell Jones 8 Johnny Moore 5 Alex English 33 Elston Turner 8 Fat Lever 11 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado 12,128 Ed T. Rush, Bill Saar Denver leads series, 1–0 April 20 Boxscore San Antonio Spurs 113 Denver Nuggets 111 31–31 28–25 29–29 25–26 George Gervin 41 Artis Gilmore 12 Johnny Moore 8 Alex English 29 Wayne Cooper 10 Fat Lever 13 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado 17,022 Jess Kersey, Lee Jones Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 23 Boxscore Denver Nuggets 115 San Antonio Spurs 112 32–29 28–22 34–28 21–33 Alex English 27 Calvin Natt 8 Calvin Natt 8 George Gervin 30 Artis Gilmore 14 Johnny Moore 9 HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas 8,799 Darell Garretson, Joe Crawford Denver leads series, 2–1 April 26 Boxscore Denver Nuggets 111 San Antonio Spurs 116 22–32 29–26 31–27 29–31 Alex English 27 Alex English 8 Fat Lever 7 Mike Mitchell 37 Artis Gilmore 13 Johnny Moore 16 HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas 8,621 Earl Strom, Mike Mathis Series tied, 2–2 #eee April 28 Boxscore San Antonio Spurs 99 Denver Nuggets 126 24–31 21–34 24–32 30–29 Artis Gilmore 19 Gilmore, Iavaroni 8 each Johnny Moore 4 Alex English 33 Calvin Natt 10 Fat Lever 10 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado 17,022 John Vanak, Ed T. Rush Denver wins series, 3–2 +Regular-season seriesTied 3–3 in the regular-season series#fff October 30, 1984 1984 10300 SAS Denver Nuggets 118 San Antonio Spurs 126 HemisFair Arena, San Antonio December 12, 1984 1984 12120 SAS Denver Nuggets 105 San Antonio Spurs 126 HemisFair Arena, San Antonio #fff December 26, 1984 1984 12260 DEN San Antonio Spurs 119 Denver Nuggets 130 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado February 15, 1985 1985 02150 DEN San Antonio Spurs 119 Denver Nuggets 129 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado #fff March 17, 1985 1985 03170 SAS Denver Nuggets 119 San Antonio Spurs 124 HemisFair Arena, San Antonio April 5, 1985 1985 04050 DEN San Antonio Spurs 109 Denver Nuggets 118 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Spurs winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DEN&opp_id=SAS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Denver Nuggets versus San Antonio Spurs (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 25, 2015San Antonio leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1983 Denver Nuggets 1 San Antonio Spurs 4 1983 Western Conference Semifinals (3) Houston Rockets vs. (6) Utah Jazz #eee April 19 Boxscore Utah Jazz 115 Houston Rockets 101 28–28 32–15 21–33 34–25 Adrian Dantley 34 Thurl Bailey 10 Rickey Green 10 Ralph Sampson 26 Ralph Sampson 24 Lionel Hollins 7 The Summit, Houston, Texas 13,185 Ed Rush, Joe Crawford Utah leads series, 1–0 April 21 Boxscore Utah Jazz 96 Houston Rockets 122 25–29 18–34 29–26 24–33 Jeff Wilkins 22 Jeff Wilkins 12 Green, Stockton 6 each Lewis Lloyd 27 Ralph Sampson 14 Lloyd, Lucas 6 each The Summit, Houston, Texas 14,139 John Vanak, Wally Rooney Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 24 Boxscore Houston Rockets 104 Utah Jazz 112 23–24 26–27 33–29 22–32 Hakeem Olajuwon 26 Hakeem Olajuwon 16 John Lucas 7 Adrian Dantley 29 Bailey, Wilkins 11 each Rickey Green 10 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah 12,316 Earl Strom, Mike Mathis Utah leads series, 2–1 April 26 Boxscore Houston Rockets 96 Utah Jazz 94 19–24 19–25 29–19 29–26 Sampson, Olajuwon 18 each Ralph Sampson 18 John Lucas 5 Rickey Green 22 Thurl Bailey 12 Rickey Green 11 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah 12,690 Jake O'Donnell, Joe Crawford Series tied, 2–2 #eee April 28 Boxscore Utah Jazz 104 Houston Rockets 97 20–26 19-18 28–32 37–21 Adrian Dantley 25 Mark Eaton 10 Rickey Green 6 Hakeem Olajuwon 32 Hakeem Olajuwon 14 John Lucas 8 The Summit, Houston, Texas 16,016 Darrell Garretson, Hugh Evans Utah wins series, 3–2 +Regular-season seriesTied 3–3 in the regular-season series#fff November 23, 1984 1984 11230 UTA Houston Rockets 98 Utah Jazz 111 Salt Palace Acord Arena, Salt Lake City January 6, 1985 1985 01060 UTA Houston Rockets 92 Utah Jazz 121 Salt Palace Acord Arena, Salt Lake City #fff January 19, 1985 1985 01190 HOU Utah Jazz 95 Houston Rockets 120 The Summit, Houston March 1, 1985 1985 03010 UTA Houston Rockets 119 Utah Jazz 115 Salt Palace Acord Arena, Salt Lake City #fff March 6, 1985 1985 03060 HOU Utah Jazz 94 Houston Rockets 90 The Summit, Houston March 30, 1985 1985 03300 HOU Utah Jazz 96 Houston Rockets 106 The Summit, Houston This was the first playoff meeting between the Jazz and the Rockets.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=HOU&opp_id=UTA&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Houston Rockets versus Utah Jazz (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 25, 2015 (4) Dallas Mavericks vs. (5) Portland Trail Blazers #eee April 18 Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 131 Dallas Mavericks 139 2OT 24–23 33–25 28–40 27–24 9–9, 10–18 Kiki VanDeWeghe 25 Sam Bowie 14 Darnell Valentine 13 Rolando Blackman 43 Mark Aguirre 14 Rolando Blackman 6 Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas 17,007 Lee Jones, Darell Garretson Dallas leads series, 1–0 April 20 Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 124 Dallas Mavericks 121 OT 15–25 28–20 35–32 32–33 14–11 Kiki VanDeWeghe 27 Sam Bowie 20 Clyde Drexler 12 Rolando Blackman 41 Sam Perkins 19 Derek Harper 8 Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas 17,007 John Vanak, Hue Hollins Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 23 Boxscore Dallas Mavericks 109 Portland Trail Blazers 122 28–31 34–25 25–35 22–31 Blackman, Aguirre 30 each Perkins, Vincent 9 each Brad Davis 5 Kiki VanDeWeghe 24 Sam Bowie 11 Clyde Drexler 10 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,666 Jake O'Donnell, Paul Mihalak Portland leads series, 2–1 April 25 Boxscore Dallas Mavericks 113 Portland Trail Blazers 115 26–25 31–30 28–33 28–27 Mark Aguirre 39 Sam Perkins 10 Brad Davis 8 Kiki VanDeWeghe 27 Kenny Carr 10 Darnell Valentine 9 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,666 Hugh Evans, Wally Rooney Portland wins series, 3–1 +Regular-season seriesDallas won 4–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 13, 1984 1984 11130 POR Dallas Mavericks 101 Portland Trail Blazers 94 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon January 8, 1985 1985 01080 POR Dallas Mavericks 108 Portland Trail Blazers 102 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon #fff January 13, 1985 1985 01130 DAL Portland Trail Blazers 101 Dallas Mavericks 124 Reunion Arena, Dallas February 20, 1985 1985 02200 DAL Portland Trail Blazers 98 Dallas Mavericks 104 Reunion Arena, Dallas #fff April 12, 1985 1985 04120 POR Dallas Mavericks 111 Portland Trail Blazers 131 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon This was the first playoff meeting between the Mavericks and the Trail Blazers.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DAL&opp_id=POR&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Dallas Mavericks versus Portland Trail Blazers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 25, 2015 Conference semifinals Eastern Conference semifinals (1) Boston Celtics vs. (4) Detroit Pistons #eee April 28 Boxscore Detroit Pistons 99 Boston Celtics 133 29–35 24–29 20–37 26–32 Isiah Thomas 23 three players 5 each Isiah Thomas 8 Robert Parish 27 Robert Parish 16 Ainge, Williams 7 each Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 Earl Strom, Paul Mihalak Boston leads series, 1–0 April 30 Boxscore Detroit Pistons 114 Boston Celtics 121 36–32 17–27 28–27 33–35 Isiah Thomas 28 Thomas, Laimbeer 9 each Isiah Thomas 15 Larry Bird 42 McHale, Bird 10 each Dennis Johnson 7 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 Hugh Evans, Tom Nunez Boston leads series, 2–0 #eee May 2 Boxscore Boston Celtics 117 Detroit Pistons 125 34–38 28–24 34–36 21–27 Dennis Johnson 27 Larry Bird 13 Larry Bird 8 Bill Laimbeer 27 Bill Laimbeer 13 Isiah Thomas 16 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan 14,209 Jess Kersey, Mike Mathis Boston leads series, 2–1 May 5 Boxscore Boston Celtics 99 Detroit Pistons 102 23–26 30–28 34–22 12–26 Kevin McHale 24 Kevin McHale 10 Larry Bird 7 Vinnie Johnson 34 Bill Laimbeer 12 Isiah Thomas 10 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan 14,350 Lee Jones, Darell Garretson Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 8 Boxscore Detroit Pistons 123 Boston Celtics 130 33–38 34–30 23–27 33–35 Vinnie Johnson 30 Bill Laimbeer 13 Isiah Thomas 7 Larry Bird 43 Larry Bird 13 D. Johnson, Ainge 6 each Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 Jake O'Donnell, Wally Rooney Boston leads series, 3–2 May 10 Boxscore Boston Celtics 123 Detroit Pistons 113 36–31 27–21 29–34 31–27 Dennis Johnson 22 Robert Parish 13 Danny Ainge 9 Isiah Thomas 37 Bill Laimbeer 13 Isiah Thomas 9 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan 21,193 John Vanak, Ed T. Rush Boston wins series, 4–2 +Regular-season seriesBoston won 4–2 in the regular-season series#fff October 26, 1984 1984 10260 DET Boston Celtics 130 Detroit Pistons 123 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan November 2, 1984 1984 11020 BOS Detroit Pistons 116 Boston Celtics 127 Boston Garden, Boston #fff December 4, 1984 1984 12040 DET Boston Celtics 99 Detroit Pistons 104 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan January 29, 1985 1985 01290 BOS Detroit Pistons 130 Boston Celtics 131 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut #fff March 3, 1985 1985 03030 BOS Detroit Pistons 129 Boston Celtics 138 Boston Garden, Boston March 31, 1985 1985 03310 DET Boston Celtics 105 Detroit Pistons 113 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=BOS&opp_id=DET&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Detroit Pistons (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 25, 2015Boston leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1968 Boston Celtics 4 Detroit Pistons 2 1968 Eastern Division Semifinals (2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers #eee April 28 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 127 Milwaukee Bucks 105 37–24 29–27 28–23 33–31 Moses Malone 27 Charles Barkley 8 Maurice Cheeks 9 Terry Cummings 17 Paul Pressey 10 Hodges, Pressey 8 each MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 11,052 Jake O'Donnell, Wally Rooney Philadelphia leads series, 1–0 April 30 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 112 Milwaukee Bucks 108 25–31 29–22 28–25 30–30 Moses Malone 25 Julius Erving 10 Maurice Cheeks 9 Terry Cummings 41 Cummings, Lister 12 each Paul Pressey 16 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 11,052 Earl Strom, Ed Middleton Philadelphia leads series, 2–0 #eee May 3 Boxscore Milwaukee Bucks 104 Philadelphia 76ers 109 23–34 20–23 34–28 27–24 Terry Cummings 21 Cummings, Lister 8 each Paul Pressey 7 Andrew Toney 20 Moses Malone 13 Toney, Cheeks 7 each Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 14,188 Darell Garretson, Joe Crawford Philadelphia leads series, 3–0 May 5 Boxscore Milwaukee Bucks 112 Philadelphia 76ers 121 24–30 27–22 26–31 35–38 Moncrief, Pressey 25 each Alton Lister 14 Sidney Moncrief 8 Moses Malone 31 Moses Malone 13 Andrew Toney 11 Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 15,264 John Vanak, Hue Hollins Philadelphia wins series, 4–0 +Regular-season seriesTied 3–3 in the regular-season series#fff December 5, 1984 1984 12050 PHI Milwaukee Bucks 111 Philadelphia 76ers 112 Spectrum, Philadelphia December 14, 1984 1984 12140 MIL Philadelphia 76ers 115 Milwaukee Bucks 111 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee #fff December 21, 1984 1984 12210 PHI Milwaukee Bucks 104 Philadelphia 76ers 101 Spectrum, Philadelphia January 5, 1985 1985 01050 MIL Philadelphia 76ers 110 Milwaukee Bucks 106 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee #fff February 26, 1985 1985 02260 MIL Philadelphia 76ers 97 Milwaukee Bucks 116 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee March 22, 1985 1985 03220 PHI Milwaukee Bucks 131 Philadelphia 76ers 112 Spectrum, Philadelphia This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the 76ers winning three of the first four meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=MIL&opp_id=PHI&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Milwaukee Bucks versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 25, 2015Philadelphia leads 3–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1970 Milwaukee Bucks 4 Philadelphia 76ers 1 1970 Eastern Division Semifinals #fff 1981 Milwaukee Bucks 3 Philadelphia 76ers 4 1981 Eastern Conference Semifinals #fff 1982 Milwaukee Bucks 2 Philadelphia 76ers 4 1982 Eastern Conference Semifinals #fff 1983 Milwaukee Bucks 1 Philadelphia 76ers 4 1983 Eastern Conference Finals Western Conference semifinals (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (5) Portland Trail Blazers #eee April 27 Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 101 Los Angeles Lakers 125 24–33 21–40 27–28 29–24 Steve Colter 26 Kenny Carr 10 Steve Colter 8 Byron Scott 20 Kurt Rambis 14 Magic Johnson 12 The Forum, Inglewood, California 13,909 Ed T. Rush, Lee Jones LA Lakers lead series, 1–0 The CBS coverage of this game would mark the final on-air assignment for Frank Glieber (calling the game alongside James Brown); as Glieber died from a heart attack three days later at the age of 51. April 30 Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 118 Los Angeles Lakers 134 32–39 20–30 33–32 33–33 Kiki VanDeWeghe 23 Kenny Carr 12 Darnell Valentine 9 Byron Scott 31 Magic Johnson 9 Magic Johnson 18 The Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Hue Hollins, John Vanak LA Lakers lead series, 2–0 #eee May 3 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 130 Portland Trail Blazers 126 35–32 37–24 32–36 26–34 James Worthy 28 Abdul-Jabbar, McAdoo 9 each Magic Johnson 23 Kiki VanDeWeghe 27 Clyde Drexler 11 Clyde Drexler 14 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,666 Jake O'Donnell, Wally Rooney LA Lakers lead series, 3–0 May 5 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 107 Portland Trail Blazers 115 30–23 19–36 25–27 33–29 Magic Johnson 31 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 Magic Johnson 13 VanDeWeghe, Thompson 17 each Mychal Thompson 10 Clyde Drexler 10 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon 12,666 Earl Strom, Mike Mathis LA Lakers lead series, 3–1 #eee May 7 Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 120 Los Angeles Lakers 139 32–33 27–35 24–32 37–39 Jerome Kersey 18 Kenny Carr 11 Clyde Drexler 12 Magic Johnson 34 Magic Johnson 9 Magic Johnson 19 The Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Hugh Evans, Joe Crawford LA Lakers win series, 4–1 +Regular-season seriesLos Angeles won 5–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 4, 1984 1984 11040 LAL Portland Trail Blazers 116 Los Angeles Lakers 124 The Forum, Inglewood, California November 9, 1984 1984 11090 POR Los Angeles Lakers 130 Portland Trail Blazers 126 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon #fff January 4, 1985 1985 01040 LAL Portland Trail Blazers 95 Los Angeles Lakers 120 The Forum, Inglewood, California January 29, 1985 1985 01290 POR Los Angeles Lakers 122 Portland Trail Blazers 106 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon #fff March 26, 1985 1985 03260 POR Los Angeles Lakers 113 Portland Trail Blazers 116 OT Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon April 7, 1985 1985 04070 LAL Portland Trail Blazers 133 Los Angeles Lakers 135 OT The Forum, Inglewood, California This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series apiece. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=LAL&opp_id=POR&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Lakers versus Portland Trail Blazers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 25, 2015Tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1977 Los Angeles Lakers 0 Portland Trail Blazers 4 1977 Western Conference Finals #fff 1983 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Portland Trail Blazers 1 1983 Western Conference Semifinals (2) Denver Nuggets vs. (6) Utah Jazz #eee April 30 Boxscore Utah Jazz 113 Denver Nuggets 130 39–36 27–37 23–32 24–25 Adrian Dantley 28 Dantley, Kelley 9 each Rickey Green 6 Alex English 31 Fat Lever 16 Fat Lever 18 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado 11,918 Lee Jones, Jess Kersey Denver leads series, 1–0 May 2 Boxscore Utah Jazz 123 Denver Nuggets 131 OT 34–32 32–38 32–24 21–25 4–12 Rickey Green 25 Adrian Dantley 14 Rickey Green 10 Alex English 26 Fat Lever 13 Alex English 12 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado 16,317 Jake O'Donnell, Bill Oakes Denver leads series, 2–0 #eee May 4 Boxscore Denver Nuggets 123 Utah Jazz 131 27–37 34–30 38–32 24–32 Calvin Natt 30 Mike Evans 8 English, Lever 5 each Adrian Dantley 32 Thurl Bailey 14 Rickey Green 7 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah 12,178 Ed T. Rush, Mike Mathis Denver leads series, 2–1 May 5 Boxscore Denver Nuggets 125 Utah Jazz 118 36–26 33–29 29–33 27–30 Alex English 40 Wayne Cooper 14 Calvin Natt 10 Adrian Dantley 33 Rich Kelley 8 John Stockton 10 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah 12,716 Joe Crawford, Hugh Evans Denver leads series, 3–1 #eee May 7 Boxscore Utah Jazz 104 Denver Nuggets 116 23–43 22–28 34–26 25–19 Rickey Green 22 Rich Kelley 11 Rickey Green 7 Alex English 30 Wayne Cooper 11 Alex English 6 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado 17,022 Earl Strom, Hue Hollins Denver wins series, 4–1 +Regular-season seriesDenver won 4–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 10, 1984 1984 11100 DEN Utah Jazz 135 Denver Nuggets 147 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado November 30, 1984 1984 11300 UTA Denver Nuggets 97 Utah Jazz 116 Salt Palace Acord Arena, Salt Lake City #fff December 1, 1984 1984 12010 DEN Utah Jazz 111 Denver Nuggets 118 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado January 4, 1985 1985 01040 UTA Denver Nuggets 108 Utah Jazz 118 Salt Palace Acord Arena, Salt Lake City #fff January 28, 1985 1985 01280 UTA Denver Nuggets 104 Utah Jazz 100 Salt Palace Acord Arena, Salt Lake City March 26, 1985 1985 03260 DEN Utah Jazz 89 Denver Nuggets 104 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Jazz winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DEN&opp_id=UTA&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Denver Nuggets versus Utah Jazz (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 25, 2015Utah leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1984 Denver Nuggets 2 Utah Jazz 3 1984 Western Conference First Round Conference finals Eastern Conference finals (1) Boston Celtics vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers #eee May 12 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 93 Boston Celtics 108 28–33 24–24 21–19 20–32 Maurice Cheeks 27 Charles Barkley 12 Maurice Cheeks 7 Kevin McHale 28 Robert Parish 13 Dennis Johnson 8 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 Earl Strom, Hue Hollins Boston leads series, 1–0 May 14 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 98 Boston Celtics 106 28–20 24–26 18–32 28–28 Julius Erving 22 Moses Malone 13 Cheeks, Erving 7 each Larry Bird 24 Robert Parish 16 Bird, Johnson 7 each Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 Darell Garretson, Joe Crawford Boston leads series, 2–0 #eee May 18 Boxscore Boston Celtics 105 Philadelphia 76ers 94 20–28 28–19 31–27 26–20 Larry Bird 26 Robert Parish 14 Danny Ainge 7 Andrew Toney 26 Moses Malone 16 Andrew Toney 5 Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 17,921 Ed T. Rush, Mike Mathis Boston leads series, 3–0 May 19 Boxscore Boston Celtics 104 Philadelphia 76ers 115 16–31 28–29 30–25 30–30 Kevin McHale 25 Kevin McHale 17 Danny Ainge 8 Andrew Toney 26 Charles Barkley 20 Julius Erving 6 Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 17,101 Jake O'Donnell, Jess Kersey Boston leads series, 3–1 #eee May 22 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 100 Boston Celtics 102 30–28 21–28 26–25 23–21 Maurice Cheeks 26 Moses Malone 15 Toney, Cheeks 6 each Dennis Johnson 23 Kevin McHale 14 Dennis Johnson 8 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 John Vanak, Hugh Evans Boston wins series, 4–1 Larry Bird makes the game-saving steal from Andrew Toney in the closing seconds to help the Celtics advance to the Finals. +Regular-season seriesTied 3–3 in the regular-season series#fff November 9, 1984 1984 11090 BOS Philadelphia 76ers 119 Boston Celtics 130 Boston Garden, Boston December 12, 1984 1984 12120 PHI Boston Celtics 107 Philadelphia 76ers 110 Spectrum, Philadelphia #fff January 20, 1985 1985 01200 BOS Philadelphia 76ers 97 Boston Celtics 113 Boston Garden, Boston January 30, 1985 1985 01300 PHI Boston Celtics 104 Philadelphia 76ers 122 Spectrum, Philadelphia #fff March 29, 1985 1985 03290 BOS Philadelphia 76ers 108 Boston Celtics 112 Boston Garden, Boston April 9, 1985 1985 04090 PHI Boston Celtics 104 Philadelphia 76ers 113 Spectrum, Philadelphia This was the 18th playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning nine of the first 17 meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=BOS&opp_id=PHI&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 25, 2015Boston leads 9–8 in all-time playoff series#fff 1953 Boston Celtics 2 Syracuse Nationals 0 1953 Eastern Division Semifinals #fff 1954 Boston Celtics 0 Syracuse Nationals 2 1954 Eastern Division Round Robin Semifinals #fff 1954 Boston Celtics 0 Syracuse Nationals 2 1954 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1955 Boston Celtics 1 Syracuse Nationals 3 1955 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1956 Boston Celtics 1 Syracuse Nationals 2 1956 Eastern Division Semifinals #fff 1957 Boston Celtics 3 Syracuse Nationals 0 1957 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1959 Boston Celtics 4 Syracuse Nationals 3 1959 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1961 Boston Celtics 4 Syracuse Nationals 1 1961 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1965 Boston Celtics 4 Philadelphia 76ers 3 1965 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1966 Boston Celtics 4 Philadelphia 76ers 1 1966 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1967 Boston Celtics 1 Philadelphia 76ers 4 1967 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1968 Boston Celtics 4 Philadelphia 76ers 3 1968 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1969 Boston Celtics 4 Philadelphia 76ers 1 1969 Eastern Division Semifinals #fff 1977 Boston Celtics 3 Philadelphia 76ers 4 1977 Eastern Conference Semifinals #fff 1980 Boston Celtics 1 Philadelphia 76ers 4 1980 Eastern Conference Finals #fff 1981 Boston Celtics 4 Philadelphia 76ers 3 1981 Eastern Conference Finals #fff 1982 Boston Celtics 3 Philadelphia 76ers 4 1982 Eastern Conference Finals Western Conference finals (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (2) Denver Nuggets #eee May 11 Boxscore Denver Nuggets 122 Los Angeles Lakers 139 30–38 22–42 36–34 34–25 Alex English 30 Dan Issel 8 Mike Evans 11 Byron Scott 27 three players 7 each Magic Johnson 16 The Forum, Inglewood, California 16,109 Lee Jones, Jess Kersey LA Lakers lead series, 1–0 May 14 Boxscore Denver Nuggets 136 Los Angeles Lakers 114 30–27 36–32 23–27 47–28 Alex English 40 Elston Turner 11 Elston Turner 8 Byron Scott 22 Magic Johnson 9 Magic Johnson 15 The Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Jake O'Donnell, Art Rooney Series tied, 1–1 #eee May 17 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 136 Denver Nuggets 118 39–38 40–30 35–20 22–30 James Worthy 28 Magic Johnson 14 Magic Johnson 15 Calvin Natt 30 Calvin Natt 7 Elston Turner 6 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado 17,022 John Vanak, Hugh Evans LA Lakers lead series, 2–1 May 19 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 120 Denver Nuggets 116 35–34 33–36 25–23 27–23 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 29 James Worthy 13 Magic Johnson 13 Natt, English 28 each Natt, English 8 each Elston Turner 10 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado 17,022 Darell Garretson, Joe Crawford LA Lakers lead series, 3–1 #eee May 22 Boxscore Denver Nuggets 109 Los Angeles Lakers 153 34–34 19–42 28–39 28–38 Wayne Cooper 23 Danny Schayes 9 Fat Lever 6 James Worthy 25 Mitch Kupchak 10 Magic Johnson 19 The Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Earl Strom, Ed T. Rush LA Lakers win series, 4–1 Dan Issel's final NBA game. +Regular-season seriesLos Angeles won 3–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 6, 1984 1984 11060 LAL Denver Nuggets 146 Los Angeles Lakers 130 The Forum, Inglewood, California December 28, 1984 1984 12280 DEN Los Angeles Lakers 135 Denver Nuggets 123 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado #fff January 8, 1985 1985 01080 LAL Denver Nuggets 126 Los Angeles Lakers 124 The Forum, Inglewood, California April 2, 1985 1985 04020 DEN Los Angeles Lakers 118 Denver Nuggets 104 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado #fff April 9, 1985 1985 04090 LAL Denver Nuggets 119 Los Angeles Lakers 148 The Forum, Inglewood, California This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DEN&opp_id=LAL&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Denver Nuggets versus Los Angeles Lakers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 25, 2015Los Angeles leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1979 Denver Nuggets 1 Los Angeles Lakers 2 1979 Western Conference First Round NBA Finals: (E1) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) Los Angeles Lakers 1985 NBA Finals #eee May 27 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 114 Boston Celtics 148 24–38 25–41 30–29 35–40 James Worthy 20 McHale, Wedman 26 each Kurt Rambis 9 Kevin McHale 9 Magic Johnson 12 Dennis Johnson 10 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 Darell Garretson, Jess Kersey Boston leads series, 1–0 "Memorial Day Massacre" May 30 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 109 Boston Celtics 102 31–26 33–20 23–29 22–27 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 Larry Bird 30 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 Larry Bird 12 Magic Johnson 13 Dennis Johnson 8 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 Jake O'Donnell, John Vanak Series tied, 1–1 #eee June 2 Boxscore Boston Celtics 111 Los Angeles Lakers 136 29–25 30–40 26–35 26–36 Kevin McHale 31 James Worthy 29 Kevin McHale 10 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 Danny Ainge 10 Magic Johnson 16 The Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Hugh Evans, Earl Strom LA Lakers lead series, 2–1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar breaks Jerry West's all-time playoff scoring record. June 5 Boxscore Boston Celtics 107 Los Angeles Lakers 105 28–32 31–26 23–26 25–21 Kevin McHale 28 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21 Kevin McHale 12 Magic Johnson 11 Dennis Johnson 12 Magic Johnson 12 The Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Ed T. Rush, John Vanak Series tied, 2–2 Dennis Johnson hits the game-winner at the buzzer. #eee June 7 Boxscore Boston Celtics 111 Los Angeles Lakers 120 31–35 20–29 30–31 30–25 Robert Parish 26 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 36 Kevin McHale 10 Kurt Rambis 9 Dennis Johnson 17 Magic Johnson 17 The Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Darell Garretson, Jake O'Donnell LA Lakers lead series, 3–2 June 9 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 111 Boston Celtics 100 28–26 27–29 27–18 29–27 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 29 Kevin McHale 32 Johnson, Rambis 10 each Kevin McHale 16 Magic Johnson 14 Danny Ainge 11 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 14,890 Hugh Evans, Earl Strom LA Lakers win series, 4–2 The Lakers become the only road team to win the NBA title in Boston Garden. They were the last visitor to win the title in Boston until the Golden State Warriors did it in the 2022 NBA Finals at TD Garden. +Regular-season seriesTied 1–1 in the regular-season series#fff January 16, 1985 1985 01160 BOS Los Angeles Lakers 102 Boston Celtics 104 Boston Garden, Boston February 17, 1985 1985 02170 LAL Boston Celtics 111 Los Angeles Lakers 117 The Forum, Inglewood, California This was the ninth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning the first eight meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=BOS&opp_id=LAL&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Los Angeles Lakers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com May 25, 2015Boston leads 8–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1959 Boston Celtics 4 Minneapolis Lakers 0 1959 NBA Finals #fff 1962 Boston Celtics 4 Los Angeles Lakers 3 1962 NBA Finals #fff 1963 Boston Celtics 4 Los Angeles Lakers 2 1963 NBA Finals #fff 1965 Boston Celtics 4 Los Angeles Lakers 1 1965 NBA Finals #fff 1966 Boston Celtics 4 Los Angeles Lakers 3 1966 NBA Finals #fff 1968 Boston Celtics 4 Los Angeles Lakers 2 1968 NBA Finals #fff 1969 Boston Celtics 4 Los Angeles Lakers 3 1969 NBA Finals #fff 1984 Boston Celtics 4 Los Angeles Lakers 3 1984 NBA Finals Statistical leaders Category Game high Average Player Team High Player Team Avg. GP Games played Points Larry BirdRolando Blackman Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks 43 Rolando Blackman Dallas Mavericks 32.8 4 Rebounds Ralph Sampson Houston Rockets 24 Ralph Sampson Houston Rockets 16.6 5 Assists Magic Johnson Los Angeles Lakers 23 Magic Johnson Los Angeles Lakers 15.2 19 Steals Julius ErvingKareem Abdul-JabbarClyde DrexlerPaul PresseyMoses Malone Philadelphia 76ersLos Angeles LakersPortland Trail BlazersMilwaukee BucksPhiladelphia 76ers 5 Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls 2.8 4 Blocks Mark Eaton Utah Jazz 10 Mark Eaton Utah Jazz 5.8 5 References External links Basketball-Reference.com's 1985 NBA Playoffs page Category:NBA playoffs Playoffs Category:Sports in Portland, Oregon fi:NBA-kausi 1984–1985#Pudotuspelit