1984–85 Cleveland Cavaliers season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Cleveland Cavaliers 1985 36 46 Central 4 8 George Karl Harry Weltman Gordon Gund George Gund III Richfield Coliseum First round(lost to Celtics 1–3) CLE WUAB WWWE The 1984–85 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 15th NBA basketball season in Cleveland, Ohio. Draft picks 1984 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 1 12 Tim McCormick C Michigan 2 27 Ron Anderson SF Fresno State 3 50 Ben McDonald California-Irvine 3 60 Leonard Mitchell Louisiana State 4 73 Art Aaron Northwestern 5 96 Vince Hichen Boise State 6 119 Matt Doherty North Carolina 7 142 Joe Jakubick Akron 8 165 Elliot Beard Oberlin 9 187 John Shimko Xavier 10 209 Darrell Space Northeastern Illinois Roster Cleveland Cavaliers 1984–85 #E13C32 #FFFFFF #003EA4 #FFFFFF 25 Ron Anderson basketball, born 1958 SF 6 7 215 1958-10-15 Fresno State 5 John Bagley basketball PG 6 0 185 1960-04-23 Boston College 16 Johnny Davis basketball, born 1955 PG 6 2 170 1955-10-21 Dayton 21 World B. Free SG 6 2 185 1953-12-09 Guilford 32 Roy Hinson PF 6 9 210 1961-05-02 Rutgers 35 Phil Hubbard SF 6 8 215 1956-12-13 Michigan 42 Edgar Jones basketball PF 6 10 225 1956-06-17 Nevada 50 Ben Poquette PF 6 9 235 1955-05-07 Central Michigan 8 Lonnie Shelton PF 6 8 240 1955-10-19 Oregon State 54 Melvin Turpin C 6 11 240 1960-12-28 Kentucky 41 Mark West basketball C 6 10 230 1960-11-05 Old Dominion 12 Kevin Williams basketball SG 6 2 175 1961-09-11 St. John's George Karl Gene Littles Morris McHone https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1985.html February 12, 1985 Regular season Season standings CLE CLE Notes z, y – division champions x – clinched playoff spot Game log Cleveland Cavaliers 1985 #FF8C00 #FFFFFF Total: 36–46 (home: 20–21; road: 16–25) Cleveland Cavaliers October yes #FFFFFF #FF8C00 0 1 0 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | October 26, 1984 | @ Philadelphia | L 101–111 | | | | The Spectrum | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | October 27, 1984 | New Jersey | L 106–131 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | October 30, 1984 | @ Detroit | L 107–124 | | | | Pontiac Silverdome | 0–3 Cleveland Cavaliers November #FFFFFF #FF8C00 1 5 1 5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | November 2, 1984 | Indiana | L 109–116 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 0–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | November 3, 1984 | @ Milwaukee | L 88–117 | | | | MECCA Arena | 0–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | November 5, 1984 | Detroit | L 98–107 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 0–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | November 8, 1984 | @ Phoenix | L 111–112 | | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 0–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 | November 10, 1984 | @ San Antonio | L 103–127 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 0–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 | November 13, 1984 | @ Houston | L 98–106 | | | | The Summit | 0–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 | November 15, 19847:30p.m. EST | @ Atlanta | W 102–99 | Free (18) | | Bagley (9) | The Omni3,836 | 1–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 11 | November 17, 1984 | @ New York | L 88–112 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 1–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 | November 21, 1984 | New York | L 101–109 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 1–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 | November 23, 1984 | Golden State | L 106–107 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 1–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 | November 25, 19848:00p.m. EST | Atlanta | W 118–111 | Davis (20) | | Bagley (13) | Richfield Coliseum3,630 | 2–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 15 | November 27, 1984 | Portland | L 106–115 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 2–13 Cleveland Cavaliers December #FFFFFF #FF8C00 3 5 1 4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 16 | December 1, 1984 | Boston | L 104–110 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 2–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | December 2, 1984 | @ Boston | L 99–122 | | | | Boston Garden | 2–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 18 | December 4, 19847:30p.m. EST | L.A. Lakers | L 112–116 | Hubbard (37) | Hubbard (8) | Davis (10) | Richfield Coliseum11,298 | 2–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 | December 8, 1984 | Denver | L 108–114 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 2–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 | December 11, 1984 | Milwaukee | L 106–120 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 2–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 | December 12, 19848:30 pm EST | @ Atlanta(at New Orleans, LA) | L 99–116 | Thompson (23) | | Davis, Thompson, Wilson (4) | Lakefront Arena3,082 | 2–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 | December 15, 1984 | New York | W 102–97 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 3–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 | December 18, 1984 | San Antonio | W 118–110 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 4–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 24 | December 20, 1984 | @ New York | L 97–112 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 4–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 | December 22, 1984 | @ Indiana | W 106–103 | | | | Market Square Arena | 5–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 | December 25, 19847:30p.m. EST | Atlanta | W 109–106 | Hubbard (28) | | Davis, Free (7) | Richfield Coliseum4,216 | 6–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 | December 27, 1984 | @ Chicago | L 108–112 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 6–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 | December 29, 1984 | Milwaukee | L 102–115 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 6–22 Cleveland Cavaliers January #FFFFFF #FF8C00 5 3 2 6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 29 | January 2, 1985 | @ Detroit | L 100–108 | | | | Pontiac Silverdome | 6–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 | January 3, 1985 | Washington | W 100–93 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 7–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 | January 5, 1985 | Phoenix | W 111–106 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 8–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 | January 8, 1985 | New Jersey | W 107–101 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 9–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 33 | January 11, 1985 | @ Milwaukee | L 117–130 | | | | MECCA Arena | 9–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 | January 12, 1985 | Chicago | W 101–98 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 10–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 35 | January 14, 1985 | Washington | L 91–101 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 10–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 | January 15, 1985 | @ Kansas City | W 116–112 | | | | Kemper Arena | 11–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 37 | January 17, 1985 | @ Chicago | L 93–98 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 11–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 38 | January 19, 1985 | Seattle | L 105–106 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 11–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 39 | January 21, 1985 | @ Washington | L 115–128 | | | | Capital Centre | 11–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 40 | January 22, 1985 | Philadelphia | L 100–101 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 11–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 | January 24, 1985 | @ Utah | WL 110–109 | | | | Salt Palace Acord Arennea | 12–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 42 | January 26, 1985 | @ Denver | L 127–144 | | | | McNichols Sports Arena | 12–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 | January 29, 1985 | L.A. Clippers | W 110–94 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 13–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 44 | January 30, 1985 | @ Indiana | L 115–120 | | | | Market Square Arena | 13–31 Cleveland Cavaliers February #FFFFFF #FF8C00 4 3 5 3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 45 | February 1, 19857:30p.m EST | @ Atlanta | L 108–126 | Free (27) | | Bagley (9) | The Omni15,908 | 13–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 | February 2, 1985 | Kansas City | W 124–106 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 14–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 | February 4, 1985 | @ Washington | W 121–112 | | | | Capital Centre | 15–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 48 | February 6, 1985 | @ Boston | L 108–113 | | | | Boston Garden | 15–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 | February 7, 1985 | Chicago | W 108–99 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 16–33 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 50 | February 12, 1985 | Dallas | L 1128–131 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 16–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 51 | February 13, 1985 | @ New Jersey | L 105–112 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 16–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 | February 15, 1985 | @ Philadelphia | W 112–107 | | | | The Spectrum | 17–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 53 | February 16, 1985 | Houston | L 115–122 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 17–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 | February 18, 1985 | Philadelphia | W 120–113 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 18–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 | February 20, 1985 | @ Indiana | W 102–92 | | | | Market Square Arena | 19–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 56 | February 22, 1985 | Utah | L 98–102 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 19–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 | February 23, 1985 | Milwaukee | W 128–106 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 20–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 | February 26, 1985 | @ Chicago | W 123–118 (OT) | | | | Chicago Stadium | 21–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 | February 28, 1985 | @ Seattle | W 120–95 | | | | Kingdome | 22–37 Cleveland Cavaliers March #FFFFFF #FF8C00 5 2 4 4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 | March 1, 1985 | @ Portland | W 111–103 | | | | Memorial Coliseum | 23–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 | March 4, 1985 | @ Golden State | W 108–104 | | | | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 24–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 62 | March 6, 1985 | @ L.A. Clippers | W 114–112 | | | | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | 25–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 63 | March 9, 198511:00p.m. EST | @ L.A. Lakers | L 106–133 | Hinson, Turpin (18) | Turpin (11) | Bagley (6) | The Forum17,505 | 25–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 64 | March 11, 1985 | Indiana | W 122–110 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 26–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 65 | March 13, 1985 | @ Milwaukee | L 93–128 | | | | MECCA Arena | 26–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 66 | March 15, 1985 | Boston | L 96–119 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 26–40 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 67 | March 16, 1985 | @ Dallas | W 135–128 (OT) | | | | Reunion Arena | 27–40 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 68 | March 19, 1985 | Philadelphia | W 116–89 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 28–40 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 69 | March 20, 1985 | @ New Jersey | L 108–128 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 28–41 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 70 | March 22, 1985 | @ Boston | L 117–129 | | | | Boston Garden | 28–42 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 71 | March 23, 19858:00p.m. EST | Atlanta | L 86–91 (OT) | Free (17) | | Free (9) | Richfield Coliseum16,787 | 28–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 72 | March 26, 1985 | New York | W 112–98 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 29–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 73 | March 28, 1985 | Chicago | W 122–1140 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 30–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 74 | March 30, 1985 | Indiana | W 117–94 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 31–43 Cleveland Cavaliers April #FFFFFF #FF8C00 2 2 3 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 75 | April 2, 1985 | Washington | W 122–107 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 32–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 76 | April 3, 1985 | @ Philadelphia | W 113–110 | | | | The Spectrum | 33–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 77 | April 5, 1985 | @ Detroit | W 119–118 | | | | Joe Louis Arena | 34–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 78 | April 6, 1985 | @ Washington | L 101–109 | | | | Capital Centre | 34–44 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 79 | April 9, 1985 | New Jersey | W 114–100 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 35–44 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 80 | April 11, 1985 | Boston | L 115–121 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 35–45 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 81 | April 12, 1985 | @ New York | W 109–108 (OT) | | | | Madison Square Garden | 36–45 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 82 | April 14, 1985 | Detroit | L 113–116 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 36–46 CLE 1985 Playoffs Cleveland Cavaliers yes 1985 #FF8C00 #FFFFFF Cleveland Cavaliers First round yes yes #FFFFFF #FF8C00 no 1 1 0 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 18, 1985 | @ Boston | L 123–126 | Hinson (24) | Hinson (11) | Bagley (11) | Boston Garden14,890 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 20, 1985 | @ Boston | L 106–108 | Free (25) | Hinson (6) | Free (7) | Boston Garden14,890 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 23, 1985 | Boston | W 105–98 | Free (32) | Hinson (9) | Bagley (15) | Richfield Coliseum20,900 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | April 25, 1985 | Boston | L 115–117 | Free (30) | Shelton (8) | Bagley (10) | Richfield Coliseum20,900 | 1–3 CLE yes 1985 Player stats Regular season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPGWorld B. Free715031.745.936.874.93.04.51.10.222.5Roy Hinson767530.850.30.072.17.80.90.72.315.8Phil Hubbard765529.650.50.075.16.31.51.10.115.8Johnny Davis763025.342.626.185.01.65.60.60.112.4Melvin Turpin794524.751.10.078.45.70.50.51.110.6Paul Thompson332721.741.826.184.93.51.81.20.610.5John Bagley816529.648.811.574.93.68.61.60.19.9Edgar Jones26417.246.70.068.34.20.40.40.48.2Michael Wilson11015.950.00.076.71.62.20.90.37.0Ben Poquette79621.046.017.679.66.01.00.60.76.7Lonnie Shelton571421.843.50.066.24.71.70.80.36.4Jeff Cook18324.443.80.063.05.81.30.30.56.1Ron Anderson36714.443.150.082.02.40.90.30.25.8Mark West652513.654.90.048.23.80.20.20.73.9Kevin Williams4649.043.30.073.41.41.30.50.13.5Geoff Huston8011.648.00.066.70.12.90.00.03.3Robert Smith706.923.50.080.00.61.00.30.02.3Campy Russell308.028.60.066.71.71.00.00.02.0Butch Graves402.833.30.020.00.50.30.30.01.3 Playoffs Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPGWorld B. Free4437.544.10.092.02.57.81.50.026.3Roy Hinson4430.054.20.065.27.50.80.82.316.8Phil Hubbard4425.353.3100.076.55.00.80.80.015.5John Bagley4442.039.30.070.04.010.02.50.012.8Lonnie Shelton4026.555.90.080.05.51.00.50.311.5Johnny Davis3016.775.00.080.02.05.01.70.09.3Ben Poquette4022.861.90.080.03.50.30.51.57.5Edgar Jones4011.350.00.087.52.00.80.50.06.3Melvin Turpin4011.363.20.050.02.00.01.00.36.3Mark West4417.060.00.040.04.51.00.50.02.0Kevin Williams203.550.00.00.00.00.50.00.01.0Ron Anderson204.50.00.00.01.50.00.00.00.0 Player statistics citation:1984-85 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1985.html 2021-07-10 Basketball-Reference.com en Transactions July 2010 References Category:Cleveland Cavaliers seasons Cle Cleveland Cleveland