1984–85 Atlanta Hawks season
Season of National Basketball Association team the Atlanta Hawks
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The 1984–85 NBA season was the Hawks' 36th season in the NBA and 17th season in Atlanta.[1]
Head coachMike Fratello (2nd Season)
ArenaThe Omni (29 games)
Lakefront Arena (12 games)
Lakefront Arena (12 games)
Record34–48 (.415)
| 1984–85 Atlanta Hawks season | |
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| Head coach | Mike Fratello (2nd Season) |
| Arena | The Omni (29 games) Lakefront Arena (12 games) |
| Results | |
| Record | 34–48 (.415) |
| Place | Division: 5th (Central) Conference: 9th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
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| Local media | |
| Television | WVEU |
| Radio | WSB |
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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| 1 | 11 | Kevin Willis | PF/C | Michigan State | |
| 3 | 58 | Bobby Parks | G | Memphis | |
| 4 | 81 | Dickie Beal | Kentucky | ||
| 5 | 104 | Terry Martin | Louisiana-Monroe | ||
| 6 | 127 | Jim Master | SG | Kentucky | |
| 7 | 150 | Vince Martello | Florida State | ||
| 8 | 173 | Robert Brown | Long Island | ||
| 9 | 195 | Fred Brown | Georgetown | ||
| 10 | 217 | Doug Mills | Hofstra |
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Regular season
The Hawks played 12 of their 41 home games at New Orleans' Lakefront Arena.
Season standings
| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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| y-Milwaukee Bucks | 59 | 23 | .720 | – | 36–5 | 23–18 | 20–10 |
| x-Detroit Pistons | 46 | 36 | .561 | 13 | 26–15 | 20–21 | 21–8 |
| x-Chicago Bulls | 38 | 44 | .463 | 21 | 26–15 | 12–29 | 13–17 |
| x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 23 | 20–21 | 16–25 | 13–16 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 34 | 48 | .415 | 25 | 19–22 | 15–26 | 15–15 |
| Indiana Pacers | 22 | 60 | .268 | 37 | 16–25 | 6–35 | 7–23 |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
| 1 | z-Boston Celtics | 63 | 19 | .768 | – |
| 2 | y-Milwaukee Bucks | 59 | 23 | .720 | 4 |
| 3 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 58 | 24 | .707 | 5 |
| 4 | x-Detroit Pistons | 46 | 36 | .561 | 17 |
| 5 | x-New Jersey Nets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 21 |
| 6 | x-Washington Bullets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 23 |
| 7 | x-Chicago Bulls | 38 | 44 | .463 | 25 |
| 8 | x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 27 |
| 9 | Atlanta Hawks | 34 | 48 | .415 | 29 |
| 10 | New York Knicks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 39 |
| 11 | Indiana Pacers | 22 | 60 | .268 | 41 |
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Game log
| 1984–85 game log Total: 34–48 (Home: 19–22; Road: 15–26) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 1–2 (home: 0–1; road: 1–1)
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November: 6–8 (home: 5–4; road: 1–4)
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December: 6–9 (home: 4–3; road: 2–6)
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January: 6–7 (home: 5–2; road: 1–5)
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February: 5–8 (home: 2–3; road: 3–5)
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March: 5–11 (home: 1–7; road: 4–4)
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April: 5–3 (home: 2–2; road: 3–1)
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Player statistics
| 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 |
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Dominique Wilkins | 81 | 81 | 37.3 | 45.1 | 30.9 | 80.6 | 6.9 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 27.4 |
| Eddie Johnson | 73 | 66 | 32.4 | 47.9 | 30.6 | 79.8 | 2.6 | 7.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 16.3 |
| Doc Rivers | 69 | 58 | 30.8 | 47.6 | 41.7 | 77.0 | 3.1 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 14.1 |
| Sly Williams | 34 | 20 | 25.5 | 43.9 | 26.7 | 64.2 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 12.3 |
| Randy Wittman | 41 | 22 | 28.5 | 53.1 | 28.6 | 73.2 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 9.9 |
| Cliff Levingston | 74 | 53 | 27.3 | 52.7 | 0.0 | 65.3 | 7.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 9.8 |
| Kevin Willis | 82 | 19 | 21.8 | 46.7 | 22.2 | 65.7 | 6.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 9.3 |
| Mike Glenn | 60 | 5 | 18.8 | 58.8 | 0.0 | 81.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 8.6 |
| Antoine Carr | 62 | 15 | 19.3 | 52.8 | 33.3 | 78.9 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| Tree Rollins | 70 | 60 | 25.0 | 54.9 | 0.0 | 72.0 | 6.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 6.3 |
| Charlie Criss | 4 | 2 | 28.8 | 41.2 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 4.5 |
| Walker Russell | 21 | 2 | 18.0 | 54.0 | 100.0 | 82.4 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 4.0 |
| Scott Hastings | 64 | 1 | 12.9 | 47.3 | 0.0 | 77.8 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 3.8 |
| Jerry Eaves | 3 | 0 | 12.3 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 83.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 |
| Rickey Brown | 69 | 5 | 11.8 | 40.6 | 0.0 | 57.4 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Stewart Granger | 9 | 1 | 10.2 | 35.3 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| Sidney Lowe | 15 | 0 | 10.6 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Leo Rautins | 4 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Player statistics citation:[2]