1984–85 Dallas Mavericks season

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The 1984–85 Dallas Mavericks season was the Mavericks' 5th season in the NBA.[1]

Head coachDick Motta
General managerNorm Sonju
OwnerDon Carter
ArenaReunion Arena
Quick facts Dallas Mavericks season, Head coach ...
1984–85 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coachDick Motta
General managerNorm Sonju
OwnerDon Carter
ArenaReunion Arena
Results
Record44–38 (.537)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Midwest)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Trail Blazers 1–3)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television
RadioWBAP
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For the second consecutive time in its young history, the Mavericks reached the playoffs. However, this time, they did not make it out of the first round, losing to the Portland Trail Blazers in five games.

Draft picks

Main article: 1984 NBA draft
More information Round, Pick ...
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
14Sam PerkinsPF United StatesNorth Carolina
115Terence StansburySG United StatesTemple
238Charlie SittonSF United StatesOregon State
240Anthony Teachey United StatesWake Forest
241Tom SlubySG United StatesNotre Dame
361Jeff CrossPF United StatesMaine
484John Horrocks United StatesNorth Texas State
5107Dave Williams United StatesIllinois-Chicago
6130LaVerne Evans United StatesMarshall
7153George Turner United StatesCalifornia-Irvine
8176Leroy Sutton United StatesArkansas
9198John Tudor United StatesLouisiana State
10220Napoleon Johnson United StatesGrambling State
11185Anthony MealingGuard United StatesNorth Dakota State
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Roster

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1984–85 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
SF 24 Mark Aguirre 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1959–12–10 DePaul
SG 22 Rolando Blackman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1959–02–26 Kansas State
C 55 Wallace Bryant 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1959–07–14 San Francisco
PG 15 Brad Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1955–12–17 Maryland
SF 14 Dale Ellis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1960–08–06 Tennessee
PG 12 Derek Harper 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1961–10–13 Illinois
C 40 Kurt Nimphius 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1958–03–13 Arizona State
PF 44 Sam Perkins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 239 lb (108 kg) 1961–06–14 North Carolina
SF 52 Charlie Sitton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1962–07–03 Oregon State
SG 7 Tom Sluby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1962–02–18 Notre Dame
PF 31 Jay Vincent 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1959–06–10 Michigan State
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Updated: December 17, 1984

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Regular season

Season standings

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Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Denver Nuggets 5230.634–34–718–2317–13
x-Houston Rockets 4834.585429–1219–2220–10
x-Dallas Mavericks 4438.537824–1720–2114–16
x-Utah Jazz 4141.5001126–1515–2619–11
x-San Antonio Spurs 4141.5001130–1111–3012–18
Kansas City Kings 3151.3782123–188–338–22
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Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers6220.756–
2 y-Denver Nuggets5230.63410
3 x-Houston Rockets4834.58514
4 x-Dallas Mavericks4438.53718
5 x-Portland Trail Blazers4240.51220
6 x-Utah Jazz4141.50021
7 x-San Antonio Spurs4141.50021
8 x-Phoenix Suns3646.43926
9 Seattle SuperSonics3151.37831
10 Los Angeles Clippers3151.37831
11 Kansas City Kings3151.37831
12 Golden State Warriors2260.26840
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z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

Regular season

More information 1984–85 game log Total: 44–38 (home: 24–17; road: 20–21), Game ...
1984–85 game log
Total: 44–38 (home: 24–17; road: 20–21)
October: 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 27, 1984 Houston L 111–121 Reunion Arena 0–1
2 October 28
7:00 p.m. CST		 L.A. Lakers W 107–96 Aguirre (31) Vincent (10) Davis,
Nimphuis (6)		 Reunion Arena
17,007		 1–1
3 October 30, 1984 @ Houston L 84–106 The Summit 1–2
4 October 31, 1984 @ Indiana W 101–100 Market Square Arena 2–2
November: 7–7 (home: 6–3; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
5 November 2
6:30 p.m. CST		 @ Philadelphia L 103–107 The Spectrum 2–3
6 November 3, 1984 Phoenix L 93–105 Reunion Arena 2–4
7 November 6, 1984 New York W 107–104 Reunion Arena 3–4
8 November 8, 1984 Atlanta W 112–105 (OT) Reunion Arena 4–4
9 November 10, 1984 Seattle W 106–102 Reunion Arena 5–4
10 November 12, 1984 @ Utah L 97–123 Salt Palace Acord Arena 5–5
11 November 13, 1984 @ Portland W 101–94 Memorial Coliseum 6–5
12 November 15, 1984 @ Golden State L 112–117 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 6–6
13 November 17, 1984 Detroit L 110–124 Reunion Arena 6–7
14 November 20, 1984 Milwaukee W 109–108 Reunion Arena 7–7
15 November 24, 1984 Houston W 113–95 Reunion Arena 8–7
16 November 27
7:30 p.m. CST		 Boston L 99–114 Vincent (27) Vincent (15) Davis (7) Reunion Arena
17,007		 8–8
17 November 29, 1984 @ San Antonio L 116–124 HemisFair Arena 8–9
18 November 30, 1984 Seattle W 108–98 Reunion Arena 9–9
December: 6–6 (home: 3–2; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
19 December 5, 1985 L.A. Clippers L 106–110 Reunion Arena 9–10
20 December 6, 1984 @ New York W 112–83 Madison Square Garden 10–10
21 December 8, 1984 @ Chicago L 97–99 Chicago Stadium 10–11
22 December 12, 1984 Kansas City W 116–107 Reunion Arena 11–11
23 December 14, 1984 San Antonio W 119–102 Reunion Arena 12–11
24 December 15, 1984 @ Houston L 115–117 The Summit 12–12
25 December 18, 1984 @ Milwaukee L 96–110 MECCA Arena 12–13
26 December 21
8:30 p.m. CST		 @ Denver L 93–116 Aguirre (19) Vincent (7) Harper (5) McNichols Sports Arena
7,538		 12–14
27 December 22, 1984 @ Utah W 113–96 Salt Palace Acord Arena 13–14
28 December 26, 1984 L.A. Clippers W 124–118 Reunion Arena 14–14
29 December 28, 1984 @ Phoenix W 125–111 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 15–14
30 December 29, 1984 Utah L 97–99 Reunion Arena 15–15
January: 9–7 (home: 4–2; road: 5–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
31 January 3, 1985 @ San Antonio L 115–116 HemisFair Arena 15–16
32 January 5, 1985 Kansas City W 135–107 Reunion Arena 16–16
33 January 7, 1985 @ Seattle W 102–84 Kingdome 17–16
34 January 8, 1985 @ Portland W 108–102 Memorial Coliseum 18–16
35 January 10, 1985 @ Kansas City W 117–110 (OT) Kemper Arena 19–16
36 January 11
7:30 p.m. CST		 L.A. Lakers L 102–121 Aguirre (28) Aguirre (8) Davis (6) Reunion Arena
17,007		 19–17
37 January 13, 1985 Portland W 124–101 Reunion Arena 20–17
38 January 15, 1985 @ Golden State W 149–104 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 21–17
39 January 16, 1985 @ Phoenix L 95–98 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 21–18
40 January 18
9:30 p.m. CST		 @ L.A. Lakers L 92–110 Aguirre (22) Bryant,
Vincent (7)		 Davis (13) The Forum
17,505		 21–19
41 January 19, 1985 @ L.A. Clippers W 101–100 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 22–19
42 January 23, 1985 San Antonio W 122–110 Reunion Arena 23–19
43 January 24, 1985 @ Washington L 92–93 Capital Centre 23–20
44 January 26, 1985 New Jersey L 93–103 Reunion Arena 23–21
45 January 28
7:30 p.m. CST		 Philadelphia W 111–109 Reunion Arena 24–21
46 January 31
8:30 p.m. CST		 @ Denver L 110–121 Blackman (28) Vincent (9) Davis (7) McNichols Sports Arena
8,160		 24–22
February: 8–4 (home: 4–3; road: 4–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
47 February 1, 1985 Utah L 109–121 Reunion Arena 24–23
48 February 3
7:30 p.m. CST		 Denver W 114–106 Vincent (24) Perkins (16) Davis (8) Reunion Arena
16,828		 25–23
49 February 5, 1985 @ Atlanta
(at New Orleans, LA)		 W 112–103 Lakefront Arena 26–23
50 February 6, 1985 Golden State W 129–103 Reunion Arena 27–23
All-Star Break
51 February 12, 1985 @ Cleveland W 131–112 Richfield Coliseum 28–23
52 February 13, 1985 @ Detroit L 119–124 Pontiac Silverdome 28–24
53 February 15, 1985 Phoenix L 103–126 Reunion Arena 28–25
54 February 19, 1985 @ Houston W 124–115 The Summit 29–25
55 February 20, 1985 Portland W 104–98 Reunion Arena 30–25
56 February 22, 1985 Washington W 110–101 Reunion Arena 31–25
57 February 23, 1985 @ Kansas City W 121–98 Kemper Arena 32–25
58 February 26, 1985 Utah L 96–103 Reunion Arena 32–26
March: 9–8 (home: 6–4; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
59 March 1
7:30 p.m. CST		 Denver L 140–141 (OT) Aguirre (46) Perkins (14) Davis (11) Reunion Arena
17,007		 32–27
60 March 2
7:30 p.m. CST		 L.A. Lakers L 106–125 Aguirre (33) Perkins (11) Harper (5) Reunion Arena
17,007		 32–28
61 March 4, 1985 @ Phoenix W 107–99 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 33–28
62 March 5, 1985 Indiana W 108–102 Reunion Arena 34–28
63 March 8
6:30 p.m. CST		 @ Boston L 122–133 Aguirre (32) Bryant,
Vincent (8)		 Harper (7) Boston Garden
14,890		 34–29
64 March 10, 1985 @ New Jersey W 126–113 Brendan Byrne Arena 35–29
65 March 11, 1985 Seattle W 103–100 Reunion Arena 36–29
66 March 13, 1985 Kansas City W 118–100 Reunion Arena 37–29
67 March 15
7:30 p.m. CST		 Denver W 127–108 Aguirre (22) Perkins (10) Davis,
Harper (9)		 Reunion Arena
17,007		 38–29
68 March 16, 1985 Cleveland L 128–135 (OT) Reunion Arena 38–30
69 March 18
8:30 p.m. CST		 @ Denver L 111–113 Aguirre (30) Blackman (8) Blackman (11) McNichols Sports Arena
12,968		 38–31
70 March 19, 1985 San Antonio W 96–89 Reunion Arena 39–31
71 March 22, 1985 @ San Antonio W 123–114 HemisFair Arena 40–31
72 March 23, 1985 Chicago L 97–107 Reunion Arena 40–32
73 March 26, 1985 Golden State W 134–107 Reunion Arena 41–32
74 March 27, 1985 @ Utah L 101–116 Salt Palace Acord Arena 41–33
75 March 29
9:30 p.m. CST		 @ L.A. Lakers L 115–120 Aguirre (28) Perkins (10) Davis (12) The Forum
17,505		 41–34
April: 3–4 (home: 0–2; road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
76 April 2, 1985 @ Golden State W 127–121 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 42–34
77 April 5, 1985 L.A. Clippers L 122–126 (OT) Reunion Arena 42–35
78 April 6, 1985 Houston L 127–139 (2OT) Reunion Arena 42–36
79 April 9, 1985 @ Kansas City L 105–117 Kemper Arena 42–37
80 April 11, 1985 @ Seattle
(at Tacoma, WA)		 W 124–80 Tacoma Dome 43–37
81 April 12, 1985 @ Portland L 111–131 Memorial Coliseum 43–38
82 April 14, 1985 @ L.A. Clippers W 96–92 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 44–38
1984–85 schedule
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Playoffs

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1985 playoff game log
First Round: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 18, 1985 Portland W 139–131 (2OT) Blackman (43) Aguirre (14) Blackman (6) Reunion Arena
17,007		 1–0
2 April 20, 1985 Portland L 121–124 (OT) Blackman (41) Perkins (19) Harper (8) Reunion Arena
17,007		 1–1
3 April 23, 1985 @ Portland L 109–122 Aguirre, Blackman (30) Perkins, Vincent (9) Davis (5) Memorial Coliseum
12,666		 1–2
4 April 25, 1985 @ Portland L 113–115 Aguirre (39) Perkins (10) Davis (8) Memorial Coliseum
12,666		 1–3
1985 schedule
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Player statistics

Ragular season

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Brad DavisPG 82822,539193581911082531.02.47.11.1.110.1
Sam PerkinsPF 82422,317605135636390328.37.41.6.8.811.0
Kurt NimphiusC 82402,0104081833012650024.55.02.2.41.56.1
Derek HarperPG 8212,2181993601443779027.02.44.41.8.59.6
Rolando BlackmanSG 81802,83430028961161,59835.03.73.6.8.219.7
Mark AguirreSF 80792,69947724960242,05533.76.03.1.8.325.7
Jay VincentPF 79472,54370416948221,44132.28.92.1.6.318.2
Dale EllisSF 7241,3142385646766718.33.3.8.6.19.3
Wallace BryantC 563586024184212416415.44.31.5.4.42.9
Charlie SittonSF 430304602676917.11.4.6.2.12.1
Tom SlubySG 310151121630734.9.4.5.1.02.4
Howard CarterSG 11066341096.0.3.4.1.0.8
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Playoffs

More information Player, POS ...
Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Rolando BlackmanSG 4416926192213142.36.54.8.5.532.8
Sam PerkinsPF 441695111217542.312.82.8.5.318.8
Mark AguirreSF 4416430163011641.07.54.0.8.029.0
Brad DavisPG 44113822414128.32.05.51.0.310.3
Jay VincentPF 42134223636233.55.5.81.5.815.5
Dale EllisSF 416873402317.01.8.81.0.05.8
Derek HarperPG 401321220612633.03.05.01.5.36.5
Kurt NimphiusC 40506311612.51.5.8.3.31.5
Wallace BryantC 21367111218.03.5.5.5.51.0
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Awards and records

References

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