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1984–85 San Antonio Spurs season

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The 1984–85 San Antonio Spurs season was the Spurs' ninth season in the NBA, the 12th in San Antonio, and the 18th season as a franchise.[1] This would be George Gervin's last season with the team before getting traded to the Chicago Bulls following the season. It was also Alvin Robertson's NBA debut.

Head coachCotton Fitzsimmons
General managerBob Bass
OwnerAngelo Drossos
ArenaHemisFair Arena
Quick facts San Antonio Spurs season, Head coach ...
1984–85 San Antonio Spurs season
Head coachCotton Fitzsimmons
General managerBob Bass
OwnerAngelo Drossos
ArenaHemisFair Arena
Results
Record41–41 (.500)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Midwest)
Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Nuggets 2–3)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionKMOL-TV
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RadioWOAI
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Draft picks

Main article: 1984 NBA draft
More information Round, Pick ...
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
17Alvin RobertsonSG United StatesArkansas
357Joe BinionF United StatesNorth Carolina A&T State
478John Devereaux United StatesOhio
490Ozell JonesPF/C United StatesCalifornia State-Fullerton
5100Eric Richardson United StatesAlabama
6124Dion Brown United StatesLouisiana-Lafayette
7146Michael Pitts United StatesCalifornia
8170Danny Tarkanian United StatesNevada-Las Vegas
9191Melvin Roseboro United StatesSt. Mary's
10214Frank Rodriguez United StatesNew Mexico State
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
San Antonio Spurs roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
SF 20 Gene Banks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Duke
PF 45 Jeff Cook 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Idaho State
G/F 44 George Gervin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Eastern Michigan
C 53 Artis Gilmore 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jacksonville
PF 32 Marc Iavaroni 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Virginia
C 8 Ozell Jones 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Cal State Fullerton
SF 25 Billy Knight 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Pittsburgh
SF 34 Mike Mitchell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Auburn
PG 00 Johnny Moore 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Texas
PG 4 John Paxson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Notre Dame
SG 21 Alvin Robertson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Arkansas
SF 22 David Thirdkill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Bradley
SF 2 Linton Townes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) James Madison
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Updated: April 12, 1985

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Regular season

Season standings

More information W, L ...
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: 41–41 (home: 30–11; road: 11–30), Game ...
1984–85 game log
Total: 41–41 (home: 30–11; road: 11–30)
October: 2–0 (home: 2–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 27, 1984
7:30 p.m. CDT		 L.A. Lakers W 113–112 Gervin (32) Gilmore (21) Moore (8) HemisFair Arena
13,506		 1–0
2 October 30, 1984 Denver W 126–118 HemisFair Arena 2–0
November: 5–9 (home: 4–3; road: 1–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
3 November 1, 1984 @ Golden State W 123–108 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 3–0
4 November 2, 1984
9:30 p.m. CST		 @ L.A. Lakers L 100–119 Mitchell (20) Robertson (7) Moore (8) The Forum
13,550		 3–1
5 November 4, 1984 New York W 131–130 (2OT) HemisFair Arena 4–1
6 November 6, 1984 Seattle W 99–91 HemisFair Arena 5–1
7 November 7, 1984 @ Utah L 124–136 Salt Palace Acord Arena 5–2
8 November 10, 1984 Cleveland W 127–103 HemisFair Arena 6–2
9 November 13, 1984 @ Chicago L 117–120 Chicago Stadium 6–3
10 November 14, 1984 @ Washington L 106–125 Capital Centre 6–4
11 November 16, 1984 @ Indiana L 117–128 (OT) Market Square Arena 6–5
12 November 17, 1984 @ Houston L 133–141 The Summit 6–6
13 November 21, 1984 Detroit L 101–114 HemisFair Arena 6–7
14 November 24, 1984 Utah L 117–123 HemisFair Arena 6–8
15 November 27, 1984 Houston L 97–114 HemisFair Arena 6–9
16 November 29, 1984 Dallas W 124–116 HemisFair Arena 7–9
December: 7–9 (home: 5–1; road: 2–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
17 December 1, 1984 L.A. Clippers W 142–110 HemisFair Arena 8–9
18 December 4, 1984 Atlanta W 114–106 HemisFair Arena 9–9
19 December 6, 1984 @ Portland L 96–113 Memorial Coliseum 9–10
20 December 7, 1984 @ Seattle W 117–114 Kingdome 10–10
21 December 9, 1984 @ L.A. Clippers L 123–126 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 10–11
22 December 11, 1984 @ Kansas City L 120–121 Kemper Arena 10–12
23 December 12, 1984 Denver W 126–105 HemisFair Arena 11–12
24 December 14, 1984 @ Dallas L 102–119 Reunion Arena 11–13
25 December 15, 1984 Phoenix W 120–111 HemisFair Arena 12–13
26 December 18, 1984 @ Cleveland L 110–118 Richfield Coliseum 12–14
27 December 19, 1984 @ Philadelphia L 118–123 The Spectrum 12–15
28 December 21, 1984 @ New Jersey W 122–116 Brendan Byrne Arena 13–15
29 December 22, 1984 @ Milwaukee L 90–101 MECCA Arena 13–16
30 December 26, 1984 @ Denver L 119–130 McNichols Sports Arena 13–17
31 December 27, 1984 Portland W 141–120 HemisFair Arena 14–17
32 December 29, 1984 Boston L 112–120 HemisFair Arena 14–18
January: 8–5 (home: 6–2; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
33 January 3, 1985 Dallas W 116–115 HemisFair Arena 15–18
34 January 6, 1985
9:30 p.m. CST		 @ L.A. Lakers L 98–99 Moore (27) Gilmore, Iavaroni (8) Moore (6) The Forum
13,513		 15–19
35 January 8, 1985 Golden State W 139–94 HemisFair Arena 16–19
36 January 11, 1985 Portland L 103–123 HemisFair Arena 16–20
37 January 15, 1985 Utah W 121–101 HemisFair Arena 17–20
38 January 17, 1985 @ Kansas City W 117–113 Kemper Arena 18–20
39 January 19, 1985 Phoenix W 106–100 HemisFair Arena 19–20
40 January 22, 1985 Kansas City W 117–113 HemisFair Arena 20–20
41 January 23, 1985 @ Dallas L 110–122 Reunion Arena 20–21
42 January 25, 1985 @ Houston W 122–107 The Summit 21–21
43 January 27, 1985 Milwaukee L 93–106 HemisFair Arena 21–22
44 January 29, 1985 New Jersey W 130–127 HemisFair Arena 22–22
45 January 31, 1985 @ Seattle L 94–96 Kingdome 22–23
February: 6–8 (home: 4–2; road: 2–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
46 February 1, 1985 @ Portland W 104–93 Memorial Coliseum 23–23
47 February 2, 1985 @ Utah L 104–105 Salt Palace Acord Arena 23–24
48 February 4, 1985 Golden State W 114–109 (OT) HemisFair Arena 24–24
49 February 5, 1985 @ Kansas City L 116–135 Kemper Arena 24–25
50 February 7, 1985 L.A. Clippers W 120–108 HemisFair Arena 25–25
All-Star Break
51 February 12, 1985 Kansas City W 127–109 HemisFair Arena 26–25
52 February 14, 1985 Phoenix W 131–102 HemisFair Arena 27–25
53 February 15, 1985 @ Denver L 119–129 McNichols Sports Arena 27–26
54 February 18, 1985 @ L.A. Clippers L 121–125 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 27–27
55 February 20, 1985 Washington L 104–105 HemisFair Arena 27–28
56 February 22, 1985 @ Phoenix W 118–111 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 28–28
57 February 24, 1985 Portland L 121–137 HemisFair Arena 28–29
58 February 26, 1985 @ New York L 122–129 Madison Square Garden 28–30
59 February 27, 1985 @ Boston L 102–111 Boston Garden 28–31
March: 10–7 (home: 6–2; road: 4–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
60 March 1, 1985 @ Detroit W 108–98 Pontiac Silverdome 29–31
61 March 2, 1985 @ Atlanta W 105–92 The Omni 30–31
62 March 4, 1985 Philadelphia W 109–103 HemisFair Arena 31–31
63 March 6, 1985 Indiana W 108–102 HemisFair Arena 32–31
64 March 7, 1985 @ Phoenix L 117–119 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 32–32
65 March 9, 1985 Houston L 117–123 HemisFair Arena 32–33
66 March 12, 1985 @ Golden State L 122–145 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 32–34
67 March 14, 1985 @ Seattle W 100–93 Kingdome 33–34
68 March 15, 1985
9:30 p.m. CST		 @ L.A. Lakers L 114–115 Gervin (37) Banks (12) Moore (11) The Forum
16,130		 33–35
69 March 17, 1985 Denver W 124–119 HemisFair Arena 34–35
70 March 19, 1985 @ Dallas L 89–96 Reunion Arena 34–36
71 March 20, 1985 Chicago W 106–98 HemisFair Arena 35–36
72 March 22, 1985 Dallas L 114–123 HemisFair Arena 35–37
73 March 24, 1985 Seattle W 104–99 HemisFair Arena 36–37
74 March 27, 1985 Golden State W 121–120 HemisFair Arena 37–37
75 March 29, 1985 @ Utah L 109–114 Salt Palace Acord Arena 37–38
76 March 31, 1985 @ L.A. Clippers W 126–115 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 38–38
April: 3–3 (home: 3–1; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
77 April 3, 1985
7:30 p.m. CST		 L.A. Lakers W 122–108 Mitchell (36) Mitchell (14) Moore (13) HemisFair Arena
11,627		 39–38
78 April 5, 1985 @ Denver L 109–118 McNichols Sports Arena 39–39
79 April 7, 1985 Houston W 126–105 HemisFair Arena 40–39
80 April 9, 1985 @ Houston L 103–124 The Summit 40–40
81 April 12, 1985 Kansas City W 117–112 HemisFair Arena 41–40
82 April 14, 1985 Utah L 102–104 HemisFair Arena 41–41
1984–85 schedule
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Playoffs

More information 1985 playoff game log, Game ...
1985 playoff game log
First Round: 2–3 (home: 1–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 18, 1985 @ Denver L 111–141 Mitchell (23) Jones (8) Moore (5) McNichols Sports Arena
12,128		 0–1
2 April 20, 1985 @ Denver W 113–111 Gervin (41) Gilmore (12) Moore (8) McNichols Sports Arena
17,022		 1–1
3 April 23, 1985 Denver L 112–115 Gervin (30) Gilmore (14) Moore (9) HemisFair Arena
8,799		 1–2
4 April 26, 1985 Denver W 116–111 Mitchell (37) Gilmore (13) Moore (16) HemisFair Arena
8,621		 2–2
5 April 28, 1985 @ Denver L 99–126 Gilmore (19) Gilmore, Iavaroni (8) Moore (4) McNichols Sports Arena
17,022		 2–3
1985 schedule
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Player statistics

Ragular season

More information Player, POS ...
Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Mike MitchellSF 82822,85341715161271,82434.85.11.8.7.322.2
Johnny MoorePG 82822,689378816229181,04632.84.610.02.8.212.8
Gene BanksSF 82412,091445234651377825.55.42.9.8.29.5
Artis GilmoreC 81812,756846131401731,54834.010.41.6.52.119.1
Alvin RobertsonSG 7991,6852652751272472621.33.43.51.6.39.2
John PaxsonPG 7811,2596821545348616.1.92.8.6.06.2
George GervinSG 72692,09123417866481,52429.03.32.5.9.721.2
Ozell JonesC 67688823856305724513.33.6.8.4.93.7
Marc Iavaroni†PF 57331,178275113313238120.74.82.0.5.66.7
Jeff Cook†PF 54284821039251421415.73.9.7.5.34.0
Billy Knight†SF 521611965914131111.81.81.1.3.06.0
Fred Roberts†PF 2203053522101211713.91.61.0.5.55.3
Edgar Jones†PF 181322621891812917.93.41.0.51.07.2
Mark McNamara†C 1206317021335.31.4.0.2.12.8
Ron Brewer†SG 90813611339.0.3.7.1.13.7
David Thirdkill†SF 225273211526.03.51.51.0.57.5
Linton TownesSF 108100028.01.0.0.0.02.0
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  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Spurs only.

Playoffs

More information Player, POS ...
Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Artis GilmoreC 55185507278937.010.01.4.41.417.8
George GervinSG 5518318143311136.63.62.8.6.622.2
Mike MitchellSF 5518019123410936.03.82.4.6.821.8
Johnny MoorePG 5516830421026633.66.08.42.0.413.2
Marc IavaroniPF 551162613524523.25.22.61.0.49.0
John PaxsonPG 50114521505122.81.04.21.0.010.2
Jeff CookPF 5098294563519.65.8.81.01.27.0
Ozell JonesC 5073174141714.63.4.8.2.83.4
Billy KnightSF 50456320169.01.2.6.4.03.2
David ThirdkillSF 5022220044.4.4.4.0.0.8
Linton TownesSF 206300083.01.5.0.0.04.0
Gene BanksSF 10100100010.0.01.0.0.0.0
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