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63-19, Finished 1st in NBA Atlantic Division (Schedule and Results)
Coached by: K.C. Jones (63-19)
Points Per Game: 114.8 (7th of 23) ▪ Opponent Points Per Game: 108.1 (5th of 23)
Pythagorean W-L: 57-25 (3rd of 23)
Arena: Boston Garden ▪ Attendance: 610,727 (4th of 23)
SRS: 6.47 (3rd of 23) ▪ Pace Factor: 101.6 (13th of 23)
Offensive Rating: 112.8 (2nd of 23) ▪ Defensive Rating: 106.3 (5th of 23)
Playoffs:
Lost NBA Finals (4-2) versus Los Angeles Lakers
Won NBA Eastern Conference Finals (4-1) versus Philadelphia 76ers
Won NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-2) versus Detroit Pistons
Won NBA Eastern Conference First Round (3-1) versus Cleveland Cavaliers
Click on the Date for game box score, if available.
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Oct 26, 1984 | @ | Detroit Pistons | W | 130 | 123 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Wed, Oct 31, 1984 | New Jersey Nets | W | 116 | 105 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 3 | Fri, Nov 2, 1984 | Detroit Pistons | W | 127 | 116 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | |||
| 4 | Wed, Nov 7, 1984 | Los Angeles Clippers | W | 135 | 108 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | |||
| 5 | Fri, Nov 9, 1984 | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 130 | 119 | 5 | 0 | W 5 | |||
| 6 | Sat, Nov 10, 1984 | @ | Washington Bullets | L | 95 | 112 | 5 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 7 | Mon, Nov 12, 1984 | @ | Indiana Pacers | W | 132 | 115 | 6 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 8 | Wed, Nov 14, 1984 | New York Knickerbockers | W | 115 | 99 | 7 | 1 | W 2 | |||
| 9 | Thu, Nov 15, 1984 | @ | Chicago Bulls | W | 125 | 105 | 8 | 1 | W 3 | ||
| 10 | Wed, Nov 21, 1984 | Golden State Warriors | W | 135 | 91 | 9 | 1 | W 4 | |||
| 11 | Fri, Nov 23, 1984 | Washington Bullets | W | 118 | 110 | 10 | 1 | W 5 | |||
| 12 | Sat, Nov 24, 1984 | @ | Kansas City Kings | W | 135 | 124 | 11 | 1 | W 6 | ||
| 13 | Tue, Nov 27, 1984 | @ | Dallas Mavericks | W | 114 | 99 | 12 | 1 | W 7 | ||
| 14 | Wed, Nov 28, 1984 | @ | Houston Rockets | W | 110 | 100 | 13 | 1 | W 8 | ||
| 15 | Sat, Dec 1, 1984 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 110 | 104 | 14 | 1 | W 9 | ||
| 16 | Sun, Dec 2, 1984 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 122 | 99 | 15 | 1 | W 10 | |||
| 17 | Tue, Dec 4, 1984 | @ | Detroit Pistons | L | 99 | 104 | 15 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 18 | Wed, Dec 5, 1984 | Denver Nuggets | W | 123 | 107 | 16 | 2 | W 1 | |||
| 19 | Sat, Dec 8, 1984 | @ | New Jersey Nets | W | 107 | 98 | 17 | 2 | W 2 | ||
| 20 | Sun, Dec 9, 1984 | Atlanta Hawks | W | 128 | 127 | 18 | 2 | W 3 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Tue, Dec 11, 1984 | New Jersey Nets | W | 130 | 121 | 19 | 2 | W 4 | at Hartford, CT | ||
| 22 | Wed, Dec 12, 1984 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 107 | 110 | 19 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 23 | Fri, Dec 14, 1984 | Utah Jazz | W | 117 | 106 | 20 | 3 | W 1 | |||
| 24 | Sat, Dec 15, 1984 | @ | Atlanta Hawks | W | 101 | 94 | 21 | 3 | W 2 | ||
| 25 | Tue, Dec 18, 1984 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | W | 126 | 108 | 22 | 3 | W 3 | ||
| 26 | Wed, Dec 19, 1984 | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 92 | 107 | 22 | 4 | L 1 | |||
| 27 | Fri, Dec 21, 1984 | Indiana Pacers | W | 117 | 107 | 23 | 4 | W 1 | |||
| 28 | Sat, Dec 22, 1984 | @ | Chicago Bulls | L | 85 | 110 | 23 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 29 | Wed, Dec 26, 1984 | @ | Phoenix Suns | W | 119 | 114 | 24 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 30 | Thu, Dec 27, 1984 | @ | Los Angeles Clippers | W | 118 | 103 | 25 | 5 | W 2 | ||
| 31 | Sat, Dec 29, 1984 | @ | San Antonio Spurs | W | 120 | 112 | 26 | 5 | W 3 | ||
| 32 | Sun, Dec 30, 1984 | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 98 | 114 | 26 | 6 | L 1 | ||
| 33 | Wed, Jan 2, 1985 | @ | New Jersey Nets | W | 110 | 95 | 27 | 6 | W 1 | ||
| 34 | Fri, Jan 4, 1985 | New York Knickerbockers | W | 105 | 94 | 28 | 6 | W 2 | |||
| 35 | Mon, Jan 7, 1985 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | W | 108 | 97 | 29 | 6 | W 3 | ||
| 36 | Wed, Jan 9, 1985 | Chicago Bulls | W | 111 | 108 | 30 | 6 | W 4 | |||
| 37 | Fri, Jan 11, 1985 | Washington Bullets | W | 103 | 101 | 31 | 6 | W 5 | |||
| 38 | Sat, Jan 12, 1985 | @ | Atlanta Hawks | W | 119 | 111 | 32 | 6 | W 6 | ||
| 39 | Wed, Jan 16, 1985 | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 104 | 102 | 33 | 6 | W 7 | |||
| 40 | Fri, Jan 18, 1985 | @ | Indiana Pacers | L | 86 | 91 | 33 | 7 | L 1 | ||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Sun, Jan 20, 1985 | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 113 | 97 | 34 | 7 | W 1 | |||
| 42 | Wed, Jan 23, 1985 | Seattle Supersonics | L | 97 | 107 | 34 | 8 | L 1 | |||
| 43 | Fri, Jan 25, 1985 | Indiana Pacers | W | 125 | 94 | 35 | 8 | W 1 | |||
| 44 | Sun, Jan 27, 1985 | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 128 | 127 | 36 | 8 | W 2 | |||
| 45 | Tue, Jan 29, 1985 | Detroit Pistons | W | 131 | 130 | 37 | 8 | W 3 | at Hartford, CT | ||
| 46 | Wed, Jan 30, 1985 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 104 | 122 | 37 | 9 | L 1 | ||
| 47 | Fri, Feb 1, 1985 | Kansas City Kings | W | 142 | 123 | 38 | 9 | W 1 | |||
| 48 | Sat, Feb 2, 1985 | @ | Washington Bullets | W | 97 | 91 | 39 | 9 | W 2 | ||
| 49 | Tue, Feb 5, 1985 | @ | Chicago Bulls | W | 110 | 106 | 40 | 9 | W 3 | ||
| 50 | Wed, Feb 6, 1985 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 113 | 108 | 41 | 9 | W 4 | |||
| 51 | Tue, Feb 12, 1985 | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 103 | 111 | 41 | 10 | L 1 | ||
| 52 | Thu, Feb 14, 1985 | @ | Seattle Supersonics | W | 110 | 94 | 42 | 10 | W 1 | ||
| 53 | Fri, Feb 15, 1985 | @ | Golden State Warriors | W | 107 | 100 | 43 | 10 | W 2 | ||
| 54 | Sun, Feb 17, 1985 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 111 | 117 | 43 | 11 | L 1 | ||
| 55 | Mon, Feb 18, 1985 | @ | Utah Jazz | W | 110 | 94 | 44 | 11 | W 1 | ||
| 56 | Wed, Feb 20, 1985 | @ | Denver Nuggets | L | 129 | 132 | 44 | 12 | L 1 | ||
| 57 | Fri, Feb 22, 1985 | Chicago Bulls | W | 115 | 105 | 45 | 12 | W 1 | at Hartford, CT | ||
| 58 | Sun, Feb 24, 1985 | @ | Indiana Pacers | W | 113 | 100 | 46 | 12 | W 2 | ||
| 59 | Wed, Feb 27, 1985 | San Antonio Spurs | W | 111 | 102 | 47 | 12 | W 3 | |||
| 60 | Fri, Mar 1, 1985 | Atlanta Hawks | L | 105 | 114 | 47 | 13 | L 1 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Sun, Mar 3, 1985 | Detroit Pistons | W | 138 | 129 | 48 | 13 | W 1 | |||
| 62 | Tue, Mar 5, 1985 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | W | 110 | 102 | 49 | 13 | W 2 | ||
| 63 | Wed, Mar 6, 1985 | Chicago Bulls | L | 104 | 107 | 49 | 14 | L 1 | |||
| 64 | Fri, Mar 8, 1985 | Dallas Mavericks | W | 133 | 122 | 50 | 14 | W 1 | |||
| 65 | Tue, Mar 12, 1985 | @ | Atlanta Hawks | W | 126 | 115 | 51 | 14 | W 2 | at New Orleans, LA | |
| 66 | Wed, Mar 13, 1985 | Phoenix Suns | W | 123 | 106 | 52 | 14 | W 3 | |||
| 67 | Fri, Mar 15, 1985 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 119 | 96 | 53 | 14 | W 4 | ||
| 68 | Sun, Mar 17, 1985 | Houston Rockets | W | 134 | 120 | 54 | 14 | W 5 | |||
| 69 | Wed, Mar 20, 1985 | Milwaukee Bucks | W | 107 | 105 | 55 | 14 | W 6 | |||
| 70 | Fri, Mar 22, 1985 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 129 | 117 | 56 | 14 | W 7 | |||
| 71 | Sat, Mar 23, 1985 | @ | Washington Bullets | W | 104 | 98 | 57 | 14 | W 8 | ||
| 72 | Wed, Mar 27, 1985 | @ | New Jersey Nets | W | 105 | 95 | 58 | 14 | W 9 | ||
| 73 | Fri, Mar 29, 1985 | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 112 | 108 | 59 | 14 | W 10 | |||
| 74 | Sun, Mar 31, 1985 | @ | Detroit Pistons | L | 105 | 113 | 59 | 15 | L 1 | ||
| 75 | Tue, Apr 2, 1985 | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 103 | 109 | 59 | 16 | L 2 | ||
| 76 | Wed, Apr 3, 1985 | Indiana Pacers | W | 119 | 103 | 60 | 16 | W 1 | |||
| 77 | Fri, Apr 5, 1985 | Washington Bullets | W | 115 | 104 | 61 | 16 | W 2 | |||
| 78 | Sun, Apr 7, 1985 | New York Knickerbockers | W | 114 | 102 | 62 | 16 | W 3 | |||
| 79 | Tue, Apr 9, 1985 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 104 | 113 | 62 | 17 | L 1 | ||
| 80 | Thu, Apr 11, 1985 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 121 | 115 | 63 | 17 | W 1 | ||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 81 | Fri, Apr 12, 1985 | Milwaukee Bucks | L | OT | 113 | 115 | 63 | 18 | L 1 | ||
| 82 | Sun, Apr 14, 1985 | New Jersey Nets | L | 118 | 129 | 63 | 19 | L 2 |
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thu, Apr 18, 1985 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 126 | 123 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 2 | Sat, Apr 20, 1985 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 108 | 106 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 3 | Tue, Apr 23, 1985 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | L | 98 | 105 | 2 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 4 | Thu, Apr 25, 1985 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 117 | 115 | 3 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 5 | Sun, Apr 28, 1985 | Detroit Pistons | W | 133 | 99 | 4 | 1 | W 2 | |||
| 6 | Tue, Apr 30, 1985 | Detroit Pistons | W | 121 | 114 | 5 | 1 | W 3 | |||
| 7 | Thu, May 2, 1985 | @ | Detroit Pistons | L | 117 | 125 | 5 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 8 | Sun, May 5, 1985 | @ | Detroit Pistons | L | 99 | 102 | 5 | 3 | L 2 | ||
| 9 | Wed, May 8, 1985 | Detroit Pistons | W | 130 | 123 | 6 | 3 | W 1 | |||
| 10 | Fri, May 10, 1985 | @ | Detroit Pistons | W | 123 | 113 | 7 | 3 | W 2 | ||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 11 | Sun, May 12, 1985 | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 108 | 93 | 8 | 3 | W 3 | |||
| 12 | Tue, May 14, 1985 | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 106 | 98 | 9 | 3 | W 4 | |||
| 13 | Sat, May 18, 1985 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 105 | 94 | 10 | 3 | W 5 | ||
| 14 | Sun, May 19, 1985 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 104 | 115 | 10 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 15 | Wed, May 22, 1985 | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 102 | 100 | 11 | 4 | W 1 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 16 | Mon, May 27, 1985 | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 148 | 114 | 12 | 4 | W 2 | |||
| 17 | Thu, May 30, 1985 | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 102 | 109 | 12 | 5 | L 1 | |||
| 18 | Sun, Jun 2, 1985 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 111 | 136 | 12 | 6 | L 2 | ||
| 19 | Wed, Jun 5, 1985 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 107 | 105 | 13 | 6 | W 1 | ||
| 20 | Fri, Jun 7, 1985 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 111 | 120 | 13 | 7 | L 1 | ||
| 21 | Sun, Jun 9, 1985 | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 100 | 111 | 13 | 8 | L 2 |