1985 NBA Playoffs Summary

1984 Playoffs Summary 1986 Playoffs Summary

League Champion: Los Angeles Lakers

Finals MVP: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25.7 / 9.0 / 5.2)

1985 Playoff Leaders:

PTS: Larry Bird (520)

TRB: Robert Parish (219)

AST: Magic Johnson (289)

WS: Magic Johnson (3.0)

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Playoff Series

Playoff Series Table

Los Angeles Lakers over Boston Celtics (4-2)

Series Stats

Game 1	Mon, May 27	Los Angeles Lakers	114	@ Boston Celtics	148
Game 2	Thu, May 30	Los Angeles Lakers	109	@ Boston Celtics	102
Game 3	Sun, June 2	Boston Celtics	111	@ Los Angeles Lakers	136
Game 4	Wed, June 5	Boston Celtics	107	@ Los Angeles Lakers	105
Game 5	Fri, June 7	Boston Celtics	111	@ Los Angeles Lakers	120
Game 6	Sun, June 9	Los Angeles Lakers	111	@ Boston Celtics	100

Boston Celtics over Philadelphia 76ers (4-1)

Series Stats

Game 1	Sun, May 12	Philadelphia 76ers	93	@ Boston Celtics	108
Game 2	Tue, May 14	Philadelphia 76ers	98	@ Boston Celtics	106
Game 3	Sat, May 18	Boston Celtics	105	@ Philadelphia 76ers	94
Game 4	Sun, May 19	Boston Celtics	104	@ Philadelphia 76ers	115
Game 5	Wed, May 22	Philadelphia 76ers	100	@ Boston Celtics	102

Los Angeles Lakers over Denver Nuggets (4-1)

Series Stats

Game 1	Sat, May 11	Denver Nuggets	122	@ Los Angeles Lakers	139
Game 2	Tue, May 14	Denver Nuggets	136	@ Los Angeles Lakers	114
Game 3	Fri, May 17	Los Angeles Lakers	136	@ Denver Nuggets	118
Game 4	Sun, May 19	Los Angeles Lakers	120	@ Denver Nuggets	116
Game 5	Wed, May 22	Denver Nuggets	109	@ Los Angeles Lakers	153

Boston Celtics over Detroit Pistons (4-2)

Series Stats

Game 1	Sun, April 28	Detroit Pistons	99	@ Boston Celtics	133
Game 2	Tue, April 30	Detroit Pistons	114	@ Boston Celtics	121
Game 3	Thu, May 2	Boston Celtics	117	@ Detroit Pistons	125
Game 4	Sun, May 5	Boston Celtics	99	@ Detroit Pistons	102
Game 5	Wed, May 8	Detroit Pistons	123	@ Boston Celtics	130
Game 6	Fri, May 10	Boston Celtics	123	@ Detroit Pistons	113

Philadelphia 76ers over Milwaukee Bucks (4-0)

Series Stats

Game 1	Sun, April 28	Philadelphia 76ers	127	@ Milwaukee Bucks	105
Game 2	Tue, April 30	Philadelphia 76ers	112	@ Milwaukee Bucks	108
Game 3	Fri, May 3	Milwaukee Bucks	104	@ Philadelphia 76ers	109
Game 4	Sun, May 5	Milwaukee Bucks	112	@ Philadelphia 76ers	121

Denver Nuggets over Utah Jazz (4-1)

Series Stats

Game 1	Tue, April 30	Utah Jazz	113	@ Denver Nuggets	130
Game 2	Thu, May 2	Utah Jazz	123	@ Denver Nuggets	131
Game 3	Sat, May 4	Denver Nuggets	123	@ Utah Jazz	131
Game 4	Sun, May 5	Denver Nuggets	125	@ Utah Jazz	118
Game 5	Tue, May 7	Utah Jazz	104	@ Denver Nuggets	116

Los Angeles Lakers over Portland Trail Blazers (4-1)

Series Stats

Game 1	Sat, April 27	Portland Trail Blazers	101	@ Los Angeles Lakers	125
Game 2	Tue, April 30	Portland Trail Blazers	118	@ Los Angeles Lakers	134
Game 3	Fri, May 3	Los Angeles Lakers	130	@ Portland Trail Blazers	126
Game 4	Sun, May 5	Los Angeles Lakers	107	@ Portland Trail Blazers	115
Game 5	Tue, May 7	Portland Trail Blazers	120	@ Los Angeles Lakers	139

Boston Celtics over Cleveland Cavaliers (3-1)

Series Stats

Game 1	Thu, April 18	Cleveland Cavaliers	123	@ Boston Celtics	126
Game 2	Sat, April 20	Cleveland Cavaliers	106	@ Boston Celtics	108
Game 3	Tue, April 23	Boston Celtics	98	@ Cleveland Cavaliers	105
Game 4	Thu, April 25	Boston Celtics	117	@ Cleveland Cavaliers	115

Detroit Pistons over New Jersey Nets (3-0)

Series Stats

Game 1	Thu, April 18	New Jersey Nets	105	@ Detroit Pistons	125
Game 2	Sun, April 21	New Jersey Nets	111	@ Detroit Pistons	121
Game 3	Wed, April 24	Detroit Pistons	116	@ New Jersey Nets	115

Milwaukee Bucks over Chicago Bulls (3-1)

Series Stats

Game 1	Fri, April 19	Chicago Bulls	100	@ Milwaukee Bucks	109
Game 2	Sun, April 21	Chicago Bulls	115	@ Milwaukee Bucks	122
Game 3	Wed, April 24	Milwaukee Bucks	107	@ Chicago Bulls	109
Game 4	Fri, April 26	Milwaukee Bucks	105	@ Chicago Bulls	97

Philadelphia 76ers over Washington Bullets (3-1)

Series Stats

Game 1	Wed, April 17	Washington Bullets	97	@ Philadelphia 76ers	104
Game 2	Sun, April 21	Washington Bullets	94	@ Philadelphia 76ers	113
Game 3	Wed, April 24	Philadelphia 76ers	100	@ Washington Bullets	118
Game 4	Fri, April 26	Philadelphia 76ers	106	@ Washington Bullets	98

Denver Nuggets over San Antonio Spurs (3-2)

Series Stats

Game 1	Thu, April 18	San Antonio Spurs	111	@ Denver Nuggets	141
Game 2	Sat, April 20	San Antonio Spurs	113	@ Denver Nuggets	111
Game 3	Tue, April 23	Denver Nuggets	115	@ San Antonio Spurs	112
Game 4	Fri, April 26	Denver Nuggets	111	@ San Antonio Spurs	116
Game 5	Sun, April 28	San Antonio Spurs	99	@ Denver Nuggets	126

Los Angeles Lakers over Phoenix Suns (3-0)

Series Stats

Game 1	Thu, April 18	Phoenix Suns	114	@ Los Angeles Lakers	142
Game 2	Sat, April 20	Phoenix Suns	130	@ Los Angeles Lakers	147
Game 3	Tue, April 23	Los Angeles Lakers	119	@ Phoenix Suns	103

Portland Trail Blazers over Dallas Mavericks (3-1)

Series Stats

Game 1	Thu, April 18	Portland Trail Blazers	131	@ Dallas Mavericks	139
Game 2	Sat, April 20	Portland Trail Blazers	124	@ Dallas Mavericks	121
Game 3	Tue, April 23	Dallas Mavericks	109	@ Portland Trail Blazers	122
Game 4	Thu, April 25	Dallas Mavericks	113	@ Portland Trail Blazers	115

Utah Jazz over Houston Rockets (3-2)

Series Stats

Game 1	Fri, April 19	Utah Jazz	115	@ Houston Rockets	101
Game 2	Sun, April 21	Utah Jazz	96	@ Houston Rockets	122
Game 3	Wed, April 24	Houston Rockets	104	@ Utah Jazz	112
Game 4	Fri, April 26	Houston Rockets	96	@ Utah Jazz	94
Game 5	Sun, April 28	Utah Jazz	104	@ Houston Rockets	97

Team Per Game Stats

Team Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Los Angeles Lakers	19	240.0	50.2	92.4	.543	1.5	4.1	.372	48.7	88.3	.551	24.4	32.3	.755	13.2	32.9	46.1	33.7	9.4	6.3	17.2	26.4	126.3
2	Boston Celtics	21	240.0	43.3	89.4	.484	1.3	4.5	.287	42.0	85.0	.494	25.3	30.8	.821	13.9	30.0	43.8	27.2	8.3	5.3	16.1	24.0	113.1
3	Denver Nuggets	15	241.7	47.4	97.8	.485	1.5	4.1	.361	45.9	93.7	.490	25.7	32.9	.781	16.1	29.3	45.3	30.1	9.9	4.7	16.4	27.5	122.0
4	Philadelphia 76ers	13	240.0	41.3	84.6	.488	0.8	2.3	.367	40.5	82.3	.492	23.6	30.8	.766	15.2	29.1	44.3	21.8	10.3	6.2	18.7	22.8	107.1
5	Utah Jazz	10	242.5	40.0	87.3	.458	1.4	4.8	.292	38.6	82.5	.468	29.6	37.6	.787	13.1	32.4	45.5	24.3	8.3	7.0	18.5	25.5	111.0
6	Portland Trail Blazers	9	248.3	47.7	98.1	.486	1.0	4.0	.250	46.7	94.1	.496	22.8	30.1	.756	17.7	28.2	45.9	30.2	9.3	6.1	16.2	30.3	119.1
7	Detroit Pistons	9	240.0	45.3	95.3	.476	0.8	3.1	.250	44.6	92.2	.483	23.9	30.0	.796	16.1	29.2	45.3	24.0	8.6	3.4	14.3	25.3	115.3
8	Milwaukee Bucks	8	240.0	40.8	81.8	.498	1.1	5.4	.209	39.6	76.4	.519	26.4	32.9	.802	13.5	26.8	40.3	24.6	8.3	5.0	19.9	29.0	109.0
9	San Antonio Spurs	5	240.0	41.2	78.0	.528	0.6	5.0	.120	40.6	73.0	.556	27.2	38.0	.716	11.0	30.0	41.0	24.6	7.2	5.6	22.6	31.2	110.2
10	Houston Rockets	5	240.0	42.8	99.0	.432	0.6	4.4	.136	42.2	94.6	.446	17.8	31.4	.567	22.0	34.8	56.8	21.0	8.8	6.8	16.0	29.4	104.0
11	Dallas Mavericks	4	258.8	42.8	90.8	.471	2.3	6.0	.375	40.5	84.8	.478	32.8	39.3	.834	15.5	26.8	42.3	24.5	7.3	2.5	15.3	23.5	120.5
12	Cleveland Cavaliers	4	240.0	45.5	90.0	.506	0.3	2.5	.100	45.3	87.5	.517	21.0	27.5	.764	12.0	26.8	38.8	26.3	9.8	4.3	15.5	30.8	112.3
13	Chicago Bulls	4	240.0	40.0	85.3	.469	0.5	4.8	.105	39.5	80.5	.491	24.8	31.3	.792	15.3	23.5	38.8	20.0	10.0	4.8	16.8	29.8	105.3
14	Washington Bullets	4	240.0	40.3	84.5	.476	1.5	7.3	.207	38.8	77.3	.502	19.8	28.0	.705	15.0	23.0	38.0	22.5	9.0	5.0	17.3	24.8	101.8
15	Phoenix Suns	3	240.0	45.3	90.3	.502	0.3	4.3	.077	45.0	86.0	.523	24.7	31.0	.796	12.7	25.0	37.7	31.3	9.3	4.3	21.0	26.3	115.7
16	New Jersey Nets	3	240.0	45.0	90.7	.496	0.3	1.3	.250	44.7	89.3	.500	20.0	27.3	.732	11.3	32.0	43.3	25.7	8.0	6.3	16.3	29.0	110.3
	League Average	9	241.5	44.4	90.4	.491	1.1	4.1	.273	43.3	86.3	.501	24.8	32.1	.772	14.6	29.6	44.2	26.8	9.0	5.4	17.2	26.5	114.7