NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1984–85 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 15th season in the NBA , their first season in the city of Los Angeles.[ 1] Team owner and real estate mogul Donald Sterling , who for the past two seasons had been trying to move the team from San Diego, finally succeeded.
Draft picks
Roster
Los Angeles Clippers 1984-85 roster
Players
Coaches
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Roster Notes With the team moving from San Diego to Los Angeles, point guard Norm Nixon becomes the first former Laker to play with its crosstown rival, the new Los Angeles Clippers.
Regular season
Season standings
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1984-85 NBA Records
Team
ATL
BOS
CHI
CLE
DAL
DEN
DET
GSW
HOU
IND
KCK
LAC
LAL
MIL
NJN
NYK
PHI
PHO
POR
SAS
SEA
UTA
WAS
Atlanta
–
1–4
3–3
3–3
0–2
0–2
1–5
2–0
0–2
6–0
0–2
2–0
0–2
2–4
3–3
3–3
0–5
2–0
0–2
0–2
1–1
2–0
3–3
Boston
4–1
–
4–2
6–0
2–0
1–1
4–2
2–0
2–0
5–1
2–0
2–0
1–1
1–4
5–1
6–0
3–3
2–0
1–1
2–0
1–1
2–0
5–1
Chicago
3–3
2–4
–
2–4
2–0
1–1
3–3
1–1
0–2
2–4
2–0
2–0
1–1
3–3
2–4
4–2
0–5
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
0–2
3–2
Cleveland
3–3
0–6
4–2
–
1–1
0–2
1–4
1–1
0–2
4–2
2–0
2–0
0–2
1–5
2–3
3–3
4–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
3–3
Dallas
2–0
0–2
0–2
1–1
–
2–4
0–2
4–1
2–4
2–0
5–1
3–2
1–4
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–1
2–3
4–1
4–2
5–0
1–5
1–1
Denver
2–0
1–1
1–1
2–0
4–2
–
0–2
5–0
2–4
2–0
4–2
2–3
2–3
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
4–1
4–1
3–3
3–2
4–2
2–0
Detroit
5–1
2–4
3–3
4–1
2–0
2–0
–
2–0
1–1
6–0
1–1
1–1
1–1
3–3
1–5
3–2
1–5
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–2
3–3
Golden State
0–2
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–4
0–5
0–2
–
2–3
0–2
2–3
2–4
1–5
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
2–4
2–4
1–4
3–3
1–4
1–1
Houston
2–0
0–2
2–0
2–0
4–2
4–2
1–1
3–2
–
1–1
5–1
2–3
1–4
0–2
1–1
2–0
1–1
4–1
3–2
4–2
3–2
3–3
0–2
Indiana
0–6
1–5
4–2
2–4
0–2
0–2
0–6
2–0
1–1
–
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–5
2–3
2–4
1–5
0–2
0–2
1–1
0–2
2–0
1–4
Kansas City
2–0
0–2
0–2
0–2
1–5
2–4
1–1
3–2
1–5
1–1
–
3–2
0–5
0–2
2–0
1–1
1–1
2–3
3–2
2–4
3–2
2–4
1–1
L.A. Clippers
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
2–3
3–2
1–1
4–2
3–2
2–0
2–3
–
0–6
0–2
0–2
1–1
0–2
4–2
1–5
2–3
2–4
3–2
1–1
L.A. Lakers
2–0
1–1
1–1
2–0
4–1
3–2
1–1
5–1
4–1
1–1
5–0
6–0
–
1–1
2–0
2–0
1–1
5–1
5–1
3–2
3–3
4–1
1–1
Milwaukee
4–2
4–1
3–3
5–1
1–1
1–1
3–3
2–0
2–0
5–1
2–0
2–0
1–1
–
3–3
5–0
3–3
1–1
2–0
2–0
2–0
2–0
4–2
New Jersey
3–3
1–5
4–2
3–2
1–1
0–2
5–1
1–1
1–1
3–2
0–2
2–0
0–2
3–3
–
6–0
2–4
1–1
0–2
0–2
2–0
0–2
4–2
New York
3–3
0–6
2–4
3–3
0–2
1–1
2–3
1–1
0–2
4–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
0–5
0–6
–
2–4
0–2
0–2
1–1
2–0
1–1
0–6
Philadelphia
5–0
3–3
5–0
2–4
1–1
1–1
5–1
2–0
1–1
5–1
1–1
2–0
1–1
3–3
4–2
4–2
–
2–0
2–0
1–1
2–0
2–0
4–2
Phoenix
0–2
0–2
1–1
1–1
3–2
1–4
0–2
4–2
1–4
2–0
3–2
2–4
1–5
1–1
1–1
2–0
0–2
–
3–3
1–4
5–1
3–2
1–1
Portland
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–4
1–4
1–1
4–2
2–3
2–0
2–3
5–1
1–5
0–2
2–0
2–0
0–2
3–3
–
3–2
4–2
3–2
1–1
San Antonio
2–0
0–2
1–1
1–1
2–4
3–3
1–1
4–1
2–4
1–1
4–2
3–2
2–3
0–2
2–0
1–1
1–1
4–1
2–3
–
4–1
1–5
0–2
Seattle
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–1
0–5
2–3
1–1
3–3
2–3
2–0
2–3
4–2
3–3
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
1–5
2–4
1–4
–
3–2
2–0
Utah
0–2
0–2
2–0
1–1
5–1
2–4
2–0
4–1
3–3
0–2
4–2
2–3
1–4
0–2
2–0
1–1
0–2
2–3
2–3
5–1
2–3
–
1–1
Washington
3–3
1–5
2–3
3–3
1–1
0–2
3–3
1–1
2–0
4–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–4
2–4
6–0
2–4
1–1
1–1
2–0
0–2
1–1
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Game log
Player statistics
Awards, records and milestones
Awards
Week/Month
All-Star Norm Nixon selected as a reserve guard for the Western Conference All-Stars. This is his second All-Star Game appearance. This also makes Nixon the very first Los Angeles Clipper All-Star selection and the first franchise All-Star since World B. Free then with the San Diego Clippers was selected in 1980.
Season
Records
Milestones
Transactions The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1984–85 season.
Trades
Free agents
Additions
Player
Signed
Former team
Subtractions
References
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