1984–85 Dallas Mavericks season

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

1984–85 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coach	Dick Motta
General manager	Norm Sonju
Owner(s)	Don Carter
Arena	Reunion Arena
Results
Record	44–38 (.537)
Place	Division: 3rd (Midwest) Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish	First round (lost to Trail Blazers 1–3)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	KTVT Home Sports Entertainment
Radio	WBAP
< 1983–84 1985–86 >

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

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	4	Sam Perkins	PF	United States	North Carolina
1	15	Terence Stansbury	SG	United States	Temple
2	38	Charlie Sitton	SF	United States	Oregon State
2	40	Anthony Teachey		United States	Wake Forest
2	41	Tom Sluby	SG	United States	Notre Dame
3	61	Jeff Cross	PF	United States	Maine
4	84	John Horrocks		United States	North Texas State
5	107	Dave Williams		United States	Illinois-Chicago
6	130	LaVerne Evans		United States	Marshall
7	153	George Turner		United States	California-Irvine
8	176	Leroy Sutton		United States	Arkansas
9	198	John Tudor		United States	Louisiana State
10	220	Napoleon Johnson		United States	Grambling State
11	185	Anthony Mealing	Guard	United States	North Dakota State

Roster

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 Dick Motta Assistant(s) Bob Weiss Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Updated: December 17, 1984

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Denver Nuggets	52	30	.634	–	34–7	18–23	17–13
x-Houston Rockets	48	34	.585	4	29–12	19–22	20–10
x-Dallas Mavericks	44	38	.537	8	24–17	20–21	14–16
x-Utah Jazz	41	41	.500	11	26–15	15–26	19–11
x-San Antonio Spurs	41	41	.500	11	30–11	11–30	12–18
Kansas City Kings	31	51	.378	21	23–18	8–33	8–22

#	Western Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Los Angeles Lakers	62	20	.756	–
2	y-Denver Nuggets	52	30	.634	10
3	x-Houston Rockets	48	34	.585	14
4	x-Dallas Mavericks	44	38	.537	18
5	x-Portland Trail Blazers	42	40	.512	20
6	x-Utah Jazz	41	41	.500	21
7	x-San Antonio Spurs	41	41	.500	21
8	x-Phoenix Suns	36	46	.439	26
9	Seattle SuperSonics	31	51	.378	31
10	Los Angeles Clippers	31	51	.378	31
11	Kansas City Kings	31	51	.378	31
12	Golden State Warriors	22	60	.268	40

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	—

Game log

Regular season

1984–85 game log Total: 44–38 (home: 24–17; road: 20–21)
October: 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location 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) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location 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) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location 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) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location 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) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location 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) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location 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) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location 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

Playoffs

1985 playoff game log
First Round: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location 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

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Brad Davis	PG	82	82	2,539	193	581	91	10	825	31.0	2.4	7.1	1.1	.1	10.1
Sam Perkins	PF	82	42	2,317	605	135	63	63	903	28.3	7.4	1.6	.8	.8	11.0
Kurt Nimphius	C	82	40	2,010	408	183	30	126	500	24.5	5.0	2.2	.4	1.5	6.1
Derek Harper	PG	82	1	2,218	199	360	144	37	790	27.0	2.4	4.4	1.8	.5	9.6
Rolando Blackman	SG	81	80	2,834	300	289	61	16	1,598	35.0	3.7	3.6	.8	.2	19.7
Mark Aguirre	SF	80	79	2,699	477	249	60	24	2,055	33.7	6.0	3.1	.8	.3	25.7
Jay Vincent	PF	79	47	2,543	704	169	48	22	1,441	32.2	8.9	2.1	.6	.3	18.2
Dale Ellis	SF	72	4	1,314	238	56	46	7	667	18.3	3.3	.8	.6	.1	9.3
Wallace Bryant	C	56	35	860	241	84	21	24	164	15.4	4.3	1.5	.4	.4	2.9
Charlie Sitton	SF	43	0	304	60	26	7	6	91	7.1	1.4	.6	.2	.1	2.1
Tom Sluby	SG	31	0	151	12	16	3	0	73	4.9	.4	.5	.1	.0	2.4
Howard Carter	SG	11	0	66	3	4	1	0	9	6.0	.3	.4	.1	.0	.8

Playoffs

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Rolando Blackman	SG	4	4	169	26	19	2	2	131	42.3	6.5	4.8	.5	.5	32.8
Sam Perkins	PF	4	4	169	51	11	2	1	75	42.3	12.8	2.8	.5	.3	18.8
Mark Aguirre	SF	4	4	164	30	16	3	0	116	41.0	7.5	4.0	.8	.0	29.0
Brad Davis	PG	4	4	113	8	22	4	1	41	28.3	2.0	5.5	1.0	.3	10.3
Jay Vincent	PF	4	2	134	22	3	6	3	62	33.5	5.5	.8	1.5	.8	15.5
Dale Ellis	SF	4	1	68	7	3	4	0	23	17.0	1.8	.8	1.0	.0	5.8
Derek Harper	PG	4	0	132	12	20	6	1	26	33.0	3.0	5.0	1.5	.3	6.5
Kurt Nimphius	C	4	0	50	6	3	1	1	6	12.5	1.5	.8	.3	.3	1.5
Wallace Bryant	C	2	1	36	7	1	1	1	2	18.0	3.5	.5	.5	.5	1.0

Awards and records

• Rolando Blackman, NBA All-Star Game

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