1984–85 Washington Bullets season

The 1984–85 NBA season was the Bullets 24th season in the NBA and their 12th season in the city of Washington, D.C.^[1]

1984–85 Washington Bullets season
Head coach	Gene Shue
General manager	Bob Ferry
Owner(s)	Abe Pollin
Arena	Capital Centre
Results
Record	40–42 (.488)
Place	Division: 4th (Atlantic) Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	First round (lost to 76ers 1–3)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	WDCA Home Team Sports
Radio	WTOP
< 1983–84 1985–86 >

Draft picks

Main article: 1984 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	6	Melvin Turpin	C	United States	Kentucky
2	34	Tony Costner		United States	St. Joseph's
2	44	Fred Reynolds		United States	Texas El-Paso
3	53	Ricky Ross		United States	Tulsa
4	76	Jim Grandholm	PF	United States	South Florida
5	99	Cohn Irish		United States	Bowling Green State
6	122	Blaise Bugajeski		United States	Illinois Wesleyan
7	145	Tim Garrett		United States	New Mexico
8	168	Darryl Odom		United States	West Virginia Wesleyan
9	190	Mike Emanuel		United States	North Carolina-Pembroke
10	212	Glynn Myrick		United States	Stetson

Roster

Washington Bullets roster

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Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From F 42 Greg Ballard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oregon SG 22 Dudley Bradley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) North Carolina PG 15 Frank Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Wake Forest PF 44 Rick Mahorn 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Hampton G 24 Jeff Malone 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Mississippi State C 54 Tom McMillen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Maryland F 4 Cliff Robinson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) USC C 43 Jeff Ruland 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Iona G 1 Gus Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) USC

Head coach Gene Shue Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Boston Celtics	63	19	.768	–	35–6	28–13	19–5
x-Philadelphia 76ers	58	24	.707	5	34–7	24–17	15–9
x-New Jersey Nets	42	40	.512	21	27–14	15–26	13–11
x-Washington Bullets	40	42	.488	23	28–13	12–29	11–13
New York Knicks	24	58	.293	39	19–22	5–36	2–22

#	Eastern Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Boston Celtics	63	19	.768	–
2	y-Milwaukee Bucks	59	23	.720	4
3	x-Philadelphia 76ers	58	24	.707	5
4	x-Detroit Pistons	46	36	.561	17
5	x-New Jersey Nets	42	40	.512	21
6	x-Washington Bullets	40	42	.488	23
7	x-Chicago Bulls	38	44	.463	25
8	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	36	46	.439	27
9	Atlanta Hawks	34	48	.415	29
10	New York Knicks	24	58	.293	39
11	Indiana Pacers	22	60	.268	41

Notes

• z, y – division champions
• x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1984-85 NBA Record vs. opponents v t e Source: Team vs. Team
Team	ATL	BOS	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	KCK	LAC	LAL	MIL	NYN	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: 40–42 (home: 28–13; road: 12–29)
October: 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 26 @ Chicago L 93–109 Chicago Stadium 0–1 2 October 27 @ Indiana W 104–102 Market Square Arena 1–1 3 October 30 Atlanta W 119–104 Capital Centre 2–1 4 October 31 @ Milwaukee L 79–105 MECCA Arena 2–2
November: 9–5 (home: 6–2; road: 3–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 November 2 Milwaukee L 96–102 Capital Centre 2–3 6 November 3 @ Atlanta L 107–127 The Omni 2–4 7 November 7 @ New Jersey L 88–99 Brendan Byrne Arena 2–5 8 November 8 L.A. Clippers W 93–88 Capital Centre 3–5 9 November 10 Boston W 112–95 Capital Centre 4–5 10 November 13 @ New York W 103–92 Madison Square Garden 5–5 11 November 14 San Antonio W 125–106 Capital Centre 6–5 12 November 16 New York W 118–104 Capital Centre 7–5 13 November 20 @ Philadelphia W 120–105 Spectrum 8–5 14 November 21 Kansas City W 97–92 Capital Centre 9–5 15 November 23 @ Boston L 110–118 Boston Garden 9–6 16 November 24 Detroit W 112–106 Capital Centre 10–6 17 November 27 Philadelphia L 89–93 Capital Centre 10–7 18 November 30 @ Detroit W 114–106 Pontiac Silverdome 11–7
December: 8–6 (home: 7–1; road: 1–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 19 December 1 Milwaukee W 100–97 Capital Centre 12–7 20 December 6 Indiana W 111–106 Capital Centre 13–7 21 December 8 7:30 p.m. EST L.A. Lakers W 101–98 Robinson (25) Ruland (12) Ruland (9) Capital Centre 19,105 14–7 22 December 11 Utah L 82–85 Capital Centre 14–8 23 December 13 @ Phoenix L 86–116 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14–9 24 December 15 @ L.A. Clippers L 103–109 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 14–10 25 December 16 10:30 p.m. EST @ L.A. Lakers L 101–109 Ruland (24) Ruland (10) Williams (6) The Forum 15,070 14–11 26 December 18 New Jersey W 104–95 Capital Centre 15–11 27 December 19 @ New Jersey L 106–115 Brendan Byrne Arena 15–12 28 December 21 New York W 125–111 Capital Centre 16–12 29 December 22 @ Atlanta L 101–119 The Omni 16–13 30 December 26 Indiana W 114–89 Capital Centre 17–13 31 December 28 Atlanta W 125–111 Capital Centre 18–13 32 December 29 @ New York W 116–108 Madison Square Garden 19–13
January: 8–6 (home: 5–1; road: 3–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 33 January 3 @ Cleveland L 93–100 Richfield Coliseum 19–14 34 January 5 Detroit L 113–121 Capital Centre 19–15 35 January 8 @ Milwaukee W 99–95 MECCA Arena 20–15 36 January 11 @ Boston L 101–103 Boston Garden 20–16 37 January 13 Philadelphia L 104–115 Capital Centre 20–17 38 January 14 @ Cleveland W 101–91 Richfield Coliseum 21–17 39 January 16 @ Utah W 103–101 Salt Palace Acord Arena 22–17 40 January 18 @ Denver L 106–108 McNichols Sports Arena 22–18 41 January 19 @ Kansas City L 98–103 Kemper Arena 22–19 42 January 21 Cleveland W 128–115 Capital Centre 23–19 43 January 22 Golden State W 109–104 Capital Centre 24–19 44 January 24 Dallas W 93–92 Capital Centre 25–19 45 January 26 Phoenix W 110–105 (OT) Capital Centre 26–19 46 January 27 @ Detroit L 105–115 Pontiac Silverdome 26–20 47 January 30 Chicago W 106–95 Capital Centre 27–20
February: 3–9 (home: 1–3; road: 2–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 48 February 1 @ Indiana L 95–102 Market Square Arena 27–21 49 February 2 Boston L 91–97 Capital Centre 27–22 50 February 4 Cleveland L 112–121 Capital Centre 27–23 51 February 6 @ Philadelphia L 111–116 Spectrum 27–24 52 February 7 Detroit W 128–126 (2OT) Capital Centre 28–24 All-Star Break 53 February 12 @ Seattle L 94–109 Kingdome 28–25 54 February 15 @ Portland L 89–93 Memorial Coliseum 28–26 55 February 17 @ Golden State L 121–125 (OT) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 28–27 56 February 20 @ San Antonio W 105–104 HemisFair Arena 29–27 57 February 22 @ Dallas L 101–110 Capital Centre 29–28 58 February 23 @ Houston W 123–115 The Summit 30–28 59 February 27 Denver L 111–124 Capital Centre 30–29
March: 7–8 (home: 5–4; road: 2–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 60 March 1 New Jersey L 98–100 Capital Centre 30–30 61 March 2 @ New York W 109–97 Madison Square Garden 31–30 62 March 5 @ Chicago L 99–104 Chicago Stadium 31–31 63 March 6 Portland W 127–121 (2OT) Capital Centre 32–31 64 March 9 Seattle L 92–93 Capital Centre 32–32 65 March 11 Chicago W 119–112 Capital Centre 33–32 66 March 13 @ New Jersey L 109–114 Brendan Byrne Arena 33–33 67 March 15 Houston W 120–114 Capital Centre 34–33 68 March 19 @ Atlanta (at New Orleans, LA) L 97–103 Lakefront Arena 34–34 69 March 20 New York W 105–102 Capital Centre 35–34 70 March 23 Boston L 98–104 Capital Centre 35–35 71 March 26 Milwaukee L 96–107 Capital Centre 35–36 72 March 27 @ Philadelphia L 97–115 Spectrum 35–37 73 March 29 New Jersey W 122–98 Capital Centre 36–37 74 March 31 @ Indiana W 111–105 Market Square Arena 37–37
April: 3–5 (home: 3–1; road: 0–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 75 April 2 @ Cleveland L 107–122 Richfield Coliseum 37–38 76 April 3 Chicago L 91–100 Capital Centre 37–39 77 April 5 @ Boston L 104–115 Boston Garden 37–40 78 April 6 Cleveland W 109–101 Capital Centre 38–40 79 April 9 Atlanta W 130–110 Capital Centre 39–40 80 April 10 @ Milwaukee L 97–106 MECCA Arena 39–41 81 April 12 @ Detroit L 105–115 Joe Louis Arena 39–42 82 April 13 Philadelphia W 118–106 Capital Centre 40–42
1984–85 schedule

Playoffs

1985 playoff game log
Eastern Conference 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 17 @ Philadelphia L 97–104 Robinson (24) Ruland (10) Williams (8) Spectrum 7,170 0–1 2 April 21 @ Philadelphia L 94–113 Malone (30) Robinson (11) Daye (9) Spectrum 9,612 0–2 3 April 24 Philadelphia W 118–100 Williams (28) Ballard, Robinson, Ruland (7) Johnson, Ruland (5) Capital Centre 11,103 1–2 4 April 26 Philadelphia L 98–106 Malone (24) Ruland (10) Ruland (7) Capital Centre 12,238 1–3
1985 schedule