1984–85 New Jersey Nets season NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1984–85 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' ninth season in the NBA.[1]
Draft picks
Roster
1984–85 New Jersey Nets roster
Players
|
Coaches
|
Pos.
|
No.
|
Name
|
Height
|
Weight
|
DOB
|
From
|
SG
|
10
|
Birdsong, Otis
|
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
|
190 lb (86 kg)
|
1955-12-09
|
Houston
|
SG
|
22
|
Brewer, Ron
|
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
|
180 lb (82 kg)
|
1955-09-16
|
Arkansas
|
PG
|
12
|
Cook, Darwin
|
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
|
184 lb (83 kg)
|
1958-08-06
|
Portland
|
C
|
53
|
Dawkins, Darryl
|
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
|
251 lb (114 kg)
|
1957-01-11
|
Maynard Evans HS (FL)
|
C
|
42
|
Gminski, Mike
|
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
|
250 lb (113 kg)
|
1959-08-03
|
Duke
|
C
|
43
|
Johnson, George
|
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
|
205 lb (93 kg)
|
1948-12-18
|
Dillard
|
SF
|
55
|
King, Albert
|
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
|
190 lb (86 kg)
|
1959-12-17
|
Maryland
|
SG
|
33
|
McKenna, Kevin
|
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
|
195 lb (88 kg)
|
1959-01-08
|
Creighton
|
SF
|
31
|
O'Koren, Mike
|
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
|
207 lb (94 kg)
|
1958-02-07
|
North Carolina
|
PG
|
14
|
Ransey, Kelvin
|
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
|
170 lb (77 kg)
|
1958-05-03
|
Ohio State
|
PG
|
20
|
Richardson, Micheal Ray
|
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
|
189 lb (86 kg)
|
1955-04-11
|
Montana
|
PF
|
22
|
Sappleton, Wayne
|
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
|
215 lb (98 kg)
|
1960-11-17
|
Loyola Chicago
|
PF
|
35
|
Turner, Jeff
|
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
|
230 lb (104 kg)
|
1962-04-09
|
Vanderbilt
|
PF
|
52
|
Williams, Buck
|
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
|
215 lb (98 kg)
|
1954-10-14
|
Maryland
|
|
- Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
- Injured
Roster
|
Regular season
Season standings
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: 42–40 (home: 27–14; road: 15–26)
|
October: 1–3 (home: 0–2; road: 1–1)
|
November: 7–5 (home: 4–1; road: 3–4)
Game |
Date |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location Attendance |
Record
|
5
|
November 3, 1984
|
Indiana
|
W 118–117
|
|
|
|
Brendan Byrne Arena
|
2–3
|
6
|
November 7, 1984
|
Washington
|
W 99–88
|
|
|
|
Brendan Byrne Arena
|
3–3
|
7
|
November 9, 1984
|
Kansas City
|
L 99–101
|
|
|
|
Brendan Byrne Arena
|
3–4
|
8
|
November 11, 1984 10:30 p.m. EST
|
@ L.A. Lakers
|
L 111–121
|
King (22)
|
Williams (10)
|
Richardson (8)
|
The Forum 13,257
|
3–5
|
9
|
November 13, 1984
|
@ L.A. Clippers
|
W 99–90
|
|
|
|
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
|
4–5
|
10
|
November 14, 1984
|
@ Phoenix
|
L 86–98
|
|
|
|
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
|
4–6
|
11
|
November 17, 1984
|
@ Golden State
|
W 131–114
|
|
|
|
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
|
5–6
|
12
|
November 18, 1984
|
@ Seattle
|
W 102–97
|
|
|
|
Kingdome
|
6–6
|
13
|
November 20, 1984
|
@ Portland
|
L 107–117 (OT)
|
|
|
|
Memorial Coliseum
|
6–7
|
14
|
November 24, 1984
|
@ Atlanta
|
L 99–101
|
|
|
|
The Omni
|
6–8
|
15
|
November 28, 1984
|
New York
|
W 111–96
|
|
|
|
Brendan Byrne Arena
|
7–8
|
16
|
November 30, 1984
|
Indiana
|
W 123–100
|
|
|
|
Brendan Byrne Arena
|
8–8
|
|
December: 7–9 (home: 5–3; road: 2–6)
Game |
Date |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location Attendance |
Record
|
17
|
December 2, 1984
|
@ Philadelphia
|
L 112–114
|
|
|
|
The Spectrum
|
8–9
|
18
|
December 4, 1984
|
@ Chicago
|
L 97–112
|
|
|
|
Chicago Stadium
|
8–10
|
19
|
December 5, 1984 7:30 p.m. EST
|
L.A. Lakers
|
L 93–104
|
Birdsong (26)
|
Sappleton (11)
|
Richardson (11)
|
Brendan Byrne Arena 14,532
|
8–11
|
20
|
December 8, 1984
|
Boston
|
L 98–107
|
|
|
|
Brendan Byrne Arena
|
8–12
|
21
|
December 11, 1984
|
@ Boston (at Hartford, CT)
|
L 121–130
|
|
|
|
Hartford Civic Center
|
8–13
|
22
|
December 12, 1984
|
Milwaukee
|
W 116–109
|
|
|
|
Brendan Byrne Arena
|
9–13
|
23
|
December 14, 1984
|
Chicago
|
W 111–109
|
|
|
|
Brendan Byrne Arena
|
10–13
|
24
|
December 15, 1984
|
@ Indiana
|
L 100–112
|
|
|
|
Market Square Arena
|
10–14
|
25
|
December 18, 1984
|
@ Washington
|
L 95–104
|
|
|
|
Capital Centre
|
10–15
|
26
|
December 19, 1984
|
Washington
|
W 115–106
|
|
|
|
Brendan Byrne Arena
|
11–15
|
27
|
December 21, 1984
|
San Antonio
|
L 116–122
|
|
|
|
Brendan Byrne Arena
|
11–16
|
28
|
December 22, 1984
|
@ Philadelphia
|
L 93–107
|
|
|
|
The Spectrum
|
11–17
|
29
|
December 25, 1985
|
@ New York
|
W 120–114
|
|
|
|
Madison Square Garden
|
12–17
|
30
|
December 26, 1984
|
Detroit
|
W 112–97
|
|
|
|
Brendan Byrne Arena
|
13–17
|
31
|
December 28, 1984
|
New York
|
W 100–97
|
|
|
|
Brendan Byrne Arena
|
14–17
|
32
|
December 29, 1984
|
@ Detroit
|
W 110–108
|
|
|
|
Pontiac Silverdome
|
15–17
|
|
January: 6–9 (home: 5–2; road: 1–7)
Game |
Date |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location Attendance |
Record
|
33
|
January 2, 1985
|
Boston
|
L 95–110
|
|
|
|
Brendan Byrne Arena
|
15–18
|
34
|
January 4, 1985
|
Phoenix
|
W 105–98
|
|
|
|
Brendan Byrne Arena
|
16–18
|
35
|
January 5, 1985
|
@ Atlanta
|
L 114–124
|
|
|
|
The Omni
|
16–19
|
36
|
January 8, 1985
|
@ Cleveland
|
L 101–107
|
|
|
|
Richfield Coliseum
|
16–20
|
37
|
January 11, 1985
|
Atlanta
|
W 122–103
|
|
|
|
Brendan Byrne Arena
|
17–20
|
38
|
January 13, 1985
|
Houston
|
W 100–99
|
|
|
|
Brendan Byrne Arena
|
18–20
|
39
|
January 16, 1985
|
Chicago
|
W 100–94
|
|
|
|
Brendan Byrne Arena
|
19–20
|
40
|
January 18, 1985
|
@ Milwaukee
|
L 93–102
|
|
|
|
MECCA Arena
|
19–21
|
41
|
January 19, 1985
|
Detroit
|
L 107–109
|
|
|
|
Brendan Byrne Arena
|
19–22
|
42
|
January 22, 1985
|
@ Utah
|
L 99–102
|
|
|
|
Salt Palace Acord Arena
|
19–23
|
43
|
January 24, 1985
|
@ Denver
|
L 110–119
|
|
|
|
McNichols Sports Arena
|
19–24
|
44
|
January 26, 1985
|
@ Dallas
|
W 103–93
|
|
|
|
Reunion Arena
|
20–24
|
45
|
January 28, 1985
|
@ Houston
|
L 93–97
|
|
|
|
The Summit
|
20–25
|
46
|
January 29, 1985
|
@ San Antonio
|
L 127–130
|
|
|
|
HemisFair Arena
|
20–26
|
47
|
January 31, 1985
|
L.A. Clippers
|
W 122–99
|
|
|
|
Brendan Byrne Arena
|
21–26
|
|
February: 8–3 (home: 5–2; road: 3–1)
Game |
Date |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location Attendance |
Record
|
48
|
February 2, 1985
|
Philadelphia
|
W 101–96
|
|
|
|
Brendan Byrne Arena
|
22–26
|
49
|
February 5, 1985
|
@ Detroit
|
W 119–117
|
|
|
|
Pontiac Silverdome
|
23–26
|
50
|
February 6, 1985
|
Milwaukee
|
W 106–93
|
|
|
|
Brendan Byrne Arena
|
24–26
|
All-Star Break
|
51
|
February 12, 1985
|
@ Milwaukee
|
L 103–111
|
|
|
|
MECCA Arena
|
24–27
|
52
|
February 13, 1985
|
Cleveland
|
W 112–105
|
|
|
|
Brendan Byrne Arena
|
25–27
|
53
|
February 15, 1985
|
Detroit
|
W 124–123
|
|
|
|
Brendan Byrne Arena
|
26–27
|
54
|
February 16, 1985
|
@ New York
|
W 126–117
|
|
|
|
Brendan Byrne Arena
|
27–27
|
55
|
February 20, 1985
|
Utah
|
L 104–110 (OT)
|
|
|
|
Brendan Byrne Arena
|
27–28
|
56
|
February 22, 1985
|
Golden State
|
L 127–131
|
|
|
|
Brendan Byrne Arena
|
27–29
|
57
|
February 23, 1985
|
@ Detroit
|
W 111–103
|
|
|
|
Pontiac Silverdome
|
28–29
|
58
|
February 27, 1985
|
Atlanta
|
W 114–91
|
|
|
|
Brendan Byrne Arena
|
29–29
|
|
March: 8–9 (home: 4–4; road: 4–5)
Game |
Date |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location Attendance |
Record
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59
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March 1, 1985
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@ Washington
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W 100–98
|
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|
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Capital Centre
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30–29
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60
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March 3, 1985
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@ Chicago
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W 117–113
|
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|
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Chicago Stadium
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31–29
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61
|
March 5, 1985
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@ Kansas City
|
L 113–134
|
|
|
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Kemper Arena
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31–30
|
62
|
March 6, 1985
|
Seattle
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W 129–108
|
|
|
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Brendan Byrne Arena
|
32–30
|
63
|
March 8, 1985
|
Portland
|
L 110–128
|
|
|
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Brendan Byrne Arena
|
32–31
|
64
|
March 10, 1985
|
Dallas
|
L 113–126
|
|
|
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Brendan Byrne Arena
|
32–32
|
65
|
March 12, 1985
|
@ Indiana
|
L 108–109
|
|
|
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Market Square Arena
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32–33
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66
|
March 13, 1985
|
Washington
|
W 114–109
|
|
|
|
Brendan Byrne Arena
|
33–33
|
67
|
March 16, 1985
|
@ Philadelphia
|
L 107–127
|
|
|
|
The Spectrum
|
33–34
|
68
|
March 17, 1985
|
Indiana
|
W 129–105
|
|
|
|
Brendan Byrne Arena
|
34–34
|
69
|
March 19, 1985
|
@ Milwaukee
|
L 111–130
|
|
|
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MECCA Arena
|
34–35
|
70
|
March 20, 1985
|
Cleveland
|
W 128–108
|
|
|
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Brendan Byrne Arena
|
35–35
|
71
|
March 22, 1985
|
Denver
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L 111–123
|
|
|
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Brendan Byrne Arena
|
35–36
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72
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March 26, 1985
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@ Atlanta at (New Orleans, LA)
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W 109–108 (OT)
|
|
|
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Lakefront Arena
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36–36
|
73
|
March 27, 1985
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Boston
|
L 95–105
|
|
|
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Brendan Byrne Arena
|
36–37
|
74
|
March 29, 1985
|
@ Washington
|
L 98–122
|
|
|
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Capital Centre
|
36–38
|
75
|
March 30, 1985
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@ New York
|
W 123–114
|
|
|
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Madison Square Garden
|
37–38
|
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April: 5–2 (home: 4–0; road: 1–2)
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1984–85 schedule
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Playoffs
1985 playoff game log
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First round: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)
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1985 schedule
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Player statistics
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Playoffs
Awards and records
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Transactions
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References
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- Formerly the New Jersey Americans (1967–1968); played in New York (1968–1977) and New Jersey (1977–2012)
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