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1984–85 Boston Celtics season

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Record
  
63–19 (.768)

Head coach
  
K. C. Jones

Arenas
  
Boston Garden, XL Center

Period
  
1984 – 1985

Radios
  
WRKO, WTIC

Owner(s)
  
Don Gaston, Alan N. Cohen, Paul Dupee

Place
  
Division: 1st (Atlantic) Conference: 1st (Eastern)

Playoff finish
  
NBA Finals (Lost to Lakers 2–4)

Televisions
  
Comcast SportsNet New England, WBZ-TV, WCCT-TV

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1983–84 Boston Celtics season

The 1984–85 Boston Celtics season was the 39th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Contents

On March 3, 1985, Kevin McHale surpassed Larry Bird's Celtics single game scoring record when he netted 56 points against the Detroit Pistons. Less than two weeks later, on March 12, Bird answered, scoring a career-high 60 points against the Atlanta Hawks.

Trivia

A majority of this team moved onto coaching later in their careers. Kevin McHale, Rick Carlisle, Larry Bird, Danny Ainge, Dennis Johnson, and Sam Vincent have all coached in the NBA.

East First Round

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (8) Cleveland Cavaliers: Celtics win series 3-1

  • Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston (April 18): Boston 126, Cleveland 123
  • Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston (April 20): Boston 108, Cleveland 106
  • Game 3 @ The Coliseum, Richfield (April 23): Cleveland 105, Boston 98
  • Game 4 @ The Coliseum, Richfield (April 25): Boston 117, Cleveland 115

    • East Conference Semifinals

    (1) Boston Celtics vs. (4) Detroit Pistons: Celtics win series 4-2

  • Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston (April 28): Boston 133, Detroit 99
  • Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston (April 30): Boston 121, Detroit 114
  • Game 3 @ Joe Louis Arena, Detroit (May 2): Detroit 125, Boston 117
  • Game 4 @ Joe Louis Arena, Detroit (May 5): Detroit 102, Boston 99
  • Game 5 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 8): Boston 130, Detroit 123
  • Game 6 @ Joe Louis Arena, Detroit (May 10): Boston 123, Detroit 113

    • East Conference Finals

    (1) Boston Celtics vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers: Celtics win series 4-1

  • Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 12): Boston 108, Philadelphia 93
  • Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 14): Boston 106, Philadelphia 98
  • Game 3 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (May 18): Boston 105, Philadelphia 94
  • Game 4 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (May 19): Philadelphia 115, Boston 104
  • Game 5 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 22): Boston 102, Philadelphia 100

    • NBA Finals

    (E1) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) Los Angeles Lakers: Lakers win series 4-2

  • Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 27): Boston 148, Los Angeles 114
  • Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 30): Los Angeles 109, Boston 102
  • Game 3 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (June 2): Los Angeles 136, Boston 111
  • Game 4 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (June 5): Boston 107, Los Angeles 105
  • Game 5 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (June 7): Los Angeles 120, Boston 111
  • Game 6 @ Boston Garden, Boston (June 9): Los Angeles 111, Boston 100

    • Awards and records

  • Larry Bird, NBA Most Valuable Player Award
  • Kevin McHale, NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award
  • Larry Bird, All-NBA First Team
  • Dennis Johnson, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

    • References

    1984–85 Boston Celtics season Wikipedia
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