The 1984–85 Boston Celtics season was the 39th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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.
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.
(1) Boston Celtics vs. (8) Cleveland Cavaliers: Celtics win series 3-1
Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston (April 18): Boston 126, Cleveland 123Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston (April 20): Boston 108, Cleveland 106Game 3 @ The Coliseum, Richfield (April 23): Cleveland 105, Boston 98Game 4 @ The Coliseum, Richfield (April 25): Boston 117, Cleveland 115(1) Boston Celtics vs. (4) Detroit Pistons: Celtics win series 4-2
Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston (April 28): Boston 133, Detroit 99Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston (April 30): Boston 121, Detroit 114Game 3 @ Joe Louis Arena, Detroit (May 2): Detroit 125, Boston 117Game 4 @ Joe Louis Arena, Detroit (May 5): Detroit 102, Boston 99Game 5 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 8): Boston 130, Detroit 123Game 6 @ Joe Louis Arena, Detroit (May 10): Boston 123, Detroit 113(1) Boston Celtics vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers: Celtics win series 4-1
Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 12): Boston 108, Philadelphia 93Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 14): Boston 106, Philadelphia 98Game 3 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (May 18): Boston 105, Philadelphia 94Game 4 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (May 19): Philadelphia 115, Boston 104Game 5 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 22): Boston 102, Philadelphia 100(E1) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) Los Angeles Lakers: Lakers win series 4-2
Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 27): Boston 148, Los Angeles 114Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 30): Los Angeles 109, Boston 102Game 3 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (June 2): Los Angeles 136, Boston 111Game 4 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (June 5): Boston 107, Los Angeles 105Game 5 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (June 7): Los Angeles 120, Boston 111Game 6 @ Boston Garden, Boston (June 9): Los Angeles 111, Boston 100Awards and records
Larry Bird, NBA Most Valuable Player AwardKevin McHale, NBA Sixth Man of the Year AwardLarry Bird, All-NBA First TeamDennis Johnson, NBA All-Defensive Second Team