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1984–85 Los Angeles Lakers season

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Record
  
62–20 (.756)

Arena
  
The Forum

Owner
  
Jerry Buss

Television
  
KCAL-TV

Period
  
1984 – 1985

Head coach
  
Pat Riley

Radio
  
KLAC

1984–85 Los Angeles Lakers season

Place
  
Division: 1st (Pacific) Conference: 1st (Western)

Playoff finish
  
NBA Champions (Defeated Celtics 4-2)

Similar
  
1979–80 Los Angeles, 2000–01 Los Angeles, 1949–50 Minneapolis Lakers se, 1971–72 Los Angeles

The 1984–85 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 39th season of the franchise, 37th in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 25th in Los Angeles. After the previous seasons heart-breaking game seven road defeat to the Boston Celtics in the finals, the Lakers were able to return to their championship ways and win their ninth NBA championship, avenging their NBA Finals loss and defeating the Celtics in six games.

Contents

Transactions

The Lakers have been involved in the following transactions during the 1984–1985 season.

West First Round

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (8) Phoenix Suns: Lakers win series 3–0

  • Game 1 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (April 18): Los Angeles 135, Phoenix 88
  • Game 2 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (April 20): Los Angeles 122, Phoenix 94
  • Game 3 @ Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix (April 23): Los Angeles 114, Phoenix 94

    • Last Playoff Meeting: 1984 Western Conference Finals (Los Angeles won 4–2)

    West Conference Semifinals

    (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (5) Portland Trail Blazers: Lakers win series 4–1

  • Game 1 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (April 27): Los Angeles 125, Portland 101
  • Game 2 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (April 30): Los Angeles 134, Portland 118
  • Game 3 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (May 3): Los Angeles 130, Portland 126
  • Game 4 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (May 5): Portland 115, Los Angeles 107
  • Game 5 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (May 7): Los Angeles 139, Portland 120

    • Last Playoff Meeting: 1983 Western Conference Semifinals (Los Angeles won 4–1)

    West Conference Finals

    (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (2) Denver Nuggets: Lakers win series 4–1

  • Game 1 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (May 11): Los Angeles 139, Denver 122
  • Game 2 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (May 14): Denver 136 , Los Angeles 114
  • Game 3 @ McNichols Sports Arena, Denver (May 17): Los Angeles 136, Denver 118
  • Game 4 @ McNichols Sports Arena, Denver (May 19): Los Angeles 120, Denver 116
  • Game 5 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (May 22): Los Angeles 153, Denver 109

    • Last Playoff Meeting: 1979 Western Conference First Round (Los Angeles won 2–1)

    NBA Finals

    The following scoring summary is written in a line score format, except that the quarter numbers are replaced by game numbers.

    Awards and records

  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
  • Magic Johnson, All-NBA First Team
  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, All-NBA Second Team
  • Michael Cooper, NBA All-Defensive First Team

    • References

    1984–85 Los Angeles Lakers season Wikipedia
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