1984–85 Los Angeles Clippers season

1984–85 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coach
General managerCarl Scheer
Owner(s)Donald Sterling
ArenaLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Results
Record31–51 (.378)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Pacific)
Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionKTTV
(Al Albert, Ted Green, Eddie Doucette)
RadioKLAC
(Eddie Doucette, Ted Green, Pete Arbogast)

The 1984–85 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 15th season in the NBA, their first season in the city of Los Angeles.[1] Team owner and real estate mogul Donald Sterling, who for the past two seasons had been trying to move the team from San Diego, finally succeeded.

Draft picks

Main article: 1984 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 8 Lancaster Gordon G  United States Louisville
1 14 Michael Cage F  United States San Diego State
4 75 Marc Glass G  United States Montana
5 98 Alonza Allen F  United States Louisiana-Lafayette
6 121 Phillip Haynes G  United States Memphis
7 144 David Brantley F  United States Oregon
8 167 Jim McLoughlin G  United States Temple
9 189 Dave Schultz F  United States Westmont College
10 211 Dick Mumma C  United States Penn State

Roster

1984–85 Los Angeles Clippers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G 2 Junior Bridgeman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Louisville
F 7 Michael Brooks  (IN) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) La Salle
F/C 44 Michael Cage 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) San Diego State
F 42 Harvey Catchings 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Hardin–Simmons
C 40 James Donaldson 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 278 lb (126 kg) Washington State
G 14 Franklin Edwards 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Cleveland State
C 36 Chris Engler 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Wyoming
G 4 Lancaster Gordon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Louisville
F 8 Marques Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 224 lb (102 kg) UCLA
F 46 Jay Murphy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Boston College
G 10 Norm Nixon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Duquesne
G 18 Derek Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Louisville
C 32 Bill Walton 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) UCLA
G 13 Bryan Warrick (waived) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Saint Joseph's
F 22 Rory White 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) South Alabama
F 38 Dale Wilkinson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Idaho State
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster Notes

  • With the team moving from San Diego to Los Angeles, point guard Norm Nixon becomes the first former Laker to play with its crosstown rival, the new Los Angeles Clippers.

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 62 20 .756 – 36–5 26–15 18–12
x-Portland Trail Blazers 42 40 .512 20 33–8 15–26 17–13
x-Phoenix Suns 36 46 .439 26 32–9 10–31 14–16
Seattle SuperSonics 31 51 .378 31 31–10 10–31 16–14
31 51 .378 31 27–14 10–31 13–17
Golden State Warriors 22 60 .268 40 25–16 5–36 12–18
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers 62 20 .756 –
2 y-Denver Nuggets 52 30 .634 10
3 x-Houston Rockets 48 34 .585 14
4 x-Dallas Mavericks 44 38 .537 18
5 x-Portland Trail Blazers 42 40 .512 20
6 x-Utah Jazz 41 41 .500 21
7 x-San Antonio Spurs 41 41 .500 21
8 x-Phoenix Suns 36 46 .439 26
9 Seattle SuperSonics 31 51 .378 31
10 31 51 .378 31
11 Kansas City Kings 31 51 .378 31
12 Golden State Warriors 22 60 .268 40
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

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

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Junior Bridgeman
Michael Cage
Harvey Catchings
James Donaldson
Franklin Edwards
Lancaster Gordon
Marques Johnson
Jay Murphy
Norm Nixon
Derek Smith
Bill Walton
Bryan Warrick
Rory White
Dale Wilkinson

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Week/Month

All-Star

  • Norm Nixon selected as a reserve guard for the Western Conference All-Stars. This is his second All-Star Game appearance. This also makes Nixon the very first Los Angeles Clipper All-Star selection and the first franchise All-Star since World B. Free then with the San Diego Clippers was selected in 1980.

Season

Records

Milestones

Transactions

The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1984–85 season.

Trades

June 19, 1984 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Golden State Warriors
August 29, 1984 To Los Angeles Clippers
  • 1985 third-round draft pick
 To Houston Rockets
September 25, 1984 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Washington Bullets
  • 1985 third-round draft pick
September 29, 1984 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Milwaukee Bucks

Free agents

References

  1. ^ 1984-85 Los Angeles Clippers
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