1984–85 New Jersey Nets season

The 1984–85 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' ninth season in the NBA.1984–85 New Jersey Nets

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 17 Jeff Turner PF Vanderbilt 3 63 Yommy Sangodeyi Sam Houston State 4 85 Hank Cornley Illinois State 5 109 Michael Gerren South Alabama 6 131 Oscar Schmidt SG/SF 7 155 Sean Kerins Syracuse 8 177 Chris Winans Utah 9 200 Billy Ryan Princeton 10 221 Phil Jamison Saint Peter's

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | October 26, 1984 | Atlanta | L 104–119

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | October 27, 1984 | @ Cleveland | W 131–106

| Richfield Coliseum | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | October 30, 1984 | Philadelphia | L 96–118

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | October 31, 1984 | @ Boston | L 105–116

| Boston Garden | 1–3

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | November 3, 1984 | Indiana | W 118–117

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | November 7, 1984 | Washington | W 99–88

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | November 9, 1984 | Kansas City | L 99–101

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 3–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 | November 11, 198410:30p.m. EST | @ L.A. Lakers | L 111–121 | King (22) | Williams (10) | Richardson (8) | The Forum13,257 | 3–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 | November 13, 1984 | @ L.A. Clippers | W 99–90

| Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | 4–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 | November 14, 1984 | @ Phoenix | L 86–98

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 4–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 | November 17, 1984 | @ Golden State | W 131–114

| Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 5–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 | November 18, 1984 | @ Seattle | W 102–97

| Kingdome | 6–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 | November 20, 1984 | @ Portland | L 107–117 (OT)

| Memorial Coliseum | 6–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 | November 24, 1984 | @ Atlanta | L 99–101

| The Omni | 6–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 | November 28, 1984 | New York | W 111–96

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 7–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 | November 30, 1984 | Indiana | W 123–100

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 8–8

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | December 2, 1984 | @ Philadelphia | L 112–114

| The Spectrum | 8–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 18 | December 4, 1984 | @ Chicago | L 97–112

| Chicago Stadium | 8–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 | December 5, 19847:30p.m. EST | L.A. Lakers | L 93–104 | Birdsong (26) | Sappleton (11) | Richardson (11) | Brendan Byrne Arena14,532 | 8–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 | December 8, 1984 | Boston | L 98–107

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 8–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 | December 11, 1984 | @ Boston | L 121–130

| Hartford Civic Center | 8–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 | December 12, 1984 | Milwaukee | W 116–109

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 9–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 | December 14, 1984 | Chicago | W 111–109

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 10–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 24 | December 15, 1984 | @ Indiana | L 100–112

| Market Square Arena | 10–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 | December 18, 1984 | @ Washington | L 95–104

| Capital Centre | 10–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 | December 19, 1984 | Washington | W 115–106

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 11–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 | December 21, 1984 | San Antonio | L 116–122

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 11–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 | December 22, 1984 | @ Philadelphia | L 93–107

| The Spectrum | 11–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 | December 25, 1985 | @ New York | W 120–114

| Madison Square Garden | 12–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 | December 26, 1984 | Detroit | W 112–97

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 13–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 | December 28, 1984 | New York | W 100–97

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 14–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 | December 29, 1984 | @ Detroit | W 110–108

| Pontiac Silverdome | 15–17

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 33 | January 2, 1985 | Boston | L 95–110

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 15–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 | January 4, 1985 | Phoenix | W 105–98

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 16–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 35 | January 5, 1985 | @ Atlanta | L 114–124

| The Omni | 16–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 36 | January 8, 1985 | @ Cleveland | L 101–107

| Richfield Coliseum | 16–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 | January 11, 1985 | Atlanta | W 122–103

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 17–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 | January 13, 1985 | Houston | W 100–99

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 18–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 | January 16, 1985 | Chicago | W 100–94

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 19–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 40 | January 18, 1985 | @ Milwaukee | L 93–102

| MECCA Arena | 19–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 41 | January 19, 1985 | Detroit | L 107–109

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 19–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 42 | January 22, 1985 | @ Utah | L 99–102

| Salt Palace Acord Arena | 19–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 43 | January 24, 1985 | @ Denver | L 110–119

| McNichols Sports Arena | 19–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 | January 26, 1985 | @ Dallas | W 103–93

| Reunion Arena | 20–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 45 | January 28, 1985 | @ Houston | L 93–97

| The Summit | 20–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 46 | January 29, 1985 | @ San Antonio | L 127–130

| HemisFair Arena | 20–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 | January 31, 1985 | L.A. Clippers | W 122–99

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 21–26

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 | February 2, 1985 | Philadelphia | W 101–96

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 22–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 | February 5, 1985 | @ Detroit | W 119–117

| Pontiac Silverdome | 23–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 | February 6, 1985 | Milwaukee | W 106–93

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 24–26 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 51 | February 12, 1985 | @ Milwaukee | L 103–111

| MECCA Arena | 24–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 | February 13, 1985 | Cleveland | W 112–105

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 25–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 | February 15, 1985 | Detroit | W 124–123

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 26–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 | February 16, 1985 | @ New York | W 126–117

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 27–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 55 | February 20, 1985 | Utah | L 104–110 (OT)

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 27–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 56 | February 22, 1985 | Golden State | L 127–131

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 27–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 | February 23, 1985 | @ Detroit | W 111–103

| Pontiac Silverdome | 28–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 | February 27, 1985 | Atlanta | W 114–91

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 29–29

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 | March 1, 1985 | @ Washington | W 100–98

| Capital Centre | 30–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 | March 3, 1985 | @ Chicago | W 117–113

| Chicago Stadium | 31–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 61 | March 5, 1985 | @ Kansas City | L 113–134

| Kemper Arena | 31–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 62 | March 6, 1985 | Seattle | W 129–108

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 32–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 63 | March 8, 1985 | Portland | L 110–128

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 32–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 64 | March 10, 1985 | Dallas | L 113–126

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 32–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 65 | March 12, 1985 | @ Indiana | L 108–109

| Market Square Arena | 32–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 66 | March 13, 1985 | Washington | W 114–109

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 33–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 67 | March 16, 1985 | @ Philadelphia | L 107–127

| The Spectrum | 33–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 68 | March 17, 1985 | Indiana | W 129–105

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 34–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 69 | March 19, 1985 | @ Milwaukee | L 111–130

| MECCA Arena | 34–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 70 | March 20, 1985 | Cleveland | W 128–108

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 35–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 71 | March 22, 1985 | Denver | L 111–123

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 35–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 72 | March 26, 1985 | @ Atlanta | W 109–108 (OT)

| Lakefront Arena | 36–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 73 | March 27, 1985 | Boston | L 95–105

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 36–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 74 | March 29, 1985 | @ Washington | L 98–122

| Capital Centre | 36–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 75 | March 30, 1985 | @ New York | W 123–114

| Madison Square Garden | 37–38

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 76 | April 2, 1985 | @ Chicago | L 94–108

| Chicago Stadium | 37–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 77 | April 3, 1985 | New York | W 113–100

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 38–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 78 | April 6, 1985 | Milwaukee | W 108–104

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 39–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 79 | April 9, 1985 | @ Cleveland | L 100–114

| Richfield Coliseum | 39–40 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 80 | April 10, 1985 | Philadelphia | W 125–100

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 40–40 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 81 | April 13, 1985 | Chicago | W 123–111

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 41–40 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 82 | April 14, 1985 | @ Boston | W 129–118

| Boston Garden | 42–40

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 18, 1985 | @ Detroit | L 105–125 | Williams (23) | Williams (9) | Richardson (10) | Joe Louis Arena10,465 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 21, 1985 | @ Detroit | L 111–121 | Williams (23) | Williams (11) | Richardson (14) | Joe Louis Arena11,501 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 24, 1985 | Detroit | L 115–116 | Williams, King (28) | Williams (12) | Richardson (10) | Brendan Byrne Arena9,999 | 0–3

References

See also 1984–85 NBA season