1984–85 Washington Bullets season

1984–85 Washington Bullets season
1984–85 Washington Bullets season
Head coach	Gene Shue
General manager	Bob Ferry
Owner(s)	Abe Pollin
Arena	Capital Centre
Results
Record	40–42 (.488)
Place	Division: 4th (Atlantic); Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	First round; (lost to 76ers 1–3)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WDCA; Home Team Sports;
Radio	WTOP
< 1983–84	1985–86 >

The 1984–85 NBA season was the Bullets 24th season in the NBA and their 12th season in the city of Washington, D.C.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	6	Melvin Turpin	C	United States	Kentucky
2	34	Tony Costner		United States	St. Joseph's
2	44	Fred Reynolds		United States	Texas El-Paso
3	53	Ricky Ross		United States	Tulsa
4	76	Jim Grandholm	PF	United States	South Florida
5	99	Cohn Irish		United States	Bowling Green State
6	122	Blaise Bugajeski		United States	Illinois Wesleyan
7	145	Tim Garrett		United States	New Mexico
8	168	Darryl Odom		United States	West Virginia Wesleyan
9	190	Mike Emanuel		United States	North Carolina-Pembroke
10	212	Glynn Myrick		United States	Stetson

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	From
F	42	Ballard, Greg	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Oregon
SG	22	Bradley, Dudley	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	North Carolina
PG	15	Johnson, Frank	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Wake Forest
PF	44	Mahorn, Rick	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Hampton
G	24	Malone, Jeff	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Mississippi State
C	54	McMillen, Tom	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Maryland
F	4	Robinson, Cliff	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	USC
C	43	Ruland, Jeff	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Iona
G	1	Williams, Gus	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	USC

Head coach

Gene Shue

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Boston Celtics	63	19	.768	–	35–6	28–13	19–5
x-Philadelphia 76ers	58	24	.707	5	34–7	24–17	15–9
x-New Jersey Nets	42	40	.512	21	27–14	15–26	13–11
x-Washington Bullets	40	42	.488	23	28–13	12–29	11–13
New York Knicks	24	58	.293	39	19–22	5–36	2–22

#	Eastern Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Boston Celtics	63	19	.768	–
2	y-Milwaukee Bucks	59	23	.720	4
3	x-Philadelphia 76ers	58	24	.707	5
4	x-Detroit Pistons	46	36	.561	17
5	x-New Jersey Nets	42	40	.512	21
6	x-Washington Bullets	40	42	.488	23
7	x-Chicago Bulls	38	44	.463	25
8	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	36	46	.439	27

9	Atlanta Hawks	34	48	.415	29
10	New York Knicks	24	58	.293	39
11	Indiana Pacers	22	60	.268	41

Notes

z, y – division champions
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

Regular season

1984–85 game log
Total: 40–42 (home: 28–13; road: 12–29)

October: 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 26, 1984	@ Chicago	L 93–109	Chicago Stadium	0–1
2	October 27, 1984	@ Indiana	W 104–102	Market Square Arena	1–1
3	October 30, 1984	Atlanta	W 119–104	Capital Centre	2–1
4	October 31, 1984	@ Milwaukee	L 79–105	MECCA Arena	2–2

November: 9–5 (home: 6–2; road: 3–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
5	November 2, 1984	Milwaukee	L 96–102	Capital Centre	2–3
6	November 3, 1984	@ Atlanta	L 107–127	The Omni	2–4
7	November 7, 1984	@ New Jersey	L 88–99	Brendan Byrne Arena	2–5
8	November 8, 1984	L.A. Clippers	W 93–88	Capital Centre	3–5
9	November 10, 1984	Boston	W 112–95	Capital Centre	4–5
10	November 13, 1984	@ New York	W 103–92	Madison Square Garden	5–5
11	November 14, 1984	San Antonio	W 125–106	Capital Centre	6–5
12	November 16, 1984	New York	W 118–104	Capital Centre	7–5
13	November 20, 1984	@ Philadelphia	W 120–105	The Spectrum	8–5
14	November 21, 1984	Kansas City	W 97–92	Capital Centre	9–5
15	November 23, 1984	@ Boston	L 110–118	Boston Garden	9–6
16	November 24, 1984	Detroit	W 112–106	Capital Centre	10–6
17	November 27, 1984	Philadelphia	L 89–93	Capital Centre	10–7
18	November 30, 1984	@ Detroit	W 114–106	Pontiac Silverdome	11–7

December: 8–6 (home: 7–1; road: 1–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
19	December 1, 1984	Milwaukee	W 100–97				Capital Centre	12–7
20	December 6, 1984	Indiana	W 111–106				Capital Centre	13–7
21	December 8, 1984 7:30 p.m. EST	L.A. Lakers	W 101–98	Robinson (25)	Ruland (12)	Ruland (9)	Capital Centre 19,105	14–7
22	December 11, 1984	Utah	L 82–85				Capital Centre	14–8
23	December 13, 1984	@ Phoenix	L 86–116				Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum	14–9
24	December 15, 1984	@ L.A. Clippers	L 103–109				Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena	14–10
25	December 16, 1984 10:30 p.m. EST	@ L.A. Lakers	L 101–109	Ruland (24)	Ruland (10)	Williams (6)	The Forum 15,070	14–11
26	December 18, 1984	New Jersey	W 104–95				Capital Centre	15–11
27	December 19, 1984	@ New Jersey	L 106–115				Brendan Byrne Arena	15–12
28	December 21, 1984	New York	W 125–111				Capital Centre	16–12
29	December 22, 1984	@ Atlanta	L 101–119				The Omni	16–13
30	December 26, 1984	Indiana	W 114–89				Capital Centre	17–13
31	December 28, 1984	Atlanta	W 125–111				Capital Centre	18–13
32	December 29, 1984	@ New York	W 116–108				Madison Square Garden	19–13

January: 8–6 (home: 5–1; road: 3–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
33	January 3, 1985	@ Cleveland	L 93–100	Richfield Coliseum	19–14
34	January 5, 1985	Detroit	L 113–121	Capital Centre	19–15
35	January 8, 1985	@ Milwaukee	W 99–95	MECCA Arena	20–15
36	January 11, 1985	@ Boston	L 101–103	Boston Garden	20–16
37	January 13, 1985	Philadelphia	L 104–115	Capital Centre	20–17
38	January 14, 1985	@ Cleveland	W 101–91	Richfield Coliseum	21–17
39	January 16, 1985	@ Utah	W 103–101	Salt Palace Acord Arena	22–17
40	January 18, 1985	@ Denver	L 106–108	McNichols Sports Arena	22–18
41	January 19, 1985	@ Kansas City	L 98–103	Kemper Arena	22–19
42	January 21, 1985	Cleveland	W 128–115	Capital Centre	23–19
43	January 22, 1985	Golden State	W 109–104	Capital Centre	24–19
44	January 24, 1985	Dallas	W 93–92	Capital Centre	25–19
45	January 26, 1985	Phoenix	W 110–105 (OT)	Capital Centre	26–19
46	January 27, 1985	@ Detroit	L 105–115	Pontiac Silverdome	26–20
47	January 30, 1985	Chicago	W 106–95	Capital Centre	27–20

February: 3–9 (home: 1–3; road: 2–6)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
48	February 1, 1985	@ Indiana	L 95–102	Market Square Arena	27–21
49	February 2, 1985	Boston	L 91–97	Capital Centre	27–22
50	February 4, 1985	Cleveland	L 112–121	Capital Centre	27–23
51	February 6, 1985	@ Philadelphia	L 111–116	The Spectrum	27–24
52	February 7, 1985	Detroit	W 128–126 (2OT)	Capital Centre	28–24
All-Star Break
53	February 12, 1985	@ Seattle	L 94–109	Kingdome	28–25
54	February 15, 1985	@ Portland	L 89–93	Memorial Coliseum	28–26
55	February 17, 1985	@ Golden State	L 121–125 (OT)	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena	28–27
56	February 20, 1985	@ San Antonio	W 105–104	HemisFair Arena	29–27
57	February 22, 1985	@ Dallas	L 101–110	Capital Centre	29–28
58	February 23, 1985	@ Houston	W 123–115	The Summit	30–28
59	February 27, 1985	Denver	L 111–124	Capital Centre	30–29

March: 7–8 (home: 5–4; road: 2–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
60	March 1, 1985	New Jersey	L 98–100	Capital Centre	30–30
61	March 2, 1985	@ New York	W 109–97	Madison Square Garden	31–30
62	March 5, 1985	@ Chicago	L 99–104	Chicago Stadium	31–31
63	March 6, 1985	Portland	W 127–121 (2OT)	Capital Centre	32–31
64	March 9, 1985	Seattle	L 92–93	Capital Centre	32–32
65	March 11, 1985	Chicago	W 119–112	Capital Centre	33–32
66	March 13, 1985	@ New Jersey	L 109–114	Brendan Byrne Arena	33–33
67	March 15, 1985	Houston	W 120–114	Capital Centre	34–33
68	March 19, 1985	@ Atlanta (at New Orlenas, LA)	L 97–103	Lakefront Arena	34–34
69	March 20, 1985	New York	W 105–102	Capital Centre	35–34
70	March 23, 1985	Boston	L 98–104	Capital Centre	35–35
71	March 26, 1985	Milwaukee	L 96–107	Capital Centre	35–36
72	March 27, 1985	@ Philadelphia	L 97–115	The Spectrum	35–37
73	March 29, 1985	New Jersey	W 122–98	Capital Centre	36–37
74	March 31, 1985	@ Indiana	W 111–105	Market Square Arena	37–37

April: 3–5 (home: 3–1; road: 0–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
75	April 2, 1985	@ Cleveland	L 107–122	Richfield Coliseum	37–38
76	April 3, 1985	Chicago	L 91–100	Capital Centre	37–39
77	April 5, 1985	@ Boston	L 104–115	Boston Garden	37–40
78	April 6, 1985	Cleveland	W 109–101	Capital Centre	38–40
79	April 9, 1985	Atlanta	W 130–110	Capital Centre	39–40
80	April 10, 1985	@ Milwaukee	L 97–106	MECCA Arena	39–41
81	April 12, 1985	@ Detroit	L 105–115	Joe Louis Arena	39–42
82	April 13, 1985	Philadelphia	W 118–106	Capital Centre	40–42

1984–85 schedule

Playoffs

1985 playoff game log

First Round: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 17, 1985	@ Philadelphia	L 97–104	Robinson (24)	Ruland (10)	Williams (8)	The Spectrum 7,170	0–1
2	April 21, 1985	@ Philadelphia	L 94–113	Malone (30)	Robinson (11)	Daye (9)	The Spectrum 9,612	0–2
3	April 24, 1985	Philadelphia	W 118–100	Williams (28)	Ballard, Robinson, Ruland (7)	Johnson, Ruland (5)	Capital Centre 11,103	1–2
4	April 26, 1985	Philadelphia	L 98–106	Malone (24)	Ruland (10)	Ruland (7)	Capital Centre 12,238	1–3

1985 schedule

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

1984–85 Washington Bullets season

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Regular season

Playoffs

Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Transactions

References

See also