1984–85 Los Angeles Lakers season


The 1984–85 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 39th season of the franchise, 37th in the National Basketball Association and 25th in Los Angeles. The Lakers entered the season as runner-ups of the 1984 NBA Finals, where they lost in heartbreaking fashion to the Boston Celtics in seven games, increasing their losing streak to the Celtics in the NBA Finals to 8 consecutive losses.
In the playoffs, the Lakers swept in the Phoenix Suns in three games in the First Round, then defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in five games in the Semifinals, before defeating the Denver Nuggets in five games in the Conference Finals to advance to the NBA Finals for the fifth time in the 1980s, facing off against the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics in a rematch of last season's NBA Finals. This time, however, the Lakers were able to return to their championship ways and win their ninth NBA championship, avenging their NBA Finals loss and getting revenge on the Celtics, defeating them in six games, and marking the first time the Lakers had defeated the Celtics in the NBA Finals. The Lakers also became the only team to have defeated the Celtics in the NBA Finals while on the road.

NBA Draft

Transactions

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

Free Agent Additions

PlayerFormer team
Chuck NevittHouston Rockets
Ronnie LesterChicago Bulls

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Regular season

Playoffs

Player statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Playoffs

West First Round

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Phoenix Suns: Lakers win series 3–0
Last Playoff Meeting: 1984 Western Conference Finals

West Conference Semifinals

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trail Blazers: Lakers win series 4–1
Last Playoff Meeting: 1983 Western Conference Semifinals

West Conference Finals

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets: Lakers win series 4–1
Last Playoff Meeting: 1979 Western Conference First Round

NBA Finals

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

Lakers Roster

Awards and records