1984–85 New York Knicks season

Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks

NBA professional basketball team season

1984–85 New York Knicks season

Head coach| Hubie Brown
General manager| Dave DeBusschere
President| Jack Krumpe
Owners| Gulf+Western
Arena| Madison Square Garden
Results
Record| 24-58 (.293)
Place| Division: 5th (Atlantic)
Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finish| Did not qualify

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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television| WOR-TV
MSG Network
(Jim Karvellas, Butch Beard)
Radio| WPAT/WGBB/WFAS
(Marv Albert, John Andariese)
| < 1983–84  | 1985–86 >

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The 1984–85 NBA season was the Knicks' 39th season in the NBA.[1]

Bernard King injured his knee on March 25 and was put on injured reserve, ending his season. He was forced to sit out the next year. Before the injury, King scored 60 points in a Christmas Day game against the New Jersey Nets.

## Draft picks[edit]

Main article: 1984 NBA draft

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3 | 64 | Curtis Green |  |  United States | Southern Mississippi
4 | 87 | Bob Thornton | PF/C |  United States | California-Irvine
6 | 133 | Eddie Lee Wilkins | PF/C |  United States | Gardner-Webb
7 | 156 | Ken Bannister | F/C |  United States | Saint Augustine's
8 | 179 | Ricky Tunstall |  |  United States | Youngstown State
9 | 201 | Marc Marotta |  |  United States | Marquette
10 | 223 | Mike Henderson |  |  United States | Long Island (C.W. Post Campus)

## Roster[edit]

New York Knicks roster

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PF | 20 | Bailey, James | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)  | 200 lb (91 kg)  |  | Rutgers
PF | 1 | Bannister, Ken | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)  | 235 lb (107 kg)  |  | St. Augustine's
SG | 7 | Carter, Butch | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)  | 180 lb (82 kg)  |  | Indiana
C | 25 | Cartwright, Bill | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)  | 245 lb (111 kg)  |  | San Francisco
C | 8 | Cavenall, Ron | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)  | 230 lb (104 kg)  |  | Texas Southern
PF | 42 | Cummings, Pat | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)  | 230 lb (104 kg)  |  | Cincinnati
SG | 18 | Grunfeld, Ernie | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 210 lb (95 kg)  |  | Tennessee
SF | 30 | King, Bernard | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)  | 197 lb (89 kg)  |  | Tennessee
SF | 55 | Orr, Louis | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)  | 175 lb (79 kg)  |  | Syracuse
PF | 21 | Robinson, Truck | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)  | 225 lb (102 kg)  |  | Tennessee State
PG | 2 | Sparrow, Rory | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 175 lb (79 kg)  |  | Villanova
SG | 6 | Tucker, Trent | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)  | 193 lb (88 kg)  |  | Minnesota
PG | 4 | Walker, Darrell | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 180 lb (82 kg)  |  | Arkansas
C | 34 | Wilkins, Eddie Lee | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)  | 220 lb (100 kg)  |  | Gardner–Webb

Head coach

Hubie Brown

Assistant coach(es)

Bob Hill

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (DP) Unsigned draft pick
* (FA) Free agent
* (S) Suspended
* Injured

## Regular season[edit]

### Season standings[edit]

Atlantic Division

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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
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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

z \- clinched division title
y \- clinched division title
x \- clinched playoff spot

### Record vs. opponents[edit]

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[edit]

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## Player statistics[edit]

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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
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## Awards and records[edit]

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## Transactions[edit]

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## See also[edit]

* 1984-85 NBA season

## References[edit]

1. ^ 1984-85 New York Knicks

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*[ Home ]: Home record
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