1984-85 Detroit Pistons Schedule and Results

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Record: 46-36, Finished 2nd in NBA Central Division

Coach: Chuck Daly (46-36)

Executive: Jack McCloskey

PTS/G: 116.0 (3rd of 23) Opp PTS/G: 113.5 (18th of 23)

SRS: 2.73 (6th of 23) Pace: 105.0 (4th of 23)

Off Rtg: 109.6 (9th of 23) Def Rtg: 107.2 (9th of 23) Net Rtg: +2.4 (6th of 23)

Expected W-L: 47-35 (6th of 23)

Preseason Odds: Championship +600

Arena: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 691,550 (1st of 23)

NBA 1985 Playoffs:
Won NBA Eastern Conference First Round (3-0) versus New Jersey Nets (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (2-4) versus Boston Celtics (Series Stats)

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Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Oct 26, 1984	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		123	130	0	1	L 1	27,563	2:11
2	Sat, Oct 27, 1984	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		118	137	0	2	L 2	16,384
3	Tue, Oct 30, 1984	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		124	107	1	2	W 1	8,272
4	Thu, Nov 1, 1984	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		118	114	2	2	W 2	6,871
5	Fri, Nov 2, 1984	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		116	127	2	3	L 1	14,890	2:11
6	Mon, Nov 5, 1984	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		107	98	3	3	W 1	4,219
7	Wed, Nov 7, 1984	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		118	122	3	4	L 1	15,542
8	Sat, Nov 10, 1984	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		104	100	4	4	W 1	21,172
9	Wed, Nov 14, 1984	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W	OT	137	133	5	4	W 2	14,448	2:42
10	Fri, Nov 16, 1984	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		90	101	5	5	L 1	30,177	2:01
11	Sat, Nov 17, 1984	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		124	110	6	5	W 1	17,007
12	Tue, Nov 20, 1984	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		117	123	6	6	L 1	16,016
13	Wed, Nov 21, 1984	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		114	101	7	6	W 1	8,524
14	Fri, Nov 23, 1984	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		97	120	7	7	L 1	25,310
15	Sat, Nov 24, 1984	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		106	112	7	8	L 2	14,431
16	Wed, Nov 28, 1984	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		120	113	8	8	W 1	10,269
17	Fri, Nov 30, 1984	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		106	114	8	9	L 1	12,399
18	Sat, Dec 1, 1984	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		131	109	9	9	W 1	13,276
19	Tue, Dec 4, 1984	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		104	99	10	9	W 2	19,413	2:07
20	Thu, Dec 6, 1984	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		99	114	10	10	L 1	9,925
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Fri, Dec 7, 1984	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		122	115	11	10	W 1	11,427
22	Tue, Dec 11, 1984	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		108	101	12	10	W 2	16,066
23	Wed, Dec 12, 1984	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		102	95	13	10	W 3	14,016
24	Fri, Dec 14, 1984	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		120	96	14	10	W 4	9,195
25	Wed, Dec 19, 1984	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		148	129	15	10	W 5	10,714
26	Thu, Dec 20, 1984	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		116	117	15	11	L 1	8,377
27	Sat, Dec 22, 1984	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	L		123	129	15	12	L 2	6,190
28	Tue, Dec 25, 1984	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		108	109	15	13	L 3	20,124	2:32
29	Wed, Dec 26, 1984	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		97	112	15	14	L 4	11,251
30	Fri, Dec 28, 1984	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		116	110	16	14	W 1	13,483
31	Sat, Dec 29, 1984	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		108	110	16	15	L 1	17,271
32	Wed, Jan 2, 1985	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		108	100	17	15	W 1	7,366
33	Fri, Jan 4, 1985	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		134	111	18	15	W 2	12,466
34	Sat, Jan 5, 1985	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		121	113	19	15	W 3	8,539
35	Wed, Jan 9, 1985	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		122	126	19	16	L 1	13,292	2:01
36	Fri, Jan 11, 1985	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		120	109	20	16	W 1	13,310
37	Sun, Jan 13, 1985	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		121	98	21	16	W 2	23,475
38	Thu, Jan 17, 1985	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		105	89	22	16	W 3	9,168
39	Sat, Jan 19, 1985	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		109	107	23	16	W 4	12,310
40	Tue, Jan 22, 1985	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		130	113	24	16	W 5	4,109		at New Orleans, LA
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Thu, Jan 24, 1985	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		137	118	25	16	W 6	9,446
42	Sat, Jan 26, 1985	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		132	113	26	16	W 7	22,411
43	Sun, Jan 27, 1985	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		115	105	27	16	W 8	12,585
44	Tue, Jan 29, 1985	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		130	131	27	17	L 1	15,685	2:07	at Hartford, CT
45	Wed, Jan 30, 1985	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	W		120	116	28	17	W 1	9,556
46	Sat, Feb 2, 1985	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W	OT	110	102	29	17	W 2	22,191
47	Mon, Feb 4, 1985	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W	OT	113	111	30	17	W 3	11,052
48	Tue, Feb 5, 1985	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		117	119	30	18	L 1	12,314
49	Thu, Feb 7, 1985	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L	2OT	126	128	30	19	L 2	6,386
50	Tue, Feb 12, 1985	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L	OT	126	139	30	20	L 3	13,363
51	Wed, Feb 13, 1985	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		124	119	31	20	W 1	10,183
52	Fri, Feb 15, 1985	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		123	124	31	21	L 1	20,149
53	Sat, Feb 16, 1985	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		114	125	31	22	L 2	43,816	2:11
54	Mon, Feb 18, 1985	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		122	103	32	22	W 1	11,369
55	Wed, Feb 20, 1985	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		112	113	32	23	L 1	20,542
56	Fri, Feb 22, 1985	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		99	110	32	24	L 2	17,921	2:08
57	Sat, Feb 23, 1985	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		103	111	32	25	L 3	20,276
58	Wed, Feb 27, 1985	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		108	99	33	25	W 1	20,114
59	Fri, Mar 1, 1985	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		98	108	33	26	L 1	17,470
60	Sun, Mar 3, 1985	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		129	138	33	27	L 2	14,890	2:06
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Wed, Mar 6, 1985	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		114	90	34	27	W 1	15,283
62	Thu, Mar 7, 1985	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		114	122	34	28	L 1	15,714
63	Sat, Mar 9, 1985	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		115	113	35	28	W 1	7,757
64	Mon, Mar 11, 1985	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		121	114	36	28	W 2	10,281
65	Tue, Mar 12, 1985	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		110	111	36	29	L 1	13,227
66	Sun, Mar 17, 1985	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		98	106	36	30	L 2	5,840
67	Mon, Mar 18, 1985	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	L		116	136	36	31	L 3	8,690
68	Tue, Mar 19, 1985	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		123	143	36	32	L 4	12,666
69	Thu, Mar 21, 1985	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		122	113	37	32	W 1	8,458
70	Sun, Mar 24, 1985	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		130	148	37	33	L 1	17,505
71	Tue, Mar 26, 1985	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		119	93	38	33	W 1	11,640
72	Wed, Mar 27, 1985	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		127	110	39	33	W 2	20,360
73	Sun, Mar 31, 1985	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		113	105	40	33	W 3	22,136	2:05
74	Mon, Apr 1, 1985	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		100	114	40	34	L 1	14,396
75	Tue, Apr 2, 1985	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		124	121	41	34	W 1	7,157
76	Thu, Apr 4, 1985	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		121	130	41	35	L 1	11,052
77	Fri, Apr 5, 1985	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		118	119	41	36	L 2	12,355
78	Sun, Apr 7, 1985	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		113	91	42	36	W 1	16,153
79	Tue, Apr 9, 1985	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		107	97	43	36	W 2	7,973
80	Wed, Apr 10, 1985	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		116	114	44	36	W 3	16,349
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 12, 1985	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		102	96	45	36	W 4	17,483
82	Sun, Apr 14, 1985	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		116	113	46	36	W 5	8,059

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Thu, Apr 18, 1985	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W	125	105	1	0	W 1	10,465	2:09
2	Sun, Apr 21, 1985	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W	121	111	2	0	W 2	11,501	2:02
3	Wed, Apr 24, 1985	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W	116	115	3	0	W 3	9,999	2:17
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
4	Sun, Apr 28, 1985	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L	99	133	3	1	L 1	14,890	2:01
5	Tue, Apr 30, 1985	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L	114	121	3	2	L 2	14,890	2:15
6	Thu, May 2, 1985	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W	125	117	4	2	W 1	14,209	2:05
7	Sun, May 5, 1985	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W	102	99	5	2	W 2	14,350	2:18
8	Wed, May 8, 1985	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L	123	130	5	3	L 1	14,890	2:14
9	Fri, May 10, 1985	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L	113	123	5	4	L 2	21,193	2:30

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