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1984-85 Milwaukee Bucks Schedule and Results

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Record: 59-23, Finished 1st in NBA Central Division

Coach: Don Nelson (59-23)

Executive: Don Nelson

PTS/G: 110.9 (11th of 23) Opp PTS/G: 104.0 (1st of 23)

SRS: 6.69 (1st of 23) Pace: 99.7 (19th of 23)

Off Rtg: 110.5 (6th of 23) Def Rtg: 103.6 (2nd of 23) Net Rtg: +6.8 (2nd of 23)

Expected W-L: 58-24 (2nd of 23)

Preseason Odds: Championship +800

Arena: MECCA Arena Attendance: 422,924 (14th of 23)

NBA 1985 Playoffs:
Won NBA Eastern Conference First Round (3-1) versus Chicago Bulls (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (0-4) versus Philadelphia 76ers (Series Stats)

Central Div Champs

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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	Sat, Oct 27, 1984	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		108	106	1	0	W 1	11,052
2	Mon, Oct 29, 1984	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		110	116	1	1	L 1	9,358
3	Wed, Oct 31, 1984	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		105	79	2	1	W 1	7,705
4	Fri, Nov 2, 1984	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		102	96	3	1	W 2	7,102
5	Sat, Nov 3, 1984	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		117	88	4	1	W 3	10,012
6	Wed, Nov 7, 1984	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		103	99	5	1	W 4	8,429
7	Fri, Nov 9, 1984	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		122	105	6	1	W 5	9,121
8	Sat, Nov 10, 1984	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		100	104	6	2	L 1	21,172
9	Tue, Nov 13, 1984	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		110	99	7	2	W 1	6,371
10	Thu, Nov 15, 1984	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		103	90	8	2	W 2	7,235
11	Fri, Nov 16, 1984	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		106	118	8	3	L 1	12,988
12	Sun, Nov 18, 1984	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		89	96	8	4	L 2	12,768
13	Tue, Nov 20, 1984	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		108	109	8	5	L 3	16,511
14	Wed, Nov 21, 1984	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		108	98	9	5	W 1	11,052
15	Sat, Nov 24, 1984	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		103	97	10	5	W 2	10,656
16	Tue, Nov 27, 1984	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		105	126	10	6	L 1	7,550
17	Wed, Nov 28, 1984	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		83	95	10	7	L 2	2,172		at New Orleans, LA
18	Fri, Nov 30, 1984	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		118	100	11	7	W 1	9,975
19	Sat, Dec 1, 1984	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		97	100	11	8	L 1	7,524
20	Wed, Dec 5, 1984	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		111	112	11	9	L 2	9,247	2:17
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Thu, Dec 6, 1984	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		114	99	12	9	W 1	9,925
22	Sat, Dec 8, 1984	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		99	96	13	9	W 2	9,289
23	Tue, Dec 11, 1984	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		120	106	14	9	W 3	3,574
24	Wed, Dec 12, 1984	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		109	116	14	10	L 1	10,936
25	Fri, Dec 14, 1984	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		111	115	14	11	L 2	11,052	2:10
26	Sun, Dec 16, 1984	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		115	102	15	11	W 1	8,615
27	Tue, Dec 18, 1984	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		110	96	16	11	W 2	8,671
28	Wed, Dec 19, 1984	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		107	92	17	11	W 3	14,890	1:57
29	Fri, Dec 21, 1984	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		104	101	18	11	W 4	15,556	2:09
30	Sat, Dec 22, 1984	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		101	90	19	11	W 5	9,587
31	Wed, Dec 26, 1984	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		97	87	20	11	W 6	11,052
32	Sat, Dec 29, 1984	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		115	102	21	11	W 7	6,108
33	Sun, Dec 30, 1984	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		114	98	22	11	W 8	11,052	1:54
34	Thu, Jan 3, 1985	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		111	87	23	11	W 9	11,052
35	Fri, Jan 4, 1985	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		101	106	23	12	L 1	13,357
36	Sat, Jan 5, 1985	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		106	110	23	13	L 2	11,052	2:15
37	Tue, Jan 8, 1985	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		95	99	23	14	L 3	9,247
38	Wed, Jan 9, 1985	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		106	105	24	14	W 1	6,574
39	Fri, Jan 11, 1985	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		130	117	25	14	W 2	9,775
40	Sun, Jan 13, 1985	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		140	116	26	14	W 3	10,995
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Tue, Jan 15, 1985	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		115	105	27	14	W 4	11,052
42	Fri, Jan 18, 1985	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		102	93	28	14	W 5	10,857
43	Thu, Jan 24, 1985	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	W		120	119	29	14	W 6	6,228
44	Sat, Jan 26, 1985	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		105	102	30	14	W 7	16,016
45	Sun, Jan 27, 1985	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		106	93	31	14	W 8	9,511
46	Tue, Jan 29, 1985	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		108	101	32	14	W 9	7,060
47	Fri, Feb 1, 1985	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		109	91	33	14	W 10	7,830
48	Sat, Feb 2, 1985	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		105	95	34	14	W 11	12,666
49	Mon, Feb 4, 1985	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L	OT	111	113	34	15	L 1	11,052
50	Wed, Feb 6, 1985	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		93	106	34	16	L 2	11,378
51	Thu, Feb 7, 1985	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L	OT	91	94	34	17	L 3	10,783
52	Tue, Feb 12, 1985	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		111	103	35	17	W 1	9,927
53	Thu, Feb 14, 1985	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W	OT	132	128	36	17	W 2	11,888
54	Sun, Feb 17, 1985	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		125	105	37	17	W 3	11,052
55	Tue, Feb 19, 1985	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		129	118	38	17	W 4	9,010
56	Wed, Feb 20, 1985	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		113	112	39	17	W 5	20,542
57	Sat, Feb 23, 1985	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		106	128	39	18	L 1	7,843
58	Tue, Feb 26, 1985	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		116	97	40	18	W 1	11,052	2:14
59	Wed, Feb 27, 1985	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	W		119	100	41	18	W 2	9,042
60	Sat, Mar 2, 1985	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		122	123	41	19	L 1	17,022
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Tue, Mar 5, 1985	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		102	87	42	19	W 1	10,897
62	Fri, Mar 8, 1985	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	W		127	114	43	19	W 2	11,052
63	Sun, Mar 10, 1985	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		110	94	44	19	W 3	10,108
64	Mon, Mar 11, 1985	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		121	115	45	19	W 4	6,612
65	Wed, Mar 13, 1985	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		128	93	46	19	W 5	9,865
66	Sat, Mar 16, 1985	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		125	96	47	19	W 6	11,052
67	Sun, Mar 17, 1985	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L	OT	117	119	47	20	L 1	16,022
68	Tue, Mar 19, 1985	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		130	111	48	20	W 1	10,929
69	Wed, Mar 20, 1985	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		105	107	48	21	L 1	14,890	2:01
70	Fri, Mar 22, 1985	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		131	112	49	21	W 1	16,114	2:13
71	Sat, Mar 23, 1985	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		140	129	50	21	W 2	11,052
72	Mon, Mar 25, 1985	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		126	106	51	21	W 3	9,386
73	Tue, Mar 26, 1985	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		107	96	52	21	W 4	5,116
74	Thu, Mar 28, 1985	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		121	116	53	21	W 5	9,506
75	Sat, Mar 30, 1985	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		106	95	54	21	W 6	11,052
76	Tue, Apr 2, 1985	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		109	103	55	21	W 7	11,052	2:10
77	Thu, Apr 4, 1985	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		130	121	56	21	W 8	11,052
78	Sat, Apr 6, 1985	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		104	108	56	22	L 1	14,574
79	Sun, Apr 7, 1985	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		91	113	56	23	L 2	16,153
80	Wed, Apr 10, 1985	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		106	97	57	23	W 1	10,117
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 12, 1985	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W	OT	115	113	58	23	W 2	14,890	2:29
82	Sat, Apr 13, 1985	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		88	84	59	23	W 3	10,169

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Apr 19, 1985	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W	109	100	1	0	W 1	11,052	2:09
2	Sun, Apr 21, 1985	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W	122	115	2	0	W 2	11,052	2:27
3	Wed, Apr 24, 1985	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L	107	109	2	1	L 1	17,225	2:22
4	Fri, Apr 26, 1985	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W	105	97	3	1	W 1	17,787	2:28
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
5	Sun, Apr 28, 1985	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L	105	127	3	2	L 1	11,052	2:09
6	Tue, Apr 30, 1985	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L	108	112	3	3	L 2	11,052	2:10
7	Fri, May 3, 1985	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L	104	109	3	4	L 3	14,188	2:19
8	Sun, May 5, 1985	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L	112	121	3	5	L 4	15,264	2:30

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