1984-85 Philadelphia 76ers Team Splits

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Record: 58-24, Finished 2nd in NBA Atlantic Division

Coach: Billy Cunningham (58-24)

Executive: Pat Williams

PTS/G: 112.9 (8th of 23) Opp PTS/G: 108.8 (6th of 23)

SRS: 4.17 (4th of 23) Pace: 100.8 (16th of 23)

Off Rtg: 111.3 (4th of 23) Def Rtg: 107.3 (10th of 23) Net Rtg: +4.0 (4th of 23)

Expected W-L: 51-31 (4th of 23)

Preseason Odds: Championship +250

Arena: The Spectrum Attendance: 575,415 (5th of 23)

NBA 1985 Playoffs:
Won NBA Eastern Conference First Round (3-1) versus Washington Bullets (Series Stats)
Won NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-0) versus Milwaukee Bucks (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Eastern Conference Finals (1-4) versus Boston Celtics (Series Stats)

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Team Splits

Team Splits Table
					Team																			Opponent
Split	Value	G	W	L	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	eFG%	FT%	TS%	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	eFG%	FT%	TS%
	Total	82	58	24	42.0	85.3	0.7	2.7	28.2	35.2	15.8	44.7	24.5	9.9	6.5	18.9	24.0	112.9	.492	.263	.497	.803	.560	42.6	87.3	1.0	3.8	22.6	29.2	14.4	40.9	26.1	9.2	4.8	18.3	26.9	108.8	.488	.257	.494	.775	.543
Split	Value	G	W	L	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	eFG%	FT%	TS%	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	eFG%	FT%	TS%
Place	Home	41	34	7	43.5	86.8	0.6	2.8	28.8	35.2	16.1	45.2	27.1	10.7	7.9	18.4	23.2	116.5	.502	.230	.505	.818	.569	42.5	85.8	1.0	4.1	22.8	29.2	13.7	40.5	26.4	9.6	4.7	19.2	26.2	108.8	.495	.238	.501	.782	.551
	Road	41	24	17	40.4	83.7	0.8	2.7	27.7	35.2	15.6	44.2	21.8	9.1	5.2	19.4	24.9	109.4	.483	.297	.488	.787	.551	42.7	88.8	1.0	3.5	22.5	29.3	15.2	41.3	25.8	8.8	4.9	17.5	27.5	108.9	.481	.280	.487	.768	.536
Split	Value	G	W	L	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	eFG%	FT%	TS%	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	eFG%	FT%	TS%
All-Star	Pre	49	39	10	41.8	84.7	0.6	2.2	28.1	34.7	16.4	45.0	24.4	9.6	6.5	19.3	23.4	112.2	.493	.287	.497	.810	.561	42.6	87.8	0.9	3.7	20.8	27.0	14.6	40.1	26.0	9.5	4.8	18.5	26.5	106.8	.485	.256	.490	.768	.536
	Post	33	19	14	42.3	86.2	0.8	3.5	28.5	36.0	15.0	44.3	24.5	10.5	6.5	18.3	24.9	114.0	.491	.241	.496	.793	.559	42.7	86.5	1.0	4.0	25.5	32.5	14.1	42.2	26.3	8.8	4.8	18.1	27.4	111.9	.494	.260	.500	.784	.555
Split	Value	G	W	L	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	eFG%	FT%	TS%	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	eFG%	FT%	TS%
Result	Win	58	58	0	43.0	85.7	0.5	2.2	28.7	35.3	16.4	46.0	25.4	10.4	7.3	18.9	23.2	115.2	.502	.234	.505	.814	.569	41.5	87.1	0.9	4.0	21.8	28.0	14.3	39.6	25.2	9.1	4.9	18.9	26.6	105.8	.477	.232	.482	.779	.532
	Loss	24	0	24	39.6	84.3	1.2	4.0	27.0	34.8	14.5	41.5	22.2	8.9	4.7	18.9	26.1	107.4	.470	.302	.477	.776	.539	45.2	87.8	1.1	3.3	24.8	32.3	14.8	44.0	28.1	9.6	4.5	16.8	27.5	116.3	.515	.333	.521	.766	.570
Split	Value	G	W	L	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	eFG%	FT%	TS%	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	eFG%	FT%	TS%
Month	October	3	3	0	41.0	90.3	0.3	1.3	31.0	42.3	21.0	55.0	22.3	11.3	9.3	17.7	25.7	113.3	.454	.250	.456	.732	.520	41.0	96.3	0.0	2.7	19.7	28.3	19.7	48.7	22.3	6.3	3.7	20.3	31.0	101.7	.426	.000	.426	.694	.467
	November	13	9	4	43.5	90.2	0.2	1.7	27.3	33.0	17.4	48.2	25.8	11.2	7.0	23.5	25.8	114.6	.483	.136	.484	.828	.547	43.5	89.3	0.9	2.9	22.5	29.0	13.5	41.5	25.8	11.2	5.2	22.4	26.8	110.5	.488	.316	.493	.777	.541
	December	14	12	2	41.2	84.1	0.5	1.8	28.9	35.7	17.4	44.9	24.1	8.9	7.7	18.1	22.4	111.9	.490	.280	.493	.810	.560	43.4	88.7	1.0	3.8	18.9	25.3	15.6	40.4	26.8	9.1	5.3	17.1	26.4	106.6	.489	.264	.494	.746	.534
	January	15	12	3	41.1	79.0	1.0	2.5	27.6	34.1	13.6	39.3	24.3	8.7	4.3	17.7	21.9	110.9	.521	.405	.527	.810	.590	42.0	83.9	1.2	4.3	20.5	26.2	13.7	36.0	27.0	9.5	4.4	16.7	25.7	105.7	.500	.281	.508	.781	.553
	February	14	10	4	42.1	86.7	1.4	4.3	30.7	38.1	17.1	47.4	23.6	9.6	6.8	18.9	24.2	116.2	.485	.317	.493	.805	.561	43.0	89.4	1.0	3.6	24.6	31.2	14.4	41.6	25.9	9.0	4.4	16.7	28.5	111.6	.481	.275	.486	.789	.541
	March	15	8	7	42.5	84.1	0.7	4.0	27.5	34.3	12.3	41.1	25.4	11.1	7.5	17.6	25.9	113.3	.506	.183	.510	.802	.571	41.7	85.0	0.9	4.8	25.9	32.3	14.3	42.3	26.7	7.5	4.5	19.3	26.3	110.2	.490	.194	.496	.802	.555
	April	8	4	4	41.6	88.6	0.4	2.0	25.8	33.6	17.3	47.0	23.5	9.8	4.4	18.0	23.6	109.4	.470	.188	.472	.766	.529	42.6	84.9	1.0	3.1	25.0	33.3	13.5	43.4	24.3	10.6	5.4	17.0	26.6	111.3	.502	.320	.508	.752	.559
Split	Value	G	W	L	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	eFG%	FT%	TS%	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	eFG%	FT%	TS%
Day	Sunday	7	5	2	40.9	81.1	0.1	3.0	27.7	36.1	16.3	45.0	23.1	10.9	8.3	21.6	22.9	109.6	.504	.048	.504	.767	.565	41.4	85.7	1.0	6.0	20.9	26.0	13.6	37.9	25.0	10.7	4.3	19.1	27.1	104.7	.483	.167	.489	.802	.539
	Monday	5	2	3	40.0	81.8	1.4	4.6	24.8	31.6	15.8	41.2	23.2	6.0	4.8	15.6	25.8	106.2	.489	.304	.498	.785	.555	40.2	78.2	1.6	4.0	24.2	30.2	12.2	39.4	26.4	6.0	3.8	15.8	25.6	106.2	.514	.400	.524	.801	.580
	Tuesday	13	9	4	38.5	83.6	0.5	2.3	27.2	35.2	16.4	45.8	21.2	9.2	5.8	18.5	23.8	104.7	.461	.200	.464	.771	.528	41.4	87.9	1.2	3.5	20.2	27.4	14.9	42.8	25.6	8.8	4.5	18.0	27.2	104.2	.471	.326	.477	.739	.521
	Wednesday	20	16	4	44.3	88.6	1.0	2.7	29.3	36.3	15.5	45.5	28.0	10.9	6.7	19.1	24.0	118.9	.500	.358	.505	.807	.568	42.8	87.8	1.0	4.1	24.9	31.4	14.6	42.4	25.9	9.8	4.7	19.8	26.9	111.3	.487	.232	.492	.793	.548
	Thursday	1	1	0	51.0	97.0	1.0	6.0	24.0	30.0	17.0	40.0	34.0	8.0	7.0	14.0	23.0	127.0	.526	.167	.531	.800	.576	48.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	23.0	28.0	16.0	38.0	29.0	5.0	3.0	16.0	26.0	119.0	.533	.000	.533	.821	.582
	Friday	21	15	6	41.7	84.6	0.5	2.4	29.7	35.5	15.3	43.2	24.7	10.0	7.1	18.9	24.5	113.6	.493	.200	.496	.838	.567	43.3	85.6	1.1	3.5	22.9	29.5	13.3	39.5	27.3	9.2	5.5	18.5	27.5	110.6	.506	.324	.513	.775	.561
	Saturday	15	10	5	42.9	85.5	1.0	2.7	27.4	34.3	16.3	46.2	22.7	10.2	5.7	19.3	23.7	114.1	.501	.366	.507	.798	.567	43.5	92.0	0.5	3.1	21.8	28.9	16.4	41.4	25.3	9.5	4.8	17.1	26.1	109.3	.473	.152	.476	.753	.522
Split	Value	G	W	L	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	eFG%	FT%	TS%	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	eFG%	FT%	TS%
Rest	0 Days	24	15	9	43.2	86.9	0.9	2.7	27.2	33.9	15.4	45.3	24.8	10.2	5.6	19.3	24.4	114.5	.497	.323	.502	.802	.562	43.5	89.4	0.4	3.1	23.1	30.5	15.0	41.5	26.3	9.3	4.5	18.0	26.3	110.5	.486	.133	.488	.758	.537
	1 Day	36	27	9	41.7	83.3	0.7	2.8	29.3	36.2	15.9	43.1	24.1	9.3	6.9	18.5	23.6	113.3	.501	.238	.505	.810	.571	42.3	84.2	1.2	4.1	22.8	29.1	13.5	38.6	26.1	9.1	4.5	18.4	27.4	108.5	.502	.282	.509	.784	.559
	2 Days	15	11	4	38.9	83.7	0.5	2.4	27.9	34.8	15.3	46.2	23.1	9.7	6.1	18.7	24.1	106.1	.464	.222	.467	.801	.536	41.5	89.9	1.2	3.9	20.1	26.7	15.3	43.9	25.5	8.7	5.8	16.7	26.3	104.4	.462	.305	.468	.755	.513
	3+ Days	7	5	2	46.1	93.4	0.9	3.1	27.3	35.4	17.7	47.9	27.7	12.9	8.4	20.0	25.0	120.4	.494	.273	.498	.770	.552	43.7	90.1	1.4	4.0	25.6	31.1	15.4	44.4	27.0	10.3	4.9	22.3	27.6	114.4	.485	.357	.493	.821	.551
Split	Value	G	W	L	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	eFG%	FT%	TS%	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	eFG%	FT%	TS%
Conference	Eastern	58	40	18	41.6	85.5	0.7	2.8	28.1	35.2	16.1	45.3	23.6	9.9	6.3	18.6	24.0	111.9	.486	.250	.490	.796	.554	42.4	87.6	0.8	3.8	22.7	29.5	14.7	41.8	25.8	9.2	4.7	18.2	26.8	108.5	.484	.225	.489	.770	.539
	Western	24	18	6	43.0	84.8	0.8	2.7	28.7	35.0	15.1	43.3	26.5	10.0	7.1	19.6	24.2	115.5	.507	.297	.512	.818	.576	43.0	86.4	1.3	3.9	22.5	28.5	13.7	38.9	26.7	9.3	4.9	18.5	27.1	109.8	.498	.333	.505	.787	.554
Split	Value	G	W	L	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	eFG%	FT%	TS%	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	eFG%	FT%	TS%
Division	Atlantic	24	15	9	41.6	85.3	0.6	3.3	27.3	34.0	16.3	45.4	23.8	10.2	6.3	18.8	22.8	111.2	.488	.192	.492	.804	.555	43.0	88.3	1.0	4.5	21.3	28.2	14.8	40.7	26.6	9.6	4.7	17.6	25.7	108.3	.487	.215	.492	.757	.538
	Central	34	25	9	41.5	85.6	0.7	2.4	28.6	36.1	16.0	45.2	23.5	9.7	6.3	18.5	24.8	112.4	.485	.305	.489	.792	.553	42.1	87.1	0.8	3.3	23.7	30.5	14.7	42.5	25.3	8.9	4.7	18.7	27.6	108.6	.483	.234	.487	.778	.540
	Midwest	12	7	5	42.0	85.8	0.6	2.8	28.4	35.3	15.7	44.8	25.5	10.5	7.1	19.5	25.2	113.0	.489	.206	.493	.806	.558	42.7	85.8	1.3	4.0	23.4	30.0	13.1	40.3	26.9	8.8	4.9	18.1	27.3	110.1	.497	.333	.505	.781	.556
	Pacific	12	11	1	44.0	83.7	1.0	2.5	28.9	34.8	14.6	41.8	27.5	9.4	7.1	19.8	23.2	117.9	.526	.400	.532	.830	.596	43.3	87.0	1.3	3.8	21.5	27.1	14.3	37.4	26.5	9.8	4.8	19.0	26.9	109.4	.498	.333	.505	.794	.553
Split	Value	G	W	L	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	eFG%	FT%	TS%	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	eFG%	FT%	TS%
Opponent	Atlanta	5	5	0	40.0	84.2	0.8	3.0	26.6	34.2	17.2	49.4	24.0	11.6	5.4	17.2	22.8	107.4	.475	.267	.480	.778	.541	37.6	83.6	0.8	3.6	19.2	26.8	15.0	43.4	21.8	7.8	3.6	18.6	26.2	95.2	.450	.222	.455	.716	.499
	Boston	6	3	3	44.0	90.8	0.2	3.3	23.3	28.0	17.2	47.8	26.5	7.8	5.3	18.0	21.8	111.5	.484	.050	.485	.833	.540	44.2	88.8	1.3	5.2	22.0	28.7	14.2	40.7	28.7	10.2	5.8	15.7	21.7	111.7	.497	.258	.505	.767	.550
	Chicago	5	5	0	43.6	84.4	0.6	2.4	28.6	34.0	15.2	44.4	24.6	9.2	6.0	18.0	26.2	116.4	.517	.250	.520	.841	.586	40.2	80.2	0.6	4.0	27.4	33.8	9.6	32.8	23.2	7.0	4.4	16.8	26.8	108.4	.501	.150	.505	.811	.570
	Cleveland	6	2	4	37.7	85.8	0.8	3.3	29.0	37.8	15.3	41.3	22.0	7.5	6.5	14.8	24.8	105.2	.439	.250	.444	.767	.513	42.7	87.0	1.3	4.5	23.7	30.2	14.5	46.7	27.3	8.5	5.8	15.3	28.7	110.3	.490	.296	.498	.785	.550
	Dallas	2	1	1	41.5	87.0	1.0	1.5	24.0	29.5	18.5	46.5	22.0	10.0	5.5	19.5	26.5	108.0	.477	.667	.483	.814	.540	39.5	79.0	3.0	5.5	25.0	32.0	12.5	39.5	27.5	8.0	4.0	20.0	24.5	107.0	.500	.545	.519	.781	.575
	Denver	2	1	1	43.0	85.0	0.0	2.0	31.0	41.0	15.5	50.5	27.0	13.5	12.0	24.0	27.0	117.0	.506	.000	.506	.756	.568	43.0	91.0	1.0	6.0	21.5	28.5	13.5	41.5	26.5	11.5	4.0	22.5	30.5	108.5	.473	.167	.478	.754	.524
	Detroit	6	5	1	44.3	85.8	0.8	2.3	27.8	34.3	15.2	47.8	24.2	9.8	7.2	21.7	24.0	117.3	.517	.357	.521	.811	.581	44.5	95.8	0.2	2.2	22.5	27.8	16.0	42.8	27.0	10.0	4.5	18.8	26.7	111.7	.464	.077	.465	.808	.517
	Golden State	2	2	0	46.0	87.0	2.0	3.0	29.0	34.5	20.5	52.5	30.0	5.5	7.0	24.5	25.0	123.0	.529	.667	.540	.841	.602	37.5	95.0	1.0	3.5	29.5	37.0	22.5	41.5	15.5	15.0	2.5	16.0	27.0	105.5	.395	.286	.400	.797	.474
	Houston	2	1	1	36.0	74.0	0.5	4.5	30.0	36.5	13.0	36.5	20.0	10.0	5.0	20.0	23.0	102.5	.486	.111	.490	.822	.569	43.0	87.0	0.0	3.0	17.5	23.5	16.5	41.0	24.5	9.5	5.0	17.0	27.5	103.5	.494	.000	.494	.745	.532
	Indiana	6	5	1	46.5	96.5	0.5	1.3	26.5	34.5	19.3	52.0	25.7	11.7	6.7	21.3	26.0	120.0	.482	.375	.484	.768	.537	41.8	87.0	0.7	2.3	26.2	34.2	14.5	45.5	23.2	9.5	5.8	25.5	27.3	110.5	.481	.286	.485	.766	.541
	Kansas City	2	1	1	48.5	93.5	1.0	4.0	24.0	30.5	14.0	38.5	32.0	9.0	7.0	13.0	26.5	122.0	.519	.250	.524	.787	.571	47.0	86.0	0.5	2.5	24.0	32.5	15.5	43.5	32.0	4.5	2.0	18.0	26.0	118.5	.547	.200	.549	.738	.591
	LA Clippers	2	2	0	43.5	85.0	2.0	5.5	31.5	37.5	12.0	38.5	24.0	12.5	8.0	15.0	20.0	120.5	.512	.364	.524	.840	.594	42.5	84.0	0.5	5.5	22.5	27.5	15.5	42.0	25.0	9.0	5.0	22.5	28.5	108.0	.506	.091	.509	.818	.562
	LA Lakers	2	1	1	42.0	82.5	2.0	2.5	27.0	34.5	14.0	39.0	26.5	8.5	8.5	16.5	20.0	113.0	.509	.800	.521	.783	.578	49.0	87.0	1.5	3.0	13.0	18.5	13.5	38.0	34.0	7.5	8.0	16.5	25.0	112.5	.563	.500	.572	.703	.591
	Milwaukee	6	3	3	37.2	76.7	0.8	2.2	32.7	41.2	14.0	37.0	20.8	8.8	5.8	17.8	24.8	107.8	.485	.385	.490	.794	.569	44.5	87.5	1.0	3.2	23.2	30.0	17.7	42.5	28.3	9.8	4.0	16.7	29.5	113.2	.509	.316	.514	.772	.562
	New Jersey	6	4	2	42.7	88.8	0.8	3.7	24.2	32.0	16.8	47.5	22.7	11.2	8.8	18.8	20.8	110.3	.480	.227	.485	.755	.536	44.2	95.7	0.2	3.5	17.2	24.2	18.5	47.0	28.5	10.0	4.2	17.2	24.5	105.7	.462	.048	.463	.710	.497
	New York	6	4	2	39.5	79.2	1.0	3.8	34.7	44.2	18.0	43.5	23.7	10.8	5.0	20.3	26.7	114.7	.499	.261	.505	.785	.581	41.8	82.2	0.7	3.2	25.0	33.8	13.5	34.2	26.2	8.5	3.5	20.2	32.5	109.3	.509	.211	.513	.739	.563
	Phoenix	2	2	0	40.5	81.0	0.0	0.0	28.5	31.0	15.0	41.0	21.5	11.0	4.5	26.0	22.0	109.5	.500		.500	.919	.579	45.0	83.5	2.5	4.5	15.5	20.5	10.5	32.5	32.0	10.0	6.5	22.0	25.5	108.0	.539	.556	.554	.756	.584
	Portland	2	2	0	45.5	86.5	0.0	1.5	27.5	33.5	15.5	43.5	31.0	9.0	5.5	20.5	25.5	118.5	.526	.000	.526	.821	.585	46.0	88.5	0.5	1.5	18.5	25.0	9.5	35.5	26.0	7.5	3.5	19.0	27.5	111.0	.520	.333	.523	.740	.558
	San Antonio	2	1	1	43.0	83.5	1.0	3.0	26.0	32.0	13.5	41.0	28.0	8.0	6.5	20.0	25.0	113.0	.515	.333	.521	.813	.579	41.5	81.5	2.0	2.5	28.5	32.5	9.0	35.5	25.5	9.0	4.5	14.0	25.0	113.5	.509	.800	.521	.877	.592
	Seattle	2	2	0	46.5	80.0	0.0	2.5	30.0	38.0	10.5	36.5	32.0	10.0	9.0	16.0	26.5	123.0	.581	.000	.581	.789	.636	40.0	84.0	1.5	4.5	30.0	34.0	14.5	35.0	26.5	10.0	3.5	18.0	28.0	111.5	.476	.333	.485	.882	.563
	Utah	2	2	0	40.0	92.0	0.0	2.0	35.5	42.0	19.5	55.5	24.0	12.5	6.5	20.5	23.0	115.5	.435	.000	.435	.845	.523	42.0	90.5	1.5	4.5	24.0	31.0	11.5	41.0	25.5	10.5	10.0	17.0	30.0	109.5	.464	.333	.472	.774	.526
	Washington	6	4	2	40.3	82.2	0.5	2.2	27.2	31.8	13.0	42.7	22.2	10.8	5.8	17.8	22.0	108.3	.491	.231	.494	.853	.563	41.8	86.7	1.7	6.0	21.2	26.0	13.0	40.8	23.0	9.8	5.3	17.5	24.0	106.5	.483	.278	.492	.814	.543

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