1984–85 Milwaukee Bucks season

1984–85 Milwaukee Bucks season
Division champions
Head coachDon Nelson
General managerDon Nelson
Owner(s)Jim Fitzgerald
ArenaMECCA Arena
Results
Record59–23 (.720)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Central)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference semifinals
(lost to 76ers 0–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWVTV, Sportsvue
RadioWTMJ
< 1983–84 1985–86 >

The 1984-85 NBA season was the Bucks' 17th season in the NBA. For the first time since 1976–77 season, Marques Johnson was not on the opening day roster.[1]

Draft picks

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Main article: 1984 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 21 Kenny Fields SF/SG  United States UCLA
3 67 Vernon Delancy  United States Florida
5 113 Ernie Floyd  United States Holy Cross
6 120 McKinley Singleton G  United States Alabama-Birmingham
6 136 Mike Reddick  United States Stetson
7 159 Tony William  United States Florida State
8 182 Brad Jergenson  United States South Carolina
9 204 Edwin Green  United States Massachusetts Amherst
10 226 Mike Toomer  United States Florida A&M

Roster

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1984–85 Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 45 Breuer, Randy 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1960–10–11 Minnesota
PF 34 Cummings, Terry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1961–03–15 DePaul
SF 24 Davis, Charles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1958–10–05 Vanderbilt
PG 10 Dunleavy Sr., Mike Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1954–03–21 South Carolina
C 50 Engler, Chris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1959–03–01 Wyoming
SF 7 Fields, Kenny 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1962–02–09 UCLA
SF 35 Grevey, Kevin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1953–05–12 Kentucky
SG 15 Hodges, Craig 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1960–06–27 Long Beach State
C 53 Lister, Alton 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1958–10–01 Arizona State
C 44 Mokeski, Paul 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1957–01–03 Kansas
PG 4 Moncrief, Sidney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1957–09–21 Arkansas
SG 22 Pierce, Ricky 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1959–08–19 Rice
SF 25 Pressey, Paul 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1958–12–24 Tulsa
SF 6 Thompson, Paul 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1961–05–25 Tulane
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (L) On leave from the team
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Regular season

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Season standings

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Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 59 23 .720 – 36–5 23–18 20–10
x-Detroit Pistons 46 36 .561 13 26–15 20–21 21–8
x-Chicago Bulls 38 44 .463 21 26–15 12–29 13–17
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 36 46 .439 23 20–21 16–25 13–16
Atlanta Hawks 34 48 .415 25 19–22 15–26 15–15
Indiana Pacers 22 60 .268 37 16–25 6–35 7–23
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
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

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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

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Regular season

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1984–85 game log
Total: 59–23 (home: 36–5; road: 23–18)
October: 2–1 (home: 2–0; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 27, 1984 Chicago W 108–106 MECCA Arena 1–0
2 October 29, 1984 @ Chicago L 110–116 Chicago Stadium 1–1
3 October 31, 1984 Washington W 105–79 MECCA Arena 2–1
November: 9–6 (home: 6–0; road: 3–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 November 2, 1984 @ Washington W 102–96 Capital Centre 3–1
5 November 3, 1984 Cleveland W 117–88 MECCA Arena 4–1
6 November 7, 1984 Atlanta W 103–99 MECCA Arena 5–1
7 November 9, 1984 Indiana W 122–105 MECCA Arena 6–1
8 November 10, 1984 @ Detroit L 100–104 Pontiac Silverdome 6–2
9 November 13, 1984 @ Atlanta W 110–99 The Omni 7–2
10 November 15, 1984 @ L.A. Clippers W 103–90 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 8–2
11 November 16, 1984 @ Phoenix L 106–118 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 8–3
12 November 18, 1984
9:30 p.m. CST 		@ L.A. Lakers L 89–96 Cummings (29) Cummings (10) Dunleavy, Pressey (6) The Forum
12,768 		8–4
13 November 20, 1984 @ Dallas L 108–109 Reunion Arena 8–5
14 November 21, 1984 Chicago W 108–98 MECCA Arena 9–5
15 November 24, 1984 Golden State W 103–97 MECCA Arena 10–5
16 November 27, 1984 @ Indiana L 105–126 Market Square Arena 10–6
17 November 28, 1984 @ Atlanta
(at New Orleans, LA) 		L 83–95 Lakefront Arena 10–7
18 November 30, 1984 New York W 118–100 MECCA Arena 11–7
December: 11–4 (home: 7–1; road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
19 December 1, 1984 @ Washington L 97–100 Capital Centre 11–8
20 December 5, 1984 @ Philadelphia L 111–112 The Spectrum 11–9
21 December 6, 1984 Detroit W 114–99 MECCA Arena 12–9
22 December 8, 1984 Indiana W 99–96 MECCA Arena 13–9
23 December 11, 1984 @ Cleveland W 120–106 Richfield Coliseum 14–9
24 December 12, 1984 @ New Jersey L 109–116 Brendan Byrne Arena 14–10
25 December 14, 1984 Philadelphia L 111–115 MECCA Arena 14–11
26 December 16, 1984 Utah W 115–102 MECCA Arena 15–11
27 December 18, 1984 Dallas W 110–96 MECCA Arena 16–11
28 December 19, 1984 @ Boston W 107–92 Boston Garden 17–11
29 December 21, 1984 @ Philadelphia W 104–101 The Spectrum 18–11
30 December 22, 1984 San Antonio W 101–90 MECCA Arena 19–11
31 December 26, 1984 Houston W 97–87 MECCA Arena 20–11
32 December 29, 1984 @ Cleveland W 115–102 Richfield Coliseum 21–11
33 December 30, 1984 Boston W 114–98 MECCA Arena 22–11
January: 10–3 (home: 5–2; road: 5–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
34 January 3, 1985 L.A. Clippers W 111–87 MECCA Arena 23–11
35 January 4, 1985 @ Chicago L 101–106 Chicago Stadium 23–12
36 January 5, 1985 Philadelphia L 106–110 MECCA Arena 23–13
37 January 8, 1985 Washington L 95–99 MECCA Arena 23–14
38 January 9, 1985 @ Indiana W 106–105 Market Square Arena 24–14
39 January 11, 1985 Cleveland W 130–117 MECCA Arena 25–14
40 January 13, 1985 Denver W 140–116 MECCA Arena 26–14
41 January 15, 1985
7:30 p.m. CST 		L.A. Lakers W 115–105 Cummings (39) Cummings, Lister (9) Pressey (12) MECCA Arena
11,052 		27–14
42 January 18, 1985 New Jersey W 102–93 MECCA Arena 28–14
43 January 24, 1985 @ Kansas City W 120–119 Kemper Arena 29–14
44 January 26, 1985 @ Houston W 105–102 The Summit 30–14
45 January 27, 1985 @ San Antonio W 106–93 HemisFair Arena 31–14
46 January 29, 1985 @ Golden State W 108–101 Oakland-Alamdea County Coliseum Arena 32–14
February: 9–4 (home: 3–2; road: 6–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
47 February 1, 1985 @ Seattle W 109–91 Kingdome 32–15
48 February 2, 1985 @ Portland W 105–95 Memorial Coliseum 33–15
49 February 4, 1985 Detroit L 111–113 (OT) MECCA Arena 34–15
50 February 6, 1985 @ New Jersey L 93–106 Brendan Byrne Arena 34–16
51 February 7, 1985 Atlanta L 91–94 (OT) MECCA Arena 34–17
All-Star Break
52 February 12, 1985 New Jersey W 111–103 MECCA Arena 35–17
53 February 14, 1985 @ Indiana W 132–128 (OT) Market Square Arena 36–17
54 February 17, 1985 Chicago W 125–105 MECCA Arena 37–17
55 February 19, 1985 @ New York W 129–118 Madison Square Garden 38–17
56 February 20, 1985 @ Detroit W 113–112 Pontiac Silverdome 39–17
57 February 23, 1985 @ Cleveland L 106–128 Richfield Coliseum 39–18
58 February 26, 1985 Philadelphia W 116–97 MECCA Arena 40–18
59 February 27, 1985 @ Utah W 119–100 Salt Palace Acord Arena 41–18
March: 13–3 (home: 9–0; road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
60 March 2, 1985 @ Denver L 140–116 McNichols Sports Arena 41–19
61 March 5, 1985 Seattle W 102–87 MECCA Arena 42–19
62 March 8, 1985 Kansas City W 127–114 MECCA Arena 43–19
63 March 10, 1985 Portland W 110–94 MECCA Arena 44–19
64 March 11, 1985 @ Atlanta W 121–115 The Omni 45–19
65 March 13, 1985 Cleveland W 128–93 MECCA Arena 46–19
66 March 16, 1985 Phoenix W 125–96 MECCA Arena 47–19
67 March 17, 1985 @ Chicago L 117–119 (OT) Chicago Stadium 47–20
68 March 19, 1985 New Jersey W 130–111 MECCA Arena 48–20
69 March 20, 1985 @ Boston L 105–107 Boston Garden 48–21
70 March 22, 1985 @ Philadelphia W 131–112 The Spectrum 49–21
71 March 23, 1985 Indiana W 140–129 MECCA Arena 50–21
72 March 25, 1985 New York W 126–106 MECCA Arena 51–21
73 March 26, 1985 @ Washington W 107–96 Capital Centre 52–21
74 March 28, 1985 @ New York W 121–116 Madison Square Garden 53–21
75 March 30, 1985 Atlanta W 106–95 MECCA Arena 54–21
April: 5–2 (home: 4–0; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
76 April 2, 1985 Boston W 109–103 MECCA Arena 55–21
77 April 4, 1985 Detroit W 130–121 MECCA Arena 56–21
78 April 6, 1985 @ New Jersey L 104–108 Brendan Byrne Arena 56–22
79 April 7, 1985 @ Detroit L 91–113 Pontiac Silverdome 56–23
80 April 10, 1985 Washington W 106–97 MECCA Arena 57–23
81 April 12, 1985 @ Boston W 115–113 (OT) Boston Garden 58–23
82 April 13, 1985 New York W 88–84 MECCA Arena 59–23
1984–85 schedule

Playoffs

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1985 playoff game log
First Round: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 19, 1985 Chicago W 109–100 Moncrief (30) Mokeski (10) Pressey (9) MECCA Arena
11,052 		1–0
2 April 21, 1985 Chicago W 122–115 Cummings (30) Cummings (9) Cummings (11) MECCA Arena
11,052 		2–0
3 April 24, 1985 @ Chicago L 107–109 Cummings (37) Cummings (9) Moncrief, Pressey (5) Chicago Stadium
17,225 		2–1
4 April 26, 1985 @ Chicago W 105–97 Cummings (29) Cummings (12) Pressey (4) Chicago Stadium
17,787 		3–1
Conference semifinals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 28, 1985 Philadelphia L 105–127 Cummings (17) Pressey (10) Hodges, Pressey (8) MECCA Arena
11,052 		0–1
2 April 30, 1985 Philadelphia L 108–112 Cummings (41) Cummings, Lister (12) Pressey (16) MECCA Arena
11,052 		0–2
3 May 3, 1985 @ Philadelphia L 104–109 Cummings (21) Cummings, Lister (8) Pressey (7) The Spectrum
14,188 		0–3
4 May 5, 1985 @ Philadelphia L 112–121 Moncrief, Pressey (25) Lister (14) Moncrief (8) The Spectrum
15,264 		0–4
1985 schedule

Player statistics

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Source:[2]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 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
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Terry Cummings 79 78 34.5 49.5 0.0 74.1 9.1 2.9 1.5 0.8 23.6
Sidney Moncrief 73 72 37.5 48.3 27.3 82.8 5.4 5.2 1.6 0.5 21.7
Paul Pressey 80 80 36.0 51.7 35.0 75.8 5.4 6.8 1.6 0.7 16.1
Craig Hodges 82 63 30.4 49.0 34.8 81.5 2.3 4.3 1.2 0.0 10.6
Alton Lister 81 80 25.8 53.8 0.0 58.8 8.0 1.6 0.6 2.1 9.9
Ricky Pierce 44 3 20.0 53.7 25.0 82.3 2.7 2.1 0.8 0.1 9.8
Mike Dunleavy 19 19 22.8 47.4 34.0 86.2 1.6 4.5 0.8 0.2 8.9
Paul Thompson 16 0 14.2 39.0 0.0 70.6 2.6 1.3 0.9 0.3 6.6
Paul Mokeski 79 6 20.1 47.8 0.0 69.8 5.2 1.3 0.4 0.4 6.2
Charles Davis 57 2 13.1 43.6 10.0 82.8 2.6 0.9 0.4 0.1 6.2
Kevin Grevey 78 6 15.2 44.8 24.2 82.2 1.3 1.2 0.4 0.0 6.1
Randy Breuer 78 0 13.9 51.1 0.0 70.1 3.3 0.5 0.3 1.1 5.3
Kenny Fields 51 1 10.5 44.0 0.0 75.0 1.6 0.7 0.2 0.2 3.8
Larry Micheaux 18 0 9.5 48.6 0.0 70.6 2.4 0.7 0.4 0.4 2.6
Mark West 1 0 6.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0
David Thirdkill 6 0 2.7 75.0 0.0 50.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2
Lorenzo Romar 4 0 4.0 12.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5
Chris Engler 1 0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0

Playoffs

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Terry Cummings 8 8 38.9 57.7 0.0 82.8 8.8 2.5 1.5 0.9 27.5
Sidney Moncrief 8 7 39.9 55.6 40.0 93.3 4.3 5.0 0.6 0.5 23.0
Paul Pressey 8 8 37.0 51.1 33.3 81.6 6.0 7.6 2.3 0.6 15.3
Ricky Pierce 8 1 24.8 49.3 0.0 77.8 2.3 1.9 0.4 0.1 9.9
Alton Lister 8 8 25.4 45.0 0.0 46.9 7.8 1.9 0.8 1.9 8.6
Craig Hodges 8 8 27.0 36.4 17.4 80.0 1.6 3.3 1.5 0.1 8.0
Paul Mokeski 8 0 19.3 44.4 0.0 100.0 4.3 1.5 0.3 0.5 5.5
Randy Breuer 8 0 13.0 57.7 0.0 66.7 3.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 5.5
Paul Thompson 3 0 11.3 41.7 0.0 60.0 1.7 0.7 1.3 0.3 4.3
Charles Davis 5 0 10.2 40.0 0.0 75.0 2.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 3.8
Kevin Grevey 5 0 5.6 30.8 0.0 100.0 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.0 2.4
Chris Engler 1 0 6.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0

Awards and records

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Transactions

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Trades

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September 29, 1984 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To Los Angeles Clippers----

References

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  1. ^ 1984-85 Milwaukee Bucks
  2. ^ "1984-85 Milwaukee Bucks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 3, 2021.

See also

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