Modern History of the NBA - 1984-85 to Present

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In this thread I will be doing a recreation of every NBA season from the 1984-85 season forward. I will highlight certain regular season match-ups, and focus in on the playoffs. You can expect to see each team at least once per season(in case you have a favorite). The reason I chose the 1984-85 as a starting point is mainly 2 fold. 1) A great rookie class came in that year(Jordan, Olajuwon, Barkley, etc.) and 2) This was around the time when teams started taking more advantage of the three point line(added in 1979-80 season) which makes it easier to keep things semi-realistic since it is nearly impossible to get 3 point numbers as low as they were in prior years. Feel free to ask any questions.

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1984-85 Rosters/Depth Charts
* will reflect rosters mostly from post trade-deadline, but are subject to change slightly from what is listed here.

Eastern Conference

Philadelphia 76ers Depth Chart - 1984-85
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Maurice Cheeks	Sedale Threatt
SG	Andrew Toney	Clint Richardson	Leon Wood
SF	Julius Erving
PF	Charles Barkley	Bobby Jones	George Johnson	Sam Williams
C	Moses Malone	Clemon Johnson

Milwaukee Bucks Depth Chart - 1984-85
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Craig Hodges	Mike Dunleavy
SG	Sidney Moncrief	Kevin Grevey
SF	Paul Pressey	Ricky Pierce	Charles Davis	Kenny Fields
PF	Terry Cummings
C	Alton Lister	Randy Breuer	Paul Mokeski

Chicago Bulls Depth Chart - 1984-85
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Ennis Whatley	Wes Matthews
SG	Michael Jordan	Quintin Dailey
SF	Orlando Woolridge	Rod Higgins
PF	Steve Johnson	Dave Greenwood	Sidney Green
C	Dave Corzine	Juwawn Oldham	Caldwell Jones

Cleveland Cavaliers Depth Chart - 1984-85
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	John Bagley	Johnny Davis	Kevin Williams
SG	World B. Free	Paul Thompson	Ran Anderson
SF	Phil Hubbard
PF	Ron Hinson	Ben Poquette	Lonnie Shelton
C	Melvin Turpin	Mark West

Boston Celtics Depth Chart - 1984-85
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Dennis Johnson	Ray Williams
SG	Danny Ainge	Carlos Clark	Quinn Buckner	Rick Carlisle
SF	Larry Bird	Scott Wedman	M.L. Carr
PF	Cedric Maxwell	Kevin McHale
C	Robert Parish	Greg Kite

Atlanta Hawks Depth Chart - 1984-85
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Doc Rivers	Mike Glenn	Sidney Lowe
SG	Eddie Johnson	Randy Wittman	Walker Russell
SF	Dominique Wilkins	Sly Williams
PF	Cliff Levingston	Kevin Willis	Antoine Carr	Scott Hastings
C	Tree Rollins	Rickey Brown

New York Knicks Depth Chart - 1984-85
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Darrell Walker	Rory Sparrow
SG	Trent Tucker	Ernie Grunfled	Butch Carter
SF	Bernard King	Louis Orr
PF	Ken Bannister	James Bailey
C	Pat Cummings	Eddie Lee Wilkins	Ron Cavenall

New Jersey Nets Depth Chart - 1984-85
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Otis Birdsong	Darwin Cook	Kelvin Ransey
SG	Micheal Ray Richardson	Kevin McKenna	Michael Wilson	Ron Brewer
SF	Jeff Turner	Mike O'Koren	Albert King
PF	Buck Williams	Wayne Sappleton
C	Mike Gminski	Darryl Dawkins	George Johnson

Indiana Pacers Depth Chart - 1984-85
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Vern Fleming	Jerry Sichting
SG	Jim Thomas	Terence Stansbury
SF	Clark Kellogg	Tony Brown	Devin Durrant
PF	Steve Stipanovich	Bill Garnett
C	Herb Williams	Granville Waiters	Stuart Gray

Detroit Pistons Depth Chart - 1984-85
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Isiah Thomas
SG	John Long	Vinnie Johnson
SF	Kelly Tripucka	Terry Tyler	Tony Campbell	Brook Steppe
PF	Dan Roundfield	Major Jones	Earl Cureton
C	Bill Laimbeer	Kent Benson

Washington Bullets Depth Chart - 1984-85
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Gus Williams	Frank Johnson
SG	Jeff Malone	Tom Sewell
SF	Greg Ballard	Dudley Bradley	Darren Daye
PF	Cliff Robinson	Charles Jones	Guy Williams	Tom McMillen
C	Rick Mahorn	Jeff Ruland

Western Conference

Los Angeles Clippers Depth Chart - 1984-85
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Norm Nixon	Franklin Edwards	Lancaster Gordon
SG	Derek Smith	Bryan Warrick
SF	Marques Johnson	Junior Bridgeman
PF	Michael Cage	Rory White	Jay Murphy
C	James Donaldson	Bill Walton	Harvey Catchings

Kansas City Kings Depth Chart - 1984-85
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Larry Drew	Don Buse
SG	Reggie Theus	Mike Woodson
SF	Eddie Johnson	David Pope
PF	Mark Olberding	Otis Thorpe	Pete Verhoeven	Ed Nealy
C	LaSalle Thompson	Joe Meriweather	Mark McNamara

Utah Jazz Depth Chart - 1984-85
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Rickey Green	John Stockton
SG	Darrell Griffith	Bob Hansen	Pace Mannion
SF	Adrian Dantley
PF	Thurl Bailey	Fred Roberts	J.J. Anderson
C	Mark Eaton	Rich Kelley	Jeff Wilkins	Billy Paultz

Los Angeles Lakers Depth Chart - 1984-85
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Magic Johnson	Ronnie Lester
SG	Byron Scott	Michael Cooper	Mike McGee
SF	James Worthy	Larry Spriggs	Jamal Wilkes
PF	Kurt Rambis	Mitch Kupchak
C	Kareem Abdul-Jabar	Bob McAdoo

Dallas Mavericks Depth Chart - 1984-85
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Brad Davis	Derek Harper
SG	Rolando Blackman	Dale Ellis	Tom Sluby	Howard Carter
SF	Mark Aguirre
PF	Jay Vincent	Charlie Sitton
C	Sam Perkins	Kurt Nimphius	Wallace Bryant

Denver Nuggets Depth Chart - 1984-85
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Fat Lever	Mike Evans
SG	T.R. Dunn	Elston Turner	Bill Hanzlik	Willie White
SF	ALex English
PF	Clavin Natt	Joe Kopicki
C	Wayne Cooper	Dan Issel	DAnny Schayes

Houston Rockets Depth Chart - 1984-85
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Lionel Hollins	John Lucas	Allen Leavell	Phil Ford
SG	Lewis Lloyd	Mitchell Wiggins	Craig Ehlo
SF	Rodney McCary	Robert Reid
PF	Ralph Sampson	Jim Peterson	Larry Micheaux	Hank McDowell
C	Akeem Olajuwon

San Antonio Spurs Depth Chart - 1984-85
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Johnny Moore	John Paxson
SG	George Gervin	Alvin Robertson	Billy Knight
SF	Gene Banks
PF	Mike Mitchell	Edgar Jones	Marc Iavaroni	Jeff Cook
C	Artis Gilmore	Ozell Jones

Phoenix Suns Depth Chart - 1984-85
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Kyle Macy	Jay Humphries	Rod Foster
SG	Mike Holton	Walter Davis
SF	Larry Nance	Alvin Scott	Mike Sanders
PF	Alvan Adams	Charles A. Jones	Maurice Lucas	Charles Pittman
C	James Edwards

Seattle SuperSonics Depth Chart - 1984-85
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Gerlad Henderson	Jon Sundvold	Ricky Sobers
SG	Al Wood	John Schweitz
SF	Danny Vranes	Reggie King	Cory Blackwell
PF	Tom Chambers	Frank Brickowski
C	Jack Sikma	Tim McCormick

Portland Trail Blazers Depth Chart - 1984-85
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Darnell Valentine	Steve Colter
SG	Jim Paxson	Clyde Drexler
SF	Kiki Vandeweghe	Jerome Kersey	Kenny Carr	Bernard Thompsom
PF	Mychal Thompson
C	Sam Bowie	Audie Norris	Tom Scheffler

Golden State Warriors Depth Chart - 1984-85
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Sleepy Floyd	Mike Bratz	Othell Wilson	Steve Burtt
SG	Lester Conner
SF	Purvis Short	Terry Teagle	Peter Thibeaux
PF	Larry Smith	Mickey Johnson	Gary Plummer
C	Jerome Whiteheaad	Chuck Aleksinas

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OPENING NIGHT RECAP - OCT. 26 1984


Jordan makes NBA debut, Bulls get easy win

October 26, 1984
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Washington Bullets 89		Chicago Bulls 109

CHICAGO -- One thought crossed Michael Jordan's mind as he lined up in the tunnel for his pregame introduction: Don't trip.

The rookie made it through just fine, although his on-court debut was an up-and-down affair.

While Rose elicited oohs, aahs and groans, Orlando Woolridge and Steve Johnson provided enough big shots to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 108-89 victory over the Washington Bullets in the season opener Friday night.

Woolridge scored 31 points and Johnson added 19 in the win. The attention centered on Jordan, the No. 3 draft pick and it took him awhile to calm down.

Jordan wowed fans with his quickness and leaping ability but mixed in enough mistakes to remind them he is a work in progress. He finished with 17 points, 10 rebounds and four assists.

The Bullets had struggles of their own and seemed unable to keep up with the young and athletic Bulls. Gus Williams led the team with 20 points and 8 assists off the bench.

The Bulls are looking for Jordan to lead them out of the mess they created last season, when they won just 27 games, while bickering with each other and the coaches.

"Sky's the limit," Johnson said. "He has stuff to work on, but he already has stuff that he's ahead of the game. He's a hard worker, and I'm sure he's going to reach it."

Washington Bullets (0-1) at Chicago Bulls (1-0)
Oct 26, 1984 1 2 3 4 Final Washington 19 25 23 22 89 Chicago 26 24 34 24 108 Top Performers Washington Bullets G. Williams - 20 points, 8 assists D. Daye - 11 points, 8 rebounds Chicago Bulls O. Woolridge - 31 points, 8 rebounds M. Jordan - 17 points, 10 rebounds	Team Stats Comparison WAS CHI FG Made-Att 40-90 44-88 3PT Made-Att 1-9 1-2 FT Made-Att 8-11 19-22 Rebounds 42 51 Assists 20 18 Turnovers 10 9 Steals 6 7 Blocks 4 3
Washington Bullets STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Jeff Ruland, PF 33 4-7 0-0 2-2 8 1 0 1 1 10 Darren Daye, SF 26 5-8 0-1 1-2 8 1 0 0 0 11 Rick Mahorn, C 35 1-3 0-0 0-0 3 0 1 0 1 2 Dudley Bradley, SG 22 5-9 1-3 1-2 5 4 2 1 2 12 Frank Johnson, PG 23 3-12 0-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 1 6 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Gus Williams, PG 33 10-25 0-2 0-0 5 8 0 0 4 20 Greg Ballard, SF 25 5-11 0-2 1-2 4 2 1 2 1 11 Cliff Robinson, PF 25 3-4 0-0 2-2 5 2 1 0 0 8 Charles Davis, SF 6 3-4 0-0 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 7 Tom McMillen, C 10 1-5 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 2 T. Sewell, SG 6 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Chicago Bulls STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Steve Johnson, PF 24 9-16 0-0 1-1 7 1 0 0 2 19 Orlando Woolridge, SF 33 14-18 0-0 3-4 8 2 1 1 3 31 Caldwell Jones, C 17 1-2 0-0 0-0 4 1 0 0 0 2 Michael Jordan, SG 34 6-15 1-1 4-4 10 4 0 2 1 17 Ennis Whatley, PG 30 3-10 0-0 1-2 3 1 2 0 1 7 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Quintin Dailey, G 27 5-15 0-0 2-2 3 3 1 0 0 12 Sidney Green, PF 20 2-5 0-0 2-2 7 0 2 0 1 6 Juwan Oldham, C 14 2-2 0-0 1-1 3 2 0 0 0 5 Rod Higgins, SF 16 1-2 0-1 3-4 2 1 0 0 1 5 Dave Corzine, C 19 1-1 0-0 2-2 3 2 1 0 0 4 Dave Greenwood, PF 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wes Matthews, PG 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0

Bird scores 34 as Celtics outgun Pistons 114-110

October 26, 1984
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Boston Celtics 114		Detroit Pistons 110

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Larry Bird stood in the corner with the ball and paused a little longer than he needed to, as if daring the Detroit Pistons to come out and guard him. Then he calmly made an open three-point shot to give Boston a 4-point lead with less then a minute to play.

Bird finished the game with 34 points and the Celtics knocked off the Pistons 114-110. Kevin McHale scored 26 and Dennis Johnson added 16 to help Boston to their first win of the season.

"It was a good Day One," Bird said. "Psychologically, you want to go into a team's building and win."

The defending champions got everything they could handle from Detroit who matched them point for point until final minute of play.

Kelly Tripuka scored 33 points and Isiah Thomas added 29 with 6 assists in the tough loss.

"You can't win a championship in the first game," Thomas said, "We'd like to start off 1-0, but there are 81 games left."

Boston Celtics (1-0) at Detroit Pistons (0-1)
Oct 26, 1984 1 2 3 4 Final Boston 27 29 28 30 114 Detroit 27 29 28 26 110 Top Performers Boston Celtics L. Bird - 34 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks K. McHale - 26 points, 9 rebounds Detroit Pistons K. Tripucka - 33 points, 9 rebounds I. Thomas - 29 points, 6 assists	Team Stats Comparison BOS DET FG Made-Att 46-88 50-97 3PT Made-Att 1-4 1-4 FT Made-Att 21-24 9-12 Rebounds 43 46 Assists 25 13 Turnovers 6 5 Steals 3 5 Blocks 6 4
Boston Celtics STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Kevin McHale, PF 40 12-18 0-0 2-2 9 3 0 2 1 26 Larry Bird, SF 40 12-21 1-3 9-9 8 5 1 3 1 34 Robert Parish, C 38 5-12 0-0 3-3 8 1 1 0 0 13 Dennis Johnson, SG 40 8-17 0-1 0-3 4 6 0 0 3 16 Danny Ainge, PG 37 3-8 0-0 3-3 6 7 1 1 0 9 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Scott Wedman, SF 17 3-6 0-0 3-3 4 1 0 0 1 9 Quinn Buckner, PG 15 2-3 0-0 1-1 2 1 0 0 0 5 M.L. Carr, SG 6 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Greg Kite, C 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0
Detroit Pistons STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Dan Roundfield, PF 32 5-8 0-0 1-2 8 0 0 1 1 11 Terry Tyler, SF 27 2-6 0-0 0-0 7 0 1 1 1 4 Bill Laimbeer, C 33 3-8 0-0 0-0 4 0 1 1 0 6 Kelly Tripucka, SG 35 15-27 0-0 3-3 9 2 1 0 0 33 Isiah Thomas, PG 40 13-26 0-1 3-4 5 6 1 1 0 29 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Vinnie Johnson, SG 21 8-13 1-2 1-2 0 2 1 0 0 18 Tony Campbell, SF 14 3-6 0-1 1-1 6 0 0 0 0 7 Earl Cureton, PF 19 1-1 0-0 0-0 5 0 0 0 3 2 Sidney Lowe, PG 6 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 1 0 Kent Benson, C 17 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0

OTHER SCORES

October 26, 1984
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Phoenix Suns 122		Golden State Warriors 114

Top Performers Phoenix Suns J. Edwards - 30 points, 10-11 FT L. Nance - 14 points, 11 rebounds Golden State Warriors S. Floyd - 28 points P. Short - 24 points

October 26, 1984
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Atlanta Hawks 119		New Jersey Nets 104

Top Performers Atlanta Hawks D. Wilkins - 34 points D. Rivers - 20 points New Jersey Nets B. Williams - 18 points, 10 rebounds M. Richardson - 15 points, 8 assists

October 26, 1984
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Cleveland Cavaliers 101		Philadelphia 76ers 111

Top Performers Cleveland Cavaliers R. Anderson - 27 points, 5 rebounds M. Turpin - 13 points, 10 rebounds Philadelphia 76ers M. Malone - 26 points, 19 rebounds M. Cheeks - 19 points, 9 assists

October 26, 1984
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Utah Jazz 94		Seattle SuperSonics 102

Top Performers Utah Jazz D. Griffith - 21 points R. Green - 20 points Seattle SuperSonics J. Sikma - 16 points, 17 rebounds T. Chambers - 11 points, 6 assists

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NBA Standings - Updated: Oct 26, 1984
ATLANTIC	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Boston Celtics	1	0	--	0-0	1-0
Philadelphia 76ers	1	0	--	0-0	1-0
New York Knicks	0	0	0.5	0-0	0-0
New Jersey Nets	0	1	1.0	0-0	0-1
Washington Bullets	0	1	1.0	0-0	0-1
CENTRAL	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Chicago Bulls	1	0	--	0-0	1-0
Atlanta Hawks	1	0	--	0-0	1-0
Milwaukee Bucks	0	0	0.5	0-0	0-0
Cleveland Cavaliers	0	1	1.0	0-0	0-1
Detroit Pistons	0	1	1.0	0-0	0-1
MIDWEST	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Denver Nuggets	0	0	--	0-0	0-0
Dallas Mavericks	0	0	--	0-0	0-0
Houston Rockets	0	0	--	0-0	0-0
Kansas City Kings	0	0	--	0-0	0-0
San Antonio Spurs	0	0	--	0-0	0-0
Utah Jazz	0	1	0.5	0-0	0-1
PACIFIC	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Phoenix Suns	1	0	--	1-0	1-0
Seattle SuperSonics	1	0	--	0-0	1-0
Los Angeles Clippers	0	0	0.5	0-0	0-0
Los Angeles Lakers	0	0	0.5	0-0	0-0
Portland Trail Blazers	0	0	0.5	0-0	0-0
Golden State Warriors	0	1	1.0	0-1	0-1

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NBA on CBS - Sunday Double Header Preview

Matchup Preview | October 28, 1984
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Los Angeles Lakers (0-1)		Dallas Mavericks (0-1)
Projected Starters Magic Johnson Point Guard Brad Davis Byron Scott Shooting Guard Rolando Blackman Jamaal Wilkes Small Forward Mark Aguirre Kurt Rambis Power Forward Jay Vincent Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center Sam Perkins

Matchup Preview | October 28, 1984
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Phoenix Suns (1-0)		Seattle SuperSonics (1-0)
Projected Starters Mike Holton Point Guard Gerald Henderson Alvin Scott Shooting Guard Al Wood Larry Nance Small Forward Danny Vranes Alvan Adams Power Forward Tom Chambers James Edwards Center Jack Sikma

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Aguirre explodes for 51 as Mavericks defeat Lakers

October 28, 1984
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Los Angeles Lakers 107		Dallas Mavericks 115

DALLAS -- The Dallas Mavericks surprised themselves in a bad way with a season-opening loss at home. Sunday they stunned the defending Western Conference champions.

Mark Aguirre scored 51 points and the Mavs were 48 of 86 from the field in their 115-107 win over the Los Angeles Lakers Sunday.

Aguirre made 21 of 28 field goals and grabbed 10 rebounds, Rolando Blackman added 19 points and Jay Vincent scored 14 for the Mavs.

"We took that home loss pretty hard, almost felt embarrassed we came up flat in the season opener," Aguirre said.

Karrem Abdul-Jabbar led the Lakers with 24 points. Magic Johnson had 17 points and 8 assists, and reserve James Worthy added 23 points for the Lakers.

"That was one of the longest nights we've had," Lakers coach Pat Riley said. "Every time we got momentum we shot ourselves in our own foot."

While the Mavs paraded to the line, Los Angeles got there just 12 times, hitting nine shots.

"I liked the way we played from start to finish," Mavs coach Dick Motta said. "We had a real determined collective mindset and it showed how we played. We were very aggressive and it showed in the number of times we got to the line. This is going to be key to our success."

"It's a big win character-wise because we had a flat game opening at home," Blackman said of the Mavs' 121-111 loss to Houston. "It helps us gain confidence that we can play with the best."

The Lakers are off to an 0-2 start after ending last season with a game seven loss to the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals.

"You've got to get stops. Keep teams off the free throw line. We were just a little stagnant, but it will be better," Magic Johnson said after the loss.

Los Angeles Lakers (0-2) at Dallas Mavericks (1-1)
Oct 28, 1984 1 2 3 4 Final Los Angeles 30 26 25 26 107 Dallas 33 28 25 29 115 Top Performers Los Angeles Lakers K. Abdul-Jabbar - 24 points, 11 rebounds M. Johnson - 17 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists Dallas Mavericks M. Aguirre - 51 points, 10 rebounds R. Blackman - 19 points, 5 assists	Team Stats Comparison LAL DAL FG Made-Att 49-96 48-86 3PT Made-Att 0-0 2-5 FT Made-Att 9-12 17-24 Rebounds 49 39 Assists 20 23 Turnovers 6 3 Steals 3 5 Blocks 5 3
Los Angeles Lakers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Kurt Rambis, PF 25 2-5 0-0 0-0 8 0 0 0 1 4 Jamaal Wilkes, SF 13 2-6 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 1 1 6 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, C 36 11-21 0-0 2-4 11 2 1 1 0 24 Byron Scott, SG 32 5-9 0-0 0-0 0 3 1 0 0 10 Magic Johnson, PG 31 8-16 0-0 1-1 5 8 1 0 1 17 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS James Worthy, SF 31 11-16 0-0 1-1 8 2 0 1 1 23 Michael Cooper, SG 27 4-8 0-0 2-2 6 3 0 2 1 10 Larry Spriggs, SF 15 2-4 0-0 2-2 6 2 0 0 0 6 Bob McAdoo, C 23 2-7 0-0 1-2 4 0 0 0 0 5 Mike McGee, SG 8 1-4 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 2 Ronnie Lester, PG 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 0
Dallas Mavericks STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Jay Vincent, PF 38 7-11 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 1 0 14 Mark Aguirre, SF 34 21-28 2-2 7-9 10 0 3 0 0 51 Sam Perkins, C 35 3-3 0-0 0-0 10 3 1 0 1 6 Rolando Blackman, SG 40 8-19 0-0 3-5 5 5 0 1 1 19 Brad Davis, PG 36 4-9 0-1 0-0 6 8 0 0 1 8 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Derek Harper, PG 20 4-9 0-1 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 8 Kurt Nimphius, C 21 0-1 0-0 7-10 4 1 1 1 0 7 Dale Ellis, SG 16 1-6 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 2 Wallace Bryant, C 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0

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Nance lifts Suns past Sonics with 23 points

October 28, 1984
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Phoenix Suns 111		Seattle SuperSonics 97

SEATTLE -- Message from Larry Nance to the rest of the NBA: Watch out!

Nance had eight of his 23 points in the fourth quarter and James Edwards scored 20 as the Phoenix Suns opened their season with an 111-97 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics on Sunday.

"I'm such an offensive weapon,'' Nance said, trying to suppress a wry smile. "We run every play through me. Nobody can shut me down.''

"The aggressive play he showed, especially in the second half, is something that he's capable of, and we're going to need him to do that on a consistent basis this season,'' Suns coach John MacLeod said.

Nance scored six points during a 12-2 run midway through the fourth, helping the Sonics build a 98-86 lead with 5:13 remaining.

"I've been working hard after practice, getting my shot and my stroke together, to start off the season shooting the ball well,'' he said.

Jay Humphries scored 19 off the bench and Mike Holton had 13 for Phoenix.

"We all know what type of player Larry is,'' Humphries said. "Tonight he stepped it up another notch. We feel on any given night, it could be any one of us. It could be me, it could be James. Each night we're going to need it from somebody.''

Tom Chambers had 24 points and 8 rebounds to lead the Sonics.

"We weren't doing the things in the second half that we did in the first half to get the lead,'' Chambers said. "Nance had a good game. Coach said not to leave him open. He can shoot the ball. We left him open and he made shots.''

Jack Sikma added 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Sonics in the loss.

Phoenix Suns (2-0) at Seattle SuperSonics (1-1)
Oct 28, 1984 1 2 3 4 Final Phoenix 31 22 31 27 111 Seattle 31 24 20 22 97 Top Performers Phoenix Suns L. Nance - 23 points, 6 reounds, 2 blocks J. Edwards - 20 points, 7 rebounds, 2 blocks Seattle SuperSonics T. Chambers - 24 points, 8 rebounds J. Sikma - 16 points, 10 rebounds	Team Stats Comparison PHO SEA FG Made-Att 43-78 41-87 3PT Made-Att 1-3 3-8 FT Made-Att 24-31 12-17 Rebounds 44 39 Assists 23 19 Turnovers 5 6 Steals 2 2 Blocks 7 3
Phoenix Suns STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Alvan Adams, PF 30 4-5 0-0 2-2 9 1 0 0 2 10 Larry Nance, SF 35 10-18 0-0 3-5 6 3 0 2 0 23 James Edwards, C 32 9-12 0-0 2-4 7 0 0 2 0 20 Alvin Scott, SG 21 1-6 0-0 1-2 7 1 0 0 0 3 Mike Holton, PG 30 3-9 1-1 6-6 4 6 0 0 1 13 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Jay Humphries, SG 27 7-12 0-1 5-5 2 2 1 1 0 19 Mike Sanders, SF 14 4-6 0-0 2-3 2 0 0 1 0 10 Rod Foster, PG 19 2-4 0-1 2-2 1 6 1 0 2 6 Rick Robey, C 17 2-3 0-0 0-0 4 1 0 1 0 4 Charles Jones, PF 19 1-3 0-0 1-2 2 3 0 0 0 3 Charles Pittman, PF 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Seattle SuperSonics STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Tom Chambers, PF 39 10-18 0-0 4-5 8 2 0 1 1 24 Danny Vranes, SF 32 1-3 0-0 1-2 4 1 0 0 0 3 Jack Sikma, C 37 7-12 0-0 2-2 10 0 1 0 0 16 Al Wood, SG 36 8-17 2-4 0-0 4 2 0 1 0 18 Gerald Henderson, PG 35 4-14 0-1 1-2 3 9 0 0 2 9 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Ricky Sobers, SG 13 4-8 0-1 4-4 2 1 0 0 1 12 Frank Brickowski, PF 16 3-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 6 Jon Sundvold, PG 14 2-4 1-2 0-0 2 3 0 0 1 5 Scooter McCray, SF 17 2-7 0-0 0-0 4 1 1 1 1 4 Tim McCormick, C 6 0-1 0-0 0-2 1 0 0 0 0 0

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NBA on TBS - Game of the Week Preview - Oct. 29, 1984

Matchup Preview | October 29, 1984
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Milwakee Bucks (1-0)		Chicago Bulls (1-1)
Projected Starters Mike Dunleavy Point Guard Ennis Whatley Sidney Moncreif Shooting Guard Michael Jordan Paul Pressey Small Forward Orlando Woolridge Terry Cummings Power Forward Steve Johnson Alton Lister Center Caldwell Jones Game Notes Milwaukee won the first meeting of the season against Chicago 108-106 behind 34 points from Terry Cummings.