The 1984–85 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' ninth season in the NBA.[1]
See main article: article and 1984 NBA draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | PF | Vanderbilt | |||
| 3 | 63 | Sam Houston State | ||||
| 4 | 85 | Illinois State | ||||
| 5 | 109 | South Alabama | ||||
| 6 | 131 | SG/SF | ||||
| 7 | 155 | Syracuse | ||||
| 8 | 177 | Utah | ||||
| 9 | 200 | Princeton | ||||
| 10 | 221 | Saint Peter's |
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| width=100 | 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 | — | |
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 1| October 26, 1984| Atlanta| L 104–119|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 2| October 27, 1984| @ Cleveland| W 131–106|||| Richfield Coliseum| 1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 3| October 30, 1984| Philadelphia| L 96–118|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 1–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 4| October 31, 1984| @ Boston| L 105–116|||| Boston Garden| 1–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 5| November 3, 1984| Indiana| W 118–117|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 2–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 6| November 7, 1984| Washington| W 99–88|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 3–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 7| November 9, 1984| Kansas City| L 99–101|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 3–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 8| November 11, 1984
10:30p.m. EST| @ L.A. Lakers| L 111–121| King (22)| Williams (10)| Richardson (8)| The Forum
13,257| 3–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 9| November 13, 1984| @ L.A. Clippers| W 99–90|||| Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena| 4–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 10| November 14, 1984| @ Phoenix| L 86–98|||| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum| 4–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 11| November 17, 1984| @ Golden State| W 131–114|||| Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena| 5–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 12| November 18, 1984| @ Seattle| W 102–97|||| Kingdome| 6–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 13| November 20, 1984| @ Portland| L 107–117 (OT)|||| Memorial Coliseum| 6–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 14| November 24, 1984| @ Atlanta| L 99–101|||| The Omni| 6–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 15| November 28, 1984| New York| W 111–96|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 7–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 16| November 30, 1984| Indiana| W 123–100|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 8–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 17| December 2, 1984| @ Philadelphia| L 112–114|||| The Spectrum| 8–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 18| December 4, 1984| @ Chicago| L 97–112|||| Chicago Stadium| 8–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 19| December 5, 1984
7:30p.m. EST| L.A. Lakers| L 93–104| Birdsong (26)| Sappleton (11)| Richardson (11)| Brendan Byrne Arena
14,532| 8–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 20| December 8, 1984| Boston| L 98–107|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 8–12|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 21| December 11, 1984| @ Boston
| L 121–130|||| Hartford Civic Center| 8–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 22| December 12, 1984| Milwaukee| W 116–109|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 9–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 23| December 14, 1984| Chicago| W 111–109|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 10–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 24| December 15, 1984| @ Indiana| L 100–112|||| Market Square Arena| 10–14|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 25| December 18, 1984| @ Washington| L 95–104|||| Capital Centre| 10–15|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 26| December 19, 1984| Washington| W 115–106|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 11–15|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 27| December 21, 1984| San Antonio| L 116–122|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 11–16|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 28| December 22, 1984| @ Philadelphia| L 93–107|||| The Spectrum| 11–17|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 29| December 25, 1985| @ New York| W 120–114|||| Madison Square Garden| 12–17|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 30| December 26, 1984| Detroit| W 112–97|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 13–17|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 31| December 28, 1984| New York| W 100–97|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 14–17|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 32| December 29, 1984| @ Detroit| W 110–108|||| Pontiac Silverdome| 15–17|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 33| January 2, 1985| Boston| L 95–110|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 15–18|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 34| January 4, 1985| Phoenix| W 105–98|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 16–18|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 35| January 5, 1985| @ Atlanta| L 114–124|||| The Omni| 16–19|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 36| January 8, 1985| @ Cleveland| L 101–107|||| Richfield Coliseum| 16–20|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 37| January 11, 1985| Atlanta| W 122–103|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 17–20|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 38| January 13, 1985| Houston| W 100–99|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 18–20|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 39| January 16, 1985| Chicago| W 100–94|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 19–20|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 40| January 18, 1985| @ Milwaukee| L 93–102|||| MECCA Arena| 19–21|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 41| January 19, 1985| Detroit| L 107–109|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 19–22|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 42| January 22, 1985| @ Utah| L 99–102|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 19–23|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 43| January 24, 1985| @ Denver| L 110–119|||| McNichols Sports Arena| 19–24|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 44| January 26, 1985| @ Dallas| W 103–93|||| Reunion Arena| 20–24|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 45| January 28, 1985| @ Houston| L 93–97|||| The Summit| 20–25|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 46| January 29, 1985| @ San Antonio| L 127–130|||| HemisFair Arena| 20–26|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 47| January 31, 1985| L.A. Clippers| W 122–99|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 21–26|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 48| February 2, 1985| Philadelphia| W 101–96|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 22–26|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 49| February 5, 1985| @ Detroit| W 119–117|||| Pontiac Silverdome| 23–26|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 50| February 6, 1985| Milwaukee| W 106–93|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 24–26|- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break|- style="background:#cfc;"|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 51| February 12, 1985| @ Milwaukee| L 103–111|||| MECCA Arena| 24–27|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 52| February 13, 1985| Cleveland| W 112–105|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 25–27|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 53| February 15, 1985| Detroit| W 124–123|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 26–27|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 54| February 16, 1985| @ New York| W 126–117|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 27–27|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 55| February 20, 1985| Utah| L 104–110 (OT)|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 27–28|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 56| February 22, 1985| Golden State| L 127–131|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 27–29|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 57| February 23, 1985| @ Detroit| W 111–103|||| Pontiac Silverdome| 28–29|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 58| February 27, 1985| Atlanta| W 114–91|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 29–29|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 59| March 1, 1985| @ Washington| W 100–98|||| Capital Centre| 30–29|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 60| March 3, 1985| @ Chicago| W 117–113|||| Chicago Stadium| 31–29|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 61| March 5, 1985| @ Kansas City| L 113–134|||| Kemper Arena| 31–30|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 62| March 6, 1985| Seattle| W 129–108|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 32–30|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 63| March 8, 1985| Portland| L 110–128|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 32–31|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 64| March 10, 1985| Dallas| L 113–126|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 32–32|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 65| March 12, 1985| @ Indiana| L 108–109|||| Market Square Arena| 32–33|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 66| March 13, 1985| Washington| W 114–109|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 33–33|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 67| March 16, 1985| @ Philadelphia| L 107–127|||| The Spectrum| 33–34|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 68| March 17, 1985| Indiana| W 129–105|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 34–34|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 69| March 19, 1985| @ Milwaukee| L 111–130|||| MECCA Arena| 34–35|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 70| March 20, 1985| Cleveland| W 128–108|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 35–35|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 71| March 22, 1985| Denver| L 111–123|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 35–36|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 72| March 26, 1985| @ Atlanta
| W 109–108 (OT)|||| Lakefront Arena| 36–36|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 73| March 27, 1985| Boston| L 95–105|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 36–37|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 74| March 29, 1985| @ Washington| L 98–122|||| Capital Centre| 36–38|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 75| March 30, 1985| @ New York| W 123–114|||| Madison Square Garden| 37–38|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 76| April 2, 1985| @ Chicago| L 94–108|||| Chicago Stadium| 37–39|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 77| April 3, 1985| New York| W 113–100|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 38–39|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 78| April 6, 1985| Milwaukee| W 108–104|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 39–39|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 79| April 9, 1985| @ Cleveland| L 100–114|||| Richfield Coliseum| 39–40|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 80| April 10, 1985| Philadelphia| W 125–100|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 40–40|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 81| April 13, 1985| Chicago| W 123–111|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 41–40|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 82| April 14, 1985| @ Boston| W 129–118|||| Boston Garden| 42–40
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 1| April 18, 1985| @ Detroit| L 105–125| Williams (23)| Williams (9)| Richardson (10)| Joe Louis Arena
10,465| 0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2| April 21, 1985| @ Detroit| L 111–121| Williams (23)| Williams (11)| Richardson (14)| Joe Louis Arena
11,501| 0–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 3| April 24, 1985| Detroit| L 115–116| Williams, King (28)| Williams (12)| Richardson (10)| Brendan Byrne Arena
9,999| 0–3