1984-85 NBA Season Standings

The Boston Celtics (63-19) and Milwaukee Bucks (59-23) won their divisions and took the top two Eastern seeds, while the Los Angeles Lakers (62-20) and Denver Nuggets (52-30) did the same in the West. The Lakers beat Boston 4-2 in the Finals to win the title, avenging their 1984 Finals loss to the Celtics. The league had 23 teams this season, with the Kansas City Kings playing their final year in Kansas City before relocating to Sacramento.

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Sourcing caveat: Rank order reflects the era's actual playoff-seeding rule: the two division winners (Boston in the Atlantic, Milwaukee in the Central; Lakers in the Pacific, Denver in the Midwest) were guaranteed no worse than the conference's top-two seeds, with the remaining teams ranked by record. This is the sole season in this range that still used the Kansas City Kings name; they moved to Sacramento the following year.

Eastern Conference

SeedTeamWLPCTGB
1BCBoston Celtics6319.768-
2MBMilwaukee Bucks5923.7204
3P7Philadelphia 76ers5824.7075
4DPDetroit Pistons4636.56117
5NJNNew Jersey Nets4240.51221
6WBWashington Bullets4042.48823
7CBChicago Bulls3844.46325
8CCCleveland Cavaliers3646.43927
9AHAtlanta Hawks3448.41529
10NYKNew York Knicks2458.29339
11IPIndiana Pacers2260.26841

Western Conference

SeedTeamWLPCTGB
1LALLos Angeles Lakers6220.756-
2DNDenver Nuggets5230.63410
3HRHouston Rockets4834.58514
4DMDallas Mavericks4438.53718
5PTBPortland Trail Blazers4240.51220
6UJUtah Jazz4141.50021
7SASSan Antonio Spurs4141.50021
8PSPhoenix Suns3646.43926
9KCKKansas City Kings3151.37831
10LACLos Angeles Clippers3151.37831
11SSSeattle SuperSonics3151.37831
12GSWGolden State Warriors2260.26840

Sources

Data last verified: 11 August 2026.

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