1984–85 NBA season

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The 1984–85 NBA season marked a pivotal era of modernization and financial regulation in the league, highlighted by the introduction of the first salary cap and the continued rise of stars like Larry Bird and Magic Johnson.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NBA season
assistsLeader Magic Johnson NERFINISHED
bestRegularSeasonRecordLosses 19
bestRegularSeasonRecordWins 63
coachOfTheYear Don Nelson NERFINISHED
coachOfTheYearTeam Milwaukee Bucks NERFINISHED
defensivePlayerOfTheYear Mark Eaton NERFINISHED
defensivePlayerOfTheYearTeam Utah Jazz NERFINISHED
draft 1984 NBA draft NERFINISHED
EasternConferenceChampion Boston Celtics NERFINISHED
endDate 1985-06-09
featuredStar Isiah Thomas NERFINISHED
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar NERFINISHED
Larry Bird NERFINISHED
Magic Johnson NERFINISHED
Moses Malone NERFINISHED
FinalsMVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar NERFINISHED
FinalsMVPTeam Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED
introduced NBA salary cap NERFINISHED
league National Basketball Association
mostImprovedPlayer Alvin Robertson NERFINISHED
mostImprovedPlayerTeam San Antonio Spurs NERFINISHED
mostValuablePlayer Larry Bird NERFINISHED
MVPTeam Boston Celtics NERFINISHED
NBAChampion Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED
NBAFinals 1985 NBA Finals NERFINISHED
NBAFinalsOpponent Boston Celtics NERFINISHED
NBAFinalsResult 4–2
notableRookie Charles Barkley NERFINISHED
Hakeem Olajuwon NERFINISHED
John Stockton NERFINISHED
Michael Jordan NERFINISHED
numberOfTeams 23
reboundsLeader Moses Malone NERFINISHED
regularSeasonChampion Boston Celtics NERFINISHED
rookieOfTheYear Michael Jordan NERFINISHED
rookieOfTheYearTeam Chicago Bulls NERFINISHED
salaryCapAmount 3600000 USD
scoringLeaderPointsPerGame 32.9
seasonNumber 39
sixthManOfTheYear Kevin McHale NERFINISHED
sixthManOfTheYearTeam Boston Celtics NERFINISHED
sport basketball
startDate 1984-10-26
televisionPartner CBS NERFINISHED
TBS NERFINISHED
topScorer Bernard King NERFINISHED
topScorerTeam New York Knicks NERFINISHED
WesternConferenceChampion Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED

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NBA salary cap introducedInSeason 1984–85 NBA season
Mark Eaton ledLeagueInBlocksPerGame 1984–85 NBA season