In the 1984–85 regular season, Johnson averaged 18.3 points, 12.6 assists, and 6.2 rebounds per game and led the Lakers into the 1985 NBA Finals, where they faced the Celtics again.
V finalni seriji je imel Johnson povprečje 18,0 točke z odstotkom zadetih metov 56,0, 13,6 podaje in 7,7 skoka na tekmo.