# 1984–85 Philadelphia 76ers season

The 1984–85 Philadelphia 76ers season was notable for being Charles Barkley's rookie season. Barkley joined a veteran team that included Julius Erving, Moses Malone, and Maurice Cheeks, three players who took Philadelphia to the 1983 NBA championship. The Sixers finished with a regular season record of 58–24, five games behind the Celtics in the Atlantic Division.
In the first round of the playoffs, they beat the Washington Bullets 3–1, and then in the Eastern semi-finals they swept the Milwaukee Bucks. The Sixers in the Eastern Conference Finals were defeated in five games by the Boston Celtics. In the game three loss, Julius Erving was booed by the home Sixer fans. After this series Erving was to play the guard position for the last two years of his career. This was also the final series for Coach Billy Cunningham, who quit and would be replaced by Matt Goukas.
This also was the last full season for Andrew Toney, who would be sidelined the next year with a foot injury and played in only 6 games, and never was able to return to his previous All-Star form.
The team's season roster is featured in the video game NBA 2K16.

## NBA draft

Charles Barkley left before his final year at Auburn and made himself eligible for the 1984 NBA draft. He was selected with the fifth pick in the first round by the Philadelphia 76ers, two slots after the Chicago Bulls drafted Michael Jordan.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 5 | Charles Barkley | PF | United States | Auburn |
| 1 | 10 | Leon Wood | SG | United States | California State-Fullerton |
| 1 | 22 | Tom Sewell | SG | United States | Lamar |
| 3 | 48 | James Banks | | United States | Georgia |
| 3 | 68 | Butch Graves | | United States | Yale |
| 4 | 91 | Earl Harrison | PF | United States | Morehead State |
| 5 | 114 | Dan Federman | | United States | Tennessee |
| 6 | 137 | Gary Springer | PF | United States | Iona |
| 7 | 160 | Rich Congo | | United States | Drexel |
| 8 | 183 | Franks Dobbs | | United States | Villanova |
| 9 | 205 | Michael Mitchell | | United States | Drexel |
| 10 | 227 | Martin Clark | | United States | Boston College |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Atlantic Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Boston Celtics | 63 | 19 | .768 | – | 35–6 | 28–13 | 19–5 |
| x-Philadelphia 76ers | 58 | 24 | .707 | 5 | 34–7 | 24–17 | 15–9 |
| x-New Jersey Nets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 21 | 27–14 | 15–26 | 13–11 |
| x-Washington Bullets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 23 | 28–13 | 12–29 | 11–13 |
| New York Knicks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 39 | 19–22 | 5–36 | 2–22 |
| # | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | z-Boston Celtics | 63 | 19 | .768 | – |
| 2 | y-Milwaukee Bucks | 59 | 23 | .720 | 4 |
| 3 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 58 | 24 | .707 | 5 |
| 4 | x-Detroit Pistons | 46 | 36 | .561 | 17 |
| 5 | x-New Jersey Nets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 21 |
| 6 | x-Washington Bullets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 23 |
| 7 | x-Chicago Bulls | 38 | 44 | .463 | 25 |
| 8 | x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 27 |
| 9 | Atlanta Hawks | 34 | 48 | .415 | 29 |
| 10 | New York Knicks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 39 |
| 11 | Indiana Pacers | 22 | 60 | .268 | 41 |

### Record vs. opponents

| 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 | — |

## Game log
### Regular season

1984–85 game log Total: 58–24 (home: 34–7; road: 24–17) :
October: 3–0 (home: 1–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 26, 1984
Cleveland
W 111–101
The Spectrum
1–0
2
October 27, 1984
@ Atlanta
W 111–108
The Omni
2–0
3
October 30, 1984
@ New Jersey
W 118–96
Brendan Byrne Arena
3–0 :
November: 9–4 (home: 4–2; road: 5–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
November 2, 1984
Dallas
W 107–103
The Spectrum
4–0
5
November 7, 1984
Indiana
W 134–113
The Spectrum
5–0
6
November 9, 1984
@ Boston
L 119–130
Boston Garden
5–1
7
November 14, 1984
Detroit
L 133–137 (OT)
The Spectrum
5–2
8
November 16, 1984
@ Detroit
W 101–90
Pontiac Silverdome
6–2
9
November 17, 1984
@ Chicago
W 109–100
Chicago Stadium
7–2
10
November 20, 1984
Washington
L 105–120
The Spectrum
7–3
11
November 21, 1984
@ Indiana
W 112–107
Market Square Arena
8–3
12
November 23, 1984
@ Phoenix
W 119–117 (OT)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9–3
13
November 24, 1984
@ Denver
L 110–114
McNichols Sports Arena
9–4
14
November 27, 1984
@ Washington
W 93–89
Capital Centre
10–4
15
November 28, 1984
Indiana
W 122–101
The Spectrum
11–4
16
November 30, 1984
Portland
W 126–116
The Spectrum
12–4 :
December: 12–2 (home: 7–1; road: 5–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
17
December 2, 1984
New Jersey
W 114–112
The Spectrum
13–4
18
December 5, 1984
Milwaukee
W 112–111
The Spectrum
14–4
19
December 7, 1984 8:00 p.m. EST
L.A. Lakers
W 122–116
Malone (35)
Barkley (15)
Cheeks (10)
The Spectrum 17,921
15–4
20
December 9, 1984
New York
W 110–94
The Spectrum
16–4
21
December 11, 1984
@ New York
L 106–110
Madison Square Garden
16–5
22
December 12, 1984
Boston
W 110–107
The Spectrum
17–5
23
December 14, 1984
@ Milwaukee
W 115–111
MECCA Arena
18–5
24
December 15, 1984
@ Chicago
W 114–102
Chicago Stadium
19–5
25
December 19, 1984
San Antonio
W 123–118
The Spectrum
20–5
26
December 21, 1984
Milwaukee
L 101–104
The Spectrum
20–6
27
December 22, 1984
New Jersey
W 107–93
The Spectrum
21–6
28
December 25, 1984
@ Detroit
W 109–108
Pontiac Silverdome
22–6
29
December 28, 1984
@ Utah
W 114–111
Salt Palace Acord Arena
23–6
30
December 29, 1984
@ Golden State
W 109–95
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
24–6 :
January: 12–3 (home: 5–0; road: 7–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
31
January 1, 1985
@ Portland
W 111–106
Memorial Coliseum
25–6
32
January 2, 1985
@ Seattle
W 118–109
Kingdome
26–6
33
January 5, 1985
@ Milwaukee
W 110–106
MECCA Arena
27–6
34
January 7, 1985
Phoenix
W 100–99
The Spectrum
28–6
35
January 9, 1985
Detroit
W 126–122
The Spectrum
29–6
36
January 11, 1985
Houston
W 115–108
The Spectrum
30–6
37
January 13, 1985
@ Washington
W 115–104
Capital Centre
31–6
38
January 15, 1985
@ New York
W 93–82
Madison Square Garden
32–6
39
January 16, 1985
Atlanta
W 122–99
The Spectrum
33–6
40
January 20, 1985
@ Boston
L 97–113
Boston Garden
33–7
41
January 22, 1985
@ Cleveland
W 101–100
Richfield Coliseum
34–7
42
January 25, 1985 11:30 p.m. EST
@ L.A. Lakers
L 104–109
Toney (30)
Malone (14)
Cheeks, Toney (9)
The Forum 17,505
34–8
43
January 26, 1985
@ L.A. Clippers
W 120–113
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
35–8
44
January 28, 1985
@ Dallas
L 109–111
Reunion Arena
35–9
45
January 30, 1985
Boston
W 122–104
The Spectrum
36–9 :
February: 10–4 (home: 7–1; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
46
February 1, 1985
Chicago
W 121–110
The Spectrum
37–9
47
February 2, 1985
@ New Jersey
L 96–101
Brendan Byrne Arena
37–10
48
February 4, 1985
Atlanta
W 106–92
The Spectrum
38–10
49
February 6, 1985
Washington
W 116–111
The Spectrum
39–10
All-Star Break
50
February 12, 1985
@ Indiana
W 124–116
Market Square Arena
40–10
51
February 13, 1985
New York
W 131–129
The Spectrum
41–10
52
February 15, 1985
Cleveland
L 107–112
The Spectrum
41–11
53
February 16, 1985
@ Detroit
W 125–114
Pontiac Silverdome
42–11
54
February 18, 1985
@ Cleveland
L 113–120
Richfield Coliseum
42–12
55
February 20, 1985
Golden State
W 137–116
The Spectrum
43–12
56
February 22, 1985
Detroit
W 110–99
The Spectrum
44–12
57
February 24, 1985
Utah
W 117–108
The Spectrum
45–12
58
February 26, 1985
@ Milwaukee
L 97–116
MECCA Arena
45–13
59
February 28, 1985
@ Kansas City
W 127–119
Kemper Arena
46–13 :
March: 8–7 (home: 7–2; road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
60
March 3, 1985
@ Houston
L 90–99
The Summit
46–14
61
March 4, 1985
@ San Antonio
L 103–109
HemisFair Arena
46–15
62
March 6, 1985
Atlanta
W 96–86
The Spectrum
47–15
63
March 8, 1985
Seattle
W 128–114
The Spectrum
48–15
64
March 9, 1985
@ New York
L 129–131 (2OT)
Madison Square Garden
48–16
65
March 13, 1985
L.A. Clippers
W 121–103
The Spectrum
49–16
66
March 15, 1985
New York
W 119–110
The Spectrum
50–16
67
March 16, 1985
New Jersey
W 127–107
The Spectrum
51–16
68
March 19, 1985
@ Cleveland
L 89–116
Richfield Coliseum
51–17
69
March 20, 1985
Kansas City
L 117–118 (OT)
The Spectrum
51–18
70
March 22, 1985
Milwaukee
L 112–131
The Spectrum
51–19
71
March 24, 1985
Denver
W 124–103
The Spectrum
52–19
72
March 27, 1985
Washington
W 115–97
The Spectrum
53–19
73
March 29, 1985
@ Boston
L 108–112
Boston Garden
53–20
74
March 30, 1985
@ Chicago
W 122–117
Chicago Stadium
54–20 :
April: 4–4 (home: 3–1; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
75
April 2, 1985
@ Atlanta
W 102–91
The Omni
55–20
76
April 3, 1985
Cleveland
L 110–113
The Spectrum
55–21
77
April 5, 1985
Chicago
W 116–113
The Spectrum
56–21
78
April 6, 1985
@ Indiana
L 117–121
Market Square Arena
56–22
79
April 9, 1985
Boston
W 113–104
The Spectrum
57–22
80
April 10, 1985
@ New Jersey
L 100–125
Brendan Byrne Arena
57–23
81
April 12, 1985
Indiana
W 111–105
The Spectrum
58–23
82
April 13, 1985
@ Washington
L 106–118
Capital Centre
58–24 :
1984–85 schedule :

### Playoffs

1985 playoff game log :
First Round: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 17, 1985
Washington
W 104–97
Moses Malone (26)
Charles Barkley (12)
Maurice Cheeks (6)
The Spectrum 7,170
1–0
2
April 21, 1985
Washington
W 113–94
Andrew Toney (31)
Malone, Barkley (14)
Maurice Cheeks (5)
The Spectrum 9,612
2–0
3
April 24, 1985
@ Washington
L 100–118
Moses Malone (17)
Charles Barkley (11)
Andrew Toney (5)
Capital Centre 11,103
2–1
4
April 26, 1985
@ Washington
W 106–98
Julius Erving (25)
Charles Barkley (14)
Clint Richardson (4)
Capital Centre 12,238
3–1 :
Conference semifinals: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 28, 1985
@ Milwaukee
W 127–105
Moses Malone (27)
Charles Barkley (8)
Maurice Cheeks (9)
MECCA Arena 11,052
1–0
2
April 30, 1985
@ Milwaukee
W 112–108
Moses Malone (25)
Julius Erving (10)
Maurice Cheeks (9)
MECCA Arena 11,052
2–0
3
May 3, 1985
Milwaukee
W 109–104
Andrew Toney (20)
Moses Malone (13)
Toney, Cheeks (7)
The Spectrum 14,188
3–0
4
May 5, 1985
Milwaukee
W 121–112
Moses Malone (31)
Moses Malone (13)
Andrew Toney (11)
The Spectrum 15,264
4–0 :
Conference finals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 12, 1985
@ Boston
L 93–108
Maurice Cheeks (27)
Charles Barkley (12)
Maurice Cheeks (7)
Boston Garden 14,890
0–1
2
May 14, 1985
@ Boston
L 98–106
Julius Erving (22)
Moses Malone (13)
Cheeks, Erving (7)
Boston Garden 14,890
0–2
3
May 18, 1985
Boston
L 94–105
Andrew Toney (26)
Moses Malone (16)
Andrew Toney (5)
The Spectrum 17,921
0–3
4
May 19, 1985
Boston
W 115–104
Andrew Toney (26)
Charles Barkley (20)
Julius Erving (6)
The Spectrum 17,921
1–3
5
May 22, 1985
@ Boston
L 100–102
Maurice Cheeks (26)
Moses Malone (15)
Cheeks, Toney (6)
Boston Garden 14,890
1–4 :
1985 schedule :

## Award winners

* Charles Barkley, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
* Maurice Cheeks, NBA All-Defensive First Team
* Bobby Jones, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
* Moses Malone, All-NBA First Team