# 1984–85 Utah Jazz season

The 1984–85 Utah Jazz season was future all-time NBA assist leader John Stockton's first in the NBA. The Jazz selected Stockton with the 16th overall pick in the 1984 NBA Draft.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 16 | John Stockton | PG | United States | Gonzaga |
| 3 | 62 | David Pope | F | United States | Norfolk State |
| 4 | 86 | Jim Rowinski | C | United States | Purdue |
| 5 | 108 | Marcus Gaither | | United States | Farleigh Dickinson |
| 6 | 132 | Chris Harrison | | United States | West Virginia Wesleyan |
| 7 | 154 | Bob Evans | | United States | Southern Utah |
| 8 | 178 | Eric Booker | | United States | Nevada-Las Vegas |
| 9 | 199 | Kelly Knight | | United States | Kansas |
| 10 | 222 | Mike Curran | | United States | Niagara |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Midwest Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Denver Nuggets | 52 | 30 | .634 | – | 34–7 | 18–23 | 17–13 |
| x-Houston Rockets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 4 | 29–12 | 19–22 | 20–10 |
| x-Dallas Mavericks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 8 | 24–17 | 20–21 | 14–16 |
| x-Utah Jazz | 41 | 41 | .500 | 11 | 26–15 | 15–26 | 19–11 |
| x-San Antonio Spurs | 41 | 41 | .500 | 11 | 30–11 | 11–30 | 12–18 |
| Kansas City Kings | 31 | 51 | .378 | 21 | 23–18 | 8–33 | 8–22 |
| # | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | c-Los Angeles Lakers | 62 | 20 | .756 | – |
| 2 | y-Denver Nuggets | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 |
| 3 | x-Houston Rockets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 14 |
| 4 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 18 |
| 5 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 20 |
| 6 | x-Utah Jazz | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21 |
| 7 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21 |
| 8 | x-Phoenix Suns | 36 | 46 | .439 | 26 |
| 9 | Seattle SuperSonics | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 |
| 10 | Los Angeles Clippers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 |
| 11 | Kansas City Kings | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 |
| 12 | Golden State Warriors | 22 | 60 | .268 | 40 |

### Record vs. opponents

1984-85 NBA Records :
| 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: 41–41 (home: 26–15; road: 15–26) :
October: 1–2 (home: 1–1; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 26
@ Seattle
L 94–102
Kingdome
0–1
2
October 27
L.A. Clippers
L 94–103
Salt Palace
0–2
3
October 30
New York
W 117–111
Salt Palace
1–2 :
November: 8–7 (home: 7–1; road: 1–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
November 2
Seattle
W 107–101
Thomas & Mack Center
2–2
5
November 3
@ Golden State
L 107–112
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
2–3
6
November 7
San Antonio
W 136–124
Salt Palace
3–3
7
November 9
Golden State
W 125–117 (OT)
Salt Palace
4–3
8
November 10
@ Denver
L 135–147
McNichols Sports Arena
4–4
9
November 12
Dallas
W 123–97
Salt Palace
5–4
10
November 15
@ Portland
L 120–129
Memorial Coliseum
5–5
11
November 17
Phoenix
W 108–94
Salt Palace
6–5
12
November 20
@ Kansas City
L 122–129
Kemper Arena
6–6
13
November 21
@ Atlanta
L 90–112
Lakefront Arena
6–7
14
November 23
Houston
W 111–98
Salt Palace
7–7
15
November 24
@ San Antonio
W 123–117
HemisFair Arena
8–7
16
November 27
@ Phoenix
L 102–115
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
8–8
17
November 28, 1984 7:30 p.m. MST
L.A. Lakers
L 109–114
Griffith (23)
Eaton (11)
Hansen (9)
Salt Palace Acord Arena 11,331
8–9
18
November 30
Denver
W 116–97
Salt Palace
9–9 :
December: 6–8 (home: 3–3; road: 3–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
19
December 1
@ Denver
L 111–118
McNichols Sports Arena
9–10
20
December 4
@ Golden State
W 107–105
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
10–10
21
December 6
Seattle
L 99–106
Salt Palace
10–11
22
December 9
Kansas City
W 123–120
Thomas & Mack Center
11–11
23
December 11
@ Washington
W 85–82
Capital Centre
11–12
24
December 13
@ New York
L 115–119 (OT)
Madison Square Garden
12–12
25
December 14
@ Boston
L 106–117
Boston Garden
12–13
26
December 16
@ Milwaukee
L 102–115
MECCA Arena
12–14
27
December 18
@ Indiana
L 81–88
Market Square Arena
12–15
28
December 20
Detroit
W 117–116
Salt Palace
13–15
29
December 22
Dallas
L 96–113
Salt Palace
13–16
30
December 26
Kansas City
W 133–122
Salt Palace
14–16
31
December 28
Philadelphia
L 111–114
Salt Palace
14–17
32
December 29
@ Dallas
W 99–97
Reunion Arena
15–17 :
January: 5–9 (home: 5–4; road: 0–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
33
January 1
Indiana
L 117–119
Salt Palace
15–18
34
January 4
Denver
W 118–108
Salt Palace
16–18
35
January 6
Houston
W 121–92
Salt Palace
17–18
36
January 7
@ L.A. Clippers
L 106–116
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
17–19
37
January 10, 1985 8:30 p.m. MST
@ L.A. Lakers
L 112–120
Dantley (34)
Eaton (11)
Green (10)
The Forum 14,547
17–20
38
January 12
@ Phoenix
L 94–109
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
17–21
39
January 15
@ San Antonio
L 101–121
HemisFair Arena
17–22
40
January 16
Washington
L 101–103
Salt Palace
17–23
41
January 18
Portland
W 128–120
Salt Palace
18–23
42
January 19
@ Houston
L 115–119
The Summit
18–24
43
January 22
New Jersey
W 102–99
Salt Palace
19–24
44
January 24
Cleveland
L 109–110
Salt Palace
19–25
45
January 26, 1985 7:30 p.m. MST
L.A. Lakers
W 96–83
Dantley (31)
Eaton (10)
Green (8)
Salt Palace Acord Arena 12,675
20–25
46
January 28
Denver
L 100–104
Salt Palace
20–26 :
February: 8–5 (home: 2–3; road: 6–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
47
February 1
@ Dallas
W 121–109
Reunion Arena
21–26
48
February 2
San Antonio
W 105–104
Salt Palace
22–26
49
February 5
@ Portland
L 106–126
Memorial Coliseum
22–27
50
February 7
@ Kansas City
W 114–96
Kemper Arena
23–27
51
February 12
@ Golden State
W 122–110
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
24–28
52
February 13
Atlanta
L 88–94
Salt Palace
24–28
53
February 15
L.A. Clippers
W 109–100
Salt Palace
25–28
54
February 18
Boston
L 94–110
Salt Palace
25–29
55
February 20
@ New Jersey
W 110–104 (OT)
Brendan Byrne Arena
26–29
56
February 22
@ Cleveland
W 102–98
Richfield Coliseum
27–29
57
February 24
@ Philadelphia
L 108–117
The Spectrum
27–30
58
February 26
@ Dallas
W 103–96
Reunion Arena
28–30
59
February 27
Milwaukee
L 100–119
Salt Palace
28–31 :
March: 9–8 (home: 5–2; road: 4–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
60
March 1
Houston
L 115–119
Salt Palace
28–32
61
March 3
@ Portland
L 93–121
Memorial Coliseum
28–33
62
March 6
@ Houston
W 94–90
The Summit
29–33
63
March 7
@ Detroit
W 122–114
Cobo Arena
30–33
64
March 9
@ Chicago
W 111–105
Chicago Stadium
31–33
65
March 12, 1985 8:30 p.m. MST
@ L.A. Lakers
L 108–123
Griffith (24)
Eaton (11)
Stockton (9)
The Forum 17,505
32–33
66
March 13, 1985 7:30 p.m. MST
L.A. Lakers
L 105–120
Roberts (24)
Bailey (11)
Stockton (8)
Salt Palace Acord Arena 10,158
32–34
67
March 15
Kansas City
W 115–112
Salt Palace
32–35
68
March 17
@ Kansas City
L 101–107
Kemper Arena
32–36
69
March 18
Golden State
W 136–125
Salt Palace
33–36
70
March 20
@ L.A. Clippers
L 110–121
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
33–37
71
March 22
@ Seattle
W 110–85
Kingdome
34–37
72
March 24
Chicago
W 110–92
Salt Palace
34–38
73
March 26
@ Denver
L 89–104
McNichols Sports Arena
35–38
74
March 27
Dallas
W 116–101
Salt Palace
36–38
75
March 29
San Antonio
W 114–109
Salt Palace
37–38
76
March 30
@ Houston
L 96–106
The Summit
37–39 :
April: 4–2 (home: 3–1; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
77
April 4
Seattle
L 94–102
Salt Palace
37–40
78
April 6
Phoenix
W 105–94
Salt Palace
38–40
79
April 9
L.A. Clippers
W 123–104
Salt Palace
39–40
80
April 11
Portland
W 145–107
Salt Palace
40–40
81
April 12
@ Phoenix
L 92–96
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
40–41
82
April 14
@ San Antonio
W 104–102
HemisFair Arena
41–41 :
1984–85 schedule :

### Playoffs

1985 playoff game log :
First Round: 3–2 (home: 1–1; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 19
@ Houston
W 115–101
Adrian Dantley (34)
Thurl Bailey (10)
Rickey Green (10)
The Summit 13,185
1–0
2
April 21
@ Houston
L 96–122
Jeff Wilkins (22)
Jeff Wilkins (12)
Green, Stockton (6)
The Summit 14,139
1–1
3
April 24
Houston
W 112–104
Adrian Dantley (29)
Bailey, Stockton (11)
Rickey Green (10)
Salt Palace 12,316
2–1
4
April 26
Houston
L 94–96
Rickey Green (22)
Thurl Bailey (12)
Rickey Green (11)
Salt Palace 12,690
2–2
5
April 28
@ Houston
W 104–97
Adrian Dantley (25)
Mark Eaton (10)
Rickey Green (6)
The Summit 16,016
3–2 :
Conference semifinals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 30
@ Denver
L 113–130
Adrian Dantley (28)
Dantley, Kelley (9)
Rickey Green (6)
McNichols Sports Arena 11,918
0–1
2
May 2
@ Denver
L 123–131 (OT)
Rickey Green (25)
Adrian Dantley (14)
Rickey Green (10)
McNichols Sports Arena 16,317
0–2
3
May 4
Denver
W 131–123
Adrian Dantley (32)
Thurl Bailey (14)
Rickey Green (7)
Salt Palace 12,178
1–2
4
May 5
Denver
L 118–125
Adrian Dantley (33)
Rich Kelley (8)
John Stockton (10)
Salt Palace 12,716
1–3
5
May 7
@ Denver
L 104–116
Rickey Green (22)
Rich Kelley (11)
Rickey Green (7)
McNichols Sports Arena 17,022
1–4 :
1985 schedule :

## Player statistics
### Season

* Player
* J.J. Anderson
* Thurl Bailey
* Adrian Dantley
* John Drew
* Mark Eaton
* Rickey Green
* Darrell Griffith
* Bob Hansen
* Rich Kelley
* Pace Mannion
* Kenny Natt
* Billy Paultz
* Fred Roberts
* John Stockton
* Jeff Wilkins

### Playoffs

* Player
* Thurl Bailey
* Adrian Dantley
* Mark Eaton
* Rickey Green
* Darrell Griffith
* Bob Hansen
* Rich Kelley
* Pace Mannion
* Billy Paultz
* Fred Roberts
* John Stockton
* Jeff Wilkins

## Awards and records
### Awards

* Mark Eaton, NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
* Mark Eaton, NBA All-Defensive First Team