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1984β85 NBA season | |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | October 26, 1984 β April 14, 1985 April 17 β May 22, 1985 (Playoffs) May 27 β June 9, 1985 (Finals) |
Number of teams | 23 |
TV partner(s) | CBS, TBS |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Akeem Olajuwon |
Picked by | Houston Rockets |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Boston Celtics |
Season MVP | Larry Bird ( Boston) |
Top scorer | Bernard King ( New York) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Boston Celtics |
Eastern runners-up | Philadelphia 76ers |
Western champions | Los Angeles Lakers |
Western runners-up | Denver Nuggets |
Finals | |
Champions | Los Angeles Lakers |
Runners-up | Boston Celtics |
Finals MVP | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ( L.A. Lakers) |
The 1984β85 NBA season was the 39th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning the NBA Championship, beating the Boston Celtics 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals. This was David Stern's first full season as commissioner.
Offseason | ||
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Team | 1983β84 coach | 1984β85 coach |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Tom Nissalke | George Karl |
Indiana Pacers | Jack McKinney | George Irvine |
Kansas City Kings | Cotton Fitzsimmons | Jack McKinney |
San Antonio Spurs | Bob Bass | Cotton Fitzsimmons |
In-season | ||
Team | Outgoing coach | Incoming coach |
Los Angeles Clippers | Jim Lynam | Don Chaney |
Kansas City Kings | Jack McKinney | Phil Johnson |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Boston Celtics | 63 | 19 | .768 | β | 35β6 | 28β13 | 19β5 |
x- Philadelphia 76ers | 58 | 24 | .707 | 5 | 34β7 | 24β17 | 15β9 |
x- New Jersey Nets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 21 | 27β14 | 15β26 | 13β11 |
x- Washington Bullets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 23 | 28β13 | 12β29 | 11β13 |
New York Knicks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 39 | 19β22 | 5β36 | 2β22 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Milwaukee Bucks | 59 | 23 | .720 | β | 36β5 | 23β18 | 20β10 |
x- Detroit Pistons | 46 | 36 | .561 | 13 | 26β15 | 20β21 | 21β8 |
x- Chicago Bulls | 38 | 44 | .463 | 21 | 26β15 | 12β29 | 13β17 |
x- Cleveland Cavaliers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 23 | 20β21 | 16β25 | 13β16 |
Atlanta Hawks | 34 | 48 | .415 | 25 | 19β22 | 15β26 | 15β15 |
Indiana Pacers | 22 | 60 | .268 | 37 | 16β25 | 6β35 | 7β23 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Denver Nuggets | 52 | 30 | .634 | β | 34β7 | 18β23 | 17β13 |
x- Houston Rockets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 4 | 29β12 | 19β22 | 20β10 |
x- Dallas Mavericks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 8 | 24β17 | 20β21 | 14β16 |
x- Utah Jazz | 41 | 41 | .500 | 11 | 26β15 | 15β26 | 19β11 |
x- San Antonio Spurs | 41 | 41 | .500 | 11 | 30β11 | 11β30 | 12β18 |
Kansas City Kings | 31 | 51 | .378 | 21 | 23β18 | 8β33 | 8β22 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Los Angeles Lakers | 62 | 20 | .756 | β | 36β5 | 26β15 | 18β12 |
x- Portland Trail Blazers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 20 | 33β8 | 15β26 | 17β13 |
x- Phoenix Suns | 36 | 46 | .439 | 26 | 32β9 | 10β31 | 14β16 |
Seattle SuperSonics | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 | 31β10 | 10β31 | 16β14 |
Los Angeles Clippers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 | 27β14 | 10β31 | 13β17 |
Golden State Warriors | 22 | 60 | .268 | 40 | 25β16 | 5β36 | 12β18 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z- Boston Celtics | 63 | 19 | .768 | β |
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 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c- Los Angeles Lakers | 62 | 20 | .756 | β |
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 |
Notes
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Home court advantage does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics.
First Rounds | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | NBA Finals | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Boston* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E8 | Cleveland | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Boston* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Detroit | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Detroit | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | New Jersey | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Boston* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
E3 | Philadelphia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Philadelphia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E6 | Washington | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Philadelphia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Milwaukee* | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Milwaukee* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E7 | Chicago | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Boston* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | LA Lakers* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | LA Lakers* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W8 | Phoenix | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | LA Lakers* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Portland | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Dallas | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Portland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | LA Lakers* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
W2 | Denver* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Houston | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | Utah | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | Utah | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Denver* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Denver* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W7 | San Antonio | 2 |
Category | Player | Team(s) | Statistic |
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Points per game | Larry Bird | Boston Celtics | 28.7 |
Rebounds per game | Moses Malone | Philadelphia 76ers | 13.1 |
Assists per game | Isiah Thomas | Detroit Pistons | 13.9 |
Steals per game | Michael Ray Richardson | New Jersey Nets | 2.9 |
Blocks per game | Mark Eaton | Utah Jazz | 5.6 |
Turnovers per game | Ralph Sampson | Houston Rockets | 4.0 |
Fouls per game | Hakeem Olajuwon | Houston Rockets | 4.2 |
Minutes per game | Larry Bird | Boston Celtics | 39.5 |
FG% | James Donaldson | Los Angeles Clippers | 63.7% |
FT% | Kyle Macy | Phoenix Suns | 90.7% |
3P% | Darrell Griffith | Utah Jazz | 35.8% |
Efficiency per game | Larry Bird | Boston Celtics | 26.5 |
Double-doubles | Isiah Thomas | Detroit Pistons | 65 |
Triple-doubles | Magic Johnson | Los Angeles Lakers | 11 |
Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
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Points | Larry Bird | Boston Celtics | 60 |
Bernard King | New York Knicks | ||
Rebounds | Akeem Olajuwon | Houston Rockets | 25 |
Assists | Isiah Thomas | Detroit Pistons | 25 |
Steals | Fat Lever | Denver Nuggets | 10 |
Johnny Moore | San Antonio Spurs | ||
Blocks | Mark Eaton | Utah Jazz | 14 |
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The following players were named NBA Player of the Week.
The following players were named NBA Player of the Month.
Month | Player |
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November | Alex English ( Denver Nuggets) |
December | Larry Bird ( Boston Celtics) |
January | Terry Cummings ( Milwaukee Bucks) |
February | Magic Johnson ( Los Angeles Lakers) |
March | Larry Bird ( Boston Celtics) |
The following players were named NBA Rookie of the Month.
Month | Rookie |
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November | Michael Jordan ( Chicago Bulls) |
December | Akeem Olajuwon ( Houston Rockets) |
January | Michael Jordan ( Chicago Bulls) |
February | Akeem Olajuwon ( Houston Rockets) |
March (tie) | Michael Jordan ( Chicago Bulls) |
March (tie) | Akeem Olajuwon ( Houston Rockets) |
The following coaches were named NBA Coach of the Month.
Month | Coach |
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November | Doug Moe ( Denver Nuggets) |
December | Don Nelson ( Milwaukee Bucks) |
January | Chuck Daly ( Detroit Pistons) |
February | George Karl ( Cleveland Cavaliers) |
March | Pat Riley ( Los Angeles Lakers) |
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (January 2024) |
1984β85 NBA season | |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | October 26, 1984 β April 14, 1985 April 17 β May 22, 1985 (Playoffs) May 27 β June 9, 1985 (Finals) |
Number of teams | 23 |
TV partner(s) | CBS, TBS |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Akeem Olajuwon |
Picked by | Houston Rockets |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Boston Celtics |
Season MVP | Larry Bird ( Boston) |
Top scorer | Bernard King ( New York) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Boston Celtics |
Eastern runners-up | Philadelphia 76ers |
Western champions | Los Angeles Lakers |
Western runners-up | Denver Nuggets |
Finals | |
Champions | Los Angeles Lakers |
Runners-up | Boston Celtics |
Finals MVP | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ( L.A. Lakers) |
The 1984β85 NBA season was the 39th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning the NBA Championship, beating the Boston Celtics 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals. This was David Stern's first full season as commissioner.
Offseason | ||
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Team | 1983β84 coach | 1984β85 coach |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Tom Nissalke | George Karl |
Indiana Pacers | Jack McKinney | George Irvine |
Kansas City Kings | Cotton Fitzsimmons | Jack McKinney |
San Antonio Spurs | Bob Bass | Cotton Fitzsimmons |
In-season | ||
Team | Outgoing coach | Incoming coach |
Los Angeles Clippers | Jim Lynam | Don Chaney |
Kansas City Kings | Jack McKinney | Phil Johnson |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Boston Celtics | 63 | 19 | .768 | β | 35β6 | 28β13 | 19β5 |
x- Philadelphia 76ers | 58 | 24 | .707 | 5 | 34β7 | 24β17 | 15β9 |
x- New Jersey Nets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 21 | 27β14 | 15β26 | 13β11 |
x- Washington Bullets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 23 | 28β13 | 12β29 | 11β13 |
New York Knicks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 39 | 19β22 | 5β36 | 2β22 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Milwaukee Bucks | 59 | 23 | .720 | β | 36β5 | 23β18 | 20β10 |
x- Detroit Pistons | 46 | 36 | .561 | 13 | 26β15 | 20β21 | 21β8 |
x- Chicago Bulls | 38 | 44 | .463 | 21 | 26β15 | 12β29 | 13β17 |
x- Cleveland Cavaliers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 23 | 20β21 | 16β25 | 13β16 |
Atlanta Hawks | 34 | 48 | .415 | 25 | 19β22 | 15β26 | 15β15 |
Indiana Pacers | 22 | 60 | .268 | 37 | 16β25 | 6β35 | 7β23 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Denver Nuggets | 52 | 30 | .634 | β | 34β7 | 18β23 | 17β13 |
x- Houston Rockets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 4 | 29β12 | 19β22 | 20β10 |
x- Dallas Mavericks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 8 | 24β17 | 20β21 | 14β16 |
x- Utah Jazz | 41 | 41 | .500 | 11 | 26β15 | 15β26 | 19β11 |
x- San Antonio Spurs | 41 | 41 | .500 | 11 | 30β11 | 11β30 | 12β18 |
Kansas City Kings | 31 | 51 | .378 | 21 | 23β18 | 8β33 | 8β22 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Los Angeles Lakers | 62 | 20 | .756 | β | 36β5 | 26β15 | 18β12 |
x- Portland Trail Blazers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 20 | 33β8 | 15β26 | 17β13 |
x- Phoenix Suns | 36 | 46 | .439 | 26 | 32β9 | 10β31 | 14β16 |
Seattle SuperSonics | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 | 31β10 | 10β31 | 16β14 |
Los Angeles Clippers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 | 27β14 | 10β31 | 13β17 |
Golden State Warriors | 22 | 60 | .268 | 40 | 25β16 | 5β36 | 12β18 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z- Boston Celtics | 63 | 19 | .768 | β |
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 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c- Los Angeles Lakers | 62 | 20 | .756 | β |
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 |
Notes
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Home court advantage does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics.
First Rounds | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | NBA Finals | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Boston* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E8 | Cleveland | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Boston* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Detroit | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Detroit | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | New Jersey | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Boston* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
E3 | Philadelphia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Philadelphia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E6 | Washington | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Philadelphia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Milwaukee* | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Milwaukee* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E7 | Chicago | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Boston* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | LA Lakers* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | LA Lakers* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W8 | Phoenix | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | LA Lakers* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Portland | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Dallas | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Portland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | LA Lakers* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
W2 | Denver* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Houston | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | Utah | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | Utah | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Denver* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Denver* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W7 | San Antonio | 2 |
Category | Player | Team(s) | Statistic |
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Points per game | Larry Bird | Boston Celtics | 28.7 |
Rebounds per game | Moses Malone | Philadelphia 76ers | 13.1 |
Assists per game | Isiah Thomas | Detroit Pistons | 13.9 |
Steals per game | Michael Ray Richardson | New Jersey Nets | 2.9 |
Blocks per game | Mark Eaton | Utah Jazz | 5.6 |
Turnovers per game | Ralph Sampson | Houston Rockets | 4.0 |
Fouls per game | Hakeem Olajuwon | Houston Rockets | 4.2 |
Minutes per game | Larry Bird | Boston Celtics | 39.5 |
FG% | James Donaldson | Los Angeles Clippers | 63.7% |
FT% | Kyle Macy | Phoenix Suns | 90.7% |
3P% | Darrell Griffith | Utah Jazz | 35.8% |
Efficiency per game | Larry Bird | Boston Celtics | 26.5 |
Double-doubles | Isiah Thomas | Detroit Pistons | 65 |
Triple-doubles | Magic Johnson | Los Angeles Lakers | 11 |
Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
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Points | Larry Bird | Boston Celtics | 60 |
Bernard King | New York Knicks | ||
Rebounds | Akeem Olajuwon | Houston Rockets | 25 |
Assists | Isiah Thomas | Detroit Pistons | 25 |
Steals | Fat Lever | Denver Nuggets | 10 |
Johnny Moore | San Antonio Spurs | ||
Blocks | Mark Eaton | Utah Jazz | 14 |
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The following players were named NBA Player of the Week.
The following players were named NBA Player of the Month.
Month | Player |
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November | Alex English ( Denver Nuggets) |
December | Larry Bird ( Boston Celtics) |
January | Terry Cummings ( Milwaukee Bucks) |
February | Magic Johnson ( Los Angeles Lakers) |
March | Larry Bird ( Boston Celtics) |
The following players were named NBA Rookie of the Month.
Month | Rookie |
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November | Michael Jordan ( Chicago Bulls) |
December | Akeem Olajuwon ( Houston Rockets) |
January | Michael Jordan ( Chicago Bulls) |
February | Akeem Olajuwon ( Houston Rockets) |
March (tie) | Michael Jordan ( Chicago Bulls) |
March (tie) | Akeem Olajuwon ( Houston Rockets) |
The following coaches were named NBA Coach of the Month.
Month | Coach |
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November | Doug Moe ( Denver Nuggets) |
December | Don Nelson ( Milwaukee Bucks) |
January | Chuck Daly ( Detroit Pistons) |
February | George Karl ( Cleveland Cavaliers) |
March | Pat Riley ( Los Angeles Lakers) |