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	SSSpider report - NBA hall of fame
		The legendary Earvin “Magic” Johnson of the LA Lakers, who returned to the NBA after a four-year retirement to play 32 regular season and four playoff games, announced his retirement from the NBA.
		Baylor was injured early in the season and retired.
		Larry Bird scored 27 points and Cedric Maxwell added 19 to lead Boston to a 102-91 victory over Houston in Game 6 of the Finals, giving the Celtics their 14th NBA Championship.
	www.kryltech.com /samples/nbahall.htm (3946 words)

	PISTONS: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Announces Joe Dumars and Adrian Dantley As Finalists for Election in 2005
		He was a four-time NBA All-Star (1982, 1984, 1985, 1991), in the 1984-85 season led the NBA in scoring (32.9) and averaged 22.5 points a game in 14 seasons.
		He was a member of two NBA championship teams in Boston (1984 and 1986) and a third in Seattle (1979), the year he was named the NBA Finals MVP.
		The six-time NBA All-Star (1980-82, 1984-86) was named NBA Comeback Player of the Year in 1984, the year he led the league in scoring (30.6 PPG).
	www.sanantoniospurs.com /pistons/news/dumars_050221.html (2469 words)

	NBA.com: COACHES
		His best season came in the 1984-85 season when he averaged 16.1 points, 6.8 assists and 5.4 rebounds per game, while being named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team as a member of the Bucks.
		Selected 21st overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1982 NBA Draft, Pressey averaged 10.6 points, 5.6 assists and 3.9 rebounds per game.
		Prior to the 1992-93 season, Pressey was named as assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors, but after a rash of injuries he was forced back to the court and appeared in 18 games.
	www.sanantoniospurs.com /coachfile/paul_pressey/?nav=page (2469 words)

	C's Davis first pick in Sixth Man vote
		They're looking for their sixth straight road win, something they haven't done since early in the 1984-85 season...
		A player who two years ago rigged a triple-double by missing a layup in order to grab a 10th rebound while playing with Cleveland, he's settled in with the Celtics after being acquired early last season.
		Rivers says he's not interested in his players getting individual awards, that the only award that matters is the one that everybody can share.
	ledger.southofboston.com /articles/2005/03/23/sports/sports01.txt (1032 words)

	NBA Playoff Series Results
		Playoff Fact: Of the three teams winning 55 games for six consecutive seasons (with the Boston Celtics from 1979-80 to 1987-88 and the Los Angeles Lakers from 1984-85 to 1990-91 being the others), the SuperSonics (1992-93 to 1997-98) are the only one not to win a championship.
		Playoff Fact: The 1958 Hawks were the only team to defeat a Bill Russell-led Celtics team in the NBA Championship Series, as Boston won in 11 of their 12 appearances during his career (between 1957 and 1969).
		defeated Kansas City-Omaha, 4-2, NBA Western Conference Semifinals
	members.aol.com /bradleyrd/playoffs.html (1032 words)

	NBA Playoff Series Results
		Playoff Fact: Of the three teams winning 55 games for six consecutive seasons (with the Boston Celtics from 1979-80 to 1987-88 and the Los Angeles Lakers from 1984-85 to 1990-91 being the others), the SuperSonics (1992-93 to 1997-98) are the only one not to win a championship.
		Playoff Fact: The 1958 Hawks were the only team to defeat a Bill Russell-led Celtics team in the NBA Championship Series, as Boston won in 11 of their 12 appearances during his career (between 1957 and 1969).
		Playoff Fact: Not only are the Bullets one of only three teams to win the championship in their first season in the league (Philadelphia Warriors 1947, Baltimore Bullets 1948, Minneapolis Lakers 1949), their 1953 team holds the distinction of being the worst team (16-54,.229) ever to qualify for the playoffs.
	members.aol.com /bradleyrd/playoffs.html (1032 words)

	NBA Playoff Series Results
		Playoff Fact: Of the three teams winning 55 games for six consecutive seasons (with the Boston Celtics from 1979-80 to 1987-88 and the Los Angeles Lakers from 1984-85 to 1990-91 being the others), the SuperSonics (1992-93 to 1997-98) are the only one not to win a championship.
		Playoff Fact: The Lakers have qualified for the playoffs 46 of their 50 seasons in the NBA (92%), the best ratio of any current NBA franchise, including 21 of the last 22 years.
		Playoff Fact: The 1958 Hawks were the only team to defeat a Bill Russell-led Celtics team in the NBA Championship Series, as Boston won in 11 of their 12 appearances during his career (between 1957 and 1969).
	members.aol.com /apbrhoops/playoffs.html (1032 words)

	Welcome to National Radio
		The 1984-85 NBA season was Jordan's first in the league.
		Malone's NBA career began in 1985-86 making this his 15th in the league.
		West 'He's The Best' received the NBA Executive of the Year award for as previously mentioned the first time.
	www.nationalradio.com /shaq2.shtml (1817 words)

	Michael Jordan -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		In his first season (1984–85) as a professional, he led the league in scoring and was named Rookie of the Year; after missing most of the following season with a broken foot, he returned to lead the NBA in scoring for seven consecutive seasons, averaging about 32 points per game.
		In the 1995–96 season Jordan led the Bulls to a 72–10 regular season record, the best in the history of the NBA.
		Jordan was named the NBA's Most Valuable Player (MVP) five times (1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998) and was also named Defensive Player of the Year in 1988.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9043977?source=RSSOTD (1406 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Atlanta Hawks' Lenny Wilkens Named 1996 USA Olympic Coach
		Wilkens returned to Seattle as head coach midway through the 1977-78 season, and remained as the head coach through the 1984-85 campaign before moving to the front office as general manager.
		In 1995-96, Atlanta under Wilkens compiled a 46-36 regular season record and advanced to the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals, while in '94-95, the Hawks finished the regular season 42-40 record and advanced to the playoffs.
		Holding the distinction of having participated in more games (3,151 through 1995-96) as a player and/or head coach than anyone else in NBA history (when you factor in regular season, playoff and all-star games), Wilkens played in 1,150 games over his 15-year NBA playing career, and has coached in 2,001 games (including four all-star games).
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/sports/olympics/longterm/bball/mens/wilkens.htm (964 words)

	NBA.com: Dave Cowens Coach Info
		Cowens spent a brief stint as a head coach in the CBA during the 1984-85 season, leading Bay State to a 20-28 record.
		Cowens is currently one of 11 players in NBA history to have won the regular-season MVP and All-Star Game MVP in the same season (1973).
		Cowens averaged a double-double (points/rebounds) in each of his first eight NBA seasons, including his rookie campaign in 1970-71 (17.0 points and 15.0 rebounds).
	www.nba.com /coachfile/dave_cowens?nav=page (1084 words)

	Tribute to Michael Jordan
		Jordan burst into the big time with a fabulous first season, earning the NBA Rookie of the Year Award in 1984-85 after averaging 28.2 points per game.
		Jordan shocked the NBA by announcing his retirement prior to the 1993-94 season.
		But Jordan's hopes of reaching the major leagues seemed dim, and with Major League Baseball embroiled in a labor dispute as the 1995 season neared, he focused his competitive fire back on the NBA.
	users.marshall.edu /~johns101/jordan.html (727 words)

	MSN Encarta - Isiah Thomas
		He led the league in assists in the 1984-85 season, averaging 13.9 per game, and over his 13-season career he recorded averages of 19.2 points per game and 9.3 assists per game.
		Thomas was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000.
		Beginning in his rookie season (1981-82), he was named to the NBA All-Star team 12 consecutive times.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761580530/Isiah_Thomas.html (484 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search View - Isiah Thomas
		He led the league in assists in the 1984-85 season, averaging 13.9 per game, and over his 13-season career he recorded averages of 19.2 points per game and 9.3 assists per game.
		Beginning in his rookie season (1981-82), he was named to the NBA All-Star team 12 consecutive times.
		Thomas, Isiah, born in 1961, American professional basketball player and coach, who was one of the top point guards in the National Basketball Association (NBA) during the 1980s and early 1990s.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761580530__1/Isiah_Thomas.html (490 words)

	NBA.com: COACHES
		He helped guide the Nuggets to nine straight playoff appearances from 1981-82 to 1989-90, including a berth in the Western Conference Finals in 1984-85, and finished with a career playoff scoring average of 24.4 points per game in 10 playoff appearances (including the 1977-78 season with Milwaukee).
		During the 2003 off-season, English traveled to Africa with a contingency of NBA players as a camp director for the Africa 100 Camp, a camp that offered basketball instruction and educational programs addressing important social issues for the top 100 young players from more than 19 African countries.
		After retiring from the NBA in 1991, English played one season in the Italian League for Delp Napoli, where he scored 13.9 points per game.
	www.nba.com /coachfile/alex_english?nav=page (817 words)

	Lakers tickets : Los Angeles Lakers tickets from TicketsSport.com
		In 1984-85, the Lakers managed to reach the NBA finals after defeating Phoenix, Portland and Denver Nuggets.
		The Lakers is notable for having the highest number of wins 2621, the highest winning percentage 61.9% and the team to reach the NBA final appearances for 28 times.
		The Lakers won the 47-48 season by 13 games and won the Western Division title, but were defeated in the finals by the Royals.
	www.ticketssport.com /nba/lakers.php (875 words)

	NBA.com: Eddie Griffin Bio
		In 2001-02 ranked first on the Rockets in blocked shots to become the first rookie to lead Houston in blocks since Hakeem Olajuwon did so during the 1984-85 season
		In 2001-02 became the first rookie and just the sixth player in NBA history to average more than one blocked shot and one 3-pointer made per game in a season
		Selected by the New Jersey Nets in the First Round (seventh pick overall) of the 2001 NBA Draft....
	www.nba.com /playerfile/eddie_griffin (305 words)

	BLAZERS: Salary Cap 101
		The League had a cap in the mid-1940s, but the modern NBA instituted a salary cap prior to the 1984-85 season, striving to level the playing field for all teams and to maintain competitive balance throughout the League.
		The salary cap varies from year-to-year as it is calculated as a percentage of the League's revenue from the previous season.
		The salary cap is simply a limit on the amount of money that NBA teams are allowed to pay their players.
	www.nba.com /blazers/news/Salary_Cap_101-147720-41.html (1587 words)

	Black History
		In his first season (1984–85) as a professional, he led the league in scoring and was named Rookie of the Year; after missing most of the following season with a broken foot, he returned to lead the NBA in scoring for seven consecutive seasons, averaging about 32 points per game.
		Jordan was named the NBA's Most Valuable Player (MVP) five times (1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998) and was also named Defensive Player of the Year in 1988.
		Jordan was named College Player of the Year in both his sophomore and junior years, leaving North Carolina after his junior year.
	search.eb.com /Blackhistory/article.do?nKeyValue=43977 (534 words)

	NBA Greatest Players - All Time greatest NBA Basketball Players
		Wilkens remained in Seattle as head coach and director of player personnel through the 1984-85 season, guiding the Sonics to the playoffs in six of eight years.
		Wilkens represented the Cavaliers in the 1973 NBA All-Star Game during a season in which he averaged 20.5 ppgand 8.4 apg.
		Wilkens returned to regular NBA duty in 1962-63 and continued his development as a confident and savvy playmaker.
	www.hollywoodsportsbook.com /nbagreats/nbagreatest_lwilkens.cfm (2885 words)

	KNICKS: Don Chaney: Synonymous With Success
		Eventually, Chaney would turn in nine seasons as a head coach with the Los Angeles Clippers (1984-85 through 1986-87), Houston Rockets (1988-89 through 1991-92) and Pistons (1993-94 through 1994-95), earning NBA Coach of the Year honors by leading the 1990-91 Rockets to a 52-30 mark.
		Chaney is currently in his seventh season on the Knicks’ staff, joining as an assistant under then-head coach Don Nelson in the summer of 1995.
		Chaney, who with his wife Jackie is the father of three and grandfather of two, is a product of perhaps the most prolific head coaching factory in NBA history.
	www.nba.com /knicks/news/Don_Chaney_Synonymous_With_Su-31365-65.html (1528 words)

	Rocky Mountain News: Nuggets
		Issel, who starred as a player with Denver from 1975-76 to 1984-85, compiled a 180-208 coaching mark with the Nuggets from the 1992-93 season until midway through 1994-95 and from the 1999-2000 season until his December 2001 resignation.
		Issel has been out of the NBA since he resigned as Denver Nuggets coach after making an ethnic slur toward a Hispanic fan in December 2001.
		If Issel does not land a coaching position, LeGarie said, he also would be interested in serving as a consultant for a team or doing television work.
	www.rockymountainnews.com /drmn/nuggets/article/0,1299,DRMN_20_3765212,00.html (1528 words)

	NBA.com: ALL-STAR 2003
		Thomas averaged 9.3 assists per game in his career, led the league in 1984-85 with 13.9 assists per game, the third highest average of the past 20 seasons.
		Francis left the University of Maryland after playing one season and was drafted by the then Vancouver Grizzlies, who traded his rights to the Rockets.
		No portion of NBA.com may be duplicated, redistributed or manipulated in any form.
	www.nba.com /allstar2003/then_now_thomas_francis.html (470 words)

	cowens04
		Cowens later coached the 1984-85 Bay State Bombardiers of the Continental Basketball Association, going 20-28, then became chairman of the board of the New England Sports Hall Museum.
		But Cowens found ways to stay active in basketball, whether running summer camps or working with NBA big men or helping out his daughter's team, and in 1994-95 he returned to the NBA as an assistant coach with the San Antonio Spurs.
		Inheriting a team that finished 41-41 last season and was soft on defense, Cowens has guided the Hornets to the best record (54-26) and third playoff berth in the franchise's ninth year.
	www.cincypost.com /sports/1997/cowens041797.html (882 words)

	NBA History: Top 10 Coaches in NBA History
		Joins Pat Riley as the only coaches ever to be named Coach of the Year three times (1982-83, 1984-85 and 1991-92)...
		The ten coaches have combined to win 741 playoff games and 13 Coach of the Year Awards, which the NBA first awarded for the 1962-63 season.
		Coach of the Year for 1975-76 and 1979-80.
	www.nba.com /history/top_10_coaches.html (882 words)

	Seikaly, Rony (on SportsFizz.com)
		4-year statistics on Rony Seikaly while playing in the NCAA for Syracuse (1984-85 until 1987-88 seasons).
		Features the first Lebanese basketball player to play for the NBA and his statistics for the season and career.
		You are here: SportsFizz.com > Basketball > Professional > NBA > Players > S > Seikaly, Rony
	www.sportsfizz.com /Basketball/Professional/NBA/Players/S/Seikaly,_Rony (159 words)

	Seikaly, Rony Sports Links - RealSportsNetwork.com
		Rony Seikaly - Syracuse University statistics - 4-year statistics on Rony Seikaly while playing in the NCAA for Syracuse (1984-85 until 1987-88 seasons).
		NBA.com - Rony Seikaly - Features the first Lebanese basketball player to play for the NBA and his statistics for the season and career.
		Rony Seikaly Poster - Autographed "Sports Illustrated" poster of the famous #4 in his Miami Heat days.
	www.realsportsnetwork.com /Basketball_Professional_NBA_Players_S_Seikaly,_Rony.html (1657 words)

	Lawrence "Larry" Brown
		Brown, has posted a winning record in 28 of his 32 seasons as a professional head coach or collegiate head coach, and compiled a 1,285-853 (.601) career record.
		In 2000-01, Brown led the club to 56 wins, the most since 1984-85, the best record in the Eastern Conference and the Atlantic Division title.
		Brown turned to coaching in 1972, winning the ABA championship (Carolina Cougars) in his first season, and a second ABA title (Denver Nuggets) 1974-75, the year he was named the League’s Coach of the Year (he won the award three times in four years).
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/biography/Brown.html (1657 words)

	Isiah Thomas
		Thomas also briefly held the record for the highest single season average for assists per game with 13.9 in 1984-85.
		Thomas retired from playing in 1994, but shortly thereafter he took over the helm of the Toronto Raptors as the VP of Basketball Operations and part owner.
		Isiah was also indisputably the best point guard in the eastern conference when he played the game, being selected to 12 straight NBA All-Star Teams.
	www.hostultra.com /~lbrooks2/nba/thomas.html (540 words)

	NBA Playoff Series Results
		Playoff Fact: Of the three teams winning 55 games for six consecutive seasons (with the Boston Celtics from 1979-80 to 1987-88 and the Los Angeles Lakers from 1984-85 to 1990-91 being the others), the SuperSonics (1992-93 to 1997-98) are the only one not to win a championship.
		Playoff Fact: Not only are the Bullets one of only three teams to win the championship in their first season in the league (Philadelphia Warriors 1947, Baltimore Bullets 1948, Minneapolis Lakers 1949), their 1953 team holds the distinction of being the worst team (16-54,.229) ever to qualify for the playoffs.
		Playoff Fact: The Knicks set an NBA record with 25 total playoff games in 1994, losing to the Houston Rockets in the NBA Finals and finishing 14-11.
	members.aol.com /bradleyrd/playoffs.html (540 words)

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