The 1984-85 Portland Trail Blazers season was the 15^th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Offseason

Draft picks

At the Felt Forum at Madison Square Garden, fans in attendance booed the Blazers selection of Sam Bowie. Part of the problem was that some had perceived Bowie as damaged goods. In September 1981, while at the University of Kentucky, Sam Bowie was diagnosed with having a fractured shin bone in his left leg. This was previously misdiagnosed as a shin splint. Bowie would not play for Kentucky until the 1983-84 season. Prior to the diagnosis, Bowie averaged 17.1 points per game and 9.1 rebounds per game in 1980-81. At that time, there were serious discussions about Bowie entering the 1981 NBA Draft. Bowie was so highly thought of, that he was named to the 1980 US Olympic Basketball Team. When Bowie returned from his injury in 1983, he would average 10.5 points per game and 9.2 rebounds per game. The Blazers General Manager Stu Inman had made it known that if Sam Bowie passed the Blazers physical examination, he would be drafted by the Blazers. The Blazers had given Bowie a seven hour physical to ensure that his leg had recovered from the two year layoff between 1981 and 1983. The Blazers criteria in selecting Bowie over Jordan was that the Blazers backcourt already had Clyde Drexler and John Paxson. The Blazers felt that they had lacked a true center since Bill Walton left the club, and the hope was that Bowie would be able to fill this role.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	2	Sam Bowie	Center		University of Kentucky
1		Bernard Thompson			University of Xavier, Ohio

• 2 - Victor Fleming, Xavier (OH)
• 2 - Steve Colter, New Mexico State
• 2 - Jerome Kersey, Longwood (VA)
• 3 - Tim Kearney, West Virginia
• 4 - Brett Applegate, Brigham Young
• 5 - Mike Whitmarsh, San Diego
• 6 - Lance Ball, Western Oregon
• 7 - Victor Anger, Pepperdine
• 8 - Steve Flint, California-San Diego
• 9 - Dennis Black, Portland
• 10 - Randy Dunn, George Fox

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Los Angeles Lakers C	62	20	.756	-
Portland Trail Blazers	42	40	.512	20
Phoenix Suns	36	46	.439	26
Los Angeles Clippers	31	51	.378	31
Seattle SuperSonics	31	51	.378	31
Golden State Warriors	22	60	.268	40

Game log

Playoffs

Western Quarterfinals

• 4/18/1985 POR at Dallas Mavericks 131 - 139 0 - 1
• 4/20/1985 POR at Dallas Mavericks 124 - 121 1 - 1
• 4/23/1985 POR Dallas Mavericks 122 - 109 2 - 1
• 4/25/1985 POR Dallas Mavericks 115 - 113 3 - 1

Western Semifinals

• 4/27/1985 POR at Los Angeles Lakers 101 - 125 0 - 1
• 4/30/1985 POR at Los Angeles Lakers 118 - 134 0 - 2
• 5/3/1985 POR Los Angeles Lakers 126 - 130 0 - 3
• 5/5/1985 POR Los Angeles Lakers 115 - 107 1 - 3
• 5/7/1985 POR at Los Angeles Lakers 120 - 139 1 - 4

Player statistics

Legend

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

Playoffs

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Transactions

Trades

Free Agents

Additions

Player Signed Former team Subtractions Player Left New team References See also 1984-85 NBA season