Utah Jazz Playoff Rosters

1984-1985 Utah Jazz Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
J.J. Anderson PF 6-8 195 Sep 23, 1960 24 Bradley 2 1982 2nd Rnd, #36, Philadelphia Sixers
Thurl Bailey F-C 6-11 215 Apr 7, 1961 24 NC State 1 1983 1st Rnd, #7, Utah Jazz
Adrian Dantley F-G 6-5 208 Feb 28, 1956 29 Notre Dame 8 1976 1st Rnd, #12, Buffalo Braves
Mark Eaton C 7-4 275 Jan 24, 1957 28 UCLA 2 1979 5th Rnd, #107, Phoenix Suns
Rickey Green PG 6-0 170 Aug 18, 1954 30 Michigan 6 1977 1st Rnd, #16, Golden State Warriors
Darrell Griffith SG 6-4 190 Jun 16, 1958 26 Louisville 4 1980 1st Rnd, #2, Utah Jazz
Bobby Hansen SG 6-6 190 Jan 18, 1961 24 Iowa 1 1983 3rd Rnd, #54, Utah Jazz
Rich Kelley C 7-0 235 Mar 23, 1953 32 Stanford 9 1975 1st Rnd, #9, New Orleans Jazz
Pace Mannion GF 6-7 190 Sep 22, 1960 24 Utah 1 1983 2nd Rnd, #43, Golden State Warriors
Billy Paultz FC 6-11 235 Jul 30, 1948 36 St. John's 8 1970 7th Rnd, #103, San Diego Rockets
Fred Roberts FC 6-10 218 Aug 14, 1960 24 Brigham Young 2 1982 2nd Rnd, #27, Milwaukee Bucks
John Stockton PG 6-1 170 Mar 26, 1962 23 Gonzaga 0 1984 1st Rnd, #16, Utah Jazz
Jeff Wilkins FC 6-11 230 Mar 9, 1955 30 Illinois State 5 1977 2nd Rnd, #37, San Antonio Spurs

1984-1985 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Boston Celtics #8 Cleveland Cavaliers BOS in 4
First Round #2 Milwaukee Bucks #7 Chicago Bulls MIL in 4
First Round #3 Philadelphia Sixers #6 Washington Bullets PHI in 4
First Round #4 Detroit Pistons #5 New Jersey Nets DET in 3
Second Round #1 Boston Celtics #4 Detroit Pistons BOS in 6
Second Round #2 Milwaukee Bucks #3 Philadelphia Sixers PHI in 4
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #3 Philadelphia Sixers BOS in 5

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #8 Phoenix Suns LAL in 3
First Round #2 Denver Nuggets #7 San Antonio Spurs DEN in 5
First Round #3 Houston Rockets #6 Utah Jazz UTA in 5
First Round #4 Dallas Mavericks #5 Portland Trail Blazers POR in 4
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #5 Portland Trail Blazers LAL in 5
Second Round #2 Denver Nuggets #6 Utah Jazz DEN in 5
Conference Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #2 Denver Nuggets LAL in 5

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Boston Celtics #1 Los Angeles Lakers LAL in 6

1984-1985 Utah Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Adrian Dantley 10 39.8 25.3 7.5 2.0 1.6 0.0 3.6
Darrell Griffith 10 34.0 17.5 2.9 2.5 1.2 0.5 2.5
Thurl Bailey 10 37.5 16.9 9.2 2.7 0.5 1.8 2.1
Rickey Green 10 30.2 15.0 3.0 7.5 1.2 0.0 2.0
Jeff Wilkins 10 25.7 12.9 6.3 1.3 0.4 0.5 1.5
John Stockton 10 18.6 6.8 2.8 4.3 1.1 0.2 1.6
Fred Roberts 10 13.0 5.4 1.7 0.9 0.7 0.3 1.4
Rich Kelley 9 19.3 5.4 6.3 1.6 0.8 0.6 1.6
Mark Eaton 5 31.6 5.8 9.0 1.0 0.8 5.8 2.4
Pace Mannion 8 5.1 2.2 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.9
Bobby Hansen 8 4.2 1.1 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.4
Billy Paultz 5 6.0 1.4 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.4

1984-1985 Utah Jazz Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Utah Leaders Houston Leaders
Apr 19, 1985
@
Houston
W, 101-115 Compaq Center
Opening Round
1-0 PTS: 34. A. Dantley
REB: 10. Thurl Bailey
AST: 10. Rickey Green
PTS: 26. R. Sampson
REB: 24. R. Sampson
AST: 7. L. Hollins
Apr 21, 1985
@
Houston
L, 122-96 Compaq Center
Opening Round
1-1 PTS: 22. Jeff Wilkins
REB: 12. Jeff Wilkins
AST: 6. J. Stockton
PTS: 27. Lewis Lloyd
REB: 14. R. Sampson
AST: 6. Lewis Lloyd
Apr 24, 1985
v.
Houston
W, 112-104 Salt Palace
Opening Round
2-1 PTS: 29. A. Dantley
REB: 11. Thurl Bailey
AST: 10. Rickey Green
PTS: 26. H. Olajuwon
REB: 16. H. Olajuwon
AST: 7. John Lucas
Apr 26, 1985
v.
Houston
L, 94-96 Salt Palace
Opening Round
2-2 PTS: 22. Rickey Green
REB: 12. Thurl Bailey
AST: 11. Rickey Green
PTS: 18. R. Sampson
REB: 18. R. Sampson
AST: 5. John Lucas
Apr 28, 1985
@
Houston
W, 97-104 Compaq Center
Opening Round
3-2 PTS: 25. A. Dantley
REB: 10. Mark Eaton
AST: 6. Rickey Green
PTS: 32. H. Olajuwon
REB: 14. H. Olajuwon
AST: 8. John Lucas

1984-1985 Utah Jazz Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Utah Leaders Denver Leaders
Apr 30, 1985
@
Denver
L, 130-113 McNichols Sports Arena
Conference Semi Finals
0-1 PTS: 28. A. Dantley
REB: 9. Rich Kelley
AST: 6. Rickey Green
PTS: 31. Alex English
REB: 16. Fat Lever
AST: 18. Fat Lever
May 2, 1985
@
Denver
L, 131-123 McNichols Sports Arena
Conference Semi Finals
0-2 PTS: 25. Rickey Green
REB: 14. A. Dantley
AST: 10. Rickey Green
PTS: 26. Alex English
REB: 13. Fat Lever
AST: 12. Alex English
May 4, 1985
v.
Denver
W, 131-123 Salt Palace
Conference Semi Finals
1-2 PTS: 32. A. Dantley
REB: 14. Thurl Bailey
AST: 7. Rickey Green
PTS: 30. Calvin Natt
REB: 8. Mike Evans
AST: 5. Alex English
May 5, 1985
v.
Denver
L, 118-125 Salt Palace
Conference Semi Finals
1-3 PTS: 33. A. Dantley
REB: 8. Rich Kelley
AST: 10. J. Stockton
PTS: 40. Alex English
REB: 14. Wayne Cooper
AST: 10. Calvin Natt
May 7, 1985
@
Denver
L, 116-104 McNichols Sports Arena
Conference Semi Finals
1-4 PTS: 22. Rickey Green
REB: 11. Rich Kelley
AST: 7. Rickey Green
PTS: 30. Alex English
REB: 11. Wayne Cooper
AST: 6. Alex English