The 1985 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1984-85 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics, four games to two, in the NBA Finals. The Lakers' Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was named NBA Finals MVP for the second time in his long career (he had won the award under his former name, Lew Alcindor, as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks in 1971). Current NBA Playoff logo. ... NBA redirects here. ... The 1984-85 NBA Season was the 39th season of the National Basketball Association. ... The Western Conference of the National Basketball Association is made up of fifteen teams, and organized in three divisions of five teams each. ... The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in Los Angeles, California. ... The Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association is made up of fifteen teams, and organized in three divisions of five teams each. ... The Boston Celtics are a professional basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... The 1985 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1984-85 NBA season. ... Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born April 16, 1947 as Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr) is an American athlete and retired professional basketball player, widely considered one of the greatest NBA players of all time. ... The NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award is presented to the National Basketball Association (NBA) player in the NBA Finals that is seen as contributing the most to the series. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Series Summary Bucks win series 4-0 Categories: | ...

The Lakers had been unsuccessful in their eight previous attempts to defeat the Celtics in the NBA Finals, losing seven times from 1959 to 1969 and also in the previous year's championship series. To put the icing on the cake, the Lakers won the championship at the Boston Garden, becoming the only opposing team to win a title on the Celtics' home floor. Logo of the NBA Finals. ... Series Summary Celtics win series 4-0 Categories: | ... The 1969 NBA Finals was one of the most spectacular Finals series ever. ... The 1984 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1983-1984 NBA season. ... The Boston Garden was a famous arena built in 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts. ...

The 1985 playoffs marked the return of the Cleveland Cavaliers to the postseason; they had last made the playoffs in 1978. The Cleveland Cavaliers (also known as the Cavs) are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. ... The 1978 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Associations 1977-1978 season. ...

The 1985 playoffs marked the first time that all three teams from the state of Texas made the playoffs in the same year. For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ...

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External links

• Basketball-Reference.com's 1985 NBA Playoffs page