1984-85 NBA season Finals, awards and best players

NBA Finals 1985

NBA Finals: Los Angeles Lakers (W) 4 Boston Celtics (E) 2

NBA Finals MVP: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Los Angeles Lakers)

Main players: Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy (Los Angeles Lakers), Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish (Boston Celtics).

Regular Season MVP: Larry Bird (Boston Celtics).

All-NBA first team: Isiah Thomas (Detroit Pistons), Magic Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers), Bernard King (New York Knicks), Larry Bird (Boston Celtics), Moses Malone (Philadelphia 76ers).

All-NBA second team: Sidney Moncrief (Milwaukee Bucks), Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls), Terry Cummings (Milwaukee Bucks), Ralph Sampson (Houston Rockets), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Los Angeles Lakers).

Category	Player	Pos.	Team	Value
Points	Bernard King	SF	New York Knicks	32.9
Rebounds	Moses Malone	C/PF	Philadelphia 76ers	13.1
Blocks	Mark Eaton	C	Utah Jazz	5.6
Assists	Isiah Thomas	PG	Detroit Pistons	13.9
Steals	M. Ray Richardson	G/F	New Jersey Nets	3.0
Efficiency	Larry Bird	SF/PF	Boston Celtics	26.5
3-point field goals	Darrell Griffith	SG	Utah Jazz	92

NBA Sixth Man: Kevin McHale (Boston Celtics).

PLAYER	GP	MP	FG	(%)	3P	(%)	FT	(%)	RB	AS	TO	PTS
Larry Bird	80	0.5	11.48/22.00	52.2	0.70/1.64	42.7	5.04/5.71	88.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.4
Michael Jordan	82	0.5	10.21/19.82	51.5	0.11/0.63	17.5	7.68/9.10	84.4	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.3
Magic Johnson	77	0.5	6.55/11.68	56.1	0.09/0.48	18.8	5.08/6.03	84.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2
Isiah Thomas	81	0.5	7.98/17.41	45.8	0.36/1.40	25.7	4.93/6.09	81.0	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.3
Moses Malone	79	0.5	7.62/16.25	46.9	0.00/0.03	0.0	9.33/11.44	81.6	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.3
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	79	0.4	9.15/15.28	59.9	0.00/0.01	0.0	3.66/5.00	73.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.3
Hakeem Olajuwon	82	0.4	8.26/15.34	53.8	0.00/0.00	0,0	4.12/6.72	61.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.3
Artis Gilmore	81	0.4	6.57/10.54	62.3	0.00/0.02	0.0	5.98/7.98	74.9	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.2
Alex English	81	0.4	11.59/22.37	51.8	0.01/0.06	16.7	4.73/5.70	83.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.3
Calvin Natt	78	0.4	8.78/16.09	54.6	0.00/0.04	0.0	5.73/7.23	79.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.3

Defensive Player of the Year: Mark Eaton (Utah Jazz).

All-Defensive first team: Maurice Cheeks (Philadelphia 76ers), Sidney Moncrief (Milwaukee Bucks), Michael Cooper (Los Angeles Lakers), Paul Pressey (Milwaukee Bucks), Mark Eaton (Utah Jazz).

All-Defensive second team: Dennis Johnson (Boston Celtics), T.R. Dunn (Denver Nuggets), Bobby Jones (Philadelphia 76ers), Danny Vranes (Seattle SuperSonics), Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston Rockets).

Rookie of the Year: Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls).

All-Rookies first team: Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls), Charles Barkley (Philadelphia 76ers), Sam Perkins (Dallas Mavericks), Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston Rockets), Sam Bowie (Portland Trail Blazers).

Month	Player
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)

All-Star Game MVP: Ralph Sampson (Houston Rockets).

Citizenship award: Dan Issel (Denver Nuggets).