Here you have the information about the 1985 NBA Playoffs and the path the Los Angeles Lakers took to win a new championship: The league had 23 teams in 1985 and the best 16 (8 from each Conference) competed in a traditional playoff format.
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| Western
Conference |
NBA Finals |
Eastern Conference |
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| (1) Lakers |
3 |
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3 |
Celtics (1) |
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Lakers |
4 |
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4 |
Celtics |
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| (8) Phoenix |
0 |
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1 |
Cavaliers (8) |
|
Lakers |
4 |
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4 |
Celtics |
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| (4) Mavs |
1 |
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3 |
Pistons (4) |
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Blazers |
1 |
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2 |
Pistons |
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| (5) Blazers |
3 |
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Lakers |
4 |
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0 |
Nets (5) |
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Lakers
Champion |
 |
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| (2) Nuggets |
3 |
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Celtics |
2 |
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3 |
Bucks (2) |
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Nuggets |
4 |
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0 |
Bucks |
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| (7) Spurs |
2 |
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1 |
Bulls (7) |
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Jazz |
1 |
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1 |
76ers |
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| (3) Rockets |
2 |
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3 |
76ers (3) |
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Jazz |
1 |
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4 |
76ers |
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| (6) Jazz |
3 |
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1 |
Bullets (6) |
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Western Conference teams:
Lakers = Los Angeles Lakers
Suns = Phoenix Suns
Mavs = Dallas Mavericks
Blazers = Portland Trail Blazers Nuggets = Denver Nuggets
Spurs = San Antonio Spurs
Rockets = Houston Rockets
Jazz = Utah Jazz Eastern Conference teams:
Celtics = Boston Celtics
Cavaliers = Cleveland Cavaliers
Pistons = Detroit Pistons
Nets = New Jersey Nets
Bucks = Milwaukee Bucks
Bulls = Chicago Bulls
76ers = Philadelphia 76ers
Bullets = Washington Bullets top of page
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