Alvin Robertson dominates in blow-out win, scores 37

Robertson dropped 37 points on 13 of 20 shooting from the field. Boston beat Cleveland, 107-73 | Box

Moses Malone dominates the boards in Braves blowout over Hawks

Malone pulled down 9 defensive rebounds and added 6 offensive boards in the 116-88 victory for the Braves | Box

Doc Rivers serves up assists, but Kings blowout Pistons

Rivers tallied 12 assists in a losing effort. | Box

Bulls can't keep Patrick Ewing off the boards, falling narrowly to Lakers

Ewing pulled down 6 defensive rebounds and added 8 offensive boards in the 117-114 victory for the Lakers | Box

Nuggets can't keep Patrick Ewing off the boards, falling narrowly to Lakers

Ewing pulled down 3 defensive rebounds and added 14 offensive boards in the 120-113 victory for the Lakers | Box

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1986: “Nothing But Net” All-Star Game

The East defeated the West 127–121 with Alvin Robertson of the Boston Celtics taking the Most Valuable Player Award. Robertson led the East with 21 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals. James Worthy of the New York Knicks followed up with 23 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 blocked shots.

Larry Bird of the Phoenix Suns led the West with 26 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists. Hakeem Olajuwon of the Golden State Warriors contributed 21 points, 10 rebounds, 2 blocked shots to go along with 2 steals in a losing effort.

1986: "Nothing But Net" All-Star Game

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1985: “Nothing But Net” Draft Order

ROUND 1
1. Washington Bullets (3 LB) +7
2. Los Angeles Lakers (10 LB) -1
3. Philadelphia 76ers (8 LB) Even
4. Milwaukee Bucks (9 LB) -2
5. Cleveland Cavaliers (7 LB) -1
6. Denver Nuggets (6 LB) -1
7. Portland Trail Blazers (5 LB) -1
8. New York Nets (4 LB) -1
9. Buffalo Braves (2 LB) Even
10. Detroit Pistons (1 LB) Even
11. Indiana Pacers (40-42)
12. Houston Rockets (42-40)
13. San Antonio Spurs (45-37)
14. Atlanta Hawks (49-33)
15. New York Knicks (51-31)
16. Phoenix Suns (52-30) – Traded to Milwaukee Bucks
17. Kansas City Kings (53-29)
18. Seattle SuperSonics (54-28)
19. Chicago Bulls (55-27)
20. New Orleans Jazz (59-23)
21. Golden State Warriors (59-23)
22. Boston Celtics (64-18) – Traded to Philadelphia 76ers

ROUND 2
1. Los Angeles Lakers (13-69)
2. Milwaukee Bucks (19-63)
3. Philadelphia 76ers (25-57)
4. Cleveland Cavaliers (26-56)
5. Denver Nuggets (30-52)
6. Portland Trail Blazers (31-51)
7. New York Nets (31-51)
8. Washington Bullets (32-50)
9. Buffalo Braves (35-47)
10. Detroit Pistons (37-45)
11. Indiana Pacers (40-42)
12. Houston Rockets (42-40)
13. San Antonio Spurs (45-37)
14. Atlanta Hawks (49-33)
15. New York Knicks (51-31)
16. Phoenix Suns (52-30) – Traded to Milwaukee Bucks
17. Kansas City Kings (53-29)
18. Seattle SuperSonics (54-28)
19. Chicago Bulls (55-27)
20. New Orleans Jazz (59-23)
21. Golden State Warriors (59-23)
22. Boston Celtics (64-18)

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1985 Draft Lottery Results

The Draft Lottery determines the order of selection for the first three teams only or the teams who originally held the rights if they were traded. The remaining non-playoff teams are selected in inverse order of the win–loss record for the remaining teams, or the teams who originally held the rights if they were traded. Therefore, the team with the worst record in the league is assured of a selection no worse than fourth, the team with the second worst record no worse than fifth and so on.

1. Washington Bullets (3 Balls) +7
2. Los Angeles Lakers (10 Balls) -1
3. Philadelphia 76ers (8 Balls) Even
4. Milwaukee Bucks (9 Balls) -2
5. Cleveland Cavaliers (7 Balls) -1
6. Denver Nuggets (6 Balls) -1
7. Portland Trail Blazers (5 Balls) -1
8. New York Nets (4 Balls) -1
9. Buffalo Braves (2 Balls) Even
10. Detroit Pistons (1 Ball) Even

1985 “Nothing But Net” Draft Lottery Results

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1985: "Nothing But Net" Playoff Schedule

Playoff Schedule
Sunday January 4th: First Round
Monday January 5th: Conference Semifinals
Tuesday January 6th: Conference Finals
Wednesday January 7th: NBN Championship Finals

First Round
(Best-of-5 in the 2-2-1 format)
* (Division Winner)
# (Set by Tie Breaker Rules)

Simulation Times (Pacific Standard Time)
6 AM – Game 1
9 AM – Game 2
12 PM – Game 3
2 PM – Game 4 (If Necessary)
4 PM – Game 5 (If Necessary)

Eastern Conference
(1) *Boston Celtics (Bye – Atlantic Division Champion)
(2) *New Orleans Jazz (Bye – Central Division Champion)
(3) New York Knicks vs. (6) Houston Rockets (Knicks advance 3-0)
(4) Atlanta Hawks vs. (5) San Antonio Spurs (Hawks advance 3-0)


Western Conference
(1) *Golden State Warriors (Bye – Pacific Division Champion)
(2) *Chicago Bulls (Bye – Midwest Division Champion)
(3) Seattle SuperSonics. (6) Indiana Pacers (SuperSonics advance 3-0)
(4) Kansas City Kings vs. (5) Phoenix Suns (Kings advance 3-0)

Semifinals, Finals, Championship
(Best-of-7 in the 2-3-2 format)
* (Division Winner)

Simulation Times (Pacific Standard Time)
6 AM – Games 1 & 2
9 AM – Games 3 & 4
12 PM – Games 5 (If Necessary)
2 PM – Games 6 (If Necessary)
4 PM – Games 7 (If Necessary)

Eastern Conference
(1) *Boston Celtics vs. (4) Atlanta Hawks (Celtics advance 4-0)
(2) *New Orleans Jazz vs. (3) New York Knicks (Jazz advance 4-0)

Western Conference
(1) *Golden State Warriors vs. (4) Kansas City Kings (Kings advance 4-1)
(2) *Chicago Bulls vs. (3) Seattle SuperSonics (Bulls advance 4-0)

Conference Finals

Eastern Conference
(1) *Boston Celtics vs. (2) *New Orleans Jazz (Jazz advance 4-0)

Western Conference
(2) *New Orleans Jazz vs. (4) Kansas City Kings (Bulls advance 4-2)

1985: “Nothing But Net” Championship
(E2) *New Orleans Jazz vs. (W2) *Chicago Bulls (Bulls take championship 4-2)

1985: “Nothing But Net” Champion – Chicago Bulls

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1985: "Nothing But Net" Final Season Standings

1. *Boston Celtics (64-18) E1 – Atlantic Division Champion
2. *#Golden State Warriors (59-23) W1 – Pacific Division Champion
3. *#New Orleans Jazz (59-23) E2- Central Division & Eastern Conference Champions
4. *Chicago Bulls (55-27) W2 - Midwest Division, Western Conference, & World Champions
5. Seattle SuperSonics (54-28) W3
6. Kansas City Kings (53-29) W4
7. Phoenix Suns (52-30) W5
8. New York Knicks (51-31) E3
9. Atlanta Hawks (49-33) E4
10. San Antonio Spurs (45-37) E5
11. Houston Rockets (42-40) E6
12. Indiana Pacers (40-42) W6
13. Detroit Pistons (37-45) 1 LB (1.8%)
14. Buffalo Braves (35-47) 2 LB (3.6%)
15. Washington Bullets (32-50) 3 LB (5.5%)
16. #New York Nets (31-51) 4 LB (7.3%)
17. #Portland Trail Blazers (31-51) 5 LB (9.1%)
18. Denver Nuggets (30-52) 6 LB (10.9%)
19. Cleveland Cavaliers (26-56) 7 LB (12.7%)
20. Philadelphia 76ers (25-57) 8 LB (14.5%)
21. Milwaukee Bucks (19-63) 9 LB (16.4%)
22. Los Angeles Lakers (13-69) 10 LB (18.2%)

NOTES: (Tiebreakers Rules: 1. Head-to-Head 2. Points For 3. Points Against)
#Golden State Warriors (9418) over #New Orleans Jazz (8882) PF
#New York Nets (8759) over #Portland Trail Blazers (8278) PF

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1985: “Nothing But Net” Awards

MVP – Michael Jordan (New Orleans Jazz)
Defensive POY – Mark Eaton (Boston Celtics)
Sixth Man – Bernard King (Boston Celtics)
Rookie of the Year – Michael Jordan (New Orleans Jazz)
All-Star MVP – Tom Chambers (Houston Rockets)
Finals MVP – Micheal Ray Richardson (Chicago Bulls)

ALL-NBA Team (MVP Points)
PG Isiah Thomas (Los Angeles Lakers)
SG Michael Jordan (New Orleans Jazz)
SF Larry Bird (Phoenix Suns)
PF Calvin Natt (Chicago Bulls)
C Hakeem Olajuwon (Golden State Warriors)

ALL-Defensive Team (DOY Points)
PG Micheal Ray Richardson (Chicago Bulls)
SG Darrell Griffith (Detroit Pistons)
SF Larry Bird (Phoenix Suns)
PF Terry Cummings (Detroit Pistons)
C Mark Eaton (Boston Celtics)

ALL – Rookie Team
PG Vern Fleming (Buffalo Braves)
SG Michael Jordan (New Orleans Jazz)
SF Tony Brown (Portland Trail Blazers
PF Sam Perkins (New York Nets)
C Hakeem Olajuwon (Golden State Warriors)

Division Winners
Atlantic Division Champs – Boston Celtics
Central Division Champs – New Orleans Jazz
Midwest Division Champs – Chicago Bulls
Pacific Division Champs – Golden State Warriors

Conference Winners
Eastern Conference Champs – New Orleans Jazz
Western Conference Champs – Chicago Bulls

1985: “Nothing But Net” Champions – Chicago Bulls

"Nothing But Net" League History

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Traded Picks

1977
Phoenix Suns take Boston Celtics 1977 1st Round Pick (Thompson/Wicks)

1978
Atlanta Hawks take Houston Rockets 1978 1st Round Pick (Nater/Landsburger)
Indiana Pacers take Portland Trail Blazers 1978 1st Round Pick (Dave Cowens)
Kansas City Kings take Indiana Pacers 1978 1st Round Pick (Silas_Heard)
Kansas City Kings take Indiana Pacers 1978 2nd Round Pick (Silas_Heard)

1979
Kansas City Kings take Seattle SuperSonics 1979 1st Round Pick (Rick Barry)
Atlanta Hawks take Houston Rockets 1979 1st Round Pick (Williamson/Beard)
Via Atlanta Hawks: Phoenix Suns take Houston Rockets 1979 1st Round Pick (Rickey Green)
Atlanta Hawks take New Orleans Jazz 1979 1st Round Pick (Edwards/Mitchell)
Via Atlanta Hawks: Phoenix Suns take New Orleans Jazz 1979 1st Round Pick (Rickey Green)
Chicago Bulls take Atlanta Hawks 1979 2nd Round Pick (Davis/Richardson)
Chicago Bulls take Boston Celtics 1979 1st Round Pick#7 (Clifford Ray)
Boston Celtics take Chicago Bulls 1979 1st Round Pick #5 (Clifford Ray)

1980
Houston Rockets take Boston Celtics 1980 1st Round Pick (Fernsten/Nater)
Houston Rockets take Atlanta Hawks 1980 1st Round Pick (Whitehead/Hayes)
Atlanta Hawks take New Orleans Jazz 1980 1st Round Pick (Edwards/Mitchell)
Via Atlanta Hawks: Chicago Bulls take New Orleans Jazz 1980 1st Round Pick (Davis/Richardson)
New Orleans Jazz take Atlanta Hawks 1980 2nd Round Pick (Edwards/Mitchell)
Via New Orleans Jazz: Indiana Pacers take Atlanta Hawks 1980 2nd Round Pick (Issel/Edwards)
Indiana Pacers take New Orleans Jazz 1980 2nd Round Pick (Issel/Edwards)
Indiana Pacers take Portland Trail Blazers 1980 1st Round Pick (Calvin Murphy)

1981
Milwaukee Bucks take Atlanta Hawks 1981 1st Round Pick (Kramer/Jackson)
Detroit Pistons take Atlanta Hawks 1981 2nd Round Pick (Johnson/Tomjanovich)
Portland Trail Blazers take Boston Celtics 1st Round Pick (Landsberger/Johnson)
Los Angeles Lakers take Chicago Bulls 1981 1st Round Pick (Calvin Natt)
Chicago Bulls take Los Angeles Lakers 1981 1st Round Pick (Calvin Natt)
Detroit Pistons take Los Angeles Lakers (Via Chicago Bulls) 1981 1st Round Pick (Artis Gilmore)

1982
Los Angeles Lakers take Chicago Bulls 1982 1st Round Pick (Calvin Natt)
Chicago Bulls take Los Angeles Lakers 1982 1st Round Pick (Calvin Natt)
Boston Celtics take Los Angeles Lakers 1982 (Via Chicago Bulls) 1st Round Pick (Erving/Moore)
Indiana Pacers take Atlanta Hawks 1982 2nd Round Pick (Butch Carter)

1983
Boston Celtics take Portland Trail Blazers 1983 1st Round Pick (King/Pierce)

1984
New Orleans Jazz take Phoenix Suns 1984 1st Round Pick (Cedric Maxwell)

1985
Milwaukee Bucks take Phoenix Suns 1985 1st Round Pick (Marques Johnson)
Milwaukee Bucks take Phoenix Suns 1985 2nd Round Pick (Marques Johnson)
Philadelphia 76ers take Boston Celtics 1985 1st Round Pick (Carr/Williams)

1986
Philadelphia 76ers take Boston Celtics 1986 1st Round Pick (Carr/Williams)

1987
Chicago Bulls take Boston Celtics 1987 1st Round Pick (Ballard/Natt)

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ABA-NBA Merger

The ABA-NBA merger was a major pro sports business maneuver in 1976 when the American Basketball Association combined with the National Basketball Association, after multiple attempts over several years. The NBA and ABA had entered merger talks as early as 1970, but an antitrust suit filed by the head of the NBA players union, Robertson v. National Basketball Ass'n, blocked the merger until 1976. The NBA agreed to accept four of the remaining six ABA teams: the Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, New York Nets, and San Antonio Spurs. The remaining two ABA teams, the Kentucky Colonels and the Spirits of St. Louis, folded, with their players entering a dispersal draft.