1985 NBA playoffs#Bracket

{{16TeamBracket

| RD1 = First Rounds

| RD2 = Conference Semifinals

| RD3 = Conference Finals

| RD4 = NBA Finals

| RD2-group1=Eastern Conference

| RD2-group2=Western Conference

| RD1-seed01=E1

| RD1-team01=Boston*

| RD1-score01=3

| RD1-seed02=E8

| RD1-team02=Cleveland

| RD1-score02=1

| RD1-seed03=E4

| RD1-team03=Detroit

| RD1-score03=3

| RD1-seed04=E5

| RD1-team04=New Jersey

| RD1-score04=0

| RD1-seed05=E3

| RD1-team05=Philadelphia

| RD1-score05=3

| RD1-seed06=E6

| RD1-team06=Washington

| RD1-score06=1

| RD1-seed07=E2

| RD1-team07=Milwaukee*

| RD1-score07=3

| RD1-seed08=E7

| RD1-team08=Chicago

| RD1-score08=1

| RD1-seed09=W1

| RD1-team09=LA Lakers*

| RD1-score09=3

| RD1-seed10=W8

| RD1-team10=Phoenix

| RD1-score10=0

| RD1-seed11=W4

| RD1-team11=Dallas

| RD1-score11=1

| RD1-seed12=W5

| RD1-team12=Portland

| RD1-score12=3

| RD1-seed13=W3

| RD1-team13=Houston

| RD1-score13=2

| RD1-seed14=W6

| RD1-team14=Utah

| RD1-score14=3

| RD1-seed15=W2

| RD1-team15=Denver*

| RD1-score15=3

| RD1-seed16=W7

| RD1-team16=San Antonio

| RD1-score16=2

| RD2-seed01=E1

| RD2-team01=Boston*

| RD2-score01=4

| RD2-seed02=E4

| RD2-team02=Detroit

| RD2-score02=2

| RD2-seed03=E3

| RD2-team03=Philadelphia

| RD2-score03=4

| RD2-seed04=E2

| RD2-team04=Milwaukee*

| RD2-score04=0

| RD2-seed05=W1

| RD2-team05=LA Lakers*

| RD2-score05=4

| RD2-seed06=W5

| RD2-team06=Portland

| RD2-score06=1

| RD2-seed07=W6

| RD2-team07=Utah

| RD2-score07=1

| RD2-seed08=W2

| RD2-team08=Denver*

| RD2-score08=4

| RD3-seed01=E1

| RD3-team01=Boston*

| RD3-score01=4

| RD3-seed02=E3

| RD3-team02=Philadelphia

| RD3-score02=1

| RD3-seed03=W1

| RD3-team03=LA Lakers*

| RD3-score03=4

| RD3-seed04=W2

| RD3-team04=Denver*

| RD3-score04=1

| RD4-seed01=E1

| RD4-team01=Boston*

| RD4-score01=2

| RD4-seed02=W1

| RD4-team02=LA Lakers*

| RD4-score02=4

}}{{ubl

|* Division winner

|Bold Series winner

|Italic Team with home-court advantage}}

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| bg = #eee | date = April 18 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198504180BOS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Cleveland Cavaliers | score1 = 123

| team2 = Boston Celtics | score2 = 126

| Q1 = 30–31 | Q2 = 28–39 | Q3 = 40–31 | Q4 = 25–25

| points1 = Roy Hinson 24 | rebounds1 = Roy Hinson 11 | assist1 = John Bagley 11

| points2 = Larry Bird 40 | rebounds2 = Kevin McHale 12 | assist2 = Dennis Johnson 11

| place = Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | attendance = 14,890

| referee = Wally Rooney, Hugh Evans | series = Boston leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 20 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198504200BOS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Cleveland Cavaliers | score1 = 106

| team2 = Boston Celtics | score2 = 108

| Q1 = 30–30 | Q2 = 28–31 | Q3 = 24–24 | Q4 = 24–23

| points1 = World B. Free 25 | rebounds1 = Roy Hinson 6 | assist1 = World B. Free 7

| points2 = Larry Bird 30 | rebounds2 = Bird, Parish 11 each | assist2 = Larry Bird 7

| place = Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | attendance = 14,890

| referee = Jake O'Donnell, Ed Middleton | series = Boston leads series, 2–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 23 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198504230CLE.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Boston Celtics | score1 = 98

| team2 = Cleveland Cavaliers | score2 = 105

| Q1 = 24–25 | Q2 = 21–30 | Q3 = 21–21 | Q4 = 32–29

| points1 = Scott Wedman 30 | rebounds1 = Kevin McHale 11 | assist1 = Dennis Johnson 10

| points2 = World B. Free 32 | rebounds2 = Roy Hinson 9 | assist2 = John Bagley 15

| place = Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio | attendance = 20,900

| referee = Tom Nunez, Jess Kersey | series = Boston leads series, 2–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 25 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198504250CLE.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Boston Celtics | score1 = 117

| team2 = Cleveland Cavaliers | score2 = 115

| Q1 = 32–33 | Q2 = 31–33 | Q3 = 31–23 | Q4 = 23–26

| points1 = Larry Bird 34 | rebounds1 = Larry Bird 14 | assist1 = Larry Bird 7

| points2 = World B. Free 30 | rebounds2 = Lonnie Shelton 8 | assist2 = John Bagley 10

| place = Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio | attendance = 20,900

| referee = Ed T. Rush, Hue Hollins | series = Boston wins series, 3–1

}}

• Dennis Johnson blocks a World B. Free 3 with 2 seconds left.

This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning the first meeting.

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| bg = #eee | date = April 19 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198504190MIL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Chicago Bulls | score1 = 100

| team2 = Milwaukee Bucks | score2 = 109

| Q1 = 30–31 | Q2 = 24–27 | Q3 = 19–22 | Q4 = 27–29

| points1 = Quintin Dailey 25 | rebounds1 = David Greenwood 13 | assist1 = Michael Jordan 10

| points2 = Sidney Moncrief 30 | rebounds2 = Paul Mokeski 10 | assist2 = Paul Pressey 9

| place = MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin | attendance = 11,052

| referee = Hugh Evans, Mike Mathis | series = Milwaukee leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 21 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198504210MIL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Chicago Bulls | score1 = 115

| team2 = Milwaukee Bucks | score2 = 122

| Q1 = 31–30 | Q2 = 22–29 | Q3 = 32–29 | Q4 = 30–34

| points1 = Michael Jordan 30 | rebounds1 = Jawann Oldham 9 | assist1 = Michael Jordan 12

| points2 = Terry Cummings 30 | rebounds2 = Terry Cummings 9 | assist2 = Terry Cummings 11

| place = MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin | attendance = 11,052

| referee = Joe Crawford, Ed T. Rush | series = Milwaukee leads series, 2–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 24 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198504240CHI.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Milwaukee Bucks | score1 = 107

| team2 = Chicago Bulls | score2 = 109

| Q1 = 31–29 | Q2 = 24–29 | Q3 = 26–24 | Q4 = 26–27

| points1 = Terry Cummings 37 | rebounds1 = Terry Cummings 9 | assist1 = Moncrief, Pressey 5 each

| points2 = Michael Jordan 35 | rebounds2 = Sidney Green 9 | assist2 = Michael Jordan 7

| place = Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois | attendance = 17,225

| referee = Hue Hollins, Jess Kersey | series = Milwaukee leads series, 2–1

}}

• Michael Jordan hits his first playoff game-winner with 22 seconds left.

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| bg = | date = April 26 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198504260CHI.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Milwaukee Bucks | score1 = 105

| team2 = Chicago Bulls | score2 = 97

| Q1 = 27–27 | Q2 = 28–18 | Q3 = 28–25 | Q4 = 22–27

| points1 = Terry Cummings 29 | rebounds1 = Terry Cummings 12 | assist1 = Paul Pressey 4

| points2 = Michael Jordan 29 | rebounds2 = Dave Corzine 9 | assist2 = Michael Jordan 5

| place = Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois | attendance = 17,787

| referee = Darell Garretson, Tommy Nunez Sr. | series = Milwaukee wins series, 3–1

}}

This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bucks winning the first meeting.

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| bg = #eee | date = April 17 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198504170PHI.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Washington Bullets | score1 = 97

| team2 = Philadelphia 76ers | score2 = 104

| Q1 = 21–28 | Q2 = 27–27 | Q3 = 28–21 | Q4 = 21–28

| points1 = Cliff Robinson 24 | rebounds1 = Jeff Ruland 10 | assist1 = Gus Williams 8

| points2 = Moses Malone 26 | rebounds2 = Charles Barkley 12 | assist2 = Maurice Cheeks 6

| place = Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | attendance = 7,170

| referee = Jake O'Donnell, Paul Mihalak | series = Philadelphia leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 21 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198504210PHI.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Washington Bullets | score1 = 94

| team2 = Philadelphia 76ers | score2 = 113

| Q1 = 27–26 | Q2 = 25–30 | Q3 = 19–25 | Q4 = 23–32

| points1 = Jeff Malone 30 | rebounds1 = Cliff Robinson 11 | assist1 = Darren Daye 9

| points2 = Andrew Toney 31 | rebounds2 = Malone, Barkley 14 each | assist2 = Maurice Cheeks 5

| place = Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | attendance = 9,612

| referee = Mike Mathis, Hugh Evans | series = Philadelphia leads series, 2–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 24 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198504240WSB.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Philadelphia 76ers | score1 = 100

| team2 = Washington Bullets | score2 = 118

| Q1 = 35–28 | Q2 = 20–32 | Q3 = 13–30 | Q4 = 32–28

| points1 = Moses Malone 17 | rebounds1 = Charles Barkley 11 | assist1 = Andrew Toney 5

| points2 = Gus Williams 28 | rebounds2 = three players 7 each | assist2 = Ruland, Johnson 5 each

| place = Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland | attendance = 11,103

| referee = John Vanak, James Capers Sr. | series = Philadelphia leads series, 2–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 26 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198504260WSB.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Philadelphia 76ers | score1 = 106

| team2 = Washington Bullets | score2 = 98

| Q1 = 27–24 | Q2 = 34–23 | Q3 = 13–21 | Q4 = 32–30

| points1 = Julius Erving 25 | rebounds1 = Charles Barkley 14 | assist1 = Clint Richardson 4

| points2 = Jeff Malone 24 | rebounds2 = Jeff Ruland 10 | assist2 = Jeff Ruland 7

| place = Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland | attendance = 12,238

| referee = Jess Kersey, Bill Oakes | series = Philadelphia wins series, 3–1

}}

This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bullets winning two of the first three meetings.

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| bg = #eee | date = April 18 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198504180DET.html Boxscore]

| team1 = New Jersey Nets | score1 = 105

| team2 = Detroit Pistons | score2 = 125

| Q1 = 26–39 | Q2 = 19–25 | Q3 = 28–29 | Q4 = 32–32

| points1 = Buck Williams 23 | rebounds1 = Buck Williams 9 | assist1 = Micheal Ray Richardson 10

| points2 = Bill Laimbeer 23 | rebounds2 = Bill Laimbeer 13 | assist2 = Isiah Thomas 11

| place = Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan | attendance = 10,465

| referee = John Vanak, Hue Hollins | series = Detroit leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 21 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198504210DET.html Boxscore]

| team1 = New Jersey Nets | score1 = 111

| team2 = Detroit Pistons | score2 = 121

| Q1 = 32–32 | Q2 = 27–32 | Q3 = 31–23 | Q4 = 21–34

| points1 = Buck Williams 23 | rebounds1 = Buck Williams 11 | assist1 = Micheal Ray Richardson 14

| points2 = Isiah Thomas 29 | rebounds2 = Bill Laimbeer 12 | assist2 = Isiah Thomas 14

| place = Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan | attendance = 11,501

| referee = Jake O'Donnell, Lee Jones | series = Detroit leads series, 2–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 24 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198504240NJN.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Detroit Pistons | score1 = 116

| team2 = New Jersey Nets | score2 = 115

| Q1 = 22–33 | Q2 = 36–30 | Q3 = 26–28 | Q4 = 32–24

| points1 = Terry Tyler 23 | rebounds1 = Tripucka, Tyler 11 each | assist1 = Isiah Thomas 11

| points2 = Williams, King 28 each | rebounds2 = Buck Williams 12 | assist2 = Micheal Ray Richardson 10

| place = Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey | attendance = 9,999

| referee = Ed T. Rush, Ed Middleton | series = Detroit wins series, 3–0

}}

This was the first playoff meeting between the Pistons and the Nets.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=NJN&opp_id=DET&is_playoffs=Y|title=Team Rivalry Finder — Brooklyn Nets versus Detroit Pistons (Playoffs)|publisher=basketball-reference.com|access-date=May 25, 2015}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 18 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198504180LAL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Phoenix Suns | score1 = 114

| team2 = Los Angeles Lakers | score2 = 142

| Q1 = 24–45 | Q2 = 27–32 | Q3 = 35–36 | Q4 = 28–29

| points1 = Charles Pittman 22 | rebounds1 = Maurice Lucas 11 | assist1 = Jay Humphries 8

| points2 = Mike McGee 22 | rebounds2 = Cooper, McAdoo 6 each | assist2 = Magic Johnson 19

| place = The Forum, Inglewood, California | attendance = 15,547

| referee = Jess Kersey, Bill Oakes | series = LA Lakers lead series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 20 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198504200LAL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Phoenix Suns | score1 = 130

| team2 = Los Angeles Lakers | score2 = 147

| Q1 = 31–42 | Q2 = 34–33 | Q3 = 25–35 | Q4 = 40–37

| points1 = Alvan Adams 23 | rebounds1 = Maurice Lucas 9 | assist1 = Maurice Lucas 6

| points2 = Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24 | rebounds2 = Kurt Rambis 7 | assist2 = Cooper, Johnson 12 each

| place = The Forum, Inglewood, California | attendance = 15,261

| referee = Darrell Garretson, Dick Bavetta | series = LA Lakers lead series, 2–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 23 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198504230PHO.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Los Angeles Lakers | score1 = 119

| team2 = Phoenix Suns | score2 = 103

| Q1 = 25–25 | Q2 = 43–30 | Q3 = 18–22 | Q4 = 33–26

| points1 = James Worthy 23 | rebounds1 = Kurt Rambis 9 | assist1 = Magic Johnson 11

| points2 = Maurice Lucas 26 | rebounds2 = Maurice Lucas 13 | assist2 = Adams, Holton 5 each

| place = Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona | attendance = 8,741

| referee = Hugh Evans, Wally Rooney | series = LA Lakers win series, 3–0

}}

This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning the first four meetings.

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 18 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198504180DEN.html Boxscore]

| team1 = San Antonio Spurs | score1 = 111

| team2 = Denver Nuggets | score2 = 141

| Q1 = 24–35 | Q2 = 27–33 | Q3 = 32–36 | Q4 = 28–37

| points1 = Mike Mitchell 23 | rebounds1 = Ozell Jones 8 | assist1 = Johnny Moore 5

| points2 = Alex English 33 | rebounds2 = Elston Turner 8 | assist2 = Fat Lever 11

| place = McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado | attendance = 12,128

| referee = Ed T. Rush, Bill Saar | series = Denver leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 20 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198504200DEN.html Boxscore]

| team1 = San Antonio Spurs | score1 = 113

| team2 = Denver Nuggets | score2 = 111

| Q1 = 31–31 | Q2 = 28–25 | Q3 = 29–29 | Q4 = 25–26

| points1 = George Gervin 41 | rebounds1 = Artis Gilmore 12 | assist1 = Johnny Moore 8

| points2 = Alex English 29 | rebounds2 = Wayne Cooper 10 | assist2 = Fat Lever 13

| place = McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado | attendance = 17,022

| referee = Jess Kersey, Lee Jones | series = Series tied, 1–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 23 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198504230SAS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Denver Nuggets | score1 = 115

| team2 = San Antonio Spurs | score2 = 112

| Q1 = 32–29 | Q2 = 28–22 | Q3 = 34–28 | Q4 = 21–33

| points1 = Alex English 27 | rebounds1 = Calvin Natt 8 | assist1 = Calvin Natt 8

| points2 = George Gervin 30 | rebounds2 = Artis Gilmore 14 | assist2 = Johnny Moore 9

| place = HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas | attendance = 8,799

| referee = Darell Garretson, Joe Crawford | series = Denver leads series, 2–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 26 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198504260SAS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Denver Nuggets | score1 = 111

| team2 = San Antonio Spurs | score2 = 116

| Q1 = 22–32 | Q2 = 29–26 | Q3 = 31–27 | Q4 = 29–31

| points1 = Alex English 27 | rebounds1 = Alex English 8 | assist1 = Fat Lever 7

| points2 = Mike Mitchell 37 | rebounds2 = Artis Gilmore 13 | assist2 = Johnny Moore 16

| place = HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas | attendance = 8,621

| referee = Earl Strom, Mike Mathis | series = Series tied, 2–2

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 28 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198504280DEN.html Boxscore]

| team1 = San Antonio Spurs | score1 = 99

| team2 = Denver Nuggets | score2 = 126

| Q1 = 24–31 | Q2 = 21–34 | Q3 = 24–32 | Q4 = 30–29

| points1 = Artis Gilmore 19 | rebounds1 = Gilmore, Iavaroni 8 each | assist1 = Johnny Moore 4

| points2 = Alex English 33 | rebounds2 = Calvin Natt 10 | assist2 = Fat Lever 10

| place = McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado | attendance = 17,022

| referee = John Vanak, Ed T. Rush | series = Denver wins series, 3–2

}}

This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Spurs winning the first meeting.

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 19 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198504190HOU.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Utah Jazz | score1 = 115

| team2 = Houston Rockets | score2 = 101

| Q1 = 28–28 | Q2 = 32–15 | Q3 = 21–33 | Q4 = 34–25

| points1 = Adrian Dantley 34 | rebounds1 = Thurl Bailey 10 | assist1 = Rickey Green 10

| points2 = Ralph Sampson 26 | rebounds2 = Ralph Sampson 24 | assist2 = Lionel Hollins 7

| place = The Summit, Houston, Texas | attendance = 13,185

| referee = Ed Rush, Joe Crawford | series = Utah leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 21 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198504210HOU.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Utah Jazz | score1 = 96

| team2 = Houston Rockets | score2 = 122

| Q1 = 25–29 | Q2 = 18–34 | Q3 = 29–26 | Q4 = 24–33

| points1 = Jeff Wilkins 22 | rebounds1 = Jeff Wilkins 12 | assist1 = Green, Stockton 6 each

| points2 = Lewis Lloyd 27 | rebounds2 = Ralph Sampson 14 | assist2 = Lloyd, Lucas 6 each

| place = The Summit, Houston, Texas | attendance = 14,139

| referee = John Vanak, Wally Rooney | series = Series tied, 1–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 24 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198504240UTA.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Houston Rockets | score1 = 104

| team2 = Utah Jazz | score2 = 112

| Q1 = 23–24 | Q2 = 26–27 | Q3 = 33–29 | Q4 = 22–32

| points1 = Hakeem Olajuwon 26 | rebounds1 = Hakeem Olajuwon 16 | assist1 = John Lucas 7

| points2 = Adrian Dantley 29 | rebounds2 = Bailey, Stockton 11 each | assist2 = Rickey Green 10

| place = Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah | attendance = 12,316

| referee = Earl Strom, Mike Mathis | series = Utah leads series, 2–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 26 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198504260UTA.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Houston Rockets | score1 = 96

| team2 = Utah Jazz | score2 = 94

| Q1 = 19–24 | Q2 = 19–25 | Q3 = 29–19 | Q4 = 29–26

| points1 = Sampson, Olajuwon 18 each | rebounds1 = Ralph Sampson 18 | assist1 = John Lucas 5

| points2 = Rickey Green 22 | rebounds2 = Thurl Bailey 12 | assist2 = Rickey Green 11

| place = Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah | attendance = 12,690

| referee = Jake O'Donnell, Joe Crawford | series = Series tied, 2–2

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 28 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198504280HOU.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Utah Jazz | score1 = 104

| team2 = Houston Rockets | score2 = 97

| Q1 = 20–26 | Q2 = 19-18 | Q3 = 28–32 | Q4 = 37–21

| points1 = Adrian Dantley 25 | rebounds1 = Mark Eaton 10 | assist1 = Rickey Green 6

| points2 = Hakeem Olajuwon 32 | rebounds2 = Ralph Sampson 10 | assist2 = Hakeem Olajuwon 14

| place = The Summit, Houston, Texas | attendance = 16,016

| referee = Darrell Garretson, Hugh Evans | series = Utah wins series, 3–2

}}

This was the first playoff meeting between the Rockets and the Jazz.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=HOU&opp_id=UTA&is_playoffs=Y|title=Team Rivalry Finder — Houston Rockets versus Utah Jazz (Playoffs)|publisher=basketball-reference.com|access-date=May 25, 2015}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 18 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198504180DAL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Portland Trail Blazers | score1 = 131

| team2 = Dallas Mavericks | score2 = 139

| overtime = 2OT

| Q1 = 24–23 | Q2 = 33–25 | Q3 = 28–40 | Q4 = 27–24 | OT = 9–9, 10–18

| points1 = Kiki VanDeWeghe 25 | rebounds1 = Sam Bowie 14 | assist1 = Darnell Valentine 13

| points2 = Rolando Blackman 43 | rebounds2 = Mark Aguirre 14 | assist2 = Rolando Blackman 6

| place = Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas | attendance = 17,007

| referee = Lee Jones, Darell Garretson | series = Dallas leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 20 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198504200DAL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Portland Trail Blazers | score1 = 124

| team2 = Dallas Mavericks | score2 = 121

| overtime = OT

| Q1 = 15–25 | Q2 = 28–20 | Q3 = 35–32 | Q4 = 32–33 | OT = 14–11

| points1 = Kiki VanDeWeghe 27 | rebounds1 = Sam Bowie 20 | assist1 = Clyde Drexler 12

| points2 = Rolando Blackman 41 | rebounds2 = Sam Perkins 19 | assist2 = Derek Harper 8

| place = Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas | attendance = 17,007

| referee = John Vanak, Hue Hollins | series = Series tied, 1–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 23 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198504230POR.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Dallas Mavericks | score1 = 109

| team2 = Portland Trail Blazers | score2 = 122

| Q1 = 28–31 | Q2 = 34–25 | Q3 = 25–35 | Q4 = 22–31

| points1 = Blackman, Aguirre 30 each | rebounds1 = Perkins, Vincent 9 each | assist1 = Brad Davis 5

| points2 = Kiki VanDeWeghe 24 | rebounds2 = Sam Bowie 11 | assist2 = Clyde Drexler 10

| place = Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon | attendance = 12,666

| referee = Jake O'Donnell, Paul Mihalak | series = Portland leads series, 2–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 25 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198504250POR.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Dallas Mavericks | score1 = 113

| team2 = Portland Trail Blazers | score2 = 115

| Q1 = 26–25 | Q2 = 31–30 | Q3 = 28–33 | Q4 = 28–27

| points1 = Mark Aguirre 39 | rebounds1 = Sam Perkins 10 | assist1 = Brad Davis 8

| points2 = Kiki VanDeWeghe 27 | rebounds2 = Kenny Carr 10 | assist2 = Darnell Valentine 9

| place = Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon | attendance = 12,666

| referee = Hugh Evans, Wally Rooney | series = Portland wins series, 3–1

}}

This was the first playoff meeting between the Mavericks and the Trail Blazers.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DAL&opp_id=POR&is_playoffs=Y|title=Team Rivalry Finder — Dallas Mavericks versus Portland Trail Blazers (Playoffs)|publisher=basketball-reference.com|access-date=May 25, 2015}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 28 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198504280BOS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Detroit Pistons | score1 = 99

| team2 = Boston Celtics | score2 = 133

| Q1 = 29–35 | Q2 = 24–29 | Q3 = 20–37 | Q4 = 26–32

| points1 = Isiah Thomas 23 | rebounds1 = three players 5 each | assist1 = Isiah Thomas 8

| points2 = Robert Parish 27 | rebounds2 = Robert Parish 16 | assist2 = Ainge, Williams 7 each

| place = Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | attendance = 14,890

| referee = Earl Strom, Paul Mihalak | series = Boston leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 30 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198504300BOS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Detroit Pistons | score1 = 114

| team2 = Boston Celtics | score2 = 121

| Q1 = 36–32 | Q2 = 17–27 | Q3 = 28–27 | Q4 = 33–35

| points1 = Isiah Thomas 28 | rebounds1 = Thomas, Laimbeer 9 each | assist1 = Isiah Thomas 15

| points2 = Larry Bird 42 | rebounds2 = McHale, Bird 10 each | assist2 = Dennis Johnson 7

| place = Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | attendance = 14,890

| referee = Hugh Evans, Tom Nunez | series = Boston leads series, 2–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = May 2 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198505020DET.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Boston Celtics | score1 = 117

| team2 = Detroit Pistons | score2 = 125

| Q1 = 34–38 | Q2 = 28–24 | Q3 = 34–36 | Q4 = 21–27

| points1 = Dennis Johnson 27 | rebounds1 = Larry Bird 13 | assist1 = Larry Bird 8

| points2 = Bill Laimbeer 27 | rebounds2 = Bill Laimbeer 13 | assist2 = Isiah Thomas 16

| place = Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan | attendance = 14,209

| referee = Jess Kersey, Mike Mathis | series = Boston leads series, 2–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = May 5 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198505050DET.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Boston Celtics | score1 = 99

| team2 = Detroit Pistons | score2 = 102

| Q1 = 23–26 | Q2 = 30–28 | Q3 = 34–22 | Q4 = 12–26

| points1 = Kevin McHale 24 | rebounds1 = Kevin McHale 10 | assist1 = Larry Bird 7

| points2 = Vinnie Johnson 34 | rebounds2 = Bill Laimbeer 12 | assist2 = Isiah Thomas 10

| place = Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan | attendance = 14,350

| referee = Lee Jones, Darell Garretson | series = Series tied, 2–2

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = May 8 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198505080BOS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Detroit Pistons | score1 = 123

| team2 = Boston Celtics | score2 = 130

| Q1 = 33–38 | Q2 = 34–30 | Q3 = 23–27 | Q4 = 33–35

| points1 = Vinnie Johnson 30 | rebounds1 = Bill Laimbeer 13 | assist1 = Isiah Thomas 7

| points2 = Larry Bird 43 | rebounds2 = Larry Bird 13 | assist2 = D. Johnson, Ainge 6 each

| place = Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | attendance = 14,890

| referee = Jake O'Donnell, Wally Rooney | series = Boston leads series, 3–2

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = May 10 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198505100DET.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Boston Celtics | score1 = 123

| team2 = Detroit Pistons | score2 = 113

| Q1 = 36–31 | Q2 = 27–21 | Q3 = 29–34 | Q4 = 31–27

| points1 = Dennis Johnson 22 | rebounds1 = Robert Parish 13 | assist1 = Danny Ainge 9

| points2 = Isiah Thomas 37 | rebounds2 = Bill Laimbeer 13 | assist2 = Isiah Thomas 9

| place = Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan | attendance = 21,193

| referee = John Vanak, Ed T. Rush | series = Boston wins series, 4–2

}}

This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning the first meeting.

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 28 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198504280MIL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Philadelphia 76ers | score1 = 127

| team2 = Milwaukee Bucks | score2 = 105

| Q1 = 37–24 | Q2 = 29–27 | Q3 = 28–23 | Q4 = 33–31

| points1 = Moses Malone 27 | rebounds1 = Charles Barkley 8 | assist1 = Maurice Cheeks 9

| points2 = Terry Cummings 17 | rebounds2 = Paul Pressey 10 | assist2 = Hodges, Pressey 8 each

| place = MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin | attendance = 11,052

| referee = Jake O'Donnell, Wally Rooney | series = Philadelphia leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 30 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198504300MIL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Philadelphia 76ers | score1 = 112

| team2 = Milwaukee Bucks | score2 = 108

| Q1 = 25–31 | Q2 = 29–22 | Q3 = 28–25 | Q4 = 30–30

| points1 = Moses Malone 25 | rebounds1 = Julius Erving 10 | assist1 = Maurice Cheeks 9

| points2 = Terry Cummings 41 | rebounds2 = Cummings, Lister 12 each | assist2 = Paul Pressey 16

| place = MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin | attendance = 11,052

| referee = Earl Strom, Ed Middleton | series = Philadelphia leads series, 2–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = May 3 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198505030PHI.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Milwaukee Bucks | score1 = 104

| team2 = Philadelphia 76ers | score2 = 109

| Q1 = 23–34 | Q2 = 20–23 | Q3 = 34–28 | Q4 = 27–24

| points1 = Terry Cummings 21 | rebounds1 = Cummings, Lister 8 each | assist1 = Paul Pressey 7

| points2 = Andrew Toney 20 | rebounds2 = Moses Malone 13 | assist2 = Toney, Cheeks 7 each

| place = Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | attendance = 14,188

| referee = Darell Garretson, Joe Crawford | series = Philadelphia leads series, 3–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = May 5 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198505050PHI.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Milwaukee Bucks | score1 = 112

| team2 = Philadelphia 76ers | score2 = 121

| Q1 = 24–30 | Q2 = 27–22 | Q3 = 26–31 | Q4 = 35–38

| points1 = Moncrief, Pressey 25 each | rebounds1 = Alton Lister 14 | assist1 = Sidney Moncrief 8

| points2 = Moses Malone 31 | rebounds2 = Moses Malone 13 | assist2 = Andrew Toney 11

| place = Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | attendance = 15,264

| referee = John Vanak, Hue Hollins | series = Philadelphia wins series, 4–0

}}

This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the 76ers winning three of the first four meetings.

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 27 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198504270LAL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Portland Trail Blazers | score1 = 101

| team2 = Los Angeles Lakers | score2 = 125

| Q1 = 24–33 | Q2 = 21–40 | Q3 = 27–28 | Q4 = 29–24

| points1 = Steve Colter 26 | rebounds1 = Kenny Carr 10 | assist1 = Steve Colter 8

| points2 = Byron Scott 20 | rebounds2 = Kurt Rambis 14 | assist2 = Magic Johnson 12

| place = The Forum, Inglewood, California | attendance = 13,909

| referee = Ed T. Rush, Lee Jones | series = LA Lakers lead series, 1–0

}}

• The CBS coverage of this game would mark the final on-air assignment for Frank Glieber (calling the game alongside James Brown); as Glieber died from a heart attack three days later at the age of 51.

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 30 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198504300LAL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Portland Trail Blazers | score1 = 118

| team2 = Los Angeles Lakers | score2 = 134

| Q1 = 32–39 | Q2 = 20–30 | Q3 = 33–32 | Q4 = 33–33

| points1 = Kiki VanDeWeghe 23 | rebounds1 = Kenny Carr 12 | assist1 = Darnell Valentine 9

| points2 = Byron Scott 31 | rebounds2 = Magic Johnson 9 | assist2 = Magic Johnson 18

| place = The Forum, Inglewood, California | attendance = 17,505

| referee = Hue Hollins, John Vanak | series = LA Lakers lead series, 2–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = May 3 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198505030POR.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Los Angeles Lakers | score1 = 130

| team2 = Portland Trail Blazers | score2 = 126

| Q1 = 35–32 | Q2 = 37–24 | Q3 = 32–36 | Q4 = 26–34

| points1 = James Worthy 28 | rebounds1 = Abdul-Jabbar, McAdoo 9 each | assist1 = Magic Johnson 23

| points2 = Kiki VanDeWeghe 27 | rebounds2 = Clyde Drexler 11 | assist2 = Clyde Drexler 14

| place = Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon | attendance = 12,666

| referee = Jake O'Donnell, Wally Rooney | series = LA Lakers lead series, 3–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = May 5 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198505050POR.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Los Angeles Lakers | score1 = 107

| team2 = Portland Trail Blazers | score2 = 115

| Q1 = 30–23 | Q2 = 19–36 | Q3 = 25–27 | Q4 = 33–29

| points1 = Magic Johnson 31 | rebounds1 = Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 | assist1 = Magic Johnson 13

| points2 = VanDeWeghe, Thompson 17 each | rebounds2 = Mychal Thompson 10 | assist2 = Clyde Drexler 10

| place = Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon | attendance = 12,666

| referee = Earl Strom, Mike Mathis | series = LA Lakers lead series, 3–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = May 7 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198505070LAL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Portland Trail Blazers | score1 = 120

| team2 = Los Angeles Lakers | score2 = 139

| Q1 = 32–33 | Q2 = 27–35 | Q3 = 24–32 | Q4 = 37–39

| points1 = Jerome Kersey 18 | rebounds1 = Kenny Carr 11 | assist1 = Clyde Drexler 12

| points2 = Magic Johnson 34 | rebounds2 = Magic Johnson 9 | assist2 = Magic Johnson 19

| place = The Forum, Inglewood, California | attendance = 17,505

| referee = Hugh Evans, Joe Crawford | series = LA Lakers win series, 4–1

}}

This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series apiece.

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 30 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198504300DEN.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Utah Jazz | score1 = 113

| team2 = Denver Nuggets | score2 = 130

| Q1 = 39–36 | Q2 = 27–37 | Q3 = 23–32 | Q4 = 24–25

| points1 = Adrian Dantley 28 | rebounds1 = Dantley, Kelley 9 each | assist1 = Rickey Green 6

| points2 = Alex English 31 | rebounds2 = Fat Lever 16 | assist2 = Fat Lever 18

| place = McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado | attendance = 11,918

| referee = Lee Jones, Jess Kersey | series = Denver leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = May 2 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198505020DEN.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Utah Jazz | score1 = 123

| team2 = Denver Nuggets | score2 = 131

| overtime = OT

| Q1 = 34–32 | Q2 = 32–38 | Q3 = 32–24 | Q4 = 21–25 | OT = 4–12

| points1 = Rickey Green 25 | rebounds1 = Adrian Dantley 14 | assist1 = Rickey Green 10

| points2 = Alex English 26 | rebounds2 = Fat Lever 13 | assist2 = Alex English 12

| place = McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado | attendance = 16,317

| referee = Jake O'Donnell, Bill Oakes | series = Denver leads series, 2–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = May 4 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198505040UTA.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Denver Nuggets | score1 = 123

| team2 = Utah Jazz | score2 = 131

| Q1 = 27–37 | Q2 = 34–30 | Q3 = 38–32 | Q4 = 24–32

| points1 = Calvin Natt 30 | rebounds1 = Mike Evans 8 | assist1 = English, Lever 5 each

| points2 = Adrian Dantley 32 | rebounds2 = Thurl Bailey 14 | assist2 = Rickey Green 7

| place = Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah | attendance = 12,178

| referee = Ed T. Rush, Mike Mathis | series = Denver leads series, 2–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = May 5 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198505050UTA.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Denver Nuggets | score1 = 125

| team2 = Utah Jazz | score2 = 118

| Q1 = 36–26 | Q2 = 33–29 | Q3 = 29–33 | Q4 = 27–30

| points1 = Alex English 40 | rebounds1 = Wayne Cooper 14 | assist1 = Calvin Natt 10

| points2 = Adrian Dantley 33 | rebounds2 = Rich Kelley 8 | assist2 = John Stockton 10

| place = Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah | attendance = 12,716

| referee = Joe Crawford, Hugh Evans | series = Denver leads series, 3–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = May 7 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198505070DEN.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Utah Jazz | score1 = 104

| team2 = Denver Nuggets | score2 = 116

| Q1 = 23–43 | Q2 = 22–28 | Q3 = 34–26 | Q4 = 25–19

| points1 = Rickey Green 22 | rebounds1 = Rich Kelley 11 | assist1 = Rickey Green 7

| points2 = Alex English 30 | rebounds2 = Wayne Cooper 11 | assist2 = Alex English 6

| place = McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado | attendance = 17,022

| referee = Earl Strom, Hue Hollins | series = Denver wins series, 4–1

}}

This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Jazz winning the first meeting.

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = May 12 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198505120BOS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Philadelphia 76ers | score1 = 93

| team2 = Boston Celtics | score2 = 108

| Q1 = 28–33 | Q2 = 24–24 | Q3 = 21–19 | Q4 = 20–32

| points1 = Maurice Cheeks 27 | rebounds1 = Charles Barkley 12 | assist1 = Maurice Cheeks 7

| points2 = Kevin McHale 28 | rebounds2 = Robert Parish 13 | assist2 = Dennis Johnson 8

| place = Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | attendance = 14,890

| referee = Earl Strom, Hue Hollins | series = Boston leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = May 14 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198505140BOS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Philadelphia 76ers | score1 = 98

| team2 = Boston Celtics | score2 = 106

| Q1 = 28–20 | Q2 = 24–26 | Q3 = 18–32 | Q4 = 28–28

| points1 = Julius Erving 22 | rebounds1 = Moses Malone 13 | assist1 = Cheeks, Erving 7 each

| points2 = Larry Bird 24 | rebounds2 = Robert Parish 16 | assist2 = Bird, Johnson 7 each

| place = Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | attendance = 14,890

| referee = Darell Garretson, Joe Crawford | series = Boston leads series, 2–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = May 18 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198505180PHI.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Boston Celtics | score1 = 105

| team2 = Philadelphia 76ers | score2 = 94

| Q1 = 20–28 | Q2 = 28–19 | Q3 = 31–27 | Q4 = 26–20

| points1 = Larry Bird 26 | rebounds1 = Robert Parish 14 | assist1 = Danny Ainge 7

| points2 = Andrew Toney 26 | rebounds2 = Moses Malone 16 | assist2 = Andrew Toney 5

| place = Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | attendance = 17,921

| referee = Ed T. Rush, Mike Mathis | series = Boston leads series, 3–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = May 19 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198505190PHI.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Boston Celtics | score1 = 104

| team2 = Philadelphia 76ers | score2 = 115

| Q1 = 16–31 | Q2 = 28–29 | Q3 = 30–25 | Q4 = 30–30

| points1 = Kevin McHale 25 | rebounds1 = Kevin McHale 17 | assist1 = Danny Ainge 8

| points2 = Andrew Toney 26 | rebounds2 = Charles Barkley 20 | assist2 = Julius Erving 6

| place = Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | attendance = 17,101

| referee = Jake O'Donnell, Jess Kersey | series = Boston leads series, 3–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = May 22 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198505220BOS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Philadelphia 76ers | score1 = 100

| team2 = Boston Celtics | score2 = 102

| Q1 = 30–28 | Q2 = 21–28 | Q3 = 26–25 | Q4 = 23–21

| points1 = Maurice Cheeks 26 | rebounds1 = Moses Malone 15 | assist1 = Toney, Cheeks 6 each

| points2 = Dennis Johnson 23 | rebounds2 = Kevin McHale 14 | assist2 = Dennis Johnson 8

| place = Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | attendance = 14,890

| referee = John Vanak, Hugh Evans | series = Boston wins series, 4–1

}}

• Larry Bird makes the game-saving steal to advance to the Finals for the Celtics.

This was the 18th playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning nine of the first 17 meetings.

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = May 11 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198505110LAL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Denver Nuggets | score1 = 122

| team2 = Los Angeles Lakers | score2 = 139

| Q1 = 30–38 | Q2 = 22–42 | Q3 = 36–34 | Q4 = 34–25

| points1 = Alex English 30 | rebounds1 = Dan Issel 8 | assist1 = Mike Evans 11

| points2 = Byron Scott 27 | rebounds2 = three players 7 each | assist2 = Magic Johnson 16

| place = The Forum, Inglewood, California | attendance = 16,109

| referee = Lee Jones, Jess Kersey | series = LA Lakers lead series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = May 14 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198505140LAL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Denver Nuggets | score1 = 136

| team2 = Los Angeles Lakers | score2 = 114

| Q1 = 30–27 | Q2 = 36–32 | Q3 = 23–27 | Q4 = 47–28

| points1 = Alex English 40 | rebounds1 = Elston Turner 11 | assist1 = Elston Turner 8

| points2 = Byron Scott 22 | rebounds2 = Magic Johnson 9 | assist2 = Magic Johnson 15

| place = The Forum, Inglewood, California | attendance = 17,505

| referee = Jake O'Donnell, Art Rooney | series = Series tied, 1–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = May 17 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198505170DEN.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Los Angeles Lakers | score1 = 136

| team2 = Denver Nuggets | score2 = 118

| Q1 = 39–38 | Q2 = 40–30 | Q3 = 35–20 | Q4 = 22–30

| points1 = James Worthy 28 | rebounds1 = Magic Johnson 14 | assist1 = Magic Johnson 15

| points2 = Calvin Natt 30 | rebounds2 = Calvin Natt 7 | assist2 = Elston Turner 6

| place = McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado | attendance = 17,022

| referee = John Vanak, Hugh Evans | series = LA Lakers lead series, 2–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = May 19 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198505190DEN.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Los Angeles Lakers | score1 = 120

| team2 = Denver Nuggets | score2 = 116

| Q1 = 35–34 | Q2 = 33–36 | Q3 = 25–23 | Q4 = 27–23

| points1 = Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 29 | rebounds1 = James Worthy 13 | assist1 = Magic Johnson 13

| points2 = Natt, English 28 each | rebounds2 = Natt, English 8 each | assist2 = Elston Turner 10

| place = McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado | attendance = 17,022

| referee = Darell Garretson, Joe Crawford | series = LA Lakers lead series, 3–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = May 22 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198505220LAL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Denver Nuggets | score1 = 109

| team2 = Los Angeles Lakers | score2 = 153

| Q1 = 34–34 | Q2 = 19–42 | Q3 = 28–39 | Q4 = 28–38

| points1 = Wayne Cooper 23 | rebounds1 = Danny Schayes 9 | assist1 = Fat Lever 6

| points2 = James Worthy 25 | rebounds2 = Mitch Kupchak 10 | assist2 = Magic Johnson 19

| place = The Forum, Inglewood, California | attendance = 17,505

| referee = Earl Strom, Ed T. Rush | series = LA Lakers win series, 4–1

}}

• Dan Issel's final NBA game.

This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning the first meeting.

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{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = May 27 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198505270BOS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Los Angeles Lakers | score1 = 114

| team2 = Boston Celtics | score2 = 148

|Q1=24–38 |Q2=25–41 |Q3=30–29 |Q4=35–40

|points1=James Worthy 20 |points2=McHale, Wedman 26 each

|rebounds1=Kurt Rambis 9 |rebounds2=Kevin McHale 9

|assist1=Magic Johnson 12 |assist2=Dennis Johnson 10

| place = Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | attendance = 14,890

| referee = Darell Garretson, Jess Kersey | series = Boston leads series, 1–0

}}

• "Memorial Day Massacre"

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = May 30 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198505300BOS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Los Angeles Lakers | score1 = 109

| team2 = Boston Celtics | score2 = 102

|Q1=31–26 |Q2=33–20 |Q3=23–29 |Q4=22–27

|points1=Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 |points2=Larry Bird 30

|rebounds1=Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 |rebounds2=Larry Bird 12

|assist1=Magic Johnson 13 |assist2=Dennis Johnson 8

| place = Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | attendance = 14,890

| referee = Jake O'Donnell, John Vanak | series = Series tied, 1–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = June 2 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198506020LAL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Boston Celtics | score1 = 111

| team2 = Los Angeles Lakers | score2 = 136

|Q1=29–25 |Q2=30–40 |Q3=26–35 |Q4=26–36

|points1=Kevin McHale 31 |points2=James Worthy 29

|rebounds1=Kevin McHale 10 |rebounds2=Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14

|assist1=Danny Ainge 10 |assist2=Magic Johnson 16

| place = The Forum, Inglewood, California | attendance = 17,505

| referee = Hugh Evans, Earl Strom | series = LA Lakers lead series, 2–1

}}

• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar breaks Jerry West's all-time playoff scoring record.

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = June 5 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198506050LAL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Boston Celtics | score1 = 107

| team2 = Los Angeles Lakers | score2 = 105

|Q1=28–32 |Q2=31–26 |Q3=23–26 |Q4=25–21

|points1=Kevin McHale 28 |points2=Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21

|rebounds1=Kevin McHale 12 |rebounds2=Magic Johnson 11

|assist1=Dennis Johnson 12 |assist2=Magic Johnson 12

| place = The Forum, Inglewood, California | attendance = 17,505

| referee = Ed T. Rush, John Vanak | series = Series tied, 2–2

}}

• Dennis Johnson hits the game-winner at the buzzer.

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = June 7 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198506070LAL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Boston Celtics | score1 = 111

| team2 = Los Angeles Lakers | score2 = 120

|Q1=31–35 |Q2=20–29 |Q3=30–31 |Q4=30–25

|points1=Robert Parish 26 |points2=Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 36

|rebounds1=Kevin McHale 10 |rebounds2=Kurt Rambis 9

|assist1=Dennis Johnson 17 |assist2=Magic Johnson 17

| place = The Forum, Inglewood, California | attendance = 17,505

| referee = Darell Garretson, Jake O'Donnell | series = LA Lakers lead series, 3–2

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = June 9 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198506090BOS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Los Angeles Lakers | score1 = 111

| team2 = Boston Celtics | score2 = 100

|Q1=28–26 |Q2=27–29 |Q3=27–18 |Q4=29–27

|points1=Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 29 |points2=Kevin McHale 32

|rebounds1=Johnson, Rambis 10 each |rebounds2=Kevin McHale 16

|assist1=Magic Johnson 14 |assist2=Danny Ainge 11

| place = Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | attendance = 14,890

| referee = Hugh Evans, Earl Strom | series = LA Lakers win series, 4–2

}}

• The Lakers become the only road team to win the NBA title in Boston Garden. They were the last visitor to win the title in Boston until the Golden State Warriors did it in the 2022 NBA Finals at TD Garden.

This was the ninth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning the first eight meetings.

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