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1984-85 NBA Midwest standings
The Denver Nuggets won the 1984-85 NBA Midwest division race at 52-30, 4 games ahead of the Houston Rockets.
🏆How the 1984-85 playoffs went
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Midwest standings, 1984-85
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Denver Nuggets (DEN) | 52 | 30 | .634 | - | 6-4 | L1 |
| Houston Rockets (HOU) | 48 | 34 | .585 | 4 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Dallas Mavericks (DAL) | 44 | 38 | .537 | 8 | 4-6 | W1 |
| San Antonio Spurs (SAN) | 41 | 41 | .500 | 11 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Utah Jazz (UTH) | 41 | 41 | .500 | 11 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Kansas City Kings (KCK) | 31 | 51 | .378 | 21 | 2-8 | L3 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 6 times.
- The Denver Nuggets trailed by as many as 1.5 games on November 5, 1984.
- The Denver Nuggets took first place for good on January 15, 1985.
- The Denver Nuggets won 9 games in a row from November 6, 1984 to November 27, 1984, the longest run of the race.
- The Houston Rockets led by 1.5 games as late as January 5, 1985.
- The Denver Nuggets led by as many as 6 games on April 7, 1985.
- The Denver Nuggets went 10-2 from January 5, 1985 to January 29, 1985, turning a deficit of 1.5 games into a lead of 3.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 46 of the 146 days played.
- The Denver Nuggets spent 142 of the season's 171 charted days in first place.