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50-32, Finished 2nd in NBA Central Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
Scored 108.6 points per game, Allowed 106.2 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 47-35)
Coached by Mike Fratello (50-32)
Arena: Omni Coliseum / Attendance: 377,678 (19th of 23 available)
SRS: 2.59 (4th of 23) / Pace Factor: 100.0 (19th of 23)
Offensive Rating: 107.9 (11th of 23) / Defensive Rating: 105.6 (6th of 23)
Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-1) versus Boston Celtics
Won NBA Eastern Conference First Round (3-1) versus Detroit Pistons
1985-86 Statistics / Schedule
Click on the Date for game box score, if available.
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Oct 25, 1985 | Washington Bullets | L | 91 | 100 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | |||
| 2 | Sat, Oct 26, 1985 | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 91 | 117 | 0 | 2 | L 2 | ||
| 3 | Tue, Oct 29, 1985 | New York Knickerbockers | W | 102 | 87 | 1 | 2 | W 1 | |||
| 4 | Fri, Nov 1, 1985 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 105 | 109 | 1 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 5 | Sat, Nov 2, 1985 | Philadelphia 76ers | W | OT | 114 | 113 | 2 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 6 | Tue, Nov 5, 1985 | @ | Denver Nuggets | L | 113 | 128 | 2 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 7 | Wed, Nov 6, 1985 | @ | Phoenix Suns | W | 114 | 106 | 3 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 8 | Fri, Nov 8, 1985 | @ | Golden State Warriors | L | 119 | 130 | 3 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 9 | Sat, Nov 9, 1985 | @ | Los Angeles Clippers | W | 97 | 94 | 4 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 10 | Wed, Nov 13, 1985 | Phoenix Suns | W | 108 | 101 | 5 | 5 | W 2 | |||
| 11 | Fri, Nov 15, 1985 | Detroit Pistons | W | 122 | 118 | 6 | 5 | W 3 | |||
| 12 | Sat, Nov 16, 1985 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | L | 96 | 103 | 6 | 6 | L 1 | ||
| 13 | Wed, Nov 20, 1985 | Chicago Bulls | W | 116 | 101 | 7 | 6 | W 1 | |||
| 14 | Sat, Nov 23, 1985 | Utah Jazz | L | 106 | 116 | 7 | 7 | L 1 | |||
| 15 | Sun, Nov 24, 1985 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | L | 90 | 98 | 7 | 8 | L 2 | ||
| 16 | Tue, Nov 26, 1985 | New York Knickerbockers | W | 104 | 94 | 8 | 8 | W 1 | |||
| 17 | Wed, Nov 27, 1985 | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 96 | 114 | 8 | 9 | L 1 | ||
| 18 | Fri, Nov 29, 1985 | @ | New Jersey Nets | L | 97 | 107 | 8 | 10 | L 2 | ||
| 19 | Sat, Nov 30, 1985 | Boston Celtics | L | 97 | 102 | 8 | 11 | L 3 | |||
| 20 | Wed, Dec 4, 1985 | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 109 | 98 | 9 | 11 | W 1 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Fri, Dec 6, 1985 | Milwaukee Bucks | W | 94 | 93 | 10 | 11 | W 2 | |||
| 22 | Tue, Dec 10, 1985 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 110 | 114 | 10 | 12 | L 1 | at Hartford, CT | |
| 23 | Wed, Dec 11, 1985 | Seattle Supersonics | W | 105 | 97 | 11 | 12 | W 1 | |||
| 24 | Fri, Dec 13, 1985 | @ | Indiana Pacers | L | 89 | 109 | 11 | 13 | L 1 | ||
| 25 | Sat, Dec 14, 1985 | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 107 | 103 | 12 | 13 | W 1 | |||
| 26 | Tue, Dec 17, 1985 | New Jersey Nets | W | 104 | 103 | 13 | 13 | W 2 | |||
| 27 | Thu, Dec 19, 1985 | Dallas Mavericks | L | 108 | 120 | 13 | 14 | L 1 | |||
| 28 | Sat, Dec 21, 1985 | Houston Rockets | W | 123 | 122 | 14 | 14 | W 1 | |||
| 29 | Fri, Dec 27, 1985 | @ | Washington Bullets | L | 109 | 111 | 14 | 15 | L 1 | ||
| 30 | Sat, Dec 28, 1985 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | W | 100 | 80 | 15 | 15 | W 1 | ||
| 31 | Fri, Jan 3, 1986 | Detroit Pistons | W | 111 | 101 | 16 | 15 | W 2 | |||
| 32 | Sat, Jan 4, 1986 | @ | Chicago Bulls | W | 111 | 100 | 17 | 15 | W 3 | ||
| 33 | Tue, Jan 7, 1986 | Los Angeles Clippers | W | 117 | 103 | 18 | 15 | W 4 | |||
| 34 | Thu, Jan 9, 1986 | @ | Detroit Pistons | W | 110 | 99 | 19 | 15 | W 5 | ||
| 35 | Fri, Jan 10, 1986 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 108 | 115 | 19 | 16 | L 1 | ||
| 36 | Tue, Jan 14, 1986 | Sacramento Kings | W | 115 | 104 | 20 | 16 | W 1 | |||
| 37 | Thu, Jan 16, 1986 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 116 | 99 | 21 | 16 | W 2 | |||
| 38 | Sat, Jan 18, 1986 | Boston Celtics | L | OT | 122 | 125 | 21 | 17 | L 1 | ||
| 39 | Mon, Jan 20, 1986 | Milwaukee Bucks | W | 101 | 98 | 22 | 17 | W 1 | |||
| 40 | Wed, Jan 22, 1986 | Golden State Warriors | W | 131 | 100 | 23 | 17 | W 2 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Fri, Jan 24, 1986 | New York Knickerbockers | W | 117 | 100 | 24 | 17 | W 3 | |||
| 42 | Sat, Jan 25, 1986 | @ | Washington Bullets | L | 103 | 111 | 24 | 18 | L 1 | ||
| 43 | Tue, Jan 28, 1986 | Indiana Pacers | W | 123 | 92 | 25 | 18 | W 1 | |||
| 44 | Wed, Jan 29, 1986 | @ | Detroit Pistons | L | 94 | 107 | 25 | 19 | L 1 | ||
| 45 | Fri, Jan 31, 1986 | Detroit Pistons | W | 116 | 103 | 26 | 19 | W 1 | |||
| 46 | Sat, Feb 1, 1986 | @ | New Jersey Nets | L | 100 | 108 | 26 | 20 | L 1 | ||
| 47 | Tue, Feb 4, 1986 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 105 | 104 | 27 | 20 | W 1 | ||
| 48 | Thu, Feb 6, 1986 | @ | Indiana Pacers | W | 100 | 85 | 28 | 20 | W 2 | ||
| 49 | Tue, Feb 11, 1986 | @ | Houston Rockets | L | 100 | 113 | 28 | 21 | L 1 | ||
| 50 | Thu, Feb 13, 1986 | @ | Sacramento Kings | W | 123 | 114 | 29 | 21 | W 1 | ||
| 51 | Fri, Feb 14, 1986 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 117 | 141 | 29 | 22 | L 1 | ||
| 52 | Sun, Feb 16, 1986 | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 110 | 101 | 30 | 22 | W 1 | ||
| 53 | Mon, Feb 17, 1986 | @ | Seattle Supersonics | L | 87 | 100 | 30 | 23 | L 1 | ||
| 54 | Wed, Feb 19, 1986 | @ | Utah Jazz | L | OT | 105 | 109 | 30 | 24 | L 2 | |
| 55 | Fri, Feb 21, 1986 | Indiana Pacers | W | 106 | 98 | 31 | 24 | W 1 | |||
| 56 | Sat, Feb 22, 1986 | New Jersey Nets | W | 112 | 83 | 32 | 24 | W 2 | |||
| 57 | Mon, Feb 24, 1986 | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 102 | 93 | 33 | 24 | W 3 | |||
| 58 | Wed, Feb 26, 1986 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 129 | 109 | 34 | 24 | W 4 | |||
| 59 | Fri, Feb 28, 1986 | @ | Detroit Pistons | L | 103 | 115 | 34 | 25 | L 1 | ||
| 60 | Sat, Mar 1, 1986 | San Antonio Spurs | W | 116 | 108 | 35 | 25 | W 1 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Tue, Mar 4, 1986 | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 128 | 121 | 36 | 25 | W 2 | |||
| 62 | Wed, Mar 5, 1986 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 122 | 114 | 37 | 25 | W 3 | ||
| 63 | Fri, Mar 7, 1986 | @ | Chicago Bulls | W | 112 | 108 | 38 | 25 | W 4 | ||
| 64 | Sat, Mar 8, 1986 | Milwaukee Bucks | W | 111 | 109 | 39 | 25 | W 5 | |||
| 65 | Tue, Mar 11, 1986 | Denver Nuggets | W | 128 | 116 | 40 | 25 | W 6 | |||
| 66 | Wed, Mar 12, 1986 | @ | New Jersey Nets | W | 113 | 97 | 41 | 25 | W 7 | ||
| 67 | Fri, Mar 14, 1986 | Boston Celtics | L | 114 | 121 | 41 | 26 | L 1 | |||
| 68 | Sat, Mar 15, 1986 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | W | 106 | 101 | 42 | 26 | W 1 | ||
| 69 | Mon, Mar 17, 1986 | Chicago Bulls | W | 106 | 96 | 43 | 26 | W 2 | |||
| 70 | Wed, Mar 19, 1986 | @ | San Antonio Spurs | L | 112 | 115 | 43 | 27 | L 1 | ||
| 71 | Fri, Mar 21, 1986 | @ | Dallas Mavericks | W | 107 | 103 | 44 | 27 | W 1 | ||
| 72 | Sat, Mar 22, 1986 | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 98 | 113 | 44 | 28 | L 1 | ||
| 73 | Tue, Mar 25, 1986 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 97 | 91 | 45 | 28 | W 1 | ||
| 74 | Wed, Mar 26, 1986 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 103 | 112 | 45 | 29 | L 1 | ||
| 75 | Fri, Mar 28, 1986 | @ | Indiana Pacers | W | 100 | 92 | 46 | 29 | W 1 | ||
| 76 | Sat, Mar 29, 1986 | Cleveland Cavaliers | L | 105 | 123 | 46 | 30 | L 1 | |||
| 77 | Tue, Apr 1, 1986 | Washington Bullets | W | 107 | 91 | 47 | 30 | W 1 | |||
| 78 | Fri, Apr 4, 1986 | @ | Washington Bullets | L | OT | 129 | 135 | 47 | 31 | L 1 | |
| 79 | Sat, Apr 5, 1986 | @ | Chicago Bulls | L | 97 | 102 | 47 | 32 | L 2 | ||
| 80 | Tue, Apr 8, 1986 | Chicago Bulls | W | 131 | 118 | 48 | 32 | W 1 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 81 | Thu, Apr 10, 1986 | New Jersey Nets | W | 126 | 117 | 49 | 32 | W 2 | |||
| 82 | Sat, Apr 12, 1986 | Indiana Pacers | W | 108 | 91 | 50 | 32 | W 3 |
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thu, Apr 17, 1986 | Detroit Pistons | W | 140 | 122 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 2 | Sat, Apr 19, 1986 | Detroit Pistons | W | 137 | 125 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 3 | Tue, Apr 22, 1986 | @ | Detroit Pistons | L | 97 | 106 | 2 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 4 | Fri, Apr 25, 1986 | @ | Detroit Pistons | W | 2OT | 114 | 113 | 3 | 1 | W 1 | |
| 5 | Sun, Apr 27, 1986 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 91 | 103 | 3 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 6 | Tue, Apr 29, 1986 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 108 | 119 | 3 | 3 | L 2 | ||
| 7 | Fri, May 2, 1986 | Boston Celtics | L | 107 | 111 | 3 | 4 | L 3 | |||
| 8 | Sun, May 4, 1986 | Boston Celtics | W | 106 | 94 | 4 | 4 | W 1 | |||
| 9 | Tue, May 6, 1986 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 99 | 132 | 4 | 5 | L 1 |