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1985-86 Chicago Bulls Schedule and Results

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30-52, Finished 4th in NBA Central Division (Schedule and Results)
Coached by: Stan Albeck (30-52)

Points Per Game: 109.3 (13th of 23) ▪ Opponent Points Per Game: 113.1 (18th of 23)
Pythagorean W-L: 31-51 (21st of 23)

Arena: Chicago Stadium ▪ Attendance: 469,226 (12th of 23)

SRS: -3.12 (18th of 23) ▪ Pace Factor: 99.7 (20th of 23)
Offensive Rating: 108.6 (8th of 23) ▪ Defensive Rating: 112.4 (23rd of 23)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference First Round (3-0) versus Boston Celtics

1985-86 Chicago Bulls:

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Regular Season

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G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
1 Fri, Oct 25, 1985 Cleveland Cavaliers W OT 116 115 1 0 W 1
2 Sat, Oct 26, 1985 Detroit Pistons W 121 118 2 0 W 2
3 Tue, Oct 29, 1985 @ Golden State Warriors W 111 105 3 0 W 3
4 Thu, Oct 31, 1985 @ Los Angeles Clippers L 112 120 3 1 L 1
5 Sat, Nov 2, 1985 @ Seattle Supersonics L 100 118 3 2 L 2
6 Wed, Nov 6, 1985 @ Detroit Pistons L 105 122 3 3 L 3
7 Thu, Nov 7, 1985 @ New Jersey Nets L 97 106 3 4 L 4
8 Sat, Nov 9, 1985 @ New York Knickerbockers W 97 94 4 4 W 1
9 Tue, Nov 12, 1985 Milwaukee Bucks L 103 132 4 5 L 1
10 Wed, Nov 13, 1985 @ Philadelphia 76ers L 106 110 4 6 L 2
11 Fri, Nov 15, 1985 @ Milwaukee Bucks L 103 118 4 7 L 3
12 Sat, Nov 16, 1985 Cleveland Cavaliers L OT 128 132 4 8 L 4
13 Tue, Nov 19, 1985 Indiana Pacers W 121 114 5 8 W 1
14 Wed, Nov 20, 1985 @ Atlanta Hawks L 101 116 5 9 L 1
15 Sat, Nov 23, 1985 Golden State Warriors W 135 108 6 9 W 1
16 Sun, Nov 24, 1985 @ Washington Bullets L 106 115 6 10 L 1
17 Tue, Nov 26, 1985 @ Denver Nuggets W 128 123 7 10 W 1
18 Wed, Nov 27, 1985 @ Utah Jazz L 96 114 7 11 L 1
19 Fri, Nov 29, 1985 @ Portland Trail Blazers L 107 122 7 12 L 2
20 Sun, Dec 1, 1985 @ Los Angeles Lakers L 113 117 7 13 L 3
G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
21 Tue, Dec 3, 1985 @ Sacramento Kings L 118 131 7 14 L 4
22 Wed, Dec 4, 1985 @ Phoenix Suns L 99 100 7 15 L 5
23 Fri, Dec 6, 1985 @ San Antonio Spurs W 131 123 8 15 W 1
24 Sat, Dec 7, 1985 @ Houston Rockets L 104 116 8 16 L 1
25 Tue, Dec 10, 1985 San Antonio Spurs L 107 109 8 17 L 2
26 Thu, Dec 12, 1985 Philadelphia 76ers W 106 102 9 17 W 1
27 Sat, Dec 14, 1985 Sacramento Kings L 103 108 9 18 L 1
28 Sun, Dec 15, 1985 @ Boston Celtics L 104 109 9 19 L 2
29 Tue, Dec 17, 1985 Boston Celtics W 116 108 10 19 W 1
30 Thu, Dec 19, 1985 Washington Bullets L 92 98 10 20 L 1
31 Sat, Dec 21, 1985 Utah Jazz W 117 104 11 20 W 1
32 Thu, Dec 26, 1985 New York Knickerbockers L 96 113 11 21 L 1
33 Sat, Dec 28, 1985 Indiana Pacers W 108 104 12 21 W 1
34 Mon, Dec 30, 1985 @ Cleveland Cavaliers W 121 117 13 21 W 2
35 Thu, Jan 2, 1986 Detroit Pistons W 131 122 14 21 W 3
36 Sat, Jan 4, 1986 Atlanta Hawks L 100 111 14 22 L 1
37 Tue, Jan 7, 1986 New Jersey Nets L 105 110 14 23 L 2
38 Sat, Jan 11, 1986 Los Angeles Clippers W 132 123 15 23 W 1
39 Tue, Jan 14, 1986 Washington Bullets L 113 117 15 24 L 1
40 Wed, Jan 15, 1986 @ Detroit Pistons L 115 123 15 25 L 2
G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
41 Fri, Jan 17, 1986 Philadelphia 76ers L OT 118 120 15 26 L 3
42 Sun, Jan 19, 1986 @ Washington Bullets L 98 112 15 27 L 4
43 Mon, Jan 20, 1986 Los Angeles Lakers L 118 133 15 28 L 5
44 Sat, Jan 25, 1986 Phoenix Suns W 133 114 16 28 W 1
45 Mon, Jan 27, 1986 @ Dallas Mavericks L 116 124 16 29 L 1
46 Tue, Jan 28, 1986 @ New York Knickerbockers L 111 118 16 30 L 2
47 Thu, Jan 30, 1986 Boston Celtics L 91 101 16 31 L 3
48 Sat, Feb 1, 1986 Houston Rockets W 132 122 17 31 W 1
49 Sun, Feb 2, 1986 @ Indiana Pacers L 106 131 17 32 L 1
50 Tue, Feb 4, 1986 Detroit Pistons L 115 117 17 33 L 2
51 Thu, Feb 6, 1986 @ Milwaukee Bucks L 97 117 17 34 L 3
52 Wed, Feb 12, 1986 @ Philadelphia 76ers L 98 106 17 35 L 4
53 Fri, Feb 14, 1986 Indiana Pacers L 88 104 17 36 L 5
54 Sun, Feb 16, 1986 Dallas Mavericks L 114 120 17 37 L 6
55 Mon, Feb 17, 1986 @ Indiana Pacers L 110 124 17 38 L 7
56 Wed, Feb 19, 1986 @ New Jersey Nets W 99 96 18 38 W 1
57 Fri, Feb 21, 1986 Portland Trail Blazers W 108 96 19 38 W 2
58 Sat, Feb 22, 1986 Seattle Supersonics W 3OT 129 125 20 38 W 3
59 Mon, Feb 24, 1986 @ Detroit Pistons L 100 110 20 39 L 1
60 Tue, Feb 25, 1986 Philadelphia 76ers L 108 122 20 40 L 2
G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
61 Fri, Feb 28, 1986 Cleveland Cavaliers W 116 96 21 40 W 1
62 Tue, Mar 4, 1986 Boston Celtics L 94 106 21 41 L 1
63 Wed, Mar 5, 1986 @ Boston Celtics L 97 108 21 42 L 2
64 Fri, Mar 7, 1986 Atlanta Hawks L 108 112 21 43 L 3
65 Sun, Mar 9, 1986 New York Knickerbockers W 114 101 22 43 W 1
66 Tue, Mar 11, 1986 New Jersey Nets W 113 100 23 43 W 2
67 Thu, Mar 13, 1986 Denver Nuggets W 112 102 24 43 W 3
68 Sat, Mar 15, 1986 Milwaukee Bucks L OT 116 125 24 44 L 1
69 Mon, Mar 17, 1986 @ Atlanta Hawks L 96 106 24 45 L 2
70 Wed, Mar 19, 1986 @ Philadelphia 76ers L 112 118 24 46 L 3
71 Fri, Mar 21, 1986 @ Boston Celtics L 105 126 24 47 L 4
72 Sat, Mar 22, 1986 @ Cleveland Cavaliers L 97 123 24 48 L 5
73 Tue, Mar 25, 1986 New York Knickerbockers W 111 98 25 48 W 1
74 Fri, Mar 28, 1986 @ New Jersey Nets L 107 118 25 49 L 1
75 Sat, Mar 29, 1986 @ New York Knickerbockers W 106 96 26 49 W 1
76 Tue, Apr 1, 1986 @ Milwaukee Bucks L 107 116 26 50 L 1
77 Thu, Apr 3, 1986 @ Indiana Pacers W 109 108 27 50 W 1
78 Sat, Apr 5, 1986 Atlanta Hawks W 102 97 28 50 W 2
79 Mon, Apr 7, 1986 Milwaukee Bucks W 107 101 29 50 W 3
80 Tue, Apr 8, 1986 @ Atlanta Hawks L 118 131 29 51 L 1
G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
81 Fri, Apr 11, 1986 Washington Bullets W 105 103 30 51 W 1
82 Sun, Apr 13, 1986 @ Cleveland Cavaliers L 97 104 30 52 L 1

Playoffs

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G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
1 Thu, Apr 17, 1986 @ Boston Celtics L 104 123 0 1 L 1
2 Sun, Apr 20, 1986 @ Boston Celtics L 2OT 131 135 0 2 L 2
3 Tue, Apr 22, 1986 Boston Celtics L 104 122 0 3 L 3