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1985-86 New Jersey Nets

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39-43, Finished 3rd in NBA Atlantic Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 109.1 points per game, Allowed 111.1 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 36-46)
Coached by Dave Wohl (39-43)

Arena: Brendan Byrne Arena / Attendance: 483,554 (10th of 23 available)

SRS: -1.39 (14th of 23) / Pace Factor: 103.3 (8th of 23)
Offensive Rating: 105.0 (18th of 23) / Defensive Rating: 106.9 (12th of 23)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference First Round (3-0) versus Milwaukee Bucks

1985-86 Statistics / Schedule

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS
Team 82 19805 3548 7301 .486 43 214 .201 1810 2396 .755 1183 2483 3666 2128 749 345 1575 2129 8949 109.1
Opponent 82 19805 3504 7124 .492 96 316 .304 2008 2622 .766 1036 2369 3405 2019 783 390 1523 2002 9112 111.1

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Mike Gminski C 6-11 250 26 81 78 2525 491 949 .517 0 1 .000 351 393 .893 206 462 668 133 56 71 140 163 1333
2 Buck Williams F-C 6-8 215 25 82 82 3070 500 956 .523 0 2 .000 301 445 .676 329 657 986 131 73 96 244 294 1301
3 Otis Birdsong G 6-3 190 30 77 74 2395 542 1056 .513 8 22 .364 122 210 .581 88 114 202 261 85 17 179 228 1214
4 Albert King F-G 6-6 190 26 73 69 1998 438 961 .456 4 23 .174 167 203 .823 116 250 366 181 58 24 181 205 1047
5 Darryl Dawkins C 6-11 251 29 51 3 1207 284 441 .644 0 1 .000 210 297 .707 85 166 251 77 16 59 124 227 778
6 Micheal Ray Richardson G-F 6-5 189 30 47 39 1604 296 661 .448 4 27 .148 141 179 .788 77 173 250 340 125 11 150 163 737
7 Darwin Cook G 6-3 184 27 79 33 1965 267 627 .426 11 53 .208 84 111 .757 51 126 177 390 156 22 132 172 629
8 Mickey Johnson F 6-10 190 33 79 4 1574 214 507 .422 5 24 .208 183 233 .785 98 234 332 217 67 25 165 248 616
9 Kelvin Ransey G 6-1 170 27 79 15 1504 231 505 .457 3 24 .125 121 148 .818 34 82 116 252 51 4 114 128 586
10 Mike O'Koren F-G 6-7 207 27 67 11 1031 160 336 .476 7 27 .259 23 39 .590 33 102 135 118 29 9 54 134 350
11 Jeff Turner F-C 6-9 230 23 53 1 650 84 171 .491 0 1 .000 58 78 .744 45 92 137 14 21 3 49 125 226
12 Bobby Cattage F 6-9 250 27 29 1 185 28 83 .337 1 5 .200 35 44 .795 15 19 34 4 6 0 13 23 92
13 Ray Williams G 6-3 188 31 5 0 63 10 32 .313 0 2 .000 12 14 .857 3 1 4 9 5 0 9 12 32
14 Rod Higgins F-C 6-7 200 26 2 0 29 3 16 .188 0 2 .000 0 0 3 5 8 1 1 4 2 6 6
15 Yvon Joseph C 6-11 245 28 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2

Per Game

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Mike Gminski C 6-11 250 26 81 78 31.2 6.1 11.7 .517 0.0 0.0 .000 4.3 4.9 .893 2.5 5.7 8.2 1.6 0.7 0.9 1.7 2.0 16.5
2 Buck Williams F-C 6-8 215 25 82 82 37.4 6.1 11.7 .523 0.0 0.0 .000 3.7 5.4 .676 4.0 8.0 12.0 1.6 0.9 1.2 3.0 3.6 15.9
3 Otis Birdsong G 6-3 190 30 77 74 31.1 7.0 13.7 .513 0.1 0.3 .364 1.6 2.7 .581 1.1 1.5 2.6 3.4 1.1 0.2 2.3 3.0 15.8
4 Micheal Ray Richardson G-F 6-5 189 30 47 39 34.1 6.3 14.1 .448 0.1 0.6 .148 3.0 3.8 .788 1.6 3.7 5.3 7.2 2.7 0.2 3.2 3.5 15.7
5 Darryl Dawkins C 6-11 251 29 51 3 23.7 5.6 8.6 .644 0.0 0.0 .000 4.1 5.8 .707 1.7 3.3 4.9 1.5 0.3 1.2 2.4 4.5 15.3
6 Albert King F-G 6-6 190 26 73 69 27.4 6.0 13.2 .456 0.1 0.3 .174 2.3 2.8 .823 1.6 3.4 5.0 2.5 0.8 0.3 2.5 2.8 14.3
7 Darwin Cook G 6-3 184 27 79 33 24.9 3.4 7.9 .426 0.1 0.7 .208 1.1 1.4 .757 0.6 1.6 2.2 4.9 2.0 0.3 1.7 2.2 8.0
8 Mickey Johnson F 6-10 190 33 79 4 19.9 2.7 6.4 .422 0.1 0.3 .208 2.3 2.9 .785 1.2 3.0 4.2 2.7 0.8 0.3 2.1 3.1 7.8
9 Kelvin Ransey G 6-1 170 27 79 15 19.0 2.9 6.4 .457 0.0 0.3 .125 1.5 1.9 .818 0.4 1.0 1.5 3.2 0.6 0.1 1.4 1.6 7.4
10 Ray Williams G 6-3 188 31 5 0 12.6 2.0 6.4 .313 0.0 0.4 .000 2.4 2.8 .857 0.6 0.2 0.8 1.8 1.0 0.0 1.8 2.4 6.4
11 Mike O'Koren F-G 6-7 207 27 67 11 15.4 2.4 5.0 .476 0.1 0.4 .259 0.3 0.6 .590 0.5 1.5 2.0 1.8 0.4 0.1 0.8 2.0 5.2
12 Jeff Turner F-C 6-9 230 23 53 1 12.3 1.6 3.2 .491 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.5 .744 0.8 1.7 2.6 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.9 2.4 4.3
13 Bobby Cattage F 6-9 250 27 29 1 6.4 1.0 2.9 .337 0.0 0.2 .200 1.2 1.5 .795 0.5 0.7 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.8 3.2
14 Rod Higgins F-C 6-7 200 26 2 0 14.5 1.5 8.0 .188 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 1.5 2.5 4.0 0.5 0.5 2.0 1.0 3.0 3.0
15 Yvon Joseph C 6-11 245 28 1 0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Darryl Dawkins C 6-11 251 29 51 3 1207 8.5 13.2 .644 0.0 0.0 .000 6.3 8.9 .707 2.5 5.0 7.5 2.3 0.5 1.8 3.7 6.8 23.2
2 Mike Gminski C 6-11 250 26 81 78 2525 7.0 13.5 .517 0.0 0.0 .000 5.0 5.6 .893 2.9 6.6 9.5 1.9 0.8 1.0 2.0 2.3 19.0
3 Albert King F-G 6-6 190 26 73 69 1998 7.9 17.3 .456 0.1 0.4 .174 3.0 3.7 .823 2.1 4.5 6.6 3.3 1.0 0.4 3.3 3.7 18.9
4 Ray Williams G 6-3 188 31 5 0 63 5.7 18.3 .313 0.0 1.1 .000 6.9 8.0 .857 1.7 0.6 2.3 5.1 2.9 0.0 5.1 6.9 18.3
5 Otis Birdsong G 6-3 190 30 77 74 2395 8.1 15.9 .513 0.1 0.3 .364 1.8 3.2 .581 1.3 1.7 3.0 3.9 1.3 0.3 2.7 3.4 18.2
6 Bobby Cattage F 6-9 250 27 29 1 185 5.4 16.2 .337 0.2 1.0 .200 6.8 8.6 .795 2.9 3.7 6.6 0.8 1.2 0.0 2.5 4.5 17.9
7 Micheal Ray Richardson G-F 6-5 189 30 47 39 1604 6.6 14.8 .448 0.1 0.6 .148 3.2 4.0 .788 1.7 3.9 5.6 7.6 2.8 0.2 3.4 3.7 16.5
8 Buck Williams F-C 6-8 215 25 82 82 3070 5.9 11.2 .523 0.0 0.0 .000 3.5 5.2 .676 3.9 7.7 11.6 1.5 0.9 1.1 2.9 3.4 15.3
9 Yvon Joseph C 6-11 245 28 1 0 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.4 14.4 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.2 14.4
10 Mickey Johnson F 6-10 190 33 79 4 1574 4.9 11.6 .422 0.1 0.5 .208 4.2 5.3 .785 2.2 5.4 7.6 5.0 1.5 0.6 3.8 5.7 14.1
11 Kelvin Ransey G 6-1 170 27 79 15 1504 5.5 12.1 .457 0.1 0.6 .125 2.9 3.5 .818 0.8 2.0 2.8 6.0 1.2 0.1 2.7 3.1 14.0
12 Jeff Turner F-C 6-9 230 23 53 1 650 4.7 9.5 .491 0.0 0.1 .000 3.2 4.3 .744 2.5 5.1 7.6 0.8 1.2 0.2 2.7 6.9 12.5
13 Mike O'Koren F-G 6-7 207 27 67 11 1031 5.6 11.7 .476 0.2 0.9 .259 0.8 1.4 .590 1.2 3.6 4.7 4.1 1.0 0.3 1.9 4.7 12.2
14 Darwin Cook G 6-3 184 27 79 33 1965 4.9 11.5 .426 0.2 1.0 .208 1.5 2.0 .757 0.9 2.3 3.2 7.1 2.9 0.4 2.4 3.2 11.5
15 Rod Higgins F-C 6-7 200 26 2 0 29 3.7 19.9 .188 0.0 2.5 .000 0.0 0.0 3.7 6.2 9.9 1.2 1.2 5.0 2.5 7.4 7.4

Advanced

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS LS WSAA
1 Mike Gminski C 6-11 250 26 81 2525 19.0 .594 .517 9.1 20.6 14.8 7.5 1.0 1.6 11.1 19.9 120 106 18.6 9.2 28 7 10.5
2 Buck Williams F-C 6-8 215 25 82 3070 15.1 .565 .523 12.0 24.1 18.0 5.8 1.1 1.8 17.5 18.1 107 105 8.2 12.7 21 15 3.0
3 Darryl Dawkins C 6-11 251 29 51 1207 19.5 .680 .644 7.9 15.5 11.6 9.7 0.6 2.8 17.8 23.0 118 107 9.3 4.0 13 4 4.5
4 Otis Birdsong G 6-3 190 30 77 2395 13.4 .529 .517 4.1 5.4 4.7 16.3 1.6 0.4 13.5 22.1 103 110 4.2 5.6 10 20 -5.0
5 Micheal Ray Richardson G-F 6-5 189 30 47 1604 16.9 .498 .451 5.4 12.1 8.7 29.8 3.6 0.4 16.9 22.1 103 104 3.0 7.2 10 11 -0.5
6 Darwin Cook G 6-3 184 27 79 1965 13.1 .465 .435 2.9 7.2 5.0 26.1 3.7 0.7 16.3 16.4 101 105 1.4 8.2 10 13 -1.5
7 Albert King F-G 6-6 190 26 73 1998 13.3 .498 .458 6.5 14.1 10.3 13.4 1.3 0.7 14.7 24.6 99 108 0.0 6.1 6 20 -7.0
8 Kelvin Ransey G 6-1 170 27 79 1504 11.8 .514 .460 2.5 6.1 4.3 22.6 1.6 0.2 16.7 18.1 104 110 2.7 3.4 6 11 -2.5
9 Mickey Johnson F 6-10 190 33 79 1574 11.8 .505 .427 6.9 16.7 11.8 18.1 2.0 0.9 21.3 19.6 98 106 0.0 6.1 6 13 -3.5
10 Mike O'Koren F-G 6-7 207 27 67 1031 9.9 .496 .487 3.6 11.1 7.3 15.5 1.3 0.5 13.3 15.8 102 109 1.1 2.8 4 7 -1.5
11 Jeff Turner F-C 6-9 230 23 53 650 8.4 .550 .491 7.7 15.9 11.8 2.8 1.5 0.3 19.3 15.6 100 107 0.3 2.1 2 4 -1.0
12 Bobby Cattage F 6-9 250 27 29 185 9.8 .449 .343 9.0 11.6 10.3 2.9 1.5 0.0 11.3 24.9 96 109 0.0 0.5 1 2 -0.5
13 Yvon Joseph C 6-11 245 28 1 5 12.8 1.136 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.0 250 114 0.1 0.0 0 0 0.0
14 Rod Higgins F-C 6-7 200 26 2 29 -0.2 .188 .188 11.5 19.4 15.5 4.4 1.6 8.0 11.1 24.8 53 100 0.0 0.2 0 1 -0.5
15 Ray Williams G 6-3 188 31 5 63 7.8 .419 .313 5.3 1.8 3.6 19.4 3.7 0.0 19.1 29.9 85 107 0.0 0.2 0 1 -0.5

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 Otis Birdsong G 6-3 190 30 3 132 29 55 0 3 11 19 5 12 10 6 3 9 14 69 .527 .000 .579 44.0 23.0 4.0 3.3
2 Buck Williams F-C 6-8 215 25 3 126 21 29 0 0 20 26 12 31 2 6 1 6 15 62 .724 .769 42.0 20.7 10.3 0.7
3 Mike Gminski C 6-11 250 26 3 109 16 43 0 0 26 27 11 30 5 4 2 9 11 58 .372 .963 36.3 19.3 10.0 1.7
4 Albert King F-G 6-6 190 26 3 98 18 42 1 4 4 4 8 13 10 2 1 5 15 41 .429 .250 1.000 32.7 13.7 4.3 3.3
5 Darwin Cook G 6-3 184 27 3 77 13 29 0 4 2 6 3 7 17 5 2 6 11 28 .448 .000 .333 25.7 9.3 2.3 5.7
6 Kelvin Ransey G 6-1 170 27 3 68 10 22 1 3 6 8 3 7 12 1 0 4 9 27 .455 .333 .750 22.7 9.0 2.3 4.0
7 Mickey Johnson F 6-10 190 33 3 54 5 19 0 2 7 11 2 11 2 2 0 3 7 17 .263 .000 .636 18.0 5.7 3.7 0.7
8 Darryl Dawkins C 6-11 251 29 1 17 4 6 0 0 2 3 1 3 3 0 2 2 4 10 .667 .667 17.0 10.0 3.0 3.0
9 Jeff Turner F-C 6-9 230 23 3 18 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 3 3 0 0 4 7 3 .333 1.000 6.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
10 Mike O'Koren F-G 6-7 207 27 2 21 1 6 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 1 3 5 2 .167 .000 10.5 1.0 1.0 1.0

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Otis Birdsong $1,100,000
2 Albert King $1,035,000
3 Buck Williams $915,000
4 Darryl Dawkins $808,000
5 Micheal Ray Richardson $750,000
6 Mike Gminski $700,000
7 Mike O'Koren $400,000
8 Kelvin Ransey $317,500
9 Darwin Cook $275,000
10 Jeff Turner $200,000
11 Mickey Johnson $200,000
12 Rod Higgins $190,000
13 Bobby Cattage $70,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)