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42-40, Finished 4th in NBA Midwest Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
Scored 108.2 points per game, Allowed 108.5 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 40-42)
Coached by Frank Layden (42-40)
Arena: Salt Palace / Attendance: 477,842 (11th of 23 available)
SRS: -0.67 (12th of 23) / Pace Factor: 103.3 (8th of 23)
Offensive Rating: 104.2 (20th of 23) / Defensive Rating: 104.6 (3rd of 23)
Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference First Round (3-1) versus Dallas Mavericks
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 | Houston Rockets | L | 108 | 112 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | |||
| 2 | Tue, Oct 29, 1985 | @ | San Antonio Spurs | L | 112 | 124 | 0 | 2 | L 2 | ||
| 3 | Wed, Oct 30, 1985 | San Antonio Spurs | W | 102 | 100 | 1 | 2 | W 1 | |||
| 4 | Fri, Nov 1, 1985 | Phoenix Suns | W | 121 | 110 | 2 | 2 | W 2 | |||
| 5 | Sat, Nov 2, 1985 | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 108 | 128 | 2 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 6 | Tue, Nov 5, 1985 | Golden State Warriors | W | 118 | 99 | 3 | 3 | W 1 | |||
| 7 | Thu, Nov 7, 1985 | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 106 | 116 | 3 | 4 | L 1 | |||
| 8 | Sat, Nov 9, 1985 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 121 | 114 | 4 | 4 | W 1 | |||
| 9 | Tue, Nov 12, 1985 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 110 | 119 | 4 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 10 | Wed, Nov 13, 1985 | Dallas Mavericks | L | 100 | 115 | 4 | 6 | L 2 | |||
| 11 | Fri, Nov 15, 1985 | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 133 | 118 | 5 | 6 | W 1 | |||
| 12 | Sat, Nov 16, 1985 | @ | Sacramento Kings | W | 100 | 96 | 6 | 6 | W 2 | ||
| 13 | Wed, Nov 20, 1985 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | OT | 106 | 115 | 6 | 7 | L 1 | |
| 14 | Fri, Nov 22, 1985 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 121 | 113 | 7 | 7 | W 1 | ||
| 15 | Sat, Nov 23, 1985 | @ | Atlanta Hawks | W | 116 | 106 | 8 | 7 | W 2 | ||
| 16 | Mon, Nov 25, 1985 | @ | Indiana Pacers | W | 102 | 101 | 9 | 7 | W 3 | ||
| 17 | Wed, Nov 27, 1985 | Chicago Bulls | W | 114 | 96 | 10 | 7 | W 4 | |||
| 18 | Fri, Nov 29, 1985 | Denver Nuggets | L | 114 | 129 | 10 | 8 | L 1 | |||
| 19 | Sat, Nov 30, 1985 | @ | Golden State Warriors | W | 89 | 88 | 11 | 8 | W 1 | ||
| 20 | Mon, Dec 2, 1985 | Golden State Warriors | W | 103 | 100 | 12 | 8 | W 2 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Wed, Dec 4, 1985 | Los Angeles Lakers | L | OT | 127 | 131 | 12 | 9 | L 1 | ||
| 22 | Fri, Dec 6, 1985 | @ | Phoenix Suns | L | 92 | 111 | 12 | 10 | L 2 | ||
| 23 | Sat, Dec 7, 1985 | @ | Los Angeles Clippers | W | 131 | 91 | 13 | 10 | W 1 | ||
| 24 | Tue, Dec 10, 1985 | @ | Houston Rockets | L | 105 | 134 | 13 | 11 | L 1 | ||
| 25 | Wed, Dec 11, 1985 | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 119 | 111 | 14 | 11 | W 1 | |||
| 26 | Sat, Dec 14, 1985 | Houston Rockets | W | 114 | 100 | 15 | 11 | W 2 | |||
| 27 | Tue, Dec 17, 1985 | @ | Washington Bullets | W | 106 | 98 | 16 | 11 | W 3 | ||
| 28 | Wed, Dec 18, 1985 | @ | New Jersey Nets | L | 98 | 113 | 16 | 12 | L 1 | ||
| 29 | Fri, Dec 20, 1985 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 105 | 112 | 16 | 13 | L 2 | ||
| 30 | Sat, Dec 21, 1985 | @ | Chicago Bulls | L | 104 | 117 | 16 | 14 | L 3 | ||
| 31 | Thu, Dec 26, 1985 | @ | Houston Rockets | L | 99 | 106 | 16 | 15 | L 4 | ||
| 32 | Sat, Dec 28, 1985 | Boston Celtics | L | 108 | 110 | 16 | 16 | L 5 | |||
| 33 | Mon, Dec 30, 1985 | Seattle Supersonics | W | 107 | 105 | 17 | 16 | W 1 | |||
| 34 | Fri, Jan 3, 1986 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 101 | 110 | 17 | 17 | L 1 | ||
| 35 | Sat, Jan 4, 1986 | @ | Dallas Mavericks | L | 106 | 119 | 17 | 18 | L 2 | ||
| 36 | Tue, Jan 7, 1986 | @ | Seattle Supersonics | L | 84 | 91 | 17 | 19 | L 3 | ||
| 37 | Thu, Jan 9, 1986 | Washington Bullets | L | 89 | 95 | 17 | 20 | L 4 | |||
| 38 | Sat, Jan 11, 1986 | @ | Denver Nuggets | L | 106 | 114 | 17 | 21 | L 5 | ||
| 39 | Sun, Jan 12, 1986 | @ | San Antonio Spurs | W | 106 | 102 | 18 | 21 | W 1 | ||
| 40 | Tue, Jan 14, 1986 | @ | Houston Rockets | W | 105 | 102 | 19 | 21 | W 2 | ||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Wed, Jan 15, 1986 | @ | Golden State Warriors | L | 104 | 150 | 19 | 22 | L 1 | ||
| 42 | Fri, Jan 17, 1986 | Dallas Mavericks | W | 139 | 112 | 20 | 22 | W 1 | |||
| 43 | Sat, Jan 18, 1986 | @ | Los Angeles Clippers | L | 97 | 131 | 20 | 23 | L 1 | ||
| 44 | Tue, Jan 21, 1986 | Denver Nuggets | W | OT | 117 | 114 | 21 | 23 | W 1 | ||
| 45 | Thu, Jan 23, 1986 | New Jersey Nets | L | 105 | 106 | 21 | 24 | L 1 | |||
| 46 | Sat, Jan 25, 1986 | Los Angeles Clippers | W | 130 | 90 | 22 | 24 | W 1 | |||
| 47 | Mon, Jan 27, 1986 | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 103 | 127 | 22 | 25 | L 1 | |||
| 48 | Wed, Jan 29, 1986 | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 107 | 86 | 23 | 25 | W 1 | |||
| 49 | Fri, Jan 31, 1986 | Sacramento Kings | W | 113 | 101 | 24 | 25 | W 2 | |||
| 50 | Sun, Feb 2, 1986 | @ | Dallas Mavericks | L | 97 | 100 | 24 | 26 | L 1 | ||
| 51 | Mon, Feb 3, 1986 | San Antonio Spurs | L | 104 | 112 | 24 | 27 | L 2 | |||
| 52 | Thu, Feb 6, 1986 | New York Knickerbockers | W | 119 | 101 | 25 | 27 | W 1 | |||
| 53 | Tue, Feb 11, 1986 | @ | Seattle Supersonics | L | 92 | 105 | 25 | 28 | L 1 | ||
| 54 | Thu, Feb 13, 1986 | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 106 | 113 | 25 | 29 | L 2 | ||
| 55 | Sat, Feb 15, 1986 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | W | 104 | 97 | 26 | 29 | W 1 | ||
| 56 | Mon, Feb 17, 1986 | @ | Detroit Pistons | L | 96 | 117 | 26 | 30 | L 1 | ||
| 57 | Wed, Feb 19, 1986 | Atlanta Hawks | W | OT | 109 | 105 | 27 | 30 | W 1 | ||
| 58 | Sat, Feb 22, 1986 | Phoenix Suns | W | 105 | 97 | 28 | 30 | W 2 | |||
| 59 | Tue, Feb 25, 1986 | Houston Rockets | W | 100 | 97 | 29 | 30 | W 3 | |||
| 60 | Thu, Feb 27, 1986 | Indiana Pacers | W | 109 | 92 | 30 | 30 | W 4 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Sat, Mar 1, 1986 | Sacramento Kings | W | 110 | 94 | 31 | 30 | W 5 | |||
| 62 | Tue, Mar 4, 1986 | @ | Sacramento Kings | L | 92 | 94 | 31 | 31 | L 1 | ||
| 63 | Wed, Mar 5, 1986 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 84 | 130 | 31 | 32 | L 2 | ||
| 64 | Fri, Mar 7, 1986 | @ | Phoenix Suns | W | 105 | 103 | 32 | 32 | W 1 | ||
| 65 | Sat, Mar 8, 1986 | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 90 | 104 | 32 | 33 | L 1 | ||
| 66 | Wed, Mar 12, 1986 | Golden State Warriors | L | 111 | 118 | 32 | 34 | L 2 | |||
| 67 | Fri, Mar 14, 1986 | San Antonio Spurs | W | 146 | 121 | 33 | 34 | W 1 | |||
| 68 | Sat, Mar 15, 1986 | @ | Dallas Mavericks | L | 98 | 108 | 33 | 35 | L 1 | ||
| 69 | Mon, Mar 17, 1986 | Detroit Pistons | W | 107 | 106 | 34 | 35 | W 1 | |||
| 70 | Tue, Mar 18, 1986 | @ | Seattle Supersonics | W | 107 | 104 | 35 | 35 | W 2 | ||
| 71 | Thu, Mar 20, 1986 | Dallas Mavericks | L | 107 | 114 | 35 | 36 | L 1 | |||
| 72 | Sat, Mar 22, 1986 | Phoenix Suns | W | 119 | 109 | 36 | 36 | W 1 | |||
| 73 | Mon, Mar 24, 1986 | Seattle Supersonics | W | 116 | 108 | 37 | 36 | W 2 | |||
| 74 | Wed, Mar 26, 1986 | Denver Nuggets | W | 116 | 101 | 38 | 36 | W 3 | |||
| 75 | Fri, Mar 28, 1986 | @ | Denver Nuggets | L | 120 | 128 | 38 | 37 | L 1 | ||
| 76 | Sat, Mar 29, 1986 | @ | San Antonio Spurs | W | 110 | 102 | 39 | 37 | W 1 | ||
| 77 | Tue, Apr 1, 1986 | Los Angeles Clippers | L | 109 | 113 | 39 | 38 | L 1 | |||
| 78 | Wed, Apr 2, 1986 | @ | Los Angeles Clippers | L | 94 | 97 | 39 | 39 | L 2 | ||
| 79 | Sat, Apr 5, 1986 | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 114 | 103 | 40 | 39 | W 1 | |||
| 80 | Wed, Apr 9, 1986 | Sacramento Kings | L | 108 | 113 | 40 | 40 | L 1 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 81 | Thu, Apr 10, 1986 | @ | Sacramento Kings | W | 119 | 108 | 41 | 40 | W 1 | ||
| 82 | Sat, Apr 12, 1986 | @ | Denver Nuggets | W | 117 | 99 | 42 | 40 | W 2 |
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Apr 18, 1986 | @ | Dallas Mavericks | L | 93 | 101 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 2 | Sun, Apr 20, 1986 | @ | Dallas Mavericks | L | 106 | 113 | 0 | 2 | L 2 | ||
| 3 | Wed, Apr 23, 1986 | Dallas Mavericks | W | 100 | 98 | 1 | 2 | W 1 | |||
| 4 | Fri, Apr 25, 1986 | Dallas Mavericks | L | 113 | 117 | 1 | 3 | L 1 |