1985-86 Chicago Bulls Schedule and Results

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Record: 30-52, Finished 4th in NBA Central Division

Coach: Stan Albeck (30-52)

Executive: Jerry Krause

PTS/G: 109.3 (13th of 23) Opp PTS/G: 113.1 (18th of 23)

SRS: -3.12 (18th of 23) Pace: 99.7 (20th of 23)

Off Rtg: 108.6 (8th of 23) Def Rtg: 112.4 (23rd of 23) Net Rtg: -3.8 (21st of 23)

Expected W-L: 31-51 (21st of 23)

Preseason Odds: Championship +4000

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

NBA 1986 Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference First Round (0-3) versus Boston Celtics (Series Stats)

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Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Oct 25, 1985		Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W	OT	116	115	1	0	W 1	11,124	2:27
2	Sat, Oct 26, 1985		Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		121	118	2	0	W 2	15,137	2:23
3	Tue, Oct 29, 1985		Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		111	105	3	0	W 3	11,210	2:04
4	Thu, Oct 31, 1985		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	L		112	120	3	1	L 1	7,809	2:11
5	Sat, Nov 2, 1985		Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		100	118	3	2	L 2	12,369	2:07
6	Wed, Nov 6, 1985		Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		105	122	3	3	L 3	13,156	2:08
7	Thu, Nov 7, 1985	7:43p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		97	106	3	4	L 4	10,149	2:13
8	Sat, Nov 9, 1985		Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		97	94	4	4	W 1	18,737	2:03
9	Tue, Nov 12, 1985		Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		103	132	4	5	L 1	10,312	2:04
10	Wed, Nov 13, 1985		Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		106	110	4	6	L 2	10,338	2:05
11	Fri, Nov 15, 1985		Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		103	118	4	7	L 3	11,052	2:10
12	Sat, Nov 16, 1985		Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L	OT	128	132	4	8	L 4	9,133	2:36
13	Tue, Nov 19, 1985		Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		121	114	5	8	W 1	10,433	2:04
14	Wed, Nov 20, 1985		Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		101	116	5	9	L 1	7,179	2:07
15	Sat, Nov 23, 1985		Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		135	108	6	9	W 1	10,377	1:56
16	Sun, Nov 24, 1985		Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		106	115	6	10	L 1	6,720	2:10
17	Tue, Nov 26, 1985		Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		128	123	7	10	W 1	10,955	2:16
18	Wed, Nov 27, 1985		Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		96	114	7	11	L 1	11,920	2:11
19	Fri, Nov 29, 1985		Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		107	122	7	12	L 2	12,666	1:58
20	Sun, Dec 1, 1985		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		113	117	7	13	L 3	17,505	2:05
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Tue, Dec 3, 1985		Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		118	131	7	14	L 4	10,333	2:19
22	Wed, Dec 4, 1985		Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		99	100	7	15	L 5	10,369	2:04
23	Fri, Dec 6, 1985		Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		131	123	8	15	W 1	13,960	2:23
24	Sat, Dec 7, 1985		Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		104	116	8	16	L 1	14,597	2:02
25	Tue, Dec 10, 1985		Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		107	109	8	17	L 2	7,892	2:12
26	Thu, Dec 12, 1985		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		106	102	9	17	W 1	11,123	2:06
27	Sat, Dec 14, 1985		Box Score		Sacramento Kings	L		103	108	9	18	L 1	8,823	2:07
28	Sun, Dec 15, 1985		Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		104	109	9	19	L 2	14,890	2:09
29	Tue, Dec 17, 1985		Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		116	108	10	19	W 1	13,786	2:04
30	Thu, Dec 19, 1985		Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		92	98	10	20	L 1	9,279	2:01
31	Sat, Dec 21, 1985		Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		117	104	11	20	W 1	10,823	2:01
32	Thu, Dec 26, 1985		Box Score		New York Knicks	L		96	113	11	21	L 1	12,362	2:03
33	Sat, Dec 28, 1985		Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		108	104	12	21	W 1	7,124	2:13
34	Mon, Dec 30, 1985		Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		121	117	13	21	W 2	11,086	2:00
35	Thu, Jan 2, 1986		Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		131	122	14	21	W 3	13,247	2:08
36	Sat, Jan 4, 1986		Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		100	111	14	22	L 1	8,826	1:57
37	Tue, Jan 7, 1986		Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		105	110	14	23	L 2	7,716	2:15
38	Sat, Jan 11, 1986		Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		132	123	15	23	W 1	9,469	2:11
39	Tue, Jan 14, 1986		Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		113	117	15	24	L 1	7,238	2:15
40	Wed, Jan 15, 1986		Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		115	123	15	25	L 2	10,350	2:08
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Fri, Jan 17, 1986		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L	OT	118	120	15	26	L 3	13,765	2:35
42	Sun, Jan 19, 1986		Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		98	112	15	27	L 4	17,781	2:01
43	Mon, Jan 20, 1986		Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		118	133	15	28	L 5	17,284	2:04
44	Sat, Jan 25, 1986		Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		133	114	16	28	W 1	10,634	2:06
45	Mon, Jan 27, 1986		Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		116	124	16	29	L 1	16,498	2:06
46	Tue, Jan 28, 1986		Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		111	118	16	30	L 2	12,150	2:15
47	Thu, Jan 30, 1986		Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		91	101	16	31	L 3	15,207	2:07
48	Sat, Feb 1, 1986		Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		132	122	17	31	W 1	12,327	2:21
49	Sun, Feb 2, 1986		Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		106	131	17	32	L 1	10,911	2:05
50	Tue, Feb 4, 1986		Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		115	117	17	33	L 2	9,456	2:06
51	Thu, Feb 6, 1986		Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		97	117	17	34	L 3	11,052	2:01
52	Wed, Feb 12, 1986		Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		98	106	17	35	L 4	11,121	2:13
53	Fri, Feb 14, 1986		Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		88	104	17	36	L 5	10,346	1:47
54	Sun, Feb 16, 1986		Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	L		114	120	17	37	L 6	12,222	2:02
55	Mon, Feb 17, 1986		Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		110	124	17	38	L 7	11,306	2:16
56	Wed, Feb 19, 1986	7:39p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		99	96	18	38	W 1	9,292	2:06
57	Fri, Feb 21, 1986		Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		108	96	19	38	W 2	8,827	2:03
58	Sat, Feb 22, 1986		Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W	3OT	129	125	20	38	W 3	10,247	3:09
59	Mon, Feb 24, 1986		Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		100	110	20	39	L 1	15,796	2:03
60	Tue, Feb 25, 1986		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		108	122	20	40	L 2	11,247	2:11
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Fri, Feb 28, 1986		Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		116	96	21	40	W 1	17,483	1:58
62	Tue, Mar 4, 1986		Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		94	106	21	41	L 1	14,172	1:49
63	Wed, Mar 5, 1986		Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		97	108	21	42	L 2	14,890	2:06
64	Fri, Mar 7, 1986		Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		108	112	21	43	L 3	12,022	2:24
65	Sun, Mar 9, 1986		Box Score		New York Knicks	W		114	101	22	43	W 1	9,736	2:14
66	Tue, Mar 11, 1986		Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		113	100	23	43	W 2	8,722	2:09
67	Thu, Mar 13, 1986		Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		112	102	24	43	W 3	8,649	2:03
68	Sat, Mar 15, 1986		Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L	OT	116	125	24	44	L 1	15,208	2:27
69	Mon, Mar 17, 1986		Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		96	106	24	45	L 2	9,812	2:11
70	Wed, Mar 19, 1986		Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		112	118	24	46	L 3	9,343	2:13
71	Fri, Mar 21, 1986		Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		105	126	24	47	L 4	14,890	2:00
72	Sat, Mar 22, 1986		Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		97	123	24	48	L 5	10,091	2:12
73	Tue, Mar 25, 1986		Box Score		New York Knicks	W		111	98	25	48	W 1	10,561	2:05
74	Fri, Mar 28, 1986	7:42p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		107	118	25	49	L 1	14,846	2:12
75	Sat, Mar 29, 1986		Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		106	96	26	49	W 1	12,720	2:10
76	Tue, Apr 1, 1986		Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		107	116	26	50	L 1	11,052	2:19
77	Thu, Apr 3, 1986		Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		109	108	27	50	W 1	11,599	2:04
78	Sat, Apr 5, 1986		Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		102	97	28	50	W 2	17,769	2:12
79	Mon, Apr 7, 1986		Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		107	101	29	50	W 3	10,249	2:09
80	Tue, Apr 8, 1986		Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		118	131	29	51	L 1	8,806	2:04
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 11, 1986		Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		105	103	30	51	W 1	18,869	2:04
82	Sun, Apr 13, 1986		Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		97	104	30	52	L 1	8,056	1:51

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG
1	Thu, Apr 17, 1986	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		104	123	1	L 1	14,890	2:09
2	Sun, Apr 20, 1986	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L	2OT	131	135	2	L 2	14,890	3:05
3	Tue, Apr 22, 1986	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		104	122	3	L 3	18,968	2:12

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