1985-86 New York Knicks Schedule and Results

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Record: 23-59, Finished 5th in NBA Atlantic Division

Coach: Hubie Brown (23-59)

Executive: Dave DeBusschere, Gordon Stirling

PTS/G: 98.7 (23rd of 23) Opp PTS/G: 104.3 (1st of 23)

SRS: -4.82 (22nd of 23) Pace: 98.6 (22nd of 23)

Off Rtg: 99.5 (23rd of 23) Def Rtg: 105.2 (5th of 23) Net Rtg: -5.7 (22nd of 23)

Expected W-L: 26-56 (22nd of 23)

Preseason Odds: Championship +1500

Arena: Madison Square Garden (IV) Attendance: 592,484 (6th of 23)

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Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Sat, Oct 26, 1985		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		89	99	0	1	L 1	19,591	2:19
2	Tue, Oct 29, 1985		Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		87	102	0	2	L 2	9,901	2:11
3	Thu, Oct 31, 1985		Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		104	111	0	3	L 3	12,181	2:09
4	Sat, Nov 2, 1985		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	L		95	103	0	4	L 4	11,057	2:16
5	Sun, Nov 3, 1985		Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		96	110	0	5	L 5	12,666	2:09
6	Tue, Nov 5, 1985		Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		80	84	0	6	L 6	12,451	2:15
7	Thu, Nov 7, 1985		Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		88	92	0	7	L 7	12,862	2:07
8	Sat, Nov 9, 1985		Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		94	97	0	8	L 8	18,737	2:03
9	Tue, Nov 12, 1985		Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		103	93	1	8	W 1	12,220	2:12
10	Sat, Nov 16, 1985		Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		103	96	2	8	W 2	15,422	2:15
11	Tue, Nov 19, 1985		Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		98	94	3	8	W 3	13,901	2:17
12	Wed, Nov 20, 1985		Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		98	109	3	9	L 1	15,451	2:05
13	Fri, Nov 22, 1985		Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		94	102	3	10	L 2	13,439	2:14
14	Sat, Nov 23, 1985		Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		104	113	3	11	L 3	19,591	1:57
15	Tue, Nov 26, 1985		Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		94	104	3	12	L 4	7,448	2:15
16	Wed, Nov 27, 1985		Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		80	77	4	12	W 1	10,008	2:05
17	Fri, Nov 29, 1985		Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		88	94	4	13	L 1	14,890	2:07
18	Sat, Nov 30, 1985		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		95	115	4	14	L 2	19,591	2:01
19	Tue, Dec 3, 1985		Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		111	94	5	14	W 1	11,884	2:03
20	Thu, Dec 5, 1985		Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		95	105	5	15	L 1	12,047	2:09
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Fri, Dec 6, 1985		Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		83	107	5	16	L 2	12,001	2:05
22	Tue, Dec 10, 1985		Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		82	64	6	16	W 1	11,442	2:04
23	Thu, Dec 12, 1985		Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		85	108	6	17	L 1	13,506	2:04
24	Sat, Dec 14, 1985		Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		108	98	7	17	W 1	12,279	2:09
25	Tue, Dec 17, 1985		Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		99	105	7	18	L 1	19,591	2:05
26	Thu, Dec 19, 1985		Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		105	109	7	19	L 2	11,939	2:13
27	Sat, Dec 21, 1985		Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		112	110	8	19	W 1	13,655	2:12
28	Sun, Dec 22, 1985		Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		100	93	9	19	W 2	11,341	2:06
29	Wed, Dec 25, 1985		Box Score		Boston Celtics	W	2OT	113	104	10	19	W 3	17,480	2:52
30	Thu, Dec 26, 1985		Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		113	96	11	19	W 4	12,362	2:03
31	Sat, Dec 28, 1985		Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		80	100	11	20	L 1	15,298	2:11
32	Mon, Dec 30, 1985	7:40p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		111	123	11	21	L 2	16,440	2:06
33	Thu, Jan 2, 1986		Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		109	115	11	22	L 3	13,128	2:04
34	Sat, Jan 4, 1986		Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		86	119	11	23	L 4	11,052	2:04
35	Tue, Jan 7, 1986		Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		93	85	12	23	W 1	12,210	2:15
36	Sat, Jan 11, 1986		Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		106	109	12	24	L 1	16,493	2:09
37	Mon, Jan 13, 1986		Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		115	97	13	24	W 1	12,571	1:55
38	Wed, Jan 15, 1986		Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		116	112	14	24	W 2	17,007	2:21
39	Fri, Jan 17, 1986		Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		100	113	14	25	L 1	9,631	2:29
40	Sat, Jan 18, 1986		Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		95	104	14	26	L 2	16,016	2:11
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Mon, Jan 20, 1986		Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		93	103	14	27	L 3	13,597	2:03
42	Tue, Jan 21, 1986		Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W	OT	121	114	15	27	W 1	19,090	2:36
43	Fri, Jan 24, 1986		Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		100	117	15	28	L 1	13,365	2:13
44	Sat, Jan 25, 1986		Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		88	104	15	29	L 2	16,547	1:56
45	Tue, Jan 28, 1986		Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		118	111	16	29	W 1	12,150	2:15
46	Thu, Jan 30, 1986		Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		97	102	16	30	L 1	17,022	2:08
47	Fri, Jan 31, 1986		Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		117	112	17	30	W 1	13,710	2:18
48	Sun, Feb 2, 1986		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W		103	96	18	30	W 2	17,505	2:11
49	Mon, Feb 3, 1986		Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		90	94	18	31	L 1	10,333	2:09
50	Thu, Feb 6, 1986		Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		101	119	18	32	L 2	12,570	2:08
51	Wed, Feb 12, 1986		Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		99	113	18	33	L 3	15,403	1:54
52	Thu, Feb 13, 1986		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		92	95	18	34	L 4	15,852	2:05
53	Sat, Feb 15, 1986		Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		97	104	18	35	L 5	13,473	2:08
54	Mon, Feb 17, 1986		Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		97	111	18	36	L 6	11,734	2:00
55	Tue, Feb 18, 1986		Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		105	111	18	37	L 7	11,344	2:09
56	Fri, Feb 21, 1986		Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		117	104	19	37	W 1	13,338	2:06
57	Sun, Feb 23, 1986		Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	L		99	110	19	38	L 1	12,585	2:07
58	Tue, Feb 25, 1986		Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		74	91	19	39	L 2	18,329	1:51
59	Sat, Mar 1, 1986		Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		100	102	19	40	L 3	19,147	2:49
60	Mon, Mar 3, 1986		Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		108	115	19	41	L 4	10,459	2:03
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Tue, Mar 4, 1986		Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		119	83	20	41	W 1	12,161	1:57
62	Thu, Mar 6, 1986		Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L	OT	111	113	20	42	L 1	11,830	2:41
63	Fri, Mar 7, 1986		Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		108	115	20	43	L 2	14,890	2:10
64	Sun, Mar 9, 1986		Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		101	114	20	44	L 3	9,736	2:14
65	Tue, Mar 11, 1986		Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		107	112	20	45	L 4	11,951	2:10
66	Wed, Mar 12, 1986		Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		95	105	20	46	L 5	10,598	1:59
67	Fri, Mar 14, 1986		Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		89	112	20	47	L 6	27,861	1:54
68	Sat, Mar 15, 1986		Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		101	106	20	48	L 7	14,416	2:19
69	Mon, Mar 17, 1986		Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		92	112	20	49	L 8	11,215	1:59
70	Tue, Mar 18, 1986	7:37p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W	OT	107	103	21	49	W 1	15,552	2:33
71	Thu, Mar 20, 1986		Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		93	87	22	49	W 2	6,012	2:03
72	Sat, Mar 22, 1986		Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		99	114	22	50	L 1	15,233	2:00
73	Tue, Mar 25, 1986		Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		98	111	22	51	L 2	10,561	2:05
74	Thu, Mar 27, 1986		Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	L		105	110	22	52	L 3	11,660	2:05
75	Sat, Mar 29, 1986		Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		96	106	22	53	L 4	12,720	2:10
76	Tue, Apr 1, 1986		Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		93	111	22	54	L 5	11,746	2:02
77	Wed, Apr 2, 1986		Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		87	93	22	55	L 6	9,611	2:04
78	Fri, Apr 4, 1986		Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		98	119	22	56	L 7	14,890	1:59
79	Sat, Apr 5, 1986	7:42p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		93	107	22	57	L 8	14,267	2:16
80	Mon, Apr 7, 1986		Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		106	104	23	57	W 1	11,282	2:11
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 11, 1986		Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		95	108	23	58	L 1	14,022	1:57
82	Sat, Apr 12, 1986		Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		78	116	23	59	L 2	11,052	2:06

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