NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
1985β86 Denver Nuggets season | |||
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Head coach | Doug Moe | ||
Arena | McNichols Sports Arena | ||
Results | |||
Record | 47–35 (.573) | ||
Place | Division: 2nd (Midwest) Conference: 3rd (Western) | ||
Playoff finish | West Conference Semi-finals (lostββto Rockets 2β4) | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
Local media | |||
Television | KWGN-TV | ||
Radio | KOA | ||
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The 1985β86 NBA season was theββNuggets' 10th season in the NBA and 19th season as a franchise.
In the "playoffs," the Nuggets defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in four games in the First Round before losing to the eventual Western Conference Champion Houston Rockets in six games in the Semi-finals.
Draft picksβ»
Main article: 1985 NBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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1 | 15 | Blair Rasmussen | C | ![]() |
Oregon |
2 | 43 | Barry Stevens | SG | ![]() |
Iowa State |
4 | 89 | Pete Williams | F | ![]() |
Arizona |
5 | 112 | Kenny Brown | ![]() |
Texas A&M | |
6 | 135 | Joe Carrabino | ![]() |
Harvard | |
7 | 158 | Eddie Smith | ![]() |
Arizona |
Rosterβ»
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Regular seasonβ»
Season standingsβ»
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-Houston Rockets | 51 | 31 | .622 | β | 36β5 | 15β26 | 20β10 |
x-Denver Nuggets | 47 | 35 | .573 | 4 | 34β7 | 13β28 | 15β15 |
x-Dallas Mavericks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 7 | 26β15 | 18β23 | 16β14 |
x-Utah Jazz | 42 | 40 | .512 | 9 | 27β14 | 15β26 | 15β15 |
x-Sacramento Kings | 37 | 45 | .451 | 14 | 25β16 | 12β29 | 15β15 |
x-San Antonio Spurs | 35 | 47 | .427 | 16 | 21β20 | 14β27 | 9β21 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c-Los Angeles Lakers | 62 | 20 | .756 | β |
2 | y-Houston Rockets | 51 | 31 | .622 | 11 |
3 | x-Denver Nuggets | 47 | 35 | .573 | 15 |
4 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 18 |
5 | x-Utah Jazz | 42 | 40 | .512 | 20 |
6 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 40 | 42 | .488 | 22 |
7 | x-Sacramento Kings | 37 | 45 | .451 | 25 |
8 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 35 | 47 | .427 | 27 |
9 | Phoenix Suns | 32 | 50 | .390 | 30 |
10 | Los Angeles Clippers | 32 | 50 | .390 | 30 |
11 | Seattle SuperSonics | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 |
12 | Golden State Warriors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 32 |
- z β clinched division title
- y β clinched division title
- x β clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponentsβ»
1985-86 NBA Records | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | BOS | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MIL | NJN | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | UTA | WAS |
Atlanta | β | 0β6 | 5β1 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β4 |
Boston | 6β0 | β | 5β1 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 5β0 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 5β1 |
Chicago | 1β5 | 1β5 | β | 3β3 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β4 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 2β3 | 4β2 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β4 |
Cleveland | 2β4 | 1β5 | 3β3 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β5 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 4β1 | 0β6 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β5 |
Dallas | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | β | 3β3 | 0β2 | 4β1 | 1β5 | 2β0 | 2β3 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 5β0 | 2β3 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 3β2 | 5β1 | 1β1 |
Denver | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β3 | β | 1β1 | 3β2 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 3β2 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 2β3 | 3β3 | 2β0 |
Detroit | 2β4 | 1β4 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 4β2 | 4β1 | 2β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β2 |
Golden State | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β4 | 2β3 | 1β1 | β | 0β5 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 2β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 1β5 | 2β3 | 2β3 | 2β4 | 2β3 | 1β1 |
Houston | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 5β0 | β | 2β0 | 3β2 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 3β2 | 3β3 | 2β0 |
Indiana | 1β5 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 0β2 | β | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β4 | 2β3 | 2β4 | 0β6 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 5β1 |
L.A. Clippers | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 2β3 | 0β2 | β | 2β4 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 5β0 | 1β4 | 3β3 | 3β2 | 0β2 |
L.A. Lakers | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 4β2 | β | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 6β0 | 5β0 | 4β1 | 4β2 | 5β0 | 2β0 |
Milwaukee | 3β3 | 0β5 | 5β1 | 5β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | β | 4β2 | 6β0 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β2 |
New Jersey | 2β4 | 2β4 | 3β2 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β4 | β | 5β1 | 2β4 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β4 |
New York | 1β5 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β6 | 1β5 | β | 0β6 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β3 |
Philadelphia | 1β4 | 2β4 | 5β1 | 6β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 6β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β4 | 4β2 | 6β0 | β | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β3 |
Phoenix | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β5 | 1β4 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | β | 2β4 | 2β3 | 3β2 | 5β1 | 1β4 | 1β1 |
Portland | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 0β6 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 4β2 | β | 3β2 | 1β4 | 5β1 | 2β3 | 0β2 |
Sacramento | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 2β4 | 2β0 | 0β5 | 0β5 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 2β3 | β | 5β1 | 5β0 | 2β4 | 1β1 |
San Antonio | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 4β1 | 1β5 | β | 2β3 | 2β4 | 2β0 |
Seattle | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 3β2 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β5 | 1β5 | 0β5 | 3β2 | β | 2β3 | 1β1 |
Utah | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 2β3 | 0β5 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 3β2 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 3β2 | β | 1β1 |
Washington | 4β1 | 1β5 | 4β1 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β4 | 4β2 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β |
Game logβ»
Regular seasonβ»
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October: 4β0 (home: 2β0; road: 2β0)
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November: 8β6 (home: 7β2; road: 1β4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
December: 7β6 (home: 5β1; road: 2β5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
January: 8β8 (home: 6β1; road: 2β7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
February: 9β4 (home: 7β0; road: 2β4)
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April: 3β4 (home: 1β1; road: 2β3)
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1985β86 schedule |
Playoffsβ»
1986 playoff game log | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First round: 3β1 (home: 1β1; road: 2β0)
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Conference Semi-finals: 2β4 (home: 2β1; road: 0β3)
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1986 schedule |
Player statisticsβ»
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Seasonβ»
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Playoffsβ»
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Awards and recordsβ»
Transactionsβ»
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