1985–86 Denver Nuggets season

The 1985–86 NBA season was the Nuggets' 10th season in the NBA and 19th season as a franchise.[1]

1985–86 Denver Nuggets season
Head coachDoug Moe
ArenaMcNichols Sports Arena
Results
Record47–35 (.573)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Midwest)
Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishWest Conference Semifinals
(Lost to Rockets 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKWGN-TV
RadioKOA

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 Semifinals.

Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
115Blair RasmussenC United StatesOregon
243Barry StevensSG United StatesIowa State
489Pete WilliamsF United StatesArizona
5112Kenny Brown United StatesTexas A&M
6135Joe Carrabino United StatesHarvard
7158Eddie Smith United StatesArizona

Roster
Roster listing
1985-86 Denver Nuggets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 42 Cooper, Wayne 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 195 lb (88 kg) New Orleans
SG 23 Dunn, T.R. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Alabama
SF 2 English, Alex (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) South Carolina
G 5 Evans, Mike 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Kansas State
PF 24 Hanzlik, Bill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Notre Dame
G 12 Lever, Fat 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Arizona State
PF 33 Natt, Calvin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Louisiana at Monroe
C 41 Rasmussen, Blair 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Oregon
C 34 Schayes, Danny 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Syracuse
SF 20 Turner, Elston 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Mississippi
SG 10 White, Willie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Tennessee at Chattanooga
PF 31 Williams, Pete 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Arizona
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Houston Rockets 5131.622–36–515–2620–10
x-Denver Nuggets 4735.573434–713–2815–15
x-Dallas Mavericks 4438.537726–1518–2316–14
x-Utah Jazz 4240.512927–1415–2615–15
x-Sacramento Kings 3745.4511425–1612–2915–15
x-San Antonio Spurs 3547.4271621–2014–279–21
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers6220.756–
2 y-Houston Rockets5131.62211
3 x-Denver Nuggets4735.57315
4 x-Dallas Mavericks4438.53718
5 x-Utah Jazz4240.51220
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers4042.48822
7 x-Sacramento Kings3745.45125
8 x-San Antonio Spurs3547.42727
9 Phoenix Suns3250.39030
10 Los Angeles Clippers3250.39030
11 Seattle SuperSonics3151.37831
12 Golden State Warriors3052.36632
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1985-86 NBA Records
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 —0–65–14–21–11–14–21–11–15–12–01–13–34–25–14–12–02–02–01–11–10–21–4
Boston 6–0—5–15–11–11–14–12–02–05–12–02–05–04–25–14–21–11–11–12–02–02–05–1
Chicago 1–51–5—3–30–22–02–42–01–13–31–10–21–52–34–21–51–11–10–21–11–11–11–4
Cleveland 2–41–53–3—1–11–11–50–20–23–21–11–11–53–34–10–62–00–22–01–11–10–21–5
Dallas 1–11–12–01–1—3–30–24–11–52–02–31–40–22–01–10–25–02–33–34–23–25–11–1
Denver 1–11–10–21–13–3—1–13–23–32–04–13–22–01–11–11–14–13–23–33–32–33–32–0
Detroit 2–41–44–25–12–01–1—1–11–15–12–01–12–44–24–12–40–21–10–21–12–01–14–2
Golden State 1–10–20–22–01–42–31–1—0–51–15–12–40–21–11–11–12–41–52–32–32–42–31–1
Houston 1–10–21–12–05–13–31–15–0—2–03–21–40–21–12–01–13–23–24–25–13–23–32–0
Indiana 1–51–53–32–30–20–21–51–10–2—2–00–22–42–32–40–61–10–20–21–12–00–25–1
L.A. Clippers 0–20–21–11–13–21–40–21–52–30–2—2–41–12–02–00–22–42–45–01–43–33–20–2
L.A. Lakers 1–10–22–01–14–12–31–14–24–12–04–2—2–01–11–12–05–16–05–04–14–25–02–0
Milwaukee 3–30–55–15–12–00–24–22–02–04–21–10–2—4–26–04–11–12–02–02–02–02–04–2
New Jersey 2–42–43–23–30–21–12–41–11–13–20–21–12–4—5–12–42–02–02–01–10–22–02–4
New York 1–51–52–41–41–11–11–41–10–24–20–21–10–61–5—0–62–00–21–11–11–10–23–3
Philadelphia 1–42–45–16–02–01–14–21–11–16–02–00–21–44–26–0—2–02–02–01–11–11–13–3
Phoenix 0–21–11–10–20–51–42–04–22–31–14–21–51–10–20–20–2—2–42–33–25–11–41–1
Portland 0–21–11–12–03–22–31–15–12–32–04–20–60–20–22–00–24–2—3–21–45–12–30–2
Sacramento 0–21–12–00–23–33–32–03–22–42–00–50–50–20–21–10–23–22–3—5–15–02–41–1
San Antonio 1–10–21–11–12–43–31–13–21–51–14–11–40–21–11–11–12–34–11–5—2–32–42–0
Seattle 1–10–21–11–12–33–20–24–22–30–23–32–40–22–01–11–11–51–50–53–2—2–31–1
Utah 2–00–21–12–01–53–31–13–23–32–02–30–50–20–22–01–14–13–24–24–23–2—1–1
Washington 4–11–54–15–11–10–22–41–10–21–52–00–22–44–23–33–31–12–01–10–21–11–1—

Game log

Regular season
1985–86 game log
Total: 47–35 (Home: 34–7; Road: 13–28)
October: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
November: 8–6 (Home: 7–2; Road: 1–4)
December: 7–6 (Home: 5–1; Road: 2–5)
January: 8–8 (Home: 6–1; Road: 2–7)
February: 9–4 (Home: 7–0; Road: 2–4)
March: 8–7 (Home: 6–2; Road: 2–5)
April: 3–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–3)
1985–86 schedule

Playoffs
1986 playoff game log
Western Conference First Round: 3–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–0)
Western Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–3)
1986 schedule

Playoffs

West First Round

(3) Denver Nuggets vs. (6) Portland Trail Blazers: Nuggets win series 3–1

  • Game 1 @ McNichols Sports Arena, Denver (April 18): Denver 133, Portland 126
  • Game 2 @ McNichols Sports Arena, Denver (April 20): Portland 108, Denver 106
  • Game 3 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (April 22): Denver 115, Portland 104
  • Game 4 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (April 24): Denver 116, Portland 112

Last Playoff Meeting: 1977 Western Conference Semifinals (Portland won 4–2)

West Conference Semifinals

(2) Houston Rockets vs. (3) Denver Nuggets: Rockets win series 4–2

  • Game 1 @ The Summit, Houston (April 26): Houston 126, Denver 119
  • Game 2 @ The Summit, Houston (April 29): Houston 119, Denver 101
  • Game 3 @ McNichols Sports Arena, Denver (May 2): Denver 116, Houston 115
  • Game 4 @ McNichols Sports Arena, Denver (May 4): Denver 114, Houston 111 (OT)
  • Game 5 @ The Summit, Houston (May 6): Houston 131, Denver 103
  • Game 6 @ McNichols Sports Arena, Denver (May 8): Houston 126, Denver 122 (2OT)

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Rockets and Nuggets.

Player statistics
Legend
  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

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and records

Transactions

References
  1. 1985-86 Denver Nuggets

See also
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