1985–86 Atlanta Hawks season

The Hawks entered the season with rookies Jon Koncak and Spud Webb. The Hawks were transformed into one of the youngest teams in the NBA. The Hawks were led by "The Human Highlight Reel" Dominique Wilkins. He would have an outstanding year as he led the NBA in scoring with an average of 30.3 points per game. One of the highlights of the season came when Webb (measuring five feet, seven inches) won the NBA Slam Dunk contest during All-Star Weekend. In the second half of the season, the Hawks would be one of the strongest teams in the league. The club won 35 of their final 52 games to finish the season with a record of 50 wins and 32 losses. In the playoffs, the Hawks would eliminate the Detroit Pistons in 4 games. In the 2nd round, the Hawks would be defeated by the Boston Celtics in 5 games.[1]

1985–86 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coachMike Fratello
ArenaThe Omni
Results
Record50–32 (.610)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Conference Semifinals
(Eliminated 1-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWVEU
RadioWSB
A ticket for a March 1986 game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Dallas Mavericks.

Draft picks
Main article: 1985 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
15Jon KoncakC United StatesSouthern Methodist
241Lorenzo CharlesSF United StatesNorth Carolina State
359Sedric ToneyPG United StatesDayton
477Arvydas SabonisC Lithuania
484John BattlePG United StatesRutgers
5100Larry Hampton United StatesHampton
6123Tony Duckett United StatesLafayette
7146Bob FerryPF/C United StatesHarvard

Roster
Roster listing
Atlanta Hawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SG 12 Battle, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) (1962-11-09) Rutgers
PF 33 Carr, Antoine 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) (1961-07-23) Wichita State
SF 43 Charles, Lorenzo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) (1963-11-25) North Carolina State
PG 16 Davis, Johnny 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) (1955-10-21) Dayton
PF 44 Hastings, Scott 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) (1960-06-03) Arkansas
SG 3 Johnson, Eddie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) (1955-02-24) Auburn
C 32 Koncak, Jon 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) (1963-05-17) SMU
SF 53 Levingston, Cliff 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) (1961-01-04) Wichita State
PG 25 Rivers, Doc (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) (1961-10-13) Marquette
C 30 Rollins, Tree 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) (1955-06-16) Clemson
PG 4 Webb, Spud 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 133 lb (60 kg) (1963-07-13) North Carolina State
SF 21 Wilkins, Dominique (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) (1960-01-12) France
PG 1 Williams, Ray 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) (1954-10-14) Minnesota
PF 42 Willis, Kevin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) (1962-09-06) Michigan State
SG 10 Wittman, Randy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) (1959-10-28) Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 5725.695–33–824–1721–9
x-Atlanta Hawks 5032.610734–716–2521–9
x-Detroit Pistons 4636.5611131–1015–2618–12
x-Chicago Bulls 3052.3662722–198–3310–20
Cleveland Cavaliers 2953.3542816–2513–2810–19
Indiana Pacers 2656.3173119–227–349–20
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics6715.817–
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks5725.69510
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers5428.65913
4 x-Atlanta Hawks5032.61017
5 x-Detroit Pistons4636.56121
6 x-Washington Bullets3943.47628
7 x-New Jersey Nets3943.47628
8 x-Chicago Bulls3052.36637
9 Cleveland Cavaliers2953.35438
10 Indiana Pacers2656.31741
11 New York Knicks2359.28044
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: 50–32 (Home: 34–7; Road: 16–25)
October: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)
November: 7–9 (Home: 5–2; Road: 2–7)
December: 7–4 (Home: 6–1; Road: 1–3)
January: 11–4 (Home: 9–1; Road: 2–3)
February: 8–6 (Home: 4–0; Road: 4–6)
March: 12–5 (Home: 5–2; Road: 7–3)
April: 4–2 (Home: 4–0; Road: 0–2)
1985–86 schedule

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

Playoffs

East First Round

(4) Atlanta Hawks vs. (5) Detroit Pistons: Hawks win series 3–1

  • Game 1 @ The Omni, Atlanta (April 17): Atlanta 140, Detroit 122
  • Game 2 @ The Omni, Atlanta (April 19): Atlanta 137, Detroit 125
  • Game 3 @ Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac (April 22): Detroit 106, Atlanta 97
  • Game 4 @ Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac (April 25): Atlanta 114, Detroit 113 (2OT)

Last Playoff Meeting: 1963 Western Division Semifinals (Hawks won 3–1; they were in St. Louis, Missouri)

East Conference Semifinals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (4) Atlanta Hawks: Celtics win series 4–1

  • Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston (April 27): Boston 103, Atlanta 91
  • Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston (April 29): Boston 119, Atlanta 98
  • Game 3 @ The Omni, Atlanta (May 2): Boston 111 , Atlanta 107
  • Game 4 @ The Omni, Atlanta (May 4): Atlanta 106, Boston 94
  • Game 5 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 6): Boston 132, Atlanta 99

Last Playoff Meeting: 1983 Eastern Conference First Round (Boston won 2–1)

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

Awards

Transactions

Free Agents

See also
  • 1985-86 NBA season

References
  1. Atlanta Hawks (1968-Present)
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