1985–86 Dallas Mavericks season

The 1985–86 NBA season was the Mavericks' 6th season in the NBA.[1]

1985–86 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coachDick Motta
ArenaReunion Arena
Results
Record44–38 (.537)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Midwest)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishWest Conference Semifinals
(Lost to Lakers 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKTVT
Home Sports Entertainment
RadioWBAP
A ticket for a March 1986 game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Atlanta Hawks.

Dallas continued its strong play, finishing the season at 44-38, earning them the number 4 spot. They defeated the Utah Jazz in the opening round, but lost to the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers, losing the series in six games.

Draft picks
Main article: 1985 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
18Detlef SchrempfSF/PF GermanyWashington
116Bill WenningtonC CanadaSt. John's
117Uwe BlabC GermanyIndiana
240Mark AcresPF/C United StatesOral Roberts
350Leonard Allen United StatesSan Diego State
363Harold KeelingPG United StatesSanta Clara
486Bubba Jennings United StatesTexas Tech
5109Tommy Davis United StatesMinnesota
6132Carlton Cooper United StatesTexas
7155Ed Catchings United StatesNevada-Las Vegas

Roster
Roster listing
1985-86 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G/F 24 Aguirre, Mark 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1959-12-10 DePaul
C 33 Blab, Uwe 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 252 lb (114 kg) 1962-03-26 Indiana
G 22 Blackman, Rolando 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1959-02-26 Kansas State
G 15 Davis, Brad 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1955-12-17 Maryland
C 40 Donaldson, James 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1957-08-16 Washington State
G/F 14 Ellis, Dale 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1960-08-06 Tennessee
G 12 Harper, Derek 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1961-10-13 Illinois
G 43 Keeling, Harold 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1963-09-18 Santa Clara
F/C 44 Perkins, Sam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 239 lb (108 kg) 1961-06-14 North Carolina
F/C 32 Schrempf, Detlef 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1963-01-21 Washington
F 31 Vincent, Jay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1959-06-10 Michigan State
C 23 Wennington, Bill 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1963-12-26 St. John's
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
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
1985–86 game log
Total: 44–38 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
October: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
November: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
December: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
1985–86 schedule

Playoffs

West First Round

(4) Dallas Mavericks vs. (5) Utah Jazz: Mavericks win series 3–1

  • Game 1 @ Reunion Arena, Dallas (April 18): Dallas 101, Utah 93
  • Game 2 @ Reunion Arena, Dallas (April 20): Dallas 113, Utah 106
  • Game 3 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (April 23): Utah 100, Dallas 98
  • Game 4 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (April 25): Dallas 117, Utah 113

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Mavericks and Jazz.

West Conference Semifinals

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (4) Dallas Mavericks: Lakers win series 4–2

  • Game 1 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (April 27): Los Angeles 130, Dallas 116
  • Game 2 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (April 30): Los Angeles 117, Dallas 113
  • Game 3 @ Reunion Arena, Dallas (May 2): Dallas 110, Los Angeles 108 (Derek Harper avenged his 1984 mistake by hitting the game-winning 3)
  • Game 4 @ Reunion Arena, Dallas (May 4): Dallas 120, Los Angeles 118
  • Game 5 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (May 6): Los Angeles 116, Dallas 113
  • Game 6 @ Reunion Arena, Dallas (May 8): Los Angeles 120, Dallas 107

Last Playoff Meeting: 1984 Western Conference Semifinals (Los Angeles won 4–1)

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
Mark Aguirre 747333.8.508.286.7056.04.60.80.222.6
Uwe Blab 4808.5.468.5371.90.40.10.32.6
Rolando Blackman 828134.0.514.138.8363.53.31.00.321.5
Wallace Bryant 9817.1.367.5453.71.20.30.23.1
Brad Davis 824324.0.532.360.8681.85.70.70.29.3
James Donaldson 696432.5.568.7999.61.20.31.68.3
Dale Ellis 72115.1.411.364.7202.30.50.60.17.1
Derek Harper 793927.2.534.235.7472.95.31.90.312.2
Harold Keeling 2003.8.436.7140.30.50.40.02.2
Kurt Nimphius 13421.5.514.000.5864.61.10.20.97.0
Sam Perkins 807932.8.503.333.8148.61.90.91.215.4
Detlef Schrempf 641215.1.451.429.7243.11.40.40.26.2
Jay Vincent 80324.9.481.000.8104.62.30.80.313.8
Bill Wennington 56310.0.471.000.7262.40.40.20.43.4

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
} 101034.5.491.333.6367.15.40.90.024.7
Uwe Blab 106.0.6671.00.00.00.04.0
Rolando Blackman 101037.1.497.000.7923.53.20.80.120.8
Brad Davis 10016.3.545.667.7921.92.30.30.07.7
James Donaldson 101041.0.750.92511.71.00.61.210.9
Dale Ellis 709.6.409.5831.0001.00.30.20.24.3
Derek Harper 101034.8.533.571.7501.97.62.30.013.4
Harold Keeling 101.00.00.00.00.00.0
Sam Perkins 101034.7.429.250.7678.32.40.91.414.9
Detlef Schrempf 10012.0.464.000.6472.31.40.20.13.7
Jay Vincent 10020.4.384.8823.91.50.40.110.6
Bill Wennington 603.0.3331.0001.0000.80.00.00.01.2

Awards and records

References
  1. 1985-86 Dallas Mavericks

See also
  • 1985-86 NBA season
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