1985–86 Portland Trail Blazers season

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1985–86 Portland Trail Blazers season
Head coachJack Ramsay
General managerStu Inman
Owner(s)Larry Weinberg
ArenaMemorial Coliseum
Results
Record40–42 (.488)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Pacific)
Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst round
(Lost to Nuggets 1–3)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKOIN
RadioKEX
< 1984–85 1986–87 >

The 1985–86 season was the 16th season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Blazers finished 40–42, sixth in the Western Conference, qualifying for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive year.[1]

Despite their losing record, the Blazers were the only team to defeat the eventual NBA champion Boston Celtics at the Boston Garden during the regular season; the Celtics went 40–1 at home, a record that was unmatched until the San Antonio Spurs in the 2015-16 season.

In the 1986 NBA Playoffs, the Blazers were defeated by the Denver Nuggets in their first-round, best-of-five playoff series, three games to one.

Draft picks[]

Note: This is not a complete list; only the first two rounds are covered, as well as notable post-second round picks.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 24 Terry Porter G  United States Wisconsin–Stevens Point
2 25 Mike Smrek C  United States Clemson
2 39 George Montgomery  United States Illinois

Roster[]

Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
C 31 United States Bowie, Sam 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Kentucky
F 34 United States Carr, Kenny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) North Carolina State
G 20 United States Colter, Steve 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) New Mexico State
G 22 United States Drexler, Clyde 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Houston
F 00 United States Johnson, Ken 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Michigan State
F/C 27 United States Jones, Caldwell 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Albany State
F 25 United States Kersey, Jerome 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Longwood
F 21 United States Martin, Brian 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Kansas
G 4 United States Paxson, Jim 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Dayton
G 30 United States Porter, Terry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) UW-Stevens Point
F/C 43 The Bahamas Thompson, Mychal 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Minnesota
F 55 United States Vandeweghe, Kiki 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) UCLA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season[]

The Trail Blazers played their home games at Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Season standings[]

Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 62 20 .756 35–6 27–14 23–7
x-Portland Trail Blazers 40 42 .488 22 27–14 13–28 18–12
Phoenix Suns 32 50 .390 30 23–18 9–32 16–14
Los Angeles Clippers 32 50 .390 30 22–19 10–31 10–20
Seattle SuperSonics 31 51 .378 31 24–17 7–34 11–19
Golden State Warriors 30 52 .366 32 24–17 6–35 12–18
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers 62 20 .756
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 - 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 0–6 5–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 5–1 2–0 1–1 3–3 4–2 5–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–4
Boston 6–0 5–1 5–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 5–1 2–0 2–0 5–0 4–2 5–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 5–1
Chicago 1–5 1–5 3–3 0–2 2–0 2–4 2–0 1–1 3–3 1–1 0–2 1–5 2–3 4–2 1–5 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–4
Cleveland 2–4 1–5 3–3 1–1 1–1 1–5 0–2 0–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 1–5 3–3 4–1 0–6 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–5
Dallas 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–3 0–2 4–1 1–5 2–0 2–3 1–4 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 5–0 2–3 3–3 4–2 3–2 5–1 1–1
Denver 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–3 1–1 3–2 3–3 2–0 4–1 3–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 3–2 3–3 3–3 2–3 3–3 2–0
Detroit 2–4 1–4 4–2 5–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–1 2–0 1–1 2–4 4–2 4–1 2–4 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 4–2
Golden State 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–4 2–3 1–1 0–5 1–1 5–1 2–4 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–4 1–5 2–3 2–3 2–4 2–3 1–1
Houston 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 5–1 3–3 1–1 5–0 2–0 3–2 1–4 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–2 3–2 4–2 5–1 3–2 3–3 2–0
Indiana 1–5 1–5 3–3 2–3 0–2 0–2 1–5 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 2–4 2–3 2–4 0–6 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 5–1
L.A. Clippers 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–4 0–2 1–5 2–3 0–2 2–4 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–4 2–4 5–0 1–4 3–3 3–2 0–2
L.A. Lakers 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–3 1–1 4–2 4–1 2–0 4–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 5–1 6–0 5–0 4–1 4–2 5–0 2–0
Milwaukee 3–3 0–5 5–1 5–1 2–0 0–2 4–2 2–0 2–0 4–2 1–1 0–2 4–2 6–0 4–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–2
New Jersey 2–4 2–4 3–2 3–3 0–2 1–1 2–4 1–1 1–1 3–2 0–2 1–1 2–4 5–1 2–4 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–4
New York 1–5 1–5 2–4 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–4 1–1 0–2 4–2 0–2 1–1 0–6 1–5 0–6 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–3
Philadelphia 1–4 2–4 5–1 6–0 2–0 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 6–0 2–0 0–2 1–4 4–2 6–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–3
Phoenix 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–5 1–4 2–0 4–2 2–3 1–1 4–2 1–5 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–4 2–3 3–2 5–1 1–4 1–1
Portland 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–3 1–1 5–1 2–3 2–0 4–2 0–6 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 4–2 3–2 1–4 5–1 2–3 0–2
Sacramento 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–3 3–3 2–0 3–2 2–4 2–0 0–5 0–5 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–2 2–3 5–1 5–0 2–4 1–1
San Antonio 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–4 3–3 1–1 3–2 1–5 1–1 4–1 1–4 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 4–1 1–5 2–3 2–4 2–0
Seattle 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–3 3–2 0–2 4–2 2–3 0–2 3–3 2–4 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–5 1–5 0–5 3–2 2–3 1–1
Utah 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–5 3–3 1–1 3–2 3–3 2–0 2–3 0–5 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 3–2 4–2 4–2 3–2 1–1
Washington 4–1 1–5 4–1 5–1 1–1 0–2 2–4 1–1 0–2 1–5 2–0 0–2 2–4 4–2 3–3 3–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1

Game log[]

Regular season[]

1985–86 game log
Total: 40–42 (Home: 27–14; Road: 13–28)
October: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
November: 10–6 (Home: 7–3; Road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
6 November 5 @ Houston L 113–127 The Summit 4–2
11 November 14 @ L.A. Lakers L 102–114 The Forum 8–3
14 November 17 Milwaukee L 104–117 Memorial Coliseum 8–5
16 November 23 L.A. Lakers L 113–130 Memorial Coliseum 9–7
17 November 24 Houston W 125–118 Memorial Coliseum 10–7
December: 8–8 (Home: 4–1; Road: 4–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
23 December 6 @ Boston W 121–103 Boston Garden 13–10
29 December 19 @ Denver L 118–123 McNichols Sports Arena 15–14
31 December 22 Denver W 121–114 Memorial Coliseum 17–14
34 December 28 @ Houston L 108–118 The Summit 19–15
January: 8–7 (Home: 4–4; Road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
36 January 1 Philadelphia L 119–121 (OT) Memorial Coliseum 20–16
39 January 8 @ L.A. Lakers L 121–125 The Forum 22–17
40 January 10 @ Milwaukee L 89–95 MECCA Arena 22–18
50 January 30 L.A. Lakers L 94–118 Memorial Coliseum 28–22
February: 1–12 (Home: 1–5; Road: 0–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
52 February 4 @ Denver L 118–119 McNichols Sports Arena 29–23
56 February 14 Boston L 119–120 (OT) Memorial Coliseum 29–27
58 February 19 @ Philadelphia L 133–153 The Spectrum 29–29
61 February 24 Denver L 113–119 Memorial Coliseum 29–32
March: 7–5 (Home: 7–0; Road: 0–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
64 March 1 Houston W 117–112 Memorial Coliseum 30–34
68 March 13 @ Houston L 118–126 The Summit 33–35
71 March 18 @ L.A. Lakers L 122–128 The Forum 34–37
April: 4–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
76 April 1 Denver W 127–110 Memorial Coliseum 37–39
79 April 8 L.A. Lakers L 114–120 Memorial Coliseum 38–41
1985–86 schedule

Playoffs[]

1986 playoff game log
First round: 1–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 April 18 @ Denver L 126–133 Kiki VanDeWeghe (28) Kenny Carr (9) Steve Colter (6) McNichols Sports Arena
13,209
0–1
2 April 20 @ Denver W 108–106 Kiki VanDeWeghe (36) Kenny Carr (11) Clyde Drexler (8) McNichols Sports Arena
11,724
1–1
3 April 22 Denver L 104–115 Kiki VanDeWeghe (24) Kenny Carr (15) Clyde Drexler (7) Memorial Coliseum
12,666
1–2
4 April 24 Denver L 112–116 Kiki VanDeWeghe (18) Kenny Carr (18) Steve Colter (8) Memorial Coliseum
12,666
1–3
1986 schedule

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 honors[]

Transactions[]

References[]

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