1985–86 Los Angeles Clippers season

The 1985-86 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 16th season in the NBA, their second in Los Angeles.[1]

1985–86 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coachDon Chaney
General managerCarl Scheer
Owner(s)Donald Sterling
ArenaLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Results
Record32–50 (.390)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Pacific)
Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKTLA
(Phil Stone, Tom Hawkins)
RadioKLAC
(Ralph Lawler, Ted Green, Pete Arbogast)
< 1984–85 1986–87 >

Draft picks

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RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
13Benoit BenjaminCenter  United StatesCreighton
352Anicet LavodramaForward  Central African RepublicHouston Baptist
474Jim DeinesCenter  United States
 France
Arizona State
599Wayne CarlanderForward  United StatesUSC
6121Malcolm ThomasForward  United StatesMissouri
7143Gary MalonconForward  United StatesUCLA

Roster

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Los Angeles Clippers 1985-86 roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHt.Wt.From
C00Benjamin, Benoit7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)250 lb (113 kg)Creighton
G2Bridgeman, Junior6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg)Louisville
F7Brooks, Michael   (IN)6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg)La Salle
C31Bryant, Wallace (waived)7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)245 lb (111 kg)San Francisco
F/C44Cage, Michael6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg)San Diego State
F38Cross, Jeff6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)242 lb (110 kg)Maine
G14Edwards, Franklin6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg)Cleveland State
G4Gordon, Lancaster6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg)Louisville
F8Johnson, Marques6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)224 lb (102 kg)UCLA
C20Jones, Ozell6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)235 lb (107 kg)Cal State Fullerton
F19Maxwell, Cedric6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg)Charlotte
F46Murphy, Jay (waived)6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg)Boston College
C40Nimphius, Kurt6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)225 lb (102 kg)Arizona State
G10Nixon, Norm6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg)Duquesne
G18Smith, Derek6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)218 lb (99 kg)Louisville
G21Thomas, Jim (waived)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg)Indiana
G1Valentine, Darnell6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)183 lb (83 kg)Kansas
F22White, Rory6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg)South Alabama
F52Wilkes, Jamaal6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg)UCLA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster Notes

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  • Forward Jamaal Wilkes becomes the 2nd Laker to play with the crosstown rival Clippers.
  • Forward Rory White would later serve as an assistant coach for the Clippers under coach Mike Dunleavy, Sr. from 2003 to 2008.

Regular season

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Season standings

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W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers6220.75635–627–1423–7
x-Portland Trail Blazers4042.4882227–1413–2818–12
Phoenix Suns3250.3903023–189–3216–14
Los Angeles Clippers3250.3903022–1910–3110–20
Seattle SuperSonics3151.3783124–177–3411–19
Golden State Warriors3052.3663224–176–3512–18
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Team W L PCT GB
1c-Los Angeles Lakers6220.756
2y-Houston Rockets5131.62211
3x-Denver Nuggets4735.57315
4x-Dallas Mavericks4438.53718
5x-Utah Jazz4240.51220
6x-Portland Trail Blazers4042.48822
7x-Sacramento Kings3745.45125
8x-San Antonio Spurs3547.42727
9Phoenix Suns3250.39030
10Los Angeles Clippers3250.39030
11Seattle SuperSonics3151.37831
12Golden State Warriors3052.36632
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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1985-86 NBA Records
TeamATLBOSCHICLEDALDENDETGSWHOUINDLACLALMILNJNNYKPHIPHOPORSACSASSEAUTAWAS
Atlanta0–65–14–21–11–14–21–11–15–12–01–13–34–25–14–12–02–02–01–11–10–21–4
Boston6–05–15–11–11–14–12–02–05–12–02–05–04–25–14–21–11–11–12–02–02–05–1
Chicago1–51–53–30–22–02–42–01–13–31–10–21–52–34–21–51–11–10–21–11–11–11–4
Cleveland2–41–53–31–11–11–50–20–23–21–11–11–53–34–10–62–00–22–01–11–10–21–5
Dallas1–11–12–01–13–30–24–11–52–02–31–40–22–01–10–25–02–33–34–23–25–11–1
Denver1–11–10–21–13–31–13–23–32–04–13–22–01–11–11–14–13–23–33–32–33–32–0
Detroit2–41–44–25–12–01–11–11–15–12–01–12–44–24–12–40–21–10–21–12–01–14–2
Golden State1–10–20–22–01–42–31–10–51–15–12–40–21–11–11–12–41–52–32–32–42–31–1
Houston1–10–21–12–05–13–31–15–02–03–21–40–21–12–01–13–23–24–25–13–23–32–0
Indiana1–51–53–32–30–20–21–51–10–22–00–22–42–32–40–61–10–20–21–12–00–25–1
L.A. Clippers0–20–21–11–13–21–40–21–52–30–22–41–12–02–00–22–42–45–01–43–33–20–2
L.A. Lakers1–10–22–01–14–12–31–14–24–12–04–22–01–11–12–05–16–05–04–14–25–02–0
Milwaukee3–30–55–15–12–00–24–22–02–04–21–10–24–26–04–11–12–02–02–02–02–04–2
New Jersey2–42–43–23–30–21–12–41–11–13–20–21–12–45–12–42–02–02–01–10–22–02–4
New York1–51–52–41–41–11–11–41–10–24–20–21–10–61–50–62–00–21–11–11–10–23–3
Philadelphia1–42–45–16–02–01–14–21–11–16–02–00–21–44–26–02–02–02–01–11–11–13–3
Phoenix0–21–11–10–20–51–42–04–22–31–14–21–51–10–20–20–22–42–33–25–11–41–1
Portland0–21–11–12–03–22–31–15–12–32–04–20–60–20–22–00–24–23–21–45–12–30–2
Sacramento0–21–12–00–23–33–32–03–22–42–00–50–50–20–21–10–23–22–35–15–02–41–1
San Antonio1–10–21–11–12–43–31–13–21–51–14–11–40–21–11–11–12–34–11–52–32–42–0
Seattle1–10–21–11–12–33–20–24–22–30–23–32–40–22–01–11–11–51–50–53–22–31–1
Utah2–00–21–12–01–53–31–13–23–32–02–30–50–20–22–01–14–13–24–24–23–21–1
Washington4–11–54–15–11–10–22–41–10–21–52–00–22–44–23–33–31–12–01–10–21–11–1

Game log

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Player statistics

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Legend
  GPGames 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
PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Benoit Benjamin793726.4.490.333.7467.61.00.82.611.1
Junior Bridgeman581420.0.441.333.8912.11.90.50.18.8
Wallace Bryant808.0.222.000.6252.50.50.30.41.6
Michael Cage781220.1.479.000.6495.31.00.80.46.7
Jeff Cross2106.1.250.000.5601.40.00.10.11.2
James Donaldson141431.5.512.000.8149.40.90.42.110.2
Franklin Edwards731920.4.454.111.8741.23.51.20.19.0
Lancaster Gordon60111.7.377.250.8041.11.00.60.25.2
Marques Johnson757534.7.510.067.7605.53.81.40.720.3
Ozell Jones
Cedric Maxwell
Jay Murphy
Kurt Nimphius
Norm Nixon
Derek Smith
Jim Thomas
Darnell Valentine
Rory White
Jamaal Wilkes

Awards, records and milestones

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All-Star

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Marques Johnson selected as a reserve forward for the Western Conference All-Stars. This would be his fifth and final All-Star Game appearance. With Norm Nixon chosen as an All-Star last year, this would make it the third time in franchise history that the team fielded a different player for back-to-back All-Star Games. The other two times were Bob Kauffman in 1973 then Bob McAdoo in 1974 and Bob McAdoo again in 1977 then Randy Smith in 1978.

Transactions

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The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1985–86 season.

Trades

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September 6, 1985To Los Angeles Clippers
To Boston Celtics
November 25, 1985To Los Angeles Clippers
To Dallas Mavericks
January 14, 1986To Los Angeles Clippers
To Portland Trail Blazers
  • 1986 first-round draft pick

Free agents

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References

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