1985–86 Washington Bullets season

The 1985–86 NBA season was the Bullets 25th season in the NBA and their 13th season in the city of Washington, D.C.[1]

1985–86 Washington Bullets season
Head coach
General managerBob Ferry
Owner(s)Abe Pollin
ArenaCapital Centre
Results
Record39–43 (.476)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to 76ers 2–3)

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

Draft picks

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RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
112Kenny GreenSF  United StatesWake Forest
231Manute BolC  SudanBridgeport
358Vernon Moore  United StatesCreighton
365Ken Perry  United StatesSouthern Illinois
481Richie Adams  United StatesNevada-Las Vegas
5104Dean Shaffer  United StatesFlorida State
6127Matt England  United StatesHouston Baptist
7150Keith Gray  United StatesDetroit Mercy

Roster

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1985–86 Washington Bullets roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C10Bol, Manute7 ft 7 in (2.31 m)200 lb (91 kg)1962-10-16Bridgeport
SG22Bradley, Dudley6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg)1957-03-19North Carolina
SF25Daye, Darren6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg)1960-11-30UCLA
C23Jones, Charles6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg)1957-04-03Albany State
SG24Malone, Jeff6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg)1961-06-28Mississippi State
SG3McKenna, Kevin6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg)1959-01-08Creighton
C54McMillen, Tom6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)215 lb (98 kg)1952-05-26Maryland
SF4Robinson, Cliff6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg)1960-03-13USC
PF5Roundfield, Dan6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg)1953-05-26Central Michigan
PF43Ruland, Jeff6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg)1958-12-16Iona
PG1Williams, Gus6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg)1953-10-10USC
PG32Wood, Leon6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg)1962-03-25Cal State Fullerton
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last transaction: May 13, 1986

Regular season

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Season standings

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W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics6715.81740–127–1418–6
x-Philadelphia 76ers5428.6591331–1023–1815–9
x-Washington Bullets3943.4762826–1513–2811–13
x-New Jersey Nets3943.4762826–1513–2811–13
New York Knicks2359.2804415–268–335–19
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Team W L PCT GB
1z-Boston Celtics6715.817
2y-Milwaukee Bucks5725.69510
3x-Philadelphia 76ers5428.65913
4x-Atlanta Hawks5032.61017
5x-Detroit Pistons4636.56121
6x-Washington Bullets3943.47628
7x-New Jersey Nets3943.47628
8x-Chicago Bulls3052.36637
9Cleveland Cavaliers2953.35438
10Indiana Pacers2656.31741
11New York Knicks2359.28044

Notes

  • z, y – division champions
  • 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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Regular season

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1985–86 game log
Total: 39–43 (home: 26–15; road: 13–28)
October: 2–1 (home: 0–1; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1October 25, 1985
7:30 p.m. EDT
@ AtlantaW 100–91Robinson (22)Ruland (14)Ruland (9)The Omni
10,129
1–0
2October 29, 1985@ ClevelandW 97–90Richfield Coliseum2–0
3October 31, 1985ClevelandL 107–114Capital Centre2–1
November: 5–9 (home: 5–3; road: 0–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
4November 2, 1985BostonL 73–88Capital Centre2–2
5November 5, 1985@ New JerseyL 106–112Brendan Byrne Arena2–3
6November 6, 1985San AntonioL 80–81Capital Centre2–4
7November 8, 1985DetroitL 110–117Capital Centre2–5
8November 12, 1985@ DetroitL 122–124 (OT)Pontiac Silverdome2–6
9November 15, 1985@ BostonL 114–118Boston Garden2–7
10November 16, 1985PhiladelphiaW 118–97Capital Centre3–7
11November 19, 1985@ New YorkL 94–98Madison Square Garden3–8
12November 20, 1985ClevelandW 101–98Capital Centre4–8
13November 22, 1985New YorkW 102–94Capital Centre5–8
14November 24, 1985ChicagoW 115–106Capital Centre6–8
15November 26, 1985@ DallasL 99–112Reunion Arena6–9
16November 27, 1985@ San AntonioL 97–104HemisFair Arena6–10
17November 30, 1985DetroitW 133–119Capital Centre7–10
December: 8–5 (home: 5–4; road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
18December 3, 1985PortlandW 118–115Capital Centre8–10
19December 4, 1985@ PhiladelphiaL 110–115 (OT)The Spectrum8–11
20December 6, 1985SeattleW 115–109Capital Centre9–11
21December 8, 1985SacramentoW 111–89Capital Centre10–11
22December 11, 1985@ DetroitW 108–100Pontiac Silverdome11–11
23December 12, 1985MilwaukeeW 110–108 (OT)Capital Centre12–11
24December 17, 1985UtahL 98–106Capital Centre12–12
25December 19, 1985@ ChicagoW 98–92Chicago Stadium13–12
26December 21, 1985L.A. LakersL 84–96Capital Centre13–13
27December 22, 1985New YorkL 93–100Capital Centre13–14
28December 27, 1985
7:30 p.m. EST
AtlantaW 111–109Malone (31)Roundfield (8)Johnson (7)Capital Centre
8,178
14–14
29December 28, 1985@ New JerseyW 98–93Brendan Byrne Arena15–14
30December 30, 1985IndianaL 80–97Capital Centre15–15
January: 7–8 (home: 5–2; road: 2–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
31January 2, 1986@ New YorkW 115–109Madison Square Garden16–15
32January 3, 1986MilwaukeeL 100–107Capital Centre16–16
33January 5, 1986@ L.A. LakersL 88–118The Forum16–17
34January 6, 1986@ SacramentoL 87–106ARCO Arena16–18
35January 8, 1986@ PhoenixL 97–109Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum16–19
36January 9, 1986@ UtahW 95–89Salt Palace Acord Arena17–19
37January 11, 1986@ HoustonL 86–87The Summit17–20
38January 13, 1986L.A. ClippersW 90–77Capital Centre18–20
39January 14, 1986@ ChicagoW 117–113Chicago Stadium19–20
40January 16, 1986@ MilwaukeeL 98–114MECCA Arena19–21
41January 17, 1986New JerseyW 116–96Capital Centre20–21
42January 19, 1986ChicagoW 112–98Capital Centre21–21
43January 23, 1986PhoenixW 114–112Capital Centre22–21
44January 25, 1986
7:30 p.m. EST
AtlantaW 111–103Robinson (38)Robinson (11)Williams (6)Capital Centre
7,038
23–21
45January 29, 1986@ IndianaL 88–92Market Square Arena23–22
46January 31, 1986BostonL 88–97Capital Centre23–23
February: 5–9 (home: 2–1; road: 3–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
47February 1, 1986@ DetroitL 101–116Pontiac Silverdome23–24
48February 5, 1986@ BostonL 88–103Boston Garden23–25
49February 6, 1986DetroitL 109–111 (OT)Capital Centre23–26
All-Star Break
50February 11, 1986@ PortlandW 124–116Memorial Coliseum24–26
51February 13, 1986@ Golden StateL 105–109Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena24–27
52February 15, 1986@ SeattleL 106–112Seattle Center Coliseum24–28
53February 17, 1986@ L.A. ClippersW 96–94Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena25–28
54February 18, 1986@ DenverL 90–101McNichols Sports Arena25–29
55February 21, 1986@ PhiladelphiaL 87–97The Spectrum25–30
56February 22, 1986@ ClevelandW 110–102Richfield Coliseum26–30
57February 24, 1986New JerseyW 99–89Capital Centre27–30
58February 25, 1986@ IndianaL 87–100Market Square Arena27–31
59February 27, 1986Golden StateW 114–102Capital Centre28–31
60February 28, 1986@ MilwaukeeL 84–102MECCA Arena28–32
March: 7–8 (home: 6–3; road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
61March 2, 1986MilwaukeeW 125–104Capital Centre29–32
62March 4, 1986@ New YorkL 83–119Madison Square Garden29–33
63March 6, 1986New YorkW 113–111 (OT)Capital Centre30–33
64March 8, 1986BostonW 110–108 (OT)Capital Centre31–33
65March 12, 1986@ ClevelandW 128–114Richfield Coliseum32–33
66March 14, 1986DenverL 91–101Capital Centre32–34
67March 15, 1986@ IndianaL 100–105Market Square Arena32–35
68March 17, 1986New JerseyL 102–130Capital Centre32–36
69March 18, 1986@ MilwaukeeL 87–116MECCA Arena32–37
70March 21, 1986@ PhiladelphiaL 105–112The Spectrum32–38
71March 22, 1986IndianaW 111–110Capital Centre33–38
72March 24, 1986PhiladelphiaW 100–93Capital Centre34–38
73March 26, 1986DallasW 120–112Capital Centre35–38
74March 28, 1986@ BostonL 97–116Boston Garden35–39
75March 29, 1986HoustonL 109–114Capital Centre35–40
April: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
76April 1, 1986
7:30 p.m. EST
@ AtlantaL 91–107Malone (32)Robinson (10)Malone, Williams (5)The Omni
6,835
35–41
77April 3, 1986@ New JerseyW 120–108Brendan Byrne Arena36–41
78April 4, 1986
7:30 p.m. EST
AtlantaW 135–129 (OT)Robinson (31)Roundfield (16)Williams (15)Capital Centre
9,113
37–41
79April 6, 1986ClevelandW 106–95Capital Centre38–41
80April 8, 1986IndianaL 104–111Capital Centre38–42
81April 11, 1986@ ChicagoL 103–105Chicago Stadium38–43
82April 13, 1986PhiladelphiaW 98–97Capital Centre39–43
1985–86 schedule

Playoffs

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1986 playoff game log
First Round: 2–3 (home: 1–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1April 18, 1986@ PhiladelphiaW 95–94Jeff Malone (21)Cliff Robinson (8)Gus Williams (7)Spectrum
9,148
1–0
2April 20, 1986@ PhiladelphiaL 97–102Jeff Malone (25)Cliff Robinson (11)Gus Williams (12)Spectrum
9,057
1–1
3April 22, 1986PhiladelphiaL 86–91Gus Williams (28)Bol, Roundfield (10)Williams, Roundfield (4)Capital Centre
17,137
1–2
4April 24, 1986PhiladelphiaW 116–111Cliff Robinson (31)Manute Bol (12)Jeff Ruland (5)Capital Centre
12,588
2–2
5April 27, 1986@ PhiladelphiaL 109–134Cliff Robinson (30)Cliff Robinson (11)Gus Williams (6)Spectrum
15,162
2–3
1986 schedule

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

Season

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Playoffs

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Awards and records

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Transactions

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1985-86 Washington Bullets Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 16, 2021.