1985–86 Philadelphia 76ers season

The 1985–86 NBA season was the 76ers 37th season in the NBA and 23rd season in Philadelphia. The Sixers ended the regular season with a 54-28 record. In the first round off the playoffs they would beat the Washington Bullets in five games, but then lost a tough seven game series to the Milwaukee Bucks, a team that the Sixers had beaten in the playoffs in 1981, 1982, 1983, and 1985.

1985–86 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coachMatt Guokas
General managerPat Williams
ArenaThe Spectrum
Results
Record54–28 (.659)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Atlantic)
Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Conference Semifinals
(eliminated 3-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWPHL-TV
PRISM
RadioWIP

This would be the last season for Bobby Jones, who would retire, and the last season for Moses Malone in a Philadelphia uniform, who was dealt away in the Summer of 1986. Due to an eye injury sustained towards the end of the regular season, Malone did not participate in the 1986 NBA playoffs. Andrew Toney only played in six regular season games due to a foot injury and never was able to make it back to his previous all star form.

Draft picks
Main article: 1985 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
121Terry CatledgePF United StatesSouth Alabama
233Greg StokesPF/C United StatesIowa
244Voise Winters United StatesBradley
367Steve Black United StatesLa Salle
490Derrick GervinSF United StatesTexas-San Antonio
5113Carl Wright United StatesSouthern Methodist
6136Daryl Lloyd United StatesDrake
7159Jaye Andrews United StatesBucknell

Roster
Roster listing
1985–86 Philadelphia 76ers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 34 Barkley, Charles 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 252 lb (114 kg) 1963–02–20 Auburn
F 23 Catledge, Terry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1963-08-22 South Alabama
G 10 Cheeks, Maurice 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1956–09–08 West Texas A&M
F 6 Erving, Julius 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1950-02-22 UMass
F 21 Green, Kenny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1964–10–11 Wake Forest
C 45 Johnson, Clemon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1956–09–12 Florida A&M
F 24 Jones, Bobby 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1951–12–18 North Carolina
C 2 Malone, Moses  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1955–03–23 Petersburg High School
C 11 McAdoo, Bob 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1951–09–25 Southern California
G 9 Moss, Perry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1958-11-11 Northeastern
F 41 Stokes, Greg 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1963-08-05 Iowa
F 44 Thompson, Paul 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1961-05-25 Tulane
G 3 Threatt, Sedale 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1961–09–10 West Virginia Tech
G 22 Toney, Andrew  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1957–11–23 Louisiana
F 8 Young, Michael 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1961–01–02 Houston
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics 6715.817–40–127–1418–6
x-Philadelphia 76ers 5428.6591331–1023–1815–9
x-Washington Bullets 3943.4762826–1513–2811–13
x-New Jersey Nets 3943.4762826–1513–2811–13
New York Knicks 2359.2804415–268–335–19
# 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: 54-28 (Home: 31-10; Road: 23-18)
October: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
November: 7–7 (Home: 4–3; Road: 3–4)
December: 10–4 (Home: 5–2; Road: 5–2)
January: 11–5 (Home: 4–1; Road: 7–4)
February: 8–4 (Home: 4–2; Road: 4–2)
March: 11–6 (Home: 8–2; Road: 3–4)
April: 5–1 (Home: 5–0; Road: 0–1)
1985–86 schedule

Playoffs
1986 playoff game log
Eastern Conference First Round: 3–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1April 18, 1986Washington 94–95 The Spectrum 0–1
2April 20, 1986Washington 102–97 The Spectrum 1–1
3April 22, 1986@ Washington 91–86 Capital Centre 2–1
4April 24, 1986@ Washington 111–116 Capital Centre 2–2
5April 27, 1986Washington 134–109 The Spectrum 3–2
Eastern Conference Semifinals: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1April 29, 1986@ Milwaukee 118–112 MECCA Arena 1–0
2May 1, 1986@ Milwaukee 107–119 MECCA Arena 1–1
3May 3, 1986Milwaukee 107–103 The Spectrum 2–1
4May 5, 1986Milwaukee 104–109 The Spectrum 2–2
5May 7, 1986@ Milwaukee 108–113 MECCA Arena 2–3
6May 9, 1986Milwaukee 126–108 The Spectrum 3–3
7May 11, 1986@ Milwaukee 112–113 MECCA Arena 3–4
1985–86 schedule

Playoffs

East First Round

(3) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (6) Washington Bullets: 76ers win series 3–2

  • Game 1 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (April 18): Washington 95, Philadelphia 94
  • Game 2 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (April 20): Philadelphia 102, Washington 97
  • Game 3 @ Capital Centre, Landover (April 22): Philadelphia 91, Washington 86
  • Game 4 @ Capital Centre, Landover (April 24): Washington 116, Philadelphia 111
  • Game 5 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (April 27): Philadelphia 134, Washington 109

Last Playoff Meeting: 1985 Eastern Conference First Round (Philadelphia won 3–1)

East Conference Semifinals

(2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers: Bucks win series 4–3

  • Game 1 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (April 29): Philadelphia 118, Milwaukee 112
  • Game 2 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (May 1): Milwaukee 119, Philadelphia 107
  • Game 3 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (May 3): Philadelphia 107, Milwaukee 103
  • Game 4 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (May 5): Milwaukee 109, Philadelphia 104
  • Game 5 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (May 7): Milwaukee 113, Philadelphia 108
  • Game 6 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (May 9): Philadelphia 126, Milwaukee 108
  • Game 7 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (May 11): Milwaukee 113, Philadelphia 112

Last Playoff Meeting: 1985 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Philadelphia won 4–0)

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

Playoffs

Awards and records

Transactions

References

    See also
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