1985–86 Portland Trail Blazers season

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]

1985–86 Portland Trail Blazers season
Head coachJack Ramsay
ArenaMemorial Coliseum
Results
Record40–42 (.488)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Pacific)
Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finishWest First Round (eliminated 1-3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKOIN
RadioKEX

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

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 6220.756–35–627–1423–7
x-Portland Trail Blazers 4042.4882227–1413–2818–12
Phoenix Suns 3250.3903023–189–3216–14
Los Angeles Clippers 3250.3903022–1910–3110–20
Seattle SuperSonics 3151.3783124–177–3411–19
Golden State Warriors 3052.3663224–176–3512–18
# 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

Regular season
1985–86 game log
Total: 40–42 (Home: 27–14; Road: 13–28)
October: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
November: 10–6 (Home: 7–3; Road: 3–3)
December: 8–8 (Home: 4–1; Road: 4–7)
January: 8–7 (Home: 4–4; Road: 4–3)
February: 1–12 (Home: 1–5; Road: 0–7)
March: 7–5 (Home: 7–0; Road: 0–5)
April: 4–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–2)
1985–86 schedule

Playoffs
1986 playoff game log
First round: 1–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–1)
1986 schedule

Playoffs

West First Round

(3) Denver Nuggets vs. (6) Portland Trail Blazers: Nuggets win series 3–1

  • Game 1 @ McNichols Sports Arena, Denver (April 18): Denver 133, Portland 126
  • Game 2 @ McNichols Sports Arena, Denver (April 20): Portland 108, Denver 106
  • Game 3 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (April 22): Denver 115, Portland 104
  • Game 4 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (April 24): Denver 116, Portland 112

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
  1. 1985-86 Portland Trail Blazers
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