1985–86 Denver Nuggets season

1985–86 Denver Nuggets season
Head coach Doug Moe
Arena McNichols Sports Arena
Results
Record 47–35 (.573)
Place Division: 2nd (Midwest)
Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish West Conference Semifinals
(eliminated 2-4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1985-86 NBA season was the Nuggets' 10th season in the NBA and 19th season as a franchise.[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 1985 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 15 Blair Rasmussen C  United States Oregon
2 43 Barry Stevens SG  United States Iowa State
4 89 Pete Williams F  United States Arizona
5 112 Kenny Brown  United States Texas A&M
6 135 Joe Carrabino  United States Harvard
7 158 Eddie Smith  United States Arizona

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Houston Rockets 51 31 .622 – 36–5 15–26 20–10
x-Denver Nuggets 47 35 .573 4 34–7 13–28 15–15
x-Dallas Mavericks 44 38 .537 7 26–15 18–23 16–14
x-Utah Jazz 42 40 .512 9 27–14 15–26 15–15
x-Sacramento Kings 37 45 .451 14 25–16 12–29 15–15
x-San Antonio Spurs 35 47 .427 16 21–20 14–27 9–21
# 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

Playoffs

West First Round

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

Last Playoff Meeting: 1977 Western Conference Semifinals (Portland won 4–2)

West Conference Semifinals

(2) Houston Rockets vs. (3) Denver Nuggets: Rockets win series 4–2

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Rockets and Nuggets.

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 records

References

  1. ↑ 1985-86 Denver Nuggets

See also

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