1985–86 Detroit Pistons season

1985–86 Detroit Pistons season
Head coach	Chuck Daly
General manager	Jack McCloskey
Owner(s)	William Davidson
Arena	Pontiac Silverdome
Results
Record	46–36 (.561)
Place	Division: 3rd (Central) Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East First Round (eliminated 1-3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1985-86 NBA season was the Pistons' 38th season in the NBA and 29th season in the city of Detroit.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	18	Joe Dumars	G	United States	McNeese State
3	60	Andre Goode		United States	Northwestern
3	64	Richie Johnson		United States	Evansville
4	87	Spud Webb	PG	United States	North Carolina State
5	110	Mike Lahm		United States	Murray State
6	133	Vincent Giles		United States	Eastern Michigan
7	156	Frank James		United States	Nevada-Las Vegas

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks	57	25	.695	–	33–8	24–17	21–9
x-Atlanta Hawks	50	32	.610	7	34–7	16–25	21–9
x-Detroit Pistons	46	36	.561	11	31–10	15–26	18–12
x-Chicago Bulls	30	52	.366	27	22–19	8–33	10–20
Cleveland Cavaliers	29	53	.354	28	16–25	13–28	10–19
Indiana Pacers	26	56	.317	31	19–22	7–34	9–20

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Boston Celtics	67	15	.817	–
2	y-Milwaukee Bucks	57	25	.695	10
3	x-Philadelphia 76ers	54	28	.659	13
4	x-Atlanta Hawks	50	32	.610	17
5	x-Detroit Pistons	46	36	.561	21
6	x-Washington Bullets	39	43	.476	28
7	x-New Jersey Nets	39	43	.476	28
8	x-Chicago Bulls	30	52	.366	37
9	Cleveland Cavaliers	29	53	.354	38
10	Indiana Pacers	26	56	.317	41
11	New York Knicks	23	59	.280	44

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

East First Round

(4) Atlanta Hawks vs. (5) Detroit Pistons: Hawks win series 3–1

• Game 1 @ The Omni, Atlanta (April 17): Atlanta 140, Detroit 122
• Game 2 @ The Omni, Atlanta (April 19): Atlanta 137, Detroit 125
• Game 3 @ Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac (April 22): Detroit 106, Atlanta 97
• Game 4 @ Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac (April 25): Atlanta 114, Detroit 113 (2OT)

Last Playoff Meeting: 1963 Western Division Semifinals (Hawks won 3–1; they were in St. Louis, Missouri)

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

Awards and records

• Isiah Thomas, All-NBA First Team
• Joe Dumars, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

References

1. 1985-86 Detroit Pistons

See also

• 1985-86 NBA season