1985–86 Sacramento Kings season

1985–86 Sacramento Kings season
Head coach Phil Johnson
Arena ARCO Arena I
Results
Record 37–45 (.451)
Place Division: 5th (Midwest)
Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finish West First Round
(eliminated 0-3)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1985-86 NBA season was the Kings' 37th season in the NBA and 1st in Sacramento following its relocation from Kansas City.[1] The Kings played their home games at the original ARCO Arena, and finished the season with a record of 37 wins and 45 losses, placing them fifth in the Midwest Division and seventh in the Western Conference. They made the playoffs, but were quickly eliminated in the first-round in three straight games by the eventual Western Conference champion Houston Rockets.

Draft picks

Main article: 1985 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 6 Joe Kleine C  United States Arkansas
3 51 Charles Bradley SG  United States South Florida
3 66 Michael Adams PG  United States Boston College
4 76 Willie Simmons  United States Louisiana Tech
5 98 Bob Lojewski  United States St. Joseph's
6 120 Charles Valentine  United States Arkansas
7 145 Alton Lee Gipson  United States Florida State

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

(2) Houston Rockets vs. (7) Sacramento Kings:Rockets win series 3–0

Last Playoff Meeting: 1981 Western Conference Finals (Houston won 4–1; Kings were in Kansas City, 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

Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Michael Adams
Mike Bratz
David Cooke
Larry Drew
Carl Henry
Eddie Johnson
Rich Kelley
Joe Kleine
Mark Olberding
Reggie Theus
LaSalle Thompson
Otis Thorpe
Terry Tyler
Mike Woodson

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

References

  1. ↑ 1985-86 Sacramento Kings

See also

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