1985–86 Washington Bullets season

1985–86 Washington Bullets season
Head coach	Gene Shue Kevin Loughery
Arena	Capital Centre
Results
Record	39–43 (.476)
Place	Division: 4th (Atlantic) Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East First Round (eliminated 2-3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1985-86 NBA season was the Bullets 25th season in the NBA and their 13th season in the city of Washington, D.C..^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	12	Kenny Green	SF	United States	Wake Forest
2	31	Manute Bol	C	Sudan	Bridgeport
3	58	Vernon Moore		United States	Creighton
3	65	Ken Perry		United States	Southern Illinois
4	81	Richie Adams		United States	Nevada-Las Vegas
5	104	Dean Shaffer		United States	Florida State
6	127	Matt England		United States	Houston Baptist
7	150	Keith Gray		United States	Detroit Mercy

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Boston Celtics	67	15	.817	–	40–1	27–14	18–6
x-Philadelphia 76ers	54	28	.659	13	31–10	23–18	15–9
x-New Jersey Nets	39	43	.476	28	26–15	13–28	11–13
x-Washington Bullets	39	43	.476	28	26–15	13–28	11–13
New York Knicks	23	59	.280	44	15–26	8–33	5–19

#	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

Notes

• z, y – division champions
• x – clinched playoff spot

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)

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

• Manute Bol, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

References

1. 1985-86 Washington Bullets

See also

• 1985-86 NBA season