1985–86 Dallas Mavericks season

The 1985–86 NBA season was the Mavericks' 6th season in the NBA.[1]

1985–86 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coachDick Motta
General managerNorm Sonju
Owner(s)Don Carter
ArenaReunion Arena
Results
Record44–38 (.537)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Midwest)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishConference semifinals
(lost to Lakers 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioWBAP
A ticket for a March 1986 game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Atlanta Hawks.

Dallas continued its strong play, finishing the season at 44-38, earning them the number 4 spot. They defeated the Utah Jazz in the opening round, but lost to the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers, losing the series in six games.

Draft picks
Main article: 1985 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
18Detlef SchrempfSF/PF GermanyWashington
116Bill WenningtonC CanadaSt. John's
117Uwe BlabC GermanyIndiana
240Mark AcresPF/C United StatesOral Roberts
350Leonard Allen United StatesSan Diego State
363Harold KeelingPG United StatesSanta Clara
486Bubba Jennings United StatesTexas Tech
5109Tommy Davis United StatesMinnesota
6132Carlton Cooper United StatesTexas
7155Ed Catchings United StatesNevada-Las Vegas

Roster
1985–86 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
SF 24 Aguirre, Mark 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1959–12–10 DePaul
C 33 Blab, Uwe 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 252 lb (114 kg) 1962–03–26 Indiana
SG 22 Blackman, Rolando 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1959–02–26 Kansas State
PG 15 Davis, Brad 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1955–12–17 Maryland
C 40 Donaldson, James 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1957–08–16 Washington State
SF 14 Ellis, Dale 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1960–08–06 Tennessee
PG 12 Harper, Derek 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1961–10–13 Illinois
SG 43 Keeling, Harold 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1963–09–18 Santa Clara
PF 44 Perkins, Sam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 239 lb (108 kg) 1961–06–14 North Carolina
SF 32 Schrempf, Detlef 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1963–01–21 Washington
PF 31 Vincent, Jay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1959–06–10 Michigan State
C 23 Wennington, Bill 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1963–12–26 St. John's
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: January 23, 1986

Regular season

Season standings
Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Houston Rockets 5131.622–36–515–2620–10
x-Denver Nuggets 4735.573434–713–2815–15
x-Dallas Mavericks 4438.537726–1518–2316–14
x-Utah Jazz 4240.512927–1415–2615–15
x-Sacramento Kings 3745.4511425–1612–2915–15
x-San Antonio Spurs 3547.4271621–2014–279–21
#
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
1985–86 game log
Total: 44–38 (home: 26–15; road: 18–23)
October: 1–1 (home: 1–1; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 26, 1985 Seattle W 101–95 Reunion Arena 1–0
2 October 29, 1985 L.A. Lakers L 115–133 Reunion Arena 1–1
November: 8–6 (home: 7–2; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
3 November 1, 1985 @ San Antonio L 107–116 HemisFair Arena 1–2
4 November 2, 1985 Sacramento W 119–113 Reunion Arena 2–2
5 November 5, 1985 Portland L 109–111 Reunion Arena 2–3
6 November 7, 1985 @ Denver L 99–131 McNichols Sports Arena 2–4
7 November 9, 1985 Houston L 110–115 Reunion Arena 2–5
8 November 12, 1985 @ Seattle L 90–109 Seattle Center Coliseum 2–6
9 November 13, 1985 @ Utah W 115–100 Salt Palace Acord Arena 3–6
10 November 15, 1985 New Jersey W 110–98 Reunion Arena 4–6
11 November 16, 1985 @ Houston L 117–122 The Summit 4–7
12 November 19, 1985 Phoenix W 123–119 Reunion Arena 5–7
13 November 23, 1985 Indiana W 117–104 Reunion Arena 6–7
14 November 26, 1985 Washington W 112–99 Reunion Arena 7–7
15 November 29, 1985 Sacramento W 133–111 Reunion Arena 8–7
16 November 30, 1985 L.A. Clippers W 124–115 Reunion Arena 9–7
December: 5–8 (home: 2–2; road: 3–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
17 December 3, 1985 @ Golden State W 107–100 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 10–7
18 December 5, 1985 San Antonio L 116–120 Reunion Arena 10–8
19 December 7, 1985 Golden State W 120–110 Reunion Arena 11–8
20 December 8, 1985 @ L.A. Lakers L 119–125 The Forum 11–9
21 December 10, 1985 @ L.A. Clippers L 118–120 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 11–10
22 December 12, 1985 @ Houston L 120–123 The Summit 11–11
23 December 14, 1985 Denver W 127–100 Reunion Arena 12–11
24 December 18, 1985 @ Boston L 117–137 Boston Garden 12–12
25 December 19, 1985
6:30 p.m. CST		 @ Atlanta W 120–108 Blackman (31) Perkins (14) Davis (12) The Omni
5,867		 13–12
26 December 21, 1985 @ Milwaukee L 107–132 MECCA Arena 13–13
27 December 22, 1985 @ Cleveland L 105–119 Richfield Coliseum 13–14
28 December 26, 1985 @ Phoenix W 105–98 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14–14
29 December 27, 1985 Portland L 133–142 (OT) Reunion Arena 14–15
January: 9–6 (home: 7–3; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
30 January 4, 1986 Utah W 119–106 Reunion Arena 15–15
31 January 7, 1986 @ Denver L 110–132 McNichols Sports Arena 15–16
32 January 10, 1986 Phoenix W 117–104 Reunion Arena 16–16
33 January 11, 1986 Golden State W 127–123 (OT) Reunion Arena 17–16
34 January 13, 1986 @ Seattle W 90–89 Seattle Center Coliseum 18–16
35 January 15, 1986 New York L 112–116 Reunion Arena 18–17
36 January 17, 1986 @ Utah L 112–139 Salt Palace Acord Arena 18–18
37 January 19, 1986 Houston W 131–96 Reunion Arena 19–18
38 January 21, 1986 @ Sacramento L 110–119 ARCO Arena 19–19
39 January 22, 1986 L.A. Clippers L 118–131 Reunion Arena 19–20
40 January 24, 1986 Detroit L 120–129 Reunion Arena 19–21
41 January 25, 1986 @ San Antonio W 123–107 HemisFair Arena 20–21
42 January 27, 1986 Chicago W 124–116 Reunion Arena 21–21
43 January 29, 1986 San Antonio W 126–114 Reunion Arena 22–21
44 January 31, 1986 Cleveland W 107–91 Reunion Arena 23–21
February: 6–8 (home: 2–4; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
45 February 2, 1986 Utah W 100–97 Reunion Arena 24–21
46 February 4, 1986 @ L.A. Lakers L 102–110 The Forum 24–22
47 February 6, 1986 @ Portland W 115–111 Memorial Coliseum 25–22
All-Star Break
48 February 11, 1986 @ San Antonio W 121–107 HemisFair Arena 26–22
49 February 12, 1986 Denver W 117–110 Reunion Arena 27–22
50 February 14, 1986 @ Detroit L 110–119 Pontiac Silverdome 27–23
51 February 16, 1986 @ Chicago W 120–114 Chicago Stadium 28–23
52 February 17, 1986 @ New Jersey W 126–124 Brendan Byrne Arena 29–23
53 February 19, 1986 Milwaukee L 107–124 Reunion Arena 29–24
54 February 21, 1986 Houston L 110–115 Reunion Arena 29–25
55 February 22, 1986 @ Denver L 106–113 McNichols Sports Arena 29–26
56 February 24, 1986 @ Houston L 105–110 The Summit 29–27
57 February 26, 1986 L.A. Lakers L 116–119 Reunion Arena 29–28
58 February 28, 1986 Philadelphia L 120–123 Reunion Arena 29–29
March: 11–5 (home: 5–2; road: 6–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
59 March 1, 1986 Golden State W 119–110 Reunion Arena 30–29
60 March 3, 1986 @ Phoenix W 139–138 (2OT) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 31–29
61 March 6, 1986 @ L.A. Clippers W 131–113 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 32–29
62 March 7, 1986 @ Portland L 114–125 Memorial Coliseum 32–30
63 March 9, 1986 @ Sacramento W 117–102 ARCO Arena 33–30
64 March 10, 1986 Boston W 116–115 Reunion Arena 34–30
65 March 12, 1986 Sacramento L 120–127 (OT) Reunion Arena 34–31
66 March 14, 1986 Portland W 129–118 Reunion Arena 35–31
67 March 15, 1986 Utah W 108–98 Reunion Arena 36–31
68 March 18, 1986 San Antonio W 120–113 Reunion Arena 37–31
69 March 20, 1986 @ Utah W 114–107 Salt Palace Acord Arena 38–31
70 March 21, 1986
7:30 p.m. CST		 Atlanta L 103–107 Blackman (23) Donaldson (14) Davis, Harper (6) Reunion Arena
17,007		 38–32
71 March 24, 1986 @ Indiana W 126–120 Market Square Arena 39–32
72 March 26, 1986 @ Washington L 112–120 Capital Centre 39–33
73 March 27, 1986 @ New York W 110–105 Madison Square Garden 40–33
74 March 30, 1986 @ Philadelphia L 113–114 The Spectrum 40–34
April: 4–4 (home: 2–1; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
75 April 1, 1986 Phoenix W 128–98 Reunion Arena 41–34
76 April 3, 1986 Denver W 115–114 Reunion Arena 42–34
77 April 5, 1986 Seattle L 109–111 Reunion Arena 42–35
78 April 7, 1986 @ Sacramento L 115–122 ARCO Arena 42–36
79 April 8, 1986 @ Golden State L 115–129 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 42–37
80 April 10, 1986 @ Seattle W 115–109 Seattle Center Coliseum 43–37
81 April 12, 1986 @ L.A. Clippers L 108–115 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 43–38
82 April 13, 1986 @ L.A. Lakers W 127–104 The Forum 44–38
1985–86 schedule

Playoffs
1986 playoff game log
First Round: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 18, 1986 Utah W 101–93 Rolando Blackman (25) Sam Perkins (15) Derek Harper (7) Reunion Arena
17,007		 1–0
2 April 20, 1986 Utah W 113–106 Mark Aguirre (27) Sam Perkins (10) Aguirre, Harper (5) Reunion Arena
17,007		 2–0
3 April 23, 1986 @ Utah L 98–100 James Donaldson (17) James Donaldson (20) Derek Harper (6) Salt Palace Acord Arena
11,635		 2–1
4 April 25, 1986 @ Utah W 117–113 Sam Perkins (29) Sam Perkins (12) Mark Aguirre (8) Salt Palace Acord Arena
12,683		 3–1
Conference semifinals: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 27, 1986 @ L.A. Lakers L 116–120 Jay Vincent (10) James Donaldson (10) Derek Harper (9) The Forum
17,505		 0–1
2 April 30, 1986 @ L.A. Lakers L 113–117 Mark Aguirre (28) Mark Aguirre (12) Derek Harper (16) The Forum
17,505		 0–2
3 May 2, 1986 L.A. Lakers W 110–108 Mark Aguirre (27) James Donaldson (14) Mark Aguirre (8) Reunion Arena
17,007		 1–2
4 May 4, 1986 L.A. Lakers W 120–118 Mark Aguirre (39) James Donaldson (11) Derek Harper (11) Reunion Arena
17,007		 2–2
5 May 6, 1986 @ L.A. Lakers L 113–116 Mark Aguirre (27) James Donaldson (8) Derek Harper (9) The Forum
17,505		 2–3
6 May 8, 1986 L.A. Lakers L 107–120 Mark Aguirre (28) James Donaldson (18) Rolando Blackman (8) Reunion Arena
17,007		 2–4
1986 schedule

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
Mark Aguirre 747333.8.508.286.7056.04.60.80.222.6
Uwe Blab 4808.5.468.5371.90.40.10.32.6
Rolando Blackman 828134.0.514.138.8363.53.31.00.321.5
Wallace Bryant 9817.1.367.5453.71.20.30.23.1
Brad Davis 824324.0.532.360.8681.85.70.70.29.3
James Donaldson 696432.5.568.7999.61.20.31.68.3
Dale Ellis 72115.1.411.364.7202.30.50.60.17.1
Derek Harper 793927.2.534.235.7472.95.31.90.312.2
Harold Keeling 2003.8.436.7140.30.50.40.02.2
Kurt Nimphius 13421.5.514.000.5864.61.10.20.97.0
Sam Perkins 807932.8.503.333.8148.61.90.91.215.4
Detlef Schrempf 641215.1.451.429.7243.11.40.40.26.2
Jay Vincent 80324.9.481.000.8104.62.30.80.313.8
Bill Wennington 56310.0.471.000.7262.40.40.20.43.4

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Mark Aguirre 101034.5.491.333.6367.15.40.90.024.7
Uwe Blab 106.0.6671.00.00.00.04.0
Rolando Blackman 101037.1.497.000.7923.53.20.80.120.8
Brad Davis 10016.3.545.667.7921.92.30.30.07.7
James Donaldson 101041.0.750.92511.71.00.61.210.9
Dale Ellis 709.6.409.5831.0001.00.30.20.24.3
Derek Harper 101034.8.533.571.7501.97.62.30.013.4
Harold Keeling 101.00.00.00.00.00.0
Sam Perkins 101034.7.429.250.7678.32.40.91.414.9
Detlef Schrempf 10012.0.464.000.6472.31.40.20.13.7
Jay Vincent 10020.4.384.8823.91.50.40.110.6
Bill Wennington 603.0.3331.0001.0000.80.00.00.01.2

Awards and records

Transactions

References
  1. 1985-86 Dallas Mavericks

See also
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