1985–86 Los Angeles Clippers season
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The 1985-86 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 16th season in the NBA, their second in Los Angeles.[1]
1985–86 Los Angeles Clippers season | |
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Head coach | Don Chaney |
General manager | Carl Scheer |
Owner(s) | Donald Sterling |
Arena | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena |
Results | |
Record | 32–50 (.390) |
Place | Division: 4th (Pacific) Conference: 10th (Western) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | KTLA (Phil Stone, Tom Hawkins) |
Radio | KLAC (Ralph Lawler, Ted Green, Pete Arbogast) |
Draft picks edit
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 3 | Benoit Benjamin | Center | United States | Creighton |
3 | 52 | Anicet Lavodrama | Forward | Central African Republic | Houston Baptist |
4 | 74 | Jim Deines | Center | United States France |
Arizona State |
5 | 99 | Wayne Carlander | Forward | United States | USC |
6 | 121 | Malcolm Thomas | Forward | United States | Missouri |
7 | 143 | Gary Maloncon | Forward | United States | UCLA |
Roster edit
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Roster Notes edit
- Forward Jamaal Wilkes becomes the 2nd Laker to play with the crosstown rival Clippers.
- Forward Rory White would later serve as an assistant coach for the Clippers under coach Mike Dunleavy, Sr. from 2003 to 2008.
Regular season edit
Season standings edit
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-Los Angeles Lakers | 62 | 20 | .756 | – | 35–6 | 27–14 | 23–7 |
x-Portland Trail Blazers | 40 | 42 | .488 | 22 | 27–14 | 13–28 | 18–12 |
Phoenix Suns | 32 | 50 | .390 | 30 | 23–18 | 9–32 | 16–14 |
Los Angeles Clippers | 32 | 50 | .390 | 30 | 22–19 | 10–31 | 10–20 |
Seattle SuperSonics | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 | 24–17 | 7–34 | 11–19 |
Golden State Warriors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 32 | 24–17 | 6–35 | 12–18 |
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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
Record vs. opponents edit
1985-86 NBA Records | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | – | 0–6 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 |
Boston | 6–0 | – | 5–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 |
Chicago | 1–5 | 1–5 | – | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 |
Cleveland | 2–4 | 1–5 | 3–3 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 0–6 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 |
Dallas | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 3–3 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 |
Denver | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | – | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 |
Detroit | 2–4 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
Golden State | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | – | 0–5 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 |
Houston | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 5–0 | – | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 |
Indiana | 1–5 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 |
L.A. Clippers | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 0–2 | – | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 |
L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 |
Milwaukee | 3–3 | 0–5 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 4–2 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 |
New Jersey | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | – | 5–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 |
New York | 1–5 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 1–5 | – | 0–6 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 |
Philadelphia | 1–4 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 6–0 | – | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
Phoenix | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | 2–4 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 |
Portland | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | – | 3–2 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 |
Sacramento | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | – | 5–1 | 5–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 |
San Antonio | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–5 | – | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 |
Seattle | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 0–5 | 3–2 | – | 2–3 | 1–1 |
Utah | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–2 | – | 1–1 |
Washington | 4–1 | 1–5 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — |
Game log edit
Player statistics edit
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 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | |
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Benoit Benjamin | 79 | 37 | 26.4 | .490 | .333 | .746 | 7.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 11.1 | |
Junior Bridgeman | 58 | 14 | 20.0 | .441 | .333 | .891 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 8.8 | |
Wallace Bryant | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | .222 | .000 | .625 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.6 | |
Michael Cage | 78 | 12 | 20.1 | .479 | .000 | .649 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 6.7 | |
Jeff Cross | 21 | 0 | 6.1 | .250 | .000 | .560 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | |
James Donaldson | 14 | 14 | 31.5 | .512 | .000 | .814 | 9.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 10.2 | |
Franklin Edwards | 73 | 19 | 20.4 | .454 | .111 | .874 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 9.0 | |
Lancaster Gordon | 60 | 1 | 11.7 | .377 | .250 | .804 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 5.2 | |
Marques Johnson | 75 | 75 | 34.7 | .510 | .067 | .760 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 20.3 | |
Ozell Jones | ||||||||||||
Cedric Maxwell | ||||||||||||
Jay Murphy | ||||||||||||
Kurt Nimphius | ||||||||||||
Norm Nixon | ||||||||||||
Derek Smith | ||||||||||||
Jim Thomas | ||||||||||||
Darnell Valentine | ||||||||||||
Rory White | ||||||||||||
Jamaal Wilkes |
Awards, records and milestones edit
All-Star edit
Marques Johnson selected as a reserve forward for the Western Conference All-Stars. This would be his fifth and final All-Star Game appearance. With Norm Nixon chosen as an All-Star last year, this would make it the third time in franchise history that the team fielded a different player for back-to-back All-Star Games. The other two times were Bob Kauffman in 1973 then Bob McAdoo in 1974 and Bob McAdoo again in 1977 then Randy Smith in 1978.
Transactions edit
The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1985–86 season.
Trades edit
September 6, 1985 | To Los Angeles Clippers
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To Boston Celtics |
November 25, 1985 | To Los Angeles Clippers |
To Dallas Mavericks |
January 14, 1986 | To Los Angeles Clippers |
To Portland Trail Blazers
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