1985–86 Dallas Mavericks season

1985–86 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coachDick Motta
General managerNorm Sonju
OwnerDon 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
Local media
Television
RadioWBAP

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

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
1 8 Detlef Schrempf SF/PF  Germany Washington
1 16 Bill Wennington C  Canada St. John's
1 17 Uwe Blab C  Germany Indiana
2 40 Mark Acres PF/C  United States Oral Roberts
3 50 Leonard Allen  United States San Diego State
3 63 Harold Keeling PG  United States Santa Clara
4 86 Bubba Jennings  United States Texas Tech
5 109 Tommy Davis  United States Minnesota
6 132 Carlton Cooper  United States Texas
7 155 Ed Catchings  United States Nevada-Las Vegas

Roster

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

Roster
Updated: January 23, 1986

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

Game log

1985–86 game log
Total: 44–38 (home: 26–15; road: 18–23)
October: 1–1 (home: 1–1; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 27, 1986 @ L.A. Lakers L 116–130 Jay Vincent (18) 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

Ragular season

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Rolando Blackman SG 82 81 2,787 291 271 79 25 1,762 34.0 3.5 3.3 1.0 .3 21.5
Brad Davis PG 82 43 1,971 146 467 57 15 764 24.0 1.8 5.7 .7 .2 9.3
Sam Perkins PF 80 79 2,626 685 153 75 94 1,234 32.8 8.6 1.9 .9 1.2 15.4
Jay Vincent PF 80 3 1,994 368 180 66 21 1,106 24.9 4.6 2.3 .8 .3 13.8
Derek Harper PG 79 39 2,150 226 416 153 23 963 27.2 2.9 5.3 1.9 .3 12.2
Mark Aguirre SF 74 73 2,501 445 339 62 14 1,670 33.8 6.0 4.6 .8 .2 22.6
Dale Ellis SF 72 1 1,086 168 37 40 9 508 15.1 2.3 .5 .6 .1 7.1
James Donaldson† C 69 64 2,241 664 84 23 110 573 32.5 9.6 1.2 .3 1.6 8.3
Detlef Schrempf SF 64 12 969 198 88 23 10 397 15.1 3.1 1.4 .4 .2 6.2
Bill Wennington C 56 3 562 132 21 11 22 189 10.0 2.4 .4 .2 .4 3.4
Uwe Blab C 48 0 409 91 17 3 12 124 8.5 1.9 .4 .1 .3 2.6
Harold Keeling SG 20 0 75 6 10 7 0 44 3.8 .3 .5 .4 .0 2.2
Kurt Nimphius† PF 13 4 280 60 14 3 12 91 21.5 4.6 1.1 .2 .9 7.0
Wallace Bryant† C 9 8 154 33 11 3 2 28 17.1 3.7 1.2 .3 .2 3.1
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Mavericks only.

Playoffs

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
James Donaldson C 10 10 410 117 10 6 12 109 41.0 11.7 1.0 .6 1.2 10.9
Rolando Blackman SG 10 10 371 35 32 8 1 208 37.1 3.5 3.2 .8 .1 20.8
Derek Harper PG 10 10 348 19 76 23 0 134 34.8 1.9 7.6 2.3 .0 13.4
Sam Perkins PF 10 10 347 83 24 9 14 149 34.7 8.3 2.4 .9 1.4 14.9
Mark Aguirre SF 10 10 345 71 54 9 0 247 34.5 7.1 5.4 .9 .0 24.7
Jay Vincent PF 10 0 204 39 15 4 1 106 20.4 3.9 1.5 .4 .1 10.6
Brad Davis PG 10 0 163 19 23 3 0 77 16.3 1.9 2.3 .3 .0 7.7
Detlef Schrempf SF 10 0 120 23 14 2 1 37 12.0 2.3 1.4 .2 .1 3.7
Dale Ellis SF 7 0 67 7 2 2 2 30 9.6 1.0 .3 .3 .3 4.3
Bill Wennington C 6 0 18 5 0 0 0 7 3.0 .8 .0 .0 .0 1.2
Uwe Blab C 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 4 6.0 1.0 .0 .0 .0 4.0
Harold Keeling SG 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0

Awards and records

References

See also

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