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 coach	Dick Motta
General manager	Norm Sonju
Owner(s)	Don Carter
Arena	Reunion Arena
Results
Record	44–38 (.537)
Place	Division: 3rd (Midwest) Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish	Conference semifinals (lost to Lakers 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KTVT Home Sports Entertainment
Radio	WBAP
< 1984–85 1986–87 >

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
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. Name Height Weight DOB From 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 Dick Motta Assistant coach(es) Bob Weiss Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Last transaction: January 23, 1986

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division v t e	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 v t e
	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

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	—	0–6	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

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

• Rolando Blackman, NBA All-Star Game

Transactions

References

1. 1985-86 Dallas Mavericks

See also

• 1985-86 NBA season