The 1985–86 Atlanta Hawks season was the franchise's thirty-seventh season in the National Basketball Association and the eighteenth in Atlanta , Georgia. The Hawks entered the season with rookies Jon Koncak and Spud Webb . The Hawks were transformed into one of the youngest teams in the NBA. The Hawks were led by "The Human Highlight Reel" Dominique Wilkins . He would have an outstanding year as he led the NBA in scoring with an average of 30.3 points per game. One of the highlights of the season came when Webb (measuring five feet, seven inches) won the NBA Slam Dunk contest during All-Star Weekend. In the second half of the season, the Hawks would be one of the strongest teams in the league. The club won 35 of their final 52 games to finish the season with a record of 50 wins and 32 losses. In the playoffs, the Hawks would eliminate the Detroit Pistons in 4 games. In the 2nd round, the Hawks would be defeated by the Boston Celtics in 5 games.[1]
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1985–86 Atlanta Hawks roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
SG
12
Battle, John
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1962-11-09
Rutgers
PF
33
Carr, Antoine
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1961-07-23
Wichita State
SF
43
Charles, Lorenzo
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1963-11-25
NC State
SG
16
Davis, Johnny
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1955-10-21
Dayton
PF
44
Hastings, Scott
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1960-06-03
Arkansas
SG
3
Johnson, Eddie
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1955-02-24
Auburn
C
32
Koncak, Jon
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
1963-05-17
SMU
PF
53
Levingston, Cliff
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1961-01-04
Wichita State
PG
25
Rivers, Doc
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1961-10-13
Marquette
C
30
Rollins, Tree
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1955-06-16
Clemson
PG
4
Webb, Spud
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
133 lb (60 kg)
1963-07-13
NC State
SF
21
Wilkins, Dominique
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1960-01-12
Georgia
PG
1
Williams, Ray
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
188 lb (85 kg)
1954-10-14
Minnesota
PF
42
Willis, Kevin
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1962-09-06
Michigan State
SG
10
Wittman, Randy
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1959-10-28
Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Roster Last transaction: February 10, 1986
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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 —
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1985–86 game log Total: 50–32 (home: 34–7; road: 16–25)
October: 1–2 (home: 1–1; road: 0–1)
November: 7–9 (home: 5–2; road: 2–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
4
November 1, 1985 7:30 p.m. EST
@ Boston
L 105–109
Wilkins (40)
Wilkins (10)
Wittman (5)
Boston Garden 14,890
1–3
5
November 2, 1985 7:30 p.m. EST
Philadelphia
W 114–113 (OT)
Wilkins (28)
Levingston , Koncak (9)
Webb (11)
The Omni 12,214
2–3
6
November 5, 1985 9:30 p.m. EST
@ Denver
L 113–128
Koncak (21)
Kevin Willis (10)
Johnson (6)
McNichols Sports Arena 8,691
2–4
7
November 6
@ Phoenix
W 114-106
Dominique Wilkins (34)
Dominique Wilkins (9)
Spud Webb (5)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 9,805
3–4
8
November 8
@ Golden State
L 119-130
Cliff Levingston (23)
Levingston , Koncak , Willis (6)
Williams , Johnson , Webb (5)
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 14,780
3–5
9
November 9
@ L.A. Clippers
W 97-94
Cliff Levingston (20)
Dominique Wilkins (14)
Eddie Johnson (8)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 8,716
4–5
10
November 13
Phoenix
W 108-101
Cliff Levingston (23)
Cliff Levingston (11)
Eddie Johnson (10)
Omni Coliseum 4,608
5–5
11
November 15, 1985 7:30 p.m. EST
Detroit
W 122–118
Wilkins (30)
Levingston (10)]
Johnson , Wittman (6)
The Omni 12,924
6–5
12
November 16
@ New York
L 96-103
Dominique Wilkins (19)
Tree Rollins (8)
Eddie Johnson (7)
Madison Square Garden 15,422
6–6
13
November 20
Chicago
W 116-101
Dominique Wilkins (28)
Cliff Levingston (17)
Eddie Johnson (7)
Omni Coliseum 7,179
7–6
14
November 23, 1985 7:30 p.m. EST
Utah
L 106–116
Wilkins (31)
Wilkins , Koncak , Rollins (7)
Johnson (8)
The Omni 6,115
7–7
15
November 24
@ Cleveland
L 90-98
Cliff Levingston (17)
Cliff Levingston (11)
Randy Wittman (8)
Richfield Coliseum 6,145
7–8
16
November 26
New York
W 104-94
Dominique Wilkins (35)
Dominique Wilkins (9)
Randy Wittman (5)
Omni Coliseum 7,488
8–8
17
November 27, 1985 8:30 p.m. EST
@ Milwaukee
L 96–114
Johnson (24)
Tree Rollins (8)
Johnson (8)
MECCA Arena 10,879
8–9
18
November 29
@ New Jersey
L 97-107
Dominique Wilkins (30)
Dominique Wilkins (9)
Eddie Johnson (5)
Brenden Byrne Arena 10,329
8–10
19
November 30, 1985 7:30 p.m. EST
Boston
L 97–102
Wilkins (24)
Willis (12)
Battle (5)
The Omni 13,101
8–11
December: 7–4 (home: 6–1; road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
20
December 4, 1985 7:30 p.m. EST
Portland
W 109–98
Wilkins (31)
Rollins (12)
Rivers (10)
The Omni 4,113
9–11
21
December 6, 1985 7:30 p.m. EST
Milwaukee
W 94–93
Wilkins (29)
Wilkins (15)
Rivers (10)
The Omni 5,562
10–11
22
December 10, 1985 7:30 p.m. EST
@ Boston (at Hartford, CT )
L 110–114
Wilkins (32)
Wilkins (9)
Rivers (7)
Hartford Civic Center 14,493
10–12
23
December 11
Seattle
24
December 13
@ Indiana
25
December 14, 1985 7:30 p.m. EST
Philadelphia
W 107–103
Wilkins (29)
Wilkins , Willis (8)
Johnson (9)
The Omni 4,638
12–13
26
December 17
New Jersey
27
December 19, 1985 7:30 p.m. EST
Dallas
L 108–120
Wilkins (29)
Levingston , Willis (10)
Rivers (10)
The Omni 5,867
13–14
28
December 21, 1985 7:30 p.m. EST
Houston
W 123–122
Wilkins (49)
Wilkins (11)
Rivers (10)
The Omni 8,563
14–14
29
December 27, 1985 7:30 p.m. EST
@ Washington
L 109–111
Wilkins (35)
Wilkins (14)
Rivers (5)
Capital Centre 8,178
14–15
30
December 28
@ New York
January: 11–4 (home: 9–1; road: 2–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
31
January 3, 1986 7:30 p.m. EST
Detroit
W 111–101
Wilkins (32)
Willis (13)
Rivers (13)
The Omni 15,817
16–15
32
January 4
@ Chicago
33
January 7
L.A. Clippers
34
January 9, 1986 7:30 p.m. EST
@ Detroit
W 110–99
Rivers (29)
Wilkins , Willis (11)
Rivers (6)
Pontiac Silverdome 9,400
19–15
35
January 10, 1986 7:30 p.m. EST
@ Boston
L 108–115
Wilkins (34)
Willis (13)
Webb (6)
Boston Garden 14,890
19–16
36
January 14
Sacramento
37
January 16
Cleveland
38
January 18, 1986 7:30 p.m. EST
Boston
L 122–125 (OT)
Wilkins (36)
Koncak (10)
Johnson (9)
The Omni 16,522
21–17
39
January 20, 1986 7:30 p.m. EST
Milwaukee
W 101–98
Wilkins (33)
Willis (17)
Johnson (11)
The Omni 9,467
22–17
40
January 22
Golden State
41
January 24
New York
42
January 25, 1986 7:30 p.m. EST
@ Washington
L 103–111
Wilkins (35)
Willis (12)
Battle (5)
Capital Centre 7,038
24–18
43
January 28
Indiana
44
January 29, 1986 7:30 p.m. EST
@ Detroit
L 94–107
Wilkins (30)
Willis (12)
Rivers (12)
Pontiac Silverdome 12,386
25–19
45
January 31, 1986 7:30 p.m. EST
Detroit
W 116–103
Wilkins (36)
Koncak , Willis (9)
Rivers (11)
The Omni 12,624
26–19
February: 8–6 (home: 4–0; road: 4–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
46
February 1
@ New Jersey
47
February 4
@ Cleveland
48
February 6
@ Indiana
All-Star Break
49
February 11, 1986 8:30 p.m. EST
@ Houston
L 100–113
Levingston , Webb , Wilkins (13)
Koncak , Willis (9)
Battle (5)
The Summit 16,016
28–21
50
February 13
@ Sacramento
51
February 14, 1986 10:30 p.m. EST
@ L.A. Lakers
L 117–141
Wilkins (29)
Wilkins (8)
Rivers (6)
The Forum 17,505
29–22
52
February 16, 1986 8:00 p.m. EST
@ Portland
W 110–101
Levingston (25)
Levingston , Willis (11)
Rivers (10)
Memorial Coliseum 12,666
30–22
53
February 17
@ Seattle
54
February 19, 1986 9:30 p.m. EST
@ Utah
L 105–109
Wittman (23)
Levingston (9)
Rivers (7)
Salt Palace Acord Arena 12,654
30–24
55
February 21
Indiana
56
February 22
New Jersey
57
February 24, 1986 7:30 p.m. EST
L.A. Lakers
W 102–93
Wilkins (33)
Willis (18)
Webb (13)
The Omni 16,522
33–24
58
February 26
Cleveland
59
February 28, 1986 7:30 p.m. EST
@ Detroit
L 103–115
Wilkins (35)
Levingston (14)
Rivers (8)
Pontiac Silverdome 25,888
34–25
March: 12–5 (home: 5–2; road: 7–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
60
March 1
San Antonio
61
March 4, 1986 7:30 p.m. EST
Philadelphia
W 128–121
Wilkins (32)
Willis (9)
Rivers (21)
The Omni 13,315
36–25
62
March 5, 1986 7:30 p.m. EST
@ Philadelphia
W 122–114 (OT)
Wilkins (37)
Willis (12)
Wittman (9)
The Spectrum 15,192
37–25
63
March 7
@ Chicago
64
March 8, 1986 7:30 p.m. EST
Milwaukee
W 111–109
Wilkins (29)
Willis (12)
Rivers (11)
The Omni 15,822
39–25
65
March 11, 1986 7:30 p.m. EST
Denver
W 128–116
Willis (39)
Willis (21)
Wittman (5)
The Omni 8,905
40–25
66
March 12
@ New Jersey
67
March 14, 1986 7:30 p.m. EST
Boston
L 114–121
Wilkins (42)
Rollins (10)
Webb (9)
The Omni 16,522
41–26
68
March 15
@ New York
69
March 17
Chicago
70
March 19
@ San Antonio
71
March 21, 1986 8:30 p.m. EST
@ Dallas
W 107–103
Wilkins (28)
Rollins (10)
Webb (10)
Reunion Arena 17,007
44–27
72
March 22, 1986 9:00 p.m. EST
@ Milwaukee
L 98–113
Wittman (18)
Levingston (9)
Davis (10)
MECCA Arena 11,052
44–28
73
March 25
@ Cleveland
74
March 26, 1986 7:30 p.m. EST
@ Philadelphia
L 103–112
Wilkins (31)
Wilkins (7)
Rivers (8)
The Spectrum 14,125
45–29
75
March 28
@ Indiana
76
March 29
Cleveland
April: 4–2 (home: 4–0; road: 0–2)
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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 17, 1986 8:00 p.m. EST
Detroit
W 140–122
Wilkins (28)
Rollins , Levingston (8)
Rivers (16)
The Omni 12,538
1--0
2
April 19, 1986 3:30 p.m. EST
Detroit
W 137–125
Wittman (35)
Rollins (14)
Webb (18)
The Omni 12,964
2–0
3
April 22, 1986 8:00 p.m. EST
@ Detroit
L 97–106
Wilkins (21)
Wilkins , Levingston (7)
Rivers (8)
Pontiac Silverdome 13,312
2–1
4
April 25, 1986 8:00 p.m. EST
@ Detroit
W 114–113 (2OT)
Wilkins (38)
Rivers (13)
Rivers (9)
Pontiac Silverdome 15,288
3–1
Conference semifinals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series
1
April 27, 1986 1:00 p.m. EDT
@ Boston
L 91–103
Willis (18)
Willis (8)
Webb (5)
Boston Garden 14,890
0–1
2
April 29, 1986 8:30 p.m. EDT
@ Boston
L 108–119
Willis (23)
Willis , Rollins (10)
Rivers (7)
Boston Garden 14,890
0–2
3
May 2, 1986 7:30 p.m. EDT
Boston
L 107–111
Wilkins (38)
Willis (12)
Rivers (14)
The Omni 12,357
0–3
4
May 4, 1986 1:00 p.m. EDT
Boston
W 106–94
Wilkins (37)
Rollins (16)
Webb (12)
The Omni 12,357
1–3
5
May 6, 1986 7:30 p.m. EDT
@ Boston
L 99–132
Webb (15)
Rollins (8)
Webb (8)
Boston Garden 14,890
1–4
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