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1985–86 Washington Bullets season

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The 1985–86 Washington Bullets season was the Bullets 25th season in the NBA and their 13th season in the city of Washington, D.C.[1]

Head coach
General managerBob Ferry
OwnerAbe Pollin
ArenaCapital Centre
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1985–86 Washington Bullets season
Head coach
General managerBob Ferry
OwnerAbe Pollin
ArenaCapital Centre
Results
Record39–43 (.476)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to 76ers 2–3)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television
RadioWTOP
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Draft picks

Main article: 1985 NBA draft
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Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
112Kenny GreenSF United StatesWake Forest
231Manute BolC SudanBridgeport
358Vernon Moore United StatesCreighton
365Ken Perry United StatesSouthern Illinois
481Richie Adams United StatesNevada-Las Vegas
5104Dean Shaffer United StatesFlorida State
6127Matt England United StatesHouston Baptist
7150Keith Gray United StatesDetroit Mercy
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Roster

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1985–86 Washington Bullets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
C 10 Manute Bol 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1962-10-16 Bridgeport
SG 22 Dudley Bradley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1957-03-19 North Carolina
SF 25 Darren Daye 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1960-11-30 UCLA
C 23 Charles Jones 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1957-04-03 Albany State
SG 24 Jeff Malone 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1961-06-28 Mississippi State
SG 3 Kevin McKenna 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1959-01-08 Creighton
C 54 Tom McMillen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1952-05-26 Maryland
SF 4 Cliff Robinson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1960-03-13 USC
PF 5 Dan Roundfield 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1953-05-26 Central Michigan
PF 43 Jeff Ruland 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1958-12-16 Iona
PG 1 Gus Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1953-10-10 USC
PG 32 Leon Wood 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1962-03-25 Cal State Fullerton
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Updated: May 13, 1986

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Regular season

Season standings

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Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics 6715.817–40–127–1418–6
x-Philadelphia 76ers 5428.6591331–1023–1815–9
x-Washington Bullets 3943.4762826–1513–2811–13
x-New Jersey Nets 3943.4762826–1513–2811–13
New York Knicks 2359.2804415–268–335–19
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Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics6715.817–
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks5725.69510
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers5428.65913
4 x-Atlanta Hawks5032.61017
5 x-Detroit Pistons4636.56121
6 x-Washington Bullets3943.47628
7 x-New Jersey Nets3943.47628
8 x-Chicago Bulls3052.36637
9 Cleveland Cavaliers2953.35438
10 Indiana Pacers2656.31741
11 New York Knicks2359.28044
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Notes

  • z, y – division champions
  • x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

Regular season

More information 1985–86 game log Total: 39–43 (home: 26–15; road: 13–28), Game ...
1985–86 game log
Total: 39–43 (home: 26–15; road: 13–28)
October: 2–1 (home: 0–1; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 25, 1985
7:30 p.m. EDT		 @ Atlanta W 100–91 Robinson (22) Ruland (14) Ruland (9) The Omni
10,129		 1–0
2 October 29, 1985 @ Cleveland W 97–90 Richfield Coliseum 2–0
3 October 31, 1985 Cleveland L 107–114 Capital Centre 2–1
November: 5–9 (home: 5–3; road: 0–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
4 November 2, 1985 Boston L 73–88 Capital Centre 2–2
5 November 5, 1985 @ New Jersey L 106–112 Brendan Byrne Arena 2–3
6 November 6, 1985 San Antonio L 80–81 Capital Centre 2–4
7 November 8, 1985 Detroit L 110–117 Capital Centre 2–5
8 November 12, 1985 @ Detroit L 122–124 (OT) Pontiac Silverdome 2–6
9 November 15, 1985 @ Boston L 114–118 Boston Garden 2–7
10 November 16, 1985 Philadelphia W 118–97 Capital Centre 3–7
11 November 19, 1985 @ New York L 94–98 Madison Square Garden 3–8
12 November 20, 1985 Cleveland W 101–98 Capital Centre 4–8
13 November 22, 1985 New York W 102–94 Capital Centre 5–8
14 November 24, 1985 Chicago W 115–106 Capital Centre 6–8
15 November 26, 1985
8:30 p.m. EST		 @ Dallas L 99–112 Reunion Arena
17,007		 6–9
16 November 27, 1985 @ San Antonio L 97–104 HemisFair Arena 6–10
17 November 30, 1985 Detroit W 133–119 Capital Centre 7–10
December: 8–5 (home: 5–4; road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
18 December 3, 1985 Portland W 118–115 Capital Centre 8–10
19 December 4, 1985 @ Philadelphia L 110–115 (OT) The Spectrum 8–11
20 December 6, 1985 Seattle W 115–109 Capital Centre 9–11
21 December 8, 1985 Sacramento W 111–89 Capital Centre 10–11
22 December 11, 1985 @ Detroit W 108–100 Pontiac Silverdome 11–11
23 December 12, 1985 Milwaukee W 110–108 (OT) Capital Centre 12–11
24 December 17, 1985 Utah L 98–106 Capital Centre 12–12
25 December 19, 1985 @ Chicago W 98–92 Chicago Stadium 13–12
26 December 21, 1985 L.A. Lakers L 84–96 Capital Centre 13–13
27 December 22, 1985 New York L 93–100 Capital Centre 13–14
28 December 27, 1985
7:30 p.m. EST		 Atlanta W 111–109 Malone (31) Roundfield (8) Johnson (7) Capital Centre
8,178		 14–14
29 December 28, 1985 @ New Jersey W 98–93 Brendan Byrne Arena 15–14
30 December 30, 1985 Indiana L 80–97 Capital Centre 15–15
January: 7–8 (home: 5–2; road: 2–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
31 January 2, 1986 @ New York W 115–109 Madison Square Garden 16–15
32 January 3, 1986 Milwaukee L 100–107 Capital Centre 16–16
33 January 5, 1986 @ L.A. Lakers L 88–118 The Forum 16–17
34 January 6, 1986 @ Sacramento L 87–106 ARCO Arena 16–18
35 January 8, 1986 @ Phoenix L 97–109 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16–19
36 January 9, 1986 @ Utah W 95–89 Salt Palace Acord Arena 17–19
37 January 11, 1986 @ Houston L 86–87 The Summit 17–20
38 January 13, 1986 L.A. Clippers W 90–77 Capital Centre 18–20
39 January 14, 1986 @ Chicago W 117–113 Chicago Stadium 19–20
40 January 16, 1986 @ Milwaukee L 98–114 MECCA Arena 19–21
41 January 17, 1986 New Jersey W 116–96 Capital Centre 20–21
42 January 19, 1986 Chicago W 112–98 Capital Centre 21–21
43 January 23, 1986 Phoenix W 114–112 Capital Centre 22–21
44 January 25, 1986
7:30 p.m. EST		 Atlanta W 111–103 Robinson (38) Robinson (11) Williams (6) Capital Centre
7,038		 23–21
45 January 29, 1986 @ Indiana L 88–92 Market Square Arena 23–22
46 January 31, 1986 Boston L 88–97 Capital Centre 23–23
February: 5–9 (home: 2–1; road: 3–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
47 February 1, 1986 @ Detroit L 101–116 Pontiac Silverdome 23–24
48 February 5, 1986 @ Boston L 88–103 Boston Garden 23–25
49 February 6, 1986 Detroit L 109–111 (OT) Capital Centre 23–26
All-Star Break
50 February 11, 1986 @ Portland W 124–116 Memorial Coliseum 24–26
51 February 13, 1986 @ Golden State L 105–109 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 24–27
52 February 15, 1986 @ Seattle L 106–112 Seattle Center Coliseum 24–28
53 February 17, 1986 @ L.A. Clippers W 96–94 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 25–28
54 February 18, 1986 @ Denver L 90–101 McNichols Sports Arena 25–29
55 February 21, 1986 @ Philadelphia L 87–97 The Spectrum 25–30
56 February 22, 1986 @ Cleveland W 110–102 Richfield Coliseum 26–30
57 February 24, 1986 New Jersey W 99–89 Capital Centre 27–30
58 February 25, 1986 @ Indiana L 87–100 Market Square Arena 27–31
59 February 27, 1986 Golden State W 114–102 Capital Centre 28–31
60 February 28, 1986 @ Milwaukee L 84–102 MECCA Arena 28–32
March: 7–8 (home: 6–3; road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
61 March 2, 1986 Milwaukee W 125–104 Capital Centre 29–32
62 March 4, 1986 @ New York L 83–119 Madison Square Garden 29–33
63 March 6, 1986 New York W 113–111 (OT) Capital Centre 30–33
64 March 8, 1986 Boston W 110–108 (OT) Capital Centre 31–33
65 March 12, 1986 @ Cleveland W 128–114 Richfield Coliseum 32–33
66 March 14, 1986 Denver L 91–101 Capital Centre 32–34
67 March 15, 1986 @ Indiana L 100–105 Market Square Arena 32–35
68 March 17, 1986 New Jersey L 102–130 Capital Centre 32–36
69 March 18, 1986 @ Milwaukee L 87–116 MECCA Arena 32–37
70 March 21, 1986 @ Philadelphia L 105–112 The Spectrum 32–38
71 March 22, 1986 Indiana W 111–110 Capital Centre 33–38
72 March 24, 1986 Philadelphia W 100–93 Capital Centre 34–38
73 March 26, 1986
7:30 p.m. EST		 Dallas W 120–112 Capital Centre
7,582		 35–38
74 March 28, 1986 @ Boston L 97–116 Boston Garden 35–39
75 March 29, 1986 Houston L 109–114 Capital Centre 35–40
April: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
76 April 1, 1986
7:30 p.m. EST		 @ Atlanta L 91–107 Malone (32) Robinson (10) Malone, Williams (5) The Omni
6,835		 35–41
77 April 3, 1986 @ New Jersey W 120–108 Brendan Byrne Arena 36–41
78 April 4, 1986
7:30 p.m. EST		 Atlanta W 135–129 (OT) Robinson (31) Roundfield (16) Williams (15) Capital Centre
9,113		 37–41
79 April 6, 1986 Cleveland W 106–95 Capital Centre 38–41
80 April 8, 1986 Indiana L 104–111 Capital Centre 38–42
81 April 11, 1986 @ Chicago L 103–105 Chicago Stadium 38–43
82 April 13, 1986 Philadelphia W 98–97 Capital Centre 39–43
1985–86 schedule
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Playoffs

More information 1986 playoff game log, Game ...
1986 playoff game log
First Round: 2–3 (home: 1–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 18, 1986 @ Philadelphia W 95–94 Jeff Malone (21) Cliff Robinson (8) Gus Williams (7) Spectrum
9,148		 1–0
2 April 20, 1986 @ Philadelphia L 97–102 Jeff Malone (25) Cliff Robinson (11) Gus Williams (12) Spectrum
9,057		 1–1
3 April 22, 1986 Philadelphia L 86–91 Gus Williams (28) Bol, Roundfield (10) Williams, Roundfield (4) Capital Centre
17,137		 1–2
4 April 24, 1986 Philadelphia W 116–111 Cliff Robinson (31) Manute Bol (12) Jeff Ruland (5) Capital Centre
12,588		 2–2
5 April 27, 1986 @ Philadelphia L 109–134 Cliff Robinson (30) Cliff Robinson (11) Gus Williams (6) Spectrum
15,162		 2–3
1986 schedule
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