1985-86 Atlanta Hawks Schedule and Results

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Record: 50-32, Finished 2nd in NBA Central Division

Coach: Mike Fratello (50-32)

Executive: Stan Kasten

PTS/G: 108.6 (17th of 23) Opp PTS/G: 106.2 (6th of 23)

SRS: 2.59 (4th of 23) Pace: 100.0 (19th of 23)

Off Rtg: 107.9 (11th of 23) Def Rtg: 105.6 (6th of 23) Net Rtg: +2.4 (5th of 23)

Expected W-L: 47-35 (5th of 23)

Preseason Odds: Championship +10000

Arena: Omni Coliseum Attendance: 377,351 (19th of 23)

NBA 1986 Playoffs:
Won NBA Eastern Conference First Round (3-1) versus Detroit Pistons (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (1-4) versus Boston Celtics (Series Stats)

Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Fri, Oct 25, 1985		Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		91	100	0	1	L 1
2	Sat, Oct 26, 1985		Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		91	117	0	2	L 2
3	Tue, Oct 29, 1985		Box Score		New York Knicks	W		102	87	1	2	W 1
4	Fri, Nov 1, 1985		Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		105	109	1	3	L 1
5	Sat, Nov 2, 1985		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W	OT	114	113	2	3	W 1
6	Tue, Nov 5, 1985		Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		113	128	2	4	L 1
7	Wed, Nov 6, 1985		Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		114	106	3	4	W 1
8	Fri, Nov 8, 1985		Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		119	130	3	5	L 1
9	Sat, Nov 9, 1985		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		97	94	4	5	W 1
10	Wed, Nov 13, 1985		Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		108	101	5	5	W 2
11	Fri, Nov 15, 1985		Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		122	118	6	5	W 3
12	Sat, Nov 16, 1985		Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		96	103	6	6	L 1
13	Wed, Nov 20, 1985		Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		116	101	7	6	W 1
14	Sat, Nov 23, 1985		Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		106	116	7	7	L 1
15	Sun, Nov 24, 1985		Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		90	98	7	8	L 2
16	Tue, Nov 26, 1985		Box Score		New York Knicks	W		104	94	8	8	W 1
17	Wed, Nov 27, 1985		Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		96	114	8	9	L 1
18	Fri, Nov 29, 1985	7:42p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		97	107	8	10	L 2
19	Sat, Nov 30, 1985		Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		97	102	8	11	L 3
20	Wed, Dec 4, 1985		Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		109	98	9	11	W 1
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
21	Fri, Dec 6, 1985		Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		94	93	10	11	W 2
22	Tue, Dec 10, 1985		Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		110	114	10	12	L 1	at Hartford, CT
23	Wed, Dec 11, 1985		Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		105	97	11	12	W 1
24	Fri, Dec 13, 1985		Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		89	109	11	13	L 1
25	Sat, Dec 14, 1985		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		107	103	12	13	W 1
26	Tue, Dec 17, 1985		Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		104	103	13	13	W 2
27	Thu, Dec 19, 1985		Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	L		108	120	13	14	L 1
28	Sat, Dec 21, 1985		Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		123	122	14	14	W 1
29	Fri, Dec 27, 1985		Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		109	111	14	15	L 1
30	Sat, Dec 28, 1985		Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		100	80	15	15	W 1
31	Fri, Jan 3, 1986		Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		111	101	16	15	W 2
32	Sat, Jan 4, 1986		Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		111	100	17	15	W 3
33	Tue, Jan 7, 1986		Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		117	103	18	15	W 4
34	Thu, Jan 9, 1986		Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		110	99	19	15	W 5
35	Fri, Jan 10, 1986		Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		108	115	19	16	L 1
36	Tue, Jan 14, 1986		Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		115	104	20	16	W 1
37	Thu, Jan 16, 1986		Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		116	99	21	16	W 2
38	Sat, Jan 18, 1986		Box Score		Boston Celtics	L	OT	122	125	21	17	L 1
39	Mon, Jan 20, 1986		Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		101	98	22	17	W 1
40	Wed, Jan 22, 1986		Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		131	100	23	17	W 2
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
41	Fri, Jan 24, 1986		Box Score		New York Knicks	W		117	100	24	17	W 3
42	Sat, Jan 25, 1986		Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		103	111	24	18	L 1
43	Tue, Jan 28, 1986		Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		123	92	25	18	W 1
44	Wed, Jan 29, 1986		Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		94	107	25	19	L 1
45	Fri, Jan 31, 1986		Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		116	103	26	19	W 1
46	Sat, Feb 1, 1986	7:42p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		100	108	26	20	L 1
47	Tue, Feb 4, 1986		Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		105	104	27	20	W 1
48	Thu, Feb 6, 1986		Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		100	85	28	20	W 2
49	Tue, Feb 11, 1986		Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		100	113	28	21	L 1
50	Thu, Feb 13, 1986		Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W		123	114	29	21	W 1
51	Fri, Feb 14, 1986		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		117	141	29	22	L 1
52	Sun, Feb 16, 1986		Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		110	101	30	22	W 1
53	Mon, Feb 17, 1986		Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		87	100	30	23	L 1
54	Wed, Feb 19, 1986		Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L	OT	105	109	30	24	L 2
55	Fri, Feb 21, 1986		Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		106	98	31	24	W 1
56	Sat, Feb 22, 1986		Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		112	83	32	24	W 2
57	Mon, Feb 24, 1986		Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		102	93	33	24	W 3
58	Wed, Feb 26, 1986		Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		129	109	34	24	W 4
59	Fri, Feb 28, 1986		Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		103	115	34	25	L 1
60	Sat, Mar 1, 1986		Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		116	108	35	25	W 1
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
61	Tue, Mar 4, 1986		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		128	121	36	25	W 2
62	Wed, Mar 5, 1986		Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W	OT	122	114	37	25	W 3
63	Fri, Mar 7, 1986		Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		112	108	38	25	W 4
64	Sat, Mar 8, 1986		Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		111	109	39	25	W 5
65	Tue, Mar 11, 1986		Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		128	116	40	25	W 6
66	Wed, Mar 12, 1986	7:41p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		113	97	41	25	W 7
67	Fri, Mar 14, 1986		Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		114	121	41	26	L 1
68	Sat, Mar 15, 1986		Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		106	101	42	26	W 1
69	Mon, Mar 17, 1986		Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		106	96	43	26	W 2
70	Wed, Mar 19, 1986		Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		112	115	43	27	L 1
71	Fri, Mar 21, 1986		Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		107	103	44	27	W 1
72	Sat, Mar 22, 1986		Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		98	113	44	28	L 1
73	Tue, Mar 25, 1986		Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		97	91	45	28	W 1
74	Wed, Mar 26, 1986		Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		103	112	45	29	L 1
75	Fri, Mar 28, 1986		Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		100	92	46	29	W 1
76	Sat, Mar 29, 1986		Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		105	123	46	30	L 1
77	Tue, Apr 1, 1986		Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		107	91	47	30	W 1
78	Fri, Apr 4, 1986		Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L	OT	129	135	47	31	L 1
79	Sat, Apr 5, 1986		Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		97	102	47	32	L 2
80	Tue, Apr 8, 1986		Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		131	118	48	32	W 1
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
81	Thu, Apr 10, 1986		Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		126	117	49	32	W 2
82	Sat, Apr 12, 1986		Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		108	91	50	32	W 3

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Thu, Apr 17, 1986	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		140	122	1	0	W 1
2	Sat, Apr 19, 1986	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		137	125	2	0	W 2
3	Tue, Apr 22, 1986	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		97	106	2	1	L 1
4	Fri, Apr 25, 1986	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W	2OT	114	113	3	1	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
5	Sun, Apr 27, 1986	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		91	103	3	2	L 1
6	Tue, Apr 29, 1986	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		108	119	3	3	L 2
7	Fri, May 2, 1986	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		107	111	3	4	L 3
8	Sun, May 4, 1986	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		106	94	4	4	W 1
9	Tue, May 6, 1986	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		99	132	4	5	L 1

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