1985-86 Cleveland Cavaliers Schedule and Results

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Record: 29-53, Finished 5th in NBA Central Division

Coach: George Karl (25-42), Gene Littles (4-11)

Executive: Harry Weltman

PTS/G: 107.8 (19th of 23) Opp PTS/G: 110.6 (11th of 23)

SRS: -2.19 (16th of 23) Pace: 101.6 (15th of 23)

Off Rtg: 105.5 (16th of 23) Def Rtg: 108.3 (18th of 23) Net Rtg: -2.8 (16th of 23)

Expected W-L: 34-48 (16th of 23)

Preseason Odds: Championship +3000

Arena: Coliseum at Richfield Attendance: 391,842 (18th of 23)

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Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Oct 25, 1985		Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L	OT	115	116	0	1	L 1	11,124	2:27
2	Sat, Oct 26, 1985		Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		100	105	0	2	L 2	20,900	2:10
3	Tue, Oct 29, 1985		Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		90	97	0	3	L 3	7,557	2:08
4	Thu, Oct 31, 1985		Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		114	107	1	3	W 1	7,146	2:03
5	Sun, Nov 3, 1985		Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		110	120	1	4	L 1	7,488	2:10
6	Tue, Nov 5, 1985		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W		129	111	2	4	W 1	17,505	2:06
7	Thu, Nov 7, 1985		Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W		95	94	3	4	W 2	10,333	2:09
8	Sat, Nov 9, 1985		Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		114	121	3	5	L 1	10,573	2:06
9	Sun, Nov 10, 1985		Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		107	110	3	6	L 2	12,666	2:09
10	Thu, Nov 14, 1985		Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		112	104	4	6	W 1	7,575	2:00
11	Sat, Nov 16, 1985		Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W	OT	132	128	5	6	W 2	9,133	2:36
12	Tue, Nov 19, 1985		Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		104	110	5	7	L 1	8,825	2:07
13	Wed, Nov 20, 1985		Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		98	101	5	8	L 2	4,873	1:57
14	Fri, Nov 22, 1985		Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		113	121	5	9	L 3	10,357	2:09
15	Sun, Nov 24, 1985		Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		98	90	6	9	W 1	6,145	2:05
16	Tue, Nov 26, 1985		Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		98	113	6	10	L 1	8,608	1:52
17	Sat, Nov 30, 1985		Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		119	90	7	10	W 1	10,597	2:01
18	Tue, Dec 3, 1985		Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		84	98	7	11	L 1	6,070	2:05
19	Thu, Dec 5, 1985		Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		100	97	8	11	W 1	5,277	2:09
20	Sat, Dec 7, 1985		Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		124	114	9	11	W 2	7,224	2:10
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Tue, Dec 10, 1985		Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		120	130	9	12	L 1	6,789	2:10
22	Wed, Dec 11, 1985		Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		110	125	9	13	L 2	7,468	2:12
23	Fri, Dec 13, 1985		Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		128	124	10	13	W 1	11,052	2:21
24	Sat, Dec 14, 1985		Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		109	99	11	13	W 2	15,349	2:01
25	Tue, Dec 17, 1985		Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		94	98	11	14	L 1	8,362	2:00
26	Thu, Dec 19, 1985		Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		109	105	12	14	W 1	11,939	2:13
27	Fri, Dec 20, 1985		Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		116	128	12	15	L 1	20,900	1:58
28	Sun, Dec 22, 1985		Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		119	105	13	15	W 1	9,056	1:54
29	Mon, Dec 23, 1985	7:41p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		101	108	13	16	L 1	9,143	2:01
30	Fri, Dec 27, 1985		Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		119	105	14	16	W 1	20,282	2:01
31	Sat, Dec 28, 1985		Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L	OT	112	114	14	17	L 1	10,711	2:34
32	Mon, Dec 30, 1985		Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		117	121	14	18	L 2	11,086	2:00
33	Fri, Jan 3, 1986		Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		130	111	15	18	W 1	7,073	2:01
34	Sat, Jan 4, 1986	7:42p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		106	125	15	19	L 1	10,097	2:07
35	Tue, Jan 7, 1986		Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		101	110	15	20	L 2	11,052	2:01
36	Wed, Jan 8, 1986		Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		95	126	15	21	L 3	14,890	2:00
37	Sat, Jan 11, 1986		Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		105	101	16	21	W 1	8,495	2:11
38	Tue, Jan 14, 1986		Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		108	120	16	22	L 1	6,810	2:06
39	Thu, Jan 16, 1986		Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		99	116	16	23	L 2	4,961	2:02
40	Sat, Jan 18, 1986		Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		108	95	17	23	W 1	9,021	2:01
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Mon, Jan 20, 1986		Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		108	93	18	23	W 2	9,034	2:00
42	Wed, Jan 22, 1986		Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		104	107	18	24	L 1	7,104	2:01
43	Fri, Jan 24, 1986		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		114	121	18	25	L 2	15,016	2:05
44	Mon, Jan 27, 1986		Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		103	124	18	26	L 3	8,536	1:59
45	Tue, Jan 28, 1986		Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		109	116	18	27	L 4	14,565	2:13
46	Thu, Jan 30, 1986		Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		99	112	18	28	L 5	5,093	2:04
47	Fri, Jan 31, 1986		Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		91	107	18	29	L 6	17,007	1:59
48	Tue, Feb 4, 1986		Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		104	105	18	30	L 7	6,702	2:13
49	Thu, Feb 6, 1986		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		103	111	18	31	L 8	9,203	1:59
50	Tue, Feb 11, 1986		Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		119	97	19	31	W 1	6,213	2:04
51	Thu, Feb 13, 1986		Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		135	117	20	31	W 2	6,046	2:02
52	Sat, Feb 15, 1986		Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		99	105	20	32	L 1	11,201	2:17
53	Mon, Feb 17, 1986		Box Score		New York Knicks	W		111	97	21	32	W 1	11,734	2:00
54	Tue, Feb 18, 1986		Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		111	105	22	32	W 2	11,344	2:09
55	Thu, Feb 20, 1986		Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		107	109	22	33	L 1	7,726	2:07
56	Sat, Feb 22, 1986		Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		102	110	22	34	L 2	17,070	2:00
57	Mon, Feb 24, 1986		Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		124	114	23	34	W 1	7,745	2:08
58	Wed, Feb 26, 1986		Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		109	129	23	35	L 1	6,504	2:05
59	Fri, Feb 28, 1986		Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		96	116	23	36	L 2	17,483	1:58
60	Tue, Mar 4, 1986		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	L		101	106	23	37	L 3	6,856	2:15
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Wed, Mar 5, 1986		Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		115	100	24	37	W 1	9,725	2:10
62	Fri, Mar 7, 1986		Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		106	120	24	38	L 1	6,136	2:02
63	Sat, Mar 8, 1986		Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		128	138	24	39	L 2	8,842	2:16
64	Tue, Mar 11, 1986		Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		112	107	25	39	W 1	11,951	2:10
65	Wed, Mar 12, 1986		Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		114	128	25	40	L 1	10,707	1:59
66	Fri, Mar 14, 1986		Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		100	109	25	41	L 2	10,150	2:00
67	Sat, Mar 15, 1986		Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		100	102	25	42	L 3	10,144	2:01
68	Mon, Mar 17, 1986		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L	OT	112	118	25	43	L 4	8,285	2:17
69	Tue, Mar 18, 1986		Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		96	126	25	44	L 5	15,134	1:52	at Hartford, CT
70	Thu, Mar 20, 1986		Box Score		New York Knicks	L		87	93	25	45	L 6	6,012	2:03
71	Sat, Mar 22, 1986		Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		123	97	26	45	W 1	10,091	2:12
72	Tue, Mar 25, 1986		Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		91	97	26	46	L 1	7,178	2:05
73	Wed, Mar 26, 1986	7:42p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		110	108	27	46	W 1	10,278	2:08
74	Sat, Mar 29, 1986		Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		123	105	28	46	W 2	9,058	2:06
75	Tue, Apr 1, 1986		Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		105	123	28	47	L 1	17,495	2:04
76	Thu, Apr 3, 1986		Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		93	114	28	48	L 2	10,907	1:59
77	Fri, Apr 4, 1986		Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		102	122	28	49	L 3	10,189	1:53
78	Sun, Apr 6, 1986		Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		95	106	28	50	L 4	5,586	1:56
79	Mon, Apr 7, 1986		Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		104	128	28	51	L 5	21,793	2:02
80	Thu, Apr 10, 1986		Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		101	102	28	52	L 6	6,189	2:05
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 11, 1986		Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		104	117	28	53	L 7	14,890	1:59
82	Sun, Apr 13, 1986		Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		104	97	29	53	W 1	8,056	1:51

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