1985-86 Dallas Mavericks Schedule and Results

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Record: 44-38, Finished 3rd in NBA Midwest Division

Coach: Dick Motta (44-38)

Executive: Norm Sonju

PTS/G: 115.3 (2nd of 23) Opp PTS/G: 114.2 (21st of 23)

SRS: 0.69 (9th of 23) Pace: 102.2 (12th of 23)

Off Rtg: 112.1 (2nd of 23) Def Rtg: 111.0 (20th of 23) Net Rtg: +1.1 (9th of 23)

Expected W-L: 44-38 (9th of 23)

Preseason Odds: Championship +1000

Arena: Reunion Arena Attendance: 693,052 (2nd of 23)

NBA 1986 Playoffs:
Won NBA Western Conference First Round (3-1) versus Utah Jazz (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Western Conference Semifinals (2-4) versus Los Angeles Lakers (Series Stats)

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Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Sat, Oct 26, 1985		Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		101	95	1	0	W 1	17,007	2:07
2	Tue, Oct 29, 1985		Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		115	133	1	1	L 1	17,007	1:50
3	Fri, Nov 1, 1985		Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		107	116	1	2	L 2	7,064	2:10
4	Sat, Nov 2, 1985		Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		119	113	2	2	W 1	16,373	2:04
5	Wed, Nov 6, 1985		Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		109	111	2	3	L 1	16,455	2:14
6	Thu, Nov 7, 1985		Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		99	131	2	4	L 2	12,616	2:03
7	Sat, Nov 9, 1985		Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		110	115	2	5	L 3	17,007	2:09
8	Tue, Nov 12, 1985		Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		90	109	2	6	L 4	6,078	2:05
9	Wed, Nov 13, 1985		Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	W		115	100	3	6	W 1	9,430	2:07
10	Fri, Nov 15, 1985		Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		110	98	4	6	W 2	17,007	2:02
11	Sat, Nov 16, 1985		Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		117	122	4	7	L 1	15,726	2:00
12	Tue, Nov 19, 1985		Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		123	119	5	7	W 1	16,344	2:11
13	Sat, Nov 23, 1985		Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		117	104	6	7	W 2	17,007	2:09
14	Tue, Nov 26, 1985		Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		112	99	7	7	W 3	17,007	1:59
15	Fri, Nov 29, 1985		Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		133	111	8	7	W 4	17,007	2:02
16	Sat, Nov 30, 1985		Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		124	115	9	7	W 5	17,007	2:01
17	Tue, Dec 3, 1985		Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		107	100	10	7	W 6	7,332	2:02
18	Thu, Dec 5, 1985		Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		116	120	10	8	L 1	16,897	2:08
19	Sat, Dec 7, 1985		Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		120	110	11	8	W 1	17,007	2:06
20	Sun, Dec 8, 1985		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		119	125	11	9	L 1	15,810	1:55
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Tue, Dec 10, 1985		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	L		118	120	11	10	L 2	5,394	2:28
22	Thu, Dec 12, 1985		Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		120	123	11	11	L 3	12,497	2:12
23	Sat, Dec 14, 1985		Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		127	100	12	11	W 1	17,007	1:59
24	Wed, Dec 18, 1985		Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		117	137	12	12	L 1	14,890	1:54
25	Thu, Dec 19, 1985		Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		120	108	13	12	W 1	5,867	2:10
26	Sat, Dec 21, 1985		Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		107	132	13	13	L 1	10,486	2:01
27	Sun, Dec 22, 1985		Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		105	119	13	14	L 2	9,056	1:54
28	Thu, Dec 26, 1985		Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		105	98	14	14	W 1	11,134	2:00
29	Fri, Dec 27, 1985		Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L	OT	133	142	14	15	L 1	17,007	2:30
30	Sat, Jan 4, 1986		Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		119	106	15	15	W 1	17,007	2:01
31	Tue, Jan 7, 1986		Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		110	132	15	16	L 1	9,858	2:02
32	Fri, Jan 10, 1986		Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		117	104	16	16	W 1	17,007	2:03
33	Sat, Jan 11, 1986		Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W	OT	127	123	17	16	W 2	17,007	2:37
34	Mon, Jan 13, 1986		Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		90	89	18	16	W 3	5,755	2:10
35	Wed, Jan 15, 1986		Box Score		New York Knicks	L		112	116	18	17	L 1	17,007	2:21
36	Fri, Jan 17, 1986		Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		112	139	18	18	L 2	12,466	2:01
37	Sun, Jan 19, 1986		Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		131	96	19	18	W 1	17,007	2:02
38	Tue, Jan 21, 1986		Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		110	119	19	19	L 1	10,333	2:01
39	Wed, Jan 22, 1986		Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	L		118	131	19	20	L 2	16,141	2:05
40	Fri, Jan 24, 1986		Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		120	129	19	21	L 3	17,007	2:07
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Sat, Jan 25, 1986		Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		123	107	20	21	W 1	9,599	2:04
42	Mon, Jan 27, 1986		Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		124	116	21	21	W 2	16,498	2:06
43	Wed, Jan 29, 1986		Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		126	114	22	21	W 3	16,649	2:11
44	Fri, Jan 31, 1986		Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		107	91	23	21	W 4	17,007	1:59
45	Sun, Feb 2, 1986		Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		100	97	24	21	W 5	16,651	2:06
46	Tue, Feb 4, 1986		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		102	110	24	22	L 1	16,275	1:56
47	Thu, Feb 6, 1986		Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		115	111	25	22	W 1	12,666	1:55
48	Tue, Feb 11, 1986		Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		121	107	26	22	W 2	6,858	2:07
49	Wed, Feb 12, 1986		Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		117	110	27	22	W 3	17,007	2:05
50	Fri, Feb 14, 1986		Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		110	119	27	23	L 1	13,364	1:51
51	Sun, Feb 16, 1986		Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		120	114	28	23	W 1	12,222	2:02
52	Mon, Feb 17, 1986	1:09p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		126	124	29	23	W 2	13,559	2:21
53	Wed, Feb 19, 1986		Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		107	124	29	24	L 1	17,007	2:02
54	Fri, Feb 21, 1986		Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		104	111	29	25	L 2	17,007	1:51
55	Sat, Feb 22, 1986		Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		106	113	29	26	L 3	17,022	2:05
56	Mon, Feb 24, 1986		Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		105	110	29	27	L 4	15,851	2:06
57	Wed, Feb 26, 1986		Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		116	119	29	28	L 5	17,007	2:02
58	Fri, Feb 28, 1986		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		120	123	29	29	L 6	17,007	2:06
59	Sat, Mar 1, 1986		Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		119	110	30	29	W 1	17,007	2:03
60	Mon, Mar 3, 1986		Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W	2OT	139	138	31	29	W 2	10,135	3:06
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Thu, Mar 6, 1986		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		131	113	32	29	W 3	8,188	2:00
62	Fri, Mar 7, 1986		Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		114	125	32	30	L 1	12,666	1:57
63	Sun, Mar 9, 1986		Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W		117	102	33	30	W 1	10,333	1:57
64	Mon, Mar 10, 1986		Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		116	115	34	30	W 2	17,007	2:14
65	Wed, Mar 12, 1986		Box Score		Sacramento Kings	L	OT	120	127	34	31	L 1	16,890	2:13
66	Fri, Mar 14, 1986		Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		129	118	35	31	W 1	17,007	1:56
67	Sat, Mar 15, 1986		Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		108	98	36	31	W 2	17,007	2:11
68	Tue, Mar 18, 1986		Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		120	113	37	31	W 3	16,937	1:57
69	Thu, Mar 20, 1986		Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	W		114	107	38	31	W 4	11,474	2:00
70	Fri, Mar 21, 1986		Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		103	107	38	32	L 1	17,007	2:10
71	Mon, Mar 24, 1986		Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		126	120	39	32	W 1	14,353	2:05
72	Wed, Mar 26, 1986		Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		112	120	39	33	L 1	7,582	1:57
73	Thu, Mar 27, 1986		Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		110	105	40	33	W 1	11,660	2:05
74	Sun, Mar 30, 1986		Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		113	114	40	34	L 1	9,194	2:13
75	Tue, Apr 1, 1986		Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		128	98	41	34	W 1	17,007	2:00
76	Thu, Apr 3, 1986		Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		115	114	42	34	W 2	17,007	2:10
77	Sat, Apr 5, 1986		Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		109	111	42	35	L 1	17,007	2:09
78	Mon, Apr 7, 1986		Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		115	122	42	36	L 2	10,333	2:05
79	Tue, Apr 8, 1986		Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		115	129	42	37	L 3	5,452	1:57
80	Thu, Apr 10, 1986		Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		115	109	43	37	W 1	10,445	2:07
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Sat, Apr 12, 1986		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	L		108	115	43	38	L 1	9,894	1:55
82	Sun, Apr 13, 1986		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W		127	104	44	38	W 1	17,505	1:57

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Apr 18, 1986	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W	101	93	1	0	W 1	17,007	2:06
2	Sun, Apr 20, 1986	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W	113	106	2	0	W 2	17,007	2:06
3	Wed, Apr 23, 1986	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L	98	100	2	1	L 1	11,635	2:07
4	Fri, Apr 25, 1986	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	W	117	113	3	1	W 1	12,683	2:08
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
5	Sun, Apr 27, 1986	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L	116	130	3	2	L 1	17,505	2:05
6	Wed, Apr 30, 1986	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L	113	117	3	3	L 2	17,505	2:08
7	Fri, May 2, 1986	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W	110	108	4	3	W 1	17,007	2:10
8	Sun, May 4, 1986	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W	120	118	5	3	W 2	17,007	2:18
9	Tue, May 6, 1986	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L	113	116	5	4	L 1	17,505	2:11
10	Thu, May 8, 1986	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L	107	120	5	5	L 2	17,007	2:13

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