1985-86 Denver Nuggets Schedule and Results

Previous Season

Next Season

Record: 47-35, Finished 2nd in NBA Midwest Division

Coach: Doug Moe (47-35)

Executive: Vince Boryla

PTS/G: 114.8 (4th of 23) Opp PTS/G: 113.5 (19th of 23)

SRS: 0.89 (8th of 23) Pace: 106.7 (1st of 23)

Off Rtg: 107.1 (12th of 23) Def Rtg: 105.9 (9th of 23) Net Rtg: +1.2 (7th of 23)

Expected W-L: 44-38 (7th of 23)

Preseason Odds: Championship +1500

Arena: McNichols Sports Arena Attendance: 531,824 (7th of 23)

NBA 1986 Playoffs:
Won NBA Western Conference First Round (3-1) versus Portland Trail Blazers (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Western Conference Semifinals (2-4) versus Houston Rockets (Series Stats)

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

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	@	Golden State Warriors	W		119	105	1	0	W 1	6,593	2:25
2	Sat, Oct 26, 1985		Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		123	112	2	0	W 2	9,309	2:04
3	Tue, Oct 29, 1985		Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		142	127	3	0	W 3	12,855	2:37
4	Thu, Oct 31, 1985		Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		90	73	4	0	W 4	7,439	2:06
5	Tue, Nov 5, 1985		Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		128	113	5	0	W 5	8,691	2:17
6	Thu, Nov 7, 1985		Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		131	99	6	0	W 6	12,616	2:03
7	Fri, Nov 8, 1985		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		99	128	6	1	L 1	16,573	1:56
8	Tue, Nov 12, 1985		Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		119	127	6	2	L 2	14,981	2:14
9	Thu, Nov 14, 1985		Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		112	109	7	2	W 1	7,946	2:18
10	Sat, Nov 16, 1985		Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		113	109	8	2	W 2	10,525	2:01
11	Tue, Nov 19, 1985		Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		127	113	9	2	W 3	11,533	2:09
12	Thu, Nov 21, 1985		Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		121	120	10	2	W 4	17,022	2:12
13	Sat, Nov 23, 1985		Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		122	118	11	2	W 5	11,793	2:11
14	Sun, Nov 24, 1985		Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		84	110	11	3	L 1	5,210	1:49
15	Tue, Nov 26, 1985		Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		123	128	11	4	L 2	10,955	2:16
16	Wed, Nov 27, 1985		Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		102	104	11	5	L 3	11,359	1:58
17	Fri, Nov 29, 1985		Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	W		129	114	12	5	W 1	12,580	2:04
18	Sat, Nov 30, 1985		Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L	2OT	123	131	12	6	L 1	13,651	3:03
19	Tue, Dec 3, 1985		Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		94	111	12	7	L 2	11,884	2:03
20	Wed, Dec 4, 1985		Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		119	105	13	7	W 1	11,838	2:00
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Fri, Dec 6, 1985		Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		123	121	14	7	W 2	14,112	2:09
22	Sat, Dec 7, 1985		Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		114	124	14	8	L 1	7,224	2:10
23	Wed, Dec 11, 1985		Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		134	95	15	8	W 1	8,494	1:56
24	Fri, Dec 13, 1985		Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		124	120	16	8	W 2	17,022	2:14
25	Sat, Dec 14, 1985		Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		100	127	16	9	L 1	17,007	1:59
26	Tue, Dec 17, 1985		Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		122	114	17	9	W 1	8,356	2:11
27	Thu, Dec 19, 1985		Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		123	118	18	9	W 2	10,088	2:20
28	Sat, Dec 21, 1985		Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		118	128	18	10	L 1	11,002	2:18
29	Sun, Dec 22, 1985		Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		114	121	18	11	L 2	12,666	2:05
30	Sat, Dec 28, 1985		Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		112	116	18	12	L 3	12,812	2:09
31	Mon, Dec 30, 1985		Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		125	122	19	12	W 1	17,022	2:22
32	Fri, Jan 3, 1986		Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		107	117	19	13	L 1	7,314	2:06
33	Sat, Jan 4, 1986		Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		107	112	19	14	L 2	10,333	2:09
34	Tue, Jan 7, 1986		Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		132	110	20	14	W 1	9,858	2:02
35	Thu, Jan 9, 1986		Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		94	90	21	14	W 2	9,680	2:16
36	Sat, Jan 11, 1986		Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		114	106	22	14	W 3	13,237	2:08
37	Mon, Jan 13, 1986		Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		119	115	23	14	W 4	10,165	2:14
38	Wed, Jan 15, 1986		Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		100	123	23	15	L 1	14,890	1:51
39	Fri, Jan 17, 1986		Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		113	129	23	16	L 2	11,706	2:06
40	Sat, Jan 18, 1986	7:39p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		113	124	23	17	L 3	11,185	2:04
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Tue, Jan 21, 1986		Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L	OT	114	117	23	18	L 4	12,181	2:26
42	Wed, Jan 22, 1986		Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		137	124	24	18	W 1	10,736	2:20
43	Fri, Jan 24, 1986		Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		98	113	24	19	L 1	15,790	2:06
44	Sat, Jan 25, 1986		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W		127	115	25	19	W 1	17,505	2:04
45	Mon, Jan 27, 1986		Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		124	103	26	19	W 2	8,536	1:59
46	Tue, Jan 28, 1986		Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		120	125	26	20	L 1	10,333	2:19
47	Thu, Jan 30, 1986		Box Score		New York Knicks	W		102	97	27	20	W 1	17,022	2:08
48	Sat, Feb 1, 1986		Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		116	113	28	20	W 2	14,376	2:09
49	Mon, Feb 3, 1986		Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		102	104	28	21	L 1	15,568	2:08
50	Tue, Feb 4, 1986		Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		119	118	29	21	W 1	12,523	2:11
51	Thu, Feb 6, 1986		Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		100	95	30	21	W 2	7,270	2:00
52	Wed, Feb 12, 1986		Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		110	117	30	22	L 1	17,007	2:05
53	Fri, Feb 14, 1986		Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		95	112	30	23	L 2	11,249	2:03
54	Sat, Feb 15, 1986		Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		113	100	31	23	W 1	15,343	2:04
55	Tue, Feb 18, 1986		Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		101	90	32	23	W 2	14,728	2:00
56	Thu, Feb 20, 1986		Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		102	100	33	23	W 3	17,022	2:11
57	Sat, Feb 22, 1986		Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		113	106	34	23	W 4	17,022	2:05
58	Mon, Feb 24, 1986		Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		119	113	35	23	W 5	12,666	2:10
59	Tue, Feb 25, 1986		Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		112	99	36	23	W 6	11,493	2:08
60	Thu, Feb 27, 1986		Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		111	117	36	24	L 1	15,086	2:13
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Sat, Mar 1, 1986		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		107	118	36	25	L 2	17,022	2:04
62	Tue, Mar 4, 1986		Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		128	115	37	25	W 1	17,022	2:18
63	Fri, Mar 7, 1986		Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		134	117	38	25	W 2	13,360	2:10
64	Sun, Mar 9, 1986		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		123	121	39	25	W 3	8,649	2:09
65	Tue, Mar 11, 1986		Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		116	128	39	26	L 1	8,905	2:04
66	Thu, Mar 13, 1986		Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		102	112	39	27	L 2	8,649	2:03
67	Fri, Mar 14, 1986		Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		101	91	40	27	W 1	6,579	1:50
68	Sun, Mar 16, 1986		Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		119	113	41	27	W 2	14,366	2:13
69	Tue, Mar 18, 1986		Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		113	117	41	28	L 1	10,333	2:03
70	Wed, Mar 19, 1986		Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		114	98	42	28	W 1	16,217	2:03
71	Fri, Mar 21, 1986		Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		115	104	43	28	W 2	14,060	1:55
72	Sun, Mar 23, 1986		Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		111	113	43	29	L 1	9,305	2:05
73	Tue, Mar 25, 1986		Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		115	121	43	30	L 2	17,022	1:59
74	Wed, Mar 26, 1986		Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		101	116	43	31	L 3	11,935	1:59
75	Fri, Mar 28, 1986		Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		128	120	44	31	W 1	14,421	2:19
76	Tue, Apr 1, 1986		Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		110	127	44	32	L 1	12,666	2:07
77	Thu, Apr 3, 1986		Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		114	115	44	33	L 2	17,007	2:10
78	Sun, Apr 6, 1986		Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		124	106	45	33	W 1	6,266	1:59
79	Mon, Apr 7, 1986		Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		131	123	46	33	W 2	9,185	2:05
80	Wed, Apr 9, 1986		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	L		127	132	46	34	L 1	8,931	1:59
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Thu, Apr 10, 1986		Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		115	113	47	34	W 1	12,295	2:17
82	Sat, Apr 12, 1986		Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		99	117	47	35	L 1	15,209	1:57

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Apr 18, 1986	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		133	126	1	0	W 1	13,209	2:08
2	Sun, Apr 20, 1986	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		106	108	1	1	L 1	11,724	2:23
3	Tue, Apr 22, 1986	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		115	104	2	1	W 1	12,666	2:12
4	Thu, Apr 24, 1986	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		116	112	3	1	W 2	12,666	2:04
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
5	Sat, Apr 26, 1986	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		119	126	3	2	L 1	15,448	2:16
6	Tue, Apr 29, 1986	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		101	119	3	3	L 2	16,016	2:02
7	Fri, May 2, 1986	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		116	115	4	3	W 1	17,022	2:17
8	Sun, May 4, 1986	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W	OT	114	111	5	3	W 2	14,152	2:44
9	Tue, May 6, 1986	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		103	131	5	4	L 1	16,016	2:03
10	Thu, May 8, 1986	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L	2OT	122	126	5	5	L 2	17,022	2:53

More 1985-86 Nuggets Pages

Nuggets Franchise Index