1985-86 Los Angeles Lakers Schedule and Results

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Record: 62-20, Finished 1st in NBA Pacific Division

Coach: Pat Riley (62-20)

Executive: Jerry West

PTS/G: 117.3 (1st of 23) Opp PTS/G: 109.5 (10th of 23)

SRS: 6.84 (3rd of 23) Pace: 102.7 (10th of 23)

Off Rtg: 113.3 (1st of 23) Def Rtg: 105.8 (7th of 23) Net Rtg: +7.5 (3rd of 23)

Expected W-L: 59-23 (3rd of 23)

Preseason Odds: Championship +160

Arena: The Forum Attendance: 691,071 (3rd of 23)

NBA 1986 Playoffs:
Won NBA Western Conference First Round (3-0) versus San Antonio Spurs (Series Stats)
Won NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-2) versus Dallas Mavericks (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Western Conference Finals (1-4) versus Houston Rockets (Series Stats)

Pacific Div Champs

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Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Sat, Oct 26, 1985		Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W	2OT	121	116	1	0	W 1
2	Tue, Oct 29, 1985		Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		133	115	2	0	W 2
3	Thu, Oct 31, 1985		Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		144	107	3	0	W 3
4	Sat, Nov 2, 1985		Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		120	116	4	0	W 4
5	Tue, Nov 5, 1985		Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		111	129	4	1	L 1
6	Thu, Nov 7, 1985		Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	W		116	106	5	1	W 1
7	Fri, Nov 8, 1985		Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		128	99	6	1	W 2
8	Tue, Nov 12, 1985		Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		119	110	7	1	W 3
9	Thu, Nov 14, 1985		Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		114	102	8	1	W 4
10	Fri, Nov 15, 1985		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		127	96	9	1	W 5
11	Sun, Nov 17, 1985		Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		138	119	10	1	W 6
12	Wed, Nov 20, 1985		Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		122	107	11	1	W 7
13	Thu, Nov 21, 1985		Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		120	121	11	2	L 1
14	Sat, Nov 23, 1985		Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		130	113	12	2	W 1
15	Sun, Nov 24, 1985		Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		118	102	13	2	W 2
16	Fri, Nov 29, 1985		Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		108	107	14	2	W 3
17	Sun, Dec 1, 1985		Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		117	113	15	2	W 4
18	Wed, Dec 4, 1985		Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	W	OT	131	127	16	2	W 5
19	Fri, Dec 6, 1985		Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		120	112	17	2	W 6
20	Sun, Dec 8, 1985		Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		125	119	18	2	W 7
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
21	Thu, Dec 12, 1985		Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		127	102	19	2	W 8
22	Fri, Dec 13, 1985		Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		120	124	19	3	L 1
23	Sun, Dec 15, 1985		Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		132	119	20	3	W 1
24	Tue, Dec 17, 1985		Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		105	99	21	3	W 2
25	Wed, Dec 18, 1985		Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		107	105	22	3	W 3
26	Fri, Dec 20, 1985		Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		128	116	23	3	W 4
27	Sat, Dec 21, 1985		Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		96	84	24	3	W 5
28	Thu, Dec 26, 1985		Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		91	109	24	4	L 1
29	Sat, Dec 28, 1985		Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W		133	111	25	4	W 1
30	Sun, Dec 29, 1985		Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		122	130	25	5	L 1
31	Fri, Jan 3, 1986		Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		110	101	26	5	W 1
32	Sun, Jan 5, 1986		Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		118	88	27	5	W 2
33	Wed, Jan 8, 1986		Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		125	121	28	5	W 3
34	Fri, Jan 10, 1986		Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		124	102	29	5	W 4
35	Sat, Jan 11, 1986		Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		99	105	29	6	L 1
36	Tue, Jan 14, 1986		Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		143	122	30	6	W 1
37	Thu, Jan 16, 1986		Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		112	96	31	6	W 2
38	Sun, Jan 19, 1986		Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		115	118	31	7	L 1
39	Mon, Jan 20, 1986		Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		133	118	32	7	W 1
40	Wed, Jan 22, 1986		Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		95	110	32	8	L 1
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
41	Fri, Jan 24, 1986		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	L		109	120	32	9	L 2
42	Sat, Jan 25, 1986		Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L		115	127	32	10	L 3
43	Tue, Jan 28, 1986		Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		125	115	33	10	W 1
44	Thu, Jan 30, 1986		Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		118	94	34	10	W 2
45	Fri, Jan 31, 1986		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		134	100	35	10	W 3
46	Sun, Feb 2, 1986		Box Score		New York Knicks	L		96	103	35	11	L 1
47	Tue, Feb 4, 1986		Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		110	102	36	11	W 1
48	Thu, Feb 6, 1986		Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		117	95	37	11	W 2
49	Tue, Feb 11, 1986		Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		113	137	37	12	L 1
50	Wed, Feb 12, 1986		Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		126	100	38	12	W 1
51	Fri, Feb 14, 1986		Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		141	117	39	12	W 2
52	Sun, Feb 16, 1986		Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		99	105	39	13	L 1
53	Wed, Feb 19, 1986		Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		90	81	40	13	W 1
54	Fri, Feb 21, 1986	7:42p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		106	121	40	14	L 1
55	Sun, Feb 23, 1986		Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W	OT	117	111	41	14	W 1
56	Mon, Feb 24, 1986		Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		93	102	41	15	L 1
57	Wed, Feb 26, 1986		Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		119	116	42	15	W 1
58	Fri, Feb 28, 1986		Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		115	103	43	15	W 2
59	Sat, Mar 1, 1986		Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		106	123	43	16	L 1
60	Mon, Mar 3, 1986		Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		127	117	44	16	W 1
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
61	Wed, Mar 5, 1986		Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		130	84	45	16	W 2
62	Thu, Mar 6, 1986		Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		112	111	46	16	W 3
63	Sat, Mar 8, 1986		Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W	2OT	122	121	47	16	W 4
64	Sun, Mar 9, 1986		Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		108	106	48	16	W 5
65	Tue, Mar 11, 1986		Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		129	108	49	16	W 6
66	Thu, Mar 13, 1986		Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		105	92	50	16	W 7
67	Sun, Mar 16, 1986		Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		116	111	51	16	W 8
68	Tue, Mar 18, 1986		Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		128	122	52	16	W 9
69	Wed, Mar 19, 1986		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	L		114	115	52	17	L 1
70	Fri, Mar 21, 1986		Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		117	109	53	17	W 1
71	Sat, Mar 22, 1986		Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W		115	113	54	17	W 2
72	Mon, Mar 24, 1986		Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		124	102	55	17	W 3
73	Tue, Mar 25, 1986		Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		121	115	56	17	W 4
74	Sat, Mar 29, 1986		Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		87	88	56	18	L 1
75	Sun, Mar 30, 1986		Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		124	117	57	18	W 1
76	Tue, Apr 1, 1986		Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		109	104	58	18	W 2
77	Thu, Apr 3, 1986		Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		135	105	59	18	W 3
78	Sun, Apr 6, 1986		Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		103	109	59	19	L 1
79	Tue, Apr 8, 1986		Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		120	114	60	19	W 1
80	Thu, Apr 10, 1986		Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		117	113	61	19	W 2
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
81	Sat, Apr 12, 1986		Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W		105	92	62	19	W 3
82	Sun, Apr 13, 1986		Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	L		104	127	62	20	L 1

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Thu, Apr 17, 1986	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W	135	88	1	0	W 1
2	Sat, Apr 19, 1986	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W	122	94	2	0	W 2
3	Wed, Apr 23, 1986	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W	114	94	3	0	W 3
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
4	Sun, Apr 27, 1986	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W	130	116	4	0	W 4
5	Wed, Apr 30, 1986	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W	117	113	5	0	W 5
6	Fri, May 2, 1986	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L	108	110	5	1	L 1
7	Sun, May 4, 1986	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L	118	120	5	2	L 2
8	Tue, May 6, 1986	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W	116	113	6	2	W 1
9	Thu, May 8, 1986	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W	120	107	7	2	W 2
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
10	Sat, May 10, 1986	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W	119	107	8	2	W 3
11	Tue, May 13, 1986	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L	102	112	8	3	L 1
12	Fri, May 16, 1986	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L	109	117	8	4	L 2
13	Sun, May 18, 1986	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L	95	105	8	5	L 3
14	Wed, May 21, 1986	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L	112	114	8	6	L 4

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