1985-86 Phoenix Suns Schedule and Results

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Record: 32-50, Finished 3rd in NBA Pacific Division

Coach: John MacLeod (32-50)

PTS/G: 110.0 (12th of 23) Opp PTS/G: 113.0 (16th of 23)

SRS: -3.16 (19th of 23) Pace: 104.8 (2nd of 23)

Off Rtg: 104.3 (19th of 23) Def Rtg: 107.2 (13th of 23) Net Rtg: -2.8 (17th of 23)

Expected W-L: 33-49 (17th of 23)

Preseason Odds: Championship +3000

Arena: Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 455,763 (14th 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	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L	OT	123	128	0	1	L 1	12,666	2:42
2	Tue, Oct 29, 1985		Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L		127	142	0	2	L 2	12,855	2:37
3	Thu, Oct 31, 1985		Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		107	144	0	3	L 3	11,661	2:13
4	Fri, Nov 1, 1985		Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		110	121	0	4	L 4	11,124	2:23
5	Wed, Nov 6, 1985		Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		106	114	0	5	L 5	9,805	2:21
6	Fri, Nov 8, 1985		Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		101	125	0	6	L 6	14,890	2:13
7	Sat, Nov 9, 1985		Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		105	127	0	7	L 7	10,168	2:09
8	Tue, Nov 12, 1985		Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		93	103	0	8	L 8	12,220	2:12
9	Wed, Nov 13, 1985		Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		101	108	0	9	L 9	4,608	2:08
10	Fri, Nov 15, 1985		Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		117	99	1	9	W 1	9,959	2:04
11	Sat, Nov 16, 1985		Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		105	118	1	10	L 1	12,896	2:05
12	Tue, Nov 19, 1985		Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		119	123	1	11	L 2	16,344	2:11
13	Wed, Nov 20, 1985		Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		121	100	2	11	W 1	8,984	2:14
14	Fri, Nov 22, 1985		Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		96	104	2	12	L 1	10,191	2:06
15	Sun, Nov 24, 1985		Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L	OT	138	140	2	13	L 2	10,916	2:30
16	Tue, Nov 26, 1985		Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		107	111	2	14	L 3	10,333	2:16
17	Wed, Nov 27, 1985		Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		93	110	2	15	L 4	9,884	2:12
18	Fri, Nov 29, 1985		Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		126	110	3	15	W 1	11,761	2:04
19	Tue, Dec 3, 1985		Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		112	118	3	16	L 1	11,930	2:03
20	Wed, Dec 4, 1985		Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		100	99	4	16	W 1	10,369	2:04
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Fri, Dec 6, 1985		Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		111	92	5	16	W 2	9,821	2:02
22	Wed, Dec 11, 1985		Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		123	113	6	16	W 3	6,795	2:04
23	Thu, Dec 12, 1985		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		102	127	6	17	L 1	14,558	1:59
24	Sat, Dec 14, 1985		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		114	92	7	17	W 1	5,889	2:08
25	Tue, Dec 17, 1985		Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		104	99	8	17	W 2	7,313	2:22
26	Thu, Dec 19, 1985		Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		107	106	9	17	W 3	9,429	2:10
27	Sat, Dec 21, 1985		Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		115	98	10	17	W 4	10,140	2:09
28	Thu, Dec 26, 1985		Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	L		98	105	10	18	L 1	11,134	2:00
29	Sat, Dec 28, 1985		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		98	100	10	19	L 2	14,519	2:11
30	Fri, Jan 3, 1986		Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		104	133	10	20	L 3	12,666	1:52
31	Mon, Jan 6, 1986		Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		114	97	11	20	W 1	5,679	2:05
32	Wed, Jan 8, 1986		Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		109	97	12	20	W 2	11,181	2:03
33	Fri, Jan 10, 1986		Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		104	117	12	21	L 1	17,007	2:03
34	Sat, Jan 11, 1986		Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		128	99	13	21	W 1	11,175	2:07
35	Mon, Jan 13, 1986		Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		121	98	14	21	W 2	11,024	2:07
36	Tue, Jan 14, 1986		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		122	143	14	22	L 1	14,615	1:58
37	Fri, Jan 17, 1986		Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		103	100	15	22	W 1	11,547	2:03
38	Sat, Jan 18, 1986		Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		87	112	15	23	L 1	12,666	1:55
39	Mon, Jan 20, 1986		Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		93	108	15	24	L 2	9,034	2:00
40	Wed, Jan 22, 1986		Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		111	118	15	25	L 3	11,787	2:10
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Thu, Jan 23, 1986		Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		112	114	15	26	L 4	4,973	2:14
42	Sat, Jan 25, 1986		Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		114	133	15	27	L 5	10,634	2:06
43	Tue, Jan 28, 1986		Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		136	130	16	27	W 1	9,931	2:22
44	Wed, Jan 29, 1986		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		118	108	17	27	W 2	6,058	2:14
45	Fri, Jan 31, 1986		Box Score		New York Knicks	L		112	117	17	28	L 1	13,710	2:18
46	Sat, Feb 1, 1986		Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		112	111	18	28	W 1	6,993	2:07
47	Tue, Feb 4, 1986		Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		127	118	19	28	W 2	9,930	1:59
48	Thu, Feb 6, 1986		Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		116	104	20	28	W 3	10,207	2:13
49	Tue, Feb 11, 1986		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	L		112	120	20	29	L 1	5,451	2:13
50	Wed, Feb 12, 1986		Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		100	126	20	30	L 2	12,048	2:03
51	Fri, Feb 14, 1986		Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		112	95	21	30	W 1	11,249	2:03
52	Mon, Feb 17, 1986		Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		108	101	22	30	W 2	14,519	2:14
53	Tue, Feb 18, 1986		Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		114	120	22	31	L 1	7,835	2:26
54	Fri, Feb 21, 1986		Box Score		Sacramento Kings	L		110	118	22	32	L 2	12,345	2:11
55	Sat, Feb 22, 1986		Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		97	105	22	33	L 3	12,534	2:14
56	Tue, Feb 25, 1986		Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		99	112	22	34	L 4	11,493	2:08
57	Wed, Feb 26, 1986		Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		113	112	23	34	W 1	10,323	2:14
58	Fri, Feb 28, 1986		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		103	115	23	35	L 1	17,505	2:04
59	Sat, Mar 1, 1986		Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		123	106	24	35	W 1	14,013	1:58
60	Mon, Mar 3, 1986		Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	L	2OT	138	139	24	36	L 1	10,135	3:06
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Wed, Mar 5, 1986		Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		100	115	24	37	L 2	9,725	2:10
62	Fri, Mar 7, 1986		Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		103	105	24	38	L 3	12,788	2:14
63	Sun, Mar 9, 1986	1:09p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		111	115	24	39	L 4	15,543	2:14
64	Mon, Mar 10, 1986		Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		120	109	25	39	W 1	10,758	1:56
65	Wed, Mar 12, 1986		Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W	OT	127	126	26	39	W 2	10,895	2:30
66	Sun, Mar 16, 1986		Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		112	130	26	40	L 1	6,944	2:06
67	Tue, Mar 18, 1986		Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		109	112	26	41	L 2	14,849	2:10
68	Wed, Mar 19, 1986		Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		108	104	27	41	W 1	10,676	2:04
69	Fri, Mar 21, 1986		Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		105	103	28	41	W 2	13,406	2:08
70	Sat, Mar 22, 1986		Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		109	119	28	42	L 1	11,463	2:03
71	Wed, Mar 26, 1986		Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		120	107	29	42	W 1	10,809	2:06
72	Fri, Mar 28, 1986		Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	L		96	107	29	43	L 1	11,489	2:03
73	Sun, Mar 30, 1986		Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		89	103	29	44	L 2	5,416	2:00
74	Tue, Apr 1, 1986		Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		98	128	29	45	L 3	17,007	2:00
75	Wed, Apr 2, 1986		Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		110	101	30	45	W 1	10,383	2:00
76	Fri, Apr 4, 1986		Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		89	112	30	46	L 1	12,936	2:03
77	Sat, Apr 5, 1986		Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		100	119	30	47	L 2	10,333	2:01
78	Mon, Apr 7, 1986		Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L		123	131	30	48	L 3	9,185	2:05
79	Wed, Apr 9, 1986		Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		102	114	30	49	L 4	9,384	2:07
80	Thu, Apr 10, 1986		Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		113	115	30	50	L 5	12,295	2:17
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Sat, Apr 12, 1986		Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		110	92	31	50	W 1	16,016	2:03
82	Sun, Apr 13, 1986		Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		118	99	32	50	W 2	10,217	1:55

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