1985-86 Washington Bullets Schedule and Results

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Record: 39-43, Finished 3rd in NBA Atlantic Division

Coach: Gene Shue (32-37), Kevin Loughery (7-6)

Executive: Bob Ferry

PTS/G: 103.0 (22nd of 23) Opp PTS/G: 104.8 (4th of 23)

SRS: -1.28 (13th of 23) Pace: 99.1 (21st of 23)

Off Rtg: 103.0 (21st of 23) Def Rtg: 104.8 (4th of 23) Net Rtg: -1.8 (14th of 23)

Expected W-L: 36-46 (14th of 23)

Preseason Odds: Championship +2000

Arena: Capital Centre Attendance: 373,802 (20th of 23)

NBA 1986 Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference First Round (2-3) versus Philadelphia 76ers (Series Stats)

Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Fri, Oct 25, 1985		Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		100	91	1	0	W 1
2	Tue, Oct 29, 1985		Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		97	90	2	0	W 2
3	Thu, Oct 31, 1985		Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		107	114	2	1	L 1
4	Sat, Nov 2, 1985		Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		73	88	2	2	L 2
5	Tue, Nov 5, 1985	7:42p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		106	112	2	3	L 3
6	Wed, Nov 6, 1985		Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		80	81	2	4	L 4
7	Fri, Nov 8, 1985		Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		110	117	2	5	L 5
8	Tue, Nov 12, 1985		Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L	OT	122	124	2	6	L 6
9	Fri, Nov 15, 1985		Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		114	118	2	7	L 7
10	Sat, Nov 16, 1985		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		118	97	3	7	W 1
11	Tue, Nov 19, 1985		Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		94	98	3	8	L 1
12	Wed, Nov 20, 1985		Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		101	98	4	8	W 1
13	Fri, Nov 22, 1985		Box Score		New York Knicks	W		102	94	5	8	W 2
14	Sun, Nov 24, 1985		Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		115	106	6	8	W 3
15	Tue, Nov 26, 1985		Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		99	112	6	9	L 1
16	Wed, Nov 27, 1985		Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		97	104	6	10	L 2
17	Sat, Nov 30, 1985		Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		133	119	7	10	W 1
18	Tue, Dec 3, 1985		Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		118	115	8	10	W 2
19	Wed, Dec 4, 1985		Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L	OT	110	115	8	11	L 1
20	Fri, Dec 6, 1985		Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		115	109	9	11	W 1
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
21	Sun, Dec 8, 1985		Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		111	89	10	11	W 2
22	Wed, Dec 11, 1985		Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		108	100	11	11	W 3
23	Thu, Dec 12, 1985		Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W	OT	110	108	12	11	W 4
24	Tue, Dec 17, 1985		Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		98	106	12	12	L 1
25	Thu, Dec 19, 1985		Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		98	92	13	12	W 1
26	Sat, Dec 21, 1985		Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		84	96	13	13	L 1
27	Sun, Dec 22, 1985		Box Score		New York Knicks	L		93	100	13	14	L 2
28	Fri, Dec 27, 1985		Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		111	109	14	14	W 1
29	Sat, Dec 28, 1985	9:40p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		98	93	15	14	W 2
30	Mon, Dec 30, 1985		Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		80	97	15	15	L 1
31	Thu, Jan 2, 1986		Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		115	109	16	15	W 1
32	Fri, Jan 3, 1986		Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		100	107	16	16	L 1
33	Sun, Jan 5, 1986		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		88	118	16	17	L 2
34	Mon, Jan 6, 1986		Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		87	106	16	18	L 3
35	Wed, Jan 8, 1986		Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		97	109	16	19	L 4
36	Thu, Jan 9, 1986		Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	W		95	89	17	19	W 1
37	Sat, Jan 11, 1986		Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		86	87	17	20	L 1
38	Mon, Jan 13, 1986		Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		90	77	18	20	W 1
39	Tue, Jan 14, 1986		Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		117	113	19	20	W 2
40	Thu, Jan 16, 1986		Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		98	114	19	21	L 1
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
41	Fri, Jan 17, 1986		Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		116	96	20	21	W 1
42	Sun, Jan 19, 1986		Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		112	98	21	21	W 2
43	Thu, Jan 23, 1986		Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		114	112	22	21	W 3
44	Sat, Jan 25, 1986		Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		111	103	23	21	W 4
45	Wed, Jan 29, 1986		Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		88	92	23	22	L 1
46	Fri, Jan 31, 1986		Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		88	97	23	23	L 2
47	Sat, Feb 1, 1986		Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		101	116	23	24	L 3
48	Wed, Feb 5, 1986		Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		88	103	23	25	L 4
49	Thu, Feb 6, 1986		Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L	OT	109	111	23	26	L 5
50	Tue, Feb 11, 1986		Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		124	116	24	26	W 1
51	Thu, Feb 13, 1986		Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		105	109	24	27	L 1
52	Sat, Feb 15, 1986		Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		106	112	24	28	L 2
53	Mon, Feb 17, 1986		Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		96	94	25	28	W 1
54	Tue, Feb 18, 1986		Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		90	101	25	29	L 1
55	Fri, Feb 21, 1986		Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		87	97	25	30	L 2
56	Sat, Feb 22, 1986		Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		110	102	26	30	W 1
57	Mon, Feb 24, 1986		Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		99	89	27	30	W 2
58	Tue, Feb 25, 1986		Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		87	100	27	31	L 1
59	Thu, Feb 27, 1986		Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		114	102	28	31	W 1
60	Fri, Feb 28, 1986		Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		84	102	28	32	L 1
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
61	Sun, Mar 2, 1986		Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		125	104	29	32	W 1
62	Tue, Mar 4, 1986		Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		83	119	29	33	L 1
63	Thu, Mar 6, 1986		Box Score		New York Knicks	W	OT	113	111	30	33	W 1
64	Sat, Mar 8, 1986		Box Score		Boston Celtics	W	OT	110	108	31	33	W 2
65	Wed, Mar 12, 1986		Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		128	114	32	33	W 3
66	Fri, Mar 14, 1986		Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L		91	101	32	34	L 1
67	Sat, Mar 15, 1986		Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		100	105	32	35	L 2
68	Mon, Mar 17, 1986		Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		102	130	32	36	L 3
69	Tue, Mar 18, 1986		Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		87	116	32	37	L 4
70	Fri, Mar 21, 1986		Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		105	112	32	38	L 5
71	Sat, Mar 22, 1986		Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		111	110	33	38	W 1
72	Mon, Mar 24, 1986		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		100	93	34	38	W 2
73	Wed, Mar 26, 1986		Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		120	112	35	38	W 3
74	Fri, Mar 28, 1986		Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		97	116	35	39	L 1
75	Sat, Mar 29, 1986		Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		109	114	35	40	L 2
76	Tue, Apr 1, 1986		Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		91	107	35	41	L 3
77	Thu, Apr 3, 1986	7:42p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		120	108	36	41	W 1
78	Fri, Apr 4, 1986		Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W	OT	135	129	37	41	W 2
79	Sun, Apr 6, 1986		Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		106	95	38	41	W 3
80	Tue, Apr 8, 1986		Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		104	111	38	42	L 1
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 11, 1986		Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		103	105	38	43	L 2
82	Sun, Apr 13, 1986		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		98	97	39	43	W 1

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak
1	Fri, Apr 18, 1986	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W	95	94	1	0	W 1
2	Sun, Apr 20, 1986	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L	97	102	1	1	L 1
3	Tue, Apr 22, 1986	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L	86	91	1	2	L 2
4	Thu, Apr 24, 1986	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W	116	111	2	2	W 1
5	Sun, Apr 27, 1986	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L	109	134	2	3	L 1

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