1985–86 Milwaukee Bucks season

1985–86 Milwaukee Bucks season
Central Division Champions
Head coach Don Nelson
Owner(s) Herb Kohl
Arena MECCA Arena
Results
Record 57–25 (.695)
Place Division: 1st
Conference: 2nd
Playoff finish East Conference Finals
(Eliminated 0-4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1985–86 Milwaukee Bucks season was the 18th season for the Bucks. Milwaukee posted a 57-25 record but lost to the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Draft picks

Main article: 1985 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 22 Jerry Reynolds SG/SF  United States Louisiana State
3 68 Eugene McDowell  United States Florida
4 91 Cozell McQueen F  United States North Carolina State
5 114 Ray Knight  United States Providence
6 137 Quentin Anderson  United States Texas Tech
7 160 Mario Elie SG/SF  United States American International

Regular season

Season Standings

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 57 25 .695 – 33–8 24–17 21–9
x-Atlanta Hawks 50 32 .610 7 34–7 16–25 21–9
x-Detroit Pistons 46 36 .561 11 31–10 15–26 18–12
x-Chicago Bulls 30 52 .366 27 22–19 8–33 10–20
Cleveland Cavaliers 29 53 .354 28 16–25 13–28 10–19
Indiana Pacers 26 56 .317 31 19–22 7–34 9–20
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics 67 15 .817 –
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks 57 25 .695 10
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers 54 28 .659 13
4 x-Atlanta Hawks 50 32 .610 17
5 x-Detroit Pistons 46 36 .561 21
6 x-Washington Bullets 39 43 .476 28
7 x-New Jersey Nets 39 43 .476 28
8 x-Chicago Bulls 30 52 .366 37
9 Cleveland Cavaliers 29 53 .354 38
10 Indiana Pacers 26 56 .317 41
11 New York Knicks 23 59 .280 44
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Season Schedule

November

Game Date Opponent Score Record
1 Oct 25 @ Detroit Pistons 116-118 0-1
2 Oct 26 Atlanta Hawks 117-91 1-1
3 Oct 29 Philadelphia 76ers 119-117 2-1

[1]

Playoffs

East First Round

(2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (7) New Jersey Nets: Bucks win series 3–0

Last Playoff Meeting: 1984 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Milwaukee won 4–2)

East Conference Semifinals

(2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers: Bucks win series 4–3

Last Playoff Meeting: 1985 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Philadelphia won 4–0)

East Conference Finals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (2) Milwaukee Bucks: Celtics win series 4–0

Last Playoff Meeting: 1984 Eastern Conference Finals (Boston won 4–1) [1]

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Randy Breuer
Terry Cummings
Charles Davis
Kenny Fields
Mike Glenn
Craig Hodges
Earl Jones
Jeff Lamp
Alton Lister
Paul Mokeski
Sidney Moncrief
Ricky Pierce
Paul Pressey
Jerry Reynolds
Derrick Rowland
Bryan Warrick

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Randy Breuer
Terry Cummings
Charles Davis
Kenny Fields
Mike Glenn
Craig Hodges
Alton Lister
Paul Mokeski
Sidney Moncrief
Ricky Pierce
Paul Pressey
Jerry Reynolds

Awards and Records

References

  1. 1 2 1985-86 Milwaukee Bucks Games - Basketball-Reference.com
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