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1985–86 Dallas Mavericks season

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Head coach
  
Dick Motta

Record
  
44–38 (.537)

Arena
  
Reunion Arena

1985–86 Dallas Mavericks season

Place
  
Division: 3rd (Midwest) Conference: 4th (Western)

Playoff finish
  
West Conference Semifinals (eliminated 2-4)

The 1985-86 NBA season was the Mavericks' 6th season in the NBA.

Contents

Dallas continued its strong play, finishing the season at 44-38, earning them the number 4 spot. They defeated the Utah Jazz in the opening round, but couldn't survive a Los Angeles Lakers squad that featured Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as they lost the series in six games.

Season standings

z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot

West First Round

(4) Dallas Mavericks vs. (5) Utah Jazz: Mavericks win series 3–1

  • Game 1 @ Reunion Arena, Dallas (April 18): Dallas 101, Utah 93
  • Game 2 @ Reunion Arena, Dallas (April 20): Dallas 113, Utah 106
  • Game 3 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (April 23): Utah 100, Dallas 98
  • Game 4 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (April 25): Dallas 117, Utah 113

    • Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Mavericks and Jazz.

    West Conference Semifinals

    (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (4) Dallas Mavericks: Lakers win series 4–2

  • Game 1 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (April 27): Los Angeles 130, Dallas 116
  • Game 2 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (April 30): Los Angeles 117, Dallas 113
  • Game 3 @ Reunion Arena, Dallas (May 2): Dallas 110, Los Angeles 108 (Derek Harper avenged his 1984 mistake by hitting the game-winning 3)
  • Game 4 @ Reunion Arena, Dallas (May 4): Dallas 120, Los Angeles 118
  • Game 5 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (May 6): Los Angeles 116, Dallas 113
  • Game 6 @ Reunion Arena, Dallas (May 8): Los Angeles 120, Dallas 107

    • Last Playoff Meeting: 1984 Western Conference Semifinals (Los Angeles won 4–1)

    Awards and records

  • Rolando Blackman, NBA All-Star Game

    • References

    1985–86 Dallas Mavericks season Wikipedia
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