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1985–86 Los Angeles Clippers season

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Head coach
  
Don Chaney

Playoff finish
  
DNQ

Record
  
32–50 (.390)

Television
  
Prime Ticket, KTLA

Arena
  
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena

Place
  
Division: 3rd (tied) (Pacific) Conference: 9th (tied) (Western)

The 1985-86 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 16th season in the NBA, their 2nd in Los Angeles.

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Roster Notes

  • Forward Jamaal Wilkes becomes the 2nd Laker to play with the crosstown rival Clippers.
  • Forward Rory White would later serve as an assistant coach for the Clippers under coach Mike Dunleavy, Sr. from 2003 to 2008.
    • z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot

    All-Star

    Marques Johnson selected as a reserve forward for the Western Conference All-Stars. This would be his fifth and final All-Star Game appearance. With Norm Nixon chosen as an All-Star last year, this would make it the third time in franchise history that the team fielded a different player for back-to-back All-Star Games. The other two times were Bob Kauffman in 1973 then Bob McAdoo in 1974 and Bob McAdoo again in 1977 then Randy Smith in 1978.

    Transactions

    The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1985–86 season.

    References

    1985–86 Los Angeles Clippers season Wikipedia
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