Head coach Jack Ramsay Record 40–42 (.488) | Arena Memorial Coliseum | |
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Place Division: 2nd (Pacific)
Conference: 6th (Western) Playoff finish West First Round (eliminated 1-3) | ||
The 1985–86 season was the 16th season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Blazers finished 40–42, sixth in the Western Conference, qualifying for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive year.
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Despite their losing record, the Blazers were the only team to defeat the eventual NBA champion Boston Celtics at the Boston Garden during the regular season; the Celtics went 40–1 at home, a record that was repeated by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2015-16 season.
In the 1986 NBA Playoffs, the Blazers were defeated by the Denver Nuggets in their first-round, best-of-five playoff series, three games to one.
Draft picks
Note: This is not a complete list; only the first two rounds are covered, as well as notable post-second round picks.
z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spotWest First Round
(3) Denver Nuggets vs. (6) Portland Trail Blazers: Nuggets win series 3–1