The 1985–86 Portland Trail Blazers season was the 16th season of the

Portland Trail Blazers The Portland Trail Blazers (colloquially known as the Blazers) are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. The Trail Blazers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division (N ...

in the

National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Ca ...

(NBA). The Blazers finished 40–42, sixth in the Western Conference, qualifying for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive year.1985-86 Portland Trail Blazers
/ref> Despite their losing record, the Blazers were the only team to defeat the eventual NBA champion

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at the

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during the regular season; the Celtics went 40–1 at home, a record that was unmatched until the

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in the 2015-16 season. In the

1986 NBA Playoffs The 1986 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1985–86 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Conference champion Houston Roc ...

, the Blazers were defeated by the

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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.

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

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

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Regular season

, - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , October 25, 1985 , Phoenix
W 128–123 (OT)
, , , , Memorial Coliseum , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , October 27, 1985 , Golden State
W 116–99
, , , , Memorial Coliseum , 2–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 3 , October 29, 1985 , @ L.A. Clippers
L 113–119
, , , ,

Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena The Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena was a multi-purpose arena at Exposition Park, in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. It was located next to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and just south of the campus of the University of ...

, 2–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 4 , November 2, 1985 ,

Utah Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...

W 128–108
, , , , Memorial Coliseum , 3–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 5 , November 3, 1985 ,

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...

W 110–96
, , , , Memorial Coliseum , 4–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 6 , November 5, 1985 , @

Houston Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...

L 113–127
, , , , The Summit , 4–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 7 , November 6, 1985 , @

Dallas Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...

W 111–109
, , , ,

Reunion Arena Reunion Arena was an indoor arena located in the Reunion, Dallas, Reunion district of downtown Dallas, Texas, United States. The arena served as the primary home of the National Hockey League's (NHL) Dallas Stars and the National Basketball Ass ...

, 5–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 8 , November 8, 1985 ,

Seattle Seattle ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. With a population of 780,995 in 2024, it is the 18th-most populous city in the United States. The city is the cou ...

W 92–88
, , , , Memorial Coliseum , 6–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 9 , November 10, 1985 ,

Cleveland Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania st ...

W 110–107
, , , , Memorial Coliseum , 7–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 10 , November 12, 1985 ,

Sacramento Sacramento ( or ; ; ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers in Northern California's Sacramento Valley, Sacramento's 2020 p ...

W 126–115
, , , , Memorial Coliseum , 8–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 11 , November 14, 1985 , @ L.A. Lakers
L 102–114
, , , , The Forum , 8–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 12 , November 15, 1985 , @

L 118–133
, , , , Salt Palace Acord Arena , 8–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 13 , November 17, 1985 ,

Milwaukee Milwaukee is the List of cities in Wisconsin, most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the List of United States cities by population, 31st-most populous city in the United States ...

L 104–117
, , , , Memorial Coliseum , 8–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 14 , November 19, 1985 ,

New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...

L 102–108
, , , , Memorial Coliseum , 8–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 15 , November 21, 1985 , @ L.A. Clippers
W 112–108
, , , ,

, 9–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 16 , November 23, 1985 , L.A. Lakers
L 113–130
, , , , Memorial Coliseum , 9–7 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 17 , November 24, 1985 ,

W 125–118
, , , , Memorial Coliseum , 10–7 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 18 , November 27, 1985 , @ Phoenix
W 110–93
, , , ,

Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, also called the Madhouse Coliseum or Phoenix Memorial Coliseum, is a 14,870-seat multi-purpose indoor arena in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, located at the Arizona State Fairgrounds. It hosted the Phoenix Su ...

, 11–7 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 19 , November 29, 1985 ,

Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...

W 122–107
, , , , Memorial Coliseum , 12–7 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 20 , December 1, 1985 ,

San Antonio San Antonio ( ; Spanish for " Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio. San Antonio is the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the ...

L 106–117
, , , , Memorial Coliseum , 12–8 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 21 , December 3, 1985 , @

Washington Washington most commonly refers to: * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States * Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A ...

L 111–115
, , , , Capital Centre , 12–9 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 22 , December 4, 1985
4:30p.m. PST , @

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...

L 98–109
, Colter (20) , Jones (9) ,

Porter Porter may refer to: Companies * Porter Airlines, Canadian airline based in Toronto * Porter Chemical Company, a defunct U.S. toy manufacturer of chemistry sets * Porter Motor Company, defunct U.S. car manufacturer * H.K. Porter, Inc., a locom ...

(4) , The Omni
4,113 , 12–10 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 23 , December 6, 1985 , @

Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

W 121–103
, , , ,

, 13–10 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 24 , December 7, 1985 , @

L 106–118
, , , ,

Brendan Byrne Arena Meadowlands Arena (formerly Brendan Byrne Arena, Continental Airlines Arena and Izod Center) is a closed indoor sports and concert venue located in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. Since closing, ...

, 13–11 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 25 , December 10, 1985 , Golden State
W 94–92
, , , , Memorial Coliseum , 14–11 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 26 , December 11, 1985 , @

L 111–119
, , , , Salt Palace Acord Arena , 14–12 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 27 , December 13, 1985 , @ Golden State
W 127–124 (OT)
, , , , Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena , 15–12 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 28 , December 17, 1985 , @

L 118–126
, , , ,

HemisFair Arena HemisFair Arena (also known as the San Antonio Convention Center Arena) was an indoor arena located in San Antonio, Texas. It was home to the ABA/NBA's San Antonio Spurs from 1973 to 1993 and the San Antonio Force of the AFL during the 1992 sea ...

, 14–14 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 29 , December 19, 1985 , @

Denver Denver ( ) is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Consolidated city and county, consolidated city and county, the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Colorado, most populous city of the U.S. state of ...

L 118–123
, , , ,

McNichols Sports Arena McNichols Sports Arena was an indoor arena located in Denver, Colorado, United States. Located adjacent to Mile High Stadium and completed in 1975, at a cost of $16 million, it seated 16,061 for hockey games and 17,171 for basketball games. Sp ...

, 15–14 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 30 , December 21, 1985 , @

W 114–97
, , , ,

Seattle Center Coliseum Climate Pledge Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is located north of downtown Seattle in the entertainment complex known as the Seattle Center, the site of the 1962 World's Fair, for which it was ...

, 16–14 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 31 , December 22, 1985 ,

W 121–114
, , , , Memorial Coliseum , 17–14 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 32 , December 25, 1985 , L.A. Clippers
W 121–107
, , , , Memorial Coliseum , 18–14 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 33 , December 27, 1985 , @

W 142–133 (OT)
, , , ,

, 19–14 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 34 , December 28, 1985 , @

L 108–118
, , , , The Summit , 19–15 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 35 , December 30, 1985 ,

W 125–110
, , , , Memorial Coliseum , 20–15 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 36 , January 1, 1986 ,

Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...

L 119–121 (OT)
, , , , Memorial Coliseum , 20–16 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 37 , January 3, 1986 , Phoenix
W 133–104
, , , , Memorial Coliseum , 21–16 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 38 , January 5, 1986 , Golden State
W 136–120
, , , , Memorial Coliseum , 22–16 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 39 , January 8, 1986 , @ L.A. Lakers
L 121–125
, , , , The Forum , 22–17 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 40 , January 10, 1986 , @

L 89–95
, , , , MECCA Arena , 22–18 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 41 , January 11, 1986 , @

W 109–106
, , , ,

Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as the Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh and Eighth Avenue (Manhattan), Eig ...

, 23–18 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 42 , January 14, 1986 , @

W 120–108
, , , ,

Richfield Coliseum Richfield Coliseum, also known as the Coliseum at Richfield, was an indoor arena located in Richfield Township, between Cleveland and Akron, Ohio. It opened in 1974 as a replacement for the Cleveland Arena, and had a seating capacity of 20,27 ...

, 24–18 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 43 , January 15, 1986 , @

Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...

W 109–104
, , , ,

Market Square Arena Market Square Arena (MSA) was an indoor arena in Indianapolis. Completed in 1974, at a cost of $23 million, it seated 16,530 for basketball and 15,993 for ice hockey. Seating capacity for concerts and other events was adjusted by the use of larg ...

, 25–18 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 44 , January 18, 1986 , Phoenix
W 112–87
, , , , Memorial Coliseum , 26–18 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 45 , January 19, 1986 ,

L 105–116
, , , , Memorial Coliseum , 26–19 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 46 , January 23, 1986 ,

W 117–107 (2OT)
, , , , Memorial Coliseum , 27–19 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 47 , January 25, 1986 , @

W 129–125
, , , ,

ARCO Arena ARCO Arena (known as Power Balance Pavilion from 2011 to 2012 and Sleep Train Arena from 2012 until 2022) was an indoor arena located in Sacramento, California, United States. Opened in 1988, it was the home of the Sacramento Kings of the Nation ...

, 28–19 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 48 , January 26, 1986 ,

L 116–121
, , , , Memorial Coliseum , 28–20 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 49 , January 28, 1986 , @ Phoenix
L 130–136
, , , ,

, 28–21 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 50 , January 30, 1986 , L.A. Lakers
L 94–118
, , , , Memorial Coliseum , 28–22 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 51 , February 1, 1986 , L.A. Clippers
W 156–121
, , , , Memorial Coliseum , 29–22 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 52 , February 4, 1986 , @

L 118–119
, , , ,

, 29–23 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 53 , February 6, 1986 ,

L 111–115
, , , , Memorial Coliseum , 29–24 , - align="center" , colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff", All-Star Break , - style="background:#cfc;" , - bgcolor="#bbffbb" , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 54 , February 11, 1986 ,

L 116–124
, , , , Memorial Coliseum , 29–25 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 55 , February 13, 1986 , @ L.A. Clippers
L 113–118
, , , ,

, 29–26 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 56 , February 14, 1986 ,

L 119–120 (OT)
, , , , Memorial Coliseum , 29–27 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 57 , February 16, 1986
5:00p.m. PST ,

L 101–110
, Vandeweghe (21) , Kersey, Thompson (10) , Drexler, Paxson (6) , Memorial Coliseum
12,666 , 29–28 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 58 , February 19, 1986 , @

L 133–153
, , , , The Spectrum , 29–29 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 59 , February 21, 1986 , @

L 96–108
, , , ,

Chicago Stadium Chicago Stadium was an indoor arena in Chicago from 1929 to 1995. When it was built, it was the largest indoor arena in the world with a maximum seating capacity of 26,000. It was the home of the National Hockey League's Chicago Blackhawks and ...

, 29–30 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 60 , February 22, 1986 , @

Detroit Detroit ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Michigan, most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario. It had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 United State ...

L 106–113
, , , ,

Pontiac Silverdome The Pontiac Silverdome (also known as the Silverdome) was a stadium in Pontiac, Michigan. It opened in 1975 and sat on 199 acres (51 ha) of land. When the stadium opened, it featured a fiberglass fabric roof held up by air pressure, the fi ...

, 29–31 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 61 , February 24, 1986 ,

L 113–119
, , , , Memorial Coliseum , 29–32 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 62 , February 26, 1986 , @ Phoenix
L 112–113
, , , ,

, 29–33 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 63 , February 27, 1986 , @

L 94–107
, , , ,

, 29–34 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 64 , March 1, 1986 ,

W 117–112
, , , , Memorial Coliseum , 30–34 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 65 , March 4, 1986 ,

W 102–99
, , , , Memorial Coliseum , 31–34 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 66 , March 7, 1986 ,

W 125–114
, , , , Memorial Coliseum , 32–34 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 67 , March 8, 1986 ,

W 104–90
, , , , Memorial Coliseum , 33–34 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 68 , March 13, 1986 , @

L 118–126
, , , , The Summit , 33–35 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 69 , March 14, 1986 , @

L 118–129
, , , ,

, 33–36 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 70 , March 16, 1986 ,

W 119–109
, , , , Memorial Coliseum , 34–36 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 71 , March 18, 1986 , @ L.A. Lakers
L 122–128
, , , , The Forum , 34–37 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 72 , March 21, 1986 ,

W 115–108
, , , , Memorial Coliseum , 35–37 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 73 , March 23, 1986 ,

W 112–102
, , , , Memorial Coliseum , 36–37 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 74 , March 25, 1986 , @

L 99–116
, , , ,

, 36–38 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 75 , March 29, 1986 , @ Golden State
L 129–130
, , , , Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena , 36–39 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 76 , April 1, 1986 ,

W 127–110
, , , , Memorial Coliseum , 37–39 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 77 , April 2, 1986 , @

W 121–109
, , , ,

, 38–39 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 78 , April 5, 1986 , @

L 103–114
, , , , Salt Palace Acord Arena , 38–40 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 79 , April 8, 1986 , L.A. Lakers
L 114–120
, , , , Memorial Coliseum , 38–41 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 80 , April 10, 1986 , L.A. Clippers
W 115–100
, , , , Memorial Coliseum , 39–41 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 81 , April 11, 1986 , @ Golden State
W 131–130
, , , , Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena , 40–41 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 82 , April 13, 1986 , @

L 118–123
, , , ,

, 40–42

Playoffs

, - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 1 , April 18, 1986 , @

L 126–133
, Kiki VanDeWeghe (28) ,

Kenny Carr Kenneth Alan Carr (born August 15, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player. Carr was selected in the first round (sixth overall) of the 1977 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers and played ten seasons in the National Basketba ...

(9) , Steve Colter (6) ,

13,209 , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , April 20, 1986 , @

W 108–106
, Kiki VanDeWeghe (36) ,

(11) ,

Clyde Drexler Clyde Austin Drexler (born June 22, 1962) is an American former professional basketball player who currently works as the commissioner of the Big3 3-on-3 basketball league. Nicknamed "Clyde the Glide", he played 15 seasons in the National Bask ...

(8) ,

11,724 , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 3 , April 22, 1986 ,

L 104–115
, Kiki VanDeWeghe (24) ,

(15) ,

(7) , Memorial Coliseum
12,666 , 1–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 4 , April 24, 1986 ,

L 112–116
, Kiki VanDeWeghe (18) ,

(18) , Steve Colter (8) , Memorial Coliseum
12,666 , 1–3 , -

Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Awards and honors

NBA All-Star The National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Game is an annual exhibition basketball game. It is the main event of the NBA All-Star Weekend. Traditionally, the All-Star Game featured a conference-based format, featuring a team composed of ...

* Clyde Drexler, NBA Player of the Week (December 30–January 5)

Transactions

References

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Portland Portland most commonly refers to: *Portland, Oregon, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon *Portland, Maine, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine *Isle of Portland, a tied island in the English Channel Portland may also r ...