The
1985–86 NBA season
The 1985–86 NBA season was the 40th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning their third championship of the decade, beating the Houston Rockets 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals. This would b ...
was the SuperSonics' 19th season in the
NBA
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1985-86 Seattle SuperSonics
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The SuperSonics finished the season in eleventh place in the Western Conference with a 31–51 record, the same as the previous year.
Offseason
Draft
Roster
Staff management
* Bob Kloppenburg
Robert G. Kloppenburg (July 28, 1927 – April 16, 2024) was an American basketball coach. Kloppenburg played college basketball at USC and Fresno State. In a career spanning from the 1950s to 1990s, Kloppenburg coached at the high school, colle ...
, Assistant coach
* Lorin Miller, Assistant coach
Salaries
Season overview
Highs
* Seattle finishes the season on a positive note, defeating the Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco. The Warriors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. Founded in 1946 i ...
on the home.
* Great draft picks like Xavier McDaniel
Xavier Maurice McDaniel (born June 4, 1963), nicknamed "X-Man", is an American former professional basketball player who, at 6 ft 7 in, played both small forward and power forward. He played college basketball for the Wichita State Sh ...
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* Tom Chambers' strong shot and high-flying dunks.
* Went on a 3-game winning streak between November 22–26.
Lows
* Seattle would lose their first 3 games.
* Losing streaks of 3 to 6 games.
* On November 8, 1985, the Sonics play the Portland Trail Blazers
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, a familiar rival dubbed as the "I-5 Rivalry". The game is held at Memorial Coliseum in Portland. The Trail Blazers win the game by a score of 92–88.
Standings
Division
Conference
:z - clinched division title
:y - clinched division title
:x - clinched playoff spot
Game log
Player statistics
Awards and records
* Xavier McDaniel
Xavier Maurice McDaniel (born June 4, 1963), nicknamed "X-Man", is an American former professional basketball player who, at 6 ft 7 in, played both small forward and power forward. He played college basketball for the Wichita State Sh ...
, All-Rookie 1st Team
References
See also
* 1985-86 NBA season
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Sea
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