1985-86 Denver Nuggets Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 47-35
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 5-5 Lost conference semifinals
Conference First Round - Defeated Portland Trail Blazers 3-1
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Houston Rockets 4-2
Coach: Doug Moe (47-35)
Location: Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 531,814, Avg. 12,971 in 41 home dates
1985-86 Denver Nuggets Statistics
1985-86 Denver Nuggets Roster

The Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1985-86 season with a record of 47 wins and 35 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-5.

The Nuggets scored 9,410 points and surrendered 9,303. Alex English tossed in a team-best 2,414 points for Denver, while Wayne Cooper contributed 610 boards. Fat Lever dished out 584 assists for the squad.

On defense, Fat Lever added 178 thefts, and Wayne Cooper blocked 227 shots.

Doug Moe coached the team. The 1985-86 Denver Nuggets lost in the conference semifinals.

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Regular Season Points For: 9410
Regular Season Points Against: 9303

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 25, 1985 Denver Nuggets 119 at Golden State Warriors 105 W 0-0 1-0 1-0
October 26, 1985 Sacramento Kings 112 at Denver Nuggets 123 W 1-0 1-0 2-0
October 29, 1985 Denver Nuggets 142 at Phoenix Suns 127 W 1-0 2-0 3-0
October 31, 1985 Seattle Supersonics 73 at Denver Nuggets 90 W 2-0 2-0 4-0
November 5, 1985 Atlanta Hawks 113 at Denver Nuggets 128 W 3-0 2-0 5-0
November 7, 1985 Dallas Mavericks 99 at Denver Nuggets 131 W 4-0 2-0 6-0
November 8, 1985 Denver Nuggets 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 128 L 4-0 2-1 6-1
November 12, 1985 Denver Nuggets 119 at Houston Rockets 127 L 4-0 2-2 6-2
November 14, 1985 San Antonio Spurs 109 at Denver Nuggets 112 W 5-0 2-2 7-2
November 16, 1985 Los Angeles Clippers 109 at Denver Nuggets 113 W 6-0 2-2 8-2
November 19, 1985 Houston Rockets 113 at Denver Nuggets 127 W 7-0 2-2 9-2
November 21, 1985 Los Angeles Lakers 120 at Denver Nuggets 121 W 8-0 2-2 10-2
November 23, 1985 Sacramento Kings 118 at Denver Nuggets 122 W 9-0 2-2 11-2
November 24, 1985 Denver Nuggets 84 at Seattle Supersonics 110 L 9-0 2-3 11-3
November 26, 1985 Chicago Bulls 128 at Denver Nuggets 123 L 9-1 2-3 11-4
November 27, 1985 Denver Nuggets 102 at Golden State Warriors 104 L 9-1 2-4 11-5
November 29, 1985 Denver Nuggets 129 at Utah Jazz 114 W 9-1 3-4 12-5
November 30, 1985 Seattle Supersonics 131 at Denver Nuggets 123 L 9-2 3-4 12-6 2OT
December 3, 1985 Denver Nuggets 94 at New York Knicks 111 L 9-2 3-5 12-7
December 4, 1985 Denver Nuggets 119 at Indiana Pacers 105 W 9-2 4-5 13-7
December 6, 1985 Denver Nuggets 123 at Philadelphia 76ers 121 W 9-2 5-5 14-7
December 7, 1985 Denver Nuggets 114 at Cleveland Cavaliers 124 L 9-2 5-6 14-8
December 11, 1985 Los Angeles Clippers 95 at Denver Nuggets 134 W 10-2 5-6 15-8
December 13, 1985 Los Angeles Lakers 120 at Denver Nuggets 124 W 11-2 5-6 16-8
December 14, 1985 Denver Nuggets 100 at Dallas Mavericks 127 L 11-2 5-7 16-9
December 17, 1985 Golden State Warriors 114 at Denver Nuggets 122 W 12-2 5-7 17-9
December 19, 1985 Portland Trail Blazers 118 at Denver Nuggets 123 W 13-2 5-7 18-9
December 21, 1985 San Antonio Spurs 128 at Denver Nuggets 118 L 13-3 5-7 18-10
December 22, 1985 Denver Nuggets 114 at Portland Trail Blazers 121 L 13-3 5-8 18-11
December 28, 1985 Denver Nuggets 112 at San Antonio Spurs 116 L 13-3 5-9 18-12
December 30, 1985 Houston Rockets 122 at Denver Nuggets 125 W 14-3 5-9 19-12
January 3, 1986 Denver Nuggets 107 at Seattle Supersonics 117 L 14-3 5-10 19-13
January 4, 1986 Denver Nuggets 107 at Sacramento Kings 112 L 14-3 5-11 19-14
January 7, 1986 Dallas Mavericks 110 at Denver Nuggets 132 W 15-3 5-11 20-14
January 9, 1986 Seattle Supersonics 90 at Denver Nuggets 94 W 16-3 5-11 21-14
January 11, 1986 Utah Jazz 106 at Denver Nuggets 114 W 17-3 5-11 22-14
January 13, 1986 Denver Nuggets 119 at Milwaukee Bucks 115 W 17-3 6-11 23-14
January 15, 1986 Denver Nuggets 100 at Boston Celtics 123 L 17-3 6-12 23-15
January 17, 1986 Denver Nuggets 113 at Detroit Pistons 129 L 17-3 6-13 23-16
January 18, 1986 Denver Nuggets 113 at New Jersey Nets 124 L 17-3 6-14 23-17
January 21, 1986 Denver Nuggets 114 at Utah Jazz 117 L 17-3 6-15 23-18 OT
January 22, 1986 New Jersey Nets 124 at Denver Nuggets 137 W 18-3 6-15 24-18
January 24, 1986 San Antonio Spurs 113 at Denver Nuggets 98 L 18-4 6-15 24-19
January 25, 1986 Denver Nuggets 127 at Los Angeles Lakers 115 W 18-4 7-15 25-19
January 27, 1986 Cleveland Cavaliers 103 at Denver Nuggets 124 W 19-4 7-15 26-19
January 28, 1986 Denver Nuggets 120 at Sacramento Kings 125 L 19-4 7-16 26-20
January 30, 1986 New York Knicks 97 at Denver Nuggets 102 W 20-4 7-16 27-20
February 1, 1986 Milwaukee Bucks 113 at Denver Nuggets 116 W 21-4 7-16 28-20
February 3, 1986 Denver Nuggets 102 at Houston Rockets 104 L 21-4 7-17 28-21
February 4, 1986 Portland Trail Blazers 118 at Denver Nuggets 119 W 22-4 7-17 29-21
February 6, 1986 Denver Nuggets 100 at San Antonio Spurs 95 W 22-4 8-17 30-21
February 12, 1986 Denver Nuggets 110 at Dallas Mavericks 117 L 22-4 8-18 30-22
February 14, 1986 Denver Nuggets 95 at Phoenix Suns 112 L 22-4 8-19 30-23
February 15, 1986 Golden State Warriors 100 at Denver Nuggets 113 W 23-4 8-19 31-23
February 18, 1986 Washington Bullets 90 at Denver Nuggets 101 W 24-4 8-19 32-23
February 20, 1986 Boston Celtics 100 at Denver Nuggets 102 W 25-4 8-19 33-23
February 22, 1986 Dallas Mavericks 106 at Denver Nuggets 113 W 26-4 8-19 34-23
February 24, 1986 Denver Nuggets 119 at Portland Trail Blazers 113 W 26-4 9-19 35-23
February 25, 1986 Phoenix Suns 99 at Denver Nuggets 112 W 27-4 9-19 36-23
February 27, 1986 Denver Nuggets 111 at Houston Rockets 117 L 27-4 9-20 36-24
March 1, 1986 Philadelphia 76ers 118 at Denver Nuggets 107 L 27-5 9-20 36-25
March 4, 1986 Houston Rockets 115 at Denver Nuggets 128 W 28-5 9-20 37-25
March 7, 1986 Indiana Pacers 117 at Denver Nuggets 134 W 29-5 9-20 38-25
March 9, 1986 Denver Nuggets 123 at Los Angeles Clippers 121 W 29-5 10-20 39-25
March 11, 1986 Denver Nuggets 116 at Atlanta Hawks 128 L 29-5 10-21 39-26
March 13, 1986 Denver Nuggets 102 at Chicago Bulls 112 L 29-5 10-22 39-27
March 14, 1986 Denver Nuggets 101 at Washington Bullets 91 W 29-5 11-22 40-27
March 16, 1986 Sacramento Kings 113 at Denver Nuggets 119 W 30-5 11-22 41-27
March 18, 1986 Denver Nuggets 113 at Sacramento Kings 117 L 30-5 11-23 41-28
March 19, 1986 Detroit Pistons 98 at Denver Nuggets 114 W 31-5 11-23 42-28
March 21, 1986 Los Angeles Clippers 104 at Denver Nuggets 115 W 32-5 11-23 43-28
March 23, 1986 Denver Nuggets 111 at Golden State Warriors 113 L 32-5 11-24 43-29
March 25, 1986 Los Angeles Lakers 121 at Denver Nuggets 115 L 32-6 11-24 43-30
March 26, 1986 Denver Nuggets 101 at Utah Jazz 116 L 32-6 11-25 43-31
March 28, 1986 Utah Jazz 120 at Denver Nuggets 128 W 33-6 11-25 44-31
April 1, 1986 Denver Nuggets 110 at Portland Trail Blazers 127 L 33-6 11-26 44-32
April 3, 1986 Denver Nuggets 114 at Dallas Mavericks 115 L 33-6 11-27 44-33
April 6, 1986 Denver Nuggets 124 at San Antonio Spurs 106 W 33-6 12-27 45-33
April 7, 1986 Denver Nuggets 131 at Phoenix Suns 123 W 33-6 13-27 46-33
April 9, 1986 Denver Nuggets 127 at Los Angeles Clippers 132 L 33-6 13-28 46-34
April 10, 1986 Phoenix Suns 113 at Denver Nuggets 115 W 34-6 13-28 47-34
April 12, 1986 Utah Jazz 117 at Denver Nuggets 99 L 34-7 13-28 47-35
April 18, 1986 Portland Trail Blazers 126 at Denver Nuggets 133 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
April 20, 1986 Portland Trail Blazers 108 at Denver Nuggets 106 L 1-1 0-0 1-1
April 22, 1986 Denver Nuggets 115 at Portland Trail Blazers 104 W 1-1 1-0 2-1
April 24, 1986 Denver Nuggets 116 at Portland Trail Blazers 112 W 1-1 2-0 3-1
April 26, 1986 Denver Nuggets 119 at Houston Rockets 126 L 1-1 2-1 3-2
April 29, 1986 Denver Nuggets 101 at Houston Rockets 119 L 1-1 2-2 3-3
May 2, 1986 Houston Rockets 115 at Denver Nuggets 116 W 2-1 2-2 4-3
May 4, 1986 Houston Rockets 111 at Denver Nuggets 114 W 3-1 2-2 5-3 OT
May 6, 1986 Denver Nuggets 103 at Houston Rockets 131 L 3-1 2-3 5-4
May 8, 1986 Houston Rockets 126 at Denver Nuggets 122 L 3-2 2-3 5-5 2OT


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