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1985–86 Los Angeles Clippers season

{{short description|NBA professional basketball team season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{NBA season

| team = Los Angeles Clippers

| end_year = 1986

| wins = 32

| losses = 50

| division = Pacific

| division_place = 4

| conf_place = 10

| coach = Don Chaney

| gm = Carl Scheer

| owner = Donald Sterling

| arena = Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena

| television = KTLA
(Phil Stone, Tom Hawkins)

| radio = KLAC
(Ralph Lawler, Ted Green, Pete Arbogast)

| playoffs = Did not qualify

| bbr_team = LAC

}}

The 1985-86 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 16th season in the NBA, their second in Los Angeles.[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/LAC/1986.html 1985-86 Los Angeles Clippers]

Draft picks

{{main article|1985 NBA draft}}

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! style="background:#CC0033; color:white" width="10%"| Round

! style="background:#CC0033; color:white" width="10%"| Pick

! style="background:#CC0033; color:white" width="20%"| Player

! style="background:#CC0033; color:white" width="15%"| Position

! style="background:#CC0033; color:white" width="15%"| Nationality

! style="background:#CC0033; color:white" width="20%"| College

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| 1

3Benoit BenjaminCenter{{USA}}Creighton
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| 3

52Anicet LavodramaForward{{CAF}}Houston Baptist
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| 4

74Jim DeinesCenter{{USA}}
{{FRA}}		Arizona State
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| 5

99Wayne CarlanderForward{{USA}}USC
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| 6

121Malcolm ThomasForward{{USA}}Missouri
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| 7

143Gary MalonconForward{{USA}}UCLA

Roster

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! colspan="2" style="background-color: #CC0033; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" | Los Angeles Clippers 1985-86 roster

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! Players !! Coaches

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! Pos. !! # !! Name !! Ht. !! Wt. !! From

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{{player2 | num = 00 | first = Benoit | last = Benjamin | pos = C | ft = 7 | in = 0 | lbs = 250 | college = Creighton }}

{{player2 | num = 2 | first = Junior | last = Bridgeman | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 215 | college = Louisville }}

{{player2 | num = 7 | first = Michael | last = Brooks |dab=basketball| pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 220 | college = LaSalle | inj = yes | note = IN }}

{{player2 | num = 31 | first = Wallace | last = Bryant | pos = C | ft = 7 | in = 0 | lbs = 245 | college = San Francisco | note = waived }}

{{player2 | num = 44 | first = Michael | last = Cage | pos = F/C | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 235 | college = San Diego State }}

{{player2 | num = 38 | first = Jeff | last = Cross |dab=basketball| pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = 242 | college = Maine }}

{{player2 | num = 14 | first = Franklin | last = Edwards | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 190 | college = Cleveland State }}

{{player2 | num = 4 | first = Lancaster | last = Gordon | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 195 | college = Louisville }}

{{player2 | num = 8 | first = Marques | last = Johnson | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 224 | college = UCLA }}

{{player2 | num = 20 | first = Ozell | last = Jones | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 235 | college = Cal State Fullerton }}

{{player2 | num = 19 | first = Cedric | last = Maxwell | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 225 | college = Charlotte }}

{{player2 | num = 46 | first = Jay | last = Murphy | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 220 | college = Boston College | note = waived }}

{{player2 | num = 40 | first = Kurt | last = Nimphius | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 225 | college = Arizona State }}

{{player2 | num = 10 | first = Norm | last = Nixon | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 170 | college = Duquesne }}

{{player2 | num = 18 | first = Derek | last = Smith |dab=basketball | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 218 | college = Louisville }}

{{player2 | num = 21 | first = Jim | last = Thomas |dab=basketball | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 190 | college = Indiana | note = waived }}

{{player2 | num = 1 | first = Darnell | last = Valentine | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 183 | college = Kansas }}

{{player2 | num = 22 | first = Rory | last = White | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 215 | college = South Alabama }}

{{player2 | num = 52 | first = Jamaal | last = Wilkes | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 190 | college = UCLA}}

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| asst_coach =

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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.

Regular season

=Season standings=

{{1985–86 NBA Pacific standings|team=LAC}}

{{1985–86 NBA West standings|team=LAC}}

:z - clinched division title

:y - clinched division title

:x - clinched playoff spot

=Record vs. opponents=

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colspan=24|1985-86 NBA Records
width=100|Team

!style="background:#FF0000;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|ATL

!style="background:#006400;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|BOS

!style="background:#FF0000;color:#000000;width=35"|CHI

!style="background:#FF8C00;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|CLE

!style="background:#008000;color:#00008B;width=35"|DAL

!style="background:#0000CD;color:#FFD700;width=35"|DEN

!style="background:#0000FF;color:#FF0000;width=35"|DET

!style="background:#0000FF;color:#FFD700;width=35"|GSW

!style="background:#FF0000;color:#FFD700;width=35"|HOU

!style="background:#000080;color:#FFD700;width=35"|IND

!style="background:#F9160D;color:#1A2E8B;width=35"|LAC

!style="background:#800080;color:#FFD700;width=35"|LAL

!style="background:#006400;color:#B22222;width=35"|MIL

!style="background:#B0170C;color:#00056D;width=35"|NJN

!style="background:#0000FF;color:#FF8C00;width=35"|NYK

!style="background:#FF0000;color:#0000FF;width=35"|PHI

!style="background:#800080;color:#FF4500;width=35"|PHO

!style="background:#000000;color:#FF0000;width=35"|POR

!style="background:#0000FF;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|SAC

!style="background:#000000;color:#C0C0C0;width=35"|SAS

!style="background:#005831;color:#FFC322;width=35"|SEA

!style="background:#36004A;color:#FFFF00;width=35"|UTA

!style="background:#DC143C;color:#0000CD;width=35"|WAS

style="text-align:left;" | Atlanta–0–65–14–21–11–14–21–11–15–12–01–13–34–25–14–12–02–02–01–11–10–21–4
style="text-align:left;" | Boston6–0–5–15–11–11–14–12–02–05–12–02–05–04–25–14–21–11–11–12–02–02–05–1
style="text-align:left;" | Chicago1–51–5–3–30–22–02–42–01–13–31–10–21–52–34–21–51–11–10–21–11–11–11–4
style="text-align:left;" | Cleveland2–41–53–3–1–11–11–50–20–23–21–11–11–53–34–10–62–00–22–01–11–10–21–5
style="text-align:left;" | Dallas1–11–12–01–1–3–30–24–11–52–02–31–40–22–01–10–25–02–33–34–23–25–11–1
style="text-align:left;" | Denver1–11–10–21–13–3–1–13–23–32–04–13–22–01–11–11–14–13–23–33–32–33–32–0
style="text-align:left;" | Detroit2–41–44–25–12–01–1–1–11–15–12–01–12–44–24–12–40–21–10–21–12–01–14–2
style="text-align:left;" | Golden State1–10–20–22–01–42–31–1–0–51–15–12–40–21–11–11–12–41–52–32–32–42–31–1
style="text-align:left;" | Houston1–10–21–12–05–13–31–15–0–2–03–21–40–21–12–01–13–23–24–25–13–23–32–0
style="text-align:left;" | Indiana1–51–53–32–30–20–21–51–10–2–2–00–22–42–32–40–61–10–20–21–12–00–25–1
style="text-align:left;" | L.A. Clippers0–20–21–11–13–21–40–21–52–30–2–2–41–12–02–00–22–42–45–01–43–33–20–2
style="text-align:left;" | L.A. Lakers1–10–22–01–14–12–31–14–24–12–04–2–2–01–11–12–05–16–05–04–14–25–02–0
style="text-align:left;" | Milwaukee3–30–55–15–12–00–24–22–02–04–21–10–2–4–26–04–11–12–02–02–02–02–04–2
style="text-align:left;" | New Jersey2–42–43–23–30–21–12–41–11–13–20–21–12–4–5–12–42–02–02–01–10–22–02–4
style="text-align:left;" | New York1–51–52–41–41–11–11–41–10–24–20–21–10–61–5–0–62–00–21–11–11–10–23–3
style="text-align:left;" | Philadelphia1–42–45–16–02–01–14–21–11–16–02–00–21–44–26–0–2–02–02–01–11–11–13–3
style="text-align:left;" | Phoenix0–21–11–10–20–51–42–04–22–31–14–21–51–10–20–20–2–2–42–33–25–11–41–1
style="text-align:left;" | Portland0–21–11–12–03–22–31–15–12–32–04–20–60–20–22–00–24–2–3–21–45–12–30–2
style="text-align:left;" | Sacramento0–21–12–00–23–33–32–03–22–42–00–50–50–20–21–10–23–22–3–5–15–02–41–1
style="text-align:left;" | San Antonio1–10–21–11–12–43–31–13–21–51–14–11–40–21–11–11–12–34–11–5–2–32–42–0
style="text-align:left;" | Seattle1–10–21–11–12–33–20–24–22–30–23–32–40–22–01–11–11–51–50–53–2–2–31–1
style="text-align:left;" | Utah2–00–21–12–01–53–31–13–23–32–02–30–50–20–22–01–14–13–24–24–23–2–1–1
style="text-align:left;" | Washington4–11–54–15–11–10–22–41–10–21–52–00–22–44–23–33–31–12–01–10–21–11–1—

=Game log=

Player statistics

{{NBA roster statistics legend}}

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style="background-color: #E23B45; color: #FFFFFF" width:10%;"| Player

! style="background-color: #E23B45; color: #FFFFFF" width:6%;"| GP

! style="background-color: #E23B45; color: #FFFFFF" width:6%;"| GS

! style="background-color: #E23B45; color: #FFFFFF" width:6%;"| MPG

! style="background-color: #E23B45; color: #FFFFFF" width:6%;"| FG%

! style="background-color: #E23B45; color: #FFFFFF" width:6%;"| 3FG%

! style="background-color: #E23B45; color: #FFFFFF" width:6%;"| FT%

! style="background-color: #E23B45; color: #FFFFFF" width:6%;"| RPG

! style="background-color: #E23B45; color: #FFFFFF" width:6%;"| APG

! style="background-color: #E23B45; color: #FFFFFF" width:6%;"| SPG

! style="background-color: #E23B45; color: #FFFFFF" width:6%;"| BPG

! style="background-color: #E23B45; color: #FFFFFF" width:6%;"| PPG

{{sort|Benjamin, Benoit|Benoit Benjamin}}

| |79

3726.4.490.333.7467.61.00.82.611.1
{{sort|Brideman, Junior|Junior Bridgeman}}

| | 58

1420.0.441.333.8912.11.90.50.18.8
{{sort|Bryant, Wallace|Wallace Bryant}}

| |8

08.0.222.000.6252.50.50.30.41.6
{{sort|Cage, Michael|Michael Cage}}

| |78

1220.1.479.000.6495.31.00.80.46.7
{{sort|Cross, Jeff|Jeff Cross}}

| | 21

06.1.250.000.5601.40.00.10.11.2
{{sort|Donaldson, James|James Donaldson}}

| | 14

1431.5.512.000.8149.40.90.42.110.2
{{sort|Edwards, Franklin|Franklin Edwards}}

| | 73

1920.4.454.111.8741.23.51.20.19.0
{{sort|Gordon, Lancaster|Lancaster Gordon}}

| | 60

111.7.377.250.8041.11.00.60.25.2
{{sort|Johnson, Marques|Marques Johnson}}

| |75

7534.7.510.067.7605.53.81.40.720.3
{{sort|Jones, Ozell|Ozell Jones}}

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{{sort|Maxwell, Cedric|Cedric Maxwell}}

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{{sort|Murphy, Jay|Jay Murphy}}

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{{sort|Nimphius, Kurt|Kurt Nimphius}}

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{{sort|Nixon, Norm|Norm Nixon}}

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{{sort|Smith, Derek|Derek Smith}}

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{{sort|Thomas, Jim|Jim Thomas}}

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{{sort|Valentine, Darnell|Darnell Valentine}}

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{{sort|White, Rory|Rory White}}

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{{sort|Wilkes, Jamaal|Jamaal Wilkes}}

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Awards, records and milestones

= 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.

=Trades=

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| style="width:12%" | September 6, 1985

| style="width:30%" valign="top"| To Los Angeles Clippers

| style="width:30%" valign="top"| To Boston Celtics

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| style="width:12%" | November 25, 1985

| style="width:30%" valign="top"| To Los Angeles Clippers

| style="width:30%" valign="top"| To Dallas Mavericks

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| style="width:12%" | January 14, 1986

| style="width:30%" valign="top"| To Los Angeles Clippers

| style="width:30%" valign="top"| To Portland Trail Blazers

  • 1986 first-round draft pick

=Free agents=

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==Additions==

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| style="width:140px"|Player

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==Subtractions==

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| style="width:140px"|Player

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References

{{reflist}}

{{Los Angeles Clippers}}

{{Los Angeles Clippers seasons}}

{{1985–86 NBA season by team}}

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