1985–86 Milwaukee Bucks season

1985–86 Milwaukee Bucks season
Division champions
Head coach	Don Nelson
Owners	Herb Kohl
Arena	MECCA Arena
Results
Record	57–25 (.695)
Place	Division: 1st Conference: 2nd
Playoff finish	East Conference Finals (Eliminated 0-4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

The 1985–86 Milwaukee Bucks season was the 18th season for the Bucks. Milwaukee posted a 57-25 record but lost to the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Draft picks

Main article: 1985 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	22	Jerry Reynolds	SG/SF	United States	Louisiana State
3	68	Eugene McDowell		United States	Florida
4	91	Cozell McQueen	F	United States	North Carolina State
5	114	Ray Knight		United States	Providence
6	137	Quentin Anderson		United States	Texas Tech
7	160	Mario Elie	SG/SF	United States	American International

Roster

Milwaukee Bucks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From C 45 Breuer, Randy 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Minnesota PF 34 Cummings, Terry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) DePaul SF 23 Davis, Charles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Vanderbilt F 7 Fields, Kenny 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) UCLA SG 15 Hodges, Craig 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Long Beach State C 53 Lister, Alton 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Arizona State C 44 Mokeski, Paul 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Kansas SG 4 Moncrief, Sidney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Arkansas SG 22 Pierce, Ricky 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Rice SG 25 Pressey, Paul 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Tulsa SF 35 Reynolds, Jerry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) LSU

Head coach Don Nelson Assistant coach(es) Mike Schuler Garry St. Jean Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks	57	25	.695	–	33–8	24–17	21–9
x-Atlanta Hawks	50	32	.610	7	34–7	16–25	21–9
x-Detroit Pistons	46	36	.561	11	31–10	15–26	18–12
x-Chicago Bulls	30	52	.366	27	22–19	8–33	10–20
Cleveland Cavaliers	29	53	.354	28	16–25	13–28	10–19
Indiana Pacers	26	56	.317	31	19–22	7–34	9–20

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Boston Celtics	67	15	.817	–
2	y-Milwaukee Bucks	57	25	.695	10
3	x-Philadelphia 76ers	54	28	.659	13
4	x-Atlanta Hawks	50	32	.610	17
5	x-Detroit Pistons	46	36	.561	21
6	x-Washington Bullets	39	43	.476	28
7	x-New Jersey Nets	39	43	.476	28
8	x-Chicago Bulls	30	52	.366	37
9	Cleveland Cavaliers	29	53	.354	38
10	Indiana Pacers	26	56	.317	41
11	New York Knicks	23	59	.280	44

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1985–86 NBA records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIL	NJN	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	0–6	5–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	5–1	2–0	1–1	3–3	4–2	5–1	4–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–4
Boston	6–0	—	5–1	5–1	1–1	1–1	4–1	2–0	2–0	5–1	2–0	2–0	5–0	4–2	5–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	5–1
Chicago	1–5	1–5	—	3–3	0–2	2–0	2–4	2–0	1–1	3–3	1–1	0–2	1–5	2–3	4–2	1–5	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–4
Cleveland	2–4	1–5	3–3	—	1–1	1–1	1–5	0–2	0–2	3–2	1–1	1–1	1–5	3–3	4–1	0–6	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–5
Dallas	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	—	3–3	0–2	4–1	1–5	2–0	2–3	1–4	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	5–0	2–3	3–3	4–2	3–2	5–1	1–1
Denver	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–3	—	1–1	3–2	3–3	2–0	4–1	3–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1	3–2	3–3	3–3	2–3	3–3	2–0
Detroit	2–4	1–4	4–2	5–1	2–0	1–1	—	1–1	1–1	5–1	2–0	1–1	2–4	4–2	4–1	2–4	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–2
Golden State	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–4	2–3	1–1	—	0–5	1–1	5–1	2–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–4	1–5	2–3	2–3	2–4	2–3	1–1
Houston	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	5–1	3–3	1–1	5–0	—	2–0	3–2	1–4	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–2	3–2	4–2	5–1	3–2	3–3	2–0
Indiana	1–5	1–5	3–3	2–3	0–2	0–2	1–5	1–1	0–2	—	2–0	0–2	2–4	2–3	2–4	0–6	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	5–1
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–2	1–4	0–2	1–5	2–3	0–2	—	2–4	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–4	2–4	5–0	1–4	3–3	3–2	0–2
L.A. Lakers	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	4–1	2–3	1–1	4–2	4–1	2–0	4–2	—	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	5–1	6–0	5–0	4–1	4–2	5–0	2–0
Milwaukee	3–3	0–5	5–1	5–1	2–0	0–2	4–2	2–0	2–0	4–2	1–1	0–2	—	4–2	6–0	4–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	4–2
New Jersey	2–4	2–4	3–2	3–3	0–2	1–1	2–4	1–1	1–1	3–2	0–2	1–1	2–4	—	5–1	2–4	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–4
New York	1–5	1–5	2–4	1–4	1–1	1–1	1–4	1–1	0–2	4–2	0–2	1–1	0–6	1–5	—	0–6	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–3
Philadelphia	1–4	2–4	5–1	6–0	2–0	1–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	6–0	2–0	0–2	1–4	4–2	6–0	—	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–3
Phoenix	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–5	1–4	2–0	4–2	2–3	1–1	4–2	1–5	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	—	2–4	2–3	3–2	5–1	1–4	1–1
Portland	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–2	2–3	1–1	5–1	2–3	2–0	4–2	0–6	0–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	4–2	—	3–2	1–4	5–1	2–3	0–2
Sacramento	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	3–3	3–3	2–0	3–2	2–4	2–0	0–5	0–5	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–2	2–3	—	5–1	5–0	2–4	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	3–3	1–1	3–2	1–5	1–1	4–1	1–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	4–1	1–5	—	2–3	2–4	2–0
Seattle	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–2	0–2	4–2	2–3	0–2	3–3	2–4	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–5	1–5	0–5	3–2	—	2–3	1–1
Utah	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–5	3–3	1–1	3–2	3–3	2–0	2–3	0–5	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	4–1	3–2	4–2	4–2	3–2	—	1–1
Washington	4–1	1–5	4–1	5–1	1–1	0–2	2–4	1–1	0–2	1–5	2–0	0–2	2–4	4–2	3–3	3–3	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	—

Season Schedule

November

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record
1	Oct 25	@ Detroit Pistons	116-118	0-1
2	Oct 26	Atlanta Hawks	117-91	1-1
3	Oct 29	Philadelphia 76ers	119-117	2-1

Playoffs

East First Round

(2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (7) New Jersey Nets: Bucks win series 3–0

• Game 1 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (April 18): Milwaukee 119, New Jersey 107
• Game 2 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (April 20): Milwaukee 111, New Jersey 97
• Game 3 @ Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford (April 22): Milwaukee 118, New Jersey 113

Last Playoff Meeting: 1984 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Milwaukee won 4–2)

East Conference Semifinals

(2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers: Bucks win series 4–3

• Game 1 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (April 29): Philadelphia 118, Milwaukee 112
• Game 2 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (May 1): Milwaukee 119, Philadelphia 107
• Game 3 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (May 3): Philadelphia 107, Milwaukee 103
• Game 4 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (May 5): Milwaukee 109, Philadelphia 104
• Game 5 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (May 7): Milwaukee 113, Philadelphia 108
• Game 6 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (May 9): Philadelphia 126, Milwaukee 108
• Game 7 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (May 11): Milwaukee 113, Philadelphia 112

Last Playoff Meeting: 1985 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Philadelphia won 4–0)

East Conference Finals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (2) Milwaukee Bucks: Celtics win series 4–0

• Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 13): Boston 128, Milwaukee 96
• Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 15): Boston 122, Milwaukee 111
• Game 3 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (May 17): Boston 111, Milwaukee 107
• Game 4 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (May 18): Boston 111, Milwaukee 98

Last Playoff Meeting: 1984 Eastern Conference Finals (Boston won 4–1)

Player statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Randy Breuer
Terry Cummings
Charles Davis
Kenny Fields
Mike Glenn
Craig Hodges
Earl Jones
Jeff Lamp
Alton Lister
Paul Mokeski
Sidney Moncrief
Ricky Pierce
Paul Pressey
Jerry Reynolds
Derrick Rowland
Bryan Warrick

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Randy Breuer
Terry Cummings
Charles Davis
Kenny Fields
Mike Glenn
Craig Hodges
Alton Lister
Paul Mokeski
Sidney Moncrief
Ricky Pierce
Paul Pressey
Jerry Reynolds

Awards and Records

• Sidney Moncrief, All-NBA Second Team
• Sidney Moncrief, NBA All-Defensive First Team
• Paul Pressey, NBA All-Defensive First Team

References

• Bucks on Database Basketball
• Bucks on Basketball Reference