# 1985–86 Portland Trail Blazers season

The 1985–86 Portland Trail Blazers season was the 16th season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Blazers finished 40–42, sixth in the Western Conference, qualifying for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive year.
Despite their losing record, the Blazers were the only team to defeat the eventual NBA champion Boston Celtics at the Boston Garden during the regular season; the Celtics went 40–1 at home, a record that was unmatched until the San Antonio Spurs in the 2015-16 season.
In the 1986 NBA Playoffs, the Blazers were defeated by the Denver Nuggets 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.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 24 | Terry Porter | G | United States | Wisconsin–Stevens Point |
| 2 | 25 | Mike Smrek | C | United States | Clemson |
| 2 | 39 | George Montgomery | | United States | Illinois |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Pacific Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Los Angeles Lakers | 62 | 20 | .756 | – | 35–6 | 27–14 | 23–7 |
| x-Portland Trail Blazers | 40 | 42 | .488 | 22 | 27–14 | 13–28 | 18–12 |
| Phoenix Suns | 32 | 50 | .390 | 30 | 23–18 | 9–32 | 16–14 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 32 | 50 | .390 | 30 | 22–19 | 10–31 | 10–20 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 | 24–17 | 7–34 | 11–19 |
| Golden State Warriors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 32 | 24–17 | 6–35 | 12–18 |
| # | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | c-Los Angeles Lakers | 62 | 20 | .756 | – |
| 2 | y-Houston Rockets | 51 | 31 | .622 | 11 |
| 3 | x-Denver Nuggets | 47 | 35 | .573 | 15 |
| 4 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 18 |
| 5 | x-Utah Jazz | 42 | 40 | .512 | 20 |
| 6 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 40 | 42 | .488 | 22 |
| 7 | x-Sacramento Kings | 37 | 45 | .451 | 25 |
| 8 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 35 | 47 | .427 | 27 |
| 9 | Phoenix Suns | 32 | 50 | .390 | 30 |
| 10 | Los Angeles Clippers | 32 | 50 | .390 | 30 |
| 11 | Seattle SuperSonics | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 |
| 12 | Golden State Warriors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 32 |
    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 | — |

## Game log
### Regular season

1985–86 game log Total: 40–42 (home: 27–14; road: 13–28) :
October: 2–1 (home: 2–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 25, 1985
Phoenix
W 128–123 (OT)
Memorial Coliseum
1–0
2
October 27, 1985
Golden State
W 116–99
Memorial Coliseum
2–0
3
October 29, 1985
@ L.A. Clippers
L 113–119
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
2–1 :
November: 10–6 (home: 7–3; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
November 2, 1985
Utah
W 128–108
Memorial Coliseum
3–1
5
November 3, 1985
New York
W 110–96
Memorial Coliseum
4–1
6
November 5, 1985
@ Houston
L 113–127
The Summit
4–2
7
November 6, 1985
@ Dallas
W 111–109
Reunion Arena
5–2
8
November 8, 1985
Seattle
W 92–88
Memorial Coliseum
6–2
9
November 10, 1985
Cleveland
W 110–107
Memorial Coliseum
7–2
10
November 12, 1985
Sacramento
W 126–115
Memorial Coliseum
8–2
11
November 14, 1985
@ L.A. Lakers
L 102–114
The Forum
8–3
12
November 15, 1985
@ Utah
L 118–133
Salt Palace Acord Arena
8–4
13
November 17, 1985
Milwaukee
L 104–117
Memorial Coliseum
8–5
14
November 19, 1985
New Jersey
L 102–108
Memorial Coliseum
8–6
15
November 21, 1985
@ L.A. Clippers
W 112–108
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
9–6
16
November 23, 1985
L.A. Lakers
L 113–130
Memorial Coliseum
9–7
17
November 24, 1985
Houston
W 125–118
Memorial Coliseum
10–7
18
November 27, 1985
@ Phoenix
W 110–93
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
11–7
19
November 29, 1985
Chicago
W 122–107
Memorial Coliseum
12–7 :
December: 8–8 (home: 4–1; road: 4–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
20
December 1, 1985
San Antonio
L 106–117
Memorial Coliseum
12–8
21
December 3, 1985
@ Washington
L 111–115
Capital Centre
12–9
22
December 4, 1985 4:30 p.m. PST
@ Atlanta
L 98–109
Colter (20)
Jones (9)
Porter (4)
The Omni 4,113
12–10
23
December 6, 1985
@ Boston
W 121–103
Boston Garden
13–10
24
December 7, 1985
@ New Jersey
L 106–118
Brendan Byrne Arena
13–11
25
December 10, 1985
Golden State
W 94–92
Memorial Coliseum
14–11
26
December 11, 1985
@ Utah
L 111–119
Salt Palace Acord Arena
14–12
27
December 13, 1985
@ Golden State
W 127–124 (OT)
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15–12
28
December 17, 1985
@ San Antonio
L 118–126
HemisFair Arena
14–14
29
December 19, 1985
@ Denver
L 118–123
McNichols Sports Arena
15–14
30
December 21, 1985
@ Seattle
W 114–97
Seattle Center Coliseum
16–14
31
December 22, 1985
Denver
W 121–114
Memorial Coliseum
17–14
32
December 25, 1985
L.A. Clippers
W 121–107
Memorial Coliseum
18–14
33
December 27, 1985
@ Dallas
W 142–133 (OT)
Reunion Arena
19–14
34
December 28, 1985
@ Houston
L 108–118
The Summit
19–15
35
December 30, 1985
San Antonio
W 125–110
Memorial Coliseum
20–15 :
January: 8–7 (home: 4–4; road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
36
January 1, 1986
Philadelphia
L 119–121 (OT)
Memorial Coliseum
20–16
37
January 3, 1986
Phoenix
W 133–104
Memorial Coliseum
21–16
38
January 5, 1986
Golden State
W 136–120
Memorial Coliseum
22–16
39
January 8, 1986
@ L.A. Lakers
L 121–125
The Forum
22–17
40
January 10, 1986
@ Milwaukee
L 89–95
MECCA Arena
22–18
41
January 11, 1986
@ New York
W 109–106
Madison Square Garden
23–18
42
January 14, 1986
@ Cleveland
W 120–108
Richfield Coliseum
24–18
43
January 15, 1986
@ Indiana
W 109–104
Market Square Arena
25–18
44
January 18, 1986
Phoenix
W 112–87
Memorial Coliseum
26–18
45
January 19, 1986
San Antonio
L 105–116
Memorial Coliseum
26–19
46
January 23, 1986
Seattle
W 117–107 (2OT)
Memorial Coliseum
27–19
47
January 25, 1986
@ Sacramento
W 129–125
ARCO Arena
28–19
48
January 26, 1986
Sacramento
L 116–121
Memorial Coliseum
28–20
49
January 28, 1986
@ Phoenix
L 130–136
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
28–21
50
January 30, 1986
L.A. Lakers
L 94–118
Memorial Coliseum
28–22 :
February: 1–12 (home: 1–5; road: 0–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
51
February 1, 1986
L.A. Clippers
W 156–121
Memorial Coliseum
29–22
52
February 4, 1986
@ Denver
L 118–119
McNichols Sports Arena
29–23
53
February 6, 1986
Dallas
L 111–115
Memorial Coliseum
29–24
All-Star Break
54
February 11, 1986
Washington
L 116–124
Memorial Coliseum
29–25
55
February 13, 1986
@ L.A. Clippers
L 113–118
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
29–26
56
February 14, 1986
Boston
L 119–120 (OT)
Memorial Coliseum
29–27
57
February 16, 1986 5:00 p.m. PST
Atlanta
L 101–110
Vandeweghe (21)
Kersey, Thompson (10)
Drexler, Paxson (6)
Memorial Coliseum 12,666
29–28
58
February 19, 1986
@ Philadelphia
L 133–153
The Spectrum
29–29
59
February 21, 1986
@ Chicago
L 96–108
Chicago Stadium
29–30
60
February 22, 1986
@ Detroit
L 106–113
Pontiac Silverdome
29–31
61
February 24, 1986
Denver
L 113–119
Memorial Coliseum
29–32
62
February 26, 1986
@ Phoenix
L 112–113
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
29–33
63
February 27, 1986
@ Seattle
L 94–107
Seattle Center Coliseum
29–34 :
March: 7–5 (home: 7–0; road: 0–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
64
March 1, 1986
Houston
W 117–112
Memorial Coliseum
30–34
65
March 4, 1986
Indiana
W 102–99
Memorial Coliseum
31–34
66
March 7, 1986
Dallas
W 125–114
Memorial Coliseum
32–34
67
March 8, 1986
Utah
W 104–90
Memorial Coliseum
33–34
68
March 13, 1986
@ Houston
L 118–126
The Summit
33–35
69
March 14, 1986
@ Dallas
L 118–129
Reunion Arena
33–36
70
March 16, 1986
Detroit
W 119–109
Memorial Coliseum
34–36
71
March 18, 1986
@ L.A. Lakers
L 122–128
The Forum
34–37
72
March 21, 1986
Seattle
W 115–108
Memorial Coliseum
35–37
73
March 23, 1986
Sacramento
W 112–102
Memorial Coliseum
36–37
74
March 25, 1986
@ Sacramento
L 99–116
ARCO Arena
36–38
75
March 29, 1986
@ Golden State
L 129–130
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
36–39 :
April: 4–3 (home: 2–1; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
76
April 1, 1986
Denver
W 127–110
Memorial Coliseum
37–39
77
April 2, 1986
@ Seattle
W 121–109
Seattle Center Coliseum
38–39
78
April 5, 1986
@ Utah
L 103–114
Salt Palace Acord Arena
38–40
79
April 8, 1986
L.A. Lakers
L 114–120
Memorial Coliseum
38–41
80
April 10, 1986
L.A. Clippers
W 115–100
Memorial Coliseum
39–41
81
April 11, 1986
@ Golden State
W 131–130
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
40–41
82
April 13, 1986
@ San Antonio
L 118–123
HemisFair Arena
40–42 :
1985–86 schedule :

### Playoffs

1986 playoff game log :
First round: 1–3 (home: 0–2; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 18, 1986
@ Denver
L 126–133
Kiki VanDeWeghe (28)
Kenny Carr (9)
Steve Colter (6)
McNichols Sports Arena 13,209
0–1
2
April 20, 1986
@ Denver
W 108–106
Kiki VanDeWeghe (36)
Kenny Carr (11)
Clyde Drexler (8)
McNichols Sports Arena 11,724
1–1
3
April 22, 1986
Denver
L 104–115
Kiki VanDeWeghe (24)
Kenny Carr (15)
Clyde Drexler (7)
Memorial Coliseum 12,666
1–2
4
April 24, 1986
Denver
L 112–116
Kiki VanDeWeghe (18)
Kenny Carr (18)
Steve Colter (8)
Memorial Coliseum 12,666
1–3 :
1986 schedule :

## Player statistics
### Season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |

### Playoffs

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |

## Awards and honors

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