# 1985–86 San Antonio Spurs season

The 1985–86 NBA season was the Spurs' tenth season in the NBA, the 13th in San Antonio, and the 19th season as a franchise. It was also their first season without George Gervin, who played with the team since 1974 as he was traded to the Chicago Bulls during the offseason.
In his second year, Alvin Robertson led the league in steals and made his first All-Star Game appearance. Robertson earned Defensive Player of the year honors at the end of the season.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 14 | Alfredrick Hughes | SF/SG | United States | Loyola (IL) |
| 2 | 29 | Mike Brittain | C | United States | South Carolina |
| 2 | 35 | Tyrone Corbin | SF | United States | DePaul |
| 4 | 82 | Scott Roth | PF | United States | Wisconsin |
| 5 | 106 | Clayton Olivier | | United States | Southern California |
| 6 | 128 | Chris Harper | | United States | Oregon |
| 7 | 152 | Al Young | | United States | Virginia Polytech |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Midwest Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Houston Rockets | 51 | 31 | .622 | – | 36–5 | 15–26 | 20–10 |
| x-Denver Nuggets | 47 | 35 | .573 | 4 | 34–7 | 13–28 | 15–15 |
| x-Dallas Mavericks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 7 | 26–15 | 18–23 | 16–14 |
| x-Utah Jazz | 42 | 40 | .512 | 9 | 27–14 | 15–26 | 15–15 |
| x-Sacramento Kings | 37 | 45 | .451 | 14 | 25–16 | 12–29 | 15–15 |
| x-San Antonio Spurs | 35 | 47 | .427 | 16 | 21–20 | 14–27 | 9–21 |
| # | 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: 35–47 (home: 21–20; road: 14–27) :
October: 1–2 (home: 1–1; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord :
November: 8–6 (home: 6–1; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord :
December: 10–5 (home: 4–1; road: 6–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord :
January: 6–10 (home: 3–6; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord :
February: 5–8 (home: 4–4; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord :
March: 3–13 (home: 2–4; road: 1–9)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord :
April: 2–3 (home: 1–3; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord :
1985–86 schedule :

## Playoffs

1986 playoff game log :
First Round: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 17
@ L.A. Lakers
L 88–135
Mike Mitchell (24)
Mitchell, Johnson (4)
Wes Matthews (10)
The Forum 17,505
0–1
2
April 19
@ L.A. Lakers
L 94–122
Wes Matthews (30)
David Greenwood (7)
Alvin Robertson (8)
The Forum 17,505
0–2
3
April 23
L.A. Lakers
L 94–114
Wes Matthews (30)
Artis Gilmore (11)
Wes Matthews (8)
HemisFair Arena 7,918
0–3 :
1986 schedule :

## Player statistics
### Ragular season

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Mike Mitchell | SF | 82 | 82 | 2,970 | 409 | 188 | 56 | 25 | 1,921 | 36.2 | 5.0 | 2.3 | .7 | .3 | 23.4 |
| Alvin Robertson | SG | 82 | 82 | 2,878 | 516 | 448 | 301 | 40 | 1,392 | 35.1 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 3.7 | .5 | 17.0 |
| Wes Matthews | PG | 75 | 46 | 1,853 | 131 | 476 | 87 | 32 | 817 | 24.7 | 1.7 | 6.3 | 1.2 | .4 | 10.9 |
| Artis Gilmore | C | 71 | 71 | 2,395 | 600 | 102 | 39 | 108 | 1,184 | 33.7 | 8.5 | 1.4 | .5 | 1.5 | 16.7 |
| Steve Johnson | C | 71 | 55 | 1,828 | 462 | 95 | 44 | 66 | 983 | 25.7 | 6.5 | 1.3 | .6 | .9 | 13.8 |
| Jon Sundvold | PG | 70 | 4 | 1,150 | 80 | 261 | 34 | 0 | 500 | 16.4 | 1.1 | 3.7 | .5 | .0 | 7.1 |
| David Greenwood | PF | 68 | 24 | 1,910 | 531 | 90 | 37 | 52 | 538 | 28.1 | 7.8 | 1.3 | .5 | .8 | 7.9 |
| Alfredrick Hughes | SG | 68 | 0 | 866 | 113 | 61 | 26 | 5 | 356 | 12.7 | 1.7 | .9 | .4 | .1 | 5.2 |
| Marc Iavaroni$^†$ | PF | 42 | 7 | 669 | 132 | 53 | 22 | 14 | 191 | 15.9 | 3.1 | 1.3 | .5 | .3 | 4.5 |
| Jeff Cook$^†$ | PF | 34 | 0 | 356 | 81 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 82 | 10.5 | 2.4 | .6 | .4 | .3 | 2.4 |
| Mike Brittain | C | 32 | 2 | 219 | 49 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 54 | 6.8 | 1.5 | .2 | .1 | .4 | 1.7 |
| Jeff Lamp$^†$ | SF | 30 | 1 | 620 | 79 | 53 | 19 | 1 | 332 | 20.7 | 2.6 | 1.8 | .6 | .0 | 11.1 |
| Johnny Moore | PG | 28 | 23 | 856 | 86 | 252 | 70 | 6 | 363 | 30.6 | 3.1 | 9.0 | 2.5 | .2 | 13.0 |
| Jeff Wilkins$^†$ | C | 27 | 4 | 522 | 127 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 130 | 19.3 | 4.7 | .7 | .3 | .4 | 4.8 |
| Ray Williams$^†$ | PG | 23 | 8 | 397 | 37 | 111 | 28 | 3 | 164 | 17.3 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 1.2 | .1 | 7.1 |
| Tyrone Corbin | SF | 16 | 0 | 174 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 64 | 10.9 | 1.6 | .7 | .7 | .1 | 4.0 |
| Rod Higgins$^†$ | SF | 11 | 0 | 128 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 11.6 | 2.2 | 1.1 | .2 | .3 | 4.3 |
| Ennis Whatley$^†$ | PG | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.0 | .0 | 1.5 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Spurs only.

### Playoffs

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Wes Matthews | PG | 3 | 3 | 116 | 7 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 76 | 38.7 | 2.3 | 8.0 | 2.0 | .0 | 25.3 |
| Mike Mitchell | SF | 3 | 3 | 107 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 35.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 15.7 |
| Artis Gilmore | C | 3 | 3 | 107 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 35.7 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 2.3 | .3 | 13.3 |
| David Greenwood | PF | 3 | 3 | 101 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 33.7 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .3 | 10.0 |
| Alvin Robertson | SG | 3 | 3 | 98 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 32.7 | 4.7 | 6.3 | 2.3 | .3 | 9.0 |
| Steve Johnson | C | 3 | 0 | 53 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 17.7 | 2.0 | .7 | .0 | .3 | 5.0 |
| Jeff Lamp | SF | 3 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | .3 | 2.3 | .3 | .0 | 5.0 |
| Jon Sundvold | PG | 3 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14.3 | .3 | 1.7 | .0 | .0 | 5.3 |
| Alfredrick Hughes | SG | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6.0 | .0 | .3 | .3 | .0 | 2.7 |
| Jeff Wilkins | C | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.3 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .7 | .0 |
| Tyrone Corbin | SF | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Mike Brittain | C | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |

## Awards and records

* Alvin Robertson, NBA Most Improved Player Award
* Alvin Robertson, All-NBA Second Team
* Alvin Robertson, NBA All-Defensive Second Team