| 44-38 | Lost Conf Semi |
| Record | Outcome |
The Dallas Mavericks finished the regular season with a 44-38 record. They went 26-15 at home and 18-23 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Dallas Mavericks went 49-43. Their final game was a loss in the Western Conference Semifinals to the Los Angeles Lakers.
The 1985-86 Dallas Mavericks played in the Midwest Division of the Western Conference.
Among qualifying months, the 1985-86 Dallas Mavericks had their best month in March, when they went 11-5 and had a 68.8% win percentage. Their worst month was December, when they went 5-8 and had a 38.5% win percentage.
| Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| October '85 | 1-1 | 50% | -12 |
| November '85 | 8-6 | 57.1% | +22 |
| December '85 | 5-8 | 38.5% | -20 |
| January '86 | 9-6 | 60% | +34 |
| February '86 | 6-8 | 42.9% | -23 |
| March '86 | 11-5 | 68.8% | +59 |
| April '86 | 4-4 | 50% | +30 |
Yes, the Dallas Mavericks made the Playoffs in 1986. They won their first series against the Utah Jazz in the Western Conference First Round. They eventually lost against the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Semifinals.
The Dallas Mavericks finished the regular season with a point differential of +90. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Mavericks could have been expected to have about 43.7 wins, or a 44-38 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1985-86 Dallas Mavericks went 7-9.
During the regular season, the 1985-86 Dallas Mavericks went 2-2 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1985-86 Dallas Mavericks was a 6 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Dallas Mavericks had during the 1985-86 regular season was 6 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||
| Sat, Oct 26, 1985 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 101 - 95 | |
| Tue, Oct 29, 1985 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 115 - 133 | |
| Fri, Nov 1, 1985 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 107 - 116 | |
| Sat, Nov 2, 1985 | vs Sacramento Kings | Win 119 - 113 | |
| Wed, Nov 6, 1985 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 109 - 111 | |
| Thu, Nov 7, 1985 | @ Denver Nuggets | Loss 99 - 131 | |
| Sat, Nov 9, 1985 | vs Houston Rockets | Loss 110 - 115 | |
| Tue, Nov 12, 1985 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 90 - 109 | |
| Wed, Nov 13, 1985 | @ Utah Jazz | Win 115 - 100 | |
| Fri, Nov 15, 1985 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 110 - 98 | |
| Sat, Nov 16, 1985 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 117 - 122 | |
| Tue, Nov 19, 1985 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 123 - 119 | |
| Sat, Nov 23, 1985 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 117 - 104 | |
| Tue, Nov 26, 1985 | vs Washington Bullets | Win 112 - 99 | |
| Fri, Nov 29, 1985 | vs Sacramento Kings | Win 133 - 111 | |
| Sat, Nov 30, 1985 | vs Los Angeles Clippers | Win 124 - 115 | |
| Tue, Dec 3, 1985 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 107 - 100 | |
| Thu, Dec 5, 1985 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Loss 116 - 120 | |
| Sat, Dec 7, 1985 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 120 - 110 | |
| Sun, Dec 8, 1985 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 119 - 125 | |
| Tue, Dec 10, 1985 | @ Los Angeles Clippers | Loss 118 - 120 | |
| Thu, Dec 12, 1985 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 120 - 123 | |
| Sat, Dec 14, 1985 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 127 - 100 | |
| Wed, Dec 18, 1985 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 117 - 137 | |
| Thu, Dec 19, 1985 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Win 120 - 108 | |
| Sat, Dec 21, 1985 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 107 - 132 | |
| Sun, Dec 22, 1985 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 105 - 119 | |
| Thu, Dec 26, 1985 | @ Phoenix Suns | Win 105 - 98 | |
| Fri, Dec 27, 1985 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 133 - 142 | OT |
| Sat, Jan 4, 1986 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 119 - 106 | |
| Tue, Jan 7, 1986 | @ Denver Nuggets | Loss 110 - 132 | |
| Fri, Jan 10, 1986 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 117 - 104 | |
| Sat, Jan 11, 1986 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 127 - 123 | OT |
| Mon, Jan 13, 1986 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Win 90 - 89 | |
| Wed, Jan 15, 1986 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 112 - 116 | |
| Fri, Jan 17, 1986 | @ Utah Jazz | Loss 112 - 139 | |
| Sun, Jan 19, 1986 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 131 - 96 | |
| Tue, Jan 21, 1986 | @ Sacramento Kings | Loss 110 - 119 | |
| Wed, Jan 22, 1986 | vs Los Angeles Clippers | Loss 118 - 131 | |
| Fri, Jan 24, 1986 | vs Detroit Pistons | Loss 120 - 129 | |
| Sat, Jan 25, 1986 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Win 123 - 107 | |
| Mon, Jan 27, 1986 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 124 - 116 | |
| Wed, Jan 29, 1986 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 126 - 114 | |
| Fri, Jan 31, 1986 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 107 - 91 | |
| Sun, Feb 2, 1986 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 100 - 97 | |
| Tue, Feb 4, 1986 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 102 - 110 | |
| Thu, Feb 6, 1986 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Win 115 - 111 | |
| Tue, Feb 11, 1986 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Win 121 - 107 | |
| Wed, Feb 12, 1986 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 117 - 110 | |
| Fri, Feb 14, 1986 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 110 - 119 | |
| Sun, Feb 16, 1986 | @ Chicago Bulls | Win 120 - 114 | |
| Mon, Feb 17, 1986 | @ New Jersey Nets | Win 126 - 124 | |
| Wed, Feb 19, 1986 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 107 - 124 | |
| Fri, Feb 21, 1986 | vs Houston Rockets | Loss 104 - 111 | |
| Sat, Feb 22, 1986 | @ Denver Nuggets | Loss 106 - 113 | |
| Mon, Feb 24, 1986 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 105 - 110 | |
| Wed, Feb 26, 1986 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 116 - 119 | |
| Fri, Feb 28, 1986 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 120 - 123 | |
| Sat, Mar 1, 1986 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 119 - 110 | |
| Mon, Mar 3, 1986 | @ Phoenix Suns | Win 139 - 138 | 2OT |
| Thu, Mar 6, 1986 | @ Los Angeles Clippers | Win 131 - 113 | |
| Fri, Mar 7, 1986 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 114 - 125 | |
| Sun, Mar 9, 1986 | @ Sacramento Kings | Win 117 - 102 | |
| Mon, Mar 10, 1986 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 116 - 115 | |
| Wed, Mar 12, 1986 | vs Sacramento Kings | Loss 120 - 127 | OT |
| Fri, Mar 14, 1986 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 129 - 118 | |
| Sat, Mar 15, 1986 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 108 - 98 | |
| Tue, Mar 18, 1986 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 120 - 113 | |
| Thu, Mar 20, 1986 | @ Utah Jazz | Win 114 - 107 | |
| Fri, Mar 21, 1986 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Loss 103 - 107 | |
| Mon, Mar 24, 1986 | @ Indiana Pacers | Win 126 - 120 | |
| Wed, Mar 26, 1986 | @ Washington Bullets | Loss 112 - 120 | |
| Thu, Mar 27, 1986 | @ New York Knicks | Win 110 - 105 | |
| Sun, Mar 30, 1986 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 113 - 114 | |
| Tue, Apr 1, 1986 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 128 - 98 | |
| Thu, Apr 3, 1986 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 115 - 114 | |
| Sat, Apr 5, 1986 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 109 - 111 | |
| Mon, Apr 7, 1986 | @ Sacramento Kings | Loss 115 - 122 | |
| Tue, Apr 8, 1986 | @ Golden State Warriors | Loss 115 - 129 | |
| Thu, Apr 10, 1986 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Win 115 - 109 | |
| Sat, Apr 12, 1986 | @ Los Angeles Clippers | Loss 108 - 115 | |
| Sun, Apr 13, 1986 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Win 127 - 104 | |
| Playoffs | |||
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| Western Conference First Round (Won 3 - 1) | |||
| Fri, Apr 18, 1986 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 101 - 93 | |
| Sun, Apr 20, 1986 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 113 - 106 | |
| Wed, Apr 23, 1986 | @ Utah Jazz | Loss 98 - 100 | |
| Fri, Apr 25, 1986 | @ Utah Jazz | Win 117 - 113 | |
| Western Conference Semifinals (Lost 2 - 4) | |||
| Sun, Apr 27, 1986 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 116 - 130 | |
| Wed, Apr 30, 1986 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 113 - 117 | |
| Fri, May 2, 1986 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 110 - 108 | |
| Sun, May 4, 1986 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 120 - 118 | |
| Tue, May 6, 1986 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 113 - 116 | |
| Thu, May 8, 1986 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 107 - 120 | |
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