| 47-35 | Lost Conf Semi |
| Record | Outcome |
The Denver Nuggets finished the regular season with a 47-35 record. They went 34-7 at home and 13-28 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Denver Nuggets went 52-40. Their final game was a loss in the Western Conference Semifinals to the Houston Rockets.
The 1985-86 Denver Nuggets played in the Midwest Division of the Western Conference.
The 1985-86 Denver Nuggets had their best month in October, when they went 4-0 and were undefeated. Their worst month was April, when they went 3-4 and had a 42.9% win percentage.
| Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| October '85 | 4-0 | 100% | +57 |
| November '85 | 8-6 | 57.1% | +10 |
| December '85 | 7-6 | 53.8% | 0 |
| January '86 | 8-8 | 50% | +1 |
| February '86 | 9-4 | 69.2% | +29 |
| March '86 | 8-7 | 53.3% | +23 |
| April '86 | 3-4 | 42.9% | -13 |
Yes, the Denver Nuggets made the Playoffs in 1986. They won their first series against the Portland Trail Blazers in the Western Conference First Round. They eventually lost against the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference Semifinals.
The Denver Nuggets finished the regular season with a point differential of +107. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Nuggets could have been expected to have about 44.3 wins, or a 44-38 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1985-86 Denver Nuggets went 9-6.
During the regular season, the 1985-86 Denver Nuggets went 0-2 in overtime games.
In the playoffs, the 1985-86 Denver Nuggets went 1-1 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1985-86 Denver Nuggets was a 6 game winning streak on 2 separate stretches during the season.
The longest losing streak that the Denver Nuggets had during the 1985-86 regular season was 4 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||
| Fri, Oct 25, 1985 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 119 - 105 | |
| Sat, Oct 26, 1985 | vs Sacramento Kings | Win 123 - 112 | |
| Tue, Oct 29, 1985 | @ Phoenix Suns | Win 142 - 127 | |
| Thu, Oct 31, 1985 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 90 - 73 | |
| Tue, Nov 5, 1985 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 128 - 113 | |
| Thu, Nov 7, 1985 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Win 131 - 99 | |
| Fri, Nov 8, 1985 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 99 - 128 | |
| Tue, Nov 12, 1985 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 119 - 127 | |
| Thu, Nov 14, 1985 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 112 - 109 | |
| Sat, Nov 16, 1985 | vs Los Angeles Clippers | Win 113 - 109 | |
| Tue, Nov 19, 1985 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 127 - 113 | |
| Thu, Nov 21, 1985 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 121 - 120 | |
| Sat, Nov 23, 1985 | vs Sacramento Kings | Win 122 - 118 | |
| Sun, Nov 24, 1985 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 84 - 110 | |
| Tue, Nov 26, 1985 | vs Chicago Bulls | Loss 123 - 128 | |
| Wed, Nov 27, 1985 | @ Golden State Warriors | Loss 102 - 104 | |
| Fri, Nov 29, 1985 | @ Utah Jazz | Win 129 - 114 | |
| Sat, Nov 30, 1985 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 123 - 131 | 2OT |
| Tue, Dec 3, 1985 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 94 - 111 | |
| Wed, Dec 4, 1985 | @ Indiana Pacers | Win 119 - 105 | |
| Fri, Dec 6, 1985 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Win 123 - 121 | |
| Sat, Dec 7, 1985 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 114 - 124 | |
| Wed, Dec 11, 1985 | vs Los Angeles Clippers | Win 134 - 95 | |
| Fri, Dec 13, 1985 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 124 - 120 | |
| Sat, Dec 14, 1985 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Loss 100 - 127 | |
| Tue, Dec 17, 1985 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 122 - 114 | |
| Thu, Dec 19, 1985 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 123 - 118 | |
| Sat, Dec 21, 1985 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Loss 118 - 128 | |
| Sun, Dec 22, 1985 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 114 - 121 | |
| Sat, Dec 28, 1985 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 112 - 116 | |
| Mon, Dec 30, 1985 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 125 - 122 | |
| Fri, Jan 3, 1986 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 107 - 117 | |
| Sat, Jan 4, 1986 | @ Sacramento Kings | Loss 107 - 112 | |
| Tue, Jan 7, 1986 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Win 132 - 110 | |
| Thu, Jan 9, 1986 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 94 - 90 | |
| Sat, Jan 11, 1986 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 114 - 106 | |
| Mon, Jan 13, 1986 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Win 119 - 115 | |
| Wed, Jan 15, 1986 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 100 - 123 | |
| Fri, Jan 17, 1986 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 113 - 129 | |
| Sat, Jan 18, 1986 | @ New Jersey Nets | Loss 113 - 124 | |
| Tue, Jan 21, 1986 | @ Utah Jazz | Loss 114 - 117 | OT |
| Wed, Jan 22, 1986 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 137 - 124 | |
| Fri, Jan 24, 1986 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Loss 98 - 113 | |
| Sat, Jan 25, 1986 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Win 127 - 115 | |
| Mon, Jan 27, 1986 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 124 - 103 | |
| Tue, Jan 28, 1986 | @ Sacramento Kings | Loss 120 - 125 | |
| Thu, Jan 30, 1986 | vs New York Knicks | Win 102 - 97 | |
| Sat, Feb 1, 1986 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 116 - 113 | |
| Mon, Feb 3, 1986 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 102 - 104 | |
| Tue, Feb 4, 1986 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 119 - 118 | |
| Thu, Feb 6, 1986 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Win 100 - 95 | |
| Wed, Feb 12, 1986 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Loss 110 - 117 | |
| Fri, Feb 14, 1986 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 95 - 112 | |
| Sat, Feb 15, 1986 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 113 - 100 | |
| Tue, Feb 18, 1986 | vs Washington Bullets | Win 101 - 90 | |
| Thu, Feb 20, 1986 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 102 - 100 | |
| Sat, Feb 22, 1986 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Win 113 - 106 | |
| Mon, Feb 24, 1986 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Win 119 - 113 | |
| Tue, Feb 25, 1986 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 112 - 99 | |
| Thu, Feb 27, 1986 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 111 - 117 | |
| Sat, Mar 1, 1986 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 107 - 118 | |
| Tue, Mar 4, 1986 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 128 - 115 | |
| Fri, Mar 7, 1986 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 134 - 117 | |
| Sun, Mar 9, 1986 | @ Los Angeles Clippers | Win 123 - 121 | |
| Tue, Mar 11, 1986 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 116 - 128 | |
| Thu, Mar 13, 1986 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 102 - 112 | |
| Fri, Mar 14, 1986 | @ Washington Bullets | Win 101 - 91 | |
| Sun, Mar 16, 1986 | vs Sacramento Kings | Win 119 - 113 | |
| Tue, Mar 18, 1986 | @ Sacramento Kings | Loss 113 - 117 | |
| Wed, Mar 19, 1986 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 114 - 98 | |
| Fri, Mar 21, 1986 | vs Los Angeles Clippers | Win 115 - 104 | |
| Sun, Mar 23, 1986 | @ Golden State Warriors | Loss 111 - 113 | |
| Tue, Mar 25, 1986 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 115 - 121 | |
| Wed, Mar 26, 1986 | @ Utah Jazz | Loss 101 - 116 | |
| Fri, Mar 28, 1986 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 128 - 120 | |
| Tue, Apr 1, 1986 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 110 - 127 | |
| Thu, Apr 3, 1986 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Loss 114 - 115 | |
| Sun, Apr 6, 1986 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Win 124 - 106 | |
| Mon, Apr 7, 1986 | @ Phoenix Suns | Win 131 - 123 | |
| Wed, Apr 9, 1986 | @ Los Angeles Clippers | Loss 127 - 132 | |
| Thu, Apr 10, 1986 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 115 - 113 | |
| Sat, Apr 12, 1986 | vs Utah Jazz | Loss 99 - 117 | |
| Playoffs | |||
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| Western Conference First Round (Won 3 - 1) | |||
| Fri, Apr 18, 1986 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 133 - 126 | |
| Sun, Apr 20, 1986 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 106 - 108 | |
| Tue, Apr 22, 1986 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Win 115 - 104 | |
| Thu, Apr 24, 1986 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Win 116 - 112 | |
| Western Conference Semifinals (Lost 2 - 4) | |||
| Sat, Apr 26, 1986 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 119 - 126 | |
| Tue, Apr 29, 1986 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 101 - 119 | |
| Fri, May 2, 1986 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 116 - 115 | |
| Sun, May 4, 1986 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 114 - 111 | OT |
| Tue, May 6, 1986 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 103 - 131 | |
| Thu, May 8, 1986 | vs Houston Rockets | Loss 122 - 126 | 2OT |
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