| 46-36 | Lost First Round |
| Record | Outcome |
The Detroit Pistons finished the regular season with a 46-36 record. They went 31-10 at home and 15-26 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Detroit Pistons went 47-39. Their final game was a loss in the Eastern Conference First Round to the Atlanta Hawks.
The 1985-86 Detroit Pistons played in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference.
The 1985-86 Detroit Pistons had their best month in February, when they went 13-1 and had a 92.9% win percentage. Their worst month was December, when they went 3-10 and had a 23.1% win percentage.
| Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| October '85 | 2-2 | 50% | +9 |
| November '85 | 10-5 | 66.7% | +40 |
| December '85 | 3-10 | 23.1% | -89 |
| January '86 | 8-7 | 53.3% | +2 |
| February '86 | 13-1 | 92.9% | +99 |
| March '86 | 6-8 | 42.9% | +8 |
| April '86 | 4-3 | 57.1% | +27 |
Yes, the Detroit Pistons made the Playoffs in 1986. They lost their only series against the Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference First Round.
The Detroit Pistons finished the regular season with a point differential of +96. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Pistons could have been expected to have about 43.9 wins, or a 44-38 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1985-86 Detroit Pistons went 12-6.
During the regular season, the 1985-86 Detroit Pistons went 3-1 in overtime games.
In the playoffs, the 1985-86 Detroit Pistons went 0-1 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1985-86 Detroit Pistons was a 10 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Detroit Pistons had during the 1985-86 regular season was 6 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | ||||
| Fri, Oct 25, 1985 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 118 - 116 | ||
| Sat, Oct 26, 1985 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 118 - 121 | ||
| Tue, Oct 29, 1985 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 124 - 107 | ||
| Wed, Oct 30, 1985 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 125 - 132 | OT | |
| Fri, Nov 1, 1985 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 124 - 116 | ||
| Sat, Nov 2, 1985 | @ Indiana Pacers | Win 128 - 117 | ||
| Wed, Nov 6, 1985 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 122 - 105 | ||
| Fri, Nov 8, 1985 | @ Washington Bullets | Win 117 - 110 | ||
| Sat, Nov 9, 1985 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 105 - 124 | ||
| Tue, Nov 12, 1985 | vs Washington Bullets | Win 124 - 122 | OT | |
| Wed, Nov 13, 1985 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 118 - 137 | ||
| Fri, Nov 15, 1985 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 118 - 122 | ||
| Wed, Nov 20, 1985 | vs New York Knicks | Win 109 - 98 | ||
| Fri, Nov 22, 1985 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 115 - 96 | ||
| Sat, Nov 23, 1985 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Win 119 - 114 | ||
| Tue, Nov 26, 1985 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 113 - 98 | ||
| Wed, Nov 27, 1985 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 124 - 132 | ||
| Fri, Nov 29, 1985 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 111 - 102 | ||
| Sat, Nov 30, 1985 | @ Washington Bullets | Loss 119 - 133 | ||
| Tue, Dec 3, 1985 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 107 - 127 | ||
| Thu, Dec 5, 1985 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 113 - 111 | ||
| Sat, Dec 7, 1985 | vs Sacramento Kings | Loss 112 - 122 | ||
| Tue, Dec 10, 1985 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 130 - 120 | ||
| Wed, Dec 11, 1985 | vs Washington Bullets | Loss 100 - 108 | ||
| Fri, Dec 13, 1985 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Loss 113 - 119 | ||
| Sun, Dec 15, 1985 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 119 - 132 | ||
| Tue, Dec 17, 1985 | @ Sacramento Kings | Loss 121 - 132 | ||
| Thu, Dec 19, 1985 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Win 99 - 97 | ||
| Sat, Dec 21, 1985 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 110 - 112 | ||
| Thu, Dec 26, 1985 | @ New Jersey Nets | Loss 116 - 124 | ||
| Fri, Dec 27, 1985 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 105 - 119 | ||
| Mon, Dec 30, 1985 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 110 - 121 | ||
| Thu, Jan 2, 1986 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 122 - 131 | ||
| Fri, Jan 3, 1986 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 101 - 111 | ||
| Tue, Jan 7, 1986 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 113 - 109 | ||
| Thu, Jan 9, 1986 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Loss 99 - 110 | ||
| Sat, Jan 11, 1986 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 101 - 102 | ||
| Wed, Jan 15, 1986 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 123 - 115 | ||
| Fri, Jan 17, 1986 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 129 - 113 | ||
| Sun, Jan 19, 1986 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 118 - 115 | ||
| Mon, Jan 20, 1986 | @ Indiana Pacers | Loss 99 - 105 | ||
| Wed, Jan 22, 1986 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 107 - 104 | ||
| Fri, Jan 24, 1986 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Win 129 - 120 | ||
| Sat, Jan 25, 1986 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 112 - 117 | ||
| Mon, Jan 27, 1986 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Win 118 - 117 | ||
| Wed, Jan 29, 1986 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 107 - 94 | ||
| Fri, Jan 31, 1986 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 103 - 116 | ||
| Sat, Feb 1, 1986 | vs Washington Bullets | Win 116 - 101 | ||
| Tue, Feb 4, 1986 | @ Chicago Bulls | Win 117 - 115 | ||
| Thu, Feb 6, 1986 | @ Washington Bullets | Win 111 - 109 | OT | |
| Tue, Feb 11, 1986 | @ New Jersey Nets | Loss 122 - 130 | ||
| Wed, Feb 12, 1986 | vs New York Knicks | Win 113 - 99 | ||
| Fri, Feb 14, 1986 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Win 119 - 110 | ||
| Sat, Feb 15, 1986 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 134 - 133 | OT | |
| Mon, Feb 17, 1986 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 117 - 96 | ||
| Wed, Feb 19, 1986 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 118 - 113 | ||
| Thu, Feb 20, 1986 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 109 - 107 | ||
| Sat, Feb 22, 1986 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 113 - 106 | ||
| Mon, Feb 24, 1986 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 110 - 100 | ||
| Wed, Feb 26, 1986 | vs Los Angeles Clippers | Win 111 - 104 | ||
| Fri, Feb 28, 1986 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 115 - 103 | ||
| Sun, Mar 2, 1986 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 109 - 129 | ||
| Tue, Mar 4, 1986 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 120 - 103 | ||
| Fri, Mar 7, 1986 | @ New Jersey Nets | Win 104 - 102 | ||
| Mon, Mar 10, 1986 | vs Phoenix Suns | Loss 109 - 120 | ||
| Wed, Mar 12, 1986 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 111 - 101 | ||
| Fri, Mar 14, 1986 | vs New York Knicks | Win 112 - 89 | ||
| Sun, Mar 16, 1986 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 109 - 119 | ||
| Mon, Mar 17, 1986 | @ Utah Jazz | Loss 106 - 107 | ||
| Wed, Mar 19, 1986 | @ Denver Nuggets | Loss 98 - 114 | ||
| Fri, Mar 21, 1986 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 103 - 105 | ||
| Sat, Mar 22, 1986 | @ Los Angeles Clippers | Win 119 - 99 | ||
| Tue, Mar 25, 1986 | @ Golden State Warriors | Loss 121 - 125 | ||
| Fri, Mar 28, 1986 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 116 - 107 | ||
| Sat, Mar 29, 1986 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 121 - 130 | ||
| Tue, Apr 1, 1986 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 116 - 108 | ||
| Wed, Apr 2, 1986 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 106 - 122 | ||
| Fri, Apr 4, 1986 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 108 - 115 | ||
| Sat, Apr 5, 1986 | @ Indiana Pacers | Win 115 - 106 | ||
| Mon, Apr 7, 1986 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 128 - 104 | ||
| Tue, Apr 8, 1986 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 112 - 116 | ||
| Fri, Apr 11, 1986 | @ New York Knicks | Win 108 - 95 | ||
| Playoffs | ||||
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| Eastern Conference First Round (Lost 1 - 3) | ||||
| Thu, Apr 17, 1986 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 122 - 140 | ||
| Sat, Apr 19, 1986 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 125 - 137 | ||
| Tue, Apr 22, 1986 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 106 - 97 | ||
| Fri, Apr 25, 1986 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Loss 113 - 114 | OT2 | |
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