| 39-43 | Lost First Round |
| Record | Outcome |
The New Jersey Nets finished the regular season with a 39-43 record. They went 26-15 at home and 13-28 on the road. Including the playoffs, the New Jersey Nets went 39-46. Their final game was a loss in the Eastern Conference First Round to the Milwaukee Bucks.
The 1985-86 New Jersey Nets played in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.
The 1985-86 New Jersey Nets had their best month in December, when they went 10-4 and had a 71.4% win percentage. Their worst month was February, when they went 4-9 and had a 30.8% win percentage.
| Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| October '85 | 2-2 | 50% | -31 |
| November '85 | 8-7 | 53.3% | -45 |
| December '85 | 10-4 | 71.4% | +76 |
| January '86 | 7-8 | 46.7% | -6 |
| February '86 | 4-9 | 30.8% | -104 |
| March '86 | 5-10 | 33.3% | -46 |
| April '86 | 3-3 | 50% | -7 |
Yes, the New Jersey Nets made the Playoffs in 1986. They lost their only series against the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference First Round.
The New Jersey Nets finished the regular season with a point differential of -163. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Nets could have been expected to have about 35.9 wins, or a 36-46 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1985-86 New Jersey Nets went 7-7.
During the regular season, the 1985-86 New Jersey Nets went 2-1 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1985-86 New Jersey Nets was a 5 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the New Jersey Nets had during the 1985-86 regular season was 4 games, which occured 3 separate times.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | ||||
| Fri, Oct 25, 1985 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 113 - 109 | OT | |
| Sat, Oct 26, 1985 | @ Indiana Pacers | Loss 92 - 119 | ||
| Tue, Oct 29, 1985 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 107 - 124 | ||
| Wed, Oct 30, 1985 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 147 - 138 | OT3 | |
| Fri, Nov 1, 1985 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 106 - 102 | ||
| Sat, Nov 2, 1985 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 113 - 136 | ||
| Tue, Nov 5, 1985 | vs Washington Bullets | Win 112 - 106 | ||
| Thu, Nov 7, 1985 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 106 - 97 | ||
| Sat, Nov 9, 1985 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 126 - 123 | ||
| Mon, Nov 11, 1985 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 104 - 111 | ||
| Thu, Nov 14, 1985 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 107 - 112 | ||
| Fri, Nov 15, 1985 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Loss 98 - 110 | ||
| Sun, Nov 17, 1985 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 119 - 138 | ||
| Tue, Nov 19, 1985 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Win 108 - 102 | ||
| Fri, Nov 22, 1985 | @ Phoenix Suns | Win 104 - 96 | ||
| Sun, Nov 24, 1985 | @ Sacramento Kings | Win 118 - 103 | ||
| Wed, Nov 27, 1985 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 100 - 111 | ||
| Fri, Nov 29, 1985 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 107 - 97 | ||
| Sat, Nov 30, 1985 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 90 - 119 | ||
| Wed, Dec 4, 1985 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 111 - 130 | ||
| Thu, Dec 5, 1985 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 111 - 113 | ||
| Sat, Dec 7, 1985 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 118 - 106 | ||
| Tue, Dec 10, 1985 | vs Sacramento Kings | Win 106 - 100 | ||
| Thu, Dec 12, 1985 | @ New York Knicks | Win 108 - 85 | ||
| Sat, Dec 14, 1985 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 105 - 99 | ||
| Tue, Dec 17, 1985 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 103 - 104 | ||
| Wed, Dec 18, 1985 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 113 - 98 | ||
| Fri, Dec 20, 1985 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 122 - 112 | ||
| Sat, Dec 21, 1985 | @ Indiana Pacers | Win 102 - 98 | ||
| Mon, Dec 23, 1985 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 108 - 101 | ||
| Thu, Dec 26, 1985 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 124 - 116 | ||
| Sat, Dec 28, 1985 | vs Washington Bullets | Loss 93 - 98 | ||
| Mon, Dec 30, 1985 | vs New York Knicks | Win 123 - 111 | ||
| Fri, Jan 3, 1986 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 117 - 129 | ||
| Sat, Jan 4, 1986 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 125 - 106 | ||
| Tue, Jan 7, 1986 | @ Chicago Bulls | Win 110 - 105 | ||
| Wed, Jan 8, 1986 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 106 - 99 | ||
| Fri, Jan 10, 1986 | vs Los Angeles Clippers | Loss 120 - 125 | ||
| Tue, Jan 14, 1986 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 105 - 123 | ||
| Wed, Jan 15, 1986 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Win 123 - 89 | ||
| Fri, Jan 17, 1986 | @ Washington Bullets | Loss 96 - 116 | ||
| Sat, Jan 18, 1986 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 124 - 113 | ||
| Wed, Jan 22, 1986 | @ Denver Nuggets | Loss 124 - 137 | ||
| Thu, Jan 23, 1986 | @ Utah Jazz | Win 106 - 105 | ||
| Sat, Jan 25, 1986 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 99 - 106 | ||
| Mon, Jan 27, 1986 | @ Los Angeles Clippers | Loss 98 - 103 | ||
| Tue, Jan 28, 1986 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 117 - 113 | ||
| Thu, Jan 30, 1986 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 82 - 89 | ||
| Sat, Feb 1, 1986 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 108 - 100 | ||
| Tue, Feb 4, 1986 | @ Indiana Pacers | Loss 101 - 117 | ||
| Wed, Feb 5, 1986 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 107 - 142 | ||
| Tue, Feb 11, 1986 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 130 - 122 | ||
| Thu, Feb 13, 1986 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 117 - 135 | ||
| Sat, Feb 15, 1986 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 94 - 112 | ||
| Mon, Feb 17, 1986 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Loss 124 - 126 | ||
| Wed, Feb 19, 1986 | vs Chicago Bulls | Loss 96 - 99 | ||
| Fri, Feb 21, 1986 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 121 - 106 | ||
| Sat, Feb 22, 1986 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 83 - 112 | ||
| Mon, Feb 24, 1986 | @ Washington Bullets | Loss 89 - 99 | ||
| Tue, Feb 25, 1986 | vs Golden State Warriors | Loss 109 - 116 | ||
| Fri, Feb 28, 1986 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 113 - 110 | ||
| Sat, Mar 1, 1986 | @ New York Knicks | Win 102 - 100 | ||
| Tue, Mar 4, 1986 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 103 - 120 | ||
| Wed, Mar 5, 1986 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 106 - 119 | ||
| Fri, Mar 7, 1986 | vs Detroit Pistons | Loss 102 - 104 | ||
| Sun, Mar 9, 1986 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 115 - 111 | ||
| Tue, Mar 11, 1986 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 100 - 113 | ||
| Wed, Mar 12, 1986 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Loss 97 - 113 | ||
| Sat, Mar 15, 1986 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 102 - 100 | ||
| Mon, Mar 17, 1986 | @ Washington Bullets | Win 130 - 102 | ||
| Tue, Mar 18, 1986 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 103 - 107 | OT | |
| Sat, Mar 22, 1986 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 115 - 123 | ||
| Tue, Mar 25, 1986 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 105 - 118 | ||
| Wed, Mar 26, 1986 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 108 - 110 | ||
| Fri, Mar 28, 1986 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 118 - 107 | ||
| Sun, Mar 30, 1986 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 117 - 122 | ||
| Tue, Apr 1, 1986 | @ New York Knicks | Win 111 - 93 | ||
| Thu, Apr 3, 1986 | vs Washington Bullets | Loss 108 - 120 | ||
| Sat, Apr 5, 1986 | vs New York Knicks | Win 107 - 93 | ||
| Wed, Apr 9, 1986 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 108 - 98 | ||
| Thu, Apr 10, 1986 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 117 - 126 | ||
| Sun, Apr 13, 1986 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 107 - 135 | ||
| Playoffs | ||||
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| Eastern Conference First Round (Lost 0 - 3) | ||||
| Fri, Apr 18, 1986 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 107 - 119 | ||
| Sun, Apr 20, 1986 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 97 - 111 | ||
| Tue, Apr 22, 1986 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 113 - 118 | ||
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