1985–86 Atlanta Hawks season

Season of National Basketball Association team the Atlanta Hawks

NBA professional basketball team season

1985–86 Atlanta Hawks season

Head coach| Mike Fratello
General manager| Stan Kasten
Owners| Ted Turner / Turner Broadcasting System
Arena| The Omni
Results
Record| 50-32 (.610)
Place| Division: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish| Conference semifinals
(lost to Celtics 1–4)

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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television| WVEU
Radio| WSB
| < 1984–85  | 1986–87 >

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A ticket for a March 1986 game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Dallas Mavericks.

The 1985–86 Atlanta Hawks season was the franchise's thirty-seventh season in the National Basketball Association and the eighteenth in Atlanta, Georgia. The Hawks entered the season with rookies Jon Koncak and Spud Webb. The Hawks were transformed into one of the youngest teams in the NBA. The Hawks were led by "The Human Highlight Reel" Dominique Wilkins. He would have an outstanding year as he led the NBA in scoring with an average of 30.3 points per game. One of the highlights of the season came when Webb (measuring five feet, seven inches) won the NBA Slam Dunk contest during All-Star Weekend. In the second half of the season, the Hawks would be one of the strongest teams in the league. The club won 35 of their final 52 games to finish the season with a record of 50 wins and 32 losses. In the playoffs, the Hawks would eliminate the Detroit Pistons in 4 games. In the 2nd round, the Hawks would be defeated by the Boston Celtics in 5 games.[1]

## Draft picks

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Main article: 1985 NBA draft

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1 | 5 | Jon Koncak | C |  United States | Southern Methodist
2 | 41 | Lorenzo Charles | SF |  United States | North Carolina State
3 | 59 | Sedric Toney | PG |  United States | Dayton
4 | 77 | Arvydas Sabonis | C |  Lithuania |
4 | 84 | John Battle | PG |  United States | Rutgers
5 | 100 | Larry Hampton |  |  United States | Hampton
6 | 123 | Tony Duckett |  |  United States | Lafayette
7 | 146 | Bob Ferry | PF/C |  United States | Harvard

## Roster

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1985–86 Atlanta Hawks roster Players  | Coaches

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SG | 12 | Battle, John | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 175 lb (79 kg)  | 1962-11-09  | Rutgers
PF | 33 | Carr, Antoine | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)  | 225 lb (102 kg)  | 1961-07-23  | Wichita State
SF | 43 | Charles, Lorenzo | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)  | 225 lb (102 kg)  | 1963-11-25  | NC State
SG | 16 | Davis, Johnny | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 170 lb (77 kg)  | 1955-10-21  | Dayton
PF | 44 | Hastings, Scott | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)  | 235 lb (107 kg)  | 1960-06-03  | Arkansas
SG | 3 | Johnson, Eddie | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 180 lb (82 kg)  | 1955-02-24  | Auburn
C | 32 | Koncak, Jon | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)  | 250 lb (113 kg)  | 1963-05-17  | SMU
PF | 53 | Levingston, Cliff | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)  | 210 lb (95 kg)  | 1961-01-04  | Wichita State
PG | 25 | Rivers, Doc | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 185 lb (84 kg)  | 1961-10-13  | Marquette
C | 30 | Rollins, Tree | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)  | 235 lb (107 kg)  | 1955-06-16  | Clemson
PG | 4 | Webb, Spud | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)  | 133 lb (60 kg)  | 1963-07-13  | NC State
SF | 21 | Wilkins, Dominique | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)  | 200 lb (91 kg)  | 1960-01-12  | Georgia
PG | 1 | Williams, Ray | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 188 lb (85 kg)  | 1954-10-14  | Minnesota
PF | 42 | Willis, Kevin | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)  | 220 lb (100 kg)  | 1962-09-06  | Michigan State
SG | 10 | Wittman, Randy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 210 lb (95 kg)  | 1959-10-28  | Indiana

Head coach

* Mike Fratello

Assistant coach(es)

* Willis Reed
* Ron Rothstein
* Brendan Suhr

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Legend

* (DP) Unsigned draft pick
* (FA) Free agent
* (S) Suspended
* Injured

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Roster
Last transaction: February 10, 1986

## Regular season

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### Season standings

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Central Division

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y-Milwaukee Bucks | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 33–8 | 24–17 | 21–9
x-Atlanta Hawks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 | 34–7 | 16–25 | 21–9
x-Detroit Pistons | 46 | 36 | .561 | 11 | 31–10 | 15–26 | 18–12
x-Chicago Bulls | 30 | 52 | .366 | 27 | 22–19 | 8–33 | 10–20
Cleveland Cavaliers | 29 | 53 | .354 | 28 | 16–25 | 13–28 | 10–19
Indiana Pacers | 26 | 56 | .317 | 31 | 19–22 | 7–34 | 9–20
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Eastern Conference

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1  | z-Boston Celtics | 67 | 15 | .817 | –
2  | y-Milwaukee Bucks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 10
3  | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 54 | 28 | .659 | 13
4  | x-Atlanta Hawks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 17
5  | x-Detroit Pistons | 46 | 36 | .561 | 21
6  | x-Washington Bullets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 28
7  | x-New Jersey Nets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 28
8  | x-Chicago Bulls | 30 | 52 | .366 | 37
9  | Cleveland Cavaliers | 29 | 53 | .354 | 38
10  | Indiana Pacers | 26 | 56 | .317 | 41
11  | New York Knicks | 23 | 59 | .280 | 44

z \- clinched division title
y \- clinched division title
x \- clinched playoff spot

### Record vs. opponents

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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

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### Regular season

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1985–86 game log
Total: 50–32 (home: 34–7; road: 16–25)

October: 1–2 (home: 1–1; road: 0–1)

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1  | October 25, 1985
7:30 p.m. EDT | Washington | L 91-100 | Wilkins (32)  | Rollins (9)  | Webb (10)  | The Omni
10,129  | 0–1
2  | October 26, 1985
9:00 p.m. EDT | @ Milwaukee | L 91–117 | Wilkins (18)  | Levingston (9)  | Williams (7)  | MECCA Arena
10,237  | 0–2
3  | October 29  | New York | W 102-87 | Dominique Wilkins (22) | Dominique Wilkins (13) | Ray Williams (8) | Omni Coliseum
9,901 | 1–2

November: 7–9 (home: 5–2; road: 2–7)

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4  | November 1, 1985
7:30 p.m. EST | @ Boston | L 105–109 | Wilkins (40)  | Wilkins (10)  | Wittman (5)  | Boston Garden
14,890  | 1–3
5  | November 2, 1985
7:30 p.m. EST | Philadelphia | W 114–113 (OT) | Wilkins (28)  | Levingston, Koncak (9)  | Webb (11)  | The Omni
12,214  | 2–3
6  | November 5, 1985
9:30 p.m. EST | @ Denver | L 113–128 | Koncak (21)  | Kevin Willis (10) | Johnson (6)  | McNichols Sports Arena
8,691  | 2–4
7  | November 6  | @ Phoenix | W 114-106 | Dominique Wilkins (34) | Dominique Wilkins (9) | Spud Webb (5) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9,805 | 3–4
8  | November 8  | @ Golden State | L 119-130 | Cliff Levingston (23) | Levingston, Koncak, Willis (6) | Williams, Johnson, Webb (5) | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
14,780 | 3–5
9  | November 9  | @ L.A. Clippers | W 97-94 | Cliff Levingston (20) | Dominique Wilkins (14) | Eddie Johnson (8) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
8,716 | 4–5
10  | November 13  | Phoenix | W 108-101 | Cliff Levingston (23) | Cliff Levingston (11) | Eddie Johnson (10) | Omni Coliseum
4,608 | 5–5
11  | November 15, 1985
7:30 p.m. EST | Detroit | W 122–118 | Wilkins (30) | Levingston (10)]  | Johnson, Wittman (6)  | The Omni
12,924  | 6–5
12  | November 16  | @ New York | L 96-103 | Dominique Wilkins (19) | Tree Rollins (8) | Eddie Johnson (7) | Madison Square Garden
15,422 | 6–6
13  | November 20  | Chicago | W 116-101 | Dominique Wilkins (28) | Cliff Levingston (17) | Eddie Johnson (7) | Omni Coliseum
7,179 | 7–6
14  | November 23, 1985
7:30 p.m. EST | Utah | L 106–116 | Wilkins (31) | Wilkins, Koncak, Rollins (7) | Johnson (8)  | The Omni
6,115  | 7–7
15  | November 24  | @ Cleveland | L 90-98 | Cliff Levingston (17) | Cliff Levingston (11) | Randy Wittman (8) | Richfield Coliseum
6,145 | 7–8
16  | November 26  | New York | W 104-94 | Dominique Wilkins (35) | Dominique Wilkins (9) | Randy Wittman (5) | Omni Coliseum
7,488 | 8–8
17  | November 27, 1985
8:30 p.m. EST | @ Milwaukee | L 96–114 | Johnson (24)  | Tree Rollins (8) | Johnson (8)  | MECCA Arena
10,879  | 8–9
18  | November 29  | @ New Jersey | L 97-107 | Dominique Wilkins (30) | Dominique Wilkins (9) | Eddie Johnson (5) | Brenden Byrne Arena
10,329 | 8–10
19  | November 30, 1985
7:30 p.m. EST | Boston | L 97–102 | Wilkins (24)  | Willis (12)  | Battle (5)  | The Omni
13,101  | 8–11

December: 7–4 (home: 6–1; road: 1–3)

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20  | December 4, 1985
7:30 p.m. EST | Portland | W 109–98 | Wilkins (31)  | Rollins (12)  | Rivers (10)  | The Omni
4,113  | 9–11
21  | December 6, 1985
7:30 p.m. EST | Milwaukee | W 94–93 | Wilkins (29)  | Wilkins (15)  | Rivers (10)  | The Omni
5,562  | 10–11
22  | December 10, 1985
7:30 p.m. EST | @ Boston
(at Hartford, CT) | L 110–114 | Wilkins (32)  | Wilkins (9)  | Rivers (7)  | Hartford Civic Center
14,493  | 10–12
23  | December 11  | Seattle
24  | December 13  | @ Indiana
25  | December 14, 1985
7:30 p.m. EST | Philadelphia | W 107–103 | Wilkins (29)  | Wilkins, Willis (8)  | Johnson (9)  | The Omni
4,638  | 12–13
26  | December 17  | New Jersey
27  | December 19, 1985
7:30 p.m. EST | Dallas | L 108–120 | Wilkins (29)  | Levingston, Willis (10)  | Rivers (10)  | The Omni
5,867  | 13–14
28  | December 21, 1985
7:30 p.m. EST | Houston | W 123–122 | Wilkins (49)  | Wilkins (11)  | Rivers (10)  | The Omni
8,563  | 14–14
29  | December 27, 1985
7:30 p.m. EST | @ Washington | L 109–111 | Wilkins (35)  | Wilkins (14)  | Rivers (5)  | Capital Centre
8,178  | 14–15
30  | December 28  | @ New York

January: 11–4 (home: 9–1; road: 2–3)

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31  | January 3, 1986
7:30 p.m. EST | Detroit | W 111–101 | Wilkins (32)  | Willis (13)  | Rivers (13)  | The Omni
15,817  | 16–15
32  | January 4  | @ Chicago
33  | January 7  | L.A. Clippers
34  | January 9, 1986
7:30 p.m. EST | @ Detroit | W 110–99 | Rivers (29)  | Wilkins, Willis (11)  | Rivers (6)  | Pontiac Silverdome
9,400  | 19–15
35  | January 10, 1986
7:30 p.m. EST | @ Boston | L 108–115 | Wilkins (34)  | Willis (13)  | Webb (6)  | Boston Garden
14,890  | 19–16
36  | January 14  | Sacramento
37  | January 16  | Cleveland
38  | January 18, 1986
7:30 p.m. EST | Boston | L 122–125 (OT) | Wilkins (36)  | Koncak (10)  | Johnson (9)  | The Omni
16,522  | 21–17
39  | January 20, 1986
7:30 p.m. EST | Milwaukee | W 101–98 | Wilkins (33)  | Willis (17)  | Johnson (11)  | The Omni
9,467  | 22–17
40  | January 22  | Golden State
41  | January 24  | New York
42  | January 25, 1986
7:30 p.m. EST | @ Washington | L 103–111 | Wilkins (35)  | Willis (12)  | Battle (5)  | Capital Centre
7,038  | 24–18
43  | January 28  | Indiana
44  | January 29, 1986
7:30 p.m. EST | @ Detroit | L 94–107 | Wilkins (30)  | Willis (12)  | Rivers (12)  | Pontiac Silverdome
12,386  | 25–19
45  | January 31, 1986
7:30 p.m. EST | Detroit | W 116–103 | Wilkins (36)  | Koncak, Willis (9)  | Rivers (11)  | The Omni
12,624  | 26–19

February: 8–6 (home: 4–0; road: 4–6)

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46  | February 1  | @ New Jersey
47  | February 4  | @ Cleveland
48  | February 6  | @ Indiana
All-Star Break
49  | February 11, 1986
8:30 p.m. EST | @ Houston | L 100–113 | Levingston, Webb, Wilkins (13)  | Koncak, Willis (9)  | Battle (5)  | The Summit
16,016  | 28–21
50  | February 13  | @ Sacramento
51  | February 14, 1986
10:30 p.m. EST | @ L.A. Lakers | L 117–141 | Wilkins (29)  | Wilkins (8)  | Rivers (6)  | The Forum
17,505  | 29–22
52  | February 16, 1986
8:00 p.m. EST | @ Portland | W 110–101 | Levingston (25)  | Levingston, Willis (11)  | Rivers (10)  | Memorial Coliseum
12,666  | 30–22
53  | February 17  | @ Seattle
54  | February 19, 1986
9:30 p.m. EST | @ Utah | L 105–109 | Wittman (23)  | Levingston (9)  | Rivers (7)  | Salt Palace Acord Arena
12,654  | 30–24
55  | February 21  | Indiana
56  | February 22  | New Jersey
57  | February 24, 1986
7:30 p.m. EST | L.A. Lakers | W 102–93 | Wilkins (33)  | Willis (18)  | Webb (13)  | The Omni
16,522  | 33–24
58  | February 26  | Cleveland
59  | February 28, 1986
7:30 p.m. EST | @ Detroit | L 103–115 | Wilkins (35)  | Levingston (14)  | Rivers (8)  | Pontiac Silverdome
25,888  | 34–25

March: 12–5 (home: 5–2; road: 7–3)

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60  | March 1  | San Antonio
61  | March 4, 1986
7:30 p.m. EST | Philadelphia | W 128–121 | Wilkins (32)  | Willis (9)  | Rivers (21)  | The Omni
13,315  | 36–25
62  | March 5, 1986
7:30 p.m. EST | @ Philadelphia | W 122–114 (OT) | Wilkins (37)  | Willis (12)  | Wittman (9)  | The Spectrum
15,192  | 37–25
63  | March 7  | @ Chicago
64  | March 8, 1986
7:30 p.m. EST | Milwaukee | W 111–109 | Wilkins (29)  | Willis (12)  | Rivers (11)  | The Omni
15,822  | 39–25
65  | March 11, 1986
7:30 p.m. EST | Denver | W 128–116 | Willis (39)  | Willis (21)  | Wittman (5)  | The Omni
8,905  | 40–25
66  | March 12  | @ New Jersey
67  | March 14, 1986
7:30 p.m. EST | Boston | L 114–121 | Wilkins (42)  | Rollins (10)  | Webb (9)  | The Omni
16,522  | 41–26
68  | March 15  | @ New York
69  | March 17  | Chicago
70  | March 19  | @ San Antonio
71  | March 21, 1986
8:30 p.m. EST | @ Dallas | W 107–103 | Wilkins (28)  | Rollins (10)  | Webb (10)  | Reunion Arena
17,007  | 44–27
72  | March 22, 1986
9:00 p.m. EST | @ Milwaukee | L 98–113 | Wittman (18)  | Levingston (9)  | Davis (10)  | MECCA Arena
11,052  | 44–28
73  | March 25  | @ Cleveland
74  | March 26, 1986
7:30 p.m. EST | @ Philadelphia | L 103–112 | Wilkins (31)  | Wilkins (7)  | Rivers (8)  | The Spectrum
14,125  | 45–29
75  | March 28  | @ Indiana
76  | March 29  | Cleveland

April: 4–2 (home: 4–0; road: 0–2)

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77  | April 1, 1986
7:30 p.m. EST | Washington | W 107–91 | Wilkins (33)  | Willis (16)  | Rivers (10)  | The Omni
6,835  | 47–30
78  | April 4, 1986
7:30 p.m. EST | @ Washington | L 129–135 (OT) | Wilkins (46)  | Rollins (14)  | Wittman (7)  | Capital Centre
9,113  | 47–31
79  | April 5  | @ Chicago
80  | April 8  | Chicago
81  | April 10  | New Jersey
82  | April 12  | Indiana

1985–86 schedule

### Playoffs

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1986 playoff game log

First Round: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)

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1  | April 17, 1986
8:00 p.m. EST | Detroit | W 140–122 | Wilkins (28)  | Rollins, Levingston (8)  | Rivers (16)  | The Omni
12,538  | 1--0
2  | April 19, 1986
3:30 p.m. EST | Detroit | W 137–125 | Wittman (35)  | Rollins (14)  | Webb (18)  | The Omni
12,964  | 2–0
3  | April 22, 1986
8:00 p.m. EST | @ Detroit | L 97–106 | Wilkins (21)  | Wilkins, Levingston (7)  | Rivers (8)  | Pontiac Silverdome
13,312  | 2–1
4  | April 25, 1986
8:00 p.m. EST | @ Detroit | W 114–113 (2OT) | Wilkins (38)  | Rivers (13)  | Rivers (9)  | Pontiac Silverdome
15,288  | 3–1

Conference semifinals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)

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1  | April 27, 1986
1:00 p.m. EDT | @ Boston | L 91–103 | Willis (18)  | Willis (8)  | Webb (5)  | Boston Garden
14,890  | 0–1
2  | April 29, 1986
8:30 p.m. EDT | @ Boston | L 108–119 | Willis (23)  | Willis, Rollins (10)  | Rivers (7)  | Boston Garden
14,890  | 0–2
3  | May 2, 1986
7:30 p.m. EDT | Boston | L 107–111 | Wilkins (38)  | Willis (12)  | Rivers (14)  | The Omni
12,357  | 0–3
4  | May 4, 1986
1:00 p.m. EDT | Boston | W 106–94 | Wilkins (37)  | Rollins (16)  | Webb (12)  | The Omni
12,357  | 1–3
5  | May 6, 1986
7:30 p.m. EDT | @ Boston | L 99–132 | Webb (15)  | Rollins (8)  | Webb (8)  | Boston Garden
14,890  | 1–4

1986 schedule

## Player statistics

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FG% | Field-goal percentage  |  3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage  |  FT% | Free-throw percentage
RPG | Rebounds per game  |  APG | Assists per game  |  SPG | Steals per game
BPG | Blocks per game  |  PPG | Points per game  |  |

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Player  | GP  | GS  | MPG  | FG%  | 3FG%  | FT%  | RPG  | APG  | SPG  | BPG  | PPG

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Dominique Wilkins | 78 | 78 | 39.1 | 46.8 | 18.6 | 81.8 | 7.9 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 30.3
Randy Wittman | 81  | 79  | 34.1  | 53.0  | 31.3  | 77.0  | 2.1  | 3.8  | 1.0  | 0.2  | 12.9
Kevin Willis | 82  | 59  | 28.0  | 51.7  | 0.0  | 65.4  | 8.6  | 0.5  | 0.8  | 0.5  | 12.3
Doc Rivers | 53  | 50  | 29.6  | 47.4  | 0.0  | 60.8  | 3.1  | 8.4  | 2.3  | 0.2  | 11.5
Eddie Johnson | 39  | 5  | 22.1  | 47.3  | 25.0  | 71.8  | 1.9  | 5.6  | 0.3  | 0.0  | 10.1
Cliff Levingston | 81  | 35  | 24.0  | 53.4  | 0.0  | 67.8  | 6.6  | 0.9  | 0.9  | 0.5  | 9.3
Ray Williams | 19  | 13  | 19.3  | 39.9  | 36.4  | 85.4  | 2.4  | 3.5  | 1.5  | 0.1  | 8.4
Jon Koncak | 82  | 15  | 20.7  | 50.7  | 0.0  | 60.7  | 5.7  | 0.7  | 0.5  | 0.8  | 8.3
Spud Webb | 79  | 8  | 15.6  | 48.3  | 18.2  | 78.5  | 1.6  | 4.3  | 1.0  | 0.1  | 7.8
Antoine Carr | 17  | 0  | 15.2  | 52.7  | 0.0  | 66.7  | 3.1  | 0.8  | 0.4  | 0.9  | 6.8
Tree Rollins | 74  | 61  | 24.1  | 49.9  | 0.0  | 76.7  | 6.2  | 0.6  | 0.5  | 2.3  | 5.6
Johnny Davis | 27  | 7  | 14.9  | 43.0  | 50.0  | 86.4  | 0.7  | 4.1  | 0.5  | 0.0  | 5.3
John Battle | 64  | 0  | 10.0  | 45.5  | 0.0  | 72.8  | 1.0  | 1.2  | 0.4  | 0.0  | 4.3
Lorenzo Charles | 36  | 0  | 7.6  | 55.7  | 0.0  | 66.7  | 1.1  | 0.2  | 0.1  | 0.2  | 3.4
Scott Hastings | 62  | 0  | 10.5  | 40.9  | 75.0  | 85.7  | 2.0  | 0.4  | 0.2  | 0.1  | 3.1
Sedric Toney | 3  | 0  | 8.0  | 28.6  | 0.0  | 100.0  | 0.7  | 0.0  | 0.3  | 0.0  | 1.7

### Playoffs

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Player  | GP  | GS  | MPG  | FG%  | 3FG%  | FT%  | RPG  | APG  | SPG  | BPG  | PPG

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Dominique Wilkins | 9 | 9 | 40.0 | 43.3 | 20.0 | 86.1 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 28.6
Randy Wittman | 9  | 9  | 38.7  | 52.6  | 0.0  | 69.2  | 2.7  | 3.3  | 1.1  | 0.1  | 17.8
Kevin Willis | 9  | 9  | 31.1  | 56.1  | 0.0  | 65.2  | 7.2  | 0.6  | 0.8  | 0.9  | 13.9
Doc Rivers | 9  | 9  | 29.1  | 43.5  | 50.0  | 73.8  | 4.7  | 8.7  | 2.0  | 0.0  | 12.7
Spud Webb | 9  | 0  | 20.3  | 51.9  | 0.0  | 78.8  | 3.4  | 7.2  | 0.4  | 0.1  | 12.2
Tree Rollins | 9  | 9  | 27.6  | 55.3  | 0.0  | 63.6  | 8.7  | 0.3  | 0.2  | 1.7  | 6.6
Jon Koncak | 9  | 0  | 21.4  | 48.3  | 0.0  | 56.5  | 3.8  | 0.6  | 0.7  | 1.1  | 6.0
Cliff Levingston | 9  | 0  | 20.0  | 59.5  | 100.0  | 77.8  | 4.6  | 0.3  | 0.4  | 1.0  | 5.8
Scott Hastings | 9  | 0  | 5.4  | 78.6  | 25.0  | 45.5  | 1.1  | 0.2  | 0.2  | 0.0  | 3.1
Johnny Davis | 8  | 0  | 8.1  | 36.0  | 0.0  | 100.0  | 0.8  | 1.9  | 0.3  | 0.0  | 2.8
John Battle | 6  | 0  | 4.5  | 36.4  | 0.0  | 75.0  | 0.7  | 0.3  | 0.3  | 0.0  | 1.8
Lorenzo Charles | 4  | 0  | 3.8  | 75.0  | 0.0  | 100.0  | 0.5  | 0.5  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 1.8

Player Statistics Citation:[2]

## Awards and records

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### Awards

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* Mike Fratello, NBA Coach of the Year Award
* Stan Kasten, NBA Executive of the Year Award
* Dominique Wilkins, All-NBA First Team

### Records

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## Transactions

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### Free agents

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#### Additions

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## See also

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* 1985-86 NBA season

## References

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1. ^ Atlanta Hawks (1968-Present)
2. ^ "1985-86 Atlanta Hawks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 22, 2021.

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*[ W ]: Games won
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*[ PCT ]: Winning percentage
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*[ Home ]: Home record
*[ Road ]: Road record
*[ Div ]: Division record