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1985–86 San Antonio Spurs season
Home Sports Entertainment (lost to Lakers 0–3) The 1985–86 San Antonio Spurs season was the Spurs' tenth season in the NBA, the 13th in San Antonio, and the 19th season as a franchise. It was also their first season without George Gervin, who played with the team since 1974 as he was traded to the Chicago Bulls during the offseason.
In his second year, Alvin Robertson led the league in steals and made his first All-Star Game appearance. Robertson earned Defensive Player of the year honors at the end of the season.
Draft picks
Main article: 1985 NBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | Alfredrick Hughes | SF/SG | Loyola (IL) | |
| 2 | 29 | Mike Brittain | C | South Carolina | |
| 2 | 35 | Tyrone Corbin | SF | DePaul | |
| 4 | 82 | Scott Roth | PF | Wisconsin | |
| 5 | 106 | Clayton Olivier | Southern California | ||
| 6 | 128 | Chris Harper | Oregon | ||
| 7 | 152 | Al Young | Virginia Polytech |
Roster
- Cotton Fitzsimmons ()
- Bob Bass ()
Regular season
Season standings
:z - clinched division title :y - clinched division title :x - clinched playoff spot
Game log
Regular season
Playoffs
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 17 | @ L.A. Lakers | L 88–135 | Mike Mitchell (24) | Mitchell, Johnson (4) | Wes Matthews (10) | The Forum 17,505 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 19 | @ L.A. Lakers | L 94–122 | Wes Matthews (30) | David Greenwood (7) | Alvin Robertson (8) | The Forum 17,505 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 23 | L.A. Lakers | L 94–114 | Wes Matthews (30) | Artis Gilmore (11) | Wes Matthews (8) | HemisFair Arena 7,918 | 0–3
Player statistics
Regular season
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | **82** | **82** | **2,970** | 409 | 188 | 56 | 25 | **1,921** | **36.2** | 5.0 | 2.3 | .7 | .3 | **23.4** | |
| SG | **82** | **82** | 2,878 | 516 | 448 | **301** | 40 | 1,392 | 35.1 | 6.3 | 5.5 | **3.7** | .5 | 17.0 | |
| PG | 75 | 46 | 1,853 | 131 | **476** | 87 | 32 | 817 | 24.7 | 1.7 | 6.3 | 1.2 | .4 | 10.9 | |
| C | 71 | 71 | 2,395 | **600** | 102 | 39 | **108** | 1,184 | 33.7 | **8.5** | 1.4 | .5 | **1.5** | 16.7 | |
| C | 71 | 55 | 1,828 | 462 | 95 | 44 | 66 | 983 | 25.7 | 6.5 | 1.3 | .6 | .9 | 13.8 | |
| PG | 70 | 4 | 1,150 | 80 | 261 | 34 | 0 | 500 | 16.4 | 1.1 | 3.7 | .5 | .0 | 7.1 | |
| PF | 68 | 24 | 1,910 | 531 | 90 | 37 | 52 | 538 | 28.1 | 7.8 | 1.3 | .5 | .8 | 7.9 | |
| SG | 68 | 0 | 866 | 113 | 61 | 26 | 5 | 356 | 12.7 | 1.7 | .9 | .4 | .1 | 5.2 | |
| † | PF | 42 | 7 | 669 | 132 | 53 | 22 | 14 | 191 | 15.9 | 3.1 | 1.3 | .5 | .3 | 4.5 |
| † | PF | 34 | 0 | 356 | 81 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 82 | 10.5 | 2.4 | .6 | .4 | .3 | 2.4 |
| C | 32 | 2 | 219 | 49 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 54 | 6.8 | 1.5 | .2 | .1 | .4 | 1.7 | |
| † | SF | 30 | 1 | 620 | 79 | 53 | 19 | 1 | 332 | 20.7 | 2.6 | 1.8 | .6 | .0 | 11.1 |
| PG | 28 | 23 | 856 | 86 | 252 | 70 | 6 | 363 | 30.6 | 3.1 | **9.0** | 2.5 | .2 | 13.0 | |
| † | C | 27 | 4 | 522 | 127 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 130 | 19.3 | 4.7 | .7 | .3 | .4 | 4.8 |
| † | PG | 23 | 8 | 397 | 37 | 111 | 28 | 3 | 164 | 17.3 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 1.2 | .1 | 7.1 |
| SF | 16 | 0 | 174 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 64 | 10.9 | 1.6 | .7 | .7 | .1 | 4.0 | |
| † | SF | 11 | 0 | 128 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 11.6 | 2.2 | 1.1 | .2 | .3 | 4.3 |
| † | PG | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.0 | .0 | 1.5 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Spurs only.
Playoffs
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG | **3** | **3** | **116** | 7 | **24** | 6 | 0 | **76** | **38.7** | 2.3 | **8.0** | 2.0 | .0 | **25.3** | |
| SF | **3** | **3** | 107 | 9 | 10 | 3 | **3** | 47 | 35.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 1.0 | **1.0** | 15.7 | |
| C | **3** | **3** | 107 | **18** | 3 | **7** | 1 | 40 | 35.7 | **6.0** | 1.0 | **2.3** | .3 | 13.3 | |
| PF | **3** | **3** | 101 | **18** | 3 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 33.7 | **6.0** | 1.0 | 1.0 | .3 | 10.0 | |
| SG | **3** | **3** | 98 | 14 | 19 | **7** | 1 | 27 | 32.7 | 4.7 | 6.3 | **2.3** | .3 | 9.0 | |
| C | **3** | 0 | 53 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 17.7 | 2.0 | .7 | .0 | .3 | 5.0 | |
| SF | **3** | 0 | 45 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | .3 | 2.3 | .3 | .0 | 5.0 | |
| PG | **3** | 0 | 43 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14.3 | .3 | 1.7 | .0 | .0 | 5.3 | |
| SG | **3** | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6.0 | .0 | .3 | .3 | .0 | 2.7 | |
| C | **3** | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.3 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .7 | .0 | |
| SF | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | |
| C | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | **1.0** | 2.0 |
Awards and records
- Alvin Robertson, NBA Most Improved Player Award
- Alvin Robertson, All-NBA Second Team
- Alvin Robertson, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
References
References
- [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SAS/1985.html 1984-85 San Antonio Spurs]
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