1985–86 Philadelphia 76ers season

Philadelphia 76ers

Industry	Professional basketball
Headquarters	Philadelphia , United States
Products	NBA basketball team

The 1985–86 Philadelphia 76ers season represented the team's 37th campaign in the NBA and their 23rd year based in Philadelphia. The Sixers concluded the regular season with a 54–28 record. In the opening round of the playoffs, they overcame the Washington Bullets in a five-game series but were ultimately eliminated by the Milwaukee Bucks in a tightly contested seven-game matchup—a team they had previously defeated multiple times in early-1980s postseason encounters.

This season was significant as it marked the final year for seasoned player Bobby Jones before his retirement, as well as Moses Malone's last season with Philadelphia. Malone was traded during the summer of 1986 after missing playoff action due to an eye injury. Additionally, Andrew Toney's impact was curtailed to just six games because of a foot injury, hindering his ability to regain his prior All-Star form.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	21	Terry Catledge	PF	United States	South Alabama
2	33	Greg Stokes	PF/C	United States	Iowa
2	44	Voise Winters		United States	Bradley
3	67	Steve Black		United States	La Salle
4	90	Derrick Gervin	SF	United States	Texas-San Antonio
5	113	Carl Wright		United States	Southern Methodist
6	136	Daryl Lloyd		United States	Drake
7	159	Jaye Andrews		United States	Bucknell

Roster

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Season standings

z – secured division championship

y – secured division title

x – clinched playoff berth

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | October 26, 1985 | @ New York | W 99–89 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | October 29, 1985 | @ Milwaukee | L 117–119 | | | | MECCA Arena | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | October 30, 1985 | Detroit | W 132–125 (OT) | | | | The Spectrum | 2–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | November 1, 1985 | @ New Jersey | L 102–106 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | November 2, 1985
7:30p.m. EST | @ Atlanta | L 113–114 (OT) | Charles Barkley (21) | Moses Malone (15) | Charles Barkley (6) | Omni Coliseum
12,214 | 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | November 6, 1985 | Indiana | W 105–97 | | | | The Spectrum | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | November 8, 1985 | San Antonio | L 95–107 | | | | The Spectrum | 3–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 | November 10, 1985

| Milwaukee
| W 105–97 
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| The Spectrum
| 4–4 

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|9 
|November 13, 1985 
|Chicago 
|W 110–106 
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|The Spectrum 
|5–4 

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|10 
|November 16, 1985 
|@ Washington 
|L 97–118 
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|Capital Centre 
|5–5 

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|11 
|November 20, 1985 
|Golden State 
|W 117–113 
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|The Spectrum 
|6–5 

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|12 
|November 22, 1985 
|@ Boston 
|L 103–110 
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|Boston Garden 
|6–6 

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|13 
|November 23, 1985 
|Detroit 
|L 114–119 
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|The Spectrum 
|6–7 

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|14 
|November 26, 1985 
|Boston 
|L 91–98 
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|The Spectrum 
|6–8 

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|15 
|November 27, 1985 
|@ New Jersey 
|W 111–100 
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|Brendan Byrne Arena 
|7–8 

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|16 
|November 29, 1985 
|@ Indiana 
|W 110–109 
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|Market Square Arena 
|8–8 

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|17 
|November 30, 1985 
|@ New York 
|W 115–95  
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|Madison Square Garden  
|9–8 

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Playoff Series

1	April 18, 1986	Washington	L 94–95	Charles Barkley (26 points)	Charles Barkley (22 rebounds)	Charles Barkley (9 assists)	The Spectrum Attendance: 9,148	Series: 0–1
2	April 20, 1986	Washington	W 102–97	Charles Barkley (27 points)	Charles Barkley (20 rebounds)	Charles Barkley (6 assists)	The Spectrum Attendance: 9,057	Series: 1–1
3	April 22, 1986	@ Washington	W 91–86	Julius Erving (22 points)	Charles Barkley (14 rebounds)	Julius Erving (6 assists)	Capital Centre Attendance: 17,137	Series: 2–1
4	April 24, 1986	@ Washington	L 111–116	Maurice Cheeks (30 points)	Charles Barkley (15 rebounds)	Charles Barkley (7 assists)	Capital Centre Attendance: 12,588	Series: 2–2
5	April 27, 1986	Washington	W 134–109	Terry Catledge (27 points)	Charles Barkley (15 rebounds)	Charles Barkley (12 assists)	The Spectrum Attendance: 15,162	Series: 3–2

1	April 29, 1986	@ Milwaukee	W 118–112	Charles Barkley (31 points)	Charles Barkley (20 rebounds)	Maurice Cheeks, Sedale Threatt (7 assists each)	MECCA Arena Attendance: 11,052	Series: 1–0
2	May 1, 1986	@ Milwaukee	L 107–119	Charles Barkley (26 points)	Charles Barkley (15 rebounds)	Maurice Cheeks (8 assists)	MECCA Arena Attendance: 11,052	Series: 1–1
3	May 3, 1986	Milwaukee	W 107–103	Charles Barkley (29 points)	Charles Barkley (13 rebounds)	Maurice Cheeks (10 assists)	The Spectrum Attendance: 14,611	Series: 2–1
4	May 5, 1986	Milwaukee	L 104–109	Charles Barkley (37 points)	Charles Barkley (14 rebounds)	Maurice Cheeks (10 assists)	The Spectrum Attendance:17,941	Series:2–2
5	May7,1986	@Milwaukee	L108-113	Charles Barkley (29 points)	Clemon Johnson (9 rebounds)	Charles Barkley, Julius Erving (5 assists each)	MECCA Arena Attendance:11,052	Series:2-3
6	May9,1986	Milwaukee	W126-108	Bobby Jones,Charles Barkley (23 points each)	Charles Barkley (21 rebounds)	Maurice Cheeks (13 assists)	The Spectrum Attendance:15,287	Series:3-3
7	May11,1986	@Milwaukee	L112-113	Sedale Threatt (28 points)	Charles Barkley (12 rebounds)	Maurice Cheeks (6 assists)	MECCA Arena Attendance:11,052	Series:3-4

Honors and Achievements

• Charles Barkley, selected to the All-NBA Second Team
• Maurice Cheeks, named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team

Related Topics

• 1985–86 NBA season