1985–86 Atlanta Hawks season

Season of National Basketball Association team the Atlanta Hawks August 2023 March 2026 Atlanta Hawks 1986 50 32 Central 2 4 Mike Fratello Stan Kasten Ted Turner / Turner Broadcasting System The Omni Conference semifinals(lost to Celtics 1–4) ATL WVEU WSB thumb|right|175px|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.http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/atlanta/atlhawks.html Atlanta Hawks (1968-Present) July 12, 2008 February 16, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120216013148/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/atlanta/atlhawks.html dead Draft picks 1985 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 5 Jon Koncak C Southern Methodist 2 41 Lorenzo Charles SF North Carolina State 3 59 Sedric Toney PG Dayton 4 77 Arvydas Sabonis C 4 84 John Battle PG Rutgers 5 100 Larry Hampton Hampton 6 123 Tony Duckett Lafayette 7 146 Bob Ferry PF/C Harvard Roster Atlanta Hawks 1985–86 #B50000 #FFFFFF #F4C934 #000000 12 John Battle basketball SG 6 2 175 1962-11-09 Rutgers 33 Antoine Carr PF 6 9 225 1961-07-23 Wichita State 43 Lorenzo Charles SF 6 7 225 1963-11-25 North Carolina State 16 Johnny Davis basketball, born 1955 SG 6 2 170 1955-10-21 Dayton 44 Scott Hastings basketball PF 6 10 235 1960-06-03 Arkansas 3 Eddie Johnson basketball, born 1955 SG 6 2 180 1955-02-24 Auburn 32 Jon Koncak C 7 0 250 1963-05-17 Southern Methodist 53 Cliff Levingston PF 6 8 210 1961-01-04 Wichita State 25 Doc Rivers PG 6 4 185 1961-10-13 Marquette 30 Tree Rollins C 7 1 235 1955-06-16 Clemson 4 Spud Webb PG 5 6 133 1963-07-13 NC State 21 Dominique Wilkins SF 6 7 200 1960-01-12 Georgia 1 Ray Williams basketball PG 6 3 188 1954-10-14 Minnesota 42 Kevin Willis PF 7 0 220 1962-09-06 Michigan State 10 Randy Wittman SG 6 6 210 1959-10-28 Indiana Mike Fratello Willis Reed Ron Rothstein Brendan Suhr https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/ATL/1986.html February 10, 1986 Regular season Season standings ATL ATL z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot Game log Regular season Atlanta Hawks 1986 #D3222C #FFFFFF Total: 50–32 (home: 34–7; road: 16–25) Atlanta Hawks October yes #FFFFFF #D3222C 1 1 0 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | October 25, 19857:30p.m. EDT | Washington | L 91-100 | Wilkins (32) | Rollins (9) | Webb (10) | The Omni10,129 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | October 26, 19859:00p.m. EDT | @ Milwaukee | L 91–117 | Wilkins (18) | Levingston (9) | Williams (7) | MECCA Arena10,237 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | October 29 | New York | W 102-87 | Dominique Wilkins (22) | Dominique Wilkins (13) | Ray Williams (8) | Omni Coliseum9,901 | 1–2 Atlanta Hawks November #FFFFFF #D3222C 5 2 2 7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | November 1, 19857:30p.m. EST | @ Boston | L 105–109 | Wilkins (40) | Wilkins (10) | Wittman (5) | Boston Garden14,890 | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | November 2, 19857:30p.m. EST | Philadelphia | W 114–113 (OT) | Wilkins (28) | Levingston, Koncak (9) | Webb (11) | The Omni12,214 | 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | November 5, 19859:30p.m. EST | @ Denver | L 113–128 | Koncak (21) | Kevin Willis (10) | Johnson (6) | McNichols Sports Arena8,691 | 2–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | November 6 | @ Phoenix | W 114-106 | Dominique Wilkins (34) | Dominique Wilkins (9) | Spud Webb (5) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum9,805 | 3–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 | November 8 | @ Golden State | L 119-130 | Cliff Levingston (23) | Levingston, Jon Koncak, Kevin Willis (6) | Ray Williams, Eddie Johnson, Webb (5) | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena14,780 | 3–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 | November 9 | @ L.A. Clippers | W 97-94 | Cliff Levingston (20) | Dominique Wilkins (14) | Eddie Johnson (8) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena8,716 | 4–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 | November 13 | Phoenix | W 108-101 | Cliff Levingston (23) | Cliff Levingston (11) |Eddie Johnson (10) | Omni Coliseum4,608 | 5–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 | November 15, 19857:30p.m. EST | Detroit | W 122–118 | Wilkins (30) | Levingston (10)] | Johnson, Wittman (6) | The Omni12,924 | 6–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 | November 16 | @ New York | L 96-103 | Dominique Wilkins (19) | Tree Rollins (8) | Eddie Johnson (7)] | Madison Square Garden15,422 | 6–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 | November 20 | Chicago | W 116-101 | Dominique Wilkins (28) | Cliff Levingston (17) | Eddie Johnson (7) | Omni Coliseum7,179 | 7–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 | November 23, 19857:30p.m. EST | Utah | L 106–116 | Wilkins (31) | Wilkins, Koncak, Rollins (7) | Johnson (8) | The Omni6,115 | 7–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 15 | November 24 | @ Cleveland | L 90-98 | Cliff Levingston (17) | Cliff Levingston (11) | Randy Wittman (8) | Richfield Coliseum6,145 | 7–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 | November 26 | New York | W 104-94 | Dominique Wilkins (35) |Dominique Wilkins (9) | Randy Wittman (5) | Omni Coliseum7,488 | 8–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | November 27, 19858:30p.m. EST | @ Milwaukee | L 96–114 | Johnson (24) | Tree Rollins (8) | Johnson (8) | MECCA Arena10,879 | 8–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 18 | November 29 | @ New Jersey | L 97-107 | Dominique Wilkins (30) | Dominique Wilkins (9) | Eddie Johnson (5) | Brenden Byrne Arena10,329 | 8–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 | November 30, 19857:30p.m. EST | Boston | L 97–102 | Wilkins (24) | Willis (12) | Battle (5) | The Omni13,101 | 8–11 Atlanta Hawks December #FFFFFF #D3222C 6 1 1 3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 | December 4, 19857:30p.m. EST | Portland | W 109–98 | Wilkins (31) | Rollins (12) | Rivers (10) | The Omni4,113 | 9–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 | December 6, 19857:30p.m. EST | Milwaukee | W 94–93 | Wilkins (29) | Wilkins (15) | Rivers (10) | The Omni5,562 | 10–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 | December 10, 19857:30p.m. EST | @ Boston(at Hartford, CT) | L 110–114 | Wilkins (32) | Wilkins (9) | Rivers (7) | Hartford Civic Center14,493 | 10–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 | December 11 | Seattle |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 24 | December 13 | @ Indiana |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 | December 14, 19857:30p.m. EST | Philadelphia | W 107–103 | Wilkins (29) | Wilkins, Willis (8) | Johnson (9) | The Omni4,638 | 12–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 | December 17 | New Jersey |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 | December 19, 19857:30p.m. EST | Dallas | L 108–120 | Wilkins (29) | Levingston, Willis (10) | Rivers (10) | The Omni5,867 | 13–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 | December 21, 19857:30p.m. EST | Houston | W 123–122 | Wilkins (49) | Wilkins (11) | Rivers (10) | The Omni8,563 | 14–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 29 | December 27, 19857:30p.m. EST | @ Washington | L 109–111 | Wilkins (35) | Wilkins (14) | Rivers (5) | Capital Centre8,178 | 14–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 | December 28 | @ New York Atlanta Hawks January #FFFFFF #D3222C 9 1 2 3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 | January 3, 19867:30p.m. EST | Detroit | W 111–101 | Wilkins (32) | Willis (13) | Rivers (13) | The Omni15,817 | 16–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 | January 4 | @ Chicago |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 | January 7 | L.A. Clippers |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 | January 9, 19867:30p.m. EST | @ Detroit | W 110–99 | Rivers (29) | Wilkins, Willis (11) | Rivers (6) | Pontiac Silverdome9,400 | 19–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 35 | January 10, 19867:30p.m. EST | @ Boston | L 108–115 | Wilkins (34) | Willis (13) | Webb (6) | Boston Garden14,890 | 19–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 | January 14 | Sacramento |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 | January 16 | Cleveland |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 38 | January 18, 19867:30p.m. EST | Boston | L 122–125 (OT) | Wilkins (36) | Koncak (10) | Johnson (9) | The Omni16,522 | 21–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 | January 20, 19867:30p.m. EST | Milwaukee | W 101–98 | Wilkins (33) | Willis (17) | Johnson (11) | The Omni9,467 | 22–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 | January 22 | Golden State |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 | January 24 | New York |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 42 | January 25, 19867:30p.m. EST | @ Washington | L 103–111 | Wilkins (35) | Willis (12) | Battle (5) | Capital Centre7,038 | 24–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 | January 28 | Indiana |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 44 | January 29, 19867:30p.m. EST | @ Detroit | L 94–107 | Wilkins (30) | Willis (12) | Rivers (12) | Pontiac Silverdome12,386 | 25–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 | January 31, 19867:30p.m. EST | Detroit | W 116–103 | Wilkins (36) | Koncak, Willis (9) | Rivers (11) | The Omni12,624 | 26–19 Atlanta Hawks February #FFFFFF #D3222C 4 0 4 6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 46 | February 1 | @ New Jersey |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 | February 4 | @ Cleveland |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 | February 6 | @ Indiana |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 | February 11, 19868:30p.m. EST | @ Houston | L 100–113 | Levingston, Webb, Wilkins (13) | Koncak, Willis (9) | Battle (5) | The Summit16,016 | 28–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 | February 13 | @ Sacramento |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 51 | February 14, 198610:30p.m. EST | @ L.A. Lakers | L 117–141 | Wilkins (29) | Wilkins (8) | Rivers (6) | The Forum17,505 | 29–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 | February 16, 19868:00p.m. EST | @ Portland | W 110–101 | Levingston (25) | Levingston, Willis (11) | Rivers (10) | Memorial Coliseum12,666 | 30–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 53 | February 17 | @ Seattle |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 54 | February 19, 19869:30p.m. EST | @ Utah | L 105–109 | Wittman (23) | Levingston (9) | Rivers (7) | Salt Palace Acord Arena12,654 | 30–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 | February 21 | Indiana |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 56 | February 22 | New Jersey |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 | February 24, 19867:30p.m. EST | L.A. Lakers | W 102–93 | Wilkins (33) | Willis (18) | Webb (13) | The Omni16,522 | 33–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 | February 26 | Cleveland |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 59 | February 28, 19867:30p.m. EST | @ Detroit | L 103–115 | Wilkins (35) | Levingston (14) | Rivers (8) | Pontiac Silverdome25,888 | 34–25 Atlanta Hawks March #FFFFFF #D3222C 5 2 7 3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 | March 1 | San Antonio |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 | March 4, 19867:30p.m. EST | Philadelphia | W 128–121 | Wilkins (32) | Willis (9) | Rivers (21) | The Omni13,315 | 36–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 62 | March 5, 19867:30p.m. EST | @ Philadelphia | W 122–114 (OT) | Wilkins (37) | Willis (12) | Wittman (9) | The Spectrum15,192 | 37–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 | March 7 | @ Chicago |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 64 | March 8, 19867:30p.m. EST | Milwaukee | W 111–109 | Wilkins (29) | Willis (12) | Rivers (11) | The Omni15,822 | 39–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 65 | March 11, 19867:30p.m. EST | Denver | W 128–116 | Willis (39) | Willis (21) | Wittman (5) | The Omni8,905 | 40–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 66 | March 12 | @ New Jersey |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 67 | March 14, 19867:30p.m. EST | Boston | L 114–121 | Wilkins (42) | Rollins (10) | Webb (9) | The Omni16,522 | 41–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 68 | March 15 | @ New York |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 69 | March 17 | Chicago |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 70 | March 19 | @ San Antonio |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 71 | March 21, 19868:30p.m. EST | @ Dallas | W 107–103 | Wilkins (28) | Rollins (10) | Webb (10) | Reunion Arena17,007 | 44–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 72 | March 22, 19869:00p.m. EST | @ Milwaukee | L 98–113 | Wittman (18) | Levingston (9) | Davis (10) | MECCA Arena11,052 | 44–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 73 | March 25 | @ Cleveland |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 74 | March 26, 19867:30p.m. EST | @ Philadelphia | L 103–112 | Wilkins (31) | Wilkins (7) | Rivers (8) | The Spectrum14,125 | 45–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 75 | March 28 | @ Indiana |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 76 | March 29 | Cleveland Atlanta Hawks April #FFFFFF #D3222C 4 0 0 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 77 | April 1, 19867:30p.m. EST | Washington | W 107–91 | Wilkins (33) | Willis (16) | Rivers (10) | The Omni6,835 | 47–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 78 | April 4, 19867:30p.m. EST | @ Washington | L 129–135 (OT) | Wilkins (46) | Rollins (14) | Wittman (7) | Capital Centre9,113 | 47–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 79 | April 5 | @ Chicago |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 80 | April 8 | Chicago |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 81 | April 10 | New Jersey |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 82 | April 12 | Indiana ATL 1986 Playoffs Atlanta Hawks 1986 yes #D3222C #FFFFFF Atlanta Hawks First Round no yes yes #FFFFFF #D3222C 2 0 1 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 17, 19868:00p.m. EST | Detroit | W 140–122 | Wilkins (28) | Rollins, Levingston (8) | Rivers (16) | The Omni12,538 | 1--0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 19, 19863:30p.m. EST | Detroit | W 137–125 | Wilkins (50) | Rollins (14) | Webb (18) | The Omni12,964 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 22, 19868:00p.m. EST | @ Detroit | L 97–106 | Wilkins (21) | Wilkins, Levingston (7) | Rivers (8) | Pontiac Silverdome13,312 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | April 25, 19868:00p.m. EST | @ Detroit | W 114–113 (2OT) | Wilkins (38) | Rivers (13) | Rivers (9) | Pontiac Silverdome15,288 | 3–1 |- Atlanta Hawks Conference semifinals no yes #FFFFFF #D3222C 1 1 0 3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 27, 19861:00p.m. EDT | @ Boston | L 91–103 | Willis (18) | Willis (8) | Webb (5) | Boston Garden14,890 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 29, 19868:30p.m. EDT | @ Boston | L 108–119 | Willis (23) | Willis, Rollins (10) | Rivers (7) | Boston Garden14,890 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | May 2, 19867:30p.m. EDT | Boston | L 107–111 | Wilkins (38) | Willis (12) | Rivers (14) | The Omni12,357 | 0–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 4, 19861:00p.m. EDT | Boston | W 106–94 | Wilkins (37) | Rollins (16) | Webb (12) | The Omni12,357 | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | May 6, 19867:30p.m. EDT | @ Boston | L 99–132 | Webb (15) | Rollins (8) | Webb (8) | Boston Garden14,890 | 1–4 |- ATL 1986 yes Player statistics Season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPGDominique Wilkins 78 78 39.1 46.8 18.6 81.8 7.9 2.6 1.8 0.630.3Randy Wittman817934.153.031.377.02.13.81.00.212.9Kevin Willis825928.051.70.065.48.60.50.80.512.3Doc Rivers535029.647.40.060.83.18.42.30.211.5Eddie Johnson39522.147.325.071.81.95.60.30.010.1Cliff Levingston813524.053.40.067.86.60.90.90.59.3Ray Williams191319.339.936.485.42.43.51.50.18.4Jon Koncak821520.750.70.060.75.70.70.50.88.3Spud Webb79815.648.318.278.51.64.31.00.17.8Antoine Carr17015.252.70.066.73.10.80.40.96.8Tree Rollins746124.149.90.076.76.20.60.52.35.6Johnny Davis27714.943.050.086.40.74.10.50.05.3John Battle64010.045.50.072.81.01.20.40.04.3Lorenzo Charles3607.655.70.066.71.10.20.10.23.4Scott Hastings62010.540.975.085.72.00.40.20.13.1Sedric Toney308.028.60.0100.00.70.00.30.01.7 Playoffs Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPGDominique Wilkins 9 9 40.0 43.3 20.0 86.1 6.0 2.8 1.0 0.228.6Randy Wittman9938.752.60.069.22.73.31.10.117.8Kevin Willis9931.156.10.065.27.20.60.80.913.9Doc Rivers9929.143.550.073.84.78.72.00.012.7Spud Webb9020.351.90.078.83.47.20.40.112.2Tree Rollins9927.655.30.063.68.70.30.21.76.6Jon Koncak9021.448.30.056.53.80.60.71.16.0Cliff Levingston9020.059.5100.077.84.60.30.41.05.8Scott Hastings905.478.625.045.51.10.20.20.03.1Johnny Davis808.136.00.0100.00.81.90.30.02.8John Battle604.536.40.075.00.70.30.30.01.8Lorenzo Charles403.875.00.0100.00.50.50.00.01.8 Player statistics citation:1985-86 Atlanta Hawks Roster and Stats https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/ATL/1986.html 2021-07-22 Basketball-Reference.com en Awards and records Awards Mike Fratello, NBA Coach of the Year Award Stan Kasten, NBA Executive of the Year Award Dominique Wilkins, All-NBA First Team Records See also 1985-86 NBA season References Category:Atlanta Hawks seasons Ata Atlanta Haw Atlanta Haw