DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1985-86 Los Angeles Clippers
32–50 · #17 in the league · Missed playoffs
Season snapshotLAC
Los Angeles Clippers went 32–50 in the regular season, good for the #17 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#17
Net rating
-6.7
Home floor
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Roster
19 players
Record
32–50
39.0% win rate
League rank
#17
Regular season
Net rating
-6.7
SRS -6.8
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Johnson | F-G | 8 | 75 | 75 | 20.3 | 5.5 | 3.8 |
| Cedric Maxwell | F | — | 76 | 72 | 14.1 | 8.2 | 2.8 |
| Norm Nixon | G | — | 67 | 62 | 14.6 | 2.7 | 8.6 |
| Kurt Nimphius | C-F | 40 | 67 | 62 | 12.0 | 5.9 | 0.7 |
| Benoit Benjamin | C | — | 79 | 37 | 11.1 | 7.6 | 1.0 |
| Rory White | F | — | 75 | 30 | 11.7 | 2.4 | 1.0 |
| Franklin Edwards | G | 14 | 73 | 19 | 9.0 | 1.2 | 3.5 |
| Junior Bridgeman | F-G | — | 58 | 14 | 8.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| James Donaldson | C | — | 14 | 14 | 10.2 | 9.4 | 0.9 |
| Michael Cage | F-C | — | 78 | 12 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 1.0 |
| Derek Smith | G-F | — | 11 | 9 | 23.5 | 3.7 | 2.8 |
| Darnell Valentine | G | — | 34 | 2 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 3.1 |
| Lancaster Gordon | G | — | 60 | 1 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| Jamaal Wilkes | F-G | — | 13 | 1 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 1.2 |
| Jeff Cross | F | 38 | 21 | 0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
| Jay Murphy | F | 46 | 14 | 0 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 |
| Wallace Bryant | C | — | 8 | 0 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| Jim Thomas | G | — | 6 | 0 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| Ozell Jones | C-F | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
105.4
ORtg
112.1
DRtg
102.7
Pace
-6.8
SRS
-6.9
MOV
53.4%
TS%
47.7%
eFG%
27.0
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Don Chaney
head_coach
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Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
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Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
8,239 average attendance
Then and now
Los Angeles Clippers
LAC
19 players