1985–86 Milwaukee Bucks season

The 1985–86 Milwaukee Bucks season was the 18th season for the Bucks. Prior to the season, the Bucks dropped red from their color scheme; they would keep their uniform (which depicts multiple shades of green on the side) until the 1992-93 season. Milwaukee posted a 57–25 record but lost to the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 1 22 Jerry Reynolds SG/SF Louisiana State 3 68 Eugene McDowell PF/C Florida 4 91 Cozell McQueen F North Carolina State 5 114 Ray Knight Providence 6 137 Quentin Anderson Texas Tech 7 160 Mario Elie SG/SF American International

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

z – clinched division title y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | October 25, 1985 | @ Detroit | L 116–118

| Pontiac Silverdome | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | October 26, 19858:00p.m. CDT | Atlanta | W 117–91 | Moncrief (20) | Breuer (7) | Pressey (7) | MECCA Arena10,237 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | October 29, 1985 | Philadelphia | W 119–117

| MECCA Arena | 2–1 |- | 4 | 6:30p.m. CST | @ Boston | L 106–117 | Pierce (26) | Cummings (12) | Pressey(6) | Boston Garden14,890 | 2–2

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | November 2, 1985 | New Jersey | W 136–113

| MECCA Arena | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | November 3, 1985 | @ Cleveland | W 120–110

| Richfield Coliseum | 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | November 5, 1985 | San Antonio | W 126–97

| MECCA Arena | 5–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 | November 7, 1985 | @ New York | W 92–88

| Madison Square Garden | 6–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 | November 9, 1985 | @ New Jersey | L 123–126

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 6–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 | November 10, 1985 | @ Philadelphia | L 97–105

| The Spectrum | 6–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 | November 12, 1985 | @ Chicago | W 132–103

| Chicago Stadium | 7–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 | November 13, 1985 | Detroit | W 137–118

| MECCA Arena | 8–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 | November 15, 1985 | Chicago | W 118–103

| MECCA Arena | 9–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 | November 17, 1985 | @ Portland | W 117–104

| Memorial Coliseum | 10–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 | November 20, 1985 | @ Seattle | W 116–106

| Seattle Center Coliseum | 11–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 | November 21, 1985 | @ Sacramento | W 131–97

| ARCO Arena | 12–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | November 23, 1985 | @ L.A. Clippers | L 112–116

| Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | 12–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 | November 24, 1985 | @ Phoenix | W 140–138 (OT)

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 13–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 | November 27, 19857:30p.m. CST | Atlanta | W 114–96 | Cummings (19) | Cummings (9) | Pressey (8) | MECCA Arena10,879 | 14–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 | November 29, 1985 | @ Detroit | L 102–111

| Pontiac Silverdome | 14–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 | November 30, 1985 | Indiana | W 111–94

| MECCA Arena | 15–6

| 22 | 7:30p.m. CST | Boston | L 109–112 | Pressey (28) | Breuer (10) | Pressey (10) | MECCA Arena11,052 | 15–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 | December 5, 1985 | @ New York | W 105–95

| Madison Square Garden | 16–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 24 | December 6, 19856:30p.m. CST | @ Atlanta | L 93–94 | Moncrief (23) | Cummings (13) | Hodges, Pressey (4) | The Omni5,562 | 16–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 | December 10, 1985 | Seattle | W 117–98

| MECCA Arena | 17–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 26 | December 12, 1985 | @ Washington | L 108–110 (OT)

| Capital Centre | 17–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 | December 13, 1985 | Cleveland | L 124–128

| MECCA Arena | 17–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 | December 15, 1985 | Sacramento | W 140–82

| MECCA Arena | 18–10 |- | 29 | 7:30p.m. CST | L.A. Lakers | L 105–107 | Cummings (23) | Cummings,Moncrief (10) | Moncrief (11) | MECCA Arena11,052 | 18–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 30 | December 20, 1985 | @ Indiana | L 102–114

| Market Square Arena | 19–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 | December 21, 1985 | Dallas | W 132–107

| MECCA Arena | 19–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 | December 26, 1985 | Indiana | W 105–87

| MECCA Arena | 20–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 | December 28, 1985 | @ Cleveland | W 114–112 (OT)

| Richfield Coliseum | 21–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 | December 30, 1985 | Detroit | W 121–110

| MECCA Arena | 22–12

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 | January 3, 1986 | @ Washington | W 107–100

| Capital Centre | 23–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 | January 4, 1986 | New York | W 119–86

| MECCA Arena | 23–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 | January 7, 1986 | Cleveland | W 110–101

| MECCA Arena | 24–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 38 | January 8, 1986 | @ New Jersey | L 99–106

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 25–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 | January 10, 1986 | Portland | W 95–89

| MECCA Arena | 26–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 40 | January 13, 1986 | Denver | L 115–119

| MECCA Arena | 26–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 | January 16, 1986 | Washington | W 114–98

| MECCA Arena | 27–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 | January 19, 1986 | Golden State | W 122–109

| MECCA Arena | 28–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 43 | January 20, 19866:30p.m. CST | @ Atlanta | L 98–101 | Moncrief, Pressey (23) | Breuer (14) | Moncrief (7) | The Omni9,467 | 28–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 | January 24, 1986 | @ Indiana | W 117–92

| Market Square Arena | 29–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 | January 25, 1986 | @ New York | W 104–88

| Madison Square Garden | 30–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 | January 27, 1986 | @ Utah | W 127–103

| Salt Palace Acord Arena | 31–15 |- | 47 | 9:30p.m. CST | @ L.A. Lakers | L 115–125 | Pressey (24) | Cummings (6) | Moncrief (9) | The Forum17,505 | 31–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 | January 30, 1986 | @ Golden State | W 120–108

| Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 32–16

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 | February 1, 1986 | @ Denver | L 113–116

| McNichols Sports Arena | 32–17 |- | 50 | 7:30p.m. CST | Boston | L 93–112 | Cummings (24) | Cummings (13) | Pressey (6) | MECCA Arena11,052 | 32–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 51 | February 6, 1986 | Chicago | W 117–97

| MECCA Arena | 33–18 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 | February 12, 1986 | @ Indiana | W 103–97

| Market Square Arena | 34–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 | February 13, 1986 | Utah | W 113–106

| MECCA Arena | 35–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 | February 15, 1986 | New Jersey | W 112–94

| MECCA Arena | 36–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 | February 17, 1986 | @ Philadelphia | W 111–106

| The Spectrum | 37–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 56 | February 19, 1986 | @ Dallas | W 124–107

| Reunion Arena | 38–18 |- | 57 | 7:30p.m. CST | @ Houston | W 120–113 | Moncrief (28) | Breuer,Cummings (12) | Pressey (6) | The Summit14,448 | 39–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 | February 22, 1986 | @ San Antonio | W 120–115

| HemisFair Arena | 40–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 | February 25, 1986 | L.A. Clippers | W 114–99

| MECCA Arena | 41–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 | February 28, 1986 | Washington | W 102–84

| MECCA Arena | 42–18

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 61 | March 2, 1986 | @ Washington | L 104–125

| Capital Centre | 42–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 62 | March 3, 1986 | New York | W 115–108

| MECCA Arena | 43–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 | March 5, 1986 | @ New Jersey | W 119–106

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 44–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 64 | March 7, 1986 | Philadelphia | W 125–95

| MECCA Arena | 45–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 65 | March 8, 19866:30p.m. CST | @ Atlanta | L 109–111 | Pressey (30) | Lister (10) | Hodges (5) | The Omni15,822 | 45–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 66 | March 12, 1986 | Phoenix | L 126–127 (OT)

| MECCA Arena | 45–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 67 | March 14, 1986 | Indiana | L 104–114

| MECCA Arena | 45–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 68 | March 15, 1986 | @ Chicago | W 125–116 (OT)

| Chicago Stadium | 46–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 69 | March 18, 1986 | Washington | W 116–87

| MECCA Arena | 47–22 |- | 70 | 7:30p.m. CST | Houston | W 116–106 | Cummings (25) | Cummings (15) | Pressey (10) | MECCA Arena11,052 | 48–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 71 | March 22, 19868:00p.m. CST | Atlanta | W 113–98 | Lister (18) | Cummings (9) | Pressey (8) | MECCA Arena11,052 | 48–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 72 | March 25, 1986 | New Jersey | W 118–105

| MECCA Arena | 49–23 |- | 73 | 6:30p.m. CST | @ Boston | L 115–121 | Cummings (31) | Cummings (15) | Pressey(7) | Boston Garden14,890 | 50–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 74 | March 28, 1986 | @ Philadelphia | W 116–94

| The Spectrum | 51–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 75 | March 29, 1986 | Detroit | W 130–121

| MECCA Arena | 52–23

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 76 | April 1, 1986 | Chicago | W 116–107

| MECCA Arena | 53–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 77 | April 3, 1986 | Cleveland | W 114–93

| MECCA Arena | 54–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 78 | April 4, 1986 | @ Detroit | W 115–108

| Pontiac Silverdome | 55–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 79 | April 7, 1986 | @ Chicago | L 101–107

| Chicago Stadium | 55–24 |- | 80 | 7:30p.m. CST | Boston | L 114–126 | Cummings (22) | Cummings (9) | Moncrief (5) | MECCA Arena11,052 | 55–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 81 | April 10, 1986 | @ Cleveland | W 102–101

| Richfield Coliseum | 56–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 82 | April 12, 1986 | New York | W 116–78

| MECCA Arena | 57–25

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 18, 1986 | New Jersey | W 119–107 | Craig Hodges (25) | Alton Lister (10) | Paul Pressey (10) | MECCA Arena11,052 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 20, 1986 | New Jersey | W 111–97 | Terry Cummings (28) | Terry Cummings (7) | Paul Pressey (7) | MECCA Arena11,052 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 22, 1986 | @ New Jersey | W 118–113 | Terry Cummings (23) | Terry Cummings (11) | Sidney Moncrief (5) | Brendan Byrne Arena7,784 | 3–0

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 29, 1986 | Philadelphia | L 112–118 | Terry Cummings (23) | Terry Cummings (7) | Paul Pressey (13) | MECCA Arena11,052 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | May 1, 1986 | Philadelphia | W 119–107 | Terry Cummings (30) | Terry Cummings (15) | Paul Pressey (7) | MECCA Arena11,052 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | May 3, 1986 | @ Philadelphia | L 103–107 | Terry Cummings (27) | Cummings, Lister (9) | Paul Pressey (9) | The Spectrum14,611 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 5, 1986 | @ Philadelphia | W 109–104 | Cummings, Pierce (19) | Terry Cummings (13) | three players tied (4) | The Spectrum17,941 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | May 7, 1986 | Philadelphia | W 113–108 | Pressey, Cummings (23) | Terry Cummings (11) | Paul Pressey (16) | MECCA Arena11,052 | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | May 9, 1986 | @ Philadelphia | L 108–126 | Craig Hodges (22) | Alton Lister (10) | Terry Cummings (5) | The Spectrum15,287 | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"