The Cleveland Cavaliers were 29-53 in 1985-86. They finished 5th in the Central Division and 9th in the Eastern Conference.
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LeBron James has a rough return to Cleveland with only his 10th regular-season single-digit game
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Cavaliers hold LeBron James to 8 points in his Ohio return, rout 76ers 119-95
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Cavaliers beat 76ers 119-95 as LeBron James is held to 8 points in return to Cleveland
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Gilgeous-Alexander's 42 points help Thunder to a 124-116 win over the Cavaliers
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 43 points, hits go-ahead 3-pointer in Thunder's 117-112 win over Cavs
1985-86 Stats
See stats| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
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Team | 82 | 241.2 | 107.8 | 43.2 | 25.2 | 7.6 | 5.3 | 42.4 | 88.3 | 48.0 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 33.8 | 21.3 | 28.4 | 75.2 | 53.5 | 13.2 | 29.9 | 17.2 | 27.6 |
Team Rank | 15th | 19th | 13th | 15th | 19th | 8th | 14th | 11th | 18th | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 20th | 18th | 15th | 16th | 16th | 7th | 9th | 23rd | |
Opponent | 82 | 241.2 | 110.6 | 44.2 | 25.9 | 8.7 | 4.4 | 41.9 | 88.3 | 47.5 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 29.0 | 25.8 | 33.6 | 76.7 | 53.7 | 13.8 | 30.4 | 16.2 | 23.7 |
Opponent Rank | 15th | 11th | 15th | 13th | 11th | 3rd | 6th | 9th | 6th | 16th | 18th | 14th | 23rd | 23rd | 20th | 8th | 7th | 17th | 18th | 21st | |
Net | -2.9 | -1.0 | -0.7 | -1.0 | +0.9 | +0.5 | 0.0 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +1.1 | +4.8 | -4.5 | -5.3 | -1.5 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -0.5 | +1.0 | +3.9 | ||
Net Rank | 16th | 17th | 14th | 18th | 5th | 11th | 12th | 9th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 22nd | 22nd | 16th | 12th | 15th | 14th | 15th | 23rd |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | ||
| 2 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1.0 | |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2.0 | |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.5 | |
| 6 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.5 | |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.0 | |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3.5 | |
| 9 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4.5 | |
| 10 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4.5 | |
| 11 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 5.0 | |
| 12 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5.0 | |
| 13 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5.0 | |
| 14 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 6.0 | |
| 15 | 1 | 8 | .111 | 6.5 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | ||
| 2 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 0.5 | |
| 4 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 0.5 | |
| 5 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1.0 | |
| 6 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 1.0 | |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1.5 | |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1.5 | |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.5 | |
| 10 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.5 | |
| 11 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3.5 | |
| 12 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4.5 | |
| 13 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 6.0 | |
| 14 | 1 | 8 | .111 | 6.5 | |
| 15 | 1 | 8 | .111 | 6.5 |
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