The 1985 Dallas Mavericks were a professional basketball team that competed in the 1985-86 NBA season. The Mavericks finished the season with an overall record of 44-38 and went 26-15 at home, and 18-23 on the roads. They reached the playoffs and finished 49-43. Los Angeles Lakers lost to them in the Western Conference Semifinals. The team didn’t win the championship but it was a very successful season.
The Dallas Mavericks is an American professional basketball team that is based in Dallas, Texas. They compete in the Southwest Division and are part of the Western Conference. During the 1980s, they were a perennial playoff team, led by All-Stars Mark Aguirre and Rolando Blackman. The franchise had a difficult rebuilding period during the 1990s, but eventually won their first NBA title in 2011 under the leadership of Dirk Nowitzki.
For the second year in a row, the Mavericks made it to the playoffs. In the first round of the playoffs, they lost to the Portland Trail Blazers in five games. The team finished 7-9 in the playoffs after finishing at 6-2. In 1986, the Mavericks went 56-30 in the playoffs. And in a season marked by tragedy, star guard Luka Love was found dead during a game against the Rockets.
After falling behind Memphis in the first quarter, the Mavericks came back to win the game in the second half. After a slow start, the Mavericks held the Grizzlies to just 18 points. The Mavericks led Memphis 84-73 at halftime and held them to only 12 points in the final quarter. A comeback win was the only way to end the game.