Detroit Pistons Playoff Rosters

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1985-1986 Detroit Pistons Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Kent Benson C 6-10 235 Dec 27, 1954 31 Indiana 8 1977 1st Rnd, #1, Milwaukee Bucks
Tony Campbell GF 6-7 215 May 7, 1962 23 Ohio State 1 1984 1st Rnd, #20, Detroit Pistons
Earl Cureton PF 6-9 210 Sep 3, 1957 28 Detroit-Mercy 5 1979 3rd Rnd, #58, Philadelphia Sixers
Joe Dumars SG 6-3 190 May 24, 1963 22 McNeese State 0 1985 1st Rnd, #18, Detroit Pistons
Mike Gibson PF 6-10 205 Oct 27, 1960 25 USC Upstate 1 1982 2nd Rnd, #44, Washington Wizards
Vinnie Johnson PG 6-2 200 Sep 1, 1956 29 Baylor 6 1979 1st Rnd, #7, Seattle SuperSonics
Bill Laimbeer C 6-11 245 May 19, 1957 28 Notre Dame 5 1979 3rd Rnd, #65, Cleveland Cavaliers
John Long GF 6-5 195 Aug 28, 1956 29 Detroit-Mercy 7 1978 2nd Rnd, #29, Detroit Pistons
Rick Mahorn C 6-10 240 Sep 21, 1958 27 Hampton 5 1980 2nd Rnd, #35, Washington Wizards
Chuck Nevitt C 7-5 217 Jun 13, 1959 26 NC State 3 1982 3rd Rnd, #63, Houston Rockets
Isiah Thomas PG 6-1 180 Apr 30, 1961 24 Indiana 4 1981 1st Rnd, #2, Detroit Pistons
Kelly Tripucka G-F 6-6 220 Feb 16, 1959 27 Notre Dame 4 1981 1st Rnd, #12, Detroit Pistons

1985-1986 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Boston Celtics #8 Chicago Bulls BOS in 3
First Round #2 Milwaukee Bucks #7 New Jersey Nets MIL in 3
First Round #3 Philadelphia Sixers #6 Washington Bullets PHI in 5
First Round #4 Atlanta Hawks #5 Detroit Pistons ATL in 4
Second Round #1 Boston Celtics #4 Atlanta Hawks BOS in 5
Second Round #2 Milwaukee Bucks #3 Philadelphia Sixers MIL in 7
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #2 Milwaukee Bucks BOS in 4

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #8 San Antonio Spurs LAL in 3
First Round #2 Houston Rockets #7 Sacramento Kings HOU in 3
First Round #3 Denver Nuggets #6 Portland Trail Blazers DEN in 4
First Round #4 Dallas Mavericks #5 Utah Jazz DAL in 4
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #4 Dallas Mavericks LAL in 6
Second Round #2 Houston Rockets #3 Denver Nuggets HOU in 6
Conference Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #2 Houston Rockets HOU in 5

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Boston Celtics #2 Houston Rockets BOS in 6

1985-1986 Detroit Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Isiah Thomas 4 40.8 26.5 5.5 12.0 2.2 0.8 4.5
Bill Laimbeer 4 42.0 22.5 14.0 0.2 0.5 0.8 2.0
Kelly Tripucka 4 43.8 21.8 5.8 2.2 0.8 0.5 4.0
Joe Dumars 4 36.8 15.0 3.2 6.2 1.0 0.0 1.8
Vinnie Johnson 4 21.2 12.8 4.2 2.8 0.8 0.0 1.2
Earl Cureton 4 31.5 9.0 7.5 2.2 0.8 0.0 1.2
Rick Mahorn 4 15.2 3.0 3.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.8
Tony Campbell 2 8.0 4.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
Kent Benson 4 13.8 2.0 3.2 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.2
John Long 1 13.0 7.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.0
Chuck Nevitt 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1985-1986 Detroit Pistons Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Detroit Leaders Atlanta Leaders
Apr 17, 1986
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Atlanta		 L, 140-122 Omni Coliseum
Opening Round 		0-1 PTS: 26. B. Laimbeer
REB: 17. B. Laimbeer
AST: 16. Isiah Thomas 		PTS: 28. D. Wilkins
REB: 8. Tree Rollins
AST: 16. Doc Rivers
Apr 19, 1986
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Atlanta		 L, 137-125 Omni Coliseum
Opening Round 		0-2 PTS: 36. Isiah Thomas
REB: 12. B. Laimbeer
AST: 9. Isiah Thomas 		PTS: 50. D. Wilkins
REB: 14. Tree Rollins
AST: 18. Spud Webb
Apr 22, 1986
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Atlanta		 W, 106-97 Silverdome
Opening Round 		1-2 PTS: 33. K. Tripucka
REB: 14. B. Laimbeer
AST: 11. Isiah Thomas 		PTS: 21. D. Wilkins
REB: 7. C. Levingston
AST: 8. Doc Rivers
Apr 25, 1986
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Atlanta		 L, 113-114 Silverdome
Opening Round 		1-3 PTS: 30. Isiah Thomas
REB: 13. B. Laimbeer
AST: 12. Isiah Thomas 		PTS: 38. D. Wilkins
REB: 13. Doc Rivers
AST: 9. Doc Rivers