NBA 1985-86Regular season

Final

New Jersey Nets111–113Detroit Pistons

New Jersey Nets at Detroit Pistons

Date: Thursday 5 December 1985
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1985-86Regular season
Meeting: 51st meetingof 216 played

New Jersey Nets

New Jersey Nets box score
Player	MIN	FG	3P	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Otis Birdsong	38:00	5–10	0–0	2–4	0	3	3	10	0	0	5	4	12
Michael Ray Richardson	36:00	8–18	0–0	2–3	4	4	8	2	2	0	4	3	18
Mike Gminski	34:00	6–8	0–0	7–8	1	10	11	2	1	2	3	2	19
Darryl Dawkins	31:00	10–17	0–0	6–8	2	4	6	0	0	3	2	2	26
Buck Williams	31:00	2–10	0–0	1–2	2	7	9	4	0	0	1	3	5
Albert King	30:00	5–13	0–0	1–2	1	4	5	1	0	0	1	2	11
Kelvin Ransey	22:00	3–4	0–0	4–6	1	1	2	2	0	1	0	3	10
Mickey Johnson	18:00	4–6	2–2	0–2	1	2	3	3	2	0	2	5	10
Team totals	240:00	43–86	2–2	23–35	12	35	47	24	5	6	18	24	111

Detroit Pistons

Detroit Pistons box score
Player	MIN	FG	3P	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Isiah Thomas	—	11–25	1–1	5–8	1	1	2	10	4	1	4	4	28
John Long	—	7–16	0–1	6–7	4	0	4	3	3	0	1	2	20
Kelly Tripucka	—	7–12	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	5	1	0	3	1	14
Vinnie Johnson	—	4–8	0–0	3–5	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	3	11
Tony Campbell	—	5–10	0–0	0–0	2	3	5	0	3	0	0	1	10
Kent Benson	—	3–7	0–0	2–4	4	6	10	1	2	2	1	2	8
Joe Dumars	—	3–5	0–0	1–1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	7
Earl Cureton	—	3–4	0–0	0–2	1	4	5	2	0	1	1	3	6
Rick Mahorn	—	3–9	0–0	0–0	4	4	8	1	2	2	1	2	6
Bill Laimbeer	—	1–3	0–0	1–4	0	9	9	2	0	1	0	5	3
Team totals	—	47–99	1–2	18–31	17	27	44	26	15	8	12	24	113

This season

Detroit Pistons 4, Brooklyn Nets 2 in NBA 1985-86.

29 Oct 1985New Jersey Nets 107–124 Detroit Pistons
5 Dec 1985111–113 this game
26 Dec 1985Detroit Pistons 116–124 New Jersey Nets
11 Feb 1986Detroit Pistons 122–130 New Jersey Nets
4 Mar 1986New Jersey Nets 103–120 Detroit Pistons
7 Mar 1986Detroit Pistons 104–102 New Jersey Nets

Records going in

New Jersey Nets: 10–10
Detroit Pistons: 12–8

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Detroit Pistons 124, Brooklyn Nets 92.

29 Oct 1985New Jersey Nets 107–124 Detroit Pistons
26 Dec 1985Detroit Pistons 116–124 New Jersey Nets

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.