The Los Angeles Lakers ranked first in the league with an average of 29.7 assists per game during the Regular Season. They played 82 games (62 wins and 20 losses) where they recorded a total of 2,433 assists.

Most Assists Per Game

29.7 assists
Los Angeles Lakers

Ranking of the Teams with the Most Assists Per Game

1985-86 Regular Season

		Assists
Rk	Team	Per Game	Total	Gms
1.	Los Angeles Lakers	29.7	2,433	82
2.	Boston Celtics	29.1	2,387	82
3.	Detroit Pistons	28.3	2,319	82
4.	Houston Rockets	28.3	2,318	82
5.	Sacramento Kings	28.1	2,304	82
6.	Phoenix Suns	27.7	2,272	82
7.	San Antonio Spurs	27.6	2,260	82
8.	Utah Jazz	26.8	2,199	82
9.	Portland Trail Blazers	26.6	2,180	82
10.	Indiana Pacers	26.3	2,159	82

Rk	Team	Per Game	Total	Gms
11.	Milwaukee Bucks	26.3	2,158	82
12.	Denver Nuggets	26.1	2,140	82
13.	New Jersey Nets	26.0	2,128	82
14.	Dallas Mavericks	25.7	2,108	82
15.	Cleveland Cavaliers	25.2	2,064	82
16.	Atlanta Hawks	24.7	2,025	82
17.	Golden State Warriors	24.6	2,018	82
18.	Philadelphia 76ers	24.6	2,017	82
19.	Chicago Bulls	24.5	2,006	82
20.	Seattle Supersonics	24.1	1,977	82

Rk	Team	Per Game	Total	Gms
21.	Los Angeles Clippers	24.0	1,968	82
22.	New York Knicks	22.9	1,877	82
23.	Washington Bullets	21.3	1,748	82

= NBA Champion

Abbreviations:
Gms = Games /