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

Most Total Assists

2,433 assists
Los Angeles Lakers

Ranking of the Teams with the Most Total Assists

1985-86 Regular Season

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

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

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

= NBA Champion

Abbreviations:
Gms = Games /