The Boston Celtics ranked first in the league with a total of 3,807 rebounds during the Regular Season. They played 82 games (67 wins and 15 losses) where they recorded an average of 46.4 rebounds per game.

Most Total Rebounds

3,807 rebounds
Boston Celtics

Ranking of the Teams with the Most Total Rebounds

1985-86 Regular Season

		Rebounds
Rk	Team	Total	Per Game	Gms	OFF	DEF
1.	Boston Celtics	3,807	46.4	82	1,054	2,753
2.	Indiana Pacers	3,751	45.7	82	1,138	2,613
3.	Houston Rockets	3,750	45.7	82	1,316	2,434
4.	Detroit Pistons	3,737	45.6	82	1,276	2,461
5.	Philadelphia 76ers	3,704	45.2	82	1,326	2,378
6.	New Jersey Nets	3,666	44.7	82	1,183	2,483
7.	Los Angeles Lakers	3,656	44.6	82	1,101	2,555
8.	Atlanta Hawks	3,654	44.6	82	1,249	2,405
9.	Golden State Warriors	3,615	44.1	82	1,271	2,344
10.	Milwaukee Bucks	3,609	44.0	82	1,189	2,420

Rk	Team	Total	Per Game	Gms	OFF	DEF
11.	Chicago Bulls	3,558	43.4	82	1,280	2,278
12.	Utah Jazz	3,547	43.3	82	1,068	2,479
13.	Cleveland Cavaliers	3,541	43.2	82	1,086	2,455
14.	Denver Nuggets	3,540	43.2	82	1,223	2,317
15.	Dallas Mavericks	3,513	42.8	82	1,059	2,454
16.	Sacramento Kings	3,512	42.8	82	1,135	2,377
17.	Washington Bullets	3,498	42.7	82	1,066	2,432
18.	Phoenix Suns	3,483	42.5	82	1,034	2,449
19.	San Antonio Spurs	3,482	42.5	82	1,069	2,413
20.	Portland Trail Blazers	3,469	42.3	82	1,153	2,316

Rk	Team	Total	Per Game	Gms	OFF	DEF
21.	Los Angeles Clippers	3,417	41.7	82	1,159	2,258
22.	Seattle Supersonics	3,401	41.5	82	1,145	2,256
23.	New York Knicks	3,251	39.6	82	1,081	2,170

= NBA Champion

Abbreviations:
Gms = Games / OFF = Offensive Rebounds / DEF = Defensive Rebounds