NBA 1985-86 Regular Season Standings
This page features the complete 1985-1986 NBA season standings, including conference and division ranks, wins, loses, percentage, games behind and teams that qualified for the playoffs
= NBA Champion
p = the team qualified for the Playoffs
NBA 1985-86 Conference Standings
Western Conference | ||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Los Angeles Lakers | 62 | 20 | .756 | - | p |
| 2. | Houston Rockets | 51 | 31 | .622 | 11.0 | p |
| 3. | Denver Nuggets | 47 | 35 | .573 | 15.0 | p |
| 4. | Dallas Mavericks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 18.0 | p |
| 5. | Utah Jazz | 42 | 40 | .512 | 20.0 | p |
| 6. | Portland Trail Blazers | 40 | 42 | .488 | 22.0 | p |
| 7. | Sacramento Kings | 37 | 45 | .451 | 25.0 | p |
| 8. | San Antonio Spurs | 35 | 47 | .427 | 27.0 | p |
| 9. | Phoenix Suns | 32 | 50 | .390 | 30.0 | |
| 10. | Los Angeles Clippers | 32 | 50 | .390 | 30.0 | |
| 11. | Seattle Supersonics | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31.0 | |
| 12. | Golden State Warriors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 32.0 | |
Eastern Conference | ||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Celtics |
67 | 15 | .817 | - | p |
| 2 | Milwaukee Bucks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 10.0 | p |
| 3 | Philadelphia 76ers | 54 | 28 | .659 | 13.0 | p |
| 4 | Atlanta Hawks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 17.0 | p |
| 5 | Detroit Pistons | 46 | 36 | .561 | 21.0 | p |
| 6 | Washington Bullets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 28.0 | p |
| 7 | New Jersey Nets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 28.0 | p |
| 8 | Chicago Bulls | 30 | 52 | .366 | 37.0 | p |
| 9 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 29 | 53 | .354 | 38.0 | |
| 10 | Indiana Pacers | 26 | 56 | .317 | 41.0 | |
| 11 | New York Knicks | 23 | 59 | .280 | 44.0 | |
NBA 1985-86 Division Standings
Midwest Division | ||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | Houston Rockets | 51 | 31 | .622 | - | p |
| 2 | Denver Nuggets | 47 | 35 | .573 | 4.0 | p |
| 3 | Dallas Mavericks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 7.0 | p |
| 4 | Utah Jazz | 42 | 40 | .512 | 9.0 | p |
| 5 | Sacramento Kings | 37 | 45 | .451 | 14.0 | p |
| 6 | San Antonio Spurs | 35 | 47 | .427 | 16.0 | p |
Pacific Division | ||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | Los Angeles Lakers | 62 | 20 | .756 | - | p |
| 2 | Portland Trail Blazers | 40 | 42 | .488 | 22.0 | p |
| 3 | Phoenix Suns | 32 | 50 | .390 | 30.0 | |
| 4 | Los Angeles Clippers | 32 | 50 | .390 | 30.0 | |
| 5 | Seattle Supersonics | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31.0 | |
| 6 | Golden State Warriors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 32.0 | |
Atlantic Division | ||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | Boston Celtics |
67 | 15 | .817 | - | p |
| 2 | Philadelphia 76ers | 54 | 28 | .659 | 13.0 | p |
| 3 | Washington Bullets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 28.0 | p |
| 4 | New Jersey Nets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 28.0 | p |
| 5 | New York Knicks | 23 | 59 | .280 | 44.0 | |
Central Division | ||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | Milwaukee Bucks | 57 | 25 | .695 | - | p |
| 2 | Atlanta Hawks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7.0 | p |
| 3 | Detroit Pistons | 46 | 36 | .561 | 11.0 | p |
| 4 | Chicago Bulls | 30 | 52 | .366 | 27.0 | p |
| 5 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 29 | 53 | .354 | 28.0 | |
| 6 | Indiana Pacers | 26 | 56 | .317 | 31.0 | |
Abbreviations: W = Wins / L = Losses / Pct = Winning Percentage / GB = Games behind