Playoffs:
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
x = teams that made the playoffs are marked with an 'x'
NBA 1985-86 Conference Standings
Western Conference
Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
1 | Los Angeles Lakers | 62 | 20 | .756 | - | x |
2 | Houston Rockets | 51 | 31 | .622 | 11.0 | x |
3 | Denver Nuggets | 47 | 35 | .573 | 15.0 | x |
4 | Dallas Mavericks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 18.0 | x |
5 | Utah Jazz | 42 | 40 | .512 | 20.0 | x |
6 | Portland Trail Blazers | 40 | 42 | .488 | 22.0 | x |
7 | Sacramento Kings | 37 | 45 | .451 | 25.0 | x |
8 | San Antonio Spurs | 35 | 47 | .427 | 27.0 | x |
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 | - | x |
2 | Milwaukee Bucks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 10.0 | x |
3 | Philadelphia 76ers | 54 | 28 | .659 | 13.0 | x |
4 | Atlanta Hawks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 17.0 | x |
5 | Detroit Pistons | 46 | 36 | .561 | 21.0 | x |
6 | Washington Bullets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 28.0 | x |
7 | New Jersey Nets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 28.0 | x |
8 | Chicago Bulls | 30 | 52 | .366 | 37.0 | x |
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 | - | x |
2 | Denver Nuggets | 47 | 35 | .573 | 4.0 | x |
3 | Dallas Mavericks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 7.0 | x |
4 | Utah Jazz | 42 | 40 | .512 | 9.0 | x |
5 | Sacramento Kings | 37 | 45 | .451 | 14.0 | x |
6 | San Antonio Spurs | 35 | 47 | .427 | 16.0 | x |
Pacific Division
Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
1 | Los Angeles Lakers | 62 | 20 | .756 | - | x |
2 | Portland Trail Blazers | 40 | 42 | .488 | 22.0 | x |
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 | - | x |
2 | Philadelphia 76ers | 54 | 28 | .659 | 13.0 | x |
3 | Washington Bullets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 28.0 | x |
4 | New Jersey Nets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 28.0 | x |
5 | New York Knicks | 23 | 59 | .280 | 44.0 |
Central Division
Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
1 | Milwaukee Bucks | 57 | 25 | .695 | - | x |
2 | Atlanta Hawks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7.0 | x |
3 | Detroit Pistons | 46 | 36 | .561 | 11.0 | x |
4 | Chicago Bulls | 30 | 52 | .366 | 27.0 | x |
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