NBA 1985-86 Regular Season Standings

This page features the complete 1985-1986 NBA season standings, including conference and division ranks, wins, losses, percentage, games behind and teams that qualified for the playoffs

NBA Champions = 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 NBA Champion 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 NBA Champion 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