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1985–86 NBA season

The 1985–86 NBA season was the 40th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning their third championship of the decade, beating the Houston Rockets 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.

1985–86 NBA season
LeagueNational Basketball Association
SportBasketball
DurationOctober 25, 1985 – April 13, 1986
April 17 – May 21, 1986 (Playoffs)
May 26 – June 8, 1986 (Finals)
Number of teams23
TV partner(s)CBS, TBS
Draft
Top draft pickPatrick Ewing
Picked byNew York Knicks
Regular season
Top seedBoston Celtics
Season MVPLarry Bird (Boston)
Top scorerDominique Wilkins (Atlanta)
Playoffs
Eastern championsBoston Celtics
  Eastern runners-upMilwaukee Bucks
Western championsHouston Rockets
  Western runners-upLos Angeles Lakers
Finals
ChampionsBoston Celtics
  Runners-upHouston Rockets
Finals MVPLarry Bird (Boston)
NBA seasons

Notable occurrences edit

  • The 1986 NBA All-Star Game was played at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas, with the East defeating the West 139–132. Isiah Thomas of the Detroit Pistons wins the game's MVP award. To add to the All-Star Weekend festivities, 5-foot-7-inch Spud Webb of the Atlanta Hawks wins the slam-dunk competition. The first three-point shootout was also held, won by Larry Bird (his first of three consecutive).
  • The Kings relocate from Kansas City, Missouri to Sacramento, California. They played their home games at ARCO Arena I for three seasons while ARCO Arena II was under construction.
  • The Chicago Bulls are the last Eastern Conference team in NBA history to lose 50 or more games in a season and still make the playoffs.
  • The Boston Celtics post an impressive 40–1 (.976) record at home. Their only regular-season home loss occurred on December 6, 1985, to the Portland Trail Blazers, by the score of 121–103. The record would be tied by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2015–16 season. The Celtics would also win all 10 of their home games in the postseason.
  • This season marks the first time the NBA hands out a Most Improved Player award at the end of a season. Alvin Robertson of the San Antonio Spurs is the first to win the award. Robertson would also set the record for consecutive games with a steal (105), which stood for 22 years.
  • In the third game of the season, Chicago Bulls sensation Michael Jordan suffered a broken left foot and missed the next 64 games. In Game 2 of the Eastern Conference First Round series, Jordan scored 63 points against Boston, an NBA playoff record, but his Chicago Bulls would lose in double overtime.
  • All Midwest Division teams make the playoffs, the first time an entire division had done this since the 1983–84 season when all Atlantic Division teams made the playoffs.
  • The first NBA draft of the Lottery Era was conducted at the Felt Forum of Madison Square Garden in New York City. Patrick Ewing was selected as the first overall pick by the New York Knicks. Ewing, the winner of the NBA Rookie of the Year Award that season, set the record for most games missed (32) for a Rookie of the Year winner.
  • Ralph Sampson's off-balanced buzzer-beating shot in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals sent the Houston Rockets to their second NBA Finals, defeating the erstwhile defending champion Los Angeles Lakers 4–1. This marked the second and last time in the 1980s a team other than the Lakers represented the West in the NBA Finals (1981, also by the Rockets). The Rockets fell in six games to the Boston Celtics, a similar result to their previous meeting five years earlier.
  • Detlef Schrempf became the first German player to enter the NBA. He would later become the first European-born player to be named an All-Star in 1993 and had the most number of seasons played for a European player.
  • New Jersey Nets guard Micheal Ray Richardson was banned for life by the NBA for his third violation of the league's anti-drug policy. Houston Rockets guard John Lucas was also suspended by the team for a similar violation; had he not been suspended, he would've played in the NBA Finals for the first time.
  • On Wednesday, October 30, 1985, forward Georgi Glouchkov arrived in the U.S. from Bulgaria to play for the Phoenix Suns.[1] He was the first player from a former Eastern Bloc country to play in the NBA.[2] He would make his debut on Wednesday, November 6 against the Atlanta Hawks.
  • The Los Angeles Clippers surprised the league by starting the season 5–0.[3] The Denver Nuggets were the last undefeated team, starting the season 6–0. The New York Knicks started the season 0–8 in the midst of a 20-game losing streak. The Knicks' last victory was March 22, 1985.[4] The Phoenix Suns were the last winless team, starting the season 0–9.
  • On Saturday, November 30, 1985, Cleveland Cavalier World B. Free scored his 16,000th career point.[5]
  • On Wednesday, December 4, 1985, Maurice Lucas of the Los Angeles Lakers made a 60-foot shot at the regulation buzzer to send the game into overtime. The Lakers would go on to defeat the Utah Jazz 131–127.[6]
  • On Tuesday, December 10, 1985, the Indiana Pacers scored only 64 points in a 64–82 loss to the New York Knicks. It was the fewest points scored by a team in 13 years – since an October 21, 1972 game in which the Buffalo Braves managed only 63 against the Milwaukee Bucks. Indiana's 64 was the fourth lowest total since the NBA implemented the 24-second shot clock in 1954–55.[7]
  • The Los Angeles Lakers started the season 19–2.[8]
  • On Wednesday, December 25, 1985, in a matchup of one of the worst teams in the league (New York Knicks, 10–19) against one of the best (Boston Celtics, 21–7), the Knicks defeated Boston in double overtime, 113–104. Rookie Patrick Ewing had 32 points and 11 rebounds for the Knicks.[9]
  • On Tuesday, January 14, 1986, the Utah Jazz snapped the Houston Rockets' 20-game home winning streak with a 105–102 victory. Both Akeem Olajuwon and Ralph Sampson foul out of the game.[10]
  • On Wednesday, January 15, 1986, the Golden State Warriors scored 150 points in a 150–104 regulation victory over the Utah Jazz. None of Golden State's starters played in the fourth quarter. Eight Golden State players scored in double figures.[11]
  • On Wednesday, January 22, 1986, the Boston Celtics (31–8) defeated the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers (32–8) 110–95 in a matchup of the league's two best teams.[12]
  • On Friday, January 24, 1986, the Boston Celtics (32–8) overtook the Los Angeles Lakers (32–9) as the team with the best record in the NBA. The Celtics maintained the league's best record for the remainder of the season.
  • On Thursday, February 6, 1986, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the Los Angeles Lakers scored 46 points in a game against the Houston Rockets, his highest single-game total since a 48-point performance against the Portland Trail Blazers on November 26, 1975. The Lakers defeated the Rockets 117–95.[13]
  • On Sunday, February 16, 1986, in the season's second matchup between the Celtics and Lakers, Boston won again, 105–99.[14]
  • On Tuesday, February 18, 1986, Alvin Robertson of the San Antonio Spurs recorded the second quadruple-double in NBA history. He scored 20 points, grabbed 11 rebounds, dished 10 assists and stole the ball 10 times in a 114–96 victory over the Phoenix Suns.
  • On Sunday, April 6, 1986, the Houston Rockets (50–29) set a franchise record for wins in a season with a 109–103 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. It was also the Rockets' first victory over the Lakers at The Summit (Houston's home arena) since a 107–104 victory on November 12, 1980.[15]
  • Backboard height is shortened 6 in (15.2 cm) to the present 42 in (1.067 m).

Final standings edit

 
A ticket for a March 1986 game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Dallas Mavericks.

By division edit

W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics 67 15 .817 40–1 27–14 18–6
x-Philadelphia 76ers 54 28 .659 13 31–10 23–18 15–9
x-Washington Bullets 39 43 .476 28 26–15 13–28 11–13
x-New Jersey Nets 39 43 .476 28 26–15 13–28 11–13
New York Knicks 23 59 .280 44 15–26 8–33 5–19
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 57 25 .695 33–8 24–17 21–9
x-Atlanta Hawks 50 32 .610 7 34–7 16–25 21–9
x-Detroit Pistons 46 36 .561 11 31–10 15–26 18–12
x-Chicago Bulls 30 52 .366 27 22–19 8–33 10–20
Cleveland Cavaliers 29 53 .354 28 16–25 13–28 10–19
Indiana Pacers 26 56 .317 31 19–22 7–34 9–20
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Houston Rockets 51 31 .622 36–5 15–26 20–10
x-Denver Nuggets 47 35 .573 4 34–7 13–28 15–15
x-Dallas Mavericks 44 38 .537 7 26–15 18–23 16–14
x-Utah Jazz 42 40 .512 9 27–14 15–26 15–15
x-Sacramento Kings 37 45 .451 14 25–16 12–29 15–15
x-San Antonio Spurs 35 47 .427 16 21–20 14–27 9–21
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 62 20 .756 35–6 27–14 23–7
x-Portland Trail Blazers 40 42 .488 22 27–14 13–28 18–12
Phoenix Suns 32 50 .390 30 23–18 9–32 16–14
Los Angeles Clippers 32 50 .390 30 22–19 10–31 10–20
Seattle SuperSonics 31 51 .378 31 24–17 7–34 11–19
Golden State Warriors 30 52 .366 32 24–17 6–35 12–18

By conference edit

#
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics 67 15 .817
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks 57 25 .695 10
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers 54 28 .659 13
4 x-Atlanta Hawks 50 32 .610 17
5 x-Detroit Pistons 46 36 .561 21
6 x-Washington Bullets 39 43 .476 28
7 x-New Jersey Nets 39 43 .476 28
8 x-Chicago Bulls 30 52 .366 37
9 Cleveland Cavaliers 29 53 .354 38
10 Indiana Pacers 26 56 .317 41
11 New York Knicks 23 59 .280 44
#
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers 62 20 .756
2 y-Houston Rockets 51 31 .622 11
3 x-Denver Nuggets 47 35 .573 15
4 x-Dallas Mavericks 44 38 .537 18
5 x-Utah Jazz 42 40 .512 20
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers 40 42 .488 22
7 x-Sacramento Kings 37 45 .451 25
8 x-San Antonio Spurs 35 47 .427 27
9 Phoenix Suns 32 50 .390 30
10 Los Angeles Clippers 32 50 .390 30
11 Seattle SuperSonics 31 51 .378 31
12 Golden State Warriors 30 52 .366 32

Notes

  • z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
  • c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs
  • y – Clinched division title
  • x – Clinched playoff spot

Playoffs edit

Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Home court advantage does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics.

First Round Conference Semifinals Conference Finals NBA Finals
            
E1 Boston* 3
E8 Chicago 0
E1 Boston* 4
E4 Atlanta 1
E4 Atlanta 3
E5 Detroit 1
E1 Boston* 4
Eastern Conference
E2 Milwaukee* 0
E3 Philadelphia 3
E6 Washington 2
E3 Philadelphia 3
E2 Milwaukee* 4
E2 Milwaukee* 3
E7 New Jersey 0
E1 Boston* 4
W2 Houston* 2
W1 LA Lakers* 3
W8 San Antonio 0
W1 LA Lakers* 4
W4 Dallas 2
W4 Dallas 3
W5 Utah 1
W1 LA Lakers* 1
Western Conference
W2 Houston* 4
W3 Denver 3
W6 Portland 1
W3 Denver 2
W2 Houston* 4
W2 Houston* 3
W7 Sacramento 0
  • * Division winner
  • Bold Series winner
  • Italic Team with home-court advantage

Statistics leaders edit

Category Player Team Stat
Points per game Dominique Wilkins Atlanta Hawks 30.3
Rebounds per game Bill Laimbeer Detroit Pistons 13.1
Assists per game Magic Johnson Los Angeles Lakers 12.6
Steals per game Alvin Robertson San Antonio Spurs 3.67
Blocks per game Manute Bol Washington Bullets 4.96
FG% Steve Johnson San Antonio Spurs .632
FT% Larry Bird Boston Celtics .896
3FG% Craig Hodges Milwaukee Bucks .451

NBA awards edit

Yearly awards edit

Player of the week edit

The following players were named NBA Player of the Week.

Week Player
Oct. 25 – Nov. 3 Derek Smith (Los Angeles Clippers)
Nov. 4 – Nov. 10 Buck Williams (New Jersey Nets)
Nov. 11 – Nov. 17 Patrick Ewing (New York Knicks)
Nov. 17 – Nov. 24 Alex English (Denver Nuggets)
Nov. 25 – Dec. 1 Larry Bird (Boston Celtics)
Dec. 2 – Dec. 8 Jeff Ruland (Washington Bullets)
Dec. 9 – Dec. 15 Alvin Robertson (San Antonio Spurs)
Dec. 16 – Dec. 22 Larry Nance (Phoenix Suns)
Dec. 23 – Dec. 29 Dominique Wilkins (Atlanta Hawks)
Dec. 30 – Jan. 5 Clyde Drexler (Portland Trail Blazers)
Jan. 6 – Jan. 12 Calvin Natt (Denver Nuggets)
Jan. 13 – Jan. 19 Larry Bird (Boston Celtics)
Jan. 20 – Jan. 26 Charles Barkley (Philadelphia 76ers)
Jan. 27 – Feb. 2 Alex English (Denver Nuggets)
Feb. 3 – Feb. 16 Larry Bird (Boston Celtics)
Feb. 17 – Feb. 23 Sidney Moncrief (Milwaukee Bucks)
Feb. 24 – Mar. 2 Charles Barkley (Philadelphia 76ers)
Mar. 3 – Mar. 9 Magic Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers)
Mar. 10 – Mar. 16 Larry Bird (Boston Celtics)
Mar. 17 – Mar. 23 Adrian Dantley (Utah Jazz)
Mar. 24 – Mar. 30 Charles Barkley (Philadelphia 76ers)
Mar. 31 – Apr. 6 Herb Williams (Indiana Pacers)
Apr. 7 – Apr. 13 Dominique Wilkins (Atlanta Hawks)

Player of the month edit

The following players were named NBA Player of the Month.

Rookie of the month edit

The following players were named NBA Rookie of the Month.

Coach of the month edit

The following coaches were named NBA Coach of the Month.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Glouchkov arrives". USA Today. November 1, 1985.
  2. ^ The Official NBA Encyclopedia. Doubleday. 2000. p. 299. ISBN 0385501307.
  3. ^ "Three still unbeaten". USA Today. November 4, 1985.
  4. ^ "Knicks fall to 0–7 with 92–88 defeat". USA Today. November 8, 1985. p. 7C.
  5. ^ DuPree, David (December 2, 1985). "7-foot rookie at center of Clippers' problems". USA Today. p. 8C.
  6. ^ "60-foot shot sets up Lakers' win, 131–127". USA Today. December 5, 1985. p. 8C.
  7. ^ "Pacers' 64 an NBA 13-year low". USA Today. December 11, 1985. p. 1C.
  8. ^ "Lakers win 127–102 to run record to 19–2". USA Today. December 13, 1985. p. 6C.
  9. ^ DuPree, David (December 26, 1985). "Knicks beat Celtics in 2 OTs 113–104". USA Today. p. 1C.
  10. ^ "Rockets' home streak ends at 20 as Jazz win 105–102". USA Today. January 15, 1986.
  11. ^ "Golden State romps 150–104 over Utah". USA Today. January 16, 1986. p. 4C.
  12. ^ DuPree, David (January 23, 1986). "Boston break keeps Lakers reeling 110–95". USA Today. p. 1C.
  13. ^ DuPree, David (February 7, 1986). "Abdul-Jabbar scores 46; L.A. romps 117–95". USA Today. p. 4C.
  14. ^ DuPree, David (February 17, 1986). "Celtics put Lakers in pace 105–99". USA Today. p. 1C.
  15. ^ DuPree, David (April 7, 1986). "Rockets junk jinx, finally top Los Angeles 109–103". USA Today.

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The 1985 86 NBA season was the 40th season of the National Basketball Association The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning their third championship of the decade beating the Houston Rockets 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals 1985 86 NBA seasonLeagueNational Basketball AssociationSportBasketballDurationOctober 25 1985 April 13 1986April 17 May 21 1986 Playoffs May 26 June 8 1986 Finals Number of teams23TV partner s CBS TBSDraftTop draft pickPatrick EwingPicked byNew York KnicksRegular seasonTop seedBoston CelticsSeason MVPLarry Bird Boston Top scorerDominique Wilkins Atlanta PlayoffsEastern championsBoston Celtics Eastern runners upMilwaukee BucksWestern championsHouston Rockets Western runners upLos Angeles LakersFinalsChampionsBoston Celtics Runners upHouston RocketsFinals MVPLarry Bird Boston NBA seasons 1984 851986 87 Contents 1 Notable occurrences 2 Final standings 2 1 By division 2 2 By conference 3 Playoffs 4 Statistics leaders 5 NBA awards 5 1 Yearly awards 5 2 Player of the week 5 3 Player of the month 5 4 Rookie of the month 5 5 Coach of the month 6 See also 7 ReferencesNotable occurrences editCoaching changes OffseasonTeam 1984 85 coach 1985 86 coachPhiladelphia 76ers Billy Cunningham Matt GuokasChicago Bulls Kevin Loughery Stan AlbeckNew Jersey Nets Stan Albeck Dave WohlSeattle SuperSonics Lenny Wilkens Bernie BickerstaffIn seasonTeam Outgoing coach Incoming coachWashington Bullets Gene Shue Kevin LougheryCleveland Cavaliers George Karl Gene LittlesThe 1986 NBA All Star Game was played at Reunion Arena in Dallas Texas with the East defeating the West 139 132 Isiah Thomas of the Detroit Pistons wins the game s MVP award To add to the All Star Weekend festivities 5 foot 7 inch Spud Webb of the Atlanta Hawks wins the slam dunk competition The first three point shootout was also held won by Larry Bird his first of three consecutive The Kings relocate from Kansas City Missouri to Sacramento California They played their home games at ARCO Arena I for three seasons while ARCO Arena II was under construction The Chicago Bulls are the last Eastern Conference team in NBA history to lose 50 or more games in a season and still make the playoffs The Boston Celtics post an impressive 40 1 976 record at home Their only regular season home loss occurred on December 6 1985 to the Portland Trail Blazers by the score of 121 103 The record would be tied by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2015 16 season The Celtics would also win all 10 of their home games in the postseason This season marks the first time the NBA hands out a Most Improved Player award at the end of a season Alvin Robertson of the San Antonio Spurs is the first to win the award Robertson would also set the record for consecutive games with a steal 105 which stood for 22 years In the third game of the season Chicago Bulls sensation Michael Jordan suffered a broken left foot and missed the next 64 games In Game 2 of the Eastern Conference First Round series Jordan scored 63 points against Boston an NBA playoff record but his Chicago Bulls would lose in double overtime All Midwest Division teams make the playoffs the first time an entire division had done this since the 1983 84 season when all Atlantic Division teams made the playoffs The first NBA draft of the Lottery Era was conducted at the Felt Forum of Madison Square Garden in New York City Patrick Ewing was selected as the first overall pick by the New York Knicks Ewing the winner of the NBA Rookie of the Year Award that season set the record for most games missed 32 for a Rookie of the Year winner Ralph Sampson s off balanced buzzer beating shot in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals sent the Houston Rockets to their second NBA Finals defeating the erstwhile defending champion Los Angeles Lakers 4 1 This marked the second and last time in the 1980s a team other than the Lakers represented the West in the NBA Finals 1981 also by the Rockets The Rockets fell in six games to the Boston Celtics a similar result to their previous meeting five years earlier Detlef Schrempf became the first German player to enter the NBA He would later become the first European born player to be named an All Star in 1993 and had the most number of seasons played for a European player New Jersey Nets guard Micheal Ray Richardson was banned for life by the NBA for his third violation of the league s anti drug policy Houston Rockets guard John Lucas was also suspended by the team for a similar violation had he not been suspended he would ve played in the NBA Finals for the first time On Wednesday October 30 1985 forward Georgi Glouchkov arrived in the U S from Bulgaria to play for the Phoenix Suns 1 He was the first player from a former Eastern Bloc country to play in the NBA 2 He would make his debut on Wednesday November 6 against the Atlanta Hawks The Los Angeles Clippers surprised the league by starting the season 5 0 3 The Denver Nuggets were the last undefeated team starting the season 6 0 The New York Knicks started the season 0 8 in the midst of a 20 game losing streak The Knicks last victory was March 22 1985 4 The Phoenix Suns were the last winless team starting the season 0 9 On Saturday November 30 1985 Cleveland Cavalier World B Free scored his 16 000th career point 5 On Wednesday December 4 1985 Maurice Lucas of the Los Angeles Lakers made a 60 foot shot at the regulation buzzer to send the game into overtime The Lakers would go on to defeat the Utah Jazz 131 127 6 On Tuesday December 10 1985 the Indiana Pacers scored only 64 points in a 64 82 loss to the New York Knicks It was the fewest points scored by a team in 13 years since an October 21 1972 game in which the Buffalo Braves managed only 63 against the Milwaukee Bucks Indiana s 64 was the fourth lowest total since the NBA implemented the 24 second shot clock in 1954 55 7 The Los Angeles Lakers started the season 19 2 8 On Wednesday December 25 1985 in a matchup of one of the worst teams in the league New York Knicks 10 19 against one of the best Boston Celtics 21 7 the Knicks defeated Boston in double overtime 113 104 Rookie Patrick Ewing had 32 points and 11 rebounds for the Knicks 9 On Tuesday January 14 1986 the Utah Jazz snapped the Houston Rockets 20 game home winning streak with a 105 102 victory Both Akeem Olajuwon and Ralph Sampson foul out of the game 10 On Wednesday January 15 1986 the Golden State Warriors scored 150 points in a 150 104 regulation victory over the Utah Jazz None of Golden State s starters played in the fourth quarter Eight Golden State players scored in double figures 11 On Wednesday January 22 1986 the Boston Celtics 31 8 defeated the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers 32 8 110 95 in a matchup of the league s two best teams 12 On Friday January 24 1986 the Boston Celtics 32 8 overtook the Los Angeles Lakers 32 9 as the team with the best record in the NBA The Celtics maintained the league s best record for the remainder of the season On Thursday February 6 1986 Kareem Abdul Jabbar of the Los Angeles Lakers scored 46 points in a game against the Houston Rockets his highest single game total since a 48 point performance against the Portland Trail Blazers on November 26 1975 The Lakers defeated the Rockets 117 95 13 On Sunday February 16 1986 in the season s second matchup between the Celtics and Lakers Boston won again 105 99 14 On Tuesday February 18 1986 Alvin Robertson of the San Antonio Spurs recorded the second quadruple double in NBA history He scored 20 points grabbed 11 rebounds dished 10 assists and stole the ball 10 times in a 114 96 victory over the Phoenix Suns On Sunday April 6 1986 the Houston Rockets 50 29 set a franchise record for wins in a season with a 109 103 win over the Los Angeles Lakers It was also the Rockets first victory over the Lakers at The Summit Houston s home arena since a 107 104 victory on November 12 1980 15 Backboard height is shortened 6 in 15 2 cm to the present 42 in 1 067 m Final standings edit nbsp A ticket for a March 1986 game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Dallas Mavericks By division edit Atlantic Divisionvte W L PCT GB Home Road Divy Boston Celtics 67 15 817 40 1 27 14 18 6x Philadelphia 76ers 54 28 659 13 31 10 23 18 15 9x Washington Bullets 39 43 476 28 26 15 13 28 11 13x New Jersey Nets 39 43 476 28 26 15 13 28 11 13New York Knicks 23 59 280 44 15 26 8 33 5 19Central Divisionvte W L PCT GB Home Road Divy Milwaukee Bucks 57 25 695 33 8 24 17 21 9x Atlanta Hawks 50 32 610 7 34 7 16 25 21 9x Detroit Pistons 46 36 561 11 31 10 15 26 18 12x Chicago Bulls 30 52 366 27 22 19 8 33 10 20Cleveland Cavaliers 29 53 354 28 16 25 13 28 10 19Indiana Pacers 26 56 317 31 19 22 7 34 9 20Midwest Divisionvte W L PCT GB Home Road Divy Houston Rockets 51 31 622 36 5 15 26 20 10x Denver Nuggets 47 35 573 4 34 7 13 28 15 15x Dallas Mavericks 44 38 537 7 26 15 18 23 16 14x Utah Jazz 42 40 512 9 27 14 15 26 15 15x Sacramento Kings 37 45 451 14 25 16 12 29 15 15x San Antonio Spurs 35 47 427 16 21 20 14 27 9 21Pacific Divisionvte W L PCT GB Home Road Divy Los Angeles Lakers 62 20 756 35 6 27 14 23 7x Portland Trail Blazers 40 42 488 22 27 14 13 28 18 12Phoenix Suns 32 50 390 30 23 18 9 32 16 14Los Angeles Clippers 32 50 390 30 22 19 10 31 10 20Seattle SuperSonics 31 51 378 31 24 17 7 34 11 19Golden State Warriors 30 52 366 32 24 17 6 35 12 18By conference edit Eastern ConferencevteTeam W L PCT GB1 z Boston Celtics 67 15 817 2 y Milwaukee Bucks 57 25 695 103 x Philadelphia 76ers 54 28 659 134 x Atlanta Hawks 50 32 610 175 x Detroit Pistons 46 36 561 216 x Washington Bullets 39 43 476 287 x New Jersey Nets 39 43 476 288 x Chicago Bulls 30 52 366 379 Cleveland Cavaliers 29 53 354 3810 Indiana Pacers 26 56 317 4111 New York Knicks 23 59 280 44 Western ConferencevteTeam W L PCT GB1 c Los Angeles Lakers 62 20 756 2 y Houston Rockets 51 31 622 113 x Denver Nuggets 47 35 573 154 x Dallas Mavericks 44 38 537 185 x Utah Jazz 42 40 512 206 x Portland Trail Blazers 40 42 488 227 x Sacramento Kings 37 45 451 258 x San Antonio Spurs 35 47 427 279 Phoenix Suns 32 50 390 3010 Los Angeles Clippers 32 50 390 3011 Seattle SuperSonics 31 51 378 3112 Golden State Warriors 30 52 366 32Notes z Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs c Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs y Clinched division title x Clinched playoff spotPlayoffs editMain article 1986 NBA playoffs Teams in bold advanced to the next round The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team s seeding in its conference and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round The division champions are marked by an asterisk Home court advantage does not necessarily belong to the higher seeded team but instead the team with the better regular season record teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics First RoundConference SemifinalsConference FinalsNBA Finals E1Boston 3E8Chicago0E1Boston 4E4Atlanta1E4Atlanta3E5Detroit1E1Boston 4Eastern ConferenceE2Milwaukee 0E3Philadelphia3E6Washington2E3Philadelphia3E2Milwaukee 4E2Milwaukee 3E7New Jersey0E1Boston 4W2Houston 2W1LA Lakers 3W8San Antonio0W1LA Lakers 4W4Dallas2W4Dallas3W5Utah1W1LA Lakers 1Western ConferenceW2Houston 4W3Denver3W6Portland1W3Denver2W2Houston 4W2Houston 3W7Sacramento0 Division winnerBold Series winnerItalic Team with home court advantageStatistics leaders editCategory Player Team StatPoints per game Dominique Wilkins Atlanta Hawks 30 3Rebounds per game Bill Laimbeer Detroit Pistons 13 1Assists per game Magic Johnson Los Angeles Lakers 12 6Steals per game Alvin Robertson San Antonio Spurs 3 67Blocks per game Manute Bol Washington Bullets 4 96FG Steve Johnson San Antonio Spurs 632FT Larry Bird Boston Celtics 8963FG Craig Hodges Milwaukee Bucks 451NBA awards editYearly awards edit Most Valuable Player Larry Bird Boston Celtics Rookie of the Year Patrick Ewing New York Knicks Defensive Player of the Year Alvin Robertson San Antonio Spurs Sixth Man of the Year Bill Walton Boston Celtics Most Improved Player Alvin Robertson San Antonio Spurs Coach of the Year Mike Fratello Atlanta HawksAll NBA First Team F Larry Bird Boston Celtics F Dominique Wilkins Atlanta Hawks C Kareem Abdul Jabbar Los Angeles Lakers G Isiah Thomas Detroit Pistons G Magic Johnson Los Angeles Lakers All NBA Second Team F Charles Barkley Philadelphia 76ers F Alex English Denver Nuggets C Akeem Olajuwon Houston Rockets G Sidney Moncrief Milwaukee Bucks G Alvin Robertson San Antonio Spurs All NBA Rookie Team Joe Dumars Detroit Pistons Charles Oakley Chicago Bulls Patrick Ewing New York Knicks Xavier McDaniel Seattle SuperSonics Karl Malone Utah Jazz NBA All Defensive First Team Paul Pressey Milwaukee Bucks Kevin McHale Boston Celtics Mark Eaton Utah Jazz Sidney Moncrief Milwaukee Bucks Maurice Cheeks Philadelphia 76ers NBA All Defensive Second Team Michael Cooper Los Angeles Lakers Bill Hanzlik Denver Nuggets Manute Bol Washington Bullets Alvin Robertson San Antonio Spurs Dennis Johnson Boston Celtics Player of the week edit The following players were named NBA Player of the Week Week PlayerOct 25 Nov 3 Derek Smith Los Angeles Clippers Nov 4 Nov 10 Buck Williams New Jersey Nets Nov 11 Nov 17 Patrick Ewing New York Knicks Nov 17 Nov 24 Alex English Denver Nuggets Nov 25 Dec 1 Larry Bird Boston Celtics Dec 2 Dec 8 Jeff Ruland Washington Bullets Dec 9 Dec 15 Alvin Robertson San Antonio Spurs Dec 16 Dec 22 Larry Nance Phoenix Suns Dec 23 Dec 29 Dominique Wilkins Atlanta Hawks Dec 30 Jan 5 Clyde Drexler Portland Trail Blazers Jan 6 Jan 12 Calvin Natt Denver Nuggets Jan 13 Jan 19 Larry Bird Boston Celtics Jan 20 Jan 26 Charles Barkley Philadelphia 76ers Jan 27 Feb 2 Alex English Denver Nuggets Feb 3 Feb 16 Larry Bird Boston Celtics Feb 17 Feb 23 Sidney Moncrief Milwaukee Bucks Feb 24 Mar 2 Charles Barkley Philadelphia 76ers Mar 3 Mar 9 Magic Johnson Los Angeles Lakers Mar 10 Mar 16 Larry Bird Boston Celtics Mar 17 Mar 23 Adrian Dantley Utah Jazz Mar 24 Mar 30 Charles Barkley Philadelphia 76ers Mar 31 Apr 6 Herb Williams Indiana Pacers Apr 7 Apr 13 Dominique Wilkins Atlanta Hawks Player of the month edit The following players were named NBA Player of the Month Month PlayerNovember Akeem Olajuwon Houston Rockets December Alvin Robertson San Antonio Spurs January Dominique Wilkins Atlanta Hawks February Larry Bird Boston Celtics March Larry Bird Boston Celtics Rookie of the month edit The following players were named NBA Rookie of the Month Month RookieNovember Patrick Ewing New York Knicks December Karl Malone Utah Jazz January Patrick Ewing New York Knicks February Charles Oakley Chicago Bulls March Benoit Benjamin Los Angeles Clippers Coach of the month edit The following coaches were named NBA Coach of the Month Month CoachNovember Pat Riley Los Angeles Lakers December Cotton Fitzsimmons San Antonio Spurs January Mike Fratello Atlanta Hawks February Chuck Daly Detroit Pistons March K C Jones Boston Celtics See also editList of NBA regular season recordsReferences edit Glouchkov arrives USA Today November 1 1985 The Official NBA Encyclopedia Doubleday 2000 p 299 ISBN 0385501307 Three still unbeaten USA Today November 4 1985 Knicks fall to 0 7 with 92 88 defeat USA Today November 8 1985 p 7C DuPree David December 2 1985 7 foot rookie at center of Clippers problems USA Today p 8C 60 foot shot sets up Lakers win 131 127 USA Today December 5 1985 p 8C Pacers 64 an NBA 13 year low USA Today December 11 1985 p 1C Lakers win 127 102 to run record to 19 2 USA Today December 13 1985 p 6C DuPree David December 26 1985 Knicks beat Celtics in 2 OTs 113 104 USA Today p 1C Rockets home streak ends at 20 as Jazz win 105 102 USA Today January 15 1986 Golden State romps 150 104 over Utah USA Today January 16 1986 p 4C DuPree David January 23 1986 Boston break keeps Lakers reeling 110 95 USA Today p 1C DuPree David February 7 1986 Abdul Jabbar scores 46 L A romps 117 95 USA Today p 4C DuPree David February 17 1986 Celtics put Lakers in 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