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.

Contents

Notable occurrences

Final standings

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

1985-86 NBA statistics leaders

NBA awards

See also

Notable occurrences

★ The 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.

★ The Kings relocate from Kansas City, Missouri to Sacramento, California, playing their home games at ARCO Arena I.

★ This season marks the first time the NBA hands out a Most Improved Player award at the end of a season.

★ In Game 2 of the Eastern Conference First Round series, Michael Jordan scores 63 points against Boston, but his Chicago Bulls lose in double overtime.

Final standings

Eastern Conference

'Atlantic Division'

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Boston Celtics'C'	67	15	.817	-
Philadelphia 76ers	54	28	.659	13
New Jersey Nets	39	43	.476	28
Washington Bullets	39	43	.476	28
New York Knicks	23	59	.280	44

'Central Division'

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Milwaukee Bucks	57	25	.695	-
Atlanta Hawks	50	32	.610	7
Detroit Pistons	46	36	.561	11
Chicago Bulls	30	52	.366	27
Cleveland Cavaliers	29	53	.354	28
Indiana Pacers	26	56	.317	31

Western Conference

'Midwest Division'

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Houston Rockets	51	31	.622	-
Denver Nuggets	47	35	.573	4
Dallas Mavericks	44	38	.537	7
Utah Jazz	42	40	.512	9
Sacramento Kings	37	45	.451	14
San Antonio Spurs	35	47	.427	16

'Pacific Division'

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Los Angeles Lakers	62	20	.756	-
Portland Trail Blazers	40	42	.488	22
Los Angeles Clippers	32	50	.390	30
Phoenix Suns	32	50	.390	30
Seattle SuperSonics	31	51	.378	31
Golden State Warriors	30	52	.366	32

'C' - NBA Champions

1985-86 NBA statistics leaders

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	3.7
Blocks per game	Manute Bol	New Jersey Nets	5.0
FG%	Steve Johnson	San Antonio Spurs	63.2
FT%	Larry Bird	Boston Celtics	89.6
3FG%	Craig Hodges	Milwaukee Bucks	45.1

NBA awards

★ '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 Hawks

★ 'All-NBA First Team:'

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★ F - Larry Bird, Boston Celtics

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★ F - Dominique Wilkins, Atlanta Hawks

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★ C - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers

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★ G - Isiah Thomas, Detroit Pistons

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★ G - Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers

★ 'All-NBA Second Team:'

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★ F - Charles Barkley, Philadelphia 76ers

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★ F - Alex English, Denver Nuggets

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★ C - Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets

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★ G - Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee Bucks

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★ G - Alvin Robertson, San Antonio Spurs

★ 'All-NBA Rookie Team:'

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★ Joe Dumars, Detroit Pistons

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★ Charles Oakley, Chicago Bulls

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★ Patrick Ewing, New York Knicks

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★ Xavier McDaniel, Seattle SuperSonics

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★ Karl Malone, Utah Jazz

★ 'NBA All-Defensive Team:'

★ 'First Team:'

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★ Paul Pressey, Milwaukee Bucks

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★ Kevin McHale, Boston Celtics

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★ Mark Eaton, Utah Jazz

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★ Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee Bucks

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★ Maurice Cheeks, Philadelphia 76ers

★ 'Second Team:'

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★ Michael Cooper, L.A. Lakers

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★ Bill Hanzlik, Denver Nuggets

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★ Manute Bol, Washington Bullets

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★ Alvin Robertson, San Antonio Spurs

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★ Dennis Johnson, Boston Celtics
''Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com''

See also

★ 1986 NBA Playoffs

★ 1986 NBA Finals

★ 1986 NBA Draft