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1985-86 NBA Pacific standings
The Los Angeles Lakers won the 1985-86 NBA Pacific division race at 62-20, 22 games ahead of the Portland Trail Blazers.
🏆The 1985-86 playoffs, series by series
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Pacific standings, 1985-86
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Los Angeles Lakers (LAL) w | 62 | 20 | .756 | - | 7-3 | L1 |
| Portland Trail Blazers (POR) x | 40 | 42 | .488 | 22 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Los Angeles Clippers (LAC) | 32 | 50 | .390 | 30 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Phoenix Suns (PHX) | 32 | 50 | .390 | 30 | 3-7 | W2 |
| Seattle SuperSonics (SEA) | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Golden State Warriors (GOS) | 30 | 52 | .366 | 32 | 5-5 | L2 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- w
- clinched the top seed in the Western Conference
Turning points
- The lead changed hands twice.
- The Los Angeles Lakers trailed by as many as 1 game on November 5, 1985.
- The Los Angeles Lakers took first place for good on November 8, 1985.
- The Los Angeles Lakers won 9 games in a row from March 3, 1986 to March 18, 1986, the longest run of the race.
- The Los Angeles Clippers led by 1 game as late as November 6, 1985.
- The Los Angeles Lakers went 17-5 from February 3, 1986 to March 18, 1986, turning a lead of 8.5 games into a lead of 19.5 games.
- Three teams held first place.
- The Los Angeles Lakers spent 158 of the season's 171 charted days in first place.