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1985-86 NBA Western Conference standings
The Los Angeles Lakers won the 1985-86 NBA Western Conference playoff race at 62-20, 11 games ahead of the Houston Rockets.
🏆The 1985-86 playoffs, series by series
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West standings, 1985-86
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Los Angeles Lakers (LAL) w | 62 | 20 | .756 | - | 7-3 | L1 |
| Houston Rockets (HOU) x | 51 | 31 | .622 | 11 | 7-3 | L2 |
| Denver Nuggets (DEN) x | 47 | 35 | .573 | 15 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Dallas Mavericks (DAL) x | 44 | 38 | .537 | 18 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Utah Jazz (UTH) x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 20 | 6-4 | W2 |
| Portland Trail Blazers (POR) x | 40 | 42 | .488 | 22 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Sacramento Kings (SAC) x | 37 | 45 | .451 | 25 | 6-4 | L2 |
| San Antonio Spurs (SAN) x | 35 | 47 | .427 | 27 | 3-7 | W2 |
| 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 |
The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- w
- clinched the top seed in the Western Conference
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 4 times.
- 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 12, 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 Denver Nuggets led by 1 game as late as November 7, 1985.
- The Los Angeles Lakers went 19-5 from February 11, 1986 to March 25, 1986, turning a lead of 3.5 games into a lead of 11.5 games.
- Five teams held first place.
- The Los Angeles Lakers spent 157 of the season's 171 charted days in first place.