# NBA 1985/86

Die NBA-Saison 1985/86 war die 40. Spielzeit der National Basketball Association. Die reguläre Saison begann am 25. Oktober 1985 und endete am 13. April 1986. Darauf folgten die NBA-Playoffs am 17. April 1986, die Anfang Juni mit den NBA Finals endeten. Die Meisterschaft konnten sich die Boston Celtics mit einem 4:2 in der Serie gegen die Houston Rockets sichern.

## Draft

Der NBA-Draft 1985 fand am 18. Juni 1985 in New York City statt. An erster Position wurde Patrick Ewing von den New York Knicks gewählt.

## All-Star Game

Das All-Star Game 1986 wurde am 9. Februar 1986 in der Reunion Arena in Dallas ausgetragen. Der Osten gewann mit 139 zu 132. Zum MVP wurde Isiah Thomas gewählt.

## Endstände

S = Siege, N = Niederlagen, PCT = prozentualer Sieganteil, P = Rückstand auf Divisionsführenden
In Klammern sind die Platzierungen in den Setzlisten der jeweiligen Conference-Playoffs aufgeführt.
Eastern Conference :
| Atlantic Division ||||||
| # | Team | S | N | PCT | P |
| 1 | Boston Celtics (1) | 67 | 15 | .817 | - |
| 2 | Philadelphia 76ers (3) | 54 | 28 | .659 | 13 |
| 3 | Washington Bullets (6) | 39 | 43 | .476 | 28 |
| 4 | New Jersey Nets (7) | 39 | 43 | .476 | 28 |
| 5 | New York Knicks | 23 | 59 | .280 | 44 |
| Central Division ||||||
| # | Team | S | N | PCT | P |
| 1 | Milwaukee Bucks (2) | 57 | 25 | .695 | - |
| 2 | Atlanta Hawks (4) | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 |
| 3 | Detroit Pistons (5) | 46 | 36 | .561 | 11 |
| 4 | Chicago Bulls (8) | 30 | 52 | .366 | 27 |
| 5 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 29 | 53 | .354 | 28 |
| 6 | Indiana Pacers | 26 | 56 | .317 | 31 |
Western Conference :
| Midwest Division ||||||
| # | Team | S | N | PCT | P |
| 1 | Houston Rockets (2) | 51 | 31 | .622 | - |
| 2 | Denver Nuggets (3) | 47 | 35 | .573 | 4 |
| 3 | Dallas Mavericks (4) | 44 | 38 | .537 | 7 |
| 4 | Utah Jazz (5) | 42 | 40 | .512 | 9 |
| 5 | Sacramento Kings (7) | 37 | 45 | .451 | 14 |
| 6 | San Antonio Spurs (8) | 35 | 47 | .427 | 16 |
| Pacific Division ||||||
| # | Team | S | N | PCT | P |
| 1 | Los Angeles Lakers (1) | 62 | 20 | .756 | - |
| 2 | Portland Trail Blazers (6) | 40 | 42 | .488 | 22 |
| 3 | Phoenix Suns | 32 | 50 | .390 | 30 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Clippers | 32 | 50 | .390 | 30 |
| 5 | Seattle SuperSonics | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 |
| 6 | Golden State Warriors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 32 |

## NBA-Auszeichnungen

* 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:
** F – Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
** F – Dominique Wilkins, Atlanta Hawks
** C – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers
** G – Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
** G – Isiah Thomas, Detroit Pistons
* All-NBA Second Team:
** F – Charles Barkley, Philadelphia 76ers
** F – Alex English, Denver Nuggets
** C – Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets
** G – Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee Bucks
** G – Alvin Robertson, San Antonio Spurs
* All-NBA Rookie Team:
** Joe Dumars, Detroit Pistons
** Patrick Ewing, New York Knicks
** Karl Malone, Utah Jazz
** Xavier McDaniel, Seattle SuperSonics
** Charles Oakley, Chicago Bulls
* NBA All-Defensive First Team:
** Maurice Cheeks, Philadelphia 76ers
** Mark Eaton, Utah Jazz
** Kevin McHale, Boston Celtics
** Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee Bucks
** Paul Pressey, Milwaukee Bucks
* NBA All-Defensive Second Team:
** Manute Bol, Washington Bullets
** Michael Cooper, Los Angeles Lakers
** Bill Hanzlik, Denver Nuggets
** Dennis Johnson, Boston Celtics
** Alvin Robertson, San Antonio Spurs

## Playoffs

In der ersten Runde wurde im Best-of-Five-System gespielt, ab der zweiten Runde dann im Best-Of-Seven-System.
| Erste Runde | Erste Runde | Erste Runde | | | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | | | NBA Finals | NBA Finals | NBA Finals |
| 1 | Boston | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Chicago | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Chicago | 0 | | | 1 | Boston | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Atlanta | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Atlanta | 3 | | | 4 | Atlanta | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Detroit | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Detroit | 1 | | | | | | 1 | Boston | 4 | | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | 2 | Milwaukee | 0 | | | | | |
| 3 | Philadelphia | 3 | | | | | | | | 2 | Milwaukee | 0 | | | | | |
| 6 | Washington | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Washington | 2 | | | 3 | Philadelphia | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Milwaukee | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Milwaukee | 3 | | | 2 | Milwaukee | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | New Jersey | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | New Jersey | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | E1 | Boston | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | W2 | Houston | 2 |
| 1 | L. A. Lakers | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | W2 | Houston | 2 |
| 8 | San Antonio | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | San Antonio | 0 | | | 1 | L. A. Lakers | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Dallas | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Dallas | 3 | | | 4 | Dallas | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Utah | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Utah | 1 | | | | | | 1 | L. A. Lakers | 1 | | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | 2 | Houston | 4 | | | | | |
| 3 | Denver | 3 | | | | | | | | 2 | Houston | 4 | | | | | |
| 6 | Portland | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Portland | 1 | | | 3 | Denver | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Houston | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Houston | 3 | | | 2 | Houston | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Sacramento | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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