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1985-86 NBA Season Summary

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League Champion: Boston Celtics

Most Valuable Player: Larry Bird (25.8/9.8/6.8)
Rookie of the Year: Patrick Ewing (20.0/9.0/2.0)

PPG Leader: Dominique Wilkins (30.3)
RPG Leader: Bill Laimbeer (13.1)
APG Leader: Magic Johnson (12.6)
WS Leader: Larry Bird (15.8)

League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) ▪ Click conference name for conference standings
Eastern Conference W L W-L% GB PS/G PA/G SRS
Atlantic Division              
Boston Celtics* (1) 67 15 .817 — 114.1 104.7 9.06
Philadelphia 76ers* (3) 54 28 .659 13.0 110.4 108.0 2.47
Washington Bullets* (6) 39 43 .476 28.0 103.0 104.8 -1.28
New Jersey Nets* (7) 39 43 .476 28.0 109.1 111.1 -1.39
New York Knicks (11) 23 59 .280 44.0 98.7 104.3 -4.82
Central Division              
Milwaukee Bucks* (2) 57 25 .695 — 114.5 105.5 8.69
Atlanta Hawks* (4) 50 32 .610 7.0 108.6 106.2 2.59
Detroit Pistons* (5) 46 36 .561 11.0 114.2 113.0 1.44
Chicago Bulls* (8) 30 52 .366 27.0 109.3 113.1 -3.12
Cleveland Cavaliers (9) 29 53 .354 28.0 107.8 110.6 -2.19
Indiana Pacers (10) 26 56 .317 31.0 103.9 107.2 -2.66
Western Conference W L W-L% GB PS/G PA/G SRS
Midwest Division              
Houston Rockets* (2) 51 31 .622 — 114.4 111.8 2.11
Denver Nuggets* (3) 47 35 .573 4.0 114.8 113.5 0.89
Dallas Mavericks* (4) 44 38 .537 7.0 115.3 114.2 0.70
Utah Jazz* (5) 42 40 .512 9.0 108.2 108.5 -0.67
Sacramento Kings* (7) 37 45 .451 14.0 108.8 111.9 -3.19
San Antonio Spurs* (8) 35 47 .427 16.0 111.2 113.1 -2.05
Pacific Division              
Los Angeles Lakers* (1) 62 20 .756 — 117.3 109.5 6.84
Portland Trail Blazers* (6) 40 42 .488 22.0 115.1 114.0 0.61
Phoenix Suns (9) 32 50 .390 30.0 110.0 113.0 -3.16
Los Angeles Clippers (10) 32 50 .390 30.0 108.6 115.5 -6.83
Seattle SuperSonics (11) 31 51 .378 31.0 104.4 104.5 -0.47
Golden State Warriors (12) 30 52 .366 32.0 113.4 116.9 -3.59

League Playoffs

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Finals (4-2): Boston Celtics over Houston Rockets
 
Eastern Conference Finals (4-0): Boston Celtics over Milwaukee Bucks
Western Conference Finals (4-1): Houston Rockets over Los Angeles Lakers
 
Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-1): Boston Celtics over Atlanta Hawks
Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-3): Milwaukee Bucks over Philadelphia 76ers
Western Conference Semifinals (4-2): Houston Rockets over Denver Nuggets
Western Conference Semifinals (4-2): Los Angeles Lakers over Dallas Mavericks
 
Eastern Conference First Round (3-1): Atlanta Hawks over Detroit Pistons
Eastern Conference First Round (3-0): Boston Celtics over Chicago Bulls
Eastern Conference First Round (3-0): Milwaukee Bucks over New Jersey Nets
Eastern Conference First Round (3-2): Philadelphia 76ers over Washington Bullets
Western Conference First Round (3-1): Dallas Mavericks over Utah Jazz
Western Conference First Round (3-1): Denver Nuggets over Portland Trail Blazers
Western Conference First Round (3-0): Houston Rockets over Sacramento Kings
Western Conference First Round (3-0): Los Angeles Lakers over San Antonio Spurs

Team Statistics

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 Los Angeles Lakers* 82 19830 3834 7343 .522 138 409 .337 1812 2329 .778 1101 2555 3656 2433 693 419 1467 2031 9618 117.3
2 Dallas Mavericks* 82 19805 3631 7254 .501 141 446 .316 2050 2643 .776 1059 2454 3513 2108 605 369 1289 1733 9453 115.3
3 Portland Trail Blazers* 82 19855 3610 7281 .496 74 275 .269 2142 2799 .765 1153 2316 3469 2180 859 356 1529 2205 9436 115.1
4 Denver Nuggets* 82 19755 3705 7868 .471 71 305 .233 1929 2416 .798 1223 2317 3540 2140 826 421 1336 2164 9410 114.8
5 Milwaukee Bucks* 82 19805 3601 7310 .493 125 382 .327 2063 2701 .764 1189 2420 3609 2158 805 460 1369 2210 9390 114.5
6 Houston Rockets* 82 19755 3759 7671 .490 85 310 .274 1776 2434 .730 1316 2434 3750 2318 745 551 1374 1991 9379 114.4
7 Detroit Pistons* 82 19780 3754 7750 .484 55 182 .302 1800 2300 .783 1276 2461 3737 2319 738 340 1343 2101 9363 114.2
8 Boston Celtics* 82 19855 3718 7312 .508 138 393 .351 1785 2248 .794 1054 2753 3807 2387 641 511 1360 1756 9359 114.1
9 Golden State Warriors 82 19780 3650 7567 .482 87 278 .313 1912 2517 .760 1271 2344 3615 2018 751 354 1400 2032 9299 113.4
10 San Antonio Spurs* 82 19805 3596 7104 .506 46 196 .235 1882 2523 .746 1069 2413 3482 2260 800 390 1624 2115 9120 111.2
11 Philadelphia 76ers* 82 19905 3435 7058 .487 51 224 .228 2130 2810 .758 1326 2378 3704 2017 862 490 1595 1798 9051 110.4
12 Phoenix Suns 82 19805 3518 6993 .503 38 183 .208 1949 2683 .726 1034 2449 3483 2272 773 379 1763 2260 9023 110.0
13 Chicago Bulls* 82 19855 3476 7227 .481 88 317 .278 1922 2499 .769 1280 2278 3558 2006 609 400 1436 2166 8962 109.3
14 New Jersey Nets* 82 19805 3548 7301 .486 43 214 .201 1810 2396 .755 1183 2483 3666 2128 749 345 1575 2129 8949 109.1
15 Sacramento Kings* 82 19780 3538 7220 .490 30 134 .224 1818 2338 .778 1135 2377 3512 2304 602 388 1533 2134 8924 108.8
16 Atlanta Hawks* 82 19805 3447 7029 .490 33 166 .199 1979 2704 .732 1249 2405 3654 2025 736 434 1483 2170 8906 108.6
17 Los Angeles Clippers 82 19755 3388 7165 .473 64 229 .279 2067 2683 .770 1159 2258 3417 1968 694 501 1506 1931 8907 108.6
18 Utah Jazz* 82 19780 3453 7083 .488 35 169 .207 1930 2694 .716 1068 2479 3547 2199 717 666 1518 2038 8871 108.2
19 Cleveland Cavaliers 82 19780 3478 7239 .480 132 391 .338 1748 2325 .752 1086 2455 3541 2064 627 436 1411 2267 8836 107.8
20 Seattle SuperSonics 82 19930 3335 7059 .472 79 300 .263 1815 2331 .779 1145 2256 3401 1977 745 295 1435 2168 8564 104.4
21 Indiana Pacers 82 19755 3441 7150 .481 23 143 .161 1614 2183 .739 1138 2613 3751 2159 659 381 1515 2135 8519 103.9
22 Washington Bullets* 82 19855 3311 7148 .463 116 408 .284 1704 2286 .745 1066 2432 3498 1748 626 716 1346 1796 8442 103.0
23 New York Knicks 82 19805 3239 7034 .460 82 239 .343 1534 2237 .686 1081 2170 3251 1877 714 308 1438 2213 8094 98.7
League Average 82 19810 3542 7268 .487 77 274 .282 1877 2482 .756 1159 2413 3572 2133 721 431 1463 2067 9038 110.2

Opponent Statistics

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 New York Knicks 82 19805 3192 6672 .478 68 274 .248 2102 2744 .766 1166 2587 3753 2007 701 444 1629 2018 8554 104.3
2 Seattle SuperSonics 82 19930 3301 6774 .487 57 224 .254 1913 2491 .768 1027 2308 3335 2038 654 406 1467 2008 8572 104.5
3 Boston Celtics* 82 19855 3444 7476 .461 82 304 .270 1617 2162 .748 1089 2317 3406 1924 725 341 1258 1966 8587 104.7
4 Washington Bullets* 82 19855 3435 7360 .467 71 259 .274 1649 2181 .756 1249 2591 3840 2014 712 454 1373 1907 8590 104.8
5 Milwaukee Bucks* 82 19805 3286 7043 .467 97 329 .295 1980 2674 .740 1169 2325 3494 1952 633 397 1631 2139 8649 105.5
6 Atlanta Hawks* 82 19805 3360 7074 .475 87 283 .307 1905 2508 .760 1202 2329 3531 1945 697 371 1494 2129 8712 106.2
7 Indiana Pacers 82 19755 3372 7123 .473 73 275 .265 1975 2571 .768 1050 2479 3529 2057 745 445 1315 1909 8792 107.2
8 Philadelphia 76ers* 82 19905 3615 7328 .493 82 282 .291 1546 2041 .757 1189 2228 3417 2255 802 469 1520 2187 8858 108.0
9 Utah Jazz* 82 19780 3470 7339 .473 65 251 .259 1896 2483 .764 1208 2510 3718 1977 752 464 1531 2221 8901 108.5
10 Los Angeles Lakers* 82 19830 3577 7450 .480 51 247 .206 1778 2369 .751 1104 2226 3330 2235 792 359 1330 1992 8983 109.5
11 Cleveland Cavaliers 82 19780 3435 7239 .475 86 297 .290 2115 2758 .767 1131 2494 3625 2122 711 364 1331 1945 9071 110.6
12 New Jersey Nets* 82 19805 3504 7124 .492 96 316 .304 2008 2622 .766 1036 2369 3405 2019 783 390 1523 2002 9112 111.1
13 Houston Rockets* 82 19755 3638 7402 .491 87 268 .325 1802 2406 .749 1190 2389 3579 2196 683 386 1464 1977 9165 111.8
14 Sacramento Kings* 82 19780 3566 7225 .494 73 281 .260 1971 2609 .755 1142 2339 3481 2118 751 478 1409 2083 9176 111.9
15 Detroit Pistons* 82 19780 3620 7365 .492 71 258 .275 1956 2589 .756 1180 2538 3718 2083 662 500 1490 1977 9267 113.0
16 Phoenix Suns 82 19805 3569 7307 .488 89 279 .319 2041 2692 .758 1137 2265 3402 2149 841 466 1515 2216 9268 113.0
17 Chicago Bulls* 82 19855 3601 7138 .504 70 233 .300 2002 2627 .762 1104 2362 3466 2170 664 491 1298 2002 9274 113.1
18 San Antonio Spurs* 82 19805 3629 7365 .493 98 322 .304 1916 2491 .769 1157 2304 3461 2269 800 453 1519 2108 9272 113.1
19 Denver Nuggets* 82 19755 3638 7404 .491 60 262 .229 1967 2693 .730 1295 2732 4027 2106 639 484 1741 2117 9303 113.5
20 Portland Trail Blazers* 82 19855 3637 7249 .502 83 248 .335 1992 2638 .755 1179 2362 3541 2254 760 426 1645 2262 9349 114.0
21 Dallas Mavericks* 82 19805 3864 7689 .503 90 311 .289 1545 2049 .754 1219 2469 3688 2381 617 423 1279 2196 9363 114.2
22 Los Angeles Clippers 82 19755 3849 7588 .507 73 261 .280 1704 2280 .747 1268 2458 3726 2469 760 457 1396 2113 9475 115.5
23 Golden State Warriors 82 19780 3863 7432 .520 65 229 .284 1791 2401 .746 1170 2519 3689 2325 692 442 1487 2069 9582 116.9
League Average 82 19810 3542 7268 .487 77 274 .282 1877 2482 .756 1159 2413 3572 2133 721 431 1463 2067 9038 110.2

Miscellaneous Statistics

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Offense Four Factors Defense Four Factors
Rk Team Age PW PL MOV SOS SRS ORtg DRtg Pace eFG% TOV% ORB% FT/FGA eFG% TOV% DRB% FT/FGA Arena Attendance
1 Boston Celtics* 29.3 63 19 9.41 -0.36 9.06 111.8 102.6 101.2 .518 .141 .313 .244 .466 .130 .717 .216 Boston Garden 610,581
2 Milwaukee Bucks* 26.0 62 20 9.04 -0.35 8.69 111.4 102.7 102.1 .501 .139 .338 .282 .473 .166 .674 .281 MECCA Arena 443,064
3 Los Angeles Lakers* 28.1 59 23 7.74 -0.90 6.84 113.3 105.8 102.7 .532 .149 .331 .247 .484 .135 .698 .239 The Forum 689,905
4 Atlanta Hawks* 25.3 47 35 2.37 0.23 2.59 107.9 105.6 100.0 .493 .153 .349 .282 .481 .154 .667 .269 Omni Coliseum 377,678
5 Philadelphia 76ers* 28.0 47 35 2.35 0.11 2.47 108.6 106.3 100.5 .490 .161 .373 .302 .499 .156 .667 .211 The Spectrum 513,459
6 Houston Rockets* 26.0 48 34 2.61 -0.50 2.11 110.1 107.6 103.5 .496 .136 .355 .232 .497 .148 .672 .243 The Summit 604,644
7 Detroit Pistons* 26.5 44 38 1.17 0.27 1.44 109.0 107.9 104.2 .488 .133 .335 .232 .496 .149 .676 .266 Pontiac Silverdome 695,239
8 Denver Nuggets* 28.1 44 38 1.30 -0.41 0.89 107.1 105.9 106.7 .475 .130 .309 .245 .495 .169 .641 .266 McNichols Sports Arena 531,814
9 Dallas Mavericks* 25.8 44 38 1.10 -0.40 0.70 112.1 111.0 102.2 .510 .133 .300 .283 .508 .130 .668 .201 Reunion Arena 693,052
10 Portland Trail Blazers* 26.6 44 38 1.06 -0.45 0.61 109.2 108.2 104.5 .501 .152 .328 .294 .507 .164 .663 .275 Memorial Coliseum 519,306
11 Seattle SuperSonics 26.6 41 41 -0.10 -0.37 -0.47 105.9 106.0 97.4 .478 .151 .332 .257 .492 .157 .687 .282 Seattle Center Coliseum 329,296
12 Utah Jazz* 26.2 40 42 -0.37 -0.30 -0.67 104.2 104.6 103.3 .490 .155 .298 .272 .477 .154 .672 .258 Salt Palace 477,842
13 Washington Bullets* 27.1 36 46 -1.80 0.53 -1.28 103.0 104.8 99.1 .471 .142 .291 .238 .472 .142 .661 .224 Capital Centre 373,802
14 New Jersey Nets* 27.5 36 46 -1.99 0.60 -1.39 105.0 106.9 103.3 .489 .159 .333 .248 .499 .155 .706 .282 Brendan Byrne Arena 483,554
15 San Antonio Spurs* 27.8 36 46 -1.85 -0.20 -2.05 106.5 108.2 103.8 .509 .165 .317 .265 .499 .152 .676 .260 HemisFair Arena 336,407
16 Cleveland Cavaliers 27.0 34 48 -2.87 0.68 -2.19 105.5 108.3 101.6 .490 .146 .303 .241 .480 .136 .685 .292 Coliseum at Richfield 390,842
17 Indiana Pacers 25.0 32 50 -3.33 0.67 -2.66 102.6 105.9 100.9 .483 .157 .315 .226 .479 .137 .713 .277 Market Square Arena 460,969
18 Chicago Bulls* 26.6 31 51 -3.80 0.69 -3.12 108.6 112.4 99.7 .487 .147 .351 .266 .509 .135 .674 .280 Chicago Stadium 469,226
19 Phoenix Suns 26.3 33 49 -2.99 -0.17 -3.16 104.3 107.2 104.8 .506 .177 .313 .279 .495 .151 .683 .279 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 455,969
20 Sacramento Kings* 26.6 33 49 -3.07 -0.12 -3.19 106.2 109.2 102.0 .492 .157 .327 .252 .499 .144 .675 .273 ARCO Arena (I) 423,653
21 Golden State Warriors 26.8 33 49 -3.45 -0.14 -3.59 108.3 111.6 104.2 .488 .139 .335 .253 .524 .149 .667 .241 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 401,279
22 New York Knicks 25.5 26 56 -5.61 0.79 -4.82 99.5 105.2 98.6 .466 .152 .295 .218 .484 .171 .650 .315 Madison Square Garden (IV) 592,486
23 Los Angeles Clippers 27.0 24 58 -6.93 0.10 -6.83 105.4 112.1 102.7 .477 .153 .320 .288 .512 .140 .640 .225 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 341,614
League Average 26.8 41 41 0.00 0.00 0.00 107.2 107.2 102.1 .493 .149 .324 .258 .493 .149 .676 .258 487,638

League Leaders

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Minutes Played
1. Maurice Cheeks-PHI 3270
2. Larry Bird*-BOS 3113
3. Buck Williams-NJN 3070
4. Dominique Wilkins*-ATL 3049
5. Alex English*-DEN 3024
Field Goals
1. Alex English*-DEN 951
2. Dominique Wilkins*-ATL 888
3. Adrian Dantley*-UTA 818
4. Mike Mitchell-SAS 802
5. Larry Bird*-BOS 796
Field Goal Attempts
1. Dominique Wilkins*-ATL 1897
2. Alex English*-DEN 1888
3. Mike Mitchell-SAS 1697
4. Larry Bird*-BOS 1606
5. Jeff Malone-WSB 1522
Field Goal Pct
1. Steve Johnson-SAS .632
2. Artis Gilmore*-SAS .618
3. Larry Nance-PHO .581
4. James Worthy*-LAL .579
5. Kevin McHale*-BOS .574
3-Pt Field Goals
1. Larry Bird*-BOS 82
2. Craig Hodges-MIL 73
3. World B. Free-CLE 71
4. Michael Cooper-LAL 63
  Dale Ellis-DAL 63
3-Pt Field Goal Attempts
1. Larry Bird*-BOS 194
2. Mike Evans-DEN 176
3. Dale Ellis-DAL 173
4. World B. Free-CLE 169
5. Michael Cooper-LAL 163
3-Pt Field Goal Pct
1. Craig Hodges-MIL .451
2. Trent Tucker-NYK .451
3. Ernie Grunfeld-NYK .426
4. Larry Bird*-BOS .423
5. World B. Free-CLE .420
Free Throws
1. Adrian Dantley*-UTA 630
2. Moses Malone*-PHI 617
3. Dominique Wilkins*-ATL 577
4. Kiki Vandeweghe-POR 523
5. Alex English*-DEN 511
Free Throw Attempts
1. Adrian Dantley*-UTA 796
2. Moses Malone*-PHI 784
3. Dominique Wilkins*-ATL 705
4. Kiki Vandeweghe-POR 602
5. Alex English*-DEN 593
Free Throw Pct
1. Larry Bird*-BOS .896
2. Chris Mullin*-GSW .896
3. Mike Gminski-NJN .893
4. Jim Paxson-POR .889
5. George Gervin*-CHI .879
Offensive Rebounds
1. Larry Smith-GSW 384
2. Charles Barkley*-PHI 354
3. Moses Malone*-PHI 339
4. Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU 333
5. Buck Williams-NJN 329
Defensive Rebounds
1. Bill Laimbeer-DET 770
2. Charles Barkley*-PHI 672
3. Buck Williams-NJN 657
4. James Donaldson-TOT 624
5. Ralph Sampson-HOU 621
Total Rebounds
1. Bill Laimbeer-DET 1075
2. Charles Barkley*-PHI 1026
3. Buck Williams-NJN 986
4. Ralph Sampson-HOU 879
5. Moses Malone*-PHI 872
Assists
1. Magic Johnson*-LAL 907
2. Isiah Thomas*-DET 830
3. Reggie Theus-SAC 788
4. Maurice Cheeks-PHI 753
5. Sleepy Floyd-GSW 746
Steals
1. Alvin Robertson-SAS 301
2. Maurice Cheeks-PHI 207
3. Clyde Drexler*-POR 197
4. Fat Lever-DEN 178
5. Charles Barkley*-PHI 173
Blocks
1. Manute Bol-WSB 397
2. Mark Eaton-UTA 369
3. Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU 231
4. Wayne Cooper-DEN 227
5. Benoit Benjamin-LAC 206
Turnovers
1. Charles Barkley*-PHI 350
2. Reggie Theus-SAC 327
3. Sleepy Floyd-GSW 290
4. Isiah Thomas*-DET 289
5. Ralph Sampson-HOU 285
Personal Fouls
1. Charles Barkley*-PHI 333
2. Roy Hinson-CLE 316
3. Wayne Cooper-DEN 315
4. Ralph Sampson-HOU 308
5. Xavier McDaniel-SEA 305
Points
1. Alex English*-DEN 2414
2. Dominique Wilkins*-ATL 2366
3. Adrian Dantley*-UTA 2267
4. Larry Bird*-BOS 2115
5. Kiki Vandeweghe-POR 1962
Minutes Per Game
1. Maurice Cheeks-PHI 39.9
2. Dominique Wilkins*-ATL 39.1
3. Larry Bird*-BOS 38.0
4. Purvis Short-GSW 37.9
5. Buck Williams-NJN 37.4
Points Per Game
1. Dominique Wilkins*-ATL 30.3
2. Adrian Dantley*-UTA 29.8
3. Alex English*-DEN 29.8
4. Larry Bird*-BOS 25.8
5. Purvis Short-GSW 25.5
Rebounds Per Game
1. Bill Laimbeer-DET 13.1
2. Charles Barkley*-PHI 12.8
3. Buck Williams-NJN 12.0
4. Moses Malone*-PHI 11.8
5. Ralph Sampson-HOU 11.1
Assists Per Game
1. Magic Johnson*-LAL 12.6
2. Isiah Thomas*-DET 10.8
3. Reggie Theus-SAC 9.6
4. John Bagley-CLE 9.4
5. Maurice Cheeks-PHI 9.2
Steals Per Game
1. Alvin Robertson-SAS 3.7
2. Micheal Ray Richardson-NJN 2.7
3. Clyde Drexler*-POR 2.6
4. Maurice Cheeks-PHI 2.5
5. Fat Lever-DEN 2.3
Blocks Per Game
1. Manute Bol-WSB 5.0
2. Mark Eaton-UTA 4.6
3. Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU 3.4
4. Wayne Cooper-DEN 2.9
5. Benoit Benjamin-LAC 2.6
Player Efficiency Rating
1. Larry Bird*-BOS 25.6
2. Adrian Dantley*-UTA 24.6
3. Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU 24.2
4. Magic Johnson*-LAL 24.0
5. Dominique Wilkins*-ATL 23.3
True Shooting Pct
1. Darryl Dawkins-NJN .680
2. Steve Johnson-SAS .667
3. Artis Gilmore*-SAS .661
4. Brad Davis-DAL .634
5. Adrian Dantley*-UTA .629
Effective Field Goal Pct
1. Steve Johnson-SAS .632
2. Artis Gilmore*-SAS .618
3. Larry Nance-PHO .581
4. Charles Barkley*-PHI .580
5. James Worthy*-LAL .579
Offensive Rebound Pct
1. Larry Smith-GSW 16.4
2. Charles Oakley-CHI 15.7
3. Hakeem Olajuwon*-HOU 14.4
4. Moses Malone*-PHI 14.0
5. Charles Barkley*-PHI 13.4
Defensive Rebound Pct
1. Bill Laimbeer-DET 28.9
2. Jack Sikma-SEA 26.2
3. Charles Barkley*-PHI 25.4
4. James Donaldson-TOT 25.3
5. LaSalle Thompson-SAC 24.5
Total Rebound Pct
1. Bill Laimbeer-DET 19.7
2. Charles Barkley*-PHI 19.4
3. Larry Smith-GSW 19.0
4. LaSalle Thompson-SAC 18.3
5. Moses Malone*-PHI 18.0
Assist Pct
1. Magic Johnson*-LAL 45.1
2. John Stockton*-UTA 41.8
3. Isiah Thomas*-DET 40.7
4. John Bagley-CLE 40.7
5. Norm Nixon-LAC 40.3
Steal Pct
1. Alvin Robertson-SAS 4.8
2. John Stockton*-UTA 3.8
3. Darwin Cook-NJN 3.7
4. Micheal Ray Richardson-NJN 3.6
5. Darrell Walker-NYK 3.5
Block Pct
1. Manute Bol-WSB 10.6
2. Mark Eaton-UTA 8.1
3. Jawann Oldham-CHI 6.0
4. Wayne Cooper-DEN 5.9
5. Tree Rollins-ATL 5.5
Turnover Pct
1. Mike Mitchell-SAS 9.0
2. Robert Reid-HOU 9.0
3. Jeff Malone-WSB 9.1
4. Byron Scott-LAL 9.4
5. World B. Free-CLE 9.5
Usage Pct
1. Dominique Wilkins*-ATL 32.9
2. Alex English*-DEN 30.5
3. Adrian Dantley*-UTA 30.0
4. World B. Free-CLE 29.3
5. Walter Davis-PHO 29.2
Offensive Rating
1. Brad Davis-DAL 128.0
2. Sidney Moncrief-MIL 123.1
3. Ricky Pierce-MIL 122.2
4. Magic Johnson*-LAL 122.1
5. Kiki Vandeweghe-POR 121.6
Defensive Rating
1. Bill Walton*-BOS 97.5
2. Alton Lister-MIL 98.4
3. Manute Bol-WSB 98.9
4. Larry Bird*-BOS 99.4
5. Mark Eaton-UTA 100.0
Offensive Win Shares
1. Adrian Dantley*-UTA 10.4
2. Larry Bird*-BOS 9.6
3. Magic Johnson*-LAL 9.0
4. Kiki Vandeweghe-POR 9.0
5. Sidney Moncrief-MIL 8.3
Defensive Win Shares
1. Larry Bird*-BOS 6.2
2. Charles Barkley*-PHI 5.5
3. Terry Cummings-MIL 4.9
4. Mark Eaton-UTA 4.8
5. Robert Parish*-BOS 4.8
Win Shares
1. Larry Bird*-BOS 15.8
2. Adrian Dantley*-UTA 12.8
3. Magic Johnson*-LAL 12.1
4. Sidney Moncrief-MIL 11.7
5. Kevin McHale*-BOS 11.0
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1. Larry Bird*-BOS .244
2. Magic Johnson*-LAL .226
3. Adrian Dantley*-UTA .223
4. Kevin McHale*-BOS .220
5. Sidney Moncrief-MIL .219