NBA Games Played on January 17, 1986
8 NBA Games
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| Boston Celtics* | 29 | 8 | .784 | — | 113.6 | 106.1 |
| Philadelphia 76ers* | 26 | 14 | .650 | 4.5 | 109.3 | 107.0 |
| New Jersey Nets* | 24 | 17 | .585 | 7.0 | 110.4 | 110.1 |
| Washington Bullets* | 20 | 21 | .488 | 11.0 | 102.2 | 102.9 |
| New York Knicks | 14 | 25 | .359 | 16.0 | 97.7 | 101.6 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Milwaukee Bucks* | 27 | 14 | .659 | — | 115.0 | 105.4 |
| Atlanta Hawks* | 21 | 16 | .568 | 4.0 | 106.1 | 105.6 |
| Detroit Pistons* | 18 | 21 | .462 | 8.0 | 115.2 | 116.3 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 16 | 23 | .410 | 10.0 | 109.1 | 110.7 |
| Chicago Bulls* | 15 | 26 | .366 | 12.0 | 110.8 | 114.3 |
| Indiana Pacers | 10 | 29 | .256 | 16.0 | 103.0 | 106.7 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Division | ||||||
| Houston Rockets* | 26 | 13 | .667 | — | 117.0 | 112.9 |
| Denver Nuggets* | 23 | 16 | .590 | 3.0 | 115.8 | 114.5 |
| San Antonio Spurs* | 22 | 19 | .537 | 5.0 | 110.0 | 109.9 |
| Dallas Mavericks* | 18 | 18 | .500 | 6.5 | 113.9 | 114.8 |
| Utah Jazz* | 20 | 22 | .476 | 7.5 | 108.5 | 110.3 |
| Sacramento Kings* | 14 | 26 | .350 | 12.5 | 107.2 | 113.0 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Los Angeles Lakers* | 31 | 6 | .838 | — | 120.4 | 110.0 |
| Portland Trail Blazers* | 25 | 18 | .581 | 9.0 | 114.8 | 112.3 |
| Phoenix Suns | 15 | 22 | .405 | 16.0 | 110.4 | 112.4 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 15 | 25 | .375 | 17.5 | 102.8 | 102.2 |
| Golden State Warriors | 14 | 29 | .326 | 20.0 | 111.3 | 114.7 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 13 | 28 | .317 | 20.0 | 107.1 | 116.7 |
Please note that teams tied in the standings are sorted by team name and no tiebreakers are being applied to these standings.

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