NBA Games Played on January 21, 1986
5 NBA Games
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | ||||||
| Boston Celtics* | 30 | 8 | .789 | — | 113.9 | 106.6 |
| Philadelphia 76ers* | 27 | 14 | .659 | 4.5 | 109.2 | 106.7 |
| New Jersey Nets* | 25 | 17 | .595 | 7.0 | 110.7 | 110.2 |
| Washington Bullets* | 21 | 21 | .500 | 11.0 | 102.5 | 102.7 |
| New York Knicks | 15 | 27 | .357 | 17.0 | 98.1 | 102.0 |
| Central Division | ||||||
| Milwaukee Bucks* | 28 | 15 | .651 | — | 114.8 | 105.4 |
| Atlanta Hawks* | 22 | 17 | .564 | 4.0 | 106.3 | 105.9 |
| Detroit Pistons* | 19 | 22 | .463 | 8.0 | 114.9 | 116.0 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 18 | 23 | .439 | 9.0 | 109.0 | 109.9 |
| Chicago Bulls* | 15 | 28 | .349 | 13.0 | 110.7 | 114.7 |
| Indiana Pacers | 11 | 30 | .268 | 16.0 | 102.9 | 106.5 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Division | ||||||
| Houston Rockets* | 28 | 14 | .667 | — | 115.8 | 112.5 |
| Denver Nuggets* | 23 | 18 | .561 | 4.5 | 115.7 | 114.8 |
| San Antonio Spurs* | 23 | 20 | .535 | 5.5 | 109.9 | 109.5 |
| Dallas Mavericks* | 19 | 19 | .500 | 7.0 | 114.3 | 114.4 |
| Utah Jazz* | 21 | 23 | .477 | 8.0 | 108.5 | 110.9 |
| Sacramento Kings* | 16 | 26 | .381 | 12.0 | 107.3 | 112.5 |
| Pacific Division | ||||||
| Los Angeles Lakers* | 32 | 7 | .821 | — | 120.6 | 110.4 |
| Portland Trail Blazers* | 26 | 19 | .578 | 9.0 | 114.5 | 111.8 |
| Phoenix Suns | 15 | 24 | .385 | 17.0 | 109.3 | 112.3 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 15 | 27 | .357 | 18.5 | 102.5 | 102.0 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 15 | 28 | .349 | 19.0 | 107.5 | 115.7 |
| Golden State Warriors | 14 | 31 | .311 | 21.0 | 111.4 | 115.0 |
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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