best record by a team in a regular season and playoffs in 1986

The Boston Celtics had the best record by a team, with a record of 82-18 in the 1985-86 regular-season and playoffs.

	TEAM	REC	SEASON	W%	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Celtics	82-18	1985-86	.820	100	242.3	114.2	46.2	29.0	8.0	6.2	45.1	88.7	50.8	1.8	5.1	36.0	22.2	27.9	79.4	56.5	12.9	33.3	16.3	24,225	11,419	4,620	2,902	803	620	1,634	2,157
2	Lakers	70-26	1985-86	.729	96	241.6	117.0	44.3	30.0	8.4	5.0	46.9	89.4	52.4	1.7	5.1	33.5	21.6	27.9	77.5	57.5	13.3	31.0	17.6	23,190	11,235	4,248	2,881	811	479	1,693	2,370
3	Bucks	64-32	1985-86	.667	96	241.3	113.8	43.4	26.0	9.7	5.7	43.6	88.5	49.3	1.6	4.7	33.0	25.0	33.0	75.8	55.3	14.3	29.1	16.7	23,165	10,927	4,162	2,496	929	545	1,600	2,609
4	76ers	60-34	1985-86	.638	94	242.4	110.3	45.1	24.6	10.3	6.1	41.8	85.8	48.7	0.6	2.8	20.7	26.2	34.6	75.5	54.6	16.1	29.0	19.1	22,785	10,365	4,242	2,316	969	575	1,796	2,074
5	Rockets	64-38	1985-86	.627	102	241.5	113.8	46.0	28.3	9.0	6.9	45.6	93.3	48.9	1.0	3.5	27.2	21.6	29.7	72.7	53.5	16.2	29.8	16.4	24,630	11,605	4,696	2,887	917	700	1,677	2,453
6	Hawks	54-37	1985-86	.593	91	241.9	108.8	44.5	24.8	8.8	5.3	42.2	85.9	49.1	0.4	2.1	20.9	24.1	32.9	73.2	54.2	15.0	29.4	17.8	22,015	9,905	4,045	2,260	802	480	1,621	2,404
7	Nuggets	52-40	1985-86	.565	92	241.6	114.7	43.5	25.9	9.8	5.1	45.0	96.0	46.9	1.0	3.9	25.1	23.7	29.7	79.8	52.6	15.1	28.4	16.1	22,230	10,555	3,999	2,387	898	465	1,480	2,437
8	Pistons	47-39	1985-86	.547	86	241.7	114.3	45.7	28.2	8.9	4.1	45.8	94.6	48.4	0.7	2.2	29.5	22.0	28.2	78.0	53.4	15.7	30.0	16.4	20,790	9,829	3,926	2,422	764	350	1,408	2,221
9	Mavericks	49-43	1985-86	.533	92	241.4	114.8	42.7	25.6	7.3	4.3	44.1	88.3	49.9	1.9	5.5	33.9	24.7	31.9	77.6	56.1	13.0	29.7	15.6	22,205	10,561	3,932	2,358	671	400	1,431	1,948
10	Jazz	43-43	1985-86	.500	86	241.2	107.9	43.2	26.8	8.6	8.0	42.2	86.5	48.7	0.5	2.1	21.9	23.2	32.3	71.6	53.6	13.1	30.1	18.2	20,740	9,283	3,716	2,303	740	691	1,562	2,138
11	Trail Blazers	41-45	1985-86	.477	86	242.0	115.0	42.4	26.7	10.3	4.3	44.0	88.7	49.6	0.9	3.5	26.6	26.0	34.0	76.6	55.4	14.0	28.4	18.7	20,815	9,886	3,645	2,292	887	374	1,605	2,329
12	Bullets	41-46	1985-86	.471	87	242.0	102.8	42.4	21.3	7.7	8.7	40.4	87.1	46.3	1.4	5.0	28.0	20.7	27.9	74.4	51.7	13.1	29.3	16.3	21,055	8,945	3,690	1,853	669	759	1,422	1,909
13	Nets	39-46	1985-86	.459	85	241.5	109.0	44.5	25.8	9.1	4.2	43.1	88.9	48.5	0.5	2.7	19.5	22.2	29.4	75.5	53.5	14.5	30.1	19.1	20,525	9,266	3,785	2,194	777	357	1,627	2,227
14	Kings	37-48	1985-86	.435	85	241.2	108.4	43.0	27.8	7.4	4.8	42.9	88.1	48.7	0.4	1.7	22.2	22.2	28.6	77.7	53.8	14.1	28.8	18.6	20,500	9,212	3,651	2,361	626	405	1,585	2,204
15	Spurs	35-50	1985-86	.412	85	241.5	110.5	41.9	27.5	9.7	4.7	43.7	86.5	50.5	0.6	2.4	23.3	22.6	30.4	74.3	55.3	12.8	29.1	19.7	20,525	9,396	3,561	2,335	828	400	1,678	2,193
16	Suns	32-50	1985-86	.390	82	241.5	110.0	42.5	27.7	9.4	4.6	42.9	85.3	50.3	0.5	2.2	20.8	23.8	32.7	72.6	55.2	12.6	29.9	21.5	19,805	9,023	3,483	2,272	773	379	1,763	2,260
17	Clippers	32-50	1985-86	.390	82	240.9	108.6	41.7	24.0	8.5	6.1	41.3	87.4	47.3	0.8	2.8	27.9	25.2	32.7	77.0	53.4	14.1	27.5	18.3	19,755	8,907	3,417	1,968	694	501	1,504	1,931
18	SuperSonics	31-51	1985-86	.378	82	243.0	104.4	41.5	24.1	9.1	3.6	40.7	86.1	47.2	1.0	3.7	26.3	22.1	28.4	77.9	53.0	14.0	27.5	17.5	19,930	8,564	3,401	1,977	745	296	1,435	2,168
19	Warriors	30-52	1985-86	.366	82	241.2	113.4	44.1	24.6	9.2	4.3	44.5	92.3	48.2	1.1	3.4	31.3	23.3	30.7	76.0	53.6	15.5	28.6	17.1	19,780	9,299	3,615	2,018	751	355	1,400	2,032
20	Cavaliers	29-53	1985-86	.354	82	241.2	107.8	43.2	25.2	7.6	5.3	42.4	88.3	48.0	1.6	4.8	33.8	21.3	28.4	75.2	53.5	13.2	29.9	17.2	19,780	8,836	3,541	2,064	627	436	1,411	2,267
21	Bulls	30-55	1985-86	.353	85	242.6	109.4	43.3	24.2	7.4	4.8	42.4	88.3	48.0	1.1	3.8	27.7	23.6	30.6	76.9	53.8	15.5	27.7	17.4	20,625	9,301	3,677	2,057	633	411	1,480	2,258
22	Pacers	26-56	1985-86	.317	82	240.9	103.9	45.7	26.3	8.0	4.6	42.0	87.2	48.1	0.3	1.7	16.1	19.7	26.6	73.9	52.5	13.9	31.9	18.5	19,755	8,519	3,751	2,159	659	381	1,515	2,135
23	Knicks	23-59	1985-86	.280	82	241.5	98.7	39.6	22.9	8.7	3.8	39.5	85.8	46.0	1.0	2.9	34.3	18.7	27.3	68.6	50.5	13.2	26.5	17.5	19,805	8,094	3,251	1,877	714	308	1,438	2,213

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More Celtics Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

28.7

Brown

RPG

8.4

Queta

APG

5.4

White

Team Rankings

ORTG

120.8

2nd

DRTG

112.7

4th

NETRTG

8.1

4th

3P%

36.7

8th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NYK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM

Last Game

76ers

4 - 3

109

Final

100

Celtics

3 - 4

Sat 2 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0