The Dallas Mavericks were 44-38 in 1985-86. They finished 3rd in the Midwest Division and 4th in the Western Conference. They lost in the Western Conference Semifinals against the Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 2.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 51 | 31 | .622 | 11.0 | |
3 | 47 | 35 | .573 | 15.0 | |
4 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 18.0 | |
5 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 20.0 | |
6 | 40 | 42 | .488 | 22.0 |
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 241.5 | 115.3 | 42.8 | 25.7 | 7.4 | 4.5 | 44.3 | 88.5 | 50.1 | 1.7 | 5.4 | 31.6 | 25.0 | 32.2 | 77.6 | 56.2 | 12.9 | 29.9 | 15.7 | 21.1 |
Team Rank | 8th | 2nd | 15th | 14th | 22nd | 17th | 7th | 10th | 5th | 1st | 1st | 6th | 5th | 8th | 7th | 3rd | 21st | 8th | 1st | 1st | |
Opponent | 82 | 241.5 | 114.2 | 45.0 | 29.0 | 7.5 | 5.2 | 47.1 | 93.8 | 50.3 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 28.9 | 18.8 | 25.0 | 75.4 | 54.5 | 14.9 | 30.1 | 15.6 | 26.8 |
Opponent Rank | 8th | 21st | 16th | 22nd | 1st | 9th | 23rd | 23rd | 20th | 20th | 20th | 13th | 1st | 2nd | 8th | 15th | 20th | 15th | 22nd | 4th | |
Net | +1.1 | -2.1 | -3.3 | -0.1 | -0.7 | -2.8 | -5.3 | -0.2 | +0.6 | +1.6 | +2.7 | +6.2 | +7.2 | +2.2 | +1.7 | -2.0 | -0.2 | +0.1 | -5.6 | ||
Net Rank | 9th | 19th | 21st | 12th | 12th | 22nd | 23rd | 11th | 3rd | 3rd | 8th | 2nd | 2nd | 8th | 4th | 22nd | 12th | 12th | 1st |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | 10 | .762 | ||
| 2 | 27 | 16 | .628 | 5.5 | |
| 3 | 26 | 18 | .591 | 7.0 | |
| 4 | 26 | 19 | .578 | 7.5 | |
| 5 | 25 | 20 | .556 | 8.5 | |
| 6 | 23 | 19 | .548 | 9.0 | |
| 7 | 23 | 19 | .548 | 9.0 | |
| 8 | 23 | 21 | .523 | 10.0 | |
| 9 | 21 | 22 | .488 | 11.5 | |
| 10 | 21 | 25 | .457 | 13.0 | |
| 11 | 18 | 24 | .429 | 14.0 | |
| 12 | 16 | 28 | .364 | 17.0 | |
| 13 | 12 | 30 | .286 | 20.0 | |
| 14 | 10 | 32 | .238 | 22.0 | |
| 15 | 10 | 35 | .222 | 23.5 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 | 8 | .818 | ||
| 2 | 30 | 14 | .682 | 6.0 | |
| 3 | 29 | 15 | .659 | 7.0 | |
| 4 | 26 | 15 | .634 | 8.5 | |
| 5 | 26 | 16 | .619 | 9.0 | |
| 6 | 27 | 17 | .614 | 9.0 | |
| 7 | 27 | 17 | .614 | 9.0 | |
| 8 | 25 | 20 | .556 | 11.5 | |
| 9 | 22 | 22 | .500 | 14.0 | |
| 10 | 19 | 24 | .442 | 16.5 | |
| 11 | 18 | 24 | .429 | 17.0 | |
| 12 | 18 | 26 | .409 | 18.0 | |
| 13 | 15 | 29 | .341 | 21.0 | |
| 14 | 12 | 32 | .273 | 24.0 | |
| 15 | 10 | 36 | .217 | 27.0 |