The Utah Jazz were 42-40 in 1985-86. They finished 4th in the Midwest Division and 5th in the Western Conference. They lost in the Western Conference First Round against the Dallas Mavericks, 3 games to 1.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 47 | 35 | .573 | 15.0 | |
4 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 18.0 | |
5 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 20.0 | |
6 | 40 | 42 | .488 | 22.0 | |
7 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 25.0 |
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 241.2 | 108.2 | 43.3 | 26.8 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 42.1 | 86.4 | 48.8 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 20.7 | 23.5 | 32.9 | 71.6 | 53.6 | 13.0 | 30.2 | 18.5 | 24.9 |
Team Rank | 15th | 18th | 12th | 8th | 13th | 2nd | 16th | 18th | 11th | 20th | 20th | 20th | 8th | 5th | 22nd | 12th | 19th | 5th | 17th | 9th | |
Opponent | 82 | 241.2 | 108.5 | 45.3 | 24.1 | 9.2 | 5.7 | 42.3 | 89.5 | 47.3 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 25.9 | 23.1 | 30.3 | 76.4 | 52.8 | 14.7 | 30.6 | 18.6 | 27.1 |
Opponent Rank | 15th | 9th | 18th | 4th | 16th | 17th | 9th | 13th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 5th | 9th | 9th | 17th | 4th | 19th | 18th | 5th | 2nd | |
Net | -0.4 | -2.1 | +2.7 | -0.4 | +2.5 | -0.2 | -3.1 | +1.5 | -0.4 | -1.0 | -5.2 | +0.4 | +2.6 | -4.7 | +0.9 | -1.7 | -0.4 | -0.1 | -2.2 | ||
Net Rank | 12th | 18th | 3rd | 14th | 2nd | 13th | 18th | 5th | 16th | 17th | 16th | 10th | 4th | 22nd | 6th | 21st | 13th | 10th | 4th |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | 9 | .750 | ||
| 2 | 23 | 12 | .657 | 3.5 | |
| 3 | 23 | 13 | .639 | 4.0 | |
| 4 | 22 | 15 | .595 | 5.5 | |
| 5 | 19 | 15 | .559 | 7.0 | |
| 6 | 21 | 17 | .553 | 7.0 | |
| 7 | 20 | 17 | .541 | 7.5 | |
| 8 | 20 | 17 | .541 | 7.5 | |
| 9 | 17 | 19 | .472 | 10.0 | |
| 10 | 17 | 21 | .447 | 11.0 | |
| 11 | 16 | 20 | .444 | 11.0 | |
| 12 | 13 | 23 | .361 | 14.0 | |
| 13 | 11 | 22 | .333 | 14.5 | |
| 14 | 10 | 25 | .286 | 16.5 | |
| 15 | 6 | 31 | .162 | 21.5 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | 7 | .811 | ||
| 2 | 25 | 11 | .694 | 4.5 | |
| 3 | 23 | 11 | .676 | 5.5 | |
| 4 | 24 | 12 | .667 | 5.5 | |
| 5 | 22 | 11 | .667 | 6.0 | |
| 6 | 24 | 13 | .649 | 6.0 | |
| 7 | 21 | 15 | .583 | 8.5 | |
| 8 | 19 | 18 | .514 | 11.0 | |
| 9 | 17 | 20 | .459 | 13.0 | |
| 10 | 16 | 20 | .444 | 13.5 | |
| 11 | 14 | 23 | .378 | 16.0 | |
| 12 | 13 | 22 | .371 | 16.0 | |
| 13 | 12 | 23 | .343 | 17.0 | |
| 14 | 8 | 29 | .216 | 22.0 | |
| 15 | 8 | 30 | .211 | 22.5 |