The Washington Bullets were 39-43 in 1985-86. They finished 3rd in the Atlantic Division and 6th in the Eastern Conference. They lost in the Eastern Conference First Round against the Philadelphia 76ers, 3 games to 2.
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 242.1 | 103.0 | 42.7 | 21.3 | 7.6 | 8.7 | 40.4 | 87.2 | 46.3 | 1.4 | 5.0 | 28.4 | 20.8 | 27.9 | 74.5 | 51.8 | 13.0 | 29.7 | 16.4 | 21.9 |
Team Rank | 3rd | 22nd | 17th | 23rd | 20th | 1st | 22nd | 16th | 22nd | 6th | 3rd | 9th | 21st | 20th | 17th | 22nd | 20th | 11th | 4th | 3rd | |
Opponent | 82 | 242.1 | 104.8 | 46.8 | 24.6 | 8.7 | 5.5 | 41.9 | 89.8 | 46.7 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 27.4 | 20.1 | 26.6 | 75.6 | 51.6 | 15.2 | 31.6 | 16.7 | 23.3 |
Opponent Rank | 3rd | 4th | 22nd | 6th | 12th | 14th | 6th | 14th | 3rd | 8th | 8th | 9th | 4th | 4th | 12th | 2nd | 21st | 22nd | 17th | 23rd | |
Net | -1.8 | -4.2 | -3.2 | -1.0 | +3.2 | -1.5 | -2.6 | -0.4 | +0.5 | +1.8 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +1.3 | -1.1 | +0.1 | -2.2 | -1.9 | -0.3 | -1.4 | ||
Net Rank | 13th | 21st | 20th | 21st | 1st | 18th | 17th | 12th | 5th | 2nd | 9th | 9th | 8th | 15th | 10th | 23rd | 19th | 9th | 6th |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | 14 | .763 | ||
| 2 | 41 | 20 | .672 | 5.0 | |
| 3 | 39 | 22 | .639 | 7.0 | |
| 4 | 38 | 24 | .613 | 8.5 | |
| 5 | 35 | 25 | .583 | 10.5 | |
| 6 | 33 | 27 | .550 | 12.5 | |
| 7 | 31 | 28 | .525 | 14.0 | |
| 8 | 32 | 29 | .525 | 14.0 | |
| 9 | 31 | 31 | .500 | 15.5 | |
| 10 | 30 | 31 | .492 | 16.0 | |
| 11 | 26 | 34 | .433 | 19.5 | |
| 12 | 25 | 36 | .410 | 21.0 | |
| 13 | 16 | 44 | .267 | 29.5 | |
| 14 | 15 | 45 | .250 | 30.5 | |
| 15 | 15 | 46 | .246 | 31.0 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 47 | 15 | .758 | ||
| 2 | 43 | 17 | .717 | 3.0 | |
| 3 | 38 | 22 | .633 | 8.0 | |
| 4 | 38 | 23 | .623 | 8.5 | |
| 5 | 38 | 24 | .613 | 9.0 | |
| 6 | 36 | 24 | .600 | 10.0 | |
| 7 | 34 | 26 | .567 | 12.0 | |
| 8 | 31 | 30 | .508 | 15.5 | |
| 9 | 29 | 31 | .483 | 17.0 | |
| 10 | 29 | 33 | .468 | 18.0 | |
| 11 | 23 | 36 | .390 | 22.5 | |
| 12 | 21 | 39 | .350 | 25.0 | |
| 13 | 19 | 43 | .306 | 28.0 | |
| 14 | 18 | 43 | .295 | 28.5 | |
| 15 | 14 | 48 | .226 | 33.0 |