1985-86 NBA season

Champion team: Boston Celtics |
Season MVP: Larry Bird |
Scoring leader: Dominique Wilkins

1985-86 NBA season Finals, awards and best players

NBA Finals 1986

NBA Champion: Boston Celtics

NBA Finals: Houston Rockets (W) 2 Boston Celtics (E) 4

NBA Finals MVP: Larry Bird (Boston Celtics)

Main players: Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Danny Ainge (Boston Celtics), Hakeem Olajuwon, Ralph Sampson, Rodney McCray (Houston Rockets).

Best players for the 1985-86 NBA season

Regular Season MVP: Larry Bird (Boston Celtics).

All-NBA first team: Isiah Thomas (Detroit Pistons), Magic Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers), Dominique Wilkins (Atlanta Hawks), Larry Bird (Boston Celtics), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Los Angeles Lakers).

All-NBA second team: Sidney Moncrief (Milwaukee Bucks), Alvin Robertson (San Antonio Spurs), Alex English (Denver Nuggets), Charles Barkley (Philadelphia 76ers), Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston Rockets).

SEASON STATS LEADERS

Category	Player	Pos.	Team	Value
Points	Dominique Wilkins	SF	Atlanta Hawks	30.3
Rebounds	Bill Laimbeer	C	Detroit Pistons	13.1
Blocks	Manute Bol	C	Washington Bullets	5.0
Assists	Magic Johnson	PG/SG	Los Angeles Lakers	12.6
Steals	Alvin Robertson	SG	San Antonio Spurs	3.7
Efficiency	Larry Bird	SF/PF	Boston Celtics	25.6
3-point field goals	Larry Bird	SF/PF	Boston Celtics	82

NBA Sixth Man: Bill Walton (Boston Celtics).

Most Improved Player: Alvin Robertson (San Antonio Spurs).

PLAYERS WITH THE BEST STATS IN THE 1985-86 REGULAR SEASON

PLAYER	GP	MP	FG	(%)	3P	(%)	FT	(%)	RB	AS	ST	TO	BK	PTS
Larry Bird	82	0.5	9.71/19.59	49.6	1.00/2.37	42.2	5.38/6.00	89.7	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3
Magic Johnson	72	0.5	6.71/12.75	52.6	0.14/0.60	23.3	5.25/6.03	87.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.3
Charles Barkley	80	0.5	7.44/13.01	57.2	0.21/0.94	22.3	4.95/7.23	68.5	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.3
Adrian Dantley	76	0.5	10.76/19.12	56.3	0.01/0.14	7.1	8.29/10.47	79.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4
Dominique Wilkins	78	0.5	11.38/24.32	46.8	0.17/0.90	18.9	7.40/9.04	81.9	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4
Isiah Thomas	77	0.5	7.91/16.21	48.8	0.34/1.09	31.2	4.74/6.00	79.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3
Alex English	81	0.5	11.74/23.31	50.4	0.01/0.06	16.7	6.31/7.32	86.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4
Larry Nance	73	0.5	7.97/13.71	58.1	0.00/0.11	0.0	4.25/6.08	69.9	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	79	0.4	9.56/16.94	56.4	0.00/0.03	0.0	4.25/5.56	76.4	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3
Bill Laimbeer	82	0.4	6.65/13.50	49.3	0.05/0.17	29.4	3.24/3.89	83.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2

Best defensive players for the 1985-86 season

Defensive Player of the Year: Alvin Robertson (San Antonio Spurs).

All-Defensive first team: Maurice Cheeks (Philadelphia 76ers), Sidney Moncrief (Milwaukee Bucks), Paul Pressey (Milwaukee Bucks), Kevin McHale (Boston Celtics), Mark Eaton (Utah Jazz).

All-Defensive second team: Dennis Johnson (Boston Celtics), Alvin Robertson (San Antonio Spurs), Michael Cooper (Los Angeles Lakers), Bill Hanzlik (Denver Nuggets), Manute Bol (Washington Bullets).

Best rookies for the 1985-86 season

Rookie of the Year: Patrick Ewing (New York Knicks).

All-Rookies first team: Joe Dumars (Detroit Pistons), Xavier McDaniel (Seattle SuperSonics), Karl Malone (Utah Jazz), Charles Oakley (Chicago Bulls), Patrick Ewing (New York Knicks).

Players of the Month and Players of the Week in the 1985-86 season

PLAYERS OF THE MONTH

Month	Player
November	Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston Rockets)
December	Alvin Robertson (San Antonio Spurs)
January	Dominique Wilkins (Atlanta Hawks)
February	Larry Bird (Boston Celtics)
March	Larry Bird (Boston Celtics)

Players of the Week: Charles Barkley (Philadelphia 76ers) (3), Larry Bird (Boston Celtics) (4), Adrian Dantley (Utah Jazz), Clyde Drexler (Portland Trail Blazers), Alex English (Denver Nuggets) (2), Patrick Ewing (New York Knicks), Magic Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers), Sidney Moncrief (Milwaukee Bucks), Larry Nance (Phoenix Suns), Calvin Natt (Denver Nuggets), Alvin Robertson (San Antonio Spurs), Jeff Ruland (Washington Bullets), Derek Smith (Los Angeles Clippers), Dominique Wilkins (Atlanta Hawks) (2), Buck Williams (New Jersey Nets), Herb Williams (Indiana Pacers).

1986 NBA All-Star Game players

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Player	Pos.	Team
Magic Johnson	PG/SG	Los Angeles Lakers
Rolando Blackman	SG	Dallas Mavericks
Alvin Robertson	SG	San Antonio Spurs
Clyde Drexler	G/F	Portland Trail Blazers
Marques Johnson	G/F	Los Angeles Clippers
Adrian Dantley	F/G	Utah Jazz
Alex English	SF	Denver Nuggets
James Worthy	SF	Los Angeles Lakers
Hakeem Olajuwon	C	Houston Rockets
Ralph Sampson	C	Houston Rockets
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	C	Los Angeles Lakers
Artis Gilmore	C	San Antonio Spurs

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Player	Pos.	Team
Maurice Cheeks	PG	Philadelphia 76ers
Isiah Thomas	PG	Detroit Pistons
Jeff Malone	SG	Washington Bullets
Sidney Moncrief	SG	Milwaukee Bucks
Michael Jordan^*	G/F	Chicago Bulls
Julius Erving	F/G	Philadelphia 76ers
Dominique Wilkins	SF	Atlanta Hawks
Larry Bird	SF/PF	Boston Celtics
Buck Williams	PF	New Jersey Nets
Kevin McHale	PF/C	Boston Celtics
Moses Malone	C/PF	Philadelphia 76ers
Patrick Ewing^*	C	New York Knicks
Robert Parish	C	Boston Celtics

* Player was selected but he could not play the game

All-Star Game MVP: Isiah Thomas (Detroit Pistons).

More awards

Citizenship award: Rory Sparrow (New York Knicks), Michael Cooper (Los Angeles Lakers).