1985-1986 Los Angeles Lakers

What was the record of the 1985-86 Los Angeles Lakers?

The Los Angeles Lakers finished the regular season with a 62-20 record. They went 35-6 at home and 27-14 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Los Angeles Lakers went 70-26. Their final game was a loss in the Western Conference Finals to the Houston Rockets.

What division did the 1985-86 Los Angeles Lakers play in?

The 1985-86 Los Angeles Lakers played in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference.

What was the 1985-86 Los Angeles Lakers record by month?

Among qualifying months, the 1985-86 Los Angeles Lakers had their best month in November, when they went 11-2 and had a 84.6% win percentage. Their worst month was February, when they went 8-5 and had a 61.5% win percentage.

Month	Record	Win Percentage %	Point Differential
October '85	3-0	100%	+60
November '85	11-2	84.6%	+144
December '85	11-3	78.6%	+84
January '86	10-5	66.7%	+138
February '86	8-5	61.5%	+49
March '86	14-3	82.4%	+131
April '86	5-2	71.4%	+29

Did the 1985-86 Los Angeles Lakers make the Playoffs?

Yes, the Los Angeles Lakers made the Playoffs in 1986. They won their first series against the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference Semifinals. They eventually lost against the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference Finals.

What was the point differential for the 1985-86 Los Angeles Lakers?

The Los Angeles Lakers finished the regular season with a point differential of +635. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Lakers could have been expected to have about 59.1 wins, or a 59-23 record in the regular season.

How did the 1985-86 Los Angeles Lakers perform in one-possession games?

In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1985-86 Los Angeles Lakers went 10-4.

How did the 1985-86 Los Angeles Lakers perform in overtime games?

During the regular season, the 1985-86 Los Angeles Lakers went 4-0 in overtime games.

What was the longest win streak for the 1985-86 Los Angeles Lakers?

The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1985-86 Los Angeles Lakers was a 9 game winning streak.

What was the longest losing streak for the 1985-86 Los Angeles Lakers?

The longest losing streak that the Los Angeles Lakers had during the 1985-86 regular season was 3 games, which happened once during the season.