On this page you will find the NBA Playoff results for each season. You will see the result of every series during that particular season’s playoffs.
1986 NBA Playoff data
| Round | Winner (Seed) | Loser (Seed) | Length | Sweep |
| Eastern Conference First Round | Atlanta Hawks (4) | Detroit Pistons (5) | 4 Games | |
| Eastern Conference First Round | Boston Celtics (1) | Chicago Bulls (8) | 3 Games | Sweep |
| Eastern Conference First Round | Milwaukee Bucks (2) | New Jersey Nets (7) | 3 Games | Sweep |
| Eastern Conference First Round | Philadelphia 76ers (3) | Washington Bullets (6) | 5 Games | |
| Western Conference First Round | Dallas Mavericks (4) | Utah Jazz (5) | 4 Games | |
| Western Conference First Round | Denver Nuggets (3) | Portland Trail Blazers (6) | 4 Games | |
| Western Conference First Round | Houston Rockets (2) | Sacramento Kings (7) | 3 Games | Sweep |
| Western Conference First Round | Los Angeles Lakers (1) | San Antonio Spurs (8) | 3 Games | Sweep |
| Eastern Conference Semifinals | Boston Celtics (1) | Atlanta Hawks (4) | 5 Games | |
| Eastern Conference Semifinals | Milwaukee Bucks (2) | Philadelphia 76ers (3) | 7 Games | |
| Western Conference Semifinals | Houston Rockets (2) | Denver Nuggets (3) | 6 Games | |
| Western Conference Semifinals | Los Angeles Lakers (1) | Dallas Mavericks (4) | 6 Games | |
| Eastern Conference Finals | Boston Celtics (1) | Milwaukee Bucks (2) | 4 Games | Sweep |
| Western Conference Finals | Houston Rockets (2) | Los Angeles Lakers (1) | 5 Games | |
| NBA Finals | Boston Celtics (1) | Houston Rockets (2) | 6 Games |