Wikipedia

1985–86 Los Angeles Lakers season

(Redirected from 1985-86 Los Angeles Lakers season)

The 1985–86 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 40th season of the franchise, 38th in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 26th in Los Angeles. The Lakers entered the season as the defending NBA champions, having defeated the previous NBA champion and rival Boston Celtics in the 1985 NBA Finals in six games, having finally defeated the Celtics in the NBA Finals after having lost to them 8 consecutive times in the championship series. The Lakers looked to repeat as NBA Champions, after sweeping the San Antonio Spurs in three games in the First Round, and then defeating the Dallas Mavericks in six games in the Semi-finals in the playoffs, but were unable to defend their title, as they lost to the Houston Rockets in the conference finals in five games after winning the first game, but proceeded to lose the following four. The Rockets would go on to lose to the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals in six games.

1985–86 Los Angeles Lakers season
Division champions
Head coachPat Riley
General managerJerry West
OwnersJerry Buss
ArenaThe Forum
Results
Record62–20 (.756)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishConference finals
(lost to Rockets 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKHJ-TV
Prime Ticket
RadioKLAC
< 1984–85 1986–87 >

NBA draft edit

The 1985 NBA draft took place on June 18, 1985. It was also the first NBA Draft of the "Lottery" era. The lottery was put into place so teams did not have to intentionally lose games to receive the number one pick.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 23 A.C. Green Forward   United States Oregon State

Roster edit

1985–86 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 33 Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem (C) 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1947-04-16 UCLA
SG 21 Cooper, Michael 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1956-04-15 New Mexico
PF 45 Green, A.C. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1963-10-04 Oregon State
C 34 Guðmundsson, Pétur 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1958-10-30 Washington
PG 32 Johnson, Magic (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1959-08-14 Michigan State
PF 25 Kupchak, Mitch 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1954-05-24 North Carolina
PF 20 Lucas, Maurice 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1952-02-18 Marquette
SF 40 McGee, Mike 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1959-07-29 Michigan
PF 31 Rambis, Kurt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1958-02-25 Santa Clara
SG 4 Scott, Byron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1961-03-28 Arizona State
SF 35 Spriggs, Larry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1959-09-08 Howard
SF 42 Worthy, James 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1961-02-27 North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 19, 1986

Regular season edit

  • On Wednesday, December 4, 1985, Maurice Lucas made a 60-foot shot at the regulation buzzer to send the game into overtime. The Lakers would go on to defeat the Utah Jazz 131–127.[1]
  • The Lakers started the season 19–2.[2]
  • On Wednesday, January 22, 1986, the Boston Celtics (31-8) defeated the defending champion Lakers (32-8) 110–95 in a matchup of the league's two best teams.[3]
  • On Friday, January 24, 1986, the Boston Celtics (32-8) overtook the Los Angeles Lakers (32-9) as the team with the best record in the NBA. The Celtics maintained the league's best record for the remainder of the season.
  • On Thursday, February 6, 1986, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored 46 points in a game against the Houston Rockets, his highest single-game total since a 48-point performance against the Portland Trail Blazers on November 26, 1975. The Lakers defeated the Rockets 117–95.[4]
  • On Sunday, February 16, 1986, in the season's second matchup between the Celtics and Lakers, this time in the Forum. Boston won again, 105-99 despite not having All-Star Kevin McHale in the lineup.[5]

Season standings edit

Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 62 20 .756 – 35–6 27–14 23–7
x-Portland Trail Blazers 40 42 .488 22 27–14 13–28 18–12
Phoenix Suns 32 50 .390 30 23–18 9–32 16–14
Los Angeles Clippers 32 50 .390 30 22–19 10–31 10–20
Seattle SuperSonics 31 51 .378 31 24–17 7–34 11–19
Golden State Warriors 30 52 .366 32 24–17 6–35 12–18
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers 62 20 .756 –
2 y-Houston Rockets 51 31 .622 11
3 x-Denver Nuggets 47 35 .573 15
4 x-Dallas Mavericks 44 38 .537 18
5 x-Utah Jazz 42 40 .512 20
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers 40 42 .488 22
7 x-Sacramento Kings 37 45 .451 25
8 x-San Antonio Spurs 35 47 .427 27
9 Phoenix Suns 32 50 .390 30
10 Los Angeles Clippers 32 50 .390 30
11 Seattle SuperSonics 31 51 .378 31
12 Golden State Warriors 30 52 .366 32

Record vs. opponents edit

1985-86 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta – 0–6 5–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 5–1 2–0 1–1 3–3 4–2 5–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–4
Boston 6–0 – 5–1 5–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 5–1 2–0 2–0 5–0 4–2 5–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 5–1
Chicago 1–5 1–5 – 3–3 0–2 2–0 2–4 2–0 1–1 3–3 1–1 0–2 1–5 2–3 4–2 1–5 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–4
Cleveland 2–4 1–5 3–3 – 1–1 1–1 1–5 0–2 0–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 1–5 3–3 4–1 0–6 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–5
Dallas 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 – 3–3 0–2 4–1 1–5 2–0 2–3 1–4 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 5–0 2–3 3–3 4–2 3–2 5–1 1–1
Denver 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–3 – 1–1 3–2 3–3 2–0 4–1 3–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 3–2 3–3 3–3 2–3 3–3 2–0
Detroit 2–4 1–4 4–2 5–1 2–0 1–1 – 1–1 1–1 5–1 2–0 1–1 2–4 4–2 4–1 2–4 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 4–2
Golden State 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–4 2–3 1–1 – 0–5 1–1 5–1 2–4 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–4 1–5 2–3 2–3 2–4 2–3 1–1
Houston 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 5–1 3–3 1–1 5–0 – 2–0 3–2 1–4 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–2 3–2 4–2 5–1 3–2 3–3 2–0
Indiana 1–5 1–5 3–3 2–3 0–2 0–2 1–5 1–1 0–2 – 2–0 0–2 2–4 2–3 2–4 0–6 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 5–1
L.A. Clippers 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–4 0–2 1–5 2–3 0–2 – 2–4 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–4 2–4 5–0 1–4 3–3 3–2 0–2
L.A. Lakers 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–3 1–1 4–2 4–1 2–0 4–2 – 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 5–1 6–0 5–0 4–1 4–2 5–0 2–0
Milwaukee 3–3 0–5 5–1 5–1 2–0 0–2 4–2 2–0 2–0 4–2 1–1 0–2 – 4–2 6–0 4–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–2
New Jersey 2–4 2–4 3–2 3–3 0–2 1–1 2–4 1–1 1–1 3–2 0–2 1–1 2–4 – 5–1 2–4 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–4
New York 1–5 1–5 2–4 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–4 1–1 0–2 4–2 0–2 1–1 0–6 1–5 – 0–6 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–3
Philadelphia 1–4 2–4 5–1 6–0 2–0 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 6–0 2–0 0–2 1–4 4–2 6–0 – 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–3
Phoenix 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–5 1–4 2–0 4–2 2–3 1–1 4–2 1–5 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 – 2–4 2–3 3–2 5–1 1–4 1–1
Portland 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–3 1–1 5–1 2–3 2–0 4–2 0–6 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 4–2 – 3–2 1–4 5–1 2–3 0–2
Sacramento 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–3 3–3 2–0 3–2 2–4 2–0 0–5 0–5 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–2 2–3 – 5–1 5–0 2–4 1–1
San Antonio 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–4 3–3 1–1 3–2 1–5 1–1 4–1 1–4 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 4–1 1–5 – 2–3 2–4 2–0
Seattle 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–3 3–2 0–2 4–2 2–3 0–2 3–3 2–4 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–5 1–5 0–5 3–2 – 2–3 1–1
Utah 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–5 3–3 1–1 3–2 3–3 2–0 2–3 0–5 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 3–2 4–2 4–2 3–2 – 1–1
Washington 4–1 1–5 4–1 5–1 1–1 0–2 2–4 1–1 0–2 1–5 2–0 0–2 2–4 4–2 3–3 3–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 —

Game log edit

Regular season edit

1985–86 game log
Total: 62–20 (home: 35–6; road: 27–14)
October: 3–0 (home: 0–0; road: 3–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 26 @ San Antonio W 121–116 (2OT) James Worthy (24) Maurice Lucas (10) Michael Cooper (15) HemisFair Arena
10,875 		1–0
2 October 29 @ Dallas W 133–115 James Worthy (21) A.C. Green (16) Michael Cooper (11) Reunion Arena
17,007 		2–0
3 October 31 @ Phoenix W 144–107 Byron Scott (31) Johnson & Rambis (7) Michael Cooper (15) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
11,661 		3–0
November: 11–2 (home: 7–1; road: 4–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 November 2 @ Golden State W 120–116 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31) Kurt Rambis (9) Magic Johnson (13) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
14,401 		4–0
5 November 5 Cleveland L 111–129 Magic Johnson (23) Magic Johnson (8) Cooper & Johnson (8) The Forum
17,505 		4–1
6 November 7 @ Utah W 116–106 James Worthy (26) Maurice Lucas (12) Magic Johnson (12) Salt Palace
12,631 		5–1
7 November 8 Denver W 128–99 Byron Scott (29) Magic Johnson (10) Magic Johnson (12) The Forum
16,573 		6–1
8 November 12 Utah W 119–110 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25) A.C. Green (8) Magic Johnson (10) The Forum
14,496 		7–1
9 November 14 Portland W 114–102 Magic Johnson (30) 3 players tied (9) Magic Johnson (12) The Forum
14,713 		8–1
10 November 15 @ L.A. Clippers W 127–96 Mike McGee (19) Magic Johnson (9) Magic Johnson (14) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
11,380 		9–1
11 November 17 New Jersey W 138–119 Mike McGee (26) Kupchak & Lucas (8) Magic Johnson (15) The Forum
16,101 		10–1
12 November 20 L.A. Clippers W 122–107 Magic Johnson (22) Maurice Lucas (11) Magic Johnson (20) The Forum
15,214 		11–1
13 November 21 @ Denver L 120–121 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32) Abdul-Jabbar & Lucas (10) Magic Johnson (18) McNichols Sports Arena
17,022 		11–2
14 November 23 @ Portland W 130–113 James Worthy (25) Kurt Rambis (12) Magic Johnson (14) Memorial Coliseum
12,666 		12–2
15 November 24 San Antonio W 118–102 Magic Johnson (23) Kurt Rambis (11) Magic Johnson (13) The Forum
15,259 		13–2
16 November 29 Seattle W 108–107 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31) Magic Johnson (16) Magic Johnson (17) The Forum
17,505 		14–2
December: 11–3 (home: 5–1; road: 6–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
17 December 1 Chicago W 117–113 James Worthy (33) Maurice Lucas (11) Magic Johnson (17) The Forum
17,505 		15–2
18 December 4 @ Utah W 131–127 (OT) Magic Johnson (29) Magic Johnson (9) Magic Johnson (8) Salt Palace
12,287 		16–2
19 December 6, 1985
7:30 p.m. PST 		Houston W 120–112 Abdul-Jabbar (35) Green,
Lucas (9) 		Johnson (14) The Forum
17,505 		17–2
20 December 8 Dallas W 125–119 Byron Scott (30) Green & Rambis (9) Magic Johnson (15) The Forum
15,810 		18–2
21 December 12 Phoenix W 127–102 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (35) Green & Kupchak (7) Magic Johnson (20) The Forum
14,558 		19–2
22 December 13 @ Denver L 120–124 James Worthy (37) Magic Johnson (11) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (7) McNichols Sports Arena
17,022 		19–3
23 December 15 Detroit W 132–119 James Worthy (25) Kurt Rambis (11) Magic Johnson (15) The Forum
17,505 		20–3
24 December 17 @ New York W 105–99 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) Maurice Lucas (10) Magic Johnson (12) Madison Square Garden
19,591 		21–3
25 December 18, 1985
5:30 p.m. PST 		@ Milwaukee W 107–105 Abdul-Jabbar (31) Rambis (13) Cooper,
Johnson (8) 		MECCA Arena
11,052 		22–3
26 December 20 @ Cleveland W 128–116 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (9) Magic Johnson (14) Richfield Coliseum
20,900 		23–3
27 December 21 @ Washington W 96–84 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29) Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (8) Magic Johnson (13) Capital Centre
19,123 		24–3
28 December 26 @ San Antonio L 91–109 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24) Kurt Rambis (6) Magic Johnson (8) HemisFair Arena
15,786 		24–4
29 December 28 @ Sacramento W 133–111 James Worthy (31) Lucas & Worthy (7) Magic Johnson (13) ARCO Arena I
10,333 		25–4
30 December 29 Golden State L 122–130 Magic Johnson (30) James Worthy (8) Magic Johnson (12) The Forum
17,505 		25–5
January: 10–5 (home: 8–1; road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
31 January 3 Utah W 110–101 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25) Abdul-Jabbar & Worthy (7) Michael Cooper (9) The Forum
17,505 		26–5
32 January 5 Washington W 118–88 A.C. Green (20) A.C. Green (10) Magic Johnson (17) The Forum
17,505 		27–5
33 January 8 Portland W 125–121 James Worthy (30) James Worthy (10) Magic Johnson (16) The Forum
16,481 		28–5
34 January 10 Indiana W 124–102 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31) Kurt Rambis (13) Magic Johnson (11) The Forum
17,505 		29–5
35 January 11 @ Seattle L 99–105 James Worthy (26) Maurice Lucas (9) Magic Johnson (16) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,230 		29–6
36 January 14 Phoenix W 143–122 James Worthy (23) Magic Johnson (9) Magic Johnson (19) The Forum
14,615 		30–6
37 January 16 L.A. Clippers W 112–96 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) Maurice Lucas (14) Michael Cooper (13) The Forum
17,505 		31–6
38 January 19 @ Detroit L 115–118 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38) Maurice Lucas (12) Magic Johnson (18) Pontiac Silverdome
28,548 		31–7
39 January 20 @ Chicago W 133–118 James Worthy (33) Maurice Lucas (12) Magic Johnson (14) Chicago Stadium
17,284 		32–7
40 January 22, 1986
5:00 p.m. PST 		@ Boston L 95–110 Abdul-Jabbar (17) Green,
Lucas (10) 		Johnson (6) Boston Garden
14,890 		32–8
41 January 24 @ L.A. Clippers L 109–120 James Worthy (26) James Worthy (11) Michael Cooper (13) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
14,858 		32–9
42 January 25 Denver L 115–127 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) Kurt Rambis (10) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (9) The Forum
17,505 		32–10
43 January 28, 1986
7:30 p.m. PST 		Milwaukee W 125–115 Abdul-Jabbar (32) Lucas (8) Cooper (11) The Forum
17,505 		33–10
44 January 30 @ Portland W 118–94 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (9) Michael Cooper (12) Memorial Coliseum
12,666 		34–10
45 January 31 Philadelphia W 134–100 Byron Scott (24) Kurt Rambis (8) Michael Cooper (13) The Forum
17,505 		35–10
February: 8–5 (home: 3–2; road: 5–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
46 February 2 New York L 96–103 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (40) Kurt Rambis (10) Michael Cooper (11) The Forum
17,505 		35–11
47 February 4 Dallas W 110–102 Abdul-Jabbar & McGee (21) Maurice Lucas Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (8) The Forum
16,275 		36–11
48 February 6, 1986
5:30 p.m. PST 		@ Houston W 117–95 Abdul-Jabbar (46) Worthy (13) Cooper (9) The Summit
16,016 		37–11
All-Star Break
49 February 11 @ Golden State L 113–137 James Worthy (21) Lucas & Rambis (10) Magic Johnson (10) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,011 		37–12
50 February 12 @ Phoenix W 126–100 Mike McGee (34) Kurt Rambis (11) Magic Johnson (11) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
12,048 		38–12
51 February 14 Atlanta W 141–117 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25) Kurt Rambis (12) Magic Johnson (16) The Forum
17,505 		39–12
52 February 16, 1986
12:30 p.m. PST 		Boston L 99–105 Worthy (35) Abdul-Jabbar (9) Johnson (12) The Forum
17,505 		39–13
53 February 19 @ Indiana W 90–81 Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (21) Maurice Lucas (10) Magic Johnson (10) Market Square Arena
16,904 		40–13
54 February 21 @ New Jersey L 106–121 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) Maurice Lucas (8) Magic Johnson (10) Brendan Byrne Arena
20,149 		40–14
55 February 23 @ Philadelphia W 117–111 (OT) Magic Johnson (34) Maurice Lucas (8) Magic Johnson (11) The Spectrum
17,941 		41–14
56 February 24 @ Atlanta L 93–102 Johnson & Lucas (23) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12) Magic Johnson (5) Omni Coliseum
16,522 		41–15
57 February 26 @ Dallas W 119–116 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25) 3 players tied (7) Magic Johnson (9) Reunion Arena
17,007 		42–15
58 February 28 Phoenix W 115–103 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25) Kurt Rambis (8) Magic Johnson (12) The Forum
17,505 		43–15
March: 14–3 (home: 9–0; road: 5–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
59 March 1 @ Phoenix L 106–123 Maurice Lucas (23) Maurice Lucas (12) Magic Johnson (9) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,013 		43–16
60 March 3 Golden State W 127–117 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34) Kurt Rambis (16) Magic Johnson (16) The Forum
16,045 		44–16
61 March 5 Utah W 130–84 Mike McGee (20) Kurt Rambis (11) Magic Johnson (8) The Forum
16,640 		45–16
62 March 6 @ Golden State W 112–111 Magic Johnson (30) Kurt Rambis (12) Magic Johnson (14) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,011 		46–16
63 March 8 Sacramento W 122–121 (2OT) Magic Johnson (33) Kurt Rambis (11) Magic Johnson (17) The Forum
17,505 		47–16
64 March 9 @ Seattle W 108–106 Magic Johnson (32) Byron Scott (9) Magic Johnson (9) Seattle Center Coliseum
10,312 		48–16
65 March 11 L.A. Clippers W 129–108 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (19) A.C. Green (11) Magic Johnson (16) The Forum
15,656 		49–16
66 March 13 Seattle W 105–92 Magic Johnson (27) Green & Rambis (8) Magic Johnson (13) The Forum
17,505 		50–16
67 March 16, 1986
7:30 p.m. PST 		Houston W 116–111 Abdul-Jabbar (43) Johnson (12) Johnson (12) The Forum
17,505 		51–16
68 March 18 Portland W 128–122 Magic Johnson (26) Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (6) Magic Johnson (11) The Forum
17,505 		52–16
69 March 19 @ L.A. Clippers L 114–115 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34) Maurice Lucas (7) Magic Johnson (11) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
12,723 		52–17
70 March 21 @ San Antonio W 117–109 Magic Johnson (27) Maurice Lucas (11) Magic Johnson (10) HemisFair Arena
13,860 		53–17
71 March 22 @ Sacramento W 115–113 James Worthy (32) Maurice Lucas (9) Magic Johnson (14) ARCO Arena I
10,333 		54–17
72 March 24 San Antonio W 124–102 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (20) Maurice Lucas (14) Magic Johnson (12) The Forum
17,505 		55–17
73 March 25 @ Denver W 121–115 James Worthy (30) James Worthy (10) Magic Johnson (19) McNichols Sports Arena
17,022 		56–17
74 March 29 @ Seattle L 87–88 Magic Johnson (20) James Worthy (7) Magic Johnson (12) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,230 		56–18
75 March 30 Golden State W 124–117 James Worthy (34) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10) Magic Johnson (19) The Forum
17,505 		56–19
April: 5–2 (home: 3–1; road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
76 April 1 Seattle W 109–104 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25) Kurt Rambis (13) Magic Johnson (6) The Forum
17,505 		57–19
77 April 3 Sacramento W 135–105 Byron Scott (24) Maurice Lucas (11) Magic Johnson (16) The Forum
17,505 		58–19
78 April 6, 1986
12:30 p.m. PST 		@ Houston L 103–109 Johnson (20) Abdul-Jabbar (7) Johnson (20) The Summit
16,016 		59–19
79 April 8 @ Portland W 120–114 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) James Worthy (6) Magic Johnson (10) Memorial Coliseum
12,666 		60–19
80 April 10, 1986
7:30 p.m. PST 		Houston W 117–113 Johnson (26) Worthy (14) Johnson (16) The Forum
17,505 		61–19
81 April 12 @ Sacramento W 105–92 Byron Scott (22) Maurice Lucas (10) Magic Johnson (8) ARCO Arena I
10,333 		62–19
82 April 13 Dallas L 104–127 Byron Scott (24) A.C. Green (10) Michael Cooper (10) The Forum
17,505 		62–20
1985–86 schedule

Playoffs edit

1986 playoff game log
Total: 8–6 (home: 6–2; road: 2–4)
First Round: 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 17 San Antonio W 135–88 Byron Scott (24) Kurt Rambis (8) Magic Johnson (18) The Forum
17,505 		1–0
2 April 19 San Antonio W 122–94 Magic Johnson (30) Abdul-Jabbar & Lucas (10) Magic Johnson (13) The Forum
17,505 		2–0
3 April 23 @ San Antonio W 114–94 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25) Kurt Rambis (14) Magic Johnson (17) HemisFair Arena
7,918 		3–0
Conference semifinals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 27 Dallas W 120–116 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) Maurice Lucas (8) Magic Johnson (14) The Forum
17,505 		1–0
2 April 30 Dallas W 117–113 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) Maurice Lucas (11) Magic Johnson (9) The Forum
17,505 		2–0
3 May 2 @ Dallas L 108–110 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12) Magic Johnson (14) Reunion Arena
17,007 		2–1
4 May 4 @ Dallas L 118–120 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) Magic Johnson (15) Magic Johnson (14) Reunion Arena
17,007 		2–2
5 May 6 Dallas W 116–113 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34) Kurt Rambis (10) Magic Johnson (14) The Forum
17,505 		3–2
6 May 8 @ Dallas W 120–107 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) Maurice Lucas (8) Magic Johnson (17) Reunion Arena
17,007 		4–2
Western Conference Finals: 1–4 (home: 1–2; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 10, 1986
12:30 p.m. PDT 		Houston W 119–107 Abdul-Jabbar (31) Johnson,
Lucas (7) 		Johnson (18) The Forum
17,505 		1–0
2 May 13, 1986
7:30 p.m. PDT 		Houston L 102–112 Johnson (24) Rambis (9) Johnson (19) The Forum
17,505 		1–1
3 May 16, 1986
6:30 p.m. PDT 		@ Houston L 109–117 Abdul-Jabbar (33) Johnson,
Lucas (8) 		Johnson (20) The Summit
16,016 		1–2
4 May 18, 1986
12:30 p.m. PDT 		@ Houston L 95–105 Worthy (26) Johnson (12) Johnson (11) The Summit
16,016 		1–3
5 May 21, 1986
8:30 p.m. PDT 		Houston L 112–114 Abdul-Jabbar (26) Abdul-Jabbar (13) Johnson (13) The Forum
17,505 		1–4
1986 schedule

Player statistics edit

Note: GP= Games played; MPG= Minutes per Game; REB = Rebounds; AST = Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; PPG = Points per Game

Season edit

Player GP MPG REB AST STL BLK PTS PPG
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 79 33.3 478 280 67 130 1846 23.4
James Worthy 75 32.7 387 201 82 77 1500 20.0
Magic Johnson 72 35.8 426 907 113 16 1354 18.8
Byron Scott 76 28.8 189 164 85 15 1174 15.4
Maurice Lucas 77 22.7 566 84 45 24 785 10.2
Michael Cooper 82 27.7 244 466 89 43 758 9.2
Mike McGee 71 17.1 140 83 53 7 587 8.3
A.C. Green 82 18.8 381 54 49 49 521 6.4
Kurt Rambis 74 21.3 517 69 66 33 408 5.5
Mitch Kupchak 55 14.2 191 17 12 7 332 6.0
Larry Spriggs 43 11.0 81 49 18 9 214 5.0
Ronnie Lester 27 8.2 10 54 9 3 67 2.5
Pétur Guðmundsson 8 16.0 38 3 3 4 58 7.3
Chuck Nevitt 4 6.3 7 2 2 2 10 2.5
Jerome Henderson 1 3.0 1 0 0 0 4 4.0

Playoffs edit

Award winners edit

Transactions edit

References edit

  1. ^ "60-foot shot sets up Lakers' win, 131-127". USA Today. December 5, 1985. p. 8C.
  2. ^ "Lakers win 127-102 to run record to 19-2". USA Today. December 13, 1985. p. 6C.
  3. ^ DuPree, David (January 23, 1986). "Boston break keeps Lakers reeling 110-95". USA Today. p. 1C.
  4. ^ DuPree, David (February 7, 1986). "Abdul-Jabbar scores 46; L.A. romps 117-95". USA Today. p. 4C.
  5. ^ DuPree, David (February 17, 1986). "Celtics put Lakers in pace 105-99". USA Today. p. 1C.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1985–86_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season&oldid=1209602708"