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NBA professional basketball team season
1986–87 Los Angeles Lakers season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachPat Riley
General managerJerry West
OwnersJerry Buss
ArenaThe Forum
Results
Record65–17 (.793)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishNBA Champions
(Defeated Celtics 4–2)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionPrime Ticket, KHJ
RadioAM 570 KLAC
< 1985–86 1987–88 >
Championship parade, June 1987

The 1986–87 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 41st season of the franchise, 39th in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 27th in Los Angeles. Coming from a shocking defeat to the Houston Rockets in the previous season's Western Conference Finals in five games, where they won the first game, but proceeded to drop the next four, the Lakers avenged their playoff upset by making the NBA Finals for the sixth time in the 1980s. Prior to reaching the NBA Finals, in the playoffs, the Lakers swept the Denver Nuggets in three games in the First Round, defeated the Golden State Warriors in five games in the Semi-finals, and swept the Seattle SuperSonics in four games in the Conference Finals. This team was named one of the 10 greatest teams in NBA history.

The highlight of the season saw the Lakers winning the NBA Finals, and their tenth NBA title (fifth in Los Angeles) over the defending NBA champions and rivals, the Boston Celtics, in six games. This marked the third and final time the Lakers and Celtics faced off against each other in the NBA Finals in the 1980s, as well as the last time the Lakers and Celtics faced off against each other in the NBA Finals until 2008, where the Celtics defeated the Lakers 4–2 to win their 17th NBA championship. The two teams would then meet again in 2010, where the Lakers defeated the Celtics 4–3 to win their 16th NBA championship. HoopsHype would later rank this squad as the team with the seventh-easiest route to winning the NBA Finals in 2024 due to the fact that outside of the rivaling Celtics, two of their three opponents the Lakers faced off against had losing records in the Western Conference, with the only other team they played against in the Golden State Warriors holding a 42–40 record instead.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Club Team
1 23 Ken Barlow  United States Notre Dame
3 69 Andre Turner  United States Memphis State

Roster

Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 33 Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1947-04-16 UCLA
SF 24 Branch, Adrian 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1963-11-17 Maryland
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
PG 32 Johnson, Magic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1959-08-14 Michigan State
PG 1 Matthews, Wes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1959-08-24 Wisconsin
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
C 52 Smrek, Mike 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1962-08-31 Canisius
SF 55 Thompson, Billy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1963-12-01 Louisville
PF 00, 43 Thompson, Mychal 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1955-01-30 Minnesota
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
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 13, 1987

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 65 17 .793 – 37–4 28–13 24–6
x-Portland Trail Blazers 49 33 .598 16 34–7 15–26 17–13
x-Golden State Warriors 42 40 .512 23 25–16 17–24 17–13
x-Seattle SuperSonics 39 43 .476 26 25–16 14–27 15–15
Phoenix Suns 36 46 .439 29 26–15 10–31 14–16
Los Angeles Clippers 12 70 .146 53 9–32 3–38 3–27
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Los Angeles Lakers 65 17 .793 –
2 y-Dallas Mavericks 55 27 .671 10
3 x-Portland Trail Blazers 49 33 .598 16
4 x-Utah Jazz 44 38 .537 21
5 x-Golden State Warriors 42 40 .512 23
6 x-Houston Rockets 42 40 .512 23
7 x-Seattle SuperSonics 39 43 .476 26
8 x-Denver Nuggets 37 45 .451 28
9 Phoenix Suns 36 46 .439 29
10 Sacramento Kings 29 53 .354 36
11 San Antonio Spurs 28 54 .341 37
12 Los Angeles Clippers 12 70 .146 53

Record vs. opponents

1986-87 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 – 3–3 4–2 4–2 2–0 2–0 3–3 1–1 1–1 3–3 2–0 1–1 3–3 5–0 5–1 3–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 5–0
Boston 3–3 – 6–0 3–2 2–0 2–0 3–2 2–0 2–0 5–1 2–0 0–2 3–3 4–2 4–2 3–3 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 4–2
Chicago 2–4 0–6 – 5–1 1–1 1–1 3–3 0–2 0–2 3–2 2–0 0–2 4–2 3–2 4–2 3–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–3
Cleveland 2–4 2–3 1–5 – 0–2 1–1 1–5 1–1 0–2 3–3 2–0 0–2 1–5 4–2 4–1 2–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–4
Dallas 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 – 4–2 1–1 5–0 3–3 0–2 5–0 3–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–2 2–3 5–1 4–2 5–0 3–3 1–1
Denver 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–4 – 0–2 4–1 3–3 1–1 2–3 0–5 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–2 3–2 2–4 5–1 2–3 2–4 1–1
Detroit 3–3 2–3 3–3 5–1 1–1 2–0 – 1–1 1–1 3–3 2–0 1–1 3–3 5–1 6–0 5–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–3
Golden State 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–5 1–4 1–1 – 4–1 0–2 6–0 2–4 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–5 4–2 4–1 4–1 4–2 2–3 0–2
Houston 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 3–3 3–3 1–1 1–4 – 2–0 4–1 1–4 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–2 2–3 5–1 5–1 1–4 3–3 1–1
Indiana 3–3 1–5 2–3 3–3 2–0 1–1 3–3 2–0 0–2 – 2–0 0–2 2–4 5–1 3–2 2–4 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–2
L.A. Clippers 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–5 3–2 0–2 0–6 1–4 0–2 – 0–6 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–5 0–6 1–4 1–4 2–4 2–3 0–2
L.A. Lakers 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–3 5–0 1–1 4–2 4–1 2–0 6–0 – 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 5–1 5–1 5–0 4–1 4–2 3–2 1–1
Milwaukee 3–3 3–3 2–4 5–1 0–2 1–1 3–3 2–0 2–0 4–2 2–0 1–1 – 4–2 4–2 2–3 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 4–1
New Jersey 0–5 2–4 2–3 2–4 0–2 0–2 1–5 0–2 1–1 1–5 1–1 0–2 2–4 – 5–1 3–3 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–4
New York 1–5 2–4 2–4 1–4 0–2 0–2 0–6 0–2 1–1 2–3 2–0 0–2 2–4 1–5 – 3–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–4
Philadelphia 3–3 3–3 3–3 4–2 0–2 2–0 0–5 1–1 2–0 4–2 2–0 0–2 3–2 3–3 3–3 – 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–3
Phoenix 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–3 2–3 1–1 5–1 2–3 1–1 5–1 1–5 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 – 2–4 2–3 2–3 1–5 4–1 0–2
Portland 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–3 2–0 2–4 3–2 2–0 6–0 1–5 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 4–2 – 3–2 4–1 4–2 3–2 1–1
Sacramento 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–5 4–2 1–1 1–4 1–5 1–1 4–1 0–5 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 3–2 2–3 – 3–3 2–3 1–5 1–1
San Antonio 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–4 1–5 1–1 1–4 1–5 0–2 4–1 1–4 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–4 3–3 – 1–4 2–4 0–2
Seattle 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–5 3–2 0–2 2–4 4–1 1–1 4–2 2–4 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 5–1 2–4 3–2 4–1 – 3–2 1–1
Utah 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–3 4–2 1–1 3–2 3–3 1–1 3–2 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–4 2–3 5–1 4–2 2–3 – 1–1
Washington 0–5 2–4 3–3 4–2 1–1 1–1 3–3 2–0 1–1 2–4 2–0 1–1 1–4 4–2 4–2 3–3 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 —

Game log

Regular season

1986–87 game log
Total: 65–17 (Home: 37–4; Road: 28–13)
November: 12–2 (home: 8–1; road: 4–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 1 @ Houston L 102-112 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) Kurt Rambis (13) Magic Johnson (10) The Summit
16,016 		0–1
2 November 4 @ Seattle W 110-96 James Worthy (26) Kurt Rambis (17) Magic Johnson (10) Seattle Center Coliseum
10,426 		1-1
3 November 7 Denver W 138-116 James Worthy (30) Abdul-Jabbar & Brickowski (9) Magic Johnson (18) The Forum
15,872 		2–1
4 November 9 New York W 111-88 James Worthy (22) Abdul-Jabbar & B. Thompson (6) Magic Johnson (15) The Forum
17,505 		3–1
5 November 12 Seattle W 122-97 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25) Kurt Rambis (9) Magic Johnson (10) The Forum
13,694 		4–1
6 November 16 Sacramento W 113-111 Magic Johnson (34) Kurt Rambis (12) Magic Johnson (12) The Forum
13,421 		5–1
7 November 18 @ Dallas W 114-110 Magic Johnson (29) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10) Magic Johnson (9) Reunion Arena
17,007 		6–1
8 November 19 @ San Antonio W 117-108 Magic Johnson (25) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11) Magic Johnson (13) HemisFair Arena
10,581 		7–1
9 November 21 New Jersey W 111-95 James Worthy (26) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10) Magic Johnson (10) The Forum
14,918 		8–1
10 November 23 Milwaukee W 127-117 Magic Johnson (23) Byron Scott (9) Magic Johnson (10) The Forum
16,251 		9–1
11 November 25 Atlanta L 107-113 Magic Johnson (22) A.C. Green (7) Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (8) The Forum
17,505 		9–2
12 November 26 @ L.A. Clippers W 126-92 A.C. Green (19) A.C. Green (7) Magic Johnson (14) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
12,110 		10–2
13 November 28 Chicago W 110-103 Magic Johnson (30) A.C. Green (12) Magic Johnson (9) The Forum
17,505 		11–2
14 November 30 L.A. Clippers W 137-115 Byron Scott (26) Billy Thompson (13) Magic Johnson (13) The Forum
13,099 		12–2
December: 10–4 (home: 5–0; road: 5–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
15 December 4 @ Golden State L 106-116 Magic Johnson (28) James Worthy (12) Johnson & Scott (6) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025 		12–3
16 December 5 Dallas W 112-104 Magic Johnson (27) Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (8) Magic Johnson (10) The Forum
15,896 		13–3
17 December 7 Golden State W 132-100 Byron Scott (26) A.C. Green (9) Magic Johnson (13) The Forum
14,937 		14–3
18 December 9 @ New York W 113-87 Magic Johnson (22) Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (8) Magic Johnson (15) Madison Square Garden
19,320 		15–3
19 December 10 @ Milwaukee L 93-116 James Worthy (24) James Worthy (6) Wes Matthews (6) MECCA Arena
11,052 		15–4
20 December 12 @ Boston W 117-110 Magic Johnson (31) A.C. Green (11) Magic Johnson (8) Boston Garden
14,890 		16–4
21 December 13 @ Detroit L 114-119 Magic Johnson (34) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11) Magic Johnson (9) Pontiac Silverdome
33,447 		16–5
22 December 16 @ Cleveland W 121-116 Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (25) Magic Johnson (11) Magic Johnson (14) Richfield Coliseum
17,755 		17–5
23 December 18 Portland W 131-115 Byron Scott (27) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (14) Magic Johnson (18) The Forum
15,007 		18–5
24 December 20 @ Dallas L 119-130 Magic Johnson (34) A.C. Green (15) Magic Johnson (15) Reunion Arena
17,007 		18–6
25 December 21 @ Houston W 103-96 Magic Johnson (38) A.C. Green (16) Magic Johnson (16) The Summit
16,016 		19–6
26 December 23 @ Sacramento W 127-117 (OT) Magic Johnson (46) A.C. Green (16) Magic Johnson (9) ARCO Arena I
10,333 		20–6
27 December 26 Houston W 134-111 Magic Johnson (30) Kurt Rambis (6) Magic Johnson (15) The Forum
17,505 		21–6
28 December 28 Philadelphia W 111-85 Magic Johnson (28) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (9) Magic Johnson (9) The Forum
17,505 		22–6
January: 12–4 (home: 6–0; road: 6–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
29 January 1 @ Portland W 140-104 Byron Scott (31) A.C. Green (9) Magic Johnson (18) Memorial Coliseum
12,666 		23–6
30 January 2 Phoenix W 155-118 Magic Johnson (32) A.C. Green (12) Magic Johnson (14) The Forum
17,505 		24–6
31 January 4 Utah W 121-113 Magic Johnson (26) Magic Johnson (10) Magic Johnson (11) The Forum
17,505 		25–6
32 January 7 Denver W 147-109 Byron Scott (23) A.C. Green (10) Magic Johnson (12) The Forum
15,777 		26–6
33 January 8 @ Utah L 101-107 Magic Johnson (25) A.C. Green (14) Magic Johnson (9) Salt Palace
12,212 		26–7
34 January 10 @ Golden State L 109-124 Magic Johnson (38) Green & Rambis (7) Magic Johnson (7) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025 		26–8
35 January 11 San Antonio W 111-109 James Worthy (30) Kurt Rambis (6) Magic Johnson (9) The Forum
15,294 		27–8
36 January 15 Golden State W 129-109 Johnson & Worthy (31) James Worthy (13) Magic Johnson (12) The Forum
17,505 		28–8
37 January 18 @ Washington W 115-101 Magic Johnson (26) A.C. Green (10) Magic Johnson (10) Capital Centre
19,411 		29–8
38 January 19 @ New Jersey W 126-115 Magic Johnson (42) Magic Johnson (11) Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (7) Brendan Byrne Arena
14,197 		30–8
39 January 21 @ Atlanta W 112-109 James Worthy (27) Green & Worthy (11) Magic Johnson (9) Omni Coliseum
16,522 		31–8
40 January 22 @ Indiana W 118-108 Magic Johnson (29) Johnson & Rambis (10) Magic Johnson (11) Market Square Arena
16,912 		32–8
41 January 24 @ Dallas L 117-132 Magic Johnson (25) James Worthy (8) Magic Johnson (12) Reunion Arena
17,007 		32–9
42 January 27 Portland W 107-100 Byron Scott (21) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10) Magic Johnson (11) The Forum
15,989 		33–9
43 January 28 @ Seattle L 101-125 Magic Johnson (24) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11) Magic Johnson (11) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,634 		33–10
44 January 30 @ Phoenix W 114-102 A.C. Green (24) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (9) Magic Johnson (19) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,471 		34–10
February: 10–4 (home: 5–2; road: 5–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
45 February 2 Dallas L 99-103 Byron Scott (21) A.C. Green (9) Michael Cooper (10) The Forum
17,505 		34–11
46 February 4 Sacramento W 128-92 Byron Scott (21) A.C. Green (11) Magic Johnson (17) The Forum
14,729 		35–11
47 February 5 @ Portland L 104-105 Magic Johnson (26) A.C. Green (16) Magic Johnson (10) Memorial Coliseum
12,666 		35–12
All-Star Break
48 February 10 @ Sacramento W 114-98 Byron Scott (30) Kurt Rambis (11) Magic Johnson (13) ARCO Arena I
10,333 		36–12
49 February 13 Indiana W 113-108 Magic Johnson (40) James Worthy (9) Cooper & Johnson (7) The Forum
17,505 		37–12
50 February 15 Boston W 106-103 Magic Johnson (39) Johnson & Worthy (7) Magic Johnson (10) The Forum
17,505 		38–12
51 February 17 Washington L 99-114 James Worthy (21) Kurt Rambis (13) Magic Johnson (10) The Forum
17,505 		38–13
52 February 18 @ Denver W 128-122 Magic Johnson (37) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11) Magic Johnson (16) McNichols Sports Arena
17,022 		39–13
53 February 20 @ Chicago W 110-100 Magic Johnson (28) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (7) Magic Johnson (16) Chicago Stadium
18,079 		40–13
54 February 22 @ Philadelphia W 112-110 (OT) James Worthy (24) A.C. Green (10) Magic Johnson (18) The Spectrum
17,967 		41–13
55 February 24 @ Phoenix W 97-93 Cooper & Scott (21) A.C. Green (15) Michael Cooper (7) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
12,686 		42–13
56 February 25 Phoenix W 99-91 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) Abdul-Jabbar & Cooper (9) Michael Cooper (8) The Forum
16,416 		43–13
57 February 27 Golden State W 121-109 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30) A.C. Green (11) Magic Johnson (15) The Forum
17,505 		44–13
58 February 28 @ Utah L 100-107 Magic Johnson (24) A.C. Green (9) Magic Johnson (14) Salt Palace
12,212 		44–14
March: 13–1 (home: 10–0; road: 3–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
59 March 3 @ Golden State W 114-109 Byron Scott (26) A.C. Green (12) Magic Johnson (17) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025 		45–14
60 March 4 Seattle W 138-124 Magic Johnson (31) A.C. Green (11) Magic Johnson (19) The Forum
17,505 		46–14
61 March 7 Cleveland W 122-118 James Worthy (31) 3 players tied (8) Magic Johnson (17) The Forum
17,505 		47–14
62 March 9 @ L.A. Clippers W 136-114 Byron Scott (30) A.C. Green (11) Magic Johnson (15) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
12,067 		48–14
63 March 10 Denver W 143-107 James Worthy (23) Kurt Rambis (15) Magic Johnson (20) The Forum
17,505 		49–14
64 March 12 Portland W 125-116 Magic Johnson (25) Cooper & Rambis (7) Magic Johnson (16) The Forum
17,505 		50–14
65 March 15 L.A. Clippers W 115-101 Magic Johnson (20) Kurt Rambis (18) Magic Johnson (10) The Forum
17,505 		51–14
66 March 18 Utah W 111-97 Magic Johnson (27) A.C. Green (13) Magic Johnson (19) The Forum
17,505 		52–14
67 March 20 San Antonio W 147-115 Byron Scott (22) A.C. Green (17) Magic Johnson (11) The Forum
17,505 		53–14
68 March 22 Sacramento W 129-121 Magic Johnson (33) Magic Johnson (12) Magic Johnson (19) The Forum
17,505 		54–14
69 March 24 @ Phoenix L 93-108 James Worthy (23) A.C. Green (11) Michael Cooper (9) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
12,907 		54–15
70 March 26 Detroit W 128-111 Byron Scott (25) A.C. Green (14) Magic Johnson (15) The Forum
17,505 		55–15
71 March 28 @ Houston W 123-109 Magic Johnson (31) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12) Magic Johnson (13) The Summit
16,279 		56–15
72 March 31 Houston W 111-96 Magic Johnson (21) Magic Johnson (10) Magic Johnson (13) The Forum
17,505 		57–15
April: 8–2 (home: 3–1; road: 5–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
73 April 2 @ Seattle W 117-114 Magic Johnson (34) Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (10) Magic Johnson (13) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,739 		58–15
74 April 3 @ Portland W 127-121 Magic Johnson (35) Magic Johnson (10) Magic Johnson (11) Memorial Coliseum
12,666 		59–15
75 April 5 @ Denver W 126-118 Magic Johnson (23) A.C. Green (12) Magic Johnson (10) McNichols Sports Arena
17,022 		60–15
76 April 6 L.A. Clippers W 135-112 James Worthy (20) A.C. Green (10) Magic Johnson (16) The Forum
14,777 		61–15
77 April 9 @ L.A. Clippers W 118-100 Magic Johnson (28) Kurt Rambis (10) Magic Johnson (11) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
13,801 		62–15
78 April 10 San Antonio W 131-121 James Worthy (24) A.C. Green (14) Magic Johnson (13) The Forum
17,505 		63–15
79 April 12 Phoenix W 119-104 James Worthy (26) A.C. Green (11) Magic Johnson (19) The Forum
17,505 		64–15
80 April 16 @ Utah W 110-97 Magic Johnson (31) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & Worthy (10) Magic Johnson (8) Salt Palace
12,212 		65–15
81 April 17 @ San Antonio L 103-115 Mychal Thompson (20) Kurt Rambis (7) Johnson & Worthy (6) HemisFair Arena
12,872 		65–16
82 April 19 Seattle L 104-110 Byron Scott (25) Mychal Thompson (12) Magic Johnson (7) The Forum
17,505 		65–17
1986–87 schedule

Playoffs

1987 playoff game log
Total: 15–3 (Home: 10–0; Road: 5–3)
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 23 Denver W 128–95 James Worthy (28) Mychal Thompson (9) Magic Johnson (14) The Forum
17,505 		1–0
2 April 25 Denver W 139–127 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) A.C. Green (13) Magic Johnson (15) The Forum
17,297 		2–0
3 April 29 @ Denver W 140–103 Byron Scott (25) A.C. Green (10) Magic Johnson (14) McNichols Sports Arena
15,137 		3–0
Conference Semi-finals: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 5 Golden State W 125–116 James Worthy (28) Magic Johnson (12) Magic Johnson (14) The Forum
17,505 		1–0
2 May 7 Golden State W 116–101 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25) 3 players tied (8) Michael Cooper (12) The Forum
17,505 		2–0
3 May 9 @ Golden State W 133–108 James Worthy (28) Mychal Thompson (12) Magic Johnson (14) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025 		3–0
4 May 10 @ Golden State L 121–129 Byron Scott (28) A.C. Green (12) Michael Cooper (10) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025 		3–1
5 May 12 Golden State W 116–108 James Worthy (23) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (9) Magic Johnson (13) The Forum
17,505 		4–1
Conference Finals: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 16 Seattle W 87–82 James Worthy (27) Magic Johnson (7) Magic Johnson (11) The Forum
17,505 		1–0
2 May 19 Seattle W 112–104 James Worthy (30) A.C. Green (14) Magic Johnson (10) The Forum
17,505 		2–0
3 May 23 @ Seattle W 122–121 James Worthy (39) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10) Magic Johnson (11) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,657 		3–0
4 May 25 @ Seattle W 133–102 James Worthy (26) A.C. Green (13) Magic Johnson (12) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,477 		4–0
NBA Finals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 June 2 Boston W 126–113 James Worthy (33) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10) Magic Johnson (13) The Forum
17,505 		1–0
2 June 4 Boston W 141–122 Byron Scott (24) Johnson & Rambis (5) Magic Johnson (20) The Forum
17,505 		2–0
3 June 7 @ Boston L 103–109 Magic Johnson (32) Magic Johnson (11) Magic Johnson (9) Boston Garden
14,890 		2–1
4 June 9 @ Boston W 107–106 Magic Johnson (29) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11) Cooper & Johnson (5) Boston Garden
14,890 		3–1
5 June 11 @ Boston L 108–123 Magic Johnson (29) Magic Johnson (8) Magic Johnson (12) Boston Garden
14,890 		3–2
6 June 14 Boston W 106–93 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32) Mychal Thompson (9) Magic Johnson (19) The Forum
17,505 		4–2
1987 schedule

Player statistics

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

Season

Player GP MPG REB AST STL BLK PTS PPG
Magic Johnson 80 36.3 504 977 138 36 1909 23.8
James Worthy 82 34.4 466 226 108 83 1594 19.4
Byron Scott 82 33.3 286 281 125 18 1397 17.0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 78 31.3 523 203 49 97 1366 17.5
Michael Cooper 82 27.5 254 373 78 43 859 10.5
A.C. Green 79 28.4 615 84 70 80 852 10.8
Kurt Rambis 78 19.4 453 63 74 41 446 5.7
Mychal Thompson 33 20.6 136 28 14 30 333 10.1
Billy Thompson 59 12.9 171 60 15 30 332 5.6
Wes Matthews 50 10.6 47 100 23 4 208 4.2
Frank Brickowski 37 10.9 97 12 14 4 146 3.9
Adrian Branch 32 6.8 53 16 16 3 138 4.3
Mike Smrek 35 6.7 37 5 4 13 76 2.2

Playoffs

Award winners

Transactions

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References

  1. "Ranking the easiest paths to an NBA title ever". HoopsHype. June 18, 2024. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
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