1986β87 Los Angeles Lakers season | |||
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NBA champions | |||
Conference champions | |||
Division champions | |||
Head coach | Pat Riley | ||
General manager | Jerry West | ||
Owners | Jerry Buss | ||
Arena | The Forum | ||
Results | |||
Record | 65–17 (.793) | ||
Place | Division: 1st (Pacific) Conference: 1st (Western) | ||
Playoff finish | NBA Champions (Defeated Celtics 4β2) | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
Local media | |||
Television | Prime Ticket, KHJ | ||
Radio | AM 570 KLAC | ||
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The 1986β87 Los Angeles Lakers season was the: 41st season of theββfranchise, 39th in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 27th in Los Angeles. Coming from a shocking defeatββto the Houston Rockets in the previous season's Western Conference Finals in five games, where they won the "first game." But proceededββto 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 4β2 to win their 17th NBA championship. The two teams would then meet again in 2010, where the Lakers defeated the Celtics 4β3 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 42β40 record instead.
Draft picksβ»
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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1 | 23 | Ken Barlow | United States | Notre Dame |
3 | 69 | Andre Turner | United States | Memphis State |
Rosterβ»
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Regular seasonβ»
Season standingsβ»
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-Los Angeles Lakers | 65 | 17 | .793 | β | 37β4 | 28β13 | 24β6 |
x-Portland Trail Blazers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 16 | 34β7 | 15β26 | 17β13 |
x-Golden State Warriors | 42 | 40 | .512 | 23 | 25β16 | 17β24 | 17β13 |
x-Seattle SuperSonics | 39 | 43 | .476 | 26 | 25β16 | 14β27 | 15β15 |
Phoenix Suns | 36 | 46 | .439 | 29 | 26β15 | 10β31 | 14β16 |
Los Angeles Clippers | 12 | 70 | .146 | 53 | 9β32 | 3β38 | 3β27 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Los Angeles Lakers | 65 | 17 | .793 | β |
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. opponentsβ»
1986-87 NBA Records | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | β | 3β3 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 5β0 | 5β1 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 5β0 |
Boston | 3β3 | β | 6β0 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β2 |
Chicago | 2β4 | 0β6 | β | 5β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 3β2 | 4β2 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β3 |
Cleveland | 2β4 | 2β3 | 1β5 | β | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 4β2 | 4β1 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β4 |
Dallas | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | β | 4β2 | 1β1 | 5β0 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 5β0 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 5β1 | 4β2 | 5β0 | 3β3 | 1β1 |
Denver | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β4 | β | 0β2 | 4β1 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 0β5 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 2β4 | 5β1 | 2β3 | 2β4 | 1β1 |
Detroit | 3β3 | 2β3 | 3β3 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 5β1 | 6β0 | 5β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β3 |
Golden State | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β5 | 1β4 | 1β1 | β | 4β1 | 0β2 | 6β0 | 2β4 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β5 | 4β2 | 4β1 | 4β1 | 4β2 | 2β3 | 0β2 |
Houston | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 1β4 | β | 2β0 | 4β1 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 5β1 | 5β1 | 1β4 | 3β3 | 1β1 |
Indiana | 3β3 | 1β5 | 2β3 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 0β2 | β | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β4 | 5β1 | 3β2 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β2 |
L.A. Clippers | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β5 | 3β2 | 0β2 | 0β6 | 1β4 | 0β2 | β | 0β6 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 0β6 | 1β4 | 1β4 | 2β4 | 2β3 | 0β2 |
L.A. Lakers | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β3 | 5β0 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 6β0 | β | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 5β1 | 5β0 | 4β1 | 4β2 | 3β2 | 1β1 |
Milwaukee | 3β3 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 5β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | β | 4β2 | 4β2 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β1 |
New Jersey | 0β5 | 2β4 | 2β3 | 2β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β4 | β | 5β1 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β4 |
New York | 1β5 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β6 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β4 | 1β5 | β | 3β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β4 |
Philadelphia | 3β3 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β5 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 3β3 | 3β3 | β | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β3 |
Phoenix | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 1β5 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β | 2β4 | 2β3 | 2β3 | 1β5 | 4β1 | 0β2 |
Portland | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 2β4 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 6β0 | 1β5 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 4β2 | β | 3β2 | 4β1 | 4β2 | 3β2 | 1β1 |
Sacramento | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β5 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 0β5 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 2β3 | β | 3β3 | 2β3 | 1β5 | 1β1 |
San Antonio | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 1β5 | 0β2 | 4β1 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 1β4 | 3β3 | β | 1β4 | 2β4 | 0β2 |
Seattle | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β5 | 3β2 | 0β2 | 2β4 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 2β4 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 5β1 | 2β4 | 3β2 | 4β1 | β | 3β2 | 1β1 |
Utah | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 2β3 | 5β1 | 4β2 | 2β3 | β | 1β1 |
Washington | 0β5 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β |
Game logβ»
Regular seasonβ»
Playoffsβ»
1987 playoff game log Total: 15β3 (Home: 10β0; Road: 5β3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 3β0 (home: 2β0; road: 1β0)
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Conference Semi-finals: 4β1 (home: 3β0; road: 1β1)
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Conference Finals: 4β0 (home: 2β0; road: 2β0)
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NBA Finals: 4β2 (home: 3β0; road: 1β2)
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1987 schedule |
Player statisticsβ»
Note: GP= Games played; MPG= Minutes per Game; REB = Rebounds; AST = Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; PPG = Points per Game
Seasonβ»
Player | GP | MPG | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PPG |
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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 |
Playoffsβ»
Award winnersβ»
- Magic Johnson, NBA Most Valuable Player Award
- Magic Johnson, NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
- Michael Cooper, NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
- Magic Johnson, All-NBA First Team
- Michael Cooper, NBA All-Defensive First Team
Transactionsβ»
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