1987–88 Los Angeles Lakers season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachPat Riley
General managerJerry West
OwnersJerry Buss
ArenaThe Forum
Results
Record62–20 (.756)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishNBA Champions
(Defeated Pistons 4–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionPrime Ticket, KHJ
(Chick Hearn, Stu Lantz)
RadioAM 570 KLAC
(Chick Hearn, Stu Lantz)

The 1987–88 season saw the Lakers win their eleventh NBA championship, defeating the Detroit Pistons in a hard-fought seven games in the NBA Finals to become the NBA's first repeat champions since the Boston Celtics did it in the 1968–69 NBA season.[1] In doing so, the Lakers made good on Pat Riley's famous promise to repeat as champions. "I'm guaranteeing everybody here," Riley said at the civic celebrations following the Lakers’ 1987 championship win, "next year we’re gonna win it again."[2] Before the Lakers could make good on Riley's guarantee, they swept the San Antonio Spurs in the opening round of the playoffs. The following two rounds however would not be as easy for the Lakers, but they still managed to get through a tough seven-game series against both the Utah Jazz in the Western Conference Semis and the Dallas Mavericks Western Conference Finals.

By the time the Lakers had finished their season they had played an NBA record 106 games including another record 24 playoff games, winning 77 and losing 29. The Lakers went 62–20 in the regular season and 15–9 in the playoffs, en route to their sixth NBA Championship in Los Angeles, and their 11th overall in franchise history.

The 1988 Finals was the last time the Showtime-era Lakers won an NBA championship. It was also the final time that the franchise won a championship at The Forum. They did not win another league title until 2000, when they were playing at the Staples Center (now the Crypto.com Arena).

Magic Johnson, James Worthy and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar were all selected to play in the 1988 NBA All-Star Game held in Chicago. Pat Riley was chosen to coach the Western Conference All-Stars.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
3 69 Willie Glass Forward  United States St. John's
4 92 Ralph Tally Point Guard  United States Norfolk State
6 115 Kenny Travis  United States New Mexico State
6 138 Frank Ford Guard-Forward  United States Auburn University
7 161 Ron Vanderschaaf Center  Netherlands Central Washington University

Roster

Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C 33 United States Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem (C) 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 225 lb (102 kg) UCLA
G/F 19 United States Campbell, Tony 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Ohio State
G/F 21 United States Cooper, Michael 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) New Mexico
45 United States Green, A.C. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oregon State
G 32 United States Johnson, Magic (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Michigan State
G/F 3 United States Lamp, Jeff 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Virginia
G 1 United States Matthews, Wes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Wisconsin
F 31 United States Rambis, Kurt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Santa Clara
G 4 United States Scott, Byron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Arizona State
C 52 Canada Smrek, Mike 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Canisius
F 55 United States Thompson, Billy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Louisville
F/C 43 The Bahamas Thompson, Mychal 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Minnesota
F 34 United States Tolbert, Ray 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Indiana
G 20 United States Wagner, Milt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Louisville
F 42 United States Worthy, James 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

A ticket for Game 1 of the 1988 NBA Finals at The Forum.
A ticket for Game 1 of the 1988 Western Conference Finals between the Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks.

Season standings

Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 6220.756–36–526–1523–7
x-Portland Trail Blazers 5329.646933–820–2123–7
x-Seattle SuperSonics 4438.5371832–912–2919–11
Phoenix Suns 2854.3413422–196–3511–19
Golden State Warriors 2062.2444216–254–377–23
Los Angeles Clippers 1765.2074514–273–387–23
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Los Angeles Lakers6220.756–
2 y-Denver Nuggets5428.6598
3 x-Dallas Mavericks5329.6469
4 x-Portland Trail Blazers5329.6469
5 x-Utah Jazz4735.57315
6 x-Houston Rockets4636.56116
7 x-Seattle SuperSonics4438.53718
8 x-San Antonio Spurs3151.37831
9 Phoenix Suns2854.34134
10 Sacramento Kings2458.29338
11 Golden State Warriors2062.24442
12 Los Angeles Clippers1765.20745
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1987-88 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 –2–42–35–12–01–12–42–01–14–22–00–23–35–03–36–01–10–21–12–02–01–13–3
Boston 4–2–3–32–32–00–23–32–01–15–02–00–23–35–15–14–22–02–02–02–01–12–05–1
Chicago 3–23–3–3–30–21–12–42–02–03–32–01–15–15–13–24–22–01–11–11–11–12–03–3
Cleveland 1–53–23–3–1–11–11–50–21–14–21–11–12–45–12–43–21–11–12–02–01–10–26–0
Dallas 0–20–22–01–1–3–31–14–14–22–05–01–42–01–11–11–15–03–25–15–13–23–31–1
Denver 1–12–01–11–13–3–1–14–14–21–15–03–21–12–01–12–03–22–34–25–14–12–42–0
Detroit 4–23–34–25–11–11–1–2–01–13–31–10–24–25–14–24–12–01–12–01–11–12–03–2
Golden State 0–20–20–22–01–41–40–2–0–50–23–30–60–22–00–21–12–41–52–33–21–51–40–2
Houston 1–11–10–21–12–42–41–15–0–2–03–21–42–01–11–11–14–14–14–22–43–23–32–0
Indiana 2–40–53–32–40–21–13–32–00–2–1–11–13–36–02–32–42–00–22–02–01–11–12–4
L.A. Clippers 0–20–20–21–10–50–51–13–32–31–1–1–50–20–20–21–12–40–63–20–51–51–40–2
L.A. Lakers 2–02–01–11–14–12–32–06–04–11–15–1–0–22–02–02–05–13–34–15–04–24–11–1
Milwaukee 3–33–31–54–20–21–12–42–00–23–32–02–0–3–23–32–41–11–12–01–11–11–14–1
New Jersey 0–51–51–51–51–10–21–50–21–10–62–00–22–3–3–32–41–10–21–11–10–21–10–6
New York 3–31–52–34–21–11–12–42–01–13–22–00–23–33–3–3–30–21–11–11–10–21–13–3
Philadelphia 0–62–42–42–31–10–21–41–11–14–21–10–24–24–23–3–1–11–11–11–11–12–03–3
Phoenix 1–10–20–21–10–52–30–24–21–40–24–21–51–11–12–01–1–0–63–22–32–42–30–2
Portland 2–00–21–11–12–33–21–15–11–42–06–03–31–12–01–11–16–0–4–15–03–31–42–0
Sacramento 1–10–21–10–21–52–40–23–22–40–22–31–40–21–11–11–12–31–4–3–31–41–50–2
San Antonio 0–20–21–10–21–51–51–12–34–20–25–00–51–11–11–11–13–20–53–3–3–23–30–2
Seattle 0–21–11–11–12–31–41–15–12–31–15–12–41–12–02–01–14–23–34–12–3–1–42–0
Utah 1–10–20–22–03–34–20–24–13–31–14–11–41–11–11–10–23–24–15–13–34–1–2–0
Washington 3–31–53–30–61–10–22–32–00–24–22–01–11–46–03–33–32–00–22–02–00–20–2—

Game log

Regular season

1987–88 game log
Total: 62–20 (Home: 36–5; Road: 26–15)
November: 9–2 (home: 7–1; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 November 6, 1987
7:30 p.m. PST		 Seattle W 113–109 Johnson (26) Green (12) Johnson (8) The Forum
17,505		 1–0
2November 8
7:30 pm PST		Houston W 101–92 Johnson & Scott (23) A.C. Green (18) Magic Johnson (12) The Forum
17,505		 2–0
3November 10
5:30 pm PST		@ San Antonio W 133–124 A.C. Green (32) A.C. Green (10) Magic Johnson (13) HemisFair Arena
13,751		 3–0
4November 12
7:30 pm PST		L.A. Clippers W 111–82 James Worthy (20) Abdul-Jabbar & M. Thompson (10) Magic Johnson (11) The Forum
15,569		 4–0
5November 14
7:30 pm PST		@ Golden State W 118–110 Byron Scott (27) Mychal Thompson (9) Magic Johnson (12) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025		 5–0
6November 15
7:30 pm PST		San Antonio W 147–130 Magic Johnson (25) A.C. Green (13) Johnson & Worthy (10) The Forum
17,505		 6–0
7November 17
7:30 pm PST		Portland W 142–115 Mychal Thompson (24) Green & Rambis (10) Magic Johnson (14) The Forum
16,347		 7–0
8 November 20, 1987
7:30 p.m. PST		 Dallas W 119–116 Scott (25) Green (11) Johnson (15) The Forum
17,505		 8–0
9 November 22, 1987
7:30 p.m. PST		 Milwaukee L 116–124 (OT) Johnson (26) Green (11) Johnson (11) The Forum
17,505		 8–1
10 November 24, 1987
7:30 p.m. PST		 @ Seattle L 85–103 Johnson (23) Green (10) Johnson (6) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,634		 8–2
11 November 27, 1987
7:30 p.m. PST		 Denver W 127–119 Green (28) Green (16) Johnson (16) The Forum
17,505		 9–2
December: 11–4 (home: 5–1; road: 6–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
12December 1
7:30 pm PST		@ Sacramento W 125–120 (OT) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) A.C. Green (15) Magic Johnson (10) ARCO Arena I
10,333		 10–2
13December 2
7:30 pm PST		Portland L 104–117 Michael Cooper (17) A.C. Green (13) Cooper & Johnson (9) The Forum
17,505		 10–3
14 December 4, 1987
5:00 p.m. PST		 @ Milwaukee L 83–85 Johnson (22) Johnson (10) Johnson (12) MECCA Arena
11,052		 10–4
15 December 5, 1987
4:30 p.m. PST		 @ Cleveland L 95–97 Abdul-Jabbar,
Johnson,
Scott (19)		 Green,
Johnson (9)		 Johnson (9) Richfield Coliseum
20,015		 10–5
16December 8
4:30 pm PST		@ New Jersey W 98–81 Byron Scott (21) Magic Johnson (13) Magic Johnson (14) Brendan Byrne Arena
18,008		 11–5
17 December 9, 1987
4:30 p.m. PST		 @ Washington L 112–120 (OT) Johnson (30) Cooper (12) Johnson (14) Capital Centre
18,643		 11–6
18 December 11, 1987
5:00 p.m. PST		 @ Boston W 115–114 Abdul-Jabbar (23) Abdul-Jabbar,
Johnson (8)		 Johnson (17) Boston Garden
14,890		 12–6
19 December 13, 1987
7:30 p.m. PST		 Cleveland W 90–89 Worthy (20) Green (11) Johnson (8) The Forum
17,505		 13–6
20December 15
7:30 pm PST		Phoenix W 122–97 Byron Scott (31) A.C. Green (14) Johnson & Scott (9) The Forum
17,371		 14–6
21December 17
7:30 pm PST		@ Golden State L 113–106 Magic Johnson (31) A.C. Green (12) Magic Johnson (17) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025		 15–6
22December 19
7:30 pm PST		@ L.A. Clippers W 108–97 Magic Johnson (28) A.C. Green (12) Cooper & Johnson (7) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
14,417		 16–6
23 December 20, 1987
7:30 p.m. PST		 Seattle W 103–94 M. Thompson (22) Green (9) Johnson (12) The Forum
17,505		 17–6
24December 23
7:30 pm PST		Sacramento W 117–103 Magic Johnson (26) Green & M. Thompson (9) Michael Cooper (9) The Forum
17,505		 18–6
25 December 26, 1987
1:00 p.m. PST		 @ Utah W 117–109 Scott (26) Abdul-Jabbar (9) Johnson (14) Salt Palace
12,212		 19–6
26December 29
7:30 pm PST		Philadelphia W 131–115 Byron Scott (37) Kurt Rambis (10) Magic Johnson (17) The Forum
17,505		 20–6
January: 13–2 (home: 7–0; road: 6–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
27January 3
5:00 pm PST		@ Portland W 98–81 Byron Scott (31) A.C. Green (10) Magic Johnson (9) Memorial Coliseum
12,666		 21–6
28January 4
7:30 pm PST		San Antonio W 133–115 James Worthy (23) Magic Johnson (8) Magic Johnson (13) The Forum
17,505		 22–6
29 January 6, 1988
7:30 p.m. PST		 Dallas W 103–89 Scott (28) Green (9) Johnson (15) The Forum
17,505		 23–6
30 January 8, 1988
5:00 p.m. PST		 @ Detroit W 106–104 Scott (35) Worthy (8) Johnson (9) Pontiac Silverdome
40,278		 24–6
31January 9
4:30 pm PST		@ Indiana W 101–98 Johnson & Worthy (21) A.C. Green (12) Magic Johnson (13) Market Square Arena
16,912		 25–6
32January 12
7:30 pm PST		Golden State W 117–113 Byron Scott (30) A.C. Green (11) Magic Johnson (14) The Forum
17,505		 26–6
33January 13
7:30 pm PST		@ L.A. Clippers L 109–110 (OT) Magic Johnson (27) Magic Johnson (11) Magic Johnson (13) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
14,906		 26–7
34January 16
6:30 pm PST		@ Phoenix W 107–96 James Worthy (25) A.C. Green (8) Magic Johnson (9) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,471		 27–7
35January 18
2:00 pm PST		Houston W 121–110 Magic Johnson (39) A.C. Green (9) Magic Johnson (17) The Forum
17,505		 28–7
36 January 21, 1988
6:30 p.m. PST		 @ Denver L 113–115 Worthy (22) Green,
Johnson (10)		 Johnson (14) McNichols Sports Arena
17,022		 28–8
37January 22
7:30 pm PST		New York W 113–112 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24) A.C. Green (9) Johnson & Scott (8) The Forum
17,505		 29–8
38 January 24, 1988
12:30 p.m. PST		 @ Seattle W 116–109 Johnson (34) Worthy (12) Worthy (7) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,739		 30–8
39 January 26, 1988
7:30 p.m. PST		 Utah W 111–100 Johnson (22) Worthy (10) Johnson (11) The Forum
17,505		 31–8
40January 28
7:30 pm PST		@ Sacramento W 115–94 James Worthy (26) A.C. Green (13) Magic Johnson (9) ARCO Arena I
10,333		 32–8
41 January 29, 1988
7:30 p.m. PST		 Atlanta W 117–107 Worthy (29) Green (8) Johnson (13) The Forum
17,505		 33–8
February: 12–1 (home: 7–1; road: 5–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
42 February 2, 1988
7:30 p.m. PST		 Chicago W 110–101 Worthy (25) Abdul-Jabbar (8) Johnson (11) The Forum
17,505		 34–8
43February 4@ L.A. Clippers W 117–86 Byron Scott (21) Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (10) Magic Johnson (11) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
15,371		 35–8
All-Star Break
44February 9
7:30 pm PST		Indiana L 108–110 James Worthy (30) Green & Worthy (8) Magic Johnson (11) The Forum
17,505		 35–9
45 February 11, 1988
6:30 p.m. PST		 @ Denver W 120–108 Johnson (26) Green (14) Cooper (9) McNichols Sports Arena
17,022		 36–9
46February 12
5:30 pm PST		@ San Antonio W 133–132 Scott & Worthy (23) Magic Johnson (9) Magic Johnson (13) HemisFair Arena
15,770		 37–9
47 February 14, 1988
12:30 p.m. PST		 Boston W 115–106 Scott (38) M. Thompson (11) Johnson (14) The Forum
17,505		 38–9
48February 16
7:30 pm PST		L.A. Clippers W 119–100 Byron Scott (30) Mychal Thompson (9) Magic Johnson (12) The Forum
17,505		 39–9
49February 18
5:30 pm PST		@ Houston W 111–96 Byron Scott (27) A.C. Green (10) Magic Johnson (13) The Summit
16,611		 40–9
50 February 19, 1988
5:00 p.m. PST		 @ Atlanta W 126–119 (OT) Worthy (38) Green (11) Johnson (19) The Omni
16,451		 41–9
51 February 21, 1988
12:30 p.m. PST		 Detroit W 117–110 Worthy (24) Scott,
M. Thompson (8)		 Johnson (13) The Forum
17,505		 42–9
52 February 23, 1988
7:30 p.m. PST		 Washington W 111–100 Worthy (23) M. Thompson (9) Johnson (12) The Forum
17,505		 43–9
53 February 26, 1988
7:30 p.m. PST		 Utah W 112–105 Johnson (27) M. Thompson (10) Johnson (17) The Forum
17,505		 44–9
54February 28
7:30 pm PST		Phoenix W 111–97 Byron Scott (30) Mychal Thompson (7) Magic Johnson (15) The Forum
17,505		 45–9
March: 8–7 (home: 4–2; road: 4–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
55 March 1, 1988
7:30 p.m. PST		 @ Seattle L 100–114 Scott (21) Green (16) Johnson (13) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,850		 45–10
56March 4
7:30 pm PST		Golden State W 120–107 Byron Scott (30) A.C. Green (11) Magic Johnson (10) The Forum
17,505		 46–10
57 March 6, 1988
11:00 a.m. PST		 @ Dallas W 108–97 Scott (28) Green (12) Johnson (16) Reunion Arena
17,007		 47–10
58March 7
4:30 pm PST		@ Philadelphia W 110–104 Magic Johnson (24) Magic Johnson (11) Magic Johnson (17) The Spectrum
18,168		 48–10
59March 9
5:00 pm PST		@ New York W 104–99 Magic Johnson (26) Magic Johnson (14) Magic Johnson (9) Madison Square Garden
19,591		 49–10
60 March 10, 1988
5:30 p.m. PST		 @ Chicago L 107–128 James Worthy (21) Green,
M. Thompson (12)		 Milt Wagner (6) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 49–11
61 March 12, 1988
8:00 p.m. PST		 Dallas L 101–110 Scott (35) M. Thompson (11) Scott (10) The Forum
17,505		 49–12
62March 14
7:30 pm PST		New Jersey W 115–105 Byron Scott (21) Kurt Rambis (6) Wes Matthews (11) The Forum
17,505		 50–12
63March 15
7:30 pm PST		@ Portland L 95–112 James Worthy (21) A.C. Green (11) Michael Cooper (5) Memorial Coliseum
12,666		 50–13
64March 19
6:30 pm PST		@ Phoenix L 97–102 Mychal Thompson (21) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12) Matthews & Scott (7) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,471		 50–14
65March 20
7:30 pm PST		@ Golden State W 130–127 Byron Scott (29) Mychal Thompson (10) Wes Matthews (13) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025		 51–14
66March 22
7:30 pm PST		Houston W 117–95 Byron Scott (21) A.C. Green (10) Magic Johnson (12) The Forum
17,505		 52–14
67 March 25, 1988
7:30 p.m. PST		 Denver L 119–120 Worthy (24) Green (13) Scott (10) The Forum
17,505		 52–15
68March 26
7:30 pm PST		@ Sacramento L 92–114 Byron Scott (26) James Worthy (9) Wes Matthews (5) ARCO Arena I
10,333		 52–16
69 March 29, 1988
7:30 p.m. PST		 Utah W 122–111 Worthy (31) Rambis (12) Matthews (13) The Forum
17,505		 53–16
April: 9–4 (home: 6–0; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
70 April 2, 1988
6:30 p.m. PST		 @ Utah L 92–106 Scott (23) M. Thomspn (10) Matthews (7) Salt Palace
12,444		 53–17
71April 3
7:30 pm PDT		Sacramento W 108–104 James Worthy (24) Mychal Thompson (7) Wes Matthews (10) The Forum
17,505		 54–17
72 April 5, 1988
7:30 p.m. PDT		 Seattle W 94–90 Worthy (28) Worthy (8) Worthy (4) The Forum
17,505		 55–17
73April 8
7:30 pm PDT		L.A. Clippers W 126–107 Campbell & Scott (20) Kurt Rambis (15) Magic Johnson (9) The Forum
17,505		 56–17
74April 9
7:30 pm PDT		@ Portland L 109–119 James Worthy (22) Kurt Rambis (6) Magic Johnson (12) Memorial Coliseum
12,666		 56–18
75April 12
7:30 pm PDT		Portland W 109–103 Scott & Worthy (25) Mychal Thompson (13) Magic Johnson (13) The Forum
17,505		 57–18
76 April 13, 1988
6:30 p.m. PDT		 @ Denver L 106–120 Campbell (16) Johnson (11) Johnson (10) McNichols Sports Arena
17,022		 57–19
77April 15
7:30 pm PDT		Phoenix W 117–114 Magic Johnson (31) Mychal Thompson (9) Magic Johnson (15) The Forum
17,505		 58–19
78April 17
10:00 am PDT		@ Houston L 119–127 Scott & M. Thompson (22) Magic Johnson (10) Magic Johnson (12) The Summit
16,611		 58–20
79April 19
5:30 pm PDT		@ San Antonio W 133–126 James Worthy (28) A.C. Green (10) Magic Johnson (9) HemisFair Arena
12,456		 59–20
80 April 20, 1988
5:30 p.m. PDT		 @ Dallas W 114–107 Scott (31) M. Thompson (11) Johnson (23) Reunion Arena
17,007		 60–20
81April 22
7:30 pm PDT		@ Phoenix W 117–112 Mychal Thompson (24) A.C. Green (11) Magic Johnson (17) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,077		 61–20
82April 24
12:30 pm PDT		Golden State W 136–100 Tony Campbell (28) Kurt Rambis (11) Wes Matthews (10) The Forum
17,505		 62–20
1987–88 schedule

Playoffs

1988 playoff game log
Total: 15–9 (Home: 12–2; Road: 3–7)
First Round: 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1April 29
7:30 pm PDT		San Antonio W 122–110 James Worthy (22) Mychal Thompson (14) Magic Johnson (18) The Forum
17,505		 1–0
2May 1
7:30 pm PDT		San Antonio W 130–112 Mychal Thompson (29) Mychal Thompson (16) Magic Johnson (15) The Forum
17,505		 2–0
3May 3
5:30 pm PDT		@ San Antonio W 109–107 Magic Johnson (25) James Worthy (11) Magic Johnson (11) HemisFair Arena
11,542		 3–0
Western Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 8, 1988
12:30 p.m. PDT		 Utah W 110–91 Worthy (23) Abdul-Jabbar (10) Johnson (9) The Forum
17,505		 1–0
2 May 10, 1988
8:00 p.m. PDT		 Utah L 97–101 Scott (26) M. Thompson (12) Johnson (10) The Forum
17,505		 1–1
3 May 13, 1988
8:00 p.m. PDT		 @ Utah L 89–96 Scott (29) M. Thompson (12) Johnson (6) Salt Palace
12,444		 1–2
4 May 15, 1988
12:30 p.m. PDT		 @ Utah W 113–100 Worthy (29) Abdul-Jabbar (11) Johnson (9) Salt Palace
12,444		 2–2
5 May 17, 1988
7:30 p.m. PDT		 Utah W 111–109 Worthy (27) M. Thompson (11) Johnson (13) The Forum
17,505		 3–2
6 May 19, 1988
7:30 p.m. PDT		 @ Utah L 80–108 Scott (16) M. Thompson (9) Johnson (9) Salt Palace
12,444		 3–3
7 May 21, 1988
12:30 p.m. PDT		 Utah W 109–98 Scott (29) Johnson (9) Johnson (16) The Forum
17,505		 4–3
Western Conference Finals: 4–3 (home: 4–0; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 23, 1988
7:30 p.m. PDT		 Dallas W 113–98 Worthy (28) Green,
Johnson,
M Thompson (6)		 Johnson (12) The Forum
17,505		 1–0
2 May 25, 1988
7:30 p.m. PDT		 Dallas W 123–101 Scott (30) Abdul-Jabbar (7) Johnson (19) The Forum
17,505		 2–0
3 May 27, 1988
5:00 p.m. PDT		 @ Dallas L 94–106 Worthy (19) Johnson (8) Johnson (10) Reunion Arena
17,007		 2–1
4 May 29, 1988
12:30 p.m. PDT		 @ Dallas L 104–118 Johnson (28) Green (12) Johnson (12) Reunion Arena
17,007		 2–2
5 May 31, 1988
8:30 p.m. PDT		 Dallas W 119–102 Worthy (28) Green (10) Johnson (20) The Forum
17,505		 3–2
6 June 2, 1988
6:00 p.m. PDT		 @ Dallas L 103–105 Scott,
Worthy (27)		 Worthy (11) Johnson (12) Reunion Arena
17,007		 3–3
7 June 4, 1988
12:30 p.m. PDT		 Dallas W 117–102 Worthy (28) Johnson (9) Johnson (11) The Forum
17,505		 4–3
NBA Finals: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 June 7, 1988
6:00 p.m. PDT		 Detroit L 93–105 Johnson (28) Green (12) Johnson (10) The Forum
17,505		 0–1
2 June 9, 1988
6:00 p.m. PDT		 Detroit W 108–96 Worthy (26) Green (13) Johnson (11) The Forum
17,505		 1–1
3 June 12, 1988
12:30 pm PDT		 @ Detroit W 99–86 Worthy (24) Worthy (9) Johnson (14) Pontiac Silverdome
39,188		 2–1
4 June 14, 1988
6:00 p.m. PDT		 @ Detroit L 86–111 Johnson (23) Green (10) Johnson (6) Pontiac Silverdome
34,297		 2–2
5 June 16, 1988
6:00 p.m. PDT		 @ Detroit L 94–104 Abdul-Jabbar (26) Abdul-Jabbar,
Green,
Johnson (6)		 Johnson (17) Pontiac Silverdome
41,372		 2–3
6 June 19, 1988
12:30 p.m. PDT		 Detroit W 103–102 Worthy (28) Green (10) Johnson (19) The Forum
17,505		 3–3
7 June 21, 1988
6:00 p.m. PDT		 Detroit W 108–105 Worthy (36) Worthy (16) Johnson (14) The Forum
17,505		 4–3
1988 schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season

Los Angeles Lakers statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 808028.9.532.000.7626.01.70.61.214.6
Tony Campbell 13118.6.564.333.7182.11.10.80.211.0
Michael Cooper 61819.4.392.320.8583.74.71.10.48.7
A.C. Green 826432.1.503.000.7738.71.11.10.511.4
Magic Johnson 727036.6.492.196.8536.211.91.60.219.6
Jeff Lamp 302.3.000.0001.0000.00.00.00.00.7
Wes Matthews 51813.8.460.233.8311.32.70.50.15.7
Kurt Rambis 702012.1.548.000.7853.80.80.60.24.0
Byron Scott 818137.6.527.346.8584.14.11.90.321.7
Mike Smrek 4828.8.427.000.6671.80.20.10.92.8
Billy Thompson 904.2.231.000.8001.00.10.10.01.6
Mychal Thompson 80025.1.512.000.6346.10.80.51.011.6
Ray Tolbert 1405.9.571.000.7690.71.50.20.23.0
Milt Wagner 4049.5.422.200.8970.71.50.20.13.8
James Worthy 757235.4.531.125.7965.03.91.00.719.7

Playoffs

Los Angeles Lakers statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 242429.9.464.000.7895.51.50.61.514.1
Tony Campbell 1506.3.429.000.6880.70.30.20.03.1
Michael Cooper 24024.5.412.403.7412.42.70.80.36.4
A.C. Green 241830.3.544.000.7537.30.80.10.510.1
Magic Johnson 242440.2.514.500.8525.412.61.40.119.9
Wes Matthews 1002.7.400.000.8000.10.20.10.01.2
Kurt Rambis 1969.8.618.000.6922.70.40.20.12.7
Byron Scott 242437.4.499.436.8654.22.51.40.219.6
Mike Smrek 804.3.200.000.3330.80.00.10.30.4
Mychal Thompson 24025.6.513.000.5817.10.50.70.89.7
Milt Wagner 502.8.400.0001.0000.40.60.00.21.2
James Worthy 242437.3.523.111.7585.84.41.30.821.1

Awards and records

Awards

All-Star

Transactions

Trades

Free Agents

References

  1. ↑ 1987-88 Los Angeles Lakers
  2. ↑ "Halfway Through A 2-Year Quest For Greatness". The New York Times. November 1, 1987.
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