The 1982–83 NBA season was the Lakers' 35th season in the NBA and the 23rd season in Los Angeles. The Lakers were attempting to become the first team since the Boston Celtics in 1969 to repeat as NBA Champions. However, on April 10, 1983, rookie and number one pick in the 1982 draft James Worthy injured his leg while attempting a putback in a home loss against Phoenix, ending his season. Even without Worthy for the playoffs, the Lakers made it to the NBA Finals, only to be swept in four games by the Julius Erving and Moses Malone led Philadelphia 76ers.
The Lakers were the defending league champions, which normally results in a low draft position, but the team had the top pick in the Draft thanks to a trade made years earlier. On February 15, 1980, the Lakers had sent Don Ford and their top pick in the 1980 NBA Draft (who turned out to be Chad Kinch) to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Butch Lee and the Cavs' top pick in the 1982 NBA Draft.[1] Prior to the implementation of the NBA draft lottery in 1985, the teams with the two worst records from the previous season would flip a coin flip for the top pick. Cleveland finished last in 1981–82, and the Lakers won the coin flip with the San Diego Clippers.
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| width=100 | Team | ATL | BOS | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | KCK | LAL | MIL | NJN | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SAS | SDC | SEA | UTA | WAS |
| Atlanta | – | 1–5 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | |
| Boston | 5–1 | – | 3–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | |
| Chicago | 1–5 | 2–3 | – | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–5 | |
| Cleveland | 0–6 | 1–5 | 1–5 | – | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 0–6 | 1–5 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | |
| Dallas | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 0–2 | |
| Denver | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | – | 2–0 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | |
| Detroit | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | |
| Golden State | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | – | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | |
| Houston | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 2–3 | – | 2–0 | 1–5 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–6 | 1–1 | |
| Indiana | 0–6 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–5 | |
| Kansas City | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 2–0 | |
| Los Angeles | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | |
| Milwaukee | 4–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | |
| New Jersey | 4–2 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | – | 4–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| New York | 2–3 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | – | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | |
| Philadelphia | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | – | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | |
| Phoenix | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | – | 5–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 0–2 | |
| Portland | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–5 | – | 2–3 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| San Antonio | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | – | 4–1 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 2–0 | |
| San Diego | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–4 | – | 0–6 | 2–3 | 0–2 | |
| Seattle | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 6–0 | – | 5–0 | 1–1 | |
| Utah | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 6–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 0–5 | – | 0–2 | |
| Washington | 2–4 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | |
|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| October 29| Golden State| L 117-132| Magic Johnson (22)| Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (10)| Magic Johnson (10)| The Forum
15,802| 0–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2| November 3| @ Denver| W 135-134 (OT)| 3 players tied (22)| Magic Johnson (15)| Magic Johnson (13)| McNichols Sports Arena
14,807| 1-1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3| November 4| Denver| W 131-108| Norm Nixon (21)| Kurt Rambis (11)| Magic Johnson (9)| The Forum
12,815| 2–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4| November 6| @ Utah| W 104-101| Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (22)| Magic Johnson (11)| Magic Johnson (8)| Salt Palace
11,869| 3–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5| November 7| Portland| W 103-89| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (22)| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11)| Magic Johnson (10)| The Forum
13,526| 4–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 6| November 9| Kansas City| W 139-117| Norm Nixon (20)| Abdul-Jabbar & Worthy (7)| Norm Nixon (13)| The Forum
12,402| 5–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 7| November 12| Houston| W 127-96| Magic Johnson (28)| Johnson & Wilkes (10)| Norm Nixon (10)| The Forum
15,804| 6–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 8| November 14| Cleveland| W 111-98| Jamaal Wilkes (30)| Magic Johnson (12)| Norm Nixon (12)| The Forum
12,806| 7–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 9| November 16| @ Phoenix| L 105-113| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30)| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15)| Magic Johnson (7)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
13,288| 7–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 10| November 17| @ Dallas| L 117-118| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (22)| Kurt Rambis (9)| Norm Nixon (13)| Reunion Arena
17,134| 7–3|- style="background:#cfc;"| 11| November 19| Washington| W 122-92| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23)| 3 players tied (9)| Norm Nixon (10)| The Forum
14,945| 8–3|- style="background:#cfc;"| 12| November 21| Denver| W 143-129| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29)| Kurt Rambis (16)| Norm Nixon (15)| The Forum
17,505| 9–3|- style="background:#cfc;"| 13| November 24| @ Seattle| W 111-93| James Worthy (26)| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13)| Magic Johnson (10)| Kingdome
26,230| 10–3|- style="background:#cfc;"| 14| November 26| @ San Diego| W 117-115| Magic Johnson (32)| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13)| Norm Nixon (8)| San Diego Sports Arena
12,077| 11–3|- style="background:#cfc;"| 15| November 28| Golden State| W 142-127| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27)| Kurt Rambis (9)| Magic Johnson (13)| The Forum
16,125| 12–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 16 | November 30| @ San Antonio| L 114-117| Norm Nixon (23)| James Worthy (10)| Norm Nixon (11)| HemisFair Arena
12,115| 12–4|- style="background:#cfc;"| 17| December 1| @ Houston| W 106-95| Johnson & McAdoo (19)| Abdul-Jabbar & Wilkes (8)| Magic Johnson (10)| The Summit
8,786| 13–4|- style="background:#cfc;"| 18| December 3| Portland| W 115-100| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (22)| 3 players tied (9)| Magic Johnson (14)| The Forum
13,787| 14–4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 19| December 5| Philadelphia| L 104-114| Jamaal Wilkes (22)| Bob McAdoo (9)| Johnson & Nixon (7)| The Forum| 14–5|- style="background:#cfc;"| 20| December 8| Phoenix| W 89-86| Jamaal Wilkes (20)| Kurt Rambis (13)| Magic Johnson (8)| The Forum
13,763| 15–5|- style="background:#cfc;"| 21| December 10| @ Utah| W 128-122| Bob McAdoo (26)| Magic Johnson (12)| Magic Johnson (13)| Salt Palace
9,023| 16–5|- style="background:#cfc;"| 22| December 11| @ Golden State| W 128-107| Kurt Rambis (20)| Kurt Rambis (14)| Cooper & Nixon (9)| Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
13,335| 17–5|- style="background:#fcc;"| 23| December 14| @ Portland| L 103-107| Magic Johnson (24)| Magic Johnson (8)| Magic Johnson (12)| Memorial Coliseum| 17–6|- style="background:#cfc;"| 24| December 17| New Jersey| W 117-106| Jamaal Wilkes (27)| Johnson & Wilkes (8)| Magic Johnson (13)| The Forum
15,786| 18–6|- style="background:#fcc;"| 25| December 18| @ Phoenix| L 100-126| Jamaal Wilkes (20)| Bob McAdoo (8)| James Worthy (7)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
12,856| 18–7|- style="background:#cfc;"| 26| December 19| Dallas| W 110-108| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33)| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (17)| Magic Johnson (13)| The Forum
14,094| 19–7|- style="background:#cfc;"| 27| December 22| Utah| W 124-100| Bob McAdoo (22)| 3 players tied (7)| Magic Johnson (12)| The Forum
12,358| 20–7|- style="background:#cfc;"| 28| December 23| @ San Diego| W 120-115| Magic Johnson (23)| Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (7)| Magic Johnson (9)| San Diego Sports Arena
8,160| 21–7|- style="background:#cfc;"| 29| December 26| @ Houston| W 96-94| Jamaal Wilkes (22)| Magic Johnson (10)| Magic Johnson (4)| The Summit
10,833| 22–7|- style="background:#cfc;"| 30| December 29| @ Golden State| W 120-110| Magic Johnson (27)| Kurt Rambis (13)| Magic Johnson (10)| Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
13,335| 23–7|- style="background:#cfc;"| 31| December 30| Seattle| W 137-117| Norm Nixon (24)| Magic Johnson (8)| Magic Johnson (16)| The Forum
17,505| 24–7|- style="background:#cfc;"| 32| January 2| Detroit| W 127-112| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28)| Magic Johnson (7)| Magic Johnson (12)| The Forum
15,343| 25–7|- style="background:#fcc;"| 33| January 5| @ Philadelphia| L 120-122 (OT)| Jamaal Wilkes (36)| Magic Johnson (12)| Magic Johnson (20)| The Spectrum
18,482| 25–8|- style="background:#cfc;"| 34| January 6| @ Cleveland| W 125-107| Norm Nixon (20)| Kurt Rambis (12)| Magic Johnson (8)| Richfield Coliseum
11,270| 26–8|- style="background:#cfc;"| 35| January 8| @ New York| W 108-90| McAdoo & Wilkes (20)| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10)| Johnson & Nixon (8)| Madison Square Garden
19,591| 27–8|- style="background:#fcc;"| 36| January 11| @ New Jersey| L 96-110| Wilkes & Worthy (17)| Johnson & McAdoo (8)| Magic Johnson (11)| Brendan Byrne Arena
20,149| 27–9|- style="background:#cfc;"| 37| January 15| @ Atlanta| W 120-101| Jamaal Wilkes (21)| Magic Johnson (17)| Magic Johnson (21)| Omni Coliseum
15,956| 28–9|- style="background:#cfc;"| 38| January 19| San Diego| W 107-104| Jamaal Wilkes (26)| Kurt Rambis (10)| Magic Johnson (12)| The Forum| 29–9|- style="background:#cfc;"| 39| January 21| San Antonio| W 119-110| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23)| Bob McAdoo (7)| Norm Nixon (15)| The Forum| 30–9|- style="background:#cfc;"| 40| January 23| Indiana| W 105-102| Jamaal Wilkes (28)| Bob McAdoo (9)| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (7)| The Forum
14,139| 31–9|- style="background:#cfc;"| 41| January 25| @ Portland| W 125-120| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25)| Magic Johnson (9)| Magic Johnson (9)| Memorial Coliseum
12,666| 32–9|- style="background:#cfc;"| 42| January 26| Milwaukee| W 115-113| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29)| Magic Johnson (12)| Magic Johnson (20)| The Forum
17,505| 33–9|- style="background:#cfc;"| 43| January 28| Atlanta| W 109-85| Magic Johnson (21)| Kurt Rambis (12)| Magic Johnson (9)| The Forum
17,505| 34–9|- style="background:#fcc;"| 44| January 30| @ Boston| L 95-110| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27)| Magic Johnson (9)| Magic Johnson (10)| Boston Garden
15,320| 34–10|- style="background:#fcc;"| 45| February 2| @ Dallas| L 120-122| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34)| Johnson & Rambis (9)| 3 players tied (6)| Reunion Arena
17,134| 34–11|- style="background:#cfc;"| 46| February 4| @ Kansas City| W 143-125| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28)| Magic Johnson (10)| Magic Johnson (15)| Checkerdome| 35–11|- style="background:#cfc;"| 47| February 6| Kansas City| W 116-106| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (18)| James Worthy (8)| Magic Johnson (11)| The Forum
17,505| 36–11|- style="background:#cfc;"| 48| February 8| @ Seattle| W 121-118| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30)| Magic Johnson (10)| Magic Johnson (11)| Kingdome
19,726| 37–11|- style="background:#cfc;"| 49| February 9| Utah| W 113-99| Jamaal Wilkes (22)| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13)| Magic Johnson (12)| The Forum
13,656| 38–11|- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break|- style="background:#cfc;"|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"|- style="background:#fcc;"| 50| February 15| San Antonio| L 103-124| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26)| Abdul-Jabbar & McAdoo (10)| Norm Nixon (12)| The Forum
15,111| 38–12|- style="background:#cfc;"| 51| February 17| @ Dallas| W 127-110| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32)| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13)| Magic Johnson (11)| Reunion Arena
17,134| 39–12|- style="background:#fcc;"| 52| February 18| @ Kansas City| L 118-124| Jamaal Wilkes (26)| Johnson & Worthy (7)| Magic Johnson (15)| Kemper Arena
15,116| 39–13|- style="background:#cfc;"| 53| February 20| @ Indiana| W 126-112| Magic Johnson (27)| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13)| Norm Nixon (13)| Market Square Arena
10,952| 40–13|- style="background:#fcc;"| 54| February 23| Boston| L 104-113| Magic Johnson (20)| Magic Johnson (13)| Magic Johnson (10)| The Forum
17,505| 40–14|- style="background:#fcc;"| 55| February 26| @ Utah| L 92-101| Jamaal Wilkes (17)| 3 players tied (9)| Magic Johnson (10)| Salt Palace
12,097| 40–15|- style="background:#fcc;"| 56| February 27| Denver| L 120-135| Magic Johnson (28)| Kurt Rambis (14)| Magic Johnson (11)| The Forum
17,505| 40–16|- style="background:#cfc;"| 57| March 1| @ Chicago| W 114-111| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31)| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13)| Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (8)| Chicago Stadium
15,307| 41–16|- style="background:#cfc;"| 58| March 2| @ Milwaukee| W 127-117| Magic Johnson (34)| 3 players tied (7)| Magic Johnson (15)| MECCA Arena
11,052| 42–16|- style="background:#fcc;"| 59| March 4| @ Washington| L 93-96| Norm Nixon (26)| Kurt Rambis (9)| Magic Johnson (10)| Capital Centre
17,118| 42–17|- style="background:#cfc;"| 60| March 5| @ Detroit| W 122-108| James Worthy (28)| Johnson & Worthy (10)| Magic Johnson (16)| Pontiac Silverdome
25,278| 43–17|- style="background:#cfc;"| 61| March 8| @ Golden State| W 116-112| Magic Johnson (31)| Magic Johnson (12)| Johnson & Nixon (9)| Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
13,335| 44–17|- style="background:#cfc;"| 62| March 9| San Diego| W 119-114| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31)| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (8)| Magic Johnson (20)| The Forum
17,505| 45–17|- style="background:#cfc;"| 63| March 12| Chicago| W 123-116| Norm Nixon (27)| Magic Johnson (12)| Magic Johnson (14)| The Forum
17,505| 46–17|- style="background:#cfc;"| 64| March 16| Phoenix| W 104-95| Magic Johnson (25)| Magic Johnson (11)| Norm Nixon (12)| The Forum
16,060| 47–17|- style="background:#cfc;"| 65| March 18| Kansas City| W 109-96| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (35)| Kurt Rambis (12)| Norm Nixon (13)| The Forum
15,817| 48–17|- style="background:#fcc;"| 66| March 19| @ San Diego| L 99-107| Jamaal Wilkes (22)| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (8)| Norm Nixon (10)| San Diego Sports Arena
13,075| 48–18|- style="background:#cfc;"| 67| March 20| Dallas| W 117-110| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23)| Kurt Rambis (9)| Magic Johnson (16)| The Forum
17,505| 49–18|- style="background:#cfc;"| 68| March 22| Seattle| W 123-108| Jamaal Wilkes (26)| Magic Johnson (15)| Magic Johnson (11)| The Forum
17,505| 50–18|- style="background:#fcc;"| 69| March 25| San Antonio| L 120-132| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23)| Magic Johnson (12)| Magic Johnson (11)| The Forum
17,505| 50–19|- style="background:#cfc;"| 70| March 27| Houston| W 114-93| Magic Johnson (26)| Dwight Jones (9)| Magic Johnson (9)| The Forum
14,719| 51–19|- style="background:#cfc;"| 71| March 29| San Diego| W 127-109| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26)| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (7)| Magic Johnson (8)| The Forum
16,581| 52–19|- style="background:#cfc;"| 72| March 31| @ Denver| W 122-116| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26)| Magic Johnson (16)| Magic Johnson (12)| McNichols Sports Arena
17,310| 53–19|- style="background:#cfc;"| 73| April 1| New York| W 102-88| Norm Nixon (22)| Magic Johnson (9)| Magic Johnson (12)| The Forum
17,505| 54–19|- style="background:#fcc;"| 74| April 4| @ Seattle| L 111-121| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26)| Magic Johnson (10)| Magic Johnson (8)| Kingdome
18,045| 54–20|- style="background:#fcc;"| 75| April 5| @ Portland| L 101-107| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28)| Magic Johnson (16)| Magic Johnson (13)| Memorial Coliseum
12,666| 54–21|- style="background:#cfc;"| 76| April 7| @ Phoenix| W 117-108| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29)| 3 players tied (8)| Magic Johnson (13)| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,660| 55–21|- style="background:#cfc;"| 77| April 8| Golden State| W 118-107| Magic Johnson (36)| Magic Johnson (13)| Magic Johnson (14)| The Forum
15,176| 56–21|- style="background:#fcc;"| 78| April 10| Phoenix| L 95-101| Jamaal Wilkes (23)| Magic Johnson (9)| Magic Johnson (11)| The Forum
16,545| 56–22|- style="background:#cfc;"| 79| April 12| @ Houston| W 114-113| Magic Johnson (31)| Kurt Rambis (10)| Magic Johnson (9)| The Summit
8,147| 57–22|- style="background:#fcc;"| 80| April 13| @ San Antonio| L 109-114| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38)| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (7)| Magic Johnson (12)| HemisFair Arena
15,782| 57–23|- style="background:#cfc;"| 81| April 15| Seattle| W 100-99| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29)| Kurt Rambis (12)| Magic Johnson (12)| The Forum
17,505| 58–23|- style="background:#fcc;"| 82| April 17| Portland| L 108-119| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31)| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10)| Norm Nixon (12)| The Forum
16,509| 58–24
|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| April 24| Portland| W 118–97| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32)| Johnson & Rambis (9)| Magic Johnson (18)| The Forum
13,891| 1–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2| April 26| Portland| W 112–106| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (37)| Jamaal Wilkes (9)| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (7)| The Forum
16,239| 2–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3| April 29| @ Portland| W 115–109 (OT)| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30)| Rambis & Wilkes (9)| Magic Johnson (11)| Memorial Coliseum
12,666| 3–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4| May 1| @ Portland| L 95–108| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34)| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (9)| Magic Johnson (8)| Memorial Coliseum
12,666| 3–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5| May 3| Portland| W 116–108| Norm Nixon (36)| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11)| Magic Johnson (15)| The Forum
16,739| 4–1|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| May 8| San Antonio| W 119–107| Abdul-Jabbar & Nixon (30)| 3 players tied (8)| Magic Johnson (12)| The Forum
15,063| 1–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| May 10| San Antonio| L 113–122| Johnson & Nixon (28)| Magic Johnson (12)| Norm Nixon (11)| The Forum
17,505| 1–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3| May 13| @ San Antonio| W 113–100| Jamaal Wilkes (26)| Magic Johnson (11)| Magic Johnson (13)| HemisFair Arena
15,782| 2–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4| May 15| @ San Antonio| W 129–121| Magic Johnson (31)| Magic Johnson (8)| Magic Johnson (17)| HemisFair Arena
15,782| 3–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5| May 18| San Antonio| L 112–117| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30)| Magic Johnson (11)| Magic Johnson (19)| The Forum
17,505| 3–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 6| May 20| @ San Antonio| W 101–100| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28)| Magic Johnson (15)| Magic Johnson (16)| HemisFair Arena
15,782| 4–2|-|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| May 22| @ Philadelphia| L 107–113| Norm Nixon (26)| Mark Landsberger (10)| Magic Johnson (11)| The Spectrum
18,482| 0–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| May 26| @ Philadelphia| L 93–103| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23)| Magic Johnson (8)| Magic Johnson (13)| The Spectrum
18,482| 0–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3| May 29| Philadelphia| L 94–111| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23)| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15)| Magic Johnson (13)| The Forum
17,505| 0–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4| May 31| Philadelphia| L 108–115| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28)| 4 players tied (7)| Magic Johnson (13)| The Forum
17,505| 0–4|-
Note: GP= Games played; MPG= Minutes per Game; REB = Rebounds; AST = Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; PPG = Points per Game
| Player | GP | MPG | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | 32.3 | 592 | 200 | 61 | 170 | 1722 | 21.8 | |
| 80 | 31.9 | 343 | 182 | 65 | 17 | 1571 | 19.6 | |
| 79 | 36.8 | 683 | 829 | 176 | 47 | 1326 | 16.8 | |
| 79 | 34.3 | 205 | 566 | 104 | 4 | 1191 | 15.1 | |
| 47 | 21.7 | 247 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 703 | 15.0 | |
| 77 | 25.6 | 399 | 132 | 91 | 64 | 1033 | 13.4 | |
| 82 | 26.2 | 274 | 315 | 115 | 50 | 639 | 7.8 | |
| 78 | 23.2 | 531 | 90 | 105 | 63 | 584 | 7.5 | |
| 32 | 15.3 | 114 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 156 | 4.9 | |
| 39 | 9.8 | 53 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 156 | 4.0 | |
| 48 | 9.3 | 69 | 24 | 22 | 4 | 144 | 3.0 | |
| 39 | 9.1 | 128 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 98 | 2.5 | |
| 35 | 9.5 | 26 | 80 | 31 | 1 | 94 | 2.7 | |
| 1 | 17.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | |
| 4 | 6.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1.3 | |
| 2 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | |