1983–84 Los Angeles Lakers season

1983–84 Los Angeles Lakers season
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coach	Pat Riley
Owners	Jerry Buss
Arena	The Forum
Results
Record	54–28 (.659)
Place	Division: 1st (Pacific) Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish	NBA Finals (lost to Celtics 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KHJ
Radio	AM 570 KLAC

The 1983–84 season for the Los Angeles Lakers saw them lose in the 1984 NBA Finals against Larry Bird's Boston Celtics in seven well-fought games. The Lakers were coming off of an NBA Finals loss the previous season to the Julius Erving and Moses Malone-led Philadelphia 76ers, in which they were swept in four games. The Lakers, powered by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (who broke the NBA's all-time total points record) and Magic Johnson with his 13.1 assists per game (tops in '84), ended up winning 54 games in the 1983–84 NBA season. On April 5, 1984, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had a 12-foot shot over Mark Eaton of the Utah Jazz to surpass Wilt Chamberlain as the NBA's all-time leading scorer with 31,421 points.

In the playoffs, the Lakers defeated the Kansas City Kings in the first round, the Dallas Mavericks in the second, and the Phoenix Suns in the 1984 Western Conference finals in order to advance to what is called the "greatest NBA Finals in history", against Larry Bird's formidable, 62–20 Boston Celtics. The Lakers' easy 137–104 victory in Game 3 of the Finals caused Bird to label teammates "sissies". The words inspired the Celtics, and shot down the Lakers, with the Celtics winning Game 7 by a score of 111–102, a Laker heartbreaker, and still, arguably, the most memorable Finals of the 1980s.

Draft picks

Main article: 1983 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College

Roster

1983–84 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 SG 21 Cooper, Michael 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1956-04-15 New Mexico SF 00 Garrett, Calvin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1956-07-11 Oral Roberts PG 32 Johnson, Magic 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 C 11 McAdoo, Bob 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1951-09-25 North Carolina SF 40 McGee, Mike 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1959-07-29 Michigan C 41 Nater, Swen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1950-01-14 UCLA 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 52 Wilkes, Jamaal 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1953-05-02 UCLA PF 42 Worthy, James 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1961-02-27 North Carolina

Head coach Pat Riley Assistant coach(es) Bill Bertka Dave Wohl Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Last transaction: April 11, 1984

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	54	28	.659	–	28–13	26–15	18–12
x-Portland Trail Blazers	48	34	.585	6	33–8	15–26	17–13
x-Seattle SuperSonics	42	40	.512	12	32–9	10–31	14–16
x-Phoenix Suns	41	41	.500	13	31–10	10–31	16–14
Golden State Warriors	37	45	.451	17	27–14	10–31	13–17
San Diego Clippers	30	52	.366	24	25–16	5–36	12–18

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Los Angeles Lakers	54	28	.659	–
2	y-Utah Jazz	45	37	.549	9
3	x-Portland Trail Blazers	48	34	.585	6
4	x-Dallas Mavericks	43	39	.524	11
5	x-Seattle SuperSonics	42	40	.512	12
6	x-Phoenix Suns	41	41	.500	13
7	x-Denver Nuggets	38	44	.463	16
8	x-Kansas City Kings	38	44	.463	16
9	San Antonio Spurs	37	45	.451	17
10	Golden State Warriors	37	45	.451	17
11	San Diego Clippers	30	52	.366	24
12	Houston Rockets	29	53	.354	25

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1983–84 NBA records
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	–	0–5	4–2	3–3	1–1	0–2	2–4	1–1	1–1	4–2	0–2	0–2	3–3	3–3	4–1	5–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–2
Boston	5–0	–	5–0	6–0	2–0	2–0	4–2	2–0	1–1	5–1	2–0	0–2	5–1	4–2	3–3	2–4	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–2
Chicago	2–4	0–5	–	2–4	1–1	0–2	1–5	2–0	0–2	3–3	1–1	0–2	2–4	2–4	2–4	2–3	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–4
Cleveland	3–3	0–6	4–2	–	1–1	0–2	1–5	1–1	1–1	2–4	0–2	0–2	1–5	2–3	1–5	2–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	4–1
Dallas	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	–	4–2	0–2	4–1	4–2	2–0	3–3	3–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–2	2–3	4–2	4–1	1–4	4–2	0–2
Denver	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–4	–	1–1	2–3	4–2	0–2	4–2	1–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–4	3–3	3–2	2–3	3–3	0–2
Detroit	4–2	2–4	5–1	5–1	2–0	1–1	–	1–1	1–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	3–2	1–4	4–2	3–3	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–3
Golden State	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–4	3–2	1–1	–	2–3	2–0	4–1	3–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–5	2–4	3–2	3–3	4–2	1–4	2–0
Houston	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–4	2–4	1–1	3–2	–	1–1	2–4	1–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–3	1–4	2–4	2–3	3–2	1–5	0–2
Indiana	2–4	1–5	3–3	4–2	0–2	2–0	2–4	0–2	1–1	–	0–2	1–1	1–5	1–5	2–4	0–5	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–4
Kansas City	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	3–3	2–4	1–1	1–4	4–2	2–0	–	0–5	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–3	2–3	5–1	3–2	1–4	3–3	2–0
Los Angeles	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–3	4–1	1–1	3–3	4–1	1–1	5–0	–	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–3	5–1	2–3	4–2	3–3	4–1	1–1
Milwaukee	3–3	1–5	4–2	5–1	2–0	1–1	2–3	2–0	1–1	5–1	2–0	0–2	–	4–2	4–1	2–4	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–1
New Jersey	3–3	2–4	4–2	3–2	1–1	1–1	4–1	1–1	2–0	5–1	0–2	1–1	2–4	–	3–3	3–3	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–2
New York	1–4	3–3	4–1	5–1	2–0	1–1	2–4	1–1	2–0	4–2	2–0	2–0	1–4	3–3	–	2–4	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	4–2
Philadelphia	1–5	4–2	3–2	4–2	1–1	1–1	3–3	1–1	2–0	5–0	2–0	1–1	4–2	3–3	4–2	–	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	4–2
Phoenix	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–2	0–2	5–1	3–2	1–1	3–2	3–3	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	–	2–4	5–0	4–2	2–4	1–4	2–0
Portland	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–2	4–1	1–1	4–2	4–1	1–1	3–2	1–5	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–2	–	4–1	4–2	4–2	1–4	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	2–4	3–3	1–1	2–3	4–2	2–0	1–5	3–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–5	1–4	–	4–1	2–3	4–2	1–1
San Diego	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–4	2–3	0–2	3–3	3–2	1–1	2–3	2–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–4	2–4	1–4	–	3–3	2–3	1–1
Seattle	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	4–1	3–2	1–1	2–4	2–3	1–1	4–1	3–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–2	2–4	3–2	3–3	–	1–4	1–1
Utah	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–4	3–3	1–1	4–1	5–1	1–1	3–3	1–4	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–1	4–1	2–4	3–2	4–1	–	1–1
Washington	2–4	2–4	4–2	1–4	2–0	2–0	3–3	0–2	2–0	4–1	0–2	1–1	1–5	2–4	2–4	2–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	—

Game log

Regular season

1983–84 game log Total: 54–28 (home: 28–13; road: 26–15)
October: 2–0 (home: 0–0; road: 2–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 28, 1983 @ Kansas City W 117–107 Abdul-Jabbar & Wilkes (25) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10) Magic Johnson (11) Kemper Arena 15,782 1–0 2 October 29, 1983 @ Utah W 120–115 Abdul-Jabbar & Wilkes (21) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (14) Magic Johnson (14) Salt Palace Acord Arena 10,608 2–0
November: 10–4 (home: 7–1; road: 3–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 3 November 2, 1983 @ San Diego L 106–110 Jamaal Wilkes (19) Magic Johnson (11) Magic Johnson (13) San Diego Sports Arena 11,629 2–1 4 November 5, 1983 @ Dallas L 102–107 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (16) Mike McGee (8) Magic Johnson (14) Reunion Arena 17,007 2–2 5 November 8, 1983 @ Denver W 133–124 Magic Johnson (29) Magic Johnson (12) Magic Johnson (14) McNichols Sports Arena 10,104 3–2 6 November 9, 1983 Dallas W 120–106 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13) Magic Johnson (13) The Forum 14,341 4–2 7 November 11, 1983 Phoenix W 119–105 Mike McGee (26) Magic Johnson (8) Magic Johnson (15) The Forum 15,316 5–2 8 November 13, 1983 Utah W 124–118 Magic Johnson (30) Magic Johnson (13) Magic Johnson (16) The Forum 12,039 6–2 9 November 15, 1983 Milwaukee W 126–97 Jamaal Wilkes (17) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10) Magic Johnson (17) The Forum 14,557 7–2 10 November 17, 1983 Cleveland W 127–114 Jamaal Wilkes (24) Magic Johnson (9) Magic Johnson (22) The Forum 11,467 8–2 11 November 19, 1983 @ Portland W 117–110 Abdul-Jabbar & Wilkes (20) Johnson & Worthy (9) Magic Johnson (13) Memorial Coliseum 12,666 9–2 12 November 22, 1983 Utah L 126–130 (OT) Bob McAdoo (31) Johnson & McAdoo (9) Magic Johnson (17) The Forum 12,553 9–3 13 November 23, 1983 @ Seattle L 98–106 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (19) Abdul-Jabbar & Worthy (7) Magic Johnson (15) Kingdome 13,033 9–4 14 November 25, 1983 New Jersey W 147–123 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12) Magic Johnson (20) The Forum 14,364 10–4 15 November 27, 1983 Chicago W 103–100 Magic Johnson (29) Magic Johnson (8) Magic Johnson (12) The Forum 12,692 11–4 16 November 29, 1983 @ Golden State W 111–-105 Mike McGee (22) 3 players tied (7) Magic Johnson (16) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 11,761 12–4
December: 7–6 (home: 6–3; road: 1–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 17 December 2, 1983 Dallas L 118–133 Jamaal Wilkes (21) Bob McAdoo (9) Magic Johnson (12) The Forum 16,044 12–5 18 December 4, 1983 San Diego W 120–99 Abdul-Jabbar & Scott (20) Swen Nater (9) Michael Cooper (17) The Forum 17,505 13–5 19 December 8, 1983 Kansas City W 129–106 McGee & Wilkes (22) Bob McAdoo (10) Michael Cooper (10) The Forum 11,911 14–5 20 December 11, 1983 New York L 98–109 Bob McAdoo (27) Abdul-Jabbar & McAdoo (5) Jamaal Wilkes (4) The Forum 12,845 14–6 21 December 15, 1983 @ Phoenix L 104–114 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15) Abdul-Jabbar & McAdoo (10) Abdul-Jabbar & Scott (4) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10,624 14–7 22 December 16, 1983 San Diego W 122–109 Bob McAdoo (26) Abdul-Jabbar & Cooper (6) Michael Cooper (7) The Forum 15,456 15–7 23 December 18, 1983 Portland W 122–115 James Worthy (28) Abdul-Jabbar & Worthy (7) Michael Cooper (9) The Forum 13,000 16–7 24 December 20, 1983 @ Seattle W 108–102 Wilkes & Worthy (23) Bob McAdoo (10) Cooper & Scott (8) Kingdome 12,436 17–7 25 December 22, 1983 @ Golden State L 102–109 Jamaal Wilkes (23) Garrett & Worthy (7) Michael Cooper (8) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 10,621 17–8 26 December 23, 1983 Golden State W 123–116 Bob McAdoo (27) James Worthy (14) Michael Cooper (16) The Forum 13,116 18–8 27 December 25, 1983 @ Portland L 121–141 James Worthy (30) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (8) Michael Cooper (9) Memorial Coliseum 12,666 18–9 28 December 27, 1983 Denver W 118–116 Jamaal Wilkes (24) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15) Michael Cooper (12) The Forum 15,512 19–9 29 December 30, 1983 Golden State L 105–116 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25) Jamaal Wilkes (12) Michael Cooper (12) The Forum 14,177 19–10
January: 8–6 (home: 4–3; road: 4–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 30 January 3, 1984 @ New York L 105–117 Mike McGee (33) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10) Michael Cooper (10) Madison Square Garden 16,886 19–11 31 January 4, 1984 @ Cleveland W 106–99 Magic Johnson (23) Swen Nater (10) Magic Johnson (10) Richfield Coliseum 8,027 20–11 32 January 6, 1984 San Antonio L 117–124 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24) Magic Johnson (10) Cooper & Johnson (12) The Forum 17,505 20–12 33 January 8, 1984 Houston L 118–129 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30) Wilkes & Worthy (9) Magic Johnson (14) The Forum 17,505 20–13 34 January 10, 1984 @ Houston W 136–132 (OT) Bob McAdoo (32) James Worthy (9) Magic Johnson (14) The Summit 16,016 21–13 35 January 12, 1984 @ Kansas City W 95–89 Bob McAdoo (24) Bob McAdoo (9) Magic Johnson (11) Kemper Arena 9,131 22–13 36 January 13, 1984 @ Denver W 141–134 Jamaal Wilkes (31) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13) Magic Johnson (18) McNichols Sports Arena 13,967 23–13 37 January 15, 1984 Seattle L 91–102 Jamaal Wilkes (26) James Worthy (13) Magic Johnson (17) The Forum 17,505 23–14 38 January 17, 1984 Washington W 108–95 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23) Wilkes & Worthy (11) Magic Johnson (12) The Forum 12,754 24–14 39 January 19, 1984 @ Phoenix L 123–138 James Worthy (23) James Worthy (9) Magic Johnson (12) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 12,062 24–15 40 January 21, 1984 @ San Antonio L 108–113 Bob McAdoo (30) Magic Johnson (12) Magic Johnson (12) HemisFair Arena 13,972 24–16 41 January 24, 1984 Phoenix W 116–110 Bob McAdoo (24) Jamaal Wilkes (10) Magic Johnson (11) The Forum 13,896 25–16 42 January 26, 1984 Houston W 131–102 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) James Worthy (12) Magic Johnson (11) The Forum 17,505 26–16 All-Star Break 43 January 31, 1984 Portland W 129–124 Jamaal Wilkes (23) Magic Johnson (9) Magic Johnson (15) The Forum 15,987 27–16
February: 11–4 (home: 4–1; road: 7–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 44 February 1, 1984 @ Denver W 116–108 Byron Scott (32) Magic Johnson (10) Magic Johnson (17) McNichols Sports Arena 14,009 28–16 45 February 3, 1984 Utah W 109–105 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12) Magic Johnson (16) The Forum 17,505 29–16 46 February 5, 1984 @ San Antonio W 110–98 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) James Worthy (13) Magic Johnson (18) HemisFair Arena 10,414 30–16 47 February 7, 1984 @ Indiana W 106–105 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (9) Magic Johnson (12) Market Square Arena 14,636 31–16 48 February 8, 1984 @ Boston W 111–109 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) Johnson & Wilkes (8) Magic Johnson (10) Boston Garden 14,890 32–16 49 February 10, 1984 @ Washington L 93–96 Jamaal Wilkes (21) James Worthy (11) Magic Johnson (13) Capital Centre 19,105 32–17 50 February 12, 1984 Atlanta W 108–87 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) Magic Johnson (10) Magic Johnson (15) The Forum 15,617 33–17 51 February 17, 1984 Denver L 138–141 Magic Johnson (33) Magic Johnson (13) Magic Johnson (16) The Forum 15,230 33–18 52 February 18, 1984 @ San Diego W 120–116 Johnson & Wilkes (20) Magic Johnson (7) Magic Johnson (14) San Diego Sports Arena 10,502 34–18 53 February 21, 1984 Seattle W 128–112 Jamaal Wilkes (25) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (7) Magic Johnson (23) The Forum 17,505 35–18 54 February 22, 1984 @ Seattle L 114–121 Magic Johnson (22) Magic Johnson (13) Magic Johnson (11) Kingdome 12,910 35–19 55 February 24, 1984 Boston W 116–108 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31) Magic Johnson (8) Magic Johnson (18) The Forum 17,505 36–19 56 February 26, 1984 @ Philadelphia W 101–99 Magic Johnson (23) James Worthy (9) Magic Johnson (11) The Spectrum 17,921 37–19 57 February 28, 1984 @ Chicago W 124–108 Jamaal Wilkes (22) Kurt Rambis (7) Magic Johnson (15) Chicago Stadium 10,949 38–19 58 February 29, 1984 @ New Jersey L 92–102 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (19) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (8) Magic Johnson (8) Brendan Byrne Arena 17,590 38–20
March: 11–4 (home: 4–3; road: 7–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 59 March 2, 1984 @ Atlanta W 98–94 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13) Magic Johnson (9) The Omni 15,413 39–20 60 March 4, 1984 @ Detroit W 118–114 Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (29) Magic Johnson (14) Michael Cooper (8) Pontiac Silverdome 30,104 40–20 61 March 7, 1984 Philadelphia L 105–113 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29) James Worthy (10) Magic Johnson (11) The Forum 17,505 40–21 62 March 9, 1984 @ Dallas W 121–120 (2OT) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12) Magic Johnson (8) Reunion Arena 17,007 41–21 63 March 10, 1984 Indiana L 114–126 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25) James Worthy (11) Magic Johnson (9) The Forum 15,340 41–22 64 March 13, 1984 Seattle W 114–98 Abdul-Jabbar & Scott (20) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (9) Magic Johnson (13) The Forum 13,344 42–22 65 March 15, 1984 San Antonio W 143–124 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) Magic Johnson (9) Magic Johnson (8) The Forum 17,505 43–22 66 March 17, 1984 @ Houston W 123–111 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29) James Worthy (13) Magic Johnson (13) The Summit 15,010 44–22 67 March 20, 1984 @ Milwaukee W 99–94 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (22) Kurt Rambis (7) Magic Johnson (11) MECCA Arena 11,052 45–22 68 March 21, 1984 @ Kansas City W 123–116 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24) Magic Johnson (12) Magic Johnson (19) Kemper Arena 17,164 46–22 69 March 23, 1984 Detroit L 118–121 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (35) James Worthy (9) Magic Johnson (10) The Forum 17,505 46–23 70 March 25, 1984 San Diego W 114–102 James Worthy (26) Kurt Rambis (9) Magic Johnson (16) The Forum 15,122 47–23 71 March 28, 1984 @ San Diego L 115–122 Magic Johnson (25) Kurt Rambis (8) Magic Johnson (15) San Diego Sports Arena 47–24 72 March 29, 1984 Houston W 115–109 James Worthy (23) Magic Johnson (11) Magic Johnson (10) The Forum 15,253 48–24 73 March 31, 1984 @ Phoenix W 119–97 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11) Magic Johnson (13) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 13,032 49–24
April: 5–4 (home: 3–2; road: 2–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 74 April 1, 1984 Golden State W 121–110 Magic Johnson (26) Magic Johnson (9) Magic Johnson (13) The Forum 13,754 50–24 75 April 3, 1984 @ San Antonio L 109–137 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) Kurt Rambis (8) Magic Johnson (10) HemisFair Arena 9,790 50–25 76 April 5, 1984 @ Utah (at Las Vegas, Nevada) W 129–115 Byron Scott (24) Magic Johnson (7) Magic Johnson (12) Thomas & Mack Center 18,359 51–25 77 April 6, 1984 Kansas City W 112–97 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (22) Kupchak & Rambis (10) Magic Johnson (10) The Forum 17,505 52–25 78 April 8, 1984 @ Portland W 119–113 James Worthy (37) Magic Johnson (8) Magic Johnson (12) Memorial Coliseum 12,666 53–25 79 April 10, 1984 @ Golden State L 115–117 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) Kurt Rambis (13) Magic Johnson (11) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 4,262 53–26 80 April 11, 1984 Portland W 121–108 Abdul-Jabbar & McGee (24) Kurt Rambis (9) Michael Cooper (9) The Forum 17,505 54–26 81 April 13, 1984 Dallas L 103–104 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11) Michael Cooper (10) The Forum 14,688 54–27 82 April 15, 1984 Phoenix L 114–123 Mike McGee (21) Kurt Rambis (10) Michael Cooper (10) The Forum 14,461 54–28
1983–84 schedule

Playoffs

1984 playoff game log Total: 14–7 (home: 9–2; road: 5–5)
Western Conference 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 18, 1984 Kansas City W 116–105 Magic Johnson (26) 3 players tied (7) Magic Johnson (11) The Forum 13,918 1–0 2 April 20, 1984 Kansas City W 109–102 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11) Magic Johnson (11) The Forum 14,986 2–0 3 April 22, 1984 @ Kansas City W 108–102 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23) Johnson & Worthy (10) Magic Johnson (13) Kemper Arena 7,261 3–0
Western Conference Semifinals: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 28, 1984 Dallas W 134–91 Mike McGee (25) Kurt Rambis (8) Magic Johnson (11) The Forum 13,512 1–0 2 May 1, 1984 Dallas W 117–101 Magic Johnson (27) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10) Magic Johnson (11) The Forum 15,298 2–0 3 May 4, 1984 @ Dallas L 115–125 Magic Johnson (24) Bob McAdoo (8) Magic Johnson (14) Reunion Arena 17,007 2–1 4 May 6, 1984 @ Dallas W 122–115 (OT) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (11) Magic Johnson (16) Reunion Arena 17,007 3–1 5 May 8, 1984 Dallas W 115–99 Mike McGee (27) 3 players tied (6) Magic Johnson (15) The Forum 16,644 4–1
Western Conference Finals: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 12, 1984 Phoenix W 110–94 Bob McAdoo (20) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10) Michael Cooper (10) The Forum 12,825 1–0 2 May 15, 1984 Phoenix W 118–102 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (21) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10) Magic Johnson (24) The Forum 16,578 2–0 3 May 18, 1984 @ Phoenix L 127–135 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31) 3 players tied (8) Magic Johnson (13) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,660 2–1 4 May 20, 1984 @ Phoenix W 126–115 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31) 3 players tied (7) Magic Johnson (15) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,660 3–1 5 May 23, 1984 Phoenix L 121–126 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) Bob McAdoo (8) Magic Johnson (13) The Forum 16,848 3–2 6 May 25, 1984 @ Phoenix W 99–97 James Worthy (22) Magic Johnson (11) Magic Johnson (13) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,660 4–2
NBA Finals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 27, 1984 @ Boston W 115–109 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (8) Magic Johnson (10) Boston Garden 14,890 1–0 2 May 31, 1984 @ Boston L 121–124 (OT) James Worthy (29) Magic Johnson (10) Magic Johnson (10) Boston Garden 14,890 1–1 3 June 3, 1984 Boston W 137–104 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34) Magic Johnson (11) Magic Johnson (21) The Forum 17,505 2–1 4 June 6, 1984 Boston L 125–129 (OT) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32) Magic Johnson (11) Magic Johnson (17) The Forum 17,505 2–2 5 June 8, 1984 @ Boston L 103–121 James Worthy (22) Kurt Rambis (9) Magic Johnson (13) Boston Garden 14,890 2–3 6 June 10, 1984 Boston W 119–108 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10) Magic Johnson (10) The Forum 17,505 3–3 7 June 12, 1984 @ Boston L 102–111 James Worthy (21) Kurt Rambis (9) Magic Johnson (15) Boston Garden 14,890 3–4
1984 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

Awards and records

• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, All-NBA First Team
• Magic Johnson, All-NBA First Team
• Michael Cooper, NBA All-Defensive First Team
• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
• Byron Scott, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

External links

• Lakers History: 1983–84 on NBA.com
• Twiss, Jeff. "The 1984 NBA Finals". Celtics team page at NBA.com.
• "1983–84 Season Overview: Larry's Celtics Edge Magic's Lakers in 7". NBA.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2002.