1987–88 Los Angeles Lakers season

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1987–88 Los Angeles Lakers season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachPat Riley
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
RadioAM 570 KLAC
< 1986–87 1988–89 >
A ticket for Game 1 of the 1988 Western Conference Finals between the Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks.
A ticket for Game 1 of the 1988 NBA Finals at The Forum.

The 1987–88 season saw the Lakers win their eleventh NBA championship, defeating the Detroit Pistons in a seven-game final to become the NBA’s first repeat champions since the Boston Celtics did it in the 1968–69 NBA season. In doing so, the Lakers made good on Pat Riley's famous promise to repeat as champions. “I will guarantee you,” Riley said after the Lakers’ 1987 championship win, “we’re gonna repeat.”[1] Before that, the Lakers swept the San Antonio Spurs in the opening round. The following two rounds would not be as easy for the Lakers, but they still managed to get through a tough seven-game series against the Jazz and Mavericks, respectively.

The 1988 Finals proved the last time the Showtime-era Lakers would win the NBA Championship. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar abruptly retired after another NBA Finals appearance the following year, in which the Lakers were swept in four straight by the rejuvenated Pistons. Although they made the Finals in 1991, the Lakers lost to the Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls in five games. After that, the Lakers did not make another Finals appearance and win another NBA Championship until 2000. It was also the final time the Lakers won the Championship at The Forum.

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  Netherlands Central Washington University

Roster

Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
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
F/C 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 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) University of Wisconsin
F 31 United States Rambis, Kurt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Santa Clara University
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) University of 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

Depth chart

Pos. Starter Bench Reserve Inactive
C Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Mychal Thompson Mike Smrek
PF A. C. Green Kurt Rambis Ray Tolbert
SF James Worthy Tony Campbell Billy Thompson
SG Byron Scott Michael Cooper Milt Wagner Jeff Lamp
PG Magic Johnson Wes Matthews

Regular season

Season standings

#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Los Angeles Lakers 62 20 .756 –
2 y-Denver Nuggets 54 28 .659 8
3 x-Dallas Mavericks 53 29 .646 9
4 x-Portland Trail Blazers 53 29 .646 9
5 x-Utah Jazz 47 35 .573 15
6 x-Houston Rockets 46 36 .561 16
7 x-Seattle SuperSonics 44 38 .537 18
8 x-San Antonio Spurs 31 51 .378 31
9 Phoenix Suns 28 54 .341 34
10 Sacramento Kings 24 58 .293 38
11 Golden State Warriors 20 62 .244 42
12 Los Angeles Clippers 17 65 .207 45
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 — 2–4 2–3 5–1 2–0 1–1 2–4 2–0 1–1 4–2 2–0 0–2 3–3 5–0 3–3 6–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–3
Boston 4–2 — 3–3 2–3 2–0 0–2 3–3 2–0 1–1 5–0 2–0 0–2 3–3 5–1 5–1 4–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 5–1
Chicago 3–2 3–3 — 3–3 0–2 1–1 2–4 2–0 2–0 3–3 2–0 1–1 5–1 5–1 3–2 4–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–3
Cleveland 1–5 3–2 3–3 — 1–1 1–1 1–5 0–2 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 2–4 5–1 2–4 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 6–0
Dallas 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 — 3–3 1–1 4–1 4–2 2–0 5–0 1–4 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–0 3–2 5–1 5–1 3–2 3–3 1–1
Denver 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–3 — 1–1 4–1 4–2 1–1 5–0 3–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–3 4–2 5–1 4–1 2–4 2–0
Detroit 4–2 3–3 4–2 5–1 1–1 1–1 — 2–0 1–1 3–3 1–1 0–2 4–2 5–1 4–2 4–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–2
Golden State 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–4 1–4 0–2 — 0–5 0–2 3–3 0–6 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–4 1–5 2–3 3–2 1–5 1–4 0–2
Houston 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–4 2–4 1–1 5–0 — 2–0 3–2 1–4 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 4–1 4–2 2–4 3–2 3–3 2–0
Indiana 2–4 0–5 3–3 2–4 0–2 1–1 3–3 2–0 0–2 — 1–1 1–1 3–3 6–0 2–3 2–4 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–4
L.A. Clippers 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–5 0–5 1–1 3–3 2–3 1–1 — 1–5 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–4 0–6 3–2 0–5 1–5 1–4 0–2
L.A. Lakers 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–1 2–3 2–0 6–0 4–1 1–1 5–1 — 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 5–1 3–3 4–1 5–0 4–2 4–1 1–1
Milwaukee 3–3 3–3 1–5 4–2 0–2 1–1 2–4 2–0 0–2 3–3 2–0 2–0 — 3–2 3–3 2–4 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–1
New Jersey 0–5 1–5 1–5 1–5 1–1 0–2 1–5 0–2 1–1 0–6 2–0 0–2 2–3 — 3–3 2–4 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–6
New York 3–3 1–5 2–3 4–2 1–1 1–1 2–4 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–0 0–2 3–3 3–3 — 3–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–3
Philadelphia 0–6 2–4 2–4 2–3 1–1 0–2 1–4 1–1 1–1 4–2 1–1 0–2 4–2 4–2 3–3 — 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–3
Phoenix 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–5 2–3 0–2 4–2 1–4 0–2 4–2 1–5 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 — 0–6 3–2 2–3 2–4 2–3 0–2
Portland 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–3 3–2 1–1 5–1 1–4 2–0 6–0 3–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 6–0 — 4–1 5–0 3–3 1–4 2–0
Sacramento 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–5 2–4 0–2 3–2 2–4 0–2 2–3 1–4 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–4 — 3–3 1–4 1–5 0–2
San Antonio 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–5 1–5 1–1 2–3 4–2 0–2 5–0 0–5 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 0–5 3–3 — 3–2 3–3 0–2
Seattle 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–4 1–1 5–1 2–3 1–1 5–1 2–4 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 4–2 3–3 4–1 2–3 — 1–4 2–0
Utah 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–3 4–2 0–2 4–1 3–3 1–1 4–1 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–2 4–1 5–1 3–3 4–1 — 2–0
Washington 3–3 1–5 3–3 0–6 1–1 0–2 2–3 2–0 0–2 4–2 2–0 1–1 1–4 6–0 3–3 3–3 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 —

Game log

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

Playoffs

West First Round

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (8) San Antonio Spurs: Lakers win series 3–0

  • Game 1 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (April 29): Los Angeles 122, San Antonio 110
  • Game 2 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (May 1): Los Angeles 130, San Antonio 112
  • Game 3 @ HemisFair Arena, San Antonio (May 3): Los Angeles 109, San Antonio 107

Last Playoff Meeting: 1986 Western Conference First Round (Los Angeles won 3–0)

West Conference Semifinals

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (5) Utah Jazz: Lakers win series 4–3

  • Game 1 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (May 8): Los Angeles 110, Utah 91
  • Game 2 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (May 10): Utah 101, Los Angeles 97
  • Game 3 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (May 13): Utah 96, Los Angeles 89
  • Game 4 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (May 15): Los Angeles 113, Utah 100
  • Game 5 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (May 17): Los Angeles 111, Utah 109
  • Game 6 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (May 19): Utah 108, Los Angeles 80
  • Game 7 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (May 21): Los Angeles 109, Utah 98

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series)

West Conference Finals

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) Dallas Mavericks: Lakers win series 4–3

  • Game 1 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (May 23): Los Angeles 113, Dallas 98
  • Game 2 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (May 25): Los Angeles 123, Dallas 101
  • Game 3 @ Reunion Arena, Dallas (May 27): Dallas 106, Los Angeles 94
  • Game 4 @ Reunion Arena, Dallas (May 29): Dallas 118, Los Angeles 104
  • Game 5 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (May 31): Los Angeles 119, Dallas 102
  • Game 6 @ Reunion Arena, Dallas (June 2): Dallas 105, Los Angeles 103
  • Game 7 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (June 4): Los Angeles 117, Dallas 102

Last Playoff Meeting: 1986 Western Conference Semifinals (Los Angeles won 4–2)

NBA Finals

Main article: 1988 NBA Finals

(W1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (E2) Detroit Pistons: Lakers win series 4–3

  • Game 1 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (June 7): Detroit 105, Los Angeles 93
  • Game 2 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (June 9): Los Angeles 108, Detroit 96
  • Game 3 @ Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac (June 12): Los Angeles 99, Detroit 86
  • Game 4 @ Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac (June 14): Detroit 111, Los Angeles 86
  • Game 5 @ Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac (June 16): Detroit 104, Los Angeles 94
  • Game 6 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (June 19): Los Angeles 103, Detroit 102
  • Game 7 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (June 21): Los Angeles 108, Detroit 105

Last Playoff Meeting: 1962 Western Division Finals (Los Angeles won 4–3)


1988 playoff game log
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 29, 1988 San Antonio
2 May 1, 1988 San Antonio
3 May 3, 1988 @ San Antonio
Western Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 8, 1988 Utah
2 May 10, 1988 Utah
3 May 13, 1988 @ Utah
4 May 15, 1988 @ Utah
5 May 17, 1988 Utah
6 May 19, 1988 @ Utah
7 May 21, 1988 Utah
Western Conference Finals: 4–3 (home: 4–0; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 23, 1988
7:30 PM PDT		 Dallas W 113–98 Worthy (28) Green, Johnson & Thompson (6) Johnson (12) The Forum
17,505 		1–0
2 May 25, 1988
7:30 PM PDT		 Dallas W 123–101 Scott (30) Abdul-Jabbar (7) Johnson (19) The Forum
17,505 		2–0
3 May 27, 1988
5:00 PM PDT		 @ Dallas L 94–106 Worthy (19) Johnson (8) Johnson (10) Reunion Arena
17,007 		2–1
4 May 29, 1988
12:30 PM PDT		 @ Dallas L 104–118 Johnson (28) Green (12) Johnson (12) Reunion Arena
17,007 		2–2
5 May 31, 1988
8:30 PM PDT		 Dallas W 119–102 Worthy (28) Green (10) Johnson (20) The Forum
17,505 		3–2
6 June 2, 1988
6:00 PM PDT		 @ Dallas L 103–105 Scott & Worthy (27) Worthy (11) Johnson (12) Reunion Arena
17,007 		3–3
7 June 4, 1988
12:30 PM 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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 June 7, 1988
6:00 PM PDT		 Detroit L 93–105 Johnson (28) Green (12) Johnson (10) The Forum
17,505 		0–1
2 June 9, 1988
6:00 PM 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 PM PDT		 @ Detroit L 86–111 Johnson (23) Green (10) Johnson (6) Pontiac Silverdome
34,297 		2–2
5 June 16, 1988
6:00 PM 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 PM PDT		 Detroit W 103–102 Worthy (28) Green (10) Johnson (19) The Forum
17,505 		3–3
7 June 21, 1988
6:00 PM PDT		 Detroit W 108–105 Worthy (36) Worthy (16) Johnson (14) The Forum
17,505 		4–3
1987–88 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 80 80 28.9 .532 .000 .762 6.0 1.7 0.6 1.2 14.6
Tony Campbell 13 1 18.6 .564 .333 .718 2.1 1.1 0.8 0.2 11.0
Michael Cooper 61 8 19.4 .392 .320 .858 3.7 4.7 1.1 0.4 8.7
A.C. Green 82 64 32.1 .503 .000 .773 8.7 1.1 1.1 0.5 11.4
Magic Johnson 72 70 36.6 .492 .196 .853 6.2 11.9 1.6 0.2 19.6
Jeff Lamp 3 0 2.3 .000 .000 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7
Wes Matthews 51 8 13.8 .460 .233 .831 1.3 2.7 0.5 0.1 5.7
Kurt Rambis 70 20 12.1 .548 .000 .785 3.8 0.8 0.6 0.2 4.0
Byron Scott 81 81 37.6 .527 .346 .858 4.1 4.1 1.9 0.3 21.7
Mike Smrek 48 2 8.8 .427 .000 .667 1.8 0.2 0.1 0.9 2.8
Billy Thompson 9 0 4.2 .231 .000 .800 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 1.6
Mychal Thompson 80 0 25.1 .512 .000 .634 6.1 0.8 0.5 1.0 11.6
Ray Tolbert 14 0 5.9 .571 .000 .769 0.7 1.5 0.2 0.2 3.0
Milt Wagner 40 4 9.5 .422 .200 .897 0.7 1.5 0.2 0.1 3.8
James Worthy 75 72 35.4 .531 .125 .796 5.0 3.9 1.0 0.7 19.7

Playoffs

Los Angeles Lakers statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24 24 29.9 .464 .000 .789 5.5 1.5 0.6 1.5 14.1
Tony Campbell 15 0 6.3 .429 .000 .688 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.0 3.1
Michael Cooper 24 24.5 .412 .403 .741 2.4 2.7 0.8 0.3 6.4
A.C. Green 24 30.3 .544 .000 .753 7.3 0.8 0.1 0.5 10.1
Magic Johnson 24 24 40.2 .514 .500 .852 5.4 12.6 1.4 0.1 19.9
Wes Matthews 10 0 2.7 .400 .000 .800 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 1.2
Kurt Rambis 19 9.8 .618 .000 .692 2.7 0.4 0.2 0.1 2.7
Byron Scott 24 24 37.4 .499 .436 .865 4.2 2.5 1.4 0.2 19.6
Mike Smrek 8 0 4.3 .200 .000 .333 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.4
Mychal Thompson 24 25.6 .513 .000 .581 7.1 0.5 0.7 0.8 9.7
Milt Wagner 5 0 2.8 .400 .000 1.000 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.2 1.2
James Worthy 24 24 37.3 .523 .111 .758 5.8 4.4 1.3 0.8 21.1

Awards and records

Awards

All-Star

Transactions

Trades

Free Agents

References

  1. ^ "Halfway Through A 2-Year Quest For Greatness". New York Times. November 1, 1987.

External links

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