1984–85 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 1984–85 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 39th season of the franchise, 37th in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 25th in Los Angeles. The Lakers entered the season as runner-ups of the 1984 NBA Finals, where they lost in heartbreaking fashion to the Boston Celtics in seven games, increasing their losing streak to the Celtics in the NBA Finals to 8 consecutive losses.

1984–85 Los Angeles Lakers season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coach	Pat Riley
General manager	Jerry West
Owner(s)	Jerry Buss
Arena	The Forum
Results
Record	62–20 (.756)
Place	Division: 1st (Pacific) Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish	NBA champions (Defeated Celtics 4–2)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	KHJ-TV (Chick Hearn, Keith Erickson)
Radio	KLAC (Chick Hearn, Keith Erickson)
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Magic Johnson at the championship rally, June 1985

In the playoffs, the Lakers swept the Phoenix Suns in three games in the First Round, then defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in five games in the Semifinals, before defeating the Denver Nuggets in five games in the Conference Finals to advance to the NBA Finals for the fifth time in the 1980s, facing off against the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics in a rematch of last season's NBA Finals. This time, however, the Lakers were able to return to their championship ways and win their ninth NBA championship (their fourth in Los Angeles), avenging their NBA Finals loss and getting revenge on the Celtics, defeating them in six games, and marking the first time the Lakers had defeated the Celtics in the NBA Finals. The Lakers also became the first team to have defeated the Celtics in the NBA Finals while on the road, a feat that has since only been accomplished one other time by the Golden State Warriors in 2022. In 2024, HoopsHype would rank this squad as the team with the 22nd-easiest route to the NBA Finals championship (ahead of that year's Boston Celtics squad in terms of higher combined winning percentage of their opponents), with their first two opponents docking the overall percentage from the season there.^[1]

NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	23	Earl Jones	Center	United States	District of Columbia

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Transactions

The Lakers have been involved in the following transactions during the 1984–1985 season.

Free Agent Additions

Player	Former team
Chuck Nevitt	Houston Rockets
Ronnie Lester	Chicago Bulls

Roster

1984–85 Los Angeles Lakers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From C 33 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1947-04-16 UCLA SG 21 Michael Cooper 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1956-04-15 New Mexico PG 32 Magic Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1959-08-14 Michigan State C 1 Earl Jones 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1961-01-13 Columbia PF 25 Mitch Kupchak 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1954-05-24 North Carolina PG 12 Ronnie Lester 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1959-01-01 Iowa C 11 Bob McAdoo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1951-09-25 North Carolina SF 40 Mike McGee 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1959-07-29 Michigan C 43 Chuck Nevitt 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1959-06-13 NC State PF 31 Kurt Rambis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1958-02-25 Santa Clara SG 4 Byron Scott 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1961-03-28 Arizona State PF 35 Larry Spriggs 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1959-09-08 Howard SF 52 Jamaal Wilkes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1953-05-02 UCLA SF 42 James Worthy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1961-02-27 North Carolina

Head coach Pat Riley Assistant(s) Bill Bertka Dave Wohl Gary Vitti (trainer) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Updated: March 5, 1985

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	62	20	.756	–	36–5	26–15	18–12
x-Portland Trail Blazers	42	40	.512	20	33–8	15–26	17–13
x-Phoenix Suns	36	46	.439	26	32–9	10–31	14–16
Seattle SuperSonics	31	51	.378	31	31–10	10–31	16–14
Los Angeles Clippers	31	51	.378	31	27–14	10–31	13–17
Golden State Warriors	22	60	.268	40	25–16	5–36	12–18

#	Western Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Los Angeles Lakers	62	20	.756	–
2	y-Denver Nuggets	52	30	.634	10
3	x-Houston Rockets	48	34	.585	14
4	x-Dallas Mavericks	44	38	.537	18
5	x-Portland Trail Blazers	42	40	.512	20
6	x-Utah Jazz	41	41	.500	21
7	x-San Antonio Spurs	41	41	.500	21
8	x-Phoenix Suns	36	46	.439	26
9	Seattle SuperSonics	31	51	.378	31
10	Los Angeles Clippers	31	51	.378	31
11	Kansas City Kings	31	51	.378	31
12	Golden State Warriors	22	60	.268	40

Record vs. opponents

1984-85 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	KCK	LAC	LAL	MIL	NJN	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SAS	SEA	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	1–4	3–3	3–3	0–2	0–2	1–5	2–0	0–2	6–0	0–2	2–0	0–2	2–4	3–3	3–3	0–5	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	3–3
Boston	4–1	—	4–2	6–0	2–0	1–1	4–2	2–0	2–0	5–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–4	5–1	6–0	3–3	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	5–1
Chicago	3–3	2–4	—	2–4	2–0	1–1	3–3	1–1	0–2	2–4	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–3	2–4	4–2	0–5	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	3–2
Cleveland	3–3	0–6	4–2	—	1–1	0–2	1–4	1–1	0–2	4–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	1–5	2–3	3–3	4–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–3
Dallas	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–1	—	2–4	0–2	4–1	2–4	2–0	5–1	3–2	1–4	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–3	4–1	4–2	5–0	1–5	1–1
Denver	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	4–2	—	0–2	5–0	2–4	2–0	4–2	2–3	2–3	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–1	4–1	3–3	3–2	4–2	2–0
Detroit	5–1	2–4	3–3	4–1	2–0	2–0	—	2–0	1–1	6–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–3	1–5	3–2	1–5	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–3
Golden State	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–4	0–5	0–2	—	2–3	0–2	2–3	2–4	1–5	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–4	2–4	1–4	3–3	1–4	1–1
Houston	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	4–2	4–2	1–1	3–2	—	1–1	5–1	2–3	1–4	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–1	3–2	4–2	3–2	3–3	0–2
Indiana	0–6	1–5	4–2	2–4	0–2	0–2	0–6	2–0	1–1	—	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–5	2–3	2–4	1–5	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–4
Kansas City	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–5	2–4	1–1	3–2	1–5	1–1	—	3–2	0–5	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–2	2–4	3–2	2–4	1–1
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–3	3–2	1–1	4–2	3–2	2–0	2–3	—	0–6	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	4–2	1–5	2–3	2–4	3–2	1–1
L.A. Lakers	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	4–1	3–2	1–1	5–1	4–1	1–1	5–0	6–0	—	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	5–1	5–1	3–2	3–3	4–1	1–1
Milwaukee	4–2	4–1	3–3	5–1	1–1	1–1	3–3	2–0	2–0	5–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	—	3–3	5–0	3–3	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	4–2
New Jersey	3–3	1–5	4–2	3–2	1–1	0–2	5–1	1–1	1–1	3–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	3–3	—	6–0	2–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	4–2
New York	3–3	0–6	2–4	3–3	0–2	1–1	2–3	1–1	0–2	4–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–5	0–6	—	2–4	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–6
Philadelphia	5–0	3–3	5–0	2–4	1–1	1–1	5–1	2–0	1–1	5–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–3	4–2	4–2	—	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	4–2
Phoenix	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–2	1–4	0–2	4–2	1–4	2–0	3–2	2–4	1–5	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	—	3–3	1–4	5–1	3–2	1–1
Portland	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–4	1–4	1–1	4–2	2–3	2–0	2–3	5–1	1–5	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	3–3	—	3–2	4–2	3–2	1–1
San Antonio	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	3–3	1–1	4–1	2–4	1–1	4–2	3–2	2–3	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–1	2–3	—	4–1	1–5	0–2
Seattle	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–5	2–3	1–1	3–3	2–3	2–0	2–3	4–2	3–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–5	2–4	1–4	—	3–2	2–0
Utah	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	5–1	2–4	2–0	4–1	3–3	0–2	4–2	2–3	1–4	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–3	2–3	5–1	2–3	—	1–1
Washington	3–3	1–5	2–3	3–3	1–1	0–2	3–3	1–1	2–0	4–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–4	2–4	6–0	2–4	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	—

Game log

Regular season

1984–85 game log Total: 62–20 (Home: 36–5; Road: 26–15)
October: 1–2 (home: 1–0; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 27 5:30 p.m. PDT @ San Antonio L 112–113 Magic Johnson (32) McAdoo & Worthy (8) Magic Johnson (8) HemisFair Arena 13,506 0–1 2 October 28 5:00 p.m. PST @ Dallas L 96–107 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (20) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (9) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (6) Reunion Arena 17,007 0–2 3 October 30 7:30 p.m. PST Golden State W 144-110 McGee & Scott (26) Magic Johnson (12) Magic Johnson (10) The Forum 11,545 1–2
November: 11–4 (home: 7–2; road: 4–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 November 1 7:30 p.m. PST @ Seattle L 103-105 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24) Magic Johnson (10) Magic Johnson (14) Kingdome 7,020 1–3 5 November 2 7:30 p.m. PST San Antonio W 119–100 Mike McGee (21) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (8) Magic Johnson (11) The Forum 13,550 2–3 6 November 4 7:30 p.m. PST Portland W 124–116 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25) James Worthy (14) Magic Johnson (11) The Forum 14,148 3–3 7 November 6 7:30 p.m. PST Denver L 130–146 Magic Johnson (19) Mike McGee (8) Magic Johnson (8) The Forum 11,272 3–4 8 November 8 7:30 p.m. PST @ Golden State L 106-122 Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (20) Magic Johnson (9) Magic Johnson (12) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 10,523 3–5 9 November 9 7:30 p.m. PST @ Portland W 130–126 Byron Scott (27) Abdul-Jabbar & Worthy (7) Magic Johnson (15) Memorial Coliseum 12,666 4–5 10 November 11 7:30 p.m. PST New Jersey W 121–111 James Worthy (22) James Worthy (9) Magic Johnson (12) The Forum 13,257 5–5 11 November 16 Kansas City W 128-116 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30) Kurt Rambis (10) Magic Johnson (11) The Forum 13,287 6–5 12 November 18 7:30 p.m. PST Milwaukee W 96–89 James Worthy (24) Michael Cooper (8) Magic Johnson (11) The Forum 12,768 7–5 13 November 20 7:30 p.m. PST Phoenix W 130–108 Magic Johnson (29) James Worthy (9) Johnson & Scott (10) The Forum 13,792 8–5 14 November 21 6:30 p.m. PST @ Phoenix W 102–97 Byron Scott (21) James Worthy (12) Magic Johnson (8) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 12,671 9–5 15 November 24 @ L.A. Clippers W 108-103 James Worthy (27) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11) Magic Johnson (14) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 14,991 10–5 16 November 25 7:30 p.m. PST Seattle L 94-105 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (14) Michael Cooper (7) The Forum 12,270 10–6 17 November 28 6:30 p.m. PST @ Utah W 114–109 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24) James Worthy (17) Magic Johnson (14) Salt Palace 11,331 11–6 18 November 30 Kansas City W 130-121 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (18) James Worthy (8) Magic Johnson (13) The Forum 12,766 12–6
December: 10–4 (home: 5–1; road: 5–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 19 December 2 7:30 p.m. PST Chicago L 112–113 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32) Johnson & Rambis (7) Magic Johnson (16) The Forum 15,505 12–7 20 December 4 4:30 p.m. PST @ Cleveland W 116–112 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13) Magic Johnson (14) Richfield Coliseum 11,298 13–7 21 December 5 4:30 p.m. PST @ New Jersey W 104–93 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (20) Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (6) Magic Johnson (9) Brendan Byrne Arena 14,532 14–7 22 December 7 5:00 p.m. PST @ Philadelphia L 116–122 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24) James Worthy (10) Magic Johnson (17) The Spectrum 17,921 14–8 23 December 8 4:30 p.m. PST @ Washington L 98–101 Magic Johnson (23) Abdul-Jabbar & Worthy (9) Magic Johnson (12) Capital Centre 19,105 14–9 24 December 12 7:30 p.m. PST Golden State W 131-107 Mike McGee (17) Kurt Rambis (13) Magic Johnson (10) The Forum 12,476 15–9 25 December 13 7:30 p.m. PST @ Seattle L 122-124 (OT) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34) James Worthy (16) Magic Johnson (15) Kingdome 8,491 15–10 26 December 16 7:30 p.m. PST Washington W 109–101 James Worthy (26) James Worthy (11) Magic Johnson (18) The Forum 15,070 16–10 27 December 18 4:30 p.m. PST @ Atlanta W 117–116 Magic Johnson (25) Magic Johnson (14) Magic Johnson (20) Omni Coliseum 9,844 17–10 28 December 19 5:00 p.m. PST @ Houston W 123–116 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32) Kurt Rambis (8) Magic Johnson (20) The Summit 16,016 18–10 29 December 21 7:30 p.m. PST Phoenix W 119–105 James Worthy (30) James Worthy (14) Magic Johnson (12) The Forum 14,764 19–10 30 December 26 7:30 p.m. PST Seattle W 101-97 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (9) Magic Johnson (10) The Forum 15,582 20–10 31 December 28 6:30 p.m. PST @ Denver W 135–123 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) Magic Johnson (11) Magic Johnson (14) McNichols Sports Arena 17,022 21–10 32 December 29 L.A. Clippers W 113-107 James Worthy (25) Magic Johnson (10) Magic Johnson (16) The Forum 17,505 22–10
January: 9–6 (home: 6–2; road: 3–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 33 January 4 7:30 p.m. PST Portland W 120–95 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11) Michael Cooper (7) The Forum 14,979 23–10 34 January 6 7:30 p.m. PST San Antonio W 99–98 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11) Michael Cooper (14) The Forum 13,513 24–10 35 January 8 7:30 p.m. PST Denver L 124–126 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (35) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12) Michael Cooper (16) The Forum 13,024 24–11 36 January 10 7:30 p.m. PST Utah W 120–112 Magic Johnson (20) Kurt Rambis (11) Magic Johnson (10) The Forum 14,547 25–11 37 January 11 5:30 p.m. PST @ Dallas W 121–102 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11) Byron Scott (6) Reunion Arena 17,007 26–11 38 January 13 9:00 a.m. PST @ Detroit L 98–121 Johnson & McGee (22) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13) Magic Johnson (10) Pontiac Silverdome 23,475 26–12 39 January 15 5:30 p.m. PST @ Milwaukee L 105–115 Magic Johnson (32) James Worthy (11) Magic Johnson (9) MECCA Arena 11,052 26–13 40 January 16 5:00 p.m. PST @ Boston L 102–104 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) 3 players tied (7) Magic Johnson (13) Boston Garden 14,890 26–14 41 January 18 7:30 p.m. PST Dallas W 110–92 James Worthy (19) Kurt Rambis (7) Magic Johnson (18) The Forum 17,505 27–14 42 January 19 8:00 p.m. PST @ Golden State W 139-109 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (22) James Worthy (7) Magic Johnson (13) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 13,295 28–14 43 January 22 L.A. Clippers W 123-114 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23) Kurt Rambis (12) Magic Johnson (13) The Forum 15,274 29–14 44 January 25 8:30 p.m. PST Philadelphia W 109–104 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (9) Magic Johnson (15) The Forum 17,505 30–14 45 January 26 6:30 p.m. PST @ Utah L 83–96 Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (19) Magic Johnson (8) Magic Johnson (6) Salt Palace 12,675 30–15 46 January 29 7:30 p.m. PST @ Portland W 122–106 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13) Magic Johnson (13) Memorial Coliseum 12,666 31–15 47 January 30 7:30 p.m. PST Houston L 113–116 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (9) Magic Johnson (10) The Forum 17,505 31–16
February: 11–2 (home: 6–0; road: 5–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 48 February 1 New York W 105-104 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13) Magic Johnson (12) The Forum 14,064 32–16 49 February 2 @ L.A. Clippers W 105-96 James Worthy (21) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (14) Magic Johnson (17) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 15,371 33–16 50 February 3 Indiana W 122-100 James Worthy (18) Kurt Rambis (15) Magic Johnson (12) The Forum 13,320 34–16 51 February 5 5:00 p.m. CST @ Houston W 113–104 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (40) James Worthy (10) Magic Johnson (19) The Summit 16,016 35–16 All-Star Break 52 February 12 L.A. Clippers 121-110 Byron Scott (25) Bob McAdoo (8) Magic Johnson (12) The Forum 16,125 36–16 53 February 15 7:30 p.m. PST Atlanta W 120–111 Magic Johnson (23) Kurt Rambis (10) Magic Johnson (16) The Forum 13,852 37–16 54 February 17 12:30 p.m. PST Boston W 117–111 Magic Johnson (37) Kurt Rambis (12) Magic Johnson (13) The Forum 17,505 38–16 55 February 19 5:30 p.m. PST @ Chicago W 127–117 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (9) Magic Johnson (12) Chicago Stadium 19,052 39–16 56 February 21 @ Kansas City W 123-117 James Worthy (26) Magic Johnson (10) Magic Johnson (17) Kemper Arena 9,606 40–16 57 February 22 @ Indiana L 113-122 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) Abdul-Jabbar & Rambis (7) Magic Johnson (11) Market Square Arena 16,511 40–17 58 February 24 @ New York W 119-114 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (39) Rambis & Worthy (11) Magic Johnson (15) Madison Square Garden 16,287 41–17 59 February 26 7:30 p.m. PST Houston W 100–94 Abdul-Jabbar & Worthy (19) Magic Johnson (11) Magic Johnson (18) The Forum 17,505 42–17 60 February 28 6:30 p.m. PST @ Phoenix L 105–117 James Worthy (22) James Worthy (8) Michael Cooper (9) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,660 42–18
March: 13–1 (home: 7–0; road: 6–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 61 March 2 5:30 p.m. PST @ Dallas W 125–106 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12) Magic Johnson (16) Reunion Arena 17,007 43–18 62 March 6 7:30 p.m. PST Golden State W 145-119 Mike McGee (29) Kupchak & McGee (7) Ronnie Lester (10) The Forum 15,371 44–18 63 March 9 8:00 p.m. PST Cleveland W 133–106 Byron Scott (26) Kurt Rambis (10) Magic Johnson (13) The Forum 17,505 45–18 64 March 12 7:30 p.m. PST Utah W 123–108 3 players tied (18) Kurt Rambis (13) Magic Johnson (13) The Forum 17,505 46–18 65 March 13 6:30 p.m. PST @ Utah W 120–105 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10) Magic Johnson (11) Salt Palace 10,158 47–18 66 March 15 7:30 p.m. PST San Antonio W 115–114 James Worthy (25) McAdoo & Worthy (7) Magic Johnson (18) The Forum 16,130 48–18 67 March 16 @ L.A. Clippers W 123-112 Magic Johnson (25) Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (9) Magic Johnson (15) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 15,371 49–18 68 March 19 6:30 p.m. PST @ Phoenix W 130–112 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (8) Magic Johnson (10) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 13,473 50–18 69 March 22 5:30 p.m. PST @ Houston W 130–107 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30) Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (8) Magic Johnson (16) The Summit 16,018 51–18 70 March 24 7:30 p.m. PST Detroit W 148–130 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30) Kurt Rambis (11) Magic Johnson (19) The Forum 17,505 52–18 71 March 26 7:30 p.m. PST @ Portland L 113–116 (OT) Byron Scott (28) Kurt Rambis (13) Magic Johnson (14) Memorial Coliseum 12,666 52–19 72 March 27 7:30 p.m. PST @ Seattle W 122-97 Abdul-Jabbar & Scott (21) Mitch Kupchak (13) Magic Johnson (10) Kingdome 10,542 53–19 73 March 29 7:30 p.m. PST Dallas W 120–115 Magic Johnson (23) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (8) Magic Johnson (13) The Forum 17,505 54–19 74 March 31 7:00 p.m. PST Phoenix W 123–98 Abdul-Jabbar & Scott (20) Larry Spriggs (9) Magic Johnson (14) The Forum 15,922 55–19
April: 7–1 (home: 4–0; road: 3–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 75 April 2 6:30 p.m. PST @ Denver W 118–104 Abdul-Jabbar & McAdoo (20) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13) Magic Johnson (13) McNichols Sports Arena 17,022 56–19 76 April 3 5:30 p.m. PST @ San Antonio L 108–122 James Worthy (32) Kurt Rambis (16) Magic Johnson (13) HemisFair Arena 11,627 56–20 77 April 5 Kansas City W 132-125 Byron Scott (30) Kurt Rambis (9) James Worthy (8) The Forum 14,625 57–20 78 April 7 12:30 p.m. PST Portland W 135–133 (OT) Magic Johnson (39) Kurt Rambis (15) Magic Johnson (11) The Forum 13,186 58–20 79 April 9 7:30 p.m. PST Denver W 148–119 Mike McGee (26) Magic Johnson (8) Magic Johnson (11) The Forum 17,505 59–20 80 April 11 7:30 p.m. PST @ Golden State W 137-130 Magic Johnson (28) Kurt Rambis (15) Magic Johnson (17) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 10,400 60–20 81 April 12 7:30 p.m. PST Seattle W 145-131 Mike McGee (41) Mitch Kupchak (13) Ronnie Lester (12) The Forum 15,434 61–20 82 April 14 @ Kansas City W 122-116 Byron Scott (25) Kurt Rambis (12) Michael Cooper (13) Kemper Arena 11,371 62–20
1984–85 schedule

Playoffs

1985 playoff game log Total: 15–4 (Home: 9–2; Road: 6–2)
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 7:30 p.m. PST Phoenix W 142–114 Mike McGee (22) Cooper & McAdoo (6) Magic Johnson (19) The Forum 15,547 1–0 2 April 20 12:30 p.m. PST Phoenix W 147–130 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24) Kurt Rambis (7) Cooper & Johnson (12) The Forum 15,261 2–0 3 April 23 7:30 p.m. PST @ Phoenix W 119–103 James Worthy (23) Kurt Rambis (9) Magic Johnson (11) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 8,741 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 27 12:30 p.m. PST Portland W 125–101 Byron Scott (20) Kurt Rambis (14) Magic Johnson (12) The Forum 17,505 1–0 2 April 30 7:30 p.m. PDT Portland W 134–118 Byron Scott (31) Magic Johnson (9) Magic Johnson (18) The Forum 17,505 2–0 3 May 3 7:30 p.m. PDT @ Portland W 130–126 James Worthy (28) Abdul-Jabbar & McAdoo (9) Magic Johnson (23) Memorial Coliseum 12,666 3–0 4 May 5 12:30 p.m. PDT @ Portland L 107–115 Magic Johnson (31) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (17) Magic Johnson (13) Memorial Coliseum 12,666 3–1 5 May 7 7:30 p.m. PDT Portland W 139–120 Magic Johnson (34) Magic Johnson (9) Magic Johnson (19) The Forum 17,505 4–1
Western Conference Finals: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 11 12:30 p.m. PDT Denver W 139–122 Byron Scott (27) 3 players tied (7) Magic Johnson (16) The Forum 16,109 1–0 2 May 14 8:00 p.m. PDT Denver L 114–136 Byron Scott (22) Magic Johnson (9) Magic Johnson (15) The Forum 17,505 1–1 3 May 17 7:00 p.m. PDT @ Denver W 136–118 James Worthy (28) Magic Johnson (14) Magic Johnson (15) McNichols Sports Arena 17,022 2–1 4 May 19 3:00 p.m. PDT @ Denver W 120–116 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29) James Worthy (13) Magic Johnson (13) McNichols Sports Arena 17,022 3–1 5 May 22 8:30 p.m. PDT Denver W 153–109 James Worthy (25) Mitch Kupchak (10) Magic Johnson (19) The Forum 17,505 4–1
NBA Finals: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 27 12 Noon PDT @ Boston L 114–148 James Worthy (20) Kurt Rambis (9) Magic Johnson (12) Boston Garden 14,890 0–1 2 May 30 6:00 p.m. PDT @ Boston W 109–102 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (17) Magic Johnson (13) Boston Garden 14,890 1–1 3 June 2 12:30 p.m. PDT Boston W 136–111 James Worthy (29) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (14) Magic Johnson (16) The Forum 17,505 2–1 4 June 5 6:00 p.m. PDT Boston L 105–107 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (21) Magic Johnson (11) Magic Johnson (12) The Forum 17,505 2–2 5 June 7 6:00 p.m. PDT Boston W 120–111 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (36) Kurt Rambis (9) Magic Johnson (17) The Forum 17,505 3–2 6 June 9 10:00 a.m. PDT @ Boston W 111–100 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29) Johnson & Rambis (10) Magic Johnson (14) Boston Garden 14,890 4–2
1985 schedule

A ticket for Game 2 of the Western Conference Semifinals between the Lakers and the Trail Blazers.

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

Regular season

Los Angeles Lakers statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	79	79	33.3	.599	.000	.732	7.9	3.2	0.8	2.1	22.0
Magic Johnson	77	77	36.1	.561	.189	.843	6.2	12.6	1.5	0.3	18.3
James Worthy	80	76	33.7	.572	.000	.776	6.4	2.5	1.1	0.8	17.6
Byron Scott	81	65	28.5	.539	.433	.820	2.6	3.0	1.2	0.2	16.0
Bob McAdoo	66	0	19.0	.520	.000	.753	4.5	1.0	0.3	0.8	10.5
Mike McGee	76	3	15.4	.538	.361	.588	2.2	0.9	0.5	0.1	10.2
Michael Cooper	82	20	26.7	.465	.285	.865	3.1	5.2	1.1	0.6	8.6
Jamaal Wilkes	42	8	18.1	.488	.000	.773	2.2	1.0	0.5	0.1	8.3
Larry Spriggs	75	32	17.2	.548	.000	.767	3.0	1.8	0.6	0.2	6.7
Mitch Kupchak	58	3	12.3	.504		.659	3.2	0.4	0.3	0.3	5.3
Kurt Rambis	82	46	19.7	.554		.660	6.4	0.8	1.0	0.6	5.2
Ronnie Lester	32	1	8.7	.415	.000	.677	0.8	2.5	0.5	0.1	2.8
Chuck Nevitt	11	0	5.4	.294		.250	1.8	0.3	0.0	1.4	1.1
Earl Jones	2	0	3.5	.000			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Playoffs

Awards and records

• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
• Magic Johnson, All-NBA First Team
• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, All-NBA Second Team
• Michael Cooper, NBA All-Defensive First Team