1984–85 Los Angeles Lakers season

1984–85 Los Angeles Lakers season
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.com
Local media
Television	KHJ-TV; (Chick Hearn, Keith Erickson)
Radio	KLAC; (Chick Hearn, Keith Erickson)
< 1983–84	1985–86 >

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.

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.	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
PG	32	Johnson, Magic	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1959-08-14	Michigan State
C	1	Jones, Earl	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1961-01-13	Columbia
PF	25	Kupchak, Mitch	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1954-05-24	North Carolina
PG	12	Lester, Ronnie	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1959-01-01	Iowa
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	43	Nevitt, Chuck	7 ft 5 in (2.26 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	1959-06-13	NC State
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
PF	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
SF	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)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 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

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

References

^ "Ranking the easiest paths to an NBA title ever". June 18, 2024.
^ 1984 NBA draft

External links

"Return to Glory" – Documentary on the 1984–85 Los Angeles Lakers on YouTube

[1] "Ranking the easiest paths to an NBA title ever". June 18, 2024.

[2] 1984 NBA draft

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v t e Los Angeles Lakers 1984–85 NBA champions
4 Scott 11 McAdoo 12 Lester 21 Cooper 25 Kupchak 31 Rambis 32 Johnson 33 Abdul-Jabbar (Finals MVP) 35 Spriggs 40 McGee 42 Worthy 43 Nevitt 52 Wilkes
Head coach Riley
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