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1983–84 Los Angeles Lakers season
NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
(lost to Celtics 3–4) 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 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
| Los Angeles Lakers}}" width="10%" | Round | Los Angeles Lakers}}" width="10%" | Pick | Los Angeles Lakers}}" width="20%" | Player | Los Angeles Lakers}}" width="15%" | Position | Los Angeles Lakers}}" width="15%" | Nationality | Los Angeles Lakers}}" width="20%" | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 69 | Orlando Phillips | F | United States | Pepperdine | ||||||
| 4 | 92 | Terry Lewis | G | United States | Mississippi State | ||||||
| 5 | 115 | Danny Dixon | G | United States | Alabama A&M | ||||||
| 6 | 138 | Mark Steele | F | United States | Colorado State | ||||||
| 7 | 161 | Ricky Mixon | G | United States | Cal State Fullerton |
Roster
- Pat Riley
- Bill Bertka
- Dave Wohl
Regular season
Season standings
:z – clinched division title :y – clinched division title :x – clinched playoff spot
Game log
Regular season
|- | 1 | October 28 | @ 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 |
| @ Utah |
| W 120–115 |
| Abdul-Jabbar & Wilkes (21) |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (14) |
| Magic Johnson (14) |
| Salt Palace Acord Arena |
| 10,608 |
| 2–0 |
| - |
| 3 |
| November 2 |
| @ 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 |
| @ Dallas |
| L 102–107 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (16) |
| Mike McGee (8) |
| Magic Johnson (14) |
| Reunion Arena |
| 17,007 |
| 2–2 |
| - |
| 5 |
| November 8 |
| @ Denver |
| W 133–124 |
| Magic Johnson (29) |
| Magic Johnson (12) |
| Magic Johnson (14) |
| McNichols Sports Arena |
| 10,104 |
| 3–2 |
| - |
| 6 |
| November 9 |
| Dallas |
| W 120–106 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24) |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13) |
| Magic Johnson (13) |
| The Forum |
| 14,341 |
| 4–2 |
| - |
| 7 |
| November 11 |
| Phoenix |
| W 119–105 |
| Mike McGee (26) |
| Magic Johnson (8) |
| Magic Johnson (15) |
| The Forum |
| 15,316 |
| 5–2 |
| - |
| 8 |
| November 13 |
| Utah |
| W 124–118 |
| Magic Johnson (30) |
| Magic Johnson (13) |
| Magic Johnson (16) |
| The Forum |
| 12,039 |
| 6–2 |
| - |
| 9 |
| November 15 |
| Milwaukee |
| W 126–97 |
| Jamaal Wilkes (17) |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10) |
| Magic Johnson (17) |
| The Forum |
| 14,557 |
| 7–2 |
| - |
| 10 |
| November 17 |
| Cleveland |
| W 127–114 |
| Jamaal Wilkes (24) |
| Magic Johnson (9) |
| Magic Johnson (22) |
| The Forum |
| 11,467 |
| 8–2 |
| - |
| 11 |
| November 19 |
| @ Portland |
| W 117–110 |
| Abdul-Jabbar & Wilkes (20) |
| Johnson & Worthy (9) |
| Magic Johnson (13) |
| Memorial Coliseum |
| 12,666 |
| 9–2 |
| - |
| 12 |
| November 22 |
| Utah |
| L 126–130 (OT) |
| Bob McAdoo (31) |
| Johnson & McAdoo (9) |
| Magic Johnson (17) |
| The Forum |
| 12,553 |
| 9–3 |
| - |
| 13 |
| November 23 |
| @ Seattle |
| L 98–106 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (19) |
| Abdul-Jabbar & Worthy (7) |
| Magic Johnson (15) |
| Kingdome |
| 13,033 |
| 9–4 |
| - |
| 14 |
| November 25 |
| 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 |
| Chicago |
| W 103–100 |
| Magic Johnson (29) |
| Magic Johnson (8) |
| Magic Johnson (12) |
| The Forum |
| 12,692 |
| 11–4 |
| - |
| 16 |
| November 29 |
| @ Golden State |
| W 111–-105 |
| Mike McGee (22) |
| 3 players tied (7) |
| Magic Johnson (16) |
| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena |
| 11,761 |
| 12–4 |
| - |
| 17 |
| December 2 |
| Dallas |
| L 118–133 |
| Jamaal Wilkes (21) |
| Bob McAdoo (9) |
| Magic Johnson (12) |
| The Forum |
| 16,044 |
| 12–5 |
| - |
| 18 |
| December 4 |
| San Diego |
| W 120–99 |
| Abdul-Jabbar & Scott (20) |
| Swen Nater (9) |
| Michael Cooper (17) |
| The Forum |
| 17,505 |
| 13–5 |
| - |
| 19 |
| December 8 |
| Kansas City |
| W 129–106 |
| McGee & Wilkes (22) |
| Bob McAdoo (10) |
| Michael Cooper (10) |
| The Forum |
| 11,911 |
| 14–5 |
| - |
| 20 |
| December 11 |
| New York |
| L 98–109 |
| Bob McAdoo (27) |
| Abdul-Jabbar & McAdoo (5) |
| Jamaal Wilkes (4) |
| The Forum |
| 12,845 |
| 14–6 |
| - |
| 21 |
| December 15 |
| @ 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 |
| San Diego |
| W 122–109 |
| Bob McAdoo (26) |
| Abdul-Jabbar & Cooper (6) |
| Michael Cooper (7) |
| The Forum |
| 15,456 |
| 15–7 |
| - |
| 23 |
| December 18 |
| Portland |
| W 122–115 |
| James Worthy (28) |
| Abdul-Jabbar & Worthy (7) |
| Michael Cooper (9) |
| The Forum |
| 13,000 |
| 16–7 |
| - |
| 24 |
| December 20 |
| @ Seattle |
| W 108–102 |
| Wilkes & Worthy (23) |
| Bob McAdoo (10) |
| Cooper & Scott (8) |
| Kingdome |
| 12,436 |
| 17–7 |
| - |
| 25 |
| December 22 |
| @ 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 |
| Golden State |
| W 123–116 |
| Bob McAdoo (27) |
| James Worthy (14) |
| Michael Cooper (16) |
| The Forum |
| 13,116 |
| 18–8 |
| - |
| 27 |
| December 25 |
| @ Portland |
| L 121–141 |
| James Worthy (30) |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (8) |
| Michael Cooper (9) |
| Memorial Coliseum |
| 12,666 |
| 18–9 |
| - |
| 28 |
| December 27 |
| Denver |
| W 118–116 |
| Jamaal Wilkes (24) |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15) |
| Michael Cooper (12) |
| The Forum |
| 15,512 |
| 19–9 |
| - |
| 29 |
| December 30 |
| Golden State |
| L 105–116 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25) |
| Jamaal Wilkes (12) |
| Michael Cooper (12) |
| The Forum |
| 14,177 |
| 19–10 |
| - |
| 30 |
| January 3 |
| @ 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 |
| @ Cleveland |
| W 106–99 |
| Magic Johnson (23) |
| Swen Nater (10) |
| Magic Johnson (10) |
| Richfield Coliseum |
| 8,027 |
| 20–11 |
| - |
| 32 |
| January 6 |
| San Antonio |
| L 117–124 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24) |
| Magic Johnson (10) |
| Cooper & Johnson (12) |
| The Forum |
| 17,505 |
| 20–12 |
| - |
| 33 |
| January 8 |
| Houston |
| L 118–129 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30) |
| Wilkes & Worthy (9) |
| Magic Johnson (14) |
| The Forum |
| 17,505 |
| 20–13 |
| - |
| 34 |
| January 10 |
| @ Houston |
| W 136–132 (OT) |
| Bob McAdoo (32) |
| James Worthy (9) |
| Magic Johnson (14) |
| The Summit |
| 16,016 |
| 21–13 |
| - |
| 35 |
| January 12 |
| @ Kansas City |
| W 95–89 |
| Bob McAdoo (24) |
| Bob McAdoo (9) |
| Magic Johnson (11) |
| Kemper Arena |
| 9,131 |
| 22–13 |
| - |
| 36 |
| January 13 |
| @ Denver |
| W 141–134 |
| Jamaal Wilkes (31) |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13) |
| Magic Johnson (18) |
| McNichols Sports Arena |
| 13,967 |
| 23–13 |
| - |
| 37 |
| January 15 |
| Seattle |
| L 91–102 |
| Jamaal Wilkes (26) |
| James Worthy (13) |
| Magic Johnson (17) |
| The Forum |
| 17,505 |
| 23–14 |
| - |
| 38 |
| January 17 |
| Washington |
| W 108–95 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23) |
| Wilkes & Worthy (11) |
| Magic Johnson (12) |
| The Forum |
| 12,754 |
| 24–14 |
| - |
| 39 |
| January 19 |
| @ Phoenix |
| L 123–138 |
| James Worthy (23) |
| James Worthy (9) |
| Magic Johnson (12) |
| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| 12,062 |
| 24–15 |
| - |
| 40 |
| January 21 |
| @ San Antonio |
| L 108–113 |
| Bob McAdoo (30) |
| Magic Johnson (12) |
| Magic Johnson (12) |
| HemisFair Arena |
| 13,972 |
| 24–16 |
| - |
| 41 |
| January 24 |
| Phoenix |
| W 116–110 |
| Bob McAdoo (24) |
| Jamaal Wilkes (10) |
| Magic Johnson (11) |
| The Forum |
| 13,896 |
| 25–16 |
| - |
| 42 |
| January 26 |
| Houston |
| W 131–102 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) |
| James Worthy (12) |
| Magic Johnson (11) |
| The Forum |
| 17,505 |
| 26–16 |
| - align="center" |
| - style="background:#cfc;" |
| - bgcolor="#bbffbb" |
| - |
| 43 |
| January 31 |
| Portland |
| W 129–124 |
| Jamaal Wilkes (23) |
| Magic Johnson (9) |
| Magic Johnson (15) |
| The Forum |
| 15,987 |
| 27–16 |
| - |
| 44 |
| February 1 |
| @ Denver |
| W 116–108 |
| Byron Scott (32) |
| Magic Johnson (10) |
| Magic Johnson (17) |
| McNichols Sports Arena |
| 14,009 |
| 28–16 |
| - |
| 45 |
| February 3 |
| Utah |
| W 109–105 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29) |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12) |
| Magic Johnson (16) |
| The Forum |
| 17,505 |
| 29–16 |
| - |
| 46 |
| February 5 |
| @ San Antonio |
| W 110–98 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) |
| James Worthy (13) |
| Magic Johnson (18) |
| HemisFair Arena |
| 10,414 |
| 30–16 |
| - |
| 47 |
| February 7 |
| @ 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 |
| @ Boston |
| W 111–109 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) |
| Johnson & Wilkes (8) |
| Magic Johnson (10) |
| Boston Garden |
| 14,890 |
| 32–16 |
| - |
| 49 |
| February 10 |
| @ Washington |
| L 93–96 |
| Jamaal Wilkes (21) |
| James Worthy (11) |
| Magic Johnson (13) |
| Capital Centre |
| 19,105 |
| 32–17 |
| - |
| 50 |
| February 12 |
| Atlanta |
| W 108–87 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) |
| Magic Johnson (10) |
| Magic Johnson (15) |
| The Forum |
| 15,617 |
| 33–17 |
| - |
| 51 |
| February 17 |
| Denver |
| L 138–141 |
| Magic Johnson (33) |
| Magic Johnson (13) |
| Magic Johnson (16) |
| The Forum |
| 15,230 |
| 33–18 |
| - |
| 52 |
| February 18 |
| @ 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 |
| Seattle |
| W 128–112 |
| Jamaal Wilkes (25) |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (7) |
| Magic Johnson (23) |
| The Forum |
| 17,505 |
| 35–18 |
| - |
| 54 |
| February 22 |
| @ Seattle |
| L 114–121 |
| Magic Johnson (22) |
| Magic Johnson (13) |
| Magic Johnson (11) |
| Kingdome |
| 12,910 |
| 35–19 |
| - |
| 55 |
| February 24 |
| Boston |
| W 116–108 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31) |
| Magic Johnson (8) |
| Magic Johnson (18) |
| The Forum |
| 17,505 |
| 36–19 |
| - |
| 56 |
| February 26 |
| @ Philadelphia |
| W 101–99 |
| Magic Johnson (23) |
| James Worthy (9) |
| Magic Johnson (11) |
| The Spectrum |
| 17,921 |
| 37–19 |
| - |
| 57 |
| February 28 |
| @ Chicago |
| W 124–108 |
| Jamaal Wilkes (22) |
| Kurt Rambis (7) |
| Magic Johnson (15) |
| Chicago Stadium |
| 10,949 |
| 38–19 |
| - |
| 58 |
| February 29 |
| @ New Jersey |
| L 92–102 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (19) |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (8) |
| Magic Johnson (8) |
| Brendan Byrne Arena |
| 17,590 |
| 38–20 |
| - |
| 59 |
| March 2 |
| @ Atlanta |
| W 98–94 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30) |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13) |
| Magic Johnson (9) |
| The Omni |
| 15,413 |
| 39–20 |
| - |
| 60 |
| March 4 |
| @ Detroit |
| W 118–114 |
| Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (29) |
| Magic Johnson (14) |
| Michael Cooper (8) |
| Pontiac Silverdome |
| 30,104 |
| 40–20 |
| - |
| 61 |
| March 7 |
| Philadelphia |
| L 105–113 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29) |
| James Worthy (10) |
| Magic Johnson (11) |
| The Forum |
| 17,505 |
| 40–21 |
| - |
| 62 |
| March 9 |
| @ 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 |
| Indiana |
| L 114–126 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25) |
| James Worthy (11) |
| Magic Johnson (9) |
| The Forum |
| 15,340 |
| 41–22 |
| - |
| 64 |
| March 13 |
| Seattle |
| W 114–98 |
| Abdul-Jabbar & Scott (20) |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (9) |
| Magic Johnson (13) |
| The Forum |
| 13,344 |
| 42–22 |
| - |
| 65 |
| March 15 |
| San Antonio |
| W 143–124 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) |
| Magic Johnson (9) |
| Magic Johnson (8) |
| The Forum |
| 17,505 |
| 43–22 |
| - |
| 66 |
| March 17 |
| @ Houston |
| W 123–111 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29) |
| James Worthy (13) |
| Magic Johnson (13) |
| The Summit |
| 15,010 |
| 44–22 |
| - |
| 67 |
| March 20 |
| @ Milwaukee |
| W 99–94 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (22) |
| Kurt Rambis (7) |
| Magic Johnson (11) |
| MECCA Arena |
| 11,052 |
| 45–22 |
| - |
| 68 |
| March 21 |
| @ Kansas City |
| W 123–116 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24) |
| Magic Johnson (12) |
| Magic Johnson (19) |
| Kemper Arena |
| 17,164 |
| 46–22 |
| - |
| 69 |
| March 23 |
| Detroit |
| L 118–121 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (35) |
| James Worthy (9) |
| Magic Johnson (10) |
| The Forum |
| 17,505 |
| 46–23 |
| - |
| 70 |
| March 25 |
| San Diego |
| W 114–102 |
| James Worthy (26) |
| Kurt Rambis (9) |
| Magic Johnson (16) |
| The Forum |
| 15,122 |
| 47–23 |
| - |
| 71 |
| March 28 |
| @ San Diego |
| L 115–122 |
| Magic Johnson (25) |
| Kurt Rambis (8) |
| Magic Johnson (15) |
| San Diego Sports Arena |
| 47–24 |
| - |
| 72 |
| March 29 |
| Houston |
| W 115–109 |
| James Worthy (23) |
| Magic Johnson (11) |
| Magic Johnson (10) |
| The Forum |
| 15,253 |
| 48–24 |
| - |
| 73 |
| March 31 |
| @ Phoenix |
| W 119–97 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11) |
| Magic Johnson (13) |
| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| 13,032 |
| 49–24 |
| - |
| 74 |
| April 1 |
| Golden State |
| W 121–110 |
| Magic Johnson (26) |
| Magic Johnson (9) |
| Magic Johnson (13) |
| The Forum |
| 13,754 |
| 50–24 |
| - |
| 75 |
| April 3 |
| @ San Antonio |
| L 109–137 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) |
| Kurt Rambis (8) |
| Magic Johnson (10) |
| HemisFair Arena |
| 9,790 |
| 50–25 |
| - |
| 76 |
| April 5 |
| @ 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 |
| Kansas City |
| W 112–97 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (22) |
| Kupchak & Rambis (10) |
| Magic Johnson (10) |
| The Forum |
| 17,505 |
| 52–25 |
| - |
| 78 |
| April 8 |
| @ Portland |
| W 119–113 |
| James Worthy (37) |
| Magic Johnson (8) |
| Magic Johnson (12) |
| Memorial Coliseum |
| 12,666 |
| 53–25 |
| - |
| 79 |
| April 10 |
| @ 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 |
| Portland |
| W 121–108 |
| Abdul-Jabbar & McGee (24) |
| Kurt Rambis (9) |
| Michael Cooper (9) |
| The Forum |
| 17,505 |
| 54–26 |
| - |
| 81 |
| April 13 |
| Dallas |
| L 103–104 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32) |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11) |
| Michael Cooper (10) |
| The Forum |
| 14,688 |
| 54–27 |
| - |
| 82 |
| April 15 |
| Phoenix |
| L 114–123 |
| Mike McGee (21) |
| Kurt Rambis (10) |
| Michael Cooper (10) |
| The Forum |
| 14,461 |
| 54–28 |
Playoffs
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 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 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 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 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 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 |
|---|
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |
| 1 |
| April 28, 1984 |
| Dallas |
| W 134–91 |
| Mike McGee (25) |
| Kurt Rambis (8) |
| Magic Johnson (11) |
| The Forum |
| 13,512 |
| 1–0 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |
| 2 |
| May 1, 1984 |
| Dallas |
| W 117–101 |
| Magic Johnson (27) |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10) |
| Magic Johnson (11) |
| The Forum |
| 15,298 |
| 2–0 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| 3 |
| May 4, 1984 |
| @ Dallas |
| L 115–125 |
| Magic Johnson (24) |
| Bob McAdoo (8) |
| Magic Johnson (14) |
| Reunion Arena |
| 17,007 |
| 2–1 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |
| 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 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |
| 5 |
| May 8, 1984 |
| Dallas |
| W 115–99 |
| Mike McGee (27) |
| 3 players tied (6) |
| Magic Johnson (15) |
| The Forum |
| 16,644 |
| 4–1 |
| - |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |
| 1 |
| May 12, 1984 |
| Phoenix |
| W 110–94 |
| Bob McAdoo (20) |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10) |
| Michael Cooper (10) |
| The Forum |
| 12,825 |
| 1–0 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |
| 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 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| 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 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |
| 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 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| 5 |
| May 23, 1984 |
| Phoenix |
| L 121–126 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) |
| Bob McAdoo (8) |
| Magic Johnson (13) |
| The Forum |
| 16,848 |
| 3–2 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |
| 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 |
| - |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |
| 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 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| 2 |
| May 31, 1984 |
| @ Boston |
| L 121–124 (OT) |
| James Worthy (29) |
| Magic Johnson (10) |
| Magic Johnson (10) |
| Boston Garden |
| 14,890 |
| 1–1 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |
| 3 |
| June 3, 1984 |
| Boston |
| W 137–104 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34) |
| Magic Johnson (11) |
| Magic Johnson (21) |
| The Forum |
| 17,505 |
| 2–1 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| 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 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| 5 |
| June 8, 1984 |
| @ Boston |
| L 103–121 |
| James Worthy (22) |
| Kurt Rambis (9) |
| Magic Johnson (13) |
| Boston Garden |
| 14,890 |
| 2–3 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |
| 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 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| 7 |
| June 12, 1984 |
| @ Boston |
| L 102–111 |
| James Worthy (21) |
| Kurt Rambis (9) |
| Magic Johnson (15) |
| Boston Garden |
| 14,890 |
| 3–4 |
| - |
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
References
References
- (2007). "Numbelievable!". Triumph Books.
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