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1988–89 Los Angeles Lakers season

NBA pro basketball team season

NBA pro basketball team season

Prime Ticket (Chick Hearn, Stu Lantz) (Chick Hearn, Stu Lantz) (lost to Pistons 0–4)

The 1988–89 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 43rd season for the Los Angeles Lakers as a franchise, their 41st season in the National Basketball Association, and 29th in Los Angeles, California. This would also be the final season for All-Star center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. During the off-season, the Lakers signed free agent Orlando Woolridge.

The Lakers entered the regular season as the 2-time defending NBA champions, winning 15 of their first 18 games, holding a 32–15 record at the All-Star break, finishing in first place in the Pacific Division with a 57–25 record, and earning the first seed in the Western Conference.

Magic Johnson averaged 22.5 points, 7.9 rebounds, 12.8 assists and 1.8 steals per game, and was named the NBA Most Valuable Player of the Year, and was also named to the All-NBA First Team, while James Worthy averaged 20.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game, and Byron Scott provided the team with 19.6 points and 1.5 steals per game. In addition, A.C. Green provided with 13.3 points and 9.0 rebounds per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, and Abdul-Jabbar contributed 10.1 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. Off the bench, Woolridge provided with 9.7 points per game, while Mychal Thompson averaged 9.2 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, and defensive guard Michael Cooper contributed 7.3 points and 3.9 assists per game, and led the Lakers with 80 three-point field goals.

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Houston Astrodome in Houston, Texas, Johnson, Worthy and Abdul-Jabbar were all selected for the 1989 NBA All-Star Game, as members of the Western Conference All-Star team, while head coach Pat Riley was selected to coach the Western Conference. However, Johnson did not participate due to a hamstring injury, as Abdul-Jabbar was selected as his replacement; it would also be the final All-Star appearance for Abdul-Jabbar. Riley also finished tied in seventh place in Coach of the Year voting.

In the Western Conference First Round of the 1989 NBA playoffs, the Lakers faced off against the 8th–seeded Portland Trail Blazers, a team that featured All-Star guard Clyde Drexler, All-Star center Kevin Duckworth, and Terry Porter. The Lakers won their first two home games at the Great Western Forum, before winning Game 3 over the Trail Blazers on the road, 116–108 at the Memorial Coliseum to win the series in a three-game sweep.

In the Western Conference Semi-finals, the team faced off against the 4th–seeded Seattle SuperSonics, a team that featured All-Star guard Dale Ellis, All-Star forward Xavier McDaniel, and second-year forward Derrick McKey. After winning their first two games at home, the Lakers won the next two games over the SuperSonics on the road, winning Game 4 at the Seattle Center Coliseum, 97–95 to win the series in a four-game sweep.

In the Western Conference Finals, the Lakers then faced off against the 3rd–seeded Phoenix Suns, who were led by the trio of All-Star forward Tom Chambers, Sixth Man of the Year, Eddie Johnson, and second-year star, and Most Improved Player of the Year, Kevin Johnson. The Lakers won the first two games at home at the Great Western Forum, and then won the next two games over the Suns on the road, which included a Game 4 win at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 122–117 to complete another four-game series sweep, and advance to the NBA Finals for the third consecutive year.

In the 1989 NBA Finals, The Lakers once again faced off against the top–seeded Detroit Pistons, who were led by the trio of All-Star guard Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars and Bill Laimbeer, and who they defeated in last year's NBA Finals in a hard-fought seven game series. However, after injuries to their starting backcourt of Magic Johnson and Scott, the Lakers lost the first two games to the Pistons on the road at The Palace of Auburn Hills, and then lost their next two home games, losing Game 4 at the Great Western Forum, 105–97, despite a 40-point performance from Worthy, thus losing the series in a four-game sweep. After the Finals concluded, Abdul-Jabbar announced his retirement at age 42, after twenty seasons in the NBA. Also following the season, Tony Campbell signed as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves expansion team.

The 1988–89 season marked an end to a run of eight consecutive Western Conference Finals appearances for the Lakers, the most since the 1968–69 Boston Celtics, as in the following season, the Lakers would lose in the conference semifinals to the Phoenix Suns in five games.

Draft picks

Main article: 1988 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
125David RiversPGUnited StatesNotre Dame

Roster

  • Pat Riley
  • Bill Bertka
  • Randy Pfund
  • Gary Vitti

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

Regular season

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | November 4 | @ Dallas | W 116-113 | James Worthy (25) | Johnson & Worthy (6) | Magic Johnson (14) | Reunion Arena 17,007 | 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | November 5 | @ San Antonio | L 107-122 | Magic Johnson (21) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12) | Magic Johnson (14) | HemisFair Arena 15,861 | 1-1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | | @ Golden State | W 114–102 | Scott (23) | Green, Johnson, Thompson (7) | Johnson (18) | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,025 | 2–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | November 9 | Denver | W 128-110 | Byron Scott (33) | A.C. Green (9) | Magic Johnson (19) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 3–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | | Seattle | W 114–103 | Scott (29) | Johnson (9) | Johnson (16) | The Forum 17,505 | 4–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | November 15 | @ Denver | W 148-146 (2OT) | James Worthy (33) | Mychal Thompson (10) | Magic Johnson (13) | McNichols Sports Arena 15,198 | 5–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | | @ Seattle | L 98–101 | Johnson (28) | Johnson, Thompson (10) | Jhnson (6) | Seattle Center Coliseum 14,576 | 5–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 | November 18 | Portland | W 106-105 | Magic Johnson (26) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (8) | Magic Johnson (9) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 6–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 9 | | @ New York | W 110–98 | Worthy (29) | Johnson (12) | Johnson (13) | Madison Square Garden 19,591 | 7–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 10 | November 23 | @ Miami | W 138-91 | Orlando Woolridge (22) | Tony Campbell (9) | Magic Johnson (17) | Miami Arena 15,008 | 8–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 11 | | @ Detroit | L 99–102 | Scott (20) | Green (14) | Johnson (8) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 21,454 | 8–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 12 | November 28 | @ Philadelphia | W 109-104 | Magic Johnson (32) | Magic Johnson (11) | Magic Johnson (20) | The Spectrum 18,168 | 9–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 | | Seattle | W 110–106 | Johnson (40) | Thompson (11) | Johnson (10) | The Forum 17,505 | 10–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 | December 2 | Utah | W 113-92 | Byron Scott (32) | Magic Johnson (12) | Magic Johnson (15) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 11–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 15 | December 4 | Washington | W 119-112 (OT) | Magic Johnson (29) | Mychal Thompson (9) | Magic Johnson (17) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 12–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 16 | December 6 | @ L.A. Clippers | W 111-102 | Magic Johnson (25) | Mychal Thompson (11) | Magic Johnson (21) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 15,352 | 13–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 | | Phoenix | W 125–111 | Scott (27) | Johnson (12) | Johnson (18) | Great Western Forum 17,353 | 14–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 18 | December 10 | @ Indiana | W 112-105 | Magic Johnson (32) | Green & Johnson (11) | Magic Johnson (13) | Market Square Arena 16,912 | 15–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 19 | | @ Milwaukee | L 94–95 | Worthy (21) | Green (6) | Johnson (12) | Bradley Center 18,633 | 15–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 | December 13 | @ Cleveland | W 111-102 | Magic Johnson (31) | Magic Johnson (12) | Magic Johnson (13) | Richfield Coliseum 20,041 | 16–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 21 | December 14 | @ New Jersey | L 113-118 (OT) | Magic Johnson (35) | A.C. Green (10) | Magic Johnson (9) | Brendan Byrne Arena 20,049 | 16–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 22 | December 16 | @ Boston | L 96-110 | Magic Johnson (31) | A.C. Green (16) | Magic Johnson (7) | Boston Garden 14,890 | 16–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 23 | December 18 | @ Washington | L 110-115 | James Worthy (31) | James Worthy (7) | Magic Johnson (8) | Capital Centre 18,643 | 16–7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 24 | | @ Chicago | L 103–116 | Johnson (31) | Thompson (9) | Johnson (12) | Chicago Stadium 18,676 | 16–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 25 | December 23 | Sacramento | W 120-102 | Magic Johnson (27) | A.C. Green (11) | Magic Johnson (15) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 17–8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 26 | December 25 | @ Utah | L 87-101 | Johnson & Worthy (18) | Mychal Thompson (9) | Magic Johnson (10) | Salt Palace 12,444 | 17–9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 27 | | @ Phoenix | L 96–111 | Scott (24) | Green (11) | Johnson (8) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,471 | 17–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 28 | December 28 | Philadelphia | W 128-123 | Johnson & Worthy (26) | Magic Johnson (10) | Magic Johnson (18) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 18–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 29 | December 30 | L.A. Clippers | W 124-109 | Magic Johnson (34) | James Worthy (11) | Magic Johnson (14) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 19–10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 30 | | @ Seattle | L 106–116 | Green (27) | Green (11) | Johnson (9) | Seattle Center Coliseum 14,645 | 19–11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 31 | January 4 | Portland | W 133-120 | Mychal Thompson (27) | Green & Thompson (11) | Magic Johnson (15) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 20–11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 32 | January 6 | Miami | W 118-86 | Orlando Woolridge (29) | A.C. Green (9) | Magic Johnson (11) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 21–11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 33 | January 8 | San Antonio | W 126-96 | 3 players tied (17) | 3 players tied (8) | Magic Johnson (17) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 22–11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 34 | January 10 | @ Sacramento | L 97-106 | Johnson & Worthy (22) | A.C. Green (12) | Magic Johnson (12) | ARCO Arena 16,517 | 22–12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 35 | January 13 | Cleveland | W 116-95 | Magic Johnson (26) | A.C. Green (15) | Magic Johnson (11) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 23–12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 36 | January 15 | @ L.A. Clippers | W 116-95 | Byron Scott (28) | Green & Johnson (9) | Magic Johnson (12) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 15,352 | 24–12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 37 | January 16 | Houston | W 124-113 | James Worthy (26) | Magic Johnson (13) | Magic Johnson (18) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 25–12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 38 | January 18 | L.A. Clippers | W 111-90 | Magic Johnson (19) | James Worthy (15) | Magic Johnson (13) | Great Western Forum 17,301 | 26–12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 39 | January 20 | Dallas | W 115-99 | Magic Johnson (30) | James Worthy (10) | Magic Johnson (11) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 27–12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 40 | | New York | L 117–122 | Johnson, Worthy (26) | Worthy (14) | Johnson (11) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 27–13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 41 | January 27 | Charlotte | W 114-97 | A.C. Green (24) | A.C. Green (11) | Cooper & Johnson (10) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 28–13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 42 | January 29 | @ Dallas | W 118-93 | A.C. Green (25) | James Worthy (12) | Magic Johnson (9) | Reunion Arena 17,007 | 29–13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 43 | January 31 | @ Houston | W 125-114 | A.C. Green (24) | Magic Johnson (11) | Magic Johnson (10) | The Summit 16,611 | 30–13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 44 | | @ Phoenix | L 97–114 | Johnson (17) | Johnson (12) | Johnson (9) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,471 | 30–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 45 | February 3 | Portland | W 140-129 | Magic Johnson (29) | A.C. Green (11) | Magic Johnson (8) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 31–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 46 | February 5 | New Jersey | W 134-116 | Magic Johnson (27) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (9) | Magic Johnson (13) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 32–14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 47 | | Golden State | L 118–121 | Worthy (30) | Johnson, Woolridge (8) | Johnson (12) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 32–15 |- align="center" |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |- style="background:#fcc;" | 48 | | Detroit | L 103–111 | Worthy (33) | Green (11) | Cooper (8) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 32–16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 49 | February 16 | @ Portland | W 110-101 | James Worthy (28) | Mychal Thompson (12) | Michael Cooper (7) | Memorial Coliseum 12,848 | 33–16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 50 | February 19 | Boston | W 119-110 | Byron Scott (35) | A.C. Green (11) | Michael Cooper (13) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 34–16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 51 | February 20 | @ Sacramento | W 100-97 | Byron Scott (33) | A.C. Green (10) | Cooper & Worthy (7) | ARCO Arena 16,517 | 35–16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 52 | February 22 | @ Utah | L 79-105 | Byron Scott (14) | A.C. Green (9) | Michael Cooper (7) | Salt Palace 12,444 | 35–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 53 | February 24 | Sacramento | W 115-103 | Byron Scott (31) | A.C. Green (15) | Magic Johnson (8) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 36–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 54 | | Phoenix | W 134–122 | Scott (29) | Green (11) | Johnson (19) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 37–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 55 | | Golden State | W 142–121 | Johnson (35) | Johnspn (14) | Johnson (8) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 38–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 56 | March 3 | Indiana | W 139-117 | A.C. Green (24) | A.C. Green (11) | Magic Johnson (16) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 39–17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 57 | March 5 | @ Houston | L 83-88 | James Worthy (19) | A.C. Green (9) | Magic Johnson (15) | The Summit 16,611 | 39–18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 58 | March 7 | @ Atlanta | W 106-97 | James Worthy (24) | A.C. Green (13) | Magic Johnson (15) | Omni Coliseum 16,371 | 40–18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 59 | March 8 | @ Miami | W 127-87 | Tony Campbell (19) | Mark McNamara (13) | Magic Johnson (10) | Miami Arena 15,008 | 41–18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 60 | March 10 | @ Charlotte | W 123-90 | Byron Scott (25) | A.C. Green (15) | Magic Johnson (14) | Charlotte Coliseum 23,388 | 42–18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 61 | | @ Golden State | W 126–115 | Scott (32) | Abdul-Jabbar (11) | Johnson (10) | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,025 | 43–18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 62 | March 13 | Houston | W 97-96 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (21) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13) | Magic Johnson (11) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 44–18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 63 | March 17 | Dallas | W 106-103 | Magic Johnson (31) | A.C. Green (15) | Magic Johnson (13) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 45–18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 64 | March 19 | Atlanta | L 111-113 | Magic Johnson (29) | A.C. Green (14) | Magic Johnson (13) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 45–19 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 65 | | Chicago | L 103–104 | Johnson (20) | Johnson (8) | Johnson (12) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 45–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 66 | March 23 | @ Sacramento | W 115-92 | Magic Johnson (25) | A.C. Green (15) | Magic Johnson (14) | ARCO Arena 16,517 | 46–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 67 | | Phoenix | W 118–116 | Johnson (34) | Green (12) | Johnson (18) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 47–20 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 68 | | @ Phoenix | L 104–127 | Worthy (24) | Worthy (11) | Johnson (14) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,471 | 47–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 69 | March 30 | San Antonio | W 138-98 | Byron Scott (35) | Magic Johnson (9) | Magic Johnson (10) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 48–21 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 70 | April 1 | @ Denver | L 108-114 (OT) | James Worthy (25) | Magic Johnson (17) | Magic Johnson (15) | McNichols Sports Arena 17,022 | 48–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 71 | | Milwaukee | W 118–117 | Scott (32) | Green (10) | Johnson (11) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 49–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 72 | | @ Seattle | W 115–97 | Green (33) | Green (10) | Johnson (18) | Seattle Center Coliseum 14,810 | 50–22 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 73 | April 7 | Utah | L 97-99 | Johnson & Worthy (24) | James Worthy (9) | Magic Johnson (10) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 50–23 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 74 | | @ Golden State | L 116-122 | Johnson (24) | Johnson (9) | Johnson (12) | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,025 | 50–24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 75 | April 10 | L.A. Clippers | W 133-116 | Magic Johnson (24) | A.C. Green (9) | Magic Johnson (13) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 51–24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 76 | April 12 | @ San Antonio | W 107-100 | Magic Johnson (24) | A.C. Green (12) | Magic Johnson (7) | HemisFair Arena 15,861 | 52–24 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 77 | April 15 | @ L.A. Clippers | L 107-119 | Magic Johnson (26) | A.C. Green (8) | Magic Johnson (13) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 15,352 | 52–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 78 | April 16 | Miami | W 121-108 | Magic Johnson (24) | Mychal Thompson (9) | Magic Johnson (7) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 53–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 79 | April 18 | Denver | W 142-118 | James Worthy (26) | Magic Johnson (17) | Magic Johnson (17) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 54–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 80 | April 20 | Sacramento | W 118-115 | James Worthy (38) | A.C. Green (9) | Magic Johnson (16) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 55–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 81 | April 21 | @ Portland | W 121-114 | Magic Johnson (23) | A.C. Green (12) | Magic Johnson (10) | Memorial Coliseum 12,880 | 56–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 82 | | Seattle | W 121–117 | Johnson (29) | Green (10) | Johnson (21) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 57–25

Playoffs

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | April 27 | Portland | W 128–108 | Magic Johnson (30) | Abdul-Jabbar & Scott (8) | Magic Johnson (16) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 1–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | April 30 | Portland | W 113–105 | Magic Johnson (35) | A.C. Green (13) | Magic Johnson (12) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 2–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | May 3 | @ Portland | W 116–108 | Byron Scott (25) | A.C. Green (13) | Magic Johnson (7) | Memorial Coliseum 12,880

3–0
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| | Seattle | W 113–102 | Worthy (28) | Worthy (12) | Johnson (14) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 1–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | | Seattle | W 130–108 | Worthy (30) | Green (8) | Johnson (12) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 2–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | | @ Seattle | W 91–86 | Worthy (20) | Johnson (9) | Johnson (14) | Seattle Center Coliseum 14,541 | 3–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | | @ Seattle | W 97–95 | Worthy (33) | Green (10) | Johnson (9) | Seattle Center Coliseum 14,006

4–0
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| | Phoenix | W 127–119 | Worthy (32) | Green (10) | Johnson (12) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 1–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | | Phoenix | W 101–95 | Scott (30) | Johnson (9) | Johnson (14) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 2–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | | @ Phoenix | W 110–107 | Worthy (29) | Worthy (12) | Johnson (11) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,471 | 3–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | | @ Phoenix | W 122–117 | Scott (35) | Green (11) | Johnson (20) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,471

4–0
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| | @ Detroit | L 97–109 | Johnson, Worthy (17) | Green (8) | Johnson (14) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 21,454 | 0–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | | @ Detroit | L 105–108 | Cooper, Worthy (19) | Green (9) | Johnson (9) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 21,454 | 0–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | | Detroit | L 110–114 | Worthy (26) | Abdul-Jabbar (13) | Cooper (13) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 0–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | | Detroit | L 97–105 | Worthy (40) | Green (12) | Cooper (9) | Great Western Forum 17,505

0–4
  • On June 28, 1989, after twenty professional seasons, Abdul-Jabbar announced his retirement. On his "retirement tour" he received standing ovations at all the games, home and away.

Game officials

Preseason

Regular season

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11–26–1988No. 30 Gary Benson, No. 43 Dan Crawford, No. 4 Ed T. Rush
2–14–1989No. 21 Bill Oakes, No. 24 Bill Saar, No. 56 Don Vaden

Playoffs

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[NBA Finals](1989-nba-finals)6–6–1989No. 20 Jess Kersey, No. 14 Jack Madden, No. 11 Jake O'Donnell
[NBA Finals](1989-nba-finals)6–8–1989No. 17 Joe Crawford, No. 10 Darell Garretson, No. 42 Hue Hollins
[NBA Finals](1989-nba-finals)6–11–1989No. 25 Hugh Evans, No. 13 Mike Mathis, No. 4 Ed T. Rush
[NBA Finals](1989-nba-finals)6–13–1989No. 20 Jess Kersey, No. 14 Jack Madden, No. 12 Earl Strom

Awards and honors

  • A.C. Green, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
  • Magic Johnson, NBA Most Valuable Player
  • Magic Johnson, NBA All-First Team

References

  • Lakers on Basketball Reference 3 Lamp 4 Scott 14 Rivers 19 Campbell 21 Cooper 32 Johnson 33 Abdul-Jabbar 42 Worthy 43 M. Thompson 45 Green McNamara Coach Riley

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