1990–91 Los Angeles Lakers season

Draft picks

Main article: 1990 NBA draft

Roster

• Mike Dunleavy Sr.
• Bill Bertka
• Jim Eyen
• Randy Pfund

Regular season

• April 15, 1991 – Magic Johnson established the standard for most assists in a career with 9,888. The previous record holder was Oscar Robertson. For the season, Magic would establish a team record with 989 assists for the season. Magic would finish the season with a career total of 9,921.

Season standings

:y – clinched division title :x – clinched playoff spot

:z – clinched division title :y – clinched division title :x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

Regular season

|- | 1 | November 3 | @ San Antonio | L 99-110 | James Worthy (35) | Sam Perkins (10) | Magic Johnson (11) | HemisFair Arena 15,908

Playoffs

|- | 1 | April 25 | Houston | W 94–92 | Byron Scott (20) | Vlade Divac (11) | Magic Johnson (10) | Great Western Forum 17,505

Player statistics

Regular season

|- | 7 || 0 || 3.9 || .667 || 1.000 || || .6 || .4 || .0 || .0 || .7 |- | 52 || 0 || 7.3 || .455 || || .653 || 1.8 || .2 || .2 || .7 || 2.8 |- | 82 || 81 || 28.2 || .565 || .357 || .703 || 8.1 || 1.1 || 1.3 || 1.5 || 11.2 |- | 48 || 2 || 10.3 || .432 || .424 || .773 || .7 || 2.5 || .3 || .0 || 2.9 |- | 82 || 21 || 26.4 || .476 || .200 || .738 || 6.3 || .9 || .7 || .3 || 9.1 |- | 79 || 79 || 37.1 || .477 || .320 || .906 || 7.0 || 12.5 || 1.3 || .2 || 19.4 |- | 73 || 66 || 34.3 || .495 || .281 || .821 || 7.4 || 1.5 || .9 || 1.1 || 13.5 |- | 82 || 82 || 32.1 || .477 || .324 || .797 || 3.0 || 2.2 || 1.2 || .3 || 14.5 |- | 64 || 1 || 10.9 || .441 || .000 || .702 || 1.1 || 2.1 || .4 || .2 || 3.7 |- | 82 || 0 || 18.3 || .443 || .000 || .819 || 2.2 || 1.0 || .4 || .1 || 9.9 |- | 26 || 0 || 4.2 || .340 || || .571 || 1.2 || .4 || .2 || .0 || 1.8 |- | 72 || 4 || 15.0 || .496 || .000 || .705 || 3.2 || .3 || .3 || .3 || 4.0 |- | 78 || 74 || 38.6 || .492 || .289 || .797 || 4.6 || 3.5 || 1.3 || .4 || 21.4 |}

Playoffs

|- | 14 || 0 || 9.9 || .658 || || .467 || 2.1 || .2 || .4 || .6 || 4.1 |- | 19 || 19 || 32.1 || .564 || .167 || .803 || 6.7 || 1.1 || 1.4 || 2.2 || 13.3 |- | 18 || 0 || 6.4 || .424 || .273 || .667 || .4 || 1.2 || .0 || .0 || 1.9 |- | 19 || 1 || 21.1 || .423 || .500 || .704 || 5.4 || .5 || .6 || .2 || 6.5 |- | 19 || 19 || 43.3 || .440 || .296 || .882 || 8.1 || 12.6 || 1.2 || .0 || 21.8 |- | 19 || 19 || 39.6 || .548 || .367 || .761 || 8.3 || 1.7 || .8 || 1.4 || 17.7 |- | 18 || 18 || 37.7 || .511 || .526 || .794 || 3.2 || 1.6 || 1.3 || .2 || 13.2 |- | 7 || 0 || 5.7 || .462 || || .667 || .4 || .3 || .1 || .0 || 2.0 |- | 18 || 1 || 15.2 || .376 || || .781 || 1.6 || .6 || .4 || .2 || 6.6 |- | 3 || 0 || 1.7 || 1.000 || || || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .7 |- | 8 || 0 || 5.3 || .286 || || || 1.1 || .0 || .0 || .4 || .5 |- | 18 || 18 || 40.7 || .465 || .167 || .736 || 4.1 || 3.9 || 1.1 || .1 || 21.1 |}

• † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Lakers only.

Player statistics citation:

Awards and records

• Magic Johnson, All-NBA First Team
• James Worthy, All-NBA Third Team

References

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