1985–86 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 1985–86 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 40th season of the franchise, 38th in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 26th in Los Angeles. The Lakers entered the season as the defending NBA champion, having defeated the previous NBA champion and rival Boston Celtics in the 1985 NBA Finals in six games, having finally defeated the Celtics in the NBA Finals after having lost to them 8 consecutive times in the championship series. The Lakers looked to repeat as NBA Champions, after sweeping the San Antonio Spurs in three games in the First Round, and then defeating the Dallas Mavericks in six games in the Semi-finals in the playoffs, but were unable to defend their title, as they lost to the Houston Rockets in the Conference Finals in five games after winning the first game, but proceeded to lose the following four. The Rockets would go on to lose to the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals in six games.

1985–86 Los Angeles Lakers season
Division champions
Head coachPat Riley
OwnersJerry Buss
ArenaThe Forum
Results
Record62–20 (.756)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishConference Finals
(Lost to Rockets 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKHJ-TV
Prime Ticket
RadioKLAC

NBA Draft

The 1985 NBA Draft took place on June 18, 1985. It was also the first NBA Draft of the "Lottery" era. The lottery was put into place so teams did not have to intentionally lose games to receive the number one pick.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 23 A. C. Green Forward  United States Oregon State

Regular season
  • On Wednesday, December 4, 1985, Maurice Lucas made a 60-foot shot at the regulation buzzer to send the game into overtime. The Lakers would go on to defeat the Utah Jazz 131-127.[1]
  • The Lakers started the season 19-2.[2]
  • On Wednesday, January 22, 1986, the Boston Celtics (31-8) defeated the defending champion Lakers (32-8) 110-95 in a matchup of the league's two best teams.[3]
  • On Friday, January 24, 1986, the Boston Celtics (32-8) overtook the Los Angeles Lakers (32-9) as the team with the best record in the NBA. The Celtics maintained the league's best record for the remainder of the season.
  • On Thursday, February 6, 1986, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored 46 points in a game against the Houston Rockets, his highest single-game total since a 48-point performance against the Portland Trail Blazers on November 26, 1975. The Lakers defeated the Rockets 117-95.[4]
  • On Sunday, February 16, 1986, in the season's second matchup between the Celtics and Lakers, this time in the Forum. Boston won again, 105-99 despite not having All-Star Kevin McHale in the lineup.[5]

Season standings
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 6220.756–35–627–1423–7
x-Portland Trail Blazers 4042.4882227–1413–2818–12
Phoenix Suns 3250.3903023–189–3216–14
Los Angeles Clippers 3250.3903022–1910–3110–20
Seattle SuperSonics 3151.3783124–177–3411–19
Golden State Warriors 3052.3663224–176–3512–18
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers6220.756–
2 y-Houston Rockets5131.62211
3 x-Denver Nuggets4735.57315
4 x-Dallas Mavericks4438.53718
5 x-Utah Jazz4240.51220
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers4042.48822
7 x-Sacramento Kings3745.45125
8 x-San Antonio Spurs3547.42727
9 Phoenix Suns3250.39030
10 Los Angeles Clippers3250.39030
11 Seattle SuperSonics3151.37831
12 Golden State Warriors3052.36632

Record vs. opponents
1985-86 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta –0–65–14–21–11–14–21–11–15–12–01–13–34–25–14–12–02–02–01–11–10–21–4
Boston 6–0–5–15–11–11–14–12–02–05–12–02–05–04–25–14–21–11–11–12–02–02–05–1
Chicago 1–51–5–3–30–22–02–42–01–13–31–10–21–52–34–21–51–11–10–21–11–11–11–4
Cleveland 2–41–53–3–1–11–11–50–20–23–21–11–11–53–34–10–62–00–22–01–11–10–21–5
Dallas 1–11–12–01–1–3–30–24–11–52–02–31–40–22–01–10–25–02–33–34–23–25–11–1
Denver 1–11–10–21–13–3–1–13–23–32–04–13–22–01–11–11–14–13–23–33–32–33–32–0
Detroit 2–41–44–25–12–01–1–1–11–15–12–01–12–44–24–12–40–21–10–21–12–01–14–2
Golden State 1–10–20–22–01–42–31–1–0–51–15–12–40–21–11–11–12–41–52–32–32–42–31–1
Houston 1–10–21–12–05–13–31–15–0–2–03–21–40–21–12–01–13–23–24–25–13–23–32–0
Indiana 1–51–53–32–30–20–21–51–10–2–2–00–22–42–32–40–61–10–20–21–12–00–25–1
L.A. Clippers 0–20–21–11–13–21–40–21–52–30–2–2–41–12–02–00–22–42–45–01–43–33–20–2
L.A. Lakers 1–10–22–01–14–12–31–14–24–12–04–2–2–01–11–12–05–16–05–04–14–25–02–0
Milwaukee 3–30–55–15–12–00–24–22–02–04–21–10–2–4–26–04–11–12–02–02–02–02–04–2
New Jersey 2–42–43–23–30–21–12–41–11–13–20–21–12–4–5–12–42–02–02–01–10–22–02–4
New York 1–51–52–41–41–11–11–41–10–24–20–21–10–61–5–0–62–00–21–11–11–10–23–3
Philadelphia 1–42–45–16–02–01–14–21–11–16–02–00–21–44–26–0–2–02–02–01–11–11–13–3
Phoenix 0–21–11–10–20–51–42–04–22–31–14–21–51–10–20–20–2–2–42–33–25–11–41–1
Portland 0–21–11–12–03–22–31–15–12–32–04–20–60–20–22–00–24–2–3–21–45–12–30–2
Sacramento 0–21–12–00–23–33–32–03–22–42–00–50–50–20–21–10–23–22–3–5–15–02–41–1
San Antonio 1–10–21–11–12–43–31–13–21–51–14–11–40–21–11–11–12–34–11–5–2–32–42–0
Seattle 1–10–21–11–12–33–20–24–22–30–23–32–40–22–01–11–11–51–50–53–2–2–31–1
Utah 2–00–21–12–01–53–31–13–23–32–02–30–50–20–22–01–14–13–24–24–23–2–1–1
Washington 4–11–54–15–11–10–22–41–10–21–52–00–22–44–23–33–31–12–01–10–21–11–1—

Game log

Regular season
1985–86 game log
Total: 62–20 (Home: 35–6; Road: 27–14)
October: 3–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 3–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 26, 1985 @ San Antonio W 121–116 (2OT) HemisFair Arena 1–0
2 October 29, 1985 @ Dallas W 133–115 Reunion Arena 2–0
3 October 31, 1985 @ Phoenix W 144–107 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 3–0
November: 11–2 (Home: 7–1; Road: 4–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
4 November 2, 1985 @ Golden State W 120–116 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 4–0
5 November 5, 1985 Cleveland L 111–129 The Forum 4–1
6 November 7, 1985 @ Utah W 116–106 Salt Palace Acord Arena 5–1
7 November 8, 1985 Denver W 128–99 The Forum 6–1
8 November 12, 1985 Utah W 119–110 The Forum 7–1
9 November 14, 1985 Portland W 114–102 The Forum 8–1
10 November 15, 1985 @ L.A. Clippers W 127–96 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 9–1
11 November 17, 1985 New Jersey W 138–119 The Forum 10–1
12 November 20, 1985 L.A. Clippers W 122–107 The Forum 11–1
13 November 21, 1985 @ Denver L 120–121 McNichols Sports Arena 11–2
14 November 23, 1985 @ Portland W 130–113 Memorial Coliseum 12–2
15 November 24, 1985 San Antonio W 118–102 The Forum 13–2
16 November 29, 1985 Seattle W 108–107 The Forum 14–2
December: 11–3 (Home: 5–1; Road: 6–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
17 December 1, 1985 Chicago W 117–113 The Forum 15–2
18 December 4, 1985 @ Utah W 131–127 (OT) Salt Palace Acord Arena 16–2
19 December 6, 1985 Houston W 120–112 The Forum 17–2
20 December 8, 1985 Dallas W 125–119 The Forum 18–2
21 December 12, 1985 Phoenix W 127–102 The Forum 19–2
22 December 13, 1985 @ Denver L 120–124 McNichols Sports Arena 19–3
23 December 15, 1985 Detroit W 132–119 The Forum 20–3
24 December 17, 1985 @ New York W 105–99 Madison Square Garden 21–3
25 December 18, 1985 @ Milwaukee W 107–105 MECCA Arena 22–3
26 December 20, 1985 @ Cleveland W 128–116 Richfield Coliseum 23–3
27 December 21, 1985 @ Washington W 96–84 Capital Centre 24–3
28 December 26, 1985 @ San Antonio L 91–109 HemisFair Arena 24–4
29 December 28, 1985 @ Sacramento W 133–111 ARCO Arena 25–4
30 December 29, 1985 Golden State L 122–130 The Forum 25–5
January: 10–5 (Home: 8–1; Road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
31 January 3, 1986 Utah W 110–101 The Forum 26–5
32 January 5, 1986 Washington W 118–88 The Forum 27–5
33 January 8, 1986 Portland W 125–121 The Forum 28–5
34 January 10, 1986 Indiana W 124–102 The Forum 29–5
35 January 11, 1986 @ Seattle L 99–105 Seattle Center Coliseum 29–6
36 January 14, 1986 Phoenix W 143–122 The Forum 30–6
37 January 16, 1986 L.A. Clippers W 112–96 The Forum 31–6
38 January 19, 1986 @ Detroit L 115–118 Pontiac Silverdome 31–7
39 January 20, 1986 @ Chicago W 133–118 Chicago Stadium 32–7
40 January 22, 1986 @ Boston L 95–110 Boston Garden 32–8
41 January 24, 1986 @ L.A. Clippers L 109–120 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 32–9
42 January 25, 1986 Denver L 115–127 The Forum 32–10
43 January 28, 1986 Milwaukee W 125–115 The Forum 33–10
44 January 30, 1986 @ Portland W 118–94 Memorial Coliseum 34–10
45 January 31, 1986 Philadelphia W 134–100 The Forum 35–10
February: 8–5 (Home: 3–2; Road: 5–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
46 February 2, 1986 New York L 96–103 The Forum 35–11
47 February 4, 1986 Dallas W 110–102 The Forum 36–11
48 February 6, 1986 @ Houston W 117–95 The Summit 37–11
All-Star Break
49 February 11, 1986 @ Golden State L 113–137 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 37–12
50 February 12, 1986 @ Phoenix W 126–100 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 38–12
51 February 14, 1986
7:30 p.m. PST		 Atlanta W 141–117 Abdul-Jabbar (25) Rambis (12) Johnson (16) The Forum
17,505		 39–12
52 February 16, 1986 Boston L 105–111 The Forum 39–13
53 February 19, 1986 @ Indiana W 90–81 Market Square Arena 40–13
54 February 21, 1986 @ New Jersey L 106–121 Brendan Byrne Arena 40–14
55 February 23, 1986 @ Philadelphia W 125–115 The Spectrum 41–14
56 February 24, 1986
4:30 p.m. PST		 @ Atlanta L 93–102 Johnson, Lucas (23) Abdul-Jabbar (12) Johnson (5) The Omni
16,522		 41–15
57 February 26, 1986 @ Dallas W 119–116 Reunion Arena 42–15
58 February 28, 1986 Phoenix W 115–103 The Forum 43–15
March: 14–3 (Home: 9–0; Road: 5–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
59 March 1, 1986 @ Phoenix L 106–123 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 43–16
60 March 3, 1986 Golden State W 127–117 The Forum 44–16
61 March 5, 1986 Utah W 130–84 The Forum 45–16
62 March 6, 1986 @ Golden State W 112–111 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 46–16
63 March 8, 1986 Sacramento W 122–121 (2OT) The Forum 47–16
64 March 9, 1986 @ Seattle W 108–106 Seattle Center Coliseum 48–16
65 March 11, 1986 L.A. Clippers W 129–108 The Forum 49–16
66 March 13, 1986 Seattle W 105–92 The Forum 50–16
67 March 16, 1986 Houston W 116–111 The Forum 51–16
68 March 18, 1986 Portland W 128–122 The Forum 52–16
69 March 19, 1986 @ L.A. Clippers L 114–115 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 52–17
70 March 21, 1986 @ San Antonio W 124–102 HemisFair Arena 53–17
71 March 22, 1986 @ Sacramento W 115–113 ARCO Arena 54–17
72 March 24, 1986 San Antonio W 124–102 The Forum 55–17
73 March 25, 1986 @ Denver W 121–115 McNichols Sports Arena 56–17
74 March 29, 1986 @ Seattle L 87–88 Seattle Center Coliseum 56–18
75 March 30, 1986 Golden State W 124–117 The Forum 56–19
April: 5–2 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
76 April 1, 1986 Seattle W 109–104 The Forum 57–19
77 April 3, 1986 Sacramento W 135–105 The Forum 58–19
78 April 6, 1986 @ Houston L 103–109 The Summit 59–19
79 April 8, 1986 @ Portland W 120–114 Memorial Coliseum 60–19
80 April 10, 1986 Houston W 117–113 The Forum 61–19
81 April 12, 1986 @ Sacramento W 105–92 ARCO Arena 62–19
82 April 13, 1986 Dallas L 104–127 The Forum 62–20
1985–86 schedule

Playoffs
1986 playoff game log
First round: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 17, 1986 San Antonio W 135–88 Byron Scott (24) Kurt Rambis (8) Magic Johnson (18) The Forum
17,505		 1–0
2 April 19, 1986 San Antonio W 122–94 Magic Johnson (30) Abdul-Jabbar, Lucas (10) Magic Johnson (13) The Forum
17,505		 2–0
3 April 23, 1986 @ San Antonio W 114–94 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25) Kurt Rambis (14) Magic Johnson (17) HemisFair Arena
7,918		 3–0
Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 27, 1986 Dallas W 120–116 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) Maurice Lucas (8) Magic Johnson (14) The Forum
17,505		 1–0
2 April 30, 1986 Dallas W 117–113 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) Maurice Lucas (11) Magic Johnson (9) The Forum
17,505		 2–0
3 May 2, 1985 @ Dallas L 108–110 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12) Magic Johnson (14) Reunion Arena
17,007		 2–1
4 May 4, 1986 @ Dallas L 118–120 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) Magic Johnson (15) Magic Johnson (14) Reunion Arena
17,007		 2–2
5 May 6, 1986 Dallas W 116–113 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34) Kurt Rambis (10) Magic Johnson (14) The Forum
17,505		 3–2
6 May 8, 1986 @ Dallas W 120–107 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) Maurice Lucas (8) Magic Johnson (17) Reunion Arena
17,007		 4–2
Conference Finals: 1–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 10, 1986 Houston W 119–107 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31) Johnson, Lucas (7) Magic Johnson (18) The Forum
17,505		 1–0
2 May 13, 1986 Houston L 102–112 Magic Johnson (24) Kurt Rambis (9) Magic Johnson (19) The Forum
17,505		 1–1
3 May 16, 1986 @ Houston L 109–117 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) Johnson, Lucas (8) Magic Johnson (20) The Summit
16,016		 1–2
4 May 18, 1986 @ Houston L 95–105 James Worthy (26) Magic Johnson (12) Magic Johnson (11) The Summit
16,016		 1–3
5 May 21, 1986 Houston L 112–114 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13) Magic Johnson (13) The Forum
17,505		 1–4
1986 schedule

Player statistics

Note: GP= Games played; MPG= Minutes per Game; REB = Rebounds; AST = Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; PPG = Points per Game

Season
Player GP MPG REB AST STL BLK PTS PPG
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar7933.347828067130184623.4
James Worthy7532.73872018277150020.0
Magic Johnson7235.842690711316135418.8
Byron Scott7628.81891648515117415.4
Maurice Lucas7722.756684452478510.2
Michael Cooper8227.724446689437589.2
Mike McGee7117.1140835375878.3
A. C. Green8218.83815449495216.4
Kurt Rambis7421.35176966334085.5
Mitch Kupchak5514.2191171273326.0
Larry Spriggs4311.081491892145.0
Ronnie Lester278.2105493672.5
Pétur Guðmundsson816.038334587.3
Chuck Nevitt46.37222102.5
Jerome Henderson13.0100044.0

Award winners

References
  1. "60-foot shot sets up Lakers' win, 131-127". USA Today. December 5, 1985. p. 8C.
  2. "Lakers win 127-102 to run record to 19-2". USA Today. December 13, 1985. p. 6C.
  3. DuPree, David (January 23, 1986). "Boston break keeps Lakers reeling 110-95". USA Today. p. 1C.
  4. DuPree, David (February 7, 1986). "Abdul-Jabbar scores 46; L.A. romps 117-95". USA Today. p. 4C.
  5. DuPree, David (February 17, 1986). "Celtics put Lakers in pace 105-99". USA Today. p. 1C.
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