1987–88 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 1987–88 season saw the Lakers win their eleventh NBA championship, defeating the Detroit Pistons in a hard-fought seven games in the NBA Finals to become the NBA's first repeat champions since the Boston Celtics did it in the 1968–69 NBA season.[1] In doing so, the Lakers made good on Pat Riley's famous promise to repeat as champions. "I'm guaranteeing everybody here," Riley said at the civic celebrations following the Lakers’ 1987 championship win, "next year we’re gonna win it again."[2] Before the Lakers could make good on Riley's guarantee, they swept the San Antonio Spurs in the opening round of the playoffs. The following two rounds however would not be as easy for the Lakers, but they still managed to get through a tough seven-game series against both the Utah Jazz in the Western Conference Semis and the Dallas Mavericks Western Conference Finals.

1987–88 Los Angeles Lakers season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachPat Riley
OwnersJerry Buss
ArenaThe Forum
Results
Record62–20 (.756)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishNBA Champions
(Defeated Pistons 4–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionPrime Ticket, KHJ
(Chick Hearn, Stu Lantz)
RadioAM 570 KLAC
(Chick Hearn, Stu Lantz)
A ticket for Game 1 of the 1988 Western Conference Finals between the Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks.
A ticket for Game 1 of the 1988 NBA Finals at The Forum.

By the time the Lakers had finished their season they had played an NBA record 106 games including another record 24 playoff games, winning 77 and losing 29. The Lakers went 62–20 in the regular season and 15–9 in the playoffs.

The 1988 Finals was the last time the Showtime-era Lakers won an NBA championship. It was also the final time that the franchise won a championship at The Forum. They did not win another league title until 2000, when they were playing at the Staples Center.

Magic Johnson, James Worthy and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar were all selected to play in the 1988 NBA All-Star Game held in Chicago. Pat Riley was chosen to coach the Western Conference All-Stars.

Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
3 69 Willie Glass Forward  United States St. John's
4 92 Ralph Tally Point Guard  United States Norfolk State
6 115 Kenny Travis  United States New Mexico State
6 138 Frank Ford Guard-Forward  United States Auburn University
7 161 Ron Vanderschaaf  Netherlands Central Washington University

Roster
Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 33 Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem (C) 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 225 lb (102 kg) UCLA
G/F 19 Campbell, Tony 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Ohio State
G/F 21 Cooper, Michael 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) New Mexico
45 Green, A.C. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oregon State
G 32 Johnson, Magic (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Michigan State
G/F 3 Lamp, Jeff 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Virginia
G 1 Matthews, Wes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) University of Wisconsin
F 31 Rambis, Kurt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Santa Clara University
G 4 Scott, Byron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Arizona State
C 52 Smrek, Mike 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Canisius College
F 55 Thompson, Billy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Louisville
F/C 43 Thompson, Mychal 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 226 lb (103 kg) University of Minnesota
F 34 Tolbert, Ray 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Indiana
G 20 Wagner, Milt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Louisville
F 42 Worthy, James 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 6220.756–36–526–1523–7
x-Portland Trail Blazers 5329.646933–820–2123–7
x-Seattle SuperSonics 4438.5371832–912–2919–11
Phoenix Suns 2854.3413422–196–3511–19
Golden State Warriors 2062.2444216–254–377–23
Los Angeles Clippers 1765.2074514–273–387–23
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Los Angeles Lakers6220.756–
2 y-Denver Nuggets5428.6598
3 x-Dallas Mavericks5329.6469
4 x-Portland Trail Blazers5329.6469
5 x-Utah Jazz4735.57315
6 x-Houston Rockets4636.56116
7 x-Seattle SuperSonics4438.53718
8 x-San Antonio Spurs3151.37831
9 Phoenix Suns2854.34134
10 Sacramento Kings2458.29338
11 Golden State Warriors2062.24442
12 Los Angeles Clippers1765.20745
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1987-88 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 –2–42–35–12–01–12–42–01–14–22–00–23–35–03–36–01–10–21–12–02–01–13–3
Boston 4–2–3–32–32–00–23–32–01–15–02–00–23–35–15–14–22–02–02–02–01–12–05–1
Chicago 3–23–3–3–30–21–12–42–02–03–32–01–15–15–13–24–22–01–11–11–11–12–03–3
Cleveland 1–53–23–3–1–11–11–50–21–14–21–11–12–45–12–43–21–11–12–02–01–10–26–0
Dallas 0–20–22–01–1–3–31–14–14–22–05–01–42–01–11–11–15–03–25–15–13–23–31–1
Denver 1–12–01–11–13–3–1–14–14–21–15–03–21–12–01–12–03–22–34–25–14–12–42–0
Detroit 4–23–34–25–11–11–1–2–01–13–31–10–24–25–14–24–12–01–12–01–11–12–03–2
Golden State 0–20–20–22–01–41–40–2–0–50–23–30–60–22–00–21–12–41–52–33–21–51–40–2
Houston 1–11–10–21–12–42–41–15–0–2–03–21–42–01–11–11–14–14–14–22–43–23–32–0
Indiana 2–40–53–32–40–21–13–32–00–2–1–11–13–36–02–32–42–00–22–02–01–11–12–4
L.A. Clippers 0–20–20–21–10–50–51–13–32–31–1–1–50–20–20–21–12–40–63–20–51–51–40–2
L.A. Lakers 2–02–01–11–14–12–32–06–04–11–15–1–0–22–02–02–05–13–34–15–04–24–11–1
Milwaukee 3–33–31–54–20–21–12–42–00–23–32–02–0–3–23–32–41–11–12–01–11–11–14–1
New Jersey 0–51–51–51–51–10–21–50–21–10–62–00–22–3–3–32–41–10–21–11–10–21–10–6
New York 3–31–52–34–21–11–12–42–01–13–22–00–23–33–3–3–30–21–11–11–10–21–13–3
Philadelphia 0–62–42–42–31–10–21–41–11–14–21–10–24–24–23–3–1–11–11–11–11–12–03–3
Phoenix 1–10–20–21–10–52–30–24–21–40–24–21–51–11–12–01–1–0–63–22–32–42–30–2
Portland 2–00–21–11–12–33–21–15–11–42–06–03–31–12–01–11–16–0–4–15–03–31–42–0
Sacramento 1–10–21–10–21–52–40–23–22–40–22–31–40–21–11–11–12–31–4–3–31–41–50–2
San Antonio 0–20–21–10–21–51–51–12–34–20–25–00–51–11–11–11–13–20–53–3–3–23–30–2
Seattle 0–21–11–11–12–31–41–15–12–31–15–12–41–12–02–01–14–23–34–12–3–1–42–0
Utah 1–10–20–22–03–34–20–24–13–31–14–11–41–11–11–10–23–24–15–13–34–1–2–0
Washington 3–31–53–30–61–10–22–32–00–24–22–01–11–46–03–33–32–00–22–02–00–20–2—

Game logs

Regular season
1987–88 game log
Total: 62–20 (Home: 36–5; Road: 26–15)
November: 9–2 (Home: 7–1; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1November 6, 1987
7:30 pm PST		Seattle W 113–109 Johnson (26) Green (12) Johnson (8) The Forum
17,505		 1–0
2November 8, 1987
7:30 pm PST		Houston W 101–92 Johnson & Scott (23) Green (18) Johnson (12) The Forum
17,505		 2–0
3November 10, 1987
5:30 pm PST		@ San Antonio W 133–124 Green (32) Green (10) Johnson (13) HemisFair Arena
13,751		 3–0
4November 12, 1987
7:30 pm PST		L.A. Clippers W 111–82 Worthy (20) Abdul-Jabbar & M Thompson (10) Johnson (11) The Forum
15,569		 4–0
5November 14, 1987
7:30 pm PST		@ Golden State W 118–110 Scott (27) M Thompson (9) Johnson (12) Oakland-Alameda Arena
15,025		 5–0
6November 15, 1987
7:30 pm PST		San Antonio W 147–130 Johnson (25) Green (13) Johnson & Worthy (10) The Forum
17,505		 6–0
7November 17, 1987
7:30 pm PST		Portland W 142–115 M Thompson (24) Green & Rambis (10) Johnson (14) The Forum
16,347		 7–0
8November 20, 1987
7:30 pm PST		Dallas W 119–116 Scott (25) Green (11) Johnson (15) The Forum
17,505		 8–0
9November 22, 1987
7:30 pm PST		Milwaukee L 116–124 (OT) Johnson (26) Green (11) Johnson (11) The Forum
17,505		 8–1
10November 24, 1987
7:30 pm PST		@ Seattle L 85–103 Johnson (23) Green (10) Johnson (6) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,634		 8–2
11November 27, 1987
7:30 pm PST		Denver W 127–119 Green (28) Green (16) Johnson (16) The Forum
17,505		 9–2
December: 11–4 (Home: 5–1; Road: 6–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
12December 1, 1987
7:30 pm PST		@ Sacramento W 125–120 (OT) Abdul-Jabbar (27) Green (15) Johnson (10) ARCO Arena
10,333		 10–2
13December 2, 1987
7:30 pm PST		Portland L 104–117 Cooper (17) Green (13) Johnson & Cooper (9) The Forum
17,505		 10–3
14December 4, 1987
5:00 pm PST		@ Milwaukee L 83–85 Johnson (22) Johnson (10) Johnson (12) MECCA Arena
11,052		 10–4
15December 5, 1987
4:30 pm PST		@ Cleveland L 95–97 Abdul-Jabbar, Johnson & Scott (19) Green & Johnson (9) Johnson (9) Richfield Coliseum
20,015		 10–5
16December 8, 1987
4:30 pm PST		@ New Jersey W 98–81 Scott (21) Johnson (13) Johnson (14) Brendan Byrne Arena
18,008		 11–5
17December 9, 1987
4:30 pm PST		@ Washington L 112–120 (OT) Johnson (30) Cooper (12) Johnson (14) Capital Centre
18,643		 11–6
18December 11, 1987
5:00 pm PST		@ Boston W 115–114 Abdul-Jabbar (23) Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (8) Johnson (17) Boston Garden
14,890		 12–6
19December 13, 1987
7:30 pm PST		Cleveland W 90–89 Worthy (20) Green (11) Johnson (8) The Forum
17,505		 13–6
20December 15, 1987
7:30 pm PST		Phoenix W 122–97 Scott (31) Green (14) Johnson & Scott (9) The Forum
17,371		 14–6
21December 17, 1987
7:30 pm PST		@ Golden State L 113–106 Johnson (31) Green (12) Johnson (17) Oakland-Alameda Arena
15,025		 15–6
22December 19, 1987
7:30 pm PST		@ L.A. Clippers W 108–97 Johnson (28) Green (12) Johnson & Cooper (7) LA Memorial Sports Arena
14,417		 16–6
23December 20, 1987
7:30 pm PST		Seattle W 103–94 M Thompson (22) Green (9) Johnson (12) The Forum
17,505		 17–6
24December 23, 1987
7:30 pm PST		Sacramento W 117–103 Johnson (26) Green & M Thompson (9) Cooper (9) The Forum
17,505		 18–6
25December 26, 1987
1:00 pm PST		@ Utah W 117–109 Scott (26) Abdul-Jabbar (9) Johnson (14) Salt Palace
12,212		 19–6
26December 29, 1987
7:30 pm PST		Philadelphia W 131–115 Scott (37) Rambis (10) Johnson (17) The Forum
17,505		 20–6
January: 13–2 (Home: 7–0; Road: 6–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
27January 3, 1988
5:00 pm PST		@ Portland W 98–81 Scott (31) Green (10) Johnson (9) Veterans Memorial Coliseum
12,666		 21–6
28January 4, 1988
7:30 pm PST		San Antonio W 133–115 Worthy (23) Johnson (8) Johnson (13) The Forum
17,505		 22–6
29January 6, 1988
7:30 pm PST		Dallas W 103–89 Scott (28) Green (9) Johnson (15) The Forum
17,505		 23–6
30January 8, 1988
5:00 pm PST		@ Detroit W 106–104 Scott (35) Worthy (8) Johnson (9) Pontiac Silverdome
40,278		 24–6
31January 9, 1988
4:30 pm PST		@ Indiana W 101–98 Johnson & Worthy (21) Green (12) Johnson (13) Market Square Arena
16,912		 25–6
32January 12, 1988
7:30 pm PST		Golden State W 117–113 Scott (30) Green (11) Johnson (14) The Forum
17,505		 26–6
33January 13, 1988
7:30 pm PST		@ L.A. Clippers L 109–110 (OT) Johnson (27) Johnson (11) Johnson (13) LA Memorial Sports Arena
14,906		 26–7
34January 16, 1988
6:30 pm PST		@ Phoenix W 107–96 Worthy (25) Green (8) Johnson (9) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,471		 27–7
35January 18, 1988
2:00 pm PST		Houston W 121–110 Johnson (39) Green (9) Johnson (17) The Forum
17,505		 28–7
36January 21, 1988
6:30 pm PST		@ Denver L 113–115 Worthy (22) Green & Johnson (10) Johnson (14) McNichols Sports Arena
17,022		 28–8
37January 22, 1988
7:30 pm PST		New York W 113–112 Abdul-Jabbar (24) Green (9) Johnson & Scott (8) The Forum
17,505		 29–8
38January 24, 1988
12:30 pm PST		@ Seattle W 116–109 Johnson (34) Worthy (12) Worthy (7) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,739		 30–8
39January 26, 1988
7:30 pm PST		Utah W 111–100 Johnson (22) Worthy (10) Johnson (11) The Forum
17,505		 31–8
40January 28, 1988
7:30 pm PST		@ Sacramento W 115–94 Worthy (26) Green (13) Johnson (9) ARCO Arena
10,333		 32–8
41January 29, 1988
7:30 pm PST		Atlanta W 117–107 Worthy (29) Green (8) Johnson (13) The Forum
17,505		 33–8
February: 12–1 (Home: 7–1; Road: 5–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
42February 2, 1988
7:30 pm PST		Chicago W 110–101 Worthy (25) Abdul-Jabbar (8) Johnson (11) The Forum
17,505		 34–8
43February 4, 1988@ L.A. Clippers W 117–86 Scott (21) Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (10) Johnson (11) LA Memorial Sports Arena
15,371		 35–8
44February 9, 1988
7:30 pm PST		Indiana L 108–110 Worthy (30) Worthy & Green (8) Johnson (11) The Forum
17,505		 35–9
45February 11, 1988
6:30 pm PST		@ Denver W 120–108 Johnson (26) Green (14) Cooper (9) McNichols Sports Arena
17,022		 36–9
46February 12, 1988
5:30 pm PST		@ San Antonio W 133–132 Worthy & Scott (23) Johnson (9) Johnson (13) HemisFair Arena
15,770		 37–9
47February 14, 1988
12:30 pm PST		Boston W 115–106 Scott (38) Thompson (11) Johnson (14) The Forum
17,505		 38–9
48February 16, 1988
7:30 pm PST		L.A. Clippers W 119–100 Scott (30) M Thompson (9) Johnson (12) The Forum
17,505		 39–9
49February 18, 1988
5:30 pm PST		@ Houston W 111–96 Scott (27) Green (10) Johnson (13) The Summit
16,611		 40–9
50February 19, 1988
5:00 pm PST		@ Atlanta W 126–119 (OT) Worthy (38) Green (11) Johnson (19) The Omni
16,451		 41–9
51February 21, 1988
12:30 pm PST		Detroit W 117–110 Worthy (24) Scott & M Thompson (8) Johnson (13) The Forum
17,505		 42–9
52February 23, 1988
7:30 pm PST		Washington W 111–100 Worthy (23) M Thompson (9) Johnson (12) The Forum
17,505		 43–9
53February 26, 1988
7:30 pm PST		Utah W 112–105 Johnson (27) Worthy (9) Johnson (17) The Forum
17,505		 44–9
54February 28, 1988
7:30 pm PST		Phoenix W 111–97 Scott (30) M Thompson (7) Johnson (15) The Forum
17,505		 45–9
March: 8–7 (Home: 4–2; Road: 4–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
55March 1, 1988
7:30 pm PST		@ Seattle L 100–114 Scott (21) Green (16) Johnson (13) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,850		 45–10
56March 4, 1988
7:30 pm PST		Golden State W 120–107 Scott (30) Green (11) Johnson (10) The Forum
17,505		 46–10
57March 6, 1988
11:00 am PST		@ Dallas W 108–97 Scott (28) Green (12) Johnson (16) Reunion Arena
17,007		 47–10
58March 7, 1988
4:30 pm PST		@ Philadelphia W 110–104 Johnson (24) Johnson (11) Johnson (17) The Spectrum
18,168		 48–10
59March 9, 1988
5:00 pm PST		@ New York W 104–99 Johnson (26) Johnson (14) Johnson (9) Madison Square Garden
19,591		 49–10
60March 10, 1988
5:30 pm PST		@ Chicago L 107–128 Worthy (21) Green & M Thompson (12) Wagner (6) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 49–11
61March 12, 1988
8:00 pm PST		Dallas L 101–110 Scott (35) M Thompson (11) Scott (10) The Forum
17,505		 49–12
62March 14, 1988
7:30 pm PST		New Jersey W 115–105 Scott (21) Rambis (6) Matthews (11) The Forum
17,505		 50–12
63March 15, 1988
7:30 pm PST		@ Portland L 95–112 Worthy (21) Green (11) Cooper (5) Veterans Memorial Coliseum
12,666		 50–13
64March 19, 1988
6:30 pm PST		@ Phoenix L 97–102 M Thompson (21) Abdul-Jabbar (12) Scott & Matthews (7) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,471		 50–14
65March 20, 1988
7:30 pm PST		@ Golden State W 130–127 Scott (29) M Thompson (10) Matthews (13) Oakland-Alameda Arena
15,025		 51–14
66March 22, 1988
7:30 pm PST		Houston W 117–95 Scott (21) Green (10) Johnson (12) The Forum
17,505		 52–14
67March 25, 1988
7:30 pm PST		Denver L 119–120 Worthy (24) Green (13) Scott (10) The Forum
17,505		 52–15
68March 26, 1988
7:30 pm PST		@ Sacramento L 92–114 Scott (26) Worthy (9) Matthews (5) ARCO Arena
10,333		 52–16
69March 29, 1988
7:30 pm PST		Utah W 122–111 Worthy (31) Rambis (12) Matthews (13) The Forum
17,505		 53–16
April: 9–4 (Home: 6–0; Road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
70April 2, 1988
6:30 pm PST		@ Utah L 92–106 Scott (23) M Thompson (10) Matthews (7) Salt Palace
12,444		 53–17
71April 3, 1988
7:30 pm PDT		Sacramento W 108–104 Worthy (24) M Thompson (7) Matthews (10) The Forum
17,505		 54–17
72April 5, 1988
7:30 pm PDT		Seattle W 94–90 Worthy (28) Worthy (8) Worthy (4) The Forum
17,505		 55–17
73April 8, 1988
7:30 pm PDT		L.A. Clippers W 126–107 Scott & Campbell (20) Rambis (15) Johnson (9) The Forum
17,505		 56–17
74April 9, 1988
7:30 pm PDT		@ Portland L 109–119 Worthy (22) Rambis (6) Johnson (12) Veterans Memorial Coliseum
12,666		 56–18
75April 12, 1988
7:30 pm PDT		Portland W 109–103 Scott & Worthy (25) M Thompson (13) Johnson (13) The Forum
17,505		 57–18
76April 13, 1988
6:30 pm PDT		@ Denver L 106–120 Campbell (16) Johnson (11) Johnson (10) McNichols Sports Arena
17,022		 57–19
77April 15, 1988
7:30 pm PDT		Phoenix W 117–114 Johnson (31) M Thompson (9) Johnson (15) The Forum
17,505		 58–19
78April 17, 1988
10:00 am PDT		@ Houston L 119–127 Scott & M Thompson (22) Johnson (10) Johnson (12) The Summit
16,611		 58–20
79April 19, 1988
5:30 pm PDT		@ San Antonio W 133–126 Worthy (28) Green (10) Johnson (9) HemisFair Arena
12,456		 59–20
80April 20, 1988
5:30 pm PDT		@ Dallas W 114–107 Scott (31) M Thompson (11) Johnson (23) Reunion Arena
17,007		 60–20
81April 22, 1988
7:30 pm PDT		@ Phoenix W 117–112 M Thompson (24) Green (11) Johnson (17) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,077		 61–20
82April 24, 1988
12:30 pm PDT		Golden State W 136–100 Campbell (28) Rambis (11) Matthews (10) The Forum
17,505		 62–20
1987–88 schedule

Playoffs
1988 playoff game log
First round: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1April 29, 1988
7:30 pm PDT		San Antonio W 122–110 James Worthy (22) Mychal Thompson (14) Magic Johnson (18) The Forum
17,505		 1–0
2May 1, 1988
7:30 pm PDT		San Antonio W 130–112 Mychal Thompson (29) Mychal Thompson (16) Magic Johnson (15) The Forum
17,505		 2–0
3May 3, 1988
5:30 pm PDT		@ San Antonio W 109–107 Magic Johnson (25) James Worthy (11) Magic Johnson (11) HemisFair Arena
11,542		 3–0
Conference Semi-finals: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1May 8, 1988
12:30 pm PDT		Utah W 110–91 James Worthy (23) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10) Magic Johnson (9) The Forum
17,505		 1–0
2May 10, 1988
8:00 pm PDT		Utah L 97–101 Byron Scott (26) Mychal Thompson (12) Magic Johnson (10) The Forum
17,505		 1–1
3May 13, 1988
8:00 pm PDT		@ Utah L 89–96 Byron Scott (29) Mychal Thompson (12) Magic Johnson (6) Salt Palace
12,444		 1–2
4May 15, 1988
12:30 pm PDT		@ Utah W 113–100 James Worthy (29) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11) Magic Johnson (9) Salt Palace
12,444		 2–2
5May 17, 1988
7:30 pm PDT		Utah W 111–109 James Worthy (27) Mychal Thompson (11) Magic Johnson (13) The Forum
17,505		 3–2
6May 19, 1988
7:30 pm PDT		@ Utah L 80–108 Byron Scott (16) Mychal Thompson (9) Magic Johnson (9) Salt Palace
12,444		 3–3
7May 21, 1988
12:30 pm PDT		Utah W 109–98 Byron Scott (29) Magic Johnson (9) Magic Johnson (16) The Forum
17,505		 4–3
Conference Finals: 4–3 (Home: 4–0; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1May 23, 1988
7:30 pm PDT		Dallas W 113–98 Worthy (28) three players tied (6) Johnson (12) The Forum
17,505		 1–0
2May 25, 1988
7:30 pm PDT		Dallas W 123–101 Scott (30) Abdul-Jabbar (7) Johnson (19) The Forum
17,505		 2–0
3May 27, 1988
5:00 pm PDT		@ Dallas L 94–106 Worthy (19) Johnson (8) Johnson (10) Reunion Arena
17,007		 2–1
4May 29, 1988
12:30 pm PDT		@ Dallas L 104–118 Johnson (28) Green (12) Johnson (12) Reunion Arena
17,007		 2–2
5May 31, 1988
8:30 pm PDT		Dallas W 119–102 Worthy (28) Green (10) Johnson (20) The Forum
17,505		 3–2
6June 2, 1988
6:00 pm PDT		@ Dallas L 103–105 Scott, Worthy (27) Worthy (11) Johnson (12) Reunion Arena
17,007		 3–3
7June 4, 1988
12:30 pm PDT		Dallas W 117–102 Worthy (28) Johnson (9) Johnson (11) The Forum
17,505		 4–3
NBA Finals: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1June 7, 1988
6:00 pm PDT		Detroit L 93–105 Johnson (28) Green (12) Johnson (10) The Forum
17,505		 0–1
2June 9, 1988
6:00 pm PDT		Detroit W 108–96 Worthy (26) Green (13) Johnson (11) The Forum
17,505		 1–1
3June 12, 1988
12:30 pm PDT		@ Detroit W 99–86 Worthy (24) Worthy (9) Johnson (14) Pontiac Silverdome
39,188		 2–1
4June 14, 1988
6:00 pm PDT		@ Detroit L 86–111 Johnson (23) Green (10) Johnson (6) Pontiac Silverdome
34,297		 2–2
5June 16, 1988
6:00 pm PDT		@ Detroit L 94–104 Abdul-Jabbar (26) three players tied (6) Johnson (17) Pontiac Silverdome
41,372		 2–3
6June 19, 1988
12:30 pm PDT		Detroit W 103–102 Worthy (28) Green (10) Johnson (19) The Forum
17,505		 3–3
7June 21, 1988
6:00 pm PDT		Detroit W 108–105 Worthy (36) Worthy (16) Johnson (14) The Forum
17,505		 4–3
1988 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

Season
Los Angeles Lakers statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 808028.9.532.000.7626.01.70.61.214.6
Tony Campbell 13118.6.564.333.7182.11.10.80.211.0
Michael Cooper 61819.4.392.320.8583.74.71.10.48.7
A.C. Green 826432.1.503.000.7738.71.11.10.511.4
Magic Johnson 727036.6.492.196.8536.211.91.60.219.6
Jeff Lamp 302.3.000.0001.0000.00.00.00.00.7
Wes Matthews 51813.8.460.233.8311.32.70.50.15.7
Kurt Rambis 702012.1.548.000.7853.80.80.60.24.0
Byron Scott 818137.6.527.346.8584.14.11.90.321.7
Mike Smrek 4828.8.427.000.6671.80.20.10.92.8
Billy Thompson 904.2.231.000.8001.00.10.10.01.6
Mychal Thompson 80025.1.512.000.6346.10.80.51.011.6
Ray Tolbert 1405.9.571.000.7690.71.50.20.23.0
Milt Wagner 4049.5.422.200.8970.71.50.20.13.8
James Worthy 757235.4.531.125.7965.03.91.00.719.7

Playoffs
Los Angeles Lakers statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 242429.9.464.000.7895.51.50.61.514.1
Tony Campbell 1506.3.429.000.6880.70.30.20.03.1
Michael Cooper 24024.5.412.403.7412.42.70.80.36.4
A.C. Green 241830.3.544.000.7537.30.80.10.510.1
Magic Johnson 242440.2.514.500.8525.412.61.40.119.9
Wes Matthews 1002.7.400.000.8000.10.20.10.01.2
Kurt Rambis 1969.8.618.000.6922.70.40.20.12.7
Byron Scott 242437.4.499.436.8654.22.51.40.219.6
Mike Smrek 804.3.200.000.3330.80.00.10.30.4
Mychal Thompson 24025.6.513.000.5817.10.50.70.89.7
Milt Wagner 502.8.400.0001.0000.40.60.00.21.2
James Worthy 242437.3.523.111.7585.84.41.30.821.1

Awards and records

Awards

All-Star

Transactions

Free Agents

References
  1. 1987-88 Los Angeles Lakers
  2. "Halfway Through A 2-Year Quest For Greatness". The New York Times. November 1, 1987.
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