The 1981âÂÂ82 Los Angeles Lakers season saw the Lakers win the NBA Finals for their third NBA championship in Los Angeles, and their eighth overall in franchise history.
Soon before the start of training camp, Jamaal Wilkes' eight-day-old daughter died, his second child to die as a baby. He started the season slowly, culminating with a 1-for-10 shooting performance in a 128âÂÂ102 loss to San Antonio on November 10, 1981. He seriously considered quitting basketball.
On November 18, 1981, at halftime while on the road at Utah, Magic Johnson and coach Paul Westhead had a verbal altercation in the locker room. It was stated by teammate Kareem Abdul-Jabbar that Johnson had offered input on the game, which resulted in Westhead twice telling him to "Shut up." Johnson then told reporters after this game that he would like to be traded anywhere, resulting in a barrage of media coverage. One day after these events, Lakers owner Jerry Buss held a press conference at The Forum, where he announced the firing of Westhead, with his replacement being Pat Riley as "coach" and general manager Jerry West as "offensive coach". West came to the podium and clarified to media that Riley was indeed the head coach and that West himself would simply provide him support on the bench, which lasted for a period of 12 games. Although Johnson denied responsibility for Westhead's firing, he was booed across the league, even by Lakers' fans. However, Buss was also unhappy with the Lakers offense and had intended on firing Westhead days before the WestheadâÂÂJohnson altercation, but assistant GM West and GM Bill Sharman had convinced Buss to delay his decision.
Wilkes recovered to average 21.1 points and shoot 52.5% as Los Angeles advanced to the NBA Finals, where they faced Philadelphia. Wilkes scored a team-high 27 points in game 6 as the Lakers won the series 4âÂÂ2. Johnson had a triple-double with 13 points, 13 rebounds, 13 assists and four steals and was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player.
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | October 30 | Houston | L 112-113 (2OT) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) | Magic Johnson (14) | Magic Johnson (12) | The Forum<br>15,884 | 0âÂÂ1
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | November 3 | @ Portland | L 100-102 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) | Magic Johnson (12) | Magic Johnson (10) | Memorial Coliseum<br>12,666 | 0âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | November 4 | @ Seattle | W 106-103 | Norm Nixon (22) | Magic Johnson (12) | Norm Nixon (7) | Kingdome<br>14,536 | 1âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | November 6 | Phoenix | L 99-101 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (14) | Magic Johnson (16) | The Forum<br>13,665 | 1âÂÂ3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | November 8 | Dallas | W 121-111 | Magic Johnson (24) | Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (10) | Magic Johnson (15) | The Forum<br>9,870 | 2âÂÂ3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | November 10 | @ San Antonio | L 102-128 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13) | Magic Johnson (7) | HemisFair Arena<br>11,365 | 2âÂÂ4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 | November 11 | @ Houston | W 95-93 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (21) | Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (9) | Norm Nixon (11) | The Summit<br>15,535 | 3âÂÂ4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 | November 13 | Portland | W 119-115 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29) | Mitch Kupchak (12) | Magic Johnson (15) | The Forum<br>17,505 | 4-4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 9 | November 14 | @ Phoenix | W 98-97 | Norm Nixon (24) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (17) | Magic Johnson (9) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum<br>14,068 | 5âÂÂ4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 10 | November 15 | Indiana | W 124-123 (2OT) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (20) | Norm Nixon (10) | The Forum<br>14,140 | 6âÂÂ4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 11 | November 18 | @ Utah | W 113-110 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) | Cooper & Johnson (8) | Magic Johnson (9) | Salt Palace<br>10,802 | 7âÂÂ4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 12 | November 20 | San Antonio | W 136-116 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30) | Mitch Kupchak (17) | Magic Johnson (16) | The Forum<br>17,505 | 8âÂÂ4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 | November 21 | @ San Diego | W 119-117 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12) | Magic Johnson (10) | San Diego Sports Arena<br>11,057 | 9âÂÂ4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 | November 24 | @ Dallas | W 125-110 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25) | Mark Landsberger (10) | Johnson & Nixon (9) | Reunion Arena<br>14,266 | 10âÂÂ4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 15 | November 25 | @ San Antonio | W 117-96 | Jamaal Wilkes (26) | Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (13) | Magic Johnson (9) | HemisFair Arena<br>13,653 | 11âÂÂ4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 16 | November 27 | San Diego | L 129-138 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (7) | Norm Nixon (16) | The Forum<br>14,586 | 11âÂÂ5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 | November 29 | Houston | W 122-104 | Abdul-Jabbar & Nixon (23) | Magic Johnson (11) | Johnson & Nixon (11) | The Forum<br>13,247 | 12âÂÂ5
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 18 | December 1 | Utah | W 117-86 | Magic Johnson (19) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11) | Magic Johnson (8) | The Forum<br>11,384 | 13âÂÂ5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 19 | December 2 | @ Seattle | L 96-104 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10) | Norm Nixon (8) | Kingdome<br>20,021 | 13âÂÂ6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 | December 4 | @ Denver | W 126-117 | Norm Nixon (25) | Mitch Kupchak (13) | Magic Johnson (11) | McNichols Sports Arena<br>14,562 | 14âÂÂ6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 21 | December 6 | Kansas City | W 119-106 | Johnson & Wilkes (22) | Mitch Kupchak (12) | Norm Nixon (10) | The Forum<br>15,321 | 15âÂÂ6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 | December 8 | Washington | W 102-98 | Norm Nixon (24) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13) | Magic Johnson (10) | The Forum<br>10,459 | 16âÂÂ6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 23 | December 11 | Portland | W 124-116 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29) | Magic Johnson (12) | Johnson & Nixon (10) | The Forum<br>15,658 | 17âÂÂ6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 24 | December 13 | Golden State | W 122-118 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) | Magic Johnson (13) | Abdul-Jabbar & Nixon (8) | The Forum<br>13,103 | 18âÂÂ6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 25 | December 17 | @ Golden State | L 115-120 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13) | Norm Nixon (7) | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena<br>13,239 | 18âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 26 | December 19 | @ San Diego | W 106-100 | Jamaal Wilkes (33) | Magic Johnson (13) | Magic Johnson (7) | San Diego Sports Arena<br>6,563 | 19âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 | December 20 | Atlanta | W 112-94 | Jamaal Wilkes (36) | Jim Brewer (15) | Norm Nixon (12) | The Forum<br>12,460 | 20âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 28 | December 22 | @ Portland | W 124-110 | Norm Nixon (27) | Magic Johnson (10) | 3 players tied (6) | Memorial Coliseum<br>12,666 | 21âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 29 | December 25 | @ Phoenix | W 104-101 | Michael Cooper (30) | Jim Brewer (15) | Magic Johnson (8) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum<br>14,056 | 22âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 30 | December 27 | San Diego | W 139-117 | Mike McGee (27) | Mark Landsberger (12) | Magic Johnson (11) | The Forum<br>14,951 | 23âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 31 | December 29 | Utah | W 121-114 | Jamaal Wilkes (34) | Brewer & Wilkes (9) | Magic Johnson (12) | The Forum<br>14,392 | 24âÂÂ7
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 32 | January 3 | Seattle | L 90-110 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (16) | Magic Johnson (14) | The Forum<br>17,505 | 24âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 33 | January 8 | @ Chicago | L 113-119 | Magic Johnson (32) | Mark Landsberger (8) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (7) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,947 | 24âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 34 | January 9 | @ Detroit | W 130-127 | Magic Johnson (40) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13) | Norm Nixon (10) | Pontiac Silverdome<br>21,045 | 25âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 35 | January 10 | @ Milwaukee | L 107-118 | Magic Johnson (28) | Jamaal Wilkes (9) | Norm Nixon (9) | MECCA Arena<br>11,052 | 25âÂÂ10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 36 | January 12 | @ Cleveland | W 114-100 | Jamaal Wilkes (33) | Magic Johnson (14) | Norm Nixon (11) | Richfield Coliseum<br>8,259 | 26âÂÂ10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 37 | January 15 | @ Indiana | W 97-92 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30) | Magic Johnson (15) | Eddie Jordan (6) | Market Square Arena<br>11,029 | 27âÂÂ10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 38 | January 17 | @ Kansas City | W 109-97 | Magic Johnson (29) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11) | Magic Johnson (9) | Kemper Arena<br>9,879 | 28âÂÂ10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 39 | January 19 | @ Denver | L 139-140 | 3 players tied (22) | Magic Johnson (16) | Magic Johnson (14) | McNichols Sports Arena<br>15,272 | 28âÂÂ11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 40 | January 20 | New Jersey | W 132-113 | Jamaal Wilkes (30) | Kurt Rambis (9) | Magic Johnson (12) | The Forum<br>11,323 | 29âÂÂ11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 41 | January 22 | Detroit | W 123-111 | Magic Johnson (26) | Johnson & Rambis (16) | Magic Johnson (12) | The Forum<br>14,955 | 30âÂÂ11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 42 | January 26 | Milwaukee | L 94-96 | Jamaal Wilkes (18) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15) | Norm Nixon (13) | The Forum<br>16,042 | 30âÂÂ12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 43 | January 28 | Phoenix | W 97-87 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31) | Magic Johnson (6) | Magic Johnson (11) | The Forum<br>14,623 | 31âÂÂ12 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 44 | February 2 | @ Golden State | L 117-119 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29) | Magic Johnson (14) | Magic Johnson (10) | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena<br>13,329 | 31âÂÂ13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 45 | February 3 | New York | L 94-98 | Jamaal Wilkes (26) | Jamaal Wilkes (10) | Norm Nixon (10) | The Forum<br>12,913 | 31âÂÂ14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 46 | February 5 | @ Washington | W 90-87 | Magic Johnson (22) | Kurt Rambis (10) | Norm Nixon (7) | Capital Centre<br>19,035 | 32âÂÂ14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 47 | February 7 | @ Boston | W 119-113 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (35) | Jamaal Wilkes (8) | Norm Nixon (13) | Boston Garden<br>15,320 | 33âÂÂ14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 48 | February 9 | @ Atlanta | W 130-117 | Bob McAdoo (22) | Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (8) | Norm Nixon (10) | Omni Coliseum<br>12,913 | 34âÂÂ14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 49 | February 10 | @ Kansas City | L 102-125 | Jamaal Wilkes (24) | Jamaal Wilkes (7) | Jordan & Nixon (4) | Kemper Arena<br>9,580 | 34âÂÂ15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 50 | February 12 | San Antonio | L 94-100 | Jamaal Wilkes (23) | Magic Johnson (15) | Johnson & Nixon (8) | The Forum<br>17,505 | 34âÂÂ16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 51 | February 14 | Boston | L 103-108 | Jamaal Wilkes (25) | Magic Johnson (10) | Magic Johnson (8) | The Forum<br>17,505 | 34âÂÂ17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 52 | February 16 | Seattle | W 108-101 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) | Jim Brewer (12) | Magic Johnson (18) | The Forum<br>15,047 | 35âÂÂ17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 53 | February 19 | Golden State | W 126-106 | Magic Johnson (26) | Magic Johnson (14) | Norm Nixon (10) | The Forum<br>17,505 | 36âÂÂ17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 54 | February 21 | @ Denver | W 132-131 | Norm Nixon (26) | Mark Landsberger (9) | Magic Johnson (8) | McNichols Sports Arena<br>17,337 | 37âÂÂ17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 55 | February 23 | Denver | W 145-129 | Jamaal Wilkes (31) | Abdul-Jabbar & Rambis (7) | Norm Nixon (16) | The Forum<br>14,072 | 38âÂÂ17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 56 | February 25 | @ Seattle | W 104-98 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31) | Magic Johnson (12) | Norm Nixon (12) | Kingdome<br>26,209 | 39âÂÂ17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 57 | February 26 | Philadelphia | W 116-114 (2OT) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (41) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (19) | Magic Johnson (10) | The Forum<br>17,505 | 40âÂÂ17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 58 | February 28 | Cleveland | W 102-101 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32) | Kurt Rambis (17) | Norm Nixon (10) | The Forum<br>14,882 | 41âÂÂ17
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 59 | March 3 | @ New Jersey | L 103-111 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30) | Magic Johnson (8) | Norm Nixon (8) | Brendan Byrne Arena<br>15,623 | 41âÂÂ18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 60 | March 4 | @ New York | L 119-129 (OT) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (39) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (14) | Magic Johnson (9) | Madison Square Garden<br>14,937 | 41âÂÂ19 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 61 | March 7 | @ Philadelphia | L 113-119 | Abdul-Jabbar & Nixon (26) | Magic Johnson (11) | Magic Johnson (8) | The Spectrum<br>18,364 | 41âÂÂ20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 62 | March 9 | Kansas City | W 105-99 | Magic Johnson (27) | Kurt Rambis (12) | Norm Nixon (5) | The Forum<br>11,614 | 42âÂÂ20 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 63 | March 12 | Chicago | L 105-111 | Magic Johnson (30) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10) | Magic Johnson (8) | The Forum<br>17,505 | 42âÂÂ21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 64 | March 14 | Dallas | W 138-116 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) | Magic Johnson (11) | Magic Johnson (13) | The Forum<br>13,809 | 43âÂÂ21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 65 | March 16 | @ Portland | W 120-108 | Jamaal Wilkes (27) | Mark Landsberger (14) | Johnson & Nixon (9) | Memorial Coliseum<br>12,666 | 44âÂÂ21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | March 17 | @ Utah | W 120-112 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) | Magic Johnson (10) | Magic Johnson (9) | Salt Palace<br>12,076 | 45âÂÂ21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 67 | March 19 | @ Dallas | W 112-106 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11) | Magic Johnson (10) | Reunion Arena<br>17,134 | 46âÂÂ21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 68 | March 21 | Houston | W 107-102 | Magic Johnson (25) | Magic Johnson (16) | Magic Johnson (7) | The Forum<br>17,505 | 47âÂÂ21 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 69 | March 23 | Dallas | L 116-118 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32) | Magic Johnson (15) | Magic Johnson (14) | The Forum<br>13,516 | 47âÂÂ22 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 70 | March 26 | @ San Antonio | L 105-110 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10) | Magic Johnson (10) | HemisFair Arena<br>14,850 | 47âÂÂ23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 71 | March 28 | @ Kansas City | W 116-111 | Bob McAdoo (30) | Bob McAdoo (10) | Magic Johnson (8) | Kemper Arena<br>9,521 | 48âÂÂ23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 72 | March 30 | San Diego | W 143-120 | Magic Johnson (29) | Bob McAdoo (9) | Norm Nixon (13) | The Forum<br>12,109 | 49âÂÂ23
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 73 | April 1 | @ San Diego | W 117-100 | Jamaal Wilkes (25) | Kurt Rambis (9) | Magic Johnson (17) | San Diego Sports Arena<br>7,064 | 50âÂÂ23 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 74 | April 2 | Phoenix | L 99-109 | Jamaal Wilkes (23) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (9) | Johnson & Nixon (14) | The Forum<br>17,505 | 50âÂÂ24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 75 | April 4 | Portland | W 129-111 | Jamaal Wilkes (32) | Kurt Rambis (9) | Norm Nixon (13) | The Forum<br>13,230 | 51âÂÂ24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 76 | April 6 | @ Houston | W 108-97 | Magic Johnson (23) | Magic Johnson (11) | Magic Johnson (10) | The Summit<br>15,676 | 52âÂÂ24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 77 | April 9 | Denver | W 153-128 | Jamaal Wilkes (25) | Mark Landsberger (14) | Magic Johnson (16) | The Forum<br>16,433 | 53âÂÂ24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 78 | April 11 | Seattle | W 107-104 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) | Magic Johnson (12) | Johnson & Nixon (8) | The Forum<br>17,505 | 54âÂÂ24 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 79 | April 13 | @ Golden State | L 101-106 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10) | Johnson & Nixon (9) | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena<br>13,239 | 54âÂÂ25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 80 | April 14 | Utah | W 128-115 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (22) | Magic Johnson (11) | Magic Johnson (10) | The Forum<br>11,488 | 55âÂÂ25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 81 | April 16 | Golden State | W 125-109 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) | Kurt Rambis (12) | Magic Johnson (13) | The Forum<br>17,505 | 56âÂÂ25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 82 | April 18 | @ Phoenix | W 120-115 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34) | Magic Johnson (15) | Magic Johnson (12) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum<br>14,660 | 57âÂÂ25
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | April 27 | Phoenix | W 115âÂÂ96 | Jamaal Wilkes (28) | Bob McAdoo (12) | Magic Johnson (10) | The Forum<br>13,623 | 1âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | April 28 | Phoenix | W 117âÂÂ98 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24) | Magic Johnson (12) | Magic Johnson (12) | The Forum<br>15,558 | 2âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | April 30 | @ Phoenix | W 114âÂÂ106 | Jamaal Wilkes (26) | Magic Johnson (14) | Magic Johnson (9) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum<br>14,660 | 3âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | May 2 | @ Phoenix | W 112âÂÂ107 | Jamaal Wilkes (24) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13) | Magic Johnson (12) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum<br>11,932 | 4âÂÂ0 |-
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | May 9 | San Antonio | W 128âÂÂ117 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32) | Magic Johnson (16) | Magic Johnson (14) | The Forum<br>15,700 | 1âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | May 11 | San Antonio | W 110âÂÂ101 | Nixon & Wilkes (22) | Kurt Rambis (15) | Johnson & Nixon (9) | The Forum<br>17,505 | 2âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | May 14 | @ San Antonio | W 118âÂÂ108 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) | Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (10) | Johnson & Nixon (10) | HemisFair Arena<br>15,800 | 3âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | May 15 | @ San Antonio | W 128âÂÂ123 | Norm Nixon (30) | Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (9) | Norm Nixon (10) | HemisFair Arena<br>15,800 | 4âÂÂ0 |-
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | May 27 | @ Philadelphia | W 124âÂÂ117 | Nixon & Wilkes (24) | Magic Johnson (14) | Norm Nixon (10) | The Spectrum<br>18,364 | 1âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | May 30 | @ Philadelphia | L 94âÂÂ110 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23) | Magic Johnson (11) | Norm Nixon (10) | The Spectrum<br>18,364 | 1âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | June 1 | Philadelphia | W 129âÂÂ108 | Norm Nixon (29) | Magic Johnson (9) | Magic Johnson (8) | The Forum<br>17,505 | 2âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | June 3 | Philadelphia | W 111âÂÂ101 | Johnson & Wilkes (24) | Abdul-Jabbar & Rambis (11) | Norm Nixon (14) | The Forum<br>17,505 | 3âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | June 6 | @ Philadelphia | L 102âÂÂ135 | Bob McAdoo (23) | Magic Johnson (10) | Norm Nixon (13) | The Spectrum<br>18,364 | 3âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | June 8 | Philadelphia | W 114âÂÂ104 | Jamaal Wilkes (27) | Magic Johnson (13) | Magic Johnson (13) | The Forum<br>17,505 | 4âÂÂ2 |-