The 1988âÂÂ89 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, having defeated the Detroit Pistons in a full seven-game series in the 1988 NBA Finals.
With the addition of Woolridge, the Lakers got off to a fast start by winning 15 of their first 18 games of the regular season, which included a seven-game winning streak between November and December, and later on holding a 32âÂÂ15 record at the All-Star break. The team posted a six-game winning streak in March, and won their final five games of the season. The Lakers finished in first place in the Pacific Division with a 57âÂÂ25 record, and earned 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, 3.6 assists 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, 4.5 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game. Off the bench, Woolridge averaged 9.7 points and 3.6 rebounds per game, while Mychal Thompson provided with 9.2 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, defensive guard Michael Cooper contributed 7.3 points and 3.9 assists per game, and led the Lakers with 80 three-point field goals, and Tony Campbell contributed 6.2 points per game.
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 8thâÂÂseeded Portland Trail Blazers, a team that featured All-Star guard Clyde Drexler, All-Star center Kevin Duckworth, and Terry Porter. The Lakers won the first two games over the Trail Blazers at home at the Great Western Forum, before winning Game 3 on the road, 116âÂÂ108 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 4thâÂÂseeded Seattle SuperSonics, who were led by All-Star guard Dale Ellis, All-Star forward Xavier McDaniel, and second-year forward Derrick McKey. After winning their first two games over the SuperSonics at the Great Western Forum, the Lakers won the next two games on the road, which included a Game 4 win over the SuperSonics at the Seattle Center Coliseum, 97âÂÂ95 to win the series in a four-game sweep.
In the Western Conference Finals, the Lakers then faced off against the 3rdâÂÂseeded 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 over the Suns at the Great Western Forum, and then won the next two games on the road, including a Game 4 win over the Suns at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 122âÂÂ117 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 topâÂÂseeded 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, including a Game 4 loss to the Pistons at the Great Western Forum, 105âÂÂ97, despite a 40-point performance from Worthy. The Lakers lost the series in a four-game sweep, as the Pistons won their first ever NBA championship in franchise history. After the Finals concluded, Abdul-Jabbar announced his retirement at the age of 42, and after twenty seasons in the NBA.
The Lakers finished sixth in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 717,349 at the Great Western Forum during the regular season. Following the season, Campbell signed as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves expansion team. The 1988âÂÂ89 season marked an end to a run of eight consecutive Western Conference Finals appearances for the Lakers, the most since the 1968âÂÂ69 Boston Celtics, as in the following season, the Lakers would lose in the Conference Semi-finals to the Phoenix Suns in five games.
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | November 4 | @ Dallas | W 116-113 | James Worthy (25) | Johnson & Worthy (6) | Magic Johnson (14) | Reunion Arena<br>17,007 | 1âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | November 5 | @ San Antonio | L 107-122 | Magic Johnson (21) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12) | Magic Johnson (14) | HemisFair Arena<br>15,861 | 1-1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | | @ Golden State | W 114âÂÂ102 | Scott (23) | Green,<br>Johnson,<br>Thompson (7) | Johnson (18) | OaklandâÂÂAlameda County Coliseum Arena<br>15,025 | 2âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | November 9 | Denver | W 128-110 | Byron Scott (33) | A.C. Green (9) | Magic Johnson (19) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 3âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | | Seattle | W 114âÂÂ103 | Scott (29) | Johnson (9) | Johnson (16) | The Forum<br>17,505 | 4âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | November 15 | @ Denver | W 148-146 (2OT) | James Worthy (33) | Mychal Thompson (10) | Magic Johnson (13) | McNichols Sports Arena<br>15,198 | 5âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | | @ Seattle | L 98âÂÂ101 | Johnson (28) | Johnson,<br>Thompson (10) | Jhnson (6) | Seattle Center Coliseum<br>14,576 | 5âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 | November 18 | Portland | W 106-105 | Magic Johnson (26) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (8) | Magic Johnson (9) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 6âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 9 | | @ New York | W 110âÂÂ98 | Worthy (29) | Johnson (12) | Johnson (13) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,591 | 7âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 10 | November 23 | @ Miami | W 138-91 | Orlando Woolridge (22) | Tony Campbell (9) | Magic Johnson (17) | Miami Arena<br>15,008 | 8âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 11 | | @ Detroit | L 99âÂÂ102 | Scott (20) | Green (14) | Johnson (8) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>21,454 | 8âÂÂ3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 12 | November 28 | @ Philadelphia | W 109-104 | Magic Johnson (32) | Magic Johnson (11) | Magic Johnson (20) | The Spectrum<br>18,168 | 9âÂÂ3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 | | Seattle | W 110âÂÂ106 | Johnson (40) | Thompson (11) | Johnson (10) | The Forum<br>17,505 | 10âÂÂ3
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 | December 2 | Utah | W 113-92 | Byron Scott (32) | Magic Johnson (12) | Magic Johnson (15) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 11âÂÂ3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 15 | December 4 | Washington | W 119-112 (OT) | Magic Johnson (29) | Mychal Thompson (9) | Magic Johnson (17) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 12âÂÂ3 |- 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<br>15,352 | 13âÂÂ3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 | | Phoenix | W 125âÂÂ111 | Scott (27) | Johnson (12) | Johnson (18) | Great Western Forum<br>17,353 | 14âÂÂ3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 18 | December 10 | @ Indiana | W 112-105 | Magic Johnson (32) | Green & Johnson (11) | Magic Johnson (13) | Market Square Arena<br>16,912 | 15âÂÂ3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 19 | | @ Milwaukee | L 94âÂÂ95 | Worthy (21) | Green (6) | Johnson (12) | Bradley Center<br>18,633 | 15âÂÂ4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 | December 13 | @ Cleveland | W 111-102 | Magic Johnson (31) | Magic Johnson (12) | Magic Johnson (13) | Richfield Coliseum<br>20,041 | 16âÂÂ4 |- 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<br>20,049 | 16âÂÂ5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 22 | December 16 | @ Boston | L 96-110 | Magic Johnson (31) | A.C. Green (16) | Magic Johnson (7) | Boston Garden<br>14,890 | 16âÂÂ6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 23 | December 18 | @ Washington | L 110-115 | James Worthy (31) | James Worthy (7) | Magic Johnson (8) | Capital Centre<br>18,643 | 16âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 24 | | @ Chicago | L 103âÂÂ116 | Johnson (31) | Thompson (9) | Johnson (12) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,676 | 16âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 25 | December 23 | Sacramento | W 120-102 | Magic Johnson (27) | A.C. Green (11) | Magic Johnson (15) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 17âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 26 | December 25 | @ Utah | L 87-101 | Johnson & Worthy (18) | Mychal Thompson (9) | Magic Johnson (10) | Salt Palace<br>12,444 | 17âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 27 | | @ Phoenix | L 96âÂÂ111 | Scott (24) | Green (11) | Johnson (8) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum<br>14,471 | 17âÂÂ10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 28 | December 28 | Philadelphia | W 128-123 | Johnson & Worthy (26) | Magic Johnson (10) | Magic Johnson (18) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 18âÂÂ10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 29 | December 30 | L.A. Clippers | W 124-109 | Magic Johnson (34) | James Worthy (11) | Magic Johnson (14) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 19âÂÂ10
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 30 | | @ Seattle | L 106âÂÂ116 | Green (27) | Green (11) | Johnson (9) | Seattle Center Coliseum<br>14,645 | 19âÂÂ11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 31 | January 4 | Portland | W 133-120 | Mychal Thompson (27) | Green & Thompson (11) | Magic Johnson (15) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 20âÂÂ11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 32 | January 6 | Miami | W 118-86 | Orlando Woolridge (29) | A.C. Green (9) | Magic Johnson (11) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 21âÂÂ11 |- 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<br>17,505 | 22âÂÂ11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 34 | January 10 | @ Sacramento | L 97-106 | Johnson & Worthy (22) | A.C. Green (12) | Magic Johnson (12) | ARCO Arena<br>16,517 | 22âÂÂ12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 35 | January 13 | Cleveland | W 116-95 | Magic Johnson (26) | A.C. Green (15) | Magic Johnson (11) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 23âÂÂ12 |- 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<br>15,352 | 24âÂÂ12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 37 | January 16 | Houston | W 124-113 | James Worthy (26) | Magic Johnson (13) | Magic Johnson (18) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 25âÂÂ12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 38 | January 18 | L.A. Clippers | W 111-90 | Magic Johnson (19) | James Worthy (15) | Magic Johnson (13) | Great Western Forum<br>17,301 | 26âÂÂ12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 39 | January 20 | Dallas | W 115-99 | Magic Johnson (30) | James Worthy (10) | Magic Johnson (11) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 27âÂÂ12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 40 | | New York | L 117âÂÂ122 | Johnson,<br>Worthy (26) | Worthy (14) | Johnson (11) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 27âÂÂ13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 41 | January 27 | Charlotte | W 114-97 | A.C. Green (24) | A.C. Green (11) | Cooper & Johnson (10) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 28âÂÂ13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 42 | January 29 | @ Dallas | W 118-93 | A.C. Green (25) | James Worthy (12) | Magic Johnson (9) | Reunion Arena<br>17,007 | 29âÂÂ13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 43 | January 31 | @ Houston | W 125-114 | A.C. Green (24) | Magic Johnson (11) | Magic Johnson (10) | The Summit<br>16,611 | 30âÂÂ13
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 44 | | @ Phoenix | L 97âÂÂ114 | Johnson (17) | Johnson (12) | Johnson (9) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum<br>14,471 | 30âÂÂ14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 45 | February 3 | Portland | W 140-129 | Magic Johnson (29) | A.C. Green (11) | Magic Johnson (8) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 31âÂÂ14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 46 | February 5 | New Jersey | W 134-116 | Magic Johnson (27) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (9) | Magic Johnson (13) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 32âÂÂ14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 47 | | Golden State | L 118âÂÂ121 | Worthy (30) | Johnson,<br>Woolridge (8) | Johnson (12) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 32âÂÂ15 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |- style="background:#fcc;" | 48 | | Detroit | L 103âÂÂ111 | Worthy (33) | Green (11) | Cooper (8) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 32âÂÂ16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 49 | February 16 | @ Portland | W 110-101 | James Worthy (28) | Mychal Thompson (12) | Michael Cooper (7) | Memorial Coliseum<br>12,848 | 33âÂÂ16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 50 | February 19 | Boston | W 119-110 | Byron Scott (35) | A.C. Green (11) | Michael Cooper (13) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 34âÂÂ16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 51 | February 20 | @ Sacramento | W 100-97 | Byron Scott (33) | A.C. Green (10) | Cooper & Worthy (7) | ARCO Arena<br>16,517 | 35âÂÂ16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 52 | February 22 | @ Utah | L 79-105 | Byron Scott (14) | A.C. Green (9) | Michael Cooper (7) | Salt Palace<br>12,444 | 35âÂÂ17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 53 | February 24 | Sacramento | W 115-103 | Byron Scott (31) | A.C. Green (15) | Magic Johnson (8) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 36âÂÂ17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 54 | | Phoenix | W 134âÂÂ122 | Scott (29) | Green (11) | Johnson (19) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 37âÂÂ17
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 55 | | Golden State | W 142âÂÂ121 | Johnson (35) | Johnspn (14) | Johnson (8) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 38âÂÂ17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 56 | March 3 | Indiana | W 139-117 | A.C. Green (24) | A.C. Green (11) | Magic Johnson (16) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 39âÂÂ17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 57 | March 5 | @ Houston | L 83-88 | James Worthy (19) | A.C. Green (9) | Magic Johnson (15) | The Summit<br>16,611 | 39âÂÂ18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 58 | March 7 | @ Atlanta | W 106-97 | James Worthy (24) | A.C. Green (13) | Magic Johnson (15) | Omni Coliseum<br>16,371 | 40âÂÂ18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 59 | March 8 | @ Miami | W 127-87 | Tony Campbell (19) | Mark McNamara (13) | Magic Johnson (10) | Miami Arena<br>15,008 | 41âÂÂ18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 60 | March 10 | @ Charlotte | W 123-90 | Byron Scott (25) | A.C. Green (15) | Magic Johnson (14) | Charlotte Coliseum<br>23,388 | 42âÂÂ18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 61 | | @ Golden State | W 126âÂÂ115 | Scott (32) | Abdul-Jabbar (11) | Johnson (10) | OaklandâÂÂAlameda County Coliseum Arena<br>15,025 | 43âÂÂ18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 62 | March 13 | Houston | W 97-96 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (21) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13) | Magic Johnson (11) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 44âÂÂ18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 63 | March 17 | Dallas | W 106-103 | Magic Johnson (31) | A.C. Green (15) | Magic Johnson (13) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 45âÂÂ18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 64 | March 19 | Atlanta | L 111-113 | Magic Johnson (29) | A.C. Green (14) | Magic Johnson (13) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 45âÂÂ19 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 65 | | Chicago | L 103âÂÂ104 | Johnson (20) | Johnson (8) | Johnson (12) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 45âÂÂ20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 66 | March 23 | @ Sacramento | W 115-92 | Magic Johnson (25) | A.C. Green (15) | Magic Johnson (14) | ARCO Arena<br>16,517 | 46âÂÂ20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 67 | | Phoenix | W 118âÂÂ116 | Johnson (34) | Green (12) | Johnson (18) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 47âÂÂ20 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 68 | | @ Phoenix | L 104âÂÂ127 | Worthy (24) | Worthy (11) | Johnson (14) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum<br>14,471 | 47âÂÂ21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 69 | March 30 | San Antonio | W 138-98 | Byron Scott (35) | Magic Johnson (9) | Magic Johnson (10) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 48âÂÂ21
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 70 | April 1 | @ Denver | L 108-114 (OT) | James Worthy (25) | Magic Johnson (17) | Magic Johnson (15) | McNichols Sports Arena<br>17,022 | 48âÂÂ22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 71 | | Milwaukee | W 118âÂÂ117 | Scott (32) | Green (10) | Johnson (11) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 49âÂÂ22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 72 | | @ Seattle | W 115âÂÂ97 | Green (33) | Green (10) | Johnson (18) | Seattle Center Coliseum<br>14,810 | 50âÂÂ22 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 73 | April 7 | Utah | L 97-99 | Johnson & Worthy (24) | James Worthy (9) | Magic Johnson (10) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 50âÂÂ23 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 74 | | @ Golden State | L 116-122 | Johnson (24) | Johnson (9) | Johnson (12) | OaklandâÂÂAlameda County Coliseum Arena<br>15,025 | 50âÂÂ24 |- 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<br>17,505 | 51âÂÂ24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 76 | April 12 | @ San Antonio | W 107-100 | Magic Johnson (24) | A.C. Green (12) | Magic Johnson (7) | HemisFair Arena<br>15,861 | 52âÂÂ24 |- 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<br>15,352 | 52âÂÂ25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 78 | April 16 | Miami | W 121-108 | Magic Johnson (24) | Mychal Thompson (9) | Magic Johnson (7) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 53âÂÂ25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 79 | April 18 | Denver | W 142-118 | James Worthy (26) | Magic Johnson (17) | Magic Johnson (17) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 54âÂÂ25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 80 | April 20 | Sacramento | W 118-115 | James Worthy (38) | A.C. Green (9) | Magic Johnson (16) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 55âÂÂ25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 81 | April 21 | @ Portland | W 121-114 | Magic Johnson (23) | A.C. Green (12) | Magic Johnson (10) | Memorial Coliseum<br>12,880 | 56âÂÂ25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 82 | | Seattle | W 121âÂÂ117 | Johnson (29) | Green (10) | Johnson (21) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 57âÂÂ25
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | April 27 | Portland | W 128âÂÂ108 | Magic Johnson (30) | Abdul-Jabbar & Scott (8) | Magic Johnson (16) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 1âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | April 30 | Portland | W 113âÂÂ105 | Magic Johnson (35) | A.C. Green (13) | Magic Johnson (12) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 2âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | May 3 | @ Portland | W 116âÂÂ108 | Byron Scott (25) | A.C. Green (13) | Magic Johnson (7) | Memorial Coliseum<br>12,880 | 3âÂÂ0 |-
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | | Seattle | W 113âÂÂ102 | Worthy (28) | Worthy (12) | Johnson (14) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 1âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | | Seattle | W 130âÂÂ108 | Worthy (30) | Green (8) | Johnson (12) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 2âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | | @ Seattle | W 91âÂÂ86 | Worthy (20) | Johnson (9) | Johnson (14) | Seattle Center Coliseum<br>14,541 | 3âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | | @ Seattle | W 97âÂÂ95 | Worthy (33) | Green (10) | Johnson (9) | Seattle Center Coliseum<br>14,006 | 4âÂÂ0 |-
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | | Phoenix | W 127âÂÂ119 | Worthy (32) | Green (10) | Johnson (12) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 1âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | | Phoenix | W 101âÂÂ95 | Scott (30) | Johnson (9) | Johnson (14) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 2âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | | @ Phoenix | W 110âÂÂ107 | Worthy (29) | Worthy (12) | Johnson (11) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum<br>14,471 | 3âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | | @ Phoenix | W 122âÂÂ117 | Scott (35) | Green (11) | Johnson (20) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum<br>14,471 | 4âÂÂ0 |-
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | | @ Detroit | L 97âÂÂ109 | Johnson,<br>Worthy (17) | Green (8) | Johnson (14) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>21,454 | 0âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | | @ Detroit | L 105âÂÂ108 | Cooper,<br>Worthy (19) | Green (9) | Johnson (9) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>21,454 | 0âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | | Detroit | L 110âÂÂ114 | Worthy (26) | Abdul-Jabbar (13) | Cooper (13) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 0âÂÂ3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | | Detroit | L 97âÂÂ105 | Worthy (40) | Green (12) | Cooper (9) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 0âÂÂ4 |-