The 1989âÂÂ90 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 42nd season for the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association, and their 30th in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers had the 26th overall pick in the 1989 NBA draft, and selected Yugoslavian center Vlade Divac. The team was coming off an NBA Finals defeat, in which they lost to the Detroit Pistons in a four-game sweep in the 1989 NBA Finals.
With the addition of Divac, and despite the retirement of All-Star center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the Lakers got off to a fast start by winning ten of their first eleven games of the regular season, which included a nine-game winning streak in November, and later on held a 35âÂÂ11 record at the All-Star break. The team posted a seven-game winning streak between March and April, and won 16 of their final 19 games of the season. The Lakers finished in first place in the Pacific Division with a league-best 63âÂÂ19 record, and earned the first seed in the Western Conference.
Magic Johnson averaged 22.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, 11.5 assists and 1.7 steals per game, led the Lakers with 106 three-point field goals, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, while James Worthy averaged 21.1 points and 6.0 rebounds per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and Byron Scott contributed 15.5 points per game. In addition, A.C. Green provided the team with 12.9 points and 8.7 rebounds per game, while sixth man Orlando Woolridge contributed 12.7 points per game, and Mychal Thompson provided with 10.1 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. Off the bench, Divac averaged 8.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, while defensive guard Michael Cooper contributed 6.4 points per game, and Larry Drew provided with 5.2 points and 2.7 assists per game.
During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Miami Arena in Miami, Florida, Johnson, Worthy and Green were all selected for the 1990 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; it was Green's first and only All-Star appearance. Johnson scored 22 points along with 6 rebounds and 4 assists, and was named the NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player, despite the Western Conference losing to the Eastern Conference, 130âÂÂ113. Johnson was also named the NBA Most Valuable Player of the Year for the third time in four years, in a controversial voting over Charles Barkley of the Philadelphia 76ers; Johnson received fewer first-place votes (27 of the 92 cast) than Barkley (38), but totaled 636 points in the ballot compared to Barkley's 614. Meanwhile, Riley was named the NBA Coach of the Year for the first time, and Woolridge finished tied in third place in Sixth Man of the Year voting.
In the Western Conference First Round of the 1990 NBA playoffs, the Lakers faced off against the 8thâÂÂseeded Houston Rockets, a team that featured All-Star center Akeem Olajuwon, Otis Thorpe and Sleepy Floyd. The Lakers won the first two games over the Rockets at home at the Great Western Forum, before losing Game 3 on the road, 114âÂÂ108 at The Summit. The Lakers won Game 4 over the Rockets on the road, 109âÂÂ88 to win the series in four games.
In the Western Conference Semi-finals, and for the second consecutive year, the team faced off against the 5thâÂÂseeded Phoenix Suns, who were led by the quartet of All-Star forward Tom Chambers, All-Star guard Kevin Johnson, Jeff Hornacek, and sixth man Eddie Johnson. The Lakers lost Game 1 to the Suns at the Great Western Forum, 104âÂÂ102, but managed to win Game 2 at home, 124âÂÂ100 to even the series. However, the Lakers lost the next two games to the Suns on the road at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, and then lost Game 5 at the Great Western Forum, 106âÂÂ103, thus losing the series in five games; it was the first time in nine years that the Lakers did not reach the Western Conference Finals, ending a run that started in 1982, the longest series of consecutive NBA Conference Finals appearances since Bill Russell's Boston Celtics in 1969.
The Lakers finished sixth in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 712,498 at the Great Western Forum during the regular season. Following the season, Riley resigned as head coach after nine seasons with the Lakers; he would later on return to coach the New York Knicks for the 1991âÂÂ92 season. Also following the season, Woolridge was traded to the Denver Nuggets, and Cooper was released to free agency, and left to play overseas in Italy.
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | November 3 | @ Dallas | W 102-94 | James Worthy (22) | A.C. Green (14) | Magic Johnson (12) | Reunion Arena<br>17,007 | 1âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | November 4 | @ San Antonio | L 98-106 | James Worthy (25) | Magic Johnson (10) | Magic Johnson (9) | HemisFair Arena<br>15,868 | 1-1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | November 7 | Phoenix | W 111-107 | James Worthy (35) | Byron Scott (10) | Michael Cooper (8) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 2âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | November 9 | @ Golden State | W 106-95 | A.C. Green (24) | A.C. Green (16) | Magic Johnson (10) | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena<br>15,025 | 3âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | November 10 | Charlotte | W 106-100 | Byron Scott (33) | Vlade Divac (9) | Magic Johnson (9) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 4âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | November 12 | Dallas | W 107-98 | Johnson & Worthy (22) | Mychal Thompson (11) | Magic Johnson (7) | Great Western Forum<br>16,927 | 5âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 | November 15 | Indiana | W 117-94 | A.C. Green (24) | A.C. Green (16) | Magic Johnson (11) | Great Western Forum<br>16,226 | 6âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 | November 17 | Denver | W 119-105 | A.C. Green (27) | A.C. Green (13) | Magic Johnson (24) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 7âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 9 | November 19 | Washington | W 120-115 | Magic Johnson (25) | 3 players tied (10) | Magic Johnson (14) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 8âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 10 | November 25 | @ Utah | W 92-86 | Magic Johnson (25) | Green & Thompson (11) | Magic Johnson (11) | Salt Palace<br>12,616 | 9âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 11 | November 26 | San Antonio | W 132-112 | Johnson & Scott (24) | A.C. Green (8) | Magic Johnson (10) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 10âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 12 | November 28 | @ Houston | L 104-110 | Magic Johnson (24) | Magic Johnson (13) | Magic Johnson (9) | The Summit<br>16,611 | 10âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 | November 30 | @ Sacramento | W 109-93 | James Worthy (22) | Divac & Green (10) | Magic Johnson (15) | ARCO Arena<br>17,014 | 11âÂÂ2
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 14 | December 1 | Detroit | L 97-108 (OT) | Magic Johnson (28) | James Worthy (13) | Magic Johnson (10) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 11âÂÂ3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 15 | December 3 | New York | W 115-104 | James Worthy (22) | Divac & Thompson (8) | Magic Johnson (11) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 12âÂÂ3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 16 | December 5 | L.A. Clippers | W 111-103 | Magic Johnson (34) | A.C. Green (10) | Magic Johnson (10) | Great Western Forum<br>16,035 | 13âÂÂ3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 | December 7 | Phoenix | W 100-96 | James Worthy (27) | Johnson & Worthy (11) | Magic Johnson (12) | Great Western Forum<br>17,257 | 14âÂÂ3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 18 | December 9 | @ Washington | L 101-103 | James Worthy (26) | James Worthy (10) | Magic Johnson (14) | Capital Centre<br>18,756 | 14âÂÂ4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 19 | December 10 | @ Orlando | L 103-108 | James Worthy (31) | Vlade Divac (13) | Magic Johnson (8) | Orlando Arena<br>15,077 | 14âÂÂ5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 | December 12 | @ Charlotte | W 103-89 | Magic Johnson (27) | Vlade Divac (13) | Magic Johnson (10) | Charlotte Coliseum<br>23,901 | 15âÂÂ5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 21 | December 13 | @ Miami | W 102-75 | James Worthy (21) | Magic Johnson (10) | Magic Johnson (8) | Miami Arena<br>15,008 | 16âÂÂ5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 | December 15 | @ Boston | W 119-110 | James Worthy (28) | A.C. Green (11) | Magic Johnson (21) | Boston Garden<br>14,890 | 17âÂÂ5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 23 | December 16 | @ New Jersey | W 99-92 | Magic Johnson (28) | A.C. Green (9) | Magic Johnson (8) | Brendan Byrne Arena<br>20,049 | 18âÂÂ5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 24 | December 19 | @ Chicago | L 83-93 | James Worthy (19) | Magic Johnson (12) | Magic Johnson (10) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,676 | 18âÂÂ6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 25 | December 20 | @ Minnesota | W 106-97 (OT) | Magic Johnson (26) | A.C. Green (15) | Magic Johnson (9) | Target Center<br>25,689 | 19âÂÂ6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 26 | December 26 | Sacramento | W 104-102 | Magic Johnson (27) | A.C. Green (11) | Magic Johnson (14) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 20âÂÂ6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 | December 29 | Golden State | W 130-111 | James Worthy (34) | James Worthy (12) | Magic Johnson (17) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 21âÂÂ6
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 28 | January 3 | Denver | W 114-98 | Magic Johnson (27) | James Worthy (13) | Larry Drew (8) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 22âÂÂ6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 29 | January 6 | @ Golden State | L 131-133 | James Worthy (30) | A.C. Green (18) | Magic Johnson (16) | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena<br>15,025 | 22âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 30 | January 7 | Miami | W 132-93 | Divac & Johnson (21) | Vlade Divac (14) | Magic Johnson (9) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 23âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 31 | January 9 | @ Phoenix | L 118-121 (OT) | James Worthy (25) | A.C. Green (15) | Magic Johnson (24) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum<br>14,487 | 23âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 32 | January 10 | Orlando | W 121-106 | Byron Scott (20) | A.C. Green (9) | Magic Johnson (13) | Great Western Forum<br>16,534 | 24âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 33 | January 12 | Houston | W 107-98 | Magic Johnson (31) | Johnson & Thompson (11) | Magic Johnson (11) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 25âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 34 | January 15 | Sacramento | W 111-91 | Divac & Green (25) | Mychal Thompson (12) | Magic Johnson (10) | Great Western Forum<br>16,844 | 26âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 35 | January 17 | Seattle | W 100-90 | James Worthy (24) | James Worthy (13) | Magic Johnson (9) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 27âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 36 | January 19 | @ Milwaukee | L 102-103 | Magic Johnson (26) | A.C. Green (9) | Magic Johnson (10) | Bradley Center<br>18,633 | 27âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 37 | January 21 | @ Detroit | W 107-97 | James Worthy (31) | Green & Thompson (9) | Magic Johnson (16) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>21,454 | 28âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 38 | January 23 | @ New York | W 118-97 | Byron Scott (19) | A.C. Green (14) | Magic Johnson (13) | Madison Square Garden<br>18,212 | 29âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 39 | January 24 | @ Indiana | W 120-111 | Magic Johnson (32) | A.C. Green (11) | James Worthy (12) | Market Square Arena<br>16,912 | 30âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 40 | January 26 | Milwaukee | W 100-91 | James Worthy (21) | Vlade Divac (11) | Magic Johnson (17) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 31âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 41 | January 29 | San Antonio | L 84-86 | James Worthy (32) | 3 players tied (9) | Larry Drew (8) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 31âÂÂ10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 42 | January 30 | @ L.A. Clippers | L 104-121 | Byron Scott (24) | Vlade Divac (10) | Magic Johnson (7) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena<br>15,350 | 31âÂÂ11
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 43 | February 2 | Atlanta | W 112-106 | Byron Scott (20) | Magic Johnson (9) | Magic Johnson (13) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 32âÂÂ11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 44 | February 4 | New Jersey | W 121-105 | Johnson & Scott (22) | 3 players tied (8) | Magic Johnson (13) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 33âÂÂ11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 45 | February 6 | @ Portland | W 121-119 (OT) | James Worthy (25) | Magic Johnson (10) | Magic Johnson (15) | Memorial Coliseum<br>12,884 | 34âÂÂ11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 46 | February 7 | Chicago | W 121-103 | James Worthy (30) | Mychal Thompson (10) | Magic Johnson (17) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 35âÂÂ11 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |- style="background:#fcc;" | 47 | February 14 | Portland | L 128-132 (2OT) | Magic Johnson (33) | A.C. Green (10) | Magic Johnson (15) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 35âÂÂ12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 48 | February 15 | @ Sacramento | W 101-92 | James Worthy (20) | Mychal Thompson (9) | Magic Johnson (8) | ARCO Arena<br>17,014 | 36âÂÂ12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 49 | February 18 | Boston | W 116-110 | Magic Johnson (30) | Mychal Thompson (8) | Magic Johnson (13) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 37âÂÂ12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 50 | February 20 | @ San Antonio | W 115-114 (OT) | James Worthy (27) | Magic Johnson (13) | Magic Johnson (8) | HemisFair Arena<br>15,910 | 38âÂÂ12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 51 | February 21 | @ Denver | W 113-111 | Byron Scott (24) | A.C. Green (12) | Magic Johnson (17) | McNichols Sports Arena<br>17,022 | 39âÂÂ12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 52 | February 23 | Philadelphia | W 122-116 | Green & Scott (24) | Vlade Divac (10) | Magic Johnson (17) | Great Western Forum<br>17,506 | 40âÂÂ12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 53 | February 25 | Utah | L 103-104 | Magic Johnson (32) | A.C. Green (13) | Magic Johnson (16) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 40âÂÂ13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 54 | February 28 | @ Seattle | W 112-107 | Magic Johnson (25) | A.C. Green (11) | Magic Johnson (8) | Seattle Center Coliseum<br>14,542 | 41âÂÂ13
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 55 | March 2 | Cleveland | W 124-93 | Magic Johnson (26) | Divac & Green (7) | Magic Johnson (8) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 42âÂÂ13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 56 | March 4 | Minnesota | W 115-96 | A.C. Green (27) | A.C. Green (10) | Magic Johnson (15) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 43âÂÂ13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 57 | March 6 | @ Houston | L 95-112 | Magic Johnson (27) | James Worthy (9) | Magic Johnson (8) | The Summit<br>16,611 | 43âÂÂ14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 58 | March 7 | @ Dallas | W 103-91 | James Worthy (24) | Green & Woolridge (7) | Magic Johnson (11) | Reunion Arena<br>17,007 | 44âÂÂ14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 59 | March 9 | Golden State | W 131-115 | Magic Johnson (33) | Magic Johnson (13) | Magic Johnson (16) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 45âÂÂ14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 60 | March 11 | @ Atlanta | W 123-115 | Magic Johnson (32) | Mychal Thompson (9) | Magic Johnson (14) | Omni Coliseum<br>16,371 | 46âÂÂ14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 61 | March 12 | @ Charlotte | W 107-102 | James Worthy (26) | Magic Johnson (9) | Magic Johnson (15) | Charlotte Coliseum<br>23,901 | 47âÂÂ14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 62 | March 14 | @ Philadelphia | L 110-116 | Magic Johnson (34) | 3 players tied (6) | Magic Johnson (9) | The Spectrum<br>18,168 | 47âÂÂ15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 63 | March 15 | @ Cleveland | L 96-112 | A.C. Green (20) | A.C. Green (9) | Magic Johnson (10) | Richfield Coliseum<br>20,273 | 47âÂÂ16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 64 | March 17 | @ Minnesota | W 101-99 | Magic Johnson (37) | Mychal Thompson (8) | Magic Johnson (13) | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome<br>43,606 | 48âÂÂ16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 65 | March 20 | Charlotte | W 109-97 | Byron Scott (21) | Green & Woolridge (8) | Johnson & Scott (6) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 49âÂÂ16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 66 | March 23 | L.A. Clippers | W 110-102 | Magic Johnson (28) | A.C. Green (12) | Magic Johnson (8) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 50âÂÂ16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 67 | March 25 | Seattle | W 116-94 | Johnson & Woolridge (18) | Vlade Divac (12) | Magic Johnson (5) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 51âÂÂ16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 68 | March 27 | @ Portland | L 111-130 | Byron Scott (24) | James Worthy (10) | Magic Johnson (7) | Memorial Coliseum<br>12,884 | 51âÂÂ17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 69 | March 28 | @ L.A. Clippers | W 106-99 | James Worthy (27) | Mychal Thompson (8) | Byron Scott (8) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena<br>15,350 | 52âÂÂ17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 70 | March 30 | Portland | W 135-106 | Magic Johnson (25) | Johnson & Thompson (10) | Magic Johnson (14) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 53âÂÂ17
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 71 | April 1 | Utah | W 119-103 | Magic Johnson (33) | Mychal Thompson (11) | Magic Johnson (13) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 54âÂÂ17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 72 | April 5 | Sacramento | W 110-103 | Johnson & Woolridge (21) | Green & Thompson (8) | Magic Johnson (16) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 55âÂÂ17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 73 | April 6 | @ Phoenix | W 103-99 | James Worthy (29) | Vlade Divac (9) | Magic Johnson (10) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum<br>14,487 | 56âÂÂ17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 74 | April 8 | @ Denver | W 116-109 | James Worthy (28) | A.C. Green (18) | James Worthy (9) | McNichols Sports Arena<br>17,022 | 57âÂÂ17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 75 | April 9 | Dallas | W 113-106 | Magic Johnson (38) | Vlade Divac (11) | Magic Johnson (8) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 58âÂÂ17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 76 | April 12 | @ Utah | L 104-107 | James Worthy (33) | A.C. Green (15) | Magic Johnson (9) | Salt Palace<br>12,616 | 58âÂÂ18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 77 | April 13 | Golden State | W 131-119 | A.C. Green (24) | A.C. Green (11) | Magic Johnson (13) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 59âÂÂ18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 78 | April 15 | Houston | W 113-102 | Magic Johnson (25) | Vlade Divac (13) | Magic Johnson (11) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 60âÂÂ18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 79 | April 17 | @ Seattle | W 102-101 | James Worthy (22) | A.C. Green (13) | Magic Johnson (8) | Seattle Center Coliseum<br>14,489 | 61âÂÂ18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 80 | April 19 | Minnesota | W 113-89 | Orlando Woolridge (23) | A.C. Green (9) | Michael Cooper (12) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 62âÂÂ18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 81 | April 21 | @ L.A. Clippers | W 125-115 | Magic Johnson (30) | Magic Johnson (8) | Magic Johnson (12) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena<br>15,350 | 63âÂÂ18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 82 | April 22 | @ Portland | L 88-130 | Green & Woolridge (17) | A.C. Green (11) | Larry Drew (5) | Memorial Coliseum<br>12,884 | 63âÂÂ19
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | April 27 | Houston | W 101âÂÂ89 | James Worthy (34) | James Worthy (11) | Magic Johnson (14) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 1âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | April 29 | Houston | W 104âÂÂ100 | James Worthy (32) | Magic Johnson (7) | Magic Johnson (14) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 2âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | May 1 | @ Houston | L 108âÂÂ114 | James Worthy (26) | Magic Johnson (8) | Magic Johnson (18) | The Summit<br>16,611 | 2âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | May 3 | @ Houston | W 109âÂÂ88 | James Worthy (20) | James Worthy (7) | Magic Johnson (8) | The Summit<br>16,611 | 3âÂÂ1 |-
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | May 8 | Phoenix | L 102âÂÂ104 | Johnson & Worthy (22) | A.C. Green (13) | Magic Johnson (14) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 0âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | May 10 | Phoenix | W 124âÂÂ100 | James Worthy (27) | A.C. Green (13) | Magic Johnson (14) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 1âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | May 12 | @ Phoenix | L 103âÂÂ117 | James Worthy (27) | A.C. Green (10) | Magic Johnson (16) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum<br>14,487 | 1âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | May 13 | @ Phoenix | L 101âÂÂ114 | Magic Johnson (43) | A.C. Green (18) | Magic Johnson (10) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum<br>14,487 | 1âÂÂ3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | May 15 | Phoenix | L 103âÂÂ106 | Magic Johnson (43) | Divac & Johnson (8) | Magic Johnson (7) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 1âÂÂ4 |-
|- | style="text-align:left;"| | 18 || 0 || 4.2 || .273 || .000 || .833 || .4 || .6 || .1 || .1 || 1.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 80 || 10 || 23.1 || .387 || .318 || .883 || 2.8 || 2.7 || .8 || .5 || 6.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 82 || 5 || 19.6 || .499 || .000 || .708 || 6.2 || .9 || 1.0 || 1.4 || 8.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 80 || 3 || 16.7 || .444 || .395 || .767 || 1.2 || 2.7 || .6 || .1 || 5.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 82 || 82 || 33.0 || .478 || .283 || .751 || 8.7 || 1.1 || .8 || .6 || 12.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"|<sup>â </sup> | 6 || 0 || 3.0 || || || .500 || .2 || .2 || .2 || .3 || .2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 79 || 79 || 37.2 || .480 || .384 || .890 || 6.6 || 11.5 || 1.7 || .4 || 22.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 13 || 0 || 5.0 || .308 || || .750 || .5 || .2 || .2 || .1 || 1.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 33 || 1 || 5.8 || .442 || || .650 || 1.9 || .1 || .1 || .0 || 3.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"|<sup>â </sup> | 3 || 0 || 3.0 || .667 || || .500 || .3 || .3 || .0 || .0 || 1.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 77 || 77 || 33.7 || .470 || .423 || .766 || 3.1 || 3.6 || 1.0 || .4 || 15.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 70 || 70 || 26.9 || .500 || || .706 || 6.8 || .6 || .5 || 1.0 || 10.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"|<sup>â </sup> | 24 || 1 || 8.3 || .526 || .000 || .667 || 1.1 || .4 || .3 || .1 || 3.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 62 || 2 || 22.9 || .556 || .000 || .733 || 3.0 || 1.5 || .6 || .7 || 12.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 80 || 80 || 37.0 || .548 || .306 || .782 || 6.0 || 3.6 || 1.2 || .6 || 21.1
|- | style="text-align:left;"| | 9 || 0 || 19.2 || .286 || .250 || || 2.7 || 2.8 || .8 || .4 || 2.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 9 || 1 || 19.4 || .727 || .500 || .895 || 5.3 || 1.1 || .9 || 1.7 || 9.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 7 || 0 || 7.3 || .375 || .250 || .833 || .3 || .6 || .4 || .0 || 1.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 9 || 9 || 28.0 || .519 || || .750 || 9.0 || 1.0 || .6 || .4 || 11.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 9 || 9 || 41.8 || .490 || .200 || .886 || 6.3 || 12.8 || 1.2 || .1 || 25.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 2 || 0 || 2.5 || || || || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 2 || 0 || 2.5 || .250 || || || .5 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 1.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 9 || 9 || 36.1 || .462 || .382 || .769 || 4.1 || 2.6 || 2.2 || .3 || 13.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 9 || 8 || 25.0 || .477 || || .615 || 4.3 || .2 || .2 || 1.4 || 6.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 3 || 0 || 2.7 || .000 || || || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 9 || 0 || 22.1 || .571 || .000 || .703 || 2.6 || 1.1 || .9 || .9 || 11.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 9 || 9 || 40.7 || .497 || .250 || .837 || 5.6 || 3.0 || 1.6 || .3 || 24.2
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