The 1990âÂÂ91 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 43rd season for the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association, and their 31st season in Los Angeles, California. During the off-season, the Lakers signed free agent Sam Perkins, and acquired Terry Teagle from the Golden State Warriors. After the resignation of Pat Riley, the team hired Mike Dunleavy as their new head coach, as the Lakers' offense would use more half-court sets, and the team would have a renewed emphasis on defense.
Under Dunleavy, and with the addition of Perkins and Teagle, the Lakers struggled losing five of their first seven games of the regular season, but then posted an eight-game winning streak between November and December afterwards. After a 19âÂÂ11 start to the season, the team posted a 16-game winning streak between January and February, and held a 35âÂÂ11 record at the All-Star break. The Lakers posted two six-game winning streaks in March and April, and finished in second place in the Pacific Division with a 58âÂÂ24 record, earning the third seed in the Western Conference; it was the first time since the 1980âÂÂ81 season that the team did not win the Pacific Division title.
Magic Johnson averaged 19.4 points, 7.0 rebounds, 12.5 assists and 1.3 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, while James Worthy led the team in scoring averaging 21.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team. In addition, Byron Scott provided the team with 14.5 points per game, while Perkins contributed 13.5 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, and second-year center Vlade Divac provided with 11.2 points, 8.1 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 1.5 blocks per game. Off the bench, A.C. Green averaged 9.1 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, while Teagle contributed 9.9 points per game, and Mychal Thompson provided with 4.0 points and 3.2 rebounds per game.
During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina, Johnson and Worthy were both selected for the 1991 NBA All-Star Game, as members of the Western Conference All-Star team. Johnson also finished in second place in Most Valuable Player voting, behind Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls. Johnson was the league's third-oldest point guard, and had grown more powerful and stronger than in his earlier years, but was also slower and less nimble.
In the Western Conference First Round of the 1991 NBA playoffs, and for the second consecutive year, the Lakers faced off against the 6thâÂÂseeded Houston Rockets, a team that featured All-Star center Hakeem Olajuwon, Otis Thorpe and Vernon Maxwell. The Lakers won the first two games over the Rockets at home at the Great Western Forum, before winning Game 3 on the road, 94âÂÂ90 at The Summit to win the series in a three-game sweep.
In the Western Conference Semi-finals, the team faced off against the 7thâÂÂseeded Golden State Warriors, who were led by the Run TMC trio of All-Star forward Chris Mullin, All-Star guard Tim Hardaway, and Mitch Richmond. The Lakers won Game 1 over the Warriors at the Great Western Forum, 126âÂÂ116, but then lost Game 2 at home, 125âÂÂ124 as the Warriors evened the series. The Lakers managed to win the next two games on the road at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, before winning Game 5 over the Warriors at the Great Western Forum in overtime, 124âÂÂ119 to win the series in five games.
In the Western Conference Finals, the Lakers then faced off against the topâÂÂseeded, and Pacific Division champion Portland Trail Blazers, who were led by the All-Star trio of Clyde Drexler, Terry Porter and Kevin Duckworth. The Lakers took a 3âÂÂ1 series lead over the Trail Blazers, before losing Game 5 on the road, 95âÂÂ84 at the Memorial Coliseum. The Lakers won Game 6 over the Trail Blazers at the Great Western Forum, 91âÂÂ90 to win the series in six games, and advance to the NBA Finals.
In the 1991 NBA Finals, the Lakers faced off against the topâÂÂseeded Bulls, who were led by the trio of Jordan, All-Star forward Scottie Pippen, and Horace Grant. The Lakers won Game 1 over the Bulls on the road, 93âÂÂ91 at the Chicago Stadium. However, the Lakers lost the next four games, including a Game 5 home loss to the Bulls, 108âÂÂ101 at the Great Western Forum, thus losing the series in five games, as the Bulls won their first ever NBA championship in franchise history. The Lakers would not return to the Finals again until 2000; this season is generally considered the final season of the team's successful, uptempo Showtime era.
The Lakers finished seventh in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 682,024 at the Great Western Forum during the regular season. Game 5 of the NBA Finals was the last Finals game played at the Great Western Forum; it was also Johnson's last NBA game before his retirement that November, due to his diagnosis with the HIV virus, although he would return to play in the 1992 NBA All-Star Game in Orlando, Florida, and with the Dream Team in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Johnson would make a brief return to the Lakers midway through the 1995âÂÂ96 NBA season; after losing to the Houston Rockets in that year's playoffs, Johnson retired again and for good. Also following the season, Thompson retired.
|- | 1 | November 3 | @ San Antonio | L 99-110 | James Worthy (35) | Sam Perkins (10) | Magic Johnson (11) | HemisFair Arena<br>15,908 | 0âÂÂ1 |- | 2 | November 6 | Portland | L 123-125 (OT) | James Worthy (26) | Vlade Divac (13) | Magic Johnson (22) | Great Western Forum<br>16,361 | 0âÂÂ2 |- | 3 | November 9 | Sacramento | W 100-86 | Magic Johnson (25) | Vlade Divac (16) | Magic Johnson (13) | Great Western Forum<br>15,618 | 1âÂÂ2 |- | 4 | November 11 | New York | L 103-109 | Johnson & Scott (24) | Magic Johnson (15) | Magic Johnson (14) | Great Western Forum<br>17,342 | 1âÂÂ3 |- | 5 | November 13 | Phoenix | L 111-112 | James Worthy (36) | Vlade Divac (10) | Magic Johnson (15) | Great Western Forum<br>16,512 | 1âÂÂ4 |- | 6 | November 15 | @ Houston | W 108-103 (OT) | Sam Perkins (29) | Magic Johnson (10) | Magic Johnson (16) | The Summit<br>16,511 | 2âÂÂ4 |- | 7 | November 16 | @ Dallas | L 86-99 | Byron Scott (23) | Magic Johnson (8) | Magic Johnson (11) | Reunion Arena<br>17,007 | 2âÂÂ5 |- | 8 | November 18 | Golden State | W 115-93 | Sam Perkins (22) | 3 players tied (9) | Magic Johnson (10) | Great Western Forum<br>15,644 | 3âÂÂ5 |- | 9 | November 19 | @ Denver | W 122-105 | James Worthy (25) | Vlade Divac (11) | Magic Johnson (11) | McNichols Sports Arena<br>11,549 | 4âÂÂ5 |- | 10 | November 21 | Denver | W 141-121 | James Worthy (29) | Sam Perkins (13) | Magic Johnson (18) | Great Western Forum<br>15,941 | 5-5 |- | 11 | November 24 | Orlando | W 115-89 | James Worthy (22) | A.C. Green (17) | Magic Johnson (14) | Great Western Forum<br>16,254 | 6âÂÂ5 |- | 12 | November 28 | San Antonio | W 97-80 | James Worthy (20) | James Worthy (11) | Magic Johnson (12) | Great Western Forum<br>17,210 | 7âÂÂ5
|- | 13 | December 1 | @ Phoenix | W 108-98 | Byron Scott (32) | Magic Johnson (12) | Magic Johnson (15) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum<br>14,487 | 8âÂÂ5 |- | 14 | December 4 | Detroit | W 114-90 | James Worthy (23) | Magic Johnson (12) | Magic Johnson (14) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 9âÂÂ5 |- | 15 | December 6 | @ Minnesota | W 83-73 | Magic Johnson (21) | Vlade Divac (12) | Magic Johnson (11) | Target Center<br>19,006 | 10âÂÂ5 |- | 16 | December 7 | @ Utah | L 79-101 | Magic Johnson (20) | Johnson & Thompson (9) | Magic Johnson (9) | Salt Palace<br>12,616 | 10âÂÂ6 |- | 17 | December 9 | Washington | W 106-99 | James Worthy (20) | Sam Perkins (14) | Magic Johnson (14) | Great Western Forum<br>15,809 | 11âÂÂ6 |- | 18 | December 12 | Dallas | L 97-112 (OT) | James Worthy (28) | Sam Perkins (11) | Magic Johnson (12) | Great Western Forum<br>16,086 | 11âÂÂ7 |- | 19 | December 15 | @ Golden State | W 111-109 | Sam Perkins (30) | James Worthy (10) | Magic Johnson (9) | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena<br>15,025 | 12âÂÂ7 |- | 20 | December 16 | Indiana | W 115-112 | Magic Johnson (29) | Vlade Divac (8) | Magic Johnson (21) | Great Western Forum<br>15,795 | 13âÂÂ7 |- | 21 | December 18 | @ New York | W 100-97 | Magic Johnson (22) | 3 players tied (6) | Magic Johnson (11) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,081 | 14âÂÂ7 |- | 22 | December 19 | @ Cleveland | L 74-84 | Magic Johnson (18) | Sam Perkins (10) | Magic Johnson (15) | Richfield Coliseum<br>19,183 | 14âÂÂ8 |- | 23 | December 21 | @ Chicago | L 103-114 | James Worthy (21) | Magic Johnson (9) | Magic Johnson (14) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,676 | 14âÂÂ9 |- | 24 | December 23 | Minnesota | W 118-94 | James Worthy (24) | Vlade Divac (8) | Magic Johnson (13) | Great Western Forum<br>17,506 | 15âÂÂ9 |- | 25 | December 26 | @ L.A. Clippers | W 108-99 | James Worthy (31) | A.C. Green (16) | Magic Johnson (13) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena<br>15,350 | 16âÂÂ9 |- | 26 | December 30 | Philadelphia | W 115-107 | Magic Johnson (34) | Magic Johnson (13) | Magic Johnson (13) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 17âÂÂ9
|- | 27 | January 3 | @ Portland | W 108-104 | James Worthy (30) | Sam Perkins (9) | Magic Johnson (17) | Memorial Coliseum<br>12,884 | 18âÂÂ9 |- | 28 | January 4 | @ Golden State | L 99-115 | Byron Scott (22) | Vlade Divac (11) | Magic Johnson (13) | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena<br>15,025 | 18âÂÂ10 |- | 29 | January 6 | Golden State | W 135-108 | James Worthy (29) | Vlade Divac (12) | Larry Drew (14) | Great Western Forum<br>17,197 | 19âÂÂ10 |- | 30 | January 8 | @ Seattle | L 88-96 | James Worthy (21) | Divac & Green (6) | Larry Drew (6) | Seattle Center Coliseum<br>14,441 | 19âÂÂ11 |- | 31 | January 9 | Utah | W 108-85 | Byron Scott (20) | Sam Perkins (10) | Magic Johnson (15) | Great Western Forum<br>16,980 | 20âÂÂ11 |- | 32 | January 11 | Cleveland | W 105-93 | Magic Johnson (27) | Vlade Divac (11) | Magic Johnson (14) | Great Western Forum<br>17,103 | 21âÂÂ11 |- | 33 | January 13 | Houston | W 116-97 | Vlade Divac (22) | Vlade Divac (11) | Magic Johnson (16) | Great Western Forum<br>17,164 | 22âÂÂ11 |- | 34 | January 15 | Charlotte | W 128-103 | Terry Teagle (27) | Vlade Divac (12) | Magic Johnson (10) | Great Western Forum<br>16,858 | 23âÂÂ11 |- | 35 | January 17 | @ Sacramento | W 93-78 | James Worthy (36) | 3 players tied (9) | Magic Johnson (15) | ARCO Arena<br>17,014 | 24âÂÂ11 |- | 36 | January 18 | Seattle | W 105-96 | Magic Johnson (33) | Vlade Divac (14) | Magic Johnson (9) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 25âÂÂ11 |- | 37 | January 21 | @ Indiana | W 120-114 | Magic Johnson (27) | Sam Perkins (12) | Magic Johnson (15) | Market Square Arena<br>15,166 | 26âÂÂ11 |- | 38 | January 22 | @ Orlando | W 116-96 | Byron Scott (32) | Sam Perkins (9) | Magic Johnson (8) | Orlando Arena<br>15,077 | 27âÂÂ11 |- | 39 | January 24 | @ Charlotte | W 113-93 | James Worthy (24) | Vlade Divac (9) | Magic Johnson (17) | Charlotte Coliseum<br>23,901 | 28âÂÂ11 |- | 40 | January 25 | @ New Jersey | W 108-103 (OT) | James Worthy (23) | Vlade Divac (11) | Magic Johnson (17) | Brendan Byrne Arena<br>19,087 | 29âÂÂ11 |- | 41 | January 27 | @ Boston | W 104-87 | Magic Johnson (22) | 3 players tied (9) | Magic Johnson (15) | Boston Garden<br>14,890 | 30âÂÂ11 |- | 42 | January 29 | New Jersey | W 110-89 | A.C. Green (19) | Vlade Divac (11) | Magic Johnson (7) | Great Western Forum<br>18,598 | 31âÂÂ11 |- | 43 | January 31 | Atlanta | W 116-103 | A.C. Green (20) | A.C. Green (11) | Magic Johnson (12) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 32âÂÂ11
|- | 44 | February 1 | @ L.A. Clippers | W 106-92 | Magic Johnson (30) | A.C. Green (12) | Magic Johnson (10) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena<br>15,350 | 33âÂÂ11 |- | 45 | February 3 | Chicago | W 99-86 | Byron Scott (18) | Vlade Divac (13) | Magic Johnson (11) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 34âÂÂ11 |- | 46 | February 5 | L.A. Clippers | W 116-102 | James Worthy (24) | Vlade Divac (11) | Magic Johnson (13) | Great Western Forum<br>17,230 | 35âÂÂ11 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |- | 47 | February 12 | @ Phoenix | L 95-99 | Sam Perkins (26) | Divac & Green (9) | Magic Johnson (15) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum<br>14,487 | 35âÂÂ12 |- | 48 | February 13 | Minnesota | W 120-106 | Terry Teagle (24) | Vlade Divac (13) | Magic Johnson (14) | Great Western Forum<br>16,662 | 36âÂÂ12 |- | 49 | February 15 | Boston | L 85-98 | James Worthy (23) | Vlade Divac (11) | Magic Johnson (16) | Great Western Forum<br>17,506 | 36âÂÂ13 |- | 50 | February 17 | Portland | W 106-96 | James Worthy (30) | Sam Perkins (12) | Magic Johnson (16) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 37âÂÂ13 |- | 51 | February 19 | @ Houston | W 112-103 | James Worthy (27) | Mychal Thompson (16) | Magic Johnson (17) | The Summit<br>16,611 | 38âÂÂ13 |- | 52 | February 21 | @ Dallas | W 106-92 | Magic Johnson (21) | Magic Johnson (10) | Magic Johnson (12) | Reunion Arena<br>17,007 | 39âÂÂ13 |- | 53 | February 22 | @ Atlanta | L 102-111 | Magic Johnson (24) | Magic Johnson (9) | Magic Johnson (9) | Omni Coliseum<br>16,311 | 39âÂÂ14 |- | 54 | February 24 | @ Detroit | W 102-96 (OT) | Magic Johnson (31) | A.C. Green (9) | Magic Johnson (11) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>21,454 | 40âÂÂ14 |- | 55 | February 25 | @ Philadelphia | L 90-92 | Byron Scott (19) | Vlade Divac (16) | Magic Johnson (13) | The Spectrum<br>18,168 | 40âÂÂ15 |- | 56 | February 28 | @ Denver | W 121-108 | Terry Teagle (23) | Vlade Divac (13) | Magic Johnson (14) | McNichols Sports Arena<br>13,962 | 41âÂÂ15
|- | 57 | March 1 | Orlando | W 115-101 | Magic Johnson (26) | Vlade Divac (12) | Magic Johnson (9) | Great Western Forum<br>17,326 | 42âÂÂ15 |- | 58 | March 3 | Houston | L 95-104 | Vlade Divac (23) | James Worthy (10) | Magic Johnson (8) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 42âÂÂ16 |- | 59 | March 5 | @ Minnesota | L 85-94 | Magic Johnson (32) | James Worthy (7) | Magic Johnson (9) | Target Center<br>19,006 | 42âÂÂ17 |- | 60 | March 7 | @ Milwaukee | L 94-99 | James Worthy (26) | A.C. Green (9) | Magic Johnson (9) | Bradley Center<br>18,633 | 42âÂÂ18 |- | 61 | March 9 | @ Washington | W 87-72 | Magic Johnson (25) | A.C. Green (11) | Magic Johnson (8) | Capital Centre<br>18,758 | 43âÂÂ18 |- | 62 | March 10 | @ Orlando | W 115-101 | Sam Perkins (20) | Vlade Divac (15) | Magic Johnson (12) | Orlando Arena<br>15,077 | 44âÂÂ18 |- | 63 | March 12 | @ Miami | W 102-95 | Johnson & Scott (21) | Magic Johnson (11) | Magic Johnson (14) | Miami Arena<br>15,008 | 45âÂÂ18 |- | 64 | March 15 | Denver | W 127-117 | James Worthy (35) | Vlade Divac (9) | Johnson & Worthy (10) | Great Western Forum<br>17,506 | 46âÂÂ18 |- | 65 | March 17 | San Antonio | W 98-91 | James Worthy (30) | James Worthy (9) | Magic Johnson (15) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 47âÂÂ18 |- | 66 | March 19 | L.A. Clippers | W 119-105 | James Worthy (26) | Vlade Divac (9) | Magic Johnson (11) | Great Western Forum<br>17,303 | 48âÂÂ18 |- | 67 | March 20 | @ Seattle | L 106-114 | James Worthy (23) | Campbell & Perkins (5) | James Worthy (7) | Seattle Center Coliseum<br>14,392 | 48âÂÂ19 |- | 68 | March 22 | Milwaukee | L 92-99 | James Worthy (34) | A.C. Green (10) | Larry Drew (7) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 48âÂÂ20 |- | 69 | March 24 | Seattle | W 113-96 | Magic Johnson (33) | Green & Perkins (9) | Magic Johnson (11) | Great Western Forum<br>17,506 | 49âÂÂ20 |- | 70 | March 25 | @ Sacramento | W 99-89 | James Worthy (26) | Magic Johnson (12) | Magic Johnson (14) | ARCO Arena<br>17,014 | 50âÂÂ20 |- | 71 | March 29 | Portland | L 105-109 (OT) | James Worthy (26) | Magic Johnson (10) | Magic Johnson (12) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 50âÂÂ21 |- | 72 | March 31 | Sacramento | W 115-87 | Terry Teagle (35) | A.C. Green (10) | Magic Johnson (10) | Great Western Forum<br>16,522 | 51âÂÂ21
|- | 73 | April 2 | @ San Antonio | W 122-105 | Magic Johnson (30) | Magic Johnson (12) | Magic Johnson (10) | HemisFair Arena<br>15,908 | 52âÂÂ21 |- | 74 | April 4 | @ Phoenix | W 102-98 | James Worthy (26) | Sam Perkins (13) | Magic Johnson (14) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum<br>14,487 | 53âÂÂ21 |- | 75 | April 5 | Miami | W 108-87 | Magic Johnson (20) | Sam Perkins (13) | Magic Johnson (9) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 54âÂÂ21 |- | 76 | April 7 | Phoenix | W 93-85 | Magic Johnson (31) | Sam Perkins (10) | Magic Johnson (8) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 55âÂÂ21 |- | 77 | April 11 | Utah | W 110-95 | Magic Johnson (31) | Vlade Divac (12) | Magic Johnson (11) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 56âÂÂ21 |- | 78 | April 13 | @ Portland | L 113-118 | Sam Perkins (32) | Sam Perkins (10) | Magic Johnson (15) | Memorial Coliseum<br>12,884 | 56âÂÂ22 |- | 79 | April 15 | Dallas | W 112-106 | James Worthy (23) | Magic Johnson (9) | Magic Johnson (19) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 57âÂÂ22 |- | 80 | April 17 | @ Golden State | L 111-118 | Terry Teagle (21) | Green & Johnson (8) | Magic Johnson (15) | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena<br>15,025 | 57âÂÂ23 |- | 81 | April 20 | @ Utah | L 93-107 | Vlade Divac (19) | Vlade Divac (17) | Magic Johnson (6) | Salt Palace<br>12,616 | 57âÂÂ24 |- | 82 | April 21 | Seattle | W 103-100 | Terry Teagle (19) | A.C. Green (12) | Vlade Divac (6) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 58âÂÂ24
|- | 1 | April 25 | Houston | W 94âÂÂ92 | Byron Scott (20) | Vlade Divac (11) | Magic Johnson (10) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 1âÂÂ0 |- | 2 | April 27 | Houston | W 109âÂÂ98 | James Worthy (29) | Vlade Divac (10) | Magic Johnson (21) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 2âÂÂ0 |- | 3 | April 30 | @ Houston | W 94âÂÂ90 | Magic Johnson (38) | Sam Perkins (13) | Magic Johnson (7) | The Summit<br>16,611 | 3âÂÂ0 |-
|- | 1 | May 5 | Golden State | W 126âÂÂ116 | Byron Scott (27) | Magic Johnson (10) | Magic Johnson (17) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 1âÂÂ0 |- | 2 | May 8 | Golden State | L 124âÂÂ125 | Magic Johnson (44) | Magic Johnson (12) | Magic Johnson (9) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 1âÂÂ1 |- | 3 | May 10 | @ Golden State | W 115âÂÂ112 | James Worthy (36) | 3 players tied (7) | Magic Johnson (15) | OaklandâÂÂAlameda County Coliseum Arena<br>15,025 | 2âÂÂ1 |- | 4 | May 12 | @ Golden State | W 123âÂÂ107 | Sam Perkins (27) | Byron Scott (11) | Magic Johnson (11) | OaklandâÂÂAlameda County Coliseum Arena<br>15,025 | 3âÂÂ1 |- | 5 | May 14 | Golden State | W 124âÂÂ119 (OT) | Magic Johnson (28) | Sam Perkins (15) | Magic Johnson (12) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 4âÂÂ1 |-
|- | 1 | May 18 | @ Portland | W 111âÂÂ106 | James Worthy (28) | Sam Perkins (15) | Magic Johnson (21) | Memorial Coliseum<br>12,884 | 1âÂÂ0 |- | 2 | May 21 | @ Portland | L 98âÂÂ109 | James Worthy (21) | Sam Perkins (10) | Magic Johnson (12) | Memorial Coliseum<br>12,884 | 1âÂÂ1 |- | 3 | May 24 | Portland | W 106âÂÂ92 | James Worthy (25) | Green & Perkins (9) | Magic Johnson (19) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 2âÂÂ1 |- | 4 | May 26 | Portland | W 116âÂÂ95 | Magic Johnson (22) | Magic Johnson (9) | Magic Johnson (9) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 3âÂÂ1 |- | 5 | May 28 | @ Portland | L 84âÂÂ95 | Magic Johnson (29) | A.C. Green (9) | Magic Johnson (7) | Memorial Coliseum<br>12,884 | 3âÂÂ2 |- | 6 | May 30 | Portland | W 91âÂÂ90 | Sam Perkins (26) | Magic Johnson (11) | Magic Johnson (8) | Great Western Forum<br>17,505 | 4âÂÂ2 |-
|- | 1 | June 2 | @ Chicago | W 93âÂÂ91 | Perkins & Worthy (22) | Vlade Divac (14) | Magic Johnson (11) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,676 | 1âÂÂ0 |- | 2 | June 5 | @ Chicago | L 86âÂÂ107 | James Worthy (24) | Green & Johnson (7) | Magic Johnson (10) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,676 | 1âÂÂ1 |- | 3 | June 7 | Chicago | L 96âÂÂ104 (OT) | Sam Perkins (25) | Sam Perkins (9) | Magic Johnson (10) | Great Western Forum<br>17,506 | 1âÂÂ2 |- | 4 | June 9 | Chicago | L 82âÂÂ97 | Vlade Divac (27) | Vlade Divac (11) | Magic Johnson (11) | Great Western Forum<br>17,506 | 1âÂÂ3 |- | 5 | June 12 | Chicago | L 101âÂÂ108 | Sam Perkins (22) | Magic Johnson (11) | Magic Johnson (20) | Great Western Forum<br>17,506 | 1âÂÂ4
|- | style="text-align:left;"|<sup>â </sup> | 7 || 0 || 3.9 || .667 || 1.000 || || .6 || .4 || .0 || .0 || .7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 52 || 0 || 7.3 || .455 || || .653 || 1.8 || .2 || .2 || .7 || 2.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 82 || 81 || 28.2 || .565 || .357 || .703 || 8.1 || 1.1 || 1.3 || 1.5 || 11.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 48 || 2 || 10.3 || .432 || .424 || .773 || .7 || 2.5 || .3 || .0 || 2.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 82 || 21 || 26.4 || .476 || .200 || .738 || 6.3 || .9 || .7 || .3 || 9.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 79 || 79 || 37.1 || .477 || .320 || .906 || 7.0 || 12.5 || 1.3 || .2 || 19.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 73 || 66 || 34.3 || .495 || .281 || .821 || 7.4 || 1.5 || .9 || 1.1 || 13.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 82 || 82 || 32.1 || .477 || .324 || .797 || 3.0 || 2.2 || 1.2 || .3 || 14.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 64 || 1 || 10.9 || .441 || .000 || .702 || 1.1 || 2.1 || .4 || .2 || 3.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 82 || 0 || 18.3 || .443 || .000 || .819 || 2.2 || 1.0 || .4 || .1 || 9.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 26 || 0 || 4.2 || .340 || || .571 || 1.2 || .4 || .2 || .0 || 1.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 72 || 4 || 15.0 || .496 || .000 || .705 || 3.2 || .3 || .3 || .3 || 4.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 78 || 74 || 38.6 || .492 || .289 || .797 || 4.6 || 3.5 || 1.3 || .4 || 21.4
|- | style="text-align:left;"| | 14 || 0 || 9.9 || .658 || || .467 || 2.1 || .2 || .4 || .6 || 4.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 19 || 19 || 32.1 || .564 || .167 || .803 || 6.7 || 1.1 || 1.4 || 2.2 || 13.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 18 || 0 || 6.4 || .424 || .273 || .667 || .4 || 1.2 || .0 || .0 || 1.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 19 || 1 || 21.1 || .423 || .500 || .704 || 5.4 || .5 || .6 || .2 || 6.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 19 || 19 || 43.3 || .440 || .296 || .882 || 8.1 || 12.6 || 1.2 || .0 || 21.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 19 || 19 || 39.6 || .548 || .367 || .761 || 8.3 || 1.7 || .8 || 1.4 || 17.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 18 || 18 || 37.7 || .511 || .526 || .794 || 3.2 || 1.6 || 1.3 || .2 || 13.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 7 || 0 || 5.7 || .462 || || .667 || .4 || .3 || .1 || .0 || 2.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 18 || 1 || 15.2 || .376 || || .781 || 1.6 || .6 || .4 || .2 || 6.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 3 || 0 || 1.7 || 1.000 || || || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 8 || 0 || 5.3 || .286 || || || 1.1 || .0 || .0 || .4 || .5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | 18 || 18 || 40.7 || .465 || .167 || .736 || 4.1 || 3.9 || 1.1 || .1 || 21.1
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