Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Rosters

1989-1990 Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Michael Cooper G-F 6-5 170 Apr 15, 1956 34 New Mexico 11 1978 3rd Rnd, #60, Los Angeles Lakers
Vlade Divac C 7-1 260 Feb 3, 1968 22 KK Partizan (Serbia) 0 1989 1st Rnd, #26, Los Angeles Lakers
Larry Drew PG 6-1 170 Apr 2, 1958 32 Missouri 8 1980 1st Rnd, #17, Detroit Pistons
A.C. Green F-C 6-9 220 Oct 4, 1963 26 Oregon State 4 1985 1st Rnd, #23, Los Angeles Lakers
Magic Johnson SG 6-9 255 Aug 14, 1959 30 Michigan State 10 1979 1st Rnd, #1, Los Angeles Lakers
Mel McCants PF 6-8 240 Aug 19, 1967 22 Purdue 0 1989 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Mark McNamara C 6-11 235 Jun 8, 1959 30 California 6 1982 1st Rnd, #22, Philadelphia Sixers
Byron Scott PG 6-3 195 Mar 28, 1961 29 Arizona State 6 1983 1st Rnd, #4, San Diego Clippers
Mychal Thompson FC 6-10 226 Jan 30, 1955 35 Minnesota 11 1978 1st Rnd, #1, Portland Trail Blazers
Jay Vincent SF 6-7 220 Jun 10, 1959 30 Michigan State 8 1981 2nd Rnd, #24, Dallas Mavericks
Orlando Woolridge PF 6-9 215 Dec 16, 1959 30 Notre Dame 8 1981 1st Rnd, #6, Chicago Bulls
James Worthy PF 6-9 225 Feb 27, 1961 29 North Carolina 7 1982 1st Rnd, #1, Los Angeles Lakers

1989-1990 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Detroit Pistons #8 Indiana Pacers DET in 3
First Round #2 Philadelphia Sixers #7 Cleveland Cavaliers PHI in 5
First Round #3 Chicago Bulls #6 Milwaukee Bucks CHI in 4
First Round #4 Boston Celtics #5 New York Knicks NYK in 5
Second Round #1 Detroit Pistons #5 New York Knicks DET in 5
Second Round #3 Chicago Bulls #2 Philadelphia Sixers CHI in 5
Conference Finals #1 Detroit Pistons #3 Chicago Bulls DET in 7

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #8 Houston Rockets LAL in 4
First Round #2 San Antonio Spurs #7 Denver Nuggets SAS in 3
First Round #3 Portland Trail Blazers #6 Dallas Mavericks POR in 3
First Round #4 Utah Jazz #5 Phoenix Suns PHX in 5
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #5 Phoenix Suns PHX in 5
Second Round #3 Portland Trail Blazers #2 San Antonio Spurs POR in 7
Conference Finals #3 Portland Trail Blazers #5 Phoenix Suns POR in 6

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Detroit Pistons #3 Portland Trail Blazers DET in 5

1989-1990 L.A. Lakers Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Magic Johnson 9 41.8 25.2 6.3 12.8 1.2 0.1 4.0
James Worthy 9 40.7 24.2 5.6 3.0 1.6 0.3 2.4
Byron Scott 9 36.1 13.4 4.1 2.6 2.2 0.3 1.4
A.C. Green 9 28.0 11.8 9.0 1.0 0.6 0.4 1.6
Orlando Woolridge 9 22.1 11.8 2.6 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.2
Vlade Divac 9 19.4 9.1 5.3 1.1 0.9 1.7 1.4
Mychal Thompson 9 25.0 6.4 4.3 0.2 0.2 1.4 1.9
Michael Cooper 9 19.2 2.6 2.7 2.8 0.8 0.4 0.8
Larry Drew 7 7.3 1.7 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.6
Mark McNamara 2 2.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mel McCants 2 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Jay Vincent 3 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7

1989-1990 Los Angeles Lakers Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders Houston Leaders
Apr 27, 1990
v.
Houston
W, 101-89 The Forum
Opening Round
1-0 PTS: 34. James Worthy
REB: 11. James Worthy
AST: 14. M. Johnson
PTS: 21. Otis Thorpe
REB: 14. H. Olajuwon
AST: 5. Sleepy Floyd
Apr 29, 1990
v.
Houston
W, 104-100 The Forum
Opening Round
2-0 PTS: 32. James Worthy
REB: 7. M. Johnson
AST: 14. M. Johnson
PTS: 27. Sleepy Floyd
REB: 11. H. Olajuwon
AST: 8. Sleepy Floyd
May 1, 1990
@
Houston
L, 114-108 Compaq Center
Opening Round
2-1 PTS: 26. James Worthy
REB: 8. M. Johnson
AST: 18. M. Johnson
PTS: 27. Otis Thorpe
REB: 8. Otis Thorpe
AST: 18. Sleepy Floyd
May 3, 1990
@
Houston
W, 88-109 Compaq Center
Opening Round
3-1 PTS: 20. James Worthy
REB: 7. James Worthy
AST: 8. M. Johnson
PTS: 28. H. Olajuwon
REB: 14. H. Olajuwon
AST: 10. Sleepy Floyd

1989-1990 Los Angeles Lakers Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders Phoenix Leaders
May 8, 1990
v.
Phoenix
L, 102-104 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals
0-1 PTS: 22. M. Johnson
REB: 13. A.C. Green
AST: 14. M. Johnson
PTS: 26. Tom Chambers
REB: 16. Mark West
AST: 12. K. Johnson
May 10, 1990
v.
Phoenix
W, 124-100 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals
1-1 PTS: 27. James Worthy
REB: 13. A.C. Green
AST: 14. M. Johnson
PTS: 18. J. Hornacek
REB: 5. K. Johnson
AST: 12. K. Johnson
May 12, 1990
@
Phoenix
L, 117-103 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Conference Semi Finals
1-2 PTS: 27. James Worthy
REB: 10. A.C. Green
AST: 16. M. Johnson
PTS: 34. Tom Chambers
REB: 7. Tom Chambers
AST: 8. K. Johnson
May 13, 1990
@
Phoenix
L, 114-101 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Conference Semi Finals
1-3 PTS: 43. M. Johnson
REB: 18. A.C. Green
AST: 10. M. Johnson
PTS: 30. K. Johnson
REB: 15. Mark West
AST: 16. K. Johnson
May 15, 1990
v.
Phoenix
L, 103-106 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals
1-4 PTS: 43. M. Johnson
REB: 8. M. Johnson
AST: 7. M. Johnson
PTS: 37. K. Johnson
REB: 16. Mark West
AST: 8. K. Johnson