| Boston Celtics | 105 |
| Philadelphia Sixers | 103 |
| Box Score | |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 118 |
| Phoenix Suns | 116 |
| Box Score | |
Phoenix 116, L.A. Lakers 118
Regular Season
The Forum (Inglewood, California)
Attendance: 17,505
Officials: Bernie Fryer, Joe Borgia, Earl Strom
Team Rebounds: Phoenix (0) Los Angeles (0)
Technicals: Phoenix (0) Los Angeles (0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX (44-25) | 25 | 23 | 34 | 34 | 116 |
| LAL (47-20) | 34 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 118 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 100 | 115.6 | 117.6 |
| LAL | 100 | 117.6 | 115.6 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | .516 | 0.100 | 0.282 | 0.215 |
| LAL | .541 | 0.130 | 0.239 | 0.306 |
Phoenix Suns
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Tom Chambers | Starter | PF | 36:00 | 5-21 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2.9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 23 | Tyrone Corbin | Starter | SF | 27:00 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 9.8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 14 | Jeff Hornacek | Starter | SG | 24:00 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | Kevin Johnson | Starter | PG | 43:00 | 8-18 | 0-0 | 10-10 | 27.0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| 41 | Mark West | Starter | C | 28:00 | 8-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12.5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 25 | T.R. Dunn | Bench | SG | 16:00 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Eddie Johnson | Bench | SF | 35:00 | 12-18 | 1-2 | 4-9 | 15.9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 29 |
| 9 | Dan Majerle | Bench | SG | 31:00 | 6-13 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 10.2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 47-93 | 2-5 | 20-26 | 102.0 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 29 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 116 | ||||
| 50.5% | 40.0% | 76.9% |
Los Angeles Lakers
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Starter | C | 15:00 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 3.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 45 | A.C. Green | Starter | PF | 36:00 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 12.0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 32 | Magic Johnson | Starter | PG | 44:00 | 11-22 | 0-5 | 12-13 | 34.6 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 34 |
| 4 | Byron Scott | Starter | SG | 39:00 | 11-16 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 15.4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 25 |
| 42 | James Worthy | Starter | SF | 44:00 | 12-19 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 20.8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
| 21 | Michael Cooper | Bench | SG | 27:00 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 5.8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 43 | Mychal Thompson | Bench | C | 17:00 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2.2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 0 | Orlando Woolridge | Bench | PF | 18:00 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 45-85 | 2-7 | 26-33 | 110.6 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 31 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 118 | ||||
| 52.9% | 28.6% | 78.8% |
Phoenix Suns Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Kevin Johnson 20.3p, 4.4r, 12.2a |
Jeff Hornacek 13.3p, 3.2r, 6.2a |
Tyrone Corbin 8p, 5r, 1.5a |
Tom Chambers 25.5p, 8.3r, 2.9a |
Mark West 7.3p, 6.6r, 0.5a |
| Rotation | |
Dan Majerle 8.3p, 4r, 2.2a |
Eddie Johnson 21.6p, 4.5r, 2.4a |
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| Rotation | |
T.R. Dunn 1.1p, 2.1r, 0.8a |
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Los Angeles Lakers Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Magic Johnson 22.7p, 7.9r, 12.8a |
Byron Scott 19.9p, 4.1r, 3.2a |
James Worthy 20.2p, 5.9r, 3.5a |
A.C. Green 12.7p, 9r, 1.1a |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.4p, 4.6r, 1.1a |
| Rotation | |
Michael Cooper 7.5p, 2.4r, 3.8a |
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Orlando Woolridge 9.8p, 3.8r, 0.8a |
Mychal Thompson 8.9p, 6r, 0.6a |