Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Rosters

1985-1986 Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C 7-2 225 Apr 16, 1947 39 UCLA 16 1969 1st Rnd, #2, Milwaukee Bucks
Michael Cooper G-F 6-5 170 Apr 15, 1956 30 New Mexico 7 1978 3rd Rnd, #60, Los Angeles Lakers
A.C. Green F-C 6-9 220 Oct 4, 1963 22 Oregon State 0 1985 1st Rnd, #23, Los Angeles Lakers
Petur Gudmundsson C 7-2 260 Oct 30, 1958 27 Valur (Iceland) 2 1981 3rd Rnd, #61, Portland Trail Blazers
Magic Johnson SG 6-9 255 Aug 14, 1959 26 Michigan State 6 1979 1st Rnd, #1, Los Angeles Lakers
Mitch Kupchak FC 6-9 230 May 24, 1954 31 North Carolina 9 1976 1st Rnd, #24, Washington Wizards
Ronnie Lester PG 6-2 175 Jan 1, 1959 27 Iowa 5 1980 1st Rnd, #10, Portland Trail Blazers
Maurice Lucas PF 6-9 215 Feb 18, 1952 34 Marquette 9 1974 1st Rnd, #14, Chicago Bulls
1976 ABA Dispersal Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 2, Portland Trail Blazers
Mike McGee GF 6-5 190 Jul 29, 1959 26 Michigan 4 1981 1st Rnd, #19, Los Angeles Lakers
Kurt Rambis PF 6-8 213 Feb 25, 1958 28 Santa Clara 5 1980 3rd Rnd, #58, New York Knicks
Byron Scott PG 6-3 195 Mar 28, 1961 25 Arizona State 2 1983 1st Rnd, #4, San Diego Clippers
Larry Spriggs SF 6-7 230 Sep 8, 1959 26 Howard 4 1981 4th Rnd, #81, Houston Rockets
James Worthy PF 6-9 225 Feb 27, 1961 25 North Carolina 3 1982 1st Rnd, #1, Los Angeles Lakers

1985-1986 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Boston Celtics #8 Chicago Bulls BOS in 3
First Round #2 Milwaukee Bucks #7 New Jersey Nets MIL in 3
First Round #3 Philadelphia Sixers #6 Washington Bullets PHI in 5
First Round #4 Atlanta Hawks #5 Detroit Pistons ATL in 4
Second Round #1 Boston Celtics #4 Atlanta Hawks BOS in 5
Second Round #2 Milwaukee Bucks #3 Philadelphia Sixers MIL in 7
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #2 Milwaukee Bucks BOS in 4

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #8 San Antonio Spurs LAL in 3
First Round #2 Houston Rockets #7 Sacramento Kings HOU in 3
First Round #3 Denver Nuggets #6 Portland Trail Blazers DEN in 4
First Round #4 Dallas Mavericks #5 Utah Jazz DAL in 4
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #4 Dallas Mavericks LAL in 6
Second Round #2 Houston Rockets #3 Denver Nuggets HOU in 6
Conference Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #2 Houston Rockets HOU in 5

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Boston Celtics #2 Houston Rockets BOS in 6

1985-1986 L.A. Lakers Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 34.3 25.9 5.9 3.5 1.1 1.7 3.0
Magic Johnson 14 38.6 21.6 7.1 15.1 1.9 0.1 3.2
James Worthy 14 38.5 19.6 4.6 3.2 1.1 0.7 2.6
Byron Scott 14 33.6 16.0 3.9 3.0 1.4 0.1 2.1
Michael Cooper 14 30.1 9.7 3.3 4.9 1.3 0.3 1.5
Maurice Lucas 14 23.4 9.4 6.5 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.9
Kurt Rambis 14 19.1 4.8 5.9 1.0 0.7 0.5 1.3
Petur Gudmundsson 12 9.2 3.5 2.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.8
A.C. Green 9 11.8 2.4 1.8 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.4
Larry Spriggs 3 4.3 6.7 2.3 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0
Mitch Kupchak 5 11.2 4.0 3.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.6
Mike McGee 6 4.7 2.7 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3

1985-1986 Los Angeles Lakers Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders San Antonio Leaders
Apr 17, 1986
v.
San Antonio
W, 135-88 The Forum
Opening Round
1-0 PTS: 24. Byron Scott
REB: 8. Kurt Rambis
AST: 18. M. Johnson
PTS: 24. M. Mitchell
REB: 4. M. Mitchell
AST: 10. Wes Matthews
Apr 19, 1986
v.
San Antonio
W, 122-94 The Forum
Opening Round
2-0 PTS: 30. M. Johnson
REB: 10. M. Lucas
AST: 13. M. Johnson
PTS: 30. Wes Matthews
REB: 7. D. Greenwood
AST: 8. A. Robertson
Apr 23, 1986
@
San Antonio
W, 94-114 HemisFair Arena
Opening Round
3-0 PTS: 25. K. Abdul-Jabbar
REB: 14. Kurt Rambis
AST: 17. M. Johnson
PTS: 30. Wes Matthews
REB: 11. A. Gilmore
AST: 8. Wes Matthews

1985-1986 Los Angeles Lakers Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders Dallas Leaders
Apr 27, 1986
v.
Dallas
W, 130-116 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals
1-0 PTS: 28. K. Abdul-Jabbar
REB: 8. M. Lucas
AST: 14. M. Johnson
PTS: 18. Jay Vincent
REB: 10. J. Donaldson
AST: 9. Derek Harper
Apr 30, 1986
v.
Dallas
W, 117-113 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals
2-0 PTS: 26. K. Abdul-Jabbar
REB: 11. M. Lucas
AST: 9. M. Johnson
PTS: 28. Mark Aguirre
REB: 12. Mark Aguirre
AST: 16. Derek Harper
May 2, 1986
@
Dallas
L, 110-108 Reunion Arena
Conference Semi Finals
2-1 PTS: 28. K. Abdul-Jabbar
REB: 12. K. Abdul-Jabbar
AST: 14. M. Johnson
PTS: 27. Mark Aguirre
REB: 14. J. Donaldson
AST: 8. Mark Aguirre
May 4, 1986
@
Dallas
L, 120-118 Reunion Arena
Conference Semi Finals
2-2 PTS: 33. K. Abdul-Jabbar
REB: 15. M. Johnson
AST: 14. M. Johnson
PTS: 39. Mark Aguirre
REB: 11. J. Donaldson
AST: 11. Derek Harper
May 6, 1986
v.
Dallas
W, 116-113 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals
3-2 PTS: 34. K. Abdul-Jabbar
REB: 10. Kurt Rambis
AST: 14. M. Johnson
PTS: 27. Mark Aguirre
REB: 8. J. Donaldson
AST: 9. Derek Harper
May 8, 1986
@
Dallas
W, 107-120 Reunion Arena
Conference Semi Finals
4-2 PTS: 27. K. Abdul-Jabbar
REB: 8. M. Lucas
AST: 17. M. Johnson
PTS: 28. Mark Aguirre
REB: 18. J. Donaldson
AST: 8. R. Blackman

1985-1986 Los Angeles Lakers Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders Houston Leaders
May 10, 1986
v.
Houston
W, 119-107 The Forum
Conference Finals
1-0 PTS: 31. K. Abdul-Jabbar
REB: 7. M. Johnson
AST: 18. M. Johnson
PTS: 28. H. Olajuwon
REB: 16. H. Olajuwon
AST: 8. Robert Reid
May 13, 1986
v.
Houston
L, 102-112 The Forum
Conference Finals
1-1 PTS: 24. M. Johnson
REB: 9. Kurt Rambis
AST: 19. M. Johnson
PTS: 24. R. Sampson
REB: 16. R. Sampson
AST: 11. R. McCray
May 16, 1986
@
Houston
L, 117-109 Compaq Center
Conference Finals
1-2 PTS: 33. K. Abdul-Jabbar
REB: 8. M. Johnson
AST: 20. M. Johnson
PTS: 40. H. Olajuwon
REB: 12. H. Olajuwon
AST: 12. Robert Reid
May 18, 1986
@
Houston
L, 105-95 Compaq Center
Conference Finals
1-3 PTS: 26. James Worthy
REB: 12. M. Johnson
AST: 11. M. Johnson
PTS: 35. H. Olajuwon
REB: 13. Jim Petersen
AST: 6. R. McCray
May 21, 1986
v.
Houston
L, 112-114 The Forum
Conference Finals
1-4 PTS: 26. K. Abdul-Jabbar
REB: 13. K. Abdul-Jabbar
AST: 13. M. Johnson
PTS: 30. H. Olajuwon
REB: 7. H. Olajuwon
AST: 11. R. McCray