1981–82 Los Angeles Lakers season

Pro basketball team season (won NBA championship) March 2026 August 2023 Los Angeles Lakers 1982 yes yes yes 57 25 Pacific 1 1 Paul Westhead (fired) Pat Riley Bill Sharman Jerry Buss The Forum NBA champions(Defeated 76ers 4–2) LAL KHJ AM 570 KLAC thumb|Championship parade, June 1982 The 1981–82 Los Angeles Lakers season saw the Lakers win the NBA Finals for their third NBA championship in Los Angeles, and their eighth overall in franchise history. Draft picks Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 8179 Jay Triano Simon Fraser Universityhttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1981 1981 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com 2012-11-05 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20121103194520/http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1981&lg=N 2012-11-03 Roster Los Angeles Lakers 1981–82 33 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C 7 2 225 1947-04-16 UCLA 8 Jim Brewer basketball PF 6 9 210 1951-12-03 Minnesota 21 Michael Cooper SG 6 5 170 1956-04-15 New Mexico 34 Clay Johnson basketball G 6 4 175 1956-07-18 Missouri 32 Magic Johnson SG 6 9 215 1959-08-14 Michigan State 5 Eddie Jordan basketball PG 6 1 170 1955-01-29 Rutgers University 25 Mitch Kupchak F 6 9 230 1954–05–24 North Carolina 54 Mark Landsberger PF 6 8 215 1955-05-21 Arizona State 11 Bob McAdoo C 6 9 210 1951-09-25 UNC 40 Mike McGee basketball F 6 5 190 1959-07-29 Michigan 30 Kevin McKenna basketball G 6 5 195 1959–01–08 Creighton 10 Norm Nixon PG 6 2 170 1955-10-11 Duquesne 31 Kurt Rambis F 6 8 213 1958-02-25 Santa Clara 52 Jamaal Wilkes SF 6 6 190 1953-05-02 UCLA Paul Westhead (first 11 games; fired Nov. 19) Pat Riley Mike Thibault https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/LAL/1982.html Regular season Soon before the start of training camp, Jamaal Wilkes' eight-day-old daughter died, his second child to die as a baby. He started the season slowly, culminating with a 1-for-10 shooting performance in a 128–102 loss to San Antonio on November 10, 1981. He seriously considered quitting basketball.Bruce Newman L.A. NEEDED A PAT ON ITS BACK June 21, 1982 Sports Illustrated https://vault.si.com/vault/1982/06/21/la-needed-a-pat-on-its-back https://web.archive.org/web/20220514202434/https://vault.si.com/vault/1982/06/21/la-needed-a-pat-on-its-back dead May 14, 2022 December 11, 2024 On November 18, 1981, at halftime while on the road at Utah, Magic Johnson and coach Paul Westhead had a verbal altercation in the locker room. It was stated by teammate Kareem Abdul-Jabbar that Johnson had offered input on the game, which resulted in Westhead twice telling him to "Shut up." Johnson then told reporters after this game that he would like to be traded anywhere,November 19, 1981 Earvin Johnson Seeks a Trade https://www.nytimes.com/1981/11/19/sports/earvin-johnson-seeks-a-trade.html 2025-03-19 New York Times Associated Press resulting in a barrage of media coverage. One day after these events, Lakers owner Jerry Buss held a press conference at The Forum, where he announced the firing of Westhead, with his replacement being Pat Riley as "coach" and general manager Jerry West as "offensive coach". West came to the podium and clarified to media that Riley was indeed the head coach and that West himself would simply provide him support on the bench, which lasted for a period of 12 games. Although Johnson denied responsibility for Westhead's firing,Johnson Novak My Life 1999 143 1-902799-01-1 he was booed across the league, even by Lakers' fans.NBA Encyclopedia: Playoff Edition Magic Johnson Bio http://www.nba.com/history/players/johnsonm_bio.html 2008-05-08 However, Buss was also unhappy with the Lakers offense and had intended on firing Westhead days before the Westhead–Johnson altercation, but assistant GM West and GM Bill Sharman had convinced Buss to delay his decision.Ostler Scott Springer Steve Winnin' Times : The Magical Journey of the Los Angeles Lakers 1988 154–156, 159–160, 169 Collier Books 0-02-029591-X Wilkes recovered to average 21.1 points and shoot 52.5% as Los Angeles advanced to the NBA Finals, where they faced Philadelphia. Wilkes scored a team-high 27 points in game 6 as the Lakers won the series 4–2. Johnson had a triple-double with 13 points, 13 rebounds, 13 assists and four steals and was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player. Season standings LAL LAL c - clinched homecourt advantage y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot Game log Regular season Los Angeles Lakers 1982 Total: 57-25 (Home: 30-11; Road: 27-14) Los Angeles Lakers October yes 0 1 0 0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | October 30 | Houston | L 112-113 (2OT) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) | Magic Johnson (14) | Magic Johnson (12) | The Forum15,884 | 0–1 Los Angeles Lakers November 5 2 7 2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | November 3 | @ Portland | L 100-102 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) | Magic Johnson (12) | Magic Johnson (10) | Memorial Coliseum12,666 | 0–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | November 4 | @ Seattle | W 106-103 | Norm Nixon (22) | Magic Johnson (12) | Norm Nixon (7) | Kingdome14,536 | 1–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | November 6 | Phoenix | L 99-101 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (14) | Magic Johnson (16) | The Forum13,665 | 1–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | November 8 | Dallas | W 121-111 | Magic Johnson (24) | Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (10) | Magic Johnson (15) | The Forum9,870 | 2–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | November 10 | @ San Antonio | L 102-128 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13) | Magic Johnson (7) | HemisFair Arena11,365 | 2–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 | November 11 | @ Houston | W 95-93 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (21) | Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (9) | Norm Nixon (11) | The Summit15,535 | 3–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 | November 13 | Portland | W 119-115 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29) | Mitch Kupchak (12) | Magic Johnson (15) | The Forum17,505 | 4-4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 9 | November 14 | @ Phoenix | W 98-97 | Norm Nixon (24) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (17) | Magic Johnson (9) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum14,068 | 5–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 10 | November 15 | Indiana | W 124-123 (2OT) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (20) | Norm Nixon (10) | The Forum14,140 | 6–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 11 | November 18 | @ Utah | W 113-110 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) | Cooper & Johnson (8) | Magic Johnson (9) | Salt Palace10,802 | 7–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 12 | November 20 | San Antonio | W 136-116 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30) | Mitch Kupchak (17) | Magic Johnson (16) | The Forum17,505 | 8–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 | November 21 | @ San Diego | W 119-117 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12) | Magic Johnson (10) | San Diego Sports Arena11,057 | 9–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 | November 24 | @ Dallas | W 125-110 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25) | Mark Landsberger (10) | Johnson & Nixon (9) | Reunion Arena14,266 | 10–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 15 | November 25 | @ San Antonio | W 117-96 | Jamaal Wilkes (26) | Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (13) | Magic Johnson (9) | HemisFair Arena13,653 | 11–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 16 | November 27 | San Diego | L 129-138 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (7) | Norm Nixon (16) | The Forum14,586 | 11–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 | November 29 | Houston | W 122-104 | Abdul-Jabbar & Nixon (23) | Magic Johnson (11) | Johnson & Nixon (11) | The Forum13,247 | 12–5 Los Angeles Lakers December 8 0 4 2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 18 | December 1 | Utah | W 117-86 | Magic Johnson (19) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11) | Magic Johnson (8) | The Forum11,384 | 13–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 19 | December 2 | @ Seattle | L 96-104 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10) | Norm Nixon (8) | Kingdome20,021 | 13–6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 | December 4 | @ Denver | W 126-117 | Norm Nixon (25) | Mitch Kupchak (13) | Magic Johnson (11) | McNichols Sports Arena14,562 | 14–6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 21 | December 6 | Kansas City | W 119-106 | Johnson & Wilkes (22) | Mitch Kupchak (12) | Norm Nixon (10) | The Forum15,321 | 15–6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 | December 8 | Washington | W 102-98 | Norm Nixon (24) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13) | Magic Johnson (10) | The Forum10,459 | 16–6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 23 | December 11 | Portland | W 124-116 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29) | Magic Johnson (12) | Johnson & Nixon (10) | The Forum15,658 | 17–6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 24 | December 13 | Golden State | W 122-118 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) | Magic Johnson (13) | Abdul-Jabbar & Nixon (8) | The Forum13,103 | 18–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 25 | December 17 | @ Golden State | L 115-120 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13) | Norm Nixon (7) | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena13,239 | 18–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 26 | December 19 | @ San Diego | W 106-100 | Jamaal Wilkes (33) | Magic Johnson (13) | Magic Johnson (7) | San Diego Sports Arena6,563 | 19–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 | December 20 | Atlanta | W 112-94 | Jamaal Wilkes (36) | Jim Brewer (15) | Norm Nixon (12) | The Forum12,460 | 20–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 28 | December 22 | @ Portland | W 124-110 | Norm Nixon (27) | Magic Johnson (10) | 3 players tied (6) | Memorial Coliseum12,666 | 21–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 29 | December 25 | @ Phoenix | W 104-101 | Michael Cooper (30) | Jim Brewer (15) | Magic Johnson (8) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum14,056 | 22–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 30 | December 27 | San Diego | W 139-117 | Mike McGee (27) | Mark Landsberger (12) | Magic Johnson (11) | The Forum14,951 | 23–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 31 | December 29 | Utah | W 121-114 | Jamaal Wilkes (34) | Brewer & Wilkes (9) | Magic Johnson (12) | The Forum14,392 | 24–7 Los Angeles Lakers January 3 2 4 3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 32 | January 3 | Seattle | L 90-110 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (16) | Magic Johnson (14) | The Forum17,505 | 24–8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 33 | January 8 | @ Chicago | L 113-119 | Magic Johnson (32) | Mark Landsberger (8) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (7) | Chicago Stadium18,947 | 24–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 34 | January 9 | @ Detroit | W 130-127 | Magic Johnson (40) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13) | Norm Nixon (10) | Pontiac Silverdome21,045 | 25–9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 35 | January 10 | @ Milwaukee | L 107-118 | Magic Johnson (28) | Jamaal Wilkes (9) | Norm Nixon (9) | MECCA Arena11,052 | 25–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 36 | January 12 | @ Cleveland | W 114-100 | Jamaal Wilkes (33) | Magic Johnson (14) | Norm Nixon (11) | Richfield Coliseum8,259 | 26–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 37 | January 15 | @ Indiana | W 97-92 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30) | Magic Johnson (15) | Eddie Jordan (6) | Market Square Arena11,029 | 27–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 38 | January 17 | @ Kansas City | W 109-97 | Magic Johnson (29) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11) | Magic Johnson (9) | Kemper Arena9,879 | 28–10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 39 | January 19 | @ Denver | L 139-140 | 3 players tied (22) | Magic Johnson (16) | Magic Johnson (14) | McNichols Sports Arena15,272 | 28–11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 40 | January 20 | New Jersey | W 132-113 | Jamaal Wilkes (30) | Kurt Rambis (9) | Magic Johnson (12) | The Forum11,323 | 29–11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 41 | January 22 | Detroit | W 123-111 | Magic Johnson (26) | Johnson & Rambis (16) | Magic Johnson (12) | The Forum14,955 | 30–11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 42 | January 26 | Milwaukee | L 94-96 | Jamaal Wilkes (18) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15) | Norm Nixon (13) | The Forum16,042 | 30–12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 43 | January 28 | Phoenix | W 97-87 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31) | Magic Johnson (6) | Magic Johnson (11) | The Forum14,623 | 31–12 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" Los Angeles Lakers February 5 3 5 2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 44 | February 2 | @ Golden State | L 117-119 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29) | Magic Johnson (14) | Magic Johnson (10) | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena13,329 | 31–13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 45 | February 3 | New York | L 94-98 | Jamaal Wilkes (26) | Jamaal Wilkes (10) | Norm Nixon (10) | The Forum12,913 | 31–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 46 | February 5 | @ Washington | W 90-87 | Magic Johnson (22) | Kurt Rambis (10) | Norm Nixon (7) | Capital Centre19,035 | 32–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 47 | February 7 | @ Boston | W 119-113 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (35) | Jamaal Wilkes (8) | Norm Nixon (13) | Boston Garden15,320 | 33–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 48 | February 9 | @ Atlanta | W 130-117 | Bob McAdoo (22) | Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (8) | Norm Nixon (10) | Omni Coliseum12,913 | 34–14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 49 | February 10 | @ Kansas City | L 102-125 | Jamaal Wilkes (24) | Jamaal Wilkes (7) | Jordan & Nixon (4) | Kemper Arena9,580 | 34–15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 50 | February 12 | San Antonio | L 94-100 | Jamaal Wilkes (23) | Magic Johnson (15) | Johnson & Nixon (8) | The Forum17,505 | 34–16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 51 | February 14 | Boston | L 103-108 | Jamaal Wilkes (25) | Magic Johnson (10) | Magic Johnson (8) | The Forum17,505 | 34–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 52 | February 16 | Seattle | W 108-101 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) | Jim Brewer (12) | Magic Johnson (18) | The Forum15,047 | 35–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 53 | February 19 | Golden State | W 126-106 | Magic Johnson (26) | Magic Johnson (14) | Norm Nixon (10) | The Forum17,505 | 36–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 54 | February 21 | @ Denver | W 132-131 | Norm Nixon (26) | Mark Landsberger (9) | Magic Johnson (8) | McNichols Sports Arena17,337 | 37–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 55 | February 23 | Denver | W 145-129 | Jamaal Wilkes (31) | Abdul-Jabbar & Rambis (7) | Norm Nixon (16) | The Forum14,072 | 38–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 56 | February 25 | @ Seattle | W 104-98 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31) | Magic Johnson (12) | Norm Nixon (12) | Kingdome26,209 | 39–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 57 | February 26 | Philadelphia | W 116-114 (2OT) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (41) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (19) | Magic Johnson (10) | The Forum17,505 | 40–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 58 | February 28 | Cleveland | W 102-101 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32) | Kurt Rambis (17) | Norm Nixon (10) | The Forum14,882 | 41–17 Los Angeles Lakers March 4 2 4 4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 59 | March 3 | @ New Jersey | L 103-111 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30) | Magic Johnson (8) | Norm Nixon (8) | Brendan Byrne Arena15,623 | 41–18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 60 | March 4 | @ New York | L 119-129 (OT) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (39) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (14) | Magic Johnson (9) | Madison Square Garden14,937 | 41–19 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 61 | March 7 | @ Philadelphia | L 113-119 | Abdul-Jabbar & Nixon (26) | Magic Johnson (11) | Magic Johnson (8) | The Spectrum18,364 | 41–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 62 | March 9 | Kansas City | W 105-99 | Magic Johnson (27) | Kurt Rambis (12) | Norm Nixon (5) | The Forum11,614 | 42–20 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 63 | March 12 | Chicago | L 105-111 | Magic Johnson (30) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10) | Magic Johnson (8) | The Forum17,505 | 42–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 64 | March 14 | Dallas | W 138-116 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) | Magic Johnson (11) | Magic Johnson (13) | The Forum13,809 | 43–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 65 | March 16 | @ Portland | W 120-108 | Jamaal Wilkes (27) | Mark Landsberger (14) | Johnson & Nixon (9) | Memorial Coliseum12,666 | 44–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | March 17 | @ Utah | W 120-112 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) | Magic Johnson (10) | Magic Johnson (9) | Salt Palace12,076 | 45–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 67 | March 19 | @ Dallas | W 112-106 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11) | Magic Johnson (10) | Reunion Arena17,134 | 46–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 68 | March 21 | Houston | W 107-102 | Magic Johnson (25) | Magic Johnson (16) | Magic Johnson (7) | The Forum17,505 | 47–21 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 69 | March 23 | Dallas | L 116-118 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32) | Magic Johnson (15) | Magic Johnson (14) | The Forum13,516 | 47–22 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 70 | March 26 | @ San Antonio | L 105-110 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10) | Magic Johnson (10) | HemisFair Arena14,850 | 47–23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 71 | March 28 | @ Kansas City | W 116-111 | Bob McAdoo (30) | Bob McAdoo (10) | Magic Johnson (8) | Kemper Arena9,521 | 48–23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 72 | March 30 | San Diego | W 143-120 | Magic Johnson (29) | Bob McAdoo (9) | Norm Nixon (13) | The Forum12,109 | 49–23 Los Angeles Lakers April 5 1 3 1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 73 | April 1 | @ San Diego | W 117-100 | Jamaal Wilkes (25) | Kurt Rambis (9) | Magic Johnson (17) | San Diego Sports Arena7,064 | 50–23 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 74 | April 2 | Phoenix | L 99-109 | Jamaal Wilkes (23) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (9) | Johnson & Nixon (14) | The Forum17,505 | 50–24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 75 | April 4 | Portland | W 129-111 | Jamaal Wilkes (32) | Kurt Rambis (9) | Norm Nixon (13) | The Forum13,230 | 51–24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 76 | April 6 | @ Houston | W 108-97 | Magic Johnson (23) | Magic Johnson (11) | Magic Johnson (10) | The Summit15,676 | 52–24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 77 | April 9 | Denver | W 153-128 | Jamaal Wilkes (25) | Mark Landsberger (14) | Magic Johnson (16) | The Forum16,433 | 53–24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 78 | April 11 | Seattle | W 107-104 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) | Magic Johnson (12) | Johnson & Nixon (8) | The Forum17,505 | 54–24 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 79 | April 13 | @ Golden State | L 101-106 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10) | Johnson & Nixon (9) | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena13,239 | 54–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 80 | April 14 | Utah | W 128-115 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (22) | Magic Johnson (11) | Magic Johnson (10) | The Forum11,488 | 55–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 81 | April 16 | Golden State | W 125-109 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) | Kurt Rambis (12) | Magic Johnson (13) | The Forum17,505 | 56–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 82 | April 18 | @ Phoenix | W 120-115 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34) | Magic Johnson (15) | Magic Johnson (12) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum14,660 | 57–25 LAL 1982 Playoffs Los Angeles Lakers yes 1982 Total: 12–2 (Home: 7–0; Road: 5–2) Los Angeles Lakers Conference Semi-finals yes yes no 2 0 2 0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | April 27 | Phoenix | W 115–96 | Jamaal Wilkes (28) | Bob McAdoo (12) | Magic Johnson (10) | The Forum13,623 | 1–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | April 28 | Phoenix | W 117–98 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24) | Magic Johnson (12) | Magic Johnson (12) | The Forum15,558 | 2–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | April 30 | @ Phoenix | W 114–106 | Jamaal Wilkes (26) | Magic Johnson (14) | Magic Johnson (9) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum14,660 | 3–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | May 2 | @ Phoenix | W 112–107 | Jamaal Wilkes (24) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13) | Magic Johnson (12) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum11,932 | 4–0 |- Los Angeles Lakers Western Conference Finals yes no 2 0 2 0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | May 9 | San Antonio | W 128–117 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32) | Magic Johnson (16) | Magic Johnson (14) | The Forum15,700 | 1–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | May 11 | San Antonio | W 110–101 | Nixon & Wilkes (22) | Kurt Rambis (15) | Johnson & Nixon (9) | The Forum17,505 | 2–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | May 14 | @ San Antonio | W 118–108 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) | Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (10) | Johnson & Nixon (10) | HemisFair Arena15,800 | 3–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | May 15 | @ San Antonio | W 128–123 | Norm Nixon (30) | Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (9) | Norm Nixon (10) | HemisFair Arena15,800 | 4–0 |- Los Angeles Lakers NBA Finals yes no 3 0 1 2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | May 27 | @ Philadelphia | W 124–117 | Nixon & Wilkes (24) | Magic Johnson (14) | Norm Nixon (10) | The Spectrum18,364 | 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | May 30 | @ Philadelphia | L 94–110 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23) | Magic Johnson (11) | Norm Nixon (10) | The Spectrum18,364 | 1–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | June 1 | Philadelphia | W 129–108 | Norm Nixon (29) | Magic Johnson (9) | Magic Johnson (8) | The Forum17,505 | 2–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | June 3 | Philadelphia | W 111–101 | Johnson & Wilkes (24) | Abdul-Jabbar & Rambis (11) | Norm Nixon (14) | The Forum17,505 | 3–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | June 6 | @ Philadelphia | L 102–135 | Bob McAdoo (23) | Magic Johnson (10) | Norm Nixon (13) | The Spectrum18,364 | 3–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | June 8 | Philadelphia | W 114–104 | Jamaal Wilkes (27) | Magic Johnson (13) | Magic Johnson (13) | The Forum17,505 | 4–2 |- LAL 1982 yes Player statistics Season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Playoffs Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Awards and records Awards Magic Johnson, NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award Magic Johnson, All-NBA Second Team Michael Cooper, NBA All-Defensive First Team Records Transactions Trades Free agents 52% Additions Player Signed Former team Subtractions Player Left New team References External links 5S1-ZDx60Bo "Something To Prove" – Documentary on the 1981–82 Los Angeles Lakers Category:NBA championship seasons Los Category:Los Angeles Lakers seasons Category:Western Conference (NBA) championship seasons Los Angle Los Angle