1981-82 Los Angeles Lakers Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 57-25
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 12-2 Won NBA championship
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Phoenix Suns 4-0
Conference Finals - Defeated San Antonio Spurs 4-0
Finals - Defeated Philadelphia 76ers 4-2
Coach: Paul Westhead (7-4)
Coach: Pat Riley (50-21)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 605,367, Avg. 14,765 in 41 home dates
1981-82 Los Angeles Lakers Statistics
1981-82 Los Angeles Lakers Roster

The Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1981-82 season with a record of 57 wins and 25 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 12-2.

Los Angeles scored 9,400 points and allowed 9,001. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored a team-leading 1,818 points for the Lakers, while Earvin Johnson and Jamaal Wilkes contributed 18 or more per game, too. Earvin Johnson accounted for 751 rebounds. Earvin Johnson dished out 743 assists for the squad.

On defense, Earvin Johnson added 208 steals, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar rejected 207 opposing shots.

Paul Westhead and Pat Riley coached the team. The 1981-82 Los Angeles Lakers won the NBA championship.

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Regular Season Points For: 9400
Regular Season Points Against: 9001

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 30, 1981 Houston Rockets 113 at Los Angeles Lakers 112 L 0-1 0-0 0-1 2OT
November 3, 1981 Los Angeles Lakers 100 at Portland Trail Blazers 102 L 0-1 0-1 0-2
November 4, 1981 Los Angeles Lakers 106 at Seattle Supersonics 103 W 0-1 1-1 1-2
November 6, 1981 Phoenix Suns 101 at Los Angeles Lakers 99 L 0-2 1-1 1-3
November 8, 1981 Dallas Mavericks 111 at Los Angeles Lakers 121 W 1-2 1-1 2-3
November 10, 1981 Los Angeles Lakers 102 at San Antonio Spurs 128 L 1-2 1-2 2-4
November 11, 1981 Los Angeles Lakers 95 at Houston Rockets 93 W 1-2 2-2 3-4
November 13, 1981 Portland Trail Blazers 115 at Los Angeles Lakers 119 W 2-2 2-2 4-4
November 14, 1981 Los Angeles Lakers 98 at Phoenix Suns 97 W 2-2 3-2 5-4
November 15, 1981 Indiana Pacers 123 at Los Angeles Lakers 124 W 3-2 3-2 6-4 2OT
November 18, 1981 Los Angeles Lakers 113 at Utah Jazz 110 W 3-2 4-2 7-4
November 20, 1981 San Antonio Spurs 116 at Los Angeles Lakers 136 W 4-2 4-2 8-4
November 21, 1981 Los Angeles Lakers 119 at San Diego Clippers 117 W 4-2 5-2 9-4
November 24, 1981 Los Angeles Lakers 125 at Dallas Mavericks 110 W 4-2 6-2 10-4
November 25, 1981 Los Angeles Lakers 117 at San Antonio Spurs 96 W 4-2 7-2 11-4
November 27, 1981 San Diego Clippers 138 at Los Angeles Lakers 129 L 4-3 7-2 11-5
November 29, 1981 Houston Rockets 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 122 W 5-3 7-2 12-5
December 1, 1981 Utah Jazz 86 at Los Angeles Lakers 117 W 6-3 7-2 13-5
December 2, 1981 Los Angeles Lakers 96 at Seattle Supersonics 104 L 6-3 7-3 13-6
December 4, 1981 Los Angeles Lakers 126 at Denver Nuggets 117 W 6-3 8-3 14-6
December 6, 1981 Kansas City Kings 106 at Los Angeles Lakers 119 W 7-3 8-3 15-6
December 8, 1981 Washington Bullets 98 at Los Angeles Lakers 102 W 8-3 8-3 16-6
December 11, 1981 Portland Trail Blazers 116 at Los Angeles Lakers 124 W 9-3 8-3 17-6
December 13, 1981 Golden State Warriors 118 at Los Angeles Lakers 122 W 10-3 8-3 18-6
December 17, 1981 Los Angeles Lakers 115 at Golden State Warriors 120 L 10-3 8-4 18-7
December 19, 1981 Los Angeles Lakers 106 at San Diego Clippers 100 W 10-3 9-4 19-7
December 20, 1981 Atlanta Hawks 94 at Los Angeles Lakers 112 W 11-3 9-4 20-7
December 22, 1981 Los Angeles Lakers 124 at Portland Trail Blazers 110 W 11-3 10-4 21-7
December 25, 1981 Los Angeles Lakers 104 at Phoenix Suns 101 W 11-3 11-4 22-7
December 27, 1981 San Diego Clippers 117 at Los Angeles Lakers 139 W 12-3 11-4 23-7
December 29, 1981 Utah Jazz 114 at Los Angeles Lakers 121 W 13-3 11-4 24-7
January 3, 1982 Seattle Supersonics 110 at Los Angeles Lakers 90 L 13-4 11-4 24-8
January 8, 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 113 at Chicago Bulls 119 L 13-4 11-5 24-9
January 9, 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 130 at Detroit Pistons 127 W 13-4 12-5 25-9
January 10, 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 107 at Milwaukee Bucks 118 L 13-4 12-6 25-10
January 12, 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 114 at Cleveland Cavaliers 100 W 13-4 13-6 26-10
January 15, 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 97 at Indiana Pacers 92 W 13-4 14-6 27-10
January 17, 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 109 at Kansas City Kings 97 W 13-4 15-6 28-10
January 19, 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 139 at Denver Nuggets 140 L 13-4 15-7 28-11
January 20, 1982 New Jersey Nets 113 at Los Angeles Lakers 132 W 14-4 15-7 29-11
January 22, 1982 Detroit Pistons 111 at Los Angeles Lakers 123 W 15-4 15-7 30-11
January 26, 1982 Milwaukee Bucks 96 at Los Angeles Lakers 94 L 15-5 15-7 30-12
January 28, 1982 Phoenix Suns 87 at Los Angeles Lakers 97 W 16-5 15-7 31-12
February 2, 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 117 at Golden State Warriors 119 L 16-5 15-8 31-13
February 3, 1982 New York Knicks 98 at Los Angeles Lakers 94 L 16-6 15-8 31-14
February 5, 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 90 at Washington Bullets 87 W 16-6 16-8 32-14
February 7, 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 119 at Boston Celtics 113 W 16-6 17-8 33-14
February 9, 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 130 at Atlanta Hawks 117 W 16-6 18-8 34-14
February 10, 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 102 at Kansas City Kings 125 L 16-6 18-9 34-15
February 12, 1982 San Antonio Spurs 100 at Los Angeles Lakers 94 L 16-7 18-9 34-16
February 14, 1982 Boston Celtics 108 at Los Angeles Lakers 103 L 16-8 18-9 34-17
February 16, 1982 Seattle Supersonics 101 at Los Angeles Lakers 108 W 17-8 18-9 35-17
February 19, 1982 Golden State Warriors 106 at Los Angeles Lakers 126 W 18-8 18-9 36-17
February 21, 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 132 at Denver Nuggets 131 W 18-8 19-9 37-17
February 23, 1982 Denver Nuggets 129 at Los Angeles Lakers 145 W 19-8 19-9 38-17
February 25, 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 104 at Seattle Supersonics 98 W 19-8 20-9 39-17
February 26, 1982 Philadelphia 76ers 114 at Los Angeles Lakers 116 W 20-8 20-9 40-17 2OT
February 28, 1982 Cleveland Cavaliers 101 at Los Angeles Lakers 102 W 21-8 20-9 41-17
March 3, 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 103 at New Jersey Nets 111 L 21-8 20-10 41-18
March 4, 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 119 at New York Knicks 129 L 21-8 20-11 41-19 OT
March 7, 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 113 at Philadelphia 76ers 119 L 21-8 20-12 41-20
March 9, 1982 Kansas City Kings 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 105 W 22-8 20-12 42-20
March 12, 1982 Chicago Bulls 111 at Los Angeles Lakers 105 L 22-9 20-12 42-21
March 14, 1982 Dallas Mavericks 116 at Los Angeles Lakers 138 W 23-9 20-12 43-21
March 16, 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 120 at Portland Trail Blazers 108 W 23-9 21-12 44-21
March 17, 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 120 at Utah Jazz 112 W 23-9 22-12 45-21
March 19, 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Dallas Mavericks 106 W 23-9 23-12 46-21
March 21, 1982 Houston Rockets 102 at Los Angeles Lakers 107 W 24-9 23-12 47-21
March 23, 1982 Dallas Mavericks 118 at Los Angeles Lakers 116 L 24-10 23-12 47-22
March 26, 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 105 at San Antonio Spurs 110 L 24-10 23-13 47-23
March 28, 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 116 at Kansas City Kings 111 W 24-10 24-13 48-23
March 30, 1982 San Diego Clippers 120 at Los Angeles Lakers 143 W 25-10 24-13 49-23
April 1, 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 117 at San Diego Clippers 100 W 25-10 25-13 50-23
April 2, 1982 Phoenix Suns 109 at Los Angeles Lakers 99 L 25-11 25-13 50-24
April 4, 1982 Portland Trail Blazers 111 at Los Angeles Lakers 129 W 26-11 25-13 51-24
April 6, 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 108 at Houston Rockets 97 W 26-11 26-13 52-24
April 9, 1982 Denver Nuggets 128 at Los Angeles Lakers 153 W 27-11 26-13 53-24
April 11, 1982 Seattle Supersonics 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 107 W 28-11 26-13 54-24
April 13, 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 101 at Golden State Warriors 106 L 28-11 26-14 54-25
April 14, 1982 Utah Jazz 115 at Los Angeles Lakers 128 W 29-11 26-14 55-25
April 16, 1982 Golden State Warriors 109 at Los Angeles Lakers 125 W 30-11 26-14 56-25
April 18, 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 120 at Phoenix Suns 115 W 30-11 27-14 57-25
April 27, 1982 Phoenix Suns 96 at Los Angeles Lakers 115 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
April 28, 1982 Phoenix Suns 98 at Los Angeles Lakers 117 W 2-0 0-0 2-0
April 30, 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 114 at Phoenix Suns 106 W 2-0 1-0 3-0
May 2, 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Phoenix Suns 107 W 2-0 2-0 4-0
May 9, 1982 San Antonio Spurs 117 at Los Angeles Lakers 128 W 3-0 2-0 5-0
May 11, 1982 San Antonio Spurs 101 at Los Angeles Lakers 110 W 4-0 2-0 6-0
May 14, 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 118 at San Antonio Spurs 108 W 4-0 3-0 7-0
May 15, 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 128 at San Antonio Spurs 123 W 4-0 4-0 8-0
May 27, 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 124 at Philadelphia 76ers 117 W 4-0 5-0 9-0
May 30, 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 94 at Philadelphia 76ers 110 L 4-0 5-1 9-1
June 1, 1982 Philadelphia 76ers 108 at Los Angeles Lakers 129 W 5-0 5-1 10-1
June 3, 1982 Philadelphia 76ers 101 at Los Angeles Lakers 111 W 6-0 5-1 11-1
June 6, 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 102 at Philadelphia 76ers 135 L 6-0 5-2 11-2
June 8, 1982 Philadelphia 76ers 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 114 W 7-0 5-2 12-2


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