1986-87 Los Angeles Lakers Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 65-17
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 15-3 Won NBA championship
Conference First Round - Defeated Denver Nuggets 3-0
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Golden State Warriors 4-1
Conference Finals - Defeated Seattle Supersonics 4-0
Finals - Defeated Boston Celtics 4-2
Coach: Pat Riley (65-17)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 681,707, Avg. 16,627 in 41 home dates
1986-87 Los Angeles Lakers StatisticsTeam Record: 65-17
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 15-3 Won NBA championship
Conference First Round - Defeated Denver Nuggets 3-0
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Golden State Warriors 4-1
Conference Finals - Defeated Seattle Supersonics 4-0
Finals - Defeated Boston Celtics 4-2
Coach: Pat Riley (65-17)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 681,707, Avg. 16,627 in 41 home dates
1986-87 Los Angeles Lakers Roster
The Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1986-87 season with a record of 65 wins and 17 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 15-3.
The Lakers racked up 9,656 points and surrendered 8,893. Earvin Johnson scored a team-leading 1,909 points for Los Angeles, and James Worthy contributed 19 or more per game, too. A.C. Green accounted for 615 rebounds. Earvin Johnson dished out 977 assists for the squad.
On defense, Earvin Johnson added 138 steals.
Pat Riley coached the team. The 1986-87 Los Angeles Lakers won the NBA championship.
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Regular Season Points For: 9656
Regular Season Points Against: 8893
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1, 1986 | Los Angeles Lakers 102 at Houston Rockets 112 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| November 4, 1986 | Los Angeles Lakers 110 at Seattle Supersonics 96 | W | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
| November 7, 1986 | Denver Nuggets 116 at Los Angeles Lakers 138 | W | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | ||
| November 9, 1986 | New York Knicks 88 at Los Angeles Lakers 111 | W | 2-0 | 1-1 | 3-1 | ||
| November 12, 1986 | Seattle Supersonics 97 at Los Angeles Lakers 122 | W | 3-0 | 1-1 | 4-1 | ||
| November 16, 1986 | Sacramento Kings 111 at Los Angeles Lakers 113 | W | 4-0 | 1-1 | 5-1 | ||
| November 18, 1986 | Los Angeles Lakers 114 at Dallas Mavericks 110 | W | 4-0 | 2-1 | 6-1 | ||
| November 19, 1986 | Los Angeles Lakers 117 at San Antonio Spurs 108 | W | 4-0 | 3-1 | 7-1 | ||
| November 21, 1986 | New Jersey Nets 95 at Los Angeles Lakers 111 | W | 5-0 | 3-1 | 8-1 | ||
| November 23, 1986 | Milwaukee Bucks 117 at Los Angeles Lakers 127 | W | 6-0 | 3-1 | 9-1 | ||
| November 25, 1986 | Atlanta Hawks 113 at Los Angeles Lakers 107 | L | 6-1 | 3-1 | 9-2 | ||
| November 26, 1986 | Los Angeles Lakers 126 at Los Angeles Clippers 92 | W | 6-1 | 4-1 | 10-2 | ||
| November 28, 1986 | Chicago Bulls 103 at Los Angeles Lakers 110 | W | 7-1 | 4-1 | 11-2 | ||
| November 30, 1986 | Los Angeles Clippers 115 at Los Angeles Lakers 137 | W | 8-1 | 4-1 | 12-2 | ||
| December 4, 1986 | Los Angeles Lakers 106 at Golden State Warriors 116 | L | 8-1 | 4-2 | 12-3 | ||
| December 5, 1986 | Dallas Mavericks 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 112 | W | 9-1 | 4-2 | 13-3 | ||
| December 7, 1986 | Golden State Warriors 100 at Los Angeles Lakers 132 | W | 10-1 | 4-2 | 14-3 | ||
| December 9, 1986 | Los Angeles Lakers 113 at New York Knicks 87 | W | 10-1 | 5-2 | 15-3 | ||
| December 10, 1986 | Los Angeles Lakers 93 at Milwaukee Bucks 116 | L | 10-1 | 5-3 | 15-4 | ||
| December 12, 1986 | Los Angeles Lakers 117 at Boston Celtics 110 | W | 10-1 | 6-3 | 16-4 | ||
| December 13, 1986 | Los Angeles Lakers 114 at Detroit Pistons 119 | L | 10-1 | 6-4 | 16-5 | ||
| December 16, 1986 | Los Angeles Lakers 121 at Cleveland Cavaliers 116 | W | 10-1 | 7-4 | 17-5 | ||
| December 18, 1986 | Portland Trail Blazers 115 at Los Angeles Lakers 131 | W | 11-1 | 7-4 | 18-5 | ||
| December 20, 1986 | Los Angeles Lakers 119 at Dallas Mavericks 130 | L | 11-1 | 7-5 | 18-6 | ||
| December 21, 1986 | Los Angeles Lakers 103 at Houston Rockets 96 | W | 11-1 | 8-5 | 19-6 | ||
| December 23, 1986 | Los Angeles Lakers 127 at Sacramento Kings 117 | W | 11-1 | 9-5 | 20-6 | OT | |
| December 26, 1986 | Houston Rockets 111 at Los Angeles Lakers 134 | W | 12-1 | 9-5 | 21-6 | ||
| December 28, 1986 | Philadelphia 76ers 85 at Los Angeles Lakers 111 | W | 13-1 | 9-5 | 22-6 | ||
| January 1, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers 140 at Portland Trail Blazers 104 | W | 13-1 | 10-5 | 23-6 | ||
| January 2, 1987 | Phoenix Suns 118 at Los Angeles Lakers 155 | W | 14-1 | 10-5 | 24-6 | ||
| January 4, 1987 | Utah Jazz 113 at Los Angeles Lakers 121 | W | 15-1 | 10-5 | 25-6 | ||
| January 7, 1987 | Denver Nuggets 109 at Los Angeles Lakers 147 | W | 16-1 | 10-5 | 26-6 | ||
| January 8, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers 101 at Utah Jazz 107 | L | 16-1 | 10-6 | 26-7 | ||
| January 10, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers 109 at Golden State Warriors 124 | L | 16-1 | 10-7 | 26-8 | ||
| January 11, 1987 | San Antonio Spurs 109 at Los Angeles Lakers 111 | W | 17-1 | 10-7 | 27-8 | ||
| January 15, 1987 | Golden State Warriors 109 at Los Angeles Lakers 129 | W | 18-1 | 10-7 | 28-8 | ||
| January 18, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers 115 at Washington Bullets 101 | W | 18-1 | 11-7 | 29-8 | ||
| January 19, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers 126 at New Jersey Nets 115 | W | 18-1 | 12-7 | 30-8 | ||
| January 21, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Atlanta Hawks 109 | W | 18-1 | 13-7 | 31-8 | ||
| January 22, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers 118 at Indiana Pacers 108 | W | 18-1 | 14-7 | 32-8 | ||
| January 24, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers 117 at Dallas Mavericks 132 | L | 18-1 | 14-8 | 32-9 | ||
| January 27, 1987 | Portland Trail Blazers 100 at Los Angeles Lakers 107 | W | 19-1 | 14-8 | 33-9 | ||
| January 28, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers 101 at Seattle Supersonics 125 | L | 19-1 | 14-9 | 33-10 | ||
| January 30, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers 114 at Phoenix Suns 102 | W | 19-1 | 15-9 | 34-10 | ||
| February 2, 1987 | Dallas Mavericks 103 at Los Angeles Lakers 99 | L | 19-2 | 15-9 | 34-11 | ||
| February 4, 1987 | Sacramento Kings 92 at Los Angeles Lakers 128 | W | 20-2 | 15-9 | 35-11 | ||
| February 5, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers 104 at Portland Trail Blazers 105 | L | 20-2 | 15-10 | 35-12 | ||
| February 10, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers 114 at Sacramento Kings 98 | W | 20-2 | 16-10 | 36-12 | ||
| February 13, 1987 | Indiana Pacers 108 at Los Angeles Lakers 113 | W | 21-2 | 16-10 | 37-12 | ||
| February 15, 1987 | Boston Celtics 103 at Los Angeles Lakers 106 | W | 22-2 | 16-10 | 38-12 | ||
| February 17, 1987 | Washington Bullets 114 at Los Angeles Lakers 99 | L | 22-3 | 16-10 | 38-13 | ||
| February 18, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers 128 at Denver Nuggets 122 | W | 22-3 | 17-10 | 39-13 | ||
| February 20, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers 110 at Chicago Bulls 100 | W | 22-3 | 18-10 | 40-13 | ||
| February 22, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Philadelphia 76ers 110 | W | 22-3 | 19-10 | 41-13 | OT | |
| February 24, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers 97 at Phoenix Suns 93 | W | 22-3 | 20-10 | 42-13 | ||
| February 25, 1987 | Phoenix Suns 91 at Los Angeles Lakers 99 | W | 23-3 | 20-10 | 43-13 | ||
| February 27, 1987 | Golden State Warriors 109 at Los Angeles Lakers 121 | W | 24-3 | 20-10 | 44-13 | ||
| February 28, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers 100 at Utah Jazz 107 | L | 24-3 | 20-11 | 44-14 | ||
| March 3, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers 114 at Golden State Warriors 109 | W | 24-3 | 21-11 | 45-14 | ||
| March 4, 1987 | Seattle Supersonics 124 at Los Angeles Lakers 138 | W | 25-3 | 21-11 | 46-14 | ||
| March 7, 1987 | Cleveland Cavaliers 118 at Los Angeles Lakers 122 | W | 26-3 | 21-11 | 47-14 | ||
| March 9, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers 136 at Los Angeles Clippers 114 | W | 26-3 | 22-11 | 48-14 | ||
| March 10, 1987 | Denver Nuggets 107 at Los Angeles Lakers 143 | W | 27-3 | 22-11 | 49-14 | ||
| March 12, 1987 | Portland Trail Blazers 116 at Los Angeles Lakers 125 | W | 28-3 | 22-11 | 50-14 | ||
| March 15, 1987 | Los Angeles Clippers 101 at Los Angeles Lakers 115 | W | 29-3 | 22-11 | 51-14 | ||
| March 18, 1987 | Utah Jazz 97 at Los Angeles Lakers 111 | W | 30-3 | 22-11 | 52-14 | ||
| March 20, 1987 | San Antonio Spurs 115 at Los Angeles Lakers 147 | W | 31-3 | 22-11 | 53-14 | ||
| March 22, 1987 | Sacramento Kings 121 at Los Angeles Lakers 129 | W | 32-3 | 22-11 | 54-14 | ||
| March 24, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers 93 at Phoenix Suns 108 | L | 32-3 | 22-12 | 54-15 | ||
| March 26, 1987 | Detroit Pistons 111 at Los Angeles Lakers 128 | W | 33-3 | 22-12 | 55-15 | ||
| March 28, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers 123 at Houston Rockets 109 | W | 33-3 | 23-12 | 56-15 | ||
| March 31, 1987 | Houston Rockets 96 at Los Angeles Lakers 111 | W | 34-3 | 23-12 | 57-15 | ||
| April 2, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers 117 at Seattle Supersonics 114 | W | 34-3 | 24-12 | 58-15 | ||
| April 3, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers 127 at Portland Trail Blazers 121 | W | 34-3 | 25-12 | 59-15 | ||
| April 5, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers 126 at Denver Nuggets 118 | W | 34-3 | 26-12 | 60-15 | ||
| April 6, 1987 | Los Angeles Clippers 112 at Los Angeles Lakers 135 | W | 35-3 | 26-12 | 61-15 | ||
| April 9, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers 118 at Los Angeles Clippers 100 | W | 35-3 | 27-12 | 62-15 | ||
| April 10, 1987 | San Antonio Spurs 121 at Los Angeles Lakers 131 | W | 36-3 | 27-12 | 63-15 | ||
| April 12, 1987 | Phoenix Suns 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 119 | W | 37-3 | 27-12 | 64-15 | ||
| April 16, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers 110 at Utah Jazz 97 | W | 37-3 | 28-12 | 65-15 | ||
| April 17, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers 103 at San Antonio Spurs 115 | L | 37-3 | 28-13 | 65-16 | ||
| April 19, 1987 | Seattle Supersonics 110 at Los Angeles Lakers 104 | L | 37-4 | 28-13 | 65-17 | ||
| April 23, 1987 | Denver Nuggets 95 at Los Angeles Lakers 128 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 25, 1987 | Denver Nuggets 127 at Los Angeles Lakers 139 | W | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | ||
| April 29, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers 140 at Denver Nuggets 103 | W | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | ||
| May 5, 1987 | Golden State Warriors 116 at Los Angeles Lakers 125 | W | 3-0 | 1-0 | 4-0 | ||
| May 7, 1987 | Golden State Warriors 101 at Los Angeles Lakers 116 | W | 4-0 | 1-0 | 5-0 | ||
| May 9, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers 133 at Golden State Warriors 108 | W | 4-0 | 2-0 | 6-0 | ||
| May 10, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers 121 at Golden State Warriors 129 | L | 4-0 | 2-1 | 6-1 | ||
| May 12, 1987 | Golden State Warriors 106 at Los Angeles Lakers 118 | W | 5-0 | 2-1 | 7-1 | ||
| May 16, 1987 | Seattle Supersonics 87 at Los Angeles Lakers 92 | W | 6-0 | 2-1 | 8-1 | ||
| May 19, 1987 | Seattle Supersonics 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 112 | W | 7-0 | 2-1 | 9-1 | ||
| May 23, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers 122 at Seattle Supersonics 121 | W | 7-0 | 3-1 | 10-1 | ||
| May 25, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers 133 at Seattle Supersonics 102 | W | 7-0 | 4-1 | 11-1 | ||
| June 2, 1987 | Boston Celtics 113 at Los Angeles Lakers 126 | W | 8-0 | 4-1 | 12-1 | ||
| June 4, 1987 | Boston Celtics 122 at Los Angeles Lakers 141 | W | 9-0 | 4-1 | 13-1 | ||
| June 7, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers 103 at Boston Celtics 109 | L | 9-0 | 4-2 | 13-2 | ||
| June 9, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers 107 at Boston Celtics 106 | W | 9-0 | 5-2 | 14-2 | ||
| June 11, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers 108 at Boston Celtics 123 | L | 9-0 | 5-3 | 14-3 | ||
| June 14, 1987 | Boston Celtics 93 at Los Angeles Lakers 106 | W | 10-0 | 5-3 | 15-3 |
