After the Lakers defeated the Celtics in six games, Abdul-Jabbar and Johnson, who averaged 18.3 points on .494 shooting, 14.0 assists, and 6.8 rebounds per game in the championship series, said the Finals win was the highlight of their careers.
V rednem delu sezone 1984/85 je Johnson dosegel povprečje 18,3 točke, 12,6 podaje in 6,2 skoka na tekmo ter popeljal Lakerse v finale, kjer so se ponovno pomerili s Celticsi.