# 1985–86 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 1985–86 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 40th season of the franchise, 38th in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 26th in Los Angeles. The Lakers entered the season as the defending NBA champions, having defeated the previous NBA champion and rival Boston Celtics in the 1985 NBA Finals in six games, having finally defeated the Celtics in the NBA Finals after having lost to them 8 consecutive times in the championship series. The Lakers looked to repeat as NBA Champions, after sweeping the San Antonio Spurs in three games in the First Round, and then defeating the Dallas Mavericks in six games in the Semi-finals in the playoffs, but were unable to defend their title, as they lost to the Houston Rockets in the conference finals in five games after winning the first game, but proceeded to lose the following four. The Rockets would go on to lose to the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals in six games.

## NBA draft

The 1985 NBA draft took place on June 18, 1985. It was also the first NBA Draft of the "Lottery" era. The lottery was put into place so teams did not have to intentionally lose games to receive the number one pick.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 23 | A.C. Green | Forward | United States | Oregon State |

## Regular season

* On Wednesday, December 4, 1985, Maurice Lucas made a 60-foot shot at the regulation buzzer to send the game into overtime. The Lakers would go on to defeat the Utah Jazz 131–127.
* The Lakers started the season 19–2.
* On Wednesday, January 22, 1986, the Boston Celtics (31–8) defeated the defending champion Lakers (32–8) 110–95 in a matchup of the league's two best teams.
* On Friday, January 24, 1986, the Boston Celtics (32–8) overtook the Los Angeles Lakers (32–9) as the team with the best record in the NBA. The Celtics maintained the league's best record for the remainder of the season.
* On Thursday, February 6, 1986, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored 46 points in a game against the Houston Rockets, his highest single-game total since a 48-point performance against the Portland Trail Blazers on November 26, 1975. The Lakers defeated the Rockets 117–95.
* On Sunday, February 16, 1986, in the season's second matchup between the Celtics and Lakers, this time in the Forum. Boston won again, 105-99 despite not having All-Star Kevin McHale in the lineup.

### Season standings

| Pacific Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Los Angeles Lakers | 62 | 20 | .756 | – | 35–6 | 27–14 | 23–7 |
| x-Portland Trail Blazers | 40 | 42 | .488 | 22 | 27–14 | 13–28 | 18–12 |
| Phoenix Suns | 32 | 50 | .390 | 30 | 23–18 | 9–32 | 16–14 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 32 | 50 | .390 | 30 | 22–19 | 10–31 | 10–20 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 | 24–17 | 7–34 | 11–19 |
| Golden State Warriors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 32 | 24–17 | 6–35 | 12–18 |
| # | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | c-Los Angeles Lakers | 62 | 20 | .756 | – |
| 2 | y-Houston Rockets | 51 | 31 | .622 | 11 |
| 3 | x-Denver Nuggets | 47 | 35 | .573 | 15 |
| 4 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 18 |
| 5 | x-Utah Jazz | 42 | 40 | .512 | 20 |
| 6 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 40 | 42 | .488 | 22 |
| 7 | x-Sacramento Kings | 37 | 45 | .451 | 25 |
| 8 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 35 | 47 | .427 | 27 |
| 9 | Phoenix Suns | 32 | 50 | .390 | 30 |
| 10 | Los Angeles Clippers | 32 | 50 | .390 | 30 |
| 11 | Seattle SuperSonics | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 |
| 12 | Golden State Warriors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 32 |

### Record vs. opponents

1985-86 NBA Records :
| Team | ATL | BOS | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MIL | NJN | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | UTA | WAS |
| Atlanta | – | 0–6 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 |
| Boston | 6–0 | – | 5–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 |
| Chicago | 1–5 | 1–5 | – | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 |
| Cleveland | 2–4 | 1–5 | 3–3 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 0–6 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 |
| Dallas | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 3–3 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 |
| Denver | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | – | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 |
| Detroit | 2–4 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| Golden State | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | – | 0–5 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 |
| Houston | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 5–0 | – | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 |
| Indiana | 1–5 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 |
| L.A. Clippers | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 0–2 | – | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 |
| L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 |
| Milwaukee | 3–3 | 0–5 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 4–2 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 |
| New Jersey | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | – | 5–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 |
| New York | 1–5 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 1–5 | – | 0–6 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 |
| Philadelphia | 1–4 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 6–0 | – | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
| Phoenix | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | 2–4 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 |
| Portland | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | – | 3–2 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 |
| Sacramento | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | – | 5–1 | 5–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 |
| San Antonio | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–5 | – | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 |
| Seattle | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 0–5 | 3–2 | – | 2–3 | 1–1 |
| Utah | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–2 | – | 1–1 |
| Washington | 4–1 | 1–5 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — |

## Game log
### Regular season

1985–86 game log Total: 62–20 (home: 35–6; road: 27–14) :
October: 3–0 (home: 0–0; road: 3–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 26
@ San Antonio
W 121–116 (2OT)
James Worthy (24)
Maurice Lucas (10)
Michael Cooper (15)
HemisFair Arena 10,875
1–0
2
October 29
@ Dallas
W 133–115
James Worthy (21)
A.C. Green (16)
Michael Cooper (11)
Reunion Arena 17,007
2–0
3
October 31
@ Phoenix
W 144–107
Byron Scott (31)
Johnson & Rambis (7)
Michael Cooper (15)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 11,661
3–0 :
November: 11–2 (home: 7–1; road: 4–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
November 2
@ Golden State
W 120–116
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31)
Kurt Rambis (9)
Magic Johnson (13)
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 14,401
4–0
5
November 5
Cleveland
L 111–129
Magic Johnson (23)
Magic Johnson (8)
Cooper & Johnson (8)
The Forum 17,505
4–1
6
November 7
@ Utah
W 116–106
James Worthy (26)
Maurice Lucas (12)
Magic Johnson (12)
Salt Palace 12,631
5–1
7
November 8
Denver
W 128–99
Byron Scott (29)
Magic Johnson (10)
Magic Johnson (12)
The Forum 16,573
6–1
8
November 12
Utah
W 119–110
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25)
A.C. Green (8)
Magic Johnson (10)
The Forum 14,496
7–1
9
November 14
Portland
W 114–102
Magic Johnson (30)
3 players tied (9)
Magic Johnson (12)
The Forum 14,713
8–1
10
November 15
@ L.A. Clippers
W 127–96
Mike McGee (19)
Magic Johnson (9)
Magic Johnson (14)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 11,380
9–1
11
November 17
New Jersey
W 138–119
Mike McGee (26)
Kupchak & Lucas (8)
Magic Johnson (15)
The Forum 16,101
10–1
12
November 20
L.A. Clippers
W 122–107
Magic Johnson (22)
Maurice Lucas (11)
Magic Johnson (20)
The Forum 15,214
11–1
13
November 21
@ Denver
L 120–121
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32)
Abdul-Jabbar & Lucas (10)
Magic Johnson (18)
McNichols Sports Arena 17,022
11–2
14
November 23
@ Portland
W 130–113
James Worthy (25)
Kurt Rambis (12)
Magic Johnson (14)
Memorial Coliseum 12,666
12–2
15
November 24
San Antonio
W 118–102
Magic Johnson (23)
Kurt Rambis (11)
Magic Johnson (13)
The Forum 15,259
13–2
16
November 29
Seattle
W 108–107
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31)
Magic Johnson (16)
Magic Johnson (17)
The Forum 17,505
14–2 :
December: 11–3 (home: 5–1; road: 6–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
17
December 1
Chicago
W 117–113
James Worthy (33)
Maurice Lucas (11)
Magic Johnson (17)
The Forum 17,505
15–2
18
December 4
@ Utah
W 131–127 (OT)
Magic Johnson (29)
Magic Johnson (9)
Magic Johnson (8)
Salt Palace 12,287
16–2
19
December 6, 1985 7:30 p.m. PST
Houston
W 120–112
Abdul-Jabbar (35)
Green, Lucas (9)
Johnson (14)
The Forum 17,505
17–2
20
December 8
Dallas
W 125–119
Byron Scott (30)
Green & Rambis (9)
Magic Johnson (15)
The Forum 15,810
18–2
21
December 12
Phoenix
W 127–102
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (35)
Green & Kupchak (7)
Magic Johnson (20)
The Forum 14,558
19–2
22
December 13
@ Denver
L 120–124
James Worthy (37)
Magic Johnson (11)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (7)
McNichols Sports Arena 17,022
19–3
23
December 15
Detroit
W 132–119
James Worthy (25)
Kurt Rambis (11)
Magic Johnson (15)
The Forum 17,505
20–3
24
December 17
@ New York
W 105–99
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26)
Maurice Lucas (10)
Magic Johnson (12)
Madison Square Garden 19,591
21–3
25
December 18, 1985 5:30 p.m. PST
@ Milwaukee
W 107–105
Abdul-Jabbar (31)
Rambis (13)
Cooper, Johnson (8)
MECCA Arena 11,052
22–3
26
December 20
@ Cleveland
W 128–116
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (9)
Magic Johnson (14)
Richfield Coliseum 20,900
23–3
27
December 21
@ Washington
W 96–84
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29)
Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (8)
Magic Johnson (13)
Capital Centre 19,123
24–3
28
December 26
@ San Antonio
L 91–109
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24)
Kurt Rambis (6)
Magic Johnson (8)
HemisFair Arena 15,786
24–4
29
December 28
@ Sacramento
W 133–111
James Worthy (31)
Lucas & Worthy (7)
Magic Johnson (13)
ARCO Arena I 10,333
25–4
30
December 29
Golden State
L 122–130
Magic Johnson (30)
James Worthy (8)
Magic Johnson (12)
The Forum 17,505
25–5 :
January: 10–5 (home: 8–1; road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
31
January 3
Utah
W 110–101
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25)
Abdul-Jabbar & Worthy (7)
Michael Cooper (9)
The Forum 17,505
26–5
32
January 5
Washington
W 118–88
A.C. Green (20)
A.C. Green (10)
Magic Johnson (17)
The Forum 17,505
27–5
33
January 8
Portland
W 125–121
James Worthy (30)
James Worthy (10)
Magic Johnson (16)
The Forum 16,481
28–5
34
January 10
Indiana
W 124–102
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31)
Kurt Rambis (13)
Magic Johnson (11)
The Forum 17,505
29–5
35
January 11
@ Seattle
L 99–105
James Worthy (26)
Maurice Lucas (9)
Magic Johnson (16)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,230
29–6
36
January 14
Phoenix
W 143–122
James Worthy (23)
Magic Johnson (9)
Magic Johnson (19)
The Forum 14,615
30–6
37
January 16
L.A. Clippers
W 112–96
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26)
Maurice Lucas (14)
Michael Cooper (13)
The Forum 17,505
31–6
38
January 19
@ Detroit
L 115–118
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38)
Maurice Lucas (12)
Magic Johnson (18)
Pontiac Silverdome 28,548
31–7
39
January 20
@ Chicago
W 133–118
James Worthy (33)
Maurice Lucas (12)
Magic Johnson (14)
Chicago Stadium 17,284
32–7
40
January 22, 1986 5:00 p.m. PST
@ Boston
L 95–110
Abdul-Jabbar (17)
Green, Lucas (10)
Johnson (6)
Boston Garden 14,890
32–8
41
January 24
@ L.A. Clippers
L 109–120
James Worthy (26)
James Worthy (11)
Michael Cooper (13)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 14,858
32–9
42
January 25
Denver
L 115–127
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26)
Kurt Rambis (10)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (9)
The Forum 17,505
32–10
43
January 28, 1986 7:30 p.m. PST
Milwaukee
W 125–115
Abdul-Jabbar (32)
Lucas (8)
Cooper (11)
The Forum 17,505
33–10
44
January 30
@ Portland
W 118–94
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (9)
Michael Cooper (12)
Memorial Coliseum 12,666
34–10
45
January 31
Philadelphia
W 134–100
Byron Scott (24)
Kurt Rambis (8)
Michael Cooper (13)
The Forum 17,505
35–10 :
February: 8–5 (home: 3–2; road: 5–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
46
February 2
New York
L 96–103
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (40)
Kurt Rambis (10)
Michael Cooper (11)
The Forum 17,505
35–11
47
February 4
Dallas
W 110–102
Abdul-Jabbar & McGee (21)
Maurice Lucas
Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (8)
The Forum 16,275
36–11
48
February 6, 1986 5:30 p.m. PST
@ Houston
W 117–95
Abdul-Jabbar (46)
Worthy (13)
Cooper (9)
The Summit 16,016
37–11
All-Star Break
49
February 11
@ Golden State
L 113–137
James Worthy (21)
Lucas & Rambis (10)
Magic Johnson (10)
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,011
37–12
50
February 12
@ Phoenix
W 126–100
Mike McGee (34)
Kurt Rambis (11)
Magic Johnson (11)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 12,048
38–12
51
February 14
Atlanta
W 141–117
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25)
Kurt Rambis (12)
Magic Johnson (16)
The Forum 17,505
39–12
52
February 16, 1986 12:30 p.m. PST
Boston
L 99–105
Worthy (35)
Abdul-Jabbar (9)
Johnson (12)
The Forum 17,505
39–13
53
February 19
@ Indiana
W 90–81
Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (21)
Maurice Lucas (10)
Magic Johnson (10)
Market Square Arena 16,904
40–13
54
February 21
@ New Jersey
L 106–121
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28)
Maurice Lucas (8)
Magic Johnson (10)
Brendan Byrne Arena 20,149
40–14
55
February 23
@ Philadelphia
W 117–111 (OT)
Magic Johnson (34)
Maurice Lucas (8)
Magic Johnson (11)
The Spectrum 17,941
41–14
56
February 24
@ Atlanta
L 93–102
Johnson & Lucas (23)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12)
Magic Johnson (5)
Omni Coliseum 16,522
41–15
57
February 26
@ Dallas
W 119–116
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25)
3 players tied (7)
Magic Johnson (9)
Reunion Arena 17,007
42–15
58
February 28
Phoenix
W 115–103
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25)
Kurt Rambis (8)
Magic Johnson (12)
The Forum 17,505
43–15 :
March: 14–3 (home: 9–0; road: 5–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
59
March 1
@ Phoenix
L 106–123
Maurice Lucas (23)
Maurice Lucas (12)
Magic Johnson (9)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,013
43–16
60
March 3
Golden State
W 127–117
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34)
Kurt Rambis (16)
Magic Johnson (16)
The Forum 16,045
44–16
61
March 5
Utah
W 130–84
Mike McGee (20)
Kurt Rambis (11)
Magic Johnson (8)
The Forum 16,640
45–16
62
March 6
@ Golden State
W 112–111
Magic Johnson (30)
Kurt Rambis (12)
Magic Johnson (14)
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,011
46–16
63
March 8
Sacramento
W 122–121 (2OT)
Magic Johnson (33)
Kurt Rambis (11)
Magic Johnson (17)
The Forum 17,505
47–16
64
March 9
@ Seattle
W 108–106
Magic Johnson (32)
Byron Scott (9)
Magic Johnson (9)
Seattle Center Coliseum 10,312
48–16
65
March 11
L.A. Clippers
W 129–108
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (19)
A.C. Green (11)
Magic Johnson (16)
The Forum 15,656
49–16
66
March 13
Seattle
W 105–92
Magic Johnson (27)
Green & Rambis (8)
Magic Johnson (13)
The Forum 17,505
50–16
67
March 16, 1986 7:30 p.m. PST
Houston
W 116–111
Abdul-Jabbar (43)
Johnson (12)
Johnson (12)
The Forum 17,505
51–16
68
March 18
Portland
W 128–122
Magic Johnson (26)
Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (6)
Magic Johnson (11)
The Forum 17,505
52–16
69
March 19
@ L.A. Clippers
L 114–115
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34)
Maurice Lucas (7)
Magic Johnson (11)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 12,723
52–17
70
March 21
@ San Antonio
W 117–109
Magic Johnson (27)
Maurice Lucas (11)
Magic Johnson (10)
HemisFair Arena 13,860
53–17
71
March 22
@ Sacramento
W 115–113
James Worthy (32)
Maurice Lucas (9)
Magic Johnson (14)
ARCO Arena I 10,333
54–17
72
March 24
San Antonio
W 124–102
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (20)
Maurice Lucas (14)
Magic Johnson (12)
The Forum 17,505
55–17
73
March 25
@ Denver
W 121–115
James Worthy (30)
James Worthy (10)
Magic Johnson (19)
McNichols Sports Arena 17,022
56–17
74
March 29
@ Seattle
L 87–88
Magic Johnson (20)
James Worthy (7)
Magic Johnson (12)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,230
56–18
75
March 30
Golden State
W 124–117
James Worthy (34)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10)
Magic Johnson (19)
The Forum 17,505
56–19 :
April: 5–2 (home: 3–1; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
76
April 1
Seattle
W 109–104
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25)
Kurt Rambis (13)
Magic Johnson (6)
The Forum 17,505
57–19
77
April 3
Sacramento
W 135–105
Byron Scott (24)
Maurice Lucas (11)
Magic Johnson (16)
The Forum 17,505
58–19
78
April 6, 1986 12:30 p.m. PST
@ Houston
L 103–109
Johnson (20)
Abdul-Jabbar (7)
Johnson (20)
The Summit 16,016
59–19
79
April 8
@ Portland
W 120–114
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26)
James Worthy (6)
Magic Johnson (10)
Memorial Coliseum 12,666
60–19
80
April 10, 1986 7:30 p.m. PST
Houston
W 117–113
Johnson (26)
Worthy (14)
Johnson (16)
The Forum 17,505
61–19
81
April 12
@ Sacramento
W 105–92
Byron Scott (22)
Maurice Lucas (10)
Magic Johnson (8)
ARCO Arena I 10,333
62–19
82
April 13
Dallas
L 104–127
Byron Scott (24)
A.C. Green (10)
Michael Cooper (10)
The Forum 17,505
62–20 :
1985–86 schedule :

### Playoffs

1986 playoff game log Total: 8–6 (home: 6–2; road: 2–4) :
First Round: 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 17
San Antonio
W 135–88
Byron Scott (24)
Kurt Rambis (8)
Magic Johnson (18)
The Forum 17,505
1–0
2
April 19
San Antonio
W 122–94
Magic Johnson (30)
Abdul-Jabbar & Lucas (10)
Magic Johnson (13)
The Forum 17,505
2–0
3
April 23
@ San Antonio
W 114–94
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25)
Kurt Rambis (14)
Magic Johnson (17)
HemisFair Arena 7,918
3–0 :
Conference semifinals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 27
Dallas
W 120–116
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28)
Maurice Lucas (8)
Magic Johnson (14)
The Forum 17,505
1–0
2
April 30
Dallas
W 117–113
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26)
Maurice Lucas (11)
Magic Johnson (9)
The Forum 17,505
2–0
3
May 2
@ Dallas
L 108–110
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12)
Magic Johnson (14)
Reunion Arena 17,007
2–1
4
May 4
@ Dallas
L 118–120
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33)
Magic Johnson (15)
Magic Johnson (14)
Reunion Arena 17,007
2–2
5
May 6
Dallas
W 116–113
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34)
Kurt Rambis (10)
Magic Johnson (14)
The Forum 17,505
3–2
6
May 8
@ Dallas
W 120–107
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27)
Maurice Lucas (8)
Magic Johnson (17)
Reunion Arena 17,007
4–2 :
Western Conference Finals: 1–4 (home: 1–2; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 10, 1986 12:30 p.m. PDT
Houston
W 119–107
Abdul-Jabbar (31)
Johnson, Lucas (7)
Johnson (18)
The Forum 17,505
1–0
2
May 13, 1986 7:30 p.m. PDT
Houston
L 102–112
Johnson (24)
Rambis (9)
Johnson (19)
The Forum 17,505
1–1
3
May 16, 1986 6:30 p.m. PDT
@ Houston
L 109–117
Abdul-Jabbar (33)
Johnson, Lucas (8)
Johnson (20)
The Summit 16,016
1–2
4
May 18, 1986 12:30 p.m. PDT
@ Houston
L 95–105
Worthy (26)
Johnson (12)
Johnson (11)
The Summit 16,016
1–3
5
May 21, 1986 8:30 p.m. PDT
Houston
L 112–114
Abdul-Jabbar (26)
Abdul-Jabbar (13)
Johnson (13)
The Forum 17,505
1–4 :
1986 schedule :

## Player statistics

Note: GP= Games played; MPG= Minutes per Game; REB = Rebounds; AST = Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; PPG = Points per Game

### Season

| Player | GP | MPG | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PPG |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 79 | 33.3 | 478 | 280 | 67 | 130 | 1846 | 23.4 |
| James Worthy | 75 | 32.7 | 387 | 201 | 82 | 77 | 1500 | 20.0 |
| Magic Johnson | 72 | 35.8 | 426 | 907 | 113 | 16 | 1354 | 18.8 |
| Byron Scott | 76 | 28.8 | 189 | 164 | 85 | 15 | 1174 | 15.4 |
| Maurice Lucas | 77 | 22.7 | 566 | 84 | 45 | 24 | 785 | 10.2 |
| Michael Cooper | 82 | 27.7 | 244 | 466 | 89 | 43 | 758 | 9.2 |
| Mike McGee | 71 | 17.1 | 140 | 83 | 53 | 7 | 587 | 8.3 |
| A.C. Green | 82 | 18.8 | 381 | 54 | 49 | 49 | 521 | 6.4 |
| Kurt Rambis | 74 | 21.3 | 517 | 69 | 66 | 33 | 408 | 5.5 |
| Mitch Kupchak | 55 | 14.2 | 191 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 332 | 6.0 |
| Larry Spriggs | 43 | 11.0 | 81 | 49 | 18 | 9 | 214 | 5.0 |
| Ronnie Lester | 27 | 8.2 | 10 | 54 | 9 | 3 | 67 | 2.5 |
| Pétur Guðmundsson | 8 | 16.0 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 58 | 7.3 |
| Chuck Nevitt | 4 | 6.3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2.5 |
| Jerome Henderson | 1 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 |

### Playoffs
## Award winners

* Michael Cooper, J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
* Magic Johnson, All-NBA First Team
* Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, All-NBA First Team
* Michael Cooper, NBA All-Defensive Second Team