# 1987–88 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 1987–88 season saw the Lakers win their eleventh NBA championship, defeating the Detroit Pistons in a hard-fought seven games in the NBA Finals to become the NBA's first repeat champions since the Boston Celtics did it in the 1968–69 NBA season. In doing so, the Lakers made good on Pat Riley's famous promise to repeat as champions. "I'm guaranteeing everybody here," Riley said at the civic celebrations following the Lakers’ 1987 championship win, "next year we’re gonna win it again." Before the Lakers could make good on Riley's guarantee, they swept the San Antonio Spurs in the opening round of the playoffs. The following two rounds however would not be as easy for the Lakers, but they still managed to get through a tough seven-game series against both the Utah Jazz in the Western Conference Semis and the Dallas Mavericks Western Conference Finals.
By the time the Lakers had finished their season they had played an NBA record 106 games including another record 24 playoff games, winning 77 and losing 29. The Lakers went 62–20 in the regular season and 15–9 in the playoffs, en route to their sixth NBA Championship in Los Angeles, and their 11th overall in franchise history. HoopsHype would later rank this squad as the team with the 13th easiest route to the NBA Finals championship (in terms of team records of their opponents), primarily due to the record that the Spurs had this season.
The 1988 Finals was the last time the Showtime-era Lakers won an NBA championship. It was also the final time that the franchise won a championship at The Forum. They did not win another league title until 2000, when they were playing at the Staples Center (now known as the Crypto.com Arena).
Magic Johnson, James Worthy and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar were all selected to play in the 1988 NBA All-Star Game held in Chicago. Pat Riley was chosen to coach the Western Conference All-Stars.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 3 | 69 | Willie Glass | Forward | United States | St. John's |
| 4 | 92 | Ralph Tally | Point Guard | United States | Norfolk State |
| 6 | 115 | Kenny Travis | | United States | New Mexico State |
| 6 | 138 | Frank Ford | Guard-Forward | United States | Auburn University |
| 7 | 161 | Ron Vanderschaaf | Center | Netherlands | Central Washington University |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Pacific Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Los Angeles Lakers | 62 | 20 | .756 | – | 36–5 | 26–15 | 23–7 |
| x-Portland Trail Blazers | 53 | 29 | .646 | 9 | 33–8 | 20–21 | 23–7 |
| x-Seattle SuperSonics | 44 | 38 | .537 | 18 | 32–9 | 12–29 | 19–11 |
| Phoenix Suns | 28 | 54 | .341 | 34 | 22–19 | 6–35 | 11–19 |
| Golden State Warriors | 20 | 62 | .244 | 42 | 16–25 | 4–37 | 7–23 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 17 | 65 | .207 | 45 | 14–27 | 3–38 | 7–23 |
| # | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | z-Los Angeles Lakers | 62 | 20 | .756 | – |
| 2 | y-Denver Nuggets | 54 | 28 | .659 | 8 |
| 3 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 53 | 29 | .646 | 9 |
| 4 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 53 | 29 | .646 | 9 |
| 5 | x-Utah Jazz | 47 | 35 | .573 | 15 |
| 6 | x-Houston Rockets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 16 |
| 7 | x-Seattle SuperSonics | 44 | 38 | .537 | 18 |
| 8 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 |
| 9 | Phoenix Suns | 28 | 54 | .341 | 34 |
| 10 | Sacramento Kings | 24 | 58 | .293 | 38 |
| 11 | Golden State Warriors | 20 | 62 | .244 | 42 |
| 12 | Los Angeles Clippers | 17 | 65 | .207 | 45 |
    z – clinched division title
    y – clinched division title
    x – clinched playoff spot

### Record vs. opponents

1987-88 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 | – | 2–4 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
| Boston | 4–2 | – | 3–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 |
| Chicago | 3–2 | 3–3 | – | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 |
| Cleveland | 1–5 | 3–2 | 3–3 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 6–0 |
| Dallas | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 |
| Denver | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | – | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 |
| Detroit | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 |
| Golden State | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | – | 0–5 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 0–2 |
| Houston | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 5–0 | – | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 |
| Indiana | 2–4 | 0–5 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 |
| L.A. Clippers | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | – | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 0–2 |
| L.A. Lakers | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | – | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| Milwaukee | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| New Jersey | 0–5 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | – | 3–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–6 |
| New York | 3–3 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | – | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
| Philadelphia | 0–6 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 |
| Phoenix | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 0–6 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 0–2 |
| Portland | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | – | 4–1 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 2–0 |
| Sacramento | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | – | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 0–2 |
| San Antonio | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 3–3 | – | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 |
| Seattle | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 2–3 | – | 1–4 | 2–0 |
| Utah | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | – | 2–0 |
| Washington | 3–3 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |

## Game log
### Regular season

1987–88 game log Total: 62–20 (Home: 36–5; Road: 26–15) :
November: 9–2 (home: 7–1; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
November 6 7:30 p.m. PST
Seattle
W 113–109
Johnson (26)
Green (12)
Johnson (8)
The Forum 17,505
1–0
2November 8 7:30 pm PSTHouston
W 101–92
Johnson & Scott (23)
A.C. Green (18)
Magic Johnson (12)
The Forum 17,505
2–0
3November 10 5:30 pm PST@ San Antonio
W 133–124
A.C. Green (32)
A.C. Green (10)
Magic Johnson (13)
HemisFair Arena 13,751
3–0
4November 12 7:30 pm PSTL.A. Clippers
W 111–82
James Worthy (20)
Abdul-Jabbar & M. Thompson (10)
Magic Johnson (11)
The Forum 15,569
4–0
5November 14 7:30 pm PST@ Golden State
W 118–110
Byron Scott (27)
Mychal Thompson (9)
Magic Johnson (12)
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,025
5–0
6November 15 7:30 pm PSTSan Antonio
W 147–130
Magic Johnson (25)
A.C. Green (13)
Johnson & Worthy (10)
The Forum 17,505
6–0
7
November 17 7:30 p.m. PST
Portland
W 142–115
Mychal ThompsonM Thompson (24)
Green, Rambis (10)
Johnson (14)
The Forum 16,347
7–0
8
November 20 7:30 p.m. PST
Dallas
W 119–116
Scott (25)
Green (11)
Johnson (15)
The Forum 17,505
8–0
9
November 22 7:30 p.m. PST
Milwaukee
L 116–124 (OT)
Johnson (26)
Green (11)
Johnson (11)
The Forum 17,505
8–1
10
November 24 7:30 p.m. PST
@ Seattle
L 85–103
Johnson (23)
Green (10)
Johnson (6)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,634
8–2
11
November 27 7:30 p.m. PST
Denver
W 127–119
Green (28)
Green (16)
Johnson (16)
The Forum 17,505
9–2 :
December: 11–4 (home: 5–1; road: 6–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
12December 1 7:30 pm PST@ Sacramento
W 125–120 (OT)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27)
A.C. Green (15)
Magic Johnson (10)
ARCO Arena I 10,333
10–2
13December 2 7:30 pm PSTPortland
L 104–117
Michael Cooper (17)
A.C. Green (13)
Cooper & Johnson (9)
The Forum 17,505
10–3
14
December 4 5:00 p.m. PST
@ Milwaukee
L 83–85
Johnson (22)
Johnson (10)
Johnson (12)
MECCA Arena 11,052
10–4
15
December 5 4:30 p.m. PST
@ Cleveland
L 95–97
Abdul-Jabbar, Johnson, Scott (19)
Green, Johnson (9)
Johnson (9)
Richfield Coliseum 20,015
10–5
16December 8 4:30 pm PST@ New Jersey
W 98–81
Byron Scott (21)
Magic Johnson (13)
Magic Johnson (14)
Brendan Byrne Arena 18,008
11–5
17
December 9 4:30 p.m. PST
@ Washington
L 112–120 (OT)
Johnson (30)
Cooper (12)
Johnson (14)
Capital Centre 18,643
11–6
18
December 11 5:00 p.m. PST
@ Boston
W 115–114
Abdul-Jabbar (23)
Abdul-Jabbar, Johnson (8)
Johnson (17)
Boston Garden 14,890
12–6
19
December 13 7:30 p.m. PST
Cleveland
W 90–89
Worthy (20)
Green (11)
Johnson (8)
The Forum 17,505
13–6
20December 15 7:30 pm PSTPhoenix
W 122–97
Byron Scott (31)
A.C. Green (14)
Johnson & Scott (9)
The Forum 17,371
14–6
21December 17 7:30 pm PST@ Golden State
L 113–106
Magic Johnson (31)
A.C. Green (12)
Magic Johnson (17)
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,025
15–6
22December 19 7:30 pm PST@ L.A. Clippers
W 108–97
Magic Johnson (28)
A.C. Green (12)
Cooper & Johnson (7)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 14,417
16–6
23
December 20 7:30 p.m. PST
Seattle
W 103–94
M. Thompson (22)
Green (9)
Johnson (12)
The Forum 17,505
17–6
24December 23 7:30 pm PSTSacramento
W 117–103
Magic Johnson (26)
Green & M. Thompson (9)
Michael Cooper (9)
The Forum 17,505
18–6
25
December 26 1:00 p.m. PST
@ Utah
W 117–109
Scott (26)
Abdul-Jabbar (9)
Johnson (14)
Salt Palace 12,212
19–6
26December 29 7:30 pm PSTPhiladelphia
W 131–115
Byron Scott (37)
Kurt Rambis (10)
Magic Johnson (17)
The Forum 17,505
20–6 :
January: 13–2 (home: 7–0; road: 6–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
27January 3 5:00 pm PST@ Portland
W 98–81
Byron Scott (31)
A.C. Green (10)
Magic Johnson (9)
Memorial Coliseum 12,666
21–6
28January 4 7:30 pm PSTSan Antonio
W 133–115
James Worthy (23)
Magic Johnson (8)
Magic Johnson (13)
The Forum 17,505
22–6
29
January 6 7:30 p.m. PST
Dallas
W 103–89
Scott (28)
Green (9)
Johnson (15)
The Forum 17,505
23–6
30
January 8 5:00 p.m. PST
@ Detroit
W 106–104
Scott (35)
Worthy (8)
Johnson (9)
Pontiac Silverdome 40,278
24–6
31January 9 4:30 pm PST@ Indiana
W 101–98
Johnson & Worthy (21)
A.C. Green (12)
Magic Johnson (13)
Market Square Arena 16,912
25–6
32January 12 7:30 pm PSTGolden State
W 117–113
Byron Scott (30)
A.C. Green (11)
Magic Johnson (14)
The Forum 17,505
26–6
33January 13 7:30 pm PST@ L.A. Clippers
L 109–110 (OT)
Magic Johnson (27)
Magic Johnson (11)
Magic Johnson (13)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 14,906
26–7
34January 16 6:30 pm PST@ Phoenix
W 107–96
James Worthy (25)
A.C. Green (8)
Magic Johnson (9)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,471
27–7
35January 18 2:00 pm PSTHouston
W 121–110
Magic Johnson (39)
A.C. Green (9)
Magic Johnson (17)
The Forum 17,505
28–7
36
January 21 6:30 p.m. PST
@ Denver
L 113–115
Worthy (22)
Green, Johnson (10)
Johnson (14)
McNichols Sports Arena 17,022
28–8
37January 22 7:30 pm PSTNew York
W 113–112
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24)
A.C. Green (9)
Johnson & Scott (8)
The Forum 17,505
29–8
38
January 24 12:30 p.m. PST
@ Seattle
W 116–109
Johnson (34)
Worthy (12)
Worthy (7)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,739
30–8
39
January 26 7:30 p.m. PST
Utah
W 111–100
Johnson (22)
Worthy (10)
Johnson (11)
The Forum 17,505
31–8
40January 28 7:30 pm PST@ Sacramento
W 115–94
James Worthy (26)
A.C. Green (13)
Magic Johnson (9)
ARCO Arena I 10,333
32–8
41
January 29 7:30 p.m. PST
Atlanta
W 117–107
Worthy (29)
Green (8)
Johnson (13)
The Forum 17,505
33–8 :
February: 12–1 (home: 7–1; road: 5–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
42
February 2 7:30 p.m. PST
Chicago
W 110–101
Worthy (25)
Abdul-Jabbar (8)
Johnson (11)
The Forum 17,505
34–8
43February 4@ L.A. Clippers
W 117–86
Byron Scott (21)
Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (10)
Magic Johnson (11)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 15,371
35–8
All-Star Break
44February 9 7:30 pm PSTIndiana
L 108–110
James Worthy (30)
Green & Worthy (8)
Magic Johnson (11)
The Forum 17,505
35–9
45
February 11 6:30 p.m. PST
@ Denver
W 120–108
Johnson (26)
Green (14)
Cooper (9)
McNichols Sports Arena 17,022
36–9
46February 12 5:30 pm PST@ San Antonio
W 133–132
Scott & Worthy (23)
Magic Johnson (9)
Magic Johnson (13)
HemisFair Arena 15,770
37–9
47
February 14 12:30 p.m. PST
Boston
W 115–106
Scott (38)
M. Thompson (11)
Johnson (14)
The Forum 17,505
38–9
48February 16 7:30 pm PSTL.A. Clippers
W 119–100
Byron Scott (30)
Mychal Thompson (9)
Magic Johnson (12)
The Forum 17,505
39–9
49February 18 5:30 pm PST@ Houston
W 111–96
Byron Scott (27)
A.C. Green (10)
Magic Johnson (13)
The Summit 16,611
40–9
50
February 19 5:00 p.m. PST
@ Atlanta
W 126–119 (OT)
Worthy (38)
Green (11)
Johnson (19)
The Omni 16,451
41–9
51
February 21 12:30 p.m. PST
Detroit
W 117–110
Worthy (24)
Scott, M. Thompson (8)
Johnson (13)
The Forum 17,505
42–9
52
February 23 7:30 p.m. PST
Washington
W 111–100
Worthy (23)
M. Thompson (9)
Johnson (12)
The Forum 17,505
43–9
53
February 26 7:30 p.m. PST
Utah
W 112–105
Johnson (27)
M. Thompson (10)
Johnson (17)
The Forum 17,505
44–9
54February 28 7:30 pm PSTPhoenix
W 111–97
Byron Scott (30)
Mychal Thompson (7)
Magic Johnson (15)
The Forum 17,505
45–9 :
March: 8–7 (home: 4–2; road: 4–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
55
March 1 7:30 p.m. PST
@ Seattle
L 100–114
Scott (21)
Green (16)
Johnson (13)
Seattle Center Coliseum 14,850
45–10
56March 4 7:30 pm PSTGolden State
W 120–107
Byron Scott (30)
A.C. Green (11)
Magic Johnson (10)
The Forum 17,505
46–10
57
March 6 11:00 a.m. PST
@ Dallas
W 108–97
Scott (28)
Green (12)
Johnson (16)
Reunion Arena 17,007
47–10
58March 7 4:30 pm PST@ Philadelphia
W 110–104
Magic Johnson (24)
Magic Johnson (11)
Magic Johnson (17)
The Spectrum 18,168
48–10
59March 9 5:00 pm PST@ New York
W 104–99
Magic Johnson (26)
Magic Johnson (14)
Magic Johnson (9)
Madison Square Garden 19,591
49–10
60
March 10 5:30 p.m. PST
@ Chicago
L 107–128
James Worthy (21)
Green, M. Thompson (12)
Milt Wagner (6)
Chicago Stadium 18,676
49–11
61
March 12 8:00 p.m. PST
Dallas
L 101–110
Scott (35)
M. Thompson (11)
Scott (10)
The Forum 17,505
49–12
62March 14 7:30 pm PSTNew Jersey
W 115–105
Byron Scott (21)
Kurt Rambis (6)
Wes Matthews (11)
The Forum 17,505
50–12
63March 15 7:30 pm PST@ Portland
L 95–112
James Worthy (21)
A.C. Green (11)
Michael Cooper (5)
Memorial Coliseum 12,666
50–13
64March 19 6:30 pm PST@ Phoenix
L 97–102
Mychal Thompson (21)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12)
Matthews & Scott (7)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,471
50–14
65March 20 7:30 pm PST@ Golden State
W 130–127
Byron Scott (29)
Mychal Thompson (10)
Wes Matthews (13)
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,025
51–14
66March 22 7:30 pm PSTHouston
W 117–95
Byron Scott (21)
A.C. Green (10)
Magic Johnson (12)
The Forum 17,505
52–14
67
March 25 7:30 p.m. PST
Denver
L 119–120
Worthy (24)
Green (13)
Scott (10)
The Forum 17,505
52–15
68March 26 7:30 pm PST@ Sacramento
L 92–114
Byron Scott (26)
James Worthy (9)
Wes Matthews (5)
ARCO Arena I 10,333
52–16
69
March 29 7:30 p.m. PST
Utah
W 122–111
Worthy (31)
Rambis (12)
Matthews (13)
The Forum 17,505
53–16 :
April: 9–4 (home: 6–0; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
70
April 2 6:30 p.m. PST
@ Utah
L 92–106
Scott (23)
M. Thomspn (10)
Matthews (7)
Salt Palace 12,444
53–17
71April 3 7:30 pm PDTSacramento
W 108–104
James Worthy (24)
Mychal Thompson (7)
Wes Matthews (10)
The Forum 17,505
54–17
72
April 5 7:30 p.m. PDT
Seattle
W 94–90
Worthy (28)
Worthy (8)
Worthy (4)
The Forum 17,505
55–17
73April 8 7:30 pm PDTL.A. Clippers
W 126–107
Campbell & Scott (20)
Kurt Rambis (15)
Magic Johnson (9)
The Forum 17,505
56–17
74April 9 7:30 pm PDT@ Portland
L 109–119
James Worthy (22)
Kurt Rambis (6)
Magic Johnson (12)
Memorial Coliseum 12,666
56–18
75April 12 7:30 pm PDTPortland
W 109–103
Scott & Worthy (25)
Mychal Thompson (13)
Magic Johnson (13)
The Forum 17,505
57–18
76
April 13 6:30 p.m. PDT
@ Denver
L 106–120
Campbell (16)
Johnson (11)
Johnson (10)
McNichols Sports Arena 17,022
57–19
77April 15 7:30 pm PDTPhoenix
W 117–114
Magic Johnson (31)
Mychal Thompson (9)
Magic Johnson (15)
The Forum 17,505
58–19
78April 17 10:00 am PDT@ Houston
L 119–127
Scott & M. Thompson (22)
Magic Johnson (10)
Magic Johnson (12)
The Summit 16,611
58–20
79April 19 5:30 pm PDT@ San Antonio
W 133–126
James Worthy (28)
A.C. Green (10)
Magic Johnson (9)
HemisFair Arena 12,456
59–20
80
April 20 5:30 p.m. PDT
@ Dallas
W 114–107
Scott (31)
M. Thompson (11)
Johnson (23)
Reunion Arena 17,007
60–20
81April 22 7:30 pm PDT@ Phoenix
W 117–112
Mychal Thompson (24)
A.C. Green (11)
Magic Johnson (17)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,077
61–20
82April 24 12:30 pm PDTGolden State
W 136–100
Tony Campbell (28)
Kurt Rambis (11)
Wes Matthews (10)
The Forum 17,505
62–20 :
1987–88 schedule :

### Playoffs

1988 playoff game log Total: 15–9 (Home: 12–2; Road: 3–7) :
First Round: 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1April 29 7:30 pm PDTSan Antonio
W 122–110
James Worthy (22)
Mychal Thompson (14)
Magic Johnson (18)
The Forum 17,505
1–0
2May 1 7:30 pm PDTSan Antonio
W 130–112
Mychal Thompson (29)
Mychal Thompson (16)
Magic Johnson (15)
The Forum 17,505
2–0
3May 3 5:30 pm PDT@ San Antonio
W 109–107
Magic Johnson (25)
James Worthy (11)
Magic Johnson (11)
HemisFair Arena 11,542
3–0 :
Western Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 8 12:30 p.m. PDT
Utah
W 110–91
Worthy (23)
Abdul-Jabbar (10)
Johnson (9)
The Forum 17,505
1–0
2
May 10 8:00 p.m. PDT
Utah
L 97–101
Scott (26)
M. Thompson (12)
Johnson (10)
The Forum 17,505
1–1
3
May 13 8:00 p.m. PDT
@ Utah
L 89–96
Scott (29)
M. Thompson (12)
Johnson (6)
Salt Palace 12,444
1–2
4
May 15 12:30 p.m. PDT
@ Utah
W 113–100
Worthy (29)
Abdul-Jabbar (11)
Johnson (9)
Salt Palace 12,444
2–2
5
May 17 7:30 p.m. PDT
Utah
W 111–109
Worthy (27)
M. Thompson (11)
Johnson (13)
The Forum 17,505
3–2
6
May 19 7:30 p.m. PDT
@ Utah
L 80–108
Scott (16)
M. Thompson (9)
Johnson (9)
Salt Palace 12,444
3–3
7
May 21 12:30 p.m. PDT
Utah
W 109–98
Scott (29)
Johnson (9)
Johnson (16)
The Forum 17,505
4–3 :
Western Conference Finals: 4–3 (home: 4–0; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 23 7:30 p.m. PDT
Dallas
W 113–98
Worthy (28)
Green, Johnson, M Thompson (6)
Johnson (12)
The Forum 17,505
1–0
2
May 25 7:30 p.m. PDT
Dallas
W 123–101
Scott (30)
Abdul-Jabbar (7)
Johnson (19)
The Forum 17,505
2–0
3
May 27 5:00 p.m. PDT
@ Dallas
L 94–106
Worthy (19)
Johnson (8)
Johnson (10)
Reunion Arena 17,007
2–1
4
May 29 12:30 p.m. PDT
@ Dallas
L 104–118
Johnson (28)
Green (12)
Johnson (12)
Reunion Arena 17,007
2–2
5
May 31 8:30 p.m. PDT
Dallas
W 119–102
Worthy (28)
Green (10)
Johnson (20)
The Forum 17,505
3–2
6
June 2 6:00 p.m. PDT
@ Dallas
L 103–105
Scott, Worthy (27)
Worthy (11)
Johnson (12)
Reunion Arena 17,007
3–3
7
June 4 12:30 p.m. PDT
Dallas
W 117–102
Worthy (28)
Johnson (9)
Johnson (11)
The Forum 17,505
4–3 :
NBA Finals: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
June 7 6:00 p.m. PDT
Detroit
L 93–105
Johnson (28)
Green (12)
Johnson (10)
The Forum 17,505
0–1
2
June 9 6:00 p.m. PDT
Detroit
W 108–96
Worthy (26)
Green (13)
Johnson (11)
The Forum 17,505
1–1
3
June 12 12:30 pm PDT
@ Detroit
W 99–86
Worthy (24)
Worthy (9)
Johnson (14)
Pontiac Silverdome 39,188
2–1
4
June 14 6:00 p.m. PDT
@ Detroit
L 86–111
Johnson (23)
Green (10)
Johnson (6)
Pontiac Silverdome 34,297
2–2
5
June 16 6:00 p.m. PDT
@ Detroit
L 94–104
Abdul-Jabbar (26)
Abdul-Jabbar, Green, Johnson (6)
Johnson (17)
Pontiac Silverdome 41,372
2–3
6
June 19 12:30 p.m. PDT
Detroit
W 103–102
Worthy (28)
Green (10)
Johnson (19)
The Forum 17,505
3–3
7
June 21 6:00 p.m. PDT
Detroit
W 108–105
Worthy (36)
Worthy (16)
Johnson (14)
The Forum 17,505
4–3 :
1988 schedule :

## Player statistics
### Season

Los Angeles Lakers statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 80 | 80 | 28.9 | .532 | .000 | .762 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 14.6 |
| Tony Campbell | 13 | 1 | 18.6 | .564 | .333 | .718 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 11.0 |
| Michael Cooper | 61 | 8 | 19.4 | .392 | .320 | .858 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 8.7 |
| A.C. Green | 82 | 64 | 32.1 | .503 | .000 | .773 | 8.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 11.4 |
| Magic Johnson | 72 | 70 | 36.6 | .492 | .196 | .853 | 6.2 | 11.9 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 19.6 |
| Jeff Lamp | 3 | 0 | 2.3 | .000 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Wes Matthews | 51 | 8 | 13.8 | .460 | .233 | .831 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 5.7 |
| Kurt Rambis | 70 | 20 | 12.1 | .548 | .000 | .785 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 4.0 |
| Byron Scott | 81 | 81 | 37.6 | .527 | .346 | .858 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 21.7 |
| Mike Smrek | 48 | 2 | 8.8 | .427 | .000 | .667 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.8 |
| Billy Thompson | 9 | 0 | 4.2 | .231 | .000 | .800 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Mychal Thompson | 80 | 0 | 25.1 | .512 | .000 | .634 | 6.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 11.6 |
| Ray Tolbert | 14 | 0 | 5.9 | .571 | .000 | .769 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Milt Wagner | 40 | 4 | 9.5 | .422 | .200 | .897 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3.8 |
| James Worthy | 75 | 72 | 35.4 | .531 | .125 | .796 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 19.7 |

### Playoffs

Los Angeles Lakers statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 24 | 24 | 29.9 | .464 | .000 | .789 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 14.1 |
| Tony Campbell | 15 | 0 | 6.3 | .429 | .000 | .688 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.1 |
| Michael Cooper | 24 | 0 | 24.5 | .412 | .403 | .741 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 6.4 |
| A.C. Green | 24 | 18 | 30.3 | .544 | .000 | .753 | 7.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 10.1 |
| Magic Johnson | 24 | 24 | 40.2 | .514 | .500 | .852 | 5.4 | 12.6 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 19.9 |
| Wes Matthews | 10 | 0 | 2.7 | .400 | .000 | .800 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Kurt Rambis | 19 | 6 | 9.8 | .618 | .000 | .692 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
| Byron Scott | 24 | 24 | 37.4 | .499 | .436 | .865 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 19.6 |
| Mike Smrek | 8 | 0 | 4.3 | .200 | .000 | .333 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Mychal Thompson | 24 | 0 | 25.6 | .513 | .000 | .581 | 7.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 9.7 |
| Milt Wagner | 5 | 0 | 2.8 | .400 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| James Worthy | 24 | 24 | 37.3 | .523 | .111 | .758 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 21.1 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

* James Worthy, NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
* Magic Johnson, All-NBA First Team
* Michael Cooper, NBA All-Defensive First Team

### All-Star

* Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was named to his 18th consecutive NBA All-Star Game. He broke the All-Star scoring record during the game at Chicago Stadium
* Magic Johnson was voted to his 6th consecutive NBA All-Star Game as a starter and 8th overall
* James Worthy was voted to his 3rd consecutive NBA All-Star Game
* Pat Riley was the NBA All-Star Games Western Conference coach for the 4th consecutive time and 6th overall