1983–84 Los Angeles Lakers season

1983–84 Los Angeles Lakers season
1983–84 Los Angeles Lakers season
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coach	Pat Riley
Owners	Jerry Buss
Arena	The Forum
Results
Record	54–28 (.659)
Place	Division: 1st (Pacific); Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish	NBA Finals; (lost to Celtics 3–4)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KHJ
Radio	AM 570 KLAC
< 1982–83	1984–85 >

The 1983–84 season for the Los Angeles Lakers saw them lose in the 1984 NBA Finals against Larry Bird's Boston Celtics in seven well-fought games. The Lakers were coming off of an NBA Finals loss the previous season to the Julius Erving and Moses Malone-led Philadelphia 76ers, in which they were swept in four games. The Lakers, powered by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (who broke the NBA's all-time total points record) and Magic Johnson with his 13.1 assists per game (tops in '84), ended up winning 54 games in the 1983–84 NBA season. On April 5, 1984, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had a 12-foot shot over Mark Eaton of the Utah Jazz to surpass Wilt Chamberlain as the NBA's all-time leading scorer with 31,421 points.^[1]

In the playoffs, the Lakers defeated the Kansas City Kings in the first round, the Dallas Mavericks in the second, and the Phoenix Suns in the 1984 Western Conference finals in order to advance to what is called the "greatest NBA Finals in history", against Larry Bird's formidable, 62–20 Boston Celtics. The Lakers' easy 137–104 victory in Game 3 of the Finals caused Bird to label teammates "sissies". The words inspired the Celtics, and shot down the Lakers, with the Celtics winning Game 7 by a score of 111–102, a Laker heartbreaker, and still, arguably, the most memorable Finals of the 1980s.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College

Roster

1983–84 Los Angeles Lakers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
C	33	Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1947-04-16	UCLA
SG	21	Cooper, Michael	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1956-04-15	New Mexico
SF	00	Garrett, Calvin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1956-07-11	Oral Roberts
PG	32	Johnson, Magic	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1959-08-14	Michigan State
PF	25	Kupchak, Mitch	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1954-05-24	North Carolina
C	11	McAdoo, Bob	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1951-09-25	North Carolina
SF	40	McGee, Mike	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1959-07-29	Michigan
C	41	Nater, Swen	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1950-01-14	UCLA
PF	31	Rambis, Kurt	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	1958-02-25	Santa Clara
SG	4	Scott, Byron	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1961-03-28	Arizona State
SF	35	Spriggs, Larry	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1959-09-08	Howard
SF	52	Wilkes, Jamaal	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1953-05-02	UCLA
PF	42	Worthy, James	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1961-02-27	North Carolina

Head coach

Pat Riley

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 11, 1984

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	54	28	.659	–	28–13	26–15	18–12
x-Portland Trail Blazers	48	34	.585	6	33–8	15–26	17–13
x-Seattle SuperSonics	42	40	.512	12	32–9	10–31	14–16
x-Phoenix Suns	41	41	.500	13	31–10	10–31	16–14
Golden State Warriors	37	45	.451	17	27–14	10–31	13–17
San Diego Clippers	30	52	.366	24	25–16	5–36	12–18

#	Western Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Los Angeles Lakers	54	28	.659	–
2	y-Utah Jazz	45	37	.549	9
3	x-Portland Trail Blazers	48	34	.585	6
4	x-Dallas Mavericks	43	39	.524	11
5	x-Seattle SuperSonics	42	40	.512	12
6	x-Phoenix Suns	41	41	.500	13
7	x-Denver Nuggets	38	44	.463	16
8	x-Kansas City Kings	38	44	.463	16

9	San Antonio Spurs	37	45	.451	17
10	Golden State Warriors	37	45	.451	17
11	San Diego Clippers	30	52	.366	24
12	Houston Rockets	29	53	.354	25

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1983–84 NBA records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	KCK	LAL	MIL	NJN	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SAS	SDC	SEA	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	–	0–5	4–2	3–3	1–1	0–2	2–4	1–1	1–1	4–2	0–2	0–2	3–3	3–3	4–1	5–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–2
Boston	5–0	–	5–0	6–0	2–0	2–0	4–2	2–0	1–1	5–1	2–0	0–2	5–1	4–2	3–3	2–4	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–2
Chicago	2–4	0–5	–	2–4	1–1	0–2	1–5	2–0	0–2	3–3	1–1	0–2	2–4	2–4	2–4	2–3	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–4
Cleveland	3–3	0–6	4–2	–	1–1	0–2	1–5	1–1	1–1	2–4	0–2	0–2	1–5	2–3	1–5	2–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	4–1
Dallas	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	–	4–2	0–2	4–1	4–2	2–0	3–3	3–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–2	2–3	4–2	4–1	1–4	4–2	0–2
Denver	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–4	–	1–1	2–3	4–2	0–2	4–2	1–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–4	3–3	3–2	2–3	3–3	0–2
Detroit	4–2	2–4	5–1	5–1	2–0	1–1	–	1–1	1–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	3–2	1–4	4–2	3–3	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–3
Golden State	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–4	3–2	1–1	–	2–3	2–0	4–1	3–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–5	2–4	3–2	3–3	4–2	1–4	2–0
Houston	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–4	2–4	1–1	3–2	–	1–1	2–4	1–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–3	1–4	2–4	2–3	3–2	1–5	0–2
Indiana	2–4	1–5	3–3	4–2	0–2	2–0	2–4	0–2	1–1	–	0–2	1–1	1–5	1–5	2–4	0–5	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–4
Kansas City	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	3–3	2–4	1–1	1–4	4–2	2–0	–	0–5	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–3	2–3	5–1	3–2	1–4	3–3	2–0
Los Angeles	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–3	4–1	1–1	3–3	4–1	1–1	5–0	–	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–3	5–1	2–3	4–2	3–3	4–1	1–1
Milwaukee	3–3	1–5	4–2	5–1	2–0	1–1	2–3	2–0	1–1	5–1	2–0	0–2	–	4–2	4–1	2–4	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–1
New Jersey	3–3	2–4	4–2	3–2	1–1	1–1	4–1	1–1	2–0	5–1	0–2	1–1	2–4	–	3–3	3–3	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–2
New York	1–4	3–3	4–1	5–1	2–0	1–1	2–4	1–1	2–0	4–2	2–0	2–0	1–4	3–3	–	2–4	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	4–2
Philadelphia	1–5	4–2	3–2	4–2	1–1	1–1	3–3	1–1	2–0	5–0	2–0	1–1	4–2	3–3	4–2	–	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	4–2
Phoenix	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–2	0–2	5–1	3–2	1–1	3–2	3–3	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	–	2–4	5–0	4–2	2–4	1–4	2–0
Portland	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–2	4–1	1–1	4–2	4–1	1–1	3–2	1–5	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–2	–	4–1	4–2	4–2	1–4	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	2–4	3–3	1–1	2–3	4–2	2–0	1–5	3–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–5	1–4	–	4–1	2–3	4–2	1–1
San Diego	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–4	2–3	0–2	3–3	3–2	1–1	2–3	2–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–4	2–4	1–4	–	3–3	2–3	1–1
Seattle	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	4–1	3–2	1–1	2–4	2–3	1–1	4–1	3–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–2	2–4	3–2	3–3	–	1–4	1–1
Utah	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–4	3–3	1–1	4–1	5–1	1–1	3–3	1–4	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–1	4–1	2–4	3–2	4–1	–	1–1
Washington	2–4	2–4	4–2	1–4	2–0	2–0	3–3	0–2	2–0	4–1	0–2	1–1	1–5	2–4	2–4	2–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	—

Game log

Regular season

1983–84 game log
Total: 54–28 (home: 28–13; road: 26–15)

October: 2–0 (home: 0–0; road: 2–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 28, 1983	@ Kansas City	W 117–107	Abdul-Jabbar & Wilkes (25)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10)	Magic Johnson (11)	Kemper Arena 15,782	1–0
2	October 29, 1983	@ Utah	W 120–115	Abdul-Jabbar & Wilkes (21)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (14)	Magic Johnson (14)	Salt Palace Acord Arena 10,608	2–0

November: 10–4 (home: 7–1; road: 3–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
3	November 2, 1983	@ San Diego	L 106–110	Jamaal Wilkes (19)	Magic Johnson (11)	Magic Johnson (13)	San Diego Sports Arena 11,629	2–1
4	November 5, 1983	@ Dallas	L 102–107	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (16)	Mike McGee (8)	Magic Johnson (14)	Reunion Arena 17,007	2–2
5	November 8, 1983	@ Denver	W 133–124	Magic Johnson (29)	Magic Johnson (12)	Magic Johnson (14)	McNichols Sports Arena 10,104	3–2
6	November 9, 1983	Dallas	W 120–106	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13)	Magic Johnson (13)	The Forum 14,341	4–2
7	November 11, 1983	Phoenix	W 119–105	Mike McGee (26)	Magic Johnson (8)	Magic Johnson (15)	The Forum 15,316	5–2
8	November 13, 1983	Utah	W 124–118	Magic Johnson (30)	Magic Johnson (13)	Magic Johnson (16)	The Forum 12,039	6–2
9	November 15, 1983	Milwaukee	W 126–97	Jamaal Wilkes (17)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10)	Magic Johnson (17)	The Forum 14,557	7–2
10	November 17, 1983	Cleveland	W 127–114	Jamaal Wilkes (24)	Magic Johnson (9)	Magic Johnson (22)	The Forum 11,467	8–2
11	November 19, 1983	@ Portland	W 117–110	Abdul-Jabbar & Wilkes (20)	Johnson & Worthy (9)	Magic Johnson (13)	Memorial Coliseum 12,666	9–2
12	November 22, 1983	Utah	L 126–130 (OT)	Bob McAdoo (31)	Johnson & McAdoo (9)	Magic Johnson (17)	The Forum 12,553	9–3
13	November 23, 1983	@ Seattle	L 98–106	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (19)	Abdul-Jabbar & Worthy (7)	Magic Johnson (15)	Kingdome 13,033	9–4
14	November 25, 1983	New Jersey	W 147–123	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12)	Magic Johnson (20)	The Forum 14,364	10–4
15	November 27, 1983	Chicago	W 103–100	Magic Johnson (29)	Magic Johnson (8)	Magic Johnson (12)	The Forum 12,692	11–4
16	November 29, 1983	@ Golden State	W 111–-105	Mike McGee (22)	3 players tied (7)	Magic Johnson (16)	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 11,761	12–4

December: 7–6 (home: 6–3; road: 1–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
17	December 2, 1983	Dallas	L 118–133	Jamaal Wilkes (21)	Bob McAdoo (9)	Magic Johnson (12)	The Forum 16,044	12–5
18	December 4, 1983	San Diego	W 120–99	Abdul-Jabbar & Scott (20)	Swen Nater (9)	Michael Cooper (17)	The Forum 17,505	13–5
19	December 8, 1983	Kansas City	W 129–106	McGee & Wilkes (22)	Bob McAdoo (10)	Michael Cooper (10)	The Forum 11,911	14–5
20	December 11, 1983	New York	L 98–109	Bob McAdoo (27)	Abdul-Jabbar & McAdoo (5)	Jamaal Wilkes (4)	The Forum 12,845	14–6
21	December 15, 1983	@ Phoenix	L 104–114	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15)	Abdul-Jabbar & McAdoo (10)	Abdul-Jabbar & Scott (4)	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10,624	14–7
22	December 16, 1983	San Diego	W 122–109	Bob McAdoo (26)	Abdul-Jabbar & Cooper (6)	Michael Cooper (7)	The Forum 15,456	15–7
23	December 18, 1983	Portland	W 122–115	James Worthy (28)	Abdul-Jabbar & Worthy (7)	Michael Cooper (9)	The Forum 13,000	16–7
24	December 20, 1983	@ Seattle	W 108–102	Wilkes & Worthy (23)	Bob McAdoo (10)	Cooper & Scott (8)	Kingdome 12,436	17–7
25	December 22, 1983	@ Golden State	L 102–109	Jamaal Wilkes (23)	Garrett & Worthy (7)	Michael Cooper (8)	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 10,621	17–8
26	December 23, 1983	Golden State	W 123–116	Bob McAdoo (27)	James Worthy (14)	Michael Cooper (16)	The Forum 13,116	18–8
27	December 25, 1983	@ Portland	L 121–141	James Worthy (30)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (8)	Michael Cooper (9)	Memorial Coliseum 12,666	18–9
28	December 27, 1983	Denver	W 118–116	Jamaal Wilkes (24)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15)	Michael Cooper (12)	The Forum 15,512	19–9
29	December 30, 1983	Golden State	L 105–116	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25)	Jamaal Wilkes (12)	Michael Cooper (12)	The Forum 14,177	19–10

January: 8–6 (home: 4–3; road: 4–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
30	January 3, 1984	@ New York	L 105–117	Mike McGee (33)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10)	Michael Cooper (10)	Madison Square Garden 16,886	19–11
31	January 4, 1984	@ Cleveland	W 106–99	Magic Johnson (23)	Swen Nater (10)	Magic Johnson (10)	Richfield Coliseum 8,027	20–11
32	January 6, 1984	San Antonio	L 117–124	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24)	Magic Johnson (10)	Cooper & Johnson (12)	The Forum 17,505	20–12
33	January 8, 1984	Houston	L 118–129	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30)	Wilkes & Worthy (9)	Magic Johnson (14)	The Forum 17,505	20–13
34	January 10, 1984	@ Houston	W 136–132 (OT)	Bob McAdoo (32)	James Worthy (9)	Magic Johnson (14)	The Summit 16,016	21–13
35	January 12, 1984	@ Kansas City	W 95–89	Bob McAdoo (24)	Bob McAdoo (9)	Magic Johnson (11)	Kemper Arena 9,131	22–13
36	January 13, 1984	@ Denver	W 141–134	Jamaal Wilkes (31)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13)	Magic Johnson (18)	McNichols Sports Arena 13,967	23–13
37	January 15, 1984	Seattle	L 91–102	Jamaal Wilkes (26)	James Worthy (13)	Magic Johnson (17)	The Forum 17,505	23–14
38	January 17, 1984	Washington	W 108–95	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23)	Wilkes & Worthy (11)	Magic Johnson (12)	The Forum 12,754	24–14
39	January 19, 1984	@ Phoenix	L 123–138	James Worthy (23)	James Worthy (9)	Magic Johnson (12)	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 12,062	24–15
40	January 21, 1984	@ San Antonio	L 108–113	Bob McAdoo (30)	Magic Johnson (12)	Magic Johnson (12)	HemisFair Arena 13,972	24–16
41	January 24, 1984	Phoenix	W 116–110	Bob McAdoo (24)	Jamaal Wilkes (10)	Magic Johnson (11)	The Forum 13,896	25–16
42	January 26, 1984	Houston	W 131–102	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26)	James Worthy (12)	Magic Johnson (11)	The Forum 17,505	26–16
All-Star Break
43	January 31, 1984	Portland	W 129–124	Jamaal Wilkes (23)	Magic Johnson (9)	Magic Johnson (15)	The Forum 15,987	27–16

February: 11–4 (home: 4–1; road: 7–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
44	February 1, 1984	@ Denver	W 116–108	Byron Scott (32)	Magic Johnson (10)	Magic Johnson (17)	McNichols Sports Arena 14,009	28–16
45	February 3, 1984	Utah	W 109–105	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12)	Magic Johnson (16)	The Forum 17,505	29–16
46	February 5, 1984	@ San Antonio	W 110–98	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27)	James Worthy (13)	Magic Johnson (18)	HemisFair Arena 10,414	30–16
47	February 7, 1984	@ Indiana	W 106–105	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (9)	Magic Johnson (12)	Market Square Arena 14,636	31–16
48	February 8, 1984	@ Boston	W 111–109	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27)	Johnson & Wilkes (8)	Magic Johnson (10)	Boston Garden 14,890	32–16
49	February 10, 1984	@ Washington	L 93–96	Jamaal Wilkes (21)	James Worthy (11)	Magic Johnson (13)	Capital Centre 19,105	32–17
50	February 12, 1984	Atlanta	W 108–87	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26)	Magic Johnson (10)	Magic Johnson (15)	The Forum 15,617	33–17
51	February 17, 1984	Denver	L 138–141	Magic Johnson (33)	Magic Johnson (13)	Magic Johnson (16)	The Forum 15,230	33–18
52	February 18, 1984	@ San Diego	W 120–116	Johnson & Wilkes (20)	Magic Johnson (7)	Magic Johnson (14)	San Diego Sports Arena 10,502	34–18
53	February 21, 1984	Seattle	W 128–112	Jamaal Wilkes (25)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (7)	Magic Johnson (23)	The Forum 17,505	35–18
54	February 22, 1984	@ Seattle	L 114–121	Magic Johnson (22)	Magic Johnson (13)	Magic Johnson (11)	Kingdome 12,910	35–19
55	February 24, 1984	Boston	W 116–108	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31)	Magic Johnson (8)	Magic Johnson (18)	The Forum 17,505	36–19
56	February 26, 1984	@ Philadelphia	W 101–99	Magic Johnson (23)	James Worthy (9)	Magic Johnson (11)	The Spectrum 17,921	37–19
57	February 28, 1984	@ Chicago	W 124–108	Jamaal Wilkes (22)	Kurt Rambis (7)	Magic Johnson (15)	Chicago Stadium 10,949	38–19
58	February 29, 1984	@ New Jersey	L 92–102	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (19)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (8)	Magic Johnson (8)	Brendan Byrne Arena 17,590	38–20

March: 11–4 (home: 4–3; road: 7–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
59	March 2, 1984	@ Atlanta	W 98–94	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13)	Magic Johnson (9)	The Omni 15,413	39–20
60	March 4, 1984	@ Detroit	W 118–114	Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (29)	Magic Johnson (14)	Michael Cooper (8)	Pontiac Silverdome 30,104	40–20
61	March 7, 1984	Philadelphia	L 105–113	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29)	James Worthy (10)	Magic Johnson (11)	The Forum 17,505	40–21
62	March 9, 1984	@ Dallas	W 121–120 (2OT)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12)	Magic Johnson (8)	Reunion Arena 17,007	41–21
63	March 10, 1984	Indiana	L 114–126	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25)	James Worthy (11)	Magic Johnson (9)	The Forum 15,340	41–22
64	March 13, 1984	Seattle	W 114–98	Abdul-Jabbar & Scott (20)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (9)	Magic Johnson (13)	The Forum 13,344	42–22
65	March 15, 1984	San Antonio	W 143–124	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26)	Magic Johnson (9)	Magic Johnson (8)	The Forum 17,505	43–22
66	March 17, 1984	@ Houston	W 123–111	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29)	James Worthy (13)	Magic Johnson (13)	The Summit 15,010	44–22
67	March 20, 1984	@ Milwaukee	W 99–94	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (22)	Kurt Rambis (7)	Magic Johnson (11)	MECCA Arena 11,052	45–22
68	March 21, 1984	@ Kansas City	W 123–116	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24)	Magic Johnson (12)	Magic Johnson (19)	Kemper Arena 17,164	46–22
69	March 23, 1984	Detroit	L 118–121	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (35)	James Worthy (9)	Magic Johnson (10)	The Forum 17,505	46–23
70	March 25, 1984	San Diego	W 114–102	James Worthy (26)	Kurt Rambis (9)	Magic Johnson (16)	The Forum 15,122	47–23
71	March 28, 1984	@ San Diego	L 115–122	Magic Johnson (25)	Kurt Rambis (8)	Magic Johnson (15)	San Diego Sports Arena	47–24
72	March 29, 1984	Houston	W 115–109	James Worthy (23)	Magic Johnson (11)	Magic Johnson (10)	The Forum 15,253	48–24
73	March 31, 1984	@ Phoenix	W 119–97	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11)	Magic Johnson (13)	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 13,032	49–24

April: 5–4 (home: 3–2; road: 2–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
74	April 1, 1984	Golden State	W 121–110	Magic Johnson (26)	Magic Johnson (9)	Magic Johnson (13)	The Forum 13,754	50–24
75	April 3, 1984	@ San Antonio	L 109–137	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27)	Kurt Rambis (8)	Magic Johnson (10)	HemisFair Arena 9,790	50–25
76	April 5, 1984	@ Utah (at Las Vegas, Nevada)	W 129–115	Byron Scott (24)	Magic Johnson (7)	Magic Johnson (12)	Thomas & Mack Center 18,359	51–25
77	April 6, 1984	Kansas City	W 112–97	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (22)	Kupchak & Rambis (10)	Magic Johnson (10)	The Forum 17,505	52–25
78	April 8, 1984	@ Portland	W 119–113	James Worthy (37)	Magic Johnson (8)	Magic Johnson (12)	Memorial Coliseum 12,666	53–25
79	April 10, 1984	@ Golden State	L 115–117	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28)	Kurt Rambis (13)	Magic Johnson (11)	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 4,262	53–26
80	April 11, 1984	Portland	W 121–108	Abdul-Jabbar & McGee (24)	Kurt Rambis (9)	Michael Cooper (9)	The Forum 17,505	54–26
81	April 13, 1984	Dallas	L 103–104	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11)	Michael Cooper (10)	The Forum 14,688	54–27
82	April 15, 1984	Phoenix	L 114–123	Mike McGee (21)	Kurt Rambis (10)	Michael Cooper (10)	The Forum 14,461	54–28

1983–84 schedule

Playoffs

1984 playoff game log
Total: 14–7 (home: 9–2; road: 5–5)

Western Conference First Round: 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 18, 1984	Kansas City	W 116–105	Magic Johnson (26)	3 players tied (7)	Magic Johnson (11)	The Forum 13,918	1–0
2	April 20, 1984	Kansas City	W 109–102	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11)	Magic Johnson (11)	The Forum 14,986	2–0
3	April 22, 1984	@ Kansas City	W 108–102	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23)	Johnson & Worthy (10)	Magic Johnson (13)	Kemper Arena 7,261	3–0

Western Conference Semifinals: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 28, 1984	Dallas	W 134–91	Mike McGee (25)	Kurt Rambis (8)	Magic Johnson (11)	The Forum 13,512	1–0
2	May 1, 1984	Dallas	W 117–101	Magic Johnson (27)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10)	Magic Johnson (11)	The Forum 15,298	2–0
3	May 4, 1984	@ Dallas	L 115–125	Magic Johnson (24)	Bob McAdoo (8)	Magic Johnson (14)	Reunion Arena 17,007	2–1
4	May 6, 1984	@ Dallas	W 122–115 (OT)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33)	Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (11)	Magic Johnson (16)	Reunion Arena 17,007	3–1
5	May 8, 1984	Dallas	W 115–99	Mike McGee (27)	3 players tied (6)	Magic Johnson (15)	The Forum 16,644	4–1

Western Conference Finals: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 12, 1984	Phoenix	W 110–94	Bob McAdoo (20)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10)	Michael Cooper (10)	The Forum 12,825	1–0
2	May 15, 1984	Phoenix	W 118–102	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (21)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10)	Magic Johnson (24)	The Forum 16,578	2–0
3	May 18, 1984	@ Phoenix	L 127–135	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31)	3 players tied (8)	Magic Johnson (13)	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,660	2–1
4	May 20, 1984	@ Phoenix	W 126–115	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31)	3 players tied (7)	Magic Johnson (15)	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,660	3–1
5	May 23, 1984	Phoenix	L 121–126	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28)	Bob McAdoo (8)	Magic Johnson (13)	The Forum 16,848	3–2
6	May 25, 1984	@ Phoenix	W 99–97	James Worthy (22)	Magic Johnson (11)	Magic Johnson (13)	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,660	4–2

NBA Finals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 27, 1984	@ Boston	W 115–109	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (8)	Magic Johnson (10)	Boston Garden 14,890	1–0
2	May 31, 1984	@ Boston	L 121–124 (OT)	James Worthy (29)	Magic Johnson (10)	Magic Johnson (10)	Boston Garden 14,890	1–1
3	June 3, 1984	Boston	W 137–104	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34)	Magic Johnson (11)	Magic Johnson (21)	The Forum 17,505	2–1
4	June 6, 1984	Boston	L 125–129 (OT)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32)	Magic Johnson (11)	Magic Johnson (17)	The Forum 17,505	2–2
5	June 8, 1984	@ Boston	L 103–121	James Worthy (22)	Kurt Rambis (9)	Magic Johnson (13)	Boston Garden 14,890	2–3
6	June 10, 1984	Boston	W 119–108	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10)	Magic Johnson (10)	The Forum 17,505	3–3
7	June 12, 1984	@ Boston	L 102–111	James Worthy (21)	Kurt Rambis (9)	Magic Johnson (15)	Boston Garden 14,890	3–4

1984 schedule

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Transactions

References

^ Ferraro, Michael X.; Veneziano, John (2007). Numbelievable!. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 160. ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0.

External links

Lakers History: 1983–84 on NBA.com
Twiss, Jeff. "The 1984 NBA Finals". Celtics team page at NBA.com.
"1983–84 Season Overview: Larry's Celtics Edge Magic's Lakers in 7". NBA.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2002.

[1] Ferraro, Michael X.; Veneziano, John (2007). Numbelievable!. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 160. ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0.

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