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1988 NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers 1987-88 Roster |
Player |
Position |
Height |
Weight |
Born |
College |
Byron Scott |
Guard |
6'4" |
200 lbs. |
Mar. 28, 1961 |
Arizona State, 1983 |
Jeff Lamp |
Guard |
6'6" |
195 lbs. |
Mar. 9, 1959 |
Virginia, 1981 |
Magic Johnson |
Guard |
6'9" |
220 lbs. |
Aug. 14, 1959 |
Michigan State, 1979 |
Milt Wagner |
Guard |
6'5" |
185 lbs. |
Feb. 20, 1963 |
Louisville, 1986 |
Wes Matthews |
Guard |
6'1" |
170 lbs. |
Aug. 24, 1959 |
Wisconsin, 1980 |
Michael Cooper |
Guard/Forward |
6'7" |
170 lbs. |
Apr. 15, 1956 |
New Mexico, 1978 |
A.C. Green |
Forward |
6'9" |
230 lbs. |
Oct. 4, 1963 |
Oregon State, 1985 |
Billy Thompson |
Forward |
6'7" |
220 lbs. |
Dec. 1, 1963 |
Louisville, 1986 |
James Worthy |
Forward |
6'9" |
225 lbs. |
Feb. 27, 1961 |
North Carolina, 1982 |
Kurt Rambis |
Forward |
6'8" |
215 lbs. |
Feb. 25, 1958 |
Santa Clara, 1980 |
Ray Tolbert |
Forward |
6'9" |
225 lbs. |
Sept. 10, 1958 |
Indiana, 1981 |
Tony Campbell |
Forward |
6'7" |
215 lbs. |
May 7, 1962 |
Ohio St, 1984 |
Mychal Thompson |
Forward/Center |
6'10" |
235 lbs. |
Jan. 10, 1955 |
Minnesota, 1978 |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
Center |
7'2" |
267 lbs. |
Aug. 16, 1947 |
UCLA, 1969 |
Mike Smrek |
Center |
7'0" |
250 lbs. |
Aug. 31, 1962 |
Canisius, 1985 |
Los Angeles Lakers 1987-1988
Game Schedule and Results |
NBA Regular Season
|
Gm. |
Date |
|
|
Opponent |
Score |
|
Streak |
Record |
1 |
Nov 6, 1987 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Seattle Supersonics |
W |
113 |
- |
109 |
|
won 1
|
|
1 |
- |
0 |
2 |
Nov 8, 1987 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Houston Rockets |
W |
101 |
- |
92 |
|
won 2
|
|
2 |
- |
0 |
3 |
Nov 10, 1987 |
Lakers |
@ |
San Antonio Spurs |
W |
133 |
- |
124 |
|
won 3
|
|
3 |
- |
0 |
4 |
Nov 12, 1987 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Los Angeles Clippers |
W |
111 |
- |
82 |
|
won 4
|
|
4 |
- |
0 |
5 |
Nov 14, 1987 |
Lakers |
@ |
Golden State Warriors |
W |
118 |
- |
110 |
|
won 5
|
|
5 |
- |
0 |
6 |
Nov 15, 1987 |
Lakers |
vs. |
San Antonio Spurs |
W |
147 |
- |
130 |
|
won 6
|
|
6 |
- |
0 |
7 |
Nov 17, 1987 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Portland Trail Blazers |
W |
142 |
- |
115 |
|
won 7
|
|
7 |
- |
0 |
8 |
Nov 20, 1987 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Dallas Mavericks |
W |
119 |
- |
116 |
|
won 8
|
|
8 |
- |
0 |
9 |
Nov 22, 1987 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Milwaukee Bucks |
L |
116 |
- |
124 |
OT |
lost 1
|
|
8 |
- |
1 |
10 |
Nov 24, 1987 |
Lakers |
@ |
Seattle Supersonics |
L |
85 |
- |
103 |
|
lost 2
|
|
8 |
- |
2 |
11 |
Nov 27, 1987 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Denver Nuggets |
W |
127 |
- |
119 |
|
won 1
|
|
9 |
- |
2 |
12 |
Dec 1, 1987 |
Lakers |
@ |
Sacramento Kings |
W |
125 |
- |
120 |
OT |
won 2
|
|
10 |
- |
2 |
13 |
Dec 2, 1987 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Portland Trail Blazers |
L |
104 |
- |
117 |
|
lost 1
|
|
10 |
- |
3 |
14 |
Dec 4, 1987 |
Lakers |
@ |
Milwaukee Bucks |
L |
83 |
- |
85 |
|
lost 2
|
|
10 |
- |
4 |
15 |
Dec 5, 1987 |
Lakers |
@ |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
L |
95 |
- |
97 |
|
lost 3
|
|
10 |
- |
5 |
16 |
Dec 8, 1987 |
Lakers |
@ |
New Jersey Nets |
W |
98 |
- |
81 |
|
won 1
|
|
11 |
- |
5 |
17 |
Dec 9, 1987 |
Lakers |
@ |
Washington Bullets |
L |
112 |
- |
120 |
OT |
lost 1
|
|
11 |
- |
6 |
18 |
Dec 11, 1987 |
Lakers |
@ |
Boston Celtics |
W |
115 |
- |
114 |
|
won 1
|
|
12 |
- |
6 |
19 |
Dec 13, 1987 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
W |
90 |
- |
89 |
|
won 2
|
|
13 |
- |
6 |
20 |
Dec 15, 1987 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Phoenix Suns |
W |
122 |
- |
97 |
|
won 3
|
|
14 |
- |
6 |
21 |
Dec 17, 1987 |
Lakers |
@ |
Golden State Warriors |
W |
113 |
- |
106 |
|
won 4
|
|
15 |
- |
6 |
22 |
Dec 19, 1987 |
Lakers |
@ |
Los Angeles Clippers |
W |
108 |
- |
97 |
|
won 5
|
|
16 |
- |
6 |
23 |
Dec 20, 1987 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Seattle Supersonics |
W |
103 |
- |
94 |
|
won 6
|
|
17 |
- |
6 |
24 |
Dec 23, 1987 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Sacramento Kings |
W |
117 |
- |
103 |
|
won 7
|
|
18 |
- |
6 |
25 |
Dec 26, 1987 |
Lakers |
@ |
Utah Jazz |
W |
117 |
- |
109 |
|
won 8
|
|
19 |
- |
6 |
26 |
Dec 29, 1987 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Philadelphia 76ers |
W |
131 |
- |
115 |
|
won 9
|
|
20 |
- |
6 |
27 |
Jan 3, 1988 |
Lakers |
@ |
Portland Trail Blazers |
W |
98 |
- |
81 |
|
won 10
|
|
21 |
- |
6 |
28 |
Jan 4, 1988 |
Lakers |
vs. |
San Antonio Spurs |
W |
133 |
- |
115 |
|
won 11
|
|
22 |
- |
6 |
29 |
Jan 6, 1988 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Dallas Mavericks |
W |
103 |
- |
89 |
|
won 12
|
|
23 |
- |
6 |
30 |
Jan 8, 1988 |
Lakers |
@ |
Detroit Pistons |
W |
106 |
- |
104 |
|
won 13
|
|
24 |
- |
6 |
Gm. |
Date |
|
|
Opponent |
Score |
|
Streak |
Record |
31 |
Jan 9, 1988 |
Lakers |
@ |
Indiana Pacers |
W |
101 |
- |
98 |
|
won 14
|
|
25 |
- |
6 |
32 |
Jan 12, 1988 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Golden State Warriors |
W |
117 |
- |
113 |
|
won 15
|
|
26 |
- |
6 |
33 |
Jan 13, 1988 |
Lakers |
@ |
Los Angeles Clippers |
L |
109 |
- |
110 |
OT |
lost 1
|
|
26 |
- |
7 |
34 |
Jan 16, 1988 |
Lakers |
@ |
Phoenix Suns |
W |
107 |
- |
96 |
|
won 1
|
|
27 |
- |
7 |
35 |
Jan 18, 1988 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Houston Rockets |
W |
121 |
- |
110 |
|
won 2
|
|
28 |
- |
7 |
36 |
Jan 21, 1988 |
Lakers |
@ |
Denver Nuggets |
L |
113 |
- |
115 |
|
lost 1
|
|
28 |
- |
8 |
37 |
Jan 22, 1988 |
Lakers |
vs. |
New York Knicks |
W |
113 |
- |
112 |
|
won 1
|
|
29 |
- |
8 |
38 |
Jan 24, 1988 |
Lakers |
@ |
Seattle Supersonics |
W |
116 |
- |
109 |
|
won 2
|
|
30 |
- |
8 |
39 |
Jan 26, 1988 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Utah Jazz |
W |
111 |
- |
100 |
|
won 3
|
|
31 |
- |
8 |
40 |
Jan 28, 1988 |
Lakers |
@ |
Sacramento Kings |
W |
115 |
- |
94 |
|
won 4
|
|
32 |
- |
8 |
41 |
Jan 29, 1988 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Atlanta Hawks |
W |
117 |
- |
107 |
|
won 5
|
|
33 |
- |
8 |
42 |
Feb 2, 1988 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Chicago Bulls |
W |
110 |
- |
101 |
|
won 6
|
|
34 |
- |
8 |
43 |
Feb 4, 1988 |
Lakers |
@ |
Los Angeles Clippers |
W |
117 |
- |
86 |
|
won 7
|
|
35 |
- |
8 |
44 |
Feb 9, 1988 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Indiana Pacers |
L |
108 |
- |
110 |
|
lost 1
|
|
35 |
- |
9 |
45 |
Feb 11, 1988 |
Lakers |
@ |
Denver Nuggets |
W |
120 |
- |
108 |
|
won 1
|
|
36 |
- |
9 |
46 |
Feb 12, 1988 |
Lakers |
@ |
San Antonio Spurs |
W |
133 |
- |
132 |
|
won 2
|
|
37 |
- |
9 |
47 |
Feb 14, 1988 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Boston Celtics |
W |
115 |
- |
106 |
|
won 3
|
|
38 |
- |
9 |
48 |
Feb 16, 1988 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Los Angeles Clippers |
W |
119 |
- |
100 |
|
won 4
|
|
39 |
- |
9 |
49 |
Feb 18, 1988 |
Lakers |
@ |
Houston Rockets |
W |
111 |
- |
96 |
|
won 5
|
|
40 |
- |
9 |
50 |
Feb 19, 1988 |
Lakers |
@ |
Atlanta Hawks |
W |
126 |
- |
119 |
OT |
won 6
|
|
41 |
- |
9 |
51 |
Feb 21, 1988 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Detroit Pistons |
W |
117 |
- |
110 |
|
won 7
|
|
42 |
- |
9 |
52 |
Feb 23, 1988 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Washington Bullets |
W |
111 |
- |
100 |
|
won 8
|
|
43 |
- |
9 |
53 |
Feb 26, 1988 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Utah Jazz |
W |
112 |
- |
105 |
|
won 9
|
|
44 |
- |
9 |
54 |
Feb 28, 1988 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Phoenix Suns |
W |
111 |
- |
97 |
|
won 10
|
|
45 |
- |
9 |
55 |
Mar 1, 1988 |
Lakers |
@ |
Seattle Supersonics |
L |
100 |
- |
114 |
|
lost 1
|
|
45 |
- |
10 |
56 |
Mar 4, 1988 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Golden State Warriors |
W |
120 |
- |
107 |
|
won 1
|
|
46 |
- |
10 |
57 |
Mar 6, 1988 |
Lakers |
@ |
Dallas Mavericks |
W |
108 |
- |
97 |
|
won 2
|
|
47 |
- |
10 |
58 |
Mar 7, 1988 |
Lakers |
@ |
Philadelphia 76ers |
W |
110 |
- |
104 |
|
won 3
|
|
48 |
- |
10 |
59 |
Mar 9, 1988 |
Lakers |
@ |
New York Knicks |
W |
104 |
- |
99 |
|
won 4
|
|
49 |
- |
10 |
60 |
Mar 10, 1988 |
Lakers |
@ |
Chicago Bulls |
L |
107 |
- |
128 |
|
lost 1
|
|
49 |
- |
11 |
Gm. |
Date |
|
|
Opponent |
Score |
|
Streak |
Record |
61 |
Mar 12, 1988 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Dallas Mavericks |
L |
101 |
- |
110 |
|
lost 2
|
|
49 |
- |
12 |
62 |
Mar 14, 1988 |
Lakers |
vs. |
New Jersey Nets |
W |
115 |
- |
105 |
|
won 1
|
|
50 |
- |
12 |
63 |
Mar 15, 1988 |
Lakers |
@ |
Portland Trail Blazers |
L |
95 |
- |
112 |
|
lost 1
|
|
50 |
- |
13 |
64 |
Mar 19, 1988 |
Lakers |
@ |
Phoenix Suns |
L |
95 |
- |
102 |
|
lost 2
|
|
50 |
- |
14 |
65 |
Mar 20, 1988 |
Lakers |
@ |
Golden State Warriors |
W |
130 |
- |
127 |
|
won 1
|
|
51 |
- |
14 |
66 |
Mar 22, 1988 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Houston Rockets |
W |
117 |
- |
95 |
|
won 2
|
|
52 |
- |
14 |
67 |
Mar 25, 1988 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Denver Nuggets |
L |
119 |
- |
120 |
|
lost 1
|
|
52 |
- |
15 |
68 |
Mar 26, 1988 |
Lakers |
@ |
Sacramento Kings |
L |
92 |
- |
114 |
|
lost 2
|
|
52 |
- |
16 |
69 |
Mar 29, 1988 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Utah Jazz |
W |
122 |
- |
111 |
|
won 1
|
|
53 |
- |
16 |
70 |
Apr 2, 1988 |
Lakers |
@ |
Utah Jazz |
L |
92 |
- |
106 |
|
lost 1
|
|
53 |
- |
17 |
71 |
Apr 3, 1988 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Sacramento Kings |
W |
108 |
- |
104 |
|
won 1
|
|
54 |
- |
17 |
72 |
Apr 5, 1988 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Seattle Supersonics |
W |
94 |
- |
90 |
|
won 2
|
|
55 |
- |
17 |
73 |
Apr 8, 1988 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Los Angeles Clippers |
W |
126 |
- |
107 |
|
won 3
|
|
56 |
- |
17 |
74 |
Apr 9, 1988 |
Lakers |
@ |
Portland Trail Blazers |
L |
109 |
- |
119 |
|
lost 1
|
|
56 |
- |
18 |
75 |
Apr 12, 1988 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Portland Trail Blazers |
W |
109 |
- |
103 |
|
won 1
|
|
57 |
- |
18 |
76 |
Apr 13, 1988 |
Lakers |
@ |
Denver Nuggets |
L |
106 |
- |
120 |
|
lost 1
|
|
57 |
- |
19 |
77 |
Apr 15, 1988 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Phoenix Suns |
W |
117 |
- |
114 |
|
won 1
|
|
58 |
- |
19 |
78 |
Apr 17, 1988 |
Lakers |
@ |
Houston Rockets |
L |
119 |
- |
127 |
|
lost 1
|
|
58 |
- |
20 |
79 |
Apr 19, 1988 |
Lakers |
@ |
San Antonio Spurs |
W |
133 |
- |
126 |
|
won 1
|
|
59 |
- |
20 |
80 |
Apr 20, 1988 |
Lakers |
@ |
Dallas Mavericks |
W |
114 |
- |
107 |
|
won 2
|
|
60 |
- |
20 |
81 |
Apr 22, 1988 |
Lakers |
@ |
Phoenix Suns |
W |
117 |
- |
112 |
|
won 3
|
|
61 |
- |
20 |
82 |
Apr 24, 1988 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Golden State Warriors |
W |
136 |
- |
100 |
|
won 4
|
|
62 |
- |
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NBA Playoffs - Western Conference First Round |
Gm. |
Date |
|
|
Opponent |
Score |
|
|
Series Status |
|
Streak |
1 |
Apr 29, 1988 |
Lakers |
vs. |
San Antonio Spurs |
W |
122 |
- |
110 |
|
|
Lakers lead 1-0
|
|
won 1 |
2 |
May 1, 1988 |
Lakers |
vs. |
San Antonio Spurs |
W |
130 |
- |
112 |
|
|
Lakers lead 2-0
|
|
won 2 |
3 |
May 3, 1988 |
Lakers |
@ |
San Antonio Spurs |
W |
109 |
- |
107 |
|
|
Lakers win 3-0
|
|
won 3 |
|
NBA Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals |
Gm. |
Date |
|
|
Opponent |
Score |
|
|
Series Status |
|
Streak |
1 |
May 8, 1988 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Utah Jazz |
W |
110 |
- |
91 |
|
|
Lakers lead 1-0
|
|
won 4 |
2 |
May 10, 1988 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Utah Jazz |
L |
97 |
- |
101 |
|
|
series tied 1-1
|
|
lost 1 |
3 |
May 13, 1988 |
Lakers |
@ |
Utah Jazz |
L |
89 |
- |
96 |
|
|
Jazz lead 1-2
|
|
lost 2 |
4 |
May 15, 1988 |
Lakers |
@ |
Utah Jazz |
W |
113 |
- |
100 |
|
|
series tied 2-2
|
|
won 1 |
5 |
May 17, 1988 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Utah Jazz |
W |
111 |
- |
109 |
|
|
Lakers lead 3-2
|
|
won 2 |
6 |
May 19, 1988 |
Lakers |
@ |
Utah Jazz |
L |
80 |
- |
108 |
|
|
series tied 3-3
|
|
lost 1 |
7 |
May 21, 1988 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Utah Jazz |
W |
109 |
- |
98 |
|
|
Lakers win 4-3
|
|
won 1 |
|
NBA Playoffs - Western Conference Finals |
Gm. |
Date |
|
|
Opponent |
Score |
|
|
Series Status |
|
Streak |
1 |
May 23, 1988 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Dallas Mavericks |
W |
113 |
- |
98 |
|
|
Lakers lead 1-0
|
|
won 2 |
2 |
May 25, 1988 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Dallas Mavericks |
W |
123 |
- |
101 |
|
|
Lakers lead 2-0
|
|
won 3 |
3 |
May 27, 1988 |
Lakers |
@ |
Dallas Mavericks |
L |
94 |
- |
106 |
|
|
Lakers lead 2-1
|
|
lost 1 |
4 |
May 29, 1988 |
Lakers |
@ |
Dallas Mavericks |
L |
104 |
- |
118 |
|
|
series tied 2-2
|
|
lost 2 |
5 |
May 31, 1988 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Dallas Mavericks |
W |
119 |
- |
102 |
|
|
Lakers lead 3-2
|
|
won 1 |
6 |
Jun 2, 1988 |
Lakers |
@ |
Dallas Mavericks |
L |
103 |
- |
105 |
|
|
series tied 3-3
|
|
lost 1 |
7 |
Jun 4, 1988 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Dallas Mavericks |
W |
117 |
- |
102 |
|
|
Lakers win 4-3
|
|
won 1 |
|
NBA Playoffs - Finals |
Gm. |
Date |
|
|
Opponent |
Score |
|
|
Series Status |
|
Streak |
1 |
Jun 7, 1988 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Detroit Pistons |
L |
93 |
- |
105 |
|
|
Pistons lead 0-1
|
|
lost 1 |
2 |
Jun 9, 1988 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Detroit Pistons |
W |
108 |
- |
96 |
|
|
series tied 1-1
|
|
won 1 |
3 |
Jun 12, 1988 |
Lakers |
@ |
Detroit Pistons |
W |
99 |
- |
86 |
|
|
Lakers lead 2-1
|
|
won 2 |
4 |
Jun 14, 1988 |
Lakers |
@ |
Detroit Pistons |
L |
86 |
- |
111 |
|
|
series tied 2-2
|
|
lost 1 |
5 |
Jun 16, 1988 |
Lakers |
@ |
Detroit Pistons |
L |
94 |
- |
104 |
|
|
Pistons lead 2-3
|
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Jun 19, 1988 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Detroit Pistons |
W |
103 |
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102 |
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series tied 3-3
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Jun 21, 1988 |
Lakers |
vs. |
Detroit Pistons |
W |
108 |
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105 |
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Lakers win 4-3
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won 2 |
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