Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Rosters

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1984-1985 Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C 7-2 225 Apr 16, 1947 38 UCLA 15 1969 1st Rnd, #2, Milwaukee Bucks
Michael Cooper G-F 6-5 170 Apr 15, 1956 29 New Mexico 6 1978 3rd Rnd, #60, Los Angeles Lakers
Magic Johnson SG 6-9 255 Aug 14, 1959 25 Michigan State 5 1979 1st Rnd, #1, Los Angeles Lakers
Earl Jones C 7-0 210 Jan 13, 1961 24 University of the District of Columbia 0 1984 1st Rnd, #23, Los Angeles Lakers
Mitch Kupchak FC 6-9 230 May 24, 1954 30 North Carolina 8 1976 1st Rnd, #24, Washington Wizards
Ronnie Lester PG 6-2 175 Jan 1, 1959 26 Iowa 4 1980 1st Rnd, #10, Portland Trail Blazers
Bob McAdoo FC 6-9 210 Sep 25, 1951 33 North Carolina 12 1972 1st Rnd, #2, Buffalo Braves
Mike McGee GF 6-5 190 Jul 29, 1959 25 Michigan 3 1981 1st Rnd, #19, Los Angeles Lakers
Chuck Nevitt C 7-5 217 Jun 13, 1959 25 NC State 2 1982 3rd Rnd, #63, Houston Rockets
Kurt Rambis PF 6-8 213 Feb 25, 1958 27 Santa Clara 4 1980 3rd Rnd, #58, New York Knicks
Byron Scott PG 6-3 195 Mar 28, 1961 24 Arizona State 1 1983 1st Rnd, #4, San Diego Clippers
Larry Spriggs SF 6-7 230 Sep 8, 1959 25 Howard 3 1981 4th Rnd, #81, Houston Rockets
Jamaal Wilkes GF 6-6 190 May 2, 1953 31 UCLA 10 1974 1st Rnd, #11, Golden State Warriors
James Worthy PF 6-9 225 Feb 27, 1961 24 North Carolina 2 1982 1st Rnd, #1, Los Angeles Lakers

1984-1985 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Boston Celtics #8 Cleveland Cavaliers BOS in 4
First Round #2 Milwaukee Bucks #7 Chicago Bulls MIL in 4
First Round #3 Philadelphia Sixers #6 Washington Bullets PHI in 4
First Round #4 Detroit Pistons #5 New Jersey Nets DET in 3
Second Round #1 Boston Celtics #4 Detroit Pistons BOS in 6
Second Round #2 Milwaukee Bucks #3 Philadelphia Sixers PHI in 4
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #3 Philadelphia Sixers BOS in 5

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #8 Phoenix Suns LAL in 3
First Round #2 Denver Nuggets #7 San Antonio Spurs DEN in 5
First Round #3 Houston Rockets #6 Utah Jazz UTA in 5
First Round #4 Dallas Mavericks #5 Portland Trail Blazers POR in 4
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #5 Portland Trail Blazers LAL in 5
Second Round #2 Denver Nuggets #6 Utah Jazz DEN in 5
Conference Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #2 Denver Nuggets LAL in 5

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Boston Celtics #1 Los Angeles Lakers LAL in 6

1984-1985 L.A. Lakers Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 32.1 21.9 8.1 4.0 1.2 1.9 2.7
James Worthy 19 32.9 21.5 5.1 2.2 0.9 0.7 1.4
Magic Johnson 19 36.2 17.5 7.1 15.2 1.7 0.2 4.0
Byron Scott 19 30.8 16.9 2.7 2.6 2.2 0.2 1.3
Bob McAdoo 19 20.9 11.4 4.5 0.8 0.5 1.4 1.7
Michael Cooper 19 26.4 10.4 4.0 4.9 1.1 0.5 1.9
Mike McGee 17 15.3 11.2 2.1 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.8
Kurt Rambis 19 19.7 6.1 6.8 0.9 0.9 0.5 1.0
Larry Spriggs 16 14.4 6.1 3.2 2.1 0.2 0.3 1.6
Mitch Kupchak 16 12.3 4.7 3.0 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.6
Ronnie Lester 9 6.0 2.1 0.9 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
Chuck Nevitt 7 5.3 1.4 0.9 0.1 0.6 0.9 0.3

1984-1985 Los Angeles Lakers Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders Phoenix Leaders
Apr 18, 1985
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Phoenix		 W, 142-114 The Forum
Opening Round 		1-0 PTS: 22. Mike McGee
REB: 6. M. Cooper
AST: 19. M. Johnson 		PTS: 22. C. Pittman
REB: 11. M. Lucas
AST: 8. J. Humphries
Apr 20, 1985
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Phoenix		 W, 147-130 The Forum
Opening Round 		2-0 PTS: 24. K. Abdul-Jabbar
REB: 7. Kurt Rambis
AST: 12. M. Johnson 		PTS: 23. Alvan Adams
REB: 9. M. Lucas
AST: 6. M. Lucas
Apr 23, 1985
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Phoenix		 W, 103-119 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Opening Round 		3-0 PTS: 23. James Worthy
REB: 9. Kurt Rambis
AST: 11. M. Johnson 		PTS: 26. M. Lucas
REB: 13. M. Lucas
AST: 5. Alvan Adams

1984-1985 Los Angeles Lakers Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders Portland Leaders
Apr 27, 1985
v.
Portland		 W, 125-101 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals 		1-0 PTS: 20. Byron Scott
REB: 14. Kurt Rambis
AST: 12. M. Johnson 		PTS: 26. Steve Colter
REB: 10. Kenny Carr
AST: 8. Steve Colter
Apr 30, 1985
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Portland		 W, 134-118 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals 		2-0 PTS: 31. Byron Scott
REB: 9. M. Johnson
AST: 18. M. Johnson 		PTS: 23. K. Vandeweghe
REB: 12. Kenny Carr
AST: 9. D. Valentine
May 3, 1985
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Portland		 W, 126-130 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Conference Semi Finals 		3-0 PTS: 28. James Worthy
REB: 9. Bob McAdoo
AST: 23. M. Johnson 		PTS: 27. K. Vandeweghe
REB: 11. C. Drexler
AST: 14. C. Drexler
May 5, 1985
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Portland		 L, 115-107 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Conference Semi Finals 		3-1 PTS: 31. M. Johnson
REB: 17. K. Abdul-Jabbar
AST: 13. M. Johnson 		PTS: 17. M. Thompson
REB: 10. M. Thompson
AST: 10. C. Drexler
May 7, 1985
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Portland		 W, 139-120 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals 		4-1 PTS: 34. M. Johnson
REB: 9. M. Johnson
AST: 19. M. Johnson 		PTS: 18. J. Kersey
REB: 11. Kenny Carr
AST: 12. C. Drexler

1984-1985 Los Angeles Lakers Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders Denver Leaders
May 11, 1985
v.
Denver		 W, 139-122 The Forum
Conference Finals 		1-0 PTS: 27. Byron Scott
REB: 7. M. Cooper
AST: 16. M. Johnson 		PTS: 30. Alex English
REB: 8. Dan Issel
AST: 11. Mike Evans
May 14, 1985
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Denver		 L, 114-136 The Forum
Conference Finals 		1-1 PTS: 22. Byron Scott
REB: 9. M. Johnson
AST: 15. M. Johnson 		PTS: 40. Alex English
REB: 11. E. Turner
AST: 8. E. Turner
May 17, 1985
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Denver		 W, 118-136 McNichols Sports Arena
Conference Finals 		2-1 PTS: 28. James Worthy
REB: 14. M. Johnson
AST: 15. M. Johnson 		PTS: 30. Calvin Natt
REB: 7. Calvin Natt
AST: 6. E. Turner
May 19, 1985
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Denver		 W, 116-120 McNichols Sports Arena
Conference Finals 		3-1 PTS: 29. K. Abdul-Jabbar
REB: 13. James Worthy
AST: 13. M. Johnson 		PTS: 28. Calvin Natt
REB: 8. Calvin Natt
AST: 10. E. Turner
May 22, 1985
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Denver		 W, 153-109 The Forum
Conference Finals 		4-1 PTS: 25. James Worthy
REB: 10. M. Kupchak
AST: 19. M. Johnson 		PTS: 23. Wayne Cooper
REB: 9. D. Schayes
AST: 6. Fat Lever

1984-1985 Los Angeles Lakers NBA Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders Boston Leaders
May 27, 1985
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Boston		 L, 148-114 Boston Garden
NBA Finals 		0-1 PTS: 20. James Worthy
REB: 9. Kurt Rambis
AST: 12. M. Johnson 		PTS: 26. Scott Wedman
REB: 9. Kevin McHale
AST: 10. D. Johnson
May 30, 1985
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Boston		 W, 102-109 Boston Garden
NBA Finals 		1-1 PTS: 30. K. Abdul-Jabbar
REB: 17. K. Abdul-Jabbar
AST: 13. M. Johnson 		PTS: 30. Larry Bird
REB: 12. Larry Bird
AST: 8. D. Johnson
Jun 2, 1985
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Boston		 W, 136-111 The Forum
NBA Finals 		2-1 PTS: 29. James Worthy
REB: 14. K. Abdul-Jabbar
AST: 16. M. Johnson 		PTS: 31. Kevin McHale
REB: 10. Kevin McHale
AST: 10. Danny Ainge
Jun 5, 1985
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Boston		 L, 105-107 The Forum
NBA Finals 		2-2 PTS: 21. K. Abdul-Jabbar
REB: 11. M. Johnson
AST: 12. M. Johnson 		PTS: 28. Kevin McHale
REB: 12. Kevin McHale
AST: 12. D. Johnson
Jun 7, 1985
v.
Boston		 W, 120-111 The Forum
NBA Finals 		3-2 PTS: 36. K. Abdul-Jabbar
REB: 9. Kurt Rambis
AST: 17. M. Johnson 		PTS: 26. R. Parish
REB: 10. Kevin McHale
AST: 17. D. Johnson
Jun 9, 1985
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Boston		 W, 100-111 Boston Garden
NBA Finals 		4-2 PTS: 29. K. Abdul-Jabbar
REB: 10. M. Johnson
AST: 14. M. Johnson 		PTS: 32. Kevin McHale
REB: 16. Kevin McHale
AST: 11. Danny Ainge