Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Rosters

1986-1987 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 40 UCLA 17 1969 1st Rnd, #2, Milwaukee Bucks
Adrian Branch GF 6-7 185 Nov 17, 1963 23 Maryland 1 1985 2nd Rnd, #46, Chicago Bulls
Michael Cooper G-F 6-5 170 Apr 15, 1956 31 New Mexico 8 1978 3rd Rnd, #60, Los Angeles Lakers
A.C. Green F-C 6-9 220 Oct 4, 1963 23 Oregon State 1 1985 1st Rnd, #23, Los Angeles Lakers
Magic Johnson SG 6-9 255 Aug 14, 1959 27 Michigan State 7 1979 1st Rnd, #1, Los Angeles Lakers
Wes Matthews PG 6-1 170 Aug 24, 1959 27 Wisconsin 6 1980 1st Rnd, #14, Washington Wizards
Kurt Rambis PF 6-8 213 Feb 25, 1958 29 Santa Clara 6 1980 3rd Rnd, #58, New York Knicks
Byron Scott PG 6-3 195 Mar 28, 1961 26 Arizona State 3 1983 1st Rnd, #4, San Diego Clippers
Mike Smrek C 7-0 250 Aug 31, 1962 24 Canisius 1 1985 2nd Rnd, #25, Portland Trail Blazers
Mychal Thompson FC 6-10 226 Jan 30, 1955 32 Minnesota 8 1978 1st Rnd, #1, Portland Trail Blazers
Billy Thompson SF 6-7 195 Dec 1, 1963 23 Louisville 0 1986 1st Rnd, #19, Atlanta Hawks
James Worthy PF 6-9 225 Feb 27, 1961 26 North Carolina 4 1982 1st Rnd, #1, Los Angeles Lakers

1986-1987 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Boston Celtics #8 Chicago Bulls BOS in 3
First Round #2 Atlanta Hawks #7 Indiana Pacers ATL in 4
First Round #3 Detroit Pistons #6 Washington Bullets DET in 3
First Round #4 Milwaukee Bucks #5 Philadelphia Sixers MIL in 5
Second Round #1 Boston Celtics #4 Milwaukee Bucks BOS in 7
Second Round #2 Atlanta Hawks #3 Detroit Pistons DET in 5
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #3 Detroit Pistons BOS in 7

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #8 Denver Nuggets LAL in 3
First Round #2 Dallas Mavericks #7 Seattle SuperSonics SEA in 4
First Round #3 Portland Trail Blazers #6 Houston Rockets HOU in 4
First Round #4 Utah Jazz #5 Golden State Warriors GSW in 5
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #5 Golden State Warriors LAL in 5
Second Round #6 Houston Rockets #7 Seattle SuperSonics SEA in 6
Conference Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #7 Seattle SuperSonics LAL in 4

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

1986-1987 L.A. Lakers Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
James Worthy 18 37.8 23.6 5.6 3.5 1.6 1.2 2.2
Magic Johnson 18 37.0 21.8 7.7 12.2 1.7 0.4 2.8
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 31.1 19.2 6.8 2.0 0.4 1.9 2.2
Byron Scott 18 33.8 14.8 3.4 3.3 1.1 0.2 1.4
Michael Cooper 18 29.0 13.0 3.3 5.0 1.4 0.8 2.1
A.C. Green 18 28.1 11.5 7.9 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.9
Mychal Thompson 18 22.3 8.8 4.9 0.5 0.4 0.9 0.9
Kurt Rambis 17 12.6 4.6 3.9 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.8
Wes Matthews 12 5.1 2.3 0.3 0.8 0.1 0.0 1.1
Billy Thompson 4 10.5 4.0 2.0 0.5 1.0 0.2 0.0
Adrian Branch 11 3.8 1.3 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.5
Mike Smrek 10 3.3 0.8 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.1

1986-1987 Los Angeles Lakers Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders Denver Leaders
Apr 23, 1987
v.
Denver
W, 128-95 The Forum
Opening Round
1-0 PTS: 28. James Worthy
REB: 9. M. Thompson
AST: 14. M. Johnson
PTS: 26. B. Rasmussen
REB: 13. B. Rasmussen
AST: 9. Fat Lever
Apr 25, 1987
v.
Denver
W, 139-127 The Forum
Opening Round
2-0 PTS: 28. K. Abdul-Jabbar
REB: 13. A.C. Green
AST: 15. M. Johnson
PTS: 26. Fat Lever
REB: 10. Fat Lever
AST: 9. Fat Lever
Apr 29, 1987
@
Denver
W, 103-140 McNichols Sports Arena
Opening Round
3-0 PTS: 25. Byron Scott
REB: 10. A.C. Green
AST: 14. M. Johnson
PTS: 25. Alex English
REB: 12. Wayne Cooper
AST: 6. Alex English

1986-1987 Los Angeles Lakers Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders Golden State Leaders
May 5, 1987
v.
Golden State
W, 125-116 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals
1-0 PTS: 28. James Worthy
REB: 12. M. Johnson
AST: 14. M. Johnson
PTS: 22. J. Carroll
REB: 11. Larry Smith
AST: 7. Sleepy Floyd
May 7, 1987
v.
Golden State
W, 116-101 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals
2-0 PTS: 25. K. Abdul-Jabbar
REB: 8. M. Johnson
AST: 12. M. Cooper
PTS: 22. J. Carroll
REB: 13. Larry Smith
AST: 12. Sleepy Floyd
May 9, 1987
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Golden State
W, 108-133 Oracle Arena
Conference Semi Finals
3-0 PTS: 28. James Worthy
REB: 12. M. Thompson
AST: 14. M. Johnson
PTS: 23. J. Carroll
REB: 15. Larry Smith
AST: 12. Sleepy Floyd
May 10, 1987
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Golden State
L, 129-121 Oracle Arena
Conference Semi Finals
3-1 PTS: 28. Byron Scott
REB: 12. A.C. Green
AST: 10. M. Cooper
PTS: 51. Sleepy Floyd
REB: 16. Larry Smith
AST: 10. Sleepy Floyd
May 12, 1987
v.
Golden State
W, 118-106 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals
4-1 PTS: 23. James Worthy
REB: 9. K. Abdul-Jabbar
AST: 13. M. Johnson
PTS: 20. Purvis Short
REB: 23. Larry Smith
AST: 11. Sleepy Floyd

1986-1987 Los Angeles Lakers Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders Seattle Leaders
May 16, 1987
v.
Seattle
W, 92-87 The Forum
Conference Finals
1-0 PTS: 27. James Worthy
REB: 7. M. Johnson
AST: 11. M. Johnson
PTS: 28. Tom Chambers
REB: 10. X. McDaniel
AST: 8. N. McMillan
May 19, 1987
v.
Seattle
W, 112-104 The Forum
Conference Finals
2-0 PTS: 30. James Worthy
REB: 14. A.C. Green
AST: 10. M. Johnson
PTS: 22. Dale Ellis
REB: 8. X. McDaniel
AST: 7. N. McMillan
May 23, 1987
@
Seattle
W, 121-122 Climate Pledge Arena
Conference Finals
3-0 PTS: 39. James Worthy
REB: 10. K. Abdul-Jabbar
AST: 11. M. Johnson
PTS: 42. X. McDaniel
REB: 10. X. McDaniel
AST: 15. N. McMillan
May 25, 1987
@
Seattle
W, 102-133 Climate Pledge Arena
Conference Finals
4-0 PTS: 26. James Worthy
REB: 13. A.C. Green
AST: 12. M. Johnson
PTS: 20. Tom Chambers
REB: 8. Alton Lister
AST: 5. K. Williams

1986-1987 Los Angeles Lakers NBA Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders Boston Leaders
Jun 2, 1987
v.
Boston
W, 126-113 The Forum
NBA Finals
1-0 PTS: 33. James Worthy
REB: 10. K. Abdul-Jabbar
AST: 13. M. Johnson
PTS: 32. Larry Bird
REB: 7. Larry Bird
AST: 13. D. Johnson
Jun 4, 1987
v.
Boston
W, 141-122 The Forum
NBA Finals
2-0 PTS: 24. Byron Scott
REB: 5. M. Johnson
AST: 20. M. Johnson
PTS: 23. Larry Bird
REB: 14. R. Parish
AST: 9. D. Johnson
Jun 7, 1987
@
Boston
L, 109-103 Boston Garden
NBA Finals
2-1 PTS: 32. M. Johnson
REB: 11. M. Johnson
AST: 9. M. Johnson
PTS: 30. Larry Bird
REB: 12. Larry Bird
AST: 5. Kevin McHale
Jun 9, 1987
@
Boston
W, 106-107 Boston Garden
NBA Finals
3-1 PTS: 29. M. Johnson
REB: 11. K. Abdul-Jabbar
AST: 5. M. Johnson
PTS: 25. Kevin McHale
REB: 13. Kevin McHale
AST: 14. D. Johnson
Jun 11, 1987
@
Boston
L, 123-108 Boston Garden
NBA Finals
3-2 PTS: 29. M. Johnson
REB: 8. M. Johnson
AST: 12. M. Johnson
PTS: 25. D. Johnson
REB: 14. Kevin McHale
AST: 11. D. Johnson
Jun 14, 1987
v.
Boston
W, 106-93 The Forum
NBA Finals
4-2 PTS: 32. K. Abdul-Jabbar
REB: 9. M. Thompson
AST: 19. M. Johnson
PTS: 33. D. Johnson
REB: 10. D. Johnson
AST: 6. Danny Ainge