Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Rosters

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1988-1989 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 42 UCLA 19 1969 1st Rnd, #2, Milwaukee Bucks
Tony Campbell GF 6-7 215 May 7, 1962 26 Ohio State 4 1984 1st Rnd, #20, Detroit Pistons
Michael Cooper G-F 6-5 170 Apr 15, 1956 33 New Mexico 10 1978 3rd Rnd, #60, Los Angeles Lakers
A.C. Green F-C 6-9 220 Oct 4, 1963 25 Oregon State 3 1985 1st Rnd, #23, Los Angeles Lakers
Magic Johnson SG 6-9 255 Aug 14, 1959 29 Michigan State 9 1979 1st Rnd, #1, Los Angeles Lakers
Jeff Lamp GF 6-6 195 Mar 9, 1959 30 Virginia 5 1981 1st Rnd, #15, Portland Trail Blazers
Wes Matthews PG 6-1 170 Aug 24, 1959 29 Wisconsin 8 1980 1st Rnd, #14, Washington Wizards
Mark McNamara C 6-11 235 Jun 8, 1959 29 California 5 1982 1st Rnd, #22, Philadelphia Sixers
David Rivers PG 6-0 170 Jan 20, 1965 24 Notre Dame 0 1988 1st Rnd, #25, Los Angeles Lakers
Byron Scott PG 6-3 195 Mar 28, 1961 28 Arizona State 5 1983 1st Rnd, #4, San Diego Clippers
Mychal Thompson FC 6-10 226 Jan 30, 1955 34 Minnesota 10 1978 1st Rnd, #1, Portland Trail Blazers
Orlando Woolridge PF 6-9 215 Dec 16, 1959 29 Notre Dame 7 1981 1st Rnd, #6, Chicago Bulls
James Worthy PF 6-9 225 Feb 27, 1961 28 North Carolina 6 1982 1st Rnd, #1, Los Angeles Lakers

1988-1989 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Detroit Pistons #8 Boston Celtics DET in 3
First Round #2 New York Knicks #7 Philadelphia Sixers NYK in 3
First Round #3 Cleveland Cavaliers #6 Chicago Bulls CHI in 5
First Round #4 Atlanta Hawks #5 Milwaukee Bucks MIL in 5
Second Round #1 Detroit Pistons #5 Milwaukee Bucks DET in 4
Second Round #2 New York Knicks #6 Chicago Bulls CHI in 6
Conference Finals #1 Detroit Pistons #6 Chicago Bulls DET in 6

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

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Detroit Pistons #1 Los Angeles Lakers DET in 4

1988-1989 L.A. Lakers Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
James Worthy 15 40.0 24.8 6.7 2.8 1.2 1.1 2.2
Magic Johnson 14 37.0 18.4 5.9 11.8 1.9 0.2 3.8
Byron Scott 11 36.5 19.9 4.1 2.3 1.6 0.2 1.8
Mychal Thompson 15 25.1 11.4 5.1 0.7 0.4 0.8 0.9
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 23.4 11.1 3.9 1.3 0.3 0.7 1.5
A.C. Green 15 33.5 10.1 9.1 1.2 1.1 0.4 1.5
Orlando Woolridge 15 18.4 8.1 4.7 1.1 0.1 1.0 1.5
Michael Cooper 15 27.6 7.7 2.7 4.7 0.6 0.5 1.1
Tony Campbell 9 11.8 6.2 1.3 0.7 0.3 0.0 1.0
David Rivers 6 5.5 2.5 0.7 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.7
Jeff Lamp 5 2.8 1.4 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2
Mark McNamara 3 2.3 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1988-1989 Los Angeles Lakers Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders Portland Leaders
Apr 27, 1989
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Portland		 W, 128-108 The Forum
Opening Round 		1-0 PTS: 30. M. Johnson
REB: 8. Byron Scott
AST: 16. M. Johnson 		PTS: 30. C. Drexler
REB: 8. J. Kersey
AST: 10. Terry Porter
Apr 30, 1989
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Portland		 W, 113-105 The Forum
Opening Round 		2-0 PTS: 35. M. Johnson
REB: 13. A.C. Green
AST: 12. M. Johnson 		PTS: 28. C. Drexler
REB: 11. J. Kersey
AST: 10. C. Drexler
May 3, 1989
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Portland		 W, 108-116 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Opening Round 		3-0 PTS: 25. Byron Scott
REB: 13. A.C. Green
AST: 7. M. Johnson 		PTS: 29. Terry Porter
REB: 8. C. Drexler
AST: 9. Terry Porter

1988-1989 Los Angeles Lakers Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders Seattle Leaders
May 7, 1989
v.
Seattle		 W, 113-102 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals 		1-0 PTS: 28. James Worthy
REB: 12. James Worthy
AST: 14. M. Johnson 		PTS: 23. D. McKey
REB: 10. O. Polynice
AST: 12. N. McMillan
May 10, 1989
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Seattle		 W, 130-108 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals 		2-0 PTS: 30. James Worthy
REB: 8. A.C. Green
AST: 12. M. Johnson 		PTS: 17. X. McDaniel
REB: 8. X. McDaniel
AST: 9. S. Threatt
May 12, 1989
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Seattle		 W, 86-91 Climate Pledge Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		3-0 PTS: 20. James Worthy
REB: 9. M. Johnson
AST: 14. M. Johnson 		PTS: 30. Dale Ellis
REB: 12. X. McDaniel
AST: 9. S. Threatt
May 14, 1989
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Seattle		 W, 95-97 Climate Pledge Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		4-0 PTS: 33. James Worthy
REB: 10. A.C. Green
AST: 9. M. Johnson 		PTS: 30. X. McDaniel
REB: 11. X. McDaniel
AST: 8. N. McMillan

1988-1989 Los Angeles Lakers Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders Phoenix Leaders
May 20, 1989
v.
Phoenix		 W, 127-119 The Forum
Conference Finals 		1-0 PTS: 32. James Worthy
REB: 10. A.C. Green
AST: 12. M. Johnson 		PTS: 27. K. Johnson
REB: 10. Tom Chambers
AST: 18. K. Johnson
May 23, 1989
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Phoenix		 W, 101-95 The Forum
Conference Finals 		2-0 PTS: 30. Byron Scott
REB: 9. M. Johnson
AST: 14. M. Johnson 		PTS: 22. K. Johnson
REB: 10. Tom Chambers
AST: 10. K. Johnson
May 26, 1989
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Phoenix		 W, 107-110 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Conference Finals 		3-0 PTS: 29. James Worthy
REB: 12. James Worthy
AST: 11. M. Johnson 		PTS: 26. Tom Chambers
REB: 11. J. Hornacek
AST: 13. K. Johnson
May 28, 1989
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Phoenix		 W, 117-122 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Conference Finals 		4-0 PTS: 35. Byron Scott
REB: 11. A.C. Green
AST: 20. M. Johnson 		PTS: 41. Tom Chambers
REB: 13. Tom Chambers
AST: 10. K. Johnson

1988-1989 Los Angeles Lakers NBA Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders Detroit Leaders
Jun 6, 1989
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Detroit		 L, 109-97 The Palace of Auburn Hills
NBA Finals 		0-1 PTS: 17. M. Johnson
REB: 8. A.C. Green
AST: 14. M. Johnson 		PTS: 24. Isiah Thomas
REB: 10. D. Rodman
AST: 9. Isiah Thomas
Jun 8, 1989
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Detroit		 L, 108-105 The Palace of Auburn Hills
NBA Finals 		0-2 PTS: 19. M. Cooper
REB: 9. A.C. Green
AST: 9. M. Johnson 		PTS: 33. Joe Dumars
REB: 7. D. Rodman
AST: 7. Isiah Thomas
Jun 11, 1989
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Detroit		 L, 110-114 The Forum
NBA Finals 		0-3 PTS: 26. James Worthy
REB: 13. K. Abdul-Jabbar
AST: 13. M. Cooper 		PTS: 31. Joe Dumars
REB: 19. D. Rodman
AST: 8. Isiah Thomas
Jun 13, 1989
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Detroit		 L, 97-105 The Forum
NBA Finals 		0-4 PTS: 40. James Worthy
REB: 12. A.C. Green
AST: 9. M. Cooper 		PTS: 23. Joe Dumars
REB: 7. Rick Mahorn
AST: 6. Joe Dumars