NBA 1986-87Regular season

Final

Los Angeles Lakers103–96Houston Rockets

Los Angeles Lakers at Houston Rockets

Date: Sunday 21 December 1986
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1986-87Regular season
Meeting: 103rd meetingof 285 played

Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers box score
Player	MIN	FG	3P	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Frank Brickowski	12:00	2–3	0–0	0–0	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	4	4
Magic Johnson	—	11–18	0–0	16–16	0	8	8	16	3	1	2	1	38
A.C. Green	—	8–13	0–0	2–3	9	7	16	0	1	0	4	3	18
Byron Scott	—	7–13	0–1	1–1	0	5	5	3	1	0	4	4	15
James Worthy	—	6–19	0–0	3–5	1	3	4	0	1	0	3	3	15
Michael Cooper	—	3–10	1–2	3–4	0	4	4	2	1	1	1	3	10
Mike Smrek	—	1–4	0–0	1–2	1	2	3	0	0	0	1	3	3
Kurt Rambis	—	0–3	0–0	0–0	1	5	6	0	0	0	2	2	0
Wes Matthews	—	0–1	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals	12:00	38–84	1–3	26–31	13	35	48	21	7	2	18	23	103

Houston Rockets

Houston Rockets box score
Player	MIN	FG	3P	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Lewis Lloyd	—	12–19	0–0	1–2	0	2	2	3	0	0	0	5	25
Dirk Minniefield	—	7–12	1–1	5–6	0	4	4	13	4	0	4	3	20
Hakeem Olajuwon	—	7–18	0–1	5–10	3	10	13	5	2	3	2	4	19
Ralph Sampson	—	6–12	0–0	1–2	0	6	6	0	0	0	2	4	13
Rodney McCray	—	2–6	0–0	3–4	2	7	9	1	0	1	3	4	7
Jim Petersen	—	2–6	0–0	1–1	2	1	3	2	0	3	1	2	5
Conner Henry	—	1–4	0–2	1–2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3
Buck Johnson	—	1–4	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	2
Dave Feitl	—	1–2	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
Mitchell Wiggins	—	0–3	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0
Richard Anderson	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Team totals	—	39–86	1–4	17–27	7	30	37	25	6	8	16	28	96

This season

Houston Rockets 1, Los Angeles Lakers 4 in NBA 1986-87.

1 Nov 1986Los Angeles Lakers 102–112 Houston Rockets
21 Dec 1986103–96 this game
26 Dec 1986Houston Rockets 111–134 Los Angeles Lakers
28 Mar 1987Los Angeles Lakers 123–109 Houston Rockets
31 Mar 1987Houston Rockets 96–111 Los Angeles Lakers

Records going in

Los Angeles Lakers: 18–6
Houston Rockets: 9–14

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Houston Rockets 106, Los Angeles Lakers 179.

1 Nov 1986Los Angeles Lakers 102–112 Houston Rockets
26 Dec 1986Houston Rockets 111–134 Los Angeles Lakers

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.