- Won
- 58
- Lost
- 24
- Pct
- .707
- Finish
- 2nd of 23
- SRS
- 5.06
Roster, regular season
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | C | 79 | 79 | 32.3 | 21.8 | 7.5 | 2.5 | .588 | .000 | .749 |
| Jamaal Wilkes | SF | 80 | 80 | 31.9 | 19.6 | 4.3 | 2.3 | .530 | .000 | .757 |
| Magic Johnson | SG | 79 | 79 | 36.8 | 16.8 | 8.6 | 10.5 | .548 | .000 | .800 |
| Norm Nixon | PG | 79 | 79 | 34.3 | 15.1 | 2.6 | 7.2 | .475 | .000 | .744 |
| James Worthy | SF | 77 | 1 | 25.6 | 13.4 | 5.2 | 1.7 | .579 | .250 | .624 |
| Bob McAdoo | C | 47 | 1 | 21.7 | 15.0 | 5.3 | 0.8 | .520 | .000 | .730 |
| Michael Cooper | SG | 82 | 3 | 26.2 | 7.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | .535 | .238 | .785 |
| Kurt Rambis | PF | 78 | 77 | 23.2 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 1.2 | .569 | .000 | .687 |
| Dwight Jones | PF | 32 | 0 | 15.3 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 0.7 | .470 | .000 | .667 |
| Mike McGee | SF | 39 | 7 | 9.8 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | .423 | .143 | .739 |
| Clay Johnson | SG | 48 | 0 | 9.3 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.5 | .393 | .000 | .792 |
| Mark Landsberger | PF | 39 | 4 | 9.1 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 0.3 | .422 | — | .480 |
| Eddie Jordan | PG | 35 | 0 | 9.5 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 2.3 | .303 | .188 | .647 |
| Steve Mix | SF | 1 | 0 | 17.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | .400 | — | 1.000 |
| Billy Ray Bates | SG | 4 | 0 | 6.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .125 | — | .500 |
| Joe Cooper | C | 2 | 0 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | .250 | — | — |
Playoffs
- Beat San Antonio Spurs 4–2 in the conference finals
- Lost to Philadelphia 76ers 0–4 in the Finals
- Beat Portland Trail Blazers 4–1 in the conference semifinals
Roster, playoffs
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | C | 15 | – | 39.2 | 27.1 | 7.7 | 2.8 | .568 | — | .755 |
| Jamaal Wilkes | SF | 15 | – | 39.3 | 19.9 | 6.0 | 3.4 | .498 | — | .614 |
| Magic Johnson | SG | 15 | – | 42.9 | 17.9 | 8.5 | 12.8 | .485 | — | .840 |
| Norm Nixon | PG | 14 | – | 38.4 | 19.0 | 3.4 | 6.4 | .477 | — | .740 |
| Michael Cooper | SG | 15 | – | 30.2 | 9.4 | 3.9 | 2.9 | .465 | — | .829 |
| Kurt Rambis | PF | 15 | – | 25.1 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 1.3 | .570 | — | .657 |
| Bob McAdoo | C | 8 | – | 20.8 | 10.9 | 5.8 | 0.6 | .440 | — | .786 |
| Mark Landsberger | PF | 11 | – | 12.8 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 0.3 | .429 | — | .500 |
| Dwight Jones | PF | 7 | – | 8.4 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | .313 | — | .400 |
| Mike McGee | SF | 6 | – | 4.2 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | .364 | — | .750 |
| Clay Johnson | SG | 7 | – | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | .571 | — | — |
| Steve Mix | SF | 8 | – | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .400 | — | 1.000 |
Games
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.