- Won
- 54
- Lost
- 28
- Pct
- .659
- Finish
- 2nd of 23
- SRS
- 3.32
Roster, regular season
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | C | 80 | 80 | 32.8 | 21.5 | 7.3 | 2.6 | .578 | .000 | .723 |
| Jamaal Wilkes | SF | 75 | 74 | 33.4 | 17.3 | 4.5 | 2.9 | .514 | .250 | .743 |
| James Worthy | PF | 82 | 53 | 29.5 | 14.5 | 6.3 | 2.5 | .556 | .000 | .759 |
| Magic Johnson | PG | 67 | 66 | 38.3 | 17.6 | 7.3 | 13.1 | .565 | .207 | .810 |
| Bob McAdoo | C | 70 | 0 | 20.8 | 13.1 | 4.1 | 1.1 | .471 | .000 | .803 |
| Byron Scott | SG | 74 | 49 | 22.1 | 10.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | .484 | .235 | .806 |
| Mike McGee | SF | 77 | 45 | 18.5 | 9.8 | 2.5 | 1.1 | .594 | .167 | .540 |
| Michael Cooper | SG | 82 | 9 | 29.1 | 9.0 | 3.2 | 5.9 | .497 | .314 | .838 |
| Swen Nater | C | 69 | 0 | 12.0 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 0.4 | .490 | .000 | .692 |
| Calvin Garrett | SF | 41 | 0 | 11.7 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 0.8 | .513 | .333 | .769 |
| Kurt Rambis | PF | 47 | 31 | 15.8 | 3.6 | 5.7 | 0.7 | .558 | — | .636 |
| Larry Spriggs | SF | 38 | 0 | 9.6 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | .537 | .000 | .720 |
| Mitch Kupchak | PF | 34 | 3 | 9.5 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 0.2 | .380 | .000 | .647 |
| Eddie Jordan | PG | 3 | 0 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 | .500 | — | .500 |
Playoffs
- Beat Phoenix Suns 4–2 in the conference finals
- Lost to Boston Celtics 3–4 in the Finals
- Beat Kansas City Kings 3–0 in the first round
- Beat Dallas Mavericks 4–1 in the conference semifinals
Roster, playoffs
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | C | 21 | – | 36.5 | 23.9 | 8.2 | 3.8 | .555 | — | .750 |
| Magic Johnson | PG | 21 | – | 39.9 | 18.2 | 6.6 | 13.5 | .551 | — | .800 |
| James Worthy | PF | 21 | – | 33.7 | 17.7 | 5.0 | 2.7 | .599 | — | .609 |
| Bob McAdoo | C | 20 | – | 22.4 | 13.9 | 5.4 | 0.6 | .516 | — | .704 |
| Michael Cooper | SG | 21 | – | 34.4 | 11.3 | 3.9 | 5.7 | .461 | — | .806 |
| Mike McGee | SF | 17 | – | 21.8 | 12.4 | 2.0 | 1.4 | .573 | — | .641 |
| Byron Scott | SG | 20 | – | 20.2 | 8.6 | 1.9 | 1.7 | .460 | — | .600 |
| Kurt Rambis | PF | 21 | – | 20.4 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 0.7 | .652 | — | .636 |
| Jamaal Wilkes | SF | 14 | – | 14.0 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 0.6 | .400 | — | .636 |
| Swen Nater | C | 17 | – | 8.6 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 0.1 | .500 | — | .769 |
| Larry Spriggs | SF | 9 | – | 5.0 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | .368 | — | 1.000 |
| Mitch Kupchak | PF | 9 | – | 7.7 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 0.2 | .294 | — | .571 |
Games
- Los Angeles Lakers122–115Dallas MavericksPlayoffs · OT
- Los Angeles Lakers127–135Phoenix SunsPlayoffs · OT
- Los Angeles Lakers121–124Boston CelticsPlayoffs · OT
- Boston Celtics129–125Los Angeles LakersPlayoffs · OT
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.