The Season in Brief
The 1987-88 Los Angeles Lakers went 62-20, best record in the NBA, and won the title. Led by Magic Johnson, Byron Scott and James Worthy, they posted a +4.81 SRS and went 15-9 in the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Magic Johnson leads at 17%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Byron Scott | 21.7 |
| Rebounds | A.C. Green | 8.7 |
| Assists | Magic Johnson | 11.9 |
| Steals | Byron Scott | 1.9 |
| Blocks | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 1.1 |
| True Shooting | Kurt Rambis | 61.0 |
| 3-Pointers | Byron Scott | 62 |
| Def. Win Shares | A.C. Green | 3.4 |
The Roster, by Fame
Magic JohnsonAll-NBA 1stAll-Star21902Byron Scott★17003James Worthy★Finals MVPAll-Star1654Kareem Abdul-JabbarAll-Star1475A.C. Green★1376Michael CooperAll-Defense 1st1277Mychal Thompson★888Kurt Rambis719Wes Matthews★3510Billy Thompson2411Milt Wagner★1912Mike Smrek★1913Tony Campbell1414Ray Tolbert★1015Jeff Lamp★9
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magic Johnson | 72 | 19.6 | 6.2 | 11.9 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 58.1 | 11 | 3.1 | 219 |
| Byron Scott★ | 81 | 21.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 59.0 | 62 | 3.3 | 170 |
| James Worthy★ | 75 | 19.7 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 57.1 | 2 | 2.4 | 165 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 80 | 14.6 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 57.0 | 0 | 2.7 | 147 |
| A.C. Green★ | 82 | 11.4 | 8.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 58.1 | 0 | 3.4 | 137 |
| Michael Cooper | 61 | 8.7 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 50.0 | 57 | 1.8 | 127 |
| Mychal Thompson★ | 80 | 11.6 | 6.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 54.4 | 0 | 2.3 | 88 |
| Kurt Rambis | 70 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 61.0 | 0 | 1.3 | 71 |
| Wes Matthews★ | 51 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 52.2 | 7 | 0.6 | 35 |
| Billy Thompson | 9 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 40.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 |
| Milt Wagner★ | 40 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 47.6 | 2 | 0.2 | 19 |
| Mike Smrek★ | 48 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.6 | 19 |
| Tony Campbell | 13 | 11.0 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 60.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 14 |
| Ray Tolbert★ | 14 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 62.3 | 0 | 0.1 | 10 |
| Jeff Lamp★ | 3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 113.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 28.9
- Youngest: A.C. Green (24)
- Oldest: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (40)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Milt Wagner - rookie
- Tony Campbell - new to the team
- Ray Tolbert - new to the team
- Jeff Lamp - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Magic Johnson - pick #1 (1979)
- Byron Scott - pick #4 (1983)
- James Worthy - pick #1 (1982)
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - pick #1 (1969)
- A.C. Green - pick #23 (1985)
The Playoff Run
15-9 overall
Season fame across franchise history
Every season the Los Angeles Lakers fielded a roster, scored by the combined fame of that year's team. Click any season to lock it in the panel, then use its Full season page link.
1948-491971-722025-26
17 championship seasons marked above the arc.