DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1982-83 Los Angeles Lakers
58–24 · #2 in the league · NBA Finalist
Season snapshotLAL
Los Angeles Lakers went 58–24 in the regular season, good for the #2 record in the league, and finished as nba finalist.
League rank
#2
Net rating
+5.3
Home floor
The Forum
Roster
16 players
Record
58–24
70.7% win rate
League rank
#2
Playoff team
Net rating
+5.3
SRS +5.1
Finish
NBA Finalist
Reached the Finals.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaal Wilkes | F-G | — | 80 | 80 | 19.6 | 4.3 | 2.3 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | C | — | 79 | 79 | 21.8 | 7.5 | 2.5 |
| Magic Johnson | G-F | 32 | 79 | 79 | 16.8 | 8.6 | 10.5 |
| Norm Nixon | G | — | 79 | 79 | 15.1 | 2.6 | 7.2 |
| Kurt Rambis | F | 31 | 78 | 77 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 1.2 |
| Mike McGee | G-F | — | 39 | 7 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 |
| Mark Landsberger | F-C | — | 39 | 4 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 0.3 |
| Michael Cooper | G-F | — | 82 | 3 | 7.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| James Worthy | F | — | 77 | 1 | 13.4 | 5.2 | 1.7 |
| Bob McAdoo | C-F | — | 47 | 1 | 15.0 | 5.3 | 0.8 |
| Clay Johnson | G | — | 48 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| Eddie Jordan | G | — | 35 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| Dwight Jones | F-C | — | 32 | 0 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 0.7 |
| Billy Ray Bates | G | — | 4 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Joe Cooper | C-F | 35 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Steve Mix | F | — | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
110.5
ORtg
105.2
DRtg
103.8
Pace
+5.1
SRS
+5.5
MOV
56.1%
TS%
52.8%
eFG%
26.9
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Pat Riley
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NBA Finalist
Reached the Finals.
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The Forum
14,603 average attendance
Then and now
Los Angeles Lakers
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16 players