DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1985-86 Los Angeles Lakers
62–20 · #2 in the league · Conference Finals
Season snapshotLAL
Los Angeles Lakers went 62–20 in the regular season, good for the #2 record in the league, and finished as conference finals.
League rank
#2
Net rating
+7.5
Home floor
The Forum
Roster
15 players
Record
62–20
75.6% win rate
League rank
#2
Playoff team
Net rating
+7.5
SRS +6.8
Finish
Conference Finals
Reached the Conference Finals.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | C | 33 | 79 | 79 | 23.4 | 6.1 | 3.5 |
| Kurt Rambis | F | — | 74 | 74 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 0.9 |
| James Worthy | F | — | 75 | 73 | 20.0 | 5.2 | 2.7 |
| Magic Johnson | G-F | — | 72 | 70 | 18.8 | 5.9 | 12.6 |
| Byron Scott | G | — | 76 | 62 | 15.4 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| Mike McGee | G-F | — | 71 | 19 | 8.3 | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Michael Cooper | G-F | — | 82 | 15 | 9.2 | 3.0 | 5.7 |
| Maurice Lucas | F-C | 20 | 77 | 8 | 10.2 | 7.4 | 1.1 |
| Larry Spriggs | F | — | 43 | 7 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
| Pétur Guðmundsson | C | — | 8 | 2 | 7.3 | 4.8 | 0.4 |
| A.C. Green | F-C | — | 82 | 1 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 0.7 |
| Mitch Kupchak | F-C | — | 55 | 0 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
| Ronnie Lester | G | — | 27 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 2.0 |
| Chuck Nevitt | C | — | 4 | 0 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.5 |
| Jerome Henderson | C-F | 23 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
113.3
ORtg
105.8
DRtg
102.7
Pace
+6.8
SRS
+7.7
MOV
57.5%
TS%
53.2%
eFG%
28.1
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Pat Riley
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Conference Finals
Reached the Conference Finals.
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The Forum
16,855 average attendance
Then and now
Los Angeles Lakers
LAL
15 players