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1984-85 Los Angeles Lakers Roster and Statistics

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62-20, Finished 1st in NBA Pacific Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Pat Riley (62-20)

1984-85 NBA Champions

PTS/G: 118.2 (2nd of 23) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 110.9 (14th of 23)
SRS: 6.48 (2nd of 23) ▪ Pace: 103.2 (9th of 23)
Off Rtg: 114.1 (1st of 23) ▪ Def Rtg: 107.0 (7th of 23)
Expected W-L: 58-24 (1st of 23)

Arena: The Forum ▪ Attendance: 613,826 (3rd of 23)

Playoffs:
Won NBA Finals (4-2) versus Boston Celtics
Won NBA Western Conference Finals (4-1) versus Denver Nuggets
Won NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-1) versus Portland Trail Blazers
Won NBA Western Conference First Round (3-0) versus Phoenix Suns


NBA Champions

Roster

No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
33 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C 7-2 225 April 16, 1947 15 University of California, Los Angeles
21 Michael Cooper G-F 6-5 170 April 15, 1956 6 University of New Mexico
32 Magic Johnson G-F 6-8 215 August 14, 1959 5 Michigan State University
1 Earl Jones C 7-0 210 January 13, 1961 R University of the District of Columbia
25 Mitch Kupchak F-C 6-9 230 May 24, 1954 7 University of North Carolina
12 Ronnie Lester G 6-2 175 January 1, 1959 4 University of Iowa
11 Bob McAdoo C-F 6-9 210 September 25, 1951 12 University of North Carolina
40 Mike McGee G-F 6-5 190 July 29, 1959 3 University of Michigan
43 Chuck Nevitt C 7-5 217 June 13, 1959 1 North Carolina State University
31 Kurt Rambis F 6-8 213 February 25, 1958 3 Santa Clara University
4 Byron Scott G 6-3 195 March 28, 1961 1 Arizona State University
35 Larry Spriggs F 6-7 230 September 8, 1959 3 Howard University
52 Jamaal Wilkes F-G 6-6 190 May 2, 1953 10 University of California, Los Angeles
42 James Worthy F 6-9 225 February 27, 1961 2 University of North Carolina

Team and Opponent Statistics

G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
Team 82 19755 3952 7254 .545 90 295 .305 1702 2232 .763 1063 2550 3613 2575 695 481 1537 1931 9696 118.2
Lg Rank 17 1 15 1 7 8 6 19 21 13 20 4 9 1 11 8 15 19 2 2
Opponent 82 19755 3665 7639 .480 84 297 .283 1679 2244 .748 1248 2078 3326 2313 756 370 1365 1905 9093 110.9
Lg Rank 17 17 22 5 20 20 12 5 6 3 19 1 1 21 17 3 18 4 14 14

Totals

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 37 79 79 2630 723 1207 .599 0 1 .000 289 395 .732 162 460 622 249 63 162 197 238 1735
2 James Worthy 23 80 76 2696 610 1066 .572 0 7 .000 190 245 .776 169 342 511 201 87 67 198 196 1410
3 Magic Johnson 25 77 77 2781 504 899 .561 7 37 .189 391 464 .843 90 386 476 968 113 25 305 155 1406
4 Byron Scott 23 81 65 2305 541 1003 .539 26 60 .433 187 228 .820 57 153 210 244 100 17 138 197 1295
5 Mike McGee 25 76 3 1170 329 612 .538 22 61 .361 94 160 .588 97 68 165 71 39 7 81 147 774
6 Michael Cooper 28 82 20 2189 276 593 .465 35 123 .285 115 133 .865 56 199 255 429 93 49 156 208 702
7 Bob McAdoo 33 66 0 1254 284 546 .520 0 1 .000 122 162 .753 79 216 295 67 18 53 95 170 690
8 Larry Spriggs 25 75 32 1292 194 354 .548 0 3 .000 112 146 .767 77 150 227 132 47 13 115 195 500
9 Kurt Rambis 26 82 46 1617 181 327 .554 0 0 68 103 .660 164 364 528 69 82 47 97 211 430
10 Jamaal Wilkes 31 42 8 761 148 303 .488 0 1 .000 51 66 .773 35 59 94 41 19 3 49 65 347
11 Mitch Kupchak 30 58 3 716 123 244 .504 0 0 60 91 .659 68 116 184 21 19 20 48 104 306
12 Ronnie Lester 26 32 1 278 34 82 .415 0 1 .000 21 31 .677 4 22 26 80 15 3 32 25 89
13 Chuck Nevitt 25 11 0 59 5 17 .294 0 0 2 8 .250 5 15 20 3 0 15 10 20 12
14 Earl Jones 24 2 0 7 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Per Game

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 37 79 79 33.3 9.2 15.3 .599 0.0 0.0 .000 3.7 5.0 .732 2.1 5.8 7.9 3.2 0.8 2.1 2.5 3.0 22.0
2 Magic Johnson 25 77 77 36.1 6.5 11.7 .561 0.1 0.5 .189 5.1 6.0 .843 1.2 5.0 6.2 12.6 1.5 0.3 4.0 2.0 18.3
3 James Worthy 23 80 76 33.7 7.6 13.3 .572 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 3.1 .776 2.1 4.3 6.4 2.5 1.1 0.8 2.5 2.5 17.6
4 Byron Scott 23 81 65 28.5 6.7 12.4 .539 0.3 0.7 .433 2.3 2.8 .820 0.7 1.9 2.6 3.0 1.2 0.2 1.7 2.4 16.0
5 Bob McAdoo 33 66 0 19.0 4.3 8.3 .520 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 2.5 .753 1.2 3.3 4.5 1.0 0.3 0.8 1.4 2.6 10.5
6 Mike McGee 25 76 3 15.4 4.3 8.1 .538 0.3 0.8 .361 1.2 2.1 .588 1.3 0.9 2.2 0.9 0.5 0.1 1.1 1.9 10.2
7 Michael Cooper 28 82 20 26.7 3.4 7.2 .465 0.4 1.5 .285 1.4 1.6 .865 0.7 2.4 3.1 5.2 1.1 0.6 1.9 2.5 8.6
8 Jamaal Wilkes 31 42 8 18.1 3.5 7.2 .488 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.6 .773 0.8 1.4 2.2 1.0 0.5 0.1 1.2 1.5 8.3
9 Larry Spriggs 25 75 32 17.2 2.6 4.7 .548 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 1.9 .767 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.8 0.6 0.2 1.5 2.6 6.7
10 Mitch Kupchak 30 58 3 12.3 2.1 4.2 .504 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.6 .659 1.2 2.0 3.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.8 5.3
11 Kurt Rambis 26 82 46 19.7 2.2 4.0 .554 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.3 .660 2.0 4.4 6.4 0.8 1.0 0.6 1.2 2.6 5.2
12 Ronnie Lester 26 32 1 8.7 1.1 2.6 .415 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.0 .677 0.1 0.7 0.8 2.5 0.5 0.1 1.0 0.8 2.8
13 Chuck Nevitt 25 11 0 5.4 0.5 1.5 .294 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.7 .250 0.5 1.4 1.8 0.3 0.0 1.4 0.9 1.8 1.1
14 Earl Jones 24 2 0 3.5 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0

Per 36 Minutes

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Mike McGee 25 76 3 1170 10.1 18.8 .538 0.7 1.9 .361 2.9 4.9 .588 3.0 2.1 5.1 2.2 1.2 0.2 2.5 4.5 23.8
2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 37 79 79 2630 9.9 16.5 .599 0.0 0.0 .000 4.0 5.4 .732 2.2 6.3 8.5 3.4 0.9 2.2 2.7 3.3 23.7
3 Byron Scott 23 81 65 2305 8.4 15.7 .539 0.4 0.9 .433 2.9 3.6 .820 0.9 2.4 3.3 3.8 1.6 0.3 2.2 3.1 20.2
4 Bob McAdoo 33 66 0 1254 8.2 15.7 .520 0.0 0.0 .000 3.5 4.7 .753 2.3 6.2 8.5 1.9 0.5 1.5 2.7 4.9 19.8
5 James Worthy 23 80 76 2696 8.1 14.2 .572 0.0 0.1 .000 2.5 3.3 .776 2.3 4.6 6.8 2.7 1.2 0.9 2.6 2.6 18.8
6 Magic Johnson 25 77 77 2781 6.5 11.6 .561 0.1 0.5 .189 5.1 6.0 .843 1.2 5.0 6.2 12.5 1.5 0.3 3.9 2.0 18.2
7 Jamaal Wilkes 31 42 8 761 7.0 14.3 .488 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 3.1 .773 1.7 2.8 4.4 1.9 0.9 0.1 2.3 3.1 16.4
8 Mitch Kupchak 30 58 3 716 6.2 12.3 .504 0.0 0.0 3.0 4.6 .659 3.4 5.8 9.3 1.1 1.0 1.0 2.4 5.2 15.4
9 Larry Spriggs 25 75 32 1292 5.4 9.9 .548 0.0 0.1 .000 3.1 4.1 .767 2.1 4.2 6.3 3.7 1.3 0.4 3.2 5.4 13.9
10 Ronnie Lester 26 32 1 278 4.4 10.6 .415 0.0 0.1 .000 2.7 4.0 .677 0.5 2.8 3.4 10.4 1.9 0.4 4.1 3.2 11.5
11 Michael Cooper 28 82 20 2189 4.5 9.8 .465 0.6 2.0 .285 1.9 2.2 .865 0.9 3.3 4.2 7.1 1.5 0.8 2.6 3.4 11.5
12 Kurt Rambis 26 82 46 1617 4.0 7.3 .554 0.0 0.0 1.5 2.3 .660 3.7 8.1 11.8 1.5 1.8 1.0 2.2 4.7 9.6
13 Chuck Nevitt 25 11 0 59 3.1 10.4 .294 0.0 0.0 1.2 4.9 .250 3.1 9.2 12.2 1.8 0.0 9.2 6.1 12.2 7.3
14 Earl Jones 24 2 0 7 0.0 5.1 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.1 0.0 0.0

Advanced

Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1 Magic Johnson 25 77 2781 23.2 .637 .565 4.1 14.4 9.7 42.5 1.9 0.5 21.7 20.5 123 107 9.5 3.2 12.7 .220
2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 37 79 2630 22.9 .628 .599 7.7 18.2 13.5 13.1 1.1 3.3 12.5 24.3 120 105 7.6 3.6 11.2 .204
3 James Worthy 23 80 2696 17.0 .601 .572 7.9 13.2 10.8 9.6 1.5 1.3 14.4 20.6 114 107 4.6 2.9 7.5 .134
4 Byron Scott 23 81 2305 16.8 .587 .552 3.1 6.9 5.2 13.8 2.0 0.4 11.1 21.8 116 109 4.8 2.1 6.9 .143
5 Michael Cooper 28 82 2189 12.9 .539 .495 3.2 9.5 6.6 22.4 2.0 1.2 19.3 14.9 110 108 2.3 2.3 4.6 .102
6 Kurt Rambis 26 82 1617 12.7 .577 .554 12.8 23.4 18.6 4.8 2.4 1.6 20.7 11.7 110 102 1.3 2.8 4.1 .120
7 Mike McGee 25 76 1170 17.3 .567 .556 10.4 6.0 8.0 8.4 1.6 0.3 10.6 26.4 112 110 2.1 0.9 3.0 .122
8 Bob McAdoo 33 66 1254 15.4 .559 .520 7.9 17.9 13.4 6.9 0.7 2.3 13.3 23.0 108 107 1.4 1.5 2.9 .110
9 Larry Spriggs 25 75 1292 11.9 .598 .548 7.5 12.1 10.0 12.0 1.7 0.5 21.6 16.7 108 108 1.2 1.4 2.6 .095
10 Mitch Kupchak 30 58 716 12.5 .539 .504 11.9 16.9 14.6 3.5 1.2 1.5 14.5 18.7 106 107 0.5 0.9 1.4 .094
11 Jamaal Wilkes 31 42 761 11.0 .523 .488 5.8 8.1 7.0 6.7 1.2 0.2 12.9 20.2 103 111 0.3 0.5 0.9 .056
12 Ronnie Lester 26 32 278 11.9 .465 .415 1.8 8.2 5.3 32.8 2.5 0.6 25.1 18.6 97 107 -0.1 0.3 0.2 .039
13 Earl Jones 24 2 7 -11.0 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 11.6 0 116 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.307
14 Chuck Nevitt 25 11 59 2.1 .292 .294 10.7 26.4 19.3 5.6 0.0 13.7 32.8 20.9 55 96 -0.3 0.1 -0.2 -0.158

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 37 19 610 168 300 0 0 80 103 50 154 76 23 36 52 67 416 .560 .777 32.1 21.9 8.1 4.0
2 James Worthy 23 19 626 166 267 1 2 75 111 35 96 41 17 13 26 53 408 .622 .500 .676 32.9 21.5 5.1 2.2
3 Magic Johnson 25 19 687 116 226 1 7 100 118 19 134 289 32 4 76 48 333 .513 .143 .847 36.2 17.5 7.1 15.2
4 Byron Scott 23 19 585 138 267 10 21 35 44 16 52 50 41 4 24 47 321 .517 .476 .795 30.8 16.9 2.7 2.6
5 Bob McAdoo 33 19 398 91 193 0 1 35 47 25 86 15 9 26 32 66 217 .472 .000 .745 20.9 11.4 4.5 0.8
6 Michael Cooper 28 19 501 71 126 8 26 48 52 12 76 93 21 9 36 46 198 .563 .308 .923 26.4 10.4 4.0 4.9
7 Mike McGee 25 17 260 76 142 9 18 29 42 20 36 12 7 1 14 26 190 .535 .500 .690 15.3 11.2 2.1 0.7
8 Kurt Rambis 26 19 375 48 81 0 0 19 28 42 129 17 18 9 19 52 115 .593 .679 19.7 6.1 6.8 0.9
9 Larry Spriggs 25 16 230 40 77 0 2 18 29 16 51 33 4 5 26 36 98 .519 .000 .621 14.4 6.1 3.2 2.1
10 Mitch Kupchak 30 16 197 31 53 0 1 13 22 11 48 5 2 7 10 42 75 .585 .000 .591 12.3 4.7 3.0 0.3
11 Ronnie Lester 26 9 54 6 15 0 0 7 9 2 8 9 0 0 4 7 19 .400 .778 6.0 2.1 0.9 1.0
12 Chuck Nevitt 25 7 37 3 9 0 0 4 8 3 6 1 4 6 2 11 10 .333 .500 5.3 1.4 0.9 0.1

Playoffs Advanced

Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1 Magic Johnson 25 19 687 22.3 .599 .515 3.3 16.8 10.7 48.0 2.1 0.3 21.5 20.0 122 107 2.0 1.0 3.0 .210
2 James Worthy 23 19 626 19.7 .646 .624 6.7 9.8 8.4 8.4 1.2 1.1 7.6 21.2 129 110 2.0 0.6 2.6 .199
3 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 37 19 610 22.1 .602 .560 9.8 17.1 13.8 16.2 1.7 3.1 13.1 25.2 118 105 1.5 1.0 2.5 .194
4 Byron Scott 23 19 585 15.9 .560 .536 3.3 6.2 4.9 10.5 3.1 0.4 7.7 20.6 115 108 0.9 0.8 1.7 .136
5 Michael Cooper 28 19 501 15.5 .665 .595 2.9 12.8 8.3 20.5 1.9 0.9 19.5 14.3 124 108 1.0 0.6 1.7 .161
6 Kurt Rambis 26 19 375 13.6 .616 .593 13.4 23.3 18.8 4.9 2.1 1.3 16.9 11.6 120 104 0.5 0.7 1.2 .151
7 Mike McGee 25 17 260 18.2 .592 .567 9.2 6.2 7.6 6.1 1.2 0.2 8.0 26.0 118 112 0.6 0.2 0.8 .151
8 Bob McAdoo 33 19 398 12.2 .508 .472 7.5 15.4 11.8 4.6 1.0 3.4 13.0 23.9 99 107 -0.1 0.6 0.5 .055
9 Mitch Kupchak 30 16 197 9.9 .598 .585 6.7 18.8 13.3 2.9 0.5 1.9 13.8 14.3 112 108 0.2 0.3 0.4 .102
10 Larry Spriggs 25 16 230 11.0 .546 .519 8.3 15.3 12.1 16.5 0.8 1.1 22.5 19.5 101 109 0.0 0.3 0.3 .053
11 Chuck Nevitt 25 7 37 9.7 .399 .333 9.7 8.1 8.9 2.8 4.8 8.6 13.8 15.2 89 97 0.0 0.1 0.1 .069
12 Ronnie Lester 26 9 54 8.6 .501 .400 4.4 11.1 8.1 17.8 0.0 0.0 17.4 16.5 106 113 0.0 0.0 0.1 .058