On November 18, 1981, at halftime while on the road at Utah, Magic Johnson and coach Paul Westhead had a verbal altercation in the locker room. It was stated by teammate Kareem Abdul-Jabbar that Johnson had offered input on the game, which resulted in Westhead twice telling him to "Shut up." Johnson then told reporters after this game that he would like to be traded anywhere,[2] resulting in a barrage of media coverage. One day after these events, Lakers owner Jerry Buss held a press conference at The Forum, where he announced the firing of Westhead, with his replacement being Pat Riley as "coach" and general manager Jerry West as "offensive coach". West came to the podium and clarified to media that Riley was indeed the head coach and that West himself would simply provide him support on the bench, which lasted for a period of 12 games. Although Johnson denied responsibility for Westhead's firing,[3] he was booed across the league, even by Lakers' fans.[4] However, Buss was also unhappy with the Lakers offense and had intended on firing Westhead days before the Westhead–Johnson altercation, but assistant GM West and GM Bill Sharman had convinced Buss to delay his decision.[5]
^"Magic Johnson Bio". NBA Encyclopedia: Playoff Edition. Retrieved May 8, 2008.
^Ostler, Scott; Springer, Steve (1988). Winnin' Times : The Magical Journey of the Los Angeles Lakers. Collier Books. pp. 154–156, 159–160, 169. ISBN0-02-029591-X.
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October 26, 2023
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The 1981 82 NBA season saw the Lakers win their third NBA Championship in Los Angeles and their eighth overall in franchise history 1981 82 Los Angeles Lakers seasonNBA championsConference championsDivision championsHead coachPaul Westhead fired Pat RileyOwner s Jerry BussArenaThe ForumResultsRecord57 25 695 PlaceDivision 1st Pacific Conference 1st Western Playoff finishNBA Champions Defeated 76ers 4 2 Stats at Basketball Reference comLocal mediaTelevisionKHJRadioAM 570 KLAC lt 1980 81 1982 83 gt Championship parade June 1982 Contents 1 Draft picks 2 Roster 3 Regular season 3 1 Season standings 3 2 Record vs opponents 4 Game log 4 1 Regular season 4 2 Playoffs 5 Player statistics 5 1 Season 5 2 Playoffs 6 Awards and records 6 1 Awards 6 2 Records 7 Transactions 7 1 Trades 7 2 Free agents 7 2 1 Additions 7 2 2 Subtractions 8 References 9 External linksDraft picks EditRound Pick Player Position Nationality College8 179 Jay Triano nbsp Canada Simon Fraser University 1 Roster Edit1981 82 Los Angeles Lakers rosterPlayers CoachesPos No Name Height Weight DOB FromC 33 Abdul Jabbar Kareem C 7 ft 2 in 2 18 m 225 lb 102 kg 1947 04 16 UCLAPF 8 Brewer Jim 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 210 lb 95 kg 1951 12 03 MinnesotaSG 21 Cooper Michael 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 170 lb 77 kg 1956 04 15 New MexicoG 34 Johnson Clay 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 175 lb 79 kg 1956 07 18 MissouriSG 32 Johnson Magic C 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 215 lb 98 kg 1959 08 14 Michigan StatePG 5 Jordan Eddie 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 170 lb 77 kg 1955 01 29 RutgersF 25 Kupchak Mitch 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 230 lb 104 kg 1954 05 24 North CarolinaPF 54 Landsberger Mark 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 215 lb 98 kg 1955 05 21 Arizona StateC 11 McAdoo Bob 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 210 lb 95 kg 1951 09 25 North CarolinaF 40 McGee Mike 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 190 lb 86 kg 1959 07 29 MichiganG 30 McKenna Kevin 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 195 lb 88 kg 1959 01 08 CreightonPG 10 Nixon Norm 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 170 lb 77 kg 1955 10 11 DuquesneF 31 Rambis Kurt 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 213 lb 97 kg 1958 02 25 Santa ClaraSF 52 Wilkes Jamaal 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 190 lb 86 kg 1953 05 02 UCLA Head coachPat RileyAssistant coach es Mike ThibaultLegend C Team captain DP Unsigned draft pick FA Free agent S Suspended nbsp Injured RosterRegular season EditOn November 18 1981 at halftime while on the road at Utah Magic Johnson and coach Paul Westhead had a verbal altercation in the locker room It was stated by teammate Kareem Abdul Jabbar that Johnson had offered input on the game which resulted in Westhead twice telling him to Shut up Johnson then told reporters after this game that he would like to be traded anywhere 2 resulting in a barrage of media coverage One day after these events Lakers owner Jerry Buss held a press conference at The Forum where he announced the firing of Westhead with his replacement being Pat Riley as coach and general manager Jerry West as offensive coach West came to the podium and clarified to media that Riley was indeed the head coach and that West himself would simply provide him support on the bench which lasted for a period of 12 games Although Johnson denied responsibility for Westhead s firing 3 he was booed across the league even by Lakers fans 4 However Buss was also unhappy with the Lakers offense and had intended on firing Westhead days before the Westhead Johnson altercation but assistant GM West and GM Bill Sharman had convinced Buss to delay his decision 5 Season standings Edit Pacific Divisionvte W L PCT GB Home Road Divy Los Angeles Lakers 57 25 695 30 11 27 14 21 9x Seattle SuperSonics 52 30 634 5 0 31 10 21 20 18 12x Phoenix Suns 46 36 561 11 0 31 10 15 26 14 16Golden State Warriors 45 37 549 12 0 28 13 17 24 15 15Portland Trail Blazers 42 40 512 15 0 27 14 15 26 15 15San Diego Clippers 17 65 207 40 0 11 30 6 35 7 23 Western ConferencevteTeam W L PCT GB1 c Los Angeles Lakers 57 25 695 2 y San Antonio Spurs 48 34 585 93 x Seattle SuperSonics 52 30 634 54 x Denver Nuggets 46 36 561 115 x Phoenix Suns 46 36 561 116 x Houston Rockets 46 36 561 117 Golden State Warriors 45 37 549 128 Portland Trail Blazers 42 40 512 159 Kansas City Kings 30 52 366 2710 Dallas Mavericks 28 54 341 2911 Utah Jazz 25 57 305 3212 San Diego Clippers 17 65 207 40c clinched homecourt advantage y clinched division title x clinched playoff spotRecord vs opponents Edit 1981 82 NBA RecordsTeam ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA UTA WASAtlanta 1 5 2 3 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 0 2 2 0 4 2 1 1 0 2 3 3 3 2 5 1 3 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 4Boston 5 1 4 2 5 0 2 0 1 1 6 0 1 1 1 1 4 1 2 0 1 1 3 3 5 1 5 1 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 6 0Chicago 3 2 2 4 5 1 1 1 1 1 0 6 0 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 2 0 1 5 2 4 3 2 1 5 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 4Cleveland 2 4 0 5 1 5 2 0 0 2 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 0 2 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 5 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 5Dallas 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 5 1 1 0 5 2 4 1 1 4 2 1 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 3 2 3 1 5 2 3 1 4 3 3 1 1Denver 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 5 1 1 1 3 2 5 1 0 2 4 2 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 3 2 4 5 0 2 3 3 3 2 0Detroit 4 2 0 6 6 0 5 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 4 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 4 3 3 2 3 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 4Golden State 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 5 0 2 3 0 2 1 4 2 0 3 2 3 3 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 4 2 2 4 3 2 5 1 1 5 3 2 1 1Houston 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 2 1 5 0 2 4 1 2 0 3 3 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 4 1 3 3 4 1 2 3 6 0 2 0Indiana 2 4 1 5 3 3 5 1 1 1 2 0 4 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 6 4 2 3 2 0 6 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 5Kansas City 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 2 4 0 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 3 0 5 1 5 4 1 2 3 3 3 0 2Los Angeles 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 4 1 4 1 2 0 3 3 4 1 2 0 4 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 4 2 5 1 2 3 5 1 4 2 5 0 2 0Milwaukee 3 3 3 3 5 1 6 0 1 1 1 1 4 2 0 2 1 1 6 0 1 1 2 0 4 1 3 3 4 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 3 2New Jersey 2 3 1 5 4 2 6 0 0 2 1 1 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 2 3 3 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 4 2New York 1 5 1 5 2 3 6 0 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 3 0 2 2 0 3 3 2 4 1 5 0 2 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 5Philadelphia 3 3 2 4 5 1 5 0 2 0 1 1 3 2 2 0 1 1 6 0 2 0 1 1 2 4 3 3 5 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 6 0Phoenix 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 3 2 3 2 2 0 2 4 2 3 1 1 3 2 2 4 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 3 3 4 1 4 2 3 3 3 2 1 1Portland 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 3 2 2 0 4 2 1 4 1 1 5 0 1 5 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 3 3 3 2 4 2 3 3 4 1 0 2San Antonio 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 5 1 4 2 2 0 2 3 3 3 0 2 5 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 4 2 3 3 2 4 1 3 3 1 1San Diego 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 3 2 0 5 0 2 1 5 1 4 0 2 1 4 1 5 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 4 2 4 2 3 1 5 1 4 0 2Seattle 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 4 1 3 2 1 1 5 1 3 2 1 1 3 2 2 4 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 3 3 3 3 1 4 5 1 5 0 1 1Utah 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 2 3 0 6 1 1 3 3 0 5 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 3 1 4 3 3 4 1 0 5 1 1Washington 4 2 0 6 4 2 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 1 1 1 0 2 5 1 2 0 0 2 2 3 2 4 5 1 0 6 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 Game log EditRegular season Edit 1981 82 game logTotal 57 25 Home 30 11 Road 27 14 October 0 1 home 0 1 road 0 0 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record1 October 30 Houston L 112 113 2OT Kareem Abdul Jabbar 33 Magic Johnson 14 Magic Johnson 12 The Forum15 884 0 1November 12 4 home 5 2 road 7 2 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record2 November 3 Portland L 100 102 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 33 Magic Johnson 12 Magic Johnson 10 Memorial Coliseum12 666 0 23 November 4 Seattle W 106 103 Norm Nixon 22 Magic Johnson 12 Norm Nixon 7 Kingdome14 536 1 24 November 6 Phoenix L 99 101 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 27 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 14 Magic Johnson 16 The Forum13 665 1 35 November 8 Dallas W 121 111 Magic Johnson 24 Abdul Jabbar amp Johnson 10 Magic Johnson 15 The Forum9 870 2 36 November 10 San Antonio L 102 128 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 29 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 13 Magic Johnson 7 HemisFair Arena11 365 2 47 November 11 Houston W 95 93 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 21 Abdul Jabbar amp Johnson 9 Norm Nixon 11 The Summit15 535 3 48 November 13 Portland W 119 115 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 29 Mitch Kupchak 12 Magic Johnson 15 The Forum17 505 4 49 November 14 Phoenix W 98 97 Norm Nixon 24 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 17 Magic Johnson 9 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum14 068 5 410 November 15 Indiana W 124 123 2OT Kareem Abdul Jabbar 23 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 20 Norm Nixon 10 The Forum14 140 6 411 November 18 Utah W 113 110 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 27 Cooper amp Johnson 8 Magic Johnson 9 Salt Palace10 802 7 412 November 20 San Antonio W 136 116 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 30 Mitch Kupchak 17 Magic Johnson 16 The Forum17 505 8 413 November 21 San Diego W 119 117 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 33 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 12 Magic Johnson 10 San Diego Sports Arena11 057 9 414 November 24 Dallas W 125 110 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 25 Mark Landsberger 10 Johnson amp Nixon 9 Reunion Arena14 266 10 415 November 25 San Antonio W 117 96 Jamaal Wilkes 26 Abdul Jabbar amp Johnson 13 Magic Johnson 9 HemisFair Arena13 653 11 416 November 27 San Diego L 129 138 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 30 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 7 Norm Nixon 16 The Forum14 586 11 517 November 29 Houston W 122 104 Abdul Jabbar amp Nixon 23 Magic Johnson 11 Johnson amp Nixon 11 The Forum13 247 12 5December 12 2 home 8 0 road 4 2 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record18 December 1 Utah W 117 86 Magic Johnson 19 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 11 Magic Johnson 8 The Forum11 384 13 519 December 2 Seattle L 96 104 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 30 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 10 Norm Nixon 8 Kingdome20 021 13 620 December 4 Denver W 126 117 Norm Nixon 25 Mitch Kupchak 13 Magic Johnson 11 McNichols Sports Arena14 562 14 621 December 6 Kansas City W 119 106 Johnson amp Wilkes 22 Mitch Kupchak 12 Norm Nixon 10 The Forum15 321 15 622 December 8 Washington W 102 98 Norm Nixon 24 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 13 Magic Johnson 10 The Forum10 459 16 623 December 11 Portland W 124 116 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 29 Magic Johnson 12 Johnson amp Nixon 10 The Forum15 658 17 624 December 13 Golden State W 122 118 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 33 Magic Johnson 13 Abdul Jabbar amp Nixon 8 The Forum13 103 18 625 December 17 Golden State L 115 120 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 28 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 13 Norm Nixon 7 Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Arena13 239 18 726 December 19 San Diego W 106 100 Jamaal Wilkes 33 Magic Johnson 13 Magic Johnson 7 San Diego Sports Arena6 563 19 727 December 20 Atlanta W 112 94 Jamaal Wilkes 36 Jim Brewer 15 Norm Nixon 12 The Forum12 460 20 728 December 22 Portland W 124 110 Norm Nixon 27 Magic Johnson 10 3 players tied 6 Memorial Coliseum12 666 21 729 December 25 Phoenix W 104 101 Michael Cooper 30 Jim Brewer 15 Magic Johnson 8 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum14 056 22 730 December 27 San Diego W 139 117 Mike McGee 27 Mark Landsberger 12 Magic Johnson 11 The Forum14 951 23 731 December 29 Utah W 121 114 Jamaal Wilkes 34 Brewer amp Wilkes 9 Magic Johnson 12 The Forum14 392 24 7January 7 5 home 3 2 road 4 3 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record32 January 3 Seattle L 90 110 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 26 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 16 Magic Johnson 14 The Forum17 505 24 833 January 8 Chicago L 113 119 Magic Johnson 32 Mark Landsberger 8 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 7 Chicago Stadium18 947 24 934 January 9 Detroit W 130 127 Magic Johnson 40 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 13 Norm Nixon 10 Pontiac Silverdome21 045 25 935 January 10 Milwaukee L 107 118 Magic Johnson 28 Jamaal Wilkes 9 Norm Nixon 9 MECCA Arena11 052 25 1036 January 12 Cleveland W 114 100 Jamaal Wilkes 33 Magic Johnson 14 Norm Nixon 11 Richfield Coliseum8 259 26 1037 January 15 Indiana W 97 92 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 30 Magic Johnson 15 Eddie Jordan 6 Market Square Arena11 029 27 1038 January 17 Kansas City W 109 97 Magic Johnson 29 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 11 Magic Johnson 9 Kemper Arena9 879 28 1039 January 19 Denver L 139 140 3 players tied 22 Magic Johnson 16 Magic Johnson 14 McNichols Sports Arena15 272 28 1140 January 20 New Jersey W 132 113 Jamaal Wilkes 30 Kurt Rambis 9 Magic Johnson 12 The Forum11 323 29 1141 January 22 Detroit W 123 111 Magic Johnson 26 Johnson amp Rambis 16 Magic Johnson 12 The Forum14 955 30 1142 January 26 Milwaukee L 94 96 Jamaal Wilkes 18 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 15 Norm Nixon 13 The Forum16 042 30 1243 January 28 Phoenix W 97 87 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 31 Magic Johnson 6 Magic Johnson 11 The Forum14 623 31 12All Star BreakFebruary 10 5 home 5 3 road 5 2 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record44 February 2 Golden State L 117 119 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 29 Magic Johnson 14 Magic Johnson 10 Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Arena13 329 31 1345 February 3 New York L 94 98 Jamaal Wilkes 26 Jamaal Wilkes 10 Norm Nixon 10 The Forum12 913 31 1446 February 5 Washington W 90 87 Magic Johnson 22 Kurt Rambis 10 Norm Nixon 7 Capital Centre19 035 32 1447 February 7 Boston W 119 113 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 35 Jamaal Wilkes 8 Norm Nixon 13 Boston Garden15 320 33 1448 February 9 Atlanta W 130 117 Bob McAdoo 22 Abdul Jabbar amp Johnson 8 Norm Nixon 10 Omni Coliseum12 913 34 1449 February 10 Kansas City L 102 125 Jamaal Wilkes 24 Jamaal Wilkes 7 Jordan amp Nixon 4 Kemper Arena9 580 34 1550 February 12 San Antonio L 94 100 Jamaal Wilkes 23 Magic Johnson 15 Johnson amp Nixon 8 The Forum17 505 34 1651 February 14 Boston L 103 108 Jamaal Wilkes 25 Magic Johnson 10 Magic Johnson 8 The Forum17 505 34 1752 February 16 Seattle W 108 101 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 26 Jim Brewer 12 Magic Johnson 18 The Forum15 047 35 1753 February 19 Golden State W 126 106 Magic Johnson 26 Magic Johnson 14 Norm Nixon 10 The Forum17 505 36 1754 February 21 Denver W 132 131 Norm Nixon 26 Mark Landsberger 9 Magic Johnson 8 McNichols Sports Arena17 337 37 1755 February 23 Denver W 145 129 Jamaal Wilkes 31 Abdul Jabbar amp Rambis 7 Norm Nixon 16 The Forum14 072 38 1756 February 25 Seattle W 104 98 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 31 Magic Johnson 12 Norm Nixon 12 Kingdome26 209 39 1757 February 26 Philadelphia W 116 114 2OT Kareem Abdul Jabbar 41 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 19 Magic Johnson 10 The Forum17 505 40 1758 February 28 Cleveland W 102 101 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 32 Kurt Rambis 17 Norm Nixon 10 The Forum14 882 41 17March 8 6 home 4 2 road 4 4 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record59 March 3 New Jersey L 103 111 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 30 Magic Johnson 8 Norm Nixon 8 Brendan Byrne Arena15 623 41 1860 March 4 New York L 119 129 OT Kareem Abdul Jabbar 39 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 14 Magic Johnson 9 Madison Square Garden14 937 41 1961 March 7 Philadelphia L 113 119 Abdul Jabbar amp Nixon 26 Magic Johnson 11 Magic Johnson 8 The Spectrum18 364 41 2062 March 9 Kansas City W 105 99 Magic Johnson 27 Kurt Rambis 12 Norm Nixon 5 The Forum11 614 42 2063 March 12 Chicago L 105 111 Magic Johnson 30 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 10 Magic Johnson 8 The Forum17 505 42 2164 March 14 Dallas W 138 116 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 28 Magic Johnson 11 Magic Johnson 13 The Forum13 809 43 2165 March 16 Portland W 120 108 Jamaal Wilkes 27 Mark Landsberger 14 Johnson amp Nixon 9 Memorial Coliseum12 666 44 216 March 17 Utah W 120 112 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 28 Magic Johnson 10 Magic Johnson 9 Salt Palace12 076 45 2167 March 19 Dallas W 112 106 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 23 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 11 Magic Johnson 10 Reunion Arena17 134 46 2168 March 21 Houston W 107 102 Magic Johnson 25 Magic Johnson 16 Magic Johnson 7 The Forum17 505 47 2169 March 23 Dallas L 116 118 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 32 Magic Johnson 15 Magic Johnson 14 The Forum13 516 47 2270 March 26 San Antonio L 105 110 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 28 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 10 Magic Johnson 10 HemisFair Arena14 850 47 2371 March 28 Kansas City W 116 111 Bob McAdoo 30 Bob McAdoo 10 Magic Johnson 8 Kemper Arena9 521 48 2372 March 30 San Diego W 143 120 Magic Johnson 29 Bob McAdoo 9 Norm Nixon 13 The Forum12 109 49 23April 8 2 home 5 1 road 3 1 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record73 April 1 San Diego W 117 100 Jamaal Wilkes 25 Kurt Rambis 9 Magic Johnson 17 San Diego Sports Arena7 064 50 2374 April 2 Phoenix L 99 109 Jamaal Wilkes 23 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 9 Johnson amp Nixon 14 The Forum17 505 50 2475 April 4 Portland W 129 111 Jamaal Wilkes 32 Kurt Rambis 9 Norm Nixon 13 The Forum13 230 51 2476 April 6 Houston W 108 97 Magic Johnson 23 Magic Johnson 11 Magic Johnson 10 The Summit15 676 52 2477 April 9 Denver W 153 128 Jamaal Wilkes 25 Mark Landsberger 14 Magic Johnson 16 The Forum16 433 53 2478 April 11 Seattle W 107 104 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 33 Magic Johnson 12 Johnson amp Nixon 8 The Forum17 505 54 2479 April 13 Golden State L 101 106 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 27 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 10 Johnson amp Nixon 9 Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Arena13 239 54 2580 April 14 Utah W 128 115 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 22 Magic Johnson 11 Magic Johnson 10 The Forum11 488 55 2581 April 16 Golden State W 125 109 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 26 Kurt Rambis 12 Magic Johnson 13 The Forum17 505 56 2582 April 18 Phoenix W 120 115 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 34 Magic Johnson 15 Magic Johnson 12 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum14 660 57 251981 82 schedulePlayoffs Edit 1982 playoff game logTotal 12 2 Home 7 0 Road 5 2 Conference Semi finals 4 0 home 2 0 road 2 0 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Series1 April 27 Phoenix W 115 96 Jamaal Wilkes 28 Bob McAdoo 12 Magic Johnson 10 The Forum13 623 1 02 April 28 Phoenix W 117 98 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 24 Magic Johnson 12 Magic Johnson 12 The Forum15 558 2 03 April 30 Phoenix W 114 106 Jamaal Wilkes 26 Magic Johnson 14 Magic Johnson 9 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum14 660 3 04 May 2 Phoenix W 112 107 Jamaal Wilkes 24 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 13 Magic Johnson 12 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum11 932 4 0Western Conference Finals 4 0 home 2 0 road 2 0 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Series1 May 9 San Antonio W 128 117 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 32 Magic Johnson 16 Magic Johnson 14 The Forum15 700 1 02 May 11 San Antonio W 110 101 Nixon amp Wilkes 22 Kurt Rambis 15 Johnson amp Nixon 9 The Forum17 505 2 03 May 14 San Antonio W 118 108 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 26 Abdul Jabbar amp Johnson 10 Johnson amp Nixon 10 HemisFair Arena15 800 3 04 May 15 San Antonio W 128 123 Norm Nixon 30 Abdul Jabbar amp Johnson 9 Norm Nixon 10 HemisFair Arena15 800 4 0NBA Finals 4 2 home 3 0 road 1 2 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Series1 May 27 Philadelphia W 124 117 Nixon amp Wilkes 24 Magic Johnson 14 Norm Nixon 10 The Spectrum18 364 1 02 May 30 Philadelphia L 94 110 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 23 Magic Johnson 11 Norm Nixon 10 The Spectrum18 364 1 13 June 1 Philadelphia W 129 108 Norm Nixon 29 Magic Johnson 9 Magic Johnson 8 The Forum17 505 2 14 June 3 Philadelphia W 111 101 Johnson amp Wilkes 24 Abdul Jabbar amp Rambis 11 Norm Nixon 14 The Forum17 505 3 15 June 6 Philadelphia L 102 135 Bob McAdoo 23 Magic Johnson 10 Norm Nixon 13 The Spectrum18 364 3 26 June 8 Philadelphia W 114 104 Jamaal Wilkes 27 Magic Johnson 13 Magic Johnson 13 The Forum17 505 4 21982 schedulePlayer statistics EditLegend GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game FG Field goal percentage 3P 3 point field goal percentage FT Free throw percentage RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per gameSeason Edit Player GP GS MPG FG 3FG FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPGPlayoffs Edit Player GP GS MPG FG 3FG FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPGAwards and records EditAwards Edit Magic Johnson NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award Magic Johnson All NBA Second Team Michael Cooper NBA All Defensive First TeamRecords EditTransactions EditTrades Edit Free agents Edit Additions Edit Player Signed Former team Subtractions Edit Player Left New teamReferences Edit 1981 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball com Archived from the original on November 3 2012 Retrieved November 5 2012 Earvin Johnson Seeks a Trade New York Times November 19 1981 Johnson Novak 1999 My Life p 143 ISBN 1 902799 01 1 Magic Johnson Bio NBA Encyclopedia Playoff Edition Retrieved May 8 2008 Ostler Scott Springer Steve 1988 Winnin Times The Magical Journey of the Los Angeles Lakers Collier Books pp 154 156 159 160 169 ISBN 0 02 029591 X External links Edit Something To Prove Documentary on the 1981 82 Los Angeles Lakers on 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