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The 1987–88 Los Angeles Lakers paired Magic Johnson’s elite playmaking and scoring with James Worthy’s efficient offensive production to power a balanced attack, while Byron Scott added reliable perimeter scoring. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Mychal Thompson provided an experienced interior presence, and A.C. Green anchored the team on the boards. Efficient shooting, excellent ball movement, and strong rebounding defined one of the league’s most effective all-around offenses. 

Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight DOB College/From
1 Michael Cooper G/F 6-5 170 lbs Apr 15, 1956 New Mexico
4 Byron Scott G 6-4 195 lbs Mar 28, 1961 Arizona State
5 Mike Smrek C 7-0 250 lbs Aug 31, 1962 Canisius
10 Milt Wagner G 6-5 185 lbs Feb 20, 1963 Louisville
22 Wes Matthews G 6-1 180 lbs Aug 24, 1959 Wisconsin
31 Magic Johnson G 6-9 215 lbs Aug 14, 1959 Michigan State
32 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C 7-2 225 lbs Apr 16, 1947 UCLA
41 Kurt Rambis F 6-8 213 lbs Feb 25, 1958 Santa Clara
42 James Worthy F 6-9 225 lbs Feb 27, 1961 North Carolina
43 A.C. Green F 6-9 220 lbs Oct 4, 1963 Oregon State
45 Mychal Thompson F/C 6-10 226 lbs Jan 30, 1955 Minnesota
54 Tony Campbell G/F 6-7 215 lbs May 7, 1962 Ohio State

Regular Season Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TO FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Byron Scott SG 26 81 81 37.6 21.7 4.1 4.1 1.9 0.3 2.0 16.6 .527 2.2 .346 3.9 .858
Magic Johnson PG 28 72 70 36.6 19.6 6.2 11.9 1.6 0.2 3.7 13.8 .492 0.8 .196 6.8 .853
James Worthy SF 26 75 72 35.4 19.7 5.0 3.9 1.0 0.7 2.1 15.5 .531 0.2 .125 4.1 .796
A.C. Green PF 24 82 64 32.1 11.4 8.7 1.1 1.1 0.5 1.5 7.8 .503 0.0 .000 4.6 .773
Michael Cooper SG 31 61 8 29.4 8.7 3.7 4.7 1.1 0.4 1.7 7.9 .392 2.9 .320 1.9 .858
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C 40 80 80 28.9 14.6 6.0 1.7 0.6 1.2 2.0 11.3 .532 0.0 .000 3.4 .762
Mychal Thompson C 33 80 0 25.1 11.6 6.1 0.8 0.5 1.0 1.4 9.0 .512 0.0 .000 3.7 .634
Tony Campbell SF 25 13 1 18.6 11.0 2.1 1.2 0.8 0.2 2.0 7.8 .564 0.2 .333 3.0 .718
Wes Matthews PG 28 51 8 13.8 5.7 1.3 2.7 0.5 0.1 1.4 4.9 .460 0.6 .233 1.3 .831
Kurt Rambis PF 29 70 20 12.1 4.0 3.8 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.8 2.7 .548 0.0 — 1.3 .785
Milt Wagner SG 24 40 4 9.5 3.8 0.7 1.5 0.2 0.1 0.6 3.7 .422 0.3 .200 0.7 .897
Mike Smrek C 25 48 2 8.8 2.8 1.8 0.2 0.1 0.9 0.6 2.1 .427 0.0 — 1.4 .667
Ray Tolbert PF 29 14 0 5.9 3.0 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.8 2.0 .571 0.0 — 0.9 .769
Billy Thompson SF 24 9 0 4.2 1.6 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.7 1.4 .231 0.0 — 1.1 .800
Jeff Lamp SF 28 3 0 2.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 — 0.0 — 0.7 1.000
Team Totals — — 82 82 241.5 112.8 43.5 28.6 8.2 4.9 16.1 86.3 .505 5.8 .297 30.2 .789

Playoff Per Game

Player Name Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Magic Johnson PG 28 24 24 40.2 19.9 5.4 12.6 1.4 0.2 3.5 13.7 .514 0.6 .500 6.5 .852
Byron Scott SG 26 24 24 37.4 19.6 4.2 2.5 1.4 0.2 2.0 14.9 .499 2.3 .436 4.3 .865
James Worthy SF 26 24 24 37.3 21.1 5.8 4.4 1.4 0.8 2.3 16.3 .523 0.4 .111 5.3 .758
A.C. Green PF 24 24 18 30.3 10.0 7.3 0.8 0.5 0.5 1.1 7.0 .544 0.0 .000 3.0 .753
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C 40 24 24 29.9 14.1 5.5 1.5 0.6 1.5 1.9 12.7 .464 0.1 .000 3.0 .789
Mychal Thompson C 33 24 0 25.6 9.7 7.1 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.4 8.0 .513 0.0   2.6 .581
Michael Cooper SG 31 24 0 24.5 6.4 2.4 2.8 0.8 0.4 0.9 5.5 .412 2.6 .403 1.1 .741
Kurt Rambis PF 29 19 6 9.8 2.7 2.7 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.8 .618 0.0   0.7 .692
Tony Campbell SF 25 15 0 6.3 3.1 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.3 2.8 .429 0.1 .000 1.1 .688
Mike Smrek C 25 8 0 4.3 0.4 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.6 .200 0.0   0.4 .333
Milt Wagner SG 24 5 0 2.8 1.2 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.0 1.0 .400 0.2 .000 0.4 1.000
Wes Matthews PG 28 10 0 2.7 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.5 .400 0.1 .000 1.0 .800
Team Totals     24 24 240.0 105.6 40.5 25.9 7.2 4.7 14.0 81.8 .499 6.0 .393 27.7 .779

Regular Season Totals

Player Pos Age G GS Min Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Byron Scott SG 26 81 81 3048 1754 333 335 155 27 161 1348 .527 179 .346 317 .858
James Worthy SF 26 75 72 2655 1478 374 289 72 55 155 1161 .531 16 .125 304 .796
Magic Johnson PG 28 72 70 2637 1408 449 858 114 13 269 996 .492 56 .196 489 .853
A.C. Green PF 24 82 64 2636 937 710 93 87 45 120 640 .503 2 .000 379 .773
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C 40 80 80 2308 1165 478 135 48 92 159 903 .532 1 .000 269 .762
Mychal Thompson C 33 80 0 2007 925 489 66 38 79 113 722 .512 3 .000 292 .634
Michael Cooper SG 31 61 8 1793 532 228 289 66 26 101 482 .392 178 .320 113 .858
Kurt Rambis PF 29 70 20 845 277 268 54 39 13 59 186 .548 0   93 .785
Wes Matthews PG 28 51 8 706 289 66 138 25 3 69 248 .460 30 .233 65 .831
Mike Smrek C 25 48 2 421 132 85 8 7 42 30 103 .427 0   66 .667
Milt Wagner SG 24 40 4 380 152 28 61 6 4 22 147 .422 10 .200 29 .897
Tony Campbell SF 25 13 1 242 143 27 15 11 2 26 101 .564 3 .333 39 .718
Ray Tolbert PF 29 14 0 82 42 20 5 3 3 11 28 .571 0   13 .769
Billy Thompson SF 24 9 0 38 14 9 1 1 0 6 13 .231 0   10 .800
Jeff Lamp SF 28 3 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0   0   2 1.000
Team Totals     82 82 19805 9250 3564 2347 672 404 1301 7078 .505 478 .297 2480 .789

Playoff Totals

Player Pos Age G GS Min Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Magic Johnson PG 28 24 24 965 477 130 303 34 4 83 329 .514 14 .500 155 .852
Byron Scott SG 26 24 24 897 470 100 60 34 5 47 357 .499 55 .436 104 .865
James Worthy SF 26 24 24 896 506 139 106 33 19 55 390 .523 9 .111 128 .758
A.C. Green PF 24 24 18 726 239 175 20 11 12 26 169 .544 0   73 .753
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C 40 24 24 718 338 131 36 15 37 46 304 .464 2 .000 71 .789
Mychal Thompson C 33 24 0 615 232 170 12 17 21 33 191 .513 0   62 .581
Michael Cooper SG 31 24 0 588 153 58 66 19 9 21 131 .412 62 .403 27 .741
Kurt Rambis PF 29 19 6 186 51 51 9 5 2 8 34 .618 0   13 .692
Tony Campbell SF 25 15 0 94 47 10 5 3 0 5 42 .429 1 .000 16 .688
Mike Smrek C 25 8 0 34 3 6 0 1 3 2 5 .200 0   3 .333
Wes Matthews PG 28 10 0 27 12 1 2 1 0 3 5 .400 1 .000 10 .800
Milt Wagner SG 24 5 0 14 6 2 3 0 1 0 5 .400 1 .000 2 1.000
Team Totals     24 24 5760 2534 973 622 173 113 329 1962 .499 145 .393 664 .779

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK Impact Index* Notes
Magic Johnson Floor general, primary playmaker, team engine 36.6 High 19.6 6.2 11.9 1.8 19.75 MVP-level playmaking; directs offense; contributes efficiently on scoring and defense.
Byron Scott Go-to wing scorer and secondary playmaker 37.6 High 21.7 4.1 4.1 2.2 16.0 Elite perimeter scoring; spacing and secondary facilitation; active defensively.
James Worthy Wing scorer and slasher 35.4 High 19.7 5.0 3.9 1.7 15.15 Efficient scorer in transition and half-court; rebounds and defends; complements Magic.
A.C. Green Defensive/rebounding anchor 32.1 Moderate 11.4 8.7 1.1 1.6 11.4 Key rebounder and versatile defender; provides floor spacing and mid-range scoring.
Michael Cooper Perimeter defender, secondary facilitator 29.4 Moderate 8.7 3.7 4.7 1.5 9.3 DPOY-level defense; bench leader; contributes assists and steals; versatile two-way impact.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Interior scoring and rim protection 28.9 Moderate 14.6 6.0 1.7 1.8 11.05 Veteran presence; efficient scoring inside; protects rim; anchors frontcourt alongside Green.
Mychal Thompson Backup C; interior scoring and rebounding 25.1 Moderate 11.6 6.1 0.8 1.5 9.0 Provides bench scoring, rebounding, and rim protection; complements starting bigs.
Tony Campbell Spot minutes forward; scoring spark 18.6 Low 11.0 2.1 1.2 1.0 7.65 Instant offense off the bench; limited defensive impact; efficient finishing.
Wes Matthews Backup PG; secondary ball-handler 13.8 Low 5.7 1.3 2.7 0.6 5.15 Supports Magic in limited minutes; contributes assists and moderate defense.
Kurt Rambis Role PF; energy, screens, defense 12.1 Low 4.0 3.8 0.8 0.8 4.7 Provides screens, rebounding, hustle plays; low scoring role.
Milt Wagner Reserve SG; spot minutes 9.5 Low 3.8 0.7 1.5 0.3 3.15 Limited role; contributes assists and spot scoring in short bursts.
Mike Smrek Reserve C; depth option 8.8 Low 2.8 1.8 0.2 0.2 2.5 Provides backup center minutes; minimal scoring and defensive activity.
Ray Tolbert Reserve PF; situational minutes 5.9 Low 3.0 1.4 0.4 0.4 2.6 Spot minutes; limited impact; contributes marginally on boards and scoring.
Billy Thompson Developmental SF; minimal role 4.2 Low 1.6 1.0 0.1 0.1 1.4 Very limited minutes; developmental player.
Jeff Lamp Minimal bench SF 2.3 Low 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.35 Practically no impact; deep bench depth.