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The 1985–86 Los Angeles Lakers featured the league’s most productive offense, with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar providing efficient interior scoring, Magic Johnson directing the attack as the primary playmaker, and James Worthy supplying another high-efficiency scoring option. A.C. Green strengthened the frontcourt with rebounding, while Byron Scott added reliable perimeter production. Outstanding shooting efficiency, balanced scoring, crisp ball movement, and strong rebounding defined a deep, well-rounded offensive team. 

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 Mitch Kupchak F/C 6-9 230 lbs May 24, 1954 North Carolina
6 Maurice Martin F 6-6 200 lbs Jul 2, 1964 Saint Joseph’s
7 Mike McGee G/F 6-5 190 lbs Jul 29, 1959 Michigan
21 Michael Holton G 6-4 185 lbs Aug 4, 1961 UCLA
22 Jamaal Wilkes F 6-6 190 lbs May 2, 1953 UCLA
24 Larry Spriggs F 6-7 215 lbs Sep 8, 1959 Howard
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
33 Mychal Thompson C/F 6-10 226 lbs Jan 30, 1955 Minnesota
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
45 Billy Thompson F 6-7 195 lbs Dec 1, 1963 Louisville

Regular Season Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TO FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Magic Johnson PG 26 72 70 35.8 18.8 5.9 12.6 1.6 0.2 3.8 12.8 .526 0.6 .233 6.0 .871
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C 38 79 79 33.3 23.4 6.1 3.5 0.8 1.6 2.6 16.9 .564 0.0 .000 5.6 .765
James Worthy SF 24 75 73 32.7 20.0 5.2 2.7 1.1 1.0 2.0 14.5 .579 0.2 .000 4.2 .771
Byron Scott SG 24 76 62 28.8 15.4 2.5 2.2 1.1 0.2 1.4 13.0 .513 0.8 .361 2.3 .784
Michael Cooper SG 29 82 15 27.7 9.2 3.0 5.7 1.1 0.5 1.8 7.4 .452 2.0 .387 2.1 .865
Maurice Lucas PF 33 77 8 22.7 10.2 7.4 1.1 0.6 0.3 1.6 8.5 .462 0.0 .500 3.0 .783
Kurt Rambis PF 27 74 74 21.3 5.5 7.0 0.9 0.9 0.4 1.3 3.6 .595 0.0 — 1.6 .721
A.C. Green PF 22 82 1 18.8 6.4 4.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 1.2 4.7 .539 0.1 .167 2.0 .611
Mike McGee SF 26 71 19 17.1 8.3 2.0 1.2 0.7 0.1 1.0 7.7 .463 1.6 .360 0.9 .656
Pétur Guðmundsson C 27 8 2 16.0 7.3 4.8 0.4 0.4 0.5 1.4 4.6 .541 0.0 — 3.4 .667
Mitch Kupchak PF 31 55 0 14.2 6.0 3.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 1.2 4.7 .482 0.0 .000 2.0 .750
Larry Spriggs SF 26 43 7 11.0 5.0 1.9 1.1 0.4 0.2 1.3 4.5 .458 0.0 .000 1.1 .776
Ronnie Lester PG 27 27 0 8.2 2.5 0.4 2.0 0.3 0.1 1.6 1.9 .500 0.1 .000 0.7 .789
Chuck Nevitt C 26 4 0 6.3 2.5 1.8 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.3 2.8 .273 0.0 — 1.5 .667
Jerome Henderson C 26 1 0 3.0 4.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 .667 0.0 — 0.0 —
Team Totals — — 82 82 241.8 117.3 44.6 29.7 8.5 5.1 17.9 46.8 .522 5.0 .337 28.4 .778

Playoff Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Magic Johnson PG 26 14 14 38.6 21.6 7.1 15.1 1.9 0.1 3.2 14.6 .537 0.8 .000 7.6 .766
James Worthy SF 24 14 14 38.5 19.6 4.6 3.2 1.1 0.7 2.6 15.5 .558 0.3 .000 3.4 .681
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C 38 14 14 34.9 25.9 5.9 3.5 1.1 1.7 3.0 20.1 .557 0.0 — 4.4 .787
Byron Scott SG 24 14 14 33.6 16.0 3.9 3.0 1.4 0.1 2.1 12.9 .497 1.2 .353 3.0 .905
Michael Cooper SG 29 14 0 30.1 9.7 3.3 4.9 1.3 0.3 1.5 8.2 .470 2.9 .463 0.8 .818
Maurice Lucas PF 33 14 0 22.8 9.4 6.5 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.9 8.0 .527 0.0 — 1.4 .737
Kurt Rambis PF 27 14 14 19.1 4.8 5.9 1.0 0.7 0.5 1.3 3.2 .600 0.0 — 1.3 .722
A.C. Green PF 22 9 0 11.8 2.4 1.8 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.4 1.9 .529 0.0 — 1.0 .444
Mitch Kupchak PF 31 5 0 11.2 4.0 3.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.6 3.0 .533 0.0 — 1.2 .667
Pétur Guðmundsson C 27 12 0 9.3 3.5 2.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.8 2.3 .593 0.2 .000 1.3 .667
Mike McGee SF 26 6 0 4.7 2.7 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 3.0 .444 0.5 .000 0.7 .000
Larry Spriggs SF 26 3 0 4.3 6.7 2.3 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 2.0 .833 0.0 — 3.3 1.000
Team Totals — — 14 14 240.0 115.5 42.3 32.0 8.4 4.3 16.1 88.6 .535 5.6 .321 24.9 .756

Regular Season Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS Min Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TOV FGA FG 3PA 3P FTA FT
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C 38 79 79 2629 1846 478 280 67 130 203 1338 755 2 0 439 336
Magic Johnson PG 26 72 70 2578 1354 426 907 113 16 273 918 483 43 10 434 378
James Worthy SF 24 75 73 2454 1500 387 201 82 77 149 1086 629 13 0 314 242
Michael Cooper SG 29 82 15 2269 758 244 466 89 43 151 606 274 163 63 170 147
Byron Scott SG 24 76 62 2190 1174 189 164 85 15 110 989 507 61 22 176 138
Maurice Lucas PF 33 77 8 1750 785 566 84 45 24 121 653 302 2 1 230 180
Kurt Rambis PF 27 74 74 1573 408 517 69 66 33 97 269 160 0 0 122 88
A.C. Green PF 22 82 1 1542 521 381 54 49 49 99 388 209 6 1 167 102
Mike McGee SF 26 71 19 1213 587 140 83 53 7 70 544 252 114 41 64 42
Mitch Kupchak PF 31 55 0 783 332 191 17 12 7 64 257 124 1 0 112 84
Larry Spriggs SF 26 43 7 471 214 81 49 18 9 54 192 88 1 0 49 38
Ronnie Lester PG 27 27 0 222 67 10 54 9 3 42 52 26 3 0 19 15
Pétur Guðmundsson C 27 8 2 128 58 38 3 3 4 11 37 20 0 0 27 18
Chuck Nevitt C 26 4 0 25 10 7 2 2 2 5 11 3 0 0 6 4
Jerome Henderson SF 26 1 0 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0
Team Totals — — 82 82 19830 9618 3656 2433 693 419 1449 7343 3834 409 138 2329 1812

Playoff Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS Min Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TOV FGA FG 3PA 3P FTA FT
Magic Johnson PG 26 14 14 541 302 100 211 27 1 45 205 110 11 0 107 82
James Worthy SF 24 14 14 539 274 65 45 16 10 36 217 121 4 0 47 32
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C 38 14 14 489 362 83 49 15 24 42 282 157 0 0 61 48
Byron Scott SG 24 14 14 470 224 55 42 19 2 30 181 90 17 6 42 38
Michael Cooper SG 29 14 0 421 136 46 68 18 4 21 115 54 41 19 11 9
Maurice Lucas PF 33 14 0 319 132 91 10 6 5 13 112 59 0 0 19 14
Kurt Rambis PF 27 14 14 267 67 83 14 10 7 18 45 27 0 0 18 13
Pétur Guðmundsson C 27 12 0 111 42 26 3 3 4 10 27 16 2 0 15 10
A.C. Green PF 22 9 0 106 22 16 0 1 3 4 17 9 0 0 9 4
Mitch Kupchak PF 31 5 0 56 20 15 2 2 0 3 15 8 0 0 6 4
Mike McGee SF 26 6 0 28 16 5 2 0 0 2 18 8 3 0 4 0
Larry Spriggs SF 26 3 0 13 20 7 2 1 0 0 6 5 0 0 10 10
Team Totals — — 14 14 3360 1617 592 448 118 60 224 1240 664 78 25 349 264

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 35.8 High 18.8 5.9 12.6 1.8 19.55 Orchestrates offense; elite passing; moderate defensive activity; MVP-caliber impact.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Dominant interior scorer and rim protector 33.3 High 23.4 6.1 3.5 2.4 17.7 Efficient scoring in the post; anchors defense; veteran leadership; usage focused on scoring.
James Worthy Primary wing scorer and slasher 32.7 High 20.0 5.2 2.7 2.1 15.0 Explosive scoring in transition and halfcourt; contributes on defense; secondary facilitator.
Byron Scott Secondary wing scorer, spacing facilitator 28.8 Moderate 15.4 2.5 2.2 1.3 10.7 Efficient perimeter scoring; decent playmaking; contributes defensively; growth potential.
Michael Cooper Perimeter defender and floor-spacing guard 27.7 Moderate 9.2 3.0 5.7 1.6 9.75 DPOY-level perimeter defense; high-assist role; steals/blocks amplify impact; bench/rotation value.
Maurice Lucas Versatile PF, midrange scoring and defense 22.7 Moderate 10.2 7.4 1.1 0.9 9.8 Rebounds effectively; limited usage scoring; defensive/energy role; bench starter.
Kurt Rambis Hustle forward, defensive role 21.3 Low 5.5 7.0 0.9 1.3 7.35 Screens, rebounds, and defends; low usage offense; steady value in rotations.
A.C. Green Young PF, developing scorer/rebounder 18.8 Low 6.4 4.6 0.7 1.3 6.5 Bench and situational starter; defensive activity and rebounding; growth potential.
Mike McGee Spot scorer/wing rotation 17.1 Low 8.3 2.0 1.2 0.8 6.15 Scoring off bench; limited defensive contribution; rotation depth.
Pétur Guðmundsson Backup center; situational scoring and defense 16.0 Low 7.3 4.8 0.4 0.9 6.7 Small sample; interior defense and spot scoring; role-limited.
Mitch Kupchak Reserve PF; occasional scoring 14.2 Low 6.0 3.5 0.3 0.3 5.05 Bench scoring/rebounding; low defensive impact; rotation depth.
Larry Spriggs Rotation SF; scoring support 11.0 Low 5.0 1.9 1.1 0.6 4.3 Limited minutes; scoring/off-ball contribution; minimal defense.
Ronnie Lester Backup PG; ball-handling support 8.2 Low 2.5 0.4 2.0 0.4 2.65 Supports Magic in limited minutes; primary value in playmaking.
Chuck Nevitt Deep bench C; rim protection 6.3 Low 2.5 1.8 0.5 1.0 2.4 Provides situational rim defense; minimal offensive role.
Jerome Henderson Minimal usage; spot C 3.0 Low 4.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 Very limited minutes; negligible overall impact.