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The 1981–82 Los Angeles Lakers featured a fast, balanced offense orchestrated by Magic Johnson’s elite playmaking, with Jamaal Wilkes leading the scoring and Norm Nixon providing another high-level creator in the backcourt. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar remained an efficient interior presence, while Johnson also anchored the team’s rebounding. Excellent shooting efficiency, unselfish ball movement, and balanced scoring defined one of the league’s most productive offensive teams.
Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Birthdate | College/From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | C | 7-2 | 225 lbs | Apr 16, 1947 | UCLA |
| 52 | Jamaal Wilkes | F | 6-6 | 190 lbs | May 2, 1953 | UCLA |
| 32 | Magic Johnson | G | 6-9 | 215 lbs | Aug 14, 1959 | Michigan State |
| 21 | Michael Cooper | G/F | 6-5 | 170 lbs | Apr 15, 1956 | New Mexico |
| 22 | Norm Nixon | G | 6-2 | 185 lbs | Oct 11, 1955 | Duquesne |
| 54 | Kurt Rambis* | F | 6-8 | 213 lbs | Feb 25, 1958 | Santa Clara |
| 5 | Mark Landsberger | F | 6-8 | 215 lbs | May 21, 1955 | Arizona State |
| 7 | Mitch Kupchak | F | 6-9 | 230 lbs | May 24, 1954 | North Carolina |
| 43 | Eddie Jordan | G | 6-1 | 170 lbs | Jan 29, 1955 | Rutgers |
| 10 | Jim Chones | C | 6-11 | 220 lbs | Nov 30, 1949 | Marquette |
| 8 | Clay Johnson | G | 6-4 | 170 lbs | May 5, 1956 | Missouri |
| 30 | Mike McGee | G/F | 6-5 | 190 lbs | Jul 29, 1959 | Michigan |
| 15 | Larry Spriggs* | F | 6-7 | 215 lbs | Sep 8, 1959 | Howard |
*Did not play full season or was a late addition.
Regular Season Per Game
| Player | Pos | Age | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | FGA | FG% | 3PA | 3P% | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magic Johnson | SG | 22 | 78 | 77 | 38.3 | 18.6 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 13.3 | .537 | 0.4 | .207 | 5.6 | .760 |
| Norm Nixon | PG | 26 | 82 | 82 | 36.9 | 17.6 | 2.1 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 15.5 | .493 | 0.1 | .250 | 2.7 | .808 |
| Jamaal Wilkes | SF | 28 | 82 | 82 | 35.4 | 21.1 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 17.3 | .525 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.1 | .732 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | C | 34 | 76 | 76 | 35.2 | 23.9 | 8.7 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 17.1 | .579 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.8 | .706 |
| Mitch Kupchak | PF | 27 | 26 | 26 | 31.6 | 14.3 | 8.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 10.3 | .573 | 0.0 | — | 3.8 | .663 |
| Michael Cooper | SG | 25 | 76 | 14 | 28.9 | 11.9 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 9.8 | .517 | 0.2 | .118 | 2.3 | .813 |
| Bob McAdoo | C | 30 | 41 | 0 | 18.2 | 9.6 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 8.0 | .458 | 0.1 | .000 | 3.1 | .714 |
| Kurt Rambis | PF | 23 | 64 | 43 | 17.7 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 3.6 | .518 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.8 | .504 |
| Mark Landsberger | PF | 26 | 75 | 1 | 15.1 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 4.4 | .438 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.9 | .508 |
| Jim Brewer | PF | 30 | 71 | 9 | 13.6 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.5 | .463 | 0.1 | .167 | 0.3 | .368 |
| Eddie Jordan | PG | 27 | 58 | 0 | 10.5 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 3.6 | .428 | 0.2 | .111 | 0.9 | .796 |
| Clay Johnson | SG | 25 | 7 | 0 | 9.3 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.9 | .550 | 0.0 | — | 0.9 | .500 |
| Mike McGee | SF | 22 | 39 | 0 | 9.0 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 4.4 | .465 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.4 | .585 |
| Kevin McKenna | SG | 23 | 36 | 0 | 6.6 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.4 | .322 | 0.1 | .000 | 0.5 | .647 |
| Team Totals | — | — | 82 | 82 | 242.1 | 114.6 | 45.9 | 28.7 | 10.3 | 6.3 | 17.9 | 92.5 | .517 | 1.1 | .138 | 26.4 | .717 |
Playoff Per Game
| Player | Pos | Age | GP | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FGA | FG% | 3PA | 3P% | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magic Johnson | SG | 22 | 78 | 77 | 38.3 | 18.6 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 13.3 | .537 | 0.4 | .207 | 5.6 | .760 |
| Norm Nixon | PG | 26 | 82 | 82 | 36.9 | 17.6 | 2.1 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 15.5 | .493 | 0.1 | .250 | 2.7 | .808 |
| Jamaal Wilkes | SF | 28 | 82 | 82 | 35.4 | 21.1 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 17.3 | .525 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.1 | .732 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | C | 34 | 76 | 76 | 35.2 | 23.9 | 8.7 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 17.1 | .579 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.8 | .706 |
| Mitch Kupchak | PF | 27 | 26 | 26 | 31.6 | 14.3 | 8.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 10.3 | .573 | 0.0 | 3.8 | .663 | |
| Michael Cooper | SG | 25 | 76 | 14 | 28.9 | 11.9 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 9.8 | .517 | 0.2 | .118 | 2.3 | .813 |
| Bob McAdoo | C | 30 | 41 | 0 | 18.2 | 9.6 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 8.0 | .458 | 0.1 | .000 | 3.1 | .714 |
| Kurt Rambis | PF | 23 | 64 | 43 | 17.7 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 3.6 | .518 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.8 | .504 |
| Mark Landsberger | PF | 26 | 75 | 1 | 15.1 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 4.4 | .438 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.9 | .508 |
| Jim Brewer | PF | 30 | 71 | 9 | 13.6 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.5 | .463 | 0.1 | .167 | 0.3 | .368 |
| Eddie Jordan | PG | 27 | 58 | 0 | 10.5 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 3.6 | .428 | 0.2 | .111 | 0.9 | .796 |
| Clay Johnson | SG | 25 | 7 | 0 | 9.3 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.9 | .550 | 0.0 | 0.9 | .500 | |
| Mike McGee | SF | 22 | 39 | 0 | 9.0 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 4.4 | .465 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.4 | .585 |
| Kevin McKenna | SG | 23 | 36 | 0 | 6.6 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.4 | .322 | 0.1 | .000 | 0.5 | .647 |
| Team Totals | 82 | 82 | 242.1 | 114.6 | 45.9 | 28.7 | 10.3 | 6.3 | 17.9 | 92.5 | .517 | 1.1 | .138 | 26.4 | .717 |
Regular Season Totals
| Player | Pos | Age | GP | GS | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FGA | FG | 3PA | 3P | FTA | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Nixon | PG | 26 | 82 | 82 | 3024 | 1440 | 176 | 652 | 132 | 7 | 238 | 1274 | .493 | 12 | .250 | 224 | .808 |
| Magic Johnson | SG | 22 | 78 | 77 | 2991 | 1447 | 751 | 743 | 208 | 34 | 286 | 1036 | .537 | 29 | .207 | 433 | .760 |
| Jamaal Wilkes | SF | 28 | 82 | 82 | 2906 | 1734 | 393 | 143 | 89 | 24 | 164 | 1417 | .525 | 4 | .000 | 336 | .732 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | C | 34 | 76 | 76 | 2677 | 1818 | 659 | 225 | 63 | 207 | 230 | 1301 | .579 | 3 | .000 | 442 | .706 |
| Michael Cooper | SG | 25 | 76 | 14 | 2197 | 907 | 269 | 230 | 120 | 61 | 151 | 741 | .517 | 17 | .118 | 171 | .813 |
| Mark Landsberger | PF | 26 | 75 | 1 | 1134 | 321 | 401 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 49 | 329 | .438 | 2 | .000 | 65 | .508 |
| Kurt Rambis | PF | 23 | 64 | 43 | 1131 | 295 | 348 | 56 | 60 | 76 | 77 | 228 | .518 | 1 | .000 | 117 | .504 |
| Jim Brewer | PF | 30 | 71 | 9 | 966 | 170 | 264 | 42 | 39 | 46 | 37 | 175 | .463 | 6 | .167 | 19 | .368 |
| Mitch Kupchak | PF | 27 | 26 | 26 | 821 | 371 | 210 | 33 | 12 | 10 | 43 | 267 | .573 | 0 | 98 | .663 | |
| Bob McAdoo | C | 30 | 41 | 0 | 746 | 392 | 159 | 32 | 22 | 36 | 51 | 330 | .458 | 5 | .000 | 126 | .714 |
| Eddie Jordan | PG | 27 | 58 | 0 | 608 | 222 | 43 | 131 | 62 | 1 | 66 | 208 | .428 | 9 | .111 | 54 | .796 |
| Mike McGee | SF | 22 | 39 | 0 | 352 | 191 | 49 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 34 | 172 | .465 | 4 | .000 | 53 | .585 |
| Kevin McKenna | SG | 23 | 36 | 0 | 237 | 67 | 29 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 87 | .322 | 2 | .000 | 17 | .647 |
| Clay Johnson | SG | 25 | 7 | 0 | 65 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 | .550 | 0 | 6 | .500 | |
| Team Totals | 82 | 82 | 19855 | 9400 | 3763 | 2356 | 848 | 517 | 1453 | 7585 | .517 | 94 | .138 | 2161 | .717 |
Playoff Totals
| Player | Pos | Age | GP | GS | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FGA | FG | 3PA | 3P | FTA | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magic Johnson | SG | 22 | 14 | 14 | 562 | 243 | 158 | 130 | 40 | 3 | 44 | 157 | .529 | 4 | .000 | 93 | .828 |
| Norm Nixon | PG | 26 | 14 | 14 | 549 | 286 | 43 | 114 | 23 | 2 | 34 | 253 | .478 | 3 | .333 | 57 | .754 |
| Jamaal Wilkes | SF | 28 | 14 | 14 | 535 | 280 | 70 | 37 | 16 | 3 | 40 | 241 | .502 | 1 | .000 | 49 | .776 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | C | 34 | 14 | 14 | 493 | 285 | 119 | 51 | 14 | 45 | 41 | 221 | .520 | 0 | 87 | .632 | |
| Bob McAdoo | C | 30 | 14 | 14 | 388 | 234 | 95 | 22 | 10 | 21 | 35 | 179 | .564 | 0 | 47 | .681 | |
| Michael Cooper | SG | 25 | 14 | 14 | 383 | 166 | 61 | 62 | 24 | 11 | 29 | 124 | .565 | 2 | .500 | 34 | .735 |
| Kurt Rambis | PF | 23 | 14 | 14 | 279 | 82 | 86 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 64 | .516 | 0 | 26 | .615 | |
| Mark Landsberger | PF | 26 | 9 | 1 | 60 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .333 | 0 | 9 | .444 | |
| Jim Brewer | PF | 30 | 8 | 0 | 57 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Clay Johnson | SG | 25 | 7 | 0 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .556 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | |
| Mike McGee | SF | 22 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .462 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | |
| Eddie Jordan | PG | 27 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 14 | 3360 | 661 | 671 | 439 | 140 | 103 | 251 | 342 | 1278 | .517 | 12 | .167 | 404 | .723 |
HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK | Impact Index* | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magic Johnson | Primary playmaker / offensive engine | 38.3 | High | 18.6 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 3.1 | 20.4 | MVP-caliber season; dominates both scoring and playmaking; high defensive activity. |
| Norm Nixon | Secondary facilitator / scoring guard | 36.9 | High | 17.6 | 2.1 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 14.7 | Strong assists and scoring load; key secondary playmaker. |
| Jamaal Wilkes | Wing scorer / versatile role player | 35.4 | High | 21.1 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 14.5 | Reliable scorer and secondary contributor; veteran presence; solid defensive contributions. |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Elite post scorer / defensive anchor | 35.2 | High | 23.9 | 8.7 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 19.6 | Team’s scoring and defensive centerpiece; MVP-level impact; high usage for points and rim protection. |
| Mitch Kupchak | Supporting PF / scoring and rebounding | 31.6 | Moderate | 14.3 | 8.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 12.3 | Provides rebounding and scoring; consistent rotational impact. |
| Michael Cooper | Perimeter defender / secondary playmaker | 28.9 | Moderate | 11.9 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 10.4 | DPOY candidate; strong on-ball defense and steals/blocks; contributes offensively. |
| Bob McAdoo | Backup C / scoring punch | 18.2 | Low | 9.6 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 7.85 | Bench scoring and some rim protection; efficient scoring in limited minutes. |
| Kurt Rambis | Hustle PF / defensive specialist | 17.7 | Low | 4.6 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 6.5 | Screens, rebounds, defends; high defensive activity relative to minutes. |
| Mark Landsberger | Backup PF / spot minutes | 15.1 | Low | 4.3 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 5.1 | Provides depth at PF; rebounds effectively in limited minutes. |
| Jim Brewer | Rotational PF / defense | 13.6 | Low | 2.4 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 3.9 | Low offensive usage; defensive and rebounding contributor. |
| Eddie Jordan | Backup PG / playmaking | 10.5 | Low | 3.8 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 3.95 | Provides spot minutes and assists; minor defensive contributions. |
| Clay Johnson | Reserve SG / situational | 9.3 | Low | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 3.05 | Spot minutes; modest scoring and defensive contributions. |
| Mike McGee | Reserve SF / limited scoring | 9.0 | Low | 4.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 3.6 | Limited minutes; occasional scoring and defensive support. |
| Kevin McKenna | Deep bench SG / minimal role | 6.6 | Low | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.75 | Very limited contribution; primarily spot minutes. |