1989–90 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 1989–90 NBA season was the Lakers' 42nd season in the National Basketball Association, and 30th in the city of Los Angeles.^[1] The Lakers drafted Yugoslavian center Vlade Divac with the 26th overall pick in the 1989 NBA draft.^[2][3][4][5] Despite the retirement of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and an NBA Finals defeat in which they were swept in four games by the Detroit Pistons, the Lakers got off to a fast start winning ten of their first eleven games,^[6] and holding a 35–11 record at the All-Star break,^[7] on their way finishing the regular season with a league-best 63–19 record.^[8]

1989–90 Los Angeles Lakers season
Division champions
Head coach	Pat Riley
General manager	Jerry West
Owners	Jerry Buss
Arena	Great Western Forum
Results
Record	63–19 (.768)
Place	Division: 1st (Pacific) Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish	Conference semifinals (lost to Suns 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KCAL-TV Prime Ticket (Chick Hearn, Stu Lantz)
Radio	KLAC (Chick Hearn, Stu Lantz)
< 1988–89 1990–91 >

Magic Johnson averaged 22.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, 11.5 assists and 1.7 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, while James Worthy averaged 21.1 points and 6.0 rebounds per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team. In addition, Byron Scott provided the team with 15.5 points per game, while A.C. Green provided 12.9 points and 8.7 rebounds per game, sixth man Orlando Woolridge contributed 12.7 points per game, Mychal Thompson averaged 10.1 points and 6.8 rebounds per game, and Divac contributed 8.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game off the bench, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.^[9] Three members of the team, Johnson, Worthy and Green were all selected for the 1990 NBA All-Star Game in Miami, Florida, with head coach Pat Riley coaching the Western Conference.^{[10][11][12][13]} Johnson won the All-Star MVP award, despite the Western Conference losing to the Eastern Conference, 130–113.^{[14][15][16][17][18]} Riley was also named Coach of the Year for the first time.^[19][20][21]

However, after defeating the Houston Rockets in four games in the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs,^{[22][23][24][25]} the Lakers were defeated in the Western Conference Semi-finals by the 5th-seeded Phoenix Suns in five games.^{[26][27][28][29]} It was the first time in nine years that the Lakers did not reach the Western Conference finals, ending a run that started in 1982,^[30] the longest series of consecutive NBA Conference finals appearances since Bill Russell's Boston Celtics in 1969.

Following the season, Riley resigned after nine seasons and was replaced by Mike Dunleavy.^{[31][32][33][34]} He would return to coach the New York Knicks for the 1991–92 season.^[35][36][37] Also following the season, Orlando Woolridge was traded to the Denver Nuggets,^[38][39] and Michael Cooper was released to free agency, and left to play overseas in Italy.^[40][41]

Johnson won the league's Most Valuable Player of the Year award (his third in four years) in a controversial voting over Charles Barkley of the Philadelphia 76ers. Johnson received fewer first-place votes (27 of the 92 cast) than Barkley (38), but totaled 636 points in the ballot compared to Barkley's 614.^{[42][43][44][45][46]}

Draft picks

Main article: 1989 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Club
1	26	Vlade Divac	C	Yugoslavia	KK Partizan

Roster

1989–90 Los Angeles Lakers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G 21 Cooper, Michael 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1956–04–15 New Mexico C 12 Divac, Vlade 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1968–02–03 Yugoslavia G 10 Drew, Larry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1958–04–02 Missouri F 45 Green, A.C. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1963–10–04 Oregon State G 32 Johnson, Magic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1959–08–14 Michigan State F 49 McCants, Mel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1967–08–19 Purdue C 31 McNamara, Mark 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1959–06–08 California G 4 Scott, Byron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1961–03–28 Arizona State C 43 Thompson, Mychal 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1955–01–30 Minnesota F 3 Vincent, Jay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1959–06–10 Michigan State F 0 Woolridge, Orlando 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1959–12–16 Notre Dame F 42 Worthy, James 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1961–02–27 North Carolina

Head coach Pat Riley Assistant coach(es) Bill Bertka Jim Eyen Randy Pfund Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	63	19	.768	–	37–4	26–15	22–6
x-Portland Trail Blazers	59	23	.720	4	35–6	24–17	20–8
x-Phoenix Suns	54	28	.659	9	32–9	22–19	20–8
Seattle SuperSonics	41	41	.500	22	30–11	11–30	11–17
Golden State Warriors	37	45	.451	26	27–14	10–31	11–17
Los Angeles Clippers	30	52	.366	33	20–21	10–31	7–21
Sacramento Kings	23	59	.280	40	16–25	7–34	7–21

#	Western Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Los Angeles Lakers	63	19	.768	–
2	y-San Antonio Spurs	56	26	.683	7
3	x-Portland Trail Blazers	59	23	.720	4
4	x-Utah Jazz	55	27	.671	8
5	x-Phoenix Suns	54	28	.659	9
6	x-Dallas Mavericks	47	35	.573	16
7	x-Denver Nuggets	43	39	.524	20
8	x-Houston Rockets	41	41	.500	22
9	Seattle SuperSonics	41	41	.500	22
10	Golden State Warriors	37	45	.451	26
11	Los Angeles Clippers	30	52	.366	33
12	Sacramento Kings	23	59	.280	40
13	Minnesota Timberwolves	22	60	.268	41
14	Charlotte Hornets	19	63	.232	44

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1989-90 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	1–3	2–0	0–5	2–3	0–2	1–1	3–2	2–0	2–0	2–3	1–1	0–2	4–0	3–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	5–0	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2
Boston	3–1	—	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	0–2	5–0	2–2	1–1	5–1	4–1	4–0	3–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–3
Charlotte	0–2	0–2	—	0–2	1–1	1–3	3–2	0–2	2–2	1–4	1–1	2–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–3	0–5	0–4	0–5	0–2
Chicago	5–0	2–2	2–0	—	5–0	2–0	1–1	1–4	2–0	1–1	2–3	1–1	1–1	4–0	4–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	3–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–1
Cleveland	3–2	1–3	1–1	0–5	—	0–2	0–2	1–4	1–1	0–2	3–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	3–2	1–1	4–0	2–2	4–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
Dallas	2–0	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–0	—	2–3	1–1	3–1	4–1	2–0	3–1	0–4	2–0	1–1	4–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	0–4	3–1	3–2	2–2	1–3	1–1
Denver	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–1	2–0	3–2	—	0–2	2–2	4–1	0–2	2–2	0–4	2–0	1–1	5–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–2	4–0	1–3	2–2	0–4	1–1
Detroit	2–3	2–2	2–0	4–1	4–1	1–1	2–0	—	1–1	1–1	4–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	3–2	2–0	4–0	4–0	5–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0
Golden State	0–2	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	—	2–2	1–1	3–1	1–4	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–5	2–2	3–2	1–3	2–3	2–2	1–1
Houston	0–2	0–2	4–1	1–1	2–0	1–4	1–4	1–1	2–2	—	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–3	4–0	2–2	2–2	3–2	1–1
Indiana	3–2	3–1	1–1	3–2	2–3	0–2	2–0	1–4	1–1	1–1	—	0–2	0–2	3–1	3–2	1–1	4–0	1–3	4–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
L.A. Clippers	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–3	2–2	2–0	—	1–4	0–2	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–4	0–5	2–3	0–4	3–2	0–4	1–1
L.A. Lakers	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	1–1	4–1	2–2	2–0	4–1	—	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–3	5–0	2–2	4–0	2–2	1–1
Miami	0–4	0–5	1–1	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	—	2–2	1–1	1–4	1–5	3–1	0–5	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–3
Milwaukee	2–3	2–2	2–0	1–4	2–3	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	—	2–0	4–0	2–2	5–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	3–1
Minnesota	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–4	0–5	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	0–2	—	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–3	2–2	1–4	1–3	0–5	1–1
New Jersey	2–2	1–5	1–1	1–3	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	4–1	0–4	1–1	—	1–4	1–3	1–4	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–3
New York	3–1	1–4	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	5–1	2–2	1–1	4–1	—	2–2	2–3	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–0
Orlando	0–5	0–4	1–1	2–3	1–4	0–2	0–2	0–5	0–2	0–2	1–4	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–5	1–1	3–1	2–2	—	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4
Philadelphia	2–2	2–3	2–0	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–0	1–1	5–0	3–1	1–1	4–1	3–2	2–2	—	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–1
Phoenix	2–0	1–1	3–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	0–2	5–0	2–2	1–1	4–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	—	2–3	5–0	0–4	3–2	3–1	2–0
Portland	1–1	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	3–1	1–1	5–0	3–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–2	—	4–0	3–1	3–2	2–2	1–1
Sacramento	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	2–3	0–4	1–1	3–2	0–5	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–5	0–4	—	0–4	2–2	1–3	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	1–1	5–0	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	4–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–3	4–0	—	3–1	3–2	2–0
Seattle	1–1	0–2	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	3–2	2–2	1–1	2–3	0–4	2–0	0–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–3	2–3	2–2	1–3	—	1–3	2–0
Utah	1–1	1–1	5–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–2	2–3	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	5–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	2–3	3–1	—	2–0
Washington	2–2	3–2	2–0	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	3–2	1–3	1–1	3–2	0–5	4–0	1–5	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	—

Game log

Regular season

1989–90 game log Total: 63–19 (home: 37–4; road: 26–15)
November: 11–2 (home: 7–0; road: 4–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 November 3 @ Dallas W 102-94 James Worthy (22) A.C. Green (14) Magic Johnson (12) Reunion Arena 17,007 1–0 2 November 4 @ San Antonio L 98-106 James Worthy (25) Magic Johnson (10) Magic Johnson (9) HemisFair Arena 15,868 1-1 3 November 7 Phoenix W 111-107 James Worthy (35) Byron Scott (10) Michael Cooper (8) Great Western Forum 17,505 2–1 4 November 9 @ Golden State W 106-95 A.C. Green (24) A.C. Green (16) Magic Johnson (10) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,025 3–1 5 November 10 Charlotte W 106-100 Byron Scott (33) Vlade Divac (9) Magic Johnson (9) Great Western Forum 17,505 4–1 6 November 12 Dallas W 107-98 Johnson & Worthy (22) Mychal Thompson (11) Magic Johnson (7) Great Western Forum 16,927 5–1 7 November 15 Indiana W 117-94 A.C. Green (24) A.C. Green (16) Magic Johnson (11) Great Western Forum 16,226 6–1 8 November 17 Denver W 119-105 A.C. Green (27) A.C. Green (13) Magic Johnson (24) Great Western Forum 17,505 7–1 9 November 19 Washington W 120-115 Magic Johnson (25) 3 players tied (10) Magic Johnson (14) Great Western Forum 17,505 8–1 10 November 25 @ Utah W 92-86 Magic Johnson (25) Green & Thompson (11) Magic Johnson (11) Salt Palace 12,616 9–1 11 November 26 San Antonio W 132-112 Johnson & Scott (24) A.C. Green (8) Magic Johnson (10) Great Western Forum 17,505 10–1 12 November 28 @ Houston L 104-110 Magic Johnson (24) Magic Johnson (13) Magic Johnson (9) The Summit 16,611 10–2 13 November 30 @ Sacramento W 109-93 James Worthy (22) Divac & Green (10) Magic Johnson (15) ARCO Arena 17,014 11–2
December: 10–4 (home: 5–1; road: 5–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 14 December 1 Detroit L 97-108 (OT) Magic Johnson (28) James Worthy (13) Magic Johnson (10) Great Western Forum 17,505 11–3 15 December 3 New York W 115-104 James Worthy (22) Divac & Thompson (8) Magic Johnson (11) Great Western Forum 17,505 12–3 16 December 5 L.A. Clippers W 111-103 Magic Johnson (34) A.C. Green (10) Magic Johnson (10) Great Western Forum 16,035 13–3 17 December 7 Phoenix W 100-96 James Worthy (27) Johnson & Worthy (11) Magic Johnson (12) Great Western Forum 17,257 14–3 18 December 9 @ Washington L 101-103 James Worthy (26) James Worthy (10) Magic Johnson (14) Capital Centre 18,756 14–4 19 December 10 @ Orlando L 103-108 James Worthy (31) Vlade Divac (13) Magic Johnson (8) Orlando Arena 15,077 14–5 20 December 12 @ Charlotte W 103-89 Magic Johnson (27) Vlade Divac (13) Magic Johnson (10) Charlotte Coliseum 23,901 15–5 21 December 13 @ Miami W 102-75 James Worthy (21) Magic Johnson (10) Magic Johnson (8) Miami Arena 15,008 16–5 22 December 15 @ Boston W 119-110 James Worthy (28) A.C. Green (11) Magic Johnson (21) Boston Garden 14,890 17–5 23 December 16 @ New Jersey W 99-92 Magic Johnson (28) A.C. Green (9) Magic Johnson (8) Brendan Byrne Arena 20,049 18–5 24 December 19 @ Chicago L 83-93 James Worthy (19) Magic Johnson (12) Magic Johnson (10) Chicago Stadium 18,676 18–6 25 December 20 @ Minnesota W 106-97 (OT) Magic Johnson (26) A.C. Green (15) Magic Johnson (9) Target Center 25,689 19–6 26 December 26 Sacramento W 104-102 Magic Johnson (27) A.C. Green (11) Magic Johnson (14) Great Western Forum 17,505 20–6 27 December 29 Golden State W 130-111 James Worthy (34) James Worthy (12) Magic Johnson (17) Great Western Forum 17,505 21–6
January: 10–5 (home: 7–1; road: 3–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 28 January 3 Denver W 114-98 Magic Johnson (27) James Worthy (13) Larry Drew (8) Great Western Forum 17,505 22–6 29 January 6 @ Golden State L 131-133 James Worthy (30) A.C. Green (18) Magic Johnson (16) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,025 22–7 30 January 7 Miami W 132-93 Divac & Johnson (21) Vlade Divac (14) Magic Johnson (9) Great Western Forum 17,505 23–7 31 January 9 @ Phoenix L 118-121 (OT) James Worthy (25) A.C. Green (15) Magic Johnson (24) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,487 23–8 32 January 10 Orlando W 121-106 Byron Scott (20) A.C. Green (9) Magic Johnson (13) Great Western Forum 16,534 24–8 33 January 12 Houston W 107-98 Magic Johnson (31) Johnson & Thompson (11) Magic Johnson (11) Great Western Forum 17,505 25–8 34 January 15 Sacramento W 111-91 Divac & Green (25) Mychal Thompson (12) Magic Johnson (10) Great Western Forum 16,844 26–8 35 January 17 Seattle W 100-90 James Worthy (24) James Worthy (13) Magic Johnson (9) Great Western Forum 17,505 27–8 36 January 19 @ Milwaukee L 102-103 Magic Johnson (26) A.C. Green (9) Magic Johnson (10) Bradley Center 18,633 27–9 37 January 21 @ Detroit W 107-97 James Worthy (31) Green & Thompson (9) Magic Johnson (16) The Palace of Auburn Hills 21,454 28–9 38 January 23 @ New York W 118-97 Byron Scott (19) A.C. Green (14) Magic Johnson (13) Madison Square Garden 18,212 29–9 39 January 24 @ Indiana W 120-111 Magic Johnson (32) A.C. Green (11) James Worthy (12) Market Square Arena 16,912 30–9 40 January 26 Milwaukee W 100-91 James Worthy (21) Vlade Divac (11) Magic Johnson (17) Great Western Forum 17,505 31–9 41 January 29 San Antonio L 84-86 James Worthy (32) 3 players tied (9) Larry Drew (8) Great Western Forum 17,505 31–10 42 January 30 @ L.A. Clippers L 104-121 Byron Scott (24) Vlade Divac (10) Magic Johnson (7) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 15,350 31–11
February: 10–2 (home: 5–2; road: 5–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 43 February 2 Atlanta W 112-106 Byron Scott (20) Magic Johnson (9) Magic Johnson (13) Great Western Forum 17,505 32–11 44 February 4 New Jersey W 121-105 Johnson & Scott (22) 3 players tied (8) Magic Johnson (13) Great Western Forum 17,505 33–11 45 February 6 @ Portland W 121-119 (OT) James Worthy (25) Magic Johnson (10) Magic Johnson (15) Memorial Coliseum 12,884 34–11 46 February 7 Chicago W 121-103 James Worthy (30) Mychal Thompson (10) Magic Johnson (17) Great Western Forum 17,505 35–11 All-Star Break 47 February 14 Portland L 128-132 (2OT) Magic Johnson (33) A.C. Green (10) Magic Johnson (15) Great Western Forum 17,505 35–12 48 February 15 @ Sacramento W 101-92 James Worthy (20) Mychal Thompson (9) Magic Johnson (8) ARCO Arena 17,014 36–12 49 February 18 Boston W 116-110 Magic Johnson (30) Mychal Thompson (8) Magic Johnson (13) Great Western Forum 17,505 37–12 50 February 20 @ San Antonio W 115-114 (OT) James Worthy (27) Magic Johnson (13) Magic Johnson (8) HemisFair Arena 15,910 38–12 51 February 21 @ Denver W 113-111 Byron Scott (24) A.C. Green (12) Magic Johnson (17) McNichols Sports Arena 17,022 39–12 52 February 23 Philadelphia W 122-116 Green & Scott (24) Vlade Divac (10) Magic Johnson (17) Great Western Forum 17,506 40–12 53 February 25 Utah L 103-104 Magic Johnson (32) A.C. Green (13) Magic Johnson (16) Great Western Forum 17,505 40–13 54 February 28 @ Seattle W 112-107 Magic Johnson (25) A.C. Green (11) Magic Johnson (8) Seattle Center Coliseum 14,542 41–13
March: 12–4 (home: 7–0; road: 5–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 55 March 2 Cleveland W 124-93 Magic Johnson (26) Divac & Green (7) Magic Johnson (8) Great Western Forum 17,505 42–13 56 March 4 Minnesota W 115-96 A.C. Green (27) A.C. Green (10) Magic Johnson (15) Great Western Forum 17,505 43–13 57 March 6 @ Houston L 95-112 Magic Johnson (27) James Worthy (9) Magic Johnson (8) The Summit 16,611 43–14 58 March 7 @ Dallas W 103-91 James Worthy (24) Green & Woolridge (7) Magic Johnson (11) Reunion Arena 17,007 44–14 59 March 9 Golden State W 131-115 Magic Johnson (33) Magic Johnson (13) Magic Johnson (16) Great Western Forum 17,505 45–14 60 March 11 @ Atlanta W 123-115 Magic Johnson (32) Mychal Thompson (9) Magic Johnson (14) Omni Coliseum 16,371 46–14 61 March 12 @ Charlotte W 107-102 James Worthy (26) Magic Johnson (9) Magic Johnson (15) Charlotte Coliseum 23,901 47–14 62 March 14 @ Philadelphia L 110-116 Magic Johnson (34) 3 players tied (6) Magic Johnson (9) The Spectrum 18,168 47–15 63 March 15 @ Cleveland L 96-112 A.C. Green (20) A.C. Green (9) Magic Johnson (10) Richfield Coliseum 20,273 47–16 64 March 17 @ Minnesota W 101-99 Magic Johnson (37) Mychal Thompson (8) Magic Johnson (13) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 43,606 48–16 65 March 20 Charlotte W 109-97 Byron Scott (21) Green & Woolridge (8) Johnson & Scott (6) Great Western Forum 17,505 49–16 66 March 23 L.A. Clippers W 110-102 Magic Johnson (28) A.C. Green (12) Magic Johnson (8) Great Western Forum 17,505 50–16 67 March 25 Seattle W 116-94 Johnson & Woolridge (18) Vlade Divac (12) Magic Johnson (5) Great Western Forum 17,505 51–16 68 March 27 @ Portland L 111-130 Byron Scott (24) James Worthy (10) Magic Johnson (7) Memorial Coliseum 12,884 51–17 69 March 28 @ L.A. Clippers W 106-99 James Worthy (27) Mychal Thompson (8) Byron Scott (8) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 15,350 52–17 70 March 30 Portland W 135-106 Magic Johnson (25) Johnson & Thompson (10) Magic Johnson (14) Great Western Forum 17,505 53–17
April: 10–2 (home: 6–0; road: 4–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 71 April 1 Utah W 119-103 Magic Johnson (33) Mychal Thompson (11) Magic Johnson (13) Great Western Forum 17,505 54–17 72 April 5 Sacramento W 110-103 Johnson & Woolridge (21) Green & Thompson (8) Magic Johnson (16) Great Western Forum 17,505 55–17 73 April 6 @ Phoenix W 103-99 James Worthy (29) Vlade Divac (9) Magic Johnson (10) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,487 56–17 74 April 8 @ Denver W 116-109 James Worthy (28) A.C. Green (18) James Worthy (9) McNichols Sports Arena 17,022 57–17 75 April 9 Dallas W 113-106 Magic Johnson (38) Vlade Divac (11) Magic Johnson (8) Great Western Forum 17,505 58–17 76 April 12 @ Utah L 104-107 James Worthy (33) A.C. Green (15) Magic Johnson (9) Salt Palace 12,616 58–18 77 April 13 Golden State W 131-119 A.C. Green (24) A.C. Green (11) Magic Johnson (13) Great Western Forum 17,505 59–18 78 April 15 Houston W 113-102 Magic Johnson (25) Vlade Divac (13) Magic Johnson (11) Great Western Forum 17,505 60–18 79 April 17 @ Seattle W 102-101 James Worthy (22) A.C. Green (13) Magic Johnson (8) Seattle Center Coliseum 14,489 61–18 80 April 19 Minnesota W 113-89 Orlando Woolridge (23) A.C. Green (9) Michael Cooper (12) Great Western Forum 17,505 62–18 81 April 21 @ L.A. Clippers W 125-115 Magic Johnson (30) Magic Johnson (8) Magic Johnson (12) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 15,350 63–18 82 April 22 @ Portland L 88-130 Green & Woolridge (17) A.C. Green (11) Larry Drew (5) Memorial Coliseum 12,884 63–19
1989–90 schedule

Playoffs

1990 playoff game log Total: 4–5 (home: 3–2; road: 1–3)
First Round: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 27 Houston W 101–89 James Worthy (34) James Worthy (11) Magic Johnson (14) Great Western Forum 17,505 1–0 2 April 29 Houston W 104–100 James Worthy (32) Magic Johnson (7) Magic Johnson (14) Great Western Forum 17,505 2–0 3 May 1 @ Houston L 108–114 James Worthy (26) Magic Johnson (8) Magic Johnson (18) The Summit 16,611 2–1 4 May 3 @ Houston W 109–88 James Worthy (20) James Worthy (7) Magic Johnson (8) The Summit 16,611 3–1
Conference Semi-finals: 1–4 (home: 1–2; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 8 Phoenix L 102–104 Johnson & Worthy (22) A.C. Green (13) Magic Johnson (14) Great Western Forum 17,505 0–1 2 May 10 Phoenix W 124–100 James Worthy (27) A.C. Green (13) Magic Johnson (14) Great Western Forum 17,505 1–1 3 May 12 @ Phoenix L 103–117 James Worthy (27) A.C. Green (10) Magic Johnson (16) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,487 1–2 4 May 13 @ Phoenix L 101–114 Magic Johnson (43) A.C. Green (18) Magic Johnson (10) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,487 1–3 5 May 15 Phoenix L 103–106 Magic Johnson (43) Divac & Johnson (8) Magic Johnson (7) Great Western Forum 17,505 1–4
1990 schedule

Player statistics

Legend

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 game

Regular season

Los Angeles Lakers statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Steve Bucknall	18	0	4.2	.273	.000	.833	.4	.6	.1	.1	1.3
Michael Cooper	80	10	23.1	.387	.318	.883	2.8	2.7	.8	.5	6.4
Vlade Divac	82	5	19.6	.499	.000	.708	6.2	.9	1.0	1.4	8.5
Larry Drew	80	3	16.7	.444	.395	.767	1.2	2.7	.6	.1	5.2
A.C. Green	82	82	33.0	.478	.283	.751	8.7	1.1	.8	.6	12.9
Mike Higgins†	6	0	3.0			.500	.2	.2	.2	.3	.2
Magic Johnson	79	79	37.2	.480	.384	.890	6.6	11.5	1.7	.4	22.3
Mel McCants	13	0	5.0	.308		.750	.5	.2	.2	.1	1.7
Mark McNamara	33	1	5.8	.442		.650	1.9	.1	.1	.0	3.1
Jawann Oldham†	3	0	3.0	.667		.500	.3	.3	.0	.0	1.7
Byron Scott	77	77	33.7	.470	.423	.766	3.1	3.6	1.0	.4	15.5
Mychal Thompson	70	70	26.9	.500		.706	6.8	.6	.5	1.0	10.1
Jay Vincent†	24	1	8.3	.526	.000	.667	1.1	.4	.3	.1	3.8
Orlando Woolridge	62	2	22.9	.556	.000	.733	3.0	1.5	.6	.7	12.7
James Worthy	80	80	37.0	.548	.306	.782	6.0	3.6	1.2	.6	21.1

Playoffs

Los Angeles Lakers statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Michael Cooper	9	0	19.2	.286	.250		2.7	2.8	.8	.4	2.6
Vlade Divac	9	1	19.4	.727	.500	.895	5.3	1.1	.9	1.7	9.1
Larry Drew	7	0	7.3	.375	.250	.833	.3	.6	.4	.0	1.7
A.C. Green	9	9	28.0	.519		.750	9.0	1.0	.6	.4	11.8
Magic Johnson	9	9	41.8	.490	.200	.886	6.3	12.8	1.2	.1	25.2
Mel McCants	2	0	2.5				.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
Mark McNamara	2	0	2.5	.250			.5	.0	.0	.0	1.0
Byron Scott	9	9	36.1	.462	.382	.769	4.1	2.6	2.2	.3	13.4
Mychal Thompson	9	8	25.0	.477		.615	4.3	.2	.2	1.4	6.4
Jay Vincent	3	0	2.7	.000			.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
Orlando Woolridge	9	0	22.1	.571	.000	.703	2.6	1.1	.9	.9	11.8
James Worthy	9	9	40.7	.497	.250	.837	5.6	3.0	1.6	.3	24.2

• ^† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Lakers only.

Awards and records

• Magic Johnson, NBA Most Valuable Player Award
• Pat Riley, NBA Coach of the Year Award
• Magic Johnson, All-NBA First Team
• James Worthy, All-NBA Third Team
• Magic Johnson, NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award
• Vlade Divac, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

Transactions

Main article: List of 1989–90 NBA season transactions

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