1986–87 Los Angeles Lakers season
| 1986–87 Los Angeles Lakers season | |
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NBA Champions
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Conference Champions
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Division Champions
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| Tenth NBA Championship | |
| Head coach | Pat Riley |
| Owner(s) | Jerry Buss |
| Arena | The Forum |
| Results | |
| Record | 65–17 (.793) |
| Place |
Division: 1st (Pacific) Conference: 1st (Western) |
| Playoff finish |
NBA Champions (Defeated Celtics 4-2) |
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Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com |
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| Local media | |
| Television | Prime Ticket, KHJ |
| Radio | AM 570 KLAC |
The highlight of the 1986-87 Los Angeles Lakers season was winning their tenth NBA title over the defending champions, Boston Celtics.
With the exceptions of Adrian Branch, Wes Matthews, and Mike Smrek, the team's season roster is featured in the video games NBA 2K16 and NBA 2K17.
(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (8) Den Nuggets: Lakers win series 3–0
(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (5) Golden State Warriors: Lakers win series 4–1
(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (7) Seattle SuperSonics: Lakers win series 4–0
The Celtics remained competitive in 1986–87, going 59–23 and again winning the Eastern Conference Championship. The Lakers at home dominated the great Celtics team, in Boston the games were much more competitive. Eventually, the Celtics would lose 4 games to 2.
(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (1) Boston Celtics Lakers win series 4–2
Note: GP= Games played; MPG= Minutes per Game; REB = Rebounds; AST = Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; PPG = Points per Game
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