1985–86 Los Angeles Lakers season

1985–86   Los Angeles Lakers season
Division champions
Head coach	Pat Riley
General manager	Jerry West
Owners	Jerry Buss
Arena	The Forum
Results
Record	62–20 (.756)
Place	Division: 1st (Pacific) Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish	Conference finals (lost to Rockets 1–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	KHJ-TV Prime Ticket
Radio	KLAC
< 1984–85 1986–87 >

The 1985–86 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 40th season of the franchise, 38th in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 26th in Los Angeles. The Lakers entered the season as the defending NBA champions, having defeated the previous NBA champion and rival Boston Celtics in the 1985 NBA Finals in six games, having finally defeated the Celtics in the NBA Finals after having lost to them 8 consecutive times in the championship series. The Lakers looked to repeat as NBA Champions, after sweeping the San Antonio Spurs in three games in the First Round, and then defeating the Dallas Mavericks in six games in the Semi-finals in the playoffs, but were unable to defend their title, as they lost to the Houston Rockets in the conference finals in five games after winning the first game, but proceeded to lose the following four. The Rockets would go on to lose to the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals in six games.

NBA draft

The 1985 NBA draft took place on June 18, 1985. It was also the first NBA Draft of the "Lottery" era. The lottery was put into place so teams did not have to intentionally lose games to receive the number one pick.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club team
1	23	A.C. Green	Forward	United States	Oregon State

Roster

1985–86 Los Angeles Lakers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From C 33 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1947-04-16 UCLA SG 21 Michael Cooper 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1956-04-15 New Mexico PF 45 A.C. Green 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1963-10-04 Oregon State C 34 Pétur Guðmundsson 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1958-10-30 Washington PG 32 Magic Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1959-08-14 Michigan State PF 25 Mitch Kupchak 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1954-05-24 North Carolina PF 20 Maurice Lucas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1952-02-18 Marquette SF 40 Mike McGee 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1959-07-29 Michigan PF 31 Kurt Rambis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1958-02-25 Santa Clara SG 4 Byron Scott 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1961-03-28 Arizona State SF 35 Larry Spriggs 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1959-09-08 Howard SF 42 James Worthy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1961-02-27 North Carolina

Head coach Pat Riley Assistant(s) Bill Bertka Randy Pfund Gary Vitti (trainer) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Updated: March 19, 1986

Regular season

• On Wednesday, December 4, 1985, Maurice Lucas made a 60-foot shot at the regulation buzzer to send the game into overtime. The Lakers would go on to defeat the Utah Jazz 131–127. ^[1]
• The Lakers started the season 19–2. ^[2]
• On Wednesday, January 22, 1986, the Boston Celtics (31–8) defeated the defending champion Lakers (32–8) 110–95 in a matchup of the league's two best teams. ^[3]
• On Friday, January 24, 1986, the Boston Celtics (32–8) overtook the Los Angeles Lakers (32–9) as the team with the best record in the NBA. The Celtics maintained the league's best record for the remainder of the season.
• On Thursday, February 6, 1986, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored 46 points in a game against the Houston Rockets, his highest single-game total since a 48-point performance against the Portland Trail Blazers on November 26, 1975. The Lakers defeated the Rockets 117–95. ^[4]
• On Sunday, February 16, 1986, in the season's second matchup between the Celtics and Lakers, this time in the Forum. Boston won again, 105-99 despite not having All-Star Kevin McHale in the lineup. ^[5]

Season standings

Pacific Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	62	20	.756	–	35–6	27–14	23–7
x-Portland Trail Blazers	40	42	.488	22	27–14	13–28	18–12
Phoenix Suns	32	50	.390	30	23–18	9–32	16–14
Los Angeles Clippers	32	50	.390	30	22–19	10–31	10–20
Seattle SuperSonics	31	51	.378	31	24–17	7–34	11–19
Golden State Warriors	30	52	.366	32	24–17	6–35	12–18

#	Western Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Los Angeles Lakers	62	20	.756	–
2	y-Houston Rockets	51	31	.622	11
3	x-Denver Nuggets	47	35	.573	15
4	x-Dallas Mavericks	44	38	.537	18
5	x-Utah Jazz	42	40	.512	20
6	x-Portland Trail Blazers	40	42	.488	22
7	x-Sacramento Kings	37	45	.451	25
8	x-San Antonio Spurs	35	47	.427	27
9	Phoenix Suns	32	50	.390	30
10	Los Angeles Clippers	32	50	.390	30
11	Seattle SuperSonics	31	51	.378	31
12	Golden State Warriors	30	52	.366	32

Game log

Regular season

1985–86 game log Total: 62–20 (home: 35–6; road: 27–14)
October: 3–0 (home: 0–0; road: 3–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 26 @ San Antonio W 121–116 (2OT) James Worthy (24) Maurice Lucas (10) Michael Cooper (15) HemisFair Arena 10,875 1–0 2 October 29 @ Dallas W 133–115 James Worthy (21) A.C. Green (16) Michael Cooper (11) Reunion Arena 17,007 2–0 3 October 31 @ Phoenix W 144–107 Byron Scott (31) Johnson & Rambis (7) Michael Cooper (15) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 11,661 3–0
November: 11–2 (home: 7–1; road: 4–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 November 2 @ Golden State W 120–116 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31) Kurt Rambis (9) Magic Johnson (13) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 14,401 4–0 5 November 5 Cleveland L 111–129 Magic Johnson (23) Magic Johnson (8) Cooper & Johnson (8) The Forum 17,505 4–1 6 November 7 @ Utah W 116–106 James Worthy (26) Maurice Lucas (12) Magic Johnson (12) Salt Palace 12,631 5–1 7 November 8 Denver W 128–99 Byron Scott (29) Magic Johnson (10) Magic Johnson (12) The Forum 16,573 6–1 8 November 12 Utah W 119–110 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25) A.C. Green (8) Magic Johnson (10) The Forum 14,496 7–1 9 November 14 Portland W 114–102 Magic Johnson (30) 3 players tied (9) Magic Johnson (12) The Forum 14,713 8–1 10 November 15 @ L.A. Clippers W 127–96 Mike McGee (19) Magic Johnson (9) Magic Johnson (14) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 11,380 9–1 11 November 17 New Jersey W 138–119 Mike McGee (26) Kupchak & Lucas (8) Magic Johnson (15) The Forum 16,101 10–1 12 November 20 L.A. Clippers W 122–107 Magic Johnson (22) Maurice Lucas (11) Magic Johnson (20) The Forum 15,214 11–1 13 November 21 @ Denver L 120–121 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32) Abdul-Jabbar & Lucas (10) Magic Johnson (18) McNichols Sports Arena 17,022 11–2 14 November 23 @ Portland W 130–113 James Worthy (25) Kurt Rambis (12) Magic Johnson (14) Memorial Coliseum 12,666 12–2 15 November 24 San Antonio W 118–102 Magic Johnson (23) Kurt Rambis (11) Magic Johnson (13) The Forum 15,259 13–2 16 November 29 Seattle W 108–107 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31) Magic Johnson (16) Magic Johnson (17) The Forum 17,505 14–2
December: 11–3 (home: 5–1; road: 6–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 17 December 1 Chicago W 117–113 James Worthy (33) Maurice Lucas (11) Magic Johnson (17) The Forum 17,505 15–2 18 December 4 @ Utah W 131–127 (OT) Magic Johnson (29) Magic Johnson (9) Magic Johnson (8) Salt Palace 12,287 16–2 19 December 6, 1985 7:30 p.m. PST Houston W 120–112 Abdul-Jabbar (35) Green, Lucas (9) Johnson (14) The Forum 17,505 17–2 20 December 8 Dallas W 125–119 Byron Scott (30) Green & Rambis (9) Magic Johnson (15) The Forum 15,810 18–2 21 December 12 Phoenix W 127–102 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (35) Green & Kupchak (7) Magic Johnson (20) The Forum 14,558 19–2 22 December 13 @ Denver L 120–124 James Worthy (37) Magic Johnson (11) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (7) McNichols Sports Arena 17,022 19–3 23 December 15 Detroit W 132–119 James Worthy (25) Kurt Rambis (11) Magic Johnson (15) The Forum 17,505 20–3 24 December 17 @ New York W 105–99 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) Maurice Lucas (10) Magic Johnson (12) Madison Square Garden 19,591 21–3 25 December 18, 1985 5:30 p.m. PST @ Milwaukee W 107–105 Abdul-Jabbar (31) Rambis (13) Cooper, Johnson (8) MECCA Arena 11,052 22–3 26 December 20 @ Cleveland W 128–116 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (9) Magic Johnson (14) Richfield Coliseum 20,900 23–3 27 December 21 @ Washington W 96–84 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29) Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (8) Magic Johnson (13) Capital Centre 19,123 24–3 28 December 26 @ San Antonio L 91–109 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24) Kurt Rambis (6) Magic Johnson (8) HemisFair Arena 15,786 24–4 29 December 28 @ Sacramento W 133–111 James Worthy (31) Lucas & Worthy (7) Magic Johnson (13) ARCO Arena I 10,333 25–4 30 December 29 Golden State L 122–130 Magic Johnson (30) James Worthy (8) Magic Johnson (12) The Forum 17,505 25–5
January: 10–5 (home: 8–1; road: 2–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 31 January 3 Utah W 110–101 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25) Abdul-Jabbar & Worthy (7) Michael Cooper (9) The Forum 17,505 26–5 32 January 5 Washington W 118–88 A.C. Green (20) A.C. Green (10) Magic Johnson (17) The Forum 17,505 27–5 33 January 8 Portland W 125–121 James Worthy (30) James Worthy (10) Magic Johnson (16) The Forum 16,481 28–5 34 January 10 Indiana W 124–102 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31) Kurt Rambis (13) Magic Johnson (11) The Forum 17,505 29–5 35 January 11 @ Seattle L 99–105 James Worthy (26) Maurice Lucas (9) Magic Johnson (16) Seattle Center Coliseum 14,230 29–6 36 January 14 Phoenix W 143–122 James Worthy (23) Magic Johnson (9) Magic Johnson (19) The Forum 14,615 30–6 37 January 16 L.A. Clippers W 112–96 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) Maurice Lucas (14) Michael Cooper (13) The Forum 17,505 31–6 38 January 19 @ Detroit L 115–118 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38) Maurice Lucas (12) Magic Johnson (18) Pontiac Silverdome 28,548 31–7 39 January 20 @ Chicago W 133–118 James Worthy (33) Maurice Lucas (12) Magic Johnson (14) Chicago Stadium 17,284 32–7 40 January 22, 1986 5:00 p.m. PST @ Boston L 95–110 Abdul-Jabbar (17) Green, Lucas (10) Johnson (6) Boston Garden 14,890 32–8 41 January 24 @ L.A. Clippers L 109–120 James Worthy (26) James Worthy (11) Michael Cooper (13) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 14,858 32–9 42 January 25 Denver L 115–127 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) Kurt Rambis (10) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (9) The Forum 17,505 32–10 43 January 28, 1986 7:30 p.m. PST Milwaukee W 125–115 Abdul-Jabbar (32) Lucas (8) Cooper (11) The Forum 17,505 33–10 44 January 30 @ Portland W 118–94 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (9) Michael Cooper (12) Memorial Coliseum 12,666 34–10 45 January 31 Philadelphia W 134–100 Byron Scott (24) Kurt Rambis (8) Michael Cooper (13) The Forum 17,505 35–10
February: 8–5 (home: 3–2; road: 5–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 46 February 2 New York L 96–103 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (40) Kurt Rambis (10) Michael Cooper (11) The Forum 17,505 35–11 47 February 4 Dallas W 110–102 Abdul-Jabbar & McGee (21) Maurice Lucas Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (8) The Forum 16,275 36–11 48 February 6, 1986 5:30 p.m. PST @ Houston W 117–95 Abdul-Jabbar (46) Worthy (13) Cooper (9) The Summit 16,016 37–11 All-Star Break 49 February 11 @ Golden State L 113–137 James Worthy (21) Lucas & Rambis (10) Magic Johnson (10) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,011 37–12 50 February 12 @ Phoenix W 126–100 Mike McGee (34) Kurt Rambis (11) Magic Johnson (11) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 12,048 38–12 51 February 14 Atlanta W 141–117 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25) Kurt Rambis (12) Magic Johnson (16) The Forum 17,505 39–12 52 February 16, 1986 12:30 p.m. PST Boston L 99–105 Worthy (35) Abdul-Jabbar (9) Johnson (12) The Forum 17,505 39–13 53 February 19 @ Indiana W 90–81 Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (21) Maurice Lucas (10) Magic Johnson (10) Market Square Arena 16,904 40–13 54 February 21 @ New Jersey L 106–121 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) Maurice Lucas (8) Magic Johnson (10) Brendan Byrne Arena 20,149 40–14 55 February 23 @ Philadelphia W 117–111 (OT) Magic Johnson (34) Maurice Lucas (8) Magic Johnson (11) The Spectrum 17,941 41–14 56 February 24 @ Atlanta L 93–102 Johnson & Lucas (23) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12) Magic Johnson (5) Omni Coliseum 16,522 41–15 57 February 26 @ Dallas W 119–116 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25) 3 players tied (7) Magic Johnson (9) Reunion Arena 17,007 42–15 58 February 28 Phoenix W 115–103 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25) Kurt Rambis (8) Magic Johnson (12) The Forum 17,505 43–15
March: 14–3 (home: 9–0; road: 5–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 59 March 1 @ Phoenix L 106–123 Maurice Lucas (23) Maurice Lucas (12) Magic Johnson (9) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,013 43–16 60 March 3 Golden State W 127–117 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34) Kurt Rambis (16) Magic Johnson (16) The Forum 16,045 44–16 61 March 5 Utah W 130–84 Mike McGee (20) Kurt Rambis (11) Magic Johnson (8) The Forum 16,640 45–16 62 March 6 @ Golden State W 112–111 Magic Johnson (30) Kurt Rambis (12) Magic Johnson (14) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,011 46–16 63 March 8 Sacramento W 122–121 (2OT) Magic Johnson (33) Kurt Rambis (11) Magic Johnson (17) The Forum 17,505 47–16 64 March 9 @ Seattle W 108–106 Magic Johnson (32) Byron Scott (9) Magic Johnson (9) Seattle Center Coliseum 10,312 48–16 65 March 11 L.A. Clippers W 129–108 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (19) A.C. Green (11) Magic Johnson (16) The Forum 15,656 49–16 66 March 13 Seattle W 105–92 Magic Johnson (27) Green & Rambis (8) Magic Johnson (13) The Forum 17,505 50–16 67 March 16, 1986 7:30 p.m. PST Houston W 116–111 Abdul-Jabbar (43) Johnson (12) Johnson (12) The Forum 17,505 51–16 68 March 18 Portland W 128–122 Magic Johnson (26) Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (6) Magic Johnson (11) The Forum 17,505 52–16 69 March 19 @ L.A. Clippers L 114–115 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34) Maurice Lucas (7) Magic Johnson (11) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 12,723 52–17 70 March 21 @ San Antonio W 117–109 Magic Johnson (27) Maurice Lucas (11) Magic Johnson (10) HemisFair Arena 13,860 53–17 71 March 22 @ Sacramento W 115–113 James Worthy (32) Maurice Lucas (9) Magic Johnson (14) ARCO Arena I 10,333 54–17 72 March 24 San Antonio W 124–102 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (20) Maurice Lucas (14) Magic Johnson (12) The Forum 17,505 55–17 73 March 25 @ Denver W 121–115 James Worthy (30) James Worthy (10) Magic Johnson (19) McNichols Sports Arena 17,022 56–17 74 March 29 @ Seattle L 87–88 Magic Johnson (20) James Worthy (7) Magic Johnson (12) Seattle Center Coliseum 14,230 56–18 75 March 30 Golden State W 124–117 James Worthy (34) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10) Magic Johnson (19) The Forum 17,505 56–19
April: 5–2 (home: 3–1; road: 2–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 76 April 1 Seattle W 109–104 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25) Kurt Rambis (13) Magic Johnson (6) The Forum 17,505 57–19 77 April 3 Sacramento W 135–105 Byron Scott (24) Maurice Lucas (11) Magic Johnson (16) The Forum 17,505 58–19 78 April 6, 1986 12:30 p.m. PST @ Houston L 103–109 Johnson (20) Abdul-Jabbar (7) Johnson (20) The Summit 16,016 59–19 79 April 8 @ Portland W 120–114 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) James Worthy (6) Magic Johnson (10) Memorial Coliseum 12,666 60–19 80 April 10, 1986 7:30 p.m. PST Houston W 117–113 Johnson (26) Worthy (14) Johnson (16) The Forum 17,505 61–19 81 April 12 @ Sacramento W 105–92 Byron Scott (22) Maurice Lucas (10) Magic Johnson (8) ARCO Arena I 10,333 62–19 82 April 13 Dallas L 104–127 Byron Scott (24) A.C. Green (10) Michael Cooper (10) The Forum 17,505 62–20
1985–86 schedule

Playoffs

1986 playoff game log Total: 8–6 (home: 6–2; road: 2–4)
First Round: 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 17 San Antonio W 135–88 Byron Scott (24) Kurt Rambis (8) Magic Johnson (18) The Forum 17,505 1–0 2 April 19 San Antonio W 122–94 Magic Johnson (30) Abdul-Jabbar & Lucas (10) Magic Johnson (13) The Forum 17,505 2–0 3 April 23 @ San Antonio W 114–94 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25) Kurt Rambis (14) Magic Johnson (17) HemisFair Arena 7,918 3–0
Conference semifinals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 27 Dallas W 130–116 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) Maurice Lucas (8) Magic Johnson (14) The Forum 17,505 1–0 2 April 30 Dallas W 117–113 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) Maurice Lucas (11) Magic Johnson (9) The Forum 17,505 2–0 3 May 2 @ Dallas L 108–110 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12) Magic Johnson (14) Reunion Arena 17,007 2–1 4 May 4 @ Dallas L 118–120 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) Magic Johnson (15) Magic Johnson (14) Reunion Arena 17,007 2–2 5 May 6 Dallas W 116–113 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34) Kurt Rambis (10) Magic Johnson (14) The Forum 17,505 3–2 6 May 8 @ Dallas W 120–107 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) Maurice Lucas (8) Magic Johnson (17) Reunion Arena 17,007 4–2
Western Conference Finals: 1–4 (home: 1–2; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 10, 1986 12:30 p.m. PDT Houston W 119–107 Abdul-Jabbar (31) Johnson, Lucas (7) Johnson (18) The Forum 17,505 1–0 2 May 13, 1986 7:30 p.m. PDT Houston L 102–112 Johnson (24) Rambis (9) Johnson (19) The Forum 17,505 1–1 3 May 16, 1986 6:30 p.m. PDT @ Houston L 109–117 Abdul-Jabbar (33) Johnson, Lucas (8) Johnson (20) The Summit 16,016 1–2 4 May 18, 1986 12:30 p.m. PDT @ Houston L 95–105 Worthy (26) Johnson (12) Johnson (11) The Summit 16,016 1–3 5 May 21, 1986 8:30 p.m. PDT Houston L 112–114 Abdul-Jabbar (26) Abdul-Jabbar (13) Johnson (13) The Forum 17,505 1–4
1986 schedule

Player statistics

Note: GP= Games played; MPG= Minutes per Game; REB = Rebounds; AST = Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; PPG = Points per Game

Season

Player	GP	MPG	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	PPG
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	79	33.3	478	280	67	130	1846	23.4
James Worthy	75	32.7	387	201	82	77	1500	20.0
Magic Johnson	72	35.8	426	907	113	16	1354	18.8
Byron Scott	76	28.8	189	164	85	15	1174	15.4
Maurice Lucas	77	22.7	566	84	45	24	785	10.2
Michael Cooper	82	27.7	244	466	89	43	758	9.2
Mike McGee	71	17.1	140	83	53	7	587	8.3
A.C. Green	82	18.8	381	54	49	49	521	6.4
Kurt Rambis	74	21.3	517	69	66	33	408	5.5
Mitch Kupchak	55	14.2	191	17	12	7	332	6.0
Larry Spriggs	43	11.0	81	49	18	9	214	5.0
Ronnie Lester	27	8.2	10	54	9	3	67	2.5
Pétur Guðmundsson	8	16.0	38	3	3	4	58	7.3
Chuck Nevitt	4	6.3	7	2	2	2	10	2.5
Jerome Henderson	1	3.0	1	0	0	0	4	4.0

Award winners

• Michael Cooper, J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
• Magic Johnson, All-NBA First Team
• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, All-NBA First Team
• Michael Cooper, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

References

1. "60-foot shot sets up Lakers' win, 131-127". USA Today . December 5, 1985. p. 8C.
2. "Lakers win 127-102 to run record to 19-2". USA Today . December 13, 1985. p. 6C.
3. DuPree, David (January 23, 1986). "Boston break keeps Lakers reeling 110-95". USA Today . p. 1C.
4. DuPree, David (February 7, 1986). "Abdul-Jabbar scores 46; L.A. romps 117-95". USA Today . p. 4C.
5. DuPree, David (February 17, 1986). "Celtics put Lakers in pace 105-99". USA Today . p. 1C.

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