1983-84 Season
Record: 54-28, first place in Pacific Division
The Lakers acquired Byron Scott before the season from San Diego in exchange for Norm Nixon. On April 5, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar became the NBA's all-time leading scorer when he scored point No. 31,420 against Utah to pass Wilt Chamberlain.
Playoffs: The NBA Finals featured the first Larry Bird-Magic Johnson Finals matchup as the Lakers and Boston Celtics met for the NBA title. The Lakers won Game 1, then had a two-point lead in Game 2 with 15 seconds remaining when Gerald Henderson picked off a James Worthy pass and scored a layup to send the game into overtime. Boston prevailed, 124-121, and went on to win the title in seven games.
Playoff Results
Western Conference first round
- at Lakers 116, Kansas City 105
- at Lakers 109, Kansas City 102
- Lakers 108, at Kansas City 102
Western Conference semifinals
- at Lakers 134, Dallas 91
- at Lakers 117, Dallas 101
- at Dallas 125, Lakers 115
- Lakers 122, at Dallas 115 (OT)
- at Lakers 115, Dallas 99
Western Conferene finals
- at Lakers 110, Phoenix 94
- at Lakers 118, Phoenix 102
- at Phoenix 135, Lakers 127 (OT)
- Lakers 126, at Phoenix 115
- Phoenix 126, at Lakers 121
- Lakers 99, at Phoenix 97
NBA Finals
- Lakers 115, at Boston 109
- at Boston 124, Lakers 121 (OT)
- at Lakers 137, Boston 104
- Boston 129, at Lakers 125 (OT)
- at Boston 121, Lakers 103
- at Lakers 119, Boston 108
- at Boston 111, Lakers 102
