1981–82 game log Total: 57-25 (Home: 30-11; Road: 27-14) |
October: 0–1 (home: 0–1; road: 0–0) |
November: 12–4 (home: 5–2; road: 7–2) Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record | 2 | November 3 | @ Portland | L 100-102 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) | Magic Johnson (12) | Magic Johnson (10) | Memorial Coliseum 12,666 | 0-2 | 3 | November 4 | @ Seattle | W 106-103 | Norm Nixon (22) | Magic Johnson (12) | Norm Nixon (7) | Kingdome 14,536 | 1-2 | 4 | November 6 | Phoenix | L 99-101 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (14) | Magic Johnson (16) | The Forum 13,665 | 1-3 | 5 | November 8 | Dallas | W 121-111 | Magic Johnson (24) | Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (10) | Magic Johnson (15) | The Forum 9,870 | 2-3 | 6 | November 10 | @ San Antonio | L 102-128 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13) | Magic Johnson (7) | HemisFair Arena 11,365 | 2-4 | 7 | November 11 | @ Houston | W 95-93 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (21) | Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (9) | Norm Nixon (11) | The Summit 15,535 | 3-4 | 8 | November 13 | Portland | W 119-115 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29) | Mitch Kupchak (12) | Magic Johnson (15) | The Forum 17,505 | 4-4 | 9 | November 14 | @ Phoenix | W 98-97 | Norm Nixon (24) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (17) | Magic Johnson (9) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,068 | 5-4 | 10 | November 15 | Indiana | W 124-123 (2OT) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (20) | Norm Nixon (10) | The Forum 14,140 | 6-4 | 11 | November 18 | @ Utah | W 113-110 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) | Cooper & Johnson (8) | Magic Johnson (9) | Salt Palace 10,802 | 7-4 | 12 | November 20 | San Antonio | W 136-116 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30) | Mitch Kupchak (17) | Magic Johnson (16) | The Forum 17,505 | 8-4 | 13 | November 21 | @ San Diego | W 119-117 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12) | Magic Johnson (10) | San Diego Sports Arena 11,057 | 9-4 | 14 | November 24 | @ Dallas | W 125-110 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25) | Mark Landsberger (10) | Johnson & Nixon (9) | Reunion Arena 14,266 | 10-4 | 15 | November 25 | @ San Antonio | W 117-96 | Jamaal Wilkes (26) | Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (13) | Magic Johnson (9) | HemisFair Arena 13,653 | 11-4 | 16 | November 27 | San Diego | L 129-138 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (7) | Norm Nixon (16) | The Forum 14,586 | 11-5 | 17 | November 29 | Houston | W 122-104 | Abdul-Jabbar & Nixon (23) | Magic Johnson (11) | Johnson & Nixon (11) | The Forum 13,247 | 12-5 | |
December: 12–2 (home: 8–0; road: 4–2) Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record | 18 | December 1 | Utah | W 117-86 | Magic Johnson (19) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11) | Magic Johnson (8) | The Forum 11,384 | 13-5 | 19 | December 2 | @ Seattle | L 96-104 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10) | Norm Nixon (8) | Kingdome 20,021 | 13-6 | 20 | December 4 | @ Denver | W 126-117 | Norm Nixon (25) | Mitch Kupchak (13) | Magic Johnson (11) | McNichols Sports Arena 14,562 | 14-6 | 21 | December 6 | Kansas City | W 119-106 | Johnson & Wilkes (22) | Mitch Kupchak (12) | Norm Nixon (10) | The Forum 15,321 | 15-6 | 22 | December 8 | Washington | W 102-98 | Norm Nixon (24) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13) | Magic Johnson (10) | The Forum 10,459 | 16-6 | 23 | December 11 | Portland | W 124-116 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29) | Magic Johnson (12) | Johnson & Nixon (10) | The Forum 15,658 | 17-6 | 24 | December 13 | Golden State | W 122-118 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) | Magic Johnson (13) | Abdul-Jabbar & Nixon (8) | The Forum 13,103 | 18-6 | 25 | December 17 | @ Golden State | L 115-120 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13) | Norm Nixon (7) | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 13,239 | 18-7 | 26 | December 19 | @ San Diego | W 106-100 | Jamaal Wilkes (33) | Magic Johnson (13) | Magic Johnson (7) | San Diego Sports Arena 6,563 | 19-7 | 27 | December 20 | Atlanta | W 112-94 | Jamaal Wilkes (36) | Jim Brewer (15) | Norm Nixon (12) | The Forum 12,460 | 20-7 | 28 | December 22 | @ Portland | W 124-110 | Norm Nixon (27) | Magic Johnson (10) | 3 players tied (6) | Memorial Coliseum 12,666 | 21-7 | 29 | December 25 | @ Phoenix | W 104-101 | Michael Cooper (30) | Jim Brewer (15) | Magic Johnson (8) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,056 | 22-7 | 30 | December 27 | San Diego | W 139-117 | Mike McGee (27) | Mark Landsberger (12) | Magic Johnson (11) | The Forum 14,951 | 23-7 | 31 | December 29 | Utah | W 121-114 | Jamaal Wilkes (34) | Brewer & Wilkes (9) | Magic Johnson (12) | The Forum 14,392 | 24-7 | |
January: 7–5 (home: 3–2; road: 4–3) Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record | 32 | January 3 | Seattle | L 90-110 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (16) | Magic Johnson (14) | The Forum 17,505 | 24-8 | 33 | January 8 | @ Chicago | L 113-119 | Magic Johnson (32) | Mark Landsberger (8) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (7) | Chicago Stadium 18,947 | 24-9 | 34 | January 9 | @ Detroit | W 130-127 | Magic Johnson (40) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13) | Norm Nixon (10) | Pontiac Silverdome 21,045 | 25-9 | 35 | January 10 | @ Milwaukee | L 107-118 | Magic Johnson (28) | Jamaal Wilkes (9) | Norm Nixon (9) | MECCA Arena 11,052 | 25-10 | 36 | January 12 | @ Cleveland | W 114-100 | Jamaal Wilkes (33) | Magic Johnson (14) | Norm Nixon (11) | Richfield Coliseum 8,259 | 26-10 | 37 | January 15 | @ Indiana | W 97-92 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30) | Magic Johnson (15) | Eddie Jordan (6) | Market Square Arena 11,029 | 27-10 | 38 | January 17 | @ Kansas City | W 109-97 | Magic Johnson (29) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11) | Magic Johnson (9) | Kemper Arena 9,879 | 28-10 | 39 | January 19 | @ Denver | L 139-140 | 3 players tied (22) | Magic Johnson (16) | Magic Johnson (14) | McNichols Sports Arena 15,272 | 28-11 | 40 | January 20 | New Jersey | W 132-113 | Jamaal Wilkes (30) | Kurt Rambis (9) | Magic Johnson (12) | The Forum 11,323 | 29-11 | 41 | January 22 | Detroit | W 123-111 | Magic Johnson (26) | Johnson & Rambis (16) | Magic Johnson (12) | The Forum 14,955 | 30-11 | 42 | January 26 | Milwaukee | L 94-96 | Jamaal Wilkes (18) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15) | Norm Nixon (13) | The Forum 16,042 | 30-12 | 43 | January 28 | Phoenix | W 97-87 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31) | Magic Johnson (6) | Magic Johnson (11) | The Forum 14,623 | 31-12 | All-Star Break | |
February: 10–5 (home: 5–3; road: 5–2) Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record | 44 | February 2 | @ Golden State | L 117-119 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29) | Magic Johnson (14) | Magic Johnson (10) | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 13,329 | 31-13 | 45 | February 3 | New York | L 94-98 | Jamaal Wilkes (26) | Jamaal Wilkes (10) | Norm Nixon (10) | The Forum 12,913 | 31-14 | 46 | February 5 | @ Washington | W 90-87 | Magic Johnson (22) | Kurt Rambis (10) | Norm Nixon (7) | Capital Centre 19,035 | 32-14 | 47 | February 7 | @ Boston | W 119-113 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (35) | Jamaal Wilkes (8) | Norm Nixon (13) | Boston Garden 15,320 | 33-14 | 48 | February 9 | @ Atlanta | W 130-117 | Bob McAdoo (22) | Abdul-Jabbar & Johnson (8) | Norm Nixon (10) | Omni Coliseum 12,913 | 34-14 | 49 | February 10 | @ Kansas City | L 102-125 | Jamaal Wilkes (24) | Jamaal Wilkes (7) | Jordan & Nixon (4) | Kemper Arena 9,580 | 34-15 | 50 | February 12 | San Antonio | L 94-100 | Jamaal Wilkes (23) | Magic Johnson (15) | Johnson & Nixon (8) | The Forum 17,505 | 34-16 | 51 | February 14 | Boston | L 103-108 | Jamaal Wilkes (25) | Magic Johnson (10) | Magic Johnson (8) | The Forum 17,505 | 34-17 | 52 | February 16 | Seattle | W 108-101 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) | Jim Brewer (12) | Magic Johnson (18) | The Forum 15,047 | 35-17 | 53 | February 19 | Golden State | W 126-106 | Magic Johnson (26) | Magic Johnson (14) | Norm Nixon (10) | The Forum 17,505 | 36-17 | 54 | February 21 | @ Denver | W 132-131 | Norm Nixon (26) | Mark Landsberger (9) | Magic Johnson (8) | McNichols Sports Arena 17,337 | 37-17 | 55 | February 23 | Denver | W 145-129 | Jamaal Wilkes (31) | Abdul-Jabbar & Rambis (7) | Norm Nixon (16) | The Forum 14,072 | 38-17 | 56 | February 25 | @ Seattle | W 104-98 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31) | Magic Johnson (12) | Norm Nixon (12) | Kingdome 26,209 | 39-17 | 57 | February 26 | Philadelphia | W 116-114 (2OT) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (41) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (19) | Magic Johnson (10) | The Forum 17,505 | 40-17 | 58 | February 28 | Cleveland | W 102-101 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32) | Kurt Rambis (17) | Norm Nixon (10) | The Forum 14,882 | 41-17 | |
March: 8–6 (home: 4–2; road: 4–4) Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record | 59 | March 3 | @ New Jersey | L 103-111 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30) | Magic Johnson (8) | Norm Nixon (8) | Brendan Byrne Arena 15,623 | 41-18 | 60 | March 4 | @ New York | L 119-129 (OT) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (39) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (14) | Magic Johnson (9) | Madison Square Garden 14,937 | 41-19 | 61 | March 7 | @ Philadelphia | L 113-119 | Abdul-Jabbar & Nixon (26) | Magic Johnson (11) | Magic Johnson (8) | The Spectrum 18,364 | 41-20 | 62 | March 9 | Kansas City | W 105-99 | Magic Johnson (27) | Kurt Rambis (12) | Norm Nixon (5) | The Forum 11,614 | 42-20 | 63 | March 12 | Chicago | L 105-111 | Magic Johnson (30) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10) | Magic Johnson (8) | The Forum 17,505 | 42-21 | 64 | March 14 | Dallas | W 138-116 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) | Magic Johnson (11) | Magic Johnson (13) | The Forum 13,809 | 43-21 | 65 | March 16 | @ Portland | W 120-108 | Jamaal Wilkes (27) | Mark Landsberger (14) | Johnson & Nixon (9) | Memorial Coliseum 12,666 | 44-21 | 6 | March 17 | @ Utah | W 120-112 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) | Magic Johnson (10) | Magic Johnson (9) | Salt Palace 12,076 | 45-21 | 67 | March 19 | @ Dallas | W 112-106 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11) | Magic Johnson (10) | Reunion Arena 17,134 | 46-21 | 68 | March 21 | Houston | W 107-102 | Magic Johnson (25) | Magic Johnson (16) | Magic Johnson (7) | The Forum 17,505 | 47-21 | 69 | March 23 | Dallas | L 116-118 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32) | Magic Johnson (15) | Magic Johnson (14) | The Forum 13,516 | 47-22 | 70 | March 26 | @ San Antonio | L 105-110 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10) | Magic Johnson (10) | HemisFair Arena 14,850 | 47-23 | 71 | March 28 | @ Kansas City | W 116-111 | Bob McAdoo (30) | Bob McAdoo (10) | Magic Johnson (8) | Kemper Arena 9,521 | 48-23 | 72 | March 30 | San Diego | W 143-120 | Magic Johnson (29) | Bob McAdoo (9) | Norm Nixon (13) | The Forum 12,109 | 49-23 | |
April: 8–2 (home: 5–1; road: 3–1) Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record | 73 | April 1 | @ San Diego | W 117-100 | Jamaal Wilkes (25) | Kurt Rambis (9) | Magic Johnson (17) | San Diego Sports Arena 7,064 | 50-23 | 74 | April 2 | Phoenix | L 99-109 | Jamaal Wilkes (23) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (9) | Johnson & Nixon (14) | The Forum 17,505 | 50-24 | 75 | April 4 | Portland | W 129-111 | Jamaal Wilkes (32) | Kurt Rambis (9) | Norm Nixon (13) | The Forum 13,230 | 51-24 | 76 | April 6 | @ Houston | W 108-97 | Magic Johnson (23) | Magic Johnson (11) | Magic Johnson (10) | The Summit 15,676 | 52-24 | 77 | April 9 | Denver | W 153-128 | Jamaal Wilkes (25) | Mark Landsberger (14) | Magic Johnson (16) | The Forum 16,433 | 53-24 | 78 | April 11 | Seattle | W 107-104 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) | Magic Johnson (12) | Johnson & Nixon (8) | The Forum 17,505 | 54-24 | 79 | April 13 | @ Golden State | L 101-106 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10) | Johnson & Nixon (9) | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 13,239 | 54-25 | 80 | April 14 | Utah | W 128-115 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (22) | Magic Johnson (11) | Magic Johnson (10) | The Forum 11,488 | 55-25 | 81 | April 16 | Golden State | W 125-109 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) | Kurt Rambis (12) | Magic Johnson (13) | The Forum 17,505 | 56-25 | 82 | April 18 | @ Phoenix | W 120-115 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34) | Magic Johnson (15) | Magic Johnson (12) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,660 | 57-25 | |
1981–82 schedule |