1982 Los Angeles Lakers vs. 2020 Los Angeles Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1981-82 Lakers and the 2019-20 Lakers, including both NBA teams stats, regular season and Playoffs wins, losses and performance, winning streaks and other data side by side.

NBA Teams Comparison

1982
Los Angeles

Lakers

vs.

2020
Los Angeles

Lakers

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1982 Lakers	1º in Western Conference
	2020 Lakers	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1982 Lakers	57 - 25
	2020 Lakers	52 - 19

Winning %

	1982 Lakers	.695
	2020 Lakers	.732

Longest Streaks

	1982 Lakers	Winning Streak: 9 Losing Streak: 3
	2020 Lakers	Winning Streak: 10 Losing Streak: 4

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1982 Lakers	14 players
	2020 Lakers	20 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1982 Lakers	NBA Champions
	2020 Lakers	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1982 Lakers	12 - 2
	2020 Lakers	16 - 5

Winning %

	1982 Lakers	.857
	2020 Lakers	.762

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1982 Lakers	12 players
	2020 Lakers	15 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1982 Lakers	3 - Finals MVP: Magic Johnson All-NBA 2nd Team: Magic Johnson All-Defensive 1st Team: Michael Cooper
	2020 Lakers	4 - Finals MVP: LeBron James All-NBA 1st Team: Anthony Davis, LeBron James All-Defensive 1st Team: Anthony Davis

NBA Leaders

	1982 Lakers	1 - Steals Leader: Magic Johnson
	2020 Lakers	1 - Assists Leader: LeBron James

Hall of Famers

	1982 Lakers	4 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Bob McAdoo, Jamaal Wilkes
	2020 Lakers	- none

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1982 Lakers	114.6
	2020 Lakers	113.4

Rebounds

	1982 Lakers	45.9
	2020 Lakers	45.7

Assists

	1982 Lakers	28.7
	2020 Lakers	25.4

Steals

	1982 Lakers	10.3
	2020 Lakers	8.6

Blocks

	1982 Lakers	6.3
	2020 Lakers	6.6

3-Pointers Made

	1982 Lakers	0.2
	2020 Lakers	11.0

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1982 Lakers	.517
	2020 Lakers	.480

3-Point %

	1982 Lakers	.138
	2020 Lakers	.349

Free Throw %

	1982 Lakers	.717
	2020 Lakers	.729

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1982 Lakers	115.4
	2020 Lakers	112.8

Rebounds

	1982 Lakers	47.9
	2020 Lakers	44.1

Assists

	1982 Lakers	31.4
	2020 Lakers	25.6

Steals

	1982 Lakers	10.0
	2020 Lakers	8.0

Blocks

	1982 Lakers	7.4
	2020 Lakers	5.3

3-Pointers Made

	1982 Lakers	0.1
	2020 Lakers	12.1

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1982 Lakers	.517
	2020 Lakers	.489

3-Point %

	1982 Lakers	.167
	2020 Lakers	.354

Free Throw %

	1982 Lakers	.723
	2020 Lakers	.758

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1982 Lakers	23.9 ppg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2020 Lakers	26.1 ppg Anthony Davis

Rebounds

1982 Lakers	9.6 rpg Magic Johnson
2020 Lakers	9.3 rpg Anthony Davis

Assists

1982 Lakers	9.5 apg Magic Johnson
2020 Lakers	10.2 apg LeBron James

Steals

1982 Lakers	2.7 spg Magic Johnson
2020 Lakers	1.5 spg Anthony Davis

Blocks

1982 Lakers	2.7 bpg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2020 Lakers	2.3 bpg Anthony Davis

NBA Playoffs

Points

1982 Lakers	20.4 ppg Norm Nixon
2020 Lakers	27.7 ppg Anthony Davis

Rebounds

1982 Lakers	11.3 rpg Magic Johnson
2020 Lakers	10.8 rpg LeBron James

Assists

1982 Lakers	9.3 apg Magic Johnson
2020 Lakers	8.8 apg LeBron James

Steals

1982 Lakers	2.9 spg Magic Johnson
2020 Lakers	1.4 spg Rajon Rondo

Blocks

1982 Lakers	3.2 bpg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2020 Lakers	1.4 bpg Anthony Davis