1985 Los Angeles Lakers vs. 2000 Los Angeles Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1984-85 Lakers and the 1999-00 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

1985
Los Angeles

Lakers

vs.

2000
Los Angeles

Lakers

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1985 Lakers	1º in Western Conference
	2000 Lakers	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1985 Lakers	62 - 20
	2000 Lakers	67 - 15

Winning %

	1985 Lakers	.756
	2000 Lakers	.817

Longest Streaks

	1985 Lakers	Winning Streak: 10 Losing Streak: 3
	2000 Lakers	Winning Streak: 19 Losing Streak: 2

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1985 Lakers	14 players
	2000 Lakers	15 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1985 Lakers	NBA Champions
	2000 Lakers	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1985 Lakers	15 - 4
	2000 Lakers	15 - 8

Winning %

	1985 Lakers	.789
	2000 Lakers	.652

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1985 Lakers	12 players
	2000 Lakers	12 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1985 Lakers	4 - Finals MVP: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar All-NBA 1st Team: Magic Johnson All-NBA 2nd Team: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar All-Defensive 1st Team: Michael Cooper
	2000 Lakers	6 - Season MVP: Shaquille O'Neal Finals MVP: Shaquille O'Neal All-NBA 1st Team: Shaquille O'Neal All-NBA 2nd Team: Kobe Bryant All-Defensive 1st Team: Kobe Bryant All-Defensive 2nd Team: Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Leaders

	1985 Lakers	- none
	2000 Lakers	1 - Scoring Leader: Shaquille O'Neal

Hall of Famers

	1985 Lakers	5 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Bob McAdoo, Jamaal Wilkes, James Worthy
	2000 Lakers	2 - Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1985 Lakers	118.2
	2000 Lakers	100.8

Rebounds

	1985 Lakers	44.1
	2000 Lakers	47.0

Assists

	1985 Lakers	31.4
	2000 Lakers	23.4

Steals

	1985 Lakers	8.5
	2000 Lakers	7.5

Blocks

	1985 Lakers	5.9
	2000 Lakers	6.5

3-Pointers Made

	1985 Lakers	1.1
	2000 Lakers	4.2

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1985 Lakers	.545
	2000 Lakers	.459

3-Point %

	1985 Lakers	.305
	2000 Lakers	.329

Free Throw %

	1985 Lakers	.763
	2000 Lakers	.696

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1985 Lakers	126.3
	2000 Lakers	99.8

Rebounds

	1985 Lakers	46.1
	2000 Lakers	43.3

Assists

	1985 Lakers	33.7
	2000 Lakers	21.8

Steals

	1985 Lakers	9.4
	2000 Lakers	6.6

Blocks

	1985 Lakers	6.3
	2000 Lakers	6.1

3-Pointers Made

	1985 Lakers	1.5
	2000 Lakers	5.4

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1985 Lakers	.543
	2000 Lakers	.465

3-Point %

	1985 Lakers	.372
	2000 Lakers	.349

Free Throw %

	1985 Lakers	.755
	2000 Lakers	.623

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1985 Lakers	22.0 ppg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2000 Lakers	29.7 ppg Shaquille O'Neal

Rebounds

1985 Lakers	7.9 rpg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2000 Lakers	13.6 rpg Shaquille O'Neal

Assists

1985 Lakers	12.6 apg Magic Johnson
2000 Lakers	4.9 apg Kobe Bryant

Steals

1985 Lakers	1.5 spg Magic Johnson
2000 Lakers	1.6 spg Kobe Bryant

Blocks

1985 Lakers	2.1 bpg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2000 Lakers	3.0 bpg Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Playoffs

Points

1985 Lakers	21.9 ppg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2000 Lakers	30.7 ppg Shaquille O'Neal

Rebounds

1985 Lakers	8.1 rpg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2000 Lakers	15.4 rpg Shaquille O'Neal

Assists

1985 Lakers	15.2 apg Magic Johnson
2000 Lakers	4.4 apg Kobe Bryant

Steals

1985 Lakers	2.2 spg Byron Scott
2000 Lakers	1.5 spg Kobe Bryant

Blocks

1985 Lakers	1.9 bpg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2000 Lakers	2.4 bpg Shaquille O'Neal