1985 Los Angeles Lakers vs. 2020 Los Angeles Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1984-85 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

1985
Los Angeles

Lakers

vs.

2020
Los Angeles

Lakers

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1985 Lakers	1º in Western Conference
	2020 Lakers	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1985 Lakers	62 - 20
	2020 Lakers	52 - 19

Winning %

	1985 Lakers	.756
	2020 Lakers	.732

Longest Streaks

	1985 Lakers	Winning Streak: 10 Losing Streak: 3
	2020 Lakers	Winning Streak: 10 Losing Streak: 4

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1985 Lakers	14 players
	2020 Lakers	20 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1985 Lakers	NBA Champions
	2020 Lakers	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1985 Lakers	15 - 4
	2020 Lakers	16 - 5

Winning %

	1985 Lakers	.789
	2020 Lakers	.762

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1985 Lakers	12 players
	2020 Lakers	15 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
	2020 Lakers	4 - Finals MVP: LeBron James All-NBA 1st Team: Anthony Davis, LeBron James All-Defensive 1st Team: Anthony Davis

NBA Leaders

	1985 Lakers	- none
	2020 Lakers	1 - Assists Leader: LeBron James

Hall of Famers

	1985 Lakers	5 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Bob McAdoo, Jamaal Wilkes, James Worthy
	2020 Lakers	- none

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1985 Lakers	118.2
	2020 Lakers	113.4

Rebounds

	1985 Lakers	44.1
	2020 Lakers	45.7

Assists

	1985 Lakers	31.4
	2020 Lakers	25.4

Steals

	1985 Lakers	8.5
	2020 Lakers	8.6

Blocks

	1985 Lakers	5.9
	2020 Lakers	6.6

3-Pointers Made

	1985 Lakers	1.1
	2020 Lakers	11.0

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1985 Lakers	.545
	2020 Lakers	.480

3-Point %

	1985 Lakers	.305
	2020 Lakers	.349

Free Throw %

	1985 Lakers	.763
	2020 Lakers	.729

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1985 Lakers	126.3
	2020 Lakers	112.8

Rebounds

	1985 Lakers	46.1
	2020 Lakers	44.1

Assists

	1985 Lakers	33.7
	2020 Lakers	25.6

Steals

	1985 Lakers	9.4
	2020 Lakers	8.0

Blocks

	1985 Lakers	6.3
	2020 Lakers	5.3

3-Pointers Made

	1985 Lakers	1.5
	2020 Lakers	12.1

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1985 Lakers	.543
	2020 Lakers	.489

3-Point %

	1985 Lakers	.372
	2020 Lakers	.354

Free Throw %

	1985 Lakers	.755
	2020 Lakers	.758

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1985 Lakers	22.0 ppg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2020 Lakers	26.1 ppg Anthony Davis

Rebounds

1985 Lakers	7.9 rpg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2020 Lakers	9.3 rpg Anthony Davis

Assists

1985 Lakers	12.6 apg Magic Johnson
2020 Lakers	10.2 apg LeBron James

Steals

1985 Lakers	1.5 spg Magic Johnson
2020 Lakers	1.5 spg Anthony Davis

Blocks

1985 Lakers	2.1 bpg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2020 Lakers	2.3 bpg Anthony Davis

NBA Playoffs

Points

1985 Lakers	21.9 ppg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2020 Lakers	27.7 ppg Anthony Davis

Rebounds

1985 Lakers	8.1 rpg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2020 Lakers	10.8 rpg LeBron James

Assists

1985 Lakers	15.2 apg Magic Johnson
2020 Lakers	8.8 apg LeBron James

Steals

1985 Lakers	2.2 spg Byron Scott
2020 Lakers	1.4 spg Rajon Rondo

Blocks

1985 Lakers	1.9 bpg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2020 Lakers	1.4 bpg Anthony Davis