2012 Miami Heat vs. 1988 Los Angeles Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 2011-12 Heat and the 1987-88 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

Summary

Regular Season

Standings
2012 Heat
in Eastern Conference
1988 Lakers
in Western Conference
Season Record
2012 Heat
46 - 20
1988 Lakers
62 - 20

Winning %
2012 Heat
.697
1988 Lakers
.756

Longest Streaks
2012 Heat
Winning Streak: 9
Losing Streak: 3
1988 Lakers
Winning Streak: 15
Losing Streak: 3
Players Used
(at least 1 game)
2012 Heat
1988 Lakers

Playoffs

Playoff Performance
2012 Heat
NBA Championship
NBA Champions
1988 Lakers
NBA Championship
NBA Champions
Playoff Record
2012 Heat
16 - 7
1988 Lakers
15 - 9

Winning %
2012 Heat
.696
1988 Lakers
.625

Players Used
(at least 1 game)
2012 Heat
1988 Lakers

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors
2012 Heat
5 -
Season MVP: LeBron James
Finals MVP: LeBron James
All-NBA 1st Team: LeBron James
All-NBA 3rd Team: Dwyane Wade
All-Defensive 1st Team: LeBron James
1988 Lakers
3 -
Finals MVP: James Worthy
All-NBA 1st Team: Magic Johnson
All-Defensive 1st Team: Michael Cooper
NBA Leaders
2012 Heat
-
none
1988 Lakers
-
none
Hall of Famers

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points
2012 Heat
98.5
1988 Lakers
112.8

Rebounds
2012 Heat
41.6
1988 Lakers
43.5

Assists
2012 Heat
20.0
1988 Lakers
28.6

Steals
2012 Heat
8.9
1988 Lakers
8.2

Blocks
2012 Heat
5.4
1988 Lakers
4.9

3-Pointers Made
2012 Heat
5.6
1988 Lakers
1.7

Percentages

Field Goal %
2012 Heat
.469
1988 Lakers
.505

3-Point %
2012 Heat
.359
1988 Lakers
.297

Free Throw %
2012 Heat
.775
1988 Lakers
.789

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points
2012 Heat
97.3
1988 Lakers
105.6

Rebounds
2012 Heat
40.4
1988 Lakers
40.5

Assists
2012 Heat
17.5
1988 Lakers
25.9

Steals
2012 Heat
7.3
1988 Lakers
7.2

Blocks
2012 Heat
5.0
1988 Lakers
4.7

3-Pointers Made
2012 Heat
6.8
1988 Lakers
2.4

Percentages

Field Goal %
2012 Heat
.460
1988 Lakers
.499

3-Point %
2012 Heat
.347
1988 Lakers
.393

Free Throw %
2012 Heat
.744
1988 Lakers
.779

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points
2012 Heat
27.1 ppg
1988 Lakers
21.7 ppg
Rebounds
2012 Heat
7.9 rpg
1988 Lakers
8.7 rpg
Assists
2012 Heat
6.2 apg
1988 Lakers
11.9 apg
Steals
2012 Heat
1.9 spg
1988 Lakers
1.9 spg
Blocks
2012 Heat
1.3 bpg
1988 Lakers

NBA Playoffs

Points
2012 Heat
30.3 ppg
1988 Lakers
21.1 ppg
Rebounds
2012 Heat
9.7 rpg
1988 Lakers
7.3 rpg
Assists
2012 Heat
5.6 apg
1988 Lakers
12.6 apg
Steals
2012 Heat
1.9 spg
1988 Lakers
1.4 spg
Blocks
2012 Heat
1.3 bpg
1988 Lakers