The Los Angeles Lakers were 57-25 in 1981-82. They finished 1st in the Pacific Division and 1st in the Western Conference. They won in the NBA Finals against the Philadelphia 76ers, 4 games to 2, to win their eighth championship.
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1981-82 Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
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1 |  Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | |
2 | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | |
3 | 52 | 30 | .634 | 5.0 | |
4 | 46 | 36 | .561 | 11.0 | |
5 | 46 | 36 | .561 | 11.0 |
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Luka Doncic is off to a spectacular offensive start for the Lakers with a string of 40-point games
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Luka Doncic scores 42 points in another brilliant game, leading the Lakers past the Heat 138-117
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Luka Doncic has 45 points, 15 rebounds while leading Lakers to 131-125 victory over Raptors
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Stephen Curry scores 31 points and outduels Luka Doncic as Warriors come back to beat Lakers 112-95
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Lakers rout Clippers 103-87 without Luka Doncic
1981-82 Stats
See stats| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
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Team | 82 | 242.1 | 114.6 | 45.9 | 28.7 | 10.3 | 6.3 | 47.8 | 92.5 | 51.7 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 13.8 | 18.9 | 26.4 | 71.7 | 55.1 | 15.3 | 30.5 | 17.9 | 24.4 |
Team Rank | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 23rd | 23rd | 23rd | 23rd | 20th | 23rd | 5th | 4th | 6th | 13th | 2nd | |
Opponent | 82 | 242.1 | 109.8 | 43.0 | 28.3 | 8.8 | 5.3 | 45.7 | 93.6 | 48.8 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 36.6 | 17.5 | 24.5 | 71.4 | 52.6 | 15.5 | 27.5 | 18.1 | 24.4 |
Opponent Rank | 4th | 15th | 12th | 22nd | 16th | 12th | 20th | 22nd | 10th | 23rd | 21st | 23rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 6th | 21st | 4th | 7th | 22nd | |
Net | +4.9 | +2.8 | +0.5 | +1.6 | +1.0 | +2.1 | -1.1 | +2.9 | -0.8 | -1.5 | -22.8 | +1.4 | +1.9 | +0.3 | +2.5 | -0.2 | +3.0 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ||
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 1 | .875 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1.5 | |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.5 | |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.5 | |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.5 | |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.0 | |
| 8 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.5 | |
| 9 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4.0 | |
| 10 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4.5 | |
| 11 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4.5 | |
| 12 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5.0 | |
| 13 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.5 | |
| 14 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.5 | |
| 15 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.5 |
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Nets| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 1 | .875 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 1.0 | |
| 4 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1.0 | |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1.5 | |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1.5 | |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2.0 | |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2.0 | |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.5 | |
| 10 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3.0 | |
| 11 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.5 | |
| 12 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.5 | |
| 13 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.5 | |
| 14 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.5 | |
| 15 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.5 |
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