In the NBA of 87 the Angels Lakers and the Boston Celtics face each other again in the final, this time with a 4-2 victory for the Lakers. Magic Johnson was the man of the final, well seconded by Worthy and Abdul-Jabbar

Angeles Lakers 
*Johnson – 26.2p, 13.0a, 8.0r.
*Scott – 11.8p, 3.0r.
*Worthy – 20.7p, 5.3r.
*Green – 7.8p, 5.2r.
*Abdul-Jabbar – 21.7p, 7.3r.
Cooper – 12.0p, 4.7a.
Branch – 1.3p. (4)
Matthews – 1.3p. (4)
Rambis – 1.7p, 2.5r.
Thompson – 11.2p, 5.2r.
Smrek – 0.5p, 1.3r. (4)
Brickowski –

Boston Celtics
*Johnson – 21.0p, 9.3a.
*Ainge – 12.5p, 5.0a.
*Bird – 24.2p, 10.0r, 5.5a.
*McHale – 20.5p, 9.0r.
*Parish – 16.5p, 6.5r.
Sichting – 1.3p, 1.8a.
Vincent – 4.8p, 1.3a.
Daye – 4.5p, 1.3r. (4)
Roberts – 4.4p, 1.8r. (5)
Kite – 0.8p, 3.0r.
Walton – 1.2p, 1.0r. (5)
Henry – 2.5p. (4)

To reach the final, they eliminated …
Angeles Lakers – Denver Nuggets (3-0), Golden St. Warriors (4-1), Seattle Supersonics (4-2)
Boston Celtics – Chicago Bulls (3-0), Milwaukee Bucks (4-3), Detroit Pistons (4-3)