3. 1982 dominating sweep over the Phoenix Suns
The second championship in the Showtime Lakers era came in 1982 and it was arguably the best version of the team that Laker fans fell in love with in the 80s. The long list of legends and Hall of Famers on this team is just absurd.
This team had Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar still in the tail-end of his prime, Jamaal Wilkes, Bob McAdoo, Bob Cooper, Norm Nixon, Mitch Kupchak and Kurt Rambis. The only person missing from this team that was a staple of the Showtime era was James Worthy, who joined the team the following season as a rookie.
The Lakers’ dominance was showcased in their record, 57-25, and how easily they got to the NBA Finals. After a first-round bye, the Lakers absolutely demolished the Phoenix Suns in the conference semifinals to move onto the Western Conference Finals, where they also swept the San Antonio Spurs.
The Suns had only one game, Game 4, in which the winning margin was decided by five or fewer points. All in all, the Lakers outscored the Suns by 51 points in four games.
That is absolutely insane considering the Suns were the fifth seed in the Western Conference that season. The Suns were a talented team led by Hall of Famer Dennis Johnson that got completely outmatched by the Showtime Lakers.
The Lakers had six players average in double digits in scoring in this series, three of which averaged 20 or more points.