| month | day | visitor | score | home | score |
|---|
| November | 3, 1988 | Jazz | 91 | Lakers | 95 |
| November | 7, 1988 | Clippers | 102 | Lakers | 122 |
| November | 8, 1988 | Bulls | 115 | Lakers | 95 |
| November | 9, 1988 | Lakers | 108 | Warriors | 114 |
| November | 10, 1988 | Clippers | 83 | Lakers | 93 |
| November | 11, 1988 | Lakers | 117 | Pacers | 113 |
| November | 14, 1988 | Lakers | 100 | Rockets | 97 |
| November | 15, 1988 | Lakers | 101 | Clippers | 112 |
| November | 16, 1988 | Lakers | 119 | Bucks | 94 |
| November | 20, 1988 | Lakers | 79 | Blazers | 90 |
| November | 22, 1988 | Lakers | 92 | Blazers | 70 |
| November | 23, 1988 | Pacers | 97 | Lakers | 111 |
| November | 30, 1988 | Spurs | 92 | Lakers | 109 |
| December | 1, 1988 | Spurs | 98 | Lakers | 121 |
| December | 5, 1988 | Suns | 94 | Lakers | 107 |
| December | 7, 1988 | Lakers | 116 | Bullets | 112 |
| December | 8, 1988 | Blazers | 72 | Lakers | 81 |
| December | 10, 1988 | Warriors | 91 | Lakers | 114 |
| December | 14, 1988 | Bullets | 102 | Lakers | 104 |
| December | 15, 1988 | Lakers | 64 | Hornets | 83 |
| December | 17, 1988 | Magic | 83 | Lakers | 102 |
| December | 19, 1988 | Lakers | 103 | Kings | 81 |
| December | 20, 1988 | Lakers | 98 | 76ers | 91 |
| December | 22, 1988 | Sonics | 91 | Lakers | 110 |
| December | 23, 1988 | Lakers | 80 | Pistons | 91 |
| December | 25, 1988 | Jazz | 75 | Lakers | 88 |
| December | 28, 1988 | Lakers | 113 | Clippers | 112 |
| December | 31, 1988 | Blazers | 83 | Lakers | 90 |
| January | 1, 1989 | Lakers | 118 | Kings | 97 |
| January | 3, 1989 | Lakers | 112 | Sonics | 67 |
| January | 4, 1989 | Lakers | 103 | Bulls | 99 |
| January | 10, 1989 | Lakers | 99 | Bullets | 105 |
| January | 12, 1989 | Lakers | 141 | Clippers | 112 |
| January | 15, 1989 | Lakers | 104 | Suns | 95 |
| January | 17, 1989 | Lakers | 119 | Bullets | 105 |
| January | 18, 1989 | Lakers | 111 | Spurs | 105 |
| January | 19, 1989 | Kings | 84 | Lakers | 87 |
| January | 23, 1989 | Pistons | 103 | Lakers | 108 |
| January | 24, 1989 | Lakers | 90 | Suns | 116 |
| January | 25, 1989 | 76ers | 92 | Lakers | 107 |
| January | 26, 1989 | Warriors | 94 | Lakers | 108 |
| January | 28, 1989 | Lakers | 114 | Sonics | 105 |
| January | 30, 1989 | Lakers | 88 | Jazz | 107 |
| January | 31, 1989 | Kings | 86 | Lakers | 111 |
| February | 2, 1989 | Bullets | | Lakers | |
| February | 5, 1989 | Rockets | | Lakers | |
| February | 8, 1989 | Lakers | | Spurs | |
| February | 9, 1989 | Lakers | | Sonics | |
| February | 10, 1989 | Jazz | | Lakers | |
| February | 17, 1989 | Lakers | | Heat | |
| February | 21, 1989 | Lakers | | Cavaliers | |
| February | 24, 1989 | Lakers | | Magic | |
| February | 25, 1989 | Lakers | | Celtics | |
| March | 2, 1989 | Lakers | | Jazz | |
| March | 4, 1989 | Bucks | | Lakers | |
| March | 6, 1989 | Heat | | Lakers | |
| March | 7, 1989 | Cavaliers | | Lakers | |
| March | 9, 1989 | Blazers | | Lakers | |
| March | 12, 1989 | Lakers | | Jazz | |
| March | 13, 1989 | Spurs | | Lakers | |
| March | 14, 1989 | Warriors | | Lakers | |
| March | 15, 1989 | Lakers | | Rockets | |
| March | 19, 1989 | Celtics | | Lakers | |
| March | 20, 1989 | Lakers | | Warriors | |
| March | 22, 1989 | Lakers | | Rockets | |
| March | 29, 1989 | Lakers | | Blazers | |
| April | 6, 1989 | Lakers | | Spurs | |
| April | 11, 1989 | Lakers | | Knicks | |
| April | 14, 1989 | Suns | | Lakers | |
| April | 15, 1989 | Rockets | | Lakers | |
| April | 19, 1989 | Kings | | Lakers | |
| April | 24, 1989 | Lakers | | Kings | |
| April | 25, 1989 | Sonics | | Lakers | |
| April | 26, 1989 | Clippers | | Lakers | |
| April | 27, 1989 | Knicks | | Lakers | |
| April | 28, 1989 | Lakers | | Bullets | |
| April | 29, 1989 | Clippers | | Lakers | |
| May | 1, 1989 | Blazers | | Lakers | |
| May | 2, 1989 | Rockets | | Lakers | |
| May | 4, 1989 | Lakers | | Warriors | |
| May | 5, 1989 | Hornets | | Lakers | |
| May | 6, 1989 | Suns | | Lakers | |