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LOS ANGELES LAKERS STAFF DIRECTORY

LOS ANGELES LAKERS 2002 PLAYOFF GUIDE - x

June 28 The Lakers waive forward A.C. Green. June 29 The Lakers acquire the rights to Cory Hightower from the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for draft choices. July 5 The Lakers sign first round draft choice, Mark Madsen. August 7 Los Angeles Lakers Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Jerry West announces retirement; Mitch Kupchak takes over as head of basketball operations. Kurt Rambis is promoted to Assistant General Manager. August 9 The Lakers sign free agent Nate Johnson. August 10 The Lakers sign Cory Hightower. Hightower, the 54th pick in the 2000 NBA draft, was acquired by the Lakers from the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for the Lakers’ second round picks in 2001 and 2002. August 18 The Lakers sign Andy Panko. August 25 The Lakers sign free agent Isaiah Rider. September 20 The Lakers trade Glen Rice, Travis Knight to the New York Knicks in exchange for Horace Grant, Greg Foster, Chuck Person and Emanual Davis from the Seattle SuperSonics. September 20 Lakers guard Derek Fisher undergoes surgery to repair a stress fracture in his right foot. The surgery is performed by Dr. Phillip Kwong at the Kerlan-Jobe HealthSouth Surgery Center. September 29 The Lakers waive Chuck Person. October 2 The Lakers sign guard Mike Penberthy. October 4 The Lakers sign Shawn Respert. October 6 The Lakers sign Brian Shaw. October 10 Waive guard/forward Nate Johnson October 11 The Lakers open the preseason with 90-103 loss to the Charlotte Hornets at the New Orleans Arena. Kobe Bryant leads the Los Angeles attack with a game-high tying 19 points while Shaquille O’Neal tallies 16 points and nine rebounds.

LAKERS DAY-BY-DAY RECAPS

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October 12 The Lakers drop to 0-2 in the preseason with an 87-90 loss to the Washington Wizards at the Pyramid in Memphis. Kobe Bryant paces the Lakers with 19 points and Shaquille O’Neal, in only 22 minutes of action, records 12 points, six rebounds, four steals and two blocked shots. October 13 The Lakers sign center Shaquille O’Neal to a three-year contract extension. October 17 The Lakers remain winless in the preseason as the Phoenix Suns hand Los Angeles a 8-786 loss at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim. Shaquille O’Neal leads all scorers with 28 points and adds eight rebounds. Jason Kidd’s 10 points and seven assists in 26 minutes and Rodney Rogers’ 18 points carry the Suns to victory. The Lakers waive forward Andy Panko and guard Shawn Respert October 19 The Lakers preseason record falls to 0-4 as they are defeated by the Cleveland Cavaliers 91-84 at STAPLES Cen-ter. October 20 The Lakers are able to end their four-game losing streak by defeating the Seattle SuperSonics 103-98 at STAPLES Center October 22 The Lakers win their second game in a row, bringing their preseason record to 2-4 as they defeat the Golden State Warriors 94-87 at the San Diego Sports Arena. October 23 The Lakers gave Sacramento 36 points in the fourth quarter and drop their fifth preseason decision 118-111 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. October 26 The Lakers close out the preseason with a record to 3-5, after defeating the Phoenix Suns, 98-84, at America West Arena October 25 The Lakers waive guard Emanual Davis October 30 The Lakers waive guard Cory Hightower; place Derek Fisher, Stanislav Medvedenko and Mike Penberthy on the injured list. October 31 The Lakers open up the 2000-01 season with 96-86 win over their Western conference rivals the Portland Trail Blazers. Reigning MVP Shaquille O’Neal leads all scorers with 36 points. O’Neal also records a game-high 11 rebounds along with five assists and four blocked shots. Isaiah Rider comes off the bench to contribute 13 points, five rebounds and three assists in 26 minutes. Rasheed Wallace leads Portland with 26 points and seven rebounds. November 1 The Lakers are presented their championship rings at a pre-game ceromony at STAPLES Center. The festivities are spoiled however by the visiting Utah Jazz, who hand the Lakers their first loss of the season 97-92. Los Ange-les’ 31 first half points are the fewest the Lakers have scored in one half under Phil Jackson.



November 4 The Lakers rebound from a loss to Utah to defeat the Grizzlies 98-89 in Vancouver. Shaquille O’Neal leads all scorers with 27 points and adds a game-high 15 rebounds for the Lakers. Horace Grant registers his first double-double in a Lakers uniform with 19 points and 11 rebounds. November 5 Shaquille O’Neal scores a game-high 39 points, including a season-high 29 in the second-half, as the Lakers de-feat the Los Angeles Clippers, 108-103 at STAPLES Center. The Lakers have two other scorers top the twenty-point mark as Isaiah Rider records a season-high 22 points and Kobe Bryant adds 21 points. November 7 The Lakers record their second defeat of the season, losing to the Houston Rockets 84-74 at the Compaq Center. The final score of 74 is a team season-low and also ties a franchise mark for fewest points scored, previously rec-orded on two other occasions (vs. Denver 2/3/95 and @ Cleveland 12/19/90). November 8 Los Angeles completes a disappointing Texas road trip with an 81-91 defeat to San Antonio at the Alamodome in front of 26,045. An 18-2 run before the half gives the Spurs a lead they would not relinquish. Kobe Bryant tosses eight assists and leads all scorers with 32 points. Robert Horry converts a season-high four-of-five three-point attempts en route to 12 points while Shaquille O’Neal is held to a season-low 13 points. November 12 The Lakers activate guard Mike Penberthy and place Tyronn Lue on the injured list with a sprained right ankle. Later that day, behind Kobe Bryant’s 37 points and 10 rebounds in his first start of the season at small forward, the Lakers defeat the Rockets 105-99 at STAPLES Center. November 16 In dramatic fashion, Kobe Bryant drills a three-pointer at the end of regulation to force overtime and scores eight of the Lakers 10 points in the extra period en route to a 112-110 victory in Sacramento. Bryant (31 points and 10 rebounds) and Shaquille O’Neal (34 points and 16 rebounds) each post double-doubles to earn a tough road win November 18 Playing without the services of Shaquille O’Neal, sidelined with a left ankle sprain, the Lakers squander a 13-point fourth quarter lead to suffer an 87-86 defeat to the Nuggets in Denver. Kobe Bryant scores a game-high 32 points, his fifth consecutive 30+ point outing. November 19 Kobe Bryant scores 22 points and grabs a season-high-tying 12 rebounds as the Lakers defeat the Bulls 104-96 at STAPLES Center. Horace Grant, Shaquille O’Neal, Ron Harper, and Mike Penberthy all record double digits en route to the Lakers fourth consecutive victory at home. November 22 In a 111-91 victory over the Warriors at the STAPLES Center, the Lakers score a season-high 70 first-half points. Despite having their most lopsided victory of the season to date, the Lakers record a season high 24 turnovers (24). November 28 In a rematch of the NBA Finals 2000, the Lakers tie a franchise record converting 15 three-pointers as they defeat the visiting Indiana Pacers 124-107 at the STAPLES Center. The game also gives the Lakers their seventh consec-utive win at home. Kobe Bryant scores 37 points, while Ron Harper records a season-high 21 points. November 30 The Lakers fell cold from the three-point range in suffering their worse loss since 1995 (46 points to Portland), a 121-88 defeat to the Sonics at Key Arena. The Lakers convert a season-low 1-of-20 three-pointers in the defeat. Seattle’s 33-point winning margin marks an opponent’s season-high.



December 3 Los Angeles holds off the Dallas Mavericks to record a 99-93 win at STAPLES Center, their 20th consecutive home victory against the Mavericks. Ron Harper records a season-high nine rebounds, as the Lakers out-rebound Dallas 51-32. December 6 The Lakers are not able to offset Antawn Jamison’s second consecutive 51-point outing as the Lakers are defeated by the Golden State Warriors 125-122 in overtime in Oakland. Kobe Bryant scores a career-high 51 points. Bry-ant attempts a career-high 35 field goals in the loss. Ron Harper has a season-high 10 assists. December 8 Los Angeles is outscored 11-5 over the final 5:25 minutes, as they are defeated 103-95 by the Seattle SuperSonics at STAPLES Center. The loss snaps the Lakers 10 game home-winning streak. December 12 In a game that features 24 lead changes and 11 ties, Los Angeles allows Milwaukee to score the final five points of the contest in a 105-109 defeat to the Bucks at Staples Center. Lakers’ reserve Mike Penberthy comes off the bench to score a career-high-tying 16 points in the loss. December 15 Playing without Shaquille O’Neal, who received his Bachelors Degree from LSU earlier in the day, Los Angeles triumphs 98-76 over the Vancouver Grizzlies at STAPLES Center. In O’Neal’s absence, the Lakers crash the boards hauling in 58 rebounds, 22 more than Vancouver (36). Horace Grant leads the Lakers with a season-high 19 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. December 17 The Lakers squeak out a 104-101 overtime victory against the Toronto Raptors at the Air Canada Center on the first leg of a four game road trip. Kobe Bryant’s game-high 40 points comes in a career-high 52 minutes. December 19 The Lakers also place forward Devean George on the injured list and activate rookie forward Stanislav Medveden-ko. December 21 Kobe Bryant conver ts a career -high 20 field goal attempts and scores a game-high 45 points as the Lakers pull out a close one over the Rockets, winning 99-94 at Houston’s Compaq Center. December 22 The Lakers sweep their four-game road trip, knocking off the Dallas Mavericks 108-103 at Reunion Arena. Kobe Bryant’s game-high 35 points and Shaquille O’Neal’s 28 points pace the Lakers while Rick Fox records his third double-double of the season with 15 points and 12 rebounds. December 25 Portland returns to STAPLES Center for the first time since their Game Seven defeat in the 2000 Western Confer-ence Finals and plays Scrooge, handing the Lakers a 109-103 loss on Christmas day. Rick Fox records a season-high-tying 22 points in the defeat. December 28 In their fifth consecutive road victory, the Lakers defeat the Phoenix Suns 115-78 at America West Arena. The Lakers’ 37-point margin of victory is the team’s largest of the season and also ties the franchise’s largest victory over the Suns (115-118 on 1/2/87).



December 30 A depleted Lakers squad is forced into overtime before rallying behind Robert Horry to defeat the Los Angeles Clippers 116-114 at STAPLES Center. The Lakers are short-handed as Kobe Bryant receives his second technical foul with 1:52 remaining in the 3rd quarter and is ejected for the first time in his career. Shaquille O’Neal records game highs in points (29) and rebounds (15) before fouling out of the contest with 1:27 remaining in regulation. January 3 The Lakers get off to a sluggish start in the first quarter scoring a season-low 15 points, but rally in the remaining three to defeat the Utah Jazz 82-71 at STAPLES Center. January 7 The Lakers fall victim to a slow start that they never overcome and are defeated by the visiting Los Angeles Clip-pers 118-95 at STAPLES center. The loss snaps the Lakers 16-game winning streak over the Clippers. January 9 The Lakers place guard Mike Penberthy on the injured list with a strained right shoulder and active guard Tyronn Lue. January 12 The Lakers rebound from a loss at home to the Clippers to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 101-98 at STAPLES Center. Shaquille O’Neal leads all scorers with 34 points and also adds a season-high 23 rebounds for the Lakers. January 15 Shaquille O’Neal hits an eight-foot jumper in overtime to give the Lakers a 113-112 victory over the Grizzlies at STAPLES Center. O’Neal scores a team-high 31 points and a game-high 15 rebounds, while Kobe Bryant records double-digits in points (26), rebounds (11) and assists (11 – season-high), to register his first career triple-double. January 19 In a 114-101 victory over the Houston Rockets at STAPLES Center, the Lakers earn their 26th win of the season. Shaquille O’Neal leads the Lakers with 41 points (season-high) and 11 rebounds in only 31 minutes of play. January 21 After a slow start Los Angeles is defeated, 103-92, by the Miami Heat at STAPLES Center. The Lakers only hand out 11 assists, the lowest total of the season. January 26 Isaiah Rider tallies a season-high 24 points to help lead the Lakers to a 113-101 victory over the visiting New Jersey Nets. Rider converts seven-of-twelve field goal attempts and eight of his free throws. Shaquille O’Neal adds a season-high eight assists for the Lakers who snap a two-game losing streak. January 28 Playing without an injured Shaquille O’Neal, the Lakers are not able to pick up the slack and are handed a 91-81 loss by the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. The Lakers convert a season-low 32.5% of their field goal attempts with their 28 field goals tying a season-low. Robert Horry has season-high numbers in both points (18) and rebounds (11) in the loss. January 30 The Lakers build a 19-point lead entering the fourth quarter and are able to hold off the Cleveland Cavaliers to secure a 102-96 victory at Gund Arena. Kobe Bryant scores a game-high 47 points and sets a franchise record for most free throws made in a game (23) and half (17) by converting 23-of-26 free throws. Rookie Mark Madsen sets a career-high with 10 rebounds.



January 31 An injury depleted Lakers squad plays for the second consecutive night and is no match for the Minnesota Timber-wolves, as Los Angeles is handed a 95-83 loss at the Target Center. Mark Madsen scores a career-high 15 points and pulls down eight rebounds in the defeat. February 4 Greg Foster tallies season-highs in points (13) and rebounds (9) in a 100-94 victory over the Sacramento Kings at STAPLES Center. February 14 Allen Iverson scores 40 points for the second consecutive game to propel the 76ers to a 112-97 victory over the Lakers at the First Union Center. Reserve Tyronn Lue comes off the bench to record a season-high 10 points. February 16 The Lakers overcome an early deficit to register a 99-94 victory over the Charlotte Hornets at Charlotte Coliseum. Kobe Bryant tallies his second career tr iple-double with 25 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. February 18 The Lakers place guard Ron Harper on the injured list with a sore left knee and active guard Mike Penberthy. February 20 Rick Fox registers his four th double-double of the season (22 points, 11 rebounds) as the Lakers defeat the Dal-las Mavericks 119-109 at Reunion Arena. Fox’s 22 points ties a season-high while Isaiah Rider, in his third con-secutive start, adds 20 points, four rebounds and five assists in the victory. Kobe Bryant, who suffers a sprained ankle in the closing minutes of the game, tallies 19 points, six rebounds and a game-high-tying seven assists. In the victory, the Lakers register a season-high in free throws made with 37. February 23 Shaquille O’Neal leads all scorers with 30 points while adding eight rebounds and eight assists as the Lakers defeat the Atlanta Hawks at STAPLES Center 113-106. Brian Shaw tallies a season-high 22 points while Mike Penberthy (16) and Devean George (10) come off the bench to also record season-highs in points. February 25 Shaquille O’Neal’s game high 37 points, 19 rebounds and five blocked shots push the Lakers winning streak to four in a 106-100 come-from-behind victory over the Orlando Magic at STAPLES Center. The Lakers set a season-high with 53 free throw attempts. March 2 Using a 10-0 run late in the second period to open up a close game, the Lakers post a 98-88 victory over the Griz-zlies in Vancouver. Los Angeles tallies 53 rebounds as both Horace Grant (15) and Brian Shaw (11) register sea-son-highs in boards. March 4 After posting a season-high 43 first quarter points, Los Angeles coasts to a 110-95 victory over the Golden State Warriors at STAPLES Center. March 9 Rallying back from a 15-point deficit is not enough as the Lakers lose in overtime 93-89 to the San Antonio Spurs at STAPLES Center. For the first time since December 16, 1999, the Lakers fail to make any of their 11 attempted three pointers.



March 11 The Lakers lose in overtime for the second time in a row to the Seattle Supersonics 109-97 at STAPLES Center as they play without Isaiah Rider and Kobe Bryant. The Lakers are outscored 16-4 in overtime, giving the Sonics a 4-0 sweep in the season series. The Lakers have to play without Robert Horry,who ejected in the first half, and Shaquille O’Neal, who fouls out in the four th quar ter . March 13 The Lakers activate guard Derek Fisher and place Mike Penberthy on the injured list The return of Derek Fisher, who has career-high 26 points and 6 steals, sparks the Lakers to a 112-107 victory against the Celtics at the STAPLES Center. Brian Shaw pulls down a season and game-high 12 rebounds. March 15 Kobe Bryant returns to the line-up and scores a game-high 39 points as the Lakers defeat the Detroit Pistons in overtime, 125-119, at The Palace of Auburn Hills. The Lakers overcome an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter with the help of Bryant, who scores 24 points in the fourth quarter and overtime. The Lakers then outscore the Pistons 14-6 in the extra period en route to the victory. The Lakers record season-highs in both steals (14) and points (125). March 19 Shaquille O’Neal, Kobe Bryant, and Horace Grant all record double-doubles, the first time three Lakers have accomplished this feat in the same game since February 1999 (O’Neal, Bryant, and Elden Campbell), but it is not enough as the Hawks defeat the Lakers 108-106 at Philips Arena. Despite registering a victory, the Hawks only manage 27 rebounds, an opponents’ season-low. March 21 Los Angeles allows the Bucks to score 67 second-half points in a 100-107 loss to Milwaukee at the Bradley Cen-ter. The loss marks the first time the Lakers have been swept in a season series vs. Milwaukee since 1990-91. The Lakers also place guard Tyronn Lue on the injured list and activate guard Mike Penberthy. March 25 The Lakers play without an injured Kobe Bryant, who misses his second consecutive game due to an injured ankle, as they mount an impressive fourth quarter to defeat the Sacramento Kings 84-72 in ARCO Arena. Horace Grant pitches in on the defensive end with a season-high four blocks. March 28 In a rematch of a game three days prior the Lakers jump out to an early 10-point lead before things begin to fall apart as they are defeated by the Sacramento Kings 108-84 at STAPLES Center. Devean George grabs a career-high seven rebounds in the defeat. The loss marks the first time since the 1998-99 season (April 24 @SA and April 26 @Hou) that Los Angeles has suffered consecutive 20-point defeats. April 1 Derek Fisher’s last second shot fails to reach it’s target as the Lakers are defeated by the New York Knicks at the STAPLES Center. New York sweeps the season series (2-0) for the first time since the 1994-95 season. April 6 Behind Shaquille O’Neal’s second consecutive 39 point outing, the Lakers hold off a furious fourth quarter come-back by the Celtics and defeat Boston 100-96 at the FleetCenter. Up by 21 entering the fourth quarter, the Lakers are outscored by 20 and see their lead cut to one point with under a minute to play. Los Angeles hangs on for the win behind a strong performance by Brian Shaw who came up one assist shy of a triple double (10 points, 10 re-bounds and nine assists).



April 8 Trailing by one point entering the fourth quarter, the Lakers outscore Minnesota by six in the final period and de-feat the Timberwolves 104-99 at the Target Center. Shaquille O’Neal paces the Lakers who sweep their final road trip of the season with a 4-0 mark. April 10 In Kobe Bryant’s first full game back from a sore foot, the Lakers use an early 12-0 run in the first quarter to build a lead they would never relinquish and defeat the Phoenix Suns 106-80 at STAPLES Center. The Lakers also place Isaiah Rider on the injured list and activate Stanislav Medvedenko. April 15 Behind Shaquille O’Neal, Kobe Bryant, and Derek Fisher, the Lakers power past the Por tland Trail Blazers to claim a first place tie in the Pacific Division. April 17 Los Angeles concludes the regular season with an eighth straight victory, a 108-91 win over the Denver Nuggets. The Lakers wrap up their 17th Pacific Division title.



---- FIELD GOALS 3-PT. F.G.'S FREE THROWS -- REBOUNDS -- ----- MISCELLANEOUS ------ --- SCORING ---

TEAM MADE ATT. PCT. MADE ATT. PCT. MADE ATT. PCT. OFF. DEF. TOT. AST PF DQ STL TO BLK PTS AVG. DIFF.

N.Y. 2568 6159 .417 445 1266 .352 1478 2015 .733 872 2418 3290 1573 1754 16 596 1216 338 7059 86.1 +2.6

Miami 2701 6261 .431 360 1087 .331 1339 1818 .737 914 2528 3442 1421 1824 23 598 1275 424 7101 86.6 +2.3

S.A. 2837 6770 .419 343 1043 .329 1233 1664 .741 967 2432 3399 1617 1946 27 600 1107 426 7250 88.4 +7.8

Cha. 2767 6501 .426 389 1081 .360 1444 1910 .756 892 2436 3328 1748 1768 13 616 1204 375 7367 89.8 +2.1

Phil. 2871 6699 .429 427 1248 .342 1243 1660 .749 985 2366 3351 1771 1938 20 672 1261 458 7412 90.4 +4.3

Port. 2819 6436 .438 406 1103 .368 1436 1930 .744 946 2238 3184 1745 1738 11 646 1216 324 7480 91.2 +4.2

Phoe. 2792 6422 .435 327 937 .349 1618 2127 .761 902 2588 3490 1652 1819 14 682 1433 416 7529 91.8 +2.2

Utah 2667 6076 .439 410 1194 .343 1830 2391 .765 874 2183 3057 1564 2006 33 699 1320 453 7574 92.4 +4.7

Ind. 2829 6683 .423 377 1121 .336 1572 2074 .758 1042 2495 3537 1695 1882 13 589 1115 387 7607 92.8 -0.2

Hou. 3020 6733 .449 359 1015 .354 1385 1862 .744 988 2420 3408 1735 1771 17 605 1092 400 7784 94.9 +2.3

LA-C 2995 6800 .440 354 1075 .329 1474 1983 .743 1042 2439 3481 1791 1795 16 638 1045 412 7818 95.3 -2.9

Tor. 3009 6725 .447 379 1045 .363 1425 1890 .754 926 2511 3437 1696 1792 20 561 1156 439 7822 95.4 +2.3

Sac. 3087 7139 .432 401 1131 .355 1291 1724 .749 1121 2643 3764 1816 1766 14 666 1334 476 7866 95.9 +5.8

Minn. 2977 6588 .452 350 996 .351 1567 2164 .724 967 2505 3472 1834 1655 5 583 1246 357 7871 96.0 +1.4

Atl. 2922 6609 .442 396 1080 .367 1646 2153 .765 1029 2534 3563 1737 1696 11 698 1212 513 7886 96.2 -5.2

Dall. 2938 6693 .439 381 1140 .334 1631 2231 .731 1068 2623 3691 1778 1848 21 622 1273 379 7888 96.2 +4.3

Clev. 2927 6582 .445 422 1155 .365 1633 2125 .768 990 2400 3390 1880 1810 12 694 1229 542 7909 96.5 -4.2

Orl. 2830 6499 .435 366 1059 .346 1885 2566 .735 1061 2609 3670 1793 1946 15 695 1408 440 7911 96.5 +1.0

Chi. 2987 6330 .472 346 973 .356 1607 2202 .730 957 2551 3508 1932 1754 11 635 1217 426 7927 96.7 -9.1

Bos. 2935 6392 .459 430 1170 .368 1634 2178 .750 888 2650 3538 1885 1903 17 650 1402 440 7934 96.8 -2.1

Milw. 2912 6626 .439 439 1246 .352 1679 2186 .768 1014 2490 3504 1883 1778 13 592 1273 350 7942 96.9 +3.9

N.J. 2937 6452 .455 428 1189 .360 1664 2231 .746 1001 2622 3623 1840 1808 21 619 1304 522 7966 97.1 -5.0

LA-L 2983 6815 .438 413 1168 .354 1595 2114 .754 981 2407 3388 1659 2002 24 619 1073 324 7974 97.2 +3.4

Sea. 3076 6783 .453 471 1351 .349 1353 1824 .742 1046 2431 3477 1957 1816 12 648 1228 510 7976 97.3 +0.0

Det. 2976 6850 .434 428 1229 .348 1596 2169 .736 1012 2671 3683 1860 2062 23 669 1274 397 7976 97.3 -1.7

Vanc. 3143 6791 .463 389 1075 .362 1317 1798 .732 1052 2534 3586 1935 1768 16 710 1217 476 7992 97.5 -5.7

Den. 3081 6914 .446 416 1168 .356 1542 2049 .753 1012 2642 3654 2042 1758 23 588 1075 497 8120 99.0 -2.5

Wash. 3100 6596 .470 433 1093 .396 1559 2088 .747 931 2410 3341 1902 1974 18 688 1230 511 8192 99.9 -6.7

G.S. 3179 6740 .472 439 1159 .379 1529 2011 .760 1039 2693 3732 2045 1765 18 722 1348 493 8326 101.5 -9.0

AVG.'S 2926 6609 .443 397 1124 .354 1524 2039 .748 983 2499 3482 1786 1832 17 641 1234 431 7774 94.8 ---

---- 84865 32597 44205 72469 51786 497 35783 225459

---- 191664 11524 59137 28519 100988 53142 18600 12505

2000-01 FINAL TEAM OVERALL STATISTICS (DEF)


#8 Pos: Guard Height: 6-7 Weight: 215 Born: August 23, 1978 (Philadelphia, PA) Opening Day Age: 22 College: None High School: Lower Merion (Ardmore, PA) Years Pro: 4 How Acquired: Acquired by the Lakers from the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for Vlade Divac on July 11, 1996 (was selected by the Hornets with the 13th overall choice in the 1996 NBA Draft on June 26, 1996). Signed a contract with the Lakers on July 24, 1996. 2000-01

Averaged 28.5 points, 5.9 rebounds and 5.0 assists in 40.9 minutes. Ranked among league leaders in scoring (28.5/4th), field goal percentage (.464/37th), free throw

percentage (.853/18th), and minutes played (40.9/7th). Recorded a career-high-tying six steals 4/10 vs. Phoenix. Missed four games due to a sore left foot (4/3 @ Utah, 4/5 @ Chicago, 4/6 @ Boston and 4/8 @

Minnesota). Played only 11 minutes before leaving the contest due to a sore left foot 4/1 vs. New York. Missed five consecutive games (3/23 vs. Washington, 3/25 at Sacramento, 3/26 at Phoenix, 3/28 vs.

Sacramento and 3/30 vs. Dallas) due to a sore left foot. Did not play 3/11 vs. Seattle or 3/13 vs. Boston due to a viral infection. Missed three games due to a moderately sprained right ankle (2/21 @ San Antonio, 2/23 vs. Atlanta

and 2/25 vs. Orlando). Tallied his second career triple-double with 25 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists 2/16 @ Charlotte. Recorded 19 points and handed out a game-high seven assists in the 2001 All-Star game at the

MCI Center. Registered his eighth double-double with 26 points and 11 rebounds 2/4 vs. Sacramento. Tallied 44 points, nine rebounds and a career-high-tying five blocked shots in playing the entire 48

minutes 2/2 vs. Charlotte. Converted a franchise record 23 free throws (23-26) in tallying a game-high 47 points 1/30 @ Cleve-

land. Set a franchise record for most free throws converted in a half by making 17 free throws in the sec-

ond half 1/30 @ Cleveland. Recorded his seventh double-double of the season with 33 points and 11 rebounds 1/28 @ New

York. Earned a starting berth in the backcourt for the Western Conference All-Star team for the third con-

secutive season. Tallied the first triple-double of his career with 26 points, 11 rebounds and a season-high 11 assists

1/15 vs. Vancouver. Named NBA Player of the Month for December when he averaged 32.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and

4.9 assists in 16 games. Was ejected for the first time in his career after receiving two technical fouls 12/20 @ LA Clippers. Named NBA Player of the Week for games played between 12/18 and 12/24 (second time he has

won the award). Scored 30+ points in 24 games, 35+ in 15 games and 40+ on six occasions. Converted a career-high 20 field goals (20-26) 12/21 @ Houston. Tallied 45 points 12/21 @ Houston, his fourth game of 40 or more points this season.

KOBE BRYANT


Scored 40 points, his third outing of 40 or more points this season, in a career-high 52 minutes 12/17 at Toronto.

Handed out nine assists 12/10 vs. Detroit. Recorded career-highs in field goals attempted (35), and points (51) 12/6 @ Golden State. Tallied his fourth double-double of the season with 38 points and 10 rebounds 12/3 vs. Dallas. Registered 16 FG in scoring 43 points 12/1 vs. San Antonio. Scored 37 points 11/28 vs. Indiana. Recorded his third double-double of the season with 22 points and a season-high 12 rebounds

11/19 vs. Chicago. Scored 30+ points in five consecutive games for the first time in his career 11/8 @ San Antonio (32),

11/12 vs. Houston (37), 11/14 vs. Denver (31), 11/16 @ Sacramento (31) and 11/18 @ Denver (32). Posted his second double-double (points/rebounds) of the season with 31 points and 10 rebounds

11/16 @ Sacramento. Handed out nine assists 11/14 vs. Denver. Registered his first double-double (points/rebounds) of the season with 37 points and 10 rebounds

11/12 vs. Houston. Attempted 31 field goals on two occasions (11/8 @ San Antonio and 12/1 vs. San Antonio). Has converted 475-557 free throw attempts this season (.853) and ranked 18th in the league in that

category. Handed out a team-high eight assists 11/8 vs. San Antonio. CAREER Is the youngest player ever named to the NBA’s All-Defensive Team when he received First Team

honors following the 1999-00 season. Earned All-NBA honors after each of the last two seasons (Second Team in 1999-00 and Third

Team in 1998-99). Has been selected a starter on the Western Conference All-Star Team in each of the last three

games (1998, 2000 and 2001 – no game in 1999). Became the youngest player to ever start and All-Star contest when he was chosen as a member of

the 1998 Western Conference All-Star Team. Earned All-Rookie Second Team honors, becoming the youngest player in league history to earn

this distinction. Is one of only two players in league history – joining Minnesota’s Kevin Garnett in 1995-96 – to earn

NBA All-Rookie Team honors after entering the league directly from high school. Became the youngest player to ever start an NBA contest 1/28/97 @ Dallas (18 years, five months

and five days. Scored an all-time record 31 points in the 1997 Schick Rookie Game. Won the 1997 Gatorade Slam Dunk Championship during All-Star Weekend, becoming the first

player to win the event. Became the youngest player in Los Angeles Franchise history to appear in a regular season game

in his NBA debut 11/3/96 vs. Minnesota (18 years, two months and 11 days) and is the second youngest player to ever appear in an NBA game (only Portland’s Jermaine O’Neal, who was 18 years, one month and 22 days when he made is NBA debut, was younger).

Has increased his scoring average in each of his first four seasons (7.6, 15.4, 19.9, 22.5).

BYPASSSED COLLEGE Elected to enter the NBA directly from high school (Lower Merion, Ardmore, PA), becoming the first-

ever player in Los Angeles franchise history to make this transition. Became the 27th player to make the transition directly from high school to the professional ranks,

and one of two players to do so in the 1996 NBA Draft (Portland—Jermaine O’Neal). PERSONAL

Is the son of Joe “Jelly Bean” Bryant who played eight seasons in the NBA (Philadelphia, San Diego

KOBE BRYANT


and Houston) before retiring in 1983 (Joe, a 6-9 forward averaged 8.7 points and 4.0 rebounds in 606 games).

Spent eight years of his childhood in Italy. Parents named him after a type of steak (Kobe) seen on a restaurant menu seen prior to his birth. Has two older sisters, Sharia and Shaya. Involved with several community programs, including the Pediatric AIDS Foundation and the Center

for Abused Children. Enjoys reading and playing video games in his spare time. Says Michael Jordan is the greatest player he has ever seen. Favorite non-NBA sports team is the Dallas Cowboys. Chose to wear the #8 in the NBA because his uniform number at the ABCD camp was 143 (1+4+3). Lists his greatest personal achievement as being drafted by an NBA team.

NBA REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS SEASON TEAM G MIN FGM-FGA PCT 3-PT FTM-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AST PF-DQ ST BS PTS AVG 1996-97 LAL 71 1103 176-422 .417 51-136 136-166 .819 47 85 132 91 102-0 49 23 539 7.6 1997-98 LAL 79 2056 391-913 .428 75-220 363-457 .794 79 163 242 199 180-1 74 40 1220 15.4 1998-99 LAL 50 1896 362-779 .465 27-101 245-292 .839 53 211 264 190 153-3 72 50 996 19.9 1999-00 LAL 62 2524 554-1183 .468 46-144 331-403 .821 108 308 416 323 220-4 106 62 1485 22.5 2000-01 LAL 68 2783 701-1510 .464 61-200 475-557 .853 104 295 399 338 222-3 114 43 1938 28.5 TOTALS 33410362 2184-4807 .454 260-801 1550-1875.827 391 1062 14531141 877-11 415 218 6178 18.5

NBA PLAYOFFS SEASON TEAM G MIN FGM-FGA PCT 3-PT FTM-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AST PF-DQ ST BS PTS AVG 1996-97 LAL 9 133 21-55 .382 6-23 26-30 .867 1 10 11 11 23-0 3 2 74 8.2 1997-98 LAL 11 220 31-76 .408 3-14 31-45 .689 7 14 21 16 28-0 3 8 96 8.7 1998-99 LAL 8 315 61-142 .430 8-23 28-35 .800 13 42 55 24 24-1 15 10 158 19.8 1999-00 LAL 22 857 174-394 .422 22-64 95-126 .754 26 72 98 97 89-1 32 32 465 21.1 TOTALS 50 1525 287-667 .430 39-124 180-236 .763 47 138 185 161 164-2 53 52 793 15.9


KOBE BRYANT

#2 Pos: Guard Height: 6-1 Weight: 200 Born: August 26, 1974 (Little Rock, AR) Opening Day Age: 26 College: Arkansas-Little Rock ‘96 High School: Parkview (Little Rock, AR) Years Pro: 4 How Acquired: Selected by the Lakers in the first round of the 1996 NBA Draft (24th overall). 2000-01

Averaged 11.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 4.3 assists in 35.5 minutes. Converted a career-high-tying four three-pointers (4-6) in scoring 21 points 4/15 vs. Portland. Scored 19 points and tallied five steals 4/8 @ Minnesota. Registered 17 points, four rebounds and five assists in a season-high-tying 43 minutes 4/3 @ Utah. Tallied 12 points in a season-high 43 minutes 3/30 vs. Dallas. Posted career highs in points (26) and steals (6) in his first game back from injury 3/13 vs. Boston. Activated from the injured list March, 13 2001. Placed on injured list with a stress fracture in his right foot (10/30) and missed the next 62 games.

CAREER Was selected to play in the 1997 Schick Rookie Game during All-Star Weekend. Earned consideration for the 1997 All-Rookie Team (five votes). Converted only the fourth four-point play in club history 12/27/96 vs. Boston (three-pointer plus a

free throw.) COLLEGE Concluded collegiate career at Arkansas-Little Rock ranked second among all-time Trojan leaders in

points (1,393), assists (472) and steals (189). Averaged 12.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists in 112 career outings. Increased his production in both assists and rebounds each of his four seasons at UALR. Paced the Trojans in both assists and steals each of his four seasons at Arkansas-Little Rock. Established a school record in free throws made (399) and ranked third among all-time UALR lead-

ers in three-point field goals made (125). Earned Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year honors as a senior (1995-96), averaging 14.6

points, 5.2 rebounds and 5.1 assists. Averaged a career-high 17.7 points during his junior campaign. PERSONAL Full name is Derek Lamar Fisher. Communications major at Arkansas-Little Rock. Led Parkview High School to a 35-1 record as a senior, including the #4 ranking in the country. Has one brother (Duane Washington) and one sister (DeAndra). Brother Duane played briefly in the NBA with the New Jersey Nets (15 games in 1987-88) and L.A.

Clippers (four games in 1992-93). Worked in an accounting firm during both his sophomore and junior years in college. Enjoys fishing, listening to music and traveling. Greatest personal achievement was getting drafted by an NBA team.

NBA REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS

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SEASON TEAM G MIN FGM-FGA PCT 3-PT FTM-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AST PF-DQ ST BS PTS AVG 1996-97 LAL 80 921 104-262 .397 22-73 79-120 .658 25 72 97 119 87-0 41 5 309 3.9 1997-98 LAL 82 1760 164-378 .434 31-81 115-152 .757 38 155 193 333 126-1 75 5 474 5.8 1998-99 LAL 50 1131 99-263 .376 38-97 60-79 .759 21 70 91 197 95-0 61 1 296 5.9 1999-00 LAL 78 1803 167-483 .346 52-166 105-145 .724 22 121 143 216 150-1 80 3 491 6.3 2000-01 LAL 20 709 77-187 .412 25-63 50-62 .806 5 54 59 87 50-0 39 2 229 11.5 TOTALS 310 6324 611-1573 .388 168-480 409-558 .733 111 472 583 952 508-2 296 16 1799 5.8

NBA PLAYOFFS SEASON TEAM G MIN FGM-FGA PCT 3-PT FTM-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AST PF-DQ ST BS PTS AVG 1996-97 LAL 6 34 3-11 .273 0-5 2-3 .667 0 3 3 6 4-0 1 0 8 1.3 1997-98 LAL 13 278 27-68 .397 6-20 18-29 .621 2 23 25 49 33-0 17 1 78 6.0 1998-99 LAL 8 238 28-67 .418 10-29 12-15 .800 6 23 29 39 20-1 8 0 78 9.8 1999-00 LAL 21 322 34-79 .430 12-29 19-25 .760 4 18 22 41 30-0 11 1 99 4.7 TOTALS 48 872 92-225 .409 28-83 51-72 .708 12 67 79 135 87-1 37 1 263 5.5


DEREK FISHER

#40 Pos: Center/Forward Height: 6-11 Weight: 250 Born: October 3, 1968 (Oakland, CA) Opening Day Age: 32 College: Texas-El Paso ’90 High School: Skyline (Oakland, CA) Years Pro: 10 How Acquired: Acquired in trade from the Seattle SuperSonics with Horace Grant, Chuck Per-son and Emanual Davis in exchange for Glen Rice, Travis Knight and first round draft pick in 2001. 2000-01 Averaged 2.0 points and 1.8 rebounds in 7.3 minutes. Was ejected after picking up his second technical foul 3/4 @ Golden State. Registered season-highs in points (13) and rebounds (9) 2/4 vs. Sacramento. Started five consecutive games (1/28 @ New York, 1/30 @ Cleveland, 1/31 @ Minnesota, 2/2 vs.

Charlotte and 2/4 vs. Sacramento). Grabbed seven rebounds in a season-high 28 minutes 12/15 vs. Vancouver. Scored a season-high eight points 12/10 vs. Detroit. Tallied 20 DNP-CD this season. Registered a season-high seven rebounds on two occasions (11/27 @ LA Clippers and 12/15 vs.

Vancouver). Started his first contest of the season 11/18 @ Denver (six points, five rebounds and a season-high

four assists in 25 minutes). CAREER Originally drafted by the Washington Bullets in the second round (35th overall) of the 1990 NBA

Draft. Played for the Seattle SuperSonics during the 1999-2000 season and averaged 3.4 points and 1.4

rebounds in 60 games. Prior to signing a free agent contract with the Sonics on August 17th, 1999, was a member of the

Utah Jazz from 1995-1999 and played on two Western Conference Championship teams (1997 and 1998).

Has scored a career-high 18 points on two occasions (11/28/97 vs. Golden State and 3/13/98 vs. Vancouver).

Grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds 3/24/98 vs. Phoenix. Has played for the Washington Bullets, Atlanta Hawks, Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls, Minnesota

Timberwolves, Utah Jazz and Seattle SuperSonics in 10 NBA seasons. Enters the 2000-01 season with averages of 4.1 points and 2.6 rebounds in 559 regular season

games. COLLEGE Played his first two years at UCLA before transferring to Texas-El Paso. Registered career averages of 8.2 points and 5.2 rebounds in 100 collegiate games. As a junior averaged 11.1 points and 7.3 rebounds in 26 games. As a senior averaged 10.6 points and 6.2 rebounds. Converted 48% of his field goals during college. PERSONAL Full name is Gregory Clinton Foster.

GREG FOSTER


He and his wife Victoria are the parents of two daughters, Victoria and Collette and make their off-season home in El Paso, Tex.

Enjoys camping, boating and fishing with his family in the summer. Listens to R &B and rap and his favorite musician is Oakland native Too Short. Earned All-State, All-City and Best in the West honors at Oakland’s Skyline High. Was a prep teammate of the Seattle Supersonics Gary Payton whom he played with last season. NBA REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS SEASON TEAM G MIN FGM-FGA PCT 3-PT FTM-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AST PF-DQ ST BS PTS AVG 1990-91 WASH 54 606 97-211 .460 0-5 42-61 .689 52 99 151 37 112-1 12 22 236 4.4 1991-92 WASH 49 548 89-193 .461 0-1 35-49 .714 43 102 145 35 83-0 6 12 213 4.3 1992-93 WA/ATL 43 298 55-120 .458 0-4 15-21 .714 32 51 83 21 58-0 3 14 125 2.9 1993-94 MIL 3 19 4-7 .571 0-0 2-2 1.00 0 3 3 0 3-0 0 1 10 3.3 1994-95 CHI/MIN 78 1144 150-318 .472 7-23 78-111 .703 85 174 259 39 183-0 15 28 385 4.9 1995-96 UTAH 73 803 107-244 .439 1-8 61-72 .847 53 125 178 25 120-0 7 22 276 3.8 1996-97 UTAH 79 920 111-245 .453 2-3 54-65 .831 56 131 187 31 145-0 10 20 278 3.5 1997-98 UTAH 78 1446 186-418 .445 2-9 67-87 .770 85 188 273 51 187-2 15 28 441 5.7 1998-99 UTAH 42 458 52-138 .377 1-4 13-21 .619 28 55 83 25 63-1 6 8 118 2.8 1999-00 SEA 60 718 91-224 .406 3-15 18-28 .643 16 91 107 41 105-0 10 18 203 3.4 2000-01 LAL 62 451 56-133 .421 3-9 10-14 .714 29 83 112 32 76-0 9 12 125 2.0 Totals 621 7411 998-2251 .443 19-81 395-531 .744 479 1102 1581 337 1135-4 93 185 2410 3.9

NBA PLAYOFFS SEASON TEAM G MIN FGM-FGA PCT 3-PT FTM-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AST PF-DQ ST BS PTS AVG 1990-91 WASH 54 606 97-211 .460 0-5 42-61 .689 52 99 151 37 112-1 12 22 236 4.4 1992-93 ATL 1 5 1-3 .333 0-0 3-4 .750 0 1 1 0 0-0 0 0 5 5.0 1995-96 UTAH 12 76 11-22 .500 0-0 6-10 .600 6 6 12 2 16-0 1 2 28 2.3 1996-97 UTAH 20 309 28-72 .389 2-8 26-30 .867 15 41 56 11 53-0 4 7 84 4.2 1997-98 UTAH 20 335 39-86 .453 1-2 3-5 .600 20 47 67 5 55-0 2 5 82 4.1 1998-99 UTAH 8 70 8-19 .421 0-0 0-0 .000 1 7 8 1 11-0 1 0 16 2.0 1999-00 SEA 5 68 7-19 .368 2-5 2-2 1.000 1 10 11 1 14-0 0 1 18 3.6 Totals 66 863 94-221 .425 5-15 40-51 .784 43 112 155 20 149-0 8 15 233 3.5


GREG FOSTER

#17 Pos: Forward Height: 6-7 Weight: 242 Born: July 24, 1969 (Toronto, Ontario) Opening Day Age: 30 College: North Carolina ’91 High School: Warsaw Community (Warsaw, IN) Years Pro: 9 How Acquired: Signed by the Lakers as a free agent on August 28, 1997. 2000-01 Averaged 9.6 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 27.9 minutes. Ranked among league leaders in three-point field goal percentage (.393/30th) and converted a ca-

reer-high 118 three-point field goals. Led the team in assists in three consecutive games (3/38 - 4/1) and averaged 6.7 assists (20) in that

period. Converted three three-pointers while tying a season-high in three-point field goal attempts with nine

3/13 vs. Boston. Played a season-high 48 minutes and tallied 18 points and nine rebounds 3/11 vs. Seattle. Registered his fourth double-double of the season with a season-high-tying 22 points and 11 re-

bounds 2/20 @ Dallas. Handed out a season-high-tying nine assists 12/30 @ LA Clippers. Grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds 12/22 @ Dallas. Tallied double-digits in scoring in six consecutive games, highlighted by a season-high 22 points

12/25 vs. Portland. Converted 4-of-4 three pointers 12/19 @ Miami. Handed out a team-high five assists 12/17 at Toronto and led the team in assists on 18 occasions

overall. Tallied his second double-double of the season with 14 points and a season-high-tying 11 rebounds

12/15 vs. Vancouver. Handed out a season-high nine assists 12/10 vs. Detroit. Recorded his first double-double of the season (14 points, 11 rebounds) 12/15 vs Vancouver. Tallied back-to-back double figure scoring outings 11/24 vs. Minnesota (15) and 11/27 @ LA Clip-

pers (10) for the first time this season. Converted three-of-three three-pointers in scoring 15 points 11/24 vs. Minnesota. Returned to the starting lineup on 11/22 vs. Golden State and tallied eight points, five rebounds and

two assists in 21 minutes. Started 77 games this season, including the last 68 straight. CAREER Established an all-time Boston franchise record during the 1996-97 season in steals (167), eclipsing

Larry Bird’s previous mark (166). Originally a first round draft pick of the Boston Celtics (24th overall) in the 1991 NBA Draft. Was a teammate of Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish during his rookie campaign with the

Celtics (1991-92). Led the Celtics in steals during both the 1995-96 (113) and 1996-97 (167) campaigns. Was a member of the All-Rookie Second Team his initial season in the NBA (1991-92), when he

averaged 8.0 points and 2.7 rebounds. Became the first Boston rookie since Larry Bird (1979) to start on opening night (11/1/91).

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Led the Celtics in points scored (1,137), steals (113) and minutes (2,588) in 1995-96, when he was Boston’s leader for the IBM Award, a computerized rating that measures a player’s overall contribu-tion to a team.

COLLEGE Played four years at the University of North Carolina, where he appeared in a school record-tying

140 games (never missed a game) and led the Tar Heels to four consecutive Sweet 16 appearanc-es (Final Four in 1991).

Averaged 12.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.41 steals in 22.7 minutes during career at UNC. Finished his career at UNC ranked first on the Tar Heels’ all-time steals list (197). Voted UNC’s MVP by teammates following both the 1990 and 1991 campaigns. Earned Third Team All-American honors (The Sporting News) in 1991. Ws Tar Heels’ tri-captain in 1991, when he was presented the Carmichael-Cobb Award as North

Carolina’s best defensive player. Became only the eighth player under Dean Smith to start his first game as a freshman (vs. Syra-

cuse), when he also won the Butch Bennett Award as Carolina’s Most Inspirational Freshman. PERSONAL Full name is Ulrich Alexander Fox. Moved from Canada—where he was born—to the Bahamas (with parents Ulrick and Dianne) when

he was two years old. Has one brother (Aaron) and one sister (Jeanene). Lists his heroes as his parents and his high school and college basketball coaches. Enjoys golf and martial arts. Favorite TV show is ESPN’s SportsCenter. Is a fan of the New England Patriots. Majored in Radio, Television and Motion Pictures in college. Represented Canada at the 1994 World Championships of Basketball in Toronto. Has a recurring role as Jackson Vayhue in the HBO prison drama Oz. He and his wife, singer/actress Vanessa L. Williams, recently celebrated the birth of their daughter

Sasha Gabriella Fox on May 1, 2000.

NBA REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS SEASON TEAM G MIN FGM-FGA PCT 3-PT FTM-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AST PF-DQ ST BS PTS AVG 1991-92 Boston 81 1535 241-525 .459 23-70 139-184 .755 73 147 220 126 230-3 78 30 644 8.0 1992-93 Boston 71 1082 184-380 .484 4-23 81-101 .802 55 104 159 113 133-1 61 21 453 6.4 1993-94 Boston 82 2096 340-728 .467 33-100 174-230 .757 105 250 355 217 244-4 81 52 887 10.8 1994-95 Boston 53 1039 169-351 .481 31-75 95-123 .772 61 94 155 139 154-1 52 19 464 8.8 1995-96 Boston 81 2588 421-928 .454 99-272 196-254 .772 158 292 450 369 290-5 113 41 1137 14.0 1996-97 Boston 76 2650 433-950 .456 101-278 207-263 .787 114 280 394 286 279-4 167 40 1174 15.4 1997-98 LAL 82 2709 363-771 .471 86-265 171-230 .743 78 280 358 276 309-4 100 48 983 12.0 1998-99 LAL 44 944 148-330 .448 32-95 66-89 .742 26 63 89 89 114-1 28 10 394 9.0 1999-00 LAL 82 1473 206-498 .414 59-181 63-78 .808 63 135 198 138 203-1 52 26 534 6.5 2000-01 LAL 82 2291 287-646 .444 118-300 95-122 .779 80 245 325 262 225-1 70 29 787 9.6 TOTALS 734 18407 2792-6107 .457 586-1659 1287-1674.769 813 1890 270320152181-25 802 316 7457 10.2

NBA PLAYOFFS SEASON TEAM G MIN FGM-FGA PCT 3-PT FTM-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AST PF-DQ ST BS PTS AVG 1991-92 Boston 8 67 11-23 .478 3-6 4-4 1.000 3 3 6 4 11-0 2 2 29 3.6 1992-93 Boston 4 71 7-25 .280 1-3 2-2 1.000 8 11 19 5 7-0 2 1 17 4.3 1994-95 Boston --injured-- 1997-98 LAL 13 428 51-114 .447 21-53 19-23 .826 18 40 58 51 47-2 11 3 142 10.9 1998-99 LAL 8 181 24-60 .400 4-21 1-1 1.000 9 13 22 12 26-1 4 5 53 6.6 1999-00 LAL 23 331 33-73 .452 18-39 16-21 .762 11 27 38 28 68-1 9 0 100 4.3 TOTALS 56 1078 126-295 .427 47-122 42-51 .824 49 94 143 100 159-4 30 11 341 6.1

RICK FOX


LOS ANGELES LAKERS

Date Opponent Team/Opp Home Road Total High Scoring High Rebounds High Assists Opponent Scoring Atten.

Oct 31 @Portland W 96- 86 0-0 1-0 1-0 O'Neal-36 O'Neal-11 Harper-6 Wallace-26 20,270

Nov 1 UTAH L 92- 97 0-1 1-0 1-1 O'Neal-34 O'Neal-15 Rider-6 Malone-26 18,997

Nov 4 @Vancouver W 98- 89 0-1 2-0 2-1 O'Neal-27 O'Neal-15 O'Neal-5 Abdur-Rahim-24 18,183

---------- Horry-5

---------- Fox-5

Nov 5 L.A. CLIPPERS W108-103 1-1 2-0 3-1 O'Neal-39 O'Neal-14 Bryant-6 McInnis-19 18,997

---------- Odom-19

Nov 7 @Houston L 74- 84 1-1 2-1 3-2 O'Neal-24 O'Neal-7 O'Neal-5 Francis-23 14,473

Nov 8 @San Antonio L 81- 91 1-1 2-2 3-3 Bryant-32 O'Neal-17 Bryant-8 Duncan-22 26,065

Nov 12 HOUSTON W105- 99 2-1 2-2 4-3 Bryant-37 Bryant-10 Shaw-4 Norris-15 18,997

Nov 14 DENVER W119-103 3-1 2-2 5-3 O'Neal-34 O'Neal-19 Bryant-9 McDyess-28 18,997

Nov 16 @Sacramento W112-110(OT) 3-1 3-2 6-3 O'Neal-33 O'Neal-16 Shaw-9 Christie-32 17,317

Nov 18 @Denver L 86- 87 3-1 3-3 6-4 Bryant-32 Grant-12 Tied with-4 McDyess-28 19,513

Nov 19 CHICAGO W104- 96 4-1 3-3 7-4 Bryant-22 Bryant-12 Shaw-7 Mercer-27 18,997

Nov 22 GOLDEN STATE W111- 91 5-1 3-3 8-4 Bryant-31 O'Neal-14 Bryant-7 Jamison-28 18,208

Nov 24 MINNESOTA W115-108 6-1 3-3 9-4 Bryant-29 O'Neal-16 Bryant-5 Brandon-27 18,997

---------- O'Neal-5

Nov 27 @L.A. Clipper W 98- 83 6-1 4-3 10-4 Bryant-29 Bryant-7 Fox-5 McInnis-20 20,039

---------- Foster-7

---------- Grant-7

Nov 28 INDIANA W124-107 7-1 4-3 11-4 Bryant-37 O'Neal-14 Fox-6 Croshere-18 18,997

---------- O'Neal-6

Nov 30 @Seattle L 88-121 7-1 4-4 11-5 O'Neal-23 Grant-9 Fox-5 Payton-27 17,072

Dec 1 SAN ANTONIO W109-100 8-1 4-4 12-5 Bryant-43 O'Neal-16 Bryant-6 Duncan-24 18,997

---------- Shaw-6

Dec 3 DALLAS W 99- 97 9-1 4-4 13-5 Bryant-38 O'Neal-14 Bryant-6 Nowitzki-25 18,997

Dec 5 PHILADELPHIA W 96- 85 10-1 4-4 14-5 Bryant-36 O'Neal-20 O'Neal-6 Iverson-27 18,997

Dec 6 @Golden State L122-125(OT) 10-1 4-5 14-6 Bryant-51 Harper-10 Harper-10 Jamison-51 19,273

---------- O'Neal-10

Dec 8 SEATTLE L 95-103 10-2 4-5 14-7 O'Neal-26 O'Neal-17 Grant-5 Payton-25 18,997

---------- O'Neal-5

Dec 10 DETROIT W112- 88 11-2 4-5 15-7 Bryant-26 O'Neal-12 Fox-9 Stackhouse-30 18,997

---------- O'Neal-26 Bryant-9

Dec 12 MILWAUKEE L105-109 11-3 4-5 15-8 O'Neal-26 O'Neal-17 Fox-7 Allen-35 18,997

Dec 13 @Portland L 86- 96 11-3 4-6 15-9 Bryant-35 O'Neal-13 Bryant-6 Wallace-25 20,491

Dec 15 VANCOUVER W 98- 76 12-3 4-6 16-9 Grant-19 Grant-13 Harper-5 Abdur-Rahim-18 18,211

---------- Grant-5

Dec 17 @Toronto W104-101(OT) 12-3 5-6 17-9 Bryant-40 O'Neal-8 Fox-5 Carter-31 19,800

Dec 19 @Miami W 81- 79 12-3 6-6 18-9 Bryant-23 O'Neal-14 Bryant-6 Mason-20 19,600

Dec 21 @Houston W 99- 94 12-3 7-6 19-9 Bryant-45 O'Neal-12 Shaw-7 Taylor-19 16,285

Dec 22 @Dallas W108-103 12-3 8-6 20-9 Bryant-35 Fox-12 Rider-5 Nowitzki-29 18,201

Dec 25 PORTLAND L104-109 12-4 8-6 20-10 O'Neal-32 O'Neal-15 Bryant-6 Wallace-33 18,997

Dec 28 @Phoenix W115- 78 12-4 9-6 21-10 Bryant-38 O'Neal-11 O'Neal-4 Kidd-15 19,023

Dec 30 @L.A. Clipper W116-114(OT) 12-4 10-6 22-10 O'Neal-29 O'Neal-15 Fox-9 Piatkowski-27 20,327

Jan 3 UTAH W 82- 71 13-4 10-6 23-10 Bryant-31 O'Neal-17 Fox-4 Marshall-16 18,997

---------- Bryant-4 Russell-16

Jan 7 L.A. CLIPPERS L 95-118 13-5 10-6 23-11 O'Neal-33 Grant-10 O'Neal-5 Odom-29 18,997

Jan 12 CLEVELAND W101- 98 14-5 10-6 24-11 O'Neal-34 O'Neal-23 Bryant-5 Murray-25 18,997

LAKERS FINAL 2000-01 GAME-BY-GAME SCORES


1961 WESTERN DIVISION SEMIFINALS

Los Angeles 3, Detroit 2 DATE RESULT W/L SERIES HIGH SCORER March 14 Detroit 102 @ Los Angeles 120 W 1-0 Baylor 40 March 15 Detroit 118 @ Los Angeles 120 W 2-0 Baylor 49 March 17 Los Angeles 113 @ Detroit 124 L 2-1 Baylor 26 March 18 Los Angeles 114 @ Detroit 123 L 2-2 Baylor 47 March 19 Detroit 120 @ Los Angeles 137 W 3-2 Baylor 35

WESTERN DIVISION FINALS

St. Louis 4, Los Angeles 3 March 21 Los Angeles 122 @ St. Louis 118 W 1-0 Baylor 44 March 22 Los Angeles 106 @ St. Louis 121 L 1-1 Baylor 35 March 24 St. Louis 112 @ Los Angeles 118 W 2-1 Baylor 25 March 25 St. Louis 118 @ Los Angeles 117 L 2-2 West 33 March 27 Los Angeles 121 @ St. Louis 112 W 3-2 Baylor 47 March 29 St. Louis 114 @ Los Angeles 113 (OT) L 3-3 Baylor 39 April 1 Los Angeles 103 @ St. Louis 105 L 3-4 Baylor 39

1962

WESTERN DIVISION FINALS Los Angeles 4, Detroit 2

March 24 Detroit 108 @ Los Angeles 132 W 1-0 Baylor 35 March 25 Detroit 112 @ Los Angeles 127 W 2-0 West 40 March 27 Los Angeles 111 @ Detroit 106 W 3-0 Baylor 34 March 29 Los Angeles 117 @ Detroit 118 L 3-1 Baylor 45 March 31 Detroit 132 @ Los Angeles 125 L 3-2 Baylor 37 April 3 Los Angeles 123 @ Detroit 117 W 4-2 Baylor/West 38

NBA FINALS

Boston 4, Los Angeles 3 April 7 Los Angeles 108 @ Boston 122 L 0-1 Baylor 35 April 8 Los Angeles 129 @ Boston 122 W 1-1 West 40 April 10 Boston 115 @ Los Angeles 117 W 2-1 Baylor 39 April 11 Boston 115 @ Los Angeles 103 L 2-2 Baylor 38 April 14 Los Angeles 126 @ Boston 121 W 3-2 Baylor 61 April 16 Boston 119 @ Los Angeles 105 L 3-3 Baylor/West 34 April 18 Los Angeles 107 @ Boston 110 (OT) L 3-4 Baylor 41

1963 WESTERN DIVISION FINALS

Los Angeles 4, St. Louis 3 March 31 St. Louis 104 @ Los Angeles 112 W 1-0 West 27 April 2 St. Louis 102 @ Los Angeles 101 W 2-0 Baylor 29 April 4 Los Angeles 112 @ St. Louis 125 L 2-1 Baylor 34 April 6 Los Angeles 114 @ St. Louis 124 L 2-2 West 33 April 7 St. Louis 100 @ Los Angeles 123 W 3-2 Baylor 37 April 9 Los Angeles 113 @ St. Louis 121 L 3-3 Baylor 39 April 11 St. Louis 100 @ Los Angeles 115 W 4-3 Baylor 35

NBA FINALS Boston 4, Los Angeles 2

LAKERS ALL-TIME PLAYOFF SCORES


April 14 Los Angeles 114 @ Boston 117 L 0-1 Baylor 33 April 16 Los Angeles 106 @ Boston 116 L 0-2 Baylor 30 April 17 Boston 99 @ Los Angeles 119 W 1-2 West 42 April 19 Boston 108 @ Los Angeles 105 L 1-3 Baylor 31 April 21 Los Angeles 126 @ Boston 119 W 2-3 Baylor 43 April 24 Boston 112 @ Los Angeles 109 L 2-4 West 32


St. Louis 3, Los Angeles 2 March 21 Los Angeles 104 @ St. Louis 115 L 0-1 West 35 March 22 Los Angeles 90 @ St. Louis 106 L 0-2 Baylor 20 March 25 St. Louis 105 @ Los Angeles 107 W 1-2 West 39 March 28 St. Louis 88 @ Los Angeles 97 W 2-2 West 39 March 30 Los Angeles 108 @ St. Louis 121 L 2-3 Baylor 28


Los Angeles 4, Baltimore 2 April 3 Baltimore 115 @ Los Angeles 121 W 1-0 West 49 April 5 Baltimore 115 @ Los Angeles 118 W 2-0 West 52 April 7 Los Angeles 115 @ Baltimore 122 L 2-1 West 44 April 9 Los Angeles 112 @ Baltimore 114 L 2-2 West 48 April 11 Baltimore 112 @ Los Angeles 120 W 3-2 West 43 April 13 Los Angeles 117 @ Baltimore 115 W 4-2 West 42


April 18 Los Angeles 110 @ Boston 142 L 0-1 West 26 April 19 Los Angeles 123 @ Boston 129 L 0-2 West 45 April 21 Boston 105 @ Los Angeles 126 W 1-2 West 43 April 23 Boston 112 @ Los Angeles 99 L 1-3 Ellis 24 April 25 Los Angeles 96 @ Boston 129 L 1-4 West 33


Los Angeles 4, St. Louis 3 April 1 St. Louis 106 @ Los Angeles 129 W 1-0 West 28 April 3 St. Louis 116 @ Los Angeles 125 W 2-0 Baylor 42 April 6 Los Angeles 113 @ St. Louis 120 L 2-1 West 32 April 9 Los Angeles 107 @ St. Louis 95 W 3-1 West 42 April 10 St. Louis 112 @ Los Angeles 100 L 3-2 West 31 April 13 Los Angeles 127 @ St. Louis 131 L 3-3 West 38 April 15 St. Louis 121 @ Los Angeles 130 W 4-3 West 35


April 17 Los Angeles 133 @ Boston 129 (OT) W 1-0 West 41 April 19 Los Angeles 109 @ Boston 129 L 1-1 West 18 April 20 Boston 120 @ Los Angeles 106 L 1-2 West 34 April 22 Boston 122 @ Los Angeles 117 L 1-3 West 45 April 24 Los Angeles 121 @ Boston 117 W 2-3 Baylor 41 April 26 Boston 115 @ Los Angeles 123 W 3-3 West 32 April 28 Los Angeles 93 @ Boston 95 L 3-4 West 36




San Francisco 3, Los Angeles 0 March 21 Los Angeles 108 @ San Francisco 124 L 0-1 Clark 26 March 23 San Francisco 113 @ Los Angeles 102 L 0-2 Clark 24 March 26 Los Angeles 115 @ San Francisco 122 L 0-3 Baylor 37

1968 WESTERN DIVISION SEMFINALS

Los Angeles 4, Chicago 1 March 24 Chicago 101 @ Los Angeles 109 W 1-0 West 33 March 25 Chicago 106 @ Los Angeles 111 W 2-0 West 35 March 27 Los Angeles 98 @ Chicago 104 L 2-1 West 32 March 29 Los Angeles 93 @ Chicago 87 W 3-1 Baylor 27 March 31 Chicago 99 @ Los Angeles 122 W 4-1 Baylor 37

WESTERN DIVISION FINALS Los Angeles 4, San Francisco 0

April 5 San Francisco 105 @ Los Angeles 133 W 1-0 Baylor 29 April 10 San Francisco 112 @ Los Angeles 115 W 2-0 Baylor/West 36 April 11 Los Angeles 128 @ San Francisco 124 W 3-0 West 40 April 13 Los Angeles 106 @ San Francisco 100 W 4-0 West 29


April 21 Los Angeles 101 @ Boston 107 L 0-1 West 25 April 24 Los Angeles 123 @ Boston 113 W 1-1 West 35 April 26 Boston 127 @ Los Angeles 119 L 1-2 West 33 April 28 Boston 105 @ Los Angeles 119 W 2-2 West 38 April 30 Los Angeles 117 @ Boston 120 (OT) L 2-3 West 35 May 2 Boston 124 @ Los Angeles 109 L 2-4 Baylor 28


Los Angeles 4, San Francisco 2 March 26 San Francisco 99 @ Los Angeles 94 L 0-1 West 36 March 28 San Francisco 107 @ Los Angeles 101 L 0-2 West 36 March 31 Los Angeles 115 @ San Francisco 98 W 1-2 West 25 April 2 Los Angeles 103 @ San Francisco 88 W 2-2 West 36 April 4 San Francisco 98 @ Los Angeles 103 W 3-2 West 29 April 5 Los Angeles 118 @ San Francisco 78 W 4-2 West 29

WESTERN DIVISION FINALS Los Angeles 4, Atlanta 1

April 11 Atlanta 93 @ Los Angeles 95 W 1-0 West 25 April 13 Atlanta 102 @ Los Angeles 104 W 2-0 Chamberlain 23 April 15 Los Angeles 80 @ Atlanta 99 L 2-1 Egan 19 April 17 Los Angeles 100 @ Atlanta 85 W 3-1 Chamberlain 25 April 20 Atlanta 96 @ Los Angeles 104 W 4-1 Baylor 29


April 23 Boston 118 @ Los Angeles 120 W 1-0 West 53 April 25 Boston 112 @ Los Angeles 118 W 2-0 West 41 April 27 Los Angeles 105 @ Boston 111 L 2-1 West 24



April 29 Los Angeles 88 @ Boston 89 L 2-2 West 40 May 1 Boston 104 @ Los Angeles 117 W 3-2 West 39 May 3 Los Angeles 90 @ Boston 99 L 3-3 Baylor/West 26 May 5 Boston 108 @ Los Angeles 106 L 3-4 West 42


Los Angeles 4, Phoenix 3 March 25 Phoenix 112 @ Los Angeles 128 W 1-0 Baylor 32 March 29 Phoenix 114 @ Los Angeles 101 L 1-1 West 33 April 2 Los Angeles 98 @ Phoenix 112 L 1-2 West 31 April 4 Los Angeles 102 @ Phoenix 112 L 1-3 Chamberlain 29 April 5 Phoenix 121 @ Los Angeles 138 W 2-3 Chamberlain/West 36 April 7 Los Angeles 104 @ Phoenix 93 W 3-3 West 35 April 9 Phoenix 94 @ Los Angeles 129 W 4-3 Chamberlain 30

WESTERN DIVISION FINALS Los Angeles 4, Atlanta 0

April 12 Los Angeles 119 @ Atlanta 115 W 1-0 West 38 April 14 Los Angeles 105 @ Atlanta 94 W 2-0 Chamberlain/Garrett 24 April 16 Atlanta 114 @ Los Angeles 115 (OT) W 3-0 West 35 April 19 Atlanta 114 @ Los Angeles 133 W 4-0 West 39

NBA FINALS

New York 4, Los Angeles 3 April 24 Los Angeles 112 @ New York 124 L 0-1 West 33 April 27 Los Angeles 105 @ New York 103 W 1-1 West 34 April 29 New York 111 @ Los Angeles 108 (OT) L 1-2 West 34 May 1 New York 115 @ Los Angeles 121 (OT) W 2-2 West 37 May 4 Los Angeles 100 @ New York 107 L 2-3 Chamberlain 22 May 6 New York 113 @ Los Angeles 135 W 3-3 Chamberlain 45 May 8 Los Angeles 99 @ New York 113 L 3-4 West 28

1971 WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

Los Angeles 4, Chicago 3 March 24 Chicago 99 @ Los Angeles 100 W 1-0 McMillian 26 March 26 Chicago 95 @ Los Angeles 105 W 2-0 Goodrich 29 March 28 Los Angeles 98 @ Chicago 106 L 2-1 Goodrich 39 March 30 Los Angeles 102 @ Chicago 112 L 2-2 Goodrich 32 April 1 Chicago 86 @ Los Angeles 115 W 3-2 Goodrich 33 April 4 Los Angeles 99 @ Chicago 113 L 3-3 Goodrich 25 April 6 Chicago 98 @ Los Angeles 109 W 4-3 Goodrich 29

WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS Milwaukee 4, Los Angeles 1

April 9 Los Angeles 85 @ Milwaukee 106 L 0-1 Chamberlain 22 April 11 Los Angeles 73 @ Milwaukee 91 L 0-2 Chamberlain 26 April 14 Milwaukee 107 @ Los Angeles 118 W 1-2 Chamberlain, Goodrich Hairston, Riley 24

April 16 Milwaukee 117 @ Los Angeles 94 L 1-3 Goodrich 26 April 18 Los Angeles 98 @ Milwaukee 116 L 1-4 Hairston 27




Los Angeles 4, Chicago 0 March 28 Chicago 80 @ Los Angeles 95 W 1-0 Goodrich 32 March 30 Chicago 124 @ Los Angeles 131 W 2-0 West 37 April 2 Los Angeles 108 @ Chicago 101 W 3-0 West 31 April 4 Los Angeles 108 @ Chicago 97 W 4-0 Goodrich 27

WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS Los Angeles 4, Milwaukee 2

April 9 Milwaukee 93 @ Los Angeles 72 L 0-1 Hairston 16 April 12 Milwaukee 134 @ Los Angeles 135 W 1-1 McMillian 42 April 14 Los Angeles 108 @ Milwaukee 105 W 2-1 Goodrich 30 April 16 Los Angeles 88 @ Milwaukee 114 L 2-2 West 24 April 18 Milwaukee 90 @ Los Angeles 115 W 3-2 McMillian 25 April 22 Los Angeles 104 @ Milwaukee 100 W 4-2 West 25

NBA FINALS Los Angeles 4, New York 1

April 26 New York 114 @ Los Angeles 92 L 0-1 Goodrich 20 April 30 New York 92 @ Los Angeles 106 W 1-1 Goodrich 31 May 3 Los Angeles 107 @ New York 96 W 2-1 Chamberlain 26 May 5 Los Angeles 116 @ New York 111 (OT) W 3-1 West 28 May 7 New York 100 @ Los Angeles 114 W 4-1 Goodrich 25


Los Angeles 4, Chicago 3 March 30 Chicago 104 @ Los Angeles 107 (OT) W 1-0 Goodrich 28 April 1 Chicago 93 @ Los Angeles 108 W 2-0 Goodrich 33 April 6 Los Angeles 86 @ Chicago 96 L 2-1 McMillian 24 April 8 Los Angeles 94 @ Chicago 98 L 2-2 McMillian 25 April 10 Chicago 102 @ Los Angeles 123 W 3-2 West 36 April 13 Los Angeles 93 @ Chicago 101 L 3-3 West 19 April 15 Chicago 92 @ Los Angeles 95 W 4-2 West 27

WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS

Los Angeles 4, Golden State 1 April 17 Golden State 99 @ Los Angeles 101 W 1-0 McMillian 37 April 19 Golden State 93 @ Los Angeles 104 W 2-0 West 36 April 21 Los Angeles 126 @ Golden State 70 W 3-0 McMillian 28 April 23 Los Angeles 109 @ Golden State 117 L 3-1 West 32 April 25 Golden State 118 @ Los Angeles 128 W 4-1 Goodrich 44

NBA FINALS New York 4, Los Angeles 1

May 1 New York 112 @ Los Angeles 115 W 1-0 Goodrich 30 May 3 New York 99 @ Los Angeles 95 L 1-1 West 32 May 6 Los Angeles 83 @ New York 87 L 1-2 McMillian 22 May 8 Los Angeles 98 @ New York 103 L 1-3 Goodrich/West 23 May 10 New York 102 @ Los Angeles 93 L 1-4 Goodrich 28


Milwaukee 4, Los Angeles 1 March 29 Los Angeles 95 @ Milwaukee 99 L 0-1 Goodrich 31 March 31 Los Angeles 90 @ Milwaukee 109 L 0-2 Goodrich 21



April 2 Milwaukee 96 @ Los Angeles 98 W 1-2 Smith 30 April 4 Milwaukee 112 @ Los Angeles 90 L 1-3 Smith 20 April 7 Los Angeles 92 @ Milwaukee 114 L 1-4 Goodrich 22


April 20 Golden State 106 @ Los Angeles 115 W 1-0 Abdul-Jabbar 27 April 22 Golden State 86 @ Los Angeles 95 W 2-0 Abdul-Jabbar 40 April 24 Los Angeles 105 @ Golden State 109 L 2-1 Abdul-Jabbar 28

April 26 Los Angeles 103 @ Golden State 114 L 2-2 Abdul-Jabbar 41 April 29 Golden State 105 @ Los Angeles 112 W 3-2 Abdul-Jabbar 45 May 1 Los Angeles 106 @ Golden State 115 L 3-3 Abdul-Jabbar 43 May 4 Golden State 84 @ Los Angeles 97 W 4-3 Abdul-Jabbar 36

WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS Portland 4, Los Angeles 0

May 6 Portland 121 @ Los Angeles 109 L 0-1 Tatum 32 May 8 Portland 99 @ Los Angeles 97 L 0-2 Abdul-Jabbar 40 May 10 Los Angeles 97 @ Portland 102 L 0-3 Abdul-Jabbar 21 May 13 Los Angeles 101 @ Portland 105 L 0-4 Abdul-Jabbar 30

1978 WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND

Seattle 2, Los Angeles 1 April 12 Los Angeles 90 @ Seattle 102 L 0-1 Abdul-Jabbar 26 April 14 Seattle 99 @ Los Angeles 105 W 1-1 Abdul-Jabbar 24 April 16 Los Angeles 102 @ Seattle 111 L 1-2 Abdul-Jabbar 31


Los Angeles 2, Denver 1 April 10 Los Angeles 105 @ Denver 110 L 0-1 Abdul-Jabbar 23 April 13 Denver 109 @ Los Angeles 121 W 1-1 Abdul-Jabbar 32 April 15 Los Angeles 112 @ Denver 111 W 2-1 Abdul-Jabbar 29

WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Seattle 4, Los Angeles 1

April 17 Los Angeles 101 @ Seattle 112 L 0-1 Abdul-Jabbar 25 April 18 Los Angeles 103 @ Seattle 108 (OT) L 0-2 Abdul-Jabbar 31 April 20 Seattle 112 @ Los Angeles 118 (OT) W 1-2 Abdul-Jabbar 32 April 22 Seattle 117 @ Los Angeles 115 L 1-3 Abdul-Jabbar 31 April 25 Los Angeles 100 @ Seattle 106 L 1-4 Abdul-Jabbar 25


Los Angeles 4, Phoenix 1 April 8 Phoenix 110 @ Los Angeles 119 (OT) W 1-0 Abdul-Jabbar 30 April 9 Phoenix 128 @ Los Angeles 131 (OT) W 2-0 Abdul-Jabbar 32 April 11 Los Angeles 108 @ Phoenix 105 W 3-0 Abdul-Jabbar 37 April 13 Los Angeles 101 @ Phoenix 127 L 3-1 Abdul-Jabbar 25 April 15 Phoenix 101 @ Los Angeles 126 W 4-1 Abdul-Jabbar 35

WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS Los Angeles 4, Seattle 1

April 22 Seattle 108 @ Los Angeles 107 L 0-1 Abdul-Jabbar 26



April 23 Seattle 99 @ Los Angeles 108 W 1-1 Abdul-Jabbar 31 April 25 Los Angeles 104 @ Seattle 100 W 2-1 Abdul-Jabbar 33 April 27 Los Angeles 98 @ Seattle 93 W 3-1 Abdul-Jabbar 25 April 30 Seattle 105 @ Los Angeles 111 W 4-1 Abdul-Jabbar 38

NBA FINALS Los Angeles 4, Philadelphia 2

May 4 Philadelphia 102 @ Los Angeles 109 W 1-0 Abdul-Jabbar 33 May 7 Philadelphia 107 @ Los Angeles 104 L 1-1 Abdul-Jabbar 38 May 10 Los Angeles 111 @ Philadelphia 101 W 2-1 Abdul-Jabbar 33 May 11 Los Angeles 102 @ Philadelphia 105 L 2-2 Johnson 28 May 14 Philadelphia 103 @ Los Angeles 108 W 3-2 Abdul-Jabbar 40 May 16 Los Angeles 123 @ Philadelphia 107 W 4-2 Johnson 42


Houston 2, Los Angeles 1 April 1 Houston 111 @ Los Angeles 107 L 0-1 Johnson 26 April 3 Los Angeles 111 @ Houston 106 W 1-1 Abdul-Jabbar 27 April 5 Houston 89 @ Los Angeles 86 L 1-2 Abdul-Jabbar 32


Los Angeles 4, Phoenix 0 April 27 Phoenix 96 @ Los Angeles 115 W 1-0 Wilkes 28 April 28 Phoenix 98 @ Los Angeles 117 W 2-0 Abdul-Jabbar 24 April 30 Los Angeles 114 @ Phoenix 106 W 3-0 Wilkes 26 May 2 Los Angeles 112 @ Phoenix 107 W 4-0 Wilkes/Abdul-Jabbar 24


Los Angeles 4, San Antonio 0 May 9 San Antonio 117 @ Los Angeles 128 W 1-0 Abdul-Jabbar 32 May 11 San Antonio 101 @ Los Angeles 110 W 2-0 Wilkes/Nixon 22 May 14 Los Angeles 118 @ San Antonio 108 W 3-0 Abdul-Jabbar 26 May 15 Los Angeles 128 @ San Antonio 123 W 4-0 Nixon 30

NBA FINALS Los Angeles 4, Philadelphia 2

May 27 Los Angeles 124 @ Philadelphia 117 W 1-0 Nixon/Wilkes 24 May 30 Los Angeles 94 @ Philadelphia 110 L 1-1 Abdul-Jabbar 23 June 1 Philadelphia 108 @ Los Angeles 129 W 2-1 Nixon 29 June 3 Philadelphia 101 @ Los Angeles 111 W 3-1 Johnson/Wilkes 24 June 6 Los Angeles 102 @ Philadelphia 135 L 3-2 McAdoo 23 June 8 Philadelphia 104 @ Los Angeles 114 W 4-2 Wilkes 27


Los Angeles 4, Portland 1 April 24 Portland 97 @ Los Angeles 118 W 1-0 Abdul-Jabbar 32 April 26 Portland 106 @ Los Angeles 112 W 2-0 Abdul-Jabbar 37 April 29 Los Angeles 115 @ Portland 109 (OT) W 3-0 Abdul-Jabbar 30 May 1 Los Angeles 95 @ Portland 108 L 3-1 Abdul-Jabbar 34 May 3 Portland 108 @ Los Angeles 116 W 4-1 Nixon 36




Los Angeles 4, San Antonio 2 May 8 San Antonio 107 @ Los Angeles 119 W 1-0 Nixon/Abdul-Jabbar 30 May 10 San Antonio 122 @ Los Angeles 113 L 1-1 Wilkes 26 May 13 Los Angeles 113 @ San Antonio 100 W 2-1 Johnson/Nixon 28 May 15 Los Angeles 129 @ San Antonio 121 W 3-1 Johnson 31 May 18 San Antonio 117 @ Los Angeles 112 L 3-2 Abdul-Jabbar 30 May 20 Los Angeles 101 @ San Antonio 100 W 4-2 Abdul-Jabbar 28

NBA FINALS Philadelphia 4, Los Angeles 0

May 22 Los Angeles 107 @ Philadelphia 113 L 0-1 Nixon 26 May 26 Los Angeles 93 @ Philadelphia 103 L 0-2 Abdul-Jabbar 23 May 29 Philadelphia 111 @ Los Angeles 94 L 0-3 Abdul-Jabbar 23 May 31 Philadelphia 115 @ Los Angeles 108 L 0-4 Abdul-Jabbar 28


Los Angeles 3, Kansas City 0 April 18 Kansas City 105 @ Los Angeles 116 W 1-0 Johnson 26 April 20 Kansas City 102 @ Los Angeles 109 W 2-0 Abdul-Jabbar 26 April 22 Los Angeles 108 @ Kansas City 102 W 3-0 Abdul-Jabbar 23

WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Los Angeles 4, Dallas 1

April 28 Dallas 91 @ Los Angeles 134 W 1-0 McGee 25 May 1 Dallas 101 @ Los Angeles 109 W 2-0 Johnson 27 May 4 Los Angeles 115 @ Dallas 125 L 2-1 Johnson 24 May 6 Los Angeles 122 @ Dallas 115 (OT) W 3-1 Abdul-Jabbar 33 May 8 Dallas 99 @ Los Angeles 115 W 4-1 McGee 27

WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS Los Angeles 4, Phoenix 2

May 12 Phoenix 94 @ Los Angeles 110 W 1-0 McAdoo 20 May 15 Phoenix 102 @ Los Angeles 118 W 2-0 Abdul-Jabbar 21 May 18 Los Angeles 127 @ Phoenix 135 (OT) L 2-1 Abdul-Jabbar 31 May 20 Los Angeles 126 @ Phoenix 115 W 3-1 Abdul-Jabbar 31 May 23 Phoenix 126 @ Los Angeles 121 L 3-2 Abdul-Jabbar 28 May 25 Los Angeles 99 @ Phoenix 97 W 4-2 Worthy 22


May 27 Los Angeles 115 @ Boston 109 W 1-0 Abdul-Jabbar 32 May 31 Los Angeles 121 @ Boston 124 (OT) L 1-1 Worthy 29 June 3 Boston 104 @ Los Angeles 137 W 2-1 Abdul-Jabbar 24 June 6 Boston 108 @ Los Angeles 125 (OT) L 2-2 Abdul-Jabbar 32 June 8 Los Angeles 103 @ Boston 121 L 2-3 Worthy 22 June 10 Boston 108 @ Los Angeles 119 W 3-3 Abdul-Jabbar 30 June 12 Los Angeles 102 @ Boston 111 L 3-4 Abdul-Jabbar 29


Los Angeles 3, Phoenix 0 April 18 Phoenix 114 @ Los Angeles 142 W 1-0 McGee 22 April 20 Phoenix 130 @ Los Angeles 147 W 2-0 Abdul-Jabbar 24 April 23 Los Angeles 102 @ Phoenix 103 W 3-0 Worthy 23



WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Los Angeles 4, Portland 1

April 27 Portland 101 @ Los Angeles 105 W 1-0 Scott 20 April 30 Portland 118 @ Los Angeles 134 W 2-0 Scott 31 May 3 Los Angeles 130 @ Portland 126 W 3-0 Worthy 28 May 5 Los Angeles 107 @ Portland 115 L 3-1 Johnson 31 May 7 Portland 120 @ Los Angeles 139 W 4-1 Johnson 34

WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS Los Angeles 4, Denver 1

May 11 Denver 122 @ Los Angeles 139 W 1-0 Scott 27 May 14 Denver 136 @ Los Angeles 114 L 1-1 Scott 22 May 17 Los Angeles 136 @ Denver 118 W 2-1 Worthy 28 May 19 Los Angeles 120 @ Denver 116 W 3-1 Abdul-Jabbar 29 May 22 Denver 109 @ Los Angeles 153 W 4-1 Worthy 25

NBA FINALS Los Angeles 4, Boston 2

May 27 Los Angeles 114 @ Boston 148 L 0-1 Worthy 20 May 30 Los Angeles 109 @ Boston 102 W 1-1 Abdul-Jabbar 30 June 2 Boston 111 @ Los Angeles 136 W 2-1 Worthy 29 June 5 Boston 107 @ Los Angeles 105 L 2-2 Abdul-Jabbar 21 June 7 Boston 111 @ Los Angeles 120 W 3-2 Abdul-Jabbar 36 June 9 Los Angeles 111 @ Boston 100 W 4-2 Abdul-Jabbar 29


Los Angeles 3, San Antonio 0 April 17 San Antonio 88 @ Los Angeles 135 W 1-0 Scott 24

April 19 San Antonio 94 @ Los Angeles 122 W 2-0 Johnson 30 April 23 Los Angeles 114 @ San Antonio 94 W 3-0 Abdul-Jabbar 25

WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Los Angeles 4, Dallas 2

April 27 Dallas 116 @ Los Angeles 130 W 1-0 Abdul-Jabbar 28 April 30 Dallas 113 @ Los Angeles 117 W 2-0 Abdul-Jabbar 26 May 2 Los Angeles 108 @ Dallas 110 L 2-1 Abdul-Jabbar 28 May 4 Los Angeles 118 @ Dallas 120 L 2-2 Abdul-Jabbar 33 May 6 Dallas 113 @ Los Angeles 116 W 3-2 Abdul-Jabbar 34

May 8 Los Angeles 120 @ Dallas 107 W 4-2 Abdul-Jabbar 27

WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS Houston 4, Los Angeles 1

May 10 Houston 107 @ Los Angeles 119 W 1-0 Abdul-Jabbar 31 May 13 Houston 112 @ Los Angeles 102 L 1-1 Johnson 24 May 16 Los Angeles 109 @ Houston 117 L 1-2 Abdul-Jabbar 33 May 18 Los Angeles 95 @ Houston 105 L 1-3 Worthy 26 May 21 Houston 114 @ Los Angeles 112 L 1-4 Abdul-Jabbar 26


Los Angeles 3, Denver 0 April 23 Denver 95 @ Los Angeles 128 W 1-0 Worthy 28 April 25 Denver 127 @ Los Angeles 139 W 2-0 Abdul-Jabbar 28 April 29 Los Angeles 140 @ Denver 103 W 3-0 Scott 25



WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Los Angeles 4, Golden State 1

May 5 Golden State 116 @ Los Angeles 125 W 1-0 Worthy 28 May 7 Golden State 101 @ Los Angeles 116 W 2-0 Abdul-Jabbar 25 May 9 Los Angeles 133 @ Golden State 108 W 3-0 Worthy 28 May 10 Los Angeles 121 @ Golden State 129 L 3-1 Scott 28 May 12 Golden State 106 @ Los Angeles 118 W 4-1 Worthy 23

WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS Los Angeles 4, Seattle 0

May 16 Seattle 87 @ Los Angeles 92 W 1-0 Worthy 27 May 19 Seattle 104 @ Los Angeles 112 W 2-0 Worthy 30 May 23 Los Angeles 122 @ Seattle 121 W 3-0 Worthy 39 May 25 Los Angeles 133 @ Seattle 102 W 4-0 Worthy 26

NBA FINALS Los Angeles 4, Boston 2

June 2 Boston 113 @ Los Angeles 126 W 1-0 Worthy 33 June 4 Boston 122 @ Los Angeles 141 W 2-0 Scott 24 June 7 Los Angeles 103 @ Boston 109 L 2-1 Johnson 32 June 9 Los Angeles 107 @ Boston 106 W 3-1 Johnson 29 June 11 Los Angeles 108 @ Boston 123 L 3-2 Johnson 29 June 14 Boston 93 @ Los Angeles 106 W 4-2 Abdul-Jabbar 32


Los Angeles 3, San Antonio 0 April 29 San Antonio 110 @ Los Angeles 122 W 1-0 Worthy 22 May 1 San Antonio 112 @ Los Angeles 130 W 2-0 Thompson 29 May 3 Los Angeles 109 @ San Antonio 107 W 3-0 Johnson 25

WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Los Angeles 4, Utah 3

May 8 Utah 91 @ Los Angeles 110 W 1-0 Worthy 23 May 10 Utah 101 @ Los Angeles 97 L 1-1 Scott 26 May 13 Los Angeles 89 @ Utah 96 L 1-2 Scott 29 May 15 Los Angeles 113 @ Utah 100 W 2-2 Worth 29 May 17 Utah 109 @ Los Angeles 111 W 3-2 Worthy 27 May 19 Los Angeles 80 @ Utah 108 L 3-3 Scott 16 May 21 Utah 98 @ Los Angeles 109 W 4-3 Scott 29

WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS Los Angeles 4, Dallas 3

May 23 Dallas 98 @ Los Angeles 113 W 1-0 Worthy 28 May 25 Dallas 101 @ Los Angeles 123 W 2-0 Scott 30 May 27 Los Angeles 94 @ Dallas 106 L 2-1 Worthy 19 May 29 Los Angeles 104 @ Dallas 118 L 2-2 Johnson 28 May 31 Dallas 102 @ Los Angeles 119 W 3-2 Worthy 28 June 2 Los Angeles 103 @ Dallas 105 L 3-3 Scott/Worthy 27 June 4 Dallas 102 @ Los Angeles 117 W 4-3 Worthy 28

NBA FINALS Los Angeles 4, Detroit 3

June 7 Detroit 105 @ Los Angeles 103 L 0-1 Johnson 28 June 9 Detroit 96 @ Los Angeles 108 W 1-1 Worthy 26



June 12 Los Angeles 99 @ Detroit 86 W 2-1 Worthy 24 June 14 Los Angeles 86 @ Detroit 111 L 2-2 Johnson 23 June 16 Los Angeles 94 @ Detroit 104 L 2-3 Abdul-Jabbar 26 June 19 Detroit 102 @ Los Angeles 103 W 3-3 Worthy 28 June 21 Detroit 105 @ Los Angeles 108 W 4-3 Worthy 36


Los Angeles 3, Portland 0 April 27 Portland 108 @ Los Angeles 128 W 1-0 Johnson 30 April 30 Portland 105 @ Los Angeles 113 W 2-0 Johnson 35 May 3 Los Angeles 116 @ Portland 108 W 3-0 Scott 25

WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Los Angeles 4, Seattle 0

May 7 Seattle 102 @ Los Angeles 113 W 1-0 Worthy 28 May 10 Seattle 108 @ Los Angeles 130 W 2-0 Worthy 30 May 12 Los Angeles 91 @ Seattle 86 W 3-0 Worthy 20 May 14 Los Angeles 97 @ Seattle 95 W 4-0 Worthy 33

WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Los Angeles 4, Phoenix 0

May 20 Phoenix 119 @ Los Angeles 127 W 1-0 Worthy 32 May 23 Phoenix 95 @ Los Angeles 101 W 2-0 Scott 30 May 26 Los Angeles 110 @ Phoenix 107 W 3-0 Worthy 29 May 28 Los Angeles 122 @ Phoenix 117 W 4-0 Scott 35

NBA FINALS Detroit 4, Los Angeles 0

June 6 Los Angeles 97 @ Detroit 109 L 0-1 Johnson/Worthy 17 June 8 Los Angeles 105 @ Detroit 108 L 0-2 Cooper/Worthy 19 June 11 Detroit 114 @ Los Angeles 110 L 0-3 Worthy 26 June 13 Detroit 105 @ Los Angeles 97 L 0-4 Worthy 40


Los Angeles 3, Houston 1 April 27 Houston 89 @ Los Angeles 101 W 1-0 Worthy 34 April 29 Houston 100 @ Los Angeles 104 W 2-0 Worthy 32 May 1 Los Angeles 108 @ Houston 114 L 2-1 Worthy 26 May 3 Los Angeles 109 @ Houston 88 W 3-1 Worthy 20

WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Phoenix 4, Los Angeles 1

May 8 Phoenix 104 @ Los Angeles 102 L 0-1 Johnson/Worthy 22 May 10 Phoenix 100 @ Los Angeles 124 W 1-1 Worthy 27 May 12 Los Angeles 103 @ Phoenix 117 L 1-2 Worthy 27 May 13 Los Angeles 101 @ Phoenix 114 L 1-3 Johnson 43 May 15 Phoenix 106 @ Los Angeles 103 L 1-4 Johnson 43


Los Angeles 3, Houston 0 April 25 Houston 92 @ Los Angeles 94 W 1-0 Scott 20 April 27 Houston 98 @ Los Angeles 109 W 2-0 Worthy 29



April 30 Los Angeles 94 @ Houston 90 W 3-0 Johnson 38

WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Los Angeles 4, Golden State 1

May 5 Golden State 116 @ Los Angeles 126 W 1-0 Scott 27 May 8 Golden State 125 @ Los Angeles 124 L 1-1 Johnson 44 May 10 Los Angeles 115 @ Golden State 112 W 2-1 Worthy 36 May 12 Los Angeles 123 @ Golden State 107 W 3-1 Perkins 27

May 14 Golden State 119 @ Los Angeles 124 (OT) W 4-1 Johnson 28

WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS Los Angeles 4, Portland 2

May 18 Los Angeles 111 @ Portland 106 W 1-0 Worthy 28 May 21 Los Angeles 98 @ Portland 109 L 1-1 Worthy 21 May 24 Portland 92 @ Los Angeles 106 W 2-1 Worthy 25 May 26 Portland 95 @ Los Angeles 116 W 3-1 Johnson 22 May 28 Los Angeles 84 @ Portland 95 L 3-2 Johnson 29 May 30 Portland 90 @ Los Angeles 91 W 4-2 Perkins 26

NBA FINALS Chicago 4, Los Angeles 1

June 2 Los Angeles 93 @ Chicago 91 W 1-0 Perkins/Worthy 22 June 5 Los Angeles 86 @ Chicago 107 L 1-1 Worthy 24 June 7 Chicago 104 @ Los Angeles 96 (OT) L 1-2 Perkins 25 June 9 Chicago 97 @ Los Angeles 82 L 1-3 Divac 27 June 12 Chicago 108 @ Los Angeles 101 L 1-4 Perkins 22


Portland 3, Los Angeles 1 April 23 Los Angeles 102 @ Portland 115 L 0-1 Scott/Teagle 22 April 25 Los Angeles 79 @ Portland 101 L 0-2 Scott 16 April 29 Portland 119 @ Los Angeles 121 (OT) W 1-2 Teagle 26 May 3 Portland 102 Los Angeles 76 (@ Las Vegas) L 1-3 Threatt 17


Phoenix 3, Los Angeles 2 April 30 Los Angeles 107 @ Phoenix 103 W 1-0 Threatt 35 May 2 Los Angeles 86 @ Phoenix 81 W 2-0 Divac 19 May 4 Phoenix 107 @ Los Angeles 102 L 2-1 Divac 30 May 6 Phoenix 101 @ Los Angeles 86 L 2-2 Divac 17 May 9 Los Angeles 104 @ Phoenix 112 (OT) L 2-3 Worthy 24


Los Angeles 3, Seattle 1 April 27 Los Angeles 71 @ Seattle 96 L 0-1 Van Exel 29 April 29 Los Angeles 84 @ Seattle 82 W 1-1 Ceballos 25 May 1 Seattle 101 @ Los Angeles 105 W 2-1 Ceballos 24 May 4 Seattle 110 @ Los Angeles 114 W 3-1 Van Exel 34

WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

San Antonio 4, Los Angeles 2 May 6 Los Angeles 94 @ San Antonio 110 L 0-1 Campbell 29



May 8 Los Angeles 90 @ San Antonio 97(OT) L 0-2 Campbell 25 May 12 San Antonio 85 @ Los Angeles 92 W 1-2 Van Exel 25 May 14 San Antonio 80 @ Los Angeles 71 L 1-3 Divac 14 May 16 Los Angeles 98 @ San Antonio 96 (OT) W 2-3 Van Exel 22 May 18 San Antonio 100 @ Los Angeles 88 L 2-4 Campbell 21


Houston 3, Los Angeles 1 April 25 Houston 87 @ Los Angeles 83 L 0-1 Ceballos 22 April 27 Houston 94 @ Los Angeles 104 W 1-1 Johnson 26 April 30 Los Angeles 98 @ Houston 104 L 1-2 Campbell 18 May 2 Los Angeles 94 @ Houston 102 L 1-3 Ceballos 25


Los Angeles 3, Portland 1 April 25 Portland 77 @ Los Angeles 95 W 1-0 O’Neal 46 April 27 Portland 93 @ Los Angeles 107 W 2-0 O’Neal 30 April 30 Los Angeles 90 @ Portland 98 L 2-1 O’Neal 29 May 2 Los Angeles 95 @ Portland 91 W 3-1 Campbell/O’Neal 27

WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Utah 4, Los Angeles 1

May 4 Los Angeles 77 @ Utah 93 L 0-1 Van Exel 23 May 6 Los Angeles 101 @ Utah 103 L 0-2 O’Neal 25 May 8 Utah 84 @ Los Angeles 104 W 1-2 Bryant 19 May 10 Utah 110 @ Los Angeles 95 L 1-3 O’Neal 34 May 12 Los Angeles 93 @ Utah 98 L 1-4 Van Exel 26


Los Angeles 3, Portland 1 April 24 Portland 102 @ Los Angeles 104 W 1-0 O’Neal 30 April 26 Portland 99 @ Los Angeles 108 W 2-0 Fox 24 April 28 Los Angeles 94 @ Portland 99 L 2-1 O’Neal 36 April 30 Los Angeles 110 @ Portland 99 W 3-1 O’Neal 31

WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Los Angeles 4, Seattle 1

May 4 Los Angeles 92 @ Seattle 106 L 0-1 O’Neal 27 May 6 Los Angeles 92 @ Seattle 68 W 1-1 O’Neal 26 May 8 Seattle 103 @ Los Angeles 119 W 2-1 O’Neal 30 May 10 Seattle 100 @ Los Angeles 112 W 3-1 O’Neal 39 May 12 Los Angeles 110 @ Seattle 95 W 4-1 O’Neal 31

WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS Utah 4, Los Angeles 0

May 16 Los Angeles 77 @ Utah 112 L 0-1 O’Neal 19 May 18 Los Angeles 95 @ Utah 99 L 0-2 O’Neal 31 May 22 Utah 109 @ Los Angeles 98 L 0-3 O’Neal 39 May 24 Utah 96 @ Los Angeles 92 L 0-4 O’Neal 38




Los Angeles 3, Houston 1 May 9 Houston 100 @ Los Angeles 101 W 1-0 Rice 29 May 11 Houston 98 @ Los Angeles 110 W 2-0 O’Neal 28 May 13 Los Angeles 88 @ Houston 102 L 2-1 O’Neal 26 May 15 Los Angeles 98 @ Houston 88 W 3-1 O’Neal 37

WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS San Antonio 4, Los Angeles 0

May 17 Los Angeles 81 @ San Antonio 87 L 0-1 Rice/O’Neal/Bryant 19 May 19 Los Angeles 76 @ San Antonio 79 L 0-2 Bryant 28 May 22 San Antonio 103 @ Los Angeles 91 L 0-3 Rice 24 May 23 San Antonio 118 @ Los Angeles 107 L 0-4 O’Neal 36


Los Angeles 3, Sacramento 2 April 23 Sacramento 107 @ Los Angeles 117 W 1-0 O’Neal 46 April 27 Sacramento 89 @ Los Angeles 113 W 2-0 Bryant 32 April 30 Sacramento 99 @ Los Angeles 91 L 2-1 Bryant 35 May 2 Sacramento 101 @ Los Angeles 88 L 2-2 Bryant 32 May 5 Sacramento 86 @ Los Angeles 113 W 3-2 O’Neal 32

WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Los Angeles 4, Phoenix 1

May 7 Phoenix 77 @ Los Angeles 105 W 1-0 O’Neal 37 May 10 Phoenix 96 @ Los Angeles 97 W 2-0 O’Neal 38 May 12 Los Angeles 105 @ Phoenix 99 W 3-0 O’Neal 37 May 14 Los Angeles 98 @ Phoenix 117 L 3-1 O’Neal 24 May 16 Phoenix 65 @ Los Angeles 87 W 4-1 Bryant 17

WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS Los Angeles 4, Portland 3

May 20 Portland 94 @ Los Angeles 109 W 1-0 O’Neal 41 May 22 Portland 106 @ Los Angeles 77 L 1-1 O’Neal 23 May 26 Los Angeles 93 @ Portland 91 W 2-1 O’Neal 26 May 28 Los Angeles 103 @ Portland 91 W 3-1 O’Neal 25 May 30 Portland 96 @ Los Angeles 88 W 3-2 O’Neal 31 June 2 Los Angeles 93 @ Portland 103 L 3-3 Bryant 33 June 4 Portland 84 @ Los Angeles 89 W 4-3 Bryant 25

NBA FINALS Los Angeles 4, Indiana 2

June 7 Indiana 87 @ Los Angeles 104 W 1-0 O’Neal 43 June 9 Indiana 104 @ Los Angeles 111 W 2-0 O’Neal 40 June 11 Los Angeles 91 @ Indiana 100 L 2-1 O’Neal 33 June 14 Los Angeles 120 @ Indiana 118 (OT) W 3-1 O’Neal 36 June 16 Los Angeles 87 @ Indiana 120 L 3-2 O’Neal 35 June 19 Los Angeles 116 @ Indiana 111 W 4-2 O’Neal 41


LAKERS ALL-TIME PLAYOFF SCORE

PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS Head Coach: Mike Dunleavy Assistant Coaches: Tony Brown, Mike D’Antoni Jim Eyen, Tim Grgurich Neal Meyer Trainer: Jay Jensen Director, Sports Communications: Sue Carpenter

2000-01 LAKERS VS. BLAZERS (2-2) DATE SCORE W/L HI SCORER HI REB OPP HI SCORER OPP HI REB 10/31 96-86 W O’Neal - 36 O’Neal - 11 Wallace - 26 Wallace - 7 12/13 96-86 L Bryant - 35 O’Neal - 13 Wallace - 25 Wallace - 13 12/25 109-104 L O’Neal - 32 O’Neal - 15 Wallace - 33 Wells - 10 4/15 105-00 W O’Neal - 33 O’Neal - 18 Wallace - 28 Sabonis - 8

2000-01 LAKERS VS. BLAZERS—TEAM LEADERS SCORING LEADER REBOUNDING LEADER ASSIST LEADER LAKERS O’Neal - 30.0 O’Neal - 14.0 Bryant - 5.3 BLAZERS Wallace - 28.0 Wallace - 8.8 Stoudamire - 6.0

Num Name Pos H W DOB College NBA Years 50 Greg Anthony G 6’1” 180 11/15/67 UNLV ‘91 9 2 Stacey Augmon F 6’8” 205 08/01/68 UNLV ‘91 9 34 Dale Davis F 6’11” 252 03/25/69 Clemson ‘91 9 4 Antonio Harvey F 6’11” 250 07/06/70 Pfeiffer ‘93 5 55 Will Perdue C 7’0” 240 08/29/65 Vanderbilt ‘88 11 33 Scottie Pippen F 6’7” 228 09/25/65 Central Arkansas ‘87 13 11 Arvydas Sabonis C 7’3” 292 12/19/64 Lithuania 5 12 Detlef Schrempf F 6’10” 235 01/21/63 Washington ‘85 15 8 Steve Smith G 6’8” 221 03/31/69 Michigan State 9 3 Damon Stoudamire G 5’10” 171 09/03/73 Arizona ‘95 5 1 Rod Strickland G 6’3” 185 07/11/66 DePaul ‘89 12 30 Rasheed Wallace F/C 6’11” 225 09/17/74 North Carolina ‘97 5

2000-01 FINAL ROSTER

The Lakers and Trail Blazers have met nine times in the postseason (1977, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1992, 1997, 1998 and 2000) with Los Angeles advancing on seven occasions (‘83, ‘85, ‘89, ‘91, ‘97, ‘98, and ‘00)...Los Angeles won the most recent series 4-3 in the 2000 Western Conference Semifinals...the Lakers have eliminated the Blazers in three of the last four seasons (1997, 1998 and 2000).

LAKERS vs. Trail Blazes in Los Angeles: 18-4

LAKERS vs. Trail Blazers in Portland: 8-11

LAKERS vs. Portland overall: 26-16

LAKERS largest margin of victory: 23 (April 27, 1985 / 124-101)

LAKERS largest margin of defeat:

29 (May 22, 2000 / 106-77)

PLAYOFF HISTORY ALLTIME PLAYOFF RESULTS

PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS


October 31, 2000 at the Rose Garden LAKERS 96, Blazers 86 In a rematch of the 2000 Western Conference Finals, the Lakers opened the 2000-01 season with a 96-86 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers at the Rose Garden. Reigning MVP Shaquille O'Neal led all scorers with 36 points (14-20 FG, 8-16 FT) and added 11 rebounds, five assists and four blocked shots. O’Neal’s 11 rebounds represent-ed a game-high. The Lakers outshot the Blazers 57.1% (36-63)-40.0% (34-85) in registering the win. Los Angeles 57.1% from the floor was a team season-high. Former Blazer Isaiah Rider had a strong performance off of the bench, registering 13 points, five rebounds and three assists in 26 minutes. Portland was led by Rasheed Wallace who tallied 26 points and seven rebounds and Steve Smith who scored 22 points. The Blazers only grabbed 19 defensive rebounds, the lowest mark of any Lakers opponent all season. December 13, 2000 at the Rose Garden Blazers 96, LAKERS 86 For the second consecutive night, the Lakers found themselves on the short end of the tally as they were defeated 96-86 by the Portland Trail Blazers at the Rose Garden. The teams were knotted at 69 with 7:46 remaining in the fourth quarter before the Blazers went on a 9-0 run to take a lead they would not relinquish. Kobe Bryant led all scorers with 35 points and added six rebounds and six assists. Shaquille O'Neal added 19 points and 13 rebounds for his 17th double-double of the season. Rasheed Wallace led Portland with 25 points and 13 rebounds, while Damon Stoudamire chipped in with 21 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Stoudamire scored 11 of his points in the third quarter. Los Angeles was out-rebounded 36-54, the largest such margin of the season. December 25, 2000 at STAPLES Center Blazers 109, LAKERS 104 Playing on Christmas Day with the score tied at 97 with 3:51 remaining in the game, the Lakers were not able to hold off the Portland Trail Blazers, eventually losing 109-104 at STAPLES Center. Shaquille O'Neal led the Lakers with 32 points and 15 rebounds, while Kobe Bryant added 29 points and a team-high six assists. Rick Fox tallied his sixth consecutive double-digit scoring day with a season-high 22 points. The Blazers were led by Rasheed Wal-lace who scored a game-high 33 points and Damon Stoudamire who talied 27 points. Stoudamire scored 13 of his points in the crucial fourth quarter to put the game away. Portland attempted 46 free throws (31-46), the most for a Los Angeles opponent this season. Los Angeles did not register a blocked shot in the loss. April 15, 2001 at STAPLES Center LAKERS 105, Blazers 100 Behind Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher, the Lakers powered past the Portland Trail Blazers to claim a first place tie in the Pacific Division. Early in the first quarter, the Lakers used an 11-0 run to turn a five-point deficit (3-8) into a six-point lead (14-8). Portland would comeback, outscoring Los Angeles 31-24 in the second quarter to take a one-point lead (54-53) at the end of the first half. The teams fought to a 99-99 tie with 2:51 remain-ing in the game before Shaquille O'Neal hit a 10-foot jumper and Robert Horry connected on his only three-pointer of the game to give the Lakers a four-point lead that they would not relinquish. O'Neal tallied game-highs in points (33) and rebounds. Bryant finished with 25 points and a game-high seven assists, while Fisher tallied a career-high-tying four three-pointers to finish with 21 points, four rebounds and four assists. Rasheed Wallace led the Blazers with 28 points, while Steve Smith tallied 24 points in the loss. The Blazers only had five turnovers, the fewest made by a Lakers opponent this season. The victory gave the Lakers a split (2-2) in the season series.


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