1998–99 Los Angeles Lakers season

1998–99 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coach
General managerJerry West
Owner(s)Jerry Buss
ArenaGreat Western Forum
Results
Record31–19 (.620)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Pacific)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishConference semifinals
(lost to Spurs 0–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKCAL-TV
Fox Sports West
(Chick Hearn, Stu Lantz)
RadioKLAC
(Chick Hearn, Stu Lantz)
< 1997–98 1999–00 >

The 1998–99 NBA season was the Lakers' 51st season in the National Basketball Association, and 39th in the city of Los Angeles.[1] On March 23, 1998, the owners of all 29 NBA teams voted 27–2 to reopen the league's collective bargaining agreement, seeking changes to the league's salary cap system, and a ceiling on individual player salaries. The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) opposed to the owners' plan, and wanted raises for players who earned the league's minimum salary. After both sides failed to reach an agreement, the owners called for a lockout, which began on July 1, 1998, putting a hold on all team trades, free agent signings and training camp workouts, and cancelling many NBA regular season and preseason games.[2][3][4][5][6] Due to the lockout, the NBA All-Star Game, which was scheduled to be played in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 14, 1999, was also cancelled.[7][8][9][10][11]

However, on January 6, 1999, NBA commissioner David Stern, and NBPA director Billy Hunter finally reached an agreement to end the lockout. The deal was approved by both the players and owners, and was signed on January 20, ending the lockout after 204 days. The regular season began on February 5, and was cut short to just 50 games instead of the regular 82-game schedule.[12][13][14][15][16]

This season was also the Lakers' final season playing at the Great Western Forum. During the off-season, the team signed free agent Derek Harper,[17][18] and re-acquired former Lakers center Travis Knight after one season with the Boston Celtics.[19] The Lakers played around .500 with a 6–6 start as head coach Del Harris was fired.[20][21][22] After one game under interim Bill Bertka, the team hired former Laker Kurt Rambis as their new coach.[23][24] The Lakers had signed free agent and rebounding specialist Dennis Rodman, who was well known for winning championships with the Detroit Pistons and the Chicago Bulls.[25][26][27][28] However, after 23 games, Rodman was released by the team, averaging 11.2 rebounds per game.[29][30]

At mid-season, Eddie Jones and Elden Campbell were both traded to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for All-Star forward Glen Rice, J.R. Reid and B. J. Armstrong,[31][32][33][34] who was released to free agency and signed with the Orlando Magic.[35][36][37] The team also released Corie Blount, as he later on signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers.[38] The Lakers won ten straight games between February and March, and finished second in the Pacific Division with a 31–19 record.[39] Their home-game attendance for the season was 430,007 (12th in the league).

Kobe Bryant averaged 19.9 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game in his first season as a starter, and was selected to the All-NBA Third Team, while Shaquille O'Neal averaged 26.3 points, 10.7 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game, made the All-NBA Second Team, and finished in sixth place in Most Valuable Player voting.[40][41] In addition, Rice played in 27 games due to an elbow injury he sustained in Charlotte, and provided the team with 17.5 points per game, while Rick Fox contributed 9.0 points per game off the bench, Harper provided with 6.9 points and 4.2 assists per game, and Derek Fisher contributed 5.9 points, 3.9 assists and 1.2 steals per game.[42]

In the playoffs, the Lakers defeated the Houston Rockets 3–1 in the Western Conference First Round,[43][44][45][46] but were swept in four straight games by the eventual champion San Antonio Spurs during the Western Conference Semi-finals.[47][48][49][50] The Spurs would reach the NBA Finals for the first time to defeat the 8th-seeded New York Knicks in five games, winning their first ever championship.[51][52][53][54][55]

Following the season, Rambis was fired as head coach,[56][57] while Reid signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks,[58] Sean Rooks was traded back to his former team, the Dallas Mavericks,[59][60][61] rookie forward Ruben Patterson signed with the Seattle SuperSonics,[62] and Harper was dealt to the Detroit Pistons, but was released and then retired.

Draft picks

Main article: 1998 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 26 Sam Jacobson Guard  United States Minnesota

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Roster

1998–99 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G/F 8 Bryant, Kobe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1978–08–23 Lower Merion HS
G 2 Fisher, Derek 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1974–08–09 Little Rock
F 17 Fox, Rick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1969–07–24 North Carolina
G 12 Harper, Derek 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1961–10–13 Illinois
F 5 Horry, Robert 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1970–08–25 Alabama
G 7 Jacobson, Sam 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1975–07–22 Minnesota
F/C 40 Knight, Travis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1974–09–13 Connecticut
G 10 Lue, Tyronn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1977–05–03 Nebraska
C 34 O'Neal, Shaquille 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 340 lb (154 kg) 1972–03–06 LSU
G/F 21 Patterson, Ruben 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 224 lb (102 kg) 1975–07–31 Cincinnati
F/C 11 Reid, J. R. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 247 lb (112 kg) 1968–03–31 North Carolina
G/F 41 Rice, Glen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1967–05–28 Michigan
F/C 45 Rooks, Sean 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1969–09–09 Arizona
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 16, 1999

Roster Notes

Regular season

The Lakers went through three coaches during the season: Del Harris (6–6), Bill Bertka (1–0) and Kurt Rambis (24–13). Fourteen different Lakers started at least one game during the season.[64] From February 25 to March 12, the Lakers won ten consecutive games. Outside of the streak, the Lakers were 21–19 in all other games. During the season, over half of the Lakers' games were televised nationally.[64]

At season's end, the Lakers ranked second in the league in scoring at 99.0 points per game (only Sacramento averaged more points: 100.2 ppg). Despite the high scoring, the Lakers were the fourth worst Free Throw shooting team in the league with a percentage of .683. Shaquille O'Neal had a percentage of .540. Following the season, Rambis was fired as coach.

Season standings

Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Portland Trail Blazers 35 15 .700 – 22–3 13–12 15–7
x-Los Angeles Lakers 31 19 .620 4 18–7 13–12 14–8
x-Sacramento Kings 27 23 .540 8 16–9 11–14 11–9
x-Phoenix Suns 27 23 .540 8 15–10 12–13 9–10
Seattle SuperSonics 25 25 .500 10 17–8 8–17 11–10
Golden State Warriors 21 29 .420 14 13–12 8–17 8–11
Los Angeles Clippers 9 41 .180 26 6–19 3–22 3–16
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-San Antonio Spurs 37 13 .740 –
2 y-Portland Trail Blazers 35 15 .700 2
3 x-Utah Jazz 37 13 .740 –
4 x-Los Angeles Lakers 31 19 .620 6
5 x-Houston Rockets 31 19 .620 6
6 x-Sacramento Kings 27 23 .540 10
7 x-Phoenix Suns 27 23 .540 10
8 x-Minnesota Timberwolves 25 25 .500 12
9 Seattle SuperSonics 25 25 .500 12
10 Golden State Warriors 21 29 .420 16
11 Dallas Mavericks 19 31 .380 18
12 Denver Nuggets 14 36 .280 23
13 Los Angeles Clippers 9 41 .180 28
14 Vancouver Grizzlies 8 42 .160 29
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

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Record vs. opponents

1998-99 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA VAN WAS
Atlanta – 3–0 3–0 3–1 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 0–3 1–2 0–0 1–2 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–1
Boston 0–3 – 1–2 2–1 2–2 0–0 1–0 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–3 1–0 0–0 3–0 0–3 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 3–1
Charlotte 0–3 2–1 – 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 3–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–2 0–0 3–0 1–3 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–1
Chicago 1–3 1–2 1–2 – 0–3 0–1 0–0 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–3 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–3 0–0 2–1 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–2
Cleveland 1–2 2–2 1–2 3–0 – 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–3 0–0 1–0 0–3 1–2 0–0 3–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 0–1 0–0 1–2
Dallas 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 – 2–1 0–1 2–2 2–2 0–0 3–0 0–3 0–1 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–3 0–3 2–2 1–3 0–3 0–0 0–3 2–1 0–0
Denver 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 – 0–0 1–3 0–4 0–1 3–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 0–3 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–4 2–2 0–0 1–2 3–1 0–1
Detroit 2–1 3–0 0–3 3–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 0–4 1–3 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–1
Golden State 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–2 3–1 0–0 – 0–3 1–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 2–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 2–2 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–0 0–4 4–0 0–0
Houston 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–2 4–0 0–0 3–0 – 0–0 3–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 2–2 2–1 3–0 0–3 2–1 1–0 0–3 4–0 0–0
Indiana 1–2 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 0–0 – 0–0 1–0 2–2 3–0 0–0 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 3–0
L.A. Clippers 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–3 0–3 0–0 1–2 1–3 0–0 – 0–4 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 0–3 0–1 1–3 1–3 0–0
L.A. Lakers 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 3–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 4–0 – 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 2–2 1–2 2–1 2–2 0–0 1–3 2–1 0–0
Miami 3–0 0–3 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 – 2–1 0–1 3–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–0 0–1 0–0 3–0
Milwaukee 2–1 3–0 2–2 3–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–3 0–0 0–0 1–2 – 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 3–1 0–0 0–0 2–1
Minnesota 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 2–2 1–2 0–0 2–2 1–2 1–0 0–1 – 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–3 3–1 2–2 2–1 0–1 0–3 3–1 0–0
New Jersey 2–1 2–1 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–3 0–1 0–0 1–3 1–2 0–0 – 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–1
New York 1–2 2–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 3–0 – 0–3 3–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–1
Orlando 2–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 4–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 3–0 3–0 – 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–1
Philadelphia 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 3–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–3 2–1 – 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–2
Phoenix 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 3–1 3–0 0–1 2–1 2–2 0–0 3–0 1–3 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 – 0–3 0–3 2–2 3–0 0–0 2–2 3–0 0–0
Portland 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 3–0 3–0 0–0 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–2 0–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 3–0 – 4–0 1–3 2–2 0–0 1–2 4–0 0–0
Sacramento 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 3–0 0–0 2–1 0–3 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–3 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 3–0 0–4 – 1–2 2–2 0–0 1–2 4–0 1–0
San Antonio 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 4–0 1–0 3–0 3–0 0–0 3–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–2 3–1 2–1 – 2–1 0–1 2–1 3–0 0–0
Seattle 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 2–2 0–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 3–0 2–2 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–3 2–2 2–2 1–2 – 0–0 2–2 2–1 0–1
Toronto 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–3 1–3 1–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 – 0–0 1–0 2–2
Utah 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 0–1 4–0 3–0 0–0 3–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–2 0–0 – 3–0 1–0
Vancouver 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 1–3 0–0 0–3 0–4 0–1 3–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–3 0–3 0–4 0–3 1–2 0–1 0–3 – 0–0
Washington 1–2 1–3 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–3 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–2 0–1 0–0 —

Game log

Preseason

1998 preseason game log
Total: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
Preseason: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 January 29 L.A. Clippers W 107-76 Kobe Bryant (19) Travis Knight (14) Fisher & Harper (6) Great Western Forum
 1–0
2 January 30 @ L.A. Clippers W 91-77 Kobe Bryant (16) Knight & Rooks (8) Derek Fisher (7) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
 2–0
1998–99 schedule

Regular season

1998–99 game log
Total: 31–19 (home: 18–7; road: 13–12)
February: 9–6 (home: 6–2; road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 February 5 Houston W 99-91 Shaquille O'Neal (30) Shaquille O'Neal (14) Derek Harper (7) Great Western Forum
17,505 		1–0
2 February 7 Utah L 91-100 Shaquille O'Neal (37) Shaquille O'Neal (14) Derek Harper (6) Great Western Forum
17,505 		1-1
3 February 8 @ San Antonio W 80-75 Shaquille O'Neal (26) Shaquille O'Neal (13) Robert Horry (4) Alamodome
33,788 		2–1
4 February 10 @ Denver W 103-98 Shaquille O'Neal (29) Kobe Bryant (10) 3 players tied (5) McNichols Sports Arena
13,210 		3–1
5 February 11 @ Minnesota L 75-86 Kobe Bryant (24) Kobe Bryant (10) Derek Harper (5) Target Center
19,006 		3–2
6 February 14 Indiana L 99-101 Shaquille O'Neal (36) Shaquille O'Neal (17) Derek Fisher (8) Great Western Forum
17,505 		3-3
7 February 16 Charlotte W 116-88 Fox & O'Neal (20) Shaquille O'Neal (12) 4 players tied (5) Staples Center
14,093 		4–3
8 February 17 Dallas W 101-88 Shaquille O'Neal (24) Shaquille O'Neal (12) Derek Fisher (6) Great Western Forum
13,492 		5–3
9 February 19 San Antonio W 106-94 Shaquille O'Neal (28) Shaquille O'Neal (10) Bryant & Harper (6) Great Western Forum
17,505 		6–3
10 February 21 @ Seattle L 89-92 Shaquille O'Neal (27) Kobe Bryant (13) Derek Harper (5) KeyArena
17,072 		6–4
11 February 22 @ Denver L 113-117 (OT) Shaquille O'Neal (28) Kobe Bryant (13) Kobe Bryant (9) McNichols Sports Arena
17,171 		6–5
12 February 23 @ Vancouver L 83-93 Shaquille O'Neal (26) Shaquille O'Neal (10) Shaquille O'Neal (7) General Motors Place
19,193 		6-6
13 February 25 @ L.A. Clippers W 115-100 Shaquille O'Neal (19) Shaquille O'Neal (11) Bryant & Fisher (6) Arrowhead Pond
18,456 		7–6
14 February 26 L.A. Clippers W 99-83 Kobe Bryant (22) Dennis Rodman (11) Fisher & Rodman (6) Great Western Forum
17,505 		8–6
15 February 28 Houston W 106-90 Shaquille O'Neal (22) Dennis Rodman (10) Bryant & Fisher (3) Great Western Forum
17,505 		9–6
March: 12–5 (home: 6–2; road: 6–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
16 March 1 @ Phoenix W 97-91 Shaquille O'Neal (25) Dennis Rodman (16) Fox & Jones (5) American West Arena
19,023 		10–6
17 March 3 Phoenix W 101-95 Kobe Bryant (32) Dennis Rodman (17) Bryant & Fisher (5) Great Western Forum
17,505 		11–6
18 March 5 Seattle W 103-100 Shaquille O'Neal (31) Knight & O'Neal (11) Shaquille O'Neal (7) Great Western Forum
17,505 		12–6
19 March 7 @ Utah W 97-89 Kobe Bryant (24) Shaquille O'Neal (16) Harper & Jones (4) Delta Center
19,911 		13–6
20 March 9 @ L.A. Clippers W 103-99 Shaquille O'Neal (31) Dennis Rodman (20) Kobe Bryant (5) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
13,380 		14–6
21 March 10 L.A. Clippers W 94-75 Shaquille O'Neal 31 Shaquille O'Neal 13 Bryant & Fox (4) Great Western Forum
17,505 		15–6
22 March 12 Golden State W 89-78 Glen Rice (21) Shaquille O'Neal (17) Fisher & Fox (5) Great Western Forum
17,505 		16–6
23 March 14 @ Sacramento L 101-105 Shaquille O'Neal (33) Shaquille O'Neal (11) Derek Fisher (7) ARCO Arena
17,317 		16–7
24 March 16 @ Minnesota W 107-101 Shaquille O'Neal (24) Kobe Bryant (9) Derek Harper (6) Target Center
19,006 		17–7
25 March 18 @ Cleveland L 93-100 Shaquille O'Neal (37) Shaquille O'Neal (19) Bryant & Rice (5) Gund Arena
20,562 		17–8
26 March 19 @ Philadelphia L 90-105 Bryant & O'Neal (23) Travis Knight (9) Harper & Rice (3) First Union Center
20,644 		17–9
27 March 21 @ Orlando W 115-104 Kobe Bryant (38) Shaquille O'Neal (13) Derek Fisher (8) Orlando Arena
17,248 		18–9
28 March 22 @ Dallas W 96-93 Shaquille O'Neal (25) Dennis Rodman (17) Fisher & Fox (4) Reunion Arena
18,121 		19–9
29 March 24 Phoenix L 101-106 Kobe Bryant (25) Dennis Rodman (13) Derek Harper (7) Great Western Forum
17,505 		19–10
30 March 26 Sacramento L 109-111 Kobe Bryant (26) Dennis Rodman (9) Bryant & Fisher (6) Great Western Forum
17,505 		19–11
31 March 28 New York W 99-91 Kobe Bryant (29) Dennis Rodman (12) Derek Harper (9) Great Western Forum
17,505 		20–11
32 March 29 Vancouver W 116-98 Shaquille O'Neal (26) Dennis Rodman (17) Harper & Rice (6) Great Western Forum
17,312 		21–11
April: 6–9 (home: 4–3; road: 2–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
33 April 2 @ Phoenix W 91-90 Glen Rice (23) Dennis Rodman (15) Derek Harper (10) American West Arena
19,023 		22–11
34 April 3 Golden State L 76-81 Shaquille O'Neal (21) Dennis Rodman (13) Glen Rice (5) Great Western Forum
17,505 		22–12
35 April 5 Denver W 117-104 Bryant & Rice (26) Dennis Rodman (17) Derek Harper (9) Great Western Forum
17,505 		23–12
36 April 6 Utah L 93-106 Shaquille O'Neal (24) Dennis Rodman (12) Tyronn Lue (6) Great Western Forum
17,505 		23–13
37 April 7 @ Sacramento W 104-89 Shaquille O'Neal (30) Shaquille O'Neal (18) Kobe Bryant (7) ARCO Arena
17,317 		24–13
38 April 9 Minnesota W 96-89 O'Neal & Rice (25) Shaquille O'Neal (15) Kobe Bryant (7) Great Western Forum
17,505 		25–13
39 April 11 Seattle L 109-113 Shaquille O'Neal (38) Dennis Rodman (13) Kobe Bryant (9) Great Western Forum
17,505 		25–14
40 April 13 @ Portland L 86-113 Shaquille O'Neal (24) Shaquille O'Neal (14) Derek Fisher (7) Rose Garden
20,705 		25–15
41 April 17 @ Utah L 93-109 Shaquille O'Neal (29) Shaquille O'Neal (14) Derek Fisher (6) Delta Center
19,911 		25–16
42 April 19 Vancouver W 117-102 Shaquille O'Neal (35) Robert Horry (12) Kobe Bryant (8) Great Western Forum
17,505 		26–16
43 April 20 @ Golden State W 106-102 (OT) Kobe Bryant (27) Glen Rice (12) Kobe Bryant (5) The Arena in Oakland
20,108 		27–16
44 April 21 @ Portland L 82-88 Shaquille O'Neal (25) Shaquille O'Neal (13) Kobe Bryant (4) Rose Garden
20,713 		27–17
45 April 24 @ San Antonio L 81-108 Shaquille O'Neal (26) Shaquille O'Neal (12) Derek Fisher (6) Alamodome
31,972 		27–18
46 April 26 @ Houston L 80-102 Shaquille O'Neal (19) Shaquille O'Neal (12) Derek Fisher (7) Compaq Center
16,285 		27–19
47 April 29 Portland W 108-89 Shaquille O'Neal (38) Shaquille O'Neal (12) Kobe Bryant (7) Great Western Forum
17,505 		28–19
May: 3–0 (home: 1–0; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
48 May 2 @ Seattle W 91-84 Shaquille O'Neal (33) Shaquille O'Neal (12) Derek Fisher (6) KeyArena
17,072 		29–19
49 May 3 Dallas W 115-102 Shaquille O'Neal (26) Shaquille O'Neal (11) Kobe Bryant (10) Great Western Forum
17,505 		30–19
50 May 5 Portland W 119-91 Glen Rice (40) Shaquille O'Neal (9) Derek Fisher (8) Great Western Forum
17,505 		31–19
1998–99 schedule

Playoffs

1999 playoff game log
Total: 3–5 (home: 2–2; road: 1–3)
First round: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 9 Houston W 101–100 Glen Rice (29) Shaquille O'Neal (11) Derek Fisher (6) Great Western Forum
17,505 		1–0
2 May 11 Houston W 110–98 Shaquille O'Neal (28) Robert Horry (10) Shaquille O'Neal (7) Great Western Forum
17,505 		2–0
3 May 13 @ Houston L 88–102 Shaquille O'Neal (26) Shaquille O'Neal (10) Derek Fisher (6) Compaq Center
16,285 		2–1
4 May 15 @ Houston W 98–88 Shaquille O'Neal (37) Shaquille O'Neal (11) Kobe Bryant (8) Compaq Center
16,285 		3–1
Conference Semi-finals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 17 @ San Antonio L 81–87 3 players tied (21) Shaquille O'Neal (15) Kobe Bryant (6) Alamodome
25,297 		0–1
2 May 19 @ San Antonio L 76–79 Kobe Bryant (28) 3 players tied (8) Kobe Bryant (4) Alamodome
33,293 		0–2
3 May 22 San Antonio L 91–103 Glen Rice (24) Shaquille O'Neal (15) Derek Fisher (9) Great Western Forum
17,505 		0–3
4 May 23 San Antonio L 107–118 Shaquille O'Neal (36) Shaquille O'Neal (14) Fisher & Lue (6) Great Western Forum
17,505 		0–4
1999 schedule

Player stats

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Corie Blount 14 3 11.6 .394 .000 .500 3.3 .1 .1 .3 2.3
Kobe Bryant 50 50 37.9 .465 .267 .839 5.3 3.8 1.4 1.0 19.9
Elden Campbell 17 1 19.1 .436 . .613 5.6 .5 .1 .9 7.4
Derek Fisher 50 21 22.6 .376 .392 .756 1.8 3.9 1.2 .0 5.9
Rick Fox 44 1 21.5 .448 .337 .742 2.0 2.0 .6 .2 9.0
Derek Harper 45 29 24.9 .412 .368 .813 1.5 4.2 1.0 .1 6.9
Robert Horry 38 5 19.6 .459 .444 .739 4.0 1.5 .9 1.0 4.9
Sam Jacobson 2 0 6.0 .600 .000 1.000 1.5 .0 .0 .0 4.0
Eddie Jones 20 20 36.2 .423 .313 .738 3.8 3.1 1.8 1.2 13.6
Travis Knight 37 23 14.2 .515 .000 .759 3.5 .8 .6 .7 4.2
Tyronn Lue 15 0 12.5 .431 .438 .571 .4 1.7 .3 .0 5.0
Shaquille O'Neal 49 49 34.8 .576 .000 .540 10.7 2.3 .7 1.7 26.3
Ruben Patterson 24 2 6.0 .412 .167 .710 1.3 .1 .2 .1 2.7
J. R. Reid 25 10 18.9 .407 .000 .717 4.0 .9 .6 .0 5.0
Glen Rice 27 25 36.5 .432 .393 .856 3.7 2.6 .6 .2 17.5
Dennis Rodman 23 11 28.6 .348 .000 .436 11.2 1.3 .4 .5 2.1
Sean Rooks 36 0 8.8 .405 .000 .708 2.0 .3 .1 .3 2.7
  • Shaquille O'Neal averaged 26.3 ppg (2nd), 10.7 rpg (8th), and shot 57.6% (1st). For his efforts, he was named to the All-NBA second-team.
  • Kobe Bryant had a career high 19.9 ppg and added 3.8 apg. He was recognized as an All-NBA third-team.
  • Dennis Rodman played 23 games with the Lakers in 1999. He averaged 11.2 rebounds per game and the Lakers went 17–6 with Rodman in the lineup.
  • Glen Rice played in 27 games with the club and averaged 17.5 points per game. With Rice in the lineup, the Lakers went 16–11

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Kobe Bryant 8 8 39.4 .430 .348 .800 6.9 4.6 1.9 1.3 19.8
Derek Fisher 8 8 29.8 .418 .345 .800 3.6 4.9 1.0 .0 9.8
Rick Fox 8 1 22.6 .400 .190 1.000 2.8 1.5 .5 .6 6.6
Derek Harper 7 0 16.1 .419 .100 .500 1.4 2.1 .3 .1 4.3
Robert Horry 8 0 22.1 .462 .417 .786 4.5 1.4 .8 .8 5.0
Travis Knight 3 0 3.3 .333 . .500 1.7 .3 .0 .0 1.0
Tyronn Lue 3 0 11.0 .412 .000 . .7 2.0 .7 .0 4.7
Shaquille O'Neal 8 8 39.4 .510 . .466 11.6 2.3 .9 2.9 26.6
Ruben Patterson 3 0 1.7 .000 . . .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
J. R. Reid 8 8 22.3 .357 . .750 5.3 .4 .5 .6 3.3
Glen Rice 7 7 43.9 .446 .357 .966 3.9 1.6 .7 .1 18.3
Sean Rooks 7 0 6.9 .333 . .833 .3 .4 .0 .1 1.3

Awards and honors

  • Kobe Bryant, All-NBA Third Team
  • Shaquille O'Neal, All-NBA Second Team

Transactions

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