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1997–98 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 1997–98 NBA season was the Lakers' 50th season in the National Basketball Association, and 38th in the city of Los Angeles.[1] During the off-season, the Lakers signed free agents Rick Fox,[2][3][4] and three-point specialist Jon Barry.[5] Second-year shooting guard, and last season's Slam Dunk champion Kobe Bryant emerged as a star in his second season, playing an increased role as the team's sixth man, averaging 15.4 points per game off the bench, while being selected to start in the 1998 NBA All-Star Game at the age of 19, which was his first ever All-Star appearance;[6][7][8][9] Bryant scored 18 points in 22 minutes, as the Western Conference lost to the Eastern Conference, 135–114.[10][11][12] Joining him on the Western Conference All-Star roster were teammates Shaquille O'Neal, Eddie Jones and Nick Van Exel.[13][14][15][16][17] Bryant also finished in second place in Sixth Man of the Year voting behind Danny Manning of the Phoenix Suns.[18][19][20]

1997–98 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coachDel Harris
General managerJerry West
Owner(s)Jerry Buss
ArenaGreat Western Forum
Results
Record61–21 (.744)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Pacific)
Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishWestern Conference finals
(lost to Jazz 0–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKCAL-TV
Fox Sports West
RadioKLAC
< 1996–97 1998–99 >

The Lakers got off to a fast start to the season winning their first eleven games,[21] before losing O'Neal to a strained stomach muscle that forced him to sit out 20 games.[22][23][24][25] In his absence, the Lakers went 13–7. In January, Van Exel went down with a knee injury missing 18 games,[26][27][28] and was replaced with second-year guard Derek Fisher as the team's starting point guard for the remainder of the season.[29] The Lakers held a 34–11 record at the All-Star break,[30] and won 22 of their final 25 games to tie the Pacific Division title with the Seattle SuperSonics with a 61–21 record.[31] It was the Lakers' best record since the 1989–90 season.

O'Neal averaged 28.3 points, 11.4 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, and also finished in fourth place in Most Valuable Player voting.[32][33] In addition, Jones averaged 16.9 points and 2.0 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, while Van Exel provided the team with 13.8 points and 6.9 assists per game, and Fox contributed 12.0 points per game. Robert Horry averaged 7.4 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.6 steals and 1.3 blocks per game, while Elden Campbell provided with 10.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game off the bench, and Fisher contributed 5.8 points and 4.1 assists per game.[34]

In the playoffs, the Lakers defeated the Portland Trail Blazers, 3–1 in the Western Conference First Round for the second consecutive year,[35][36][37][38] then after losing Game 1 of the Western Conference Semi-finals to the 2nd–seeded SuperSonics, 106–92 at Seattle,[39][40][41] the Lakers would win the next four games, thus the series.[42][43][44][45] However, in the Western Conference finals, they were swept by the top-seeded Utah Jazz in four straight games.[46][47][48][49] The Jazz would go on to lose in six games to the Chicago Bulls in the NBA Finals for the second straight year.[50][51][52][53][54]

Following the season, Van Exel was traded to the Denver Nuggets after feuding with head coach Del Harris,[55][56][57][58] and Barry signed as a free agent with the Sacramento Kings.[59][60]

Draft picks edit

Main article: 1997 NBA draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
252DeJuan WheatPG  United StatesLouisville
254Paul RogersC  AustraliaGonzaga

Roster edit

1997–98 Los Angeles Lakers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G20Barry, Jon6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg)1969–07–25Georgia Tech
F23Bennett, Mario6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)235 lb (107 kg)1973–08–01Arizona State
F43Blount, Corie6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg)1969–01–04Cincinnati
G8Bryant, Kobe6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg)1978–08–23Lower Merion HS
C41Campbell, Elden6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)215 lb (98 kg)1968–07–23Clemson
G2Fisher, Derek6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)210 lb (95 kg)1974–08–09Little Rock
F17Fox, Rick6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg)1969–07–24North Carolina
F5Horry, Robert6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg)1970–08–25Alabama
G6Jones, Eddie6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg)1971–10–20Temple
C34O'Neal, Shaquille7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)325 lb (147 kg)1972–03–06LSU
C45Rooks, Sean6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg)1969–09–09Arizona
G24Seals, Shea6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg)1975–08–26Tulsa
G9Van Exel, Nick6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg)1971–11–27Cincinnati
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: October 20, 1997

Regular season edit

Season standings edit

Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Seattle SuperSonics6121.744–35–626–1519–5
x-Los Angeles Lakers6121.744 –33–828–1316–8
x-Phoenix Suns5626.683530–1126–1517–7
x-Portland Trail Blazers4636.5611526–1520–2114–10
Sacramento Kings2755.3293421–206–356–18
Golden State Warriors1963.2324212–297–346–18
Los Angeles Clippers1765.2074411–306–356–18
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1z-Utah Jazz6220.756–
2y-Seattle SuperSonics6121.7441
3x-Los Angeles Lakers6121.7441
4x-Phoenix Suns5626.6836
5x-San Antonio Spurs5626.6836
6x-Portland Trail Blazers4636.56116
7x-Minnesota Timberwolves4537.54917
8x-Houston Rockets4141.50021
9Sacramento Kings2755.32935
10Dallas Mavericks2062.24442
11Vancouver Grizzlies1963.23243
11Golden State Warriors1963.23243
13Los Angeles Clippers1765.20745
14Denver Nuggets1171.13451

Record vs. opponents edit

1997-98 NBA Records
TeamATLBOSCHACHICLEDALDENDETGSWHOUINDLACLALMIAMILMINNJNNYKORLPHIPHOPORSACSASSEATORUTAVANWAS
Atlanta–2–14–01–34–02–02–02–22–01–11–32–00–21–33–10–21–22–22–23–10–21–12–01–11–14–00–22–04–0
Boston1–2–1–21–31–31–11–12–21–11–10–42–01–10–42–21–12–22–22–23–10–21–11–10–21–13–00–22–03–2
Charlotte0–42–1–1–32–22–02–03–11–12–03–12–01–13–13–11–12–21–33–12–11–12–01–11–11–14–01–12–02–2
Chicago3–13–13–1–2–21–12–03–12–02–02–22–01–12–14–01–14–04–03–12–11–11–12–02–01–14–00–22–03–1
Cleveland0–43–12–22–2–1–12–03–12–01–12–22–01–11–32–22–03–11–22–23–12–01–12–00–20–23–11–12–01–2
Dallas0–21–10–21–11–1–3–10–21–30–41–11–30–40–20–22–20–21–10–20–20–40–40–40–42–21–10–44–01–1
Denver0–21–10–20–20–21–3–0–21–30–40–22–20–40–20–21–30–20–20–20–20–42–21–30–40–40–20–41–31–1
Detroit2–22–21–31–31–32–02–0–2–01–11–32–00–21–22–20–22–22–21–23–11–10–21–11–10–24–00–20–22–2
Golden State0–21–11–10–20–23–13–10–2–1–30–21–31–30–20–20–40–21–11–10–20–41–32–21–31–30–20–41–30–2
Houston1–11–10–20–21–14–04–01–13–1–1–14–01–30–21–11–31–11–10–21–11–31–34–02–21–32–00–43–11–1
Indiana3–14–01–32–22–21–12–03–12–01–1–2–00–23–14–02–02–12–13–14–01–11–12–00–20–24–01–12–04–0
L.A. Clippers0–20–20–20–20–23–12–20–23–10–40–2–0–40–20–20–41–10–20–21–10–40–43–11–30–41–11–31–30–2
L.A. Lakers2–01–11–11–11–14–04–02–03–13–12–04–0–1–12–04–01–11–11–10–22–22–24–04–01–32–03–14–01–1
Miami3–14–01–31–23–12–02–02–12–02–01–32–01–1–3–11–13–12–23–14–00–22–02–00–20–24–01–12–02–2
Milwaukee1–32–21–30–42–22–02–02–22–01–10–42–00–21–3–1–10–43–12–12–20–22–02–00–21–13–10–21–11–2
Minnesota2–01–11–11–10–22–23–12–04–03–10–24–00–41–11–1–2–01–10–22–03–11–33–11–31–31–11–34–00–2
New Jersey2–12–22–20–41–32–02–02–22–01–11–21–11–11–34–00–2–2–23–13–11–11–12–01–10–23–10–22–01–3
New York2–22–23–10–42–11–12–02–21–11–11–22–01–12–21–31–12–2–4–02–22–01–11–10–21–13–10–22–01–3
Orlando2–22–21–31–32–22–02–02–11–12–01–32–01–11–31–22–01–30–4–4–00–22–00–20–21–13–10–22–03–1
Philadelphia1–31–31–21–21–32–02–01–32–01–10–41–12–00–42–20–21–32–20–4–1–11–11–10–20–22–20–22–03–1
Phoenix2–02–01–11–10–24–04–01–14–03–11–14–02–22–02–01–31–10–22–01–1–2–23–13–12–22–01–34–01–1
Portland1–11–10–21–11–14–02–22–03–13–11–14–02–20–20–23–11–11–10–21–12–2–3–12–20–42–03–12–21–1
Sacramento0–21–11–10–20–24–03–11–12–20–40–21–30–40–20–21–30–21–12–01–11–31–3–0–41–31–12–22–21–1
San Antonio1–12–01–10–22–04–04–01–13–12–22–03–10–42–02–03–11–12–02–02–01–32–24–0–2–22–01–34–01–1
Seattle1–11–11–11–12–02–24–02–03–13–12–04–03–12–01–13–12–01–11–12–02–24–03–12–2–2–02–24–01–1
Toronto0–40–30–40–41–31–12–00–42–00–20–41–10–20–41–31–11–31–31–32–20–20–21–10–20–2–0–21–10–3
Utah2–02–01–12–01–14–04–02–04–04–01–13–11–31–12–03–12–02–02–02–03–11–32–23–12–22–0–4–00–2
Vancouver0–20–20–20–20–20–43–12–03–11–30–23–10–40–21–10–40–20–20–20–20–42–22–20–40–41–10–4–1–1
Washington0–42–32–21–32–11–11–12–22–01–10–42–01–12–22–12–03–13–11–31–31–11–11–11–11–13–02–01–1—

Game log edit

Preseason edit

1997 preseason game log
Total: 6–2 (home: 6–0; road: 0–2)
Preseason: 6–2 (home: 6–0; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1October 9DenverW 135-102Kobe Bryant (31)Corie Blount (7)Jon Barry (6)San Diego Sports Arena (San Diego, CA)
10,754		1-0
2October 10@ PhoenixL 91-93Shaquille O'Neal (27)Shaquille O'Neal (15)Shaquille O'Neal (4)American West Arena
19,023		1-1
3October 17L.A. ClippersW 116-85Shaquille O'Neal (28)Shaquille O'Neal (10)Fisher & Van Exel (5)Kiel Center (St. Louis, MO)
17,398		2-1
4October 18ClevelandW 117-107Shaquille O'Neal (34)Shaquille O'Neal (9)Rick Fox (7)Great Western Forum
18,123		3-1
5October 21@ DenverL 92-101Bryant & Campbell (15)Mario Bennett (11)Kobe Bryant (4)McNichols Sports Arena
7,121		3-2
6October 22WashingtonW 124-113 (OT)Elden Campbell (33)Elden Campbell (13)Barry & Horry (4)Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas, NV)
10,771		4-2
7October 24AtlantaW 93-89Rick Fox (18)Elden Campbell (12)Nick Van Exel (9)Great Western Forum
11,814		5-2
8October 25SeattleW 85-79Nick Van Exel (15)Corie Blount (9)Derek Fisher (5)Great Western Forum
13,862		6-2
1997–98 schedule

Regular season edit

1997–98 game log
Total: 61-21 (home: 33-8; road: 28–13)
October: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1October 31UtahW 104-87Kobe Bryant (23)Robert Horry (13)Horry & Van Exel (7)Great Western Forum
16,234		1-0
November: 12–2 (home: 6–0; road: 6–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2November 4@ SacramentoW 101-98Eddie Jones (35)Corie Blount (7)Nick Van Exel (6)ARCO Arena
17,317		2-0
3November 7New YorkW 99-94Horry & O'Neal (17)Robert Horry (10)Nick Van Exel (6)Great Western Forum
17,505		3-0
4November 9Golden StateW 132-97Shaquille O'Neal (27)Shaquille O'Neal (19)Derek Fisher (10)Great Western Forum
14,623		4-0
5November 11@ DallasW 118-96Shaquille O'Neal (37)Shaquille O'Neal (12)Robert Horry (9)Reunion Arena
13,722		5-0
6November 13@ San AntonioW 109-100 (OT)Shaquille O'Neal (34)Shaquille O'Neal (15)Eddie Jones (7)Alamodome
20,557		6-0
7November 14@ HoustonW 113-103 (2OT)Nick Van Exel (35)Shaquille O'Neal (13)Shaquille O'Neal (8)Compaq Center
16,285		7-0
8November 16VancouverW 121-95Eddie Jones (28)Robert Horry (12)Nick Van Exel (8)Great Western Forum
17,139		8-0
9November 18@ UtahW 97-92Bryant & Van Exel (19)Shaquille O'Neal (9)Nick Van Exel (5)Delta Center
19,911		9-0
10November 19MinnesotaW 118-93Eddie Jones (31)Shaquille O'Neal (12)Derek Fisher (9)Great Western Forum
17,505		10-0
11November 23L.A. ClippersW 119-102Eddie Jones (28)Corie Blount (9)Nick Van Exel (11)Great Western Forum
17,505		11-0
12November 25@ MiamiL 86-103Nick Van Exel (21)3 players tied (7)Eddie Jones (6)Miami Arena
15,200		11-1
13November 26@ BostonW 118-103Elden Campbell (22)Robert Horry (9)Nick Van Exel (9)Fleet Center
18,624		12-1
14November 28@ PhiladelphiaL 95-105Bryant & Campbell (19)Robert Horry (9)Nick Van Exel (6)CoreStates Center
20,714		12-2
15November 30TorontoW 105-99Eddie Jones (32)Blount & Horry (8)Nick Van Exel (10)Great Western Forum
14,940		13-2
December: 10–5 (home: 5–2; road: 5–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
16December 3@ DenverW 107-89Elden Campbell (25)Elden Campbell (12)Kobe Bryant (5)McNichols Sports Arena
14,503		14-2
17December 5San AntonioW 98-88Nick Van Exel (25)Corie Blount (10)Nick Van Exel (6)Great Western Forum
17,505		15-2
18December 7ClevelandL 84-94Kobe Bryant (21)Robert Horry (10)Nick Van Exel (4)Great Western Forum
16,945		15-3
19December 8@ PortlandL 99-105Nick Van Exel (24)Elden Campbell (12)Nick Van Exel (12)Rose Garden
20,721		15-4
20December 10@ Golden StateL 92-93Kobe Bryant (20)Elden Campbell (9)Nick Van Exel (8)The Arena in Oakland
13,414		15-5
21December 12HoustonW 119-102Rick Fox (30)Robert Horry (8)Nick Van Exel (8)Great Western Forum
17,505		16-5
22December 14DallasW 119-89Kobe Bryant (30)Elden Campbell (8)Fisher & Van Exel (7)Great Western Forum
15,893		17-5
23December 16@ MinnesotaW 109-96Eddie Jones (32)4 players tied (6)Nick Van Exel (14)Target Center
16,874		18-5
24December 17@ ChicagoL 83-104Kobe Bryant (33)Robert Horry (6)Nick Van Exel (5)United Center
24,119		18-6
25December 19@ AtlantaW 98-96Kobe Bryant (19)Robert Horry (8)Nick Van Exel (7)Georgia Dome
25,288		19-6
26December 20@ CharlotteW 109-100Nick Van Exel (24)Corie Blount (11)Nick Van Exel (8)Charlotte Coliseum
24,042		20-6
27December 22@ HoustonW 94-83Kobe Bryant (19)Elden Campbell (14)Nick Van Exel (10)Compaq Center
16,285		21-6
28December 26L.A. ClippersW 118-114 (OT)Nick Van Exel (30)Elden Campbell (11)Nick Van Exel (12)Great Western Forum
17,505		22-6
29December 28BostonL 102-108Rick Fox (27)3 players tied (9)Nick Van Exel (10)Great Western Forum
17,505		22-7
30December 30SacramentoW 93-80Elden Campbell (23)Elden Campbell (9)Nick Van Exel (11)Great Western Forum
16,283		23-7
January: 9–4 (home: 6–3; road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
31January 2AtlantaW 116-106Eddie Jones (23)Shaquille O'Neal (9)Nick Van Exel (13)Great Western Forum
17,505		24-7
32January 4PhiladelphiaL 107-113Shaquille O'Neal (26)Shaquille O'Neal (16)Nick Van Exel (9)Great Western Forum
17,505		24-8
33January 6@ VancouverW 100-87Shaquille O'Neal (25)Shaquille O'Neal (14)Nick Van Exel (7)General Motors Place
15,837		25-8
34January 7MilwaukeeW 114-102Shaquille O'Neal (38)Horry & O'Neal (9)Nick Van Exel (18)Great Western Forum
15,483		26-8
35January 9@ L.A. ClippersW 125-115Shaquille O'Neal (32)Elden Campbell (10)Nick Van Exel (5)Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
16,067		27-8
36January 11CharlotteL 93-98Shaquille O'Neal (32)Shaquille O'Neal (13)Eddie Jones (7)Great Western Forum
17,505		27-9
37January 14DenverW 132-114Shaquille O'Neal (34)Shaquille O'Neal (10)Derek Fisher (13)Great Western Forum
15,067		28-9
38January 17MiamiW 108-99Shaquille O'Neal (24)Shaquille O'Neal (14)Nick Van Exel (4)Great Western Forum
17,505		29-9
39January 19OrlandoW 92-89Shaquille O'Neal (35)Shaquille O'Neal (15)Robert Horry (7)Great Western Forum
17,505		30-9
40January 21@ PhoenixW 119-109Shaquille O'Neal (26)Shaquille O'Neal (11)Nick Van Exel (6)American West Arena
19,023		31-9
41January 24@ SeattleL 95-101Shaquille O'Neal (30)Shaquille O'Neal (12)Nick Van Exel (8)KeyArena
17,072		31-10
42January 28New JerseyL 95-106Shaquille O'Neal (27)Shaquille O'Neal (19)Nick Van Exel (8)Great Western Forum
15,643		31-11
43January 30MinnesotaW 121-114Rick Fox (30)Shaquille O'Neal (17)Derek Fisher (9)Great Western Forum
17,505		32-11
February: 7–5 (home: 4–2; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
44February 1ChicagoW 112-87Rick Fox (25)Corie Blount (13)Blount & Fisher (7)Great Western Forum
17,505		33-11
45February 4PortlandW 122-115Eddie Jones (28)Shaquille O'Neal (10)Nick Van Exel (11)Great Western Forum
15,389		34-11
All-Star Break
46February 10@ PortlandL 105-117Shaquille O'Neal (31)Shaquille O'Neal (12)Barry & Fox (6)Rose Garden
21,538		34-12
47February 11Golden StateW 105-99Shaquille O'Neal (33)Shaquille O'Neal (10)Nick Van Exel (14)Great Western Forum
14,674		35-12
48February 13SeattleL 108-113 (OT)Shaquille O'Neal (44)Robert Horry (14)Eddie Jones (7)Great Western Forum
17,505		35-13
49February 15HoustonL 88-903 players tied (18)Shaquille O'Neal (13)Nick Van Exel (9)Great Western Forum
17,505		35-14
50February 18@ PhoenixL 103-110Shaquille O'Neal (30)Shaquille O'Neal (10)Derek Fisher (5)American West Arena
19,023		35-15
51February 19DenverW 131-92Rick Fox (22)Mario Bennett (13)Kobe Bryant (7)Great Western Forum
15,159		36-15
52February 22@ OrlandoL 94-96Shaquille O'Neal (20)Shaquille O'Neal (10)Fisher & Fox (5)Orlando Arena
17,238		36-16
53February 24@ MilwaukeeW 98-81Shaquille O'Neal (21)Shaquille O'Neal (12)Derek Fisher (6)Bradley Center
18,717		37-16
54February 25@ IndianaW 96-89Shaquille O'Neal (24)Horry & O'Neal (9)Derek Fisher (6)Market Square Arena
16,726		38-16
55February 27@ MinnesotaW 104-91Shaquille O'Neal (35)Robert Horry (8)Derek Fisher (8)Target Center
20,197		39-16
March: 13–4 (home: 8–0; road: 5–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
56March 1@ New YorkL 89-101Shaquille O'Neal (19)Robert Horry (12)Shaquille O'Neal (5)Madison Square Garden
19,763		39-17
57March 2@ WashingtonL 86-96Shaquille O'Neal (28)Shaquille O'Neal (15)Derek Fisher (10)MCI Center
20,674		39-18
58March 4IndianaW 104-95Shaquille O'Neal (29)Shaquille O'Neal (12)Derek Fisher (7)Great Western Forum
17,505		40-18
59March 6San AntonioW 91-84Shaquille O'Neal (23)Elden Campbell (7)Fisher & Fox (5)Great Western Forum
17,505		41-18
60March 8DetroitW 96-89Shaquille O'Neal (32)Shaquille O'Neal (13)Derek Fisher (11)Great Western Forum
17,505		42-18
61March 11PortlandW 121-107Shaquille O'Neal (33)Elden Campbell (11)Derek Fisher (10)Great Western Forum
16,758		43-18
62March 12@ L.A. ClippersW 108-85Shaquille O'Neal (32)Robert Horry (14)Rick Fox (5)Arrowhead Pond
18,521		44-18
63March 15@ VancouverW 119-110Shaquille O'Neal (24)Robert Horry (13)3 players tied (6)General Motors Place
18,983		45-18
64March 16@ SeattleL 89-101Shaquille O'Neal (25)Shaquille O'Neal (8)Fox & Jones (4)KeyArena
17,072		45-19
65March 18PhoenixW 99-93Shaquille O'Neal (33)Shaquille O'Neal (22)Nick Van Exel (7)Great Western Forum
17,505		46-19
66March 20SeattleW 93-80Shaquille O'Neal (24)Shaquille O'Neal (16)Rick Fox (7)Great Western Forum
17,505		47-19
67March 22@ SacramentoW 96-93Shaquille O'Neal (33)Robert Horry (14)Nick Van Exel (5)ARCO Arena
17,317		48-19
68March 23@ DenverW 107-86Eddie Jones (27)Shaquille O'Neal (9)Nick Van Exel (6)McNichols Sports Arena
17,171		49-19
69March 25SacramentoW 114-91Shaquille O'Neal (25)Shaquille O'Neal (14)Nick Van Exel (6)Great Western Forum
16,634		50-19
70March 28@ UtahL 91-106Shaquille O'Neal (31)Robert Horry (7)Nick Van Exel (6)Delta Center
19,911		50-20
71March 29WashingtonW 116-89Shaquille O'Neal (33)Shaquille O'Neal (13)Derek Fisher (9)Great Western Forum
17,505		51-20
72March 31@ TorontoW 114-105Rick Fox (31)Shaquille O'Neal (13)Derek Fisher (7)Maple Leaf Gardens
16,086		52-20
April: 9–1 (home: 3–1; road: 6–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
73April 2@ New JerseyW 117-106Shaquille O'Neal (50)Robert Horry (10)Nick Van Exel (6)Continental Airlines Arena
20,049		53-20
74April 3@ ClevelandW 105-93Shaquille O'Neal (26)Shaquille O'Neal (11)Nick Van Exel (6)Gund Arena
20,562		54-20
75April 5@ DetroitW 105-103 (OT)Shaquille O'Neal (35)Shaquille O'Neal (12)Nick Van Exel (4)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		55-20
76April 8VancouverW 113-102Shaquille O'Neal (30)Corie Blount (15)Nick Van Exel (6)Great Western Forum
17,505		56-20
77April 10PhoenixL 105-114Shaquille O'Neal (24)Mario Bennett (14)Fox & Van Exel (7)Great Western Forum
17,505		56-21
78April 11@ Golden StateW 96-84Shaquille O'Neal (35)Shaquille O'Neal (15)Rick Fox (6)The Arena in Oakland
19,821		57-21
79April 13@ San AntonioW 99-75Shaquille O'Neal (28)Shaquille O'Neal (16)Derek Fisher (6)Alamodome
26,783		58-21
80April 14@ DallasW 111-95Shaquille O'Neal (34)Robert Horry (13)Derek Fisher (9)Reunion Arena
18,107		59-21
81April 17DallasW 124-95Shaquille O'Neal (43)Robert Horry (10)Derek Fisher (10)Great Western Forum
17,505		60-21
82April 19UtahW 102-98Shaquille O'Neal (33)Shaquille O'Neal (15)Nick Van Exel (7)Great Western Forum
17,505		61-21
1997–98 schedule

Playoffs edit

1998 playoff game log
Total: 7–6 (home: 4–2; road: 3–4)
First round: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1April 24PortlandW 104–102Shaquille O'Neal (30)Jones & O'Neal (7)Robert Horry (5)Great Western Forum
17,505		1–0
2April 26PortlandW 108–99Rick Fox (24)Shaquille O'Neal (9)Derek Fisher (7)Great Western Forum
17,505		2–0
3April 28@ PortlandL 94–99Shaquille O'Neal (36)Shaquille O'Neal (16)Robert Horry (7)Rose Garden
21,558		2–1
4April 30@ PortlandW 110–99Shaquille O'Neal (31)Shaquille O'Neal (15)Nick Van Exel (7)Rose Garden
21,558		3–1
Conference Semi-finals: 4–1 (home: 2–0; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1May 4@ SeattleL 92–106Shaquille O'Neal (27)Shaquille O'Neal (11)Rick Fox (10)KeyArena
17,072		0–1
2May 6@ SeattleW 92–68Shaquille O'Neal (26)Horry & O'Neal (10)Derek Fisher (7)KeyArena
17,072		1–1
3May 8SeattleW 119–103Shaquille O'Neal (30)Shaquille O'Neal (10)Derek Fisher (7)Great Western Forum
17,505		2–1
4May 10SeattleW 112–100Shaquille O'Neal (39)Shaquille O'Neal (8)O'Neal & Van Exel (7)Great Western Forum
17,505		3–1
5May 12@ SeattleW 110–95Shaquille O'Neal (31)Robert Horry (11)Derek Fisher (6)KeyArena
17,072		4–1
Conference finals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1May 16@ UtahL 77–112Shaquille O'Neal (19)Corie Blount (9)Nick Van Exel (3)Delta Center
19,911		0–1
2May 18@ UtahL 95–99Shaquille O'Neal (31)Corie Blount (10)Rick Fox (7)Delta Center
19,911		0–2
3May 22UtahL 98–109Shaquille O'Neal (39)Shaquille O'Neal (15)Nick Van Exel (7)Great Western Forum
17,505		0–3
4May 24UtahL 92–96Shaquille O'Neal (38)Robert Horry (8)Eddie Jones (6)Great Western Forum
17,505		0–4
1998 schedule

Player statistics edit

Legend
  GPGames 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

NOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.

Regular season edit

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Jon Barry4917.6.365.295.9310.81.00.50.12.5
Mario Bennett4547.9.593.500.3642.80.40.40.23.9
Corie Blount70314.7.572.000.5004.30.50.40.43.6
Kobe Bryant79126.0.428.341.7943.12.50.90.515.4
Elden Campbell812822.0.463.500.6935.61.00.41.310.1
Derek Fisher823621.5.434.383.7572.44.10.90.15.8
Rick Fox828233.0.471.325.7434.43.41.20.612.0
Robert Horry727130.4.476.204.6927.52.31.61.37.4
Eddie Jones808036.4.484.389.7653.83.12.00.716.9
Shaquille O'Neal605736.3.584..52711.42.40.72.428.3
Sean Rooks41110.4.455..5952.90.60.00.63.4
Shea Seals402.3.125.000.5001.0.0.3.1.0
Nick Van Exel644632.1.419.389.7912.56.91.00.113.8

Playoffs edit

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Jon Barry
Mario Bennett
Corie Blount
Kobe Bryant
Elden Campbell
Derek Fisher
Rick Fox
Robert Horry
Eddie Jones
Shaquille O'Neal
Sean Rooks
Nick Van Exel

Awards and records edit

Awards edit

All-Star edit

Weekly and monthly edit

  • Shaquille O'Neal was named NBA Player of the Week for games played from November 9 through November 15.
  • Eddie Jones was named NBA Player of the Month for November.
  • Shaquille O'Neal was named NBA Player of the Month for January.
  • Shaquille O'Neal was named NBA Player of the Week for games played from March 15 to March 21.
  • Shaquille O'Neal was named NBA Player of the Month for April.
  • Del Harris was named NBA Coach of the Month for April.

Transactions edit

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