1998–99 Los Angeles Lakers season

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1998–99 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coach Del Harris, Bill Bertka, Kurt Rambis
Owner(s) Jerry Buss
Arena Great Western Forum
Results
Record 31–19 (.620)
Place Division: 2nd (Pacific)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish West Conference Semifinals
(eliminated 0-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Fox Sports West, KCAL
Radio AM 570 KLAC
< 1997–98 1999–00 >

The 1998–99 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 53rd season of the franchise, 51st in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 39th in Los Angeles.[1] It was the Lakers' final season at the Great Western Forum. They finished second in the Pacific Division with a 31-19 record. The attendance for the Lakers was 430,007 (12th in the league). In the playoffs, the Lakers defeated the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference Quarterfinals, but were swept by the San Antonio Spurs during the Western Conference Semifinals.

The Lakers lost three members from the 1998 team; Elden Campbell and Eddie Jones were traded mid season to the Charlotte Hornets and controversial All-Star point guard Nick Van Exel was traded to the Denver Nuggets for the draft rights to Tyronn Lue and Tony Battie, who would never report to the team and was dealt to the Boston Celtics for Travis Knight. The Lakers move continued mid-season, acquiring rebounding specialist Dennis Rodman, who was well known for winning championships with the Detroit Pistons and the Chicago Bulls. However, after 23 games, Rodman was released by the team.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 26 Sam Jacobson Guard  United States Minnesota

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Roster

Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
SG 8 United States Bryant, Kobe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Lower Merion HS (PA)
PG 2 United States Fisher, Derek 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Arkansas-Little Rock
SF 17 United States Fox, Rick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) North Carolina
PG 12 United States Harper, Derek 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Illinois
PF 5 United States Horry, Robert 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Alabama
SG 7 United States Jacobson, Sam 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Minnesota
PF 40 United States Knight, Travis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Connecticut
PG 10 United States Lue, Tyronn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Nebraska
C 34 United States O'Neal, Shaquille 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 325 lb (147 kg) LSU
SF 21 United States Patterson, Ruben 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 247 lb (112 kg) Cincinnati
PF 11 United States Reid, J. R. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 247 lb (112 kg) North Carolina
SF 41 United States Rice, Glen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Michigan
C 45 United States Rooks, Sean 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Arizona
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

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.[3] 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.[3]

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.

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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Game log

Playoffs

West First Round

(4) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (5) Houston Rockets: Lakers win series 3-1

Last Playoff Meeting: 1996 Western Conference First Round (Houston won 3-1)

West Conference Semifinals

(1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (4) Los Angeles Lakers: Spurs win series 4-0

  • Game 1 @ Alamodome, San Antonio (May 17): San Antonio 87, Los Angeles 81
  • Game 2 @ Alamodome, San Antonio (May 19): San Antonio 79, Los Angeles 76
  • Game 3 @ Great Western Forum, Los Angeles (May 22): San Antonio 103, Los Angeles 91
  • Game 4 @ Great Western Forum, Los Angeles (May 23): San Antonio 118, Los Angeles 107

Last Playoff Meeting: 1995 Western Conference Semifinals (San Antonio won 4-2)

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

Season

  • 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

Awards and honors

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

Transactions

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References

  1. ↑ 1998-99 Los Angeles Lakers
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