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1997-98 Los Angeles Lakers Roster and Statistics

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61-21, Finished 1st in NBA Pacific Division (Schedule and Results)
Coached by: Del Harris (61-21)

Points Per Game: 105.5 (1st of 29) ▪ Opponent Points Per Game: 97.8 (20th of 29)
Pythagorean W-L: 61-21 (2nd of 29)

Arena: Great Western Forum ▪ Attendance: 691,994 (17th of 29)

SRS: 6.88 (2nd of 29) ▪ Pace Factor: 93.6 (1st of 29)
Offensive Rating: 111.9 (2nd of 29) ▪ Defensive Rating: 103.7 (11th of 29)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference Finals (4-0) versus Utah Jazz
Won NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-1) versus Seattle Supersonics
Won NBA Western Conference First Round (3-1) versus Portland Trail Blazers

1997-98 Los Angeles Lakers:

Roster

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No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
20 Jon Barry G 6-4 195 July 25, 1969 5 Georgia Institute of Technology
23 Mario Bennett F 6-6 235 August 1, 1973 1 Arizona State University
43 Corie Blount F 6-9 240 January 4, 1969 4 University of Cincinnati
8 Kobe Bryant G 6-6 200 August 23, 1978 1
41 Elden Campbell C 6-11 215 July 23, 1968 7 Clemson University
2 Derek Fisher G 6-1 200 August 9, 1974 1 University of Arkansas at Little Rock
17 Rick Fox F-G 6-7 230 July 24, 1969 6 University of North Carolina
5 Robert Horry F 6-9 220 August 25, 1970 5 University of Alabama
25 Eddie Jones G-F 6-6 190 October 20, 1971 3 Temple University
34 Shaquille O'Neal C 7-1 325 March 6, 1972 5 Louisiana State University
45 Sean Rooks C 6-10 250 September 9, 1969 5 University of Arizona
24 Shea Seals G 6-5 210 August 26, 1975 R University of Tulsa
9 Nick Van Exel G 6-1 170 November 27, 1971 4 University of Cincinnati

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS
Team 82 19830 3146 6536 .481 497 1415 .351 1863 2743 .679 1079 2471 3550 2009 734 556 1256 1859 8652 105.5
Opponent 82 19830 2984 6800 .439 380 1071 .355 1669 2281 .732 1123 2339 3462 1841 660 423 1281 2151 8017 97.8

Player Statistics

Totals

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Shaquille O'Neal 25 60 57 2175 670 1147 .584 0 0 359 681 .527 208 473 681 142 39 144 175 193 1699
2 Eddie Jones 26 80 80 2910 486 1005 .484 143 368 .389 234 306 .765 85 217 302 246 160 55 146 164 1349
3 Kobe Bryant 19 79 1 2056 391 913 .428 75 220 .341 363 457 .794 79 163 242 199 74 40 157 180 1220
4 Rick Fox 28 82 82 2709 363 771 .471 86 265 .325 171 230 .743 78 280 358 276 100 48 201 309 983
5 Nick Van Exel 26 64 46 2053 311 743 .419 123 316 .389 136 172 .791 31 163 194 442 64 6 104 120 881
6 Elden Campbell 29 81 28 1784 289 624 .463 1 2 .500 237 342 .693 143 312 455 78 35 102 115 209 816
7 Robert Horry 27 72 71 2192 200 420 .476 19 93 .204 117 169 .692 186 356 542 163 112 94 99 238 536
8 Derek Fisher 23 82 36 1760 164 378 .434 31 81 .383 115 152 .757 38 155 193 333 75 5 119 126 474
9 Corie Blount 29 70 3 1029 107 187 .572 0 4 .000 39 78 .500 114 184 298 37 29 25 51 157 253
10 Mario Bennett 24 45 4 354 80 135 .593 1 2 .500 16 44 .364 60 66 126 18 19 11 21 61 177
11 Sean Rooks 28 41 1 425 46 101 .455 0 0 47 79 .595 46 72 118 24 2 23 19 68 139
12 Jon Barry 28 49 1 374 38 104 .365 18 61 .295 27 29 .931 8 29 37 51 24 3 22 33 121
13 Shea Seals 22 4 0 9 1 8 .125 0 3 .000 2 4 .500 3 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 4

Per Game

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Shaquille O'Neal 25 60 57 36.3 11.2 19.1 .584 0.0 0.0 6.0 11.4 .527 3.5 7.9 11.4 2.4 0.7 2.4 2.9 3.2 28.3
2 Eddie Jones 26 80 80 36.4 6.1 12.6 .484 1.8 4.6 .389 2.9 3.8 .765 1.1 2.7 3.8 3.1 2.0 0.7 1.8 2.1 16.9
3 Kobe Bryant 19 79 1 26.0 4.9 11.6 .428 0.9 2.8 .341 4.6 5.8 .794 1.0 2.1 3.1 2.5 0.9 0.5 2.0 2.3 15.4
4 Nick Van Exel 26 64 46 32.1 4.9 11.6 .419 1.9 4.9 .389 2.1 2.7 .791 0.5 2.5 3.0 6.9 1.0 0.1 1.6 1.9 13.8
5 Rick Fox 28 82 82 33.0 4.4 9.4 .471 1.0 3.2 .325 2.1 2.8 .743 1.0 3.4 4.4 3.4 1.2 0.6 2.5 3.8 12.0
6 Elden Campbell 29 81 28 22.0 3.6 7.7 .463 0.0 0.0 .500 2.9 4.2 .693 1.8 3.9 5.6 1.0 0.4 1.3 1.4 2.6 10.1
7 Robert Horry 27 72 71 30.4 2.8 5.8 .476 0.3 1.3 .204 1.6 2.3 .692 2.6 4.9 7.5 2.3 1.6 1.3 1.4 3.3 7.4
8 Derek Fisher 23 82 36 21.5 2.0 4.6 .434 0.4 1.0 .383 1.4 1.9 .757 0.5 1.9 2.4 4.1 0.9 0.1 1.5 1.5 5.8
9 Mario Bennett 24 45 4 7.9 1.8 3.0 .593 0.0 0.0 .500 0.4 1.0 .364 1.3 1.5 2.8 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.5 1.4 3.9
10 Corie Blount 29 70 3 14.7 1.5 2.7 .572 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 1.1 .500 1.6 2.6 4.3 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.7 2.2 3.6
11 Sean Rooks 28 41 1 10.4 1.1 2.5 .455 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.9 .595 1.1 1.8 2.9 0.6 0.0 0.6 0.5 1.7 3.4
12 Jon Barry 28 49 1 7.6 0.8 2.1 .365 0.4 1.2 .295 0.6 0.6 .931 0.2 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.7 2.5
13 Shea Seals 22 4 0 2.3 0.3 2.0 .125 0.0 0.8 .000 0.5 1.0 .500 0.8 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Shaquille O'Neal 25 60 57 2175 11.1 19.0 .584 0.0 0.0 5.9 11.3 .527 3.4 7.8 11.3 2.4 0.6 2.4 2.9 3.2 28.1
2 Kobe Bryant 19 79 1 2056 6.8 16.0 .428 1.3 3.9 .341 6.4 8.0 .794 1.4 2.9 4.2 3.5 1.3 0.7 2.7 3.2 21.4
3 Mario Bennett 24 45 4 354 8.1 13.7 .593 0.1 0.2 .500 1.6 4.5 .364 6.1 6.7 12.8 1.8 1.9 1.1 2.1 6.2 18.0
4 Eddie Jones 26 80 80 2910 6.0 12.4 .484 1.8 4.6 .389 2.9 3.8 .765 1.1 2.7 3.7 3.0 2.0 0.7 1.8 2.0 16.7
5 Elden Campbell 29 81 28 1784 5.8 12.6 .463 0.0 0.0 .500 4.8 6.9 .693 2.9 6.3 9.2 1.6 0.7 2.1 2.3 4.2 16.5
6 Shea Seals 22 4 0 9 4.0 32.0 .125 0.0 12.0 .000 8.0 16.0 .500 12.0 4.0 16.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 16.0
7 Nick Van Exel 26 64 46 2053 5.5 13.0 .419 2.2 5.5 .389 2.4 3.0 .791 0.5 2.9 3.4 7.8 1.1 0.1 1.8 2.1 15.4
8 Rick Fox 28 82 82 2709 4.8 10.2 .471 1.1 3.5 .325 2.3 3.1 .743 1.0 3.7 4.8 3.7 1.3 0.6 2.7 4.1 13.1
9 Sean Rooks 28 41 1 425 3.9 8.6 .455 0.0 0.0 4.0 6.7 .595 3.9 6.1 10.0 2.0 0.2 1.9 1.6 5.8 11.8
10 Jon Barry 28 49 1 374 3.7 10.0 .365 1.7 5.9 .295 2.6 2.8 .931 0.8 2.8 3.6 4.9 2.3 0.3 2.1 3.2 11.6
11 Derek Fisher 23 82 36 1760 3.4 7.7 .434 0.6 1.7 .383 2.4 3.1 .757 0.8 3.2 3.9 6.8 1.5 0.1 2.4 2.6 9.7
12 Corie Blount 29 70 3 1029 3.7 6.5 .572 0.0 0.1 .000 1.4 2.7 .500 4.0 6.4 10.4 1.3 1.0 0.9 1.8 5.5 8.9
13 Robert Horry 27 72 71 2192 3.3 6.9 .476 0.3 1.5 .204 1.9 2.8 .692 3.1 5.8 8.9 2.7 1.8 1.5 1.6 3.9 8.8

Advanced

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Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 Shaquille O'Neal 25 60 2175 28.8 .587 .584 11.1 24.0 17.7 13.5 0.9 4.6 10.8 32.9 113 101 6.7 3.4 10.2
2 Eddie Jones 26 80 2910 18.0 .592 .555 3.4 8.2 5.9 13.5 2.8 1.3 11.4 19.5 117 104 6.8 3.2 10.1
3 Nick Van Exel 26 64 2053 17.8 .538 .501 1.8 8.8 5.3 33.5 1.6 0.2 11.3 19.8 118 108 5.6 1.5 7.1
4 Robert Horry 27 72 2192 14.4 .542 .499 9.8 17.9 14.0 10.6 2.6 3.0 16.7 11.9 114 100 3.0 3.6 6.6
5 Kobe Bryant 19 79 2056 18.5 .548 .469 4.5 8.7 6.7 16.0 1.8 1.3 12.4 27.2 110 106 4.5 1.8 6.3
6 Rick Fox 28 82 2709 12.5 .564 .527 3.3 11.4 7.5 15.5 1.9 1.2 18.7 17.5 105 105 2.5 2.8 5.3
7 Elden Campbell 29 81 1784 16.4 .527 .464 9.3 19.3 14.4 6.9 1.0 4.0 12.9 22.0 106 102 2.3 2.4 4.7
8 Derek Fisher 23 82 1760 12.9 .533 .475 2.5 9.7 6.2 27.0 2.2 0.2 21.1 14.1 109 106 2.2 1.6 3.8
9 Corie Blount 29 70 1029 11.9 .572 .572 12.9 19.7 16.4 5.2 1.4 1.7 18.7 11.7 112 103 1.2 1.4 2.6
10 Mario Bennett 24 45 354 22.2 .573 .596 19.7 20.6 20.1 9.0 2.8 2.2 12.0 21.8 115 99 0.9 0.6 1.5
11 Sean Rooks 28 41 425 13.4 .512 .455 12.6 18.7 15.7 8.2 0.2 3.7 12.3 16.0 112 104 0.7 0.5 1.1
12 Jon Barry 28 49 374 13.3 .518 .452 2.5 8.6 5.6 19.7 3.3 0.6 15.9 16.4 109 104 0.5 0.4 0.9
13 Shea Seals 22 4 9 4.9 .205 .125 38.7 12.3 25.1 0.0 5.7 0.0 0.0 47.8 69 98 -0.1 0.0 -0.1

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 Shaquille O'Neal 25 13 501 158 258 0 0 80 159 48 132 38 7 34 43 41 396 .612 .503 38.5 30.5 10.2 2.9
2 Eddie Jones 26 13 476 69 148 20 48 63 76 12 51 32 26 21 17 37 221 .466 .417 .829 36.6 17.0 3.9 2.5
3 Nick Van Exel 26 13 367 50 151 22 70 29 40 9 32 54 8 1 22 30 151 .331 .314 .725 28.2 11.6 2.5 4.2
4 Rick Fox 28 13 428 51 114 21 53 19 23 18 58 51 11 3 21 47 142 .447 .396 .826 32.9 10.9 4.5 3.9
5 Robert Horry 27 13 422 39 70 6 17 28 41 34 84 40 14 14 18 45 112 .557 .353 .683 32.5 8.6 6.5 3.1
6 Kobe Bryant 19 11 220 31 76 3 14 31 45 7 21 16 3 8 11 28 96 .408 .214 .689 20.0 8.7 1.9 1.5
7 Derek Fisher 23 13 278 27 68 6 20 18 29 2 25 49 17 0 15 33 78 .397 .300 .621 21.4 6.0 1.9 3.8
8 Elden Campbell 29 13 180 23 51 0 0 22 34 17 45 8 3 12 13 27 68 .451 .647 13.8 5.2 3.5 0.6
9 Corie Blount 29 12 209 12 24 0 0 7 11 24 64 7 6 4 3 27 31 .500 .636 17.4 2.6 5.3 0.6
10 Sean Rooks 28 4 11 2 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 4 .333 2.8 1.0 0.3 0.0
11 Mario Bennett 24 4 10 1 2 0 0 2 2 2 6 0 0 1 0 2 4 .500 1.000 2.5 1.0 1.5 0.0
12 Jon Barry 28 7 18 0 8 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 2.6 0.0 0.3 0.0

Playoffs Advanced

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Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 Shaquille O'Neal 25 13 501 31.0 .604 .612 11.4 20.6 15.9 17.8 0.8 5.1 11.6 34.3 115 110 1.8 0.3 2.1
2 Eddie Jones 26 13 476 20.6 .609 .534 3.0 10.1 6.5 11.3 3.0 3.3 8.6 19.3 126 110 1.5 0.2 1.8
3 Robert Horry 27 13 422 16.1 .636 .600 9.6 14.6 12.0 14.6 1.8 2.5 17.0 11.6 128 111 1.0 0.1 1.2
4 Rick Fox 28 13 428 13.9 .572 .539 5.0 11.5 8.2 19.1 1.4 0.5 14.5 15.7 118 115 0.9 0.0 0.8
5 Corie Blount 29 12 209 12.3 .537 .500 13.6 23.5 18.5 4.9 1.6 1.4 9.4 7.1 132 110 0.4 0.1 0.5
6 Derek Fisher 23 13 278 12.6 .483 .441 0.9 10.2 5.4 27.3 3.3 0.0 15.7 16.0 106 111 0.3 0.1 0.4
7 Kobe Bryant 19 11 220 12.8 .501 .428 3.8 7.8 5.8 12.1 0.7 2.7 10.3 22.5 106 116 0.3 0.0 0.2
8 Elden Campbell 29 13 180 14.6 .515 .451 11.2 19.1 15.1 7.2 0.9 5.0 16.5 20.3 103 110 0.1 0.1 0.2
9 Mario Bennett 24 4 10 29.5 .694 .500 23.8 49.1 36.2 0.0 0.0 7.5 0.0 13.3 168 100 0.1 0.0 0.1
10 Nick Van Exel 26 13 367 11.5 .448 .404 2.9 7.7 5.3 24.3 1.2 0.2 11.5 24.1 101 116 0.2 -0.1 0.1
11 Sean Rooks 28 4 11 13.1 .333 .333 10.8 0.0 5.5 0.0 0.0 20.5 0.0 25.3 85 108 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 Jon Barry 28 7 18 -13.6 .000 .000 0.0 13.6 6.7 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 20.6 0 111 -0.2 0.0 -0.2

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Shaquille O'Neal $12,857,143
2 Elden Campbell $7,000,000
3 Robert Horry $6,000,000
4 Eddie Jones $2,000,000
5 Nick Van Exel $1,900,000
6 Sean Rooks $1,440,000
7 Corie Blount $1,430,000
8 Kobe Bryant $1,167,240
9 Rick Fox $1,000,000
10 Mario Bennett $902,500
11 Derek Fisher $703,200
12 Jon Barry $272,500
13 Shea Seals $242,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)