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1997-98 Los Angeles Lakers

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61-21, Finished 1st in NBA Pacific Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 105.5 points per game, Allowed 97.8 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 61-21)
Coached by Del Harris (61-21)

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 Statistics / Schedule / Game Log / Splits / Starting Lineups

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
Team 82 19830 3146 6536 .481 497 1415 .351 1863 2743 .679 1079 2471 3550 2009 734 556 1256 1859 8652
Opponent 82 19830 2984 6800 .439 380 1071 .355 1669 2281 .732 1123 2339 3462 1841 660 423 1281 2151 8017

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt 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 C 7-1 300 25 60 57 2175 670 1147 .584 0 0 359 681 .527 208 473 681 142 39 144 175 193 1699
2 Eddie Jones F-G 6-6 190 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 G 6-6 200 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 G-F 6-7 230 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 G 6-1 170 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 F-C 6-11 215 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 F 6-9 220 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 G 6-1 200 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 F 6-9 240 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 F 6-6 235 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 C 6-10 250 28 41 1 425 46 101 .455 0 0 47 79 .595 46 72 118 24 2 23 19 68 139
12 Jon Barry G 6-4 195 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 G 6-5 210 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 Pos Ht Wt 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 C 7-1 300 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 F-G 6-6 190 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 G 6-6 200 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 G 6-1 170 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 G-F 6-7 230 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 F-C 6-11 215 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 F 6-9 220 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 G 6-1 200 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 F 6-6 235 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 F 6-9 240 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 C 6-10 250 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 G 6-4 195 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 G 6-5 210 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 Pos Ht Wt 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 C 7-1 300 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 G 6-6 200 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 F 6-6 235 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 F-G 6-6 190 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 F-C 6-11 215 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 G 6-5 210 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 G 6-1 170 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 G-F 6-7 230 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 C 6-10 250 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 G 6-4 195 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 G 6-1 200 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 F 6-9 240 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 F 6-9 220 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 Pos Ht Wt Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS LS WSAA
1 Shaquille O'Neal C 7-1 300 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 20.5 10.5 31 4 13.5
2 Eddie Jones F-G 6-6 190 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 20.9 9.7 31 8 11.5
3 Nick Van Exel G 6-1 170 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 17.1 4.5 22 8 7.0
4 Robert Horry F 6-9 220 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 9.2 10.9 20 3 8.5
5 Kobe Bryant G 6-6 200 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 13.6 5.6 19 9 5.0
6 Rick Fox G-F 6-7 230 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 7.6 8.4 16 13 1.5
7 Elden Campbell F-C 6-11 215 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 6.9 7.4 14 7 3.5
8 Derek Fisher G 6-1 200 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 6.7 4.9 12 7 2.5
9 Corie Blount F 6-9 240 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 3.7 4.2 8 2 3.0
10 Mario Bennett F 6-6 235 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 2.6 1.9 4 0 2.0
11 Sean Rooks C 6-10 250 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 2.0 1.5 3 1 1.0
12 Jon Barry G 6-4 195 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 1.4 1.4 3 1 1.0
13 Shea Seals G 6-5 210 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 0.0 0.1 0 0 0.0

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Pos Ht Wt 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 C 7-1 300 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 F-G 6-6 190 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 G 6-1 170 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 G-F 6-7 230 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 F 6-9 220 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 G 6-6 200 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 G 6-1 200 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 F-C 6-11 215 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 F 6-9 240 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 Mario Bennett F 6-6 235 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
11 Sean Rooks C 6-10 250 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
12 Jon Barry G 6-4 195 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

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 (*)