1998–99 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 1998–99 NBA season was the Lakers' 51st season in the National Basketball Association, and 39th in the city of Los Angeles.^[1] Due to a lockout, the regular season began on February 5, 1999, and was cut from 82 games to 50.^[2]

1998–99 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coach	Del Harris (fired) Bill Bertka (interim) Kurt Rambis
General manager	Jerry West
Owner(s)	Jerry Buss
Arena	Great Western Forum
Results
Record	31–19 (.620)
Place	Division: 2nd (Pacific) Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish	Conference semifinals (lost to Spurs 0–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	KCAL-TV Fox Sports West (Chick Hearn, Stu Lantz)
Radio	KLAC (Chick Hearn, Stu Lantz)
< 1997–98 1999–00 >

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,^[3][4] and re-acquired former Lakers center Travis Knight after one season with the Boston Celtics.^[5] The Lakers played around .500 with a 6–6 start as head coach Del Harris was fired.^[6][7][8] After one game under interim Bill Bertka, the team hired former Laker Kurt Rambis as their new coach.^[9][10] 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.^{[11][12][13][14]} However, after 23 games, Rodman was released by the team, averaging 11.2 rebounds per game.^[15][16]

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,^{[17][18][19][20]} who was released to free agency and signed with the Orlando Magic.^[21][22][23] The team also released Corie Blount, as he later on signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers.^[24] The Lakers won ten straight games between February and March, and finished second in the Pacific Division with a 31–19 record.^[25] 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.^[26][27] 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.^[28]

In the playoffs, the Lakers defeated the Houston Rockets 3–1 in the Western Conference First Round,^{[29][30][31][32]} but were swept in four straight games by the eventual champion San Antonio Spurs during the Western Conference Semi-finals.^{[33][34][35][36]} 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.^{[37][38][39][40][41]}

Following the season, Rambis was fired as head coach,^[42][43] while Reid signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks,^[44] Sean Rooks was traded back to his former team, the Dallas Mavericks,^[45][46][47] rookie forward Ruben Patterson signed with the Seattle SuperSonics,^[48] 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. Player Height Weight DOB From G/F 8 Kobe Bryant 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1978–08–23 Lower Merion HS G 2 Derek Fisher 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1974–08–09 Little Rock F 17 Rick Fox 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1969–07–24 North Carolina G 12 Derek Harper 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1961–10–13 Illinois F 5 Robert Horry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1970–08–25 Alabama G 7 Sam Jacobson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1975–07–22 Minnesota F/C 40 Travis Knight 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1974–09–13 Connecticut G 10 Tyronn Lue 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1977–05–03 Nebraska C 34 Shaquille O'Neal 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 340 lb (154 kg) 1972–03–06 LSU G/F 21 Ruben Patterson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 224 lb (102 kg) 1975–07–31 Cincinnati F/C 11 J. R. Reid 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 247 lb (112 kg) 1968–03–31 North Carolina G/F 41 Glen Rice 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1967–05–28 Michigan F/C 45 Sean Rooks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1969–09–09 Arizona

Head coach Del Harris (fired) Bill Bertka (interim) Kurt Rambis Assistant(s) Bill Bertka Larry Drew Dave Wohl Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Updated: April 16, 1999

Roster Notes

• Power forward Dennis Rodman was waived on April 16.

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.^[50] 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.^[50]

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 v t e	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 v t e
	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

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