| Indiana Pacers | 105 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 97 |
| Box Score | |
| New York Knicks | 84 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 90 |
| Box Score | |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 82 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 84 |
| Box Score | |
| Utah Jazz | 126 |
| Houston Rockets | 140 |
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L.A. Lakers 84, Seattle 82
Opening Round - Los Angeles wins 3-1
Tacoma Dome (Tacoma, Washington)
Attendance: N/A
Officials: Dan Crawford, Jim Clark, Mike Mathis
Team Rebounds: Los Angeles (0) Seattle (0)
Technicals: Los Angeles (0) Seattle (0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL (48-34) | 30 | 13 | 26 | 15 | 84 |
| SEA (57-25) | 22 | 14 | 35 | 11 | 82 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 81 | 103.2 | 100.8 |
| SEA | 81 | 100.8 | 103.2 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | .536 | 0.160 | 0.129 | 0.145 |
| SEA | .364 | 0.147 | 0.426 | 0.205 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Elden Campbell | Starter | PF | 27:00 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8.8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 23 | Cedric Ceballos | Starter | SF | 42:00 | 9-18 | 6-9 | 1-2 | 13.8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| 12 | Vlade Divac | Starter | C | 46:00 | 6-15 | 1-1 | 4-6 | 10.2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 17 |
| 1 | Anthony Peeler | Starter | SG | 28:00 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 8.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | Nick Van Exel | Starter | PG | 48:00 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 10.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 31 | Sam Bowie | Bench | C | 12:00 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Eddie Jones | Bench | SG | 26:00 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7.8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | George Lynch | Bench | SF | 11:00 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1.2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 32-69 | 10-19 | 10-14 | 70.8 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 22 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 84 | ||||
| 46.4% | 52.6% | 71.4% |
Seattle SuperSonics
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Ervin Johnson | Starter | C | 13:00 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7.0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 40 | Shawn Kemp | Starter | PF | 38:00 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 18.0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 22 |
| 10 | Nate McMillan | Starter | SG | 32:00 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 11.8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 20 | Gary Payton | Starter | PG | 45:00 | 7-19 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 7.8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 11 | Detlef Schrempf | Starter | SF | 38:00 | 4-14 | 4-6 | 7-7 | 7.6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
| 2 | Vincent Askew | Bench | SF | 20:00 | 1-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3.2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Kendall Gill | Bench | SG | 19:00 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -1.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Sam Perkins | Bench | PF | 35:00 | 4-15 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 9.2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 28-88 | 8-24 | 18-19 | 73.1 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 82 | ||||
| 31.8% | 33.3% | 94.7% |
Los Angeles Lakers Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Nick Van Exel 16.9p, 2.8r, 8.3a |
Anthony Peeler 10.4p, 2.3r, 1.7a |
Cedric Ceballos 21.7p, 8r, 1.8a |
Elden Campbell 12.5p, 6.1r, 1.3a |
Vlade Divac 16p, 10.4r, 4.1a |
| Rotation | |
Eddie Jones 14p, 3.9r, 2a |
George Lynch 6.1p, 3.3r, 1.1a |
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Sam Bowie 4.6p, 4.3r, 1.8a |
Seattle SuperSonics Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Gary Payton 20.6p, 3.4r, 7.1a |
Nate McMillan 5.2p, 3.8r, 5.3a |
Detlef Schrempf 19.2p, 6.2r, 3.8a |
Shawn Kemp 18.7p, 10.9r, 1.8a |
Ervin Johnson 3.1p, 4.5r, 0.3a |
| Rotation | |
Kendall Gill 13.7p, 4r, 2.6a |
Vincent Askew 9.9p, 2.5r, 2.5a |
Sam Perkins 12.7p, 4.9r, 1.6a |
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