Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Rosters

1997-1998 Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Jon Barry SG 6-4 195 Jul 25, 1969 28 Georgia Tech 5 1992 1st Rnd, #21, Boston Celtics
Mario Bennett C-F 6-6 235 Aug 1, 1973 24 Arizona State 1 1995 1st Rnd, #27, Phoenix Suns
Corie Blount F-C 6-9 240 Jan 4, 1969 29 Cincinnati 4 1993 1st Rnd, #25, Chicago Bulls
Kobe Bryant SG 6-6 212 Aug 23, 1978 19 Lower Merion High School (Pennsylvania) 1 1996 1st Rnd, #13, Charlotte Hornets (1988)
Elden Campbell C-F 6-11 215 Jul 23, 1968 29 Clemson 7 1990 1st Rnd, #27, Los Angeles Lakers
Derek Fisher PG 6-1 210 Aug 9, 1974 23 Little Rock 1 1996 1st Rnd, #24, Los Angeles Lakers
Rick Fox SF 6-7 230 Jul 24, 1969 28 North Carolina 6 1991 1st Rnd, #24, Boston Celtics
Robert Horry F-C 6-9 220 Aug 25, 1970 27 Alabama 5 1992 1st Rnd, #11, Houston Rockets
Eddie Jones G-F 6-6 200 Oct 20, 1971 26 Temple 3 1994 1st Rnd, #10, Los Angeles Lakers
Shaquille O'Neal C 7-1 325 Mar 6, 1972 26 LSU 5 1992 1st Rnd, #1, Orlando Magic
Sean Rooks C 6-10 250 Sep 9, 1969 28 Arizona 5 1992 2nd Rnd, #30, Dallas Mavericks
Shea Seals SG 6-5 210 Aug 26, 1975 22 Tulsa 0 1997 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Nick Van Exel PG 6-1 170 Nov 27, 1971 26 Cincinnati 4 1993 2nd Rnd, #37, Los Angeles Lakers

1997-1998 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Chicago Bulls #8 New Jersey Nets CHI in 3
First Round #2 Miami Heat #7 New York Knicks NYK in 5
First Round #3 Indiana Pacers #6 Cleveland Cavaliers IND in 4
First Round #4 Charlotte Hornets #5 Atlanta Hawks CHA in 4
Second Round #1 Chicago Bulls #4 Charlotte Hornets CHI in 5
Second Round #3 Indiana Pacers #7 New York Knicks IND in 5
Conference Finals #1 Chicago Bulls #3 Indiana Pacers CHI in 7

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Utah Jazz #8 Houston Rockets UTA in 5
First Round #2 Seattle SuperSonics #7 Minnesota Timberwolves SEA in 5
First Round #3 Los Angeles Lakers #6 Portland Trail Blazers LAL in 4
First Round #4 Phoenix Suns #5 San Antonio Spurs SAS in 4
Second Round #1 Utah Jazz #5 San Antonio Spurs UTA in 5
Second Round #2 Seattle SuperSonics #3 Los Angeles Lakers LAL in 5
Conference Finals #1 Utah Jazz #3 Los Angeles Lakers UTA in 4

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Utah Jazz #1 Chicago Bulls CHI in 6

1997-1998 L.A. Lakers Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Shaquille O'Neal 13 38.5 30.5 10.2 2.9 0.5 2.6 3.3
Eddie Jones 13 36.6 17.0 3.9 2.5 2.0 1.6 1.3
Nick Van Exel 13 28.2 11.6 2.5 4.2 0.6 0.1 1.7
Rick Fox 13 32.9 10.9 4.5 3.9 0.8 0.2 1.6
Robert Horry 13 32.5 8.6 6.5 3.1 1.1 1.1 1.4
Kobe Bryant 11 20.0 8.7 1.9 1.5 0.3 0.7 1.0
Derek Fisher 13 21.4 6.0 1.9 3.8 1.3 0.0 1.2
Elden Campbell 13 13.8 5.2 3.5 0.6 0.2 0.9 1.0
Corie Blount 12 17.4 2.6 5.3 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.2
Sean Rooks 4 2.8 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0
Mario Bennett 4 2.5 1.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0
Jon Barry 7 2.6 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0

1997-1998 Los Angeles Lakers Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders Portland Leaders
Apr 24, 1998
v.
Portland
W, 104-102 The Forum
Opening Round
1-0 PTS: 30. S. O'Neal
REB: 7. S. O'Neal
AST: 5. Robert Horry
PTS: 25. J.R. Rider
REB: 12. Brian Grant
AST: 10. D. Stoudamire
Apr 26, 1998
v.
Portland
W, 108-99 The Forum
Opening Round
2-0 PTS: 24. Rick Fox
REB: 9. S. O'Neal
AST: 7. Derek Fisher
PTS: 24. J.R. Rider
REB: 7. Brian Grant
AST: 14. D. Stoudamire
Apr 28, 1998
@
Portland
L, 99-94 Moda Center
Opening Round
2-1 PTS: 36. S. O'Neal
REB: 16. S. O'Neal
AST: 7. Robert Horry
PTS: 18. D. Stoudamire
REB: 12. Brian Grant
AST: 6. D. Stoudamire
Apr 30, 1998
@
Portland
W, 99-110 Moda Center
Opening Round
3-1 PTS: 31. S. O'Neal
REB: 15. S. O'Neal
AST: 7. N. Van Exel
PTS: 24. D. Stoudamire
REB: 12. Brian Grant
AST: 8. D. Stoudamire

1997-1998 Los Angeles Lakers Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders Seattle Leaders
May 4, 1998
@
Seattle
L, 106-92 Climate Pledge Arena
Conference Semi Finals
0-1 PTS: 27. S. O'Neal
REB: 11. S. O'Neal
AST: 10. Rick Fox
PTS: 25. Gary Payton
REB: 8. H. Hawkins
AST: 6. Gary Payton
May 6, 1998
@
Seattle
W, 68-92 Climate Pledge Arena
Conference Semi Finals
1-1 PTS: 26. S. O'Neal
REB: 10. S. O'Neal
AST: 7. Derek Fisher
PTS: 13. Vin Baker
REB: 8. D. Schrempf
AST: 5. Gary Payton
May 8, 1998
v.
Seattle
W, 119-103 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals
2-1 PTS: 30. S. O'Neal
REB: 10. S. O'Neal
AST: 7. Derek Fisher
PTS: 26. D. Schrempf
REB: 12. Vin Baker
AST: 13. Gary Payton
May 10, 1998
v.
Seattle
W, 112-100 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals
3-1 PTS: 39. S. O'Neal
REB: 8. S. O'Neal
AST: 7. S. O'Neal
PTS: 31. Gary Payton
REB: 8. Gary Payton
AST: 13. Gary Payton
May 12, 1998
@
Seattle
W, 95-110 Climate Pledge Arena
Conference Semi Finals
4-1 PTS: 31. S. O'Neal
REB: 11. Robert Horry
AST: 6. Derek Fisher
PTS: 28. Vin Baker
REB: 9. Vin Baker
AST: 6. H. Hawkins

1997-1998 Los Angeles Lakers Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders Utah Leaders
May 16, 1998
@
Utah
L, 112-77 Delta Center
Conference Finals
0-1 PTS: 19. S. O'Neal
REB: 9. Corie Blount
AST: 3. N. Van Exel
PTS: 29. Karl Malone
REB: 11. S. Anderson
AST: 9. H. Eisley
May 18, 1998
@
Utah
L, 99-95 Delta Center
Conference Finals
0-2 PTS: 31. S. O'Neal
REB: 10. Corie Blount
AST: 7. Rick Fox
PTS: 33. Karl Malone
REB: 7. Karl Malone
AST: 6. J. Stockton
May 22, 1998
v.
Utah
L, 98-109 The Forum
Conference Finals
0-3 PTS: 39. S. O'Neal
REB: 15. S. O'Neal
AST: 7. N. Van Exel
PTS: 26. Karl Malone
REB: 10. Karl Malone
AST: 8. J. Stockton
May 24, 1998
v.
Utah
L, 92-96 The Forum
Conference Finals
0-4 PTS: 38. S. O'Neal
REB: 8. Robert Horry
AST: 6. Eddie Jones
PTS: 32. Karl Malone
REB: 14. Karl Malone
AST: 8. J. Stockton