Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Rosters

2003-2004 Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Kobe Bryant SG 6-6 212 Aug 23, 1978 25 Lower Merion High School (Pennsylvania) 7 1996 1st Rnd, #13, Charlotte Hornets (1988)
Brian Cook PF/SF 6-9 234 Dec 4, 1980 23 Illinois 0 2003 1st Rnd, #24, Los Angeles Lakers
Derek Fisher PG 6-1 210 Aug 9, 1974 29 Little Rock 7 1996 1st Rnd, #24, Los Angeles Lakers
Rick Fox SF 6-7 230 Jul 24, 1969 34 North Carolina 12 1991 1st Rnd, #24, Boston Celtics
Devean George SF/SG 6-8 235 Aug 29, 1977 26 Augsburg College 4 1999 1st Rnd, #23, Los Angeles Lakers
Horace Grant F-C 6-10 255 Jul 4, 1965 38 Clemson 16 1987 1st Rnd, #10, Chicago Bulls
Karl Malone PF 6-9 265 Jul 24, 1963 40 Louisiana Tech 18 1985 1st Rnd, #13, Utah Jazz
Slava Medvedenko PF 6-10 250 Apr 4, 1979 25 BC Kyiv (Ukraine) 3 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Shaquille O'Neal C 7-1 325 Mar 6, 1972 32 LSU 11 1992 1st Rnd, #1, Orlando Magic
Gary Payton SG 6-4 180 Jul 23, 1968 35 Oregon State 13 1990 1st Rnd, #2, Seattle SuperSonics
Kareem Rush SG 6-6 201 Oct 30, 1980 23 Missouri 1 2002 1st Rnd, #20, Toronto Raptors
Bryon Russell G-F 6-7 225 Dec 31, 1970 33 Long Beach State 10 1993 2nd Rnd, #45, Utah Jazz
Jamal Sampson C-F 6-11 235 May 15, 1983 20 California 1 2002 2nd Rnd, #46, Utah Jazz
Luke Walton PF/SF 6-8 235 Mar 28, 1980 24 Arizona 0 2003 2nd Rnd, #32, Los Angeles Lakers

2003-2004 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Indiana Pacers #8 Boston Celtics IND in 4
First Round #2 New Jersey Nets #7 New York Knicks NJN in 4
First Round #3 Detroit Pistons #6 Milwaukee Bucks DET in 5
First Round #4 Miami Heat #5 New Orleans Hornets MIA in 7
Second Round #1 Indiana Pacers #4 Miami Heat IND in 6
Second Round #2 New Jersey Nets #3 Detroit Pistons DET in 7
Conference Finals #1 Indiana Pacers #3 Detroit Pistons DET in 6

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Minnesota Timberwolves #8 Denver Nuggets MIN in 5
First Round #2 Los Angeles Lakers #7 Houston Rockets LAL in 5
First Round #3 San Antonio Spurs #6 Memphis Grizzlies SAS in 4
First Round #4 Sacramento Kings #5 Dallas Mavericks SAC in 5
Second Round #1 Minnesota Timberwolves #4 Sacramento Kings MIN in 7
Second Round #3 San Antonio Spurs #2 Los Angeles Lakers LAL in 6
Conference Finals #1 Minnesota Timberwolves #2 Los Angeles Lakers LAL in 6

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #2 Los Angeles Lakers #3 Detroit Pistons DET in 5

2003-2004 L.A. Lakers Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Kobe Bryant 22 44.2 24.5 4.7 5.5 1.9 0.3 2.8
Shaquille O'Neal 22 41.7 21.5 13.2 2.5 0.3 2.8 2.5
Karl Malone 21 38.0 11.5 8.8 3.4 1.1 0.1 2.2
Gary Payton 22 35.1 7.8 3.3 5.3 1.0 0.2 1.3
Derek Fisher 22 23.0 7.5 2.5 2.2 0.8 0.0 0.9
Devean George 22 21.4 5.5 2.3 0.5 1.0 0.4 0.5
Slava Medvedenko 21 11.3 4.0 2.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2
Kareem Rush 22 14.3 3.7 0.7 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.6
Luke Walton 17 7.9 1.9 1.3 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.8
Rick Fox 16 9.1 1.1 1.4 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.6
Brian Cook 13 3.5 0.9 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2
Bryon Russell 6 2.7 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0

2003-2004 Los Angeles Lakers Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders Houston Leaders
Apr 17, 2004
v.
Houston
W, 72-71 crypto.com Arena
Opening Round
1-0 PTS: 20. S. O'Neal
REB: 17. S. O'Neal
AST: 6. Kobe Bryant
PTS: 18. S. Francis
REB: 12. Jim Jackson
AST: 5. S. Francis
Apr 19, 2004
v.
Houston
W, 98-84 crypto.com Arena
Opening Round
2-0 PTS: 36. Kobe Bryant
REB: 8. Karl Malone
AST: 7. Gary Payton
PTS: 21. Yao Ming
REB: 10. S. Francis
AST: 12. S. Francis
Apr 23, 2004
@
Houston
L, 102-91 Toyota Center (Houston)
Opening Round
2-1 PTS: 25. S. O'Neal
REB: 11. S. O'Neal
AST: 7. Gary Payton
PTS: 27. S. Francis
REB: 10. Yao Ming
AST: 7. S. Francis
Apr 25, 2004
@
Houston
W, 88-92 Toyota Center (Houston)
Opening Round
3-1 PTS: 30. Karl Malone
REB: 13. Karl Malone
AST: 7. Gary Payton
PTS: 17. S. Francis
REB: 20. Jim Jackson
AST: 9. S. Francis
Apr 28, 2004
v.
Houston
W, 97-78 crypto.com Arena
Opening Round
4-1 PTS: 31. Kobe Bryant
REB: 9. S. O'Neal
AST: 10. Kobe Bryant
PTS: 17. Jim Jackson
REB: 12. Kelvin Cato
AST: 5. S. Francis

2003-2004 Los Angeles Lakers Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders San Antonio Leaders
May 2, 2004
@
San Antonio
L, 88-78 Frost Bank Center
Conference Semi Finals
0-1 PTS: 31. Kobe Bryant
REB: 13. S. O'Neal
AST: 5. Karl Malone
PTS: 30. Tim Duncan
REB: 11. Tim Duncan
AST: 9. Tony Parker
May 5, 2004
@
San Antonio
L, 95-85 Frost Bank Center
Conference Semi Finals
0-2 PTS: 32. S. O'Neal
REB: 15. S. O'Neal
AST: 8. Kobe Bryant
PTS: 30. Tony Parker
REB: 7. Tim Duncan
AST: 6. M. Ginobili
May 9, 2004
v.
San Antonio
W, 105-81 crypto.com Arena
Conference Semi Finals
1-2 PTS: 28. S. O'Neal
REB: 15. S. O'Neal
AST: 7. Gary Payton
PTS: 17. M. Ginobili
REB: 13. Tim Duncan
AST: 5. Tony Parker
May 11, 2004
v.
San Antonio
W, 98-90 crypto.com Arena
Conference Semi Finals
2-2 PTS: 42. Kobe Bryant
REB: 14. S. O'Neal
AST: 6. Karl Malone
PTS: 21. M. Ginobili
REB: 10. Tim Duncan
AST: 8. Tim Duncan
May 13, 2004
@
San Antonio
W, 73-74 Frost Bank Center
Conference Semi Finals
3-2 PTS: 22. Kobe Bryant
REB: 12. Karl Malone
AST: 7. Gary Payton
PTS: 21. Tim Duncan
REB: 21. Tim Duncan
AST: 6. Tony Parker
May 15, 2004
v.
San Antonio
W, 88-76 crypto.com Arena
Conference Semi Finals
4-2 PTS: 26. Kobe Bryant
REB: 19. S. O'Neal
AST: 7. Kobe Bryant
PTS: 20. Tim Duncan
REB: 11. Tim Duncan
AST: 4. M. Ginobili

2003-2004 Los Angeles Lakers Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders Minnesota Leaders
May 21, 2004
@
Minnesota
W, 88-97 Target Center
Conference Finals
1-0 PTS: 27. S. O'Neal
REB: 18. S. O'Neal
AST: 6. Derek Fisher
PTS: 23. L. Sprewell
REB: 11. M. Olowokandi
AST: 8. Sam Cassell
May 23, 2004
@
Minnesota
L, 89-71 Target Center
Conference Finals
1-1 PTS: 27. Kobe Bryant
REB: 16. S. O'Neal
AST: 6. Kobe Bryant
PTS: 24. K. Garnett
REB: 11. K. Garnett
AST: 8. L. Sprewell
May 25, 2004
v.
Minnesota
W, 100-89 crypto.com Arena
Conference Finals
2-1 PTS: 22. S. O'Neal
REB: 17. S. O'Neal
AST: 9. Gary Payton
PTS: 22. K. Garnett
REB: 11. K. Garnett
AST: 7. K. Garnett
May 27, 2004
v.
Minnesota
W, 92-85 crypto.com Arena
Conference Finals
3-1 PTS: 31. Kobe Bryant
REB: 19. S. O'Neal
AST: 8. Karl Malone
PTS: 28. K. Garnett
REB: 13. K. Garnett
AST: 9. K. Garnett
May 29, 2004
@
Minnesota
L, 98-96 Target Center
Conference Finals
3-2 PTS: 23. Kobe Bryant
REB: 13. S. O'Neal
AST: 7. Kobe Bryant
PTS: 30. K. Garnett
REB: 19. K. Garnett
AST: 5. L. Sprewell
May 31, 2004
v.
Minnesota
W, 96-90 crypto.com Arena
Conference Finals
4-2 PTS: 25. S. O'Neal
REB: 11. S. O'Neal
AST: 8. Gary Payton
PTS: 27. L. Sprewell
REB: 17. K. Garnett
AST: 5. L. Sprewell

2003-2004 Los Angeles Lakers NBA Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders Detroit Leaders
Jun 6, 2004
v.
Detroit
L, 75-87 crypto.com Arena
NBA Finals
0-1 PTS: 34. S. O'Neal
REB: 11. S. O'Neal
AST: 4. Kobe Bryant
PTS: 22. C. Billups
REB: 8. R. Wallace
AST: 5. R. Hamilton
Jun 8, 2004
v.
Detroit
W, 99-91 crypto.com Arena
NBA Finals
1-1 PTS: 33. Kobe Bryant
REB: 9. Karl Malone
AST: 8. Luke Walton
PTS: 27. C. Billups
REB: 14. Ben Wallace
AST: 9. C. Billups
Jun 10, 2004
@
Detroit
L, 88-68 The Palace of Auburn Hills
NBA Finals
1-2 PTS: 14. S. O'Neal
REB: 8. S. O'Neal
AST: 7. Gary Payton
PTS: 31. R. Hamilton
REB: 11. Ben Wallace
AST: 3. R. Hamilton
Jun 13, 2004
@
Detroit
L, 88-80 The Palace of Auburn Hills
NBA Finals
1-3 PTS: 36. S. O'Neal
REB: 20. S. O'Neal
AST: 6. Rick Fox
PTS: 26. R. Wallace
REB: 13. R. Wallace
AST: 6. R. Hamilton
Jun 15, 2004
@
Detroit
L, 100-87 The Palace of Auburn Hills
NBA Finals
1-4 PTS: 24. Kobe Bryant
REB: 8. S. O'Neal
AST: 5. Luke Walton
PTS: 21. R. Hamilton
REB: 22. Ben Wallace
AST: 6. C. Billups