Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Rosters

1998-1999 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 20 Lower Merion High School (Pennsylvania) 2 1996 1st Rnd, #13, Charlotte Hornets (1988)
Derek Fisher PG 6-1 210 Aug 9, 1974 24 Little Rock 2 1996 1st Rnd, #24, Los Angeles Lakers
Rick Fox SF 6-7 230 Jul 24, 1969 29 North Carolina 7 1991 1st Rnd, #24, Boston Celtics
Derek Harper SG 6-4 185 Oct 13, 1961 37 Illinois 15 1983 1st Rnd, #11, Dallas Mavericks
Robert Horry F-C 6-9 220 Aug 25, 1970 28 Alabama 6 1992 1st Rnd, #11, Houston Rockets
Sam Jacobson SG 6-4 215 Jul 22, 1975 23 Minnesota 0 1998 1st Rnd, #26, Los Angeles Lakers
Travis Knight C 7-0 235 Sep 13, 1974 24 UConn 2 1996 1st Rnd, #29, Chicago Bulls
Tyronn Lue PG 6-0 170 May 3, 1977 22 Nebraska 0 1998 1st Rnd, #23, Denver Nuggets
Shaquille O'Neal C 7-1 325 Mar 6, 1972 27 LSU 6 1992 1st Rnd, #1, Orlando Magic
Ruben Patterson F-G 6-5 223 Jul 31, 1975 23 Cincinnati 0 1998 2nd Rnd, #31, Los Angeles Lakers
J.R. Reid PF 6-9 247 Mar 31, 1968 31 North Carolina 8 1989 1st Rnd, #5, Charlotte Hornets (1988)
Glen Rice PF 6-8 228 May 28, 1967 31 Michigan 9 1989 1st Rnd, #4, Miami Heat
Sean Rooks C 6-10 250 Sep 9, 1969 29 Arizona 6 1992 2nd Rnd, #30, Dallas Mavericks

1998-1999 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Miami Heat #8 New York Knicks NYK in 5
First Round #2 Indiana Pacers #7 Milwaukee Bucks IND in 3
First Round #3 Orlando Magic #6 Philadelphia Sixers PHI in 4
First Round #4 Atlanta Hawks #5 Detroit Pistons ATL in 5
Second Round #2 Indiana Pacers #6 Philadelphia Sixers IND in 4
Second Round #4 Atlanta Hawks #8 New York Knicks NYK in 4
Conference Finals #2 Indiana Pacers #8 New York Knicks NYK in 6

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

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 San Antonio Spurs #8 New York Knicks SAS in 5

1998-1999 L.A. Lakers Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Shaquille O'Neal 8 39.4 26.6 11.6 2.2 0.9 2.9 2.2
Kobe Bryant 8 39.4 19.8 6.9 4.6 1.9 1.2 3.9
Glen Rice 7 43.9 18.3 3.9 1.6 0.7 0.1 1.3
Derek Fisher 8 29.8 9.8 3.6 4.9 1.0 0.0 1.4
Rick Fox 8 22.6 6.6 2.8 1.5 0.5 0.6 1.8
Robert Horry 8 22.1 5.0 4.5 1.4 0.8 0.8 0.9
Derek Harper 7 16.1 4.3 1.4 2.1 0.3 0.0 0.6
J.R. Reid 8 22.2 3.2 5.2 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.2
Tyronn Lue 3 11.0 4.7 0.7 2.0 0.7 0.0 1.3
Sean Rooks 7 6.9 1.3 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.1
Travis Knight 3 3.3 1.0 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.0
Ruben Patterson 3 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3

1998-1999 Los Angeles Lakers Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders Houston Leaders
May 9, 1999
v.
Houston
W, 101-100 The Forum
Opening Round
1-0 PTS: 29. Glen Rice
REB: 11. S. O'Neal
AST: 6. Derek Fisher
PTS: 25. C. Barkley
REB: 10. C. Barkley
AST: 8. S. Pippen
May 11, 1999
v.
Houston
W, 110-98 The Forum
Opening Round
2-0 PTS: 28. S. O'Neal
REB: 10. Robert Horry
AST: 7. S. O'Neal
PTS: 20. Sam Mack
REB: 13. C. Barkley
AST: 5. S. Pippen
May 13, 1999
@
Houston
L, 102-88 Compaq Center
Opening Round
2-1 PTS: 26. S. O'Neal
REB: 10. S. O'Neal
AST: 6. Derek Fisher
PTS: 37. S. Pippen
REB: 23. C. Barkley
AST: 7. Brent Price
May 15, 1999
@
Houston
W, 88-98 Compaq Center
Opening Round
3-1 PTS: 37. S. O'Neal
REB: 11. S. O'Neal
AST: 8. Kobe Bryant
PTS: 20. C. Barkley
REB: 17. S. Pippen
AST: 6. C. Barkley

1998-1999 Los Angeles Lakers Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders San Antonio Leaders
May 17, 1999
@
San Antonio
L, 87-81 Alamodome
Conference Semi Finals
0-1 PTS: 21. Kobe Bryant
REB: 15. S. O'Neal
AST: 6. Kobe Bryant
PTS: 25. Tim Duncan
REB: 9. Will Perdue
AST: 8. A. Johnson
May 19, 1999
@
San Antonio
L, 79-76 Alamodome
Conference Semi Finals
0-2 PTS: 28. Kobe Bryant
REB: 8. Kobe Bryant
AST: 4. Kobe Bryant
PTS: 21. Tim Duncan
REB: 8. Tim Duncan
AST: 10. A. Johnson
May 22, 1999
v.
San Antonio
L, 91-103 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals
0-3 PTS: 24. Glen Rice
REB: 15. S. O'Neal
AST: 9. Derek Fisher
PTS: 37. Tim Duncan
REB: 14. Tim Duncan
AST: 7. A. Johnson
May 23, 1999
v.
San Antonio
L, 107-118 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals
0-4 PTS: 36. S. O'Neal
REB: 14. S. O'Neal
AST: 6. Derek Fisher
PTS: 33. Tim Duncan
REB: 14. Tim Duncan
AST: 10. A. Johnson