| Chicago Bulls | 85 |
| Charlotte Hornets (1988) | 84 |
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| Cleveland Cavaliers | 80 |
| New York Knicks | 93 |
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| Los Angeles Lakers | 114 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 110 |
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Seattle 110, L.A. Lakers 114
Opening Round - Los Angeles wins 3-1
The Forum (Inglewood, California)
Attendance: N/A
Officials: Hugh Evans, Bill Oakes, Paul Mihalak
Team Rebounds: Seattle (0) Los Angeles (0)
Technicals: Seattle (0) Los Angeles (0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA (57-25) | 35 | 24 | 31 | 20 | 110 |
| LAL (48-34) | 26 | 29 | 27 | 32 | 114 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | 90 | 122.4 | 126.8 |
| LAL | 90 | 126.8 | 122.4 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | .554 | 0.145 | 0.357 | 0.217 |
| LAL | .577 | 0.145 | 0.366 | 0.451 |
Seattle SuperSonics
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Shawn Kemp | Starter | C | 46:00 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 12-13 | 28.4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 26 |
| 10 | Nate McMillan | Starter | SG | 24:00 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 6.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 20 | Gary Payton | Starter | PG | 45:00 | 12-16 | 0-1 | 3-7 | 19.4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| 14 | Sam Perkins | Starter | SF | 36:00 | 6-12 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 12.5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| 11 | Detlef Schrempf | Starter | PF | 38:00 | 6-16 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 10.4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 2 | Vincent Askew | Bench | SF | 26:00 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 7.8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 13 | Kendall Gill | Bench | SG | 18:00 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 50 | Ervin Johnson | Bench | C | 07:00 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2.2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 41-83 | 10-16 | 18-25 | 105.1 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 29 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 110 | ||||
| 49.4% | 62.5% | 72.0% |
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 | 41:00 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 7-11 | 11.1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 23 | Cedric Ceballos | Starter | SF | 32:00 | 5-14 | 1-6 | 6-8 | 6.8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| 12 | Vlade Divac | Starter | C | 39:00 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 9-15 | 20.4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| 1 | Anthony Peeler | Starter | SG | 39:00 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 6-6 | 12.8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| 9 | Nick Van Exel | Starter | PG | 48:00 | 13-23 | 7-13 | 1-4 | 24.8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 |
| 31 | Sam Bowie | Bench | C | 10:00 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2.2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Eddie Jones | Bench | SG | 26:00 | 3-8 | 2-3 | 2-4 | 7.0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 34 | George Lynch | Bench | SF | 05:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 35-71 | 12-27 | 32-50 | 98.0 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 22 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 114 | ||||
| 49.3% | 44.4% | 64.0% |
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 |
Sam Perkins 12.7p, 4.9r, 1.6a |
Detlef Schrempf 19.2p, 6.2r, 3.8a |
Shawn Kemp 18.7p, 10.9r, 1.8a |
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Kendall Gill 13.7p, 4r, 2.6a |
Vincent Askew 9.9p, 2.5r, 2.5a |
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Ervin Johnson 3.1p, 4.5r, 0.3a |
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 |
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Eddie Jones 14p, 3.9r, 2a |
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Sam Bowie 4.6p, 4.3r, 1.8a |
| Lim PT | |
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George Lynch 6.1p, 3.3r, 1.1a |
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