Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Rosters

1995-1996 Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Corie Blount F-C 6-9 240 Jan 4, 1969 27 Cincinnati 2 1993 1st Rnd, #25, Chicago Bulls
Elden Campbell C-F 6-11 215 Jul 23, 1968 27 Clemson 5 1990 1st Rnd, #27, Los Angeles Lakers
Cedric Ceballos SF 6-6 190 Aug 2, 1969 26 Cal State Fullerton 5 1990 2nd Rnd, #48, Phoenix Suns
Vlade Divac C 7-1 260 Feb 3, 1968 28 KK Partizan (Serbia) 6 1989 1st Rnd, #26, Los Angeles Lakers
Magic Johnson SG 6-9 255 Aug 14, 1959 36 Michigan State 13 1979 1st Rnd, #1, Los Angeles Lakers
Eddie Jones G-F 6-6 200 Oct 20, 1971 24 Temple 1 1994 1st Rnd, #10, Los Angeles Lakers
Frankie King PG 6-1 185 Jul 6, 1972 23 Western Carolina 0 1995 2nd Rnd, #37, Los Angeles Lakers
George Lynch PF 6-8 218 Sep 3, 1970 25 North Carolina 2 1993 1st Rnd, #12, Los Angeles Lakers
Pig Miller PF 6-9 225 Oct 22, 1971 24 Michigan State 1 1994 2nd Rnd, #39, Golden State Warriors
Anthony Peeler SG 6-4 208 Nov 25, 1969 26 Missouri 3 1992 1st Rnd, #15, Los Angeles Lakers
Fred Roberts FC 6-10 218 Aug 14, 1960 35 Brigham Young 12 1982 2nd Rnd, #27, Milwaukee Bucks
Derek Strong PF 6-8 220 Feb 9, 1968 28 Xavier 4 1990 2nd Rnd, #47, Philadelphia Sixers
Sedale Threatt SG 6-2 175 Sep 10, 1961 34 West Virginia Tech 12 1983 6th Rnd, #139, Philadelphia Sixers
Nick Van Exel PG 6-1 170 Nov 27, 1971 24 Cincinnati 2 1993 2nd Rnd, #37, Los Angeles Lakers

1995-1996 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Chicago Bulls #8 Miami Heat CHI in 3
First Round #2 Orlando Magic #7 Detroit Pistons ORL in 3
First Round #3 Indiana Pacers #6 Atlanta Hawks ATL in 5
First Round #4 Cleveland Cavaliers #5 New York Knicks NYK in 3
Second Round #1 Chicago Bulls #5 New York Knicks CHI in 5
Second Round #2 Orlando Magic #6 Atlanta Hawks ORL in 5
Conference Finals #1 Chicago Bulls #2 Orlando Magic CHI in 4

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

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Chicago Bulls #1 Seattle SuperSonics CHI in 6

1995-1996 L.A. Lakers Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Cedric Ceballos 4 35.5 19.0 8.2 1.2 1.0 0.2 2.0
Eddie Jones 4 38.8 17.2 5.2 1.5 2.0 0.2 1.0
Magic Johnson 4 33.8 15.2 8.5 6.5 0.0 0.0 3.0
Elden Campbell 4 32.2 12.0 8.0 2.0 0.2 2.2 2.5
Nick Van Exel 4 34.2 11.8 4.0 6.8 0.5 0.0 2.8
Vlade Divac 4 28.8 9.0 7.5 2.0 0.0 1.2 2.0
Anthony Peeler 3 24.0 9.3 2.7 1.0 2.0 0.0 1.0
Sedale Threatt 4 14.2 2.5 0.8 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.8
George Lynch 2 7.5 2.0 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0
Fred Roberts 1 3.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0

1995-1996 Los Angeles Lakers Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders Houston Leaders
Apr 25, 1996
v.
Houston
L, 83-87 The Forum
Opening Round
0-1 PTS: 22. C. Ceballos
REB: 13. M. Johnson
AST: 8. N. Van Exel
PTS: 33. H. Olajuwon
REB: 8. H. Olajuwon
AST: 4. C. Drexler
Apr 27, 1996
v.
Houston
W, 104-94 The Forum
Opening Round
1-1 PTS: 26. M. Johnson
REB: 12. Vlade Divac
AST: 5. M. Johnson
PTS: 22. Sam Cassell
REB: 7. H. Olajuwon
AST: 8. Sam Cassell
Apr 30, 1996
@
Houston
L, 104-98 Compaq Center
Opening Round
1-2 PTS: 18. E. Campbell
REB: 10. E. Campbell
AST: 13. M. Johnson
PTS: 30. H. Olajuwon
REB: 10. Robert Horry
AST: 11. C. Drexler
May 2, 1996
@
Houston
L, 102-94 Compaq Center
Opening Round
1-3 PTS: 25. C. Ceballos
REB: 12. C. Ceballos
AST: 11. N. Van Exel
PTS: 25. H. Olajuwon
REB: 11. H. Olajuwon
AST: 7. H. Olajuwon