1997-98 Los Angeles Lakers Statistics

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 61-21
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 7-6 Lost conference finals
Conference First Round - Defeated Portland Trail Blazers 3-1
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Seattle Supersonics 4-1
Conference Finals - Lost to Utah Jazz 4-0
Coach: Del Harris (61-21)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 691,994, Avg. 16,878 in 41 home dates
1997-98 Los Angeles Lakers Roster
1997-98 Los Angeles Lakers Results

The Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 61 wins and 21 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 7-6.

The Lakers scored 8,652 points, best in the league. Los Angeles conceded 8,017 points. Shaquille O'Neal scored a team-leading 1,699 points for the team and racked up 681 rebounds. Nick Van Exel dished out 442 assists for the squad.

Defensively, Eddie Jones added 160 steals, while Shaquille O'Neal swatted 144 opponent shot attempts.

Del Harris coached the team. The 1997-98 Los Angeles Lakers lost in the conference finals.

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Player Totals:

Player Pos GP GS Min FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM Off Def Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Shaquille O'NealC60572175114767000681359208473681142391441751931699
Eddie JonesF-G80802910100548636814330623485217302246160551461641349
Kobe BryantG7912056913391220754573637916324219974401571801220
Rick FoxG-F82822709771363265862301717828035827610048201309983
Nick Van ExelG6446205374331131612317213631163194442646104120881
Elden CampbellF-C81281784624289213422371433124557835102115209816
Robert HorryF7271219242020093191691171863565421631129499238536
Derek FisherG82361760378164813115211538155193333755119126474
Corie BlountF703102918710740783911418429837292551157253
Mario BennettF4543541358021441660661261819112161177
Sean RooksC411425101460079474672118242231968139
Jon BarryG491374104386118292782937512432233121
Shea SealsG409813042314010014
Totals80941019830653631461415497274318631079247135502009734556122918598652


Player Averages:

Player Pos GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% Off Def Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Shaquille O'NealC605736.358.452.73.57.911.42.40.72.42.93.228.3
Eddie JonesF-G808036.448.438.976.51.12.73.83.12.00.71.82.116.9
Kobe BryantG79126.042.834.179.41.02.13.12.50.90.52.02.315.4
Rick FoxG-F828233.047.132.574.31.03.44.43.41.20.62.53.812.0
Nick Van ExelG644632.141.938.979.10.52.53.06.91.00.11.61.913.8
Elden CampbellF-C812822.046.350.069.31.83.95.61.00.41.31.42.610.1
Robert HorryF727130.447.620.469.22.64.97.52.31.61.31.43.37.4
Derek FisherG823621.543.438.375.70.51.92.44.10.90.11.51.55.8
Corie BlountF70314.757.20.050.01.62.64.30.50.40.40.72.23.6
Mario BennettF4547.959.350.036.41.31.52.80.40.40.20.51.43.9
Sean RooksC41110.445.559.51.11.82.90.60.00.60.51.73.4
Jon BarryG4917.636.529.593.10.20.60.81.00.50.10.40.72.5
Shea SealsG402.312.50.050.00.80.31.00.00.30.00.00.31.0
Averages80941024.548.135.167.91.33.14.42.50.90.71.52.310.7

Postseason - Player Totals:

Player Pos GP Min FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM Off Def Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Shaquille O'NealC1350125815800159804884132387344341396
Eddie JonesF-G1347614869482076631239513226211737221
Nick Van ExelG1336715150702240299233254812230151
Rick FoxG-F134281145153212319184058511132147142
Robert HorryF13422703917641283450844014141845112
Kobe BryantG1122076311434531714211638112896
Derek FisherG13278682720629182232549170153378
Elden CampbellF-C1318051230034221728458312132768
Corie BlountF1220924120011724406476432731
Mario BennettF410210022246001024
Sean RooksC411620000101003024
Jon BarryG718805000022010010
Totals129312097646322778460299174347521295961011633201303

Postseason Player Averages:

Player Pos GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% Off Def Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Shaquille O'NealC1338.561.250.33.76.510.22.90.52.63.33.230.5
Eddie JonesF-G1336.646.641.782.90.93.03.92.52.01.61.32.817.0
Nick Van ExelG1328.233.131.472.50.71.82.54.20.60.11.72.311.6
Rick FoxG-F1332.944.739.682.61.43.14.53.90.80.21.63.610.9
Robert HorryF1332.555.735.368.32.63.86.53.11.11.11.43.58.6
Kobe BryantG1120.040.821.468.90.61.31.91.50.30.71.02.58.7
Derek FisherG1321.439.730.062.10.21.81.93.81.30.01.22.56.0
Elden CampbellF-C1313.845.164.71.32.23.50.60.20.91.02.15.2
Corie BlountF1217.450.063.62.03.35.30.60.50.30.32.32.6
Mario BennettF42.550.0100.00.51.01.50.00.00.30.00.51.0
Sean RooksC42.833.30.30.00.30.00.00.80.00.51.0
Jon BarryG72.60.00.00.00.30.30.00.10.00.00.10.0
Averages80924.247.434.465.01.32.74.02.30.70.81.32.510.1


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