# 1998–99 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 1998–99 NBA season was the Lakers' 51st season in the National Basketball Association, and 39th in the city of Los Angeles. Due to a lockout, the regular season began on February 5, 1999, and was cut from 82 games to 50.
This season was also the Lakers' final season playing at the Great Western Forum. During the off-season, the team signed free agent Derek Harper, and re-acquired former Lakers center Travis Knight after one season with the Boston Celtics. The Lakers played around .500 with a 6–6 start as head coach Del Harris was fired. After one game under interim Bill Bertka, the team hired former Laker Kurt Rambis as their new coach. The Lakers had signed free agent and rebounding specialist Dennis Rodman, who was well known for winning championships with the Detroit Pistons and the Chicago Bulls. However, after 23 games, Rodman was released by the team, averaging 11.2 rebounds per game.
At mid-season, Eddie Jones and Elden Campbell were both traded to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for All-Star forward Glen Rice, J.R. Reid and B. J. Armstrong, who was released to free agency and signed with the Orlando Magic. The team also released Corie Blount, as he later on signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Lakers won ten straight games between February and March, and finished second in the Pacific Division with a 31–19 record. Their home-game attendance for the season was 430,007 (12th in the league).
Kobe Bryant averaged 19.9 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game in his first season as a starter, and was selected to the All-NBA Third Team, while Shaquille O'Neal averaged 26.3 points, 10.7 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game, made the All-NBA Second Team, and finished in sixth place in Most Valuable Player voting. In addition, Rice played in 27 games due to an elbow injury he sustained in Charlotte, and provided the team with 17.5 points per game, while Rick Fox contributed 9.0 points per game off the bench, Harper provided with 6.9 points and 4.2 assists per game, and Derek Fisher contributed 5.9 points, 3.9 assists and 1.2 steals per game.
In the playoffs, the Lakers defeated the Houston Rockets 3–1 in the Western Conference First Round, but were swept in four straight games by the eventual champion San Antonio Spurs during the Western Conference Semi-finals. The Spurs would reach the NBA Finals for the first time to defeat the 8th-seeded New York Knicks in five games, winning their first ever championship.
Following the season, Rambis was fired as head coach, while Reid signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks, Sean Rooks was traded back to his former team, the Dallas Mavericks, rookie forward Ruben Patterson signed with the Seattle SuperSonics, and Harper was dealt to the Detroit Pistons, but was released and then retired.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 26 | Sam Jacobson | Guard | United States | Minnesota |

## Roster
### Roster Notes

* Power forward Dennis Rodman was waived on April 16.

## Regular season

The Lakers went through three coaches during the season: Del Harris (6–6), Bill Bertka (1–0) and Kurt Rambis (24–13). Fourteen different Lakers started at least one game during the season. From February 25 to March 12, the Lakers won ten consecutive games. Outside of the streak, the Lakers were 21–19 in all other games. During the season, over half of the Lakers' games were televised nationally.
At season's end, the Lakers ranked second in the league in scoring at 99.0 points per game (only Sacramento averaged more points: 100.2 ppg). Despite the high scoring, the Lakers were the fourth worst Free Throw shooting team in the league with a percentage of .683. Shaquille O'Neal had a percentage of .540. Following the season, Rambis was fired as coach.

### Season standings

| Pacific Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Portland Trail Blazers | 35 | 15 | .700 | – | 22–3 | 13–12 | 15–7 |
| x-Los Angeles Lakers | 31 | 19 | .620 | 4 | 18–7 | 13–12 | 14–8 |
| x-Sacramento Kings | 27 | 23 | .540 | 8 | 16–9 | 11–14 | 11–9 |
| x-Phoenix Suns | 27 | 23 | .540 | 8 | 15–10 | 12–13 | 9–10 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 25 | 25 | .500 | 10 | 17–8 | 8–17 | 11–10 |
| Golden State Warriors | 21 | 29 | .420 | 14 | 13–12 | 8–17 | 8–11 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 9 | 41 | .180 | 26 | 6–19 | 3–22 | 3–16 |
| # | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | z-San Antonio Spurs | 37 | 13 | .740 | – |
| 2 | y-Portland Trail Blazers | 35 | 15 | .700 | 2 |
| 3 | x-Utah Jazz | 37 | 13 | .740 | – |
| 4 | x-Los Angeles Lakers | 31 | 19 | .620 | 6 |
| 5 | x-Houston Rockets | 31 | 19 | .620 | 6 |
| 6 | x-Sacramento Kings | 27 | 23 | .540 | 10 |
| 7 | x-Phoenix Suns | 27 | 23 | .540 | 10 |
| 8 | x-Minnesota Timberwolves | 25 | 25 | .500 | 12 |
| 9 | Seattle SuperSonics | 25 | 25 | .500 | 12 |
| 10 | Golden State Warriors | 21 | 29 | .420 | 16 |
| 11 | Dallas Mavericks | 19 | 31 | .380 | 18 |
| 12 | Denver Nuggets | 14 | 36 | .280 | 23 |
| 13 | Los Angeles Clippers | 9 | 41 | .180 | 28 |
| 14 | Vancouver Grizzlies | 8 | 42 | .160 | 29 |
    z – clinched division title
    y – clinched division title
    x – clinched playoff spot

### Record vs. opponents

1998-99 NBA Records :
| Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NYK | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | TOR | UTA | VAN | WAS |
| Atlanta | – | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Boston | 0–3 | – | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Charlotte | 0–3 | 2–1 | – | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Chicago | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | – | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Cleveland | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Dallas | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | – | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Denver | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | – | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Detroit | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Golden State | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | – | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 0–0 |
| Houston | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | – | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 0–0 |
| Indiana | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| L.A. Clippers | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | – | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 |
| L.A. Lakers | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Miami | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Milwaukee | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | – | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Minnesota | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| New Jersey | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | – | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| New York | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | – | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Orlando | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | – | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Philadelphia | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | – | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Phoenix | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| Portland | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | – | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 |
| Sacramento | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–4 | – | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| San Antonio | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | – | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| Seattle | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | – | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Toronto | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Utah | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | – | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Vancouver | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | – | 0–0 |
| Washington | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — |

## Game log
### Preseason

1998 preseason game log Total: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0) :
Preseason: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
January 29
L.A. Clippers
W 107-76
Kobe Bryant (19)
Travis Knight (14)
Fisher & Harper (6)
Great Western Forum
1–0
2
January 30
@ L.A. Clippers
W 91-77
Kobe Bryant (16)
Knight & Rooks (8)
Derek Fisher (7)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
2–0 :
1998–99 schedule :

### Regular season

1998–99 game log Total: 31–19 (home: 18–7; road: 13–12) :
February: 9–6 (home: 6–2; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
February 5
Houston
W 99-91
Shaquille O'Neal (30)
Shaquille O'Neal (14)
Derek Harper (7)
Great Western Forum 17,505
1–0
2
February 7
Utah
L 91-100
Shaquille O'Neal (37)
Shaquille O'Neal (14)
Derek Harper (6)
Great Western Forum 17,505
1-1
3
February 8
@ San Antonio
W 80-75
Shaquille O'Neal (26)
Shaquille O'Neal (13)
Robert Horry (4)
Alamodome 33,788
2–1
4
February 10
@ Denver
W 103-98
Shaquille O'Neal (29)
Kobe Bryant (10)
3 players tied (5)
McNichols Sports Arena 13,210
3–1
5
February 11
@ Minnesota
L 75-86
Kobe Bryant (24)
Kobe Bryant (10)
Derek Harper (5)
Target Center 19,006
3–2
6
February 14
Indiana
L 99-101
Shaquille O'Neal (36)
Shaquille O'Neal (17)
Derek Fisher (8)
Great Western Forum 17,505
3-3
7
February 16
Charlotte
W 116-88
Fox & O'Neal (20)
Shaquille O'Neal (12)
4 players tied (5)
Staples Center 14,093
4–3
8
February 17
Dallas
W 101-88
Shaquille O'Neal (24)
Shaquille O'Neal (12)
Derek Fisher (6)
Great Western Forum 13,492
5–3
9
February 19
San Antonio
W 106-94
Shaquille O'Neal (28)
Shaquille O'Neal (10)
Bryant & Harper (6)
Great Western Forum 17,505
6–3
10
February 21
@ Seattle
L 89-92
Shaquille O'Neal (27)
Kobe Bryant (13)
Derek Harper (5)
KeyArena 17,072
6–4
11
February 22
@ Denver
L 113-117 (OT)
Shaquille O'Neal (28)
Kobe Bryant (13)
Kobe Bryant (9)
McNichols Sports Arena 17,171
6–5
12
February 23
@ Vancouver
L 83-93
Shaquille O'Neal (26)
Shaquille O'Neal (10)
Shaquille O'Neal (7)
General Motors Place 19,193
6-6
13
February 25
@ L.A. Clippers
W 115-100
Shaquille O'Neal (19)
Shaquille O'Neal (11)
Bryant & Fisher (6)
Arrowhead Pond 18,456
7–6
14
February 26
L.A. Clippers
W 99-83
Kobe Bryant (22)
Dennis Rodman (11)
Fisher & Rodman (6)
Great Western Forum 17,505
8–6
15
February 28
Houston
W 106-90
Shaquille O'Neal (22)
Dennis Rodman (10)
Bryant & Fisher (3)
Great Western Forum 17,505
9–6 :
March: 12–5 (home: 6–2; road: 6–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
16
March 1
@ Phoenix
W 97-91
Shaquille O'Neal (25)
Dennis Rodman (16)
Fox & Jones (5)
American West Arena 19,023
10–6
17
March 3
Phoenix
W 101-95
Kobe Bryant (32)
Dennis Rodman (17)
Bryant & Fisher (5)
Great Western Forum 17,505
11–6
18
March 5
Seattle
W 103-100
Shaquille O'Neal (31)
Knight & O'Neal (11)
Shaquille O'Neal (7)
Great Western Forum 17,505
12–6
19
March 7
@ Utah
W 97-89
Kobe Bryant (24)
Shaquille O'Neal (16)
Harper & Jones (4)
Delta Center 19,911
13–6
20
March 9
@ L.A. Clippers
W 103-99
Shaquille O'Neal (31)
Dennis Rodman (20)
Kobe Bryant (5)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 13,380
14–6
21
March 10
L.A. Clippers
W 94-75
Shaquille O'Neal 31
Shaquille O'Neal 13
Bryant & Fox (4)
Great Western Forum 17,505
15–6
22
March 12
Golden State
W 89-78
Glen Rice (21)
Shaquille O'Neal (17)
Fisher & Fox (5)
Great Western Forum 17,505
16–6
23
March 14
@ Sacramento
L 101-105
Shaquille O'Neal (33)
Shaquille O'Neal (11)
Derek Fisher (7)
ARCO Arena 17,317
16–7
24
March 16
@ Minnesota
W 107-101
Shaquille O'Neal (24)
Kobe Bryant (9)
Derek Harper (6)
Target Center 19,006
17–7
25
March 18
@ Cleveland
L 93-100
Shaquille O'Neal (37)
Shaquille O'Neal (19)
Bryant & Rice (5)
Gund Arena 20,562
17–8
26
March 19
@ Philadelphia
L 90-105
Bryant & O'Neal (23)
Travis Knight (9)
Harper & Rice (3)
First Union Center 20,644
17–9
27
March 21
@ Orlando
W 115-104
Kobe Bryant (38)
Shaquille O'Neal (13)
Derek Fisher (8)
Orlando Arena 17,248
18–9
28
March 22
@ Dallas
W 96-93
Shaquille O'Neal (25)
Dennis Rodman (17)
Fisher & Fox (4)
Reunion Arena 18,121
19–9
29
March 24
Phoenix
L 101-106
Kobe Bryant (25)
Dennis Rodman (13)
Derek Harper (7)
Great Western Forum 17,505
19–10
30
March 26
Sacramento
L 109-111
Kobe Bryant (26)
Dennis Rodman (9)
Bryant & Fisher (6)
Great Western Forum 17,505
19–11
31
March 28
New York
W 99-91
Kobe Bryant (29)
Dennis Rodman (12)
Derek Harper (9)
Great Western Forum 17,505
20–11
32
March 29
Vancouver
W 116-98
Shaquille O'Neal (26)
Dennis Rodman (17)
Harper & Rice (6)
Great Western Forum 17,312
21–11 :
April: 6–9 (home: 4–3; road: 2–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
33
April 2
@ Phoenix
W 91-90
Glen Rice (23)
Dennis Rodman (15)
Derek Harper (10)
American West Arena 19,023
22–11
34
April 3
Golden State
L 76-81
Shaquille O'Neal (21)
Dennis Rodman (13)
Glen Rice (5)
Great Western Forum 17,505
22–12
35
April 5
Denver
W 117-104
Bryant & Rice (26)
Dennis Rodman (17)
Derek Harper (9)
Great Western Forum 17,505
23–12
36
April 6
Utah
L 93-106
Shaquille O'Neal (24)
Dennis Rodman (12)
Tyronn Lue (6)
Great Western Forum 17,505
23–13
37
April 7
@ Sacramento
W 104-89
Shaquille O'Neal (30)
Shaquille O'Neal (18)
Kobe Bryant (7)
ARCO Arena 17,317
24–13
38
April 9
Minnesota
W 96-89
O'Neal & Rice (25)
Shaquille O'Neal (15)
Kobe Bryant (7)
Great Western Forum 17,505
25–13
39
April 11
Seattle
L 109-113
Shaquille O'Neal (38)
Dennis Rodman (13)
Kobe Bryant (9)
Great Western Forum 17,505
25–14
40
April 13
@ Portland
L 86-113
Shaquille O'Neal (24)
Shaquille O'Neal (14)
Derek Fisher (7)
Rose Garden 20,705
25–15
41
April 17
@ Utah
L 93-109
Shaquille O'Neal (29)
Shaquille O'Neal (14)
Derek Fisher (6)
Delta Center 19,911
25–16
42
April 19
Vancouver
W 117-102
Shaquille O'Neal (35)
Robert Horry (12)
Kobe Bryant (8)
Great Western Forum 17,505
26–16
43
April 20
@ Golden State
W 106-102 (OT)
Kobe Bryant (27)
Glen Rice (12)
Kobe Bryant (5)
The Arena in Oakland 20,108
27–16
44
April 21
@ Portland
L 82-88
Shaquille O'Neal (25)
Shaquille O'Neal (13)
Kobe Bryant (4)
Rose Garden 20,713
27–17
45
April 24
@ San Antonio
L 81-108
Shaquille O'Neal (26)
Shaquille O'Neal (12)
Derek Fisher (6)
Alamodome 31,972
27–18
46
April 26
@ Houston
L 80-102
Shaquille O'Neal (19)
Shaquille O'Neal (12)
Derek Fisher (7)
Compaq Center 16,285
27–19
47
April 29
Portland
W 108-89
Shaquille O'Neal (38)
Shaquille O'Neal (12)
Kobe Bryant (7)
Great Western Forum 17,505
28–19 :
May: 3–0 (home: 1–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
48
May 2
@ Seattle
W 91-84
Shaquille O'Neal (33)
Shaquille O'Neal (12)
Derek Fisher (6)
KeyArena 17,072
29–19
49
May 3
Dallas
W 115-102
Shaquille O'Neal (26)
Shaquille O'Neal (11)
Kobe Bryant (10)
Great Western Forum 17,505
30–19
50
May 5
Portland
W 119-91
Glen Rice (40)
Shaquille O'Neal (9)
Derek Fisher (8)
Great Western Forum 17,505
31–19 :
1998–99 schedule :

### Playoffs

1999 playoff game log Total: 3–5 (home: 2–2; road: 1–3) :
First round: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 9
Houston
W 101–100
Glen Rice (29)
Shaquille O'Neal (11)
Derek Fisher (6)
Great Western Forum 17,505
1–0
2
May 11
Houston
W 110–98
Shaquille O'Neal (28)
Robert Horry (10)
Shaquille O'Neal (7)
Great Western Forum 17,505
2–0
3
May 13
@ Houston
L 88–102
Shaquille O'Neal (26)
Shaquille O'Neal (10)
Derek Fisher (6)
Compaq Center 16,285
2–1
4
May 15
@ Houston
W 98–88
Shaquille O'Neal (37)
Shaquille O'Neal (11)
Kobe Bryant (8)
Compaq Center 16,285
3–1 :
Conference Semi-finals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 17
@ San Antonio
L 81–87
3 players tied (21)
Shaquille O'Neal (15)
Kobe Bryant (6)
Alamodome 25,297
0–1
2
May 19
@ San Antonio
L 76–79
Kobe Bryant (28)
3 players tied (8)
Kobe Bryant (4)
Alamodome 33,293
0–2
3
May 22
San Antonio
L 91–103
Glen Rice (24)
Shaquille O'Neal (15)
Derek Fisher (9)
Great Western Forum 17,505
0–3
4
May 23
San Antonio
L 107–118
Shaquille O'Neal (36)
Shaquille O'Neal (14)
Fisher & Lue (6)
Great Western Forum 17,505
0–4 :
1999 schedule :

## Player stats
### Regular season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Corie Blount | 14 | 3 | 11.6 | .394 | .000 | .500 | 3.3 | .1 | .1 | .3 | 2.3 |
| Kobe Bryant | 50 | 50 | 37.9 | .465 | .267 | .839 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 19.9 |
| Elden Campbell | 17 | 1 | 19.1 | .436 | . | .613 | 5.6 | .5 | .1 | .9 | 7.4 |
| Derek Fisher | 50 | 21 | 22.6 | .376 | .392 | .756 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 1.2 | .0 | 5.9 |
| Rick Fox | 44 | 1 | 21.5 | .448 | .337 | .742 | 2.0 | 2.0 | .6 | .2 | 9.0 |
| Derek Harper | 45 | 29 | 24.9 | .412 | .368 | .813 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 1.0 | .1 | 6.9 |
| Robert Horry | 38 | 5 | 19.6 | .459 | .444 | .739 | 4.0 | 1.5 | .9 | 1.0 | 4.9 |
| Sam Jacobson | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | .600 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 4.0 |
| Eddie Jones | 20 | 20 | 36.2 | .423 | .313 | .738 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 13.6 |
| Travis Knight | 37 | 23 | 14.2 | .515 | .000 | .759 | 3.5 | .8 | .6 | .7 | 4.2 |
| Tyronn Lue | 15 | 0 | 12.5 | .431 | .438 | .571 | .4 | 1.7 | .3 | .0 | 5.0 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 49 | 49 | 34.8 | .576 | .000 | .540 | 10.7 | 2.3 | .7 | 1.7 | 26.3 |
| Ruben Patterson | 24 | 2 | 6.0 | .412 | .167 | .710 | 1.3 | .1 | .2 | .1 | 2.7 |
| J. R. Reid | 25 | 10 | 18.9 | .407 | .000 | .717 | 4.0 | .9 | .6 | .0 | 5.0 |
| Glen Rice | 27 | 25 | 36.5 | .432 | .393 | .856 | 3.7 | 2.6 | .6 | .2 | 17.5 |
| Dennis Rodman | 23 | 11 | 28.6 | .348 | .000 | .436 | 11.2 | 1.3 | .4 | .5 | 2.1 |
| Sean Rooks | 36 | 0 | 8.8 | .405 | .000 | .708 | 2.0 | .3 | .1 | .3 | 2.7 |
* Shaquille O'Neal averaged 26.3 ppg (2nd), 10.7 rpg (8th), and shot 57.6% (1st). For his efforts, he was named to the All-NBA second-team.
* Kobe Bryant had a career high 19.9 ppg and added 3.8 apg. He was recognized as an All-NBA third-team.
* Dennis Rodman played 23 games with the Lakers in 1999. He averaged 11.2 rebounds per game and the Lakers went 17–6 with Rodman in the lineup.
* Glen Rice played in 27 games with the club and averaged 17.5 points per game. With Rice in the lineup, the Lakers went 16–11

### Playoffs

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Kobe Bryant | 8 | 8 | 39.4 | .430 | .348 | .800 | 6.9 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 19.8 |
| Derek Fisher | 8 | 8 | 29.8 | .418 | .345 | .800 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 1.0 | .0 | 9.8 |
| Rick Fox | 8 | 1 | 22.6 | .400 | .190 | 1.000 | 2.8 | 1.5 | .5 | .6 | 6.6 |
| Derek Harper | 7 | 0 | 16.1 | .419 | .100 | .500 | 1.4 | 2.1 | .3 | .1 | 4.3 |
| Robert Horry | 8 | 0 | 22.1 | .462 | .417 | .786 | 4.5 | 1.4 | .8 | .8 | 5.0 |
| Travis Knight | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | .333 | . | .500 | 1.7 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Tyronn Lue | 3 | 0 | 11.0 | .412 | .000 | . | .7 | 2.0 | .7 | .0 | 4.7 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 8 | 8 | 39.4 | .510 | . | .466 | 11.6 | 2.3 | .9 | 2.9 | 26.6 |
| Ruben Patterson | 3 | 0 | 1.7 | .000 | . | . | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| J. R. Reid | 8 | 8 | 22.3 | .357 | . | .750 | 5.3 | .4 | .5 | .6 | 3.3 |
| Glen Rice | 7 | 7 | 43.9 | .446 | .357 | .966 | 3.9 | 1.6 | .7 | .1 | 18.3 |
| Sean Rooks | 7 | 0 | 6.9 | .333 | . | .833 | .3 | .4 | .0 | .1 | 1.3 |

## Awards and honors

* Kobe Bryant, All-NBA Third Team
* Shaquille O'Neal, All-NBA Second Team