# Temporada 1996-97 de Los Angeles Lakers

La temporada 1996-97 fue la cuadragésimo novena de los Lakers en la NBA, y la trigésimo séptima en su ubicación en Los Ángeles, California. La temporada regular acabaron con 56 victorias y 26 derrotas, ocupando el cuarto puesto de la Conferencia Oeste, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron en semifinales de conferencia ante Utah Jazz.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad/Club |
| 1 | 24 | Derek Fisher | Base | Estados Unidos | Arkansas-Little Rock |

## Temporada regular

División Pacífico :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Div |
| y-Seattle SuperSonics | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 31–10 | 26–15 | 16–8 |
| x-Los Angeles Lakers | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1 | 31–10 | 25–16 | 18–6 |
| x-Portland Trail Blazers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 8 | 29–12 | 20–21 | 15–9 |
| x-Phoenix Suns | 40 | 42 | .488 | 17 | 25–16 | 15–26 | 13–11 |
| x-Los Angeles Clippers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 21 | 21–20 | 15–26 | 10–14 |
| Sacramento Kings | 34 | 48 | .415 | 23 | 22–19 | 12–29 | 8–16 |
| Golden State Warriors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 27 | 18–23 | 12–29 | 4–20 |

## Playoffs
### Primera ronda

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trail Blazers
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 25 de abril | Los Angeles Lakers 95, Portland Trail Blazers 77 | Inglewood |
| 27 de abril | Los Angeles Lakers 107, Portland Trail Blazers 93 | Inglewood |
| 30 de abril | Portland Trail Blazers 98, Los Angeles Lakers 90 | Portland |
| 2 de mayo | Portland Trail Blazers 91, Los Angeles Lakers 95 | Portland |
| | Los Angeles Lakers gana las series 3-2 | |

### Semifinales de conferencia

Utah Jazz vs. Los Angeles Lakers
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 4 de mayo | Utah Jazz 93, Los Angeles Lakers 77 | Salt Lake City |
| 6 de mayo | Utah Jazz 103, Los Angeles Lakers 101 | Salt Lake City |
| 8 de mayo | Los Angeles Lakers 104, Utah Jazz 84 | Inglewood |
| 10 de mayo | Los Angeles Lakers 95, Utah Jazz 110 | Inglewood |
| 12 de mayo | Utah Jazz 98, Los Angeles Lakers 93 | Salt Lake City |
| | Utah Jazz gana las series 4-1 | |

## Estadísticas
### Temporada regular

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | Pos. | P | PT | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | T3 | T3I | %T3 | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | BP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Shaquille O'Neal | 24 | C | 51 | 51 | 38.1 | 10.8 | 19.4 | .557 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 10.8 | 19.4 | .484 | 3.8 | 8.7 | 12.5 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 26.2 |
| 2 | Eddie Jones | 25 | SG | 80 | 80 | 37.5 | 5.9 | 13.5 | .438 | 1.9 | 4.9 | .391 | 4.0 | 8.7 | .819 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 17.2 |
| 3 | Nick Van Exel | 25 | PG | 79 | 79 | 37.2 | 5.5 | 13.6 | .402 | 2.2 | 5.9 | .378 | 3.2 | 7.7 | .825 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 8.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 15.3 |
| 4 | Cedric Ceballos | 27 | SF | 8 | 8 | 34.9 | 4.3 | 10.4 | .410 | 0.6 | 2.6 | .238 | 3.6 | 7.8 | .867 | 1.4 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 10.8 |
| 5 | Elden Campbell | 28 | PF | 77 | 77 | 32.7 | 5.7 | 12.2 | .469 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .250 | 5.7 | 12.2 | .711 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 14.9 |
| 6 | Robert Horry | 26 | SF | 22 | 14 | 30.7 | 3.4 | 7.5 | .455 | 1.1 | 3.5 | .329 | 2.3 | 4.0 | .700 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 9.2 |
| 7 | Jerome Kersey | 34 | SF | 70 | 44 | 25.2 | 2.8 | 6.4 | .432 | 0.2 | 0.9 | .262 | 2.5 | 5.5 | .602 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 6.8 |
| 8 | Byron Scott | 35 | SG | 79 | 8 | 18.2 | 2.1 | 4.8 | .430 | 0.9 | 2.4 | .388 | 1.1 | 2.4 | .841 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 6.7 |
| 9 | Corie Blount | 28 | PF | 58 | 18 | 17.4 | 1.6 | 3.1 | .514 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .333 | 1.6 | 3.0 | .675 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 4.2 |
| 10 | Travis Knight | 22 | C | 71 | 14 | 16.3 | 2.0 | 3.9 | .509 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 2.0 | 3.9 | .620 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 4.8 |
| 11 | Kobe Bryant | 18 | SF | 71 | 6 | 15.5 | 2.5 | 5.9 | .417 | 0.7 | 1.9 | .375 | 1.8 | 4.0 | .819 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 7.6 |
| 12 | George McCloud | 29 | SF | 23 | 2 | 12.4 | 1.5 | 4.2 | .354 | 0.9 | 2.1 | .429 | 0.6 | 2.0 | .667 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 4.1 |
| 13 | Derek Fisher | 22 | PG | 80 | 3 | 11.5 | 1.3 | 3.3 | .397 | 0.3 | 0.9 | .301 | 1.0 | 2.4 | .658 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 3.9 |
| 14 | Sean Rooks | 27 | C | 69 | 3 | 10.7 | 1.3 | 2.7 | .470 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.3 | 2.7 | .700 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 3.8 |
| 15 | Rumeal Robinson | 30 | PG | 15 | 3 | 8.4 | 1.1 | 3.2 | .354 | 0.4 | 1.5 | .261 | 0.7 | 1.7 | .625 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| 16 | Joe Kleine | 35 | C | 8 | 0 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 1.0 | .250 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 17 | Larry Krystkowiak | 32 | PF | 3 | 0 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.3 | 0.7 | .500 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 |

### Playoffs

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | Pos. | P | PT | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | T3 | T3I | %T3 | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | BP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Nick Van Exel | 25 | PG | 9 | 9 | 39.2 | 5.0 | 13.2 | .378 | 1.3 | 4.9 | .273 | 3.7 | 8.3 | .824 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 6.4 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 14.4 |
| 2 | Shaquille O'Neal | 24 | C | 9 | 9 | 36.2 | 9.9 | 19.2 | .514 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 9.9 | 19.2 | .610 | 4.2 | 6.3 | 10.6 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 26.9 |
| 3 | Eddie Jones | 25 | SG | 9 | 9 | 31.4 | 3.7 | 8.0 | .458 | 1.0 | 2.7 | .375 | 2.7 | 5.3 | .743 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 11.2 |
| 4 | Robert Horry | 26 | SF | 9 | 9 | 31.0 | 1.9 | 4.2 | .447 | 1.3 | 3.1 | .429 | 0.6 | 1.1 | .778 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 6.7 |
| 5 | Elden Campbell | 28 | PF | 9 | 9 | 30.9 | 4.1 | 10.3 | .398 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.000 | 4.0 | 10.2 | .816 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 11.8 |
| 6 | Jerome Kersey | 34 | SF | 9 | 0 | 23.3 | 1.9 | 3.9 | .486 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.9 | 3.8 | .789 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 5.4 |
| 7 | Byron Scott | 35 | SG | 8 | 0 | 16.8 | 1.9 | 4.1 | .455 | 0.5 | 1.4 | .364 | 1.4 | 2.8 | .895 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 6.4 |
| 8 | Kobe Bryant | 18 | SF | 9 | 0 | 14.8 | 2.3 | 6.1 | .382 | 0.7 | 2.6 | .261 | 1.7 | 3.6 | .867 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 8.2 |
| 9 | Travis Knight | 22 | C | 9 | 0 | 10.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | .800 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.9 | 1.1 | .750 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| 10 | Sean Rooks | 27 | C | 8 | 0 | 6.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 | .444 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.5 | 1.1 | .750 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| 11 | Derek Fisher | 22 | PG | 6 | 0 | 5.7 | 0.5 | 1.8 | .273 | 0.0 | 0.8 | .000 | 0.5 | 1.0 | .667 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 12 | Corie Blount | 28 | PF | 3 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.3 | 0.3 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 3.er Mejor quinteto de la NBA |
| Kobe Bryant | 2.º Mejor quinteto de rookies de la NBA |
| Travis Knight | 2.º Mejor quinteto de rookies de la NBA |
| Eddie Jones | All-Star |