NBA 1996-97Regular season

Final

Los Angeles Lakers97–98Miami Heat

Los Angeles Lakers at Miami Heat

Date: Friday 21 March 1997
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1996-97Regular season
Meeting: 20th meetingof 82 played

Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers box score
Player	MIN	FG	3P	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	+/−
Elden Campbell	—	8–19	0–0	8–10	4	8	12	1	0	4	2	4	24	+7
Nick Van Exel	—	8–19	3–6	1–2	2	4	6	11	1	0	5	3	20	-3
Eddie Jones	—	5–14	2–5	5–6	0	3	3	3	3	2	3	5	17	-6
Sean Rooks	—	4–5	0–0	2–3	2	1	3	0	1	0	0	2	10	-8
Byron Scott	—	3–5	1–2	2–2	1	2	3	0	0	1	1	0	9	-14
Corie Blount	—	2–4	0–0	3–5	1	5	6	1	1	1	1	2	7	+8
George McCloud	—	2–3	2–3	0–0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	6	-7
Jerome Kersey	—	2–4	0–0	0–0	1	7	8	0	1	0	0	5	4	+16
Derek Fisher	—	0–1	0–1	0–0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	+2
Team totals	—	34–74	8–17	21–28	11	32	43	19	7	8	12	22	97	—

Miami Heat

Miami Heat box score
Player	MIN	FG	3P	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	+/−
Isaac Austin	36:01	4–13	0–0	2–4	4	7	11	3	1	0	3	2	10	-6
Voshon Lenard	—	8–17	6–12	3–4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	25	+6
Jamal Mashburn	—	7–11	2–4	5–8	3	5	8	7	0	0	3	6	21	+11
Tim Hardaway	—	7–22	5–13	2–3	1	4	5	7	2	1	3	0	21	+5
Willie Anderson	—	4–6	1–2	2–2	2	1	3	1	1	0	0	2	11	-9
Ed Pinckney	—	3–4	0–0	1–2	1	2	3	0	0	1	0	5	7	-4
Keith Askins	—	1–4	1–4	0–0	1	4	5	3	1	2	1	5	3	+11
John Crotty	—	0–1	0–1	0–0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	-7
Team totals	36:01	34–78	15–36	15–23	12	24	36	25	5	4	11	21	98	—

This season

Miami Heat 1, Los Angeles Lakers 1 in NBA 1996-97.

10 Jan 1997Miami Heat 85–94 Los Angeles Lakers
21 Mar 199797–98 this game

Records going in

Los Angeles Lakers: 45–21
Miami Heat: 49–17

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Miami Heat 36, Los Angeles Lakers 46.

10 Jan 1997Miami Heat 85–94 Los Angeles Lakers
25 Nov 1997Los Angeles Lakers 86–103 Miami Heat

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.