- Won
- 31
- Lost
- 19
- Pct
- .620
- Finish
- 7th of 29
- SRS
- 2.68
Roster, regular season
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal | C | 49 | 49 | 34.8 | 26.3 | 10.7 | 2.3 | .576 | .000 | .540 |
| Kobe Bryant | SG | 50 | 50 | 37.9 | 19.9 | 5.3 | 3.8 | .465 | .267 | .839 |
| Glen Rice | SF | 27 | 25 | 36.5 | 17.5 | 3.7 | 2.6 | .432 | .393 | .856 |
| Rick Fox | SF | 44 | 1 | 21.5 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | .448 | .337 | .742 |
| Derek Harper | PG | 45 | 29 | 24.9 | 6.9 | 1.5 | 4.2 | .412 | .368 | .813 |
| Derek Fisher | PG | 50 | 21 | 22.6 | 5.9 | 1.8 | 3.9 | .376 | .392 | .759 |
| Eddie Jones | SG | 20 | 20 | 36.2 | 13.6 | 3.8 | 3.0 | .423 | .313 | .738 |
| Robert Horry | PF | 38 | 5 | 19.6 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 1.5 | .459 | .444 | .739 |
| Travis Knight | C | 37 | 23 | 14.2 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 0.8 | .515 | .000 | .759 |
| Elden Campbell | C | 17 | 1 | 19.1 | 7.4 | 5.6 | 0.5 | .436 | — | .613 |
| J.R. Reid | PF | 25 | 10 | 18.9 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 0.9 | .407 | .000 | .717 |
| Sean Rooks | C | 36 | 0 | 8.8 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.3 | .405 | .000 | .708 |
| Tyronn Lue | PG | 15 | 0 | 12.5 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 1.7 | .431 | .438 | .571 |
| Ruben Patterson | SF | 24 | 2 | 6.0 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.1 | .412 | .167 | .710 |
| Dennis Rodman | PF | 23 | 11 | 28.6 | 2.1 | 11.2 | 1.3 | .348 | .000 | .436 |
| Corie Blount | PF | 14 | 3 | 11.6 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 0.1 | .394 | .000 | .500 |
| Sam Jacobson | PG | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | .600 | .000 | 1.000 |
Playoffs
- Beat Houston Rockets 3–1 in the first round
- Lost to San Antonio Spurs 0–4 in the conference semifinals
Roster, playoffs
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal | C | 8 | 8 | 39.4 | 26.6 | 11.6 | 2.3 | .510 | — | .466 |
| Kobe Bryant | SG | 8 | 8 | 39.4 | 19.8 | 6.9 | 4.6 | .430 | — | .800 |
| Glen Rice | SF | 7 | 7 | 43.9 | 18.3 | 3.9 | 1.6 | .446 | — | .966 |
| Derek Fisher | PG | 8 | 8 | 29.8 | 9.8 | 3.6 | 4.9 | .418 | — | .800 |
| Rick Fox | SF | 8 | 1 | 22.6 | 6.6 | 2.8 | 1.5 | .400 | — | 1.000 |
| Robert Horry | PF | 8 | 0 | 22.1 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 1.4 | .462 | — | .786 |
| Derek Harper | PG | 7 | 0 | 16.1 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 2.1 | .419 | — | .500 |
| J.R. Reid | PF | 8 | 8 | 22.3 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 0.4 | .357 | — | .750 |
| Tyronn Lue | PG | 3 | 0 | 11.0 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 2.0 | .412 | — | — |
| Sean Rooks | C | 7 | 0 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .333 | — | .833 |
| Travis Knight | C | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 | .333 | — | .500 |
| Ruben Patterson | SF | 3 | 0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | — | — |
Games
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.