- Won
- 56
- Lost
- 26
- Pct
- .683
- Finish
- 4th of 29
- SRS
- 4.35
Roster, regular season
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant | SG | 65 | 64 | 37.6 | 24.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 | .438 | .327 | .852 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | C | 67 | 67 | 36.8 | 21.5 | 11.5 | 2.9 | .584 | — | .490 |
| Gary Payton | PG | 82 | 82 | 34.5 | 14.6 | 4.2 | 5.5 | .471 | .333 | .714 |
| Devean George | SF | 82 | 48 | 23.8 | 7.4 | 4.0 | 1.4 | .408 | .349 | .760 |
| Derek Fisher | SG | 82 | 3 | 21.6 | 7.1 | 1.9 | 2.3 | .352 | .291 | .797 |
| Stanislav Medvedenko | PF | 68 | 38 | 21.2 | 8.3 | 5.0 | 0.8 | .441 | .000 | .767 |
| Karl Malone | PF | 42 | 42 | 32.7 | 13.2 | 8.7 | 3.9 | .482 | .000 | .747 |
| Kareem Rush | SG | 72 | 15 | 17.3 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | .440 | .348 | .596 |
| Bryon Russell | SF | 72 | 1 | 13.1 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .402 | .384 | .769 |
| Horace Grant | PF | 55 | 10 | 20.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 1.3 | .411 | .000 | .722 |
| Rick Fox | SF | 38 | 34 | 22.3 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | .392 | .246 | .733 |
| Luke Walton | PF | 72 | 2 | 10.1 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 | .425 | .333 | .705 |
| Brian Cook | C | 35 | 2 | 12.6 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 0.6 | .475 | .000 | .750 |
| Jamal Sampson | C | 10 | 2 | 13.0 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 0.7 | .478 | — | .583 |
| Maurice Carter | SG | 4 | 0 | 12.5 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | .357 | .333 | .917 |
| Jannero Pargo | PG | 13 | 0 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | .375 | .500 | — |
| Ime Udoka | SF | 4 | 0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | .333 | .000 | .500 |
Playoffs
- Beat Minnesota Timberwolves 4–2 in the conference finals
- Beat Houston Rockets 4–1 in the first round
- Beat San Antonio Spurs 4–2 in the conference semifinals
- Lost to Detroit Pistons 1–4 in the Finals
Roster, playoffs
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant | SG | 22 | 22 | 44.2 | 24.5 | 4.7 | 5.5 | .413 | — | .813 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | C | 22 | 22 | 41.7 | 21.5 | 13.2 | 2.5 | .593 | — | .429 |
| Karl Malone | PF | 21 | 21 | 38.0 | 11.5 | 8.8 | 3.4 | .450 | — | .630 |
| Gary Payton | PG | 22 | 22 | 35.1 | 7.8 | 3.3 | 5.3 | .366 | — | .750 |
| Derek Fisher | SG | 22 | 0 | 23.0 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 | .405 | — | .657 |
| Devean George | SF | 22 | 19 | 21.4 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 0.5 | .430 | — | .650 |
| Stanislav Medvedenko | PF | 21 | 1 | 11.3 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | .440 | — | .810 |
| Kareem Rush | SG | 22 | 0 | 14.3 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | .385 | — | .667 |
| Luke Walton | PF | 17 | 0 | 7.9 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | .345 | — | .700 |
| Rick Fox | SF | 16 | 3 | 9.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.1 | .400 | — | .500 |
| Brian Cook | C | 13 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | .333 | — | 1.000 |
| Bryon Russell | SF | 6 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .000 | — | — |
Games
- Los Angeles Lakers92–88Houston RocketsPlayoffs · OT
- Detroit Pistons91–99Los Angeles LakersPlayoffs · OT
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.