The 1995–96 NBA season was the 48th season for the

Los Angeles Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division (NBA), Pacific Division of the Western Conference (NBA ...

in the

National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Ca ...

, and their 36th season in

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. It was also the highlight of retired All-Star guard, and Lakers legend

Magic Johnson Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. (born August 14, 1959) is an American businessman and former professional basketball player. Often regarded as the greatest point guard of all time, Johnson List of NBA players who have spent their entire career w ...

making a comeback at the age of 36. During the off-season, the team signed free agents Corie Blount and

Derek Strong Derek Lamar Strong (born February 9, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player who played in ten National Basketball Association (NBA) seasons from 1991 to 2001 for six different teams. A 6'8" forward from Xavier University (Cin ...

. The Lakers got off to a slow start by losing three of their first four games of the regular season, but soon recovered holding a 24–18 record before Johnson's arrival on January 30, 1996, in a 128–118 home victory over the

Golden State Warriors The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco. The Warriors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. Founded in 1946 i ...

; Magic had 19 points, 8 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals in 27 minutes off the bench. The Lakers won ten of their twelve games in February, which included an 8-game winning streak, and held a 28–19 record at the All-Star break. However, in March, after a game against the Seattle SuperSonics, scoring leader Cedric Ceballos missed the team's charter flight to Seattle without explanation, as the Lakers were scheduled to play the SuperSonics again; Ceballos went missing for a few days, but later on returned to the team, and was suspended without pay. Their troubles continued as

Nick Van Exel Nickey Maxwell Van Exel (born November 27, 1971) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who last served as an assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Van Exel played for six NBA ...

shoved a referee during a road game against the

Denver Nuggets The Denver Nuggets are an American professional basketball team based in Denver. The Nuggets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division (NBA), Northwest Division of the Western Conference (NBA), W ...

on April 9, and was suspended for the final seven games of the regular season. Magic was also suspended for three games for bumping into a referee during a home game against the

Phoenix Suns The Phoenix Suns are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. The Suns compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division (NBA), Pacific Division of the Western Conference (NBA), We ...

on April 14. The Lakers finished in second place in the Pacific Division with a 53–29 record, and earned the #4 seed in the Western Conference. Ceballos averaged 21.2 points and 6.9 rebounds per game, while Van Exel provided the team with 14.9 points and 6.9 assists per game, and led them with 144 three-point field goals, and Johnson played a sixth man role moving into the power forward position, averaging 14.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 6.9 assists per game off the bench in 32 games, starting in just nine of them; he also reached a milestone by passing his 10,000 career assist in a 102–89 road win over the

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on March 7, 1996. In addition, Elden Campbell averaged 13.9 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game, while

Vlade Divac Vlade Divac ( sr-Cyrl, Владе Дивац, ; born February 3, 1968) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player who was most recently the vice president of basketball operations and general manager of the Sacramento King ...

provided with 12.9 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game, and second-year guard Eddie Jones contributed 12.8 points and 1.8 steals per game. Off the bench, Anthony Peeler contributed 9.7 points per game and 105 three-point field goals, and Sedale Threatt provided with 7.3 points and 3.3 assists per game. Johnson also finished in fifth place in Sixth Man of the Year voting, and tied in twelfth place in

Most Valuable Player In team sports, a most valuable player (MVP) award is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particular competition, or ...

voting, while Campbell finished in seventh place in Most Improved Player voting. However, in the Western Conference First Round of the

1996 NBA playoffs The 1996 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1995–96 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls defeating the Western Conference champion Seattle Supe ...

, the Lakers lost to the 5th-seeded, and 2-time defending champion

Houston Rockets The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston. The Rockets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division (NBA), Southwest Division of the Western Conference (NBA) ...

in four games; after the defeat, Magic decided to retire for the second time and for good. Also following the season, Divac was traded to the

Charlotte Hornets The Charlotte Hornets are an American professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Hornets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference. The team ...

, while Peeler and George Lynch were both dealt to the

Vancouver Grizzlies The Vancouver Grizzlies were a Canadian professional basketball team based in Vancouver. The Grizzlies competed in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Midwest Division (NBA), Midwest Division of the Western Conference ( ...

, Strong signed as a free agent with the

Orlando Magic The Orlando Magic are an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. The Magic compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division (NBA), Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference (NB ...

, and Threatt was released to free agency.

NBA draft

Roster

Regular season

Magic's Comeback

In the 1995–96 NBA season, Johnson made a short-lived second comeback as a player from January 1996 to May 1996. In this time, he had bulked up from his self-reported weight of 235 lb in 1992, to 255 lb in order to play

power forward The power forward (PF), also known as the four, is one of the five traditional Basketball positions, positions in a regulation basketball game. Traditionally, power forwards have played a role similar to center (basketball), centers and are typi ...

, a much more physical position than his usual

point guard The point guard (PG), also called the one or the point, is one of the Basketball positions, five positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position and is usually the shortest player ...

role. At age 36, Johnson played the last 32 games of the season, averaging 14.6 points, 6.9 assists, and 5.7 rebounds per game. The Lakers lost to the

in the first round of the playoffs, and Johnson retired for good. Johnson explained his comeback with the words: "I'm going out on my terms, something I couldn't say when I aborted a comeback in 1992."

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Regular Season

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Alamodome The Alamodome is a 64,000-seat domed indoor multi-purpose stadium in San Antonio, Texas. It is located on the southeastern fringe of downtown San Antonio. The facility opened on May 15, 1993, having been constructed at a cost of $186 milli ...

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(9) ,

Miami Arena Miami Arena was an indoor arena located in Miami, Florida. The venue served as the home of the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). From 1988 until 1999, it also ...

15,200 , 43–25 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 69 , March 29 , @

W 102-89
, Anthony Peeler (25) ,

(10) ,

(9) ,

Omni Coliseum Omni Coliseum (often called The Omni) was an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Completed in 1972, the arena seated 16,378 for basketball and 15,278 for ice hockey, hockey. It was part of the Omni Complex, now known as the CNN Cente ...

16,378 , 44–25 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 70 , March 31 , @

W 111-106
,

(20) ,

(19) ,

(6) ,

SkyDome Rogers Centre (originally SkyDome) is a retractable roof stadium in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated at the base of the CN Tower near the northern shore of Lake Ontario. Opened in 1989 on the former Railway Lands, it is home to ...

36,046 , 45–25 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 71 , April 2 , @ Charlotte
L 97-102
, Cedric Ceballos (35) , Cedric Ceballos (11) ,

(10) ,

Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte Coliseum was a multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was operated by the Charlotte Coliseum Authority, which also oversees the operation of Bojangles Coliseum, which was called Charlotte ...

24,042 , 45–26 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 72 , April 3 , @

L 89-105
,

(26) ,

(8) ,

(8) , Gund Arena
20,562 , 45–27 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 73 , April 5 ,

W 104-94
, Eddie Jones (26) ,

(10) ,

(13) ,

17,505 , 46–27 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 74 , April 7 ,

W 107-97
, Divac & Jones (19) ,

(11) ,

(7) ,

17,130 , 47–27 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 75 , April 9 , @

L 91-98
,

(19) ,

(9) , 3 players tied (4) ,

17,171 , 47–28 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 76 , April 10 , @

W 111-90
, Elden Campbell (28) ,

(10) ,

(11) ,

19,006 , 48–28 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 77 , April 12 , Golden State
W 94-81
,

(26) ,

(10) ,

(9) ,

17,505 , 49–28 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 78 , April 14 , Phoenix
W 118-114
, Cedric Ceballos (23) ,

(13) , Jones & Threatt (7) ,

17,505 , 50–28 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 79 , April 16 , @

W 113-95
, Cedric Ceballos (23) , Elden Campbell (9) , Elden Campbell (9) ,

17,502 , 51–28 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 80 , April 18 , @

L 100-103
, Elden Campbell (27) ,

(10) , Sedale Threatt (8) ,

22,184 , 51–29 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 81 , April 20 ,

W 106-82
, Cedric Ceballos (36) ,

(10) , Eddie Jones (8) ,

17,505 , 52–29 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 82 , April 21 , @ Portland
W 92-88
, Jones &

(20) , Cedric Ceballos (7) ,

(10) ,

21,401 , 53–29

Playoffs

, - style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , April 25 ,

L 83–87
, Cedric Ceballos (22) ,

(13) ,

(8) ,

17,505 , 0–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , April 27 ,

W 104–94
,

(26) ,

(12) ,

(5) ,

17,505 , 1–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 3 , April 30 , @

L 98–104
, Elden Campbell (18) , Elden Campbell (10) ,

(13) , The Summit
16,285 , 1–2 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 4 , May 2 , @

L 94–102
, Cedric Ceballos (25) , Cedric Ceballos (12) ,

(11) , The Summit
16,285 , 1–3 , -

Player statistics

Regular season

, - , style="text-align:left;", , 57 , , 2 , , 12.5 , , .473 , , .000 , , .568 , , 3.0 , , .7 , , .4 , , .6 , , 3.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 82 , , 82 , , 32.9 , , .503 , , .000 , , .713 , , 7.6 , , 2.2 , , 1.1 , , 2.6 , , 13.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 78 , , 71 , , 33.7 , , .530 , , .277 , , .804 , , 6.9 , , 1.5 , , 1.2 , , .3 , , 21.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 79 , , 79 , , 31.3 , , .513 , , .167 , , .641 , , 8.6 , , 3.3 , , 1.0 , , 1.7 , , 12.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 32 , , 9 , , 29.9 , , .466 , , .379 , , .856 , , 5.7 , , 6.9 , , .8 , , .4 , , 14.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 70 , , 66 , , 31.2 , , .492 , , .366 , , .739 , , 3.3 , , 3.5 , , 1.8 , , .6 , , 12.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 6 , , 0 , , 3.3 , , .273 , , .000 , , .333 , , .3 , , .3 , , .3 , , .0 , , 1.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 76 , , 6 , , 13.3 , , .430 , , .308 , , .663 , , 2.8 , , .7 , , .6 , , .1 , , 3.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 27 , , 0 , , 4.6 , , .429 , , .000 , , .600 , , .9 , , .1 , , .1 , , .0 , , 1.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 73 , , 12 , , 22.0 , , .452 , , .413 , , .709 , , 1.9 , , 1.6 , , .8 , , .1 , , 9.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 33 , , 1 , , 9.6 , , .495 , , .286 , , .786 , , 1.4 , , .8 , , .5 , , .1 , , 3.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 63 , , 0 , , 11.8 , , .426 , , .111 , , .812 , , 2.8 , , .5 , , .3 , , .2 , , 3.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 82 , , 8 , , 20.6 , , .458 , , .355 , , .761 , , 1.2 , , 3.3 , , .8 , , .1 , , 7.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 74 , , 74 , , 34.0 , , .417 , , .357 , , .799 , , 2.4 , , 6.9 , , .9 , , .1 , , 14.9

Playoffs

, - , style="text-align:left;", , 4 , , 4 , , 32.3 , , .513 , , .000 , , .500 , , 8.0 , , 2.0 , , .3 , , 2.3 , , 12.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 4 , , 4 , , 35.5 , , .484 , , .313 , , .917 , , 8.3 , , 1.3 , , 1.0 , , .3 , , 19.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 4 , , 4 , , 28.8 , , .429 , , .200 , , .625 , , 7.5 , , 2.0 , , .0 , , 1.3 , , 9.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 4 , , 0 , , 33.8 , , .385 , , .333 , , .848 , , 8.5 , , 6.5 , , .0 , , .0 , , 15.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 4 , , 4 , , 38.8 , , .551 , , .526 , , .625 , , 5.3 , , 1.5 , , 2.0 , , .3 , , 17.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 2 , , 0 , , 7.5 , , .500 , , .000 , , , , 1.5 , , .5 , , .0 , , .0 , , 2.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 3 , , 0 , , 24.0 , , .333 , , .429 , , 1.000 , , 2.7 , , 1.0 , , 2.0 , , .0 , , 9.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 1 , , 0 , , 3.0 , , .000 , , , , , , 3.0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 4 , , 0 , , 14.3 , , .222 , , .182 , , , , .8 , , 1.0 , , .5 , , .0 , , 2.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , 4 , , 4 , , 34.3 , , .296 , , .313 , , .769 , , 4.0 , , 6.8 , , .5 , , .0 , , 11.8 Player Statistics Citation:

Award winners

Salaries

Player Salaries Citation:

Transactions

References

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Lakers on Basketball Reference
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