The

1998–99 NBA season The 1998–99 NBA season was the 53rd season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Due to the lockout, the regular season was reduced to 50 games for each team, and began on February 5, 1999. The 1999 NBA All-Star Game, which was to be ...

was the 51st 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

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, and their 39th season in

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. Due to a lockout, the regular season began on February 5, 1999, and was cut from 82 games to 50. This season was also the Lakers' final season playing at the

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. During the off-season, the team signed free agent Derek Harper, and re-acquired former Lakers center Travis Knight after one season with the

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. The Lakers played around .500 basketball with a 6–6 start to the regular season, as head coach Del Harris was fired. After one game under interim Bill Bertka, the team hired former Laker Kurt Rambis as their new coach. The Lakers had signed free agent and rebounding specialist

Dennis Rodman Dennis Keith Rodman (born May 13, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player. Renowned for his defensive and rebounding abilities, his biography on the official NBA website states that he is "arguably the best rebounding forw ...

, who was well known for winning championships with the

Detroit Pistons The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit. The Pistons compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), East ...

and the

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; however, after 23 games, Rodman was released by the team, averaging 11.2 rebounds per game. At mid-season, Eddie Jones and Elden Campbell were both 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 ...

in exchange for All-Star forward Glen Rice, J.R. Reid and B. J. Armstrong, who was released to free agency and signed 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 ...

; the team also released Corie Blount, as he later on signed with the

Cleveland Cavaliers The Cleveland Cavaliers, often referred to as the Cavs, are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland. The Cavaliers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Divis ...

. The Lakers won ten straight games between February and March, and finished in second place in the Pacific Division with a 31–19 record, earning the #4 seed in the Western Conference. Their home-game attendance for the season was 430,007 (12th in the league).

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averaged 19.9 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game in his first season as a starter, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, while

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averaged 26.3 points, 10.7 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game, and was named to the

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, and finished in sixth place in

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voting. In addition, Rice played in 27 games due to an elbow injury he sustained in Charlotte, and provided the team with 17.5 points per game, while

Rick Fox Ulrich Alexander Fox (born July 24, 1969) is a Bahamian-Canadian actor and former basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association for the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, and played college basketball for the North Caro ...

contributed 9.0 points per game off the bench, Harper provided with 6.9 points and 4.2 assists per game, and Derek Fisher contributed 5.9 points, 3.9 assists and 1.2 steals per game. In the 1999 NBA playoffs, the Lakers defeated the

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, 3–1 in the Western Conference First Round, but were swept in four straight games by the eventual champion

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in the Western Conference Semi-finals. The Spurs would reach the

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for the first time to defeat the 8th-seeded

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in five games, winning their first ever championship. Following the season, Rambis was fired as head coach, while Reid signed as a free agent with the

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, Sean Rooks was traded back to his former team, the

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, rookie small forward Ruben Patterson signed with the Seattle SuperSonics, and Harper was dealt to the

, but was released and then retired.

Draft picks

Roster

Roster Notes

* Power forward

was waived on April 16, 1999.

Regular season

The Lakers went through three coaches during the season: Del Harris (6–6), Bill Bertka (1–0) and Kurt Rambis (24–13). Fourteen different Lakers started at least one game during the season. From February 25 to March 12, the Lakers won ten consecutive games. Outside of the streak, the Lakers were 21–19 in all other games. During the season, over half of the Lakers' games were televised nationally. At season's end, the Lakers ranked second in the league in scoring at 99.0 points per game (only Sacramento averaged more points: 100.2 ppg). Despite the high scoring, the Lakers were the fourth worst Free Throw shooting team in the league with a percentage of .683.

had a percentage of .540. Following the season, Rambis was fired as coach.

Season standings

:z – clinched division title :y – clinched division title :x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Preseason

, - style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , January 29 , L.A. Clippers
W 107-76
,

(19) , Travis Knight (14) , Fisher & Harper (6) ,

, 1–0 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , January 30 , @ L.A. Clippers
W 91-77
,

(16) ,

Knight A knight is a person granted an honorary title of a knighthood by a head of state (including the pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the church, or the country, especially in a military capacity. The concept of a knighthood ...

& Rooks (8) , Derek Fisher (7) ,

Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena The Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena was a multi-purpose arena at Exposition Park, in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. It was located next to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and just south of the campus of the University of ...

, 2–0

Regular season

, - style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , February 5 ,

Houston Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...

W 99-91
,

(30) ,

(14) , Derek Harper (7) ,

17,505 , 1–0 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 2 , February 7 ,

Utah Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...

L 91-100
,

(37) ,

(14) , Derek Harper (6) ,

17,505 , 1-1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , February 8 , @

San Antonio San Antonio ( ; Spanish for " Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio. San Antonio is the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the ...

W 80-75
,

(26) ,

(13) ,

Robert Horry Robert Keith Horry ( ; born August 25, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player and current sports commentator. Horry was a member of seven championship winning teams and is considered, by some, to be one of the most clutch sho ...

(4) ,

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 ...

33,788 , 2–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , February 10 , @

Denver Denver ( ) is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Consolidated city and county, consolidated city and county, the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Colorado, most populous city of the U.S. state of ...

W 103-98
,

(29) ,

(10) , 3 players tied (5) ,

McNichols Sports Arena McNichols Sports Arena was an indoor arena located in Denver, Colorado, United States. Located adjacent to Mile High Stadium and completed in 1975, at a cost of $16 million, it seated 16,061 for hockey games and 17,171 for basketball games. Sp ...

13,210 , 3–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 5 , February 11 , @

Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...

L 75-86
,

(24) ,

(10) , Derek Harper (5) ,

Target Center Target Center is a multi-purpose arena located in Minneapolis that opened in 1990. It hosts major family shows, concerts, sporting events, graduations and private events. Target Corporation, founded and headquartered in Minneapolis since 1902, h ...

19,006 , 3–2 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 6 , February 14 ,

Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...

L 99-101
,

(36) ,

(17) , Derek Fisher (8) ,

17,505 , 3-3 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 7 , February 16 , Charlotte
W 116-88
,

Fox Foxes are small-to-medium-sized omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. They have a flattened skull; upright, triangular ears; a pointed, slightly upturned snout; and a long, bushy tail ("brush"). Twelve species ...

& O'Neal (20) ,

(12) , 4 players tied (5) ,

Staples Center Crypto.com Arena (originally and colloquially known as Staples Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown Los Angeles. Opened on October 17, 1999, as Staples Center, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along F ...

14,093 , 4–3 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 8 , February 17 ,

Dallas Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...

W 101-88
,

(24) ,

(12) , Derek Fisher (6) ,

13,492 , 5–3 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 9 , February 19 ,

W 106-94
,

(28) ,

(10) , Bryant & Harper (6) ,

17,505 , 6–3 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 10 , February 21 , @

Seattle Seattle ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. With a population of 780,995 in 2024, it is the 18th-most populous city in the United States. The city is the cou ...

L 89-92
,

(27) ,

(13) , Derek Harper (5) , KeyArena
17,072 , 6–4 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 11 , February 22 , @

L 113-117 (OT)
,

(28) ,

(13) ,

(9) ,

17,171 , 6–5 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 12 , February 23 , @

Vancouver Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the cit ...

L 83-93
,

(26) ,

(10) ,

(7) ,

General Motors Place Rogers Arena, (formerly General Motors Place), is a multi-purpose arena at 800 Griffiths Way in the downtown area of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Opened in 1995, the arena was known as General Motors Place (GM Place) from its opening u ...

19,193 , 6-6 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 13 , February 25 , @ L.A. Clippers
W 115-100
,

(19) ,

(11) , Bryant & Fisher (6) ,

Arrowhead Pond Honda Center (formerly known as the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim) is an indoor arena located in Anaheim, California. The arena is home to the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League. Originally named the Anaheim Arena during construction, it w ...

18,456 , 7–6 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 14 , February 26 , L.A. Clippers
W 99-83
,

(22) ,

(11) , Fisher & Rodman (6) ,

17,505 , 8–6 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 15 , February 28 ,

W 106-90
,

(22) ,

(10) , Bryant & Fisher (3) ,

17,505 , 9–6 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 16 , March 1 , @ Phoenix
W 97-91
,

(25) ,

(16) ,

& Jones (5) , American West Arena
19,023 , 10–6 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 17 , March 3 , Phoenix
W 101-95
,

(32) ,

(17) , Bryant & Fisher (5) ,

17,505 , 11–6 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 18 , March 5 ,

W 103-100
,

(31) ,

& O'Neal (11) ,

(7) ,

17,505 , 12–6 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 19 , March 7 , @

W 97-89
,

(24) ,

(16) , Harper & Jones (4) , Delta Center
19,911 , 13–6 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 20 , March 9 , @ L.A. Clippers
W 103-99
,

(31) ,

(20) ,

(5) ,

13,380 , 14–6 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 21 , March 10 , L.A. Clippers
W 94-75
,

31 ,

13 , Bryant &

(4) ,

17,505 , 15–6 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 22 , March 12 , Golden State
W 89-78
, Glen Rice (21) ,

(17) , Fisher &

(5) ,

17,505 , 16–6 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 23 , March 14 , @

Sacramento Sacramento ( or ; ; ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers in Northern California's Sacramento Valley, Sacramento's 2020 p ...

L 101-105
,

(33) ,

(11) , Derek Fisher (7) ,

ARCO Arena ARCO Arena (known as Power Balance Pavilion from 2011 to 2012 and Sleep Train Arena from 2012 until 2022) was an indoor arena located in Sacramento, California, United States. Opened in 1988, it was the home of the Sacramento Kings of the Nation ...

17,317 , 16–7 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 24 , March 16 , @

W 107-101
,

(24) ,

(9) , Derek Harper (6) ,

19,006 , 17–7 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 25 , March 18 , @

Cleveland Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania st ...

L 93-100
,

(37) ,

(19) , Bryant &

Rice Rice is a cereal grain and in its Domestication, domesticated form is the staple food of over half of the world's population, particularly in Asia and Africa. Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice)—or, much l ...

(5) ,

Gund Arena Rocket Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The building is the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL). It also serves as a sec ...

20,562 , 17–8 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 26 , March 19 , @

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L 90-105
, Bryant & O'Neal (23) , Travis Knight (9) , Harper &

(3) , First Union Center
20,644 , 17–9 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 27 , March 21 , @

Orlando Orlando commonly refers to: * Orlando, Florida, a city in the United States Orlando may also refer to: People * Orlando (given name), a masculine name, includes a list of people with the name * Orlando (surname), includes a list of people wit ...

W 115-104
,

(38) ,

(13) , Derek Fisher (8) , Orlando Arena
17,248 , 18–9 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 28 , March 22 , @

W 96-93
,

(25) ,

(17) , Fisher &

(4) ,

Reunion Arena Reunion Arena was an indoor arena located in the Reunion, Dallas, Reunion district of downtown Dallas, Texas, United States. The arena served as the primary home of the National Hockey League's (NHL) Dallas Stars and the National Basketball Ass ...

18,121 , 19–9 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 29 , March 24 , Phoenix
L 101-106
,

(25) ,

(13) , Derek Harper (7) ,

17,505 , 19–10 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 30 , March 26 ,

L 109-111
,

(26) ,

(9) , Bryant & Fisher (6) ,

17,505 , 19–11 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 31 , March 28 ,

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...

W 99-91
,

(29) ,

(12) , Derek Harper (9) ,

17,505 , 20–11 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 32 , March 29 ,

W 116-98
,

(26) ,

(17) , Harper &

(6) ,

17,312 , 21–11 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 33 , April 2 , @ Phoenix
W 91-90
, Glen Rice (23) ,

(15) , Derek Harper (10) , American West Arena
19,023 , 22–11 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 34 , April 3 , Golden State
L 76-81
,

(21) ,

(13) , Glen Rice (5) ,

17,505 , 22–12 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 35 , April 5 ,

W 117-104
, Bryant &

(26) ,

(17) , Derek Harper (9) ,

17,505 , 23–12 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 36 , April 6 ,

L 93-106
,

(24) ,

(12) , Tyronn Lue (6) ,

17,505 , 23–13 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 37 , April 7 , @

W 104-89
,

(30) ,

(18) ,

(7) ,

17,317 , 24–13 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 38 , April 9 ,

W 96-89
, O'Neal &

(25) ,

(15) ,

(7) ,

17,505 , 25–13 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 39 , April 11 ,

L 109-113
,

(38) ,

(13) ,

(9) ,

17,505 , 25–14 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 40 , April 13 , @

Portland Portland most commonly refers to: *Portland, Oregon, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon *Portland, Maine, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine *Isle of Portland, a tied island in the English Channel Portland may also r ...

L 86-113
,

(24) ,

(14) , Derek Fisher (7) ,

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20,705 , 25–15 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 41 , April 17 , @

L 93-109
,

(29) ,

(14) , Derek Fisher (6) , Delta Center
19,911 , 25–16 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 42 , April 19 ,

W 117-102
,

(35) ,

(12) ,

(8) ,

17,505 , 26–16 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 43 , April 20 , @ Golden State
W 106-102 (OT)
,

(27) , Glen Rice (12) ,

(5) , The Arena in Oakland
20,108 , 27–16 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 44 , April 21 , @

L 82-88
,

(25) ,

(13) ,

(4) ,

20,713 , 27–17 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 45 , April 24 , @

L 81-108
,

(26) ,

(12) , Derek Fisher (6) ,

31,972 , 27–18 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 46 , April 26 , @

L 80-102
,

(19) ,

(12) , Derek Fisher (7) , Compaq Center
16,285 , 27–19 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 47 , April 29 ,

W 108-89
,

(38) ,

(12) ,

(7) ,

17,505 , 28–19 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 48 , May 2 , @

W 91-84
,

(33) ,

(12) , Derek Fisher (6) , KeyArena
17,072 , 29–19 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 49 , May 3 ,

W 115-102
,

(26) ,

(11) ,

(10) ,

17,505 , 30–19 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 50 , May 5 ,

W 119-91
, Glen Rice (40) ,

(9) , Derek Fisher (8) ,

17,505 , 31–19

Playoffs

, - style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , May 9 ,

W 101–100
, Glen Rice (29) ,

(11) , Derek Fisher (6) ,

17,505 , 1–0 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , May 11 ,

W 110–98
,

(28) ,

(10) ,

(7) ,

17,505 , 2–0 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 3 , May 13 , @

L 88–102
,

(26) ,

(10) , Derek Fisher (6) , Compaq Center
16,285 , 2–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , May 15 , @

W 98–88
,

(37) ,

(11) ,

(8) , Compaq Center
16,285 , 3–1 , - , - style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , May 17 , @

L 81–87
, 3 players tied (21) ,

(15) ,

(6) ,

25,297 , 0–1 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 2 , May 19 , @

L 76–79
,

(28) , 3 players tied (8) ,

(4) ,

33,293 , 0–2 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 3 , May 22 ,

L 91–103
, Glen Rice (24) ,

(15) , Derek Fisher (9) ,

17,505 , 0–3 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 4 , May 23 ,

L 107–118
,

(36) ,

(14) , Fisher & Lue (6) ,

17,505 , 0–4 , -

Player stats

Regular season

* Shaquille O'Neal averaged 26.3 ppg (2nd), 10.7 rpg (8th), and shot 57.6% (1st). For his efforts, he was named to the All-NBA second-team. * Kobe Bryant had a career high 19.9 ppg and added 3.8 apg. He was recognized as an All-NBA third-team. * Dennis Rodman played 23 games with the Lakers in 1999. He averaged 11.2 rebounds per game and the Lakers went 17–6 with Rodman in the lineup. * Glen Rice played in 27 games with the club and averaged 17.5 points per game. With Rice in the lineup, the Lakers went 16–11

Playoffs

Awards and honors

* Kobe Bryant, All-NBA Third Team * Shaquille O'Neal, All-NBA Second Team

Transactions

References

*
Lakers on Basketball Reference

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