Their seventh loss came against the Seattle Supersonics wherein Gary Payton led the Supersonics towards the win. [22] Shaquille O'Neal recorded 35 points and 14 rebounds as the Lakers took a narrow win over the visiting Mavericks, 108-106. The 1999–2000 NBA season was the Lakers' 52nd season in the National Basketball Association, and 40th season in Los Angeles. Los Angeles signed a few extra guards over the offseason and Avery Bradley and Danny Green are the two names that start the most. One of the younger starting lineups in basketball goes to the Boston Celtics. [40] They got back in the winning column, as they blown out the home team, the Detroit Pistons, 110-82. Last Playoff Meeting: 1998 Western Conference First Round (Los Angeles won 3-1).
In the Western Conference Finals, they defeated a Portland Trail Blazers team featuring Rasheed Wallace, Scottie Pippen and Steve Smith in seven games before going on to win the NBA Finals 4–2 against the Indiana Pacers, earning the franchise its 12th NBA championship. [30][31] On February 9, the Lakers had another blowout win, this time against the visiting Timberwolves. However, Vince Carter scored 34 points to go along with 13 rebounds as the Raptors take the win in STAPLES Center, 111-102, to give the Lakers their fourth loss of the season. LeBron James has started 60 of his 60 games played for the 2019-20 season. Green won championships with the team in the 1980s. O'Neal led the Lakers with 46 points, 17 rebounds and 4 blocks. Teams in bold advanced to the next round. Monday, June 19, 2000, 9:00 at the Staples Center. The National Basketball Players Association opposed the owners' plans and wanted raises for players who earned the league's minimum salary. The following players were named the Players of the Month. For the Lakers, O'Neal was again the leading scorer with 37 points to go along with 19 rebounds. [65] The Trail Blazers stormed back in the next game, giving the Lakers their worst home loss of the season in a 106–77 shellacking.
However, they were no match for the dominance of O'Neal who averaged 28.5 points per game, 15.0 rebounds per game and 2 blocks per game in those two contests. [38] The very next day, O'Neal, Bryant and Rice combined for 82 points as they extend their winning streak to 19 games as they defeat the home team, the Denver Nuggets, 118-108. Pacific Division, Coach: Del Harris (6-6), Bill Bertka (1-0), Kurt Rambis (24-13), PTS/G: The Los Angeles Lakers battle the Denver Nuggets in pivotal Game 5 of the Western Conference finals! Davis and James are the only two starters to average over 30 minutes per game as they will go to their bench to split minutes with the rest of the starters. Friday, June 16, 2000, 9:00 at the Conseco Fieldhouse. [43] On March 26, in a road game against the Sacramento Kings, the Kings jumped out on an early lead, leading the Lakers 50-47 by the end of the first half.
[41] O'Neal again led the Lakers as he recorded 43 points and 10 rebounds as they won again, 92-85, against the home team, New York Knicks. Jackson, famous for coaching Michael Jordan and the six-time champion Chicago Bulls, would build his triangle offense around Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant. O'Neal recorded 37 points, 16 rebounds and 4 blocks as the Lakers won 114-81. During their first meeting on November 10, the Lakers were pushed to the limit for Shaquille O'Neal was fouled out in the game. [13] On November 21, the Lakers were up against the Vince Carter-led Toronto Raptors. To preserve games between teams in the same conference, much of the time missed was made up for by skipping well over half of the games played between teams in the opposite conference. The 1998–99 NBA season was the Lakers' 51st season in the National Basketball Association, and 39th in the city of Los Angeles. The Lakers posted long winning streaks throughout the entire season finishing the regular season with 67 wins, the most wins since the 1971–72 team won a franchise-record 69 games. [20] Three days later, Shaquille O'Neal recorded 34 points, 20 rebounds and 2 blocks in a 99-90 win over the home team, Boston Celtics, for the seventh straight win. [6] The next two games, the Lakers were pitted against the Dallas Mavericks led by rising stars Steve Nash and Dirk Nowitzki. Due to a lockout, the season did not start until February 5, 1999, after a new six-year Collective Bargaining Agreement was reached between the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association. On occasion, we have seen Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draw some starts as well.
Up 2-0 in the series, the Lakers lead the Kings, 51-46, at halftime. Friday, June 9, 2000, 9:00 at the Staples Center. Join our linker program. The Los Angeles Lakers have a starting lineup that rotates around their star players, LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
They also have won their 50th game of the season.