1996-97 Los Angeles Lakers Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 56-26
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 4-5 Lost conference semifinals
Conference First Round - Defeated Portland Trail Blazers 3-1
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Utah Jazz 4-1
Coach: Del Harris (56-26)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 697,132, Avg. 17,003 in 41 home dates
1996-97 Los Angeles Lakers Statistics
1996-97 Los Angeles Lakers Results

The Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 56 wins and 26 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 4-5.

Los Angeles scored 8,200 points and allowed 7,850. Eddie Jones scored a team-leading 1,374 points for the Lakers, while Shaquille O'Neal racked up 640 rebounds. Nick Van Exel dished out 672 assists for the squad.

On defense, Eddie Jones added 189 steals, and Shaquille O'Neal swatted 147 opponent shot attempts.

Del Harris coached the team. The 1996-97 Los Angeles Lakers lost in the conference semifinals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Corie BlountFJanuary 4, 19696'9"240CincinnatiMonrovia, CA USA
Kobe BryantGAugust 23, 19786'6"200nonePhiladelphia, PA USA
Elden CampbellF-CJuly 23, 19686'11"215ClemsonLos Angeles, CA USA
Cedric CeballosFAugust 2, 19696'6"190Cal. St.-FullertonMaui, HI USA
Derek FisherGAugust 9, 19746'1"200Arkansas-Little RockLittle Rock, AR USA
Robert HorryFAugust 25, 19706'9"220AlabamaAndalusia, AL USA
Eddie JonesF-GOctober 20, 19716'6"190TemplePompano Beach, FL USA
Jerome KerseyFJune 26, 19626'7"215LongwoodClarksville, VA USA
Joe KleineCJanuary 4, 19626'11"255ArkansasColorado Springs, CO USA
Travis KnightF-CSeptember 13, 19747'0"235ConnecticutSalt Lake City, UT USA
Larry KrystkowiakF-CSeptember 23, 19646'9"220MontanaMissoula, MT USA
George McCloudG-FMay 27, 19676'6"205Florida StateDaytona Beach, FL USA
Shaquille O'NealCMarch 6, 19727'1"300Louisiana StateNewark, NJ USA
Rumeal RobinsonGNovember 13, 19666'2"195MichiganMandeville, JAM
Sean RooksCSeptember 9, 19696'10"250ArizonaNew York, NY USA
Byron ScottGMarch 28, 19616'3"195Arizona StateOgden, UT USA
Nick Van ExelGNovember 27, 19716'1"170CincinnatiKenosha, WI USA



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