1999–2000 Los Angeles Lakers season
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1999–2000 Los Angeles Lakers season
| 1999–2000 Los Angeles Lakers season | |
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| Pacific Division Champions Twelfth NBA Championship |
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| Head coach | Phil Jackson |
| Owner(s) | Jerry Buss |
| Arena | Staples Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 67–15 (.817) |
| Place | Division: 1st (Pacific) Conference: 1st (Western) |
| Playoff finish | NBA Champions |
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Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com |
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| Local media | |
| Television | Fox Sports Net West, KCAL |
| Radio | AM 570 KLAC |
| Los Angeles Lakers seasons | |
| < 1998–99 | 2000–01 > |
The 1999-2000 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 54th season of the franchise, 52nd in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 40th in Los Angeles. They finished the regular season with 67 wins, finishing with the most wins since the 1971–72 team won a franchise record 69 games. The Lakers clinched the top seed in the playoffs for the 25th time in franchise history and the first in 9 years. Shaquille O'Neal was named the 2000 NBA MVP. The Lakers went on to win the 2000 NBA Finals 4-2 against the Indiana Pacers, earning the franchise its 12th NBA championship. It was the Lakers first championship since 1988 and was the first of the of Lakers' three-peat championships to begin the millennium.
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Offseason
NBA Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 | Devean George | Forward |  United States |
Augsburg |
| 2 | 30 | John Celestand | Guard | United States |
Villanova |
Transactions
The Lakers have been involved in the following transactions during the 1999-2000 season.
Trades
| September 1, 1999 |
To Los Angeles Lakers
A. C. Green |
To Dallas Mavericks
Sean Rooks 2000 2nd round draft pick |
| September 21, 1999 |
To Los Angeles Lakers
Melvin Levett |
To Detroit Pistons
Derek Harper |
Free agents
Additions
| Player | Signed | Former Team |
|---|---|---|
| Ron Harper | Signed 2 year contract for $4.2 Million[3] | Chicago Bulls |
| Brian Shaw | Signed 1 year contract for $? Million[4] | Portland Trail Blazers |
| John Salley | Signed ? year contract for $? Million | N/A |
Subtractions
| Player | Reason Left | New Team |
|---|---|---|
| Ruben Patterson | Free agent | Seattle SuperSonics |
| J.R. Reid | Free agent | Milwaukee Bucks |
Roster
Depth chart
| Pos. | Starter | Bench | Reserve | Inactive |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Shaquille O'Neal | Travis Knight | ||
| PF | A. C. Green | Robert Horry | John Salley | |
| SF | Glen Rice | Rick Fox | Devean George | |
| SG | Kobe Bryant | Brian Shaw | John Celestand | |
| PG | Ron Harper | Derek Fisher | Tyronn Lue |
Regular season
Standings
| Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y-Los Angeles Lakers | 67 | 15 | .817 | – | 36–5 | 31–10 | 20–4 |
| x-Portland Trail Blazers | 59 | 23 | .720 | 8 | 30–11 | 29–12 | 21–3 |
| x-Phoenix Suns | 53 | 29 | .646 | 14 | 32–9 | 21–20 | 15–9 |
| x-Seattle SuperSonics | 45 | 37 | .549 | 22 | 24–17 | 21–20 | 12–12 |
| x-Sacramento Kings | 44 | 38 | .537 | 23 | 30–11 | 14–27 | 9–15 |
| Golden State Warriors | 19 | 63 | .232 | 48 | 12–29 | 7–34 | 2–22 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 15 | 67 | .183 | 52 | 10–31 | 5–36 | 5–19 |
Game log
Pre-season
| 1999 Pre-season Game Log: ?–? (Home: ?–?; Road: 0–0) | ||||||||||
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| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Attendance | Record | Recap | ||
| 1 | October 12 (in ALLTEL Stadium) | Washington Wizards | 87–90 | Los Angeles Lakers | – | [] | ||||
Regular season
| 1999 Regular season Game Log: 67–15 (Home: ?–?; Road: 0–0) | ||||||||||
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| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Attendance | Record | Recap | ||
| 1 | November 2 (in Salt Lake City, UT) | Los Angeles Lakers | 91–84 | Utah Jazz | 19,911 | 1–0 | [1] | |||
| 2 | November 3 (in Los Angeles, CA) | Vancouver Grizzlies | 88–103 | Los Angeles Lakers | 18,997 | 2–0 | [2] | |||
Playoffs
Template:1999–2000 Los Angeles Lakers playoff game log
Player stats
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | ||
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant | 66 | 62 | 38.2 | .468 | .319 | .821 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 1.61 | .94 | 22.5 |
| John Celestand | 16 | 0 | 11.6 | .333 | .222 | .833 | .7 | 1.2 | .44 | .00 | 2.3 |
| Derek Fisher | 78 | 22 | 23.1 | .346 | .313 | .724 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 1.03 | .04 | 6.3 |
| Rick Fox | 82 | 1 | 18.0 | .414 | .326 | .808 | 2.4 | 1.7 | .63 | .32 | 6.5 |
| Devean George | 49 | 1 | 7.0 | .389 | .340 | .659 | 1.5 | .2 | .20 | .08 | 3.2 |
| A. C. Green | 82 | 82 | 23.5 | .447 | .250 | .695 | 5.9 | 1.0 | .65 | .22 | 5.0 |
| Ron Harper | 80 | 78 | 25.5 | .399 | .311 | .680 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 1.06 | .49 | 7.0 |
| Robert Horry | 76 | 0 | 22.2 | .438 | .309 | .788 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 1.11 | 1.05 | 5.7 |
| Sam Jacobson | 3 | 0 | 6.0 | .556 | .000 | .000 | .3 | .7 | .33 | .00 | 3.3 |
| Travis Knight | 63 | 0 | 6.5 | .390 | .000 | .607 | 2.0 | .4 | .10 | .37 | 1.7 |
| Tyronn Lue | 8 | 0 | 18.2 | .487 | .500 | .750 | 1.5 | 2.1 | .38 | .00 | 6.0 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 79 | 79 | 40.0 | .574 | .000 | .524 | 13.6 | 3.8 | .46 | 3.03 | 29.7 |
| Glen Rice | 80 | 80 | 31.6 | .430 | .367 | .874 | 4.1 | 2.2 | .59 | .15 | 15.9 |
| John Salley | 45 | 3 | 6.7 | .362 | .000 | .750 | 1.4 | .6 | .18 | .31 | 1.6 |
| Brian Shaw | 74 | 2 | 16.9 | .382 | .310 | .759 | 2.9 | 2.7 | .47 | .19 | 4.1 |
Playoffs
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant | 22 | 22 | 39.0 | .442 | .344 | .754 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 21.1 |
| Derek Fisher | 21 | 0 | 15.3 | .430 | .414 | .760 | 1.0 | 2.0 | .52 | .05 | 4.7 |
| Rick Fox | 23 | 0 | 14.4 | .452 | .462 | .762 | 1.7 | 1.2 | .39 | .00 | 4.3 |
| Devean George | 9 | 0 | 5.0 | .368 | .200 | .545 | 1.1 | .2 | .11 | .00 | 2.4 |
| A. C. Green | 23 | 23 | 18.7 | .411 | .000 | .696 | 4.2 | .6 | .61 | .13 | 3.9 |
| Ron Harper | 23 | 23 | 28.0 | .431 | .231 | .702 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 1.00 | .57 | 8.6 |
| Robert Horry | 23 | 0 | 26.9 | .407 | .288 | .702 | 5.3 | 2.5 | .87 | .83 | 7.6 |
| Travis Knight | 14 | 0 | 3.4 | .533 | .000 | .333 | .4 | .0 | .07 | .21 | 1.3 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 23 | 23 | 43.5 | .566 | .000 | .456 | 15.4 | 3.1 | .57 | 2.39 | 30.7 |
| Glen Rice | 23 | 23 | 33.3 | .408 | .418 | .798 | 4.0 | 2.1 | .65 | .17 | 12.4 |
| John Salley | 18 | 0 | 4.3 | .385 | .000 | .700 | 1.2 | .2 | .06 | .33 | .9 |
| Brian Shaw | 22 | 1 | 18.5 | .421 | .333 | .813 | 2.3 | 3.0 | .50 | .18 | 5.4 |
2000 NBA Finals
- Lakers' backup center John Salley became the first player in NBA history to play on three different championship-winning franchises, as he won titles in 1989 and '90 with the Detroit Pistons and 1996 with the Chicago Bulls.
- This was the Lakers first NBA Finals in the new Staples Center.
- After closing out game 6, fans rioted outside Staples Center by making bonfires, tipping cars, breaking windows of cars and buildings, and vandalizing businesses around the area. Overall, they caused $1 million in damages. In Lakers' championship run the following year, the LAPD came out in bigger force after the Lakers won and prevented the same thing from happening again.
- Staples Center, which was a first-year building in 2000, had a very tricky shooting background and opposing teams often had difficulty shooting there. Pacers coach Larry Bird wanted to have a shoot-around in the arena the day before Game 6 to help his team shoot more consistently because they shot very poorly in Games 1 and 2. However, the Pacers couldn't practice in the building because of an Arena Football game. Bird was very upset about this, and his team had to go down to the Lakers practice facility in El Segundo.
- The two arenas in this series, Conseco Fieldhouse and Staples Center, were both first-year arenas.
Summary
The following scoring summary is written in a line score format, except that the quarter numbers are replaced by game numbers.
| Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4* | Game 5 | Game 6 | Wins |
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| Los Angeles (West) | 104 | 111 | 91 | 120 | 87 | 116 | 4 |
| Indiana (East) | 87 | 104 | 100 | 118 | 120 | 111 | 2 |
Lakers Roster
Head Coach: Phil Jackson
Shaquille O'Neal | Kobe Bryant | Glen Rice | Ron Harper | Rick Fox | Derek Fisher | John Salley | Robert Horry | A. C. Green | Tyronn Lue | Brian Shaw | Devean George | John Celestand | Travis Knight |
Award winners
- Shaquille O'Neal, Center, NBA Most Valuable Player
- Shaquille O'Neal, Center, All-NBA First Team
- Kobe Bryant, Shooting Guard, All-NBA Second Team
- Kobe Bryant, Shooting Guard, All-NBA Defensive First Team
- Shaquille O'Neal, Center, All-NBA Defensive Second Team
- Shaquille O'Neal, Center, NBA Finals Most Valuable Player
References
- ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/1999/draft/draftboard/nba_teams/lal/
- ^ http://basketball.realgm.com/nba/teams/Los_Angeles_Lakers/13/Transaction_History/1999
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=6sIDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA48&lpg=PA48&dq=ron+harper+signs+with+Lakers&source=bl&ots=L5-k-3gCFt&sig=jcPAFQj4nYpNPnQbYNybNZ6x7BI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=eI0uT-nXIMja0QHc9_mRCw&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=ron%20harper%20signs%20with%20Lakers&f=false
- ^ http://www.prosportstransactions.com/basketball/Search/SearchResults.php?Player=&Team=Lakers&PlayerMovementChkBx=yes&BeginDate=1994-6-21&submit=Search&start=125
- ^ 2000 NBA Playoff Summary - Basketball-Reference.com
- Lakers on Database Basketball
- Lakers on Basketball Reference
- http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/2000/playoffs/daily_schedule/
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