1996-97 lakers lowest defensive rating player

Shaquille O'Neal had the best defensive rating for the Lakers in 1996-97, with a 98.7 rating.

Interpreted as:
1996-97 lakers lowest defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games player
NAME DRTG SEASON TM GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
98.7
1996-97
LAL LAL
51
38.1
26.2
12.5
3.1
0.9
2.9
10.8
19.4
55.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.5
9.4
48.4
55.6
3.8
8.7
2.9
1,941
1,336
640
159
46
147
146
180
+268
2 Jerome Kersey
J. Kersey
99.5
1996-97
LAL LAL
70
25.2
6.8
5.2
1.3
1.7
0.7
2.8
6.4
43.2
0.2
0.9
26.2
1.0
1.7
60.2
47.5
1.6
3.6
1.1
1,766
476
363
89
119
49
74
219
+156
3 Travis Knight
T. Knight
102.0
1996-97
LAL LAL
71
16.3
4.8
4.5
0.5
0.4
0.8
2.0
3.9
50.9
0.0
0.0
0.9
1.4
62.0
53.6
1.8
2.7
0.7
1,156
342
319
39
31
58
49
170
+120
4 Eddie Jones
E. Jones
103.3
1996-97
LAL LAL
80
37.5
17.2
4.1
3.4
2.4
0.6
5.9
13.5
43.8
1.9
4.9
39.1
3.5
4.2
81.9
55.9
1.1
3.0
2.1
2,998
1,374
326
270
189
49
169
226
+263
5 Elden Campbell
E. Campbell
103.3
1996-97
LAL LAL
77
32.7
14.9
8.0
1.6
0.6
1.5
5.7
12.2
46.9
0.0
0.1
25.0
3.4
4.8
71.1
52.0
2.7
5.3
1.7
2,516
1,148
615
126
46
117
130
276
+170
6 Corie Blount
C. Blount
103.9
1996-97
LAL LAL
58
17.4
4.2
4.8
0.6
0.4
0.4
1.6
3.1
51.4
0.0
0.1
33.3
1.0
1.4
67.5
55.9
1.9
2.8
0.9
1,009
241
276
35
22
26
50
121
+15
7 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
105.2
1996-97
LAL LAL
71
15.5
7.6
1.9
1.3
0.7
0.3
2.5
5.9
41.7
0.7
1.9
37.5
1.9
2.3
81.9
54.4
0.7
1.2
1.6
1,103
539
132
91
49
23
112
102
+60
8 Byron Scott
B. Scott
107.6
1996-97
LAL LAL
79
18.2
6.7
1.5
1.3
0.6
0.2
2.1
4.8
43.0
0.9
2.4
38.8
1.6
1.9
84.1
59.0
0.3
1.2
0.7
1,440
526
118
99
46
16
53
72
+199
9 Nick Van Exel
N. Van Exel
109.0
1996-97
LAL LAL
79
37.2
15.3
2.9
8.5
0.9
0.1
5.5
13.6
40.2
2.2
5.9
37.8
2.1
2.5
82.5
51.8
0.6
2.3
2.7
2,937
1,206
226
672
75
10
212
110
+256
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
10/21
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Fri
10/24
MIN MIN
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Sun
10/26
LAL LAL
@
SAC SAC
9:00 PM
Mon
10/27
POR POR
@
LAL LAL
10:30 PM
Wed
10/29
LAL LAL
@
MIN MIN
9:30 PM
Last Game
LAL Lakers

1 - 4

96

Final

103

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
3/30
UTA UTA
@
CHA CHA
106-110
Sun
3/30
BOS BOS
@
MEM MEM
117-103
Sun
3/30
CHI CHI
@
OKC OKC
117-145
Sun
3/30
BKN BKN
@
DAL DAL
113-109
Sun
3/30
HOU HOU
@
LAL LAL
98-104

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
10/21
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
7:30 PM
Tue
10/21
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Wed
10/22
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
7:00 PM
Wed
10/22
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Wed
10/22
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM