The Los Angeles Lakers were 61-21 in 1997-98. They finished 2nd in the Pacific Division and 3rd in the Western Conference. They lost in the Western Conference Finals against the Utah Jazz, 4 games to 0.

1997-98 Conference Standings

TEAMWLPCTGB
1
62
20
.756
2
61
21
.744
1.0
3
Lakers Lakers
61
21
.744
1.0
4
56
26
.683
6.0
5
56
26
.683
6.0

1997-98 Stats

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GPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF
Team
82
241.8
105.5
43.3
24.5
9.0
6.8
38.4
79.7
48.1
6.1
17.3
35.1
22.7
33.5
67.9
55.9
13.2
30.1
15.3
22.7
Team Rank
10th
1st
5th
4th
7th
3rd
2nd
13th
2nd
5th
5th
12th
2nd
1st
29th
2nd
13th
4th
14th
16th
Opponent
82
241.8
97.8
42.2
22.5
8.0
5.2
36.4
82.9
43.9
4.6
13.1
35.5
20.4
27.8
73.2
51.4
13.7
28.5
15.6
26.2
Opponent Rank
10th
20th
20th
21st
14th
19th
19th
25th
8th
19th
18th
19th
24th
22nd
10th
9th
22nd
16th
10th
1st
Net
+7.7
+1.1
+2.0
+0.9
+1.6
+2.0
-3.2
+4.3
+1.4
+4.2
-0.4
+2.4
+5.6
-5.3
+4.5
-0.5
+1.6
-0.3
-3.6
Net Rank
1st
11th
8th
6th
3rd
5th
26th
3rd
6th
4th
14th
6th
2nd
27th
4th
18th
7th
11th
1st

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
34
11
.756
2
29
17
.630
5.5
3
28
18
.609
6.5
4
29
19
.604
6.5
5
28
20
.583
7.5
6
25
21
.543
9.5
7
25
22
.532
10.0
8
23
22
.511
11.0
9
23
23
.500
11.5
10
23
25
.479
12.5
11
19
28
.404
16.0
12
18
27
.400
16.0
13
12
33
.267
22.0
14
11
34
.244
23.0
15
11
36
.234
24.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
38
10
.792
2
31
15
.674
6.0
3
31
16
.660
6.5
4
28
16
.636
8.0
5
28
17
.622
8.5
6
28
19
.596
9.5
7
28
19
.596
9.5
8
26
22
.542
12.0
9
23
25
.479
15.0
10
22
24
.478
15.0
11
19
27
.413
18.0
12
18
26
.409
18.0
13
15
32
.319
22.5
14
12
36
.250
26.0
15
12
37
.245
26.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
12/31
@
118-112
Wed
12/31
@
123-108
Wed
12/31
@
120-106
Wed
12/31
@
101-118
Thu
1/1
@
123-113

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
1/28
@
7:00 PM
Wed
1/28
@
7:00 PM
Wed
1/28
@
7:30 PM
Wed
1/28
@
7:30 PM
Wed
1/28
@
7:30 PM