The Los Angeles Lakers were 31-19 in 1998-99. They finished 2nd in the Pacific Division and 4th in the Western Conference. They lost in the Western Conference Semifinals against the San Antonio Spurs, 4 games to 0.
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| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 37 | 13 | .740 | ||
3 | 35 | 15 | .700 | 2.0 | |
4 | 31 | 19 | .620 | 6.0 | |
5 | 31 | 19 | .620 | 6.0 | |
6 | 27 | 23 | .540 | 10.0 |
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Lakers want LeBron James to return for another season alongside Luka Doncic, GM Rob Pelinka says
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Luka Doncic says he wasn't close to returning from injury before Lakers' season ended
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1998-99 Stats
See stats| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 50 | 241.0 | 99.0 | 42.0 | 21.9 | 7.8 | 5.7 | 36.8 | 78.7 | 46.8 | 4.8 | 13.7 | 35.2 | 20.5 | 30.1 | 68.3 | 53.8 | 12.4 | 29.6 | 15.1 | 24.6 |
Team Rank | 19th | 2nd | 13th | 7th | 23rd | 6th | 2nd | 15th | 1st | 12th | 10th | 12th | 5th | 2nd | 26th | 4th | 16th | 11th | 11th | 28th | |
Opponent | 50 | 241.0 | 96.0 | 40.6 | 21.2 | 8.2 | 3.9 | 35.2 | 79.8 | 44.1 | 4.3 | 13.1 | 33.2 | 21.3 | 30.0 | 70.9 | 51.6 | 12.6 | 28.1 | 14.3 | 25.4 |
Opponent Rank | 19th | 25th | 10th | 17th | 13th | 3rd | 20th | 22nd | 17th | 12th | 14th | 9th | 26th | 27th | 4th | 16th | 17th | 10th | 23rd | 2nd | |
Net | +3.0 | +1.4 | +0.7 | -0.4 | +1.8 | +1.6 | -1.1 | +2.7 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +2.0 | -0.7 | +0.0 | -2.6 | +2.3 | -0.2 | +1.6 | +0.8 | -0.8 | ||
Net Rank | 7th | 10th | 11th | 20th | 3rd | 9th | 18th | 7th | 10th | 10th | 9th | 21st | 15th | 24th | 8th | 15th | 8th | 22nd | 13th |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 | 22 | .732 | ||
| 2 | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 | |
| 3 | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 | |
| 4 | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 | |
| 5 | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 | |
| 6 | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 | |
| 7 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 | |
| 8 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 | |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 | |
| 12 | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 | |
| 13 | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 | |
| 14 | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 | |
| 15 | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 64 | 18 | .780 | ||
| 2 | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 | |
| 3 | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 | |
| 4 | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 | |
| 5 | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 | |
| 6 | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 | |
| 7 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 | |
| 8 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 | |
| 12 | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 | |
| 13 | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 | |
| 14 | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 | |
| 15 | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |


