Last Updated on February 23, 2026 by Mat Diekhake
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Roster
| NO. | PLAYER NAME | POS | HT | WT | DATE OF BIRTH | COLLEGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maurice Carter | SG | 6-5 | 210 | October 12, 1976 | LSU |
| 2 | Derek Fisher | SG | 6-1 | 200 | August 9, 1974 | Little Rock |
| 3 | Devean George | SF | 6-8 | 220 | August 29, 1977 | Augsburg College |
| 4 | Luke Walton | PF | 6-8 | 235 | March 28, 1980 | Arizona |
| 5 | Ime Udoka | SF | 6-6 | 215 | August 9, 1977 | San Francisco, Portland State |
| 7 | Brian Cook | C | 6-9 | 234 | December 4, 1980 | Illinois |
| 8 | Kobe Bryant | SG | 6-6 | 212 | August 23, 1978 | |
| 9 | Bryon Russell | SF | 6-7 | 225 | December 31, 1970 | Cal State Long Beach |
| 11 | Karl Malone | PF | 6-9 | 250 | July 24, 1963 | Louisiana Tech |
| 12 | Jannero Pargo | PG | 6-1 | 175 | October 22, 1979 | Arkansas |
| 14 | Stanislav Medvedenko | PF | 6-10 | 250 | April 4, 1979 | |
| 17 | Rick Fox | SF | 6-7 | 230 | July 24, 1969 | UNC |
| 20 | Gary Payton | PG | 6-4 | 180 | July 23, 1968 | Oregon State |
| 21 | Kareem Rush | SG | 6-6 | 215 | October 30, 1980 | Missouri |
| 31 | Jamal Sampson | C | 6-11 | 235 | May 15, 1983 | California |
| 34 | Shaquille O’Neal | C | 7-1 | 325 | March 6, 1972 | LSU |
| 54 | Horace Grant | PF | 6-10 | 215 | July 4, 1965 | Clemson |
Regular Season Per Game
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant | SG | 25 | 65 | 64 | 37.6 | 24.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 18.1 | 7.9 | .438 | 3.3 | 1.1 | .327 | 8.2 | 7.0 | .852 |
| Shaquille O’Neal | C | 31 | 67 | 67 | 36.8 | 21.5 | 11.5 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 14.1 | 8.3 | .584 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 10.1 | 4.9 | .490 |
| Gary Payton | PG | 35 | 82 | 82 | 34.5 | 14.6 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 12.5 | 5.9 | .471 | 2.0 | 0.7 | .333 | 3.1 | 2.2 | .714 |
| Karl Malone | PF | 40 | 42 | 42 | 32.7 | 13.2 | 8.7 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 9.5 | 4.6 | .483 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.4 | 4.0 | .747 |
| Stanislav Medvedenko | PF | 24 | 68 | 38 | 21.2 | 8.3 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 7.9 | 3.5 | .441 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.7 | 1.3 | .767 |
| Devean George | SF | 26 | 82 | 48 | 23.8 | 7.4 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 7.0 | 2.8 | .408 | 2.3 | 0.8 | .349 | 1.2 | 0.9 | .760 |
| Derek Fisher | SG | 29 | 82 | 3 | 21.6 | 7.1 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 2.5 | .352 | 2.2 | 0.6 | .291 | 1.9 | 1.5 | .797 |
| Kareem Rush | SG | 23 | 72 | 15 | 17.3 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 6.0 | 2.6 | .440 | 1.9 | 0.7 | .348 | 0.7 | 0.4 | .596 |
| Maurice Carter | SG | 27 | 4 | 0 | 12.5 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 1.3 | .357 | 0.8 | 0.3 | .333 | 3.0 | 2.8 | .917 |
| Brian Cook | C | 23 | 35 | 2 | 12.6 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 1.9 | .475 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.8 | 0.6 | .750 |
| Rick Fox | SF | 34 | 38 | 34 | 22.3 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 4.9 | 1.9 | .392 | 1.6 | 0.4 | .246 | 0.8 | 0.6 | .733 |
| Horace Grant | PF | 38 | 55 | 10 | 20.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 1.7 | .411 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.7 | .722 |
| Bryon Russell | SF | 33 | 72 | 1 | 13.1 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 1.4 | .402 | 1.6 | 0.6 | .384 | 0.9 | 0.7 | .769 |
| Jamal Sampson | C | 20 | 10 | 2 | 13.0 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 1.1 | .478 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.2 | 0.7 | .583 |
| Luke Walton | PF | 23 | 72 | 2 | 10.1 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 0.9 | .425 | 0.5 | 0.2 | .333 | 0.6 | 0.4 | .705 |
| Ime Udoka | SF | 26 | 4 | 0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | .333 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.5 | .500 |
| Jannero Pargo | PG | 24 | 13 | 0 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.5 | .375 | 0.3 | 0.2 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 82 | 82 | 242.1 | 98.2 | 43.1 | 23.8 | 8.3 | 4.6 | 13.8 | 81.4 | 36.9 | .454 | 13.6 | 4.5 | .327 | 28.7 | 19.9 | .693 |
Playoff Per Game
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant | SG | 25 | 22 | 22 | 44.2 | 24.5 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 20.9 | 8.6 | .413 | 4.4 | 1.1 | .247 | 7.5 | 6.1 | .813 |
| Shaquille O’Neal | C | 31 | 22 | 22 | 41.7 | 21.5 | 13.2 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 14.0 | 8.3 | .593 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 11.5 | 5.0 | .429 |
| Karl Malone | PF | 40 | 21 | 21 | 38.0 | 11.5 | 8.8 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 10.4 | 4.7 | .450 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.5 | 2.2 | .630 |
| Gary Payton | PG | 35 | 22 | 22 | 35.1 | 7.8 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 8.5 | 3.1 | .366 | 2.5 | 0.6 | .250 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .750 |
| Derek Fisher | SG | 29 | 22 | 0 | 23.0 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 6.7 | 2.7 | .405 | 2.5 | 1.0 | .418 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .657 |
| Devean George | SF | 26 | 22 | 19 | 21.4 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 2.0 | .430 | 2.7 | 1.0 | .373 | 0.9 | 0.6 | .650 |
| Kareem Rush | SG | 23 | 22 | 0 | 14.3 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 1.4 | .385 | 2.3 | 0.9 | .400 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .667 |
| Stanislav Medvedenko | PF | 24 | 21 | 1 | 11.3 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 1.6 | .440 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.8 | .810 |
| Rick Fox | SF | 34 | 16 | 3 | 9.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | .400 | 0.4 | 0.1 | .143 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .500 |
| Luke Walton | PF | 23 | 17 | 0 | 7.9 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.6 | .345 | 0.8 | 0.3 | .385 | 0.6 | 0.4 | .700 |
| Brian Cook | C | 23 | 13 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.000 |
| Bryon Russell | SF | 33 | 6 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 22 | 242.3 | 88.1 | 40.2 | 22.6 | 7.3 | 4.2 | 12.6 | 74.5 | 33.0 | .444 | 15.5 | 5.0 | .321 | 27.9 | 17.1 | .612 |
Regular Season Per 36 Minutes
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant | SG | 25 | 65 | 64 | 2447 | 22.9 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 17.3 | 7.6 | .438 | 3.2 | 1.0 | .327 | 7.8 | 6.7 | .852 |
| Shaquille O’Neal | C | 31 | 67 | 67 | 2464 | 21.0 | 11.2 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 13.9 | 8.1 | .584 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 9.9 | 4.8 | .490 |
| Maurice Carter | SG | 27 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 15.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 7.9 | 3.6 | .357 | 2.2 | 0.7 | .333 | 8.6 | 7.9 | .917 |
| Stanislav Medvedenko | PF | 68 | 38 | 1442 | 14.1 | 8.6 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 13.4 | 5.9 | .441 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.9 | 2.2 | .767 |
| Karl Malone | PF | 40 | 42 | 42 | 1373 | 14.5 | 9.6 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 10.5 | 5.1 | .483 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.9 | 4.4 | .747 |
| Devean George | SF | 26 | 82 | 48 | 1951 | 11.1 | 6.1 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 10.5 | 4.3 | .408 | 3.4 | 1.2 | .349 | 1.8 | 1.3 | .760 |
| Derek Fisher | SG | 29 | 82 | 3 | 1769 | 11.8 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 11.7 | 4.1 | .352 | 3.6 | 1.1 | .291 | 3.1 | 2.5 | .797 |
| Jamal Sampson | C | 20 | 10 | 2 | 130 | 8.0 | 14.4 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 6.4 | 3.0 | .478 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 8.0 | 6.4 | .583 |
| Jannero Pargo | PG | 24 | 13 | 0 | 63 | 8.0 | 3.4 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 9.1 | 3.4 | .375 | 2.3 | 1.1 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 |
| Luke Walton | PF | 23 | 72 | 2 | 730 | 8.6 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 7.5 | 3.2 | .425 | 1.9 | 0.6 | .333 | 4.3 | 1.5 | .705 |
| Brian Cook | C | 23 | 35 | 2 | 442 | 12.6 | 8.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 11.5 | 5.5 | .475 | 0.4 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.7 | 1.7 | .750 |
| Ime Udoka | SF | 26 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 10.3 | 6.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 11.6 | 3.9 | .333 | 1.3 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.1 | 2.6 | .500 |
| Horace Grant | PF | 38 | 55 | 10 | 1106 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 7.3 | 3.0 | .411 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.8 | 1.3 | .722 |
| Rick Fox | SF | 34 | 38 | 34 | 846 | 7.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 7.9 | 3.1 | .392 | 2.6 | 0.6 | .246 | 3.1 | 1.2 | .733 |
| Kareem Rush | SG | 23 | 72 | 15 | 1244 | 13.3 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 12.5 | 5.5 | .440 | 4.0 | 1.4 | .348 | 1.5 | 0.9 | .596 |
| Bryon Russell | SF | 33 | 72 | 1 | 945 | 11.0 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 9.3 | 3.7 | .402 | 4.3 | 1.6 | .384 | 2.5 | 1.9 | .769 |
| Team Totals | 82 | 82 | 2447 | 22.9 | 14.4 | 22.6 | 7.3 | 4.2 | 12.6 | 13.0 | 6.1 | .444 | 15.5 | 5.0 | .321 | 27.9 | 17.1 | .612 |
Playoff Per 36 Minutes
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant | SG | 25 | 22 | 22 | 973 | 19.9 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 17.0 | 7.0 | .413 | 3.6 | 0.9 | .247 | 6.1 | 5.0 | .813 |
| Shaquille O’Neal | C | 31 | 22 | 22 | 917 | 18.6 | 11.4 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 12.1 | 7.1 | .593 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 10.0 | 4.3 | .429 |
| Stanislav Medvedenko | PF | 24 | 21 | 1 | 237 | 12.6 | 8.1 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 11.4 | 5.0 | .440 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.2 | 2.6 | .810 |
| Derek Fisher | SG | 29 | 22 | 0 | 507 | 11.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 10.5 | 4.3 | .405 | 3.9 | 1.6 | .418 | 2.5 | 1.6 | .657 |
| Kareem Rush | SG | 23 | 22 | 0 | 315 | 9.4 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 8.9 | 3.4 | .385 | 5.7 | 2.3 | .400 | 0.3 | 0.2 | .667 |
| Devean George | SF | 26 | 22 | 19 | 470 | 9.3 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 7.7 | 3.3 | .430 | 4.5 | 1.7 | .373 | 1.5 | 1.0 | .650 |
| Luke Walton | PF | 23 | 17 | 0 | 134 | 8.6 | 5.9 | 7.0 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 7.8 | 2.7 | .345 | 3.5 | 1.3 | .385 | 2.7 | 1.9 | .700 |
| Karl Malone | PF | 40 | 21 | 21 | 798 | 10.9 | 8.3 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 9.8 | 4.4 | .450 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.3 | 2.1 | .630 |
| Brian Cook | C | 23 | 13 | 0 | 46 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 11.7 | 3.9 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.000 |
| Gary Payton | PG | 35 | 22 | 22 | 772 | 8.0 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 8.7 | 3.2 | .366 | 2.6 | 0.7 | .250 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .750 |
| Ime Udoka | SF | 26 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 10.3 | 6.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 11.6 | 3.9 | .333 | 1.3 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.1 | 2.6 | .500 |
| Rick Fox | SF | 34 | 16 | 3 | 145 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 5.0 | 2.0 | .400 | 1.7 | 0.2 | .143 | 0.5 | 0.2 | .500 |
| Bryon Russell | SF | 33 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.5 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 |
Regular Season Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant | SG | 25 | 65 | 64 | 2447 | 1557 | 359 | 330 | 112 | 28 | 171 | 1178 | 516 | .438 | 217 | 71 | .327 | 533 | 454 | .852 |
| Shaquille O’Neal | C | 31 | 67 | 67 | 2464 | 1439 | 769 | 196 | 34 | 166 | 195 | 948 | 554 | .584 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 676 | 331 | .490 |
| Gary Payton | PG | 35 | 82 | 82 | 2825 | 1199 | 342 | 449 | 96 | 19 | 151 | 1024 | 482 | .471 | 165 | 55 | .333 | 252 | 180 | .714 |
| Stanislav Medvedenko | PF | 24 | 68 | 38 | 1442 | 563 | 343 | 57 | 38 | 18 | 59 | 537 | 237 | .441 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 116 | 89 | .767 |
| Karl Malone | PF | 40 | 42 | 42 | 1373 | 554 | 367 | 163 | 50 | 20 | 103 | 400 | 193 | .483 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 225 | 168 | .747 |
| Derek Fisher | SG | 29 | 82 | 3 | 1769 | 580 | 152 | 187 | 103 | 4 | 79 | 576 | 203 | .352 | 179 | 52 | .291 | 153 | 122 | .797 |
| Devean George | SF | 26 | 82 | 48 | 1951 | 604 | 332 | 112 | 81 | 38 | 88 | 571 | 233 | .408 | 186 | 65 | .349 | 96 | 73 | .760 |
| Kareem Rush | SG | 23 | 72 | 15 | 1244 | 459 | 97 | 59 | 33 | 20 | 48 | 432 | 190 | .440 | 138 | 48 | .348 | 52 | 31 | .596 |
| Bryon Russell | SF | 33 | 72 | 1 | 945 | 289 | 146 | 71 | 32 | 12 | 37 | 244 | 98 | .402 | 112 | 43 | .384 | 65 | 50 | .769 |
| Brian Cook | C | 23 | 35 | 2 | 442 | 155 | 101 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 141 | 67 | .475 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 28 | 21 | .750 |
| Luke Walton | PF | 23 | 72 | 2 | 730 | 174 | 127 | 113 | 28 | 8 | 44 | 153 | 65 | .425 | 39 | 13 | .333 | 44 | 31 | .705 |
| Rick Fox | SF | 34 | 38 | 34 | 846 | 183 | 102 | 98 | 29 | 4 | 48 | 186 | 73 | .392 | 61 | 15 | .246 | 30 | 22 | .733 |
| Horace Grant | PF | 38 | 55 | 10 | 1106 | 223 | 233 | 71 | 24 | 21 | 29 | 224 | 92 | .411 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 54 | 39 | .722 |
| Jamal Sampson | C | 20 | 10 | 2 | 130 | 29 | 52 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 11 | .478 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 12 | 7 | .583 |
| Maurice Carter | SG | 27 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 5 | .357 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 12 | 11 | .917 |
| Ime Udoka | SF | 26 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | .333 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 2 | .500 |
| Jannero Pargo | PG | 24 | 13 | 0 | 63 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 6 | .375 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 82 | 82 | 19855 | 8052 | 3536 | 1948 | 682 | 379 | 1096 | 6676 | 3028 | .454 | 1115 | 365 | .327 | 2352 | 1631 | .693 |
Playoff Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant | SG | 25 | 22 | 22 | 973 | 539 | 104 | 121 | 42 | 7 | 61 | 460 | 190 | .413 | 97 | 24 | .247 | 166 | 135 | .813 |
| Shaquille O’Neal | C | 31 | 22 | 22 | 917 | 473 | 291 | 55 | 7 | 61 | 55 | 307 | 182 | .593 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 254 | 109 | .429 |
| Karl Malone | PF | 40 | 21 | 21 | 798 | 242 | 185 | 72 | 24 | 2 | 47 | 218 | 98 | .450 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 73 | 46 | .630 |
| Gary Payton | PG | 35 | 22 | 22 | 772 | 171 | 72 | 116 | 23 | 4 | 28 | 186 | 68 | .366 | 56 | 14 | .250 | 28 | 21 | .750 |
| Derek Fisher | SG | 29 | 22 | 0 | 507 | 166 | 56 | 49 | 18 | 0 | 19 | 148 | 60 | .405 | 55 | 23 | .418 | 35 | 23 | .657 |
| Devean George | SF | 26 | 22 | 19 | 470 | 121 | 50 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 100 | 43 | .430 | 59 | 22 | .373 | 20 | 13 | .650 |
| Kareem Rush | SG | 23 | 22 | 0 | 315 | 82 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 78 | 30 | .385 | 50 | 20 | .400 | 3 | 2 | .667 |
| Stanislav Medvedenko | PF | 24 | 21 | 1 | 237 | 83 | 53 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 75 | 33 | .440 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 21 | 17 | .810 |
| Rick Fox | SF | 34 | 16 | 3 | 145 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 8 | .400 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 2 | 1 | .500 |
| Luke Walton | PF | 23 | 17 | 0 | 134 | 32 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 29 | 10 | .345 | 13 | 5 | .385 | 10 | 7 | .700 |
| Brian Cook | C | 23 | 13 | 0 | 46 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 5 | .333 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 |
| Bryon Russell | SF | 33 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 22 | 5330 | 1939 | 885 | 498 | 161 | 93 | 266 | 1639 | 727 | .444 | 340 | 109 | .321 | 614 | 376 | .612 |
Regular Season Team Impact Spotlight
| PLAYER NAME | ROLE TIER | MPG | USAGE TIER | PPG | RPG | APG | STK | IMPACT INDEX | NOTES | AWARDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant | Starter/Star | 37.6 | High | 24.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 96.9 | Led Lakers’ offense as primary shot-creator and closer; took over leadership amid team chemistry challenges and was key in late regulation/outcome moments. | |
| Shaquille O’Neal | Starter/Star | 36.8 | High | 21.5 | 11.5 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 102.7 | Dominant interior presence and post scorer; Lakers built around feeding him early before Malone’s injury. | |
| Karl Malone | Starter/Star | 32.7 | Medium | 13.2 | 8.7 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 63.5 | Veteran addition in offseason, strong scoring/rebounding until injury; provided pick-and-pop high post offense. | |
| Gary Payton | Starter/Star | 34.5 | Medium | 14.6 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 59.4 | Starting PG facilitating ball movement and perimeter defense; grit and veteran leadership alongside core stars. | |
| Stanislav Medvedenko | Bench | 21.2 | Low | 8.3 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 30.0 | Provided efficient bench scoring and rebounding; spot minutes as forward. | |
| Devean George | Bench | 23.8 | Low | 7.4 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 28.6 | 3-and-D wing on second unit; spacing and versatile defense. | |
| Derek Fisher | Bench | 21.6 | Low | 7.1 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 25.2 | Veteran role guard providing clutch shotmaking and steady floor leadership. | |
| Horace Grant | Bench | 20.1 | Low | 4.1 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 20.8 | Floor spacing and veteran rebounding in limited minutes. | |
| Kareem Rush | Bench | 17.3 | Low | 6.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 18.6 | Spot shooter and energy piece off bench. | |
| Bryon Russell | Bench | 13.1 | Low | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 16.0 | Role minutes wing providing situational scoring/defense. |
Playoff Team Impact Spotlight
| PLAYER NAME | ROLE TIER | MPG | USAGE TIER | PPG | RPG | APG | STK | IMPACT INDEX | NOTES | AWARDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O’Neal | Starter/Star | 41.7 | High | 21.5 | 13.2 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 106.4 | Dominant interior force throughout the 2004 playoffs, overpowering Western Conference frontcourts and anchoring the Lakers’ offense in the post en route to the Finals. | |
| Kobe Bryant | Starter/Star | 44.2 | High | 24.5 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 97.4 | Primary perimeter creator and late-clock shot-maker; carried heavy scoring burden and delivered multiple clutch performances during the Western Conference run. | |
| Karl Malone | Starter/Star | 38.0 | Medium | 11.5 | 8.8 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 60.3 | Veteran power forward provided rebounding, interior defense, and high-post facilitation before a knee injury limited his Finals effectiveness. | |
| Gary Payton | Starter/Star | 35.1 | Medium | 7.8 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 42.6 | Starting point guard tasked with ball distribution and perimeter defense; adjusted from primary scorer in Seattle to complementary playmaker role. | |
| Derek Fisher | Key Contributor | 23.0 | Medium | 7.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 30.0 | Key reserve guard who famously hit the 0.4-second game-winner vs. San Antonio in the West semifinals, a defining playoff moment. | |
| Devean George | Key Contributor | 21.4 | Low | 5.5 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 20.4 | Two-way wing who spaced the floor and defended multiple positions, starting 19 playoff games as a complementary piece. | |
| Stanislav Medvedenko | Bench | 11.3 | Low | 4.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 14.8 | Energy big off the bench providing spot scoring and physical interior minutes during the Western Conference rounds. | |
| Kareem Rush | Bench | 14.3 | Low | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 11.6 | Reserve shooter who stretched defenses with timely three-point shooting in limited playoff minutes. | |
| Luke Walton | Bench | 7.9 | Low | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 10.4 | Rookie forward used situationally for ball movement and basketball IQ in short rotation stints. | |
| Rick Fox | Bench | 9.1 | Low | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 7.8 | Veteran wing whose role diminished due to injury, contributing leadership and limited minutes off the bench. | |
| Brian Cook | Bench | 3.5 | Low | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 4.0 | Rookie reserve big appearing sparingly in the playoff rotation. | |
| Bryon Russell | Bench | 2.7 | Low | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.4 | End-of-bench wing used briefly for depth during the playoff run. | |
| TEAM TOTALS | 242.3 | 88.1 | 40.2 | 22.6 | 11.5 | — | Western Conference Champions; advanced to the 2004 NBA Finals after defeating Houston, San Antonio, and Minnesota. | Western Conference Champions (2004) |