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NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The
2004β05
Los Angeles Lakers season was the 57th season of the franchise in the
National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 45th in the city of
Los Angeles .
[1] The
previous season had ended with a crushing defeat in five games to the
Detroit Pistons in the
2004 NBA Finals , despite the Lakers being heavily favored. The 2004β05 season is best remembered as a tough one for the Lakers, winning only 34 games and missing the
playoffs for the first time in
11 years . It was also the Lakers first season since
1995-96 without either center
Shaquille O'Neal , who was traded to the
Miami Heat for
Lamar Odom ,
Caron Butler ,
Brian Grant , and future draft picks, or point guard
Derek Fisher (who had signed a six year free agent contract with the Golden State Warriors), two instrumental players to the Lakers'
previous three championship victories . The Lakers had the worst team defensive rating in the NBA.
[2]
Phil Jackson was also fired in the offseason and replaced by former
Houston Rockets head coach
Rudy Tomjanovich . However, in February 2005, Tomjanovich's struggle with bladder cancer that had been diagnosed since 2003 forced him to resign after an 24β19 start and be replaced by Jackson's assistant coach
Frank Hamblen for the rest of the year. In the offseason, Butler was traded to the
Washington Wizards , Hamblen was fired as head coach and
Vlade Divac retired.
For the season, the Lakers slightly changed their uniforms added the secondary logo to their shorts they remained in used until 2018.
The Lakers would not miss the playoffs again until
2014 . This was the first team since the
1998β99 Chicago Bulls and last until the
2014β15 Miami Heat to miss the playoffs after making a Finals appearance as well as the last until the 2014β15 Heat to miss the playoffs after losing the previous year's Finals.
Draft picks
Roster
2004β05 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
PG
9
Atkins, Chucky
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1974β08β14
South Florida
SG
15
Bobbitt, Tony
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1979β10β22
Cincinnati
PG
5
Brown, Tierre
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
189 lb (86 kg)
1979β06β03
McNeese State
SG
8
Bryant, Kobe
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1978β08β23
Lower Merion HS (PA)
SF
1
Butler, Caron
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
228 lb (103 kg)
1980β03β13
Connecticut
C
43
Cook, Brian
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
234 lb (106 kg)
1980β12β04
Illinois
C
12
Divac, Vlade
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
243 lb (110 kg)
1968β02β03
Serbia
SF
3
George, Devean
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1977β08β29
Augsburg
C
55
Grant, Brian
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
254 lb (115 kg)
1972β03β05
Xavier
SF
20
Jones, Jumaine
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1979β02β10
Georgia
PF
14
Medvedenko, Slava
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
253 lb (115 kg)
1979β04β04
Ukraine
C
31
Mihm, Chris
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
265 lb (120 kg)
1979β07β16
Texas
PF
7
Odom, Lamar
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1979β11β06
Rhode Island
SG
18
VujaΔiΔ, Sasha
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1984β03β08
Slovenia
SF
4
Walton, Luke
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1980β03β28
Arizona
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Roster
Player Salaries
Rank
Player
Salary
1
Kobe Bryant
$14,175,000
2
Brian Grant
$13,233,434
3
Lamar Odom
$10,548,596
4
Vlade Divac
$4,903,000
5
Devean George
$4,546,000
6
Chucky Atkins
$4,200,000
7
Chris Mihm
$3,371,393
8
Stanislav Medvedenko
$3,000,000
9
Caron Butler
$1,930,680
10
Jumaine Jones
$1,687,500
11
Brian Cook
$971,160
12
Sasha Vujacic
$846,840
13
Tierre Brown
$720,046
14
Luke Walton
$620,046
15
Tony Bobbitt
$305,403
[3]
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
2004-05 NBA Records
Team
ATL
BOS
CHA
CHI
CLE
DAL
DEN
DET
GSW
HOU
IND
LAC
LAL
MEM
MIA
MIL
MIN
NJN
NOH
NYK
ORL
PHI
PHO
POR
SAC
SAS
SEA
TOR
UTA
WAS
Atlanta
β
1β3
1β3
0β4
0β4
1β1
0β2
1β3
0β2
1β1
0β3
0β2
1β1
0β2
0β4
1β2
1β1
0β3
1β1
1β3
1β3
1β3
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
1β2
0β2
0β4
Boston
3β1
β
4β0
2β2
1β2
0β2
0β2
1β3
1β1
1β1
1β2
2β0
1β1
1β1
1β2
3β1
1β1
1β3
2β0
3β1
3β0
1β3
1β1
1β1
0β2
0β2
2β0
3β1
2β0
3β1
Charlotte
3β1
0β4
β
0β4
0β4
0β2
1β1
2β1
0β2
2β0
0β3
0β2
0β2
0β2
1β3
0β4
1β1
0β4
1β1
1β3
3β1
0β3
0β2
0β2
1β1
0β2
0β2
1β2
1β1
0β4
Chicago
4β0
2β2
4β0
β
2β2
1β1
1β1
2β2
1β1
0β2
2β2
0β2
1β1
2β0
1β3
2β2
2β0
0β4
1β1
4β0
3β0
2β1
0β2
2β0
1β1
0β2
1β1
3β0
2β0
1β2
Cleveland
4β0
2β1
4β0
2β2
β
1β1
1β1
2β2
2β0
0β2
1β3
1β1
1β1
2β0
0β3
2β2
1β1
1β3
2β0
1β3
3β1
0β3
1β1
2β0
0β2
0β2
0β2
3β1
2β0
1β2
Dallas
1β1
2β0
2β0
1β1
1β1
β
2β1
1β1
3β1
2β2
1β1
1β2
2β2
4β0
2β0
2β0
2β2
2β0
4β0
2β0
1β1
1β1
1β2
4β0
3β1
1β3
3β1
2β0
3β0
2β0
Denver
2β0
2β0
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β2
β
1β1
2β2
1β2
2β0
2β1
2β2
4β0
1β1
2β0
2β2
1β1
4β0
1β1
1β1
1β1
0β4
3β1
1β2
2β2
2β2
2β0
2β2
2β0
Detroit
3β1
3β1
1β2
2β2
2β2
1β1
1β1
β
2β0
2β0
2β2
2β0
2β0
0β2
2β1
2β2
1β1
2β1
2β0
3β0
3β1
3β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
3β1
1β1
4β0
Golden State
2β0
1β1
2β0
1β1
0β2
1β3
2β2
0β2
β
1β2
1β1
0β4
1β3
1β3
0β2
2β0
1β2
0β2
2β2
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β2
2β2
3β1
0β3
2β2
1β1
2β1
1β1
Houston
1β1
1β1
0β2
2β0
2β0
2β2
2β1
0β2
2β1
β
1β1
3β0
2β2
3β1
1β1
1β1
1β2
2β0
3β1
1β1
2β0
2β0
2β2
4β0
2β2
2β2
3β1
1β1
2β2
1β1
Indiana
3β0
2β1
3β0
2β2
3β1
1β1
0β2
2β2
1β1
1β1
β
0β2
1β1
2β0
3β1
2β2
2β0
2β2
1β1
2β2
1β3
0β4
1β1
2β0
0β2
1β1
0β2
2β1
2β0
2β2
L.A. Clippers
2β0
0β2
2β0
2β0
1β1
2β1
1β2
0β2
4β0
0β3
2β0
β
2β2
1β3
1β1
1β1
1β3
1β1
3β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
0β4
2β2
0β4
0β4
2β1
1β1
2β2
1β1
L.A. Lakers
1β1
1β1
2β0
1β1
1β1
2β2
2β2
0β2
3β1
2β2
1β1
2β2
β
0β3
0β2
2β0
2β1
1β1
3β0
1β1
1β1
0β2
0β4
2β1
1β3
0β4
1β3
1β1
1β3
0β2
Memphis
2β0
1β1
2β0
0β2
0β2
0β4
0β4
2β0
3β1
1β3
0β2
3β1
3β0
β
1β1
2β0
3β1
2β0
3β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β2
3β1
0β3
3β1
0β3
2β0
3β0
0β2
Miami
4β0
2β1
3β1
3β1
3β0
0β2
1β1
1β2
2β0
1β1
1β3
1β1
2β0
1β1
β
4β0
1β1
3β0
2β0
4β0
4β0
2β2
1β1
1β1
2β0
1β1
0β2
3β1
2β0
4β0
Milwaukee
2β1
1β3
4β0
2β2
2β2
0β2
0β2
2β2
0β2
1β1
2β2
1β1
0β2
0β2
0β4
β
1β1
2β1
1β1
2β1
2β1
0β4
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
1β1
2β2
1β1
1β3
Minnesota
1β1
1β1
1β1
0β2
1β1
2β2
2β2
1β1
2β1
2β1
0β2
3β1
1β2
1β3
1β1
1β1
β
2β0
4β0
1β1
1β1
2β0
1β3
4β0
3β1
1β2
1β3
0β2
3β1
1β1
New Jersey
3β0
3β1
4β0
4β0
3β1
0β2
1β1
1β2
2β0
0β2
2β2
1β1
1β1
0β2
0β3
1β2
0β2
β
2β0
3β1
1β3
3β1
0β2
1β1
1β1
0β2
0β2
2β2
2β0
1β3
New Orleans
1β1
0β2
1β1
1β1
0β2
0β4
0β4
0β2
2β2
1β3
1β1
1β3
0β3
1β3
0β2
1β1
0β4
0β2
β
1β1
0β2
1β1
0β4
2β1
1β2
0β4
0β3
0β2
2β2
1β1
New York
3β1
1β3
3β1
0β4
3β1
0β2
1β1
0β3
1β1
1β1
2β2
1β1
1β1
1β1
0β4
1β2
1β1
1β3
1β1
β
1β2
3β1
0β2
1β1
0β2
1β1
0β2
1β3
2β0
2β1
Orlando
3β1
0β3
1β3
0β3
1β3
1β1
1β1
1β3
1β1
0β2
3β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
0β4
1β2
1β1
3β1
2β0
2β1
β
2β2
0β2
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β2
2β0
2β2
Philadelphia
3β1
3β1
3β0
1β2
3β0
1β1
1β1
1β3
1β1
0β2
4β0
1β1
2β0
0β2
2β2
4β0
0β2
1β3
1β1
1β3
2β2
β
0β2
1β1
0β2
0β2
1β1
3β1
1β1
2β1
Phoenix
2β0
1β1
2β0
2β0
1β1
2β1
4β0
1β1
2β2
2β2
1β1
4β0
4β0
2β2
1β1
2β0
3β1
2β0
4β0
2β0
2β0
2β0
β
3β0
2β2
1β2
2β1
2β0
3β1
1β1
Portland
2β0
1β1
2β0
0β2
0β2
0β4
1β3
1β1
2β2
0β4
0β2
2β2
1β2
1β3
1β1
2β0
0β4
1β1
1β2
1β1
1β1
1β1
0β3
β
1β3
1β2
1β3
1β1
2β2
0β2
Sacramento
2β0
2β0
1β1
1β1
2β0
1β3
2β1
1β1
1β3
2β2
2β0
4β0
3β1
3β0
0β2
2β0
1β3
1β1
2β1
2β0
1β1
2β0
2β2
3β1
β
1β3
1β3
1β1
2β1
2β0
San Antonio
2β0
2β0
2β0
2β0
2β0
3β1
2β2
1β1
3β0
2β2
1β1
4β0
4β0
1β3
1β1
2β0
2β1
2β0
4β0
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β1
2β1
3β1
β
2β2
1β1
2β2
1β1
Seattle
2β0
0β2
2β0
1β1
2β0
1β3
2β2
1β1
2β2
1β3
2β0
1β2
3β1
3β0
2β0
1β1
3β1
2β0
3β0
2β0
1β1
1β1
1β2
3β1
3β1
2β2
β
2β0
3β1
0β2
Toronto
2β1
1β3
2β1
0β3
1β3
0β2
0β2
1β3
1β1
1β1
1β2
1β1
1β1
0β2
1β3
2β2
2β0
2β2
2β0
3β1
2β2
1β3
0β2
1β1
1β1
1β1
0β2
β
2β0
1β3
Utah
2β0
0β2
1β1
0β2
0β2
0β3
2β2
1β1
1β2
2β2
0β2
2β2
3β1
0β3
0β2
1β1
1β3
0β2
2β2
0β2
0β2
1β1
1β3
2β2
1β2
2β2
1β3
0β2
β
0β2
Washington
4β0
1β3
4β0
2β1
2β1
0β2
0β2
0β4
1β1
1β1
2β2
1β1
2β0
2β0
0β4
3β1
1β1
3β1
1β1
1β2
2β2
1β2
1β1
2β0
0β2
1β1
2β0
3β1
2β0
β
Game log
Pre-season
2004 preseason game log Total: 6β2
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
1
October 12
Seattle
L 80-87
Kobe Bryant (35)
Chris Mihm (7)
Tierre Brown (7)
Arrowhead Pond (Anaheim, CA) 16,342
0-1
2
October 17
Golden State
W 94-80
Kobe Bryant (23)
Lamar Odom (7)
Kobe Bryant (8)
Centennial Garden (Bakersfield, CA) 7,279
1-1
3
October 19
Sacramento
W 105-80
Caron Butler (18)
4 players tied (6)
3 players tied (5)
Save Mart Center (Fresno, CA) 16,116
2-1
4
October 21
Golden State
L 88-90 (OT)
Kobe Bryant (35)
Chris Mihm (13)
Kobe Bryant (7)
Staples Center 15,237
2-2
5
October 22
L.A. Clippers
W 113-102
Kobe Bryant (25)
Lamar Odom (9)
Tierre Brown (5)
Staples Center 16,995
3-2
6
October 24
Phoenix
W 111-103
Brian Grant (22)
Caron Butler (13)
Sasha VujaΔiΔ (8)
Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas, NV) 14,535
4-2
7
October 25
Seattle
W 117-91
Caron Butler (18)
Jumaine Jones (6)
Sasha VujaΔiΔ (8)
San Diego Sports Arena (San Diego, CA) 13,642
5-2
8
October 28
Washington
W 97-87
Kobe Bryant (19)
Lamar Odom (9)
Tierre Brown (6)
Ford Center (Oklahoma City, OK) 8,979
6-2
2004β05 season schedule
Regular season
2004β05 game log Total: 34β48 (Home: 22β19; Road: 12-29)
November: 9β6 (home: 6β2; road: 3β4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
1
November 2
Denver
W 89-78
Kobe Bryant (25)
Lamar Odom (13)
Kobe Bryant (7)
Staples Center 18,997
1-0
2
November 3
@
Utah
L 78-104
Kobe Bryant (38)
Lamar Odom (9)
Tierre Brown (2)
Delta Center 19,911
1-1
3
November 5
San Antonio
L 96-105
Kobe Bryant (28)
Lamar Odom (11)
Bryant &
Odom (4)
Staples Center 18,997
1-2
4
November 7
Atlanta
W 106-90
Kobe Bryant (24)
Lamar Odom (11)
Kobe Bryant (6)
Staples Center 18,997
2-2
5
November 9
@
New Orleans
W 106-98
Kobe Bryant (31)
Caron Butler (9)
Chucky Atkins (6)
New Orleans Arena 17,202
3-2
6
November 10
@
Memphis
L 87-110
Kobe Bryant (20)
Lamar Odom (11)
Atkins &
Bryant (4)
FedEx Forum 18,119
3-3
7
November 12
@
Orlando
L 113-122
Kobe Bryant (41)
Lamar Odom (8)
Kobe Bryant (8)
TD Waterhouse Centre 17,283
3-4
8
November 13
@
Houston
W 84-79
Lamar Odom (20)
Lamar Odom (13)
Lamar Odom (5)
Toyota Center 18,181
4-4
9
November 17
L.A. Clippers
W 103-89
Kobe Bryant (23)
Brian Grant (7)
Kobe Bryant (11)
Staples Center 18,997
5-4
10
November 19
@
Phoenix
L 102-107
Kobe Bryant (29)
Lamar Odom (15)
Kobe Bryant (10)
American West Arena 18,422
5-5
11
November 21
Chicago
W 102-93
Kobe Bryant (29)
Lamar Odom (12)
Kobe Bryant (7)
Staples Center 18,997
6-5
12
November 23
Milwaukee
W 100-96
Kobe Bryant (30)
Lamar Odom (9)
Tierre Brown (6)
Staples Center 18,215
7-5
13
November 26
Sacramento
L 106-109
Kobe Bryant (40)
Lamar Odom (14)
Kobe Bryant (8)
Staples Center 18,997
7-6
14
November 28
New Orleans
W 89-76
Kobe Bryant (20)
Lamar Odom (14)
Kobe Bryant (7)
Staples Center 18,997
8-6
15
November 30
@
Milwaukee
W 95-90
Brian Cook (25)
Cook &
Odom (11)
Kobe Bryant (11)
Bradley Center 14,975
9-6
December: 6β6 (home: 4β4; road: 2β2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
16
December 1
@
Chicago
L 84-92
Kobe Bryant (28)
Lamar Odom (11)
Kobe Bryant (10)
United Center 18,524
9-7
17
December 3
Golden State
W 97-88
Caron Butler (27)
Kobe Bryant (12)
Kobe Bryant (10)
Staples Center 18,997
10-7
18
December 8
Phoenix
L 110-113
Kobe Bryant (20)
Kobe Bryant (14)
Kobe Bryant (11)
Staples Center 18,997
10-8
19
December 11
@
L.A. Clippers
W 89-87
Kobe Bryant (37)
Lamar Odom (12)
Kobe Bryant (5)
Staples Center 19,697
11-8
20
December 12
Orlando
W 105-98
Jones &
Mihm (25)
Chris Mihm (14)
Tierre Brown (8)
Staples Center 18,997
12-8
21
December 14
@
Seattle
L 93-108
Kobe Bryant (35)
Bryant &
Odom (9)
Kobe Bryant (5)
KeyArena 17,072
12-9
22
December 16
@
Sacramento
W 115-99
Kobe Bryant (31)
Chris Mihm (8)
Kobe Bryant (12)
ARCO Arena 17,317
13-9
23
December 17
Washington
L 116-120 (OT)
Kobe Bryant (36)
Bryant &
Odom (10)
Kobe Bryant (14)
Staples Center 18,212
13-10
24
December 20
Memphis
L 72-82
Caron Butler (16)
Lamar Odom (12)
Kobe Bryant (8)
Staples Center 18,997
13-11
25
December 22
New Orleans
W 101-89
Chucky Atkins (30)
Chris Mihm (21)
3 players tied (4)
Staples Center 18,477
14-11
26
December 25
Miami
L 102-104 (OT)
Kobe Bryant (42)
Chris Mihm (14)
Chucky Atkins (7)
Staples Center 18,997
14-12
27
December 28
Toronto
W 117-99
Kobe Bryant (48)
Lamar Odom (13)
Chucky Atkins (7)
Staples Center 18,997
15-12
January: 8β7 (home: 6β3; road: 2β4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
28
January 2
Denver
W 99-91
Kobe Bryant (42)
Lamar Odom (15)
3 players tied (4)
Staples Center 18,997
16-12
29
January 4
@
San Antonio
L 83-100
Kobe Bryant (17)
Lamar Odom (8)
Tierre Brown (5)
SBC Center 18,797
16-13
30
January 5
@
Dallas
L 104-118
Kobe Bryant (32)
Jumaine Jones (13)
Chucky Atkins (7)
American Airlines Center 20,393
16-14
31
January 7
Houston
W 111-104
Kobe Bryant (27)
Lamar Odom (12)
Kobe Bryant (10)
Staples Center 18,997
17-14
32
January 10
@
Minnesota
W 105-96
Kobe Bryant (31)
Chris Mihm (17)
Chucky Atkins (7)
Target Center 19,356
18-14
33
January 12
@
Denver
L 83-95
Caron Butler (18)
Lamar Odom (12)
Kobe Bryant (7)
Pepsi Center 18,171
18-15
34
January 13
Cleveland
W 98-94
Lamar Odom (24)
Caron Butler (11)
Lamar Odom (7)
Staples Center 18,997
19-15
35
January 15
@
Golden State
W 104-102
Lamar Odom (27)
Mihm &
Odom (12)
3 players tied (3)
The Arena in Oakland 19,602
20-15
36
January 17
Utah
L 94-102
Caron Butler (26)
Lamar Odom (10)
Lamar Odom (6)
Staples Center 18,111
20-16
37
January 19
Minnesota
W 93-90
Chucky Atkins (25)
Jumaine Jones (8)
Chucky Atkins (11)
Staples Center 18,417
21-16
38
January 21
Golden State
W 105-101
Chucky Atkins (26)
Butler &
Jones (9)
Chucky Atkins (10)
Staples Center 18,997
22-16
39
January 25
Seattle
L 93-104
Odom &
Walton (19)
Lamar Odom (13)
Lamar Odom (8)
Staples Center 18,997
22-17
40
January 26
@
L.A. Clippers
L 89-105
Chucky Atkins (17)
Jumaine Jones (7)
Chucky Atkins (4)
Staples Center 20,127
22-18
41
January 28
New Jersey
L 103-109
Caron Butler (31)
Lamar Odom (13)
Lamar Odom (8)
Staples Center 18,997
22-19
42
January 30
Charlotte
W 101-90
Atkins &
Butler (20)
Chris Mihm (12)
Lamar Odom (7)
Staples Center 18,532
23-19
February: 5β8 (home: 3β2; road: 2β6)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
43
February 1
Portland
W 92-79
Atkins &
Butler (19)
Butler &
Mihm (10)
Tierre Brown (9)
Staples Center 18,116
24-19
44
February 3
San Antonio
L 91-103
Lamar Odom (23)
Lamar Odom (13)
Luke Walton (6)
Staples Center 18,997
24-20
45
February 6
@
Houston
L 102-103
Lamar Odom (22)
Jumaine Jones (13)
Lamar Odom (8)
Toyota Center 18,201
24-21
46
February 7
@
Atlanta
L 108-114
Lamar Odom (28)
Brian Cook (10)
Chucky Atkins (5)
Philips Arena 15,633
24-22
47
February 9
@
New Jersey
W 104-103 (OT)
Jumaine Jones (20)
Lamar Odom (19)
Lamar Odom (8)
Continental Airlines Arena 13,979
25-22
48
February 10
@
Detroit
L 81-103
Lamar Odom (17)
Lamar Odom (9)
Chucky Atkins (5)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076
25-23
49
February 13
@
Cleveland
L 89-103
Kobe Bryant (26)
Lamar Odom (9)
Kobe Bryant (6)
Gund Arena 20,562
25-24
50
February 15
Utah
W 102-95
Kobe Bryant (40)
Slava Medvedenko (9)
Kobe Bryant (8)
Staples Center 18,480
26-24
All-Star Break
51
February 22
Boston
W 104-95
Bryant &
Odom (21)
Chris Mihm (15)
Luke Walton (7)
Staples Center 18,997
27-24
52
February 23
@
Portland
W 86-83
Kobe Bryant (31)
Lamar Odom (12)
Bryant &
Odom (6)
Rose Garden 18,665
28-24
53
February 25
Detroit
L 90-111
Kobe Bryant (20)
Lamar Odom (9)
Kobe Bryant (11)
Staples Center 18,997
28-25
54
February 27
@
Toronto
L 102-108
Kobe Bryant (31)
Bryant &
Odom (8)
Kobe Bryant (8)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
28-26
55
February 28
@
New York
L 115-117 (OT)
Kobe Bryant (30)
Lamar Odom (15)
Kobe Bryant (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
28-27
March: 5β11 (home: 3β4; road: 2β7)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
56
March 2
@
Boston
L 101-104
Chucky Atkins (29)
Lamar Odom (13)
Lamar Odom (4)
Fleet Center 18,624
28-28
57
March 4
Dallas
W 108-103
Kobe Bryant (40)
Lamar Odom (11)
Chucky Atkins (10)
Staples Center 18,997
29-28
58
March 6
Indiana
W 103-94
Kobe Bryant (37)
Bryant &
Mihm (10)
Lamar Odom (7)
Staples Center 18,997
30-28
59
March 8
L.A. Clippers
L 101-110
Kobe Bryant (41)
Jumaine Jones (8)
Chucky Atkins (6)
Staples Center 18,225
30-29
60
March 10
@
Dallas
W 100-95
Kobe Bryant (36)
Lamar Odom (14)
Lamar Odom (7)
American Airlines Center 20,411
31-29
61
March 12
@
Charlotte
W 117-116
Kobe Bryant (32)
Lamar Odom (11)
Kobe Bryant (9)
Charlotte Coliseum 23,319
32-29
62
March 14
@
Washington
L 81-95
Caron Butler (20)
Caron Butler (11)
Kobe Bryant (6)
MCI Center 20,173
32-30
63
March 15
@
Philadelphia
L 91-108
Kobe Bryant (20)
Slava Medvedenko (9)
Sasha VujaΔiΔ (5)
Wachovia Center 20,778
32-31
64
March 17
@
Miami
L 89-102
Kobe Bryant (26)
Lamar Odom (11)
Chucky Atkins (6)
American Airlines Arena 20,272
32-32
65
March 18
@
Indiana
L 97-103
Chucky Atkins (23)
Caron Butler (10)
Kobe Bryant (4)
Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345
32-33
66
March 20
Seattle
L 100-102
Kobe Bryant (30)
Slava Medvedenko (7)
Chucky Atkins (5)
Staples Center 18,997
32-34
67
March 22
@
Utah
L 107-115
Kobe Bryant (43)
Brian Grant (8)
Caron Butler (5)
Delta Center 18,746
32-35
68
March 24
@
Denver
L 96-117
Caron Butler (22)
Butler &
Jones (9)
3 players tied (4)
Pepsi Center 19,866
32-36
69
March 27
Philadelphia
L 89-96
Kobe Bryant (34)
Chris Mihm (11)
Kobe Bryant (5)
Staples Center 18,347
32-37
70
March 29
New York
W 117-107
Kobe Bryant (32)
Chris Mihm (8)
Bryant &
Walton (5)
Staples Center 18,997
33-37
71
March 31
Minnesota
L 96-105
Kobe Bryant (26)
Chris Mihm (10)
Kobe Bryant (6)
Staples Center 18,997
33-38
April: 1β10 (home: 0β4; road: 1β6)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
72
April 2
@
San Antonio
L 94-95
Caron Butler (27)
Bryant &
Jones (8)
Kobe Bryant (6)
SBC Center 18,797
33-39
73
April 3
@
Memphis
L 82-102
Caron Butler (18)
Jumaine Jones (10)
Atkins &
Butler (5)
FedEx Forum 18,119
33-40
74
April 5
@
Phoenix
L 99-125
Caron Butler (30)
Butler &
VujaΔiΔ (7)
Chucky Atkins (8)
American West Arena 18,422
33-41
75
April 7
Houston
L 100-114
Caron Butler (24)
Caron Butler (12)
Kobe Bryant (10)
Staples Center 18,212
33-42
76
April 8
@
Seattle
W 117-94
Kobe Bryant (42)
Jumaine Jones (12)
Bryant &
Jones (5)
KeyArena 17,072
34-42
77
April 10
@
Sacramento
L 105-124
Kobe Bryant (18)
Butler &
Grant (5)
Chucky Atkins (9)
ARCO Arena 17,317
34-43
78
April 11
Phoenix
L 97-108
Kobe Bryant (20)
Caron Butler (11)
Kobe Bryant (10)
Staples Center 18,997
34-44
79
April 15
Sacramento
L 106-115
Caron Butler (34)
Luke Walton (12)
Luke Walton (9)
Staples Center 18,997
34-45
80
April 17
Dallas
L 112-114
Kobe Bryant (33)
Jumaine Jones (9)
Kobe Bryant (9)
Staples Center 18,237
34-46
81
April 18
@
Golden State
L 99-126
Kobe Bryant (22)
Jumaine Jones (11)
Sasha VujaΔiΔ (7)
The Arena in Oakland 20,024
34-47
82
April 20
@
Portland
L 103-106
Kobe Bryant (37)
Chris Mihm (10)
Atkins &
VujaΔiΔ (7)
Rose Garden 19,818
34-48
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