| 56-26 | Lost Conf Semi |
| Record | Outcome |
The Los Angeles Lakers finished the regular season with a 56-26 record. They went 31-10 at home and 25-16 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Los Angeles Lakers went 60-31. Their final game was a loss in the Western Conference Semifinals to the Utah Jazz.
The 1996-97 Los Angeles Lakers played in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference.
The 1996-97 Los Angeles Lakers had their best month in January, when they went 11-3 and had a 78.6% win percentage. Their worst month was February, when they went 6-6 and had a 50% win percentage.
| Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| November '96 | 11-6 | 64.7% | +38 |
| December '96 | 11-3 | 78.6% | +53 |
| January '97 | 11-3 | 78.6% | +93 |
| February '97 | 6-6 | 50% | +27 |
| March '97 | 9-5 | 64.3% | +53 |
| April '97 | 8-3 | 72.7% | +86 |
Yes, the Los Angeles Lakers made the Playoffs in 1997. They won their first series against the Portland Trail Blazers in the Western Conference First Round. They eventually lost against the Utah Jazz in the Western Conference Semifinals.
The Los Angeles Lakers finished the regular season with a point differential of +350. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Lakers could have been expected to have about 53.1 wins, or a 53-29 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1996-97 Los Angeles Lakers went 10-6.
During the regular season, the 1996-97 Los Angeles Lakers went 4-3 in overtime games.
In the playoffs, the 1996-97 Los Angeles Lakers went 0-1 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1996-97 Los Angeles Lakers was a 6 game winning streak on 2 separate stretches during the season.
The longest losing streak that the Los Angeles Lakers had during the 1996-97 regular season was 2 games, which occured 6 separate times.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||
| Fri, Nov 1, 1996 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 96 - 82 | |
| Sun, Nov 3, 1996 | vs Minnesota Timberwolves | Win 91 - 85 | |
| Tue, Nov 5, 1996 | @ New York Knicks | Win 98 - 92 | |
| Wed, Nov 6, 1996 | @ Charlotte Hornets | Loss 78 - 88 | |
| Fri, Nov 8, 1996 | @ Toronto Raptors | Loss 92 - 93 | |
| Sun, Nov 10, 1996 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 92 - 85 | |
| Tue, Nov 12, 1996 | @ Houston Rockets | Win 126 - 115 | 2OT |
| Wed, Nov 13, 1996 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 83 - 95 | |
| Fri, Nov 15, 1996 | vs Los Angeles Clippers | Win 107 - 100 | |
| Sun, Nov 17, 1996 | @ Phoenix Suns | Win 102 - 88 | |
| Tue, Nov 19, 1996 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 112 - 109 | |
| Wed, Nov 20, 1996 | vs Utah Jazz | Loss 97 - 113 | |
| Fri, Nov 22, 1996 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 96 - 86 | |
| Sun, Nov 24, 1996 | vs Houston Rockets | Loss 85 - 90 | |
| Tue, Nov 26, 1996 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Win 100 - 88 | |
| Wed, Nov 27, 1996 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 94 - 110 | |
| Fri, Nov 29, 1996 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 84 - 76 | |
| Sun, Dec 1, 1996 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 104 - 96 | |
| Tue, Dec 3, 1996 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 110 - 106 | |
| Wed, Dec 4, 1996 | @ Utah Jazz | Loss 75 - 101 | |
| Fri, Dec 6, 1996 | vs Orlando Magic | Win 92 - 81 | |
| Sun, Dec 8, 1996 | vs Minnesota Timberwolves | Win 110 - 86 | |
| Tue, Dec 10, 1996 | @ Sacramento Kings | Win 92 - 90 | |
| Wed, Dec 11, 1996 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 79 - 76 | |
| Fri, Dec 13, 1996 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 120 - 119 | OT |
| Tue, Dec 17, 1996 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 123 - 129 | OT |
| Wed, Dec 18, 1996 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Win 111 - 105 | |
| Sat, Dec 21, 1996 | @ Minnesota Timberwolves | Loss 88 - 103 | |
| Wed, Dec 25, 1996 | @ Phoenix Suns | Win 108 - 87 | |
| Fri, Dec 27, 1996 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 109 - 102 | |
| Sun, Dec 29, 1996 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 115 - 102 | |
| Thu, Jan 2, 1997 | @ Sacramento Kings | Win 90 - 83 | |
| Fri, Jan 3, 1997 | vs Sacramento Kings | Win 100 - 93 | |
| Sun, Jan 5, 1997 | @ Vancouver Grizzlies | Win 95 - 82 | |
| Mon, Jan 6, 1997 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 84 - 88 | |
| Wed, Jan 8, 1997 | vs Charlotte Hornets | Win 101 - 97 | |
| Fri, Jan 10, 1997 | vs Miami Heat | Win 94 - 85 | |
| Tue, Jan 14, 1997 | vs Vancouver Grizzlies | Win 91 - 81 | |
| Thu, Jan 16, 1997 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 98 - 102 | |
| Sat, Jan 18, 1997 | vs Detroit Pistons | Loss 97 - 100 | 2OT |
| Mon, Jan 20, 1997 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Win 109 - 99 | |
| Fri, Jan 24, 1997 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 114 - 97 | |
| Sun, Jan 26, 1997 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Win 104 - 103 | |
| Tue, Jan 28, 1997 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Win 102 - 83 | |
| Wed, Jan 29, 1997 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Win 99 - 92 | |
| Sun, Feb 2, 1997 | vs Washington Bullets | Win 129 - 99 | |
| Tue, Feb 4, 1997 | @ Los Angeles Clippers | Loss 86 - 108 | |
| Wed, Feb 5, 1997 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 106 - 90 | |
| Wed, Feb 12, 1997 | @ Minnesota Timberwolves | Win 100 - 84 | |
| Thu, Feb 13, 1997 | @ Denver Nuggets | Win 132 - 117 | |
| Sun, Feb 16, 1997 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 91 - 102 | |
| Wed, Feb 19, 1997 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 84 - 103 | |
| Fri, Feb 21, 1997 | vs Vancouver Grizzlies | Win 99 - 91 | |
| Sun, Feb 23, 1997 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 121 - 127 | 2OT |
| Tue, Feb 25, 1997 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 96 - 100 | |
| Thu, Feb 27, 1997 | @ Washington Bullets | Win 122 - 107 | |
| Fri, Feb 28, 1997 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 75 - 86 | |
| Sun, Mar 2, 1997 | @ Indiana Pacers | Loss 85 - 101 | |
| Tue, Mar 4, 1997 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Win 102 - 92 | |
| Fri, Mar 7, 1997 | vs Houston Rockets | Loss 90 - 111 | |
| Sun, Mar 9, 1997 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 115 - 105 | |
| Wed, Mar 12, 1997 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 109 - 101 | |
| Fri, Mar 14, 1997 | vs Los Angeles Clippers | Loss 95 - 97 | |
| Sun, Mar 16, 1997 | vs Toronto Raptors | Win 98 - 90 | OT |
| Mon, Mar 17, 1997 | @ Denver Nuggets | Win 113 - 94 | |
| Thu, Mar 20, 1997 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 89 - 76 | |
| Fri, Mar 21, 1997 | @ Miami Heat | Loss 97 - 98 | |
| Sun, Mar 23, 1997 | @ Orlando Magic | Loss 84 - 110 | |
| Mon, Mar 24, 1997 | @ New Jersey Nets | Win 109 - 84 | |
| Wed, Mar 26, 1997 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 106 - 84 | |
| Thu, Mar 27, 1997 | @ Vancouver Grizzlies | Win 102 - 98 | OT |
| Tue, Apr 1, 1997 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Win 99 - 97 | |
| Wed, Apr 2, 1997 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 110 - 85 | |
| Fri, Apr 4, 1997 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Loss 83 - 94 | |
| Sun, Apr 6, 1997 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Win 87 - 80 | |
| Tue, Apr 8, 1997 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 109 - 85 | |
| Wed, Apr 9, 1997 | @ Utah Jazz | Loss 89 - 101 | |
| Fri, Apr 11, 1997 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 114 - 98 | |
| Sun, Apr 13, 1997 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 100 - 98 | |
| Thu, Apr 17, 1997 | vs Sacramento Kings | Win 108 - 99 | |
| Fri, Apr 18, 1997 | @ Los Angeles Clippers | Win 123 - 95 | |
| Sun, Apr 20, 1997 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 96 - 100 | |
| Playoffs | |||
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| Western Conference First Round (Won 3 - 1) | |||
| Fri, Apr 25, 1997 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 95 - 77 | |
| Sun, Apr 27, 1997 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 107 - 93 | |
| Wed, Apr 30, 1997 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 90 - 98 | |
| Fri, May 2, 1997 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Win 95 - 91 | |
| Western Conference Semifinals (Lost 1 - 4) | |||
| Sun, May 4, 1997 | @ Utah Jazz | Loss 77 - 93 | |
| Tue, May 6, 1997 | @ Utah Jazz | Loss 101 - 103 | |
| Thu, May 8, 1997 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 104 - 84 | |
| Sat, May 10, 1997 | vs Utah Jazz | Loss 95 - 110 | |
| Mon, May 12, 1997 | @ Utah Jazz | Loss 93 - 98 | OT |
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