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2008-09 Los Angeles Lakers Roster
Team Record: 65-17
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 16-7 Won NBA championship
Conference First Round - Defeated Utah Jazz 4-1
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Houston Rockets 4-3
Conference Finals - Defeated Denver Nuggets 4-2
Finals - Defeated Orlando Magic 4-1
Coach: Phil Jackson (65-17)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 778,877, Avg. 18,997 in 41 home dates
2008-09 Los Angeles Lakers Results
The Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association ended the 2008-09 season with a record of 65 wins and 17 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 16-7.
Los Angeles netted 8,768 points and allowed 8,140. Kobe Bryant scored a team-leading 2,201 points for the Lakers, while Pau Gasol averaged 17 or more per game as well. Pau Gasol racked up 780 rebounds. Kobe Bryant dished out 399 assists for the squad.
On defense, Trevor Ariza added 137 steals.
Phil Jackson coached the team. The 2008-09 Los Angeles Lakers won the NBA championship.
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Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
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Trevor Ariza | F | June 30, 1985 | 6'7" | 194 | UCLA | Miami, FL USA |
Shannon Brown | G | November 29, 1985 | 6'4" | 205 | Michigan State | Maywood, IL USA |
Kobe Bryant | G | August 23, 1978 | 6'6" | 200 | none | Philadelphia, PA USA |
Andrew Bynum | C | October 28, 1987 | 7'0" | 285 | none | Plainsboro, NJ USA |
Jordan Farmar | G | November 30, 1986 | 6'2" | 180 | UCLA | Van Nuys, CA USA |
Derek Fisher | G | August 9, 1974 | 6'1" | 200 | Arkansas-Little Rock | Little Rock, AR USA |
Pau Gasol | F | July 6, 1980 | 7'0" | 227 | none | Barcelona, ESP |
Didier Ilunga-Mbenga | C | December 30, 1980 | 7'0" | 245 | none | Kinshasa, CON |
Chris Mihm | C | July 16, 1979 | 7'0" | 265 | Texas | Milwaukee, WI USA |
Adam Morrison | F | July 19, 1984 | 6'8" | 205 | Gonzaga | Casper, WY USA |
Lamar Odom | F | November 6, 1979 | 6'10" | 220 | Rhode Island | Jamaica, NY USA |
Josh Powell | F | December 5, 1983 | 6'9" | 225 | North Carolina State | Charleston, SC USA |
Vladimir Radmanovic | F | November 19, 1980 | 6'10" | 227 | none | Trebinje, YUG |
Sasha Vujacic | G | March 8, 1984 | 6'7" | 193 | none | Maribor, SLO |
Luke Walton | F | March 28, 1980 | 6'8" | 235 | Arizona | San Diego, CA USA |
Sun Yue | G | November 6, 1985 | 6'9" | 205 | none | Cangzhou, Hebei, CHN |