2008–09 Los Angeles Lakers season explained

Team:Los Angeles Lakers
Divisionwin:no
Conferencewin:no
Championshipwin:no
End Year:2009
Wins:65
Losses:17
Division:pacific
Division Place:1
Conf Place:1
Coach:Phil Jackson
Gm:Mitch Kupchak
President:Jim Buss (vice)
Owner:Jerry Buss
Arena:Staples Center
Playoffs:NBA Champions
(Defeated Magic 4–1)
Bbr Team:LAL
Television:Home: FS West HDAway: KCAL 9 HD
Radio:AM 570 KLAC

The 2008–09 Los Angeles Lakers season was the franchise's 61st season, 60th in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 49th in Los Angeles. Coming off an appearance in the 2008 NBA Finals, the Lakers won their division for the 31st time and appeared in the NBA Finals for the 30th time.[1] With 65 wins, they tied the 1986–87 team for the third most wins in franchise history, the most since 1999–2000, and improved on their 2007–08 record by eight wins.[2] The Lakers sold out all 41 home games for the season, led the NBA in money earned from overall ticket sales, and had the 5th highest increase in gate receipts from the previous season.[3] The Lakers had the third best team offensive rating in the NBA.[4]

Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol were both selected for the 2009 NBA All-Star Game in Phoenix, with head coach Phil Jackson coaching the Western Conference, and with Bryant winning his third All-Star Game MVP award. Bryant finished second in league MVP voting, averaging 26.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1.5 steals per game. In addition, Gasol averaged 18.9 points, 9.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1 block per game. Bryant was named both First Team All-NBA and First Team All-Defense, while Gasol was both named to the All-NBA Third Team. Phil Jackson reached 1,000 career wins on December 25, 2008, against the Boston Celtics. With 1,423 games coached, he became the fastest coach in NBA history to reach 1,000 wins, surpassing former Lakers coach Pat Riley.

In the playoffs, the Lakers defeated the Utah Jazz in five games in the First Round, then defeated the Houston Rockets in a hard-fought seven games in the Semifinals, and on May 29, the Lakers defeated the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals to advance to the NBA Finals for the second consecutive year and 30th time in franchise history, extending their NBA record for most Finals appearances.[5] On June 14, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Dwight Howard-led Orlando Magic 4–1 in the best of seven series to become the 2009 NBA champions, winning their first championship in seven years, their tenth title in Los Angeles, and the 15th overall in franchise history. Kobe Bryant was awarded the 2009 NBA Finals MVP. Following the season, Trevor Ariza signed as a free agent with the Houston Rockets.

On July 15, 2009, the Los Angeles Lakers won the 2009 ESPY Awards for Best Team and Best Coach/Manager for Phil Jackson.[6]

Key dates

Offseason

Injuries

Following the 2007–08 NBA season, the Lakers faced two key injuries in the offseason. Andrew Bynum, who missed the second half of the season and playoffs was rehabilitating and working on conditioning. Trevor Ariza, who also missed the second half of the season, but later returned in the playoffs also had to work back into shape. Both players played on opening day. During the 2007–08 season, Kobe Bryant suffered a tear in his right pinkie finger. At the time, Bryant decided to forgo surgery and play out the rest of the season and participate in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He eventually chose to not to have surgery and let the hand heal naturally.[11]

Departures

The most notable departure was last year's backup power forward Ronny Turiaf to the Golden State Warriors. As a restricted free agent, the Lakers were allowed to match any offer that another team gave Turiaf. The Lakers chose not to match the 4 year $17 million offer the Warriors gave.[12] [13]

Ira Newble, who the Lakers picked up midway through the 2007–08 season,[14] was not re-signed and remained a free agent for the rest of the season. Coby Karl was also cut from the roster with Sun Yue replacing him.[15]

Signings

Sasha Vujacic was the first member of the Lakers to sign a contract with the team in the offseason. Still, contract negotiations dragged on longer than usual because he wasn't signed to a tender offer from another team as a restricted free agent. Vujacic considered playing in Europe, but ultimately signed a 3-year contract worth $15 million with the Lakers.[16]

Andrew Bynum, who is signed for the 2008–09 season, signed a 4-year contract extension for $57.4 million.[17]

DJ Mbenga re-signed with the team for one year for approximately $850,000.[18] Josh Powell was also signed to a one-year contract to replace the departed Ronny Turiaf[19] The Lakers 2007 NBA draft pick Sun Yue, spent the entire 07–08 season playing for the Beijing Olympians in the ABA. He also played for China in the 2008 Summer Olympics. In the offseason the Lakers signed him to a 2-year deal.[15]

Joe Crawford, C.J. Giles, Brandon Heath, and Dwayne Mitchell signed to the Lakers roster during the offseason but were all released before the season began.[20] [21] [22]

Draft picks

See main article: 2008 NBA draft. Due to the midseason trade for Pau Gasol in February 2008, the Lakers only had a second round draft pick in 2008.[23] With it they selected Joe Crawford from Kentucky. He signed with the Lakers on August 27, 2008,[24] but was waived October 22, during the 2008–09 pre-season.[20]

Trades

On February 7, Vladimir Radmanović was traded to the Charlotte Bobcats in return for Adam Morrison and Shannon Brown. The deal was made largely to save money to be able to resign players during the off-season, notably Lamar Odom and Trevor Ariza.[25]

On February 18, backup center Chris Mihm was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies for a conditional second round draft pick in 2013. The trade saves the Lakers approximately $2 million in salary and luxury tax money.[26]

Season summary

When the Lakers made it all the way to the 2008 NBA Finals without starter Andrew Bynum, they were seen as the favorites from the Western Conference to return there in 2009. The team's original starting lineup was:[27] C – Andrew Bynum
PF – Pau Gasol
SF – Vladimir Radmanović
SG – Kobe Bryant
PG – Derek Fisher

Having Radmanović start at SF instead of Lamar Odom was seen as a way to space out the offense since two 7-footers, Bynum and Gasol, were in the starting lineup.[28]

With Bynum starting and swingman Trevor Ariza healthy, the team started off the season with a 7–0 record. A week later they tied the record for best start in franchise history. They were unable to break the record the next game, losing to the Sacramento Kings on the road. After peaking at a 21–3 record the Lakers played 4 games in 5 days on the road. They finished the road trip with a sub-par 2–2 record and were facing a rematch of last year's finals against the Boston Celtics on Christmas Day. Under the national spotlight the two teams kept the game close well into the fourth quarter, where the Lakers finally pulled away in the last 2:48 of the game. Phil Jackson earned his 1,000th career win in the game. The Lakers went to win 10 of 11 games, before losing back to back against the San Antonio Spurs and the Orlando Magic.

The losses revealed how injuries to role players Luke Walton and Jordan Farmar could affect the Lakers. Jackson eventually benched the under-performing Radmanović and was replaced by Walton in the starting lineup.[29] Walton was chosen as starter because of his good passing skills and Jackson wanted to emphasize ball movement in the offense. Andrew Bynum was also criticized for his poor play, including a one rebound performance against the Houston Rockets on January 13. Bynum responded by going five straight games with a double-double including a career best 42 points against the Los Angeles Clippers.[30] Around the same time Kobe Bryant also recorded two triple-doubles for the first and second time in his career since 2005.On January 31, against the Memphis Grizzlies, Bynum left the game with an injured right knee after he was hit by Bryant driving to the basket. An MRI scan revealed he had a tear of the medial collateral ligament in his right knee and was expected to miss 8–12 weeks.[31] To adjust to the injury Pau Gasol moved from power forward to center to replace Bynum and Lamar Odom was put into the starting lineup as power forward to replace Gasol. On February 7 the Lakers traded Vladimir Radmanović to the Charlotte Bobcats for Adam Morrison and Shannon Brown. Radmanović saw his role decrease drastically with the Lakers when he was taken out of the starting lineup, often coming in behind Walton and Trevor Ariza.

In a road game against the New York Knicks on February 2, Bryant scored 61 points on 61% shooting in a 126–117 win. Bryant's scoring outburst set a record for the most points ever scored at the historic Madison Square Garden, breaking Bernard King's record he remained for nearly five years until Carmelo Anthony broke his own record at this arena scored 62 points in 2014.[32] Bryant's performance was also the highest single game point total of the 2008–2009 season in the NBA.[32]

Aside from the team record, another result of the team's success was Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and Phil Jackson being selected to play and coach in the 2009 NBA All-Star Game. Bryant was named the All-Star MVP along with former teammate Shaquille O'Neal. After the All-Star break, the Lakers won 17 of 19 games.

After playing 27 of their first 46 games at home (a league high) the Lakers were on the road for 22 of 31 games; which started with a six-game road trip and ended with a seven-game road trip. The Lakers won the first six games on the road, including wins against the top two teams in the Eastern Conference, the Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers (Cleveland's first of two home losses during the regular season). After the All-Star break, the Lakers won six straight games, but then went 2-5 including going 0–3 on the road. The Lakers redeemed themselves by winning two road games in two days; including a win against the Houston Rockets who were on a 12-game home winning streak and their Western rivals (and second seeded team in the West) the San Antonio Spurs.

In March, after recommending Phil Jackson to, Luke Walton was moved to the bench and was replaced with Trevor Ariza. Jackson hoped he can spark the bench activity which dwindled throughout the year. The change caused a surge in Ariza's production and allowed Walton to play less minutes against opposing teams' starting players. The Lakers were dealing with giving up leads in games and receiving inconsistent production from the reserves.[33] [34] [35]

After spending the entire season with the best record in the Western Conference the Lakers clinched the top record in the Western Conference on March 27. Since then they were in a race with the Cleveland Cavaliers to finish with the best record in the league and secure home court advantage throughout the playoffs.[36] With a loss to the Sixers on March 17, the Lakers fell to second place overall. They eventually conceded the best regular-season record to Cleveland and clinched the #2 record in the league in April. On April 9, Bynum returned to the Lakers after missing 31 games. His first game back he started and scored 16 points off of 7-11 shooting and grabbed 7 rebounds.[36]

Postseason

See main article: 2009 NBA Playoffs.

Utah Jazz

The Lakers went 65–17, and clinched the Pacific Division and home court advantage throughout the Western Conference playoffs. In the first round, the Lakers faced the eight-seeded Utah Jazz. The Lakers won Games 1 and 2 at the Staples, but lost Game 3 in Salt Lake City, following a game winner from Deron Williams. All three games saw the Lakers give up big leads, though they were able to still hold the series edge. After a 5-24 performance in Game 3, Kobe Bryant scored 38 points in Game 4 on 16 of 24 shooting in a road win. The Lakers won the series in Game 5 with a 107–96 win at home.[37]

Houston Rockets

In the second round the Lakers faced the Houston Rockets. In Game 1, the Lakers fell behind in the first quarter and never got into a rhythm.[38] As a result, they lost their first home game of the postseason. The Lakers rebounded in Game 2 behind Bryant's 40 point performance and a double double by Gasol and tied the series up at 1 win each.[39] The game was very intense and physical as Derek Fisher of the Lakers and Ron Artest got ejected and technical fouls were assessed to Bryant, Artest, Luis Scola, Luke Walton and Lamar Odom.[39] The series moved to Houston for Game 3 which the Lakers won 108–94 to retake home court advantage in the series. The Lakers went on to lose Game 4 87–99, despite Rockets center Yao Ming missing the game (and rest of the series) with a broken foot.[40] In Game 5 the Lakers blew out the Rockets by 40 points, tying the Rockets worst loss in franchise history.[41] Game 6 in Houston was a decisive 95-80 Rockets win. The Rockets jumped out to a 17–1 lead to start the game and were up at half time by 16.[42] Game 6 was the most watched basketball game ever on ESPN.[43] The final game of the series was played in Los Angeles on May 17. The Lakers routed the Rockets and won the game 89–70. With 2:30 left in the game the Lakers were up 89-58 and Bryant sat out for most of the 4th quarter. Kobe Bryant scored 14 points his lowest number of playoff points. In each game of the series the team that led at the first quarter won the game.[44]

Denver Nuggets

In the third round the Lakers faced the Denver Nuggets. In Game 1, the Lakers fell behind in the first quarter by up to 13 points. In the second quarter the Lakers found their rhythm and took a 55–54 lead at halftime. In the fourth quarter the game was close and Kobe Bryant scored 18 of his 40 points in that quarter to lead the Lakers to a 105–103 to take a 1–0 series lead. In Game 2, the Lakers took a 41–27 lead in the second quarter. In the final minutes of the second quarter the Nuggets went on a 14–2 run to get themselves within 1. Ever since that the game was close. The Nuggets were able to get a win at Staples Center 106-103 which gave the Lakers their second home loss of the postseason. In Game 3, there was another close game which the winner was not decided until the Lakers pulled away at 12 seconds when Bryant made 2 free throws. The Lakers stole home court advantage back from the Nuggets with a 41-point performance from Kobe Bryant (13 of them in the 4th quarter). The Lakers were able to stop Denver's 16 home game winning streak by defeating the Nuggets 103–97 to take a 2–1 series lead. The Denver Nuggets would even the series by defeating the Lakers 120–101, thanks in part to 49 free throw attempts. The Lakers 120 points were the most the franchise has ever given up on the postseason, and they also allowed Denver to score 43 points in the 4th quarter. The Lakers defeated the Nuggets at Staples Center 103–94 in Game 5. Game 6 was a blowout in which the Lakers defeated the Nuggets 119–92 to advance to its franchise's 30th NBA Finals appearance.

Orlando Magic

See main article: 2009 NBA Finals. While the Lakers were making their NBA record 30th Finals appearance, the Magic were entering only their second in franchise history. The Lakers had home court advantage due to having the better regular season record. The Lakers earned a blowout win in Game 1, defeating the Magic by 25 points. Game 2 was a tighter contest, with Magic guard Courtney Lee missing a game winning lay-up off an inbounds lob at the end of regulation. Instead, the game went into overtime and the Lakers prevailed. The series switched to Orlando for games 3, 4, and 5. In Game 3 the Magic shot 75% in the first half and 62.5% in the game, both NBA Finals records, to win by 4 and bring the series to 2–1.[45] Game 4 was another close game. Derek Fisher hit two key 3-pointers, one with 4.6 seconds left in regulation to tie the game, and the other with 31.3 seconds to go in overtime.[46] The Lakers moved within one win of their 15th championship by beating the Orlando Magic 99–91 to open a 3–1 series lead.[46] The Lakers defeated the Magic in Game 5 to clinch their 15th NBA Championship with a 99–86 win, winning two consecutive games in Orlando.

Regular season

Record vs. opponents

2008-09 NBA Records
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Atlanta– 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Boston0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Charlotte0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Chicago0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Cleveland0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Dallas0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Denver0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Detroit0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Golden State0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Houston0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Indiana0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
L.A. Clippers0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
L.A. Lakers0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Memphis0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Miami0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Milwaukee0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Minnesota0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 0—0 0—0 0—0 0—0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
New Jersey0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 0—0 0—0
New Orleans0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
New York0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Oklahoma City0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Orlando0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Philadelphia0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0
Phoenix0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0
Portland0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Sacramento0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
San Antonio0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0
Toronto0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0
Utah0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0
Washington0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 —

Game log

Pre-season

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| October 7| Utah| L 90-99| Bynum & Farmar (15)| Andrew Bynum (8)| Bryant & Karl (5)| Honda Center (Anaheim, CA)
12,215| 0-1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| October 9| L.A. Clippers| L 80-107| Vladimir Radmanović (14)| Andrew Bynum (9)| Kobe Bryant (3)| Save Mart Center (Fresno, CA)
9,557| 0-2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3| October 12| Sacramento| W 94-89| Pau Gasol (12)| Lamar Odom (9)| 3 players tied (3)| Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas, NV)
11,090| 1-2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4| October 18| FC Barcelona| W 108-104| Kobe Bryant (28)| Lamar Odom (8)| Farmar & Odom (5)| Staples Center
14,572| 2-2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5| October 19| Toronto| W 112-89| Jordan Farmar (16)| Chris Mihm (8)| Kobe Bryant (6)| Staples Center
13,772| 3-2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 6| October 21| Charlotte| W 102-98| Jordan Farmar (17)| Andrew Bynum (8)| Andrew Bynum (5)| San Diego Sports Arena (San Diego, CA)
9,829| 4-2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 7| October 23| Charlotte| W 88-77| Pau Gasol (13)| Andrew Bynum (10)| Lamar Odom (5)| Honda Center (Anaheim, CA)
12,147| 5-2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 8| October 24| Oklahoma City| W 105-94| Andrew Bynum (23)| Ariza & Bynum (8)| Farmar & Fisher (5)| Citizens Business Bank Arena (Ontario, CA)
10,316| 6-2

Regular season

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| October 28| Portland| W 96-76| Kobe Bryant (23)| Kobe Bryant (11)| Jordan Farmar (6)| Staples Center
18,997| 1–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2| October 29| @ L.A. Clippers| W 117-79| Kobe Bryant (16)| Bynum & Gasol (9)| Pau Gasol (6)| Staples Center
19,060| 2–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3| November 1| @ Denver| W 104-97| Kobe Bryant (33)| Pau Gasol (16)| Derek Fisher (4)| Pepsi Center
19,651| 3–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4| November 5| L.A. Clippers| W 106-88| Kobe Bryant (27)| Andrew Bynum (17)| 3 players tied (3)| Staples Center
18,997| 4–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5| November 9| Houston| W 111-82| Kobe Bryant (23)| Pau Gasol (15)| Jordan Farmar (6)| Staples Center
18,997| 5–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 6| November 11| @ Dallas| W 106-99| Kobe Bryant (27)| Pau Gasol (11)| 3 players tied (3)| American Airlines Center
20,391| 6–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 7| November 12| @ New Orleans| W 93-86| Bryant & Fisher (20)| Lamar Odom (9)| Kobe Bryant (6)| New Orleans Arena
18,239| 7–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 8| November 14| Detroit| L 95-106| Kobe Bryant (29)| Pau Gasol (10)| Bryant & Gasol (6)| Staples Center
18,997| 7–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 9| November 18| Chicago| W 116-109| Pau Gasol (34)| Andrew Bynum (9)| Kobe Bryant (6)| Staples Center
18,997| 8–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 10| November 20| @ Phoenix| W 105-92| Kobe Bryant (24)| Gasol & Odom (9)| Pau Gasol (9)| US Airways Center
18,422| 9–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 11| November 21| Denver| W 104-90| Kobe Bryant (29)| Andrew Bynum (13)| Andrew Bynum (5)| Staples Center
18,997| 10–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 12| November 23| Sacramento| W 118-108| Kobe Bryant (24)| Trevor Ariza (11)| Kobe Bryant (6)| Staples Center
18,997| 11–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 13| November 25| New Jersey| W 120-93| Pau Gasol (26)| Pau Gasol (8)| Ariza & Bryant (4)| Staples Center
18,997| 12–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 14| November 28| Dallas| W 114-107| Kobe Bryant (35)| Andrew Bynum (10)| Kobe Bryant (5)| Staples Center
18,997| 13–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 15| November 30| Toronto| W 112-99| Pau Gasol (24)| Bynum & Odom (10)| Kobe Bryant (7)| Staples Center
18,997| 14–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 16| December 2| @ Indiana| L 117-118| Kobe Bryant (28)| Bynum & Gasol (9)| Lamar Odom (5)| Conseco Fieldhouse
16,412| 14–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 17| December 3| @ Philadelphia| W 114-102| Kobe Bryant (32)| Pau Gasol (13)| 4 players tied (4)| Wachovia Center
19,119| 15–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 18| December 5| @ Washington| W 106-104| Kobe Bryant (23)| Bynum & Gasol (10)| Kobe Bryant (7)| Verizon Center
20,173| 16–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 19| December 7| Milwaukee| W 105-92| Kobe Bryant (20)| Andrew Bynum (14)| Kobe Bryant (8)| Staples Center
18,997| 17–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 20| December 9| @ Sacramento| L 101-113| Kobe Bryant (28)| Pau Gasol (12)| Trevor Ariza (4)| ARCO Arena
16,068| 17–3|- style="background:#cfc;"| 21| December 10| Phoenix| W 115-110| Pau Gasol (28)| Andrew Bynum (11)| Lamar Odom (7)| Staples Center
18,997| 18–3|- style="background:#cfc;"| 22| December 12| Sacramento| W 112-103| Kobe Bryant (32)| Pau Gasol (11)| Luke Walton (8)| Staples Center
18,997| 19–3|- style="background:#cfc;"| 23| December 14| Minnesota| W 98-86| Kobe Bryant (26)| Pau Gasol (11)| Fisher & Gasol (6)| Staples Center
18,997| 20–3|- style="background:#cfc;"| 24| December 16| New York| W 116-114| Kobe Bryant (28)| Lamar Odom (12)| Derek Fisher (7)| Staples Center
18,997| 21–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 25| December 19| @ Miami| L 87-89| Kobe Bryant (28)| Pau Gasol (11)| Derek Fisher (4)| American Airlines Arena
19,600| 21–4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 26| December 20| @ Orlando| L 103-106| Kobe Bryant (41)| Bryant & Odom (8)| Derek Fisher (4)| Amway Arena
17,461| 21–5|- style="background:#cfc;"| 27| December 22| @ Memphis| W 105-96| Kobe Bryant (36)| Pau Gasol (7)| Pau Gasol (6)| FedExForum
17,456| 22–5|- style="background:#cfc;"| 28| December 23| @ New Orleans| W 100-87| Kobe Bryant (26)| Lamar Odom (8)| Lamar Odom (5)| New Orleans Arena
18,405| 23–5|- style="background:#cfc;"| 29| December 25| Boston| | Kobe Bryant (27)| Kobe Bryant (9)| Derek Fisher (7)| Staples Center
18,997| 24–5|- style="background:#cfc;"| 30| December 28| Golden State| W 130-113| Kobe Bryant (31)| Andrew Bynum (10)| Pau Gasol (7)| Staples Center
18,997| 25–5|- style="background:#cfc;"| 31| January 2| Utah| W 113-100| Kobe Bryant (40)| Pau Gasol (11)| Pau Gasol (6)| Staples Center
18,997| 26–5|- style="background:#cfc;"| 32| January 4| Portland| W 100-86| Kobe Bryant (26)| Andrew Bynum (10)| Derek Fisher (5)| Staples Center
18,997| 27–5|- style="background:#fcc;"| 33| January 6| New Orleans| L 105-116| Kobe Bryant (39)| Bynum & Gasol (8)| Kobe Bryant (7)| Staples Center
18,997| 27–6|- style="background:#cfc;"| 34| January 7| @ Golden State| W 114-106| Pau Gasol (33)| Pau Gasol (18)| Derek Fisher (8)| Oracle Arena
19,596| 28–6|- style="background:#cfc;"| 35| January 9| Indiana| W 121-119| Kobe Bryant (36)| Pau Gasol (11)| Kobe Bryant (13)| Staples Center
18,997| 29–6|- style="background:#cfc;"| 36| January 11| Miami| W 108-105| Andrew Bynum (24)| Pau Gasol (18)| Derek Fisher (11)| Staples Center
18,997| 30–6|- style="background:#cfc;"| 37| January 13| @ Houston| W 105-100| Kobe Bryant (33)| Bryant & Gasol (7)| 3 players tied (4)| Toyota Center
18,557| 31–6|- style="background:#fcc;"| 38| January 14| @ San Antonio| L 111-112| Kobe Bryant (29)| Kobe Bryant (7)| Kobe Bryant (10)| AT&T Center
18,797| 31–7|- style="background:#fcc;"| 39| January 16| Orlando| L 103-109| Kobe Bryant (28)| Kobe Bryant (13)| Kobe Bryant (11)| Staples Center
18,997| 31–8|- style="background:#cfc;"| 40| January 19| Cleveland| W 105-88| Pau Gasol (22)| Pau Gasol (13)| Kobe Bryant (12)| Staples Center
18,997| 32–8|- style="background:#cfc;"| 41| January 21| @ L.A. Clippers| W 108-97| Andrew Bynum (42)| Andrew Bynum (15)| Kobe Bryant (12)| Staples Center
19,627| 33–8|- style="background:#cfc;"| 42| January 22| Washington| W 117-97| Andrew Bynum (23)| Andrew Bynum (14)| Derek Fisher (8)| Staples Center
18,997| 34–8|- style="background:#cfc;"| 43| January 25| San Antonio| W 99-85| Kobe Bryant (22)| Andrew Bynum (11)| Fisher & Gasol (4)| Staples Center
18,997| 35–8|- style="background:#fcc;"| 44| January 27| Charlotte| L 110-117 (2OT)| Kobe Bryant (38)| Andrew Bynum (14)| Derek Fisher (6)| Staples Center
18,997| 35–9|- style="background:#cfc;"| 45| January 30| @ Minnesota| W 132-119| Kobe Bryant (30)| Andrew Bynum (15)| Kobe Bryant (5)| Target Center
19,111| 36–9|- style="background:#cfc;"| 46| January 31| @ Memphis| W 115-98| Kobe Bryant (25)| Pau Gasol (8)| Kobe Bryant (7)| FedExForum
18,119| 37–9|- style="background:#cfc;"| 47| February 2| @ New York| W 126-117| Kobe Bryant (61)| Gasol & Odom (14)| Gasol & Walton (5)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 38–9|- style="background:#cfc;"| 48| February 4| @ Toronto| W 115-107| Kobe Bryant (36)| Pau Gasol (15)| Bryant & Walton (5)| Air Canada Centre
19,800| 39–9|- style="background:#cfc;"| 49| February 5| @ Boston| W 110-109 (OT)| Kobe Bryant (26)| Pau Gasol (14)| Bryant & Fisher (5)| TD Banknorth Garden
18,624| 40–9|- style="background:#cfc;"| 50| February 8| @ Cleveland| W 101-91| Lamar Odom (28)| Lamar Odom (17)| Pau Gasol (6)| Quicken Loans Arena
20,562| 41–9|- style="background:#cfc;"| 51| February 10| Oklahoma City| W 105-98| Kobe Bryant (34)| Lamar Odom (18)| Jordan Farmar (5)| Staples Center
18,997| 42–9|- style="background:#fcc;"| 52| February 11| @ Utah| L 109-113| Kobe Bryant (37)| Lamar Odom (19)| Bryant & Farmar (4)| EnergySolutions Arena
19,911| 42–10|- style="text-align:center;"| colspan="9" style="background:#bbcaff;"|All-Star Break|- style="background:#cfc;"| 53| February 17| Atlanta| W 96-83| Lamar Odom (15)| Lamar Odom (20)| Pau Gasol (10)| Staples Center
18,997| 43–10|- style="background:#cfc;"| 54| February 18| @ Golden State| W 129-121| Kobe Bryant (30)| Pau Gasol (13)| Kobe Bryant (9)| Oracle Arena
20,007| 44–10|- style="background:#cfc;"| 55| February 20| New Orleans| W 115-111 (OT)| Kobe Bryant (39)| Lamar Odom (17)| Pau Gasol (6)| Staples Center
18,997| 45–10|- style="background:#cfc;"| 56| February 22| @ Minnesota| W 111-108| Kobe Bryant (28)| Lamar Odom (14)| Kobe Bryant (7)| Target Center
19,177| 46–10|- style="background:#cfc;"| 57| February 24| @ Oklahoma City| W 107-93| Kobe Bryant (36)| Gasol & Odom (8)| Pau Gasol (6)| Ford Center
19,136| 47–10|- style="background:#cfc;"| 58| February 26| Phoenix| W 132-106| Lamar Odom (23)| Gasol & Odom (9)| Kobe Bryant (8)| Staples Center
18,997| 48–10|- style="background:#fcc;"| 59| February 27| @ Denver| L 79-90| Kobe Bryant (29)| Lamar Odom (19)| Derek Fisher (5)| Pepsi Center
19,920| 48–11|- style="background:#fcc;"| 60| March 1| @ Phoenix| L 111-118| Kobe Bryant (49)| Kobe Bryant (11)| Lamar Odom (5)| US Airways Center
18,422| 48–12|- style="background:#cfc;"| 61| March 3| Memphis| W 99-89| Kobe Bryant (31)| Lamar Odom (13)| Lamar Odom (8)| Staples Center
18,997| 49–12|- style="background:#cfc;"| 62| March 6| Minnesota| W 110-90| Kobe Bryant (23)| Pau Gasol (9)| Bryant & Walton (4)| Staples Center
18,997| 50–12|- style="background:#fcc;"| 63| March 9| @ Portland| L 94-111| Kobe Bryant (26)| Pau Gasol (13)| Farmar & Mbenga (4)| Rose Garden
20,573| 50–13|- style="background:#cfc;"| 64| March 11| @ Houston| W 102-96| Kobe Bryant (37)| Josh Powell (9)| Kobe Bryant (6)| Toyota Center
18,449| 51–13|- style="background:#cfc;"| 65| March 12| @ San Antonio| W 102-95| Bryant & Gasol (23)| Pau Gasol (11)| Kobe Bryant (6)| AT&T Center
18,797| 52–13|- style="background:#cfc;"| 66| March 15| Dallas| W 107-100| Kobe Bryant (28)| Lamar Odom (14)| Derek Fisher (6)| Staples Center
18,997| 53–13|- style="background:#fcc;"| 67| March 17| Philadelphia| L 93-94| Pau Gasol (25)| Lamar Odom (11)| Pau Gasol (6)| Staples Center
18,997| 53–14|- style="background:#cfc;"| 68| March 19| Golden State| W 114-106| Bryant & Gasol (21)| Pau Gasol (14)| Jordan Farmar (7)| Staples Center
18,997| 54–14|- style="background:#cfc;"| 69| March 21| @ Chicago| W 117-109| Kobe Bryant (28)| Pau Gasol (10)| Kobe Bryant (7)| United Center
23,011| 55–14|- style="background:#cfc;"| 70| March 24| @ Oklahoma City| W 107-89| Kobe Bryant (19)| Pau Gasol (14)| Pau Gasol (7)| Ford Center
19,136| 56–14|- style="background:#cfc;"| 71| March 26| @ Detroit| W 92-77| Kobe Bryant (30)| Pau Gasol (11)| Bryant & Odom (7)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076| 57–14|- style="background:#cfc;"| 72| March 27| @ New Jersey| W 103-95| Pau Gasol (36)| Gasol & Odom (11)| Kobe Bryant (9)| Izod Center
19,990| 58–14|- style="background:#fcc;"| 73| March 29| @ Atlanta| L 76-86| Pau Gasol (21)| Pau Gasol (11)| Bryant & Odom (4)| Philips Arena
20,148| 58–15|- style="background:#fcc;"| 74| March 31| @ Charlotte| L 84-94| Kobe Bryant (25)| Pau Gasol (11)| Pau Gasol (7)| Time Warner Cable Arena
19,568| 58–16|- style="background:#cfc;"| 75| April 1| @ Milwaukee| W 104-98| Kobe Bryant (30)| Lamar Odom (10)| Kobe Bryant (4)| Bradley Center
18,717| 59–16|- style="background:#cfc;"| 76| April 3| Houston| W 93-81| Pau Gasol (23)| Lamar Odom (11)| Kobe Bryant (7)| Staples Center
18,997| 60–16|- style="background:#cfc;"| 77| April 5| L.A. Clippers| W 88-85| Bryant & Odom (18)| Lamar Odom (10)| Bryant & Farmar (5)| Staples Center
18,997| 61–16|- style="background:#cfc;"| 78| April 7| @ Sacramento| W 122-104| Pau Gasol (26)| Pau Gasol (12)| Luke Walton (9)| ARCO Arena
17,317| 62–16|- style="background:#cfc;"| 79| April 9| Denver| W 116-102| Kobe Bryant (33)| Pau Gasol (19)| Lamar Odom (4)| Staples Center
18,997| 63–16|- style="background:#fcc;"| 80| April 10| @ Portland| L 98-106| Kobe Bryant (32)| Lamar Odom (10)| Luke Walton (8)| Rose Garden
20,681| 63–17|- style="background:#cfc;"| 81| April 12| Memphis| W 92-75| Andrew Bynum (18)| Pau Gasol (13)| 3 players tied (4)| Staples Center
18,997| 64–17|- style="background:#cfc;"| 82| April 14| Utah| W 125-112| Andrew Bynum (22)| Pau Gasol (9)| Pau Gasol (6)| Staples Center
18,997| 65–17

Playoffs

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| April 19| Utah| W 113-100| Kobe Bryant (24)| Pau Gasol (9)| Kobe Bryant (8)| Staples Center
18,997| 1–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2| April 21| Utah| W 119-109| Kobe Bryant (26)| Ariza & Bryant (9)| Bryant & Gasol (9)| Staples Center
18,997| 2–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3| April 23| @ Utah| L 86-88| Lamar Odom (21)| Lamar Odom (14)| Kobe Bryant (6)| EnergySolutions Arena
19,111| 2–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4| April 25| @ Utah| W 108-94| Kobe Bryant (38)| Lamar Odom (15)| Lamar Odom (6)| EnergySolutions Arena
19,111| 3–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5| April 27| Utah| W 107-96| Kobe Bryant (31)| Lamar Odom (15)| 4 players tied (4)| Staples Center
18,997| 4–1|-|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| May 4| Houston| L 92-100| Kobe Bryant (32)| Pau Gasol (13)| Bryant & Gasol (4)| Staples Center
18,997| 0–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2| May 6| Houston| W 111-98| Kobe Bryant (40)| Pau Gasol (14)| Luke Walton (5)| Staples Center
18,997| 1–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3| May 8| @ Houston| W 108-94| Kobe Bryant (33)| Lamar Odom (13)| Luke Walton (7)| Toyota Center
18,495| 2–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4| May 10| @ Houston| L 87-99| Pau Gasol (30)| Pau Gasol (9)| Kobe Bryant (5)| Toyota Center
18,495| 2–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5| May 12| Houston| W 118-78| Kobe Bryant (26)| Pau Gasol (13)| Jordan Farmar (6)| Staples Center
18,997| 3–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 6| May 14| @ Houston| L 80-95| Kobe Bryant (32)| Lamar Odom (14)| Kobe Bryant (3)| Toyota Center
18,501| 3–3|- style="background:#cfc;"| 7| May 17| Houston| W 89-70| Pau Gasol (21)| Pau Gasol (18)| Kobe Bryant (5)| Staples Center
18,997| 4–3|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| May 19| Denver| W 105-103| Kobe Bryant (40)| Pau Gasol (14)| Derek Fisher (6)| Staples Center
18,997| 1–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| May 21| Denver| L 103-106| Kobe Bryant (32)| Pau Gasol (17)| Luke Walton (4)| Staples Center
18,997| 1–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3| May 23| @ Denver| W 103-97| Kobe Bryant (41)| Pau Gasol (11)| Kobe Bryant (5)| Pepsi Center
19,939| 2–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4| May 25| @ Denver| L 101-120| Kobe Bryant (34)| Pau Gasol (10)| Bryant & Walton (5)| Pepsi Center
20,037| 2–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5| May 27| Denver| W 103-94| Kobe Bryant (22)| Lamar Odom (14)| Kobe Bryant (8)| Staples Center
18,997| 3–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 6| May 29| @ Denver| W 119-92| Kobe Bryant (35)| Pau Gasol (12)| Kobe Bryant (10)| Pepsi Center
20,053| 4–2|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| June 4| Orlando| W 100-75| Kobe Bryant (40)| Lamar Odom (14)| Kobe Bryant (8)| Staples Center
18,997| 1–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2| June 7| Orlando| W 101-96 (OT)| Kobe Bryant (29)| Pau Gasol (10)| Kobe Bryant (8)| Staples Center
18,997| 2–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3| June 9| @ Orlando| L 104-108| Kobe Bryant (31)| Trevor Ariza (7)| Kobe Bryant (8)| Amway Arena
17,461| 2–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4| June 11| @ Orlando| W 99-91 (OT)| Kobe Bryant (32)| Pau Gasol (10)| Kobe Bryant (8)| Amway Arena
17,461| 3–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5| June 14| @ Orlando| W 99-86| Kobe Bryant (30)| Pau Gasol (15)| Kobe Bryant (5)| Amway Arena
17,461| 4–1

Player statistics

Regular season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
82 20 24.4 .460 .319 .710 4.3 1.8 1.7 .3 8.9
18 0 7.6 .524 .667 .889 1.1 .6 .2 .1 3.2
82 82 36.1 .467 .351 .856 5.2 4.9 1.5 .5 26.8
50 50 28.9 .560 . .707 8.0 1.4 .4 1.8 14.3
65 0 18.3 .391 .336 .584 1.8 2.4 .9 .2 6.4
82 82 29.8 .424 .397 .846 2.3 3.2 1.2 .1 9.9
81 81 37.0 .567 .500 .781 9.6 3.5 .6 1.0 18.9
23 0 7.9 .474 .000 .875 1.3 .4 .4 1.0 2.7
18 0 5.8 .375 ..857 1.9 .6 .1 .3 2.0
8 0 5.5 .333 .250 .500 1.0 .4 .0 .0 1.3
78 32 29.7 .492 .320 .623 8.2 2.6 1.0 1.3 11.3
60 1 11.7 .444 . .760 2.9 .5 .2 .3 4.2
46 28 16.8 .444 .441 .852 2.5 .8 .6 .2 5.9
80 0 16.2 .387 .363 .921 1.7 1.4 1.0 .1 5.8
65 34 17.9 .436 .298 .719 2.8 2.7 .5 .2 5.0
10 0 2.8 .273 .000 ..0 .2 .1 .1 .6

Playoffs

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
23 23 31.4 .497 .476 .563 4.2 2.3 1.6 .4 11.3
21 0 13.1 .434 .480 .792 1.2 .6 .5 .1 4.9
23 23 40.9 .457 .349 .883 5.3 5.5 1.7 .9 30.2
23 18 17.4 .457 . .651 3.7 .4 .3 .9 6.3
20 1 13.0 .391 .308 .737 1.4 1.7 .5 .2 4.7
22 22 28.9 .394 .284 .861 2.0 2.2 1.0 .0 8.0
23 23 40.5 .580 ..714 10.8 2.5 .8 2.0 18.3
7 0 2.3 .167 . . .4 .0 .0 .3 .3
23 5 32.0 .524 .514 .613 9.1 1.8 .7 1.3 12.3
14 0 5.2 .423 1.000 1.000 1.2 .3 .0 .1 2.1
23 0 10.9 .264 .314 .833 1.4 .5 .4 .2 3.0
21 0 15.8 .427 .313 .611 2.5 2.1 .7 .1 3.8

Awards and records

Awards

All-Star

Weekly/Monthly

Records

Transactions

Trades

February 7, 2009To Los Angeles Lakers ----Adam Morrison, Shannon BrownTo Charlotte Bobcats ----Vladimir Radmanović
February 18, 2009To Los Angeles Lakers ----Conditional second round draft pick in 2013To Memphis Grizzlies ----Chris Mihm

Free agents

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Josh Powell[69] August 14 Los Angeles Clippers

Subtractions

Player Left New team
Ronny Turiaf July 18 Golden State Warriors
Coby Karl July 1 free agent
Ira Newble July 1 free agent

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  42. Web site: NBA.com: Lakers at Rockets Play By Play. www.nba.com.
  43. https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hIctWGkKjxJHO2zDipfC_74NKaNgD986UVKO4
  44. Web site: NBA.com Real Lakers show up, rout Rockets 89-70 in Game 7. www.nba.com.
  45. Web site: NBA.com Magic win Game 3, cut Lakers' lead to 2-1. www.nba.com. 2009-06-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20090612221924/http://www.nba.com/games/20090609/LALORL/recap.html. 2009-06-12. dead.
  46. Web site: NBA.com Fisher's clutch 3s give Lakers 3-1 lead over Magic. www.nba.com. 2009-06-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20100615133002/http://www.nba.com/games/20090611/LALORL/recap.html. 2010-06-15. dead.
  47. Web site: Lakers' Jackson to coach West All-Stars. 2009-01-23. 22 January 2009. Hoopsworld.
  48. News: Kobe Bryant is an All-Star starter again . https://web.archive.org/web/20090126080922/http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/la-spw-kobe-allstar23-2009jan23,0,1997267.story . dead . 26 January 2009 . 2009-01-23 . Mike Bresnahan . 22 January 2009 . LA Times .
  49. Web site: Chauncey Billups named to All-Star Game; Pistons shut out of reserves Freep.com Detroit Free Press . 2009-01-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090204005118/http://www.freep.com/article/20090129/SPORTS03/90129097/ . 2009-02-04 . dead .
  50. Web site: NBA.com East All-Stars 119, West All-Stars 146. www.nba.com.
  51. Web site: NBA.com: Rivers, Jackson garner Coach of Month honors . . 2009-01-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081216023758/http://www.nba.com/2008/news/12/01/octnovcoachofmonth/index.html?rss=true . 2008-12-16 . dead .
  52. Web site: NBA.com: James, Bryant named Players of the Week. www.nba.com.
  53. http://www.nba.com/2009/news/01/02/010209pom.release Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade Named Players of the Month
  54. Web site: NBA.com: Lakers' Bryant, Magic's Howard named Players of the Week . . 2009-01-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110628213122/http://www.nba.com/2009/news/01/12/players.week/ . 2011-06-28 . dead .
  55. Web site: NBA.com: Cavs' James, Lakers' Bynum named Players of the Week . . 2009-01-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090130084857/http://www.nba.com/2009/news/01/26/player.of.week012609/ . 2009-01-30 . dead .
  56. https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=txplayermonth&prov=st&type=lgns Kobe Bryant, LeBron James Named Players of the Month
  57. Web site: NBA.com: Cavs' James, Lakers' Gasol named Players of the Week . . 2009-02-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090211144150/http://www.nba.com/2009/news/02/09/players.of.week/index.html . 2009-02-11 . dead .
  58. Web site: Gasol again an NBA player of the week.
  59. Web site: NBA.com: Wade, Gasol named Players of the Month for February . . 2009-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090303223111/http://www.nba.com/2009/news/03/02/players.month/index.html?rss=true . 2009-03-03 . dead .
  60. Web site: Bryant Wins Third Western POW Honor at Lakers.com BasketBlog . 2009-03-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090319024133/http://my.lakers.com/blogs/2009/03/16/bryant-wins-third-western-pow-honor/ . 2009-03-19 . dead .
  61. News: Lakers snap Celtics' streak in Jackson's 1,000th win. Rachel Cohen. 2009-02-02. 26 December 2008. USA Today.
  62. News: Bryant's 61 sets record for most points at MSG. https://web.archive.org/web/20090206092653/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gjeFNjl-DRKXKAFkUisc7FmhQoMwD963SS800. dead. 6 February 2009. Rachel Shuster. 2009-02-02. 26 February 2009. Associated Press.
  63. News: Odom's dominance covers for sickly Kobe as Lakers sweep Cavs. 2009-02-08. 2 February 2009. Associated Press. https://web.archive.org/web/20090210124251/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=290208005. 10 February 2009 . dead.
  64. Web site: Los Angeles Lakers Season Leaders - Basketball-Reference.com. Basketball-Reference.com.
  65. Web site: NBA - CBSSports.com Basketball . 2009-02-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111002045850/http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gamecenter/recap/NBA_20090210_OKC@LAL . 2011-10-02 . dead .
  66. Web site: NBA - CBSSports.com Basketball . 2009-02-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111002050549/http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gamecenter/recap/NBA_20090222_LAL@MIN . 2011-10-02 . dead .
  67. Web site: NBA - CBSSports.com Basketball . 2009-02-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111002050757/http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gamecenter/recap/NBA_20090224_LAL@OKC . 2011-10-02 . dead .
  68. Web site: NBA - CBSSports.com Basketball . 2009-03-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111002051549/http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gamecenter/recap/NBA_20090306_MIN@LAL . 2011-10-02 . dead .
  69. Web site: Los Angeles Lakers sign three-year veteran free-agent forward Josh Powell . usurped . https://archive.today/20080823204258/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Basketball/NCAA/2008/08/14/6454911-ap.html . August 23, 2008 . Canoe.

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