Los Angeles Lakers @ Seattle SuperSonics
31-12, 12-8 Away
104
31-12, 12-8 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LAL | 32 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 104 |
SEA | 22 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 103 |
30-13, 17-5 Home
103
30-13, 17-5 Home
Los Angeles Lakers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 32 | 12 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 39 | 22 | 9-19 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | 25 | 10-21 | 4-12 | 1-1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | 23 | 6-14 | 4-7 | 7-8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 12 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
104 | 40-86 | 12-30 | 12-20 | 45 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 26 | ||
47% | 40% | 60% |
Seattle SuperSonics
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 40 | 18 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | 15 | 4-13 | 0-1 | 7-8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | 25 | 8-17 | 1-3 | 8-8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | 13 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 6-7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 18 | 11 | 5-9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 11 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | 8 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
103 | 33-77 | 6-15 | 31-37 | 35 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 21 | ||
43% | 40% | 84% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Regular Season Series
LAL lead 2-0
Game Information
KeyArena
5:00 PM, 26 January 1997
Seattle, WA
Attendance: 17,072
- Referees:
- Eddie F. Rush
- Joe DeRosa
- Sean Corbin
2025-26 Pacific Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 19 | 10 | .655 | - | L3 |
| Phoenix | 16 | 13 | .552 | 3 | W1 |
| Golden State | 16 | 15 | .516 | 4 | W3 |
| LA Clippers | 8 | 21 | .276 | 11 | W2 |
| Sacramento | 7 | 23 | .233 | 12.5 | L1 |
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