NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2004–05 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 2004–05 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 24–19 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 1998–99 Chicago Bulls and last until the 2014–15 Miami Heat to miss the playoffs after making a Finals appearance as well as the last until the 2014–15 Heat to miss the playoffs after losing the previous year's Finals.
Draft picks [ edit ] 2004–05 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) 1974–08–14 South Florida SG 15 Bobbitt, Tony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1979–10–22 Cincinnati PG 5 Brown, Tierre 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1979–06–03 McNeese State SG 8 Bryant, Kobe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1978–08–23 Lower Merion HS (PA) SF 1 Butler, Caron 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1980–03–13 Connecticut C 43 Cook, Brian 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 234 lb (106 kg) 1980–12–04 Illinois C 12 Divac, Vlade 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1968–02–03 Serbia SF 3 George, Devean 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1977–08–29 Augsburg C 55 Grant, Brian 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 254 lb (115 kg) 1972–03–05 Xavier SF 20 Jones, Jumaine 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1979–02–10 Georgia PF 14 Medvedenko, Slava 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 253 lb (115 kg) 1979–04–04 Ukraine C 31 Mihm, Chris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1979–07–16 Texas PF 7 Odom, Lamar 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1979–11–06 Rhode Island SG 18 Vujačić, Sasha 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1984–03–08 Slovenia SF 4 Walton, Luke 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1980–03–28 Arizona
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured Roster
Player Salaries [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Season standings [ edit ] Record vs. opponents [ edit ] 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 – 1–3 1–3 0–4 0–4 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 0–3 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–2 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–2 0–2 0–4 Boston 3–1 – 4–0 2–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 3–1 3–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–0 3–1 Charlotte 3–1 0–4 – 0–4 0–4 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–0 0–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–3 3–1 0–3 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–4 Chicago 4–0 2–2 4–0 – 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–2 2–0 0–4 1–1 4–0 3–0 2–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–2 Cleveland 4–0 2–1 4–0 2–2 – 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–3 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–3 3–1 0–3 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–2 Dallas 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 – 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 4–0 3–1 1–3 3–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 Denver 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 – 1–1 2–2 1–2 2–0 2–1 2–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 3–1 1–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 Detroit 3–1 3–1 1–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 – 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 4–0 Golden State 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–3 2–2 0–2 – 1–2 1–1 0–4 1–3 1–3 0–2 2–0 1–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 3–1 0–3 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 Houston 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–1 0–2 2–1 – 1–1 3–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 4–0 2–2 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 Indiana 3–0 2–1 3–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 – 0–2 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–0 2–2 L.A. Clippers 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–2 4–0 0–3 2–0 – 2–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–2 0–4 0–4 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 L.A. Lakers 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 – 0–3 0–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–4 2–1 1–3 0–4 1–3 1–1 1–3 0–2 Memphis 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–4 2–0 3–1 1–3 0–2 3–1 3–0 – 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 0–3 3–1 0–3 2–0 3–0 0–2 Miami 4–0 2–1 3–1 3–1 3–0 0–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 – 4–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 4–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 4–0 Milwaukee 2–1 1–3 4–0 2–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–4 – 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–3 Minnesota 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–2 3–1 1–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 – 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 4–0 3–1 1–2 1–3 0–2 3–1 1–1 New Jersey 3–0 3–1 4–0 4–0 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–3 1–2 0–2 – 2–0 3–1 1–3 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 1–3 New Orleans 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 2–2 1–3 1–1 1–3 0–3 1–3 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 – 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–1 1–2 0–4 0–3 0–2 2–2 1–1 New York 3–1 1–3 3–1 0–4 3–1 0–2 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 – 1–2 3–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 2–0 2–1 Orlando 3–1 0–3 1–3 0–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 – 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 Philadelphia 3–1 3–1 3–0 1–2 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 4–0 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–3 2–2 – 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 Phoenix 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 4–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 4–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 – 3–0 2–2 1–2 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 Portland 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 2–2 0–4 0–2 2–2 1–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 0–4 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 – 1–3 1–2 1–3 1–1 2–2 0–2 Sacramento 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 3–0 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 – 1–3 1–3 1–1 2–1 2–0 San Antonio 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–2 1–1 3–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 4–0 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 – 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 Seattle 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 2–0 1–2 3–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 3–1 2–2 – 2–0 3–1 0–2 Toronto 2–1 1–3 2–1 0–3 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 – 2–0 1–3 Utah 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–3 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 0–2 2–2 3–1 0–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 – 0–2 Washington 4–0 1–3 4–0 2–1 2–1 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–4 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 —
Game log [ edit ] Pre-season [ edit ] 2004 preseason game log Total: 6–2 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 Vujačić (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 Vujačić (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
2004–05 season schedule
Regular season [ edit ] 2004–05 game log Total: 34–48 (Home: 22–19; Road: 12-29) November: 9–6 (home: 6–2; road: 3–4)
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: 6–6 (home: 4–4; road: 2–2)
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: 8–7 (home: 6–3; road: 2–4)
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: 5–8 (home: 3–2; road: 2–6)
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: 5–11 (home: 3–4; road: 2–7)
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 Vujačić (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: 1–10 (home: 0–4; road: 1–6)
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 & Vujačić (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 Vujačić (7) The Arena in Oakland 20,024 34-47 82 April 20 @ Portland L 103-106 Kobe Bryant (37) Chris Mihm (10) Atkins & Vujačić (7) Rose Garden 19,818 34-48
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